O2 do SIM-only tariff at great price – but what do you prefer?
By Ben Robinson on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 at 2:45 PM PST In Financial/Corporate News, O2, UK Retail
O2 are currently advertising a SIM-only deal (which they call “simplicity”) on their website, which is £20/month, and includes 600 mins/unlimited texts. If that wasn’t enough, there isn’t a contract tie-in either. Obviously the deal isn’t unique as other Operators have this offering, but in a more general sense, I’d like to “open a question to the floor” if I may, with the IntoMobile readers….
Do you prefer a higher price, locked-in, contract period WITH a Mobile Device of your choosing, or, do you prefer the pretty much contract-less approach with the SIM-only deals being offered?
If you have a strong opinion on this (and I am sure our readers will!), then let us know by dropping a comment! If enough people respond, we’ll revisit the issue and see whether the lure of a new handset is enough to get you to tie-in to a (typically) 18 month contract at a higher monthly rate…..
I vastly prefer the SIM-only approach. It’s cheaper month by month, which is the biggest advantage. And I get a new phone when I want, not every 18 months when my operator decides they’ll permit me to have a new one. My current phone might last me two years if I’m nice to it. But I won’t lose out on anything if I decide to buy a new one tomorrow. On contract, I would either have to pay over the odds for an early upgrade, or carry on paying more every month for a phone I was no longer using.
I have a new sim only contract and the its saving me money as its much better value for money. I compared the different tariffs using this website http://www.simonlycontracts.co.uk/ which was really useful as it compares all the different plans by price and network.
I work for a well known high street mobile phone company and we have seen sim only increase dramtically over normal contracts. I have one myself and found that http://www.SimOnlyDeals.co.uk is a great start to find one as it list and compares them all. I found 100 extra mins than i thought i could get through it
Oh yeh, me too i just typed in sim only contracts into google and came to this site that comapres all tariffs too. Very useful if you dont know much about sim only and want to save money on your bills.
http://www.simonlycontracts.co.uk/o2simcardonlydeals.html
I am working overseas and require a pre paid sim card only so that I can manage the calls to and from with minimal cost as this is a temporary situation. Can I have a Sim Card only with a value of Ten pounds that is replenished on line when it runs low. Can it be sent to my overseas address
Another Sim Only store in Europe: http://www.simonly.eu/uk/
They really know what they are doing and have good customer support.
Sim only is better, because when you buy the contract with a free phone the phone in fact won’t be free. You will pay for it, so better choose low monthly bills and buy a new phone or keep your current mobile phone.
The money you can save with sim only contracts more than makes up for the handset. With the money saved, you could quite easily get a phone from eBay or whatever. The best part of SIM deals is the 30 day rolling contract. No need to be tied down like a dog to 12 or 18 months..
There are lots of sim only comparison sites out there. Along with the ones mentioned above there is also http://www.simonlycontractdeals.co.uk/ which is pretty good.
You might not want to forget the easy to use http://www.bestsimonly.co.uk/ which gives quite a complete overview of sim only deals.
Definitely prefer the SIM only option, after several years of 12 month contracts & frustrating experiences with expensive charges when going over limits, SIM only is a stress free alternative!
I think SIM only will grow in popularity as it offers better value of money over standard PAYG but better flexibility than a standard contract.
The SIM Only market is very competitive and will only get more and more competitive as the popularity of SIM Only accelerates.
There has been a sharp decline in pay as you go users due to the SIM Only. Its just better value for money.