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Help - on SIM only deal but need new mobile

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  • O.W.E.I
    O.W.E.I Posts: 413 Forumite
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    Thanks.
    I have a rolling one month SIM only contract - does it count as PAYG or Contract when looking for a new handset?
  • 5867dude
    5867dude Posts: 115 Forumite
    I would advise the Nokia 5230, which can be picked up for just £64.95+£10 topup from Carphone Warehouse.
  • O.W.E.I
    O.W.E.I Posts: 413 Forumite
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    Thanks, but I don't undertsand thie top up thing? I already have a rolling contract with Virgin.
    Is the Nokia 5230 better than the Samsung Genio?
  • Guys_Dad
    Guys_Dad Posts: 11,025 Forumite
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    O.W.E.I wrote: »
    Is the Nokia 5230 better than the Samsung Genio?

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If everyone thought the same, one of them would have been withdrawn due to lack of sales.
  • O.W.E.I
    O.W.E.I Posts: 413 Forumite
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    Guys_Dad wrote: »
    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If everyone thought the same, one of them would have been withdrawn due to lack of sales.

    ???
    I meant feature-wise...
  • Guys_Dad
    Guys_Dad Posts: 11,025 Forumite
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    O.W.E.I wrote: »
    ???
    I meant feature-wise...

    Same answer. But you could use a network or CPW company comparison site to compare You will be the only person who can decide what features you think most important, but do use Google to look for reviews by consumers and then distill the advice.
  • coolesticeking
    coolesticeking Posts: 744 Forumite
    loopy_lass wrote: »
    Also look at tesco although they work on the back of O2 i am led to beleive they are locked to tesco, but not 100% sure.

    Tesco do indeed lock the phones and charge £20 for an Unlocking Code unless you have been with them 12+ Months.
    David :)
    £1 of debt is too much for me!
  • O.W.E.I
    O.W.E.I Posts: 413 Forumite
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    Have I understood this right?

    Go to Carphone Warehouse and buy an unbranded and unlocked handset on PAYG with a £10 top up and then put my own Virgin SIM in, discard the SIM I've just bought (or save for Orange Wednesdays wahetever) and just use the new handset as normal?
  • Oscar_The_Grouch
    Oscar_The_Grouch Posts: 2,246 Forumite
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    O.W.E.I wrote: »
    Have I understood this right?

    Go to Carphone Warehouse and buy an unbranded and unlocked handset on PAYG with a £10 top up and then put my own Virgin SIM in, discard the SIM I've just bought (or save for Orange Wednesdays wahetever) and just use the new handset as normal?

    That's right
    In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad move.
    The late, great, Douglas Adams.
  • O.W.E.I
    O.W.E.I Posts: 413 Forumite
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    Thanks for your help!
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