We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

cheap mobile phone?

AngieT
AngieT Posts: 10 Forumite
in Mobiles
I have a basic contract for my son who has lost his phone ...have camncelled the sim and have a new one but want to get a cheap phone from somewhere - any ideas??

Comments

  • latecomer
    latecomer Posts: 4,331 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Ask around friends and family - most people have old phones kicking around after upgrades.
  • jon_r_2
    jon_r_2 Posts: 344 Forumite
    buy a cheapy payg phone from mobiles.co.uk they come unlocked but you do have to buy £10 top up for network of your choice,but still cheaper than ebay. hope that helps
    never put off buying a bargain today,it may be gone tomorrow
  • moneysaving_convert
    moneysaving_convert Posts: 37 Forumite
    asda do cheap unlocked basic Nokia PAYG phones for about £10 - my daughter has one. Perfectly good for making calls and texting.
    We put an O2 PAYG sim in
  • billy_the_kid_2
    billy_the_kid_2 Posts: 415 Forumite
    Carphone !!!!!house and phones4u are doing payg a mobile for 99p.
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.4K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.5K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 602.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178K Life & Family
  • 260.5K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture