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Micky

The DMC offers are confusing.

eg the FREE 6233 & U8180 offer:

3 months at £17.50 per phone = 3 * 17.50 * 2 = 105

9 months at £35.00 per phone = 9*35*2 = 630

Total outlay = 735.

Total cashback = 393.06

Net outlay = 341.94 for two phones over 12 months

= £14.20 per month per phone

Although the offer does state :

As part of this deal your will receive all this for 99p per month for the first 6 months

Is that before or after the cashback? If it's before then why state that:

The line rental for the first 3 months is £17.50 per month and £35.00 per month thereafter on each phone, this will be direct debited from your bank account.

?

bindods

it works like this:
3 x 17.50 x 2 =105
9 x 35 x 2 = 630
so as you say total is 735

however they offer 99p rental for the 1st 6 months after cashback (it cant mean before it wouldnt make sense). so for that theyd have to refund you:

total rental 1st 6 months is

(2 x 17.50 x 3) + (2 x 35 x 3) = 315

total refund for 1st 6 months is

315 - (6 x 99p) = 309.06

total rental 2nd 6 months is

2 x 6 x 35 = 420

total refund for 2nd 6 months is

6 x 14 = 84

total cashback is

84 + 309.06 = 393.06 as stated on offer

PBA

bindods wrote:

i will phone cityfones tomorrow and see what their response is when challenged with the info...

It says they have 48 telesales staff. Try calling them a few times in a row - if you don't get a different person each time then it's looking dodgy! I tried searching Google for them, and only came up with their site and this thread. Surely if they'd been around for the last 7 years someone else would have written an article about them at some point.

Old_Gold

bindods wrote:

it works like this:
3 x 17.50 x 2 =105
9 x 35 x 2 = 630
so as you say total is 735

however they offer 99p rental for the 1st 6 months after cashback (it cant mean before it wouldnt make sense). so for that theyd have to refund you:

total rental 1st 6 months is

(2 x 17.50 x 3) + (2 x 35 x 3) = 315

total refund for 1st 6 months is

315 - (6 x 99p) = 309.06

total rental 2nd 6 months is

2 x 6 x 35 = 420

total refund for 2nd 6 months is

6 x 14 = 84

total cashback is

84 + 309.06 = 393.06 as stated on offer

Have you been on Countdown?;)

Micky

bindods wrote:

it works like this:
3 x 17.50 x 2 =105
9 x 35 x 2 = 630
so as you say total is 735

however they offer 99p rental for the 1st 6 months after cashback (it cant mean before it wouldnt make sense). so for that theyd have to refund you:

total rental 1st 6 months is

(2 x 17.50 x 3) + (2 x 35 x 3) = 315

total refund for 1st 6 months is

315 - (6 x 99p) = 309.06

total rental 2nd 6 months is

2 x 6 x 35 = 420

total refund for 2nd 6 months is

6 x 14 = 84

total cashback is

84 + 309.06 = 393.06 as stated on offer

So, does the total monthly cost for one phone =

(735 - 393.06)/24 = £14.25, as per my calcs?

Micky

I 'phoned DMC, the contract arrangements are as clear as mud.

bindods

Micky wrote:

So, does the total monthly cost for one phone =

(735 - 393.06)/24 = £14.25, as per my calcs?

yes, it would be that much without any downgrade. however remember 3 allow you to start downgrading after 6 months making it cheaper, i usually tend to downgrade to the cheapest tariff, pay off any remaining months and get a new deal

bindods

Micky wrote:

I 'phoned DMC, the contract arrangements are as clear as mud.

as in too complicated?

Micky

bindods wrote:

as in too complicated?

As in DMC couldn't tell me if I would pay:

1) £17.50 for the three months followed by £35.00 for three months for the first six months of the contract

or

2) if I would pay 99p per month for the first six months of the contract.

Oddly enough, DMC's offers have changed:

http://www.dmcdirect.co.uk/dmc/index.asp

http://www.dmcdirect.co.uk/dmc/deal.asp?d=1 appears to be £1.50 per month per phone, 800 + 500 for 3 months, 400 + 250 for 3 months, 100 + 100 for the last 6 months.

hkhiroya

Hi,

does anyone have the number to cityfones? Especially the phone number that was on the website.

Or a phone number that works and goes to cityfones.

Help will be very appreciated.

Harshil