Talkmobile
will take over Fresh Mobile and MobileWorld next Friday (19th
March 2010), it is a company operated by the Carphone Warehouse
that uses the Vodafone network. It offers a multiple number
of mobile phone packages with SIM only tariffs, monthly plans
and pay as you go options.
The pay
as you go SIM only offers the following rewards:
• Textmania – offers unlimited texts which are valid
for a certain period of time with a £5 top up providing
unlimited texts for 7days, £10 for 14days, £15 for
21days and £20 for 30 days.
• Globetalker – offering free international minutes
rewards which is great for keeping in touch with families or
friends living abroad and top up starting from £10 offering
50 free minutes, £15 offering 100minutes, £20 200minutes,
£30 300minutes, £40 400minutes, £50 500minutes
and are all valid for up to 30days.
• Chatterbox - £5 top up for 30 free minutes valid
for 7days, £10-£15 60minutes valid for 14days and
£20+ 120minutes valid for 30days.
• Familyfusion – probably a better option than the
Textmania and Chatterbox as it offers free minutes (£5
for 50, £10-£15 for 100 and £20+ for 200)
and unlimited texts on all packages but valid for 7, 14 and
30 days respectively.
There are
also pay monthly one month contracts with packages called SIMpleworld,
SIMpletext, SIMple unlimited and SIMpletalker. Prices start
from £7.50 a month and have different texts and free minutes
with each package apart from the SIMple unlimited which is unlimited
for both except a 30p per day usage for unlimited internet.
The SIMpleworld however, offers 200/400 free UK/International
calls and 1000/unlimited texts depending on the package chosen.
Last but
not least, the monthly plan packages which is subject to 24
months contract starts from £4.99 for the Talker package
and £8.49 for the Texter package. There are also a number
of different handsets to choose from and will sooner or later
be recognised as a worthy competitor in the mobile service provider
market.