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Are you looking for a SIM free Sony Ericsson K750i phone or even a different SIM free phone, are happy with your current network provider, but don't qualify for a upgrade to the phone you want, and don't have the cash to pay up front for the phone, then here is an idea which you could use to spread the cost of that phone over 12 months.

Most phones, if not all phones sold by OneStopPhoneShop are SIM free, and currently due to fierce competition in the market, the majority of UK mobile phone network operators are keen to draw new customers to them, so they are offering phones free provided you sign a new contract with them for 12 months or longer.

So taking the SE K750i as an example, you could join orange OVP Vodafone Anytime 100 for 12 months at £22 a month, with 9 months half price line rental, you could get a brand new Sony Ericsson K750i all for a total of £165 ie 9x11=99 + 3x22=66!

You can not get a better deal anywhere, you also get the added bonus of 100 cross network minutes each month which you can use if your existing phone is SIM free.

A few points, first you will need to be signing with a new network provider, ie you will not be able to use the Orange tariff if you already are an orange customer, secondly you need to be discipline enough to remember to cancel the contract at the end of 12 months, thirdly most new phones are sold with free insurance deals for 3 months, make sure you either refuse this or cancel before the 3 months is up.

As the OneStopPhoneShop represents all UK network providers, you should be able to find something that suits you. They also offer a 14day returns policy on all handsets, so if the handset does not work with your SIM you can send it back, don't open the seals on the SIM packs though.

Also note Virgin Mobile is a virtual network of T-Mobile, so their SIMs are interchangeable on locked handsets, also Tesco mobile is provided by O2, so their locked handsets should also accept each others SIMs, though I haven't tried this, so if someone could confirm this, that would be cool.

As always make sure you know what contract you are getting into, and if you are not the disciplined type, this might not be for you. Also it is worth noting that a credit search is done when you apply for a new phone contract.