What exactly are they offering?
What exactly are they offering?
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silverfoxcc

Original Poster:

8,478 posts

176 months

Tuesday 7th July 2015
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Was in Camberley shopping centre today and a phone shop had the following outside


Free Tablet

£13.00 per month


There was nothing else on the chalk written board

now either it is free, or its not and you pay £13.00 per month rental

Could be worth going in there and having a Monty Python style 'argument'

Thankyou4calling

11,040 posts

204 months

Tuesday 7th July 2015
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It's a hook to draw you in. Technically it's a lie, it's not free, as you say you have to pay £13 a month for a service and then you'll get the hardware.

McVities digestives 20% extra free.but they aren't, you have to buy the biscuits.

Buy this TV and save £300, you dont' you just spend £300 less.

Free cash! At cash machines. You won't get any free cash.

It's advertising for the gullible.

soad

34,752 posts

207 months

Wednesday 8th July 2015
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Pay nothing upfront and just £13 a month (data plan)...24 month contract etc.

TwigtheWonderkid

49,270 posts

181 months

Wednesday 8th July 2015
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Gigantic scoop - fits most bulldozers
Save pounds - you'll need to before you can afford it.
12.5% off - 7 legged octopus for sale

RobinBanks

17,551 posts

210 months

Wednesday 8th July 2015
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Depending on the cost of buying the tablet outright, it could be worth it.

Miguel Alvarez

5,191 posts

201 months

Wednesday 8th July 2015
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RobinBanks said:
Depending on the cost of buying the tablet outright, it could be worth it.
If it's anything like the deals T-Mobile were offering last year I doubt it very much.

dudleybloke

20,553 posts

217 months

Wednesday 8th July 2015
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
12.5% off - 7 legged octopus for sale
Only six quid.

P-Jay

11,414 posts

222 months

Wednesday 8th July 2015
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It's probably a sim-only deal for a 3G/4G contract over 24 months.

The Free Tablet will be a £100 Android no-brand probably.

It's no different to 99% of new mobile contracts, the phone is "free" with some restrictions, you pay for the 'contract'.

The going price for a all you can eat call time and texts with some 3G data allowance seems to be £10-£13 a month at the moment, anything over and above that is a all but name HP deal on the hardware.

Edited by P-Jay on Wednesday 8th July 16:41

DervVW

2,223 posts

170 months

Wednesday 8th July 2015
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I did this in an EE shop I think when I saw a similar thing.
Wife was in a clothes shop, what can you do?

Well in my case, conviently this tablet had sold out but they could offer me the next one which was a £600 Samsung device, which sadly would in fact cost upfront or signifigantly more monthly.

IME it would seem its just a way to get you in the shop