PrePaidGSM > Operators > United Kingdom > Orange
Voice tariffs
| Bonus Top-Up | ||
| Calls to Orange Mo-Su 0-24 |
Calls to landline Mo-Su 0-24 |
All other calls Mo-Su 0-24 |
| £ 0.10 € 0.15 |
£ 0.25 € 0.37 |
£ 0.35 € 0.52 |
| Free Text Top-Up | ||
| Calls to Orange Mo-Su 0-24 |
Calls to landline Mo-Su 0-24 |
All other calls Mo-Su 0-24 |
| £ 0.20 € 0.30 |
£ 0.20 € 0.30 |
£ 0.40 € 0.60 |
| Call Abroad Sim | ||
| Calls to Orange Mo-Su 0-24 |
Calls to landline Mo-Su 0-24 |
All other calls Mo-Su 0-24 |
| £ 0.15 € 0.22 |
£ 0.15 € 0.22 |
£ 0.35 € 0.52 |
Bonus Top-Up
Every time you top-up you can get free text or free credit bonus, as follows:
- £ 10 top-up: 50 free SMS or £ 1.00 credit bonus
- £ 20 top-up: 200 free SMS or £ 4.00 credit bonus
- £ 30 top-up: 300 free SMS or £ 9.00 credit bonus
- £ 40 top-up: 500 free SMS or £ 16.00 credit bonus
- £ 50 top-up: 1000 free SMS or £ 25.00 credit bonus
The amount of top-up is calculated on a monthly basis, so every following month you get the text/credit bonus.
Free Text Top-Up
Every time you top-up you get free text bonus and free OrangeWorld access, as follows:
- £ 10 top-up: 300 free SMS and 1MB of Orange World
- £ 20 top-up: 600 free SMS and 1MB of Orange World
- £ 30 top-up: 1000 free SMS and 1MB of Orange World
The amount of top-up is calculated on a monthly basis, so every following month (within 14 days) you get the free text bonus.
Call Abroad Sim
With this special prepaid offer you get cheaper rates for calls and SMS to foreign countries; for more information see here
| Additional costs and services | |
| Video Calls (3G only) | Calls to Orange: £ 0.30 - € 0.45 Other video calls: £ 0.50 - € 0.75 |
| Messaging | National SMS: £ 0.10 - € 0.15 Intrnational SMS: £ 0.20 - € 0.30 MMS <50KB: £ 0.30 - € 0.45 MMS >50KB: £ 0.50 - € 0.75 |
| Voicemail | £ 0.10 - € 0.15 |
| Customer Service | £ 0.25 per call- € 0.36 |
| Data Calls | Wap by CSD: £ 0.10 - € 0.14 GPRS: £ 4.00/Mb - € 6.18/Mb |
| Debiting method | 1/1 minimum call charge 5p (excluding roaming calls) Call Abroad Sim: 60/60 (15p minimum call charge) |
| Recharges/credit | £ 5.00/5.00 £ 10.00/10.00 £ 20.00/20.00 £ 30.00/30.00 £ 40.00/40.00 £ 50.00/50.00 |
| validity | at least 1 call every 6 months |
| International Calls | |
| Ireland & Channel Islands | £ 0.20 - € 0.285 |
| Europe 1 | £ 0.25 - € 0.36 |
| Europe 2 | £ 0.35 - € 0.50 |
| Australia & New Zealand | £ 0.40 - € 0.57 |
| USA & Canada | £ 0.20 - € 0.285 |
| Rest of the World | £ 1.00 - € 1.42 |
International Zones
Europe 1: Andorra, Austria,* Azores,* Belgium,* Canary Islands, Cyprus, Denmark,* Finland,*
France,* Germany,* Gibraltar, Greece,* Iceland, Italy,* Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,* Madeira,* Malta, Monaco,* The
Netherlands,* Norway, Portugal,* San Marino, Spain,* Sweden,* Switzerland, Vatican City (Italy).
Europe 2: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,*
Estonia,* Faroe Islands, Georgia, Hungary,* Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland,* Romania, Slovakia,* Slovenia,
Ukraine, Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
*Denotes country within European Union. UK VAT is not applicable on calls made or received whilstvyou are outside of the European Union.
| International Roaming | ||||||
| Ireland+Ch.Islands | Europe 1 | Europe 2 | Australia & NZ | USA & Canada | Rest of the World | |
| Outgoing Calls |
£ 1.20 - € 1.71 |
£ 1.20 - € 1.71 | £ 1.30 - € 1.86 | £ 1.30 - € 1.86 | £ 1.30 - € 1.86 | £ 1.40 - € 2.00 |
| Incoming Calls | £ 0.60 - € 0.86 | £ 0.60 - € 0.86 | £ 0.70 - € 1.00 | £ 0.70 - € 1.00 | £ 0.70 - € 1.00 | £ 0.90 - € 1.28 |
| Text Messaging | £ 0.30 - € 0.43 | £ 0.40 - € 0.57 | £ 0.40 - € 0.57 | £ 0.45 - € 0.64 | £ 0.45 - € 1.00 | £ 0.50 - € 0.71 |
Countries where CAMEL international roaming is available
Republic of Ireland and Channel Islands.
Europe 1: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
Europe 2: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Australia and New Zealand.
USA and Canada.
Rest of the world: Dominican Republic, Egypt, French Guyana, Gaza Strip, Guadeloupe, India, Israel, Kenya, Martinique, Mauritius,
Morocco, Thailand, Turkey, West Bank.
More countries are soon to come on board. Always check
www.orange.co.uk/international before travelling.
More In-Depth Information from HowardForums, thanks to our friend AdmiralAK
| GOOD | BAD |
| Buying | |
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You've got options! You can buy online at the orange shop, you can buy in orange shops and you can buy at independent phone sellers. You will have to register you mobile phone when you buy a prepaid package, as is indicated on orange's website. The account is active for 12 months, and then you can recharge and extend the time more, or you can let it expire, your choice. When you recharge you have the option of recharging in general, or getting "text" or "voice" bundles as indicated on another thread in HowardForums. |
In terms of buying, I don't see much of a downside. |
| Usage | |
CSD and GPRS are available, which is good for the ones like us that like to surf the web while on vacation - wirelessly that is. Fellow HowardForums members have already provided settings which you can reference. You may also go to sonyericsson's site, if you have an SE phone to get them sent to you automatically. You can make international calls from your orange phone, and you can even roam (so no wasted unused airtime at the end of your trip). Orange has a convenient way of finding out what calls will cost based on your service plan, check it out here. GPRS seems like it is cheap, it has been mentioned that orange charges 4 pounds per megabyte (0.4p per kilobyte). |
I am not sure if you can use GPRS while abroad with prepaid, but even if you can, the prices are prohibitive, $20 per MB in some cases! WOW, have a look for yourself if you do not believe me. Considering that the pound is stronger than the US dollar, the roaming prices are quite expensive, or at least so they seem! In terms of recharging they only have 20 and 50 pound recharge cards, the rest of the recharging options are through ATM machines or credit cards. No UMTS prepaid yet. |
| Tips & Tricks | |
| 1. Get your SIM package in the UK, or online from orange if the shipping isn't expensive.
Third-party resellers jack up the price a lot in my opinion 2 . Get the GPRS settings before you leave for your trip. Jot them down or get a print-out as well just in case something happens 3. Since there are only 2 kinds of recharge card, if your trip is a more than a week long get the 50 pound one from the beginning (well depending on how much you will think you will use it), then you've got time to experiment with other options, or at least ask around. |
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| Final Thoughts | |
Orange doesn't seem to be a bad deal. They have got three "plans" that you can chose from, depending on your usage, the have got CSD and GPRS, and their website is well designed, manageable and informative, so you can go on and have a peek yourself. I would plan my spending while in the UK as well because roaming rates seem to be a bit pricey, so don't overcharge your account because even though you can use your prepaid orange account outside of the UK, it will be more expensive. | |
