[p.anamarija]

I have a contract and a phone with Orange in the country I currently live in and was wondering if there is any way to simply transfer that contract to the UK and have my number changed?

Since I am pretty sure thats impossible :P another question, do you think its better to stick with orange and get an entirely new contract & phone or go with one of those cheaper 'pay as you go' cards? Any third options?

Thanks in advance!

[Samus2]

Call them up and ask, that'd be the best option!

It's up to you... personally, I'm on a contract for 2 years... but I mainly just use my iphone as music player since my actual ipod broke a while back! If you've got a phone you're happy with, you can just buy a sim card deal which can range from about £10 a month to £20 and give great offers! The benefit with a sim deal is that there's no contract length too so you can choose if you want to stop it

[ashtoreth]

i use orange too and tbh, i would check as to whether u can't just transfer ur contract to orange uk and bring ur present number with u?

regards the 2nd Q - pends on your usage...if ur like me and talk a lot (lol) stay with contract...otherwise...switch to PAYG.

no third option coming presently to mind, i'm afraid

[callum9999]

(Original post by ashtoreth)
i use orange too and tbh, i would check as to whether u can't just transfer ur contract to orange uk and bring ur present number with u?

regards the 2nd Q - pends on your usage...if ur like me and talk a lot (lol) stay with contract...otherwise...switch to PAYG.

no third option coming presently to mind, i'm afraid

No you definitely can't bring a foreign number to a UK network. Even if you could it would be rather ridiculous - they could call you but if you called them back you'd be charged international rates!

To the OP - it all depends on you. If you want a contract then there is no logic in sticking with Orange - use whichever UK network is best for your needs. Same goes for choosing a PAYG network. What's best for you depends on whether you need a new phone, if you do then whether you want the latest iPhone etc., and how often you talk/text/go online.

[ashtoreth]

(Original post by callum9999)
No you definitely can't bring a foreign number to a UK network. Even if you could it would be rather ridiculous - they could call you but if you called them back you'd be charged international rates!

To the OP - it all depends on you. If you want a contract then there is no logic in sticking with Orange - use whichever UK network is best for your needs. Same goes for choosing a PAYG network. What's best for you depends on whether you need a new phone, if you do then whether you want the latest iPhone etc., and how often you talk/text/go online.

ah well...was just thinking that if they transferred to the uk...they could port their number too...but, my bad

[p.anamarija]

(Original post by callum9999)
No you definitely can't bring a foreign number to a UK network. Even if you could it would be rather ridiculous - they could call you but if you called them back you'd be charged international rates!

Ah, it was worth a shot :P thanks!

I have a spare phone I no longer use and Id primarily only use it to text.
If I were to buy a new phone, I wouldnt go for another iphone, but I wouldnt want a really old brick either. I was wondering if deals on buying a new phone are affordable or more like ridiculously expensive? I know its almost impossible to answer, as it depends, but what experience have you guys had?