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Tesco Mobile Pay Monthly Tariff Charges

For an everyday tariff with half-price calls and texts to your 5 favourite numbers, choose Tesco Mobile Pay Monthly Tariff.

Local and National charges - Using your mobile in the UK for UK calls & texts

Calls (to any UK mobile or standard UK fixed-line numbers 01, 02, 03) - anytime20p /min
Texts (to any UK mobile or standard UK fixed-line numbers 01, 02, 03) - anytime10p /message
Listen to Voicemail - 90510p /min
Video calling50p /min
MMS picture messaging25p /message
WAP (not GPRS)10p /min
WAP over GPRS from 1.9.2005£4 per Mb
Tesco Directory enquiries - 11832350p /min
Tesco International Directory enquiries£1.49 /min
Customer Care from handset - 445520p a call
Customer Care from fixed-lineCalls cost 7p, plus up to 2p per minute for BT Calling Plans. Calls may be recorded.
05 Calls20p/min
0844 / 0845 / 0870 / 080 / 084 numbers
20p / min
0843 / 0871 / 0873 numbers
From 20p / min/call
Premium rate calls - 090 / 091From 50p /min/call
Personal numbers - 07050p /min
Top-up via handset - 4444FREE
Top-up via fixed-lineCalls cost 7p, plus up to 2p per minute for BT Calling Plans.Calls may be recorded.
999 or 112FREE
Traffic news45p /min
50% discount on 5 favourite standard UK mobile or fixed-line (01, 02, 03) numbers
 5 favourite numbersall other numbers
Calls10p/min20p/min
Texts5p10p
Click here for full 'favourite numbers' terms and conditions
Using your mobile abroad

CLICK HERE to view our country tariff selector.


How to find out the cost of calls when you are abroad:

1. Check which REGION the country you are Calling FROM is in - You can make calls on Tesco Mobile from Countries in bold type & those with an * need a special tri-band handset

2. Find the column for that region in the tariff table below

3. Check which REGION the country you are Calling TO is in - If you don't see your country then it probably comes under 'Rest of the World' in Region 4

4. Find the row across it relates to

5. Where the column and the row meet is the price you pay per minute

Remember: You can call on Tesco Mobile FROM countries listed in BOLD TYPE
REGION 1
EU
Calling TO UK fixed-line & UK mobile (wherever it is).
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus (South), Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Norway, Lithuania,Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Azores, Madeira, San MARINO, Slovenia, Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Vatican City
REGION 2Cyprus(North), Switzerland, Turkey
REGION 3Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Puerto Rico *, South Africa, US Virgin islands*, USA*
REGION 4Argentina, Armenia, Anguilla, Antigua *, Aruba *, Barbados *, Barbuda *, Bermuda *, Bonaire, Curaco, Brazil, Cayman Islands *,China, Croatia, Dominica *, Dominican Republic *, Egypt, Grenada *, Grenadines, Guadeloup (inc St Martin, St Barthelemy, Marie - Galante, The Saints, Desirade), Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Jamaica *, Kenya, Kuwait, Maldives, Mauritius, Morocco, Rest of World, Russia (Moscow), Serbia, Malaysia, Martinique, Montenegro, St Kitts and Nevis *, Samoa, Singapore, St Lucia *, St Vincent & the Grenadines *, Thailand, Tunisia, Turks & Caicos *, Trinidad and Tobego, UAE.
What is it you want to do?
Check the type of call or
REGION you are calling TO
Where are you? Check the REGION
you are calling FROM
 You can call on Tesco Mobile from
countries in BOLD TYPE
 REGION 1 EUREGION 2REGION 3REGION 4
UK fixed-lines (01, 02, 03), and UK mobiles wherever they are & REGION 1 EU35p /min69p /min89p /min£1.49 /min
REGION 259p /min79p /min99p /min£1.49 /min
REGION 369p /min89p /min£1.29 /min£1.49 /min
REGION 4£1.49 /min£1.49 /min£1.49 /min£1.49 /min
Receive a call15p /min69p /min89p /min£1.49 /min
Text the UK or any other country11p /message40p /message40p /message40p /message
MMS picture messaging25p /message
Listen to Voicemail - 90535p /min69p /min89p /min£1.49 /min
Calling number retrieval (1471 service)35p /min69p /min89p /min£1.49 /min
Customer Care - 4455
(0845 301 4455)
35p /min69p /min89p /min£1.49 /min
WAP40p /min69p /min89p /min£1.49 /min
WAP over GPRS£4 per MB£8 per MB         £8 per MB         £8 per MB
Top-up via handset - 4444FREE
Turn Voice Mail On/Off - 2905/ 2915FREE
Checking your balance - *#10#FREE
Tesco UK Directory enquiries - 118 323£1.49 /min
Tesco International Directory enquiries - 118 322£1.49 /min
UK Premium Services£2.99 /min

International zone † charges - Calling and texting International numbers

Calls from the UK to Zone 1
(standard fixed-line or mobile)
(50 most called countries)
20p /min
Calls from the UK to Zone 2
(standard fixed-line or mobile)
40p /min
Calls from the UK to Zone 3
(standard fixed-line or mobile)
£1.49 /min
Texts to International mobile20p /message
30 day Bundles of Calls and Texts
Bundle NameNumber of minutes/ TextsCost of BundleCost to 01, 02, 03, UK mobile per minute/ text
Calls 25

25 minutes

£2.50

10p

Calls 50

50 minutes

£5.00

10p

Text 50

50 Texts

£2.50

5p

Text 100

100 Texts

£5.00

5p

Text 200

200 Texts

£10.00

5p

Click here for more information on Bundles and Terms & Conditions,
or dial 2709 from your Tesco Mobile handset.
Quick dialsIn UKIn EUIn rest of the world
2701Tesco offers

FREE

n/a

n/a

2702How do I?

FREE

89p

£1.49

2708Turn off location

FREE

n/a

n/a

282Registration

FREE

n/a

n/a

2905Voicemail on

FREE

FREE

FREE

2915Voicemail off

FREE

FREE

FREE

1471Last received call

FREE

35p

£1.49

*#10#Balance enquiry

FREE

FREE

FREE

Minimum call charges

Standard local, national or international call from the UK10p then 1 second increments
Standard calls Region 1 EU18p, then 1 second increments
Standard calls Regions 2, 3 and 41 minute to make a call, 1 minute to receive a call, then 1 second increments
Tesco Directory enquiries1 minute, then 1 second increments
† Premium rate and other directory enquiriesCharges differ by service provider and calls and any interconnects may be charged
  • Minimum call charge, then 1 second increments
  • 1 minute, then 1 second increments
  • charges as whole minutes
  • priced per call
Please see service provider for details

Other charges

Please contact Customer care on 0845 301 4455* or call 4455 from your Tesco Mobile for further information on the qualifying period, applicable conditions and charges.

Then after Call charges are inclusive of VAT where applicable.

Flexible credit and call charges

The following numbers are not included in your Flexible Credit and their charges:

Calls starting 05, 08, 07744 or 07755, 078225, 079879, 078730, 078931, 079118, 079112, 078930, 078921, 077000, 079245, 079246. Other non-standard or "special" 07 numbers (i.e. are not used to provide mobile services, including 07 numbers allocated to network operators in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Mann), 076 numbers and 070 numbers.

† International zones
Zone 1 - Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, British Virgin Islands, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Zimbabwe.

Zone 2 - Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Ascension, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Diego Garcia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, La reunion, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, North Mariana Islands, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Rodriguez Islands, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa US, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikstan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkmenistan, Turks & Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia.

Zone 3 - Afghanistan, Cook Islands, Cuba, East Timor, Falklands, Greenland, Guinea, Kiribati, Korea North, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa West, Sao Tome & Principe, Solomon Islands, Somalia, St Helena, Suriname, Thuraya Iridium (satellite network), Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam.