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What is SIM only? SIM only is a new type of mobile phone contract that provides the mobile service with out the handset. This type of contract is lower commitment and usually very competitively priced but you need to provide the phone yourself.

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SIM Type:

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T-Mobile
Tesco Mobile
Orange
3
Vodafone
O2
Virgin Mobile

Monthly Cost (maximum):

  • £10   
  • £20   
  • £30 
  • £40
  •  £50
  • Unltd

Contract Length (maximum months):

  •  1
  •   3
  •  6
  • 12

Minutes (at least):

Texts (at least):

Internet Allowance (at least):

  • Any
  • 500MB
  • 1GB
  • 5GB
  • 10GB
  • Unltd
How do we rank our deals?

How do we rank our deals?

With thousands of deals on the market it can be hard work to find the right one. Recombu aims to simplify the process by rating and presenting you with deals in order of best overall value. We consider the whole package, taking into account the following:

  • Contract Length - the shorter the better
  • Averaged Monthly Cost - including other costs such as handset costs
  • Product Mix - amount of minutes, texts and data included
  • Provider Trust - how easy it is to use the provider's site and get your product

As you will have your own personal requirements, you can use the search options tool to help find a phone package specific to your needs. Recombu will always display the best deals at the top of the table for you based on your criteria. If you prefer to sort the deals in a different way e.g. by monthly cost, just click on the column titles to reorder.

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Standard SIM
12 MONTHS		+150MINUTES+500TEXTS+250MBDATA+FREESIM CARD=£7.00Get Deal

Standard SIM
1 MONTH		+125MINUTES+2500TEXTS+250MBDATA+FREESIM CARD=£7.00Get Deal

iPad Micro SIM
1 MONTH		+N/AMINUTES+N/ATEXTS+1GBDATA+FREESIM CARD=£7.50Get Deal

iPad Micro SIM
1 MONTH		+N/AMINUTES+N/ATEXTS+500MBDATA+FREESIM CARD=£7.50Get Deal

Standard SIM
12 MONTHS		+100MINUTES+5000TEXTS+N/A+FREESIM CARD=£8.50Get Deal

Standard SIM
1 MONTH		+100MINUTES+3000TEXTS+1GBDATA+FREESIM CARD=£10.00Get Deal

Standard SIM
12 MONTHS		+300MINUTES+3000TEXTS+1GBDATA+FREESIM CARD=£10.00Get Deal

Standard SIM
1 MONTH		+250MINUTES+2500TEXTS+500MBDATA+FREESIM CARD=£10.00Get Deal

BlackBerry SIM
1 MONTH		+100MINUTES+2500TEXTS+250MBDATA+FREESIM CARD=£10.00Get Deal

iPad Micro SIM
1 MONTH		+N/AMINUTES+N/ATEXTS+1GBDATA+FREESIM CARD=£10.21Get Deal
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SIM Only

SIM Only deals have proven popular because they are great value, offer good allowances for calls, texts and web, and you can choose some good short-term deals if you want something which is low commitment. It’s ideal for us, because the office monkey persists in cracking open our phones and eating the SIM cards.

If you like your current handset, and you just want a new SIM preloaded with talk time, messages and data download, SIM Only is great option. Since there’s no phone to pay off, your contract works out much cheaper, even though you are still getting the generous allowances you would expect from a long-term agreement.

The length of contract is flexible; you could take something which has a minimum term of just one month, or choose something longer, which will usually give you improved monthly allowances. You’ll find that most networks do SIM Only deals, and they are also a good option if you have taken a SIM Free handset.

Recombu Mobile takes these offers and collates them for you, so it’s easy to compare SIM Only deals. Our simple search tools allow you to filter the results and find the exact kind of set-up and contract you want with your phone. You can search for specific networks, maximum cost, ideal allowance limits and agreement length, so you should be able to shorten the list of deals and find the right SIM Only offer. Recombu Mobile is honest, accurate and impartial, so you’ll get the search results that best fit your criteria.

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