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Best Sim Only deal (including Data)

thanku1
thanku1 Posts: 164 Forumite
100 Posts
Hi,

My current contract is going to expire with 3 soon.
I have rang there retention department and so far they have offer

£10- 600 Min
2000 3 to 3
and 1GB data

Are their any better deal out ?

What happen to those days when you have all the the above for fiver
Many Thanks

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  • Stuart_W
    Stuart_W Posts: 1,819 Forumite
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    thanku1 wrote: »
    Hi,
    Are their any better deal out ?

    Well, how long is a piece of string?

    It is impossible to advise unless you tell us what your requirement is in terms of minutes/texts/data.

    You can get a monthly contract for £1 if you want, but 30 mins 30 texts and 30MB might not be enough.
  • sdduk
    sdduk Posts: 1,444 Forumite
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    As i remember it was a lot more that a fiver for what been offered to you a few years ago

    i can remember getting 300mins evening and weekends and 100 text No Data and that was from O2 for £15 all you had was Contract and Payandgo No Sim only then.

    going back to the late 80s early 90s i had a cellnet contract which was 50p a min No texting just phone calls 0800 numbers was £1-2 a min

    Giffgaff is the only network that comes near to what you have been offered 250mins, unlimited text, unlimited data, gg to gg free calls
    £10mth Payandgo NO Contract.
    Nobody is Perfect. I am Nobody, therefore I am Perfect.
    :)
  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    Have a look at the SIM only deals available on each network, combined with Quidco cashback.

    I just got 300mins, 500MB and unlimited texts for £5.50/month on Orange (£10.50/month with £60 cashback).

    For 600mins, it would be £8.83/month (£15.50/mo + £80 cashback).
  • thanku1
    thanku1 Posts: 164 Forumite
    100 Posts
    Well I just had call back from them

    This is what they are offering base on

    24 Month Contract

    500x network
    2000 3 to 3
    500 MB Data

    Samsung Europa ( Although I said I don't want the phone)

    All this for £8.00 but I must sign up for 24 months
  • Stuart_W
    Stuart_W Posts: 1,819 Forumite
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    You still haven't said what you actually want in terms of minutes, texts and data.

    Is that £8 deal brilliant? If you use exactly 500MB of data, make 500 minutes of calls to other mobiles and exactly 2000 minutes of calls to other 3 mobiles, each and every month, and never exceed this, then it is absolutely brilliant.

    If you send one text, make one call, and never go on line, it's about £7.90/month too expensive.

    Give us a fighting chance to help you!

    What sort of minute/data/text allowances are you looking for?
  • MarkBargain
    MarkBargain Posts: 1,641 Forumite
    Three gave me 300 minutes/texts, 5000 3-to-3 minutes and 2.5GB of data recently for £5-a-month.
  • thanku1
    thanku1 Posts: 164 Forumite
    100 Posts
    Thanks I would be more than happy with this deal but I guess I have to just wait it out and see what happen
    Three gave me 300 minutes/texts, 5000 3-to-3 minutes and 2.5GB of data recently for £5-a-month.
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