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Old 25-11-2013, 13:32
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So as well as paying Giffgaff £15 or whatever a month for service, you also pay £50 - £200 up front, then set up monthly repayments for the handset + the APR of 9.70%.

I can't help thinking why you wouldn't just take out a contract and get customer support and the full package from somebody else! To me this seems like a step backwards, in the 1990's Vodafone used to sell you the airtime separately.

http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/27...set_range.aspx
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Old 25-11-2013, 14:14
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So as well as paying Giffgaff £15 or whatever a month for service, you also pay £50 - £200 up front, then set up monthly repayments for the handset + the APR of 9.70%.

I can't help thinking why you wouldn't just take out a contract and get customer support and the full package from somebody else! To me this seems like a step backwards, in the 1990's Vodafone used to sell you the airtime separately.

http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/27...set_range.aspx
This...
The deals are not that good tbh

The LG G2, you pay £50 up front for the phone and then pay £30.46 a month whilst you can go on three and get the exact same deal only you pay £29 a month instead of £30.46 and you also get more minutes....

You have to take into account though that you are most likely to get better customer service with three etc....
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Old 25-11-2013, 15:07
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Don't forget the APR of the credit they charge too!
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Old 25-11-2013, 15:16
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Don't forget the APR of the credit they charge too!
whats that
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Old 25-11-2013, 15:27
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So as well as paying Giffgaff £15 or whatever a month for service, you also pay £50 - £200 up front, then set up monthly repayments for the handset + the APR of 9.70%.

I can't help thinking why you wouldn't just take out a contract and get customer support and the full package from somebody else! To me this seems like a step backwards, in the 1990's Vodafone used to sell you the airtime separately.

http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/27...set_range.aspx
I agree, giffgaff is somewhat overhyped.

Giffgaff to me is ok if you using for a specific purpose such as PAYG inbound calls only.

If it gets to the point you have the finances to buy a phone on credit, then one should go with a proper provider with full support.
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Old 25-11-2013, 15:44
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9.70% APR
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Old 25-11-2013, 17:46
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To me this seems like a step backwards, in the 1990's Vodafone used to sell you the airtime separately.

http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/27...set_range.aspx
And in 2012 their parent network, O2, started doing it as "something new".
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