24 month contracts to become the norm?

Whats everyone's opnions?

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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Whats everyone's opnions?

I couldn't care less if I tried.
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Jon

[email protected] wrote:
> Whats everyone's opnions?
>
>

I don't think they'll become the norm as such, however for idiots
clambering for the latest toys that MUST HAVE IT NOW networks like
vodafone will be able to force them to have 24 month contracts if they
want the new toy badly enough, look at the storm, it's only free on a
£35 a month 24 month contract, or £40 a month on an 18 month contract.

"xCx" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [email protected] wrote:
>> Whats everyone's opnions?
>
> I don't think they'll become the norm as such, however for idiots
> clambering for the latest toys that MUST HAVE IT NOW networks like
> vodafone will be able to force them to have 24 month contracts if they
> want the new toy badly enough, look at the storm, it's only free on a £35
> a month 24 month contract, or £40 a month on an 18 month contract.

But that price will come down won't it?

"xCx" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] wrote:
>> Whats everyone's opnions?
>
> I don't think they'll become the norm as such, however for idiots
> clambering for the latest toys that MUST HAVE IT NOW networks like
> vodafone will be able to force them to have 24 month contracts if they
> want the new toy badly enough, look at the storm, it's only free on a £35
> a month 24 month contract, or £40 a month on an 18 month contract.

A lot of those "types" of people will do the upgrade through loss/theft
insurance scams. It's been going on for years and stolen phones are
never deactivated and/or blocked.

Appollo wrote:
> "xCx" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>> Whats everyone's opnions?
>> I don't think they'll become the norm as such, however for idiots
>> clambering for the latest toys that MUST HAVE IT NOW networks like
>> vodafone will be able to force them to have 24 month contracts if they
>> want the new toy badly enough, look at the storm, it's only free on a £35
>> a month 24 month contract, or £40 a month on an 18 month contract.
>
> A lot of those "types" of people will do the upgrade through loss/theft
> insurance scams. It's been going on for years and stolen phones are
> never deactivated and/or blocked.
>
>

Utter UTTER drivel. All insurance companies say it's a like for like
insurance, 90% of them now also say that if they don't have new stock
they can offer refurbished stock, it'd have to be a VERY old phone that
wasn't worth insuring anymore to get an "upgrade"

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> I don't think they'll become the norm as such, however for idiots
> clambering for the latest toys that MUST HAVE IT NOW networks like
> vodafone will be able to force them to have 24 month contracts if they
> want the new toy badly enough, look at the storm, it's only free on a
> £35 a month 24 month contract, or £40 a month on an 18 month contract..

It has a high cost price.
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Regards
Jon

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> A lot of those "types" of people will do the upgrade through loss/theft
> insurance scams. It's been going on for years and stolen phones are
> never deactivated and/or blocked.

They are routinely "blocked/de-activated" to use your terminology.
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Regards
Jon

Jon wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>> I don't think they'll become the norm as such, however for idiots
>> clambering for the latest toys that MUST HAVE IT NOW networks like
>> vodafone will be able to force them to have 24 month contracts if they
>> want the new toy badly enough, look at the storm, it's only free on a
>> £35 a month 24 month contract, or £40 a month on an 18 month contract.
>
> It has a high cost price.

It so doesn't. It's far cheaper than the N96.

"Jon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>> A lot of those "types" of people will do the upgrade through loss/theft
>> insurance scams. It's been going on for years and stolen phones are
>> never deactivated and/or blocked.
>
> They are routinely "blocked/de-activated" to use your terminology.
> Regards
> Jon
>
and then sent and used in Africa or Asia which doesn't use the Dublin
blacklist

Steve Terry

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> Jon wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> >> I don't think they'll become the norm as such, however for idiots
> >> clambering for the latest toys that MUST HAVE IT NOW networks like
> >> vodafone will be able to force them to have 24 month contracts if they
> >> want the new toy badly enough, look at the storm, it's only free on a
> >> £35 a month 24 month contract, or £40 a month on an 18 month contract.
> >
> > It has a high cost price.
>
> It so doesn't. It's far cheaper than the N96.

The N96 is only free on the same basis, i.e. £40 per month 24 month, so
the cost prices will be similar.

I never said the N96 was more or less expensive, just that the store
would have a high cost price.
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Regards
Jon