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dcclanuk · 15-03-2009, 13:20

I saw the Samsung Tocco: http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/viewP...A-200EDBFE6FAA

on the Â£18 a month tarriff, the phone is free, AND if you buy before 31st March, you also get 3 months free, ie Â£54 back.

This works out to be Â£15 a month for the 18 months! The phone brand new on ebay is around Â£150 the cheapest! So you are paying Â£15 * 18 = Â£270

Â£270 - 150 [phone value] = Â£120, so the cost of the minutes and texts for the month are Â£6.67!!! [The Â£18 a month tarriff gives you 200 mins and 500 texts]

I put the above up so that it might help someone wanting to buy a new phone in seeing this deal, but my question is, this Â£54 extra discount is what makes this deal very appealing to me, and they are saying that you only get it if you buy before 31st March! Now I don't need the mobile YET, but need it like 4 months later! So if this offer has been renewing itself every month then I am unaware, but how likely is it for this offer of Â£54 off to remain in a few months? Or will an even better offer come since the economic climate is set to worsen?

---------- Post added at 13:14 ---------- Previous post was at 12:49 ----------

Just to add, do VIRGIN MEDIA customers get an even better deal from Virgin Mobile?

---------- Post added at 13:20 ---------- Previous post was at 13:14 ----------

To answer my last question, apparently we get the Â£18 a month contract for Â£15 a month anyway, as seen here: http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...lehandset.html

HOWEVER, the Tocco is not included- there is actually a very limited option of phones

15-03-2009, 13:20	#1
dcclanuk Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, HA0 Age: 37 Posts: 1,031	Virgin Mobile offers! I saw the Samsung Tocco: http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/viewP...A-200EDBFE6FAA on the Â£18 a month tarriff, the phone is free, AND if you buy before 31st March, you also get 3 months free, ie Â£54 back. This works out to be Â£15 a month for the 18 months! The phone brand new on ebay is around Â£150 the cheapest! So you are paying Â£15 * 18 = Â£270 Â£270 - 150 [phone value] = Â£120, so the cost of the minutes and texts for the month are Â£6.67!!! [The Â£18 a month tarriff gives you 200 mins and 500 texts] I put the above up so that it might help someone wanting to buy a new phone in seeing this deal, but my question is, this Â£54 extra discount is what makes this deal very appealing to me, and they are saying that you only get it if you buy before 31st March! Now I don't need the mobile YET, but need it like 4 months later! So if this offer has been renewing itself every month then I am unaware, but how likely is it for this offer of Â£54 off to remain in a few months? Or will an even better offer come since the economic climate is set to worsen? ---------- Post added at 13:14 ---------- Previous post was at 12:49 ---------- Just to add, do VIRGIN MEDIA customers get an even better deal from Virgin Mobile? ---------- Post added at 13:20 ---------- Previous post was at 13:14 ---------- To answer my last question, apparently we get the Â£18 a month contract for Â£15 a month anyway, as seen here: http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...lehandset.html HOWEVER, the Tocco is not included- there is actually a very limited option of phones