Are cash back deals any good for mobile phone contracts?

Question

I would like to know if cash back deals are good and how easy they are to claim?

Answer 1

yes. cash back is always good and with a big provider i would never hesitate to go for it. downside is only that it usually takes from one to three months to get the check in the mail. hope this helps.

jb

Answer 2

yes but be wary of these companies I got a cash back deal with my new phone It would have been £169 every six months but when I sent off my form after saving the statements up for 6 months I found that the company had gone bankrupt and there was nothing I could do about it.
I could not get out of the contract either because that came from the network so I was left paying £35 per month with no cash back as promised (i never would have took out a deal with that much per month otherwise).
If you do take a cash back deal take it straight from the network provider its self three are doing excellent deals at the moment

Answer 3

Funny enough talking to someone this morning about same thing from Carphone Warehouse - said it was absolute rubbish had to write to Owner to get his money back 8 months later - by the way the person in question was a Police Officer

Answer 4

Agree with "Ferrisob…". But if you follow through carefully and submit your rebate properly, you are 100% guaranty to get the money. I bought few phones form the following store and receive my money each time.

Phones are really cheap here. You actually make money on some of the phone after mail-in-rebate with appropriate service plan.

http://astore.amazon.com/cell_phones-20

Answer 5

Generally NO! they usually send you little or confusing advice on how and when to claim your cashback (usually in voucher form at different billing times).
you are given no reminders as to when, where or where to send the appropriate bill and cashback voucher. niether do they tell you that should you miss a deadline the deal becomes invalid!!
Guess I'm adising you not to touch it with a bargepole unless your very organised and have time to scrutinise the small print- good luck!

Answer 6

As long as you can organise yourself properly to send the 3 month bill on month 5 etc then yes, they count on the fact that people get lazy or forget.

Answer 7

seems such as you have been ripped off i could ring 3 see in the event that they might help. besides the undeniable fact that while i offered a clean cellular 6 months in the past i used dialaphone, and as promised one million month later i gained my Xbox 360 so there no longer all con retailers guess you merely picked a bad one.