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WLM21

Hi folks !

Could anybody please advise on the current best deal for a new iPhone, which my son want s to buy for himself.

We use Quidco and Topcashback, so if there are deals using either of these sites, please mention them.

Many thanks !

fairenough786

grumbler wrote: »

"Reasonable" depends on your budget.

The cheapest is probably Samsung Galaxy Apollo (refurb) for £29.9+£10 at Mobiles.co.uk.
Samsung Galaxy Europe (refurb) is £39+£10 from e2save.
Galaxy Mini is 24x£7.50 with reasonable allowances and £60 quidco cashback at Tesco Mobile.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro White is 24x£10
HTC Explorer is £100 at Play.com
SE Xperia X8 is £99 at Prepaymania.
Orange San Francisco is about £90 and is easy to unlock.
OSF2 and T-Mobile Vivacity are about £100, but more difficult to unlock.
Acer Liquid Metal was about £135 recently at Exansis, but discontinued there.

IMHO, OSF2 / Vivacity and Acer LM are the best value for money.

Use http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4347&idPhone2=4102 to compare various phones

Hi Grumbler..

Thank you much. You have covered many aspects of my query but when you say " The cheapest is probably Samsung Galaxy Apollo (refurb) for £29.9+£10 at Mobiles.co.uk.
Samsung Galaxy Europe (refurb) is £39+£10 from e2save.....

...what do you mean by £10 ? is that the top up i will have to do every month ? will these phones be unlocked or will i have to have them unlocked ?? this price seems reasonable to me or my budget is about £49-£69, not more i am afraid...i know i am asking for the world for nothing.
Please advise...
thank you so much again.

grumbler

£10 is one-off topup when buying a PAYG phone. If you don't need it, you can convert £10 credit into £6 via getpoundsback.

All phones from mobiles.co.uk/e2save/osps/cpw are normally unlocked unless they explicitly state otherwise.

That said, both Apollo and Europa seem to be OOS, but you can place an order:
http://www.mobiles .co.uk/three-samsung-galaxy-apollo-refurbished-pay-as-you-go.html?refer=awinm-47868&utm_source=awin&utm_medium=AFF&utm_term=awinlink&utm_content=47868&isaffiliate=1

https://www.secure-mobiles.com/checkout/checkout.php?buy=YTo4OntzOjg6InByaWNlX2lkIjtzOjc6Ijg2MjQxNzkiO3M6Njoid2xjb2RlIjtzOjU6InRvcDEwIjtzOjk6ImlwYWRkcmVzcyI7czoxMzoiODQuNDUuMTg3LjIxNyI7czoxNToiYWZmaWxpYXRlc291cmNlIjtzOjI3OiJlMnNhdmV8OTQ2MTczOWU0NzM4ZjBlZDU3YmMiO3M6ODoiZTJ1bmlxdWUiO3M6MjY6InRvaThvaHNlOWM2MXVubGJmbWtsa3BrZDM1IjtzOjY6ImFiVGVzdCI7TjtzOjExOiJpc2FmZmlsaWF0ZSI7aToxO3M6NjoicmFuZG9tIjtpOjEzMzM1MzYyNTA7fQ%3D%3D

smartphone

Hi WLM21, would this be for a contract or to buy the iPhone outright?

WLM21

smartphone wrote: »

Hi WLM21, would this be for a contract or to buy the iPhone outright?

Probably on a contract .. as he's paying

.. but if there's a good deal by buying, even the previous iPhone (whatever number it is) and getting a SIM with unlimited data access.

thanks !

grumbler

http://giffgaff.com/index/offer ?

Old news, sorry...
Hope the link you wanted to post had nothing to do with £5 free credit.

sticher

Hi, my son (18 years old) is looking for a good deal when his current O2 one ends in May.

He isnt fussed by what phone, but wants to be able to access the internet and have unlimited/high amount of texts. Minutes are not important to him either really.

I know i can get a better deal by haggling with O2 when his contract is up rather than changing provider - but I need an idea of what is a realistic bargaining deal to start with.

I have searched around a bit but have no real idea of what is a good deal. His one is currently costing £10/month and he has 50 mins, unlimited texts but no internet. Would it be better to stay with o2 or is there a better deal around.

Thanks for any suggestions.
Fiona

grumbler

sticher wrote: »

I know i can get a better deal by haggling with O2 when his contract is up rather than changing provider

I wouldn't be so sure about this.

- but I need an idea of what is a realistic bargaining deal to start with.

I have searched around a bit but have no real idea of what is a good deal. His one is currently costing £10/month and he has 50 mins, unlimited texts but no internet.

Without a new phone for £10 he can get 250m+Unltd+Unltd on giffgaff PAYG that use the same O2 network.

Would it be better to stay with o2 or is there a better deal around.

IMHO, the latter.

sticher

Hi grumbler, thanks for your quick reply.

I possibly didnt make it clear in my post but he does need a new phone - just isnt fussy which one. Are there any good deals around where he could get all he wants plus a new phone for £10 or less?

Thanks again.

Fiona

grumbler

Loads: http://www.omio .com/deals - select the Monthly Cost "Up to £10".

However, often it is better to buy a phone sim-free or PAYG and use it on PAYG or sim-only contract.