We look at all the best SIM only deals available including the cheapest plans. If you are looking for a new SIM only plan, take a look here to see what is available.
The Cheapest SIM only deals and plans available
Here are the cheapest SIM only deals available. They come at a rang of prices and data.
| Provider | Price | Calls/Text | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Mobile | £5.00 | Unlimited | 3GB |
| ID Mobile | £5.00 | Unlimited | 2GB |
| Giffgaff | £6.00 | Unlimited | 2GB |
| SMARTY | £6.00 | Unlimited | 4GB |
| Sky Mobile | £7.00 | Unlimited | 3GB |
| Tesco Mobile | £7.50 | Unlimited | 2GB |
| Three | £8.00 | Unlimited | 1GB |
| Asda Mobile | £9.00 | Unlimited | 25GB |
| VOXI Mobile | £10.00 | Unlimited | 30GB |
| O2 Mobile | £10.00 | Unlimited | 5GB |
| Superdrug Mobile | £10.00 | Unlimited | 5GB |
| Vodafone | £11.00 | Unlimited | 1GB |
| BT Mobile | £13.00 | Unlimited | 5GB |
| EE Mobile | £14.00 | Unlimited | 1GB |
The cheapest SIM only plans that are available is the Virgin and ID Mobile plans for £5.00. The most expensive is the EE SIM only for £14.00.
They all have Unlimited calls and text, but vary in the amount of data you get. You will have to see how much data you require to make the right choice for you.
Cheapest Unlimited SIM Only Deals
Here are the cheapest monthly Unlimited plans for calls, text and data available from providers.
| Provider | Price | Calls, Text, Data | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID Mobile | £16.00 | Unlimited | 24 months |
| SMARTY | £20.00 | Unlimited | 1 month |
| Three | £20.00 | Unlimited | 12 months |
| Asda Mobile | £20.00 | Unlimited | No Contract |
| Virgin Mobile | £25.00 | Unlimited | 24 months |
| Tesco Mobile | £25.00 | Unlimited | 24 months |
| Vodafone | £26.00 | Unlimited | 24 months |
| O2 Mobile | £30.00 | Unlimited | 24 months |
| Giffgaff | £35.00 | Unlimited | 18 Months |
| VOXI Mobile | £35.00 | Unlimited | No contract |
| EE Mobile | £35.00 | Unlimited | 24 months |
For Unlimited data plan, ID Mobile comes in at the cheapest at £16.00. The most expensive of the Unlimited data plans are Giffgaff, VOXI and EE Mobile at E35.00.
Customer Service
We also looked at customer service scores from Trustpilot to see how they performed.
Here are the customer service scores from Trustpilot.
- Giffgaff – 4.3 Stars out of 5 Stars (Excellent)
- SMARTY – 4.2 Stars out of 5 Stars (Great)
- VOXI Mobile – 3.9 Stars out of 5 Stars (Great)
- ID Mobile – 3.6 Stars out of 5 Stars (Average)
- Asda Mobile – 3.1 Stars out of 5 Stars (Average)
- EE Mobile – 2.4 Stars out of 5 Stars (Poor)
- BT Mobile – 2 Stars out of 5 Stars (Poor)
- Tesco Mobile – 1.7 Stars out of 5 Stars (Bad)
- Three – 1.6 Stars out of 5 Stars (Bad)
- Sky Mobile – 1.5 Stars out of 5 Stars (Bad)
- O2 Mobile – 1.4 Stars out of 5 Stars (Bad)
- Vodafone – 1.3 Stars out of 5 Stars (Bad)
- Virgin Mobile – 1.2 Stars out of 5 Stars (Bad)
From the score, Giffgaff, has the best customer service with 4.3 Stars out of 5 Stars and Virgin Mobile has the worst with 1.2 Stars out of 5 Stars.
Mobile virtual network operators (MVNO)
Not all the mobile providers have their own mobile network infrastructure. Here is the list of MVNO’s and the network providers they use.
| MVNO | Host Network |
|---|---|
| ID Mobile | Three |
| SMARTY | Three |
| Virgin Mobile | EE |
| Tesco Mobile | O2 |
| Giffgaff | O2 |
| Asda Mobile | Vodafone |
| VOXI Mobile | Vodafone |
| Sky Mobile | O2 |
| BT Mobile | EE |
Conclusion
We have given the best SIM only deals available for you to consider. We have given the cheapest monthly tariffs. This includes the cheapest Unlimited SIM only deals.
Here are links to the websites for the featured providers.
- Giffgaff
- SMARTY
- VOXI Mobile
- ID Mobile
- EE Mobile
- BT Mobile
- Tesco Mobile
- Asda Mobile
- Three
- O2 Mobile
- Vodafone
- Virgin Mobile
- Sky Mobile
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