By: Ben Robinson, IntoMobile Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Asda has announced Britain’s lowest priced PAYG (Pay As You Go) mobile phones deal, selling handsets for £5! Apparently it’s a “no strings” deal so you can buy just the device, without needing to buy an credit (although clearly you’d need some to make calls…..). Over 50,000 of the handset will be available at stores across the UK while stocks last, and there are a choice of four:
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Nokia 1112
(The PAYG tariffs come from Virgin, T-Mobile and Orange)
News, as if any were needed, that the commoditisation of mobile devices has reached astronomic levels…
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He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently
became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years
when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to
'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make
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isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question
of why you continue to use it...
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Paul Simpson
Does this mean the phone will be Sim Free and unlocked to any network?