Pay monthly call charges
See what you’ll pay each month
If you joined us on Pay monthly after 31 May 2011, here's what you can expect to pay for your calls and texts. See our price plan guide for more details.
Find out how you can save money on calls, messaging and internet – whether at home or abroad.
Standard UK call and text charges
You only start paying standard charges when you've used up all your monthly allowance of minutes.
| Description | Cost (one-minute minimum call charge) |
|---|---|
| Calls to any Vodafone UK mobile, standard UK landline (starting 01,02 or 03) and UK voicemail | 35p a minute |
| Calls to any Channel Islands and Isle of Man mobile and landline (starting 01481, 01534 or 01624) | 36p a minute |
| Calls to other UK mobile networks | 35p a minute |
| Standard UK text message | 12p a text |
| Standard UK picture message | 37p a message |
| Standard UK video message | 62p a message |
| Video calling to any Vodafone UK mobile | 36p a minute |
| Video calling to other UK mobile networks | 57p a minute |
| Video calling to international mobile networks | 57p a minute |
Non-geographic call charges
Normally starting with 08, non-geographic numbers are often helplines for organisations like banks, insurance companies and utilities and charities. There are a few special 07 numbers too. None of these are usually included in your plan's monthly minute allowance.
| Description | Cost |
|---|---|
| Non-geographic numbers starting 0500, 0800 or 0808 | 14p a minute (one-minute minimum call charge) |
| Non-geographic numbers starting 0844 or 0871 | 35p a minute (one-minute minimum call charge) |
| Non-geographic numbers starting 0845, 0870 | 14p a minute (one-minute minimum call charge) |
| Charity numbers | Free |
| Radio-paging services (starting 076) | 51.1p a call |
| Personal numbering services (starting 070) | 66.4p a minute (one-minute minimum call charge) |
| Call forwarding services (e.g. 07744, 07755) | 36p a minute (one-minute minimum call charge) |
Premium rate charges
Premium rate numbers usually start with 09. They're used for information or dating services, chat lines or voting on TV shows like 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
| Prefix of telephone number | Cost |
|---|---|
| Premium rate services (starting 09) | 60p to £2.10. Please see the 09 number checker at the bottom of this page for details on which numbers are charged for a call and which are charged by the minute. Please note that there is a one-minute minimum call charge. |
| Voice short codes. These are usually 5-7 numbers long and used for TV or radio shows, competition lines and information services. The service provider will let you know the cost of the call. | Free to £2.00 every minute (one-minute call charge) |
| Use the 09 and 118 cost checker to see what you'll need to pay. | |
Directory Enquiries (DQ) call charges
Here are some options if you need to find a number you don't know.
| Description | Cost |
|---|---|
| Calls to Vodafone’s preferred directory enquiry number (118 881) | 85p a minute (one-minute minimum call charge) |
| Calls to directory enquiries numbers (118) | 85p to £3.25 a minute (one-minute minimum call charge). See the 118 number checker at the bottom of this page for more details. |
| For International directory enquiries call 118661 | £3.00 a minute (one minute minimum call charge). See the number checker at the bottom of this page for more details. |
Using your phone abroad
It's easy to keep an eye on your spending when you use your phone overseas.
Internet charges
| Description | Cost |
|---|---|
| UK internet use on plans without internet included | Pay just £1 on the days you go online (a day runs from midnight to 11.59pm). Your £1 buys you 50MB. |
| Additional UK internet use on plans with internet included | Once you've used the internet included in your plan, you'll pay £5 for every 250MB of extra UK internet you use. |
| Save money on more internet with Vodafone Boost | Current allowance not enough? You can add an extra 2GB of internet to your plan for just £10 a month with Vodafone Boost. |
| Internet costs abroad | Using your phone abroad depends on the country you're visiting. |
| Save money on internet costs abroad | Travelling in Europe? You can save on business and personal calls with Vodafone EuroTraveller. It lets you use your UK price plan (excluding extras) in our Europe zone for just £3 a day – and you’ll only be charged on the days you use it. |
Ways to save
| Description | Cost |
|---|---|
| Make a lot of 08 calls? | You can get 300 minutes to call UK 08 numbers (including those starting 0800, 0845 and 0870) for just £2.50 a month. |
| Prefer pictures? | Send up to 100 picture messages in the UK for only £2.50 a month. Pay as little as 2.5p a picture – less than the standard charge of 37p. |
| Text abroad a lot? | Send 100 international texts overseas for just £5 a month. You'll pay as little as 5p per international text – a big saving on the standard charge of 25p. |
| Want more internet? | Current allowance not enough? You can add an extra 2GB of internet to your plan for just £10 a month with Vodafone Boost. |
| Enjoy unlimited calls between you and three others | Chat as much as you like with three other people. With Vodafone Family, one of you pays just £5 a month – and the others can call anyone else in the group for up to 60 minutes, without paying a penny. To opt in, log in to My Vodafone or call 34444 from your Vodafone mobile. |
| Want a bigger group? Get unlimited calls between you and five others | Chat as much as you like with five other people. With Vodafone Family, one of you pays just £7 a month – and the others can call anyone else in the group for up to 60 minutes, without paying a penny. To opt in, log in to My Vodafone or call 34444 from your Vodafone mobile. |
| Call abroad a lot? | Sit back and chat to friends worldwide, without worrying about the cost. With Vodafone International, you’ll pay as little as 5p a minute to call landline and mobile numbers abroad from the UK. Pay monthly Opt in and out of Vodafone International whenever you like for just £5 a month, and save up to 97% on calls. Just call 36888 free from your Vodafone mobile. |
| Take your price plan with you on holiday | Stay in touch when you're out of the country. Vodafone EuroTraveller gives you the freedom to take your UK price plan (excluding extras) with you anywhere in our Europe zone for just an extra £3 a day (midnight to 23:59, local time). So there's no need to worry about huge bills when you get home. |
| To add an extra onto your account simply contact our Customer Services team or pop into your nearest Vodafone store. | |
