I want a cheap unlocked mobile, can you help?

LiveSimply

Hi, I don't particularly understand mobile phones other than I want a cheap (£5 or £10 if possible) unlocked (because I want to go with giffgaff for £5 a month) phone. I have looked on a couple of websites but they all seem to be linked with a provider eg Tesco mobile, EE, something like that. Does what I want exist? And where can I get it? Thanks.

forgotmyname

Supermarket, ASDA sell some cheapies at this time of year.

LiveSimply

Couldn't find any at Asda, but I've just realised Tesco don't sell any unlocked. The cheapest I have found is the Alcatel OneTouch for £20 at the Carphone Warehouse. Is that the cheapest I'm likely to find? This is my first new phone for about 10 years, and second ever phone, so I'm not really up to date with these things .

grumbler

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phones/nokia-105-v2/ppayupg?colourCode=BLACK

It's £4.99+£20 top-up, but you can use this £20 before going to giffgaff (why giffgaff?). Whatever SIM you buy it with, it's not locked, and after using £20 credit you can port the number to any other network if you wish.

Roland_Sausage

Nokia 105 about as basic as they come for £17.85 and will accept any SIM.

I realise Grumbler has posted the same thing and his is probably better, but if you're the kind of light user who might take a year to use the £20 credit that comes with it, then you might want to just buy this one for ease.

prowla

There was one EE were offering a couple of weeks ago, costing £19.99, but free if you bought £20 top-up.

I can't say how good the phone is though...

Norman_Castle

Check before buying. This should work with a giffgaff sim.

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/alcatel/20.45x/#contractType=payasyougo

Roger1

LiveSimply wrote: »

... I've just realised Tesco don't sell any unlocked.

Tesco Direct do.

The cheapest I have found is the Alcatel OneTouch for £20 at the Carphone Warehouse. Is that the cheapest I'm likely to find?

The Alcatel onetouch pixi 3? I bought two of those and paid with Tesco points during the double-up offer.

forgotmyname

LiveSimply wrote: »

Couldn't find any at Asda, but I've just realised Tesco don't sell any unlocked. The cheapest I have found is the Alcatel OneTouch for £20 at the Carphone Warehouse. Is that the cheapest I'm likely to find? This is my first new phone for about 10 years, and second ever phone, so I'm not really up to date with these things .

Alcatel onetouch 1013 £8, Nokia 108 £9.77, Alcatel onetouch 1016 £11.
All at ASDA. I presume Tesco will do the same.

roxy28

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Check before buying. This should work with a giffgaff sim.

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/alcatel/20.45x/#contractType=payasyougo

Would that phone be locked to O2

diamonds

roxy28 wrote: »

Would that phone be locked to O2

Yes, but GG sims work in o2 locked mobiles.