18 month contract ?

mishkanorman

Im nearing the end of my current contract with t mobile, im shopping around for a better handset, I know I dont want to keep my current one (its carp:rotfl:) but everywhere now seems to deal in 24month contracts only for handsets inc

I get bored easily and like my gadgets so really dont want to tie-in for 2 years, but everything I can afford which is an 'upgrade' from my current handset is 24 months :eek:

Do companies still sell them but you need to ask ? or am i stuffed ??

DUTR

There was talk of some EU legislation suggesting operators have to offer 12 month contracts, however it is not clear if that is to include a handset, from a while back now I have gone sim only and purchased the handset sim free, saves on worrying about insurance (as one is extra careful with the handset) and saves being tied into a long term contract.

flyingscotno1

DUTR wrote: »

There was talk of some EU legislation suggesting operators have to offer 12 month contracts, however it is not clear if that is to include a handset, from a while back now I have gone sim only and purchased the handset sim free, saves on worrying about insurance (as one is extra careful with the handset) and saves being tied into a long term contract.

Even if it does offer 12 months, costs are likely to be high on the monthly or phone side.

Exhortation

flyingscotno1 wrote: »

Even if it does offer 12 months, costs are likely to be high on the monthly or phone side.

Using rough figures, I reckon about £65 a month minimum for a "free" 16gb iPhone 4 (£45 for the phone and £20 for the data / calls / texts (based on O2's cheapest 12 month SIM-only plan)). Even at that price there'll be plenty of takers.

macman

Just buy the phone of your choice SIM-free and switch to a SIM only tariff-then you can upgrade to the latest shiny new phone as often as you like.