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[maggiebee]

Looking to buy a new mobile phone but there are so many I just don't know where to start. I want a simple one - phone, text, take photos and access email and FB. I have a Virgin sim card Any advice appreciated.

[ummmm]

What's the budget?

[ummmm]

You could try getting a second hand phone from Ebay. My boss bought an iphone for less than £100.

[maggiebee]

Happy to go up to about £150

[Buenchico]

I love my Alcatel A3. It does everything that I could want of it and I'm sure that it would be ideal for your requirements. It was selling in Argos, etc for around £130 when it first came out but I got it for £90 a bit later on. I see that it's currently available on Amazon for just £76.90, so I'd consider that to be a bargain:
Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[jennyjoan]

chris that wee link you provided is under contract or pay as you go

[Buenchico]

The phone I've linked to is SIM-free, Jennyjoan.

That means that you can put any SIM into it and it will be the SIM that determines how the phone's use is paid for. i.e. if Maggie has got a SIM linked to a Virgin contract it will become a Virgin 'contract' phone. However if she's got a Virgin Pay-As-You-Go SIM it will become a Virgin 'PAYG' phone.

If, as I did, she were to put an Asda PAYG SIM into it, it would become an Asda 'PAYG' phone.

Anyone who buys a SIM-free phone can choose BOTH the service provider they want go with AND (where that provider offers both types of account) whether to opt for a contract or to use PAYG.

[maggiebee]

Thanks for the info folks - will certainly have a look at that link Chris, sounds just what I'm looking for. Will also have a wee nosy on eBay.

[Hopkirk]

I've got a Moto G6 play which is excellent and available for about £130.

https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/motorola/g6-play.html#!colour=blue&capacity=32GB&dealType=sf

Many publications say the Moto G6 is one of the best budget phones. The play version economises on things like having a plastic cover and a slightly fatter battery than the premium one, but as a result has a very long battery life.

It has a large screen which I like, but if you have small hands that might be a nuisance to you.

[maggiebee]

Thanks Hoppy, will have a look at that.