Virgin Mobile offers!

dcclanuk · 15-03-2009, 13:20

I saw the Samsung Tocco: http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/viewP...A-200EDBFE6FAA

on the Â£18 a month tarriff, the phone is free, AND if you buy before 31st March, you also get 3 months free, ie Â£54 back.

This works out to be Â£15 a month for the 18 months! The phone brand new on ebay is around Â£150 the cheapest! So you are paying Â£15 * 18 = Â£270

Â£270 - 150 [phone value] = Â£120, so the cost of the minutes and texts for the month are Â£6.67!!! [The Â£18 a month tarriff gives you 200 mins and 500 texts]

I put the above up so that it might help someone wanting to buy a new phone in seeing this deal, but my question is, this Â£54 extra discount is what makes this deal very appealing to me, and they are saying that you only get it if you buy before 31st March! Now I don't need the mobile YET, but need it like 4 months later! So if this offer has been renewing itself every month then I am unaware, but how likely is it for this offer of Â£54 off to remain in a few months? Or will an even better offer come since the economic climate is set to worsen?

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Just to add, do VIRGIN MEDIA customers get an even better deal from Virgin Mobile?

---------- Post added at 13:20 ---------- Previous post was at 13:14 ----------

To answer my last question, apparently we get the Â£18 a month contract for Â£15 a month anyway, as seen here: http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...lehandset.html

HOWEVER, the Tocco is not included- there is actually a very limited option of phones

nutellajunkie · 21-03-2009, 09:14

i have no answer, but what are the little "Â" you use all the time before the £.

dcclanuk · 21-03-2009, 09:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by nutellajunkie

i have no answer, but what are the little "Â" you use all the time before the £.

I dunno, I just used the standard "£" sign

You can see that funny A here too: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/63...l#post34758626

28-03-2009, 08:31

I think it's a bug in the works (forum) - I seen it before and it seems to be back

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tucker61 · 28-03-2009, 15:58

Got a phone call from virgin this morning, offered LG Cookie. £12.00 per month due to being existing customer. 3 months free, 100 minutes and 250 texts I think.

Very handy as wifes phone has just gone faulty.

18 * 12 = 216.00
- 3 * 12 = 36

180 over 18 months. = £10.00 per month.

kkevin666 · 29-03-2009, 23:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by tucker61

Got a phone call from virgin this morning, offered LG Cookie. £12.00 per month due to being existing customer. 3 months free, 100 minutes and 250 texts I think.

Very handy as wifes phone has just gone faulty.

18 * 12 = 216.00
- 3 * 12 = 36

180 over 18 months. = £10.00 per month.

Its 150 mins a month sir.

howden · 30-03-2009, 21:36

Can anyone tell me what is the best camera quality - on the Virgin £14 tariffs (discounted to £12 for VM customers) ?

Thanks

tucker61 · 30-03-2009, 21:41

Just got lg cookie on £12.00 deal. 3 meg camera. Arrived today. I am happy with it.

Regards

majickal · 30-03-2009, 22:49

Samsung G600 has an excellent camera. 5 mpixel and really good quality shots, esp. outdoors... Free on £14 (£12) deal!

howden · 31-03-2009, 08:53

Thanks - yes, am thinking about the Samsung G600. Anyone with experience of it - is it reliable ?

howden · 08-04-2009, 11:51

In the end, O2 retentions made me an offer I couldn't refuse...(£150 credit - 18 months on a reduced £10 tariff - 200 mins, 400 texts and free O2 to O2. Works out to £1.66 a month - RESULT)

tweetypie/8 · 10-04-2009, 10:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by howden

Thanks - yes, am thinking about the Samsung G600. Anyone with experience of it - is it reliable ?

great phone !! 100% reliable.

Cobbydaler · 30-04-2009, 17:52

It's now free on the £8.50 tarriff unit o6/05...