They enable the engineer to use the phone and all its functions except making calls/texts etc. as no network signal is given.

Test sim is needed for tools like SE Tool when you need to enter menus on the phone but do not have a sim for the network that the phone is currently locked to.

Pay & Go Original
Perfect for chatting in the evenings and at weekends, and of course, you can call as often or as little as you like.

Pay & Go Talkalot
The more you talk, the cheaper it gets and there are no peak time call charges.

Pay & Go Talkalotmore
The more you talk, the cheaper it gets and there are no peak time call charges.
Perfect for if you top-up £30 a month or more. You'll get 300 free evening and weekend minutes to call standard UK fixed-lines and UK mobiles every month. Also includes International Talk & Text for free - save up to 93% on calls from the UK to abroad.

Once you join pay as you go, you'll automatically be on the plan - fixed rates all day - but you can call 450 to change to another plan.

Plan 1 - Fixed rates all day
No peak and off-peak times.
Calls cost from 20p per minute.

Plan 2 - Choose your own off-peak
Choose an extra four off-peak hours in addition to 11pm - 7am.
Calls cost from 10p per minute.

Plan 3 - Talk and save
The first three minutes are 25p per minute, then you pay only 5p per minute.
The same rates apply day or night.

• No contract to sign.
• No service charge: all you pay for is your calls.
• No time limits on top-up cards.

Starting out with Vodafone pay as you talk is quick and easy. There are two simple price plans that are easy to use, flexible and designed to give you more control. You can easily switch between the two service plans by calling 2345.

Smartplus

Ideal for people who mainly use their phone in the evenings and weekends.

Benefit from standard calls that cost only 5p a minute at evenings and weekends and 30p a minute at all other times. Texts are 12p for a standard text, picture messaging is 36p per message, and video messaging is 60p per message. It’s simple and means you can chat freely knowing that you have a price plan that suits you perfectly.

Smartstep

If you find you use your phone heavily then our ‘smartstep’ plan may suit you better as you benefit from prices that save you money the more you use your phone.

Choose the ‘smartstep’ plan and benefit from prices that save you money the more you use your phone. That’s because you only pay standard rates for the first 3 minutes and for the first 3 text messages you send each day. Calls cost 30p per minute for the first 3 minutes, on all standardcalls, thereafter the rate drops to just 5p per minute. Your first 3 text messages will cost you 12p each dropping to 9p per message for the rest of the day. Picture messages are a standard 36p per message.

Call other networks for only 5p per minute when you spend over £40*

And you'll also get:

• FREE Voicemail in the UK
• No peak rate, and no extra charges for calling other mobile networks
• Text messages from 6p each when you buy a text allowance
• Phone upgrade and free minutes and texts after 6 months

• Fantastic call rates to all networks
• The same call rate, day or night
• Free voicemail

That's for all standard UK calls and call to other Virgin Mobile phones.

Text messages are just 3p to other Virgin Mobile customers in the UK and 10p to other networks.

You can send picture messages for just 30p.

You also get £5 of airtime for free when you register!

With the Virgin Mobile tariff you can:

• Pay the same - day or night. If you don't use your phone, you don't pay.
• Get free airtime. Virgin have some fantastic airtime rewards.
• Listen to your voicemail for free.