Mobile Phone

[Guest peter2b2002]

my wife is having trouble getting a pay as you go phone ,see doesn't want one with a contract as she only wants one for emergency, all phone people do is £10/month to be used that month use it or loose it any ony one know of a pay as you go ?

peter2b

[Guest Ian & Carole]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORANGE-SIM-CARD-10-PRE-LOADED-/250993115439?pt=UK_Mobile_Home_Phones_Sim_Cards_CV&hash=item3a705b012f

 

Peter I bought one of these about 3 years ago and popped it into an old phone, chucked it in the glove box of the car and I think it still has about £1.50 on it now.

[Guest Alan_builder]

As Ian says get yourself a Sim card.

 

If you phone is locked you need to get it unlocked if the sim is not the same as the original supplier. Some phones cant be unlocked because they are hardware set to the supplier. You need to find out first. You can buy a phone that is unlocked but they cost quite a bit as there is no subsidy from the air time supplier, and that tells you why the option is now PAYG monthly limit to service, the companies are making a loss on the handsets and on the exchange costs.

 

Look hard at the SIM deals.

[speedtripledan]

Try tesco i use them its a 30day rolling contract, not tied in and good value i pay £25 A month and get 1500mins 5000 texts 500mb data and can cancel it any time .

[lotusseven7]

Orange dolphin, i put 10 quid on it give free internet & 400 texts for 1 month but still stays topped up after that time so you can still make calls, i only top it up once every two months

[bullfist]

Have a look at http://giffgaff.com/ :10p/min phone calls, 6p/text. Credit doesn't expire until it is used up, will expire if there is no activity on sim for 6 months.

Just got myself a SIM, and am looking at 250mins, unlimited text, unlimited internet for £10per month

They also have a phone unlock section - don't know whether it's any good though

-Steve

[David S]

Virgin used to do a great deal where you only paid for what you used each month. They would take it by diret debit each month. Meant you never had to top it up and you never had to worry about running out of credit. Had that method for a long time with them but lost it on my last upgrade as had to go on a contract. Wish I could go back to it.

[Guest peter2b2002]

thanks guys

peter2b

[Guest Alan_builder]

Hi Peter,

 

I just looked at 3 and they do a SIM Zero, a month contract and you pay for what you use. Yes only pay for what you use.

[Guest david56]

if you buy a locked phone you can buy the unlock codes just do a google search for a supplier.

 

Just follow the instructions exactly.

 

Obviously this wont work on an expensive smart phone we have done this to loads of Nokia phones over the years.