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Old 29-01-2008, 17:51
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Hi all,
My son in his 30's is looking for a mobile on pay as you go, for daily use. Definately doesn't want contract. There's too much choice out there, so any advice please on best deals around at the moment. Around the £60 mark with 'talk time'

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Old 29-01-2008, 18:00
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i would say 3 you get different tariffs where you can pick your mins and text you get free voice mail 300 3 free mins and loads of other free things http://www.three.co.uk/personal/pric...o_/stretch.omp
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Old 29-01-2008, 18:04
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Thanks for that, will check it out.
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Old 29-01-2008, 18:47
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How about this phone on O2. It fits into your price range, and you can spend the remaining £10 on airtime.

If your son tops up the phone with £10 airtime, he'll get 300 free text messages as well as being able to use the £10 for calling credit or to use once his message have ran out. Also, you get the free texts every month as long as you put £10 on it each month.
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Old 29-01-2008, 20:26
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Thanks Running Water, he really fancies that Samsung.
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Old 29-01-2008, 21:08
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avoid T-Mobile & Virgin
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Old 29-01-2008, 22:50
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avoid T-Mobile & Virgin
Why?

T-mob and Virgin have some nice PAYG tariffs!
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Old 29-01-2008, 23:29
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Personally, I would recommend Tesco Mobile, which run on the O2 network. Their customer service is very good, as is their tariff - if you top up at least £15/m (you also get a discount by paying by direct debit), you get calls for 15p/m and texts for 5p each, which is cheaper than most if you don't use the phone enough to warrant paying 75p/day for cheaper rates (like O2).

At the moment, Tesco are giving you £20 free top up with phones costing £50 or more - they also have the J600 mentioned above, it's an extra tenner, but you do get the £20 top-up included. There's also a Nokia 3110 for £60, or an LG Rhino.
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Old 30-01-2008, 02:07
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Vodafone - If he makes mostly weekend calls in addition to some weekday calls

o2 - If he makes lots of landline calls OR sends lots of texts

Orange - If he calls mobiles a lot

Virgin - If he doesn't use his phone that often and receives lots of calls.

T-mobile - if he wants a little bit of the above (but less goodies)

They're basically all the same anyway.
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Old 30-01-2008, 09:35
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Why?

T-mob and Virgin have some nice PAYG tariffs!
i would recomend virgin , cheap as chips to run
orange have some good sim bundles with loads of free texts
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Old 30-01-2008, 10:02
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Vodafone do a Family package. I love Vodafone. I pay 5 pounds a month for my calls.

I have Vodafone 710.
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Old 30-01-2008, 17:38
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Vodafone Family is a good deal if that's appropriate.
I'm with Tesco and their CS is very good. Tariffs are ok too, especially if you make short calls as they charge per second; min charge is about 8p.
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Old 31-01-2008, 18:56
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Thanks everyone.
There were so many comments about Tesco's he went looking there and ended up spending a little more on an O2 Samsung D900. A nice looking phone, wouldn't mind one myself!
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Old 31-01-2008, 19:30
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Have you considered SIM only, some fantastic value packagews available?

http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/paymsim

600 mins, unlimited texts @ £25 and only 30 days notice to disconnect.

Robert
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