Went into Poundstretcher (Instore) today and they are selling Motorola F3 mobile phones with a virgin Pay as you go SIM card. The phones are 'unlocked' so will take any SIM (except '3' network ones).
Whilst not a brilliant phone I recon it's ideal for taking camping/caravanning or as an emergency phone to keep in the car in case of breakdown.
At the price it wouldn't matter if it got lost, stolen or dropped in a puddle!
Quote: Originally posted by daveyhairbear on 10/8/2008
Went into Poundstretcher (Instore) today and they are selling Motorola F3 mobile phones with a virgin Pay as you go SIM card. The phones are 'unlocked' so will take any SIM (except '3' network ones).
Whilst not a brilliant phone I recon it's ideal for taking camping/caravanning or as an emergency phone to keep in the car in case of breakdown.
At the price it wouldn't matter if it got lost, stolen or dropped in a puddle!
Do you know whether they have a time limitation on them if you don't use the credit? I know some suppliers have around 6 months limit on not using them. Don't wanna get one then find that it won't work when i really need it!
They sound like a great idea. Just use your common sense, keep them charged up, even if they are mainly switched off, just check the battery every so often. As for keeping them active - it doesn't take much to use them once every so many months (I think that it's six with Virgin) just to keep them active.
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Topic: Mobile Phone £6.99. Ideal Emergencies?
