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Can I just buy a phone with no plan

busiscoming2
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Hi
I have a Vodaphone pay monthly (contract) sim card, The screen has gone funny and so need a new phone, will I be able to just go and buy a very cheap camera phone from the vodaphone shop?

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  • Jon_01
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    Any Voda payg phone will work with your sim, no problem.
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365
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    or buy a 'sim free'/unlocked phone and select any network you want at the end of your contract
  • xbrenx
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    Can you get sim free phones at places like Carphone Warehouse?
  • Snakeeyes21
    Snakeeyes21 Posts: 2,527 Forumite
    xbrenx wrote: »
    Can you get sim free phones at places like Carphone Warehouse?

    Most phones from carphonewarehouse are unlocked, unless they are only sold on one network or they are an exclusive to a particular network
  • sim free phones are more expensive as they are not subsidised by the networks, so the cheapest way would be to buy a pay as you go phone
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