Page 1 of SE S700i - now only £198 minimum term cost on contract? (WAS £225)

Update (12/04/05): Price reduced (from £225) - same links as before - see Michael`s addendum below for more details.

My jaw hit the floor when I saw this - if you recall, this handset was (very briefly) a bargain on contract at £360 minimum term cost last December. It`s been resolutely more expensive until recently, and now this deal popped out at me while I was casually browsing around:

E2Save
Sony Ericsson S700i
Vodafone Anytime 200 (12 months)
200 Anytime XNET minutes per month
Line rental: £30/month
Itemised Billing: £1.50/month (optional - can be cancelled)
Network offer: 3 months 1/2 price (worth £45)
Retailer offer: £90 cashback (£45 after 6 months, £45 after 12 months)
Total minimum term cost = £225 (equiv to £18.75/month)

I can`t seem to find anyone else offering cashback for this handset on a similarly priced tariff so that makes it at least £90 cheaper than the competition. I wonder how long it will be before E2Save decide to reduce/remove the cashback listed against this package?

As if that`s not enough, it`s available on Evening and weekend 1000 @ only £19.99 - total minimum term cost of £259.99.

Non-affiliate link:
S700i on Vodafone @ E2Save

HtH
RM
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If you`re happy to use it, I also have an affiliate link for this deal on my website:
http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~lauriem/latest_additions.html#0804200501

This item was edited on Tuesday, 12th April 2005, 11:23

cheers, brother`s just decided he wants an s700i so this is ideal, been looking around and this is easily the cheapest i`ve come across so far.

Since i posted this e2save have changed to offer to 9 months 9.99 line rental instead of 10 months 9.99, updated details below:

even cheaper now plus 100 txt included
now:
E2Save
Sony Ericsson S700i
Vodafone Anytime 200 + 100 SMS (12 months)
200 Anytime XNET minutes per month + 100 text messages
Line rental: £36/month
Itemised Billing: £1.50/month (optional - can be cancelled)
Network offer: 3 months @ £21
Retailer offer: £189.10 cashback (£94.55 after 6 months, £94.55 after 12
months) - 9 months £9.99 rental
Total minimum term cost = £197.90 (equiv to £16.50/month)

Non-affiliate link:
http://www.e2save.com/mobile/phones/disphandset.php?network=vodafone&handset=S700I


This still says a 12 month contract, whether it`s a misprint or not?

This item was edited on Tuesday, 12th April 2005, 09:55

Yup - well spotted that man.

I too was caught out by their change from 10 months @ 9.99 to 9 months @ 9.99 and the change in the network offer text from "£15 for 3 months on your bill" to "£21 for 3 months on your bill". I was writing an article for my site based on the 10 month deal when they changed the offer.

I`ve now changed the title of the thread so that people will know that the deal has just got cheaper.

ATB
RM

still great price but a bit of a downside, Vodafone s700i`s have a horible firmware vereion on them apparently which stops certain things like mp3 ringtones and basically makes the phone run like a dog (this is from a mate who works for cpw, and has had the phone). Worth looking at the 02 offers, maybe not as cheap but the branding is less and functionality is increased slightly.