Searcher2:
I had looked at this deal (for non-virgin media customers) where it is £10 but only until tomorrow.... but the 100 minutes was not enough for our needs.
The nearest one with more minutes is this
http://www.mobiles.co.uk/vodafone-no...ressmusic.html
at £15 per month for 300 minutes and unlimited texts but unfortunately for 24 months.
However, with Quidco (£40) and cashback (half price for 17 months) it brings it down to about £8 per month.
Yes, understandably the minutes of this offer are not going to be for everyone, its more of use to those of us that are already Virgin Media customers that have friends and family that are also on Virgin Mobile so that you have 100 minutes per month to other VM as well as 100 minutes to other networks.
The only problem with that other deal you mention it is a far longer period being 24 months, and is by strict redemption too, requiring proof of posting your statements in to be safe at considerable cost to you on top.
I posted this deal really for those that would consider paying £100-£130 on this phone as a pay as you go phone, because for around the same price of buying the phone on pay as you go, you have an 18 month contract of a lot more than you would with monthly £10 top up airtime vouchers, in otherwords its more economical taking out this 18 month contract than buying the phone for £100-£130 and pay as you go cards on top.