Pay as you go call charges

Vodafone Simply – standard call charges

Here are the charges for our Vodafone Simply pay as you go price plan — whether you're in the UK, going abroad or calling a premium rate number.

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  • Standard UK minutes, standard UK texts and UK mobile internet charges

    These are our standard call and text charges but you can save money by opting in to our new Vodafone Freebees.

    Description Cost
    Calls to any mobile network within the UK, standard UK landline (starting 01, 02, 03) and voicemail 25p a minute
    Calls to any Channel Islands and Isle of Man mobile and landline (starting 01481, 01534 or 01624) 36p a minute
    Standard UK text messages 12p a text
    UK picture messages 36p a message
    UK video messages 60p a message
    UK video calling 35p a minute, 55p a minute to other networks (20p minimum call charge applies)
     UK mobile internet usage  £1 per 25MB per day (up to a maximum of £5 a day)
  • Non-geographic call charges

    One minute minimum call charge applies when calling the following numbers:

    Description Cost
    Non-geographic numbers starting 0870, 0845 14p a minute
    Non-geographic numbers starting 0844, 0871 25p a minute
    Non-geographic number starting 0800, 0808, 0500 14p a minute
    Charity numbers starting 0800, 0808 Free - more details (Download PDF: 83KB)
    Radio-paging services (start 076) 50p per call
    Personal numbering services (start 070) 65p a minute
    Call forwarding services (e.g. 07744, 07755) 25p per minute
  • Premium rate charges

    Premium rate numbers usually start with 09. They're used for special phone services — information services, chat or dating services, or voting on TV shows like ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

    Prefix of telephone number Cost
    Premium rate services (starting 09) 50p to £2.00 Please see the 09 number checker below for details on which numbers are charged per call and which numbers are charged per minute. Please note, per minute calls include a one minute minimum call charge.
  • Directory Enquiries (DQ) call charges

    Description Cost
    Calls to Vodafone preferred directory enquiry number (118 881) 85p a minute (one minute minimum call charge)
    Calls to directory enquiries numbers (118) £2 - £2.50 a minute (one minute minimum call charge). See the number checker above for more details.
  • Using your phone while abroad

    If you want to pay less to make and receive calls while you're outside the UK, opt into Vodafone Passport. It lets you take your home price plan with you to over 35 European countries, plus Australia and New Zealand. Here's what you'll pay for calls abroad if you don't have Vodafone Passport.

    We've split the world into four simple zones — making it easier for you to see call and text costs. Not sure which zone the country you're going to is in? See our going abroad pages.

    Calls


    Zone Make Calls Receive Call
    Europe 36p a minute (charged by the second after first 30 seconds) 11p a minute (charged by the second)
    Asia Pacific 80p a minute (charged per minute) 75p a minute (charged by the second)
    USA and Canada £1.35 a minute (charged per minute) £1.00 a minute (charged per minute)
    Rest of the world £1.65 a minute (charged per minute) £1.30 a minute (charged by the second)

    Text


    Zone Send texts Send Picture Message
    Europe 11p 36p
    Asia Pacific 49p 36p
    USA and Canada 49p 36p
    Rest of the world 49p 36p

Save money on Pay as you go with Vodafone Freebees

Choose to opt in to or buy one of our great-value Vodafone Freebees and you'll save money on our standard Vodafone simply Pay as you go charges.

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