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MSE News: Mobile users face paying up to £46/mth extra for a phone they already own

Former_MSE_Megan_F
Former_MSE_Megan_F Posts: 418 Forumite
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edited 20 October 2017 at 12:00PM in Phones & TV
Some mobile phone users face paying up to £46 a month extra for a handset they've ALREADY paid for, according to new analysis published today. Here's how to avoid the trap...
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'Mobile users face paying up to £46/mth extra for a phone they already own'
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  • phillw
    phillw Posts: 5,691 Forumite
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    Is this news to anyone on MSE?
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,916 Forumite
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    phillw wrote: »
    Is this news to anyone on MSE?

    Was it in the daily mail? :rotfl:
  • Bogof_Babe
    Bogof_Babe Posts: 10,803 Forumite
    All people need to do is ask for a new contract, with or without upgraded phone. It's not such a big deal, unless you are too dim to realise.
    :D I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe :D

  • robin58
    robin58 Posts: 2,802 Forumite
    Well I always check this BEFORE I take out the contract.

    I check to see if I can buy the phone cheaper without a 24 month contract with a rolling sim only, which suits my need.

    2 phones I was interested in were cheaper this way than on a phone with a 24 month contract.

    But this is not new to anybody who checks thier services with any provider.

    Companies love customer inertia, it's makes them easy money.
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  • tgroom57
    tgroom57 Posts: 1,433 Forumite
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    A poll would be useful on this thread. "Did you know about this ?" Yes / No.
  • Ian011
    Ian011 Posts: 2,432 Forumite
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    This has been going on for more than twenty years.

    It must add up to Billions in overspend.
  • Bogof_Babe
    Bogof_Babe Posts: 10,803 Forumite
    Ian011 wrote: »
    This has been going on for more than twenty years.

    It must add up to Billions in overspend.

    Only for the lethargic, or those with too much money to care.
    :D I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe :D

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