Goodybag going up pound

deana1957

Does anyone else think its a liberty that the £5 goodybag is going up? Its good we're getting extra minutes too,if you use them but i don't use any minutes and rarely use data i use texts but even then not that many i'd rather keep to a fiver and have the same as i get now but thats me i know others will probably welcome the extra, i think light users like me should be able to have a choice of paying an extra pound & more minutes or leave it as it is,

richybhoy36

deana1957 Hi no I dont really mind as its only a £1.

tired16

Hi @deana1957

Here's a thread discussing the topic right now: https://community.giffgaff.com/t5/announcements/a-change-coming-to-goodybags-in-may-2019/m-p/2322409...

You'll see that there's an almost 100% consensus that it's a useless move with no benefit.

ellebae

Hi @deana1957 when are these going up . I use a £5 goodybag and never use my minutes or texts.. I agree with light users they should leave it at £5.. not happy this is going up

joshpt

@deana1957 Please join the discussion https://community.giffgaff.com/t5/announcements/a-change-coming-to-goodybags-in-may-2019/td-p/23223081

ross1408

If your usage is low you may be better with PAYG £5 would give you 33 mins at 15p per min or 100 texts

richybhoy36

Hi yes I think its rubbish that it's going up but things cant always stay the same . I joined giffgaff when unlimited data was £10 per month now they dont do unlimited data .

netfax

@deana1957

I agree, Giffgaff are taking a liberty. I'm looking at ID Mobile now, as for £ 3.99 they do a good deal (500 MB data, 150 Mins and Unlimited Texts) on a 1 month contract. Not too shabby, especially when Giffgaff are raising prices. £ 1 or 50p increase is a lot of money if your budget is tight.

Text To Switch in July will make it so much easier to change mobile networks. Hopefully this will make the market more competitive!

deana1957

There going up on 9th may i received an email today saying about it

macca28

@netfax

it is not that bad for 25p per week, sell some of your minutes to your mates/friends

kirst72043

Businesses naturally at times have to increase prices, whilst it often isn’t welcomed they can’t pick and choose who to increase and who not.

bigjack57

Hi there,

Yes it is a 20% increase after all and I think many will jump ship now especially with the 2p/mb after goodybag data being used up increasing to 5p/mb. The extra minutes won’t be enough for many people.

stev135

Not happy

deana1957

How can you sell minutes or data to mates?

harrrrrry

@deana1957

Giffgaff services cannot be resold. Even to mates, that would count as "commercial" use which is prohibited by terms and conditions.

But what you should probably do is persuade your friends to activate a goodybag and then, provided they buy something every 3 months (a £5 goodybag would be enough) you and they will all get free calls of up to 59 minutes between each other.

Oh, and in case 59 minutes is not enough. its perfectly acceptable to hang up before the end of the 59th minute and redial -- that counts as a separate call and remains free.

Data is slightly different. Two friends living or spending a substantial amount of time together could probably each contribute £10 towards a £20 goodybag and share it via a wifi hotspot. That wouldn't really be reselling it -- it's little different from sharing the cost of a landline.

wagstaffej

Hi @deana1957

If you're considering changing to basic PAYG then giffgaff rates are quite expensive.

I'm trialling 1p Mobile for an elderly relative. It operates on EE's network and minutes, texts and data are all 1p each.

It was easy to set up, great signal, itemised usage, works with older 2g phones, autotop up if you want it, can fund via PayPal, UK based customer support. You can roam in the EU at same 1p price, including Switzerland, Isle of Man and Jersey, (we'll have to wait and see if Brexit changes the price!). International calls start at 9p per minute which is not extortionate either. So far, so good!

Its not great for a backup phone or a very low user as you have to top up £10 every 120 days which works out at £30 per year/£2.50 per month.

The next cheapest are O2 Classic and Three PAYG who both charge 3p/minute, 2p text, 1p/mb.

bazthebear2

It is still value for money.

shabazmoqsud

@kirst72043 well in this case giffgaff have picked the lowend users and treated them badly favouring those that use £10 plus goodybags.

Have to say the lowend users have always been treated badly by giffgaff i find this increase very disappointing.

bigjack57

Hi there,
Yes a lot of other people feel the same - the doubling of the minutes isn't much use to many users, although there will be some who are happier , but it's usually the data which draws most attention. It should however be note that the £5 goodybag used to only give 100mb until later last year. it's still good value at £6 but there is quite a lot of competition from other providers out there so it's not really surprising that people are looking elsewhere.
Either way good luck with whatever you decide.

ceky_data3

Absolutely, they should finally address PAYG rates, because I think that at my usage I will be better of at 321 rates then at £6 for 500MB...

isabel1066

@ceky_data3 321 deals 500mb of data £5 no calls texts would you be any better off switching.

kirst72043

I understand that this may not be a welcomed increase but I disagree with your comment that the lower end users are being treated badly.
It was only back in July 2018 that changes where made to the goodybags for all users, in fact I note that the data included on the £5 goodybag was increased from 100MB to 500MB. That is a substantial change.