10 best bargain PAYG phones

We've already brought you the 10 best smarphones available on PAYG, but what if you're after something a little bit more affordable? Maybe you're in the market for a budget handset for yourself, or you're thinking about getting them for the kids for Christmas. With only six full shopping weeks left until the yuletide festivities begin, we thought that you could do with a helping hand when it comes to your mobile shoppong. We've pulled together our pick of the best budget PAYG handsets around, with prices starting from as little as £9.99, there's one for everyone. Read on for the full lowdown.

With its QWERTY keyboard, the Chat 3G represents an affordable BlackBerry alternative and, as its name suggests, it sports 3G connectivity, although it doesn't offer Wi-Fi. It's a fairly basic handset, but it does include social networking apps for all you Facebook addicts and you can also alter the colour with a range of changeable covers. Priced at £74.99, the Chat 3G is available on 3 and is preloaded with the All in One 10 add-on which offers 100 minutes, 500MB internet and 3000 texts for 30 days. Best of all though is the potential free calling you can get out of that Skype app that's on it and the specially relationship 3 has had with VoIP calling.

So which is your favourite bargain of the lot and what are the phones that you'd like to see come to PAYG deals? Let us know in the comments below.