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[infinity1]

has anyone had one of these deals???
its time to redo my contract and after 7 years paying between £20-40 a month i have decided to get something for nothing as it were..so i have been looking at the free x box core system and premium system deals,any one got any experience of them and what phone should i choose???
sony w810i
nokia 5300
nokia 6300
etc,etc
any advice greatly recieved

[Markie]

in a word...avoid.

Deals offering sweetners are usually based on cashback ( which can be very hard to get)

Trust me i know - my staff deal with the aftermath of such deals all day  

What network are you considoring and what features do you need in your phone ( internet / good camera) and will it be minutes / text use or a combination?

ps i am sitting here watching the sales roll in for my staff at a mobile phone network sales contact centre  

[infinity1]

its one i have found on the internet,no mention of cashback/redemption etc,not sure about the company..buymobilephones.net,they seem very good almost to good to be true!!!!
i do use a phone alot for work,but its mainly very quick ie 10-20 second calls,and thats all,i went through the stage of having to have the lastest nokia,sony etc,but i really want just a phone,
but i desperatley want an xbox 360 aswell....no pleasing some people is there...

[Baron Von Spongebob]

After moaning about my contract with the futures bright, I ended up with an SPV M600, 2500 MINS A MONTH AND LOADS OF TXT. £35 pm.

[Taxi_Driver]

If your on 3 ....try phoning em up and saying you want to cancel the contract.....i did a while ago...keep saying no....as they offer you deals until they get to the one of new 12month contract.....11 months free and twelve month at £5.99.....with 100 free mins xnetwork and 100 free texts / month. i said ok to that deal  

[infinity1]

im with 3 thats why im moving....they keep offering me a nokia(worth £400 pounds sir) low rental etc,etc, i told them that, the phone they gave me last year is possibly the worst phone i have ever owned and despite complaining 4 times about its switching off,resetting itself,shutting down freezing etc,i still wasnt offered an alternative,and that the redemption that they use was mearly a credit to my 3 account(well handy in month 10 of your contract to have £80 worth of downloads available!!!) which was not redemption at all.
so a move to anotherr network,using a middle man with a free gift seems the best idea,just that i dont know anyone who's had one of these 'free gifts' on a phone contract,surely someone can of?

[Danny]

I STRONGLY recommend looking through all the terms and conditions, a LOT of companies, be them little or well known, have decided to stick on these unbelievable offers, which younger people tend to fall for, where they offer a fantastic deal of a free mobile phone, the popular sort that everyone has and everyone wants, a free mp3 player, and a large amount of free texts and calls

most of my mates have gone for contracts of this type paying something like £25 per month then realising they end up paying £50+ per month after 6 months!

[Danny]

im with 3 thats why im moving....they keep offering me a nokia(worth £400 pounds sir) low rental etc,etc, i told them that, the phone they gave me last year is possibly the worst phone i have ever owned and despite complaining 4 times about its switching off,resetting itself,shutting down freezing etc,i still wasnt offered an alternative,and that the redemption that they use was mearly a credit to my 3 account(well handy in month 10 of your contract to have £80 worth of downloads available!!!) which was not redemption at all.
so a move to anotherr network,using a middle man with a free gift seems the best idea,just that i dont know anyone who's had one of these 'free gifts' on a phone contract,surely someone can of?

is it a N95 they're offering? N-Series phones are extremely slow processors

[infinity1]

no its an e65(?) they keep offering me,but its a slide phone wwhich i really dont want,its ok though apparently according to mr salesman 'it can hold all tom,tom software' to which i said 'i aint using that to drive round london looking at a 2 inch screen mate',i mean thats asking for a accident..

[Danny]

yeah its a symbian series 60, like the majority of nokias made over the last 3 years, and they're not a fast running fone but do offer plenty of features, the guy was wrong about the price tho, £290 as a sim free unit

[Markie]

no its an e65(?) they keep offering me,but its a slide phone wwhich i really dont want,its ok though apparently according to mr salesman 'it can hold all tom,tom software' to which i said 'i aint using that to drive round london looking at a 2 inch screen mate',i mean thats asking for a accident..

so what do you want from 3 - drop me a pm with your number and i can have someon look at best deal for you - I am the operations manager for outbound retentions  - seriously !  

[Chopsdad]

no its an e65(?) they keep offering me,but its a slide phone wwhich i really dont want,its ok though apparently according to mr salesman 'it can hold all tom,tom software' to which i said 'i aint using that to drive round london looking at a 2 inch screen mate',i mean thats asking for a accident..

so what do you want from 3 - drop me a pm with your number and i can have someon look at best deal for you - I am the operations manager for outbound retentions  - seriously !  

Trust Markie's advice Infinity - it's a genuine offer that will get you the best deal with no dodgy clause that'll end up costing you a fortune  

[Markie]

no its an e65(?) they keep offering me,but its a slide phone wwhich i really dont want,its ok though apparently according to mr salesman 'it can hold all tom,tom software' to which i said 'i aint using that to drive round london looking at a 2 inch screen mate',i mean thats asking for a accident..

so what do you want from 3 - drop me a pm with your number and i can have someon look at best deal for you - I am the operations manager for outbound retentions  - seriously !  

Trust Markie's advice Infinity - it's a genuine offer that will get you the best deal with no dodgy clause that'll end up costing you a fortune  

cheques in the post chopsdad  


Seriously - i have a fantastic offer on the go right now - existing customers - so if your with "us" drop me a pm and i will see if i can do something for you  

Also if your considoring joining "us" come through me   500 minutes, and brand new phone for lifetime £7.50  

[TheBoy]

Also if your considoring joining "us" come through me   500 minutes, and brand new phone for lifetime £7.50  

Is lifetime 12m, 18m, or for as long as I wish.  I only asked as Cellnet (or whatever they are called this week) caught me out with a '50% discount for life' deal...

[Danny]

Also if your considoring joining "us" come through me   500 minutes, and brand new phone for lifetime £7.50  

any decent text message deals?