Guernsey mobile plans

20 June 2007 Guernsey

Now that Sure and Wave/JT are operating in both islands competition is heating up unless you want 3G in Guernsey because the government awarded the licence to somebody who doesn’t operate whilst refusing a licence to the biggest operator. Way to go.

Basic plans

Wave/JT should be commended for offering the same plan and rates across the islands.

Sure have some balancing to do between island and need to offer a lightweight plan below their basic £20 a month rental in Guernsey. They do offer cheaper rental pricing when taking out an 18 month contract however.

Both operators have a make-your-own-plan scheme available.

Locations Plan Months Price £ Minutes Texts Pictures Data KB
Gsy & Jsy Wave/JT 25/25 12 9.99 25 25
Gsy C&W Islander1 12 10.00 30
Jsy Sure 120 12 12.50 120 60 5
Gsy C&W Roamer 12 15.00 1002 1002
Gsy & Jsy Wave/JT 50/50 12 15.99 50 50
Gsy Sure 100 12 20.00 100 100 10 100
Gsy Sure 100 18 20.00 200 100 10 100
Gsy & Jsy Wave/JT 100/100 12 21.99 100 100
Gsy Sure 150 12 25.00 150 150 15 150
Jsy Sure 360 12 25.00 360 180 15
Gsy Sure 150 18 25.00 300 150 15 150
Gsy & Jsy Wave/JT 250/250 12 33.99 250 250
Gsy Sure 300 12 35.00 300 300 30 300
Gsy Sure 300 18 35.00 600 300 30 300
Gsy & Jsy Wave/JT 500/500 12 49.99 500 500
Gsy Sure 500 12 50.00 500 500 50 500
Jsy Sure 1000 12 50.00 1000 500 50
Gsy Sure 500 18 50.00 1000 500 50 500
Gsy & Jsy Wave/JT 1000/1000 12 69.99 1000 1000
  1. No roaming
  2. Minutes or texts, not both

Voice calls

Measured in £ per minute dependent on destination.

Destination Wave/JT Sure Gsy Sure Jsy
Local same network 0.07 0.10 0.10
Local other network 0.07-0.14 0.15 0.15
National land-line 0.10 0.10 0.10
National mobile 0.20 0.15 0.15
European land-line 0.20 0.20 0.25
European mobile 0.20 0.30 0.30
US & Canada 0.20 0.25 0.25
Rest of the world 0.20 0.75 0.99

Messaging

Measured in £ per-message independent of destination whilst you are on your home network.

Type Wave/JT Sure Gsy Sure Jsy
Text (non-premium) 0.07 0.10 0.06
Picture 0.20-0.80 0.25-0.30 0.25-0.50

Data packets

Measured in pence per kilobyte (KB).

Type Wave/JT Sure Gsy Sure Jsy
GPRS 0.293 0.100 0.100
3G 0.293 n/a n/a

Video calls

Measured in £ per minute dependent on destination and network.

Destination Wave/JT Sure Gsy Sure Jsy
Same network & island 0.07 n/a n/a
Same network 0.20 n/a n/a
National 0.45 n/a n/a
Same network 0.55 n/a n/a

[)amien

1 responses

  1. Avatar for John A

    Changed to Wave a while ago and the coverage and customer experience is far better than the abymissal treatment from C&W. Also, my top-up cards seem to last much longer. The feebel responses from C&W have made me laugh. Years of neglect is hard to recoever from.

    John A – 21 June 2007