http://connectedinternet.disqus.com/The latest tech news, reviews and discussionenWed, 11 Aug 2010 10:45:46 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-67903679<p>Thanks for this tip cell phone contracts are so expensive these days. I'll have to try it.</p>Jenny OhWed, 11 Aug 2010 10:45:46 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284819<p>Iteresting,  nice if you could pull it off</p>Free Cell Phone JoeThu, 20 Nov 2008 01:20:29 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284818<p>nice info, thanks for sharing i have site that compares phone deals offered by various companies</p>free line rentalThu, 07 Aug 2008 01:27:35 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284817<p>a good percentage of people cant forget to claim back or claim late, thats what the providers live off</p>SaherMon, 01 Oct 2007 10:05:01 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284816<p>mike, it seems that many people are raising the questions about how the companies would make a profit with cash back mobile phones deals.</p><p>so i will try to answer that here:</p><p>1. with free mobile phone deals, it's really free for the customers if they claim their cash back on time. if they don't, money goes to the mobile phone outlets that are providing the phones and the contracts</p><p>2. with the free mobile phone deals, the customers still have to pay their monthly bills, they cannot claim any of their cash back normally until the third contract month and they cannot claim it back all at once, which gives the mobile phone outlets the time to get hold of the cash using it to make some investments or simply put it in the bank for the interests.</p><p>3. the mobile phone outlets don't only do free mobile phone deals, they have got many other phone plans as well.</p><p>4. why are you guys worrying for? it's not like it's your company....just enjoy the cash back mobile phones while they last!</p>zaneFri, 28 Sep 2007 10:02:44 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284815<p>Nice. too bad this isn't available in my country though...</p><p>But i really can't see how are they making a profit with this kind of services, cause id doubt to many forget to claim back 400 pounds at the end of the period mentioned in the contract. At least i wouldn't... Or maybe people in UK don't read their contracts?</p>MikeFri, 28 Sep 2007 09:43:18 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284814<p>you're welcome, horisly.</p>zaneFri, 28 Sep 2007 07:58:06 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284813<p>thanks for your tips sharing.</p>horislyFri, 28 Sep 2007 07:42:22 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284812<p>hi john and harishankar,</p><p>i can see what you mean there, John, and I know people who sign up multiple phone deals; they sell the new mobile phones while using the 12-month line rentals with their old phones</p><p>let's say, you sign up 4 phone deals and you get 4 new mobile phones, sell them for 100 pound each. you get 400 pounds in profit on condition that you can claim your cash back in time</p><p>i wouldn't recommend this as many of us are not well organized.</p>ZaneWed, 26 Sep 2007 09:01:13 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284811<p>that's right, chris. my girlfriend signed up a LG mobile phone with the Phone shop called "Mobile Outlet", but she didn't check the contract which stated that she had to claim the cashback within 21 days, so in the end she didn't get her money back!</p><p>Therefore, you have to pay extra attention to your contract and make sure you claim your cashback in time.</p>ZaneWed, 26 Sep 2007 08:51:49 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284810<p>oh, Is that a game people playing out there? How come they run this business profitable?</p>HarishankarWed, 26 Sep 2007 08:17:47 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284809<p>I wonder if the business can still turn a profit if everyone takes up the offer and manages to claim within the defined timeframe...</p>JohnWed, 26 Sep 2007 05:10:02 -0000http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/26/free-mobile-phone-12-month-free-line-rental/#comment-15284808<p>I know someone who does this and it works for them, of course you just have to be organised about claiming within the defined period</p>ChrisWed, 26 Sep 2007 04:18:37 -0000