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[Closed] What mobile phone for about £20pcm?

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So its renewal time, and my mind is boggled with the stuff out there. I've currently got a Samsung Galaxy Ace which is pretty useless - it was my first smartphone and was cheap. Otherwise its failed in pretty much every respect - just isnt man enough to cope with any apps, taking photos, web browsing.

So whats good on monthly contract for about that sort of ££? Will I be able to get 4G and a reasonable amount of data? Quite keen to have some remote web access for when I'm out and about, half decent camera, and the opportunity to see what a smartphone can do which the Ace didnt allow.


 
Posted : 22/09/2014 9:11 am
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I don't know if they are still doing such good deals as they used to, but buymobilephone.net had some cracking deals when I came to renewal time.

Ended up with a Sony Xperia T which was still current but on the way out; on Three with 300mins, 5000 texts and unlimited data (this was before 4G) for £18/month. The phone was free.
Have a look around their website.
Seems like less and less deals now are for unlimited data though, so depends what you are after, really.


 
Posted : 22/09/2014 9:15 am
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A Samsung Galaxy S3 is still a cracking phone, should be available on most networks with decent packages for £20 per month. The S4 mini likewise is a great phone if you want something smaller, the S3 mini is a bit weak. The Ace unfortunately was very flawed with its limited internal memory and naff processor.


 
Posted : 22/09/2014 9:17 am
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Buy a phone for around £200 and get a SIM only deal for around £10/month. You should save a few quid and have better flexibility on your usage.


 
Posted : 22/09/2014 9:23 am
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Phone plus a sim only deal. If you don't have the cash for the phone, Giffgaff do a system where you can finance a phone separately through P2P lending at a good rate, I got an Experia something or other for about £8 a month and then a £10 sim deal.


 
Posted : 22/09/2014 9:35 am
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Motorola Moto 4G comes well inside this budget - about £13/month at Tesco


 
Posted : 22/09/2014 10:00 am
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Is the GiffGaff contract on 4G? Doesn't actually say on their website as far as I can see.


 
Posted : 22/09/2014 10:02 am
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Yes, you can get 4G on Giffgaff - it's a trial package at the mo but i seem to be able to renew it monthly.


 
Posted : 22/09/2014 10:03 am
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D'oh! Talkmobile (current provider) have been chasing me to choose an upgrade option. Turns out they don't do 4G !!

Guess I'll wait a month or so and move to someone else then.


 
Posted : 22/09/2014 11:13 am
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If you dont mind a factory Refurb then [url= http://www.three-clearance.co.uk/three-clearance-nokia-lumia-925-black.html ]THIS[/url]takes some beating.

Me and the missus have one each,cracking phone for the£


 
Posted : 22/09/2014 12:13 pm
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+1

Buy s/h and just get a SIM-only deal.


 
Posted : 22/09/2014 12:17 pm

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