Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices?

From	Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	uk.telecom.mobile
Subject	Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices?
Date	2025-01-22 07:39 +0000
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David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> wrote:
> On 21/01/2025 16:23, Tweed wrote:
>> David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 21/01/2025 13:37, David wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:45:11 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> David wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I've been with Tesco Mobile pay monthly for years and years, for my
>>>>>> main number.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have a 2nd SIM in my phone, and a SIM in my tablet.
>>>>>> ID mobile and Talkmobile.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> They both give (IIRC) 50 GB data for under £10 per month.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Tesco (just looked at their web site) seem to offer as their cheapest
>>>>>> deal 2 GB per month for £10.
>>>>>> They don't seem to go as high as 50 GB per month, but top out at an
>>>>>> unlimited deal.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Am I missing something?
>>>>>> These deals look so uncompetitive that I'm surprised they sell against
>>>>>> the opposition.
>>>>> You can get 50GB for £10 if you go direct to O2
>>>>> 
>>>>> <https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/compare/sim_only_deals/>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Click the options if you want a specific network, or prioritise prive vs
>>>>> amount of data ...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Very odd, only if you go "direct to O2" via the uSwitch link. Just go to
>>> O2 and you are not offered anything like that.
>>> 
>> Seems to be standard practice these days. Spusu also offer better deals if
>> you get to their site via a switching site.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> What is the world coming to! Looks like I can nearly half my monthly 
> bill....

It's been like this for many years.

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Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? David <wibble@btinternet.com> - 2025-01-20 23:32 +0000
  Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-21 07:50 +0000
    Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2025-01-21 08:24 +0000
      Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-21 09:50 +0000
        Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2025-01-21 10:12 +0000
  Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2025-01-21 08:38 +0000
    Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-01-21 11:25 +0000
      Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? Abandoned Trolley <that.bloke@microsoft.com> - 2025-01-21 12:14 +0000
  Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-21 08:45 +0000
    Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? David <wibble@btinternet.com> - 2025-01-21 13:37 +0000
      Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2025-01-21 16:04 +0000
        Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2025-01-21 16:23 +0000
          Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2025-01-21 21:27 +0000
            Re: Tesco mobile - what is with the high prices? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-22 07:39 +0000

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