cheapest PAYG? any network

emujuice

hi,
My mum's phone has finally died. She barely ever uses it and now it can't hold its charge. I'm looking for the cheapest possible mobile phone for her. any ideas? i'm annoyed to have missed the £10 phone on orange, anyone know of anything similar?
Cheers

before_hollywood

the cheapest phone i have seen is a motorola, i think it the c115 (?) for about £15 but to be honest i think it looks horrible.
on t-mobile there is the lg b2050 which is about £25 at asda (i have one and my virgin sims work in it as well)
voda have the sony ericcson t290 and sagem myx4 (what is on offer depends on where you go) both about £29.99
cheapest on orange is (i think) the nokia 1101, which is about £29 as well (very similar to the 1100.
the cheapest i have seen on o2 is an own branded one at about £60 in their store.
virgin have a few bargains- the siemens a65 and a62 i think they are, are both £19.99 each reconditioned- go to https://www.virgin.com/mobile and hit bargains and recondioned for the full range of recons.
there is a siemens a65 with £15 of airtime new for £29.99 in their 'full range of phones section.

emujuice

the c115 does look hideous but has a massive standby, which would be the most usefull thing for her. does anyone know anything about trading in old phones for money off at carphone warehouse? thanks

eileenfromplaistow

TJ Hughes has the C115 for £10 at the moment. Also, when the Orange £10 phones were being discussed before, I think it was said that CPW will give £10 trade-in for an old phone with charger (and instructions?).

TIGs

You don't say what network your mum was on but i know if you go to an O2 shop you get a discount for how long you've been a customer and if you take an old phone with a charger they'll give you £10 off with that too.

My partner managed to get £30 off his new phone in January with the discounts.

emujuice

thanks for that. i think she was t mobile. Anyway, i went for the cheap virgin phone. bought it as me with student discount. so £26.99 with £25 credit. bargainatious and pink!

eileenfromplaistow

And I bet you got her some really cute ringtones too!? Pink - eeeeewwwwwww