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am after, new contract with free laptop

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mirrorimage0 Posts: 3,918 Forumite
hi all big ask i know but my husband is after a new contract phone.he llikes samsungs and is after a free laptop but with a low monthly payment around £15 pound, he doesnt use the phone an awful lot around 100 mins of calls will do.im getting so confused by all the different deals around and who to go with does anyone have any recommendations or is he asking too much.thankyou for reading
now proud mum to 3 handsome boys :j latest one born 10/10/11:j

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  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,128 Forumite
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    Don't bother with free laptop offers, you end up with a 2 year contract that's overpriced, and you end up paying more over that period for the laptop than if you'd bought it 'paid for'.
    The 'free' laptop deals are normally for a laptop and a mobile broadband dongle
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • AndysDad
    AndysDad Posts: 694 Forumite
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    macman wrote: »
    Don't bother with free laptop offers, you end up with a 2 year contract that's overpriced, and you end up paying more over that period for the laptop than if you'd bought it 'paid for'.
    The 'free' laptop deals are normally for a laptop and a mobile broadband dongle
    I couldn't agree more.....There is NO such thing as a FREE laptop.
  • mirrorimage0
    mirrorimage0 Posts: 3,918 Forumite
    ok so better of just going with a a phone he likes and a reasonable contract, then purchasing a laptop from somewhere else.thanks guys. x
    now proud mum to 3 handsome boys :j latest one born 10/10/11:j
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    As above, this sounds too good to be true, and it is. You'll not get a £15 contract with a free laptop (& phone!). The 'free' laptop deals are usually £30+ per month, for 24 months = £720. This is for a low spec laptop, dongle, and mobile phone, plus the calls contract with a data allowance. Bad value IMHO
  • macgyver
    macgyver Posts: 1,289 Forumite
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    If you insist, I found a website which compares different deals with laptops

    http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/Free-Gifts/laptop-phones/
    I wanted to thankyou a million times but its a shame that I can press the button just once :T
  • kingofherts
    kingofherts Posts: 289 Forumite
    cheapest that i can see for this is the deal from 3

    £9 per month for phone 100 mins or texts + 300 3 to 3 mins

    if you take both at the same time you can get

    £15 per month for Acer Aspire B150 laptop with MBB dongle and 1GB usage

    SO £24 per month total 18m contract on phone and 24m on laptop. should be best option if you don't want to pay upfront for a laptop
  • mirrorimage0
    mirrorimage0 Posts: 3,918 Forumite
    thanks for your help people, im going to buy a laptiop seperatley, i only need one for surfing the net and printing of the odd reservation or two so have been looking on the tesco website and there is a couple that will do the job nicely plus i get my tesco points. thanks again for your time
    now proud mum to 3 handsome boys :j latest one born 10/10/11:j
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