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hiraethified
Silly ol' me thought the thread was about her looking for alternatives to 18 month contracts!
Minimum 18 month mobile phone contracts?
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Well it's working okay for me, have to say. My bill isn't going above £15 each month, and I use it for all my sales calls
zenie
>^^<
Yeh maybe though I don't have a spare 220 quid to pay for it right now
Silly ol' me thought the thread was about her looking for alternatives to 18 month contracts!
It was....but I'm not gonna get much luck with o2, they've said all their new phones are 18 or 24 months which is nice.
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hiraethified
But you can get the Nokia phone on a 12 month deal with Orange.It was....but I'm not gonna get much luck with o2, they've said all their new phones are 18 or 24 months which is nice.
You'll pay more for the shorter contract, but I wouldn't want to be stuck with a network for a whole 18 months if I could help it.
yeh trouble is most of my mates are are on o2, and they give me money off my broadband too.
But just called them up and they refused to pricematch saying it's not policy!
Will try carphone warehouse after work and see what they come up with
Make sure you advise them that they are about to lose your broadband custom too.
zenie
>^^<
I don't know that it makes very much difference mate, I'm a pay as you go customer on my mobile so they don't care about that
and broadband is a years contract iirc. Will check 
I really like o2
I really like o2
I am waiting to hear from work about a new contract with O2
It is a 24 month contract and is far cheaper than 18 months
I also get an upgrade at 12 months and ANY phone I want for free
24 months is a bit scary in these uncertain times though
zenie
>^^<
24 months is far too long! I remember when these bullshit 18 month contracts started up a while ago and we thought they were too long then.
I'm not arsed about changing the phone in 18 months, cos the one I've got now is that old, it's more being tied into it that's a pain in the arse!
I'm not arsed about changing the phone in 18 months, cos the one I've got now is that old, it's more being tied into it that's a pain in the arse!
Not helping here but I have managed to get a LOT of people out of their contracts (12/18 months) due to the provider changing terms part way through.
internetstalker
Get naked!
Are these de rigeur now?
New o2 pay monthly contracts all seem to be 18 months or more
yeah basically o2 do 18 or 24 month contracts now
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hiraethified
Just to throw a random one in the mix, this is a great deal:
Nokia E63 smartphone for £170 unlocked....
Nokia E63 smartphone for £170 unlocked....
http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=177897&partner=uknews
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
170 quid!
The out of contract prices are starting to make contracts slightly un-necessary unless they bring out a must have item. I think that is the reason for these longer contracts. Normal phones are starting to get to a price that people feel comfortable with to just go out an buy without thought to a new contract.
I wonder if contracts are on their last legs?
The out of contract prices are starting to make contracts slightly un-necessary unless they bring out a must have item. I think that is the reason for these longer contracts. Normal phones are starting to get to a price that people feel comfortable with to just go out an buy without thought to a new contract.
I wonder if contracts are on their last legs?
I really like o2
In which case, maybe an O2 SIM only thingy. £20 a month, 600 mins, you can include unlimited web for no extra. Get your 5800 on the free market.
That deal of £219 for 5800, was that no ties, i.e. you just get the phone and not do any other business their way?
I AM DETERMINED to get you the best deal! I need a purpose to my spreadsheets (other than killing downtime).
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
So sometimes it's better to buy the phone outright then just get a sim only deal?
Don't want to jump on zenie's thread (but there are loads of mobile threads already)... can you get phones that are a bit smart, but not as fancy schmancy as smartphones? Do a little bit of web stuff easily... etc 
Don't want to jump on zenie's thread (but there are loads of mobile threads already
)... can you get phones that are a bit smart, but not as fancy schmancy as smartphones? Do a little bit of web stuff easily... etc
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hiraethified
That Nokia phone above is a fantastic deal and if you got yourself, say, the £20 O2 rolling monthly deal, you could save yourself a small fortune.So sometimes it's better to buy the phone outright then just get a sim only deal?
Don't want to jump on zenie's thread (but there are loads of mobile threads already
You can get less flash phones for a lot less too. I've bought my own phones for the last three years or so.
zenie
>^^<
In which case, maybe an O2 SIM only thingy. £20 a month, 600 mins, you can include unlimited web for no extra. Get your 5800 on the free market.
That deal of £219 for 5800, was that no ties, i.e. you just get the phone and not do any other business their way?
I AM DETERMINED to get you the best deal! I need a purpose to my spreadsheets (other than killing downtime).
Thnakyou!
Well...I'm gonna have a look around and see if I can get trade-in plus any cashback deals on the pay as you go version.
It seems utterly ridiculous to pay 35 quid a month for 18 months, when I could pay 219 quid, own the phone outright and keep on pay as you go* doesn't it?
If people are buying phones outright more often, wouldn't it make better sense to keep to 12 month contracts??
Work quiet atm then?
*I would have to pay 7 quid a month for 3g though!
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hiraethified
You need a 3G capable phone to receive the network's 3G signals.3G come from the provider rather than the phone then?
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hiraethified
I've always been in 12 month contracts but I'm opting out to go for 02's rolling deal, where I'm only contracted for a month at at time.Thnakyou!
Well...I'm gonna have a look around and see if I can get trade-in plus any cashback deals on the pay as you go version.
It seems utterly ridiculous to pay 35 quid a month for 18 months, when I could pay 219 quid, own the phone outright and keep on pay as you go* doesn't it?
If people are buying phones outright more often, wouldn't it make better sense to keep to 12 month contracts??
Work quiet atm then?
*I would have to pay 7 quid a month for 3g though!
Mind you, when the Palm Pre comes out, I'll be happy to sign up to a 12 month deal if I can get the phone free.
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
So sometimes it's better to buy the phone outright then just get a sim only deal?
Don't want to jump on zenie's thread (but there are loads of mobile threads already
You would have to define what easily meant here.
I've never been too enamoured using a joystick to access a web page for instance. Browsers are none to clever, with opera providing a solution at times if there is a version for the device.
Vodafone deal for the 5800 here babes - http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/334782/5800-on-vodafone-20ppm-after-90-qui/
£25pm (reduced from £35pm) on an 18 Month Contract = £450
£90 Quidco cash back
£360 overall including phone
£20 per month for 600mins and unlimited texts
£25pm (reduced from £35pm) on an 18 Month Contract = £450
£90 Quidco cash back
£360 overall including phone
£20 per month for 600mins and unlimited texts
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
I think its a more honest way to do things, as all your doing on a contact is paying for a phone in instalments. Orange make harder to do a direct comparison though as the SIM only packages have slightly different options to the ones with phones.
It is a cheaper way to buy a phone though, if I go through carphone warehouse, I can get a Touch HD for about £200 over 18 months, based on the increase in price over sim only.
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