Smart Phone Questions ?

icyajju

Need : Want to buy 1 smart phone which can work in India...

Why not to buy in India: As it costs more in India. For Ex: O2 XDA Exec 'll cost approx 375-400£ in India and no pay monthly plans exists.

Why buy in UK: As even taking pay monthly and breaking contract by paying in full 'll be cost effective.

For Ex: Take this site:
http://shop.uplands.co.uk/acatalog/XDA_EXEC.html
Pl search with "XDA EXEC on O2 B4B Lite Business Contract"

It 'll cost 100 £ + 14 * 12 (paying full for remaining months) = 268 £
Even from O2 site it comes at around 300£-325£.

More money can be saved by giving (selling) the SIM to 1 UK friend who is staying here for 1 year.

Analysis:

Why without a Pay Monthly Plan, the phone cost a lot... the reason may be is that the phones are subsidised because you pay the line rental with the company hoping that you will regularly pay over your phone bill each month.

So typically the Exec would sell for approx 400+ brand new without a line-rental.

The cheapest way should be that someone buys it on Pay Monthly scheme and you pay him/her 2/3 to 3/4 of the cost of the phone when bought new. You save 1/4 to 1/3 and he/she saves on line rental. The fall side is that person does not get a phone with the sim card but their are several friends who just want SIM as anyway spending around 10-20£ per month on pay as you go / pre paid SIM cards.

Suggestions solicited :

1) What should be the cheapest way to get smart phone (just instrument) in UK ? Whatever I searched no one sells just instrument in smart phones category, if sells then very costly so where and how to get cheapest pay monthly plan for ex on O2 XDA Exec ??
2) Any organised way in UK to sell pay monthly SIM cards and then selling the cell instruments thru ebay India or other places where there isn't any pay monthly options. Seems like a good side business opportunity and considering always favourable GBP Vs other countries currency chnaces of savings are more ??

Thanks,