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Buy a cell phone, get a free DS Lite


UK residents can now get their hands on a DS Lite for free, given that they need a cell phone. Orange contracts, a cell phone plan provider in the UK, is now handing out Nintendo's handheld to new customers. We don't know much about the company or the offer (probably because we live nowhere near the UK), but we're sure it's worth it.

It is a DS Lite, after all.

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mudlouse1

8-29-2007 @ 5:16PM

mudlouse said...

mobile phone providers in the UK give away all sorts of kit for a sale. a lot of people get suckered in by ds lites, PSPs and ipods, then realise they've yet another monthly bill (typically £30-£35+).

another thing is, these gifts arrive weeks after you sign the contract. a bummer when you find out but it's to stop people from getting the gift, then cancelling the contract within the cooling period.

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Zak Canard2

8-29-2007 @ 5:25PM

Zak Canard said...

Orange are pretty reasonable. They're not the cheapest mobile network over here, but they make up for it with 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Wednesday and stuff like that.

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womble3

8-29-2007 @ 5:51PM

womble said...

You pick up the ds when you take out the contract, Contract has to be 18 months and £30 or more

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Geoff4

8-29-2007 @ 9:42PM

Geoff said...

Yeah, these deals are fairly common in the UK: a glance through the mobile phone adverts in any national newspaper will net you deals with free DSs, 360s, and PSPs.

Problem is, most of the deals come through third-party suppliers, which means you get royally screwed when it comes to your actual phone deal. Most of the time, it'd actually work out cheaper to get a phone with a decent supplier and buy a DS elsewhere.

But Orange are first-party, and one of the better ones. Zak mentioned Orange Wednesdays, which on its own is a fantastic deal. So if the deal was sound, and I wasn't already (a) a DS owner and (b) already signed up with O2, I'd consider this a decent investment.

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tom.b5

8-30-2007 @ 9:45PM

tom.b said...

Is that the Kingston Bentall Centre Orange store? I live near there! Awesome.

Orange also give you a free £400~ laptop if you get broadband from them.

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