Data bundle for occasional use

[Dutch01527]

My boat is on a swing mooring on the Beaulieu river. All the phones and iPads for my business are on the Three network and there is no 4G coverage to speak of there. This is frustration if I spend a night onboard and want to use my iPad. I believe the O2 network has coverage there and there may be others Networks with coverage.

Does anyone know of a SIM card pay as you go deal including data that does not require a monthly top up. Basically I want to buy a lump of data and use it occasionally and then buy another when I have used it up which could be a few months.

 

[doug748]

This page appears to show the options, I have not checked them. Many companies have abandoned true PAYG and push monthly bundles.
I have an ASDA card which has been good but I see they only mention bundles now and guess this has been withdrawn for new customers.

Best Pay As You Go SIM For Light Users: No Monthly Top-Up & No Expiry

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[scottie]

Would Smarty be any good to you you can buy extra topups

 

[halcyon]

This page appears to show the options, I have not checked them. Many companies have abandoned true PAYG and push monthly bundles.
I have an ASDA card which has been good but I see they only mention bundles now and guess this has been withdrawn for new customers.

Best Pay As You Go SIM For Light Users: No Monthly Top-Up & No Expiry

Wife's on ASDA. still on PAYG, just harder to find since they changed network.

Brian

 

[penberth3]

Wife's on ASDA. still on PAYG, just harder to find since they changed network.

Brian

ASDA isn't selling true PAYG any more, but existing customers can keep it, I've got one. I haven't noticed any change to the ASDA mobile service since the changeover.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

1p mobile.

Found it very good. I think you now have to spend £10 every 3 months.

 

[BobnLesley]

1p mobile.

Found it very good. I think you now have to spend £10 every 3 months.

I'd vote for that too. Lesley has one of their sim cards in what is very much our second phone and has found it very cost effective; it works where we are, so I suspect that it's connecting to the EE netwrok

 

[Dutch01527]

I think that 1p mobile is monthly usage for data purchased as far as I can tell.

 

[halcyon]

ASDA isn't selling true PAYG any more, but existing customers can keep it, I've got one. I haven't noticed any change to the ASDA mobile service since the changeover.

ASDA isn't selling true PAYG any more, but existing customers can keep it, I've got one. I haven't noticed any change to the ASDA mobile service since the changeover.

No, but now you mention it, since the change-over I have to charge her phone battery twice a week, before it was once a week


Brian

 

[Giblets]

I believe from a friend of mine who knows about such things that true PAYG SIMs are being slowly phased out in order to frustrate the criminal fraternity who like to use them with 'burner phones' for nefarious activities such as County Lines, etc., etc.

 

[dune16]

Thumbs up for smarty here in Spain

 

[LONG_KEELER]

I think that 1p mobile is monthly usage for data purchased as far as I can tell.

Just copied this from the 1p Mobile website.

Top-up

At least once every 120 days (4 months)

Credit never expires

 

[arto]

I've been very satisfied with a "data only SIM" from Vodafone for my iPad. I went for 12GB - £30 one-off payment, though you can top-up online if it turns out 12GB isn't enough. For checking email and forecasts, it's plenty.

Various options available here: Vodafone

 

[Gumpy]

GiffGaff (O2) is still payg or single month if you prefer, single month for my use, txt, is often cheaper.

 

[Dutch01527]

I've been very satisfied with a "data only SIM" from Vodafone for my iPad. I went for 12GB - £30 one-off payment, though you can top-up online if it turns out 12GB isn't enough. For checking email and forecasts, it's plenty.

Various options available here: Vodafone

That looks better. I will check the coverage on Vodaphone

 

[Dutch01527]

GiffGaff (O2) is still payg or single month if you prefer, single month for my use, txt, is often cheaper.

I might be missing something but this is what I read on the GifGaf website “Simply, a goodybag is your monthly allowance of data, minutes and texts”. Data is only available via a goody bag which is monthly.

 

[Dutch01527]

Just copied this from the 1p Mobile website.

Top-up

At least once every 120 days (4 months)

Credit never expires

I think at 1p per mb that equates to £10 per Gb. That is £25 to watch a Netflix movie. Not a good solution unless my maths wrong

 

[LONG_KEELER]

I think at 1p per mb that equates to £10 per Gb. That is £25 to watch a Netflix movie. Not a good solution unless my maths wrong

You may well be right. I don't watch much video other than Youtube shorts.
I use about £10 every two months. That's all calls, texts, and fairly low usage for surfing on my smartphone.

 

[jordanbasset]

I have used this in the past
Three Mobile Broadband Sim Card with 24GB Data for use in iPad, Tablet, Dongle 5050553350492 | eBay

£46 for 24 gb's of data with Three, not very cheap but you do have two years to use it and no need to top up. It depends on how much data you use

 

[dutyhog]

I might be missing something but this is what I read on the GifGaf website “Simply, a goodybag is your monthly allowance of data, minutes and texts”. Data is only available via a goody bag which is monthly.

I’m on giffgaff. I have credit on PAYG which lasts until used - no time limit, and no pressure to use any of it. Mobile data is 10p/Mb.

But also I can buy a monthly goodybag if I want better value for a period of more than just casual use. There’s no need to buy more than a month’s worth if you don’t need it. For some time I’ve let my goodybag recur and use it a lot, but I can stop and start any time.

Giffgaff save on staff cost by having the users forum being the first point to answer queries and complaints. This has worked well for me, getting quick and helpful responses. You get credit for taking part, and for very few posts I’ve earned most of my PAYG credit so far. If that worked on this forum some would have earned a fortune