[access-uk] Re: free laptops?

  • From: "Saqib" <saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:03:28 +0100

Hi I've looked into this and yes there is a catch. Usually you would pay £15 
for a 3GB allowance. If you didn't take a laptop. However if you chose to opt 
for a laptop you would pay £29.99 for the 3GB allowance. The laptop may be 
advertised as free but you work it out for your selves. You are paying for that 
laptop on a monthly basis. Infact on a 18 month contract you will have paid 
£270 back towards the laptop. 

The Laptop I've seen advertised on these deals is the EI System 13 inch laptop 
with Vista Premium and comes with 1GB of memory. That laptop is retailed at 
£279. 

The moral of the story is that nothing is free in life. Free mobiles and 
laptops are being paid for by the customer on a monthly basis. The sales reps 
in Carphone warehouse are throwing them selves at customers. I wish these 
customers would do their home work before getting excited about a deal that 
does not exist. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: martin wilsher 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 2:23 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: free laptops?


  three mobile is run on the three g network, which in my experience is patchy 
at best.  and if you're going to try and use three mobile's internet broadband? 
 well, it's not as good as they'd have you think.  friend of mine is in 
eighteen month contract and he can't get the dam thing to connect.  he's got 
rather old pc and wonders if that's the problem, going to check the modem out 
on my machine, which is a lot more up to date than his, that's all I'm saying.  
we'll see if the modem works.  what with the vagaries of the three g new 
technology I'd not touch three with a bargepole.  and as for free laptop?  
what's the catch?  believe me, if it's free, and is a laptop, it's too good to 
be true.  there are either high charges for calls, for the contract or the data 
charges.  I'm very suspicious when it comes to this kind of offer.  
  Hope to hear from you soon.

  From Martin.

  Please email me at:

  m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  Thanks


  Please visit my website:

  www.martin-wilsher.com

   







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  From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Peter Logue
  Sent: 14 July 2008 12:17
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: free laptops?


  Hi Billy,
  As far as I know its a cheap laptop, or 350 pounds off a decent one if you 
sign up to 3 mobile service.  And you can bet its an 18 month contract if not 
longer.

  Peter Logue




  From beautiful Helensburgh on the firth of Clyde.

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: TrueBlue & Proud 
    To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:48 PM
    Subject: [access-uk] free laptops?


    hi guys, has anyone on list done any research on the offer by PCWorld for a 
    free laptop computer if they take out a contract mobile phone. Ebuyer are 
    also doing such a deal,


    Dinky Doo

    Billy 

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