12 Months Free Line Rental (Objective Non Profit Advice)
For several years the author of this site has run mobile phones (almost) completely free of charge.
During that time the author has explained how these deals work countless times to friends, relatives and colleagues.
Subsequently, the author has received criticism / complaint from aforementioned friends, relatives and colleagues after they lost money with 12 month free line rental deals.
The Purpose of This Site is to:
- 1) Avoid having to explain these deals to different individuals
- 2) Make this information freely available to a wider audience
- 3) Make it absolutely clear that there are pitfalls with these deals
What this site does NOT do:
This site cannot recommend specific deals or retailers for the following reasons:
- The deals are so fast moving, changing every day
- Individual retailers offer these deals for a limited time only
- In the past, retailers who have gone bankrupt caused customers to lose money
Because of this, the author is not prepared to make specific recommendations on either retailers or specific deals.
Google free line rental deals etc. to find current offers.
Contents
This site is broken up into the following sections:Background Information on Free Line Rental Deals
This section explains a little about how the mobile phone industry operates, illustrating why "free line rental", and other incentivised promotions are offered.
Pitfalls Associated with Free Line Rental Deals
The aim of the mobile phone retailers is to make money, not to give away free mobile phone contracts.
In order to ensure they still make profit, retailers deliberately engineer these deals in such a way as to ensure a significant number of customers do not get their mobile phone for free.
In fact, these customers are likely to pay more for their phone, offsetting the cost of those who do get a free deal.
Is a Free Line Rental Deal for me?
Given the pitfalls associated with 12 month free line rental deals you need to consider whether you are the kind of person that will win or lose with these deals. If you are likely to lose out with this kind of deal, clearly, you would be better off with a conventional mobile phone contract.