Giffgaff Sim Only

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GiffGaff is a low-cost sub-brand of O2, offering flexible bundles of talktime, text and data called GoodyBags that starts from as low as £6 (see below) to as high as £35/month.  All depends on the type of Mobile User you are, a Low, Medium or a Heavy User.

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Is GiffGaff Good For Low Mobile Phone Users


Giffgaff Sim Only Light User plans such as the ones below mirror different type of light SIM only users. 

Light usage would be those that barely use their phone, like during work for some people. Probably about an hour screen time.

  • five or fewer calls and five or fewer SMS messages per day
  • Less than 15min of chatting/calling
  • 15-60mins of screen on time throughout the day
  • No social networking/ only important online activities
  • No gaming


 Light Light user, Light Medium user and Light Heavy user. How long on the Phone?

Light Light User

Characteristics:
- Uses phone primarily for emergency    calls and occasional texts.
- Rarely uses mobile data.
- Minimal engagement with apps.
- Might not even have a smartphone.
- Average Daily Usage: 0-15 minutes.


Network

1 month

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Minutes

Unlimited


Text

Unlimited


Data

2GB

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Upfront
Cost

Free

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Monthly
Cost

£6

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Is Giffgaff  the Best Option, Looking For Lots Of Flexibility?


GiffGaff in the UK is a “Mobile Virtual Network Operator” that piggybacks on coverage from the O2 networks, As GiffGaff monthly plans are available to you with no contract and no credit chec



  • Which means you’ll have free range of motion and unrestricted ability to move through GoodyBags,
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Light Light User

Characteristics:
- Uses phone primarily for emergency    calls and occasional texts.
- Rarely uses mobile data.
- Minimal engagement with apps.
- Might not even have a smartphone.
- Average Daily Usage: 0-15 minutes.


Network

1 Month





Minutes

Unlimited


Text

Unlimited


Data

1GB

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Upfront
Cost

Free

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Monthly
Cost

£6

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Pay as you go plan

this helps mirror and fit you mobile usage patterns from month to month so you don’t waste money.

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  • Upgrading to a plan with more data or downgrading to a cheaper plan to save some money.


  • It could cost less – SIM-only deals tend to be cheaper in the long run compared to contract agreements because you're not paying back the cost of a new smartphone.



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Light Medium User

Characteristics:
- Uses phone for essential communications (calls and texts).
- Occasionally browses the internet or uses apps like WhatsApp or Facebook.
- Light to moderate data usage.
- Average Daily Usage: 15-30 minutes.


Network

1 month

rolling




Minutes

Unlimited


Text

Unlimited


Data

5GB

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Upfront
Cost

Free

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Monthly
Cost

£8

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You can stick with your phone – if you're particularly attached to your phone you could keep it.  Just unlock it.

However SIM only plans for light users, such as the ones on this page shows us different users with different mobile lifestyles, which are you?


Giffgaff SIM CARDS work on a one-month/30day rolling contract basis.  There's no contract and no credit check to pass, the benefit to you is, you can get one even if you've got no credit at all or a bad credit rating.



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Light Medium User

Characteristics:
- Uses phone for essential communications (calls and texts).
- Occasionally browses the internet or uses apps like WhatsApp or Facebook.
- Light to moderate data usage.
- Average Daily Usage: 15-30 minutes.


Network

18 months




Minutes

Unlimited


Text

Unlimited


Data

6GB

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Upfront
Cost

Free

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Monthly
Cost

£8

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Perfect for under 18s, anyone visiting from outside the UK, people that need a second line e,g for business, Senior citizens (65 and older) are age group with the least mobile phone usage.

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Light Medium User


Characteristics:
- Uses phone for essential communications (calls and texts).
- Occasionally browses the internet or uses apps like WhatsApp or Facebook.
- Light to moderate data usage.
- Average Daily Usage: 15-30 minutes.


Network

1months




Minutes

Unlimited


Text

Unlimited


Data

4GB

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Upfront
Cost

Free

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Monthly
Cost

£8

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Pay as you go plan

Light Sim Only Contracts - are for Light Mobile Phone Users that just 

  • need it for essential reasons
  • make occasional calls
  • need it for emergency reasons
  • need it for safety purposes.
  • need 50 talk-time minutes
  • need 50 texts a month.

Need mobiles not to be a big part of their life's.  Most Light mobile phone users use basic or simple mobiles, most have long amazing standby of up to 35 days, just need the sim to sit and wait, but yet for slight casual use, so just..............

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GiffGaff Sim Only cards Give you 99% Population Coverage From O2


Light Heavy User

Characteristics:
- Uses phone regularly for calls, texts, and essential apps (e.g., emails, weather).
- Occasionally watches short videos or streams music.
- Moderate data usage.
- Average Daily Usage: 30-60 minutes.


Network

1months Rolling




Minutes

Unlimited


Text

Unlimited


Data

20GB

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Upfront
Cost

Free

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Monthly
Cost

£10

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  • Good coverage helps you find the location you’re in with pin-point coordinates....


  • ...this means when you go to unknown places and you want to get somewhere or go back home?


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02 network coverageExcelent Giffgaff Network Coverage


No problem, as the 99% coverage gives you massive range to use the mobile network anytime anywhere with Google maps, to guide you safely home.



Light Heavy User

Characteristics:
- Uses phone regularly for calls, texts, and essential apps (e.g., emails, weather).
- Occasionally watches short videos or streams music.
- Moderate data usage.
- Average Daily Usage: 30-60 minutes.


Network

1months




Minutes

Unlimited


Text

Unlimited


Data

15GB

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Upfront
Cost

Free

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Monthly
Cost

£10

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Pay as you go plan

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Best coverage saves the battery life of your SmartPhone.



You may notice that your phone's battery drains faster than usual when you are connected in an area with bad coverage, why?



It’s the heavy extra work that your mobile performs that drains your battery FAST trying to search for better coverage and signal towers.




Light Heavy User


Characteristics:
- Uses phone regularly for calls, texts, and essential apps (e.g., emails, weather).
- Occasionally watches short videos or streams music.
- Moderate data usage.
- Average Daily Usage: 30-60 minutes.


Network

18 months





Minutes

Unlimited


Text

Unlimited


Data

25 GB

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Upfront
Cost

Free

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Monthly
Cost

£10.00

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Giffgaff Sim Only Light User internet access, Data, how many megabytes?

  • Send occasional email via provider such as Hotmail or Yahoo!
  • Browse the internet now and again.
  • Estimated  1-12 Gegabytes more or less of data/month, 
  • keeping up with interesting news and friends. every so often

This type have a mobile phone simply because others need them to have it.




Advantages of SIM only Plans

  • You are able to make free cross network calls and able to make free calls to mobiles on the same net work, no premium charges.
  • Changing network provider is easy, with SIM only contracts you’re not chained into long contracts in case of problems with reception and coverage.
  • Always usually there's more talk-time minutes with more texts than a mobile phone contract or pay-as-you-go package.
  • Unlike PAYG were you use some time topping up, you don’t have to do that with SIM Only-Plans.
  • As there is no phone included in the package calls, texts and other phone services cost much less.
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Hard getting credit? If that's the case it may be hard getting a SIM-only contract deal that's over one month.  No credit check with 1month SIM only contracts



Disadvantages of SIM-only contracts.

Wow! only two.......

  • you provide the phone. (you most probabely have that NOW)
  • you'll need to unlock the phone if changing networks.



Make sure you order the right size of simcard, standard.....micro......nano





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