Mobile Phones

Guide to the best places for buying mobiles online in the UK

You can buy mobiles online in the UK through the High Street phone shops, a number of specialised Internet retailers or the mobile network operators. Even if you prefer to buy your phone in a bricks-and-mortar shop, it is worthwhile browsing online first to catch up on the best deals (in your own time).

Carphone Warehouse are the largest independent retailer of mobile communications in Europe. This means they can offer a wide selection of phones, accessories and price plans on all the major UK networks. You can use their Assisted Purchase tool to help select the right phone and plan for you. more
Click here to visit the Carphone Warehouse web site

If you like a new phone with a FREE gift, then Buy Mobile Phones has the contract deals for you with gifts including a free Nintendo Wii, laptop, PS3, iPod, LCD TV, Nintendo DS, X-Box 360 and more. They're partners of all the networks and also allow you to get your free gift delivered within 72 hours (with other companies this can take a month).
Click here to visit the BuyMobilePhones web site

Dial-a-Phone offer a good selection of FREE phones and attractive deals (including free gift ones) on all the major networks. Worth checking out their 'Web Specials' for their best phone offers. Contract and PAYG phones, as well as mobile broadband and sim only deals.
Click here to visit the Dial-a-Phone web site

E2save.com offer all of the latest mobile handsets from the UK's principal networks: T Mobile, O2, Vodafone, Orange, BT Mobile & 3. With their price match guarantee they are able to offer the best deals, along with a great range of gifts and promotions.
Click here to visit the E2save web site

Because the Beepy are independent, they can offer exclusive custom made mobile phone and tariff packages to suit everyone. These are very competitive compared to the High Street shops, and their deals are available with a wide range of free gifts or free line rental (via cashback) on a range of handsets and networks.
Click here to visit the Beepy web site

Mobiles.co.uk was one of the first mobile phone websites in the UK. They deal with the T-Mobile, O2, 3, Virgin and Orange networks and offer free next-working-day delivery on all phone packages as well as great Free Gifts - including laptops, game consoles, digital cameras and MP3 players. And, unlike most other shops, they will deliver the free gift next day with your phone as well! They also sell upgrades and payg handsets.
Click here to visit the Mobiles Online web site

MobilePhoneCentral is part of Intek Communications who have 30 retail stores across the South West and London. They're a great store if you're looking for a phone deal with a free gift or free line rental. The gifts you can get on contract deals include a PS3, Wii, PSP, laptop, LCD TV, Nintendo DS Lite, Xbox 360, iPod and more. They're resellers of T-Mobile, Orange and Three, and also sell pay-as-you-go phones and SIM cards.
Click here to visit the MobilePhoneCentral web site

Mobiles Please offer all the latest handsets on T-mobile, 02 and Virgin networks. They have an easy to use mobile tariff calculator which allows you to input your daily calls and SMS usage to find tariff dependant offers. There's also a phones finder which lets you search for phones by style (flip, rotate, slide, ...), colour, size and features.
Click here to visit the Mobiles Please web site

OneStopPhoneShop offer the latest contract handsets from top manufacturers such as Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Ericsson and Panasonic. They'll also promise to beat any mobile deal offered by other shops (conditions apply).
Click here to visit the One Stop Phone Shop web site

Phones 4U, the High Street shop, also offers a great selection of talkplans and phones online. Their huge purchasing power ensures they consistently give you the best deals on the latest handsets and accessories. They'll also offer upto £10 if you trade-in your old phone.
Click here to visit the phones4U web site

Tesco have teamed up with the UK's major mobile phone networks and hand-picked the latest handsets and tariffs to bring you great value deals with no hidden traps. Yes, any Cashback they offer will be automatically credited to the credit card or bank account used to pay your monthly tariff after 3 months.
Click here to visit the Tesco Mobile site

The Link also offers a wide selection of mobile phones from O2, Orange, 3, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile and One.tel. Their site also features an advanced search tool, a mobile buyers guide and quick access to their top deals. They also offer a price guarantee (subject to T&Cs).
Click here to visit The Link web site

UKPhoneShop also offer a range of mobile phones and tariffs across all of the five major UK mobile operators, at reasonable prices. They have been selling phones throughout the UK since 1984, and also offer free accessories and gifts with their packages.
Click here to visit the UKPhoneShop web site

Network Operators and Mobile service providers

Created as a pure 3G service, 3 brings together video calling, location based services, video clips and interactive games. You can browse their handsets and price plans and find your nearest 3Store.
Click here to visit the 3 web site

Fresh, from the Carphone Warehouse, is powered by the T-Motion network. This mobile phone service currently offers a 'No Line Rental Ever' tariff (i.e. 1 pay-as-you-go plan).
Click here to visit the Fresh web site

The O2 shop also offers a great selection of phones online - from basic entry level mobiles to sophisticated Mobile Internet ones. You match these with one of their pay-as-you-go or monthly-pay tariffs, or if you want to use your existing phone, go for the SIM only option. O2 deals
Click here to visit the O2 web site

One.Tel is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) which uses the Vodafone network. They offer some of the lowest line rental on a range of great mobile plans (including FREE SIM card and line rental from £4.99 per month). Just click on their mobile section to get more details.
Click here to visit the One.Tel Mobile web site

You can use the Orange shop to browse and buy new phones on their various service plans. Their site also features information on the Orange network.
Click here to visit the Orange web site

At T-Mobile you can buy the latest mobile phone handsets online, connected to their highly competitive 'monthly pay' or 'pay as you go' price plans. T-Mobile have a consistent track record of exciting innovations such as t-zones, Caller Tunes, and their site features a number of 'exclusive online offers'.
Click here to visit the T-Mobile web site

Virgin Mobile is one of the fastest growing mobile networks in the UK. What they offer is simple: 3p texting, free line rental and no contract (so no strings attached!). And, when you take your Virgin Mobile to any Zavvi and flash it at the till, you'll get £1 of free airtime for every £10 spent.
Click here to visit the Virgin Mobile web site

At the online Vodafone shop you'll find the latest mobiles on their 'pay as you talk' and 'pay monthly' price plans. The Vodafone site also features additional information on how to use their service, as well as entertainment through their Vizzavi portal.
Click here to visit the Vodafone web site

Additional Mobile Services

What about having a personalised mobile phone cover? AllThatsPure.com will digitally print your favourite picture, text, logo or anything else on the cover. You can be sure there will be no other cover like it in the World!
Click here to visit the All That's Pure website

Jamster is Europe's leading provider of mobile entertainment. You'll find the widest choice of mobile phone downloads: polyphonic and monophonic mobile ringtones, mobile java games, colour wallpapers, animated screensavers and much more. And ... every visitor gets a FREE mobile ringtone of their choice.
Click here to visit the Jamster website

Do you worry where your children or loved ones are? With Trace a Mobile's revolutionary mobile phone tracking technology you can now track any mobile phone on any of the UK's four major network operators.
Click here to visit the Trace a Mobile web site