GSM WORLD

Hi,

Im after a HTC Tornado. I have an existing package.
Now you can buy for ~Ł290 sim free or get one with a package for the same
annual cost.

Apparently any lock is dead easy to remove.

So why do people buy a phone rather than get a cheap package?

They have the added bonus of a fair few free calls, immediate replacement
if the phone is crocked etc.

Why should I buy rather than just take out another package - even I dont
use any of the call allocation.

What am I missing?

Jo wrote:

Th efact that some people have poor credit so cant get contracts, some
people dont want to be paying out each month for cashflow reasons, not
having the phone butchered by a network prior to sale

Woby Tide wrote in message
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Jo wrote:

Right so none of those apply to me so I amay aswell get a contract.

Cheers

Jo wrote in message
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Some people (me included) have such low usage that a contract isnt the
right option. Not everyone wants to be tied down for 12 or 18 months
either. What happens if you need or want a new phone in 8 months time? More
importantly, the contract allowance may not correspond well to your actual
usage and you may not use up all your allowance while incurring additional
costs for calls, text, data and voicemail access.

Jo wrote in message
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Could make sense if you dont want a fancy phone - and you can buy a decent
used one on Ebay for Ł20 to Ł40 - and then get a phone free contract. I was
offered a phoen free contract by Voda - which worked out Ł6 pm cheaper than
a contract with a free6230i.

Jo wrote in message
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Well, quite.

Luck you, ya dafty.

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 13:07:50 +0100, Jo wrote:


I can only speak for myself, but I often buy generic phones without
contract due to being able to get exactly the model I like without any
nasty customisations or SIM locks and knowing I wont have to mess
about or wait for an unlocking solution.

I also usually get a phone each year on contract renewal. Sometime
these go straight on ebay (got Ł 190 for my free 6680 last year
which covered a large chunk of the years line rental), sometimes (if
theyre easily unlocked and de-branded) I use the supplied phone. Ive
even been known to take out a second contract just for the phone -
such as a cashback deal on a Pink V3 for my wife...

So I guess people just take the deals they need to get the phone they
want!

Rgds
Jonathan
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TKD wrote in message
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Why do people want to change their phones every 5 minutes anyway..? When
did you last upgrade your landline phone..?!

Ivor