Best SIM-only deals for Black Friday: Data, texts and minutes on the cheap

So you’re out of contract: your phone is paid off, and you don’t need to carry on with your expensive monthly payment. Or maybe you’ve just bought a new SIM-free phone and don’t have a contract in the first place. You’ll be looking for the best SIM-only deal, and this Black Friday we’ve got you covered.
 
We’ve rounded up the best value ones we can find. Here is our pick of the options available.

Best SIM-only deals this Black Friday

1. Best SIM-only deal for unlimited data: Three (£20 per month for 24 months, half price for the first six months)

If you’re not just data-hungry, but full-on data ravenous, then Three’s unlimited package is for you. It’s £20 per month for two years, but the first six months are half price, meaning a grand total of £420 for all the data you can use.
 
Better still, because it’s Three, this plan is 5G ready at no extra cost. True, Three’s 5G network isn’t up and running yet, but when it is, you’ll be able to take full advantage of those speeds without worrying about running out of data.
 
Key specs – Minutes: Unlimited; Texts: Unlimited; Data: Unlimited; Contract length: 24-months; Total cost: £420.
 
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2. Best for 5G now: O2 (£25 per month for 18 months with 100GB 5G data)

If you want 5G right now but don’t want to spend the Earth, then O2 has a decent offer for you: 100GB of 5G data, with unlimited minutes and texts for £25 per month. This is the same price as the 4G plan, so pretty generous considering the speed difference. 
 
If you want to save a bit of money, you can get the same deal with 40GB instead for £20 per month.
 
Key specs – Minutes: Unlimited; Texts: Unlimited; Data: 100GB; Contract length: 24-months; Total cost: £600.
 
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3. Best for freebies: BT (£20 per month for 12 months with 20GB data and a free JBL soundbar)

BT’s Black Friday SIM-only deals have three key advantages. First, they’re 12-month contracts. Secondly, you get BT Sport on the house. Thirdly, the ones over £20 come with a free JBL soundbar worth £150, which is a pretty good freebie. 
 
The 20GB data plan has unlimited texts and minutes and will set you back £20 per month for a year. If that sounds too limiting, you can upgrade to 40GB per month for £30, or 100GB for £35.
 
Key specs – Minutes: Unlimited; Texts: Unlimited; Data: 20GB; Contract length: 12-months; Total cost: £240.
 
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4. Best for money savers: ID Mobile (£9 per month with 7GB data and no long-term contract) 

If you’re looking to spend as little as possible, but still get a decent about of data then ID Mobile is the company to turn towards. The £9 deal is a rolling 30-day contract, so you can leave at any time, and it includes 7GB of data. There are only 500 minutes of call time though, so big chatters might want to look elsewhere.
 
You can also get 20GB data for £14, if you think you’ll need a bit more.
 
Key specs – Minutes: 500; Texts: Unlimited; Data: 7GB; Contract length: 1-month; Total cost: £9.
 
Buy now from ID Mobile