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n95 for free?

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I am currently waiting to upgrade to an n95. Any ideas as to when the handset will become free on contract?

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    RicardodaforceRicardodaforce Posts: 8,576
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    forevermore wrote: »
    I am currently waiting to upgrade to an n95. Any ideas as to when the handset will become free on contract?

    Already is. You can get it on Orange free, it's just not publicized.
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    prkingprking Posts: 9,794
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    Nothing is ever free, if you don't want to pay anything for it you will have to either pay more line rental a month or have signed up for a gold/premium upgrade scheme.
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    forevermore wrote: »
    I am currently waiting to upgrade to an n95. Any ideas as to when the handset will become free on contract?

    When you upgrade make sure you ask for the Flext50 tariff, it's free on that.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 11,237
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    Talizman wrote: »
    When you upgrade make sure you ask for the Flext50 tariff, it's free on that.

    Obviously that only applies on T-Mobile!

    I got mine for free on Flext 50.
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    Well the OP didn't say which network he was on.
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    RicardodaforceRicardodaforce Posts: 8,576
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    Like I said, you can get the handset free on Orange.
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    intheknowintheknow Posts: 5,128
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    its not really free though is it, an 18 months contract will add up to 700 pounds plus.

    You can buy it for 450 and get airtime dead cheap on a sim free contract, even if you bought it on a credit card, you pay for the privellage of 'free' handsets.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 11,237
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    intheknow wrote: »
    its not really free though is it, an 18 months contract will add up to 700 pounds plus.

    You can buy it for 450 and get airtime dead cheap on a sim free contract, even if you bought it on a credit card, you pay for the privellage of 'free' handsets.

    It is definitely free on the deal i got.

    I get 50% off T-Mobile line rental for life through work.
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    It isn't really 'free' - you might not pay for it upfront but your line rental goes towards the cost of the handset, that's why you pay more for it when you take a lower price plan.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 11,237
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    Talizman wrote: »
    It isn't really 'free' - you might not pay for it upfront but your line rental goes towards the cost of the handset, that's why you pay more for it when you take a lower price plan.

    Yes, i know it's subsidised but...

    I get Flext 50 with WNW for £28.75 a month with a free handset.

    Over the 18 months it'll cost me £517.50, that's a good deal in my opinion.

    (That's if i stay with Flext 50 all through, if i changed to Flext 35 with WNW after 6 months i'd then be paying £21.25 a month.)

    Good deal? Yeah, i think so.
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    Just pointing out it's never truly 'free' :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 11,237
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    Talizman wrote: »
    Just pointing out it's never truly 'free' :D

    For most people i agree, for me it was though! :D
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    intheknowintheknow Posts: 5,128
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    Telly_Man wrote: »
    For most people i agree, for me it was though! :D

    It just frustraights me when people go claimbering for the 'free' phone deals' when it's only added to the line rental anyway, you can pay some towards the phone and reduce your line rental a lot, or pay for the phone 100% and have grossly cheaper line rental.

    If people just add up how much the total is over 18 months and then how much the phone is sim free, and the sim free contracts are, they will find it's costing them MORE for the 'free phones'.
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    Telly_Man wrote: »
    For most people i agree, for me it was though! :D

    Unless you're not paying any line rental at all, your N95 was not free!
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    KIIS102KIIS102 Posts: 8,539
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    Common people use your nuggets :P

    People get something like 1000mins/1000txts for £10 p/m on just sims (no phones). So paying £35 a month for 500mins/500txts with a 'free phone' dont make the phone free :P your paying through the nose for it gawd. even i know that everytime i look at contracts and it says 'free phone'.
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    KIIS102 wrote: »
    Common people use your nuggets :P

    People get something like 1000mins/1000txts for £10 p/m on just sims (no phones). So paying £35 a month for 500mins/500txts with a 'free phone' dont make the phone free :P your paying through the nose for it gawd. even i know that everytime i look at contracts and it says 'free phone'.

    At last! Someone else displaying common sense!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 10,888
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    It depends on the deal and your usage. I got a Vario II for £120 on a £25, 12 month contract with T-Mobile.
    It would cost me £420 for by a sim free HTC TyTn (same phone), so I'm paying exactly the same over the contract term. I just get a load of calls/texts thrown in :)

    However, with some cashback deals you truly can get a free phone ;)
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    intheknowintheknow Posts: 5,128
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    Pingu wrote: »
    It depends on the deal and your usage. I got a Vario II for £120 on a £25, 12 month contract with T-Mobile.
    It would cost me £420 for by a sim free HTC TyTn (same phone), so I'm paying exactly the same over the contract term. I just get a load of calls/texts thrown in :)

    However, with some cashback deals you truly can get a free phone ;)

    Yeah a rubbish phone on a cash back deal where a lot of people don't claim correctly. There's some about, but I think people just wanted to point out that the deals being talked about above aren't really free phone deals because you are more than paying for the 'free phone' in the expensive line rental.
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