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Is there a catch to taking out this deal with O2?
Pessimist
12-09-2014
I was thinking of getting an iPhone 6 plus, and was put off by the price rage, £700 for 64GB! Anyway, I was looking at contracts with O2, and noticed that you could get a 24 month 4G contract + everything else unlimited and pay about the same price as if you've just bought the phone sim-free and nothing else.

If you're paying the same price as the sim-free phone and there are no extras, how do O2 make any money from this?
Magic Cottage
12-09-2014
I think you'll find that might be on their Refresh contract. You pay a small monthly airtime contract and you then pay for the phone on a credit agreement over 24 months. If you want to upgrade within that 24 months you just pay up the balance and then start all over again with the upgrade.
Pessimist
12-09-2014
Originally Posted by Magic Cottage:
“I think you'll find that might be on their Refresh contract. You pay a small monthly airtime contract and you then pay for the phone on a credit agreement over 24 months. If you want to upgrade within that 24 months you just pay up the balance and then start all over again with the upgrade.”

Oh ok, I just looked over the website again and you're right. The representative example they have only covers the cost of the device and the cost of using the phone is separate. I need to read things more carefully next time.
Magic Cottage
12-09-2014
Originally Posted by Pessimist:
“Oh ok, I just looked over the website again and you're right. The representative example they have only covers the cost of the device and the cost of using the phone is separate. I need to read things more carefully next time.”

That's OK. I think we're all guilty of only seeing what you want to see sometimes!
gdjman68wasdigi
05-12-2014
Originally Posted by Magic Cottage:
“I think you'll find that might be on their Refresh contract. You pay a small monthly airtime contract and you then pay for the phone on a credit agreement over 24 months. If you want to upgrade within that 24 months you just pay up the balance and then start all over again with the upgrade.”

I'm on refresh and I hate it...

I have the 6, I would sooner just have a bill as opposed to it being seperate
finbaar
06-12-2014
Originally Posted by gdjman68wasdigi:
“I'm on refresh and I hate it...

I have the 6, I would sooner just have a bill as opposed to it being seperate”

Refresh isn't meant to be used long term. You are only supposed to use it to grab a bargain , they had the Lumia 1020 last week for £150, the pay off the balance and cancel the the airtime contract.
Anika Hanson
06-12-2014
I'm on my third refresh plan. I've paid off two and took out my third a few weeks ago and got the iPhone 6 plus. If you pay it off before the end of the two years it's cheaper than letting it run it's course.
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