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Are "Affordable Mobiles" a reliable retailer?
Have been looking around at different deals and opted out of mobiles.co.uk from all the feedback on the forum. Anyone had dealings with Affordable Mobiles? Any feedback?
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Htc evo
I just came across this phone (HTC EVO) which will be coming out in the next few months and it looks capable of blowing away the competitors, however the lack of 4G coverage could be it death I just wanted to know what other people think Callum
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Can geographical numbers charge premium rates?
I recently had the misfortune of needing to call Jet2. The cheeky beggars list all their available numbers on the website, but try to get UK residents to call their 50p per minute 0900 number! Like a good money saver I looked them up on SayNoTo0870.com and phoned their geographical number. When the recorded answer played,…
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Should I get the Desire or wait for the HTC Ace?
I've been calling t-mobile for a while now trying to get a good deal on the HTC Desire (no luck :( ) and I was just going to go for what was on their site, but I've just read that the HTC Ace is due in October. Should I wait until October for the Ace (or for it to drive down the price of the Desire) or should I just go for…
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Free £30 a month contract
I recently went on to moneysupermarket to compare some mobile phones and found that when I searched Samsung Tocco Lite I could get it basically for free (18 month contract with 18 months free by redemption) Effective price per month £0.00 This included 600 minutes, 500 texts and unlimited internet I hope this is useful
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O2 Blackberry Hero Single 1000 deal discrepancy
Hi all, We have ordered 2 off the Blackberry Hero tarriff deals; however, the details of the tarriffs differed online against what they were offering over the phone. The website states 0p/min for O2 to O2 calls and the data usage was for 500mb. However, the gentleman over the phone from O2 kept insisting that the deal we…
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Desire vs Wildfire - battery life
I'm looking at getting a new phone on Vodafone, the list is currently narrowed to Desire or Wildfire (I was interested in the Legend but have been put off by the horrendous problems detailed in a 27 page thread on the Voda forum!). Now I know that the Desire is clearly the better phone and the cost for my usage needs would…
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Mobile for daughter? Advice contract/payg/internet
Hi Looking to get a mobile for my daughter for her birthday. She is only 11 but am giving in as will be travelling to secondary school! I am sure she will be using it like mad for texting her friends. Don't really know where to start with which phone, what spec, make, network, contract etc and would be really grateful for…
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Mobile Phone Contracts - Address Issue
Hi there, I'm having problems taking out a mobile phone contract and was wondering if anyone had any advice. Essentially; I live in a flat. I'm registered to vote at this address. After several years with Virgin mobile as a pay as you go customer, I decided recently to take up a pay monthly contract (which would work out…
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"water damage" Vodafone
Hi, Have a HTC magic, 13 months into 2 year contract with Vodafone. Have had several problems with it and a few weeks ago it would not charge. Took it to the shop and it was sent away for repair 4-5 working days. Came back with diagnosis of water damage. It has definitely not been dropped in water or used in the rain. The…
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Best place to buy phone
Hi all, Wheres the best place to just buy phone only? No contract or payg etc. Infact it would be worth me considering an 02 payg or unbraded phone. (i am on 02) Called e2 save today as im due £95 cashback this month on my deal. Tried to work something out where they keep this months c'back and perhaps next payment and…
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should i say something
got an iphone 4 a couple of weeks ago in an upgrade. i paid £93 for it inc p&p and £40 a month. was supposed to have my normal phone bill of £63 taken last week. i phoned them in all honesty to ask why they hadnt taken the dd which should have come out last week. after checking with a supervisor, she said my account was in…
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T Mobile - Theft
Any help on this issue would be appreciated. I have copied and pasted below a draft of a letter I will be sending to T Mobile. Basically, my mobile broadband stick was stolen without my knowledge and used to make phone calls totalling £600 which I am now apparently liable for. The full detail is in the text below - any…
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Orange Call Charges - BT 'b' rate and data charges - help!
Hi All, I've just got my latest Orange bill and it's £79.99. I'm on a Dolphin 25 Websave contract and have been for about 6 months now. Every month I get charged about £6.50 for data charges yet I infrequently use the internet part of my phone. On calling them today they say I'm accessing it DAILY at the same time every…
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Vodafone backed down on bloatware
I have been following all the discussion here moaning and groaning of all Voda Desire users regarding the recent update and bloatware. Just read this post on bbc http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10940342 Finally a goodnews for Desire users on Voda that the next froyo vanila version is just a week ten days away also the…
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Contract help!
:oI was wondering if anyone could give me help/advice im new to this site so apologies if you've seen this kind of thread before I recently took a contract out with orange but the phone is very bad looses signal vibrates when it feels like it also turns itself off since noticing these problems i read some reviews about the…
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can you be bought out of a mobile phone contract
Hi helpful forum users, Here's my situation. I'm currently on Three and unfortunately I upgraded my contract in Feb. I would now like to upgrade to an iPhone 4 but I'm unable to do so due to the fact I still have 12 months on my contract. I explained I would be willing to increase my tariff from my current £18 to £30,…
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have i been accepted by t-mobile?
yesterday tea time i applied for a t-mobile contract phone, just a £15 month as thats all i use on my paygo anyhow so i got a confirmation email thank you for your order blah blah blah, we will email you when its been dispatched also got a pin in another email at same time to sign up to tmobile account online but have…
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Which Tariff would be best?
Any advice which way to go? My son has been out of contract with his iphone on o2 for over 12 months, he hasn't lived in the UK for over 2 years, but wants to keep his number and use his iphone when he comes to visit (only 2 or 3 weeks a year) Last year he swapped to iphone simplicity sim at £20 month rolling contract, Now…
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Appalling service from mobiles.co.uk (Carphone Warehouse) & Orange
I wanted to share this story and to ask for some feedback on my current situation. I ordered an IPhone 32GS from mobiles.co.uk (on a contract) in May and waited. I was twice told that the phone had been despatched. It hadn't, but payment had been taken. Due to the delays, I decided to swap to the IPhone4 and wait some…
