Page 1 of Very very cheap mobile deal - £1.99month. 500xnet & 100 texts. No catches!!!

Just seen this deal for £1.99 a month. Includes 500 crossnetwork anytime minutes, and 100 free texts, this is for an NEC E338 or Motorola C975 (both handsets free)

I`ve checked over the site and cant find a catch. Only things to be mindful of are the 3 months free insurance (which probably costs a bomb after 3 months, so be sure to cancel). The handset (certainly the NEC) is lacking in some desirable features e.g no bluetooth or expansion slot. Upon ordering you will be charged a £2.50 admin fee.

So for a total yearly outlay of £26.38 (assuming the teenager its for doesn`t go over the 500 min limit) I think thats a good deal. Bearing in mind its costing her £10 a month for her O2 pay and go. Might even stop the family from using the landline phone, and get another one of these, seems cheaper way of making calls.

Hopefully somebody will find this useful.

This item was edited on Sunday, 31st July 2005, 12:17

I`ve just spoken to the company and they`ve advised me that it is a 18 month contract and not a 12 month contract. So you`ll have to pay the full line rental after the 12th month which is £30 per month. As the £1.99 line rental (which is after cash back) is only for the first 12 months and doesn`t cover you for the full 18 months. Doesn`t seem like a good deal anymore does it? Well it isn`t! Personally I wouldn`t recommend anyone signing up to a contract which ties you in for 18months, and also the 3 network doesn`t have the best coverage and a lot of calls can fail.

Thanks for your posting imy69, i`ve just double checked the site which clearly says 12 months, and no mention of an 18month contract or cashback, otherwise I would not have bought one. Just going to phone them myself. I`ll re-post once i`ve spoken to them.

Just tried to call them like imy69, I would be interested in how you managed to speak to them though, because they are closed on a Sunday!

Here is the link to the page that lists all their current tariffs. In the third box which details Talk and Text 400, it makes no mention of 18month contract, nor does it link anywhere to a chequeback promotion. However I will be calling them first thing Monday. If anyone can show where it says 18months, chequeback etc... i`ll cancel my order.

It`s defo cheque back and it`s defo 18 months!

Stick to the CPW or E2save for cashbacks rather than some no name dealer. You know who you are dealing with and the terms are clearly stated on the website. No one seemed to notice this deal I put up last week for 3 , maybe I should have put in in bargain bucket? :o

http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/forums/thread.asp?Forum=223&Thread=467992

Deal now changed to £9.99/month over 12 month contract as no more clearance phones left

Got mine with all accessories. Excellent deal and excellent phone.

This item was edited on Sunday, 31st July 2005, 15:47

Decent deal, Mutantsstar. I will probably go for this (but paying by credit card of course). Imy, how do you know it`s 18 months contract?

Phoned them at 9am this morning (answered phone at 9.20). Here are the facts. It is a 12 month contract, but is also a chequeback. You pay £15 a month for first 3 months, then £30 a month thereafter, chequeback on months 6 and 12.

Needless to say I have cancelled my order. Earlier on I put a link to where they detail this deal, which makes no mention of the chequeback. I was told it is in their t+c`s, which takes you to an 8 page PDF file (still couldn`t find anything). Some very misleading advertising here. I will be passing it onto trading standards.