Redten Internet offer ("Free" PC) - any good?

[firefox_2006]

Hi

Was browsing the net during lunch break the other day and came across this website, seems a good offer that a lot of places are offering (PC World (shudder) Orange etc).

http://www.redteninternet.com/

Free PC worth over £500 not bad, but you are tied into it for 3 years, so that effectively pays for the pc.

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[TechMonkey]

Orange are doing a similar deal with PCWorld. A lovely 256Mb Celeron.... Nice

[mark]

There's a thorough thread on meneysavingexpert all about it, detailing motherboard model etc..

Basically it's a lease scheme, you don't own the PC until the end. As far as I could work out, you're ok as long as broadband prices don't drop, which they're predicted to do.