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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Shane Hickey

Be a sim-only saver: could you join the phone users shunning bundles?

A young woman looking in the window at the display of a mobile phone shop
More people are buying a secondhand phone, or holding on to their existing handset. Photograph: Gary Hider/Alamy

People are rejecting mobile “bundles” that include a new phone and data contract, and are increasingly turning to sim-only deals that offer better value for money.

A growing number of consumers are not getting a new phone when they change their mobile ­contract and are instead holding on to their existing handset or ­buying a ­secondhand one, according to analysts.

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