3's HTC Hero with Spotify now available

3 also gets its first Android handset

3's HTC Hero with Spotify now available

6 November 2009 10:27 GMT / By Duncan Geere

Spotify has announced on its blog that the previously-promised Spotify Phone is now available from 3 UK, in both its retail stores and online.

The deal comprises of an HTC Hero preloaded with the Spotify Android app, a 24-month subscription to Spotify Premium, 750 minutes and unlimited texts and data for £35 per month over 24 months. The phone itself will require a £100 initial outlay.

If you like the idea of the deal, but aren't keen on the phone, then there's a good chance that if this does well, more handsets will become available with similar offers, potentially from other operators. If and when that happens, we'll bring you the announcement.

It'll also be interesting to see what effect this has on services like Nokia's limited Comes with Music. In the meantime, is this a deal you like the look of? Or is the monthly fee and upfront payment a smidge too much over a 2-year contract? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

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Comments

  • I think the up front payment of nearly £100 will put people off as they are used to getting their phones for free nowadays especially when it is a 2 year contract.

    They would probably be better off charging £40 month and having no up front payment.
    Posted by SuperRon, UK
  • Totally agree. 18 month contracts are bad enough but when you don't even get the thing free after paying a grand total of £840, then that sounds like a pretty rotten deal. Posted by Dan Sung, United Kingdom
  • Existing three customers who are interested should call 333 and negotiate for a better deal. I managed to pay a one-off for the HTC Hero handset (£157, cheap) and keep it on my existing price plan (also a cheap one) by extending my existing contract for 18 months. All in all, I'll pay £391 for phone and 18 months of calls, texts and data (though capped at 1Gb/month)

    Don't be put off by the high list price, they're keen to do a deal over the phone.
    Posted by James S, UK
  • My Three contract is up next month. I'm hoping to get a good deal on my existing price plan. The Hero looks fab Posted by Debbie, UK

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