T-Mobile & Groupon Offer Ipad 1 for £49 (UK)

[Frankydan100]

Just seen this article http://www.t3.com/news/t-mobile-and-groupon-join-forces-to-offer-ipad-for-%A349?=54457

They are offering a 32gb 3g Ipad 1 for £49 on a 2yr contract which will set you back £25 a month with 15gb of data..

Not really for me as im waiting for the ipad 2 and wouldnt need a 3g but thought id share this deal incase anybodys planning on buying an old 3g.

 

[Pressure]

So the real price is more like £649?

Hard to see the deal in this.

Sure the upfront cost is low.

 

[Frankydan100]

So the real price is more like £649?

Hard to see the deal in this.

Sure the upfront cost is low.

Well it works out better than paying full price from the apple store for a 3G Ipad and then paying a company such as t-mobile a monthly charge for data use say £25? As the fact you buying a 3G enabled Ipad probably means your going to require a data plan.

 

[BurningJah]

that's the problem with those kind of deals! the same for example. you buy a smartphone (like those samsung waves and sony-ericsson xperia whatnot ) for 1€ but in small print the say! with a 2yr-contract for 40 a month! but people think hey cheap as hell!
but it's not. the don't count the total cost of the thing!

 

[Frankydan100]

that's the problem with those kind of deals! the same for example. you buy a smartphone (like those samsung waves and sony-ericsson xperia whatnot ) for 1€ but in small print the say! with a 2yr-contract for 40 a month! but people think hey cheap as hell!
but it's not. the don't count the total cost of the thing!

Yeah I agree thats a good point. Its only really worth while unless your going to definitely need a data plan for 2 years and would be planning on signing up for one anyway if you bought an ipad.

 

[iJays]

that's the problem with those kind of deals! the same for example. you buy a smartphone (like those samsung waves and sony-ericsson xperia whatnot ) for 1€ but in small print the say! with a 2yr-contract for 40 a month! but people think hey cheap as hell!
but it's not. the don't count the total cost of the thing!

for heavy/business users, that's a steal.

 

[iJays]

Just seen this article http://www.t3.com/news/t-mobile-and-groupon-join-forces-to-offer-ipad-for-%A349?=54457

They are offering a 32gb 3g Ipad 1 for £49 on a 2yr contract which will set you back £25 a month with 15gb of data..

Not really for me as im waiting for the ipad 2 and wouldnt need a 3g but thought id share this deal incase anybodys planning on buying an old 3g.

are they sure it is the 32GB and not the 16GB as on t-mobile's website?

 

[Pressure]

Yeah, in Denmark it is required by law to advertise the real cost of ownership (including the 6 months you are bound to a contract).

Otherwise it is considered as misleading the general public.

Hopefully more countries will get behind this.

 

[v66jack]

Viking direct were selling iPad 1 16g for £270 yesterday Plus a free case. I think they sold out but still have all the other models. A 32g wifi is £307.50 with a free case (ex vat). That crazy cheap. Here's the URL


http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/promo/list5.do?listtype=M3&customerid=5

 

[OllyW]

So the real price is more like £649?

Hard to see the deal in this.

Sure the upfront cost is low.

You are basically getting a 24 month interest free £450 loan and 15GB of data for £6.25 per month if you don't mind getting an iPad 1.

 

[iJays]

Yeah, in Denmark it is required by law to advertise the real cost of ownership (including the 6 months you are bound to a contract).

Otherwise it is considered as misleading the general public.

Hopefully more countries will get behind this.

and put a small note on the advertisement: 'based on Denmark because they are perfect'.

 

[iJays]

Viking direct were selling iPad 1 16g for £270 yesterday Plus a free case. I think they sold out but still have all the other models. A 32g wifi is £307.50 with a free case (ex vat). That crazy cheap. Here's the URL


http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/promo/list5.do?listtype=M3&customerid=5

was the 16GB excluding VAT as well which is 20%

 

[aldo82]

How can people not see this as a good deal if you require a 3g data plan all the time? Yes the cost over 2 years is £649, but the data plan would be at least £15 a month which over 2 years is £360 so you are effectively getting a 32 GB ipad 3g for £289. That seems pretty good value to me!

Of course its only good if you will use 3g regularly and are happy to hold onto it for 2 years. Its not something I'd go for but I do see the value in the offer

 

[v66jack]

was the 16GB excluding VAT as well which is 20%

Yes, they sent me an email yesterday about 09:00, I checked at 11:30 all were sold. They obviously need to get rid of them. So if you want an iPad 1 - you know where to look.

 

[iJays]

Yes, they sent me an email yesterday about 09:00, I checked at 11:30 all were sold. They obviously need to get rid of them. So if you want an iPad 1 - you know where to look.

it is about the same price as on the apple store then minus the free case.