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Is this too good to be true?
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A free phone, with £0 monthly charge, with either 200 x-net anytime minutes or 1000 off peak minutes thrown in free each month.
The catch is (it seems) that you have to send them your statement every 4 months and they will refund the £80, rather than just paying £0 per month. Sounds too good to be true though
http://www.e2save.com/mobile/phones/category.php?category=clearance&PHPSESSID=dd7e145d9c4c7a06cdedb6bc560c5942
So some money savvy person, let me know the real catch? Therse nothing for nothing... afterall.
The catch is (it seems) that you have to send them your statement every 4 months and they will refund the £80, rather than just paying £0 per month. Sounds too good to be true though
http://www.e2save.com/mobile/phones/category.php?category=clearance&PHPSESSID=dd7e145d9c4c7a06cdedb6bc560c5942
So some money savvy person, let me know the real catch? Therse nothing for nothing... afterall.
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I've seen a company offering this before appearing on a program like watchdog. Hundreds of customers dutifully sending in thier statements for a refund....and hearing nothing. The general rule of thmb is that if it sounds too good to be tru, then it generally is. Where on earth would this company make ther money? :chin:
Unless you personally know the company is legit, then I doubt it's worth it.
Question is, is that tariff worth £20 a month? Very probably.
actually not too good to be true (for a change). Networks like Orange pay a large commission to places like e2save to gain contract customers. This more than covers the line rental you will get back if you send your statements in on time. These cashback deals are very popular now - plus e2save are owned by carphone warehouse and is a pretty robust business. I have completed 2 of these deals so far, and have just signed up for a third. As long a you send the relevant statements on time and by recorded delivery to cover yourself then there will be no problems.
It's grand if you can be arsed sending off your bills - not copies actual bills - every so often within the scheduled time and not change your price plan or default on any payments then it's an okay deal but I always tell people to go through Dialaphone or a high street retailer as you will get through to someone if it goes tits up.
ETA - All those phones in those adverts are "Clearance" handsets which means they are refurbished handsets. These are handsets customers have tried in the 14 day cooling off period and decided they don't like them so expect some wear and tear.
I'm on one of these contracts too and if I play my cards right I'll only pay £9.99 a month for my brand new Motorolla Razr. However, like Usual Suspect said, make sure you post off the phone statements with plenty of time to spare and by recorded delivery because otherwise they'll just get them, bin them and say they never arrived, thus they're legally entitled to not refund you anything and you end up paying the full price.
It's like banks, they say "Oh we don't want you to be late paying off your credit card! Oh that's the last thing we want!" yet they make millions and millions and millions of pounds from people paying late repayment fines so OF COURSE they want it to happen. Well these phone offers are the same. "PAY NOTHING" they scream, yet surprise surprise, they make it as awkward as possible to claim back your money hoping that you mess up/forget/give up trying and just go with the full price contract in the end anyway.
THOSE SCHEMING BASTARDS!1!!
Although if I was a phone company I'd do the same People's stupidity and lack of understanding is a very lucrative business.
I wouldn't go as far as to say carphone warehouse are legit.
As its CW, I'd say avoid it like Gary Glitter.