Is this too good to be true?

manbearpig · 22 Oct 2012 at 21:28

Has anyone used either of these websites before?

https://www.secure-mobiles.com/checkout/checkout.php?SECURESESSID=5rdp5pve68po1bns5pj3g0hc81

http://www.beforeyoubuy.co.uk/phone/compare-mobile-tariff/blackberry-bold-9790.aspx

It's supposed to be £21 a month normally, but with the redemption it can work out at £11.81 which seems a bit too cheap?

Any feedback is appreciated.

dbmzk1 · 22 Oct 2012 at 21:59

Not really. It's a cheap phone on a crappy contract, looks fine to me!

manbearpig · 23 Oct 2012 at 00:05

What I mean is does it look dodgy to anyone else as it's almost half the price of everywhere else, and the cost of the contract over 2 years is the same price as the phone on PAYG with a free phone...

Caged · 23 Oct 2012 at 00:16

Kind of up to you to make that decision, but it's not in "too good to be true" territory. However it's a 2 year contract, and I wouldn't want to be using a 5 year old phone at the end of 2014.

benjo · 23 Oct 2012 at 00:24

Confused. I clicked the first link and it took me to mobiles.co.uk :/

Russinating · 23 Oct 2012 at 09:27

manbearpig said:
What I mean is does it look dodgy to anyone else as it's almost half the price of everywhere else, and the cost of the contract over 2 years is the same price as the phone on PAYG with a free phone...

My HTC One X was cheaper on contract than buying the phone SIM-free, and that was a brand new phone, so the deal isn't incredible.

As said it's an old phone...

tom_e · 23 Oct 2012 at 09:40

Mobiles.co.uk are fine I've gotten my last couple of contracts through them and they're owned by CPW I think or one of the other big companies.

Myshra · 23 Oct 2012 at 09:50

It's a real cheap phone and consumer BB users don't use much data because browsing on this model is akin to root canal surgery on the fun index. BBM uses crap all data so networks throw cheap deals at it knowing they will at least get something back from you buying it and they need to shift the stock anyway as this handset is old and probably using inventory space.