What’s the best sim-only mobile contract?
OK, I know, it’s a bit of a silly question because everyone has different needs, but these are mine:
- 1 month rolling contract — I don’t want to be stuck with the contract for 12 months
- Keep my number — I rummaged through the boxes in a BTCellnet shop years ago to get my number and I’m going to keep it
- Unlimited internet — Well, a fair usage of at least 1GB, and I don’t want to get charged if I go over, I just want a warning
- Some free minutes — To all networks of course
- Some free texts
- £25 per month or less
So far, the best I’ve found is the solo-20 plan at T-Mobile:
- 1 month rolling contract
- Keep my number
- Unlimited internet — Fair usage of 1GB
- 600 minutes to all networks
- Unlimited texts
- £20 per month
If you think you’ve found a better plan that meets my minimum requirements, or this deal is no longer available, add a comment and I’ll update this post.
Cheers!
-Matt
Tags: mobiles phones cellphones tariffs contract simonly paymonthly tmobile solo20, uk
April 13th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
The only other deal that comes close to equaling this is probably on o2 where you get a free bolt-on of unlimited internet but 1200 texts instead of unlimited texts like on T-mobile. You might find this website useful to compare deals http://www.simonlycontracts.co.uk/
May 25th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Thanks for posting. That offer wasn’t available when I originally looked but it does appear better than the one I mentioned (by 42p/month!). The only difference I can spot is there are only 1200 texts. I say only as if I would need more than that when in fact I send about 5 texts per month.
June 2nd, 2009 at 5:49 am
T Mobile have by far the best SIM only contracts. They are the only network to offer unlimited texts on all of their tariffs.
September 4th, 2009 at 3:55 am
T-mobile do seem to have the best offers and they tend to be one of the most popular. Three have some interesting sim only deals and they are offering free Skype to Skype calls for the life of the contract.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:03 am
@Sim Only, Three’s current deals look good. Skype calls, wifi phone etc all seem pretty inevitable to me.
That is of course, assuming you’re not like me in thinking Skype is Evil
September 16th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Hi,
The T-Mobile Solo 20 mentioned above is the best £20 a month 30 day contract, agreed. However if you’re happy to go on a 12 month contract T-Mobile offer 800 mins with unlimited texts and unlimited mobile internet for £20 a month. Let’s face it the majority of people will most likely stay for 12 months. However, the 30 day rolling contract is an attractive feature.
Virgin Mobile have recently introduced a new SIM only deal. A 200 mins with unlimited texts for £10 a month on a 30 day contract. This is the best SIM only deal for £10 a month. Even on £15 a month tarrifs they are at the top at the moment with 500 mins and unlimited texts for £15 a month. T-Mobile are the next closest to them but their £15 a month tarrif with the same minutes and texts is a 12 month contract in comparison to Virgin Mobile’s 30 day contract. I think Virgin Mobile have initiated a price war. One website that seems to be the most user friendly and easy to compare deals on is http://www.bestsimonlyoffers.com Thank You.
October 19th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Hi Matt, we run the UK’s largest Sim only deals comparison site here: http://www.simonlyoffers.com so hopefully this will help make your choice easier! You can keep your number with all deals.
October 28th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Hi Matt, I run http://www.simonlymobile.org.uk, the site aims to be uk’s largest Sim Only Mobile comparison site. I hope you can visit our website and check all the best deals.