New Orange 12m free offers (April 2006)

Now that the mobile retailers have had a few days to digest the new
Orange tariffs and commission structures offered by the network a whole
new set of 12 month free deals have finally emerged:

The retailers that currently seem to be competing in this area are as
follows (including a brief synopsis of their cashback T&Cs):

Phones2U Direct (P2U)
Non-affiliate link: http://www.phones2udirect.co.uk
cashback claimable in 3 equal parts after 6, 9 & 12 months
claims required within 14 days of relevant bill date
cashback claims processed within 28 days of receipt
all claims depend on the success of all previous claims

Phonebox Direct (PBD)
non-affiliate link: http://www.phoneboxdirect.co.uk
cashback claimable in 5 equal parts after 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 months
claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
cashback claims processed within 14 days of receipt
all claims depend on the success of all previous claims

Cool New Mobile (CNM)
non-affiliate link: http://www.coolnewmobile.co.uk
cashback claimable in 5 equal parts after 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 months
claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
cashback claims processed within 14 days of receipt
all claims depend on the success of all previous claims

Buy Mobile Phones (BMP)
non-affiliate link: http://www.buymobilephones.net
cashback claimable in 3 equal parts after 4, 8 & 12 months
claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
cashback claims processed within 28-56 days of receipt
all claims depend on the success of all previous claims

The Mobile Outlet (TMO)
non-affiliate link: http://www.themobileoutlet.co.uk
cashback claimable in 2 equal parts after 6 & 12 months
(second payment requires two separate claims after 11 & 12 months)
claims required within 21 days of relevant bill date
cashback claims processed within 28 days of receipt

and the 12 month free line rental deals on Orange currently on offer are
as follows (abbreviations for each retailer in brackets are used below
for ease of reading):

£30/month
=========

Dolphin 30 [100 xnet anytime mins + 100 texts]
Siemens C72 (P2U)
Nokia 6030 (P2U)
Nokia 3120 (P2U)
LG F2250 (PBD, CNM, BMP)


Canary 30 [200 xnet anytime mins + 75 texts + 50 Off-Peak Orange mins]
LG F2250 (PBD, CNM, BMP)


Racoon 30 [200 xnet anytime mins + 100 fixed line anytime mins]
LG F2250 (PBD, CNM, BMP)


OVP O2 200 [200 xnet anytime mins]
Motorola V3 (pink) (TMO)
Motorola V3 (black) (TMO)
Samsung D500 (TMO) - *** 11 months free ***


£35/month
=========

Racoon 35 [240 xnet anytime mins + 120 fixed line anytime mins]
Samsung X660 (P2U)
Motorola L6 (P2U)
Nokia 1600 (P2U)
Nokia 6021 (P2U)
Nokia 6030 (PBD, CNM)
LG F2250 (PBD, CNM)


£40/month
=========

Canary 40 [300 xnet anytime mins + 100 texts + 75 Off-Peak Orange mins]
Orange SPV C550 (PBD, CNM)
Motorola L6 (PBD, CNM)
LG F2250 (PBD, CNM)
Samsung X660 (PBD)
Nokia 1600 (PBD, CNM)
Nokia 3120 (PBD, CNM)
Nokia 6030 (PBD, CNM)


£45/month
=========

Panther 45 [400 xnet anytime mins + 100 texts
+ 100 extra xnet anytime mins with 3G handsets]
Motorola V3 (Black) (P2U)
Samsung E350 (P2U)
Motorola L6 (PBD, CNM)
Motorola SLVR L7 (P2U)
LG F2250 (PBD, CNM)
Nokia 1600 (PBD, CNM)
Nokia 3120 (PBD, CNM)
Nokia 6030 (PBD, CNM)
Samsung X660 (PBD)


As usual, a more detailed explanation of the financial structure of each
of the above deals can be found on my website, along with a choice of
both affiliate (green) and non-affiliate (blue) links direct to each of
the deals:

All Cool New Mobile deals:
http://www.reestitmutton.co.uk/MOBIL...ailer&value=29

All Phonebox Direct deals:
http://www.reestitmutton.co.uk/MOBIL...ailer&value=64

All Phones2U Direct deals:
http://www.reestitmutton.co.uk/MOBIL...ailer&value=65

All Buy Mobile Phones deals:
http://www.reestitmutton.co.uk/MOBIL...ailer&value=63


Don't forget that you can also go via a cashback site such as
RPoints/Quidco to claim some/all of the affiliate commission on offer
or, if you can find a registered charity that maintains a list of the
necessary affiliate links, you can also effectively gift the commission
to charity by using their affiliate link prior to placing your order.


HtH
RM
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Presented the way it should be...in plain English

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› See More: New Orange 12m free offers (April 2006)

"Reestit Mutton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Phonebox Direct (PBD)
> non-affiliate link: http://www.phoneboxdirect.co.uk
> cashback claimable in 5 equal parts after 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 months
> claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
> cashback claims processed within 14 days of receipt
> all claims depend on the success of all previous claims
>
> Cool New Mobile (CNM)
> non-affiliate link: http://www.coolnewmobile.co.uk
> cashback claimable in 5 equal parts after 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 months
> claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
> cashback claims processed within 14 days of receipt
> all claims depend on the success of all previous claims
>

Reestit, Could you please point out where this "all claims depend on the
success of all previous claims" clause comes from for these two retailers?
I've checked their terms but can't quite see it. Thanks!

Shak

Shak wrote:
> "Reestit Mutton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Phonebox Direct (PBD)
>>non-affiliate link: http://www.phoneboxdirect.co.uk
>> cashback claimable in 5 equal parts after 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 months
>> claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
>> cashback claims processed within 14 days of receipt
>> all claims depend on the success of all previous claims
>>
>>Cool New Mobile (CNM)
>>non-affiliate link: http://www.coolnewmobile.co.uk
>> cashback claimable in 5 equal parts after 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 months
>> claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
>> cashback claims processed within 14 days of receipt
>> all claims depend on the success of all previous claims
>>
>
>
> Reestit, Could you please point out where this "all claims depend on the
> success of all previous claims" clause comes from for these two retailers?
> I've checked their terms but can't quite see it. Thanks!
>
> Shak
>

It's a little less than clearcut on their site but the following text
would seem to imply that there is a claims dependency:

"Where a valid claim has not been received by us within one calendar
month of the required bill, you will not be entitled to any part of the
Cash Back offered. Cash back files are closed and cannot be reopened in
these cases."

I have yet to obtain confirmation from the retailers about the true
interpretation of this clause but, in the meantime, it's safest to
interpret this on the strict side i.e. "if you miss one claim, you lose
them all"

HtH
RM
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Bringing you the best-value mobile phone contract deals in the UK
Presented the way it should be...in plain English

Mobile outlet have now thrown their hat into the ring as well with some
very tempting 12 months free Orange contract packages including, among
other handsets, the Sony Ericsson K750i, Sony Ericsson W550i & Samsung D500.

Therefore, I've decided to update and extended my previous post and
repost it below.

HTH
RM

####################################################################

#######################
###### THE BLURB ######
#######################

Now that the mobile retailers have had a few days to digest the new
Orange tariffs and commission structures offered by the network a whole
new set of 12 month free deals have finally emerged:

The retailers that currently seem to be competing in this area are as
follows (including a brief synopsis of their cashback T&Cs):

Phones2U Direct (P2U)
Non-affiliate link: http://www.phones2udirect.co.uk

cashback claimable in 3 equal parts after 6, 9 & 12 months
claims required within 14 days of relevant bill date
cashback claims processed within 28 days of receipt
all claims depend on the success of all previous claims
only original bills will be accepted


Phonebox Direct (PBD)
non-affiliate link: http://www.phoneboxdirect.co.uk

cashback claimable in 5 equal parts after 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 months
claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
cashback claims processed within 14 days of receipt
all claims depend on the success of all previous claims
only original bills will be accepted


Cool New Mobile (CNM)
non-affiliate link: http://www.coolnewmobile.co.uk

cashback claimable in 5 equal parts after 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 months
claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
cashback claims processed within 14 days of receipt
all claims depend on the success of all previous claims
only original bills will be accepted


Buy Mobile Phones (BMP)
non-affiliate link: http://www.buymobilephones.net

cashback claimable in 3 equal parts after 4, 8 & 12 months
claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
cashback claims processed within 28-56 days of receipt
all claims depend on the success of all previous claims
only original bills will be accepted


The Mobile Outlet (TMO)
non-affiliate link: http://www.themobileoutlet.co.uk

cashback claimable in 2 equal parts after 6 & 12 months
(second payment requires two separate claims after 11 & 12 months)
claims required within 21 days of relevant bill date
cashback claims processed within 28 days of receipt
only original bills will be accepted


#####################################
###### THE 12 MONTH FREE DEALS ######
#####################################


The 12 month free line rental deals on Orange currently on offer are as
follows (abbreviations for each retailer in brackets are used below for
ease of reading):


£30/month
=========


Dolphin 30 [100 xnet anytime mins + 100 texts]
----------------------------------------------
Siemens C72 (P2U)
Nokia 6030 (P2U)
Nokia 3120 (P2U)
LG F2250 (PBD, CNM, BMP)
Motorola L6 (TMO)


Racoon 30 [200 xnet anytime mins + 100 fixed line anytime mins]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Motorola L6 (TMO)
Sony Ericsson W550i (TMO)


Canary 30 [200 xnet anytime mins + 75 texts + 50 Off-Peak Orange mins]
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Motorola L6 (TMO)
Sony Ericsson W550i (TMO)


OVP O2 200 [200 xnet anytime mins + 50 texts]
---------------------------------------------
Motorola V3 (pink) (TMO)
Motorola V3 (black) (TMO)
Samsung D500 (TMO)
Sony Ericsson W550i (TMO)
Sony Ericsson K750i (TMO)
Motorola L6 (TMO)
Motorola L7 (TMO)


£35/month
=========


Racoon 35 [240 xnet anytime mins + 120 fixed line anytime mins]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Samsung X660 (P2U)
Motorola L6 (P2U)
Nokia 1600 (P2U)
Nokia 6021 (P2U)
Nokia 6030 (PBD, CNM)
LG F2250 (PBD, CNM)


£40/month
=========


Canary 40 [300 xnet anytime mins + 100 texts + 75 Off-Peak Orange mins]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Orange SPV C550 (PBD, CNM)
Motorola L6 (PBD, CNM, TMO)
LG F2250 (PBD, CNM)
Samsung X660 (PBD)
Nokia 1600 (PBD, CNM)
Nokia 3120 (PBD, CNM)
Nokia 6030 (PBD, CNM)


£45/month
=========


Panther 45 [400 xnet anytime mins + 100 texts + 100 extra xnet anytime
mins with 3G handsets]
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Motorola V3 (Black) (P2U, TMO)
Motorola V3 (Pink) (TMO)
Samsung E350 (P2U)
Motorola L6 (PBD, CNM)
Motorola SLVR L7 (P2U, TMO)
LG F2250 (PBD, CNM)
Nokia 1600 (PBD, CNM)
Nokia 3120 (PBD, CNM)
Nokia 6030 (PBD, CNM)
Samsung X660 (PBD)
Sony Ericsson W550i (TMO)


As usual, a more detailed explanation of the financial structure of each
of the above deals can be found on my website, along with a choice of
both affiliate (green) and non-affiliate (blue) links direct to each of
the deals. simply cut and paste the relevant link into your browser
address bar.

The following links will take you to the relevant pages on my website.
If you would rather go to teh retailers websites under your own steam,
there are non-affiliate links to each of the retailers sites at the top
of this post.

All Cool New Mobile deals:
http://www.reestitmutton.co.uk/MOBIL...ailer&value=29
All Phonebox Direct deals:
http://www.reestitmutton.co.uk/MOBIL...ailer&value=64
All Phones2U Direct deals:
http://www.reestitmutton.co.uk/MOBIL...ailer&value=65
All Buy Mobile Phones deals:
http://www.reestitmutton.co.uk/MOBIL...ailer&value=63
All Mobile Outlet deals:
http://www.reestitmutton.co.uk/MOBIL...ailer&value=56

Reestit Mutton wrote:
> Now that the mobile retailers have had a few days to digest the new
> Orange tariffs and commission structures offered by the network a whole
> new set of 12 month free deals have finally emerged:
>
> The retailers that currently seem to be competing in this area are as
> follows (including a brief synopsis of their cashback T&Cs):
>
> Phones2U Direct (P2U)
> Non-affiliate link: http://www.phones2udirect.co.uk
> cashback claimable in 3 equal parts after 6, 9 & 12 months
> claims required within 14 days of relevant bill date
> cashback claims processed within 28 days of receipt
> all claims depend on the success of all previous claims
>
> Phonebox Direct (PBD)
> non-affiliate link: http://www.phoneboxdirect.co.uk
> cashback claimable in 5 equal parts after 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 months
> claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
> cashback claims processed within 14 days of receipt
> all claims depend on the success of all previous claims

Am I the only person that really can't be arsed entertaining all this
cashback tomfoolery? The sooner people stop jumping through suppliers
hoops like this, the sooner they'll get around to stopping this
nonsense. Go take out a contract without all this cashback crap.

The thought of buggering around with bills 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months
after my bill date to save a couple of quid is just too much for me.

"Simon Dobson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> The thought of buggering around with bills 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months
> after my bill date to save a couple of quid is just too much for me.

Whereas to save a couple of *hundred* quid ..........

?


--

J B

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:00:36 +0100, Simon Dobson
<[email protected]> wrote:


>Am I the only person that really can't be arsed entertaining all this
>cashback tomfoolery? The sooner people stop jumping through suppliers
>hoops like this, the sooner they'll get around to stopping this
>nonsense. Go take out a contract without all this cashback crap.
>
>The thought of buggering around with bills 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months
>after my bill date to save a couple of quid is just too much for me.


I can't be arsed either. My contract with Orange just ran out so I
phone them up and say "make me an offer, I'll sign a new contract but
don't want a phone - reduce my line rental instead". No can do. So I
port my number to PAYG and then take out a new contract and port my
number back in then sell the "free" phone on ebay then get my referral
fee from Quidco. I'd rather be on a cheap line rental but no-one makes
this worthwhile.
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On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:00:36 +0100, Simon Dobson
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Reestit Mutton wrote:
>> Now that the mobile retailers have had a few days to digest the new
>> Orange tariffs and commission structures offered by the network a whole
>> new set of 12 month free deals have finally emerged:
>>
>> The retailers that currently seem to be competing in this area are as
>> follows (including a brief synopsis of their cashback T&Cs):
>>
>> Phones2U Direct (P2U)
>> Non-affiliate link: http://www.phones2udirect.co.uk
>> cashback claimable in 3 equal parts after 6, 9 & 12 months
>> claims required within 14 days of relevant bill date
>> cashback claims processed within 28 days of receipt
>> all claims depend on the success of all previous claims
>>
>> Phonebox Direct (PBD)
>> non-affiliate link: http://www.phoneboxdirect.co.uk
>> cashback claimable in 5 equal parts after 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 months
>> claims required within 28 days of relevant bill date
>> cashback claims processed within 14 days of receipt
>> all claims depend on the success of all previous claims
>
>Am I the only person that really can't be arsed entertaining all this
>cashback tomfoolery? The sooner people stop jumping through suppliers
>hoops like this, the sooner they'll get around to stopping this
>nonsense. Go take out a contract without all this cashback crap.
>
>The thought of buggering around with bills 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months
>after my bill date to save a couple of quid is just too much for me.


You sir - are a complete and utter idiot. If saving £360 (£30 per
month for 12 months) by sending back 3 bills over the course of a year
is tomfoolery, then I'm a great big fool and damned proud of it. My
partner and I each took out a 'free' contract at the same time. It
has so far taken us a total of 10 minutes to reclaim almost £600 and
we'll be making our final claims 4 months from now. A stamp on an
envelope, a copy of a bill and 20 yards walk to the neighbourhood post
box - oh what an effort!!

BTW our cashback cheques arrived 5 days later.

"Ms Sensible" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> You sir - are a complete and utter idiot. If saving £360 (£30 per
> month for 12 months) by sending back 3 bills over the course of a year
> is tomfoolery, then I'm a great big fool and damned proud of it. My
> partner and I each took out a 'free' contract at the same time. It
> has so far taken us a total of 10 minutes to reclaim almost £600 and
> we'll be making our final claims 4 months from now. A stamp on an
> envelope, a copy of a bill and 20 yards walk to the neighbourhood post
> box - oh what an effort!!
>
> BTW our cashback cheques arrived 5 days later.

Glad you're happy, but it's still cheaper not to have a mobile phone at all?

Diane Bailey wrote:

>
> "Ms Sensible" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > You sir - are a complete and utter idiot. If saving £360 (£30 per
> > month for 12 months) by sending back 3 bills over the course of a
> > year is tomfoolery, then I'm a great big fool and damned proud of
> > it. My partner and I each took out a 'free' contract at the same
> > time. It has so far taken us a total of 10 minutes to reclaim
> > almost £600 and we'll be making our final claims 4 months from now.
> > A stamp on an envelope, a copy of a bill and 20 yards walk to the
> > neighbourhood post box - oh what an effort!!
> >
> > BTW our cashback cheques arrived 5 days later.
>
> Glad you're happy, but it's still cheaper not to have a mobile phone
> at all?

Not always, I made a profit the first year I did it.


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"chippy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > Glad you're happy, but it's still cheaper not to have a mobile phone
> > at all?
>
> Not always, I made a profit the first year I did it.
>
>
Hmm, OK, I sit corrected then.

Diane Bailey wrote:

>
> "chippy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > > Glad you're happy, but it's still cheaper not to have a mobile
> > > phone at all?
> >
> > Not always, I made a profit the first year I did it.
> >
> >
> Hmm, OK, I sit corrected then.

Well, the first time, I got L25 for a broken phone in trade in.
The rest of the time you can factor in the removal of the BT phone
charges if everyone had a mobile in the house.

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On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 22:17:34 GMT, "Diane Bailey" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>"Ms Sensible" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> You sir - are a complete and utter idiot. If saving £360 (£30 per
>> month for 12 months) by sending back 3 bills over the course of a year
>> is tomfoolery, then I'm a great big fool and damned proud of it. My
>> partner and I each took out a 'free' contract at the same time. It
>> has so far taken us a total of 10 minutes to reclaim almost £600 and
>> we'll be making our final claims 4 months from now. A stamp on an
>> envelope, a copy of a bill and 20 yards walk to the neighbourhood post
>> box - oh what an effort!!
>>
>> BTW our cashback cheques arrived 5 days later.
>
>Glad you're happy, but it's still cheaper not to have a mobile phone at all?
>
Don't you get it? My mobile phone and 600 minutes to any network per
month is FREE FREE FREE!

Ms Sensible wrote:
>
> You sir - are a complete and utter idiot. If saving £360 (£30 per
> month for 12 months) by sending back 3 bills over the course of a year
> is tomfoolery, then I'm a great big fool and damned proud of it. My
> partner and I each took out a 'free' contract at the same time. It
> has so far taken us a total of 10 minutes to reclaim almost £600 and
> we'll be making our final claims 4 months from now. A stamp on an
> envelope, a copy of a bill and 20 yards walk to the neighbourhood post
> box - oh what an effort!!

Well, quite.

Reminds me of that old Dilbert cartoon where he works out how to make a
million. Sell something for £1,000,000.01 with a million cashback and
just find someone who'll forget to mail the form in.

Cashbacks are repulsive pain-in-the-ass schemes that we as consumers
shouldn't support. They work by diddling people who don't understand
them or forget which hoops to jump through.

While you've had your 'free' phone and 'free' minutes, others are on
plans paying monthly rental, perhaps because they've no interest in the
latest camera phone with wank ring-tunes, subsidising your freebies.

I'd prefer companies/networks to come up with fairer talk plans for all
and do away with this illusion of 'free' goodies for some. While you're
happy at home photocopying past bills and toddling off to the post
office when they demand, I don't see why I should. I'd rather have a
better deal from the kick-off.

Simon Dobson:
>Cashbacks are repulsive pain-in-the-ass schemes that we as consumers
>shouldn't support. They work by diddling people who don't understand
>them or forget which hoops to jump through.

>While you've had your 'free' phone and 'free' minutes, others are on
>plans paying monthly rental,...

>I'd prefer companies/networks to come up with fairer talk plans for all
>and do away with this illusion of 'free' goodies for some.

Yes, you are absolutely right, but un/fortunately (depends on whether you
have a freebee :-) the chaps who run the mobile phone marketing are complete
fools !

I never even wanted a phone, but 4+ years ago SWMBO came home with 2 free
phones with full 12m cashback courtesy of Voda. Ever since, without any
great effort, we have had free calls and six new fancy phones, all promptly
sold, from Orange and T-Mob, so we actually made some profit.
I dear say most of readers of this group do much the same.
These days it pays to be informed and on the ball whether it's phones,
broadband, utilities or whatever.

But don't blame us, blame the marketing bods, who get paid £xx,xxx for their
stupidity....
Regards,
Martin