Free mobile phone with free line rental

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  • lamp
    lamp Posts: 57 Forumite
    you'll be pleased to know that all the freebie phones i've got from carphone warehouse have always been unlocked!! additional bonus! I've had 02 for years (since 2000), never had any problem with reception
  • haineys
    haineys Posts: 148 Forumite
    can you cancell after 12 months or are you locked in to a longer contract. if you cancell do you have to return the phone
  • rizla01
    rizla01 Posts: 7,260 Forumite
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    And is there any problem if you only spend, say, £1 PER MONTH on the phone? (10 texts or so).

    I want one for the OH for emergency use only and it'd be nice to give her a flashy fone.
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  • moongarden
    moongarden Posts: 478 Forumite
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    What happens after the contract period is over - do you still pay line rental?/?/

    I have never had a contract phone and so don not know - further info please

    the handset is yours after the end of the contract. you can choose to end the contract or continue it month by month

    or shop around for a good deal at that time and switch to that one taking your number with you for free
  • moongarden
    moongarden Posts: 478 Forumite
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    haineys wrote:
    can you cancell after 12 months or are you locked in to a longer contract. if you cancell do you have to return the phone

    if it says 12 month contract you are locked in for 12 months and if the deal is 18 month contract you are locked in for 18 months
  • moongarden
    moongarden Posts: 478 Forumite
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    rizla01 wrote:
    And is there any problem if you only spend, say, £1 PER MONTH on the phone? (10 texts or so).

    I want one for the OH for emergency use only and it'd be nice to give her a flashy fone.

    # FREE Nokia 2600
    # 12 months FREE line rental
    # FREE 250 anytime Xnet minutes
    # FREE 100 inclusive texts
    # Plus up to 6 months double minutes and texts
    # 25 FREE prints with Photobox
    # FREE delivery
    # Available on O2 250
    # Terms & Condition

    there are 100 texts included so it would cost nothing for the first 100 texts

    also there are 250 any time any network minutes so no need to pay for airtime and you can make over four hours of calls per month

    IF you click the link in the original post and give it a quick read it will answer most of your questions. then if you click the terms and conditions you will see that this is a 12 month contract.

    so what you are getting is a free phone, free line rental, 100 texts per month and 250 cross network anytime minutes.

    so what is the catch?

    1 - you have to pay out the money each month and then claim it back every third month

    many people forget to do this or do it late - in fact the phone company will not pay out if you send the bill late and aparently very few people are organised enough to claim their cashback

    2 - you have a contract mobile phone so you are able to use it more than the 250 minutes - which you will be charged for.

    3 - calls to some numbers are not included in the 250 minutes, such as 0870 numbers and premium rate. you will be charged for these on top of the bill
  • rizla01 wrote:
    And is there any problem if you only spend, say, £1 PER MONTH on the phone? (10 texts or so).

    I want one for the OH for emergency use only and it'd be nice to give her a flashy fone.
    You should be okay with infrequent usage. However they do have problems if you don't use it at all so remember to make a few calls each month and you'll be fine
  • dribsndrabs
    dribsndrabs Posts: 404 Forumite
    I want to get the phone but could someone tell me what is the '02 12 months' at 99p that comes up in my checkout after the phone + 12 months free?
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  • Mr_X_9
    Mr_X_9 Posts: 59 Forumite
    I want to get the phone but could someone tell me what is the '02 12 months' at 99p that comes up in my checkout after the phone + 12 months free?

    I think it will be Itemised Billing @ 99p per month.

    Maybe it can be cancelled by calling O2 when the contract is running?
    ... and this is the world that we are leaving for all our children.:eek:
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