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wheres the best place to buy a mobile phone without having to buy airtime

All i can seem to find is shops selling mobiles with airtime .. where can i get a phone without airtime - thanks.

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  • totalsolutions
    totalsolutions Posts: 3,110 Forumite
    Plenty of old phones laying in drawers I guess.
  • M4RKM
    M4RKM Posts: 5,132 Forumite
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    you can buy a sim free phone. They are sold without any airtime. Carphone Warehouse does them, but they are considerably more expensive than, say a PAYG version of the phone.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,439 Community Admin
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    You generally have to buy air time so that you are not deemed as a "box breaker". Google the term "box breaker" and you'll see what i mean :)
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  • dorey69
    dorey69 Posts: 29 Forumite
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    try the LINK on line. mobile fone shop with allsorts of deals for any network and lots of choices for you to decide. :rotfl:
  • Laz123
    Laz123 Posts: 1,742 Forumite
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    Lidl's have a sim free and unlocked W388 for £29.99 from this Thurs. This is the type I want then I'll get a sim from say Orange for payas you go.
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