We thought it would be interesting to share with you a few stats regarding the retailers we index on the MobilePhoneChecker.

Firstly, we wanted to take a look at the number of deals offered by each retailer. Here @ MPC we’re always looking to find the best deal - but does more = better?

Retailer	Number of Deals
Asda	384
BT Mobile	170
Carphone Warehouse	4517
Dial A Phone	8750
e2save	3820
Mobiles	824
Mobiles2YourDoor	669
Mobileshop	1194
MobilesPlease	841
o2	486
Orange	800
One Stop Phone Shop	1556
Phones4u	885
T-Mobile	1252
Tesco	491
The Link	245
The Phone Spot	3252
Three	240
Virgin	386
Vodafone	1328

Interestingly, Dial A Phone offer almost double the number of deals compared to it’s rivals.

Carphone Warehouse (4,517) has more on offer that it’s sister companies of e2save (3,820), One Stop Phone Shop (1,556) and The Phone Spot (3,252).

 Out of the networks, BT Mobile has the least number of deals (perhaps due to the limited collection of handsets available - at 170), compared to Vodafone which has 1,328.

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Secondly, we looked at the average monthly cost of contracts offered by each retailer. A lower number doesn’t equate to cheaper in the Non-Cashback section, but it does indicate which target market the retailer is aiming for.

Cashback		Non-Cashback
Retailer	Monthly Cost	Retailer	Monthly Cost
Three	22	Three	22
Mobiles	23	Virgin	31
One Stop Phone Shop	25	Mobiles	34
Virgin	31	Mobileshop	35
e2save	31	Tesco	36
Tesco	33	Dial A Phone	38
Dial A Phone	34	Orange	38
Mobileshop	35	o2	39
MobilesPlease	36	BT Mobile	39
The Phone Spot	37	T-Mobile	39
Asda	37	The Link	41
Orange	38	Carphone Warehouse	41
o2	39	Asda	41
BT Mobile	39	One Stop Phone Shop	42
T-Mobile	39	Vodafone	42
Carphone Warehouse	40	MobilesPlease	44
Vodafone	41	e2save	45
The Link	41	Phones4u	46
Mobiles2YourDoor	43	Mobiles2YourDoor	47
Phones4u	44	The Phone Spot	51

Three stands-out as the retailer who is aiming to increase it’s customer base - with a noticeable difference in it’s monthly fees. Also, as you would expect, the cashback kings of e2save and One Stop Phone Shop make a staggering jump from below mid-table in the Non-Cashback league to the top 5 in the Cashback total.

At the other end of the spectrum, Phones4u and Mobiles2YourDoor are both showing high average prices - perhaps targetting to those bigger-spenders?

Anyway - just something for you guys to ponder as you’re searching for the best mobile phone deal.