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    Best SIM only contracts?

    Hi, can anyone recommend a good SIM only contract deal? Thanks!

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    USWITCH seems to have the best deals to be honest.

    I got an o2 5G Sim for £6/month.

    You can also get automatic cashback through quidco.

    (This is my referral link if you're not already registered with them: https://www.quidco.com/raf/60652/ )

    Is your device 5G Ready?
    Last edited by GMTMaster; 4th October 2021 at 14:40.

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    Depends what you need. With three dropping European and international roaming inclusive of the deal 02 look like the best bet. If that’s not important they all seem to offer pretty good sim only deals.

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    It depends what you mean by 'good'.

    Three/Smarty usually offer very good value, but their customer service was utterly SHOCKING when there was a problem, so I would rather pay a bit extra and now stick with EE, who has (so far) been great by comparison, but they are not usually the cheapest.

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    EE gave me a 160gb per month sim for £14 today, with a discount. Happy with that

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimyu View Post
    EE gave me a 160gb per month sim for £14 today, with a discount. Happy with that
    Same good deal for me on extra line

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    Just switched to Plusnet.

    Unlimited texts and minutes, Euro roaming and 10gb data for 7 quid a month.

    Uses the EE network too

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    Lebara Is ok. I've just moved from the £6 GiffGaff (only 500mgbts) to Lebara £5 (2gbts) they use the Vodaphone network.
    Old number ported next day.
    Pleased so far 😁

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rod View Post
    Lebara Is ok. I've just moved from the £6 GiffGaff (only 500mgbts) to Lebara £5 (2gbts) they use the Vodaphone network.
    Old number ported next day.
    Pleased so far 
    Lynn moved from BT Mobile to Lebara several months ago. Everything went very smoothly and she's very happy with it. They were offering the best VFM at the time she switched.
    Best Regards - Peter

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    I’m pro Sky mobile
    Awesome prices
    Rollover data that can be farmed out to other sims
    Great customer service

    02 network so great coverage
    Think I pay £6 for 10gb
    £3 for 1gb for mum

    All unlimited calls and texts


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    I've got my Daughter on GiffGaff, it's cheap and no contract. All the other big providers want to tie you in to a 12-48 month agreement.

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    Im with VOXI which is part of Vodafone. Ive been happy with them and they have a good deal at £10 for calls, texts and 15GB on a rolling monthly contract. Many of the popular social media apps are unlimited don't count towards your data allowance.
    If interested i can send a referral code to get us both a £10 Amazon voucher if you join.

    Customer service is via online chat but I've found them helpful when needed.

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    Giff gaff £15 a month 25gb data unlimited text and calls no contract just set up on direct debit

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    BT if you have other packages with them are the best, i think i pay £6 a month for unlimited calls and text plus 2GB data.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xellos99 View Post
    BT if you have other packages with them are the best, i think i pay £6 a month for unlimited calls and text plus 2GB data.
    +1 for BT Mobile.

    I currently get unlimited calls and texts plus 100GB data for £20. And it’s not one of these pikey-come-lately networks like Three. It’s EE — I’ve tried all the others over the years and none of them are as good in the places I find myself. Tried Smarty recently — dismal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seamaster73 View Post
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    I currently get unlimited calls and texts plus 100GB data for £20. And it’s not one of these pikey-come-lately networks like Three. It’s EE — I’ve tried all the others over the years and none of them are as good in the places I find myself. Tried Smarty recently — dismal.
    FYI - you get the same on Tesco (O2) for £14 (with further discounts if you have more than 1 Sim on the account).

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    I agree with Sky being superb value for money, especially if you have multiple lines on the same account. But the only thing that matters is having usable service, so work out the best network option in the areas you need it most, and then look for deals. I’ve made the mistake of chasing a bargain and it being bad value as I couldn’t use it, it’s not much fun.

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    Am using smarty for the kids, it’s cheap (£7 for 8GB), dead easy to manage limits and buy add ons through the app/web. No complaints so far.

    The brief dalliance I had with ID mobile was a different story, and I wouldn’t wish them on my worst enemy

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    Been with Giffgaff for years, great deals and no contracts

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    Getting decent coverage is always tricky.

    One network might give great coverage in one place and another in a different one.

    My ASUS phone accepts two SIMs and I've just bought a GiffGaff (uses O2's network) PAYG sim to see if it give better (any!) coverage at my mother's house as I fear I may be spending more time there in future.

    I have an ID SIM at the moment (8GB a month for £7, works for me most places) and they use the EE network.

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    The key to a good deal is form a relationship, and then moan about the rates!

    I was with Orange for over 15 years then switched to Three about five years ago as they were offering way better pricing - the current deal I have is a rolling (12 months already passed) contract for unlimited everything for just £13.

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    +1 for Sky mobile. My wife and kids are on it so can share data and rollover any that is unused. Came into its own on a 2 week camping trip where data usage that month was 10 times what it normally would be and they could use all the banked data from previous months. Signal and coverage appear to be great too.

    I'm currently on Vodafone with 5gb per month which is normally more than enough but every now and then I need a bit more but it goes through me paying extra when I've not used all of the previous month's allowances.

    I'll definitely be joining my family on Sky when my contract is up.

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    Definitely use the comparison websites rather than going to the networks own websites. I've found a lot of deals appear in the comparison sites but not in the networks online stores.

    https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/compare/sim_only_deals/

    https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/mo...nly-contracts/

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    Bit the bullet & moving to Sky.

    £7 reduced to £5 for 3gb for 12 months.

    Given I’m only in the office 1 day a week am sure I don’t need more.

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