Recommend me a cheap basic mobile please

matthew_o50 · 30 Nov 2006 at 21:31

As title really. I want to get mum a new phone for christmas as her 3510i is slowly dying. She doesn't need anything fancy as all she does is make the odd call. I'm really looking for something as cheap as possible.

What would you lot suggest?

Thanks

Matt

ste_bla · 30 Nov 2006 at 22:52

brand new with sim, certain network or totally unlocked?

At The Gates · 1 Dec 2006 at 09:23

You can get a Motorola L6 for about £45 on PAYG now. I got one for my mum from Carphone warehouse and they gave me the Orange PAYG SIM (was cheapest initial top up fee) and a standard unlocked off the shelf Motorola boxed L6 to go with it.

matthew_o50 · 1 Dec 2006 at 09:52

I'm looking for brand new, don't care about sim as long as she can put her o2 one in it.

I was in carphonewarehouse and saw the L6. It looks like a nice phone but I think the buttons would be too fiddley for her and far too many to confuse her.

Cheetah Designs · 1 Dec 2006 at 18:21

I am contemplating getting a W220

Spamalot · 1 Dec 2006 at 19:00

Nokia 1100

matthew_o50 · 1 Dec 2006 at 22:44

I bought a Nokia 1600 for £35 with £10 T-mobile credit which mum can use before putting her o2 sim back in. I was surprised to find carphonewarehouse are quite open to tell you their phones are unlocked which is good. It's a very basic phone but it's small and will do mum for all she uses it for. The only downside is i'll have to show her how to work it :rolleyes:

FatRakoon · 9 Dec 2006 at 10:39

Nokia 3100?

I got one and many times I have got better, but have always gone back to the good old Nokia.

I have even got some weird add-ons for it such as Camera, Bluetooth, and all kinds of silly rubbish, but at the end of the day, for a basic phone, its perfect, as I am not into all that stupid gadjety stuff.