Compared
PhoneSavvy vs ringyard for prison calls
Both give you a UK landline number for prison calls. It goes on their phone list. The person inside pays the landline rate either way. What differs is what you pay to take the calls.
Checked against PhoneSavvy's own site.
Which costs less
We do, at any amount of talking.
Both are one price a month, however long you talk.
PhoneSavvy sells a flat plan at £24.99 a month. Ours is £20. That is 20% less for the same unlimited calls.
Side by side
What each plan costs.
We priced each plan for an hour of calls a day. That is 1,800 minutes a month.
| Plan | A month, at an hour a day | What you pay |
|---|---|---|
| ringyard | £20 | £20 a month, unlimited |
| PhoneSavvy | £24.99 | £24.99 a month |
A virtual landline number that diverts to your mobile. Fair usage applies. No connection to FoneSavvy that we know of, despite the name.
Every PhoneSavvy figure here was read from their site on 27 August 2026. We have no link to them. We earn nothing either way. Tell us if one is out of date. We will fix it.
The part that is not price
Theirs passes the call on. Ours does not.
PhoneSavvy passes your call on to reach you. Since 11 August 2026, that is the kind of number prisons are told to restrict — it can be refused when it is put forward, or taken off the list after it was approved.[3, 7.9]
No riskStop any time
The person inside dials your ringyard number. It rings on the eSIM in your phone. Nothing is passed on.
Call forwardingWhat changed on 11 AugustWill it work on my phone?
Questions
Common questions.
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Is PhoneSavvy cheaper than ringyard?
No. PhoneSavvy charges £24.99 a month. ringyard is £20 a month for as many calls as you want.
Is there an alternative to PhoneSavvy?
Yes. Several services sell a landline number for prison calls. ringyard is one. A landline you already have at home costs nothing extra. Put that number on their list. Our compare page sets out every option.
What is the difference apart from price?
A PhoneSavvy number passes the call on to your mobile. Since 11 August 2026, that is the kind of number prisons are told to restrict. ringyard does not pass calls on. The number is a real line on your own phone.
Is FoneSavvy the same as PhoneSavvy?
No. They are two different companies with nearly the same name. PhoneSavvy: £24.99 a month. FoneSavvy: prepaid credit, 8.95p to 9.78p a minute. Each has its own page here.
Check us
- Interception, monitoring and security of prisoner communications policy framework. HM Prison and Probation Service / Ministry of Justice, issued 11 August 2026. Read 26 August 2026. Paragraph 7.9 points to a separate operations manual for exceptions. We have not read it. Read it yourself
£20 a month. That is the whole thing.
No term. Stop any time.