Can you buy a PAYG phone and then use a contract SIM?

WelshBurty

Can you buy a pay-as-you-go phone and then insert a contract SIM?

O2 offer a SIM only contract for £10/month giving 100min/mth + unlimited texts

For £15/month (24 month contract) they offer the same deal but throw in a phone, i.e. for an extra £120

One of they phones they offer with the £15 phone deal can be picked up for £70 pay-as-you-go.

i.e. Can I just get a £70 PAYG phone + £10/mth SIM contract and save £50 over the course of 2 years?

Silk

Yes you can ..providing it's an O2 phone or an unlocked one

Ypaymore

Tesco Mobile (piggy backing on O2) do the same sim only contract deal for £6 a month. So if you get the payg phone unlocked or if you can get it on Tesco for a similar price your save more money.

http://www.tescomobilepaymonthly.com/sim-only-deals/

Mrs_Ryan

Yes - I'm on Voda SIM only with a Voda PAYG phone. assume it works the same way.

WelshBurty

Ypaymore wrote: »

Tesco Mobile (piggy backing on O2) do the same sim only contract deal for £6 a month. So if you get the payg phone unlocked or if you can get it on Tesco for a similar price your save more money.

http://www.tescomobilepaymonthly.com/sim-only-deals/

I also have O2 broadband, and as I have an O2 mobile I get broadband at £7.50/mth.

If I go to a Tesco (O2 network) contract would the same broadband deal apply?

Inner_Zone

No. Just because Tesco piggyback off O2 it does not mean you pay your mobile bill to O2.

WelshBurty

Thanks everyone, most appreciated.