Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
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Hello,
My phone gave up the ghost yesterday and I need a new one. I'm with O2 on a sim only rolling monthly contract.
Basically all I need is a really cheap phone that can call and txt, nothing else is needed. I've been to a few phone shops in town today and they all say a phone has to leave the shop with credit  The credit is of no use to me.
Does anyone know anywhere, apart from ebay, that you can just buy a phone?
Cheers
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mwg
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Asda sometimes have phones for about £10. My stepdad got a Samsung (but on Orange) for £10-£15 from there
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Pablo
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Go Car phone warehouse all the phones are unlocked get a cheap Nokia 1661 on virgin media £14.99 then put ur simcard in it
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AlunJ
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got a nokia 2330 on orange in asda for £20 - not a bad little phone, basic camera/video etc but not really any good to you unless you know someone who could unlock it for you
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oceansoul
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Tesco are selling a 14.99 phone as a "phone for going out with" to save you losing or damaging your posh expenisve phone. They were on the stands opposite the checkout in my store.
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Pop
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Thanks for all the replies, I will have a good look tonight and get it sorted.
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AndyKent
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http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.206-7149.aspx
Job done. Probably a shit phone, but for 9 quid you can't complain 
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Pop
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Thanks for having a look, I need it to work for O2 though. As far as I can tell that will only do T-Mobile
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Pop
Thanks for having a look, I need it to work for O2 though. As far as I can tell that will only do T-Mobile
if you get a tesco phone it should work on O2 considering tesco use O2's network...
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John
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It's on T-Mobile.
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R Lee
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Tim, I bought an absolute turd phone from carphonewarehouse. Just ask them for the shittest no frills phone. They'll bring one out for you
Be prepared though... no frills, really means no frills. It was like a toy from the market 
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James_DT
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
quote:
Originally posted by Pop
Thanks for having a look, I need it to work for O2 though. As far as I can tell that will only do T-Mobile
if you get a tesco phone it should work on O2 considering tesco use O2's network...
You can't. Even though it's O2's network they use, a Tesco phone can only be used on Tesco as they have different network codes.
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Pop
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quote:
Originally posted by R Lee
Tim, I bought an absolute turd phone from carphonewarehouse. Just ask them for the shittest no frills phone. They'll bring one out for you
Be prepared though... no frills, really means no frills. It was like a toy from the market
I will go in and ask them what wonder they can find out the back for me. No frills is no problem, as long as it isn't a brick.
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Pablo
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Same as that Nokia 1661 I just use for phone calls - battery lasted me 16days!
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Sam
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I would have thought the obvious choice would be to look on the O2 website. 
£15 - Samsung E2100
£20 - Samsung E2120
£25 - Nokia 1680
£30 - Nokia 2330 Classic
http://shop.o2.co.uk/mobile_phones/Pay_And_Go/viewall
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Matty SRi
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switch to t-mobile? lol
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/-/529/686/-/9777969/LG-GB102-Sapphire-T-Mobile-Pre-Pay-Mobile-Phone/Product.html?searchtype=genre
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Pop
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty SRi
switch to t-mobile? lol
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/-/529/686/-/9777969/LG-GB102-Sapphire-T-Mobile-Pre-Pay-Mobile-Phone/Product.html?searchtype=genre
I still want to get signal so one 2 no one isn't for me
Thanks for the suggestion though.
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Pop
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam
I would have thought the obvious choice would be to look on the O2 website.
£15 - Samsung E2100
£20 - Samsung E2120
£25 - Nokia 1680
£30 - Nokia 2330 Classic
http://shop.o2.co.uk/mobile_phones/Pay_And_Go/viewall
Funnily enough I tried there first 
They don't let you buy the phone for that price, have a look by adding it to your basket. I also rang them up to try and sort it and got nowhere.
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DaveyLC
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Cant you find a mate who will flog you some old shitter for a fiver? 
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AlunJ
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quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
Tesco are selling a 14.99 phone as a "phone for going out with" to save you losing or damaging your posh expenisve phone. They were on the stands opposite the checkout in my store.
seen those, look quite nifty for what they are... £18.99 in my tesco though
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Sam
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quote:
Originally posted by Pop
Funnily enough I tried there first
They don't let you buy the phone for that price, have a look by adding it to your basket. I also rang them up to try and sort it and got nowhere.
I just tried it as you said:
The checkout button asked me for address details etc., no other extras to add on there.
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oceansoul
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quote:
Originally posted by AlunJ
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Originally posted by oceansoul
Tesco are selling a 14.99 phone as a "phone for going out with" to save you losing or damaging your posh expenisve phone. They were on the stands opposite the checkout in my store.
seen those, look quite nifty for what they are... £18.99 in my tesco though
Could be 18.99 in mine. i only saw them briefly
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Munchie
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I have a G502 for sale £30
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