Monday, March 2, 2009

Can you Trust 12 Months Free Line Rental Deals

By Darryl Tsuji

Ever heard of a 12 months free line rental deal? Do you want to know how you can run a completely cost free mobile phone? If so, read on!

First off, what does a free line rental deal give you? Well, as the name suggests, a free line rental mobile gives you a free mobile phone handset, and free line rental, and free text messages. That means that your entire contract will not cost you a penny!

By now you will have smelled a rat, it is not possible for retailers to give away free phones on free 12 month contracts and still make a profit, is it?

So, here is where it gets complex! With a free line rental deal you actually have to pay your phone bill as normal for the first 6 months or so. So, at this point it is not 12 months free line rental at all!

Then, later on in the contract you have to submit a claim for cash back to the retailer that sold you the phone. They refund your money, covering the cost of your contract, and voila, you have a free mobile phone!

So where is the catch? Well, it is clear that the retailers will actually lose money by dong this, so they make it tricky to make that claim for cashback.

To reduce the number of people making a successful claim, retailers insist that you submit your claim on a particular date hoping you will forget! They also insist that you produce documentation such as phone bills, which they hope you will lose! By putting trips and clauses like these into free line rental deals retailers make sure that enough customers fail to get their cash back for them to make a profit. So, only by you failing to claim can the retailer make their money!

So, yes, 12 month free deals are too good to be true, but, they are also possible to exploit. It is possible to out smart the retailers and get that elusive 12 month free contract, but you have to be determined.

If you go for a free line rental deal, make sure you record all the relevant dates, keep all relevant paperwork and above all else, read the small print! - 16890

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