subject: SIM Only Deals - a better deal [print this page] SIM Only deals are really a nice option for people who do not want to change their cell phones at present and at the same time do not want to get tied in a contract. These deals offer maximum advantages in every sense. And in turn you receive a much cheap mobile phones price plan and it is entirely your choice to whether you want to enter into a long term mobile contract with the provider.
Usually people purchase SIM Only deals when they are not satisfied with their existing network. But people sometimes do have the fear losing their existing number since they lose contact with many of their friends. And after changing the number, they need to notify each of their friends about their changed number. But in SIM Only Deals, you can keep the existing number and can only change the network. And as you are purchasing not the handset but just the SIM card, the savings that you make is passed on to your account balance giving you an added advantage.
You can purchase a SIM from the service provider by paying a nominal fee or sometimes you can get it even free. Then you can use the SIM in your handset. Therefore in this deal you don't need to buy a new handset, furthermore, saving money. These deals are becoming so popular with the consumers specially students and youth. Therefore many mobile manufacturers like Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, BlackBerry, Motorola etc along with the service providers are launching their edition of mobile phones that support SIM only deals.
These deals come under contract deals as well as pay as you go deals and it is entirely on you to decide what to take up. In contract deals, users can sign an agreement of 12 months, 18 months or 24 months. They also get the added support and benefits from the various service providers like special offers and free gifts that makes this deal a really profitable and user advantageous. Before going for these deals just compare all deals, price plans from the major mobile networks and get the best SIM Only Deal deals Major mobile network operators of UK are O2, T-Mobile, Orange, Virgin Mobile, Vodafone and 3 Mobile, talk talk.
