Vodafone 24 month deals expiring May 4 and 8 have price hike

twit55

Followed the links to the Vodafone deal - 24 months at £24 less £115 gift card giving a monthly cost of £19.21 BUT

There's a price hike after 12 months that busts the offer - any ideas?
Deal ends 4/5/23

Neil_Jones

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6444004/vodafone-24-month-deals-expiring-may-4-and-8-have-price-hike

If this is from April next year then that's not a new thing, that's been the case for the last three years or so.

twit55

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/80028747#Comment_80028747

Yes I realise that it's normal but the offer on here is £19.59 per month which is false.

Neil_Jones

No it isn't false and I'm not sure where you've got £115 from considering the offer on the website to get to the £19.59 figure is £130 card.

You need to read it properly, as it tells you "No price rise this year, but it will increase in April 2024" on the website.

£25 per month for two years = £600.  Knock £130 off, £470.  £470 / 24 = £19.58 so its right based on current offerings.

You don't know what next year's rise will be.  Let us say its 10%.

£25 + 10% = £27.50.

So you need to do £300 (first year @ £25) + £330 (second year at £27.50) which is £630.  Knock off the £130 and divide by 24.  Your average monthly cost with a 10% rise next year becomes £20.83 for the next two years.

Even if its the minimum 3.9% rise, that's still only an effective £20.07 per month.