[mstodge]

Hi,

My xbox 360 packed up the other day. So i'm looking to buy a mobile phone with a free xbox 360. I've been checking the net and i'm a bit confused.

This is the phone: http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/buyat1/offer/35FLEXT695/

It states Line rental £35 per month. and effective monthly cost £37.78. So would i have to pay both? a total of £72.78 per month?

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but i currently have a pay as you go, and i'm not too clued up on contract phones.

Many thanks

Mark.

[itsamac]

The effective monthly rental is a bit like an APR. It is meant to demonstrate the true cost each month of the phone. E.g if you had a 12 month contract with 6 months free line rental then the effective monthly rental is £15 per month (since you are only paying only half of the contract)

Way to work it out is cost per month = ((line rental * length of contract) - (sum of any free line rental) + initial cost of the phone)/length of the contract

So the short answer is that you will be paying the £37.78 figure each month

[mstodge]

Originally Posted by itsamac

The effective monthly rental is a bit like an APR. It is meant to demonstrate the true cost each month of the phone. E.g if you had a 12 month contract with 6 months free line rental then the effective monthly rental is £15 per month (since you are only paying only half of the contract)

Way to work it out is cost per month = ((line rental * length of contract) - (sum of any free line rental) + initial cost of the phone)/length of the contract

So the short answer is that you will be paying the £37.78 figure each month

Thank you for clearing that up for me. Your response is very much appreciated.