New SIM only tarriffs - why not try this ?

[jbrennand]

Thinking about the new Liberty SIM tariffs - they don't seem to go far enough for me. I reckon Virgin could clean up the market with a SIM only tariff structure summat like...

10 mins + 10 texts - £2 per month
50 mins + 50 texts - £5 per month
100 mins + 100 texts - £8 per month
200 mins + 200 texts - £12 per month

... and so on

Perhaps only available for cable customers taking another service? Or for everyone but give VM customers a "sweetener" - rollover ? free Mb's of download ?

I'm sure they would hoover up customers and finish the PAYG market.

Thoughts ?

John

[Paul]

I think £2 a month is a bit silly.

I do wish they did a £10 SIM, 500 Texts a month.

[jbrennand]

I think £2 a month is a bit silly.
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Maybe... But I know quite a few "light users" who just exist on a diet of free SIM's with a £1 credit and then ditch and swap every month or 2 (they exist mainly on incoming calls) - they don't even bother with top-up's. I think these guys and the "older generation" would snap up a £2/month offer - knowing they had no hassle re. topping up every month and that the phone would always be active whenever they needed it for their incoming, emergency calls and occasional outgoing social ones.

Still - i'm not in the marketing business - so what do I know !

John

[die5el]

I just got the dolphin package on orange. Top up a £10 month I get 300 free texts worth £30
20 mins daily mobile Facebook access* worth £9 (Not really bothered about lol)
two Orange Wednesdays worth £8,

[WHISTLED]

I think these guys and the "older generation" would snap up a £2/month offer - knowing they had no hassle re. topping up every month and that the phone would always be active whenever they needed it for their incoming, emergency calls and occasional outgoing social ones You do realise its not a just a competition on who has the most customers - The customers should be profitable as well?!

Im on a liberty SIM 300mins and 200 texts for £20, I get that half price so pay £10, great deal for me and will save me upto £120 a month

[altis]

An easy solution for light/irregular users:

Sign up for PAYG but pay by direct debit:
http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/genericContent.do?contentId=setting.up.direct.debi t.howdoi.sm087

There's no minimum monthly spend.

And calls drop to 5ppm after the first 5 minutes of each day:
http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/genericContent.do?contentId=payasyougo.tarrif.shop .sm018

And you get 'free' roaming etc.

[handyman]

You do realise its not a just a competition on who has the most customers - The customers should be profitable as well?!

Im on a liberty SIM 300mins and 200 texts for £20, I get that half price so pay £10, great deal for me and will save me upto £120 a month

Don't you mean per year?

[WHISTLED]

Nope per month...

I have two 'female friends' that both happen to be big on texting at the moment, my bill had been around £135 a month this year. Good thing about VM is you can look online at your usage, I sent 132 texts on Monmday!!??

[bob_a_builder]

I sent 132 texts on Monday!!??

My god, your thumbs'll be the first thing to go

[Sauron]

Nope per month...

I have two 'female friends' that both happen to be big on texting at the moment, my bill had been around £135 a month this year. Good thing about VM is you can look online at your usage, I sent 132 texts on Monmday!!??

Or you could go on the 3 mobile texter package and get 500 mins and unlimited texts plus phone for £25 a month.

[WHISTLED]

I have an N95 so dont need a phone, and that would be 2.5 times more expensive so would seem pointless?

[jbrennand]

You do realise its not a just a competition on who has the most customers - The customers should be profitable as well?!

£2 a month from say, 100,000 to a million folks, who hardly use their phones and have no "running costs" would be profitable enough for me.

John

[WHISTLED]

All customers have running costs

[stingray]

Im on a liberty SIM 300mins and 200 texts for £20, I get that half price so pay £10, great deal for me and will save me upto £120 a month
Why do you get it half price ?

[WHISTLED]

Staff

[tweetypie/8]

Nope per month...

I have two 'female friends' that both happen to be big on texting at the moment, my bill had been around £135 a month this year. Good thing about VM is you can look online at your usage, I sent 132 texts on Monmday!!??

what did you do the rest of the day ? sad.:erm:

[bikeman]

As a non-text user I'd like to see more minutes only bundles but as a telecom employee I know that a text uses so little of the network it has been likened to the 'nearest thing to free money that's been invented', so it aint going to happen.

[WHISTLED]

what did you do the rest of the day ? Exactly what the texts were leading up to thanks..

[yorkshireborn]

i got the liberty sim through the post today £15 a month 150 mins and 1,000 texts.
should keep the teenager happy.

[bikeman]

i got the liberty sim through the post today £15 a month 150 mins and 1,000 texts.
should keep the teenager happy.

1000 texts! O2 offer unlimited texts for £15 - for all those who don't like talking to others.

[yorkshireborn]

1000 texts! O2 offer unlimited texts for £15 - for all those who don't like talking to others.


thats on a 18 month contract

the PAYG is £30 a month

O2's reception is terrible around ere