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Posted 9 July 2023
Google Pixel 7a 128GB 5G £306 (inc 1 month sim plan) @ Vodafone
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Vodafone are selling the Pixel 7a for £297 as long as you also take out a SIM plan with it.
They allow you to pay off your device plan early and cancel the SIM.
1. Build your phone plan with max upfront and 3 months phone plan
2. At the plan selection screen, choose the £9 / 24month plan (cheapest)
3. You should be paying £189 upfront and £45 per month
4. Call customer service and request to pay off device plan in full (£108)
5. Then cancel the 24m sim plan
6. Voila, a Pixel 7a for £306 all in
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Meet Pixel 7a, engineered by Google. Bringing you super selfies, all-day battery life, and super-speedy 5G connectivity. The Pixel camera takes amazing photos and videos, even in low light. And no need to worry about security either – the Tensor G2 chip and built-in VPN by Google One help protect your personal data. Pixel 7a is fast, secure, and built to perform.
5G capability
Say bye-bye to buffering. The super-fast 5G-ready connection zips through downloads at record pace. Stream, browse, and watch whatever you want, wherever you want. Waiting forever for your Instagram feed to load up will be a distant memory.
Brilliant cinematic screen
The Pixel 7a’s screen brings you gorgeously lush visuals. Its 6.1 inch OLED display comes HDR-enabled and supports up to 90Hz refresh rate. Put in plain English (don’t worry, we had to look up half of that too), you’ll get rich, real-world colour and contrast, and smooth scrolling on a clear, bright, cinema-aspect screen.
The brains behind Pixel 7a
The Google Tensor G2 chip makes it faster, more efficient and more secure than the previous generation (Pixel 6a), with improved audio on phone calls, great battery life, and amazing photo and video quality.
Security a priority
With Google Tensor G2 and the certified Titan M2 chip, Pixel 7a is built with multiple layers of security to help keep your personal info safe.
At a glance
At a Glance shows you useful info at the right time, like weather alerts, when it's time to leave for a flight, and your boarding pass at the airport (requires the Gmail app).
Simply touch to unlock
With face unlock and the on-screen fingerprint sensor, you can instantly log in to your apps and websites without compromising on security.
Perfected Pixel photos
Pixel 7a's dual rear camera system with advanced image processing can take amazing pictures in low light, fix blurry photos, and remove distractions thanks to Magic Eraser (requires Google Photos app). And you can get up close without the need for an extra telephoto lens with 8x Super Res Zoom.
Real Tone, great looks
Real Tone represents more skin tones beautifully, authentically and accurately in photos, videos and Meet video calls.
Dust, drop and splash resistant
Whether it’s a quick dip in the bath or just checking out the streets (literally), our phones go through a lot. Thankfully, the Pixel 7a safeguards you from any little oops, with IP67 water and dust resistance. The screen also comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, so it’s tough, less prone to scratches, plus it’s resistant to those pesky fingerprints.
The battery that lasts
Pixel's Adaptive Battery can last over 24 hours. Turn on Extreme Battery Saver, and the battery can last up to 72 hours. And your Pixel supports fast charging.
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Help & Information
They allow you to pay off your device plan early and cancel the SIM.
1. Build your phone plan with max upfront and 3 months phone plan
2. At the plan selection screen, choose the £9 / 24month plan (cheapest)
3. You should be paying £189 upfront and £45 per month
4. Call customer service and request to pay off device plan in full (£108)
5. Then cancel the 24m sim plan
6. Voila, a Pixel 7a for £306 all in
Proof:
Info added by
Product Reviews
Details
Meet Pixel 7a, engineered by Google. Bringing you super selfies, all-day battery life, and super-speedy 5G connectivity. The Pixel camera takes amazing photos and videos, even in low light. And no need to worry about security either – the Tensor G2 chip and built-in VPN by Google One help protect your personal data. Pixel 7a is fast, secure, and built to perform.
5G capability
Say bye-bye to buffering. The super-fast 5G-ready connection zips through downloads at record pace. Stream, browse, and watch whatever you want, wherever you want. Waiting forever for your Instagram feed to load up will be a distant memory.
Brilliant cinematic screen
The Pixel 7a’s screen brings you gorgeously lush visuals. Its 6.1 inch OLED display comes HDR-enabled and supports up to 90Hz refresh rate. Put in plain English (don’t worry, we had to look up half of that too), you’ll get rich, real-world colour and contrast, and smooth scrolling on a clear, bright, cinema-aspect screen.
The brains behind Pixel 7a
The Google Tensor G2 chip makes it faster, more efficient and more secure than the previous generation (Pixel 6a), with improved audio on phone calls, great battery life, and amazing photo and video quality.
Security a priority
With Google Tensor G2 and the certified Titan M2 chip, Pixel 7a is built with multiple layers of security to help keep your personal info safe.
At a glance
At a Glance shows you useful info at the right time, like weather alerts, when it's time to leave for a flight, and your boarding pass at the airport (requires the Gmail app).
Simply touch to unlock
With face unlock and the on-screen fingerprint sensor, you can instantly log in to your apps and websites without compromising on security.
Perfected Pixel photos
Pixel 7a's dual rear camera system with advanced image processing can take amazing pictures in low light, fix blurry photos, and remove distractions thanks to Magic Eraser (requires Google Photos app). And you can get up close without the need for an extra telephoto lens with 8x Super Res Zoom.
Real Tone, great looks
Real Tone represents more skin tones beautifully, authentically and accurately in photos, videos and Meet video calls.
Dust, drop and splash resistant
Whether it’s a quick dip in the bath or just checking out the streets (literally), our phones go through a lot. Thankfully, the Pixel 7a safeguards you from any little oops, with IP67 water and dust resistance. The screen also comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, so it’s tough, less prone to scratches, plus it’s resistant to those pesky fingerprints.
The battery that lasts
Pixel's Adaptive Battery can last over 24 hours. Turn on Extreme Battery Saver, and the battery can last up to 72 hours. And your Pixel supports fast charging.
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Help & Information
More details at Vodafone has currently Get up to £50 in amazon vouchers for you and the referrer on Vodafone Broadband campaign, if you want to use it you can do so from this .
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Edited by Tuta, 9 July 2023
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Thanks for your patience! I regret to inform you that we are unable to do the price match with Vodafone as there is a mandate condition to buy airtime plan. We have mentioned in our price match terms & conditions that we do not match the price with Airtime plans.
You can cancel SIM right after you get confirmation (ideally email) that device is paid off
Might be worth checking out Experian as I was in the same boat. Ultimately it didn't matter for my mortgage though
Edit: just saw your comment above. Not sure about that! (edited)
I've learned that nothing good can come from talking to Vodafone staff. Set up an account online and pay the device plan off via that, there is a button there and it takes no time at all. It tellsy ou you will receive an email confirming your device plan is paid off. They don't mean immediately - this is Vodafone after all - but apparently at some point before the end of the day. And even after you have paid it off your online account will still show the full amount payable- again, this is Vodafone. Give them an opportunity to display incompetence, and they will grab it.
Don't bother with the call center or the stores. I've spent hours and hours over many phone calls and conversations with in-store staff. They are, uniformly, a shower. Special mention to in-store staff who are aggressively clueless. Avoid as best you can having to deal with Vodafone, it is frustrating beyond belief.
There appears to be no issue with paying off the device immediately and cancelling the airtime plan using the 14 day cooling off period.
I opted to pick up the phone from my local shop and the guy giving me the phone didn't know that you could pay the device plan off (so, the remaining £108 if you selected the 3 month device plan). He seemed to think I could only pay the phone off after three months. When I showed him the early repayment clause in the device plan contract, he was stumped, and said that he didn't know you could do that and that I should ring customer services to go ahead with it.
I subsequently spent 25 mins or so on the phone with someone, getting over some issues (you can pay the £189 for the phone upfront on a credit card but you can only pay the balance on a debit card). And it looks as though the two 'failed' attempts to process my payment details were in fact successful and showing as pending on my bank app.
I then got sent around in circles for another 40 minutes or so trying to cancel by quoting the 14 day cooling off period, various confused sounding folks on the other end of the line, I finally managed to get it done and quite hilariously the call got cut off, presumably as the guy processed the disconnection.
I am now on the phone for the third time trying to recover £216 that has been charged to my debit card.
Overall, I think it's worth it for the £100 saving. I did try to get a price match from Currys, first guy was happy to do it and the line went dead right as I was about to pay. Second and third guy refused, quoted some T&C stuff at me, back and forth about what I would have to do to get the actual phone for £297, managers said they couldn't help.
I have been sent a return label. has anyone else received this? (edited)
I don't have access to them so not sure if it's a code or affiliate link provided either way it's a possibility, would be good for someone with access to test that would mean £30 discount making it £270ish
Not had time to pull the trigger yet but will do
You have upto 14 days to cancel the SIM so you've got some time
Report back if possible your experience cancelling the SIM please
If you don't get an email confirmation, call and ask for one and cancel the SIM as soon as you have that confirmation