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Without looking at overpriced iPhone or top end S series Samsungs or the various Chinese brands, what's a decent way to get a midrange, functional mobile?
I guess I'm looking at brands main street shops, or out of town retailers, might stock. No pocophones, honor, realme or similar. Or some never heard about before online retailer. Perhaps giffgaff but not used / secondhand ones neither.
Anyone got a suggestion?
BTW I'm on ID Mobile and will be sticking with them because I live where only three or the expensive EE networks work in my area. The virtual network I'm with uses three. I'm replacing a 4 yo Samsung A70 that tbh was a bargain when I got it shortly after it came out. Kind of midrange price that gave nearer s series top range Samsung phones at the time. Still not that far behind the current non5g phones you can still get.
I've been considering contract and phone with idmobile as buying Samsung a54 5g that way works out over 24 months to be cheaper than equivalent sim only with separately bought a54 purchase. I think about £450 or so over two years with phone and lots of data included. My son got 100gb data plus A54 for £455 over two years in total. £350 phone resulting in effective £105 over 24 months for the connection and data. To me that seems better than buying phone outright.
Whatever the case, does anyone know of a better way to get a decent brand and decent species midrange mobile phone like the A54 5g? GiffGaff doesn't seem better for phone only and i can't use their virtual network as it's not three or EE.
I guess I'm looking at brands main street shops, or out of town retailers, might stock. No pocophones, honor, realme or similar. Or some never heard about before online retailer. Perhaps giffgaff but not used / secondhand ones neither.
Anyone got a suggestion?
BTW I'm on ID Mobile and will be sticking with them because I live where only three or the expensive EE networks work in my area. The virtual network I'm with uses three. I'm replacing a 4 yo Samsung A70 that tbh was a bargain when I got it shortly after it came out. Kind of midrange price that gave nearer s series top range Samsung phones at the time. Still not that far behind the current non5g phones you can still get.
I've been considering contract and phone with idmobile as buying Samsung a54 5g that way works out over 24 months to be cheaper than equivalent sim only with separately bought a54 purchase. I think about £450 or so over two years with phone and lots of data included. My son got 100gb data plus A54 for £455 over two years in total. £350 phone resulting in effective £105 over 24 months for the connection and data. To me that seems better than buying phone outright.
Whatever the case, does anyone know of a better way to get a decent brand and decent species midrange mobile phone like the A54 5g? GiffGaff doesn't seem better for phone only and i can't use their virtual network as it's not three or EE.
