Frugal Living With mobile phones - how to save money

Can you be frugal and still have a great mobile phone? This page should be essential reading for anyone wanting to save money on either their contract mobile or to get a free sim!

Yes!
You just have to be very canny and take advantage of the companies that make great phone offers - relying on the fact you'll forget to claim cash back and get free line rental!

free phone and free line rental

Loads of amazing phone deals availale

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Orange Pay As You Go
Nokia
Sony Ericsson
Samsung
Motorola
LG
Blackberry
T-Mobile Pay As You Go
Nokia
Sony Ericsson
Samsung
Motorola
LG
Three Pay As You Go
Nokia
Sony Ericsson
Vodafone Pay As You Go

1. Motorola Motofone F3 On..
2. Nokia 1200 On Orange..
3. Nokia 6300 On Vodafone..
4. LG KU990 Viewty Red On..
5. LG Viewty Silver On..
6. Vodafone VF810 On..
7. Sony Ericsson S500i..
8. Samsung D900i Black On..
9. Samsung G600 Black On..
10. Sony Ericsson K770i..

OR do you just want a free sim and cheap calls - this is great if you're a low user!

See how to get free phone sim cards here

Travel a lot? If you go abroad and want to use your mobile phone you might have noticed how expensive it is.

A sim that really does save you money abroad

Save money on your moble phone bill by looking at your existing contract. When does it expire? If you've had the phone more than the minimum term it is well worth trying your phone company to see if they'll offer you a better deal for the same (or less ) money.

Find out about other tarrifs you'd like to go on - even on other networks - and see if they'll match or better it to keep you as a customer. Many companies will! They'll also allow you to upgrade your mobile phone for free if you ask nicely - always well worth ringing and asking what they can do for you. After all as a contract customer you're worth money to them every month.

Also look at the free minutes you're allowed and make sure you're using them within the correct time frame. Its well worth looking to see what time your companys cheap rate starts else you might find yourself paying for calls when you needn't.

Make the most of your phone contract by using up your free minutes. If you don't always use them up - then consider dropping to a lower and therefore cheaper phone tarrif or going to PAYG.

Do you really need a mobile phone for general chatting?

Some people who don't have a home phone certainly do but if you have a home phone line too why not consider making calls on the home phone. That way you could probably reduce your contract phone to a payg saving you loads more.

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