com on giffgaff keep up with the market

various_mm

giffgaff allows international calls to be made, however i feel that giffgaff is not competitive.

calls to Pakistan from giffgaff costs 8p/m whilst on another network, calls are charged at 2p/m

z201205

various_mm calls to Pakistan from giffgaff costs 8p/m whilst on another network, calls are charged

That's cheap! Calls to UK numbers without a goodybag are a lot more expensive.

pw6049

various_mm 8p a minute it's nothing as it costs 15p in the UK.

peterhall0012

various_mm what's 6p more a minute it's peanuts

hunterchunk

various_mm its horses for courses isn’t it? While giffgaff may be more expensive to call Pakistan they could be cheaper than the other network for calls to USA, China etc. If you call Pakistan often then you would obviously be better off on that network.

shabazmoqsud

various_mm thats one thing that giffgaff have never cared about keeping up with the market or doing price match surprising really must have lost them alot of potential customers

take the example of pay as go and international rates they are very expensive on giffgaff and also there goodybag offerings are good for the higher value goodybags not there lowest 2 offerings where as other networks offer better value allowances for there lowest offering packages youd think that would make giffgaff change instead they refused to listen to there customers increased the cost of the lowest goodybags n added minutes that nobody wanted and ignored that everyone wanted more data. if your hoping giffgaff will ever be competive thing again they only change after the fact most of the time when every other network has better offering for years or if its a legal obligation they never do it to win over there existing customers or to attract new customers.

various_mm

pw6049 8p a minute it's nothing as it costs 15p in the UK.

yeah nothing but when another company charges 2p/m. i think most people would opt to pay the lower amount

various_mm

peterhall0012 what's 6p more a minute it's peanuts

most people were rather pay the lower amount.

Why don't you pay an extra £5 giffgaff every mont h- its only £0.16 per day?

isabel1066

cheap that 8p minute to call Pakistan.

various_mm

isabel1066 cheap that 8p minute to call Pakistan.

could be still cheaper 🙂

jackjohnjoseph

That's the thing about giffgaff, if you can get a better deal then we are free to leave and the door is always open to return. I find them fantastic as I can come to Spain and carry on as normal... That may change next month then it's up to me to remain or leave (no pun intended 😂)

karenyates

If the call costs that you make to Pakistan outweigh the savings you make with your non Pakistan call costs,then I would be changing network ,or having two separate sims.

shabazmoqsud

@various_mm another thing to consider is get another handset and get another sim just for international calls lycamobile are good with 2pm a minute to Pakistan and lebara its what me and my wife use. Alternatively you can save the international numbers on your phone im guessing a smartphone and use whatsapp and viber etc apps to call Pakistan.

kate1028

I've always thought giffgaff international calls were good value, at least to some countries. I can phone my son in Hungary on his landline for 1p per minute. It's 2p per minute to call my sister-in-law in the States. Phoning my other son in Leicestershire, if I don't have a goodybag, (which I only occasionally have), costs me 15p per minute. The only other company I can find with cheap overseas calls, is Lebara, where they appear to be included with a cheap monthly deal. I've been tempted there, but don't know much about them, and currently happy with giffgaff 😀

various_mm

kate1028 I've always thought giffgaff international calls were good value, at least to some countries. I can phone my son in Hungary on his landline for 1p per minute. It's 2p per minute to call my sister-in-law in the States. Phoning my other son in Leicestershire, if I don't have a goodybag, (which I only occasionally have), costs me 15p per minute. The only other company I can find with cheap overseas calls, is Lebara, where they appear to be included with a cheap monthly deal. I've been tempted there, but don't know much about them, and currently happy with giffgaff

yes for some countries, but for others when compared against he market giffgaff are not cheap at all.

if giffgaff have dabbled in the inyernational call market, then they need to find inovatve ways of attracting and retaining customers.

gloriousiam

You can use lebara or whats app.

kate1028

gloriousiam You can use lebara or whats app.

Yep - I do use Whatsapp, and Skype sometimes. I use wifi mostly, so using another app over my broadband makes sense. Sometimes though, it's easier to just ring a number !

various_mm

gloriousiam You can use lebara or whats app.

so leave giffgaff then? would giffgaff want that

pete2009

Unfortunately I tend to agree that giffgaff are not that competitive especially with the cheaper goodybags ( unless you get payback ). This week 2 of my friends have gone from giffgaff ( £6 goodybag ) to Sky ( £6 a month on a 12 month contract ).
Cheers

z201205

various_mm why leave? Just get another SIM for those calls. Dual SIM phones are easy to come by. Or use a different phone.

mcilwraith

various_mm why pakistan?what about the rest of the world.have you compaired other prices?