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MSE News: Mobile phone apathy costs users £100s
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Millions of mobile phone users have never switched provider so could be missing out on huge savings, a report claims ..." Read the full story: Mobile phone apathy costs users £100s
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Blackberry 3G SMOKY VIOLET
My daughter has asked (nicely) for a Blackberry 3G phone in the new violet trim. I can only find it on t mobile. She is already on tmobile sim only deal which we bagged Nov 2010 for just £7.50pm. I have a cheap £4 phone which suits my purposes so have no idea what my options are, cheapest, best route to go to get this…
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Blackberry o2 pricing.
Along with other deals, O2 are offering the new Blackberry Bold 9900 for the following, 200 mins 100 o2 to o2 mins Unlimited text 100mb data Handset cost £104.99 £18.50 per month, 24 month contract. This to me seems fairly reasonable bearing in mind this is a £500 handset. What are the thoughts of the board? Thanks
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Haggle time!!
Hello, My upgrade is due soon and I have searching for a brand new toy to play with, however Orange think its amusing to only offer me a 24 month contract to upgrade. I am looking at getting the Samsung Galaxy S2 I have been with Orange since 1999, I have two contract phones with them (spending approx £100 a month on…
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Tigercom Business Mobile Complaint
I am (thankfully) nearing the final stretch of my Tigercom Business contract. Only 5 more months of missed credits, non-returned mail and calls, customer satisfaction NIL. Is there a way I can legally report them with any real hope of getting my tiny voice heard ? Someone must know of a way to report their activities . . .…
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New O2 contract wrongly sold by Tesco Phone Shop
Last week I contacted Tesco Phone Shop as I wanted to change from Tesco pay as you go. I was offered a Samsung Galaxy S2 for £26.00 per month, which I was told included 1GB of data. The phone arrived on Tuesday and when I checked my account today on the O2 website, I found out I was being charged an extra £10 per month for…
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does anyone know anything about this number
My son has a rolling contract with virgin for 4.99 per month. He gets 100 minutes and unlimited texts. We have just received his bill and there are approx 500 texts to 32665114 charged at 15p per text. I've rang virgin and they don't know what the number is but suspect it will be some internet number. I have rang a number…
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Cant access internet on Virgin mobile
Hiya, My daughter is on virgin mobile contract with free internet which she has never had a problem with. Shes just told me that for the last week or so she has been unable to get onto the internet at all. Does anyone know of any problems or suggestions as to things to try before I have to give them a phone? I really dont…
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Vodafone big problems - what do i do?
Problem with customer services and extra charges applied, after a lot of emails and phone calls i am at the end of my patience with them, this is the latest installment in a long line of emails: Hello XXXXXXX, Thank you for contacting Vodafone regarding your query. I certainly understand your concern however please note…
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New Contract vs. Upgrade
My contract with Orange ends in 1 month, and I've given my 30 day notice. This current contract was an 18 month deal at £25/month with 15 months of redemption cashback (that I've redeemed!). I also got £50 cashback at the time by putting the purchase through TopCashBack, meaning that my 18 month contract cost me a net…
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Strange problems with my O2
I have a £10pm simplicity account and a £5 data bolt on. This month my O2 says I have exhausted the 500mb of data in two weeks. As I rarely use 300mb in a month I checked with the online advisor who saw usage of 200mb. Another week on and my O2 still says I have no data allowance left but the phone still works. On this…
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QQ: Do O2 bill bolt-ons seperately?
Just got my first bill after upgrading last month and O2 only appear to have charged me for my tarrif and not the £6 data bolt on - will I get a seperate bill for this, does anyone know?? TIA
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gprs tracker
hi all.i've just purchased a gps tracker for my sons moped.this works by useing a mobile sim card,so just bought a talkmobile sim only contract £1p/m for 25mins talk +40texts.now the question is am i likely to run up a huge bill for the unit aquireing a gps signal? i relise this maybe a bit of a thick question,but i'm not…
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samsung ace or acer liquid metal ?
Hi, As the title, i can get them for around the £190 mark. For me the acer is swaying me but just wondered what you think, or are there any other handsets in that price range i should consider.
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Vodafone Contract
On 9th August I took out a new contract with Vodafone at £26.00 per month. My direct debit goes from my bank on 23rd of each month. For what period does this £26 cover ? Is it from the 9th of each month, 23rd of the month or is it from the 1st of each month ? I'm asking this question as today I've gone over my data usage…
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Mobile Phone Technology - What's the Next Big Leap?
My mobile phone contract has expired and at the moment I'm unsure whether to go into a new two year contract just to get a shiny new phone. I've got a basic Android device. I know an HTC Sensation or Samsung Galaxy 2 will be faster and will run more apps and take better pics, but I'm not sure whether the technology is such…
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Network speed advice: TalkMobile vs T-Mobile (via E2save)
Am planning on getting a mobile in the not too distant future having been without one for now several months I am going to need one at some point. Seen some decent looking deals on e2save but am not so sure about the network provider. I know it varies depending on where you live but my issue isn't just that its also the…
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Contact Coming To An end... Time to up grade
As it says my contact is coming to an end.. and want to up grade. I am going to go for an iphone... I am with Orange and To be honest not the best deals.. HAd this contatced ohone numbe for about 8 years now!! So The question is... Is it True if i treaten to leave theyl give me a gd deal... If so whats the best things t…
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Orange Moving Abroad Cancellation Contract
So I signed a 24 month contract at phones4u for an orange htc desire z in Dec 2010 at £30. What I did not know was that VAT was not included in the monthly price (They did not tell me!!!) so in total I'm actually paying £36 per month. As a student I cannot afford this. I understand I cannot cancel the contract without a…
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Orange Perk Discounts
Hi, May not be relevant to a lot of you, however thought I would share this. Orange run a discount scheme called 'Perk' for people who work for companies that they have agreements with, these include the Police, NHS, Government and even places such as McDonalds. You can only have the offer when you are upgrading or taking…
