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Why choose O2 PAYG?

With a Pay As You Go phone you´re not tied into a long term contract that requires regular monthly payments. Simply top up your phone with as much or as little credit as you like and only pay for what you use.

Reasons to Choose O2 Pay As You Go:

  • O2 offer a range of different tariffs to suit different needs
  • Bolt Ons are available to customise tariffs
  • Get access to O2 Rewards and Priority Tickets
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O2 Pay As You Go Information

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  • Tariff Information

    O2 refer to their of Pay As You Go tariffs as ‘Pay & Go’ tariffs. There are a wide range of different tariffs available, each of which offers an additional benefit to suit different customers. These benefits are generally applied to customers’ accounts the month after a certain amount has been credited. The full range of current Pay & Go tariffs are:

    O2 Unlimited – This tariff offers free O2 to O2 texts when topped up with £10 to £14, or free O2 to O2 texts and calls when topped up with over £15.

    Text and Web – This tariff offers 500 MB of mobile data and unlimited Wi-Fi when topped up with over £10. In addition, customers receive 300 free texts when they top up £10 to £14, 500 free texts when they top up £15 to £29, and unlimited free texts when they top up over £30.

    Text and Web for BlackBerry – This tariff is similar to the Text and Web tariff, but also includes BlackBerry email. Topping up £15 to £29 is rewarded with 500 texts, 500 MB of mobile internet, unlimited Wi-Fi and BlackBerry email, while topping up more than £30 is rewarded with the same internet and email services plus unlimited texts.

    International SIM – O2’s International SIM tariff offers special discounted rates to numbers outside the UK, beginning at 1p per minute, and texts to international numbers for 10p per message. Customers on this tariff receive unlimited O2 to O2 texts within the UK when they top up £10 to £14, and unlimited O2 to O2 calls and texts within the UK when they top up £15 or over.

    Favourite Place – This tariff offers free minutes to O2 mobiles and to landlines in a chosen postcode. Topping up £10, £15 or £30 is rewarded with 500 minutes, 1000 minutes, or unlimited minutes to these numbers, respectively.

    Simplicity Pay & Go – This tariff is slightly different to other Pay & Go tariffs from O2. Instead of topping up a certain amount to receive benefits, customers select a plan and the cost for that service is deducted from their credit on a monthly basis. The available options are £7.50 per month for unlimited texts, £10.50 per month for 100 minutes and 500 texts, or £15.50 per month for 300 minutes and unlimited texts.

    O2 Pay & Go contracts can also be customised with a range of Bolt Ons. These offer various additional services to PAYG customers in exchange for a monthly fee, deducted from customers’ credit. The range of Bolt Ons includes additional monthly minutes and texts, inclusive mobile data allowances, and BlackBerry internet services.

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  • Transfer Procedure
    • Select and purchase your new tariff and phone.
    • You will be issued with a new number by O2.
    • Contact your previous network provider and request a Porting Authorisation Code (or ‘PAC’).
    • Contact O2 and provide them with your details and PAC.
    • Transfer should take a few working days

    See network contact details.

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  • Data Allowance

    O2 PAYG customers have a number of options for accessing the internet through O2’s mobile network:

    • Select either a ‘Text & Web’ or ‘Text and Web BlackBerry’ tariff, both of which include a 500 MB mobile data allowance and Wi-Fi access for customers who top up over a given amount each month.
    • Add internet access to any PAYG tariff with a Web Bolt On. Customers can select either 100 MB for £3 per month, 500 MB and unlimited Wi-Fi for £6 per month, or 1 GB and unlimited Wi-Fi for £10 per month.
    • Browse the internet on a ‘pay as you browse’ basis. Customers are charged 1p per 3 KB of data they use, up to a maximum charge of £1 per day. A 50 MB per day limit applies.
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