Hey all,
I asked this in the SGH-I777 section but I realized the I9100 group might be a little more internationally inclined.
I'm travelling to England for a couple weeks and was wondering what service provider would offer the best pay-as-you-go SIM.
O2 has a reasonable 10 pounds for 500 sms and 100 mins, and an addon 500mb data for 6 pounds.
I'll be in Newbury for a few days then London the rest. I don't need a whole lot of talk time but sms and data is fairly necessary...
Any advice?
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go with the O2 offer..you wont get a better one
Plus O2 seem to have the best signal reception in most parts of the country (TMobile/Orange collabaration is crap)
3 300 minutes 3000 text and all you can eat data £15 signal not always great so wanna check there map coverage but London etc should be fine..
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Go with http://giffgaff.com/orders/affiliate/jonnyl there is simply no other network cheaper, im with them and never had any issues, £10 gets you 250 minutes, unlimited texts and internet, that's a superb deal.
Thanks for the helpful info, guys!
stylez said:
3 300 minutes 3000 text and all you can eat data £15 signal not always great so wanna check there map coverage but London etc should be fine..
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Took me a while to figure out that the provider is called "3"
Tesco mobile have some good deals, you can get their iphone sim deal for £15, 250mins 5000 texts and 500mb. 1 month minimum contract. just make sure you cancel it as soon as you take it out. Tesco uses o2 network
tush said:
Hey all,
I asked this in the SGH-I777 section but I realized the I9100 group might be a little more internationally inclined.
I'm travelling to England for a couple weeks and was wondering what service provider would offer the best pay-as-you-go SIM.
O2 has a reasonable 10 pounds for 500 sms and 100 mins, and an addon 500mb data for 6 pounds.
I'll be in Newbury for a few days then London the rest. I don't need a whole lot of talk time but sms and data is fairly necessary...
Any advice?
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tush said:
Thanks for the helpful info, guys!
Took me a while to figure out that the provider is called "3"
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Lol
I'm usually a 3 customer just switched to giffgaff as 5 pound cheaper for sameish deal but now have G only on a 4G phone mind you I live in the sticks back to 3 Friday....
Also the Sims need to be sent out so you'd need to order one before came and afak to a UK postal address.
Have fun on travels.
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tush said:
Hey all,
I asked this in the SGH-I777 section but I realized the I9100 group might be a little more internationally inclined.
I'm travelling to England for a couple weeks and was wondering what service provider would offer the best pay-as-you-go SIM.
O2 has a reasonable 10 pounds for 500 sms and 100 mins, and an addon 500mb data for 6 pounds.
I'll be in Newbury for a few days then London the rest. I don't need a whole lot of talk time but sms and data is fairly necessary...
Any advice?
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Do you know where you're going to be staying when you arrive?
If you PM me the address where you'll be staying I'll post you a giffgaff SIM, you can buy a O2 (giffgaff use the O2 network) top up voucher in Tesco for £10. Register the SIM and use the voucher to top up your account, buy a £10 goodybag with the credit on your account and you'll get 250 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data (really unlimited, one month I pulled over 5GB on a £10 top up - pulling assorted updates and ROMs).
No contract and it'll last 30 days.
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Just to start off, I'm based in the UK. I am looking for the cheapest contract available for the Galaxy S3... I would like a contract with unlimited data or a high amount of data within the plan... If anyone has any ideas, I would be very greatfull.
Hey Man
The only 2 provider's in the UK that give ya true unlimited data is 3 network and tmobile. 3 allows all the data you can manage and they don't slow you down or charge you. Only downfall is there coverage which isn't always great but overall does the job for me.
Tmobile coverage is better but unlimited data will be slowed if used excessively but still they do not charge.
Price wise they offer similar price ranges and I would recommend using a cash back website like Top cash back which will refund you a certain amount on the phone when using there link and applying for the plans they offer. The one plan on 3 is unlimited data and is eligible for the cash back. Have a look on Top cash back for the deals and decide between tmobile and 3 assuming unlimited Internet is top of you priority list!
Thanks a lot dude, I appriciate your help! I was at websites like e2save.co.uk and mobiles.co.uk (both owned by Carphonewarehouse). They do have some great deals un refurbished handsets but I am a little bit uncertain based on the reviews that people have placed against them!
I'm on T-Mobile 300 mins unlimited texts and 750mb
Got s3 free on £26 contact 24 months +£4 for add ons like extra 200 mins extra data
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Have you searched on money supermarket? You can filter by number of minutes, texts, data etc
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"@HotUKDeals: Trending: Free Samsung Galaxy SIII handset, 100min, 500meg unlimited texts £20.50 on Orange Panther 24 month contrac http://t.co/zZUeqCoJ"
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Did I get a good deal? I booked it on the Three network and just found out that Three will be the third operator to give out 4G network throughout the UK!
I Bought my Galaxy S3 fully unlocked and just used payg. But im on 3 myself and get the same amount of Mins/txts/data.
But yeah its a good deal mate
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I Bought my Galaxy S3 fully unlocked and just used payg. But im on 3 myself and get the same amount of Mins/txts/data.
But yeah its not the best deal mate
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Hi mate, decent deal. I've got an S3 on T-Mobile and I'm paying £26 per month... Free phone, Unlimited text, 300 mins, 750mb data.. bought from web with cashback every few months, totaling to around £24 per month. Decent deal, for £28 I could've got 600 mins, unlimited data, unlimited text from orange from the web also.. So you could've got a better network with more mins at same price :s PM me if you've not activated the sim and you could give back and get a better contract :good:
M concern was not to have to deal with the cashback hastle... I have read a lot of bad reviews people having great difficulties redeeming these special redemptions and cashback offer, for this reason I just decided to hit the nail on the head and ignore these nonsense deals. Another reason I went for Three was because they will soon be getting the 4G network aswell as EE as they have bought some of their stuff. Im hoping I will soon be able to have unlimited 4g on my Galaxy S3!
What do you think?
I got myself a 2000 minutes, unlimited texts and internet plan for £31
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I got myself a 2000 minutes, unlimited texts and internet plan for £31
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Hmmm, I have seen an offer very similar to this but they want £29 upfront which actually makes it about £32.20 a month. I was very tempted by a £26 a month offer from T Mobile with 1.5 gb of data but I just think that nothing beats unlimited data plan, especially with Three where they do not actually slow down speeds, I believe they just give out warnings.
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Did I get a good deal? I booked it on the Three network and just found out that Three will be the third operator to give out 4G network throughout the UK!
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Shame the current S3 isn't 4G compatible then isn't it?? I'd cancel and wait for the new upcoming version with 2GB ram, and 4G enabled I got mine on vodafone, unlimited texts, 1000 mins, and 3 month unlimited data test drive (no usage cap whatsoever) for £30pm
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Hmmm, I have seen an offer very similar to this but they want £29 upfront which actually makes it about £32.20 a month. I was very tempted by a £26 a month offer from T Mobile with 1.5 gb of data but I just think that nothing beats unlimited data plan, especially with Three where they do not actually slow down speeds, I believe they just give out warnings.
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I didn't have to pay the upfront cost because I'm already a customer with them... Just asked and they were happy to take off the cost for me
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4G will not be free of charge and definitely not unlimited.
I got a LTE version of GS3 from Orange with unlimited Mins, texts, Internet 2 swapables and some other goodies for £33 and not to mention orange insurance policy is amazing.
Yeah it's pretty good I get 750 mind 150" texts and unlimited data for £30 a month (IM on talk mobile which is essentially Vodafone). U do know 4g won't b about till next year other than on EE.
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thats a total steal. as long as there are no hidden fees, i'd say you probably got one of the best deals out there
I wasn't sure where to post this, but this seemed to make the most sense. Mods please move if needbe.
I currently have a Galaxy S3 Unlocked from Tmobile USA. I want to make sure its going to work on 3G in all the countries I will be going to.
In the Month of April I will be traveling to Southern Ireland, Paris France, Venice Italy and Rome Italy. Total Duration 2 weeks. 4 days in each location.
I am trying to make sure I will be covering all my bases here and not missing anything - data, coverage, compatibility etc.
For Ireland I have my eye set on Tesco due to their extremely aggressive pricing and plans. 25 Euros will get me 15gb of Data, 1c calls to the US, Free Tesco Wireless Calls & Text - so it seems like a no Brainer.
For the Resident Ireland individuals with Cell service - hows Tesco?
I am looking for only 100 mins or so in each location, unl text in that country, 500MB of data and a killer international rate for the US.
As of France and Italy I have no clue who to go with - Any suggestions would be very helpful!!
Thanks in advance.
The T-Mobile Galaxy S3 has a pentaband radio, so it supports virtually every GSM network(including 3G/4G data) in the world.
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Mr.Mischief said:
The T-Mobile Galaxy S3 has a pentaband radio, so it supports virtually every GSM network(including 3G/4G data) in the world.
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Woo Hoo!!! Thats awesome! And I thought I was gonna need to buy a nexus haha. Thanks!
I'm regularly moving back and forth between Ireland and France so here is my opinion.
Ireland -
Tesco or Lycamobile's plans are probably the best if you're looking for international plans. If you're looking for a plan for just Ireland, 3 is by far the best: free any network calls and texts on weekends, free texts to any network and free 3 to 3 calls all week and 16 GB internet for €20. FYI 3 supports FastDormancy(if you dont't know what this is, ignore it)
France -
http://mobile.free.fr
You might wanna use translate feature on Google Chrome on this site. FYI je m'incris is the button to click to subscribe.
Free Mobile is **BY FAR** the best value for any network. Free gives you unlimited calls to all French numbers, American and Canadian numbers(including Alaska, Hawaii and other American constituencies), free SMS/MMS to all French numbers and free landline calls to 40 different countries worldwide. The only slight pity is that you only get 3GB internet per month. However, you get all of this for €20 a month billed to your card so it's worth it. Just cancel the plan(no fee AFAIK) when you leave France. **YOU WILL GET CHARGED THE NORMAL AMOUNT FOR CALLS/MMS/SMS OUTSIDE YOUR PACKAGE**.
Alternatively, you could also use Lycamobile France if you don't like the credit card billing style of Free.
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I'm regularly moving back and forth between Ireland and France so here is my opinion.
Ireland -
Tesco or Lycamobile's plans are probably the best if you're looking for international plans. If you're looking for a plan for just Ireland, 3 is by far the best: free any network calls and texts on weekends, free texts to any network and free 3 to 3 calls all week and 16 GB internet for €20. FYI 3 supports FastDormancy(if you dont't know what this is, ignore it)
France -
http://mobile.free.fr
You might wanna use translate feature on Google Chrome on this site. FYI je m'incris is the button to click to subscribe.
Free Mobile is **BY FAR** the best value for any network. Free gives you unlimited calls to all French numbers, American and Canadian numbers(including Alaska, Hawaii and other American constituencies), free SMS/MMS to all French numbers and free landline calls to 40 different countries worldwide. The only slight pity is that you only get 3GB internet per month. However, you get all of this for €20 a month billed to your card so it's worth it. Just cancel the plan(no fee AFAIK) when you leave France. **YOU WILL GET CHARGED THE NORMAL AMOUNT FOR CALLS/MMS/SMS OUTSIDE YOUR PACKAGE**.
Alternatively, you could also use Lycamobile France if you don't like the credit card billing style of Free.
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hi Rick, so that sounds great I think I'm going to stick with Tesco because I've already been working with them messaging back and forth on Facebook. it doesn't seem to be that much different then the other 1 you mentioned. As of france, the company called free sounds absolutely awesome. My only issue is how do I contact them to ask about getting a SIM card shipped to me, or if there is a store where I can buy everything? Does anyone speak English?
why did you post in General?
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hi Rick, so that sounds great I think I'm going to stick with Tesco because I've already been working with them messaging back and forth on Facebook. it doesn't seem to be that much different then the other 1 you mentioned. As of france, the company called free sounds absolutely awesome. My only issue is how do I contact them to ask about getting a SIM card shipped to me, or if there is a store where I can buy everything? Does anyone speak English?
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Everything is on the provided website. Just click on "Je m'incris" and continue using the Translate feature on Google Chrome. I don't think there's many(if any) stores around.
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Everything is on the provided website. Just click on "Je m'incris" and continue using the Translate feature on Google Chrome. I don't think there's many(if any) stores around.
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Well I know I wont quite as good a deal with these guys but the english is really helping me feel a whole lot more comfortable. http://www.lefrenchmobile.com/en/tariffs-sim-card-cheap-international-calls-from-france.html. They say their customer service is also 100% catered to Americans with English Pay as you go plans.
I tried the google translate option on Free's site but they have alot of pre printed pictures in french & so it only translates half the site. Also the fact that I'd have to worry about needing to cancel it before I leave so they wont re run my card is too much of a hassle. With 6 plane changes, 6 hotels attractions & the subway - I have enough to worry about. I appreciate your suggestion though.
Does anyone have any recommendations for Italy?!?
EyeAndroid said:
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I am looking for only 100 mins or so in each location, unl text in that country, 500MB of data and a killer international rate for the US.
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In most places in Europe you can get very good deals for prepaid SIM plans - Tesco seems to be good in UK/IRL and I know of very good prices with ALDI towards Germany.
The ESSENTIAL points for you would be:
- be 100% certain that your phone is unlocked - test it well in advance!
- plan carefully on how you are going to get the SIMs on your initial travel - if the SIM will only arrive at your hotel in the 3rd day of your 4-day stay it will be of little use!
- also it might be a small advantage if you will know your new phone numbers (one for each SIM, with the international country prefix in front) in advance - that way people that must call you during those specific days will already know what numbers to call
Hey guys,
I'm going to be travelling internationally this year and just purchased a VZ S4. I'll be buying pre paid SIMs in country (in this case Ireland). Can any one tell me of any gotchyas or what I'll expect?
Thanks
falcar said:
Hey guys,
I'm going to be travelling internationally this year and just purchased a VZ S4. I'll be buying pre paid SIMs in country (in this case Ireland). Can any one tell me of any gotchyas or what I'll expect?
Thanks
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do a search. this has been address multiple times under multiple threads. dont open a brand new thread on this.
but YES it can. It is GSM unlocked.
falcar said:
Hey guys,
I'm going to be travelling internationally this year and just purchased a VZ S4. I'll be buying pre paid SIMs in country (in this case Ireland). Can any one tell me of any gotchyas or what I'll expect?
Thanks
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Instead of buying a prepaid SIM, consider getting VZ global plan $25 for 100MB. I will be travelling to Europe in July, few countries, and this is by far the cheapest option.
You can get a pre-paid SIM for like $30 and have a better plan and better service, when I was in Australia the signal sucked so I got a pre-paid SIM with 1500 minutes, 400mb data, unlimited texts, and unlimited data for social networks. Better deal than the Verizon plan.
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darek65 said:
Instead of buying a prepaid SIM, consider getting VZ global plan $25 for 100MB. I will be travelling to Europe in July, few countries, and this is by far the cheapest option.
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Man...inflation must have taken hold overnight...
darek65 said:
Instead of buying a prepaid SIM, consider getting VZ global plan $25 for 100MB. I will be travelling to Europe in July, few countries, and this is by far the cheapest option.
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Uhhh... what? You can get much better pre-paid SIM's for $25. 100MB will allow you to update a few apps, upload a few pictures, and navigate for a day. That $25 also doesn't include voice and SMS fees.
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Uhhh... what? You can get much better pre-paid SIM's for $25. 100MB will allow you to update a few apps, upload a few pictures, and navigate for a day. That $25 also doesn't include voice and SMS fees.
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Tell me where in Italy or France I can get anything cheaper. In France there is couple day waiting period.
I don't know about France, but in Germany, for 25 Euro, I got a prepaid SIM with 300MB data and a 10 euro credit for international calls at 0.09 euro per minute. SMS are 0.09 each (a bit expensive), but local calls (in germany) were included in the price of the SIM. I think there was a different pricing structure you could choose at 1 euro per day for unlimited data, charged each day that you use data but my german language skills are quite shaky, so I may have misunderstood. T-Mobile DE was/is the carrier.
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darek65 said:
Tell me where in Italy or France I can get anything cheaper. In France there is couple day waiting period.
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I have been offered as an upgrade from EE,unlimited.Ted mins and text 5gig of data(which I can share with my wife line if choose) Free phone £36 a month but will also do me a new SIM only line for my daughter 500 mins unlimited text 1gig data for £4.99 month
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CPW Nexus 6p 32GB
EE
Unlimited min and txts 5GB data.
£49.99 upfront
£31.99 per month
Total cost over contract period = £817.75
£34.07 per month
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You'd be better of getting a retention deal (See an example here) and buying the phone out right on a long term interest free credit card.
Make sure you pay of the credit card balance monthly, making at least the minimum payment.
You might even get some money by taken out certain credit cards through Topcashback or Quidco.
Here's an example - Halifax 24/24 (0% interest for the first 24 months on purchase and balance transfers). There are others available.
The deal you put the link to was offered to a guy who wanted to leave Ee, they always offer better deal to keep customers.
I did a bit of look around and I did not find any 4g sim only with 5gb for £15. Maybe did not dig deep enough?
449*24=18.70 phone cost per month over 24.
34-18.70= £15.30
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My contract for o2 runs out on the 11th November as yet I can't order direct from o2 as they don't allow preorders
I could order through cpw but I would lose o2 refresh currently pay £13 per month unlimited text minutes and 5gb 4g data device plan for current nexus 6 is £20
wazka2 said:
CPW Nexus 6p 32GB
EE
Unlimited min and txts 5GB data.
£49.99 upfront
£31.99 per month
Total cost over contract period = £817.75
£34.07 per month
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This deal shows £79.99 for 5GB of data on Carphonewarehouse's site, it's the 2GB deal that's £59.99
FF
If you have BT I think that sim_only_deal for £20 with 20gb data and unlimited everything sound good. They run on the EE network which they are in the process of buying if I heard right.
If you spend time in big cities then or travel a lot then 3 sim_only_deal can be amazing for data as well. Unlimited everything for £27 which you can negotiate down. But customer can be cold.
02 speeds and deals don't match value especially when you can get on giff gaff. But if it's the strongest network around your area then you might have to consider them.
Vodafone is another offering good deals with free 6 months skysports depending on coverage being good in your area.
Anyone share some good sim only deals too please.
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Frostfree said:
This deal shows £79.99 for 5GB of data on Carphonewarehouse's site, it's the 2GB deal that's £59.99
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They must have changed offers...
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The deal you put the link to was offered to a guy who wanted to leave Ee, they always offer better deal to keep customers.
I did a bit of look around and I did not find any 4g sim only with 5gb for £15. Maybe did not dig deep enough?
449*24=18.70 phone cost per month over 24.
34-18.70= £15.30
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Yes, he requested to leave and was offered a retention deal.
I did the same about year and a half ago. I currently get 500 texts, 500 mins any network and 3GB data for £9.99. My wife has the same and it's more than enough for us.
Just upgraded on EE,as I was upgrading wife's SIM only as well and getting a new SIM only deal for my daughter .
Got free phone 32GB in graphite,unlimited text and calls 5 GB data £36 a month and delivered on 27/10/15
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From mobiles.co.uk I got -
Free phone, 10gb data and unlimited texts/minutes for £39 a month and that's with o2. It was cheaper me doing this than buying the phone and getting a sim only deal.
I have a similar deal (but with much less data) from mobiles.co.uk, unlimited calls and texts with 3gb data for £30 a month on o2. With automatic cashback it works out at just over £28 a month. I think that is a bargain, ee could only give me something similar for over £40. I am amazed that it seems to be better to have a contract this year rather than buy the phone sim free.
Just buy the phone outright and take a SIM only deal, this always seems the better option to me these days and you don't get carrier firmware either (yes they will change it for wifi calling)
I got this from EE:
phone = 450
plan = 7.50/m (500min, unlimited text, 1gb data)
24month cost for comparison = 630
Not sure you can get much better than this for a phone direct from google
sg86, what do you mean about carrier firmware being added with WiFi calling? My nexus is from mobiles.co.uk with o2 and I've wondered about using their TU service. The phone is as vanilla as you like, as though straight from Google.
I went for buying the phone outright, and I wanted the 64gb option as I didnt think I could cope with 32gb and a BT sim only deal (im a BT customer) which was :-
64gb Nexus 6p = £499.00
BT Sim Only deal 2gigs of data, 500 mins, unlimited texts,
with a £20 amazon voucher thrown in (12 month contract)
£11 x24 = £264
Total = £ 763
Over 24 months = £31.79 per month
If you include the £20 amazon voucher (£743) = £30.95 per month