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My contract with O2 ends on 1st Feb. It’s pay monthly and far too expensive so I’ve decided to do a Sim only deal. But it’s a minefield. Currently I have unlimited calls and txts, and 3GB data a month. To stop me leaving O2 have offered me unlimited calls and txts and 5GB data for £13 per month. But Carphone Warehouse , where the contract was taken out, have offered me unlimited calls and txts, and 3GB data for £5 per month with their own network (IT or something like that) I just don’t know what to do.....
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I don't think the O2 deal is that good, I get 6Gb with Virgin for £10 a month.
Also it wont be Carphone Warehouse own network, they will piggy back on one of the main networks (EE etc)
If you use less than 3GB of data a month go with that £5 a month deal.
You can check how much data you use by going in to the "settings" on your phone.
Also it wont be Carphone Warehouse own network, they will piggy back on one of the main networks (EE etc)
If you use less than 3GB of data a month go with that £5 a month deal.
You can check how much data you use by going in to the "settings" on your phone.
My recommendation is to buy a SIM-free phone and then to find a service provider offering pay-as-you-go bundles that will suit your needs.
Pay-as-you-go used to work out a lot more expensive than contracts but it's often at least as cheap, and quite possibly cheaper, these days. Since you're not stuck with a fixed-term contract, you can easily change the type of bundle you use at any time. (If you're happy to stick with the same bundle though you don't have to remember to renew it each month. You can set things up so that it automatically renews itself).
I use Asda Mobile's £12 bundles but, for the amount I use my phone, I could almost certainly get by if I reduced my payment to £10 per month, or possibly even to only £7. Details here: https:/
(Asda Mobile has outstanding customer service. Calls are answered in seconds by helpful and knowledgeable staff in the UK. It was named a 'recommended provider' by Which last year).
The other PAYG service that's very popular among ABers seems to be GiffGaff. Their prices are here: https:/
[If you're worried about signal strength at your location (or where you travel to), Carphone Warehouse's iD service uses Three's masts. GiffGaff uses those operated by O2. Asda Mobile uses EE's service].
Pay-as-you-go used to work out a lot more expensive than contracts but it's often at least as cheap, and quite possibly cheaper, these days. Since you're not stuck with a fixed-term contract, you can easily change the type of bundle you use at any time. (If you're happy to stick with the same bundle though you don't have to remember to renew it each month. You can set things up so that it automatically renews itself).
I use Asda Mobile's £12 bundles but, for the amount I use my phone, I could almost certainly get by if I reduced my payment to £10 per month, or possibly even to only £7. Details here: https:/
(Asda Mobile has outstanding customer service. Calls are answered in seconds by helpful and knowledgeable staff in the UK. It was named a 'recommended provider' by Which last year).
The other PAYG service that's very popular among ABers seems to be GiffGaff. Their prices are here: https:/
[If you're worried about signal strength at your location (or where you travel to), Carphone Warehouse's iD service uses Three's masts. GiffGaff uses those operated by O2. Asda Mobile uses EE's service].
It would be more honest if all providers did as Mr Tesco does and separated the elements of your initial contract - part for 'handset purchase' and part for 'network usage' - and at the end of your contracted period the 'phone purchase' element stopped and you then paid for usage only. At least it would be clear what you were paying for your handset - and you wouldn't just drift on paying £30 (or more) for a handset that was now bought and paid for.
As regards a 'sim only' deal - try to get some stats from O2 about how much data you've been using (I was amazed when I got my figures from EE - much more than I expected) and make sure that your new deal has more than enough - overrunning data limits on sim only can be shockingly expensive.
As regards a 'sim only' deal - try to get some stats from O2 about how much data you've been using (I was amazed when I got my figures from EE - much more than I expected) and make sure that your new deal has more than enough - overrunning data limits on sim only can be shockingly expensive.
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