Motorola PAYG for £5

bizarro15

Tesco are selling this phone for £15 but with £10 free credit on Tesco network ( via O2 I think?). You get the free voucher on your receipt when you buy it. Plus £1 free on the included SIM.
As people have said it's a very basic phone but ideal if you just want a simple "vanilla" package. The annoying voice prompts can (and should!) be turned off btw

Lee73

I just purchased one of these Brand new, boxed, phones from a seller on eBay ( prepaymania_shop) for a buy it now price of £4.99 with £5 p&p (Total £9.99), but he also puts a £5 credit onto the phone for you so really you only pay £4.99...... it is a very basic phone, but hey for less than a fiver who can complain.:rotfl:

MSE_Lawrence wrote: »

What's the deal?

TJ Hughes is selling a basic Motorola mobile for the bargain price of £5. If you want it delivered it'll cost £8.60.

To find your nearest TJ Hughes store, use its Store Locator. Limited to one per customer.

It's not a high tech handset

It's not going to win any prizes for its features, but the Motorola F3 is an ideal backup/granny in the glovebox phone. Its 'digital paper' screen is large and easy-to-read, and the fact it's black and white may actually be an advantage here, as it gives the phone a decent battery life of over a week of average use.

This simplicity extends to the menus too; it's easy to get around the phone, just don't expect to find anything but the basics. SMS messaging is about the limit of the handset's capabilities (though ropey voice recognition is also possible).

Is it unlockable?

Reports are that it can be unlocked, making it a great backup handset in case you lose your main one. For more details on phone unlocking read the Mobile Unlocking: Unlock the savings article.

Do a call cost comparison

If you want a new PAYG phone to make calls rather than just as a backup, read the Cheapest Mobiles article for the top deal. Otherwise the savings made by buying this handset will be dwarfed by expensive call costs.

Thanks to weegiesoapdodger for spotting this deal!

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kato_lee

The irritating voice is easily disabled in the menu,this is a great phone for people with ageing eyesight!

Stuartli

T J Hughes regularly offers cheap phone deals - anyone who buys the Liverpool Echo regularly will be able to keep us up to date..:-)

EmehEm2005

MSE_Lawrence wrote: »

UPDATE NOTE 19 MARCH 08 11am

The phone has now sold out. Any other good phone deals will appear in the weekly e-mail.

What's the deal?

TJ Hughes is selling a basic Motorola mobile for the bargain price of £5. If you want it delivered it'll cost £8.60.

To find your nearest TJ Hughes store, use its Store Locator. Limited to one per customer.

It's not a high tech handset

It's not going to win any prizes for its features, but the Motorola F3 is an ideal backup/granny in the glovebox phone. Its 'digital paper' screen is large and easy-to-read, and the fact it's black and white may actually be an advantage here, as it gives the phone a decent battery life of over a week of average use.

This simplicity extends to the menus too; it's easy to get around the phone, just don't expect to find anything but the basics. SMS messaging is about the limit of the handset's capabilities (though ropey voice recognition is also possible).

Is it unlockable?

Reports are that it can be unlocked, making it a great backup handset in case you lose your main one. For more details on phone unlocking read the Mobile Unlocking: Unlock the savings article.

Do a call cost comparison

If you want a new PAYG phone to make calls rather than just as a backup, read the Cheapest Mobiles article for the top deal. Otherwise the savings made by buying this handset will be dwarfed by expensive call costs.

Thanks to weegiesoapdodger for spotting this deal!

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I picked up a leaflet today from the Sheffield branch of TJ Hughes which is advertising a Sagem pink(!) mobile phone for ££9.99 and a Nokia 1200 for £12.99. However the offers end 24th March, but I expect more will come along soon - it's that sort of store.

I once bought two PAYG Bosch mobiles there for £50 (one for my son's 18th birthday 8 years ago and one for me). I thought they were a bargain then.

Just a bit cheaper was the basic Nokia PAYG I got from Netto (it was a spot line) a few months ago for about £18.

I also bought two cottonish shirts from there today for £8, reasonable quality too.

I can certainly highly recommend TJ Hughes, if you've got a branch near you, call in, you'll not be disappointed!

Mike

Princess_Jane

We bought one ages ago just for Orange Wednesdays.

IMO it is a bobbins phone, but you can't go wrong for a fiver I guess, and it's paid for itself already with the money saved at the pictures.

sysboy

Is there any other offers?