Best Sim Card Offers Available Right Now

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It’s easy to get drawn into a phone contract with the handset included. It can feel like you’re getting a good value. The truth is you often get stuck in long-term contracts and pay more for the handset in the long run.

If you already have a handset or you are looking to buy one outright, you can find better value with a sim-only deal. These deals are sometimes as low as just £5 a month and paid monthly, so you don’t get stuck for two years with the same provider.

Giffgaff (O2)

For £10 a month on Giffgaff, you can enjoy unlimited minutes and texts, as well as 6GB of data. If you find that you need more data, you can purchase a “goody bag” which gives you more data to use in that particular month. This is ideal if you’re staying away, and you know you won’t have Wi-Fi.

Setup is simple. Plus, you can even use the data in the EU if you travel. Giffgaff uses the O2 network. If you want to know the exact area it covers, make sure to check out the O2 Coverage Checker.

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Smarty (Three)

Smarty is not the best-known provider. Their sim cards use Three’s phone network for coverage.

Smarty’s £20 deal may be ideal for people who use their phone a lot. It gives users unlimited 3G and 4G data. The data rolls over one month at a time, so you aren’t stuck if you ever want to change your plan.

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Lebara (Vodafone)

If you sign up for a year of this contract, you get 50 percent off the first four months. Once the offer expires, the plan will revert to £5 a month. This works out at £4.17 a month for the duration of a one-year contract.

In addition to including unlimited minutes and texts, this Lebara plan comes with 100 international minutes. As such, it is a great choice for use as a second sim for someone who splits their time between the UK and somewhere else.

Lebara uses the Vodafone network for coverage.

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O2

The O2 sim-only plan is the best you can get for £15 a month. In fact, O2 has been Uswitch’s Best Network for Coverage for the last four years running.

On top of the unlimited minutes and texts, this plan comes with 15GB of data. Furthermore, it is one of the few sim-only plans that allows the data to roll over if it isn’t all used.

Additionally, you can take advantage of some offers, such as getting £5 free when you sign up for My O2. You can also access Priority by O2, giving you exclusive access to concert tickets and other events.

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