12 months free Line Rental

Former_MSE_Dan

The Link are currently offering 12 months free line rental on 3's talk and text 600 tariff.

This Tariff includes 500 cross network minutes and 100 texts per months. The contract is for 18 months, so when the 12 month promotional period ends, you must keep the tariff for 6 more months. The cost is £30 per month, so overall you'll pay £180 for 18 months.

Here's the offer

gaahmad

e2Save are offering the LG 8130 with 14 months free line rental (and the remaining 4 months at £30PM) so will cost a total of £120 overall, after cashback.

http://www.e2save.com/mobile/phones/disphandset.php?network=three&handset=8130&PHPSESSID=26d80b1e708bd2c57cad58bb8b7e263a

darrenithell

See my earlier post at http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=71962. I've spoken with several mobile phone marketing managers over the last few months about the poor value offered through most 18 months contracts. Most of them agree with me - in principle, that these deals are poorer value when compared to their 12 month equivalent. But they will continue to promote them as they sell very well. Some of these offers can be very misleading, the advert from The Link is a good example with no mention that this is an 18 month contract costing an extra £180.

To the average consumer 12 months free on an 18 month contract sounds better than 6 months free on a 12 month contract. The fact is that both contracts will cost the same but with the 18 month deal the customer would have to wait 50% longer for their next free phone - effectively losing out as they would receive only one new phone/upgrade over a three year period instead of two.

Besides that, there are much better deals to be found on 12 month contracts anyway. For example, on the same Talk & Text 600 tariff - 12 month version...

LG 8130 total cost £73.89 at OSPS
LG 8138 total cost £47.88 at Fone Station
Nokia 6630 total cost £120.00 at OSPS
Motorola C975 total cost FREE at Fone Station

See https://www.mobiles4everyone.com/tariffs.asp?tariff=3xnet600 to compare more.

Dealers will start to lose long term business by selling 18 month contracts as they'll need to wait 50% longer for a sale from a returning customer. This could have a serious impact of the mobile phone retail business for contract phones.

SMarg

I purchased the above contract with The Link - 500 minutes and 100 texts with 3 but this was available at the shop not online. Think it is still available.

boblevin

e2save, who are part of the Carphonewarehouse group offer cash rewards of up to £40 (not always this much) if you refer a friend who buys a contract phone from them. They will match any deal (including CPW), so you can't loose. The best bit is that you can self refer - so you automatically get a big discount. It is possible to have phone for a year with free line rental plus the cash reward - I've done it! Free phone plus money in your pocket!

flapsides

Mobileshop.com offer a free 12 month line rental with a 12 month contract (Motorola V220 on O2 100 + 100 Texts on O2)

MrGreen

I wouldn't take out an 18 month contract, I agree with the article above about 18 month contracts.
There are allways 12 month alturnatives and they work out cheaper in the long run. We should spread the word and shun 18 month contracts.

mg

monki_man

I saw on the carphonewarehouse site that there a a £2.99 deal a month for 12 mths at a 12mth contract. However read the t&c and you have to pay full price as usual and then get your money back after 4,8 and 12mth month. Its the nokia 7600.

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-pd-ProductDisplay?PN=SPECIAL.PAYMONTHLY.PMOFFER6&origin=SPECIALOFFER&tabname=

You can purchase this via rpoints if you have it to make it even more worth while

scchin

I don't trust cashback offers anymore as my partner didn't get any of the cashback promised by mobilemadness.com, despite all the letters adn emails we've sent. Think it's all a scam. Any ideas anyone?

ugy101

i think this is the best contract you can get at the moment, if you are willing to use the cash back thing they do, in total you will pay £180 and you get the new k750i for free, and it is a 12 month contract

http://www.e2save.com/mobile/phones/disphandset.php?network=orange&handset=K750I

heather+tom

http://www.mobileshop.com/mobile-phones/o2/pay-monthly/motorola-v220.php/PNEWO2V2200003


O2 Motorola V220 Mobile Phones

FREE O2 Motorola V220
12 MONTHS FREE Line Rental
FREE 100 200 X-Net Minutes
FREE 100 200 Text Messages
SAVING YOU £300!
WITH O2 100 + 100 Texts

X-Net Minutes and TEXT doubles to FREE 200 each for first 3 months



Or without Me – direct and Optimized! : Before signing up … sign in with quidco* and You’ll receive another 25/real 20 Pound from them … for signing up through them for the above contract with –mobileshop-com.

http://www.quidco.com/content/blogsection/13/83/