Competitive Samsung Galaxy S II Contract/s?

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Hello fellow money savers,

Any advice/comments gratefully received please:

I've been trawling the internet and mobile phone shops all day and I'm still feel rather confused and overwhelmed!

I'm currently with T-Mobile and my contract is well overdue for renewal. I want to upgrade my phone to a Samsung Galaxy S II as this phone appears to have received excellent reviews and seems to be held in much higher regard than the iPhone 4. Does anyone have any views?

I've contacted T-Mobile and I do not feel the renewal deal they've offered to me is competitive - plus I would like to switch away since T-Mobile charge for voicemail retrieval (unless you buy an add on) which ends up costing me a small fortune each month and it would be good to get a new number too.

The best deals I've come across to meet my needs (I talk and text a fair bit!) are 24 month contracts with 3 and Orange (who both provide free voicemail retrieval):

3:
* Free phone
* £35 per month (incl VAT)
* 2,000 minutes
* 5,000 texts
* Unlimited data and internet access
* £20 voucher for phone accessories

Orange:
* Free phone
* £35 per month (incl VAT)
* 1200 minutes
* Unlimited texts
* 500 mb internet data - I've been advised this is a reasonable amount which I would be unlikely to exceed each month?

On paper, the 3 deal is much more competitive and represents the better deal. However, I've heard such mixed reviews about 3 (poor c/s, network coverage, contract termination, etc) that I'm not sure what to think and the fact that 3 undercuts other providers by quite a large amount also makes me slightly suspicious?
I've looked at network coverage which places 3 and Orange on a par - but if this is true, why do people still complain of poor coverage on 3?

Does anyone have any direct experience of both 3 and Orange and how they compare? I'm also looking to purchase a mobile broadband dongle and so if anyone knows of any good deals/discounts for purchasing this and a mobile phone contract together please let me know - although from what I can gather, this seems to make no difference to being able to negotiate a better deal. I'm feeling wary since a 24 month contract is quite a commitment. However, this seems the best/only way to get the best deals. The absolute maximum I would want to commit to per month would be £40.

Donut_Lover

After weeks of looking around and threatening to leave Orange, i walked into their shop yesterday and got the following deal for the Samasung Galaxy S2:

900 min
Unlimited text
Unlimited Internet
750mb
50 pic messaging
Wifi at BT hot spots (not sure what this is)

This was offered at £40 a month but a little birdie at the shop told me that orange offer a 25% discount to existing and new customers if they work for the Government or selected UK compnaies. This isnt heavily advertised as they dont want many people knowing. I managed to get all the above for £30 a month without having to pay anything for the phone. I knwo its not a good deal as what others were getting but its pretty reasonable.

JJ_Egan

Samsung Galaxy S II as this phone appears to have received excellent reviews and seems to be held in much higher regard than the iPhone 4. Does anyone have any views?

Yes but an answer generates pages of i hate Android or i hate Apple nonsense .

Plus its a much newer dual core phone than IP4 .


jje
SGS2

andrew133

Thats the best deal I could fine on it with O2 but maby paying a wee bit extra for vodaphone might be worth it
Mobiles.co.uk has a really good deal starting at 24 pound per month

theindiekid

£30 on Tesco Mobile.