Retail round-up: big prepay and broadband deals

[mobaholic]

See:-   http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/retailroundup.aspx

[mobaholic]

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.

See:-   here.

3 offers new £9 per month deal

The 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 broadband

O2 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 texts

The 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 handsets

T-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 Vodafone

Vodafone 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.