(11 Mar 2015, 9:58 pm)aureolin wrote Something worth considering is buying the unlocked phone separately, then using SIM only plans.

For example, you could get an Xperia Z3 for £459 (or £20 a month) through giffgaff over 24 months. On top of that, you could get the £15 goodybag (which you can change on a monthly basis). That gives you a brand new phone. 500 mins, unlimited texts, and 3GB data. All for a combined £35 a month.

The closest match on EE would be £43.49 a month (or £203.76 over the lifetime of your contract), and you're tied in to that for 24 months.