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What can i get for £15 a month

oysterman
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My contract with virgin is coming up for renewal this month. I pay £15 a month for 200 mins & 300 texts. This is good enough for me, but would like a package that includes internet now
. Been having a browse over the w/end, have noticed most of the phones are on 24 month contracts, is this the norm?

Where can i get the best deal for the amount of money i would like to spend.Cheers in advance
if i had known then what i know now
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  • BlueC
    BlueC Posts: 734 Forumite
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    giffgaff.com and choose their £10 or £15 goody bags. free unlimited internet and texts plus generous minutes. and no contract.
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    have noticed most of the phones are on 24 month contracts, is this the norm?
    I think most of phones are available on PAYG or sim-free as well.
  • spiro
    spiro Posts: 6,405 Forumite
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    The key question is - do you want a new phone or are you happy with the one you have already got?
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  • oysterman
    oysterman Posts: 749 Forumite
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    Sorry, in a hurry first thing this morning. Looking fo a new phone.

    Spoke to virgin earlier & they have offered me a,

    Desire- 200 mins, Unlimited texts 1.GB & free virgin to virgin for £20 a month or

    Wildfire with the same contract for £15 a month, both on 24 mth contracts.

    Are these any good or could i haggle a bit harder.
    if i had known then what i know now
  • ivinsp
    ivinsp Posts: 272 Forumite
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    I'd also recommend giffgaff if you are happy with your current handset

    payg, uses o2's signal

    £10 goodybag will get you 250 xnet mins, unlimited texts/data (no fup, although they may have a word if you rack up a large amount of data ie 20GB a month)

    Have been with them a year and good service
  • albionrovers
    albionrovers Posts: 2,028 Forumite
    My daughter has a Blackberry Curve on Tescomobile - £50/handset; 250 mins; 5000 txts; 500MB data (Blackberry compressed data thingy) - £15/month. Same deal with free phone = £20/month.
  • albionrovers
    albionrovers Posts: 2,028 Forumite
    Also meant to say - my other daughter has a free Samsung Wave (MK 1) with 100 mins/5000txts/1G data for £10/month.

    Both daughter's deals still available at Tescos.
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    edited 3 May 2011 at 4:44PM
    oysterman wrote: »
    Desire- 200 mins, Unlimited texts 1.GB & free virgin to virgin for £20 a month or
    For £20.42 (£19.57 after redemption; also £80.80 TCB cashback possibly) you can get much more expensive Desire HD with 300m+300t+Unltd/500Mb (affordablemobiles.co.uk, t-mobile).
    Wildfire with the same contract for £15 a month, both on 24 mth contracts.
    For £15.32 you can get 300+300+Unltd/500 with some valuable 'gift' and £40.40 TCB cashback at mobiles.co.uk (t-mobile).
  • natasha8642
    natasha8642 Posts: 265 Forumite
    grumbler wrote: »
    http://www.affordablemobiles.co.uk/contract-mobile-phones/t-mobile/mrc_pound20/htc/desire_hd/16503583.html?source=afff&source=afff&affid=230&source=webgains&siteid=20363 (courtesy of HUD)

    I can't find it from the homepage too. Probably this is some affiliate deal and it may not work with TCB, but it is worth trying.

    Many thanks for the link.
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  • tardis1
    tardis1 Posts: 25 Forumite
    For £20 a month (24 month contract) tesco mobile will give you a free Samsung Wave, 5000 texts, 750 minutes, and 1GB internet.
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