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£8 Orange Alcatel OT-E201 Mobile Phone *Bank Holliday*

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Just thought I would let you all know that this bank holliday weekend Woolworths are reducing the price of their pay as you go Orange Alcatel OT-E201 Mobile phone down to £8 from £14.99

Theres some specification here
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  • alanclose
    alanclose Posts: 2,226 Forumite
    Do you still have to buy the £10 topup?
  • MTF_2
    MTF_2 Posts: 20 Forumite
    alanclose wrote: »
    Do you still have to buy the £10 topup?
    Yes, although they also have some orange sim card packs for 99p which are loaded with £10 worth of text credits.
    Began Comping July 2014

    09/07/14 - 14 x Multipower Bars :j
  • alanclose
    alanclose Posts: 2,226 Forumite
    I got one last time they were selling online for £9.99 with no topup and got £5 via quidco.

    Its a very basic phone with really poor battery life but it does the job.
  • elliotj
    elliotj Posts: 73 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    I brought one of these yesterday. Cost 8quid, and the box included an orange sim card, which is loaded with 1quid when you register (you have to register to get your phone number).

    There was NO requirement to buy any airtime, so 8quid total for a basic second phone! :beer:

    Havn't checked to see if it is locked to orange yet.

    Colour screen, some ringtones. Not bad as a spare, for festivals/nights out for those who are worried about loosing their contract phone, to keep in the glove box of the car, for kids or just those who need a phone to make calls and occasionally text.
  • Road_Hog
    Road_Hog Posts: 2,749 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    It will be locked, Orange lock every single phone bar none.

    There is no free unlock for this phone, so please factor in the cost if you want it for use on another network.
  • Fogg1969
    Fogg1969 Posts: 198 Forumite
    They don't lock their contract phones. I was using my wife's on holiday recently as I'd forgotten to take the charger for my O2 phone.
    ::Quidco.com - £1100 in 11 months. Kerr-ching! ::
  • reehsetin
    reehsetin Posts: 4,916 Forumite
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    Fogg1969 wrote: »
    They don't lock their contract phones. I was using my wife's on holiday recently as I'd forgotten to take the charger for my O2 phone.
    they do
    it may have been a generic handset which pops rarely and are unlocked
    Yes Your Dukeiness :D
  • alanclose
    alanclose Posts: 2,226 Forumite
    Every orange contract handset I have had has been locked to Orange
  • Horlock
    Horlock Posts: 1,027 Forumite
    Of course you could use the £1 credit, then recycle the phone with tesco for £20 worth of vouchers.
    There is no intelligent life out there ... ask any goldfish!
  • james123
    james123 Posts: 244 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    as regards to whether orange "lock" there handsets, 99 % of handsets that are sold directly from orange shops, or the orangeshop website ARE locked to orange, if however you have got your orange contract phone from somewhere like p4u or cpw then they are less likely to be locked




    hth
    Copy from one, it’s plagiarism; copy from two, it’s research.
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