Swmbo's phone is out of contract soon so any ideas on where to get a good deal ....wants 200 mins and 200 texts a month and quite likes the samsung u600 .......must be a slide phone though (normal phones dial up when stuffed in a hand bag )

TIA

Samsung U600 (SGH-U600) Sapphire Blue on Anytime 500 + 250 txt (12 MTH) Vodafone Pay Monthly

Just got a red U600 from these folks,

Samsung U600 (SGH-U600) Sapphire Blue on Anytime 500 + 250 txt (12 MTH) Vodafone Pay Monthly

Just got a red U600 from these folks,

How is it free rental?

Based on my own personal experience I cannot recommend Samsung - I'm on my 3rd poorly D900 :thumbdwn:

How is it free rental?

Based on my own personal experience I cannot recommend Samsung - I'm on my 3rd poorly D900 :thumbdwn:

12 Months FREE Line Rental by voucher on a 12 month contract.

got 4 samsungs in the house and they have all been fine

:rubchin:

Indeed, how do they make their money - seems to good to be true!

:rubchin:

Indeed, how do they make their money - seems to good to be true!

I can't figure it out so have put a thread up on moneysavingexpert to see if they have any ideas

There are quite a few offering the same sort of deals including car phone warehouse, depending on what phone etc you want. When I was checking round the free minutes etc seemed to be slightly less than offered by the supplier at the same monthly cost and of course there is the insurance and itemised billing to add, and the terms surrounding the cash back have strict time limits etc, I do know of a couple of colleagues who have succesfully claimed a full 12 months back so thought i would give it a go, one thing to watch is once you go outside your inclusive minutes you will be on the highest tarriff going ie on mine i think texts are 37p each after the 250 :eek: So would guess they are buying bulk contracts from the likes of vodaphone, with some of the benefits stripped out, charging the full monthly rental, and hoping people fail to meet the cash back terms. Still considering the phone is a

I have just checked that out and it looks to be FREE ......i.e. free phone ....free rental.........so how do they make any money....I'm confused

The retailer gets a big kickback from the network for every contract sold. They are choosing to pass some/all of this on to the buyer to persuade them to sign up.

The terms of the cashback are somewhat strict, and from what I've read elsewhere, they rely on a high percentage of buyers forgetting to claim or getting the claim process wrong to stay in profit.

I've just got to the end of a 12 month 100% cashback deal with coolnewmobile without any problem.

If I wanted a new contract & phone then buying via a cashback deal could bring the price down significantly, but it would be best not to commit to a more expensive deal than you are happy with, just in case it goes wrong!

As an aside or two, you can sometimes get more than 100% back so end up with cash in your hand if you sign up through Quidco.com or similar. The other aside is it might be worth a look at Reestit Mutton's Bargain Basement: The UK's only contract mobile phone deals website that tells it like it is, though it appears it's not been updated for a few weeks.

Yep ...that's what I have just found out...... the cashback terms are quite strict and they rely on most people not keeping up with it......

(normal phones dial up when stuffed in a hand bag

That's why they have a key-pad lock Can't recommend Samsung from my experience - Nokia all the way!

Chris

That's why they have a key-pad lock Can't recommend Samsung from my experience - Nokia all the way!

Chris

There's a special mystery implement in swmbos handbag that can unlock the keypad on phones in seconds and then they always seem to dial 999

There's a special mystery implement in swmbos handbag that can unlock the keypad on phones in seconds and then they always seem to dial 999

Not a mystrey implement just eurpoean law that dictates a phone must be able to dial emergency numbers while the keypad is locked. Great idea hey :confused:

Not a mystrey implement just eurpoean law that dictates a phone must be able to dial emergency numbers while the keypad is locked. Great idea hey :confused:

And that is exactly what swmbo's phones used to do,(quite often hear voices coming out of her handbag) but the slide phones seem to be a bit more resistant to it