cheap phone for facebook and txting

emmliss

hi
my partner is going into hospital for a major op in 2 weeks and will be in for 10-14 days ,well i wanted to buy a cheap mobile so they can txt and use facebook while they are there dont want to take the phone she normally uses incase it gets stolen so any ideas out there and yes cheaper the better plus whats the best deals for internet usage and txt via payg.

Techhead_2

If its just updating status and looking at their news feed then any handset with a browser will do. Personally, I would want at reasonable size screen. So you are looking at around the £50 mark.
If you go for O2 (text and web tariff )or Vodafone (new freebie) then you'll get 300 texts and 500megabytes plus the £10 to spend on calls/texts.
Alternatively, if you can get hold of an unlocked 2nd hand handset then you could get a pay and go giffgaff SIM. A £10 goodybag will give unlimited texts, unlimited internet and 150 minutes of calls.

emmliss

Techhead wrote: »

If its just updating status and looking at their news feed then any handset with a browser will do. Personally, I would want at reasonable size screen. So you are looking at around the £50 mark.
If you go for O2 (text and web tariff )or Vodafone (new freebie) then you'll get 300 texts and 500megabytes plus the £10 to spend on calls/texts.
Alternatively, if you can get hold of an unlocked 2nd hand handset then you could get a pay and go giffgaff SIM. A £10 goodybag will give unlimited texts, unlimited internet and 150 minutes of calls.

Many thanks just looked at giffgaff SIM and thats perfect have you used this sim whats the reception like?

Exhortation

Giffgaff use the O2 network, so if O2 reception is good then Giffgaff should be just as good.

emmliss

just found this phone on carphone warehouse im i correct in thinking that all there phones are unlocked great price for a cheap phone if i get it on o2 even if its not unlocked can i put a giffgaff sim in?

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/SAMSUNG-C3300-LIBRE/PPAY#rdReviewsContentTab

bevvy

i bought one of these today, still sealed as xmas present but quite sure it is unlocked, i didn't even need to buy the topup as i am already with o2 and they treated it as a upgrade, just needed my sim card.

emmliss

bevvy wrote: »

i bought one of these today, still sealed as xmas present but quite sure it is unlocked, i didn't even need to buy the topup as i am already with o2 and they treated it as a upgrade, just needed my sim card.

im with vodaphone and partner with 02 so what did u say so u didnt have to topup £10 and was it at carphone warehouse? got my giffgaff sim this morning in post so dont really want to pay the £10 topup any help would be great thanks

bevvy

emmliss wrote: »

im with vodaphone and partner with 02 so what did u say so u didnt have to topup £10 and was it at carphone warehouse? got my giffgaff sim this morning in post so dont really want to pay the £10 topup any help would be great thanks

Just said I was already with o2 and didn't want a new sim with topup, said that's fine I'll just be a upgrade and she just asked my mobile no, had a look at my sim and that was that, no problem at all. I've not opened it yet but £25 for a samsung touchscreen phone seems a really good deal.

emmliss

thanks went and brought 2 really good comes with a stylus too was on sale for 59.99 in shop but i said was 24.99 online and he let me have them for that price really happy