Ashamed of your outdated old mobile? SWAP.it!

Posted on 30th July 2007 at 21:01 Tagged under Mobile Phones

"Your phone's only got Bluetooth and a dozen polyphonic ringtones? Well look at this, mine's got 3G, wi-fi, pie-in-the-sky, fifty megapixel camera, and fully enabled toast capabilities. And I only needed to remortgage the flat to buy it." Sound all too familiar? We sympathise. It's ridiculously hard and expensive to keep up with the latest mobile trends these days - that contract phone that looked so appealing nine months ago is probably already outdated by a newer, faster, more glorious model. So if you haven't got the latest Golden Fallace 3000, the Carphone Warehouse is here to help, with their new SWAP.it service.

Does the offer of a new phone halfway through your mobile contract sound appealing? Thought so, and that's exactly what the Carphone Warehouse is offering. You no longer need to be ashamed of your technologically inferior phone, the brick that stays tucked away in your back pocket when around friends. Basically you sign up for a mobile contract which includes a free phone, and then nine months later, you get another phone - absolutely free!

But where's the catch, I hear you ask. Well as far as we can see, there is none. All you have to do is sign up for an 18 month contract or choose a tariff that is £35 or above, then you can just go back to the Carphone Warehouse 9 months later and swap your handset for a brand spanking new one. And you're not stuck with the crumby handsets and mobile operators - there's a wide choice of SWAP.it handsets including Blackberry, Samsung, Nokia and Sony Ericsson phones, and SWAP.it can be taken advantage of with O2, T-Mobile and Orange.

Of course like all things in this world, you get what you pay for. The more you pay, the better the handset you receive at the beginning of your contract, and the greater choice of handsets you have to swap to nine months later. Dependant upon the amount you pay per month, you are placed into either the bronze, silver or gold tier, the latter having the greatest choice of phones to swap to. However you only need spend £50 per month to get into this top tier, and £40 per month to get into the silver tier. The contracts themselves are also great value, with a huge amount of free minutes and free texts up for grabs.

So if you're paranoid about your current phone, just want a change, or are one of these people who need to keep up with the latest mobile technology, the Carphone Warehouse's SWAP.it service is for you. And if you're already paying over £35 per month on your current contract, there's no reason not to take advantage of this great deal.

Click here for more information on the SWAP.it service.