On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 10:17:14 +0000, Mike Mitchell
wrote:

I am a mobile phone virgin. I do not have a mobile phone. I hate
mobile phones. But now that I am selling the house and still want to
be reachable, I am resigned to getting one, albeit only for a
temporary period. The minute I am in my new house and it's all done
and dusted and the sparkling wine has been opened, I shall take great
pleasure in removing the mobile phone to a suitable flat surface,
whereupon I will take a number 2 sledgehammer to it.

I digress.

This group, I know, is not the right group to be asking this, but I
had a glimpse at the hardcore talk in uk.telecom.mobile and they just
frightened me away. So I'm asking the good, faithful uk.diy crowd what
is the absolute cheapest phone/package I can buy/rent which (a) allows
me to receive incoming calls from landline phones or mobile phones and
(b) can make call to BT landline phones?

Thanks.

Not so much of a virgin now, eh! But I'm not enjoying it.

Update:

I just popped into the local Vodaphone shop. They have a Sendo for
£40, plus I get a swipe card I can charge up for amounts of £5 through
£20. I just need to make at least one outgoing call every three months
to keep the number active. Sounds the cheapest of all. Haven't bought
it yet, though. What would I get for the Sendo once I no longer need
it? It's a neat little thing, I have to say. (OH NO! I AM ALREADY
BEING SEDUCED!)

MM