Best Deal For Short Term Mobile Phone?

[EcclesCake]

I have a friend visiting from Europe and was wondering what the best way would be to equip her with a mobile while she is here, assuming using her usual phone will attract extraordinary charges if used here.

I was toying with getting a PAYG SIM card for one of my old contract phones, would this work? Would I still need to go through the faff of unlocking even if I use the same provider?

[RATTER15]

If you use the same provider as original it wont need unlocking, it should just work.

[woofgang]

if your old phone is out of contract, it may just automatically be unlocked.

[EcclesCake]

Thanks, I'll have a look at the PAYG route then.

I thought that a contract phone would work with the same provider on a PAYG deal but wasn't sure.

I didn't realise that phones could spontaneously unlock, I will see if we have any other network SIMs knocking around and experiment.

[EDDIE51]

You can buy a new phone for £4,99 just needs a £10 top up.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2821452.htm

[whiskeryron]

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2819976.htm

[EcclesCake]

I'm being tightfisted! All the while I have a perfectly good smart phone in the drawer I see no point in buying another phone.