Phones

[kingandy]

Hmm.

Unless I've misread this, if I were to take out a new contract with T-Mobile (on more or less the same price plan), I'd be able to get a KRZR free.

Conversely, if I show my loyalty, stick with them and ask to upgrade to the same phone, I'd have to pay them £149 for the privilege. In fact, I'd have to pay £30 just to get a new RAZR (the phone I have now). If I stick with the same handset I get all of a £5/month discount.

I'd always assumed the cost of the phone was factored into the line rental and that. Now I am slightly disillusioned. I'll probably stick with it - the lovely Mr nattydreadi's friends and family discount makes it more or less worth it, along with the hassle of changing numbers around - but I was rather looking forward to a shiny new phone. Oh well, easy come.

Comments

[kingandy]

Yeah that's more or less what I figured. Doing the maths, switching to a new £30pcm contract for 12 months - without the discount - would cost me more than the £150. And I'm already considering downgrading a few notches since I'm not using anywhere near my monthly minutes allowance (though I'm usually just going over on the texts).

but i'd have a shiny new phoooone...

[stsquad.livejournal.com]

Of course if you buy a new shiny un-locked phone you can easily move contracts on a sim-card only contract. You'll never be locked in for the usual 12/18 months.

[kingandy]

.... yes, the problem is not that I want to move contracts. The problem is that they won't give me a free £300 phone. I mean what's up with that?