Retail round-up: Prepay deals continue to dominate the high street
Saving the consumer money is at the top of retailers' agenda this week. Value is offered in the form of 'extras', with a free Sky TV deal from
Vodafone, free credit when you top-up with
Orange, and a free Nokia 2630 when you sign up to
O2 broadband.
T-Mobile is discounting top-end handsets.
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3 offers new £9 per month dealThe Samsung B2700 is in 3 stores now for £15 per month, or £120 on prepay. The Nokia 3120 is new on the £9 contract.
See 3's latest adverts.
Carphone bundle a Nintendo Wii with the new Sony Ericsson F305 Carphone Warehouse has the pink LG Cookie now in store, the handset costs £100 on prepay. There is a new deal with the Nokia 5800; it is being bundled with a PSP for £35 per month on O2. The Sony Ericsson F305 is new in store and is being bundled with a Nintendo Wii. Customers can get money off their Orange bills with ‘billed credits’, or £10 off monthly bills with high-end phone contracts like the Samsung Pixon and the Sony Ericsson C905. There are deductions on netbooks and the Asus Eee_PC is now £150 on prepay, or £19 per month on 3.
See Carphone's latest adverts.
Get a free Nokia 2630 with O2 broadbandO2 is offering a free Nokia 2630, worth £40, to those taking out a mobile broadband contract. Those going on a 24-month contract can get the service for £10 per month for the first four months and £15 per month thereafter.
See O2's latest adverts.
Orange reward top-ups with free textsThe silver LG Cookie KF501 is in Orange stores for £100. Incentives for prepay are abound in the store. Top-ups are rewarded with free text messages; for example, a £10 top-up rewards the customer with 300 texts. Also, for every £10 top-up the prepay customer will get a £1 credit in the bank.
See Orange's latest adverts.
T-Mobile discount top-end handsetsT-Mobile is discounting many tariffs for top-end phones for the first three months of the contract. The G1 is now £25 for the first three months and £35 for the remainder of the contract, which includes 700 minutes and unlimited texts. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is also £25 per month for the first three months and £35 per month thereafter. Meanwhile, the store has a new prepay handset, the Nokia 7100 Jelly, now in store. T-Mobile is giving a £200 gift card with the Nokia 6600 slide or the Sony Ericsson W760i on a £40 contract; the tariff includes 1,000 minutes and unlimited texts.
See T-Mobile's latest adverts.
Get free Sky TV with VodafoneVodafone has the exclusive on the blue Nokia 5800. The deal includes three months of free Sky Mobile TV on tariffs from £20 per month; the Sky service is £5 per month thereafter. The store is also pushing prepay broadband; the dongle costs £40 and includes a free £15 top-up on purchase. Vodafone is also offering an unlimited music download system for an additional £5 per month.
See Vodafone's latest adverts.