{"id":22615,"date":"2022-11-12T18:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/?p=22615"},"modified":"2022-11-12T20:51:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T20:51:17","slug":"carphone-warehouse-or-direct","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/carphone-warehouse-or-direct","title":{"rendered":"Buying Your Phone From Mobiles.co.uk &#038; Carphone Warehouse VS Direct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><em>You can buy your mobile phone from Mobiles.co.uk or the Carphone Warehouse, as an alternative to buying direct. Find out how it compares.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22624\" src=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-and-Mobiles-300x114.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-and-Mobiles-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-and-Mobiles-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-and-Mobiles-40x15.png 40w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-and-Mobiles-100x38.png 100w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-and-Mobiles.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>In the UK, both <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobiles.co.uk%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Mobiles.co.uk\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.mobiles.co.uk\/\">Mobiles.co.uk<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carphonewarehouse.com%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Carphone Warehouse\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.carphonewarehouse.com\/\">Carphone Warehouse<\/a> are part of the Currys group. They offer mobile phone deals on contract from Vodafone and iD Mobile, often with a significant discount compared to buying directly from the network. You&#8217;ll get an unlocked phone, along with a SIM card that gives you the exact same coverage as if you were buying direct from the network.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll review the Mobiles.co.uk and Carphone Warehouse websites. We&#8217;ll also look at how their plans compare to when you buy directly from the mobile network.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#What_is_Mobilescouk\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> What is Mobiles.co.uk?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#What_is_the_Carphone_Warehouse\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> What is the Carphone Warehouse?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Deals_By_Network\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Deals By Network<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#More_Information\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> More Information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"What_is_Mobilescouk\">What is Mobiles.co.uk?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobiles.co.uk%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Mobiles.co.uk\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.mobiles.co.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border shadow-sm alignright wp-image-34472 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mobiles.co_.uk-Black-Friday-Phone-Deals-2022-250x117.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mobiles.co_.uk-Black-Friday-Phone-Deals-2022-250x117.jpg 250w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mobiles.co_.uk-Black-Friday-Phone-Deals-2022-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mobiles.co_.uk-Black-Friday-Phone-Deals-2022-40x19.jpg 40w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mobiles.co_.uk-Black-Friday-Phone-Deals-2022-100x47.jpg 100w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mobiles.co_.uk-Black-Friday-Phone-Deals-2022-500x234.jpg 500w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mobiles.co_.uk-Black-Friday-Phone-Deals-2022-750x351.jpg 750w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mobiles.co_.uk-Black-Friday-Phone-Deals-2022.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>In the UK, <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobiles.co.uk%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Mobiles.co.uk\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.mobiles.co.uk\/\">Mobiles.co.uk<\/a> has sold mobile phones online since 1995 (it&#8217;s also been a part of the Carphone Warehouse since 2007). As an online-only retailer, they&#8217;re able to keep their prices lower than other retailers that also operate on the high street.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the lower prices that are available on Mobiles.co.uk, there are often cashback deals that can reduce the prices even further. In many cases, Mobiles.co.uk offers &#8216;cashback by redemption&#8217; deals. On these deals, you&#8217;re able to get some cashback paid into your account when you upload a copy of your bill to their online portal.<\/p>\n<p>You can choose from a wide range of handsets on Mobiles.co.uk, including the latest devices from Apple, Samsung, Google, OPPO and more. All of their devices are supplied unlocked, with a SIM card from your chosen network (either <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobiles.co.uk%2Fvodafone-mobile-phones-prices\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Mobiles.co.uk\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.mobiles.co.uk\/vodafone-mobile-phones-prices\">Vodafone<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobiles.co.uk%2Fidmobile-mobile-phones-prices\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Mobiles.co.uk\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.mobiles.co.uk\/idmobile-mobile-phones-prices\">iD Mobile<\/a>). You&#8217;ll also get free next-day delivery in most areas, as long as you order before 8pm on a weekday (or 6pm on the weekend).<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"What_is_the_Carphone_Warehouse\">What is the Carphone Warehouse?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22625\" src=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-Store-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-Store-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-Store-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-Store-40x25.jpg 40w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-Store-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Carphone-Warehouse-Store.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>The Carphone Warehouse has operated as an independent mobile phone retailer since 1989. Now part of the Currys group, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carphonewarehouse.com%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Carphone Warehouse\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.carphonewarehouse.com\/\">find them online<\/a> and inside many high-street branches of Currys.<\/p>\n<p>When you buy a mobile phone from the Carphone Warehouse, you&#8217;ll get an unlocked smartphone together with a SIM card from either <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carphonewarehouse.com%2Fvodafone\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Carphone Warehouse\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.carphonewarehouse.com\/vodafone\">Vodafone<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carphonewarehouse.com%2Fid\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Carphone Warehouse\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.carphonewarehouse.com\/id\">iD Mobile<\/a>. The prices will often be lower than if you were going direct to the network. There&#8217;s free next-day delivery when you order before 9pm on a weekday or before 6pm on the weekend. It can be delivered to either your home address or your nearest Currys store.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Deals_By_Network\">Deals By Network<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Vodafone<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-27058\" src=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vodafone-Mobile-Phone-123x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vodafone-Mobile-Phone-123x250.png 123w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vodafone-Mobile-Phone-505x1024.png 505w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vodafone-Mobile-Phone-20x40.png 20w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vodafone-Mobile-Phone-49x100.png 49w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vodafone-Mobile-Phone-246x500.png 246w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vodafone-Mobile-Phone-370x750.png 370w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vodafone-Mobile-Phone.png 513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/>When you sign up as a Vodafone customer through <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobiles.co.uk%2Fvodafone-mobile-phones-prices\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Mobiles.co.uk\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.mobiles.co.uk\/vodafone-mobile-phones-prices\">Mobiles.co.uk<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carphonewarehouse.com%2Fvodafone\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Carphone Warehouse\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.carphonewarehouse.com\/vodafone\">Carphone Warehouse<\/a>, you&#8217;ll get access to Vodafone&#8217;s normal customer benefits, including 5G coverage and <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vodafone.co.uk%2Fmy-vodafone-account%2Fvodafone-apps%2Fvodafone-veryme-rewards\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Vodafone Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.vodafone.co.uk\/my-vodafone-account\/vodafone-apps\/vodafone-veryme-rewards\">VeryMe Rewards<\/a>. You&#8217;ll also get the exact same coverage as customers who buy directly from Vodafone.<\/p>\n<p>The main difference is you&#8217;re getting a standard Pay Monthly plan from Vodafone, as opposed to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/vodafone-evo-review\">Vodafone EVO<\/a> plan. This means you won&#8217;t get Xtra plan benefits like unlimited picture messages (MMS) or a discount of Smartwatch Connectivity. You also won&#8217;t get the battery health checks in a Vodafone store. However, the prices can often be substantially lower &#8211; particularly if you&#8217;re able to take advantage of a discount or cashback deal.<\/p>\n<p>You can compare Vodafone prices on the <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobiles.co.uk%2Fvodafone-mobile-phones-prices\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Mobiles.co.uk\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.mobiles.co.uk\/vodafone-mobile-phones-prices\">Mobiles.co.uk<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carphonewarehouse.com%2Fvodafone\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Carphone Warehouse\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.carphonewarehouse.com\/vodafone\">Carphone Warehouse<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vodafone.co.uk%2Fmobile%2Fphones%2Fpay-monthly-contracts\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Vodafone Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.vodafone.co.uk\/mobile\/phones\/pay-monthly-contracts\">Vodafone official<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<h3>iD Mobile<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-27074\" src=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iD-Mobile-Phone-123x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iD-Mobile-Phone-123x250.png 123w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iD-Mobile-Phone-505x1024.png 505w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iD-Mobile-Phone-20x40.png 20w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iD-Mobile-Phone-49x100.png 49w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iD-Mobile-Phone-246x500.png 246w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iD-Mobile-Phone-370x750.png 370w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iD-Mobile-Phone.png 513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/>As iD Mobile is the own-brand network from the Carphone Warehouse, it doesn&#8217;t make a huge amount of difference where you buy your plan (you&#8217;ll get access to the exact same features and coverage). However, it&#8217;s still worth comparing prices across the three different websites as you can sometimes get cheaper deals that are not available on the official iD Mobile website.<\/p>\n<p>You can compare iD Mobile prices on the <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobiles.co.uk%2Fidmobile-mobile-phones-prices\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Mobiles.co.uk\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.mobiles.co.uk\/idmobile-mobile-phones-prices\">Mobiles.co.uk<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carphonewarehouse.com%2Fid\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Carphone Warehouse\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.carphonewarehouse.com\/id\">Carphone Warehouse<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idmobile.co.uk%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"iD Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.idmobile.co.uk\/\">official iD Mobile<\/a> websites.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Networks<\/h3>\n<p>At present, you won&#8217;t find deals from any other mobile network (including <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/ee-review\">EE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/giffgaff-review\">giffgaff<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/o2-review\">O2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/sky-mobile-review\">Sky Mobile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/three-review\">Three<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/virgin-mobile-review\">Virgin Mobile<\/a>) through Mobiles.co.uk and the Carphone Warehouse. If you&#8217;re looking for a deal on any other network, you&#8217;ll need to go direct to their website.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, the Carphone Warehouse also offered mobile phone deals from EE and O2. However, these were withdrawn from sale in 2020.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"More_Information\">More Information<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For more information, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobiles.co.uk%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Mobiles.co.uk\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.mobiles.co.uk\/\">Mobiles.co.uk<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carphonewarehouse.com%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Carphone Warehouse\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.carphonewarehouse.com\/\">Carphone Warehouse<\/a> websites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can buy your mobile phone from Mobiles.co.uk or the Carphone Warehouse, as an alternative to buying direct. Find out how it compares. In the UK, both Mobiles.co.uk and the Carphone Warehouse are part of the Currys group. They offer mobile phone deals on contract from Vodafone and iD Mobile, often with a significant discount [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22624,"parent":19835,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22615","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Buying Your Phone From Mobiles.co.uk &amp; Carphone Warehouse VS Direct<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You can buy your mobile phone from Mobiles.co.uk or the Carphone Warehouse, as an alternative to buying direct. 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