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Where in the UK can I buy a mobile phone handset?

Feb 08, 2007 by Rainbow Daemon | Posted in Mobile Phones & Plans

It seems impossible to actually purchase a handset. I have a mobile account and SIM card through work, but I want a “better” handset. Every shop that I have been to wants to sell me a contract for expensive services I don't want or need, (and through

look for the handset on pay as you go (make sure its the same network) then just put your sim card in. You'll find its cheaper to buy it with a sim than without. If you can only get one on another network, you can always get the handset unblocked!

tinkypinkles | Feb 08, 2007

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Smartphone Prices Shrink as First-Time Buyer Numbers Increase

18.05.12

Said handset over a data connection. But the times, they are a-changin’.

Although the iPhone dominated smartphone sales last quarter — with the iPhone 4 and 3GS taking the number one and two spots, respectively — a new trend is taking shape: super-cheap smartphones for the masses.

The average price of smartphones has dropped for four consecutive quarters, down to its current price level of $135. The NPD Group found that for those who intended to buy a smartphone in the $200 to $250 range last quarter, 64 percent ended up getting a sub-$200 handset instead .

A combination of wider budget-friendly offerings and price-reduced older models are key to this trend. And with consumers clutching their pocketbooks ever tighter, it’s a welcome turn of events for those hoping to dive into the smartphone scene. Indeed, 59 percent of mobile phone purchases last quarter were smartphones (up from 46 percent of all mobile phone sales during the same quarter in 2010).

Source: Wired News