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Orange has launched the cheapest ever mobile phone contract in the world at a mere £5 per month for credit crunched customers.

The offer, which binds the user for three whole years, includes a phone, the Nokia 2630, 50 minutes and 50 free texts per month.
Orange has already said that it will provide a free handset upgrade after 18 months.

At 5p for either a text or one minute of anytime, any network minutes, the deal is a very good one, right now, even when you do not factor in the free phone.  See warning note at bottom.

The Nokia 2630 is a super slim mobile phone that comes with a VGA camera, a FM radio and the ability to share photos over Bluetooth, GPRS or email.  At only 66g, it even comes with a handset and a 128x160 pixels TFT display.

In addition, for £10 per year, you will be able to get 100 minutes and 300 texts with a Nokia 3600 while custmers willing to shell £15 per month will get 200 minutes and unlimited texts with the rather old Nokia 6500.

Punters can already get onboard at Buymobilephone.net (http://redirectingat.com/?id=389X622&url=http%3A//www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/Orange/Orange-5-%2836mths%29/3%2C741%2C8) for only £4.89 per month.  Don't forget as well that you will be able to get Orange Wednesdays offer of 2 for 1 cinema and Pizza.

Orange has also released a number of 18-months SIM only contracts from £10 a month, some of which include unlimited texts and are eligible for Orange's magic number scheme.

Warning:-

Note though that the tariff, which is called Orange 5, could be expensive if you send texts or make calls beyond your included quota.  A standard text will cost you 15p per minute, while one minute call will set you back a not-so-insignificant 25p.  Listen to your answerphone messages is also 25p / min.  MMS are 25p if below 50KB, though 50p if over this size.

Source:-   ITProPortal (http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2009/6/2/orange-launches-3-year-5-month-mobile-contract/2/?article_page)

NB.  There are further warnings about both the 'phone and this deal here (http://www.bitterwallet.com/stupidly-cheap-5-deal-from-orange-of-course-theres-a-catch/12665).

Lastly, details of this deal have been missing from the Orange website each day that I have checked this week, right up to this morning, but they can now be seen here (http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/plans/planDetails.jsp;jsessionid=pgTDKnMQt7yLzPcqqp15Lq27nJkJRdWqpKyyZ2q4x7pj0W6stZGn!381080894!1858024586?id=sku700003).