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n95 for free?
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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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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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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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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When you upgrade make sure you ask for the Flext50 tariff, it's free on that.
I got mine for free on Flext 50. |
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Well the OP didn't say which network he was on.
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Like I said, you can get the handset free on Orange.
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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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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. I get 50% off T-Mobile line rental for life through work. |
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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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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.
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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Just pointing out it's never truly 'free'
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Just pointing out it's never truly 'free'
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For most people i agree, for me it was though!
![]() 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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For most people i agree, for me it was though!
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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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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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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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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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