Phone Deals With a Free Laptop

What would it take for you to get a new phone? How about a new laptop thrown in as a sweetener? Interested? Good – because there are a number of mobile phone retailers who are quite happy, not just to give you your new all-singing- all-dancing phone for free, but also to give you a laptop – just for signing on the dotted line.

What’s the Catch?

Is there a catch? No, not really – as long as you’re prepared to tie yourself into a contract for two years, which seems to be the norm. You won’t have the same choice of mobile phones either; you will be asked to choose from ‘selected’ phones, and the same goes for the network that these phones operate on.

How is it Possible?

The mobile phone market has never been as competitive as it is right now, and network providers are desperate to get our custom, so where it was once possible to offer us a good deal on just released phones, now they have to fight harder for us to agree to leave their competitors and to join them – and it’s worth it to them to offer us valuable free gifts. The chances are though, that you will be able to stay with your current network provider, should you wish to, because they are all touting for business in the same way. In fact, if you are prepared to stay loyal to one, it’s certainly worth giving them a call and seeing if you can better the deal that they are offering to ensure your loyalty.

What to Look For

As with any other mobile phone deal, it pays to check put all the different deals to find one that suits you. There’s little point signing up to a network if the coverage in your area is hopeless, for example. Check out, too, what’s included because there is a wide variety of prices on offer. For example, it is possible to get a free Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 and an Asus Netbook on a contact that offers 750MB of Internet data, 100 minutes and unlimited texts for just over £20.

If, however, you want more minutes, then you could get an HTC Salsa and a HP Mini 110 Netbook, plus £5 cash back for nothing, with 2GB of Internet data, unlimited calls and texts for just over £40. These are just two examples of what is on offer – there are so many more, so there is bound to be one that suits your mobile phone needs, your usage requirements - and your budget.

Naturally, as with any other phone contract, if you go over your allocated usage you have to pay extra for what you use, so make sure that you take this into consideration when you are choosing your plan.

How to Qualify

You do not need to have any special criteria in order to qualify for a free laptop when you take out one of these deals apart from the usual – which is being able to pass a credit check.