cheapest PAYG handset?

19lottie82

looking for something that can be used as a back up emergency phone, basic phone will do, will need a top up too.

any suggestions?

thanks :T

Upsidedown_Bear

Is 99p cheap enough?

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phones/nokia-105/ppay?colourCode=BLUE&intcmp=PAYG_Nokia105_99p_180214

balletshoes

I paid something like £2.99 from carphonewarehouse (plus £10 top-up with 02 which is still going strong and has credit still on it 10 months after I bought it) for my dinky little Samsung flip-phone - it doesn't have extra ringtones, it doesn't connect to the internet, nowt fancy about it, but its cute and i've used it abroad with the 02 credit no problem at all . As its from carphonewarehouse, its unlocked too.

eta - if you've been a carphonewarehouse customer before, you might be able to get the handset upgrade price, rather than the new sim handset price - I qualify as I have bought handsets with sims there in the past (although the most recent one was about 4 years ago).

19lottie82

nice one just what I was looking for, thanks very much

Upsidedown_Bear

espresso wrote: »

99p + £20 top up is not cheap!

The OP asked for the cheapest PAYG handset plus top up.

If you know of anything cheaper please post details.

balletshoes

espresso wrote: »

Searching for a couple of minutes, this one here is £10 with a £5 minimum top up, so it is cheaper.

Alternatively unlock it and get an even cheaper i.e. £2 top up.

i see where you're going in that as a total with the handset and the top up, its cheaper initial outlay - but if the OP wants a top-up and will use it eventually, the phone is actually cheaper if its 99p compared to £10 for the handset.

grumbler

CPW PAYG upgrades (no topup needed) is the cheapest place to look if you (or a friend) qualify. With TCB/quidco you'll get paid for getting a cheap handset. And it'll be unlocked.

Neil49

I bought a Nokia 106 from Asda 2 weeks ago for £5 and it included a £1 EE sim card in the box. It's locked to EE. They also had an Alcatel for £4, also locked to EE, but I don't know whether it came with the sim.