Best SIM-only deals: mobile and data SIM deals

Monthly contracts let you take home a new phone for ‘free’, but you’ll pay over the odds in the long run

Monthly contracts are great, letting you take home a high-end smartphone without handing over any cash. But if you stop to work out just how much you are paying over the lifespan of the contract, you’ll find you could save a lot of money buying the phone upfront and getting a SIM-only deal. Here we look at the best SIM-only deals and best Data SIM deals on the market.

Take, for example, the Samsung Galaxy S5, which right now is free from Vodafone on a £47/month two-