Amazon UK sells contract phones with launch partner O2

News Wireless United Kingdom 28 OKT 2014
Amazon UK sells contract phones with launch partner O2

Amazon UK has started selling mobile phones with pay monthly contracts from O2. More than 90 handsets are available, including Amazon’s Fire phone. For a limited period, Amazon is selling the HTC One M8 for GBP 0 upfront on a GBP 28 a month O2 tariff with unlimited minutes and texts and 1 GB of data. The Huawei P7 comes with no upfront cost on a GBP 20 a month plan with 300 minutes, unlimited texts and 300 MB of data. The Nokia Lumia 735 also comes with no upfront cost on a GBP 15 a month plan with 300 minutes, unlimited texts and 300 MB of data. These offers are available to new O2 customers and existing customers wishing to upgrade.

The Amazon Fire phone is available for GBP 0 upfront on a GBP 28 a month plan with unlimited minutes and text and 1 GB of data or on a GBP 33 a month tariff with unlimited minutes and texts and 2 GB of data. Customers who choose a GBP 23 plan with 500 minutes, unlimited texts and 500 MB of data pay GBP 39.99 for the Amazon Fire. The online retailer will continue to sell handsets without a pay monthly contract. It currently caries over 480 models.

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