is it worth gettin a contract phone

[wizard]

decisions

[pdomino]

Over 18 months, Carphone warehouse have phones that come with free consoles and devices.

Xbox360, ps3, laptop etc

http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/pay-m ... -gifts/%22

[wizard]

its a long contract though

[badger]

yeah i'd say it definitely is if you use your phone regularly. with the amount of free minutes i get i easily save on call costs compared to pay as you go and i get a free phone. and as mentioned above you can get all sorts of free stuff with contracts, and you can often get deals that pay you back a proportion of what you pay on your contract

lots of good deals to be had

[badger]

its a long contract though

get another one then. and how long you talking?

[wizard]

im just considering getting one because i do top up a lot, but if my circumstances change in the next 12/18 months i am well and truly fucked

[badger]

most companies will put you on a payment plan to space out your bills if you lose a job or your circumstances change. but seriously, shop around there's loads of good deals around. you don't have to go with a long contract unless it's a really good deal

[wizard]

what phones are looking tasty recently!

[pdomino]

None are looking tasty

Excuse the pun but theres a couple of Ericsson phones that fit the bill.

its a long contract though

Its long yeah, cut up the sim and be done with it, then just pay the 20 / 30 or whatever it is per month.

[boy_arena]

just dont get the new 5 magapixel sony ericsson k850i iv got it and had nothing but problems with the fuckin thing

[dubstep_warrior]

Over 18 months, Carphone warehouse have phones that come with free consoles and devices.

Xbox360, ps3, laptop etc

http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/pay-m ... -gifts/%22

i swear when you get them deal you actually pay nearly the full price of the ps3/xbox during the course of the contract.

[kins83]

Yes. Yes it is.

[pdomino]

Errrm yeah sure, over 18 months. No biggie.

[badger]

Over 18 months, Carphone warehouse have phones that come with free consoles and devices.

Xbox360, ps3, laptop etc

http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/pay-m ... -gifts/%22

i swear when you get them deal you actually pay nearly the full price of the ps3/xbox during the course of the contract.

well yeah but you also get a phone and whatever free minutes and texts are in the deal

[pdomino]

I left Nintendo Wii and some other shit out of the deal.

[chunkie]

definitely worth it

if you're one of those folk that keep yappin and then cry when the bill comes get a call cap put on by the network - ie when calls hit eg £15 then you're barred til next month (beware though the network doesnt guarantee the call cap - so if you go overt its not their fault and you still need to pay the bill)

cant see why you wouldnt have a contract - the money people shell out to get new pay as you go handsets and on top-ups over the course of a year! - unless you got no mates and hardly ever use your phone

plus with all the freebies on offer and cashback schemes it just makes sense

[shonky]

The package with Virgin media works out pretty well if you get tv, broadband and landline as well - works out a tenner for each. Basic package is 300 minutes and 300 texts and I don't use close to that a month, but it's still a damn sight cheaper than pay as you go.