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- the post-brexit wasteland
i've been looking into buying my 11 year-old daughter a new phone, and with the view that contracts offer better value i was considering getting one rather than endlessly topping up her payg phone.
however, the thought of her running up a massive bill put me off. not on any of the major providers' websites was there any mention of contracts where the bill could be capped.
anyway, i went into macc to look around the numerous phone shops and went into 3, who almost as soon as i mentioned my concerns told me that their contracts can be capped. brill, so she gets a shiny new 3g phone, 100 minutes of cross network calls and unlimited texts and internet access (safe surfing mode by default); i get the peace of mind knowing that she won't cost me more than the £17 each month.
my point is, i'm certain that anyone with a child with a phone would have the same issues, and if the phone companies advertised this widely they would make a killing.
or is it that they like the high bills thing and this under-the-counter capping thing is just to satisfy the regulator?
however, the thought of her running up a massive bill put me off. not on any of the major providers' websites was there any mention of contracts where the bill could be capped.
anyway, i went into macc to look around the numerous phone shops and went into 3, who almost as soon as i mentioned my concerns told me that their contracts can be capped. brill, so she gets a shiny new 3g phone, 100 minutes of cross network calls and unlimited texts and internet access (safe surfing mode by default); i get the peace of mind knowing that she won't cost me more than the £17 each month.
my point is, i'm certain that anyone with a child with a phone would have the same issues, and if the phone companies advertised this widely they would make a killing.
or is it that they like the high bills thing and this under-the-counter capping thing is just to satisfy the regulator?