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If keeping control of your mobile spend is important, choose pay as you go mobile phones.

If you're looking for ways to keep your phone costs as low as possible, or if you are an occasional phone user, choose pay as you go mobile phones. All UK operators offer pay as you go packages, allowing you to be in complete control of how much you spend and when.

Using Pay As You Go Mobile Phones

If you've only ever been on a contract, or you're just thinking about buying your first mobile phone, you may be unsure about how pay as you go mobile phones work. The whole process is very simple, however, so you'll pick it up in no time, and network operators have ensured that all the information you need is available so that you can make the best choice for you and your finances:

• Handsets - when you choose pay as you go mobile phones, you'll need to buy a handset. Phones are only free when you sign a 12 month or longer contract, so be prepared for the fact that you'll need to buy a phone. Fortunately, there are lots of different handsets on the market, so you can buy one for as little as £20-£30 as well as spending over £100 on the latest models.

• Credit - when you buy pay as you go mobile phones, you need to also buy credit, which is added to your phone and allows you to make calls or send text messages. With many pay as you go services, you can also connect to the internet and send picture and video messages. The network you choose will set a price for each of these tasks, and you will be charged each time. Calls are charged by the minute and text messages by the message. Making sure you always have enough credit is important, so that you can use your phone when you need to.

• Topping up - the reason that pay as you go mobile phones are so flexible is because you can top up at any time and by any amount. You will have a card that you use when you top up, so that the credit is added to the right phone. Today, you can top up your credit at cash machines, shops, petrol stations and online, so you should never be stuck for somewhere to go when you need to add credit to your phone. You can normally top up by as little as £5, so you can budget for the calls and texts you need to use.

Pay as you go mobile phones don't tie you to a network operator in the same way that contract phones do, so if you see a better offer or you want to upgrade your phone, you can often do it whenever you want to.

Pay As You Go Mobile Phones from Affordable Mobiles

Choose from a great range of handsets for pay as you go mobile phones when you shop at Affordable Mobiles. We work with some of the UK's leading networks to give you the best possible value and help you keep the flexibility of payment you're looking for. Buy online today or call us on 0800 082 9000.