Cheapest mobile to use with 3 sim?

quidsinquentin

Hi

I'm after a cheap mobile to use with a 3 sim card. The phone only needs to be able to receive calls as it's an old spare number that many friends/contacts have.

Has anyone spotted a decent deal for a 3 mobile, or a mobile that can easily be unlocked to use the 3 sim on? Really only looking to pay as little as possible.

I've looked on the 3 site but the cheapest appers to be around £30 (:eek: )

Cheers and have a good day! :beer:

QiQ

mattogier

Try your local Freecycle site - there are often FREE mobile phones on offer or if allowed you could post a wanted...

http://www.freecycle.org

and navigate to your local group.

quidsinquentin

Thanks - that's a good suggestion..... but I'm a bit uncomfortable asking for it free when I can pay for it.

But thanks anyway.

quidsinquentin

I must be getting old!

I've just realised that I should have asked for the cheapest mobile that can be easily unlocked to take a 3 sim??????

Would that work???

tillson

If you do buy a phone to use with 3 make sure that it is a 3G phone or else they will cut you off. According to the T&Cs, I think you are supposed to use only phones supplied by 3, but if you use a 3G enabled phone you should get away with it. I would check this if I were you.

mattogier

If you are only going to use it for incoming calls you could change to a PAYG taffiff on Virgin, say, maybe get a free or recon fone for under £20 and port the number across.

Magenta_Wolves

Definately ask on freecycle. Someone asked on our local group this week and as I've got 4 '3' phones in the dresser drawer (as I'm sure lots of people have) I offrered her one, but she didn't need it as lots of other people offered. So if you need one - I've still got 4!

quidsinquentin

Thanks folks, I'll follow those up!

will-in-estoril

What about Ebay?

http://listings.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsocmdZListingItemList?sofocus=pf&sbrftog=1&dfsp=1&socmd=ListingItemList&catref=C3&from=R2&satitle=&sacat=3312%26catref%3DC6&a14=-24&a6=-24&a33112=-24&a33113=33438&a35=-24&alist=a14%2Ca41%2Ca6%2Ca33112%2Ca33113%2Ca35&pfmode=1&reqtype=2&gcs=1609&pfid=2139&pf_query=&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D3&sadis=200&fpos=CW4+7QA&sabfmts=1&ga10244=10425&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fgtp=