Buying Guide: How To Buy a Mobile Phone Online (1 of 3)

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What Are The Major Factors Regarding A Mobile Phone Purchase?

Basically, the major factors are these:

• Cost of ownership - Pay-as-you-go v. contract
• Make/function of mobile phone
  
• Which network provider?

And of course, should you be fed up with your current mobile phone provider

• How do I switch providers

Cost Of Ownership
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If you're like me, you'll want to buy a mobile phone with minimum cost of ownership. You'll want to look at your typical mobile phone usage (or what you think will be typical) and choose the combination of phone, network, and payment-type that results in the lowest annual cost.

There is a site that helps you make these calculations - called Buy.co.uk . (But basically, up to 40% of pay-as-you users could save money by switching to a pay-monthly deal - that's according to Which?)

Dialaphone - the UK's #1 direct phone seller - offers the latest Pay Monthly (contract) phones, with a whole host of freebie extras, at very low monthly rates. (Quite often mobile phones at Dialaphone are free!)

Note: There are more recommended vendors on the left.

Make/function Of Mobile Phone
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You might be a gadget-freak who simply has to have the very latest mobile phone, whatever the cost. And the only other factor that may possibly matter is the network provider.

In this case I'd recommend you visit the one site equally committed to ALL the networks and ALL the phone manufacturers: Carphone Warehouse

Note: If you're interested in the very latest mobile phones, can I point you in the direction of Wow Mobile Phones!

Which Network Provider?
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I'll leave that down to your own particular prejudices (or just visit Buy.co.uk for a guide.)

How Do I Switch Providers?
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Fed up with the service you're getting? Found a better deal elsewhere? Switch mobile phone providers.

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