FREE HTC ONE X - £13.41 / MONTH EFFECTIVELY NO REDEMPTION read description!!!! @ Tesco! £372.00

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  NeoTrix[helper]1 year, 21 hours ago7 LikesShow comment toolsReply

  Here2Help

  MacGyverUS

  It is "description" not "discription"...

  
  
  what you on about??

  
  
  Oh no... *facepalm* it's the spelling police
  

  
  Edited By: NeoTrix on May 22, 2012 07:03: error
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  Northerner11 months, 4 weeks ago6 LikesShow comment toolsReply

  futura

  OP my advice is ignore the trolls, if they dont believe you thats their problem. If they took the time to read all of the many thousands of other similar O2 posts for the £21.50 deal, they would see it is O2 who remove the bolt on and therefore has nothing to do with the company you purchase from.

  
  Oh for goodness sake why do people refuse to read genuine information given by people who understand how mobile phone retailing works. Never heard of clawback?
  
  O2 pay a hefty advance commission to the distributor (i.e. wholesaler) for every contract sign-up, who pass it on to the retailer, based on the expected revenue from a full term contract (e.g. 2 years' billing). Depending on each network's terms, if the contract is disconnected or downgraded they have the right to clawback all or part of that advance commission from the retailer. Because the handsets are often part-subsidised by the commission this means that the retailer can be out of pocket if the customer downgrades or terminates the contract. Stiff competition and low margins mean that some retailers are now protecting themselves against this loss by imposing a 'fine' against the customer if they do not adhere to the original tariff.
  
  The assertion by Here2Help that this cannot happen to anyone because his mate has had his phone for a week without any charge is just nonsense, as payments runs (and clawback notifications) are tied into operator billing cycles, and the clawback can occur at any time within the contract.
  
  If you also think that removing a "bolt-on" does not consitute a downgrade, I refer you to an extract below from one distributor's terms specifically for O2 connections. This clearly states that removal of any "value added service" in the life of the contract could incur clawback. Data bolt-ons are one such value added service.
  
  "Where any value added service is applied at the point of connection or first resign into revenue share and a revenue share advance is paid and the value added service is subsequently disconnected a true-down of the advance element of that value added service will occur and a clawback of the full advance differential will be made."
  
  The distributor agreement ends with the following statement,
  
  "Irrespective of all of the above, ... reserves the right to pass on any clawback received from the network."
  
  So it is no surprise that some low margin on-line dealers are protecting themselves against clawback by applying penalties to customer contracts, and given the current economic climate I would expect this to become more commonplace.
  

  
  Edited By: Northerner on May 24, 2012 12:27: .

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  zermattbusby1 year, 21 hours ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  Will Buymobiles allow you to remove the data bolt-on without penalty?
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  Here2Help1 year, 21 hours ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  O2 Removes the bolt on
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  MacGyverUS1 year, 21 hours ago3 Likes #3Show comment toolsReply

  It is "description" not "discription"...
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  Here2Help1 year, 21 hours ago2 Likes #4Show comment toolsReply

  MacGyverUS

  It is "description" not "discription"...

  
  
  what you on about??
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  tarryboy1 year, 21 hours ago2 Likes #5Show comment toolsReply

  He is a portable Oxford dictionary, that's what he's on about.
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  NeoTrix[helper]1 year, 21 hours ago7 Likes #6Show comment toolsReply

  Here2Help

  MacGyverUS

  It is "description" not "discription"...

  
  
  what you on about??

  
  
  Oh no... *facepalm* it's the spelling police
  

  
  Edited By: NeoTrix on May 22, 2012 07:03: error
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  aScottishBloke1 year, 21 hours ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  Thanks for the deal and the details Here2Help.
  
  I've amended the headline price to reflect the minimum outlay. We don't factor in cashback sites as for a multitude of reasons, the sums are not always guaranteed.
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  Here2Help1 year, 20 hours ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  aScottishBloke

  Thanks for the deal and the details Here2Help.
  
  I've amended the headline price to reflect the minimum outlay. We don't factor in cashback sites as for a multitude of reasons, the sums are not always guaranteed.

  
  
  thanks for ur reply, but there is no cash back involved :) this is the cheapest deal on hud without cashback.
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  Blagggard1 year, 20 hours ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  showing as 21.50 pm am i missing something
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  Blagggard1 year, 20 hours ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  just ignore me realised you have to remove the bolt on
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  zermattbusby1 year, 20 hours ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  Pretty sure Buymobiles will charge a hefty fee if you remove the data bolt-on.
  
  However : AFAIK Tesco's will allow data removal without charge / penalty
  
  Therefore : 21.50 - 6 = 15.50 x 24 = 372 - 50 = 322.00
  
  Good deal
  
  http://phone-shop.tesco.com/mobile-phones-and-sim-cards/pay-monthly-phones/HTC-One-X-Black-2714c135-4165-4ad8-9c8a-a70fc1cf947a
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  Here2Help1 year, 20 hours ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  Blagggard

  showing as 21.50 pm am i missing something

  
  
  yes,read the description.
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  Here2Help1 year, 20 hours ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  zermattbusby

  Pretty sure Buymobiles will charge a hefty fee if you remove the data bolt-on.
  
  However : AFAIK Tesco's will allow data removal without charge / penalty
  
  Therefore : 21.50 - 6 = 15.50 x 24 = 372 - 50 = 322.00
  
  Good deal
  
  http://phone-shop.tesco.com/mobile-phones-and-sim-cards/pay-monthly-phones/HTC-One-X-Black-2714c135-4165-4ad8-9c8a-a70fc1cf947a

  
  
  hmm not sure, i think you just take off bolt on with o2.
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  deeky1 year, 20 hours ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  Here2Help

  Blagggard

  showing as 21.50 pm am i missing something

  
  
  yes,read the description.

  Ok but TCB shows £35.35 and not £50. Am I missing something?
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  zermattbusby1 year, 20 hours ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  deek72

  Here2Help

  Blagggard

  showing as 21.50 pm am i missing something

  
  
  yes,read the description.

  Ok but TCB shows £35.35 and not £50. Am I missing something?

  
  
  It's 50 at Tesco's deek
  
  http://www.quidco.com/tesco-phone-shop/?ac
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  Here2Help1 year, 20 hours ago #16Show comment toolsReply

  deek72

  Here2Help

  Blagggard

  showing as 21.50 pm am i missing something

  
  
  yes,read the description.

  Ok but TCB shows £35.35 and not £50. Am I missing something?

  
  
  just use quidco instead.
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  buyitall1 year, 20 hours ago #17Show comment toolsReply

  I am looking for a new mobile deal, but can I ask why you would want to remove the data bolt-on? Wouldn't you need the data when not in a wifi zone? Or are people planning to put another sim in the phone? Thanks.
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  laldude1 year, 20 hours ago #18Show comment toolsReply

  people planning to put another sim
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  zermattbusby1 year, 20 hours ago #19Show comment toolsReply

  buyitall

  I am looking for a new mobile deal, but can I ask why you would want to remove the data bolt-on? Wouldn't you need the data when not in a wifi zone? Or are people planning to put another sim in the phone? Thanks.

  
  
  Yes mate, this type of deal appeals mainly to people that already (or plan to) use their own contract sim.
  
  like this one for instance
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  freestyle1 year, 20 hours ago #20Show comment toolsReply

  Do tesco supply unbranded phones?

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