Free Laptop with AOL now! (merged)

Nellie1972_2

no mention of the laptop offer on their website though

jorose

Be prepared to be on the phone a long time with credit card at the ready for 14.99 delivery charge. :cool:

woodstoke

got a text giving me 0800 number, i am with aol presently but am entitled to offer as my 12 month contract has expired.....carphone warehouse told me that for me to get the free laptop i had to subscribe to the £29.99 a month free telephone call and broadband for two years.....at the moment i am paying 19.99 just for broadband......i don't really need the free calls as i get them with my mobile contract anyway...not sure what to do any advice...thanks

VIJAY_FROM_KENT

I'm in a similar position to you Woodstoke...

Deedee73

gawd, what a potch! Went to CPW, they told me that they are not able to print out the contracts for current customers/or customers who have paid up to the end of thier contracts.
ANyhoo, got there in the end, but he will post out the contract to me tonight, he has been told it will be fixed by then.
Gave a load of spiel about upgrading the pc, I said, nah, it's for the kids.
laptop will take 7-10 days after the contract is processed

PBA

Available online now at http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/aol_eligibility.php. Tried going through Quidco, doubt I'll get anything but worth a try!

Edit: Link also has details of the other laptops available. Might be worth getting the processor upgrade if it's going to be used for anything other than just web browsing.

servo-15

I've also been texted this offer by CPW. If I subscribe to it, does it mean that my phone line is taken over by CPW, or can I still use my BT line to make cheap override international calls. This is not actually made clear in their T&C's (if my phone line would become CPW infested).

Btw, i have had aol broadband in the past and did not have any major problems, except the junk I had to install on my pc, and the higher-than-average price.

Deedee73

have to take the line rental from AOL/CPW,

lucidamike

From the details of the AOL phone plans "
Continue using your phone as normal and paying BT for your line rental – and keep your existing phone number. "


This means you have to add an extra £10.5 per month.

Compare with TalkTalk package it does look as good a deal.

eg. I am interested in an all calls free deal:

AOL £25 + BT £10.5 for 24 months = £852
TalkTalk £20 for 24 months = £480

A difference of £372 which would go a long way to buying a laptop (look at Dells web site and you will see that their cheapest laptop costs £379 (incl vat and delivery)

Dee123_2

The laptop offered is a 1520 which through Dell starts at £599 only with a 120gb hard drive and dual core (the AOL one is 80gb and Intel Celeron). You can upgrade with AOL to a dual core still with 80gb for £149.99. And it's £14.99 delivery.

I got an email a few weeks ago saying I didnt qualify although I am an existing customer out of contract. I complained to AOL who kept referring me to CPW although the phone number given was AOL. I gave up in the end, only for an email to appear out of nowhere yesterday saying sorry, it was an error and I can have one after all