Carphone Warehouse giving the Lumia 550 for free with a 6-month upfront PAYG payment
If you are on the market for a new Windows 10 handset and don't really feel like shelling out for a Lumia 950 or 950 XL or waiting around for an OTA on an older device, then the mid-range Lumia 550 is your best bet, especially if you live in the UK. Carphone Warehouse is currently offering a couple of great promotions for the handset with a Pay as you go plan, the latest of which includes the Lumia 550 for free.
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In the few weeks since its official release in December 2015, the Lumia has already gone through several price slashes at Carphone Warehouse. Originally retailing at £89.99, the phone was then offered for £60 + £10 top-up for a Pay as you go and then £49.99 + £10. The latter of these offers is still up at the retailer, but now, to sweeten the deal even further, if you pre-pay for 6 months of Pay as you go, the Lumia 550 can be yours for free.
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The plan in question is on the O2 network and offers 1500 minutes, 400 texts and 2GB of 4G data for £20. Multiply that by six months and your total adds up to £120. This is quite the deal when you consider that if you opt for the aforementioned £49.99 deal on the Lumia 550 plus a O2 £20 Pay & Go, you not only pay the £50 extra for the same unlocked handset, but you also get only 400 minutes of talk time included.
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- informative
- 05 Jan 2016
- 3xW
uk pay as you go --payg ==worlds prepay -you pay upfront before you use -- o2 has good deals on PAYG always --better than other uk networks .. after 6 months of payg -u can upgrade the handset with discounts from carphone warehouse ..usually £2...
- SuperCoolFunHappyGuy
- 05 Jan 2016
- LhN
You top up any amount when you want. And when you call, text or use data it is taken from your topped up credit.
- AnonD-40735
- 05 Jan 2016
- SY8
No one want it, they have to give away :(