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I need a really, really cheap, pay as you go mobile, any help?

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I want to get a really cheap mobile phone, a basic one for my ten year old son, just so I can keep in touch with him when hes out and about playing with his friends. Anyone know of any cheap, end of line or clearance offers anywhere?
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  • Heres one for £19.99 with £10 airtime from AMAZON
    sometimes you're the pigeon, sometimes you're the statue!

  • Teresa60
    Teresa60 Posts: 623 Forumite
    Ooh thanks edna_clouds thats just the sort of price and style I was looking for x
  • Zebedee69
    Zebedee69 Posts: 1,034 Forumite
    Keep an eye out in Carphone Warehouse too.

    I got a Siemens C115 in there. Cheap phone no camera or colour screan but it works. £7.99 with £10 free credit so I actually made £1.99

    My mum got the same offer a few months later in a different shop. Same phone and everything... Maybe hit the shops on the weekend and see what you might find...

    Siemens C115 is what your after.
  • Teresa60
    Teresa60 Posts: 623 Forumite
    I tried on the website but it is down at the moment, but that is really cheap!
  • Teresa60
    Teresa60 Posts: 623 Forumite
    Finally got on the carphone warehouse website, but no really cheapies such as you found for £7.99!!
  • virgo17
    virgo17 Posts: 982 Forumite
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    Teresa60 wrote:
    Finally got on the carphone warehouse website, but no really cheapies such as you found for £7.99!!
    CPW website seems to have big problems ATM.

    Very slow.

    V.
  • Zebedee69
    Zebedee69 Posts: 1,034 Forumite
    Hia!

    Iv a feeling you wont get this on the Website.... Had a little feeling it was a managers special (-;

    Still my mum got the very same deal not long after in another shop. Think it was in Bridgend. So these phones must be floating around waiting for new owners (-:

    My phone has been going for a year. Battery lasts for ages before a charge. My mums one broke after a few months but CFW changed it for another and get this..... They changed it for a Motorola phone with Camera!!! My mum was made up!

    So i guess these phones are around and about. Maybe try ebay??? other than that I dunno what to say.....
  • Teresa60 wrote:
    I want to get a really cheap mobile phone, a basic one for my ten year old son, just so I can keep in touch with him when hes out and about playing with his friends. Anyone know of any cheap, end of line or clearance offers anywhere?

    You can get a MOTOROLA C975 (not sure about the model) for £10 on the 3 network. You'd have to buy credit worth £30 but you'd need to top-up irrespective of the network.

    Hope this will be helpful.

    Or if you're an Ebayer, you can get the same phone for almost £5 (handset alone) and buy a 3 sim for £5!!:money:
  • HERES one for £29.95 with £30 of airtime on virgin... Go through quidco and get £5....... Can't be bad...:)
    sometimes you're the pigeon, sometimes you're the statue!

  • jayne26
    jayne26 Posts: 181 Forumite
    in savers stores ( DRUG STORE ) i saw a phone on payg for 14.99 with 10 pound airtime , i think it even had a camara in it, they had two styles , im going to try and get one today
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