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

Looking for the cheapest unlocked PAYG mobile

nobile
nobile Posts: 574 Forumite
in Mobiles
Going away for 3 weeks where I just need a mobile phone to make calls and nothing else. I'll be using a local SIM not anything from UK

It has to be unlocked. Nice simple Nokia with loads of battery life would be lovely.

Any ideas? Thanks

Comments

  • balletshoes
    balletshoes Posts: 16,610 Forumite
    carphone warehouse - all their cheap handsets are unlocked (you usually have to buy airtime top-up with it but I use that abroad etc until it runs out).

    Argos is usually the same kind of deal too.
  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I think i paid about £7 for my Nokia in Tesco.
    Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
    What it may grow to in time, I know not what.

    Daniel Defoe: 1725.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    A zillion mature Nokia's on eBay, if you want a more 'classic' handset. Usually starting at a fiver or less.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 8 September 2014 at 3:02PM
    nobile wrote: »
    Going away for 3 weeks where I just need a mobile phone to make calls and nothing else. I'll be using a local SIM not anything from UK
    Not all UK handsets (especially cheap ones) work everywhere in the world. In some places you need a tri-band one.
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
  • 354.2K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 247.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.4K Life & Family
  • 261.3K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K 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