Best deal for calls and texts only

double_dutchy

Argos don't make it easy.....

When I look up the item now here:

Buy Vodafone Nokia 105 4G Mobile Phone - Charcoal | Pay as you go phones | Argos

Under "About this Product" the very first item says:

"This product is supplied without a charging device"

but further down under "Box contents" it says:

"Cable, Charger and Quick start guide.
 USB charger and cable included."

Also although it does say that you need to buy the £10 topup, i.e.

• Handset must be purchased with £10 airtime. This will automatically be added to your transaction. Handset not available without airtime.

When I actually add it to the basket it seems I can buy without and the airtime is simply "optional"

double_dutchy

.....when you read the questions and answers for the product there is more than one answer that says a charger is included....but there are contradictory answers about whether the phone is unlocked (seemingly from Argos staff) some say it is, others say it isn't.

I've purchased one for £9.99 anyway. Let's see what I get - if I don't like it then I'll take it back for a refund.

SpanishBlue

double_dutchy said:

.....when you read the questions and answers for the product there is more than one answer that says a charger is included....but there are contradictory answers about whether the phone is unlocked (seemingly from Argos staff) some say it is, others say it isn't.

I've purchased one for £9.99 anyway. Let's see what I get - if I don't like it then I'll take it back for a refund.

Since December 2021, mobile firms are no longer allowed to lock phones to their network.

double_dutchy

Update - I purchased the Nokia 105 4g mobile from Argos for £9.99 (I see the price has now gone up to £13.50).

I didn't have to buy the £10 top-up. Mobile comes with charger and vodaphone sim card, although I'm going to get a sim card from asda instead as above.

Seems like a good phone for the price. It even has a radio and very limited internet access as well as two sim card slots.

Some of the settings are not very intuitive. Keypad kept locking and I spent ages working out how to turn the lock off, still some setting to work out, e.g. how to store numbers.

Murmansk

flaneurs_lobster said:

Bought at Argos? For £9.99?

Yes indeed!

movedto03

Presumably it's the 2021 version not the 2023 version?

Murmansk

movedto03 said:

Presumably it's the 2021 version not the 2023 version?

I'm not sure but this is the link to it and it has gone up by £3.50!
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3100660?clickOrigin=searchbar:home:sku:3100660

movedto03

On that page, it says 2023. 

Murmansk

movedto03 said:

On that page, it says 2023. 

Fair enough, bit of a bargain then!

double_dutchy

Murmansk said:

I'm not sure but this is the link to it and it has gone up by £3.50!

Yes, I commented on that in my post above - I bought one a week ago (2023 version) for £9.99 but within a few days the price went up!

To top it off I used the MSE guide for best sim only deals here:

Best Sim Only Deals - Compare Cheap Contracts - MSE

....and I now have a lebara sim with unlimited text and calls for 85p a month for the first 8 months