best sim-only deals

unwashed potato! · 25 Sep 2011 at 10:48

looking for the best sim only deals. iirc you could get just a sim which was at a set price like a contract but it was only a 30 day one so you could cancel at any point and you'd get loads of minutes etc. best place to get these?

PaulM · 25 Sep 2011 at 11:30

Which network would you prefer to be on? Also how much internet allowance/texts/minutes do you need?

Tesco (o2 reseller) offers 500 minutes, unlimited texts, no internet for £12.50/month (here)
GiffGaff (o2 reseller) offers 400 minutes, unlimited texts, unlimited internet £15/month (here)
Orange offers 500 minutes, unlimited texts, 500mb internet for £20/month (here)

All are sim-only 1 month rolling contracts.

oli356 · 25 Sep 2011 at 18:28

Not a Virgin Media customer are you?
I pay like £8 a month for 600 minutes, 5000 texts, 1GB internet on a 30 day rolling contract.

Seft · 25 Sep 2011 at 18:50

Worth noting that there's often a lot of cashback to be made on these contracts:

http://www.quidco.com/mobiles/sim-only/

unwashed potato! · 25 Sep 2011 at 19:21

ffs. if only you had said 1 hour ago as just placed the order before you posted.

Deleted member 77746 · 25 Sep 2011 at 20:13

Mammalian said:
ffs. if only you had said 1 hour ago as just placed the order before you posted.

aw diddums, cancel it and re-order then.

muon · 25 Sep 2011 at 20:14

you don't get much for the rolling monthly contracts anyway.

Deleted member 77746 · 25 Sep 2011 at 20:18

ghost101 said:
you don't get much for the rolling monthly contracts anyway.

Better than paying 20-30-40-50 for mins/txtx/web most people will never use. It works out a lot cheaper for most people to buy phones out right and then stick a sim card in on a 1 monthly rolling contract.

muon · 25 Sep 2011 at 20:51

mrbell1984 said:
Better than paying 20-30-40-50 for mins/txtx/web most people will never use. It works out a lot cheaper for most people to buy phones out right and then stick a sim card in on a 1 monthly rolling contract.

i meant quidco cashback

unwashed potato! · 25 Sep 2011 at 21:06

he went with a 12 month one with voda so from what i can tell that's £50 cash back! can't see him bothering to cancel and re-order so wont be getting it

Glaucus · 25 Sep 2011 at 21:09

oli356 said:
Not a Virgin Media customer are you?
I pay like £8 a month for 600 minutes, 5000 texts, 1GB internet on a 30 day rolling contract.

Who does virgin use? Never even considered them.

oli356 · 26 Sep 2011 at 07:53

AcidHell2 said:
Who does virgin use? Never even considered them.

Being a virtual operator, Virgin Mobile does not maintain its own network, and instead has contracts to use the existing network of Everything Everywhere.

Everything Everywhere (officially Everything Everywhere Limited) is a mobile network operator and internet service provider company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest mobile network operator in the UK, with around 28 million customers.[2] It operates under both the Orange and T-Mobile brands and currently only offers its services within the UK.

darkwildchild79 · 26 Sep 2011 at 09:16

Well three got a good deal also, well in my eyes they do. you have to have a 3G enable phone which to be honest all phone should be compatible

£25 on a rolling contract

•2000 minutes (anytime, any network)
•5000 texts
•All-you-can-eat Data
•5000 Three-to-Three minutes
•Voicemail
•Free PAYG SIM for a friend

if you are new member to quidco follow this link No affiliate links allowed!
and get £52.32 cashback

Martynt74 · 26 Sep 2011 at 09:37

In relation to the above does anyone here use Virgin that could comment on their reliability and reception? The thought of only paying £8 a month sounds cracking

Glaucus · 26 Sep 2011 at 09:49

That's only a good deal if you use it, very very few people will use anywhere near 2000minutes.
Always check your bills or phone usage to see what you actually use. So many people you can laugh at. I got 10million minutes, then you check the phone and found they used like 120minutes that month and could have got a deal for a third of the price.

St0rmer66 · 26 Sep 2011 at 11:56

10 MILLION MINUTES!!! :eek:

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darkwildchild79 · 26 Sep 2011 at 12:05

AcidHell2 said:
That's only a good deal if you use it, very very few people will use anywhere near 2000minutes.
Always check your bills or phone usage to see what you actually use. So many people you can laugh at. I got 10million minutes, then you check the phone and found they used like 120minutes that month and could have got a deal for a third of the price.

that is so true but since it is a 30 day contract, you can check your minutes, and sometimes it is good to have more minutes and then less minutes, if you relised that you dont use them, you can go for a less deal. also with the link i provided, you realised that you get a discount which sometime make you pay the same rate for someone who has like 600 minutes... ie 2000 minutes for £20 or 600 minutes for £20 same monthly just more minutes for the same price....which is a better deal.

englishpremier · 26 Sep 2011 at 12:17

Seft said:
Worth noting that there's often a lot of cashback to be made on these contracts:

http://www.quidco.com/mobiles/sim-only/

Yep. In extreme cases you can actually earn money, or at least paying very little per month.

Also check out Topcashback I find them a little better than Quidco

Kmodo · 28 Sep 2011 at 12:17

darkwildchild79 said:
Well three got a good deal also, well in my eyes they do. you have to have a 3G enable phone which to be honest all phone should be compatible

£25 on a rolling contract

•2000 minutes (anytime, any network)
•5000 texts
•All-you-can-eat Data
•5000 Three-to-Three minutes
•Voicemail
•Free PAYG SIM for a friend

if you are new member to quidco follow this link No affiliate links allowed!
and get £52.32 cashback

If it has been tracked how long does it take it to get paid to quidco so you can transfer it yourself? (First time I have used it)

ps3ud0 · 28 Sep 2011 at 14:36

Is that not an affiliate link darkwhildchild79? Poor show :mad:

Use this link instead guys: https://www.quidco.com/home/

ps3ud0 :cool: