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Hi All
I have spent the last 2 days searching for the best deal for a p900
I found to get this FREE you need to signup to a £75 per month contract and the plan cannot be changed/downgraded for 120 days with orange.
This means that the phone costs in total £75 x 3 = £225
Plus the remaining 9 months on a minimum contract of say £15 = £135
Total £360 which is cheaper than buying the phone outright (about £500) and it includes the calls.
Now here’s where I got lucky;
I was trying to order from the many sites available on the net but none had the phone in stock,
I then rang orange direct and got the phone for £79.95 on a £50 a month plan and I can downgrade anytime without penalty.
This means that the phone costs in total £80 + £50 = £130
Plus the remaining 11 months on a minimum contract of say £15 = £165
Total £295
Second hand p900’s sell for £400 on ebay
Just thought this information might be of use to someone who is thinking of getting a new phone on contract.
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Posted: 2004-03-31 03:58:12
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Welcome to Esato and thanks for the information
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Posted: 2004-03-31 14:38:09
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It's a pity we don't have the contract system in my country.
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Posted: 2004-03-31 14:55:15
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Well I got lost at the first sentance.
I guess it was cheap then?
Orange gave me £50 for my old phone is exchange, so I gave em an old one from the draw. super
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Posted: 2004-03-31 15:03:13
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thats a good offer. orange seem to be the cheapest at the moment. I bought mine off them for £130 but also got 1/2 price line rental for the first 6 months, talk 400 for £25 instead of £50. but it was a business account and that also means free insurance and voicemail retrieval. And just to dig it in further the money i paid for the phone is going to be paid back by the tax man anyway as i only bought it due to the new law in the UK banning mobile phone calls while driving. obviously the only solution to this problem was to buy a p900 and hbh-200 headset (money back on that too).
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Posted: 2004-03-31 15:08:17
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I got my P900 free on the £75 per month contact. Downgraded to £15 per month, the following day
So my total cost is
£75 + £110 = £185
Before you ask the £110 is High Speed Data traiff, £10 per month.
The Link don't do claw-back.
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Posted: 2004-03-31 15:15:00
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High Speed Data tariff £10 per month
Mmm! I am going to tale a look at that.
Also, I only ordered yesterday and think the 6 months at half price might be worth a further enquiry, thanks.
Orange are not doing any free deals for this phone at the moment even for businesses/Ltd companies
Best wishes
Ivaphone
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Posted: 2004-03-31 15:42:17
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whats this about teh tax man paying!?!??!
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Posted: 2004-03-31 16:05:42
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businesses get tax incentives
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Posted: 2004-04-01 14:46:51
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Jow did you do the downgrade with the link I e-mailed their customer services and they informed me that if you change tariff within 3 months there is a penalty
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Posted: 2004-04-20 14:46:06
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