topic Re: Don't understand mobile cost in Sky Mobile

Don't understand mobile cost

BarleyRiser — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:36:38 GMT

I'm looking at the Google Pixel 8 with 100Gb of data. £19 + £0 for 24 months.

It says I can swap the phone after 24 months at no extra cost. Does this mean the phone is never mine? Will this offer last the full 24 months?

Re: Don't understand mobile cost

caesarome — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:43:59 GMT

@BarleyRiser wrote:

Does this mean the phone is never mine?

A swap means just that in that you swap it for another new phone so it would be returned to Sky. Of course you do not have to do this as it is up to you so if you do not swap it then you continue paying for it then once the last 12 months have been paid off the phone would belong to you so can no longer be returned to Sky as a swap or upgrade.

Re: Don't understand mobile cost

BarleyRiser — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:47:37 GMT

So it's a 36 month deal?

Re: Don't understand mobile cost

caesarome — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:49:51 GMT

That is correct:

Swap12 is a 24 month contract where you can swap after 12 months.

Swap24 is a 36 month contract where you can swap after 24 months.

Re: Don't understand mobile cost

63johnw — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:11:45 GMT

Hi @BarleyRiser check that it's 100 Gig not 100 Meg as i doubt you will get the 100 Gig sim for free.

Re: Don't understand mobile cost

BarleyRiser — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:46:27 GMT

Thanks. You're right 100Gb!

A deal that was nearly worth looking at is now totally useless for me.

Re: Don't understand mobile cost

PandJ2020 — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:50:14 GMT

It would be less confusing to advertise the 100Mb SIM as 0.1GB (it's primarily an additional SIM to use piggybank data with an existing account)

Swap deals are HP but with the option to take a new deal at a certain point - the idea being that the trade in covers the outstanding credit (subject to condition) and you start again. (Or don't swap and clear the HP in the last year)