[leijggigf]

that guys voice in the video is sooo annoying

[kasandrasikl]

Call in advance next time.

But I think it's worth the wait, if not get the Galaxy S, great phone with some advantages over the Desire HD.

[pedFlicle]

Why not get it on contract. Never understood wanting to cough up £500 for a phone and then pay for usage on top of that.

You do that when you get one on contract as well, it's just a hidden cost. Don't think for one minute that the network doesn't get the cost of the phone back on a contract.

[pedFlicle]

We have to sign 3 years to get the best prices on handsets...

Bloody hell! It used to be 12 months over here and then it went to 18 and now 24 is the norm for a high end phone.

[Mereebirl]

You do that when you get one on contract as well, it's just a hidden cost. Don't think for one minute that the network doesn't get the cost of the phone back on a contract.

No kidding, if you add it all up it usually adds up to be quite a bit more than paying 500 for it in one go.

[pedFlicle]

No kidding, if you add it all up it usually adds up to be quite a bit more than paying 500 for it in one go.

True, but they do have to cover the cost of providing you a voice / data network and it still works out cheaper. Say you get an iPhone 4 free on a 24 month contract at £45 per month that's £1,080. Take off the cost of the phone and that's £580 on the contract which is £24 per month for 900 cross network, anytime minutes, unlimited texts, 750mb data and unlimited wi-fi per month. It's still a much better deal than PAYG works out at over the same length of time. You can also drop your tariff down one slot per month after nine months with some networks. I started on £45 per month and I've dropped down to £35 per month now.

[pymnConyelell]

True, but they do have to cover the cost of providing you a voice / data network and it still works out cheaper. Say you get an iPhone 4 free on a 24 month contract at £45 per month that's £1,080. Take off the cost of the phone and that's £580 on the contract which is £24 per month for 900 cross network, anytime minutes, unlimited texts, 750mb data and unlimited wi-fi per month. It's still a much better deal than PAYG works out at over the same length of time. You can also drop your tariff down one slot per month after nine months with some networks. I started on £45 per month and I've dropped down to £35 per month now.

Well the cost of the calls/texts are free to the company as the infrastructure is already in place and working and basically a contract is pure profit for the providers until the support/maintenance is required, then they access those funds for them.

[pobrierce]

You do that when you get one on contract as well, it's just a hidden cost. Don't think for one minute that the network doesn't get the cost of the phone back on a contract.

Yeah absolutely. The days of taking out a phone on contract for £50 a month so you get the phone free and then after two months drop it to £25 a month are long gone.

[pedFlicle]

Well the cost of the calls/texts are free to the company as the infrastructure is already in place and working and basically a contract is pure profit for the providers until the support/maintenance is required, then they access those funds for them.

That only counts for same network calls / data. Calls / data to phones on other networks incur carrier costs from the other network.

There is also the billions they have paid out for those infrastructures to be recouped.

Running a mobile phone network is not a cheap business and I doubt they have an offensive profit margin.

[Turbo-ip]

You are hurting my feelings dude. Your phone lags can't you see that or you just don't want to?

Me an Apple fanboy? Nah man but you sure are acting like one. I gave you a few reasons as to why i think Android doesn't come close to Apple quality and what you do, you hurl cheap insults at me. Yeah please give your phone a hug now and ignore me from now on.

Yes I'm acting like an Apple fanboy, how can you talk about 'cheap insults' after what you just said in your post, hypocrite much?

[Pwy9egVW]

True, but they do have to cover the cost of providing you a voice / data network and it still works out cheaper. Say you get an iPhone 4 free on a 24 month contract at £45 per month that's £1,080. Take off the cost of the phone and that's £580 on the contract which is £24 per month for 900 cross network, anytime minutes, unlimited texts, 750mb data and unlimited wi-fi per month. It's still a much better deal than PAYG works out at over the same length of time. You can also drop your tariff down one slot per month after nine months with some networks. I started on £45 per month and I've dropped down to £35 per month now.

But you are still bound to a 2 year contract, and this is the point most of the people talking about getting a contract phone are seemingly forgetting. Most if not all networks will bind you to that for that term, bar maybe a month prior if you continue to use them as a network.

Say I get a phone, bind to a 2 year contract, I have to fill that term, or pay a massive fee to break it.

I simply don't want to be bound to any contract, I want complete freedom to switch about if I feel like it.

I prefer to switch phones every year, keeping up to date with whatever is on the market, locking myself into a 2 year term means in the long run I end up paying for a new phone in the future anyway or I have to keep with what I have which is incredibly boring.