Mobile Choices?

It's time to look for new mobile phone contracts for me and Paula as both of ours expire next month.

We are both with O2, 300 mins, unlimited txts, unlimited O2 - O2 calls, 100mb data each and using Android handsets:
Me = Samsung Galaxy Ace
Paula = SE Xperia Ray (Massive mistake - total rubbish handset)

Looked into iPhone5 - waaay to expensive for us!

Now looking at a change:
So far I'm tempted with two free Nokia Lumia 820 (Windows Phones) on Tesco Mobile Family deal:

http://shop.tescomobile.com/mobile-phones/pay-monthly/nokia/lumia+820?deal=9407

500 mins, 5000 txts, 500mb data each Plus free lifetime sat nav.
With being on the family deal we each get an extra allowance for either data or calls, which ever we choose from these free family perks:

150 extra minutes to any network
250MB extra data for mobile surfing
500 extra minutes to Tesco Mobile phones

I know some of you are as tight as me and good at searching out deals...Any better deals to be had guys & gals?

Edit: We've got a budget of £40 per month max for both phone contracts and must be free handsets!

£40 a month :woowoo: Are bill is £3-£7 a month but I only phone the wife or use it for national calls as talktalk only lets me phone local for free or other talktalk customers which all my friends are

I can't tell you about contracts as I've been a committed Vodafone customer for the best part of 18 years.

I am also a big fan of Nokia having had probably 15 or 20 handsets including works phones, even the cheaper ones seem to last better than other makes, the kids like to go for Sony Ericson or HTC etc. but they just don't seem to last.

Currently I have a Nokia Lumia 925 which is a great phone but the only difference between this and my wifes Nokia Lumia 820 the physical, the latter being slightly heavier, thicker and smaller screen.

They both work the same and operating Windows 8 mobile they are just like using a PC or tablet, they have less apps than an android or iPhone if that is your thing and surprisingly they don't have as many adobe programmes as the PC so you can't play candy crush. However it easy to intergrate with home PC or Facebook if you want, my wifes is set up so she receives Facebook messages as texts.

richandpaula wrote: It's time to look for new mobile phone contracts for me and Paula as both of ours expire next month.

We are both with O2, 300 mins, unlimited txts, unlimited O2 - O2 calls, 100mb data each and using Android handsets:
Me = Samsung Galaxy Ace
Paula = SE Xperia Ray (Massive mistake - total rubbish handset)
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Might be worth approaching O2 and seeing if they match the new deal you have found.

2nd hand iPhone 4S from FleaBay and the £10 O2 pay as you go monthly package. In the long run, it will save you a fortune.

Virgin... 15 quid a month unlimited everything

Spoke to O2 yesterday and they were surprisingly not interested in keeping my last 15yrs or so of custom when i mentioned i'd found a better deal cheaper!

Found the same deal with O2, but going through mobiles direct and it's only £17 each handset...makes you wonder why O2 not interested?

Still tempted to go with the tesco deal for the WP8 Nokia's though as the family perks seem good and customer service so far has been great - nothing too much trouble, whereas O2 has been shocking.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE dont get an iPhone.
ill still vouch for the Galaxy S3.

I've got out of my isheep mood now... :slapme:

Hmm, S3 - Linky?

http://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/yourdeal/?_cid=79447382

OR, through dial-a-phone;
http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/basketnew.aspx?updateoc=24OR257016&qty=2
the monthly tariff is £26 but you get the first 9 months of each contract free (through a redemption voucher) so if you save that to put towards your monthly bills the effective monthly cost is only £16.25
Or you can cope with the £26 a month leaving your account and use the £468 to go towards something else

We have an HTC desire C and a galaxy S3 mini, both from Vodaphone. HTC is £10:50 and the s3 mini £13 a month.
Both basic package except the S3 has 400 mins of calls instead of 100.
Totally adequate for our needs and cheaper than we were paying for PAYG phones previously.

Vodaphone because they have the best coverage up here. Other networks like Orange are pathetic in Cumbria.