24 month contracts, why the hell are they the "norm" now.

[Paddy_g46]

Im about to upgrade to a HTC desire on 3, but can only get a decent deal if I sign a 24 month contract. My old 18 month contract has only just expired and that seemed to last forever!

Whats everyones thoughts on this? I just dont like to think i will be tied in for 2 whole years!

 

[theduck]

I dont like it, but its because we want free phones, and phones are actually expensive items and only getting more expensive.

 

[sideways danny]

dont use 3 FFS!!!!!

I and many others have good deals on 18 month contracts with a desire. I wouldn't even consider a 2 year contract

 

[Sarah]

to get a decent phone over here you HAVE to go 24 mths

 

[Paddy_g46]

dont use 3 FFS!!!!!

I and many others have good deals on 18 month contracts with a desire. I wouldn't even consider a 2 year contract

what deal have u got any with who?

 

[JJ!]

to get a decent phone over here you HAVE to go 24 mths

Not true at all!

You can get a free Desire from £25p/m on 18 months:

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p31043.aspx

 

[.Ben.]

Or buy the phone outright and have a cheap (sub-£20 p/m) rolling contract?

 

[Sarah]

Not true at all!

You can get a free Desire from £25p/m on 18 months:

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p31043.aspx

i leave in a different country, different networks

 

[Paddy_g46]

Or buy the phone outright and have a cheap (sub-£20 p/m) rolling contract?

cant afford the outlay in one hit tbh. Being a student FTL!

 

[sideways danny]

what deal have u got any with who?

I'm with Orange. Just called them, told them what i wanted, and that i wasn't prepared to go over 18 months and wanted the handset free. Got a bit of loyalty discount but it's £31 a month including insurance, with plenty of minutes, unlimited texts and 500Mb data

 

[andrewrobert87]

if you haggle with them ova the phone, aslong as youve been with them for a while, they'll always do a good deal for you i think, aslong as its not to ridiculas lol

 

[Harpham]

My contract ends in July...

What ive done is just bought a Blackberry myself, and ill be going onto O2 Simplicity for £10 a month... Works out slightly cheaper in the long run!

 

[James28]

24 Month Contracts are a big mistake I think.
Who knows what could happen to mobile handsets in two years, they improve so quickly, but you'll be stuck with the same one for two years, yes you'll have a very modern phone now but it will be pretty dated by the time you can upgrade no doubt!

 

[AK]

I'd be happier if they rolled out 3 year contracts with a new phone @ 1.5 yrs..

 

[jenic]

Jesus, i've only just started on 18 month contracts last year. And thats only because I was after an iphone.

Any other phone i'd stump up a bit in advance and have it on a 12 month or are they no more? Its about 10 months since i last took out a non-iphone contract and that was a 12 month.