free mobile phones help needed

bigpig

Hi folks,
I do not own a mobile phone but I am required to get one for work. I see there are deals offering 12 or 18 month packages where you appear to get a phone free and a number of calls each month and line rental for £35 per month, but you can apparently claim back the £35, so everything appears at first glance to be free. So in other words, so long as you can be bothered to return the claim forms on time each month, it costs you nothing to have a phone and use it. Am I missing something?

Browntoa

loads of info in this thread

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=190478

including feedback on the companies

goshdarnit

If you need one for work, get work to finance it.

If its just for incoming calls get a PAYG card and cheap phone.

Cashback deals are a minefield, especially to the uninitiated.

What you're missing is that the companies involved will do everything in there power to stop you getting the cashback, including the downright illegal. Although there are some good cashback deals, just have a read through some of the misadventures on this site.