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Giffgaff vs Virgin Mobile
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Giffgaff strives to make things simple and reasonable, while also providing flexible options so that you are not locked into a contract that no longer matches your requirements.
One of the fundamental differences between Giffgaff and Virgin Mobile is that Giffgaff incorporates its customers in its sales, marketing, and customer support activities, therefore reducing costs and passing on the savings to you, the consumer. Giffgaff is relatively new to the market, yet it is ideal for individuals with limited funds, such as students.
The service provided by Virgin Mobile offers 4G speeds of up to 70 Mbps and covers 99.9% of the UK population. Virgin Mobile provides SIM-only plans for users who simply wish to pay for a monthly allotment of texts, calls, and data, as well as pay-monthly phone contracts that include a device and a monthly limit. The SIM-only plans of the network operate on a 30-day rolling contract, allowing you to cancel with a month’s notice. Continue reading to learn more about these two leading service providers and to choose which is ideal for you.
Giffgaff strives to make things simple and reasonable, while also providing flexible options so that you are not locked into a contract that no longer matches your requirements.
One of the fundamental differences between Giffgaff and Virgin Mobile is that Giffgaff incorporates its customers in its sales, marketing, and customer support activities, therefore reducing costs and passing on the savings to you, the consumer. Giffgaff is relatively new to the market, yet it is ideal for individuals with limited funds, such as students.
The service provided by Virgin Mobile offers 4G speeds of up to 70 Mbps and covers 99.9% of the UK population. Virgin Mobile provides SIM-only plans for users who simply wish to pay for a monthly allotment of texts, calls, and data, as well as pay-monthly phone contracts that include a device and a monthly limit. The SIM-only plans of the network operate on a 30-day rolling contract, allowing you to cancel with a month’s notice. Continue reading to learn more about these two leading service providers and to choose which is ideal for you.
Giffgaff Coverage, Speeds, and Roaming
Giffgaff is a mobile virtual network provider, or MVNO. In this instance, it utilizes O2’s network, which provides 99% population coverage in the United Kingdom.
The Giffgaff service is based on the O2 network, which offers an average 4G connection speed of 17.1Mbps and 5G speeds between 110-140Mbps, this is according to a network speed study done by OpenSignal, this is the case.
When travelling abroad, Giffgaff provides inclusive roaming in 37 EU and international countries. They are among the lowest international mobile phone rates in the United Kingdom.
Giffgaff's flexible, no-contract plans are called goodybags, offering data, minutes and texts.
You are allowed to modify or cancel your plan at any time, allowing you to choose a new bundle if your requirements change. There are twelve possible options, beginning at just £6 a month. These are the most common plans:
£8 p/m for 3GB data, unlimited minutes, unlimited texts
£10 p/m for 12GB data, unlimited minutes, unlimited texts
£12 p/m for 20GB data, unlimited minutes, unlimited texts
£15 p/m for 25GB data, unlimited minutes, unlimited texts
If you choose to set your plan to recur for at least 3 months, you can get even more for your money with golden goodybag plans, which include:
£10 p/m for 15GB data, unlimited minutes, unlimited texts
£15 p/m for 30GB data, unlimited minutes, unlimited texts
£20 p/m for 100GB data, unlimited minutes, unlimited texts
£35 p/m for unlimited data, unlimited minutes, unlimited texts
Virgin mobile Coverage, Speeds, Roaming, and Customer Service
The mobile phone service provided by Virgin Mobile is based on coverage from Vodafone’s network, which delivers 5G in certain areas and 4G to 99.9% of the population. The mobile phone data service of Virgin Mobile is based on EE’s network, which gives an average connection speed of 29.02Mbps, according to an OpenSignal network speed study.
Roam Like Home allows Virgin Mobile users to utilize their included messages, minutes, and data at no additional cost in 43 destinations. Furthermore, at the Uswitch Mobile Awards, Virgin Mobile was chosen the best network for customer support. Since its inception, Virgin mobile has grown by leaps and bounds and aims to surpass its rivals each year.
Virgin Mobile is valued by customers for their excellent SIM only deals.
Customers will be pleased to know that unlike Giffgaff, Virgin offers 5G, Data rollover, and EU roaming included in all their data plans. This means that you’ll not have to worry about a large bill whilst on holiday abroad and furthermore, you get the very latest in next generation technology.
Virgin Mobile Multi SIM
Unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, 6GB data
1 month contract
£6.00 per month
Virgin Mobile Multi SIM
Unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, 15GB data
1 month contract
£8.00 per month
Virgin Mobile Multi SIM
Unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, 25GB data
1 month contract
£10.00 per month
Virgin Mobile Multi SIM
Unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, 50GB data
1 month contract
£14.00 per month
The final verdict.
Both providers through their subsidiaries offer complete coverage across the United Kingdom. Giffgaff is probably the best bet if you are on a tight budget, though both offer very reasonable tariffs. In addition Giffgaff dispenses with customer service and the other frills offered by most providers, meaning the customer saves in the long term. Virgin offers a better deal when it comes to roaming and also has the latest 5G technology. Overall the decision of whose service to choose really comes down to personal preference.
