Phone bol*ocks

taB

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So, I have this phone:

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It's shit.

The slidey thingamajigger fell off a while back and is held in very successfully with blue-tack but no longer slides. It was useless anyways.

Unfortunately as of yesterday the end call button has stopped working too. This is my favourite button as I hate talking on the phone.

My criteria when choosing a mobile for the last 10 years: Robust & long battery life. That's it. Every year when it's time for an upgrade I tell the new spivvy metrosexual that the previous year's "shit eating grin" award winner lied to me and pursuaded me to have x phone and it didn't last. He / she / it then pursuades me to have y phone which inevitably fails identically.

Anyway, I digress...

I have no insurance on it and am told a like-for-like swap would set me back between £70 & £140 pounds. Is there somewhere I can get a reliable phone for a few quid to tide me over to my next upgradey thing?

Thanks.
 

Ch3tan

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I've got a couple of Nokia's that I am going to ebay, they are locked on o2 though, so you would have to unlock them. I suggest you have a look on ebay, lots of people selling cheap new phones, and lots of 2nd hand phones on sale. You get good prices, but like everything on ebay, check the sellers feedback and the item description carefully.
 

dysfunction

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Whoops, am on Orange for some reason.

Do PAYG phones work with a contract sim then? I'll need to keep the same number.

Yes the phone should still work with the contract Sim. Just buy the phone and replace the PAYG sim with your contract one...
 

taB

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Cool, thanks chaps. Will have a look on the bay of fleas too.

Dys - For some reason I thought it worked one way round but not the other when it came to switching sim types. Thanks for the clarification.
 

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