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  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    Because that would explain the 'massive' termination fee. And puzzled as to why one person needs 3 contract phones.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    edited 6 June 2012 at 10:07AM
    Because they have a family?
    This doesn't explain why they may need 3 contracts, but explains why they may want them.
  • zagfles
    zagfles Posts: 21,686 Forumite
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    If you got "free" phones then most of the contract cost will effectively be repayment of the "loan" for the phones, not the airtime. So you won't get let off any more than you'd get let off a credit card bill.
  • grumbler
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    zagfles wrote: »
    If you got "free" phones then most of the contract cost will effectively be repayment of the "loan" for the phones, not the airtime.
    Very often it is not the case, especially for iPhones.
    I mean the word 'most' that you used.
  • zagfles
    zagfles Posts: 21,686 Forumite
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    grumbler wrote: »
    Very often it is not the case, especially for iPhones.
    I mean the word 'most' that you used.
    So if you get a "free" iPhone, how much of the contract cost would you say is paying for the phone?
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    Say, 24x£45.
    24x£21 is for the phone.
    24x£24 is for the airtime.
  • zagfles
    zagfles Posts: 21,686 Forumite
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    grumbler wrote: »
    Say, 24x£45.
    24x£21 is for the phone.
    24x£24 is for the airtime.
    Fairly close then! But it's hard to compare as SIM only contracts don't tend to lock you in for 24 months.
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