So, I'm due for an upgrade / change of contract shortly. I use a handful of texts & minutes each month, plus a decent amount of data. If anything is going to increase, it'll be the data, rather than the minutes or texts.
I'm currently on voda, £25 a month, for 100 mins, 500 texts, 500MB, with an HTC Magic. The options I've looked at so far:
1) Stick with Voda, do a straight upgrade. I can get the Desire Z (the Desire with a slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard) on my current tarif with a new 18 months contract - just walk into any voda store, done and dusted. Total cost, £450 over 18 months.
2) Switch to Talk Mobile. I can get 200 minutes, 200 texts, 1GB for £12 a month. I'll then need to pay up front to get a half decent mobile - I'm looking at the Moto Defy for £159.99. Total cost £447.99 over 24 months.
3) Go SIM Only and buy an unlocked handset. I can get 100 minutes, 3000 texts, 1GB with 3 for £10 on a one month contract. So that'd be either £180 over 18 months, giving me £270 to spend on a handset similar / equivalent to a Desire Z, or £240 over 24 months giving my £207 to spend on a handset similar / equivalent to a Moto Defy. But it would also give me the choice of pretty much any 3G handset.
4) Ring Voda, ask for my PAC code, and see how good a deal they offer me
What I could do with from the Hexus collective is; suggestions on handsets if I take option 3, suggestions on other contract options at a similar total cost, and pointers if I've missed any other obvious options in addition to the above...


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) on my current tarif with a new 18 months contract - just walk into any voda store, done and dusted. Total cost, £450 over 18 months.
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