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Updated: Samsung Galaxy Tab: best UK prices compared

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//Review%20images/TechRadar/Gadgets/Samsung%20Galaxy%20Tab/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-200-200.jpg"/><p>Before the <a href="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/laptops-portable-pcs/laptops-and-netbooks/samsung-galaxy-tab-903545/review">Samsung Galaxy Tab</a> went on sale, it was always a bit unclear how much it was going to cost.</p><p>But now that it's on UK shelves, the UK mobile networks are rolling out their data plans along with subsidised retail prices, and the picture is starting to look a bit clearer. </p><p>The good news is that monthly data plans are available from as low as £5 per month. The bad news is that most plans still involve an upfront fee of about £500.</p><p>You can also get the Galaxy Tab SIM-free from £499.</p><p>So what are the best Samsung Galaxy Tab deals currently available in the UK?</p><h4>Vodafone Galaxy Tab prices</h4><p><a href="http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/catalog/compatibleDataPlanListView.jsp?dependantSkuIds=sku3650029&phoneType=post&skuType=dataDeviceSku&selection=null&from=dataDeviceSku&initialFilters=flt_paymonthly&_requestid=246647">Vodafone is offering the Galaxy Tab</a> for a set upfront fee of £499, providing you also sign up for a data plan.</p><p>The cheapest Tariff is £3 per month, but on that deal you'll have to pay an additional £2 every day you use 3G data, with a 500MB limit for that day.</p><p>You've then got the following one-month rolling deals:</p><ul><li>£10 per month for 1GB</li><li>£15 per month for 3GB</li><li>£25 per month for 5GB.</li></ul><h4>Orange Galaxy Tab prices</h4><p>Orange is going for a slightly different strategy, offering a slightly better upfront deal depending on which data plan you choose.</p><p>The cheapest monthly deal is a pay-as-you-go type deal where you pay 5p per MB with a £40 cap for the month. On this deal you pay £529 for the device upfront.</p><p>The other deals on offer are:</p><ul><li>£5 per month for 500MB (+£529, 1 month deal)</li><li>£5 per month for 500MB (+£499, 12 month deal)</li><li>£10 per month for 1GB (+£515, 1 month deal)</li><li>£10 per month for 1GB anytime + 1GB between 12am – 4am (+£499, 12 month deal)</li><li>£15 per month for 1GB, unlimited BT Openzone (+£515, 1 month deal)</li><li>£15 per month for 1GB anytime + 1GB quiet time (+£499, 12 month deal).</li></ul><p>We're expecting more networks to reveal their 3G data plans for the Galaxy Tab very soon, so we'll let you know when we know more.</p><h4>Talk Mobile Galaxy Tab prices</h4><p><a href="http://www.talkmobile.co.uk/">Talk Mobile</a> - Carphone Warehouse's own virtual network (using Vodafone's infrastructure) is also offering Samsung Galaxy Tab deals. They are as follows:</p><ul><li>£10 for 1GB (+£479.99, 18 month deal)</li><li>£10 for 1GB (+£499.99, 1 month deal)</li><li>£20 for 1GB, 100 minutes, 500 texts (+£399.99, 24 month deal)</li></ul><h4>Phones4u Galaxy Tab prices</h4><p>Phones4u is showing the <a href="http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/tabletpcs.asp?intcid=Homepage_TabletPC">Galaxy Tab on its website</a> with the following prices:</p><ul><li>£499 SIM-free</li><li>On contract from £199 + £40 per month</li></ul><h4>Carphone Warehouse Galaxy Tab prices</h4><p>Carphone Warehouse has Galaxy tab deals on its site as follows:</p><ul><li>£399 at £20 per month with 1GB data (from TalkMobile)</li><li>£499 at £10 per month with 1GB data (from TalkMobile)</li><li>£529 at £15 per month with 3GB data (from Vodafone)</li><li>£529 SIM-free</li></ul><img border="0" height="1" src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/9809/s/f3d13ee/mf.gif" width="1"/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Updated%3A+Samsung+Galaxy+Tab%3A+best+UK+prices+compared&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techradar.com%2Fnews%2Fportable-devices%2Fother-devices%2Fsamsung-galaxy-tab-best-uk-prices-compared-904696%3Fsrc%3Drss%26attr%3Dall" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Updated%3A+Samsung+Galaxy+Tab%3A+best+UK+prices+compared&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techradar.com%2Fnews%2Fportable-devices%2Fother-devices%2Fsamsung-galaxy-tab-best-uk-prices-compared-904696%3Fsrc%3Drss%26attr%3Dall" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/83965034193/u/49/f/9809/c/669/s/f3d13ee/kg/40-65-68-143-189/a2.htm"><img border="0" src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/83965034193/u/49/f/9809/c/669/s/f3d13ee/kg/40-65-68-143-189/a2.img"/></a><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/allnews/~4/jbrxj5l_ubs" width="1"/>