Yeah I know - the longest I do is 18months, but as I explained previously, the chances of getting the phone free with a good solid contract for 18months are = 0. The decision of buying the phone separately formed after seeing how good sim-only deals in terms of internet offered really are! No point of saving money on the phone, and then ending up in a useless 24month contract with silly 75min a month - yay, I forgot your 250 texts (I easily write in a week).

Im with you mate; perfect reasoning A friend of mine had to switch from Vodaphone > Orange because of the very same reason.

What do you do in London? And are you positive on the O2 deal for 20pound/month with ?min/Unltmd texts & internet? Whats their fair usage policy?