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Archives for August 2007

mobile phones
Now please dont shout I know this has been covered. Can I have two mobiles with the same number. One for the car and one for my pocket mobile. Just want to know if companys are doing it now. most threads on the site say it's not possible. I'm with Vodaphone.
11/12 free line rental + Quidco and FREE XBOX 360!
this is a complete and utter bargain! :j you get a state of the art 3.2mp Sony Ericsson K810i (All be it clearance) 11 months free on a 12 months line rental with Orange (300mins/400txt) if you go through Quidco cashback worth £60 and to cap it off a FREE Xbox 360! you wont get a better deal!!! its on…
Clearance Phones
A lot of the retailers on the web seem to advertsise some bargains under the category of clearance phones. Has anyone taken one of these deals and can comment on the phone. Some of the web sites state that these have been returned by other customers - I don't want a second hand phone. Are these deals worth pursuing or is…
This must be a world record...
Made a claim for one of my cashbacks with CPW. I recieved my bill on 21st August 2007, I sent it off the next day and today I received my cheque in the post for £100. So in total it took just 10 days for me to receive my cashback. Thats what you call service. A company like CPW who is Europes biggest mobile phone retailer…
Does Web n Walk on T-mobile work abroad?
I was thinking of Portugal/Spain. Thanks
e2save contract upgrade?
I took out a 12 month cashback deal contract with e2save at the end of december, but now need more minutes and texts than is in my plan - if i ring orange and upgrade to a higher tariff with more included, will i still be able to claim my cashback? or would this void my claims?
Alerternatives to calling abroad
Now that o2 doesn't let us do it, what are the options? I know of one: 1) Virgin Mobile, calls to 07744 numbers are still free any others?
Texts
Im with Vodaphone. People keep saying to me that they are recieving my texts twice. When I phone Vodaphone they say this cant happen. I have 500 texts a month if people are getting my texts twice will it half my texts.
Changing covers on Nokia N70
Hey can any1 please tel me how to change the cover on the nokia n70? I can get the back battary cover off, but the front and the top one seems to be glued on. So can someone tell me please what to do? Thhannks.
Vodafone Mucked My Bill 4 Times, Can I break out of contract?
Hi Guys. Vodafone have been billing me for text messages for the last 4 months, when I call them they refund me the monday and tell me it's sorted but every month I notice that I've been billed for sms's again. I've lost total trust with Vodafone and would like to break out of my contract, under my T&C's can I do this? I…
T Mobile free evening and weekend calls promotion ending today.
As the title suggests, this promotion ends today. £5 off flext line rental per month is the promotion for Septemeber.
Sony Ericsson W880i v W950i
Does anyone on this forum own either one of these and what can you tell me. I need a phone and an MP3 player, and it would make sense to have them combined.
Phone calls from 01625 403594
just had new O2 phone from onestopphoneshop and keep geting calls from thos number. When I tr to return call there is no such number. I've googled the number and it seems it is rogue insurance companies. Any ideas of how to stop it - the phone is my daughters and I don't want her to get these calls.:confused:
0845 / 0870 from an Orange mobile
My friend is job searching and only has a mobile phone (and a BT landline on incoming only). She often has to make long calls to 0845 / 0870 when she's applying for jobs with the big corporates (which seems most unfair!). As 0845 / 0870 numbers are excluded from her free minutes she's being stung quite badly. Assuming…
samsung comparison help please
I am now so confused as to what is better... the U600, the U700 or the G600. I know the G600 has the better camera, but is not 3G, the U700 is 3G but has no radio...... Any pointers for me? Thanks :confused:
Mobile phones
My mobile is aSagem V-55 I don't know how to view the smiley faces when I receive them!!:confused:
ending phone contract without a fee
i have a phone on 3 network, had poor service over past few days (having to use a PAYG phone as serive is not working and won't be reactivated for at least a further 72 hours), and want to cancel the contract without the termination fee, any advice greatly recieved!!!
e900 on orange
i have a samsung e900 on orange i also have an unlocking clip and have been able to unlock a couple of e900's on o2 and one on vodafone but it just wont unlock the one on orange does anyone know of problems with the orange phones:confused:
who is best for cheap texts on pay as you go
Hi, my teennage daughter is with t mobile and topped up around £10 a month to get free texts after 7pm and at weekends. She missed her top up last month as we were on holiday and on looking on the internet it appears this offer has finished now...does anyone know of a similar offer/or another provider with cheap texts? (I…
E2SAVE O2 pay go to O2 pay monthly porting help!
i am currently on o2 pay as u go and want to keep my number and get a new o2 contract from e2save because all the best deals are on o2 network on their website. i have been told that i am not allowed to take my number from o2 pay and go to o2 pay monthly. i tried changing it to some other pay and go network like t mobile…

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