Wileyfox offers 40 per cent smartphone discount - in exchange for lockscreen advertising

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Agreeing to be pumped with ads cut the costs of a Wileyfox Swift 2 Plus from £189 to £119

Cut-price smartphone maker Wileyfox is offering buyers big discounts on new smartphones in exchange for the right to pump adverts onto the lockscreens of the devices.   In a move that mimics Ama...

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