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Cheapest mobile phone on a contract

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medical
medical Posts: 379 Forumite
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Pls i am looking for a phone for my teenage son aon a contract
i found this deal with virgin media for £8.50 a month 100mins and 100 texts with a free LG or any of 6 other phones in the deal

1) what do you think of this deal?
2) is vigin network better than three
many thanks
medical

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  • Wookey
    Wookey Posts: 812 Forumite
    If you have an old phone you can get a sim only monthly contract or purchase a payg phone and stick a monthly sim in it. Big advantage with sim only is there a 30 day rolling contract so no 12-24 month tied down contracts.

    Vodafones http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/sim-only-plans/all-sim-plans

    Vigins http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/paymonthlySimOnly.do

    Orange http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/paymsim

    T mobile http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-phones/sim-card/pay-monthly/

    O2 http://shop.o2.co.uk/sim-only-simplicity

    I've no experience of virgin mobile so can't comment on their service.
    Norn Iron Club member No 353
  • mazza111
    mazza111 Posts: 6,327 Forumite
    Quite happy with what i get with virgin 300 mins and 300 txts for £10 a month, this is one of their old deals which I have kept going. Coverage isn't the best since i moved to this house, but on the whole, ok.
    4 Stones and 0 pounds or 25.4kg lighter :j
  • I have this deal,it's ok but I have to warn you the rates are very expensive when it runs over I've had a few bills for £60+ for next to no calls.
  • cobra
    cobra Posts: 130 Forumite
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    medical wrote: »
    Pls i am looking for a phone for my teenage son aon a contract
    i found this deal with virgin media for £8.50 a month 100mins and 100 texts with a free LG or any of 6 other phones in the deal

    1) what do you think of this deal?
    2) is vigin network better than three
    many thanks
    medical

    I have been told that Virgin uses T-mobile's network which is not very good in certain areas.

    You can get further discount if you are a Virgin Media customer.
    Read it all here:


    http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/bundles/virginmobileoffer.html

    Great SIM Only Pay Monthly deals for Virgin Media customers

    We've added extra benefits, like free minutes or texts, or reduced the price of our normal tariffs. And with SIM Only there’s no need to top up! We’ll simply debit your account each month for the cost of your monthly package, plus anything else you spend.
    Virgin Media
    Tariffs
    Monthly
    Cost
    MinutesTexts SIM Card
    Cost
    Virgin Media Customer Offer* Virgin Media £12£12300500 FREE £3 off Virgin Media £15£15400700 FREE Extra 100 mins, 200 texts Virgin Media £20£20600600 FREE £5 off Virgin Media £25£25800800 FREE Extra 200 mins, 200 texts Virgin Media £30£3010001000 FREE Extra 250 mins, 250 texts
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