This is a rather alluring message for those in Tesco Mobile’s target demographic, harking back to the good-old-days when mobile operator Finance Directors were a lot more liberal with their subsidy budget. There are many, many people who still can’t stand the thought of an 18-month or 24-month commitment, despite the fact that almost every advert now is priced on the basis of a 24-month deal. It’s still quite a bitter pill for many to swallow. Indeed many phones in the UK are simply ‘unavailable’ on 12-month deals. I suspect that the Tesco 12-month contract will feature what we’d consider as rather limited devices that aren’t compatible with an uber-geek lifestyle. Still, a good reminder for the target demographic… And a nice memory for the rest of us tied into multi-year deals. It could be worse. We could live in Canada where they make you sign-up to three-year deals.
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You can get an iPhone on a 12 month contract with Tesco Mobile
Well then, shocking! Which device and what price plan?
iPhone 16GB White
12 month contract
* Handset price: £320.00
* £20 Tariff 12 Month iPhone Contract (250 minutes, unlimited texts and 1 GByte data)
Terms apply
From the Tesco site, i do remember those great 12 month contracts from when i first got my Nokia 7650! those were the days
Ah for a moment there I thought they'd made the device free on contract 😉
I tried very hard for a 12 month contract,
Orange would only sell me a Blackberry on an 18 month contract.
It has a 12 month warranty
The trackball has gone.
I'll get something that works in September.
I suspect that the Tesco 12-month contract will feature what we’d consider as rather limited devices that aren’t compatible with an uber-geek lifestyle.
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That's true. Even the mid-range Nokia X6 I wanted to get wasn't available on a 12 monther. Not “free” anyway….