MSE News: Mobile phone apathy costs users £100s

Percy1983 · 26 August 2011 at 12:16PM

It won't revert to £15.50 a month, you will be paying £15.50 for the whole contract, just you will end up with £100 in your bank to offset it (effectively giving you £7.17 a month charge).

The sums:
£15.50 x 12 = £186.
Cashback = -£100
Total £86

£86 / 12 is £7.17 a month

amjustagirl · 26 August 2011 at 1:01PM

Not sure whether its worth it then hmmm, short term saving in a year but after that if i couldnt get a good as a deal then maybe not worth it! Oh well will keep my eyes peeled

Percy1983 · 26 August 2011 at 1:05PM

Well quite simply after the year you review whats out there and move again as there is always more deals.

I have been Orange-O2-Tmobile so far.

amjustagirl · 26 August 2011 at 1:12PM

can you send me the link for this deal you got for your dad-
Just got a 12 month sim only with t-mobile at £10 a month for 300 minutes/texts and unlimited internet for my dad.

Think am gunna go with that.
Cheers

grumbler · 26 August 2011 at 1:14PM

amjustagirl wrote: »

Not sure whether its worth it then hmmm, short term saving in a year but after that if i couldnt get a good as a deal then maybe not worth it! Oh well will keep my eyes peeled

And that's what they call 'apathy'.

Having said that it probably was not the best deal for you because your actual requirements (minutes, texts, data) remain unknown.

Percy1983 · 26 August 2011 at 1:18PM

Should be on there, change the booster to internet booster for the unlimited internet.

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/sim-only/tariffs/

I believe quidco is £50 for that deal now (was on offer at £80 when he got it).

Either way its:
£10.21 x 12 = £122.52 less £50 cashback is £72.52 divde by 12 is £6.04 a month and afterwards you are letf with a £10.21 a month contract until you find another deal.

amjustagirl · 26 August 2011 at 2:25PM

I've gone with the samsung galaxy ace deal. Been approved so new cheaper phone here i come

Thanks for the help

Percy1983 · 26 August 2011 at 2:40PM

Good stuff, just remember when this contract is up have another look.

amjustagirl · 26 August 2011 at 3:25PM

Yes i will do

Works out the contract will be £7.50 a mth for the next 24 mths after i trade my current phone in at fonebank.com :beer:

Percy1983 · 26 August 2011 at 3:29PM

Good work, glad this article has got one more person on board.

On another thought, to a point the people over paying help us keep our bills cheap so lets not tell everybody.

MSE News: Mobile phone apathy costs users £100s

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