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macman

Because that would explain the 'massive' termination fee. And puzzled as to why one person needs 3 contract phones.

grumbler

Because they have a family?
This doesn't explain why they may need 3 contracts, but explains why they may want them.

zagfles

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

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

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

Say, 24x£45.
24x£21 is for the phone.
24x£24 is for the airtime.

zagfles

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.