Phone contracts

killerkebab · 13-11-2007, 14:37

Anyone not happy, phone retentions, O2 just made me a kickass deal thanks to 'loyalty' when I said I was thinking of changing to Orange. Now when I called a couple months back asking for advice on my calling plan they offered me 600 mins, 500 texts, and a K850 for £40/month, however I did some looking around other networks (which did have better offers) and when I came back and asked for my PAC code...

K850
600 mins
1000 texts
Free calls Sat/Sun/Mon
ITS
Insurance
£30/mnth inc VAT

Happy Eddy now

I didn't think they'd go that far out of their way to keep customers mind, although you could easily argue it doesn't cost them much, if anything.

Mark · 13-11-2007, 14:42

Seems a common story these days. I did the same back in june. Find a good deal on another network that meets your requirements and know your facts (because it's damn certain that if you don't, they'll catch you out), then go seek out retentions.

SidewinderINC · 13-11-2007, 15:11

Same deal I got

shame it's not the deals I got from O2 a few years ago, they had all their power pulled when they switched hands.

LeperousDust · 13-11-2007, 16:07

Instead of more mins/texts i went for cheaper this year, as you say it costs the nothing to add a few more texts mins to your bundle, but to lower your bill is sometimes more of a challenge.

For the same Flext20 tarriff, instead of paying £20 per month for my £34 worth of allowance (the thing i like most about flext) i now pay £5 per month!

I managed 25% off then another £10 off, and its applicable to any of the tarriffs which i can move up and down throught my next 18 months if need be

My whole 18 month contract will cost me £90 and from that i will get £612's worth of allowance!

Mark · 13-11-2007, 16:45

Didn't know they were getting that desperate. That would be an ideal contract for me next time.

LeperousDust · 13-11-2007, 17:02

Tbh they might have looked at my last few bills though, and not engaged their brain at retentions. Lost my phone on holiday and had a £100 bill run up on my part... As well as a few hefty bills while i was working over a year ago. But now im a stingy student this will do me great

Matblack · 19-11-2007, 17:21

Hmmmmmmmmmm

Orange Retentions want to stick me on an 18 month contract give me 500mins/ 250Txts/ 5MB for £30 per month on an 18 month contract and I pay £49.99 for the new Touch Dual or £189.99 for a TYTNII

Not a horrible deal but what sticks in my throat is the 18 months contract, I hate being held to 18 months as a year seems to pretty much be a life cycle in mobile handsets.

Looks like the T-mob deals are pretty much on a par but limited to 12 months, I'm not sure what to do

I like Orange but I don't like 18 month contracts, T- Mob don't have the Touch Dual though

MB

Dymetrie · 19-11-2007, 17:40

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Originally Posted by Matblack

Hmmmmmmmmmm

Orange Retentions want to stick me on an 18 month contract give me 500mins/ 250Txts/ 5MB for £30 per month on an 18 month contract and I pay £49.99 for the new Touch Dual or £189.99 for a TYTNII

That's the deal that I got, which is pretty good for me and I didn't mind the 18 month contract thing as I got a free W880i with the package (*wubs his w880i*) and most SE phones I've had have lasted well over a year before going kaputt (T610i lasted for about 20 months before the nonce I passed it on to managed to lose it in a club at NYE... K750i was working great for my brother until Prague when he managed to spill water over it and it went screwy... that was 28 months old)...

If something does go remarkably wrong with the handset and I can't get it fixed then I have my M600, which is still in perfect working order, and if necessary there's an old (brand new never used) Nokia kicking around here somewhere

killerkebab · 19-11-2007, 17:44

The 18 month thing did nag at me but then when I had my D600 it was a 12 month thing but I didn't want to change it for ages. Hell I still didn't 'need' to change it, I thought I may as well after 20 months

In the end I'd be pretty miffed if a phone didn't last me over 18 months.

Matblack · 19-11-2007, 17:55

I can understand that, the Nokia phones seem to take a quite a battering whilst the smartphones are less hardy my m3100 looks pretty scarred now

I'm torn between the Touch Dual and the TYTNII, whats holding me back off the touch is that despite the slide it doesn't have a full keyboard but is a much smaller, cheaper and trendier package, and I did have the sat nav Bluetooth unit in the car. Of course I could make a total switch and get something like the N95, hmmmmmmm

MB

13-11-2007, 14:37	#1
killerkebab Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bristol/Reading Posts: 656	Phone contracts Anyone not happy, phone retentions, O2 just made me a kickass deal thanks to 'loyalty' when I said I was thinking of changing to Orange. Now when I called a couple months back asking for advice on my calling plan they offered me 600 mins, 500 texts, and a K850 for £40/month, however I did some looking around other networks (which did have better offers) and when I came back and asked for my PAC code... K850 600 mins 1000 texts Free calls Sat/Sun/Mon ITS Insurance £30/mnth inc VAT Happy Eddy now I didn't think they'd go that far out of their way to keep customers mind, although you could easily argue it doesn't cost them much, if anything. __________________

13-11-2007, 15:11	#3
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	Same deal I got shame it's not the deals I got from O2 a few years ago, they had all their power pulled when they switched hands. __________________ No Sig.

13-11-2007, 16:07	#4
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Instead of more mins/texts i went for cheaper this year, as you say it costs the nothing to add a few more texts mins to your bundle, but to lower your bill is sometimes more of a challenge. For the same Flext20 tarriff, instead of paying £20 per month for my £34 worth of allowance (the thing i like most about flext) i now pay £5 per month! I managed 25% off then another £10 off, and its applicable to any of the tarriffs which i can move up and down throught my next 18 months if need be My whole 18 month contract will cost me £90 and from that i will get £612's worth of allowance! __________________

13-11-2007, 17:02	#6
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Tbh they might have looked at my last few bills though, and not engaged their brain at retentions. Lost my phone on holiday and had a £100 bill run up on my part... As well as a few hefty bills while i was working over a year ago. But now im a stingy student this will do me great __________________

19-11-2007, 17:21	#7
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Phone Contract Whore Hmmmmmmmmmm Orange Retentions want to stick me on an 18 month contract give me 500mins/ 250Txts/ 5MB for £30 per month on an 18 month contract and I pay £49.99 for the new Touch Dual or £189.99 for a TYTNII Not a horrible deal but what sticks in my throat is the 18 months contract, I hate being held to 18 months as a year seems to pretty much be a life cycle in mobile handsets. Looks like the T-mob deals are pretty much on a par but limited to 12 months, I'm not sure what to do I like Orange but I don't like 18 month contracts, T- Mob don't have the Touch Dual though MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

13-11-2007, 14:42	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Seems a common story these days. I did the same back in june. Find a good deal on another network that meets your requirements and know your facts (because it's damn certain that if you don't, they'll catch you out), then go seek out retentions.

13-11-2007, 16:45	#5
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Didn't know they were getting that desperate. That would be an ideal contract for me next time.

19-11-2007, 17:44	#9
killerkebab Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bristol/Reading Posts: 656	The 18 month thing did nag at me but then when I had my D600 it was a 12 month thing but I didn't want to change it for ages. Hell I still didn't 'need' to change it, I thought I may as well after 20 months In the end I'd be pretty miffed if a phone didn't last me over 18 months. __________________

19-11-2007, 17:55	#10
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I can understand that, the Nokia phones seem to take a quite a battering whilst the smartphones are less hardy my m3100 looks pretty scarred now I'm torn between the Touch Dual and the TYTNII, whats holding me back off the touch is that despite the slide it doesn't have a full keyboard but is a much smaller, cheaper and trendier package, and I did have the sat nav Bluetooth unit in the car. Of course I could make a total switch and get something like the N95, hmmmmmmm MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"