Technology8 mins ago
Cheap Smartphone, No Contract
9 Answers
My wife would like a cheap smartphone, pay as you go and no contract. She wants to see if she can master it while still using her old Nokia.
Can anybody recommend one please?
Can anybody recommend one please?
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by MWG14. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Depends what you mean by cheap.
One of the best budget phones is the Moto G.
The latest release is the G9, but you might find an earlier one at a good price.
For the SIM consider getting one on a one month contract rather than pay as you go. Plusnet are one provider who do one month contracts, and if by chance you have your landline with them, you get an extra 2GB of data.
One of the best budget phones is the Moto G.
The latest release is the G9, but you might find an earlier one at a good price.
For the SIM consider getting one on a one month contract rather than pay as you go. Plusnet are one provider who do one month contracts, and if by chance you have your landline with them, you get an extra 2GB of data.
Alcatel make reasonable quality cheap smartphones. (I've got one myself). The cheapest that's currently widely available, the U3, at £40, doesn't get good reviews though, so I won't suggest that model. However the 1C, at £50, gets very good reviews for the price on many websites:
https:/ /www.ar gos.co. uk/prod uct/195 2085
It's SIM-free, so Mrs M could get a SIM card from Asda Mobile (which I use) for upwards of £5 per month. [If Mrs M might be watching a few Youtube videos, etc, on her smartphone but not going mad with downloading, I'd suggest the £7 per month bundle might be best].
https:/ /mobile .asda.c om/bund les
Alternatively, Giffgaff has many fans among ABers:
https:/ /www.gi ffgaff. com/sim -only-d eals
https:/
It's SIM-free, so Mrs M could get a SIM card from Asda Mobile (which I use) for upwards of £5 per month. [If Mrs M might be watching a few Youtube videos, etc, on her smartphone but not going mad with downloading, I'd suggest the £7 per month bundle might be best].
https:/
Alternatively, Giffgaff has many fans among ABers:
https:/
Further to Hopkirks mention of Moto G .. I have had 4 in a row over the past 8 years or so . They are a good phone but with each one, after a couple of years, the battery power dwindled. The best deal around at the moment is the Moto G8 from o2. £99.00 . Its on PAYG so no contract 4gb of operating memory and 64gb.
Personally I would avoid it as it has the old micro usb charging point.
Probably tommorow I will order a basic smartphone for the wife .. it isnt that basic as it is streets ahead of the phones that most people bought a couple of years ago.
The quality of these phones is amazing. Sim free with NFC and type c charging, they are without doubt well worth considering. The price shown is £129 but when you go to checkout it will be £10 off.
https:/ /www.ho tukdeal s.com/d eals/xi aomi-re dmi-not e-9-128 gb-4gb- mi-band -4-ps12 899-del ivered- at-xiao mi-uk-3 623083
I have had one for 5 months now and can honestly say I will buy Xiaomi every time from now on !
Personally I would avoid it as it has the old micro usb charging point.
Probably tommorow I will order a basic smartphone for the wife .. it isnt that basic as it is streets ahead of the phones that most people bought a couple of years ago.
The quality of these phones is amazing. Sim free with NFC and type c charging, they are without doubt well worth considering. The price shown is £129 but when you go to checkout it will be £10 off.
https:/
I have had one for 5 months now and can honestly say I will buy Xiaomi every time from now on !
alavahalf, i agree i have the note 9 pro i bought on the black friday deals.. but not a phone for the beginner, these seem good for the money though https:/ /grocer ies.asd a.com/p roduct/ view-al l-mobil e-phone s/unloc ked-alc atel-1- b-pine- green-m obile-p hone/10 0025177 7018
This (from Auntie Beeb) is worth a look:
https:/ /www.bb c.co.uk /news/a v/techn ology-5 5355517
From that, the Alcatel 1S, at £80, would seem to be perfectly adequate for MRs M's needs (although I suspect that the 1C, as in my link above, would probably meet them just as well).
https:/
From that, the Alcatel 1S, at £80, would seem to be perfectly adequate for MRs M's needs (although I suspect that the 1C, as in my link above, would probably meet them just as well).