Sim Only Deal Contracts are mobile phone contracts just like any normal contract that you would find in your local phones4u store or o2 shop however they are sim only, which means they don’t supply you with a phone. These are perfect if you already have a mobile phone and want a better deal. The contracts offer more minutes and texts often for a lower price than your normal contracts.

How Can a Sim only deal be better value

This is because the networks don’t have to pay for the handsets meaning the savings they make can be passed onto you! This means the contracts often cost less per month and you can more minutes and more texts.

How long are the contracts?

They are not like normal contracts where you are tied into a minimum term such as 12 or 18 months, these contracts are only 30 days, which means you just need to give a months notice. This is perfect if your situation changes and you need to cancel your contract fast.

Sim Card Only Deals

The mobile phone market in the UK is as buoyant as ever despite the global economic downturn, and a majority of people who have a mobile phone will have received it free as part of a contract for which they pay each month and to which they are committed for a fixed term, usually around 18 months, but with both 12 month and 24 month contracts available.

Over the course of these contracts you will effectively be justifying the price of your ‘free’ handset by continued monthly payment and commitment to the same network. However, people who already have a mobile handset and are unsatisfied with their current contract and don’t want to sign up for a new contract that offers another ‘free’ handset and a lengthy period of commitment should probably check out the opportunities offered by SIM only deals.

A SIM only deal allows you to continue to use your existing handset and keep your existing mobile number by simply sending you the small SIM card that is required to connect to a mobile network and that is used by every mobile phone in the world. A SIM card is universally compatible with any mobile handset, though you will probably need to get your handset unlocked if it is currently linked to a particular network and your new SIM card is manufactured and operated by a different one.

Why choose a Sim only deal?

The first and most important reason is that it is quite simply a lot cheaper month on month than any other mobile phone contract because there is no handset included and the cost of the SIM card itself is tiny and they are usually included free as part of the package. For this reason you will get a lot more value for money for your monthly payment, and monthly costs can start from as little as 10 on certain networks.

Another benefit is that sim only deals are usually just a 30 day contract – meaning if you don’t like the network or your needs change you only have to give 30 days notice to leave them. You should also expect a good amount of minutes and texts for the money you spend. It may surprise you to learn that some networks like Vodafone actually offer unlimited text messages on some of their offers.