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Orange credit won't show, totally fed up with it
Six weeks ago I bought a brand new PAYG phone and SIM card from the Orange website. I had trouble activating the phone and had to visit an Orange shop (who were totally unhelpful and just rang the customer services phone number and passed the phone to me to explain the problem) and phone several more times before the phone…
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Mobile Phone Insurance
Simple Question, got a new contract phone but i really want it covered, the retailer would insure it, but i wasnt willing to pay £14 pcm thats stupid, and my bank wont cover it so im confused what to do
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large screen mobile ? - not touch screen
I'm looking for a large screen mobile, but not touch screen. Can someone recomend one? Needs to be easy to use! Thanks
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On Vodafone contract, any way of getting out 'dongle contract' early
Gf has been with Vodafone for nearly 20 years, and Nov '09 signed up for a dongle package @ £15pcm, for a year contract. She has since moved in with me and uses my house internet, so the dongle is just sat in her laptop bag costing money. Just wondered if theres any way of cancelling it early, she spoke to Vodafone and was…
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Are tesco mobiles locked?
My sister wants to get this phone http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.206-2971.aspx and put her o2 sim in it. Will it be locked to the TESCO network and also will it have any branding on and in the phone? Thanks :)
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O2 iPhone Upgrade - haggling tips?!
I've had an iPhone 3G 16GB on pay monthly £35pm (600 mins / 500 txts) from O2 for 18 months. Now the contract is over I want to upgrade to the 3GS 16GB (not bothered about waiting for the 4G). I phoned O2 and was quoted £149 upgrade cost for the handset with a £35 contract (600 mins / unltd txts) which seems a bit steep to…
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Mobile phone contract haggling?
I have a mobile contract thats up for renewal, so I swotted up all the haggling tips on this site, took a deep breath and phoned Tmobile. They told me that they no longer do the phone I wanted to upgrade to and referred me to Carphonewarehouse! Fair took the wind out of my sails! What should I do now???
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Good phone for use in America
Hi guys and gals, A friend of mine is going to America for 3 months (lucky or what?!) and needs a phone to use over there. He'll be making calls in America and to England so needs something that's reasonably cheap that can cover both, and won't cost a bomb when he's home as well. Any suggestions? Thanks :)
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O2 - upgrade my phone before contract end
Hi all, My contract is nearly up with O2, was an 18month contract, and due to haggling I got their £35 contract for £20. I have two months left till I can upgrade legitimately, in other words three months until the contract actually ends, and my phone is mis-behaving - switching itself off, saying invalid sim, not…
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Geek Squad Insurance Claim rejected - advice pls?!
Hi all, Short story is basically that my iphone was left in a taxi, and I've had to claim for it. However Geek Squad have rejected the claim as "left unattended in a public place" Anyone any advice for the appeal ? I did ask at point of sale and was told it would cover loss on transport, plus a taxi hired
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Interesting call from T-mobile
From 0845 4122710 .. Tmobile .. They can only call outgoing, no incoming calls allowed Sony Ericson Xperia X10 - Handset free 900 mins 500 texts unlimited internet (did ask bout fair usage and she said no limit to it) free choice of booster free delivery (should be £7-99) all for £25 per month (and presumably vat to go on…
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o2 PAYG credit
Hello, first question - so sorry if in wrong place (but I have searched...!) I have an o2 PAYG sim that has about £25 credit on it, (keep topping up monthly to get free txt's and data) but I've just bought a new phone on Vodafone contract that starts tomorrow. Is there anything I can do with the outstanding balance?…
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Vodafone outstanding balance from 2005!
Hi Everyone I have received a letter from Vodafone asking for £37 from my mobile phone account from December 2005 which I have closed. The money is from and outstanding balance on the account which was apparently never paid. It was such a long time ago that I do not have any paperwork to back-up the claim. Where do I stand…
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Orange upgrade - mis-sold?
Hello I've been with Orange for about 4 years now, and the phone I had on my last upgrade in March 2009 broke (battery refused to charge any more), and when I asked Orange what I could do about it they said it was outside the warranty so I'd have to pay. I said not to worry, then the guy I was speaking to at Orange said…
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Contract via 3rd Party.
Good morning everyone. With all my current and past mobile phone contracts I've always gone "direct" to the network, i.e.T-Mobile, O2 and so forth. However, I've seen a very good deal on be b e e p y . c o . uk and would like take up the offer. Does anyone know if the billing is done by them and if so whether I could…
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What phone settings need changing when switching network?
I have finally managed to get the unlock code from Orange for my Sony Ericsson (w580i) and am just waiting for the PAC code before dumping Orange and going to Tesco PAYG (or possibly Asda Mobile). What settings do I need to change on the phone so that I can still text (SMS and MMS) and use the internet? I know that if I go…
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Will o2 Give Unlock Code For iPhone
I bought my iPhone from ebay around november time 2009. It was originally bought on the o2 network by previous owner. Since then i've been using my o2 sim in it. My contract is about to end soon and may be switching networks. Would I be able to pay o2 the £15 and get this unlocked even though I didnt originally purchase…
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£1500 Phonebill.... HELP :(
My mother is on this forum and she goes on and on about it so I thought I'd give it a go... I lost a contract phone (Orange) and stupidly kept forgetting to cancel the contract. had infact been calling every day and it appeared to be barred. Anyway, the outcome was it had been picked up by somebody, incoming calls barred,…
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Cancelling Orange Contract
Hello all, Lurked around here for awhile but never felt the need to make a post, until now. Basically my girlfriend signed up to a 24 month contract with the Car phone warehouse about a month ago. When she got the phone she didn't use it for the better part of a week until they had got around to giving her, her old number…
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O2 post pay rewards?
Do pay monthly customers get anything these days? I remember ages ago getting extra minutes etc by calling a number a picking one of the options.
