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should I expect the bailiffs?
Hi, had a phone account with LG Hutchison from 2004. It defaulted in July 2010 as I didn't pay the £247 bill. It means my credit scoring is quite low. I didn't pay it s I thought it was wrong. I got letters stating it would be sent to bailiffs. That was in September 2010. Should I expect them?
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Nokia Lumia 610 Virgin Mobile MMS
Has any readers here got this handset on Virgin mobile? Someone I know has one and informs they cannot recieve MMS. Searching the web, it looks like the Lumia's don't really support MMS The Virgin site informs "this handset does not support MMS (this can't be right surely?)
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Orange overcharging £633 for calls on unlimited calls contract
I rang Orange C/S yesterday to ask why they're trying to charge me £633 instead of £36. It appears that my contract was set up last summer with a limit of 300mins per month; it should have been unlimited. Luckily, i have the original shop paperwork to show it should be unlimited, and the brochure picked up in the shop that…
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Apple UK's Christmas returns policy - extension until 7th January
Apple UK's usual returns policy slightly exceeds its obligations under the Distance Selling Regulations by allowing products to be returned until 14 days after delivery. This policy was extended even further until 07/01/2013 for any items delivered between 27/10/2012 and 25/12/2012 with the following exception: "This…
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Orange not dealing with fraud - help!
I discovered in August 2012 that a mobile broadband account had been taken out in my name fraudulently. When I discovered this I contacted Orange who passed me to the debt collection agency. I have passed them all the evidence they requested and they have passed it back to Oranges fraud team. Despite waiting months and…
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Do apple sell refurb iPhones?
Hi, I just wanted to know if apple sell refurbished iPhones like what they do with iPads etc? I am looking to purchase an unblocked/unlocked iPhone. I have been with 02 for about 4 years on a sim only. 20 a month, 600 anytime mins and unlimited texts and Internet. I currently use a bb9900 bold and would like to purchase…
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which PAYG sim for tourist
Hello, I occasionally visit the UK and always used a Virgin Mobile PAYG sim to have a UK number. Now I can't seem to find the sim again and because I'm visiting London tomorrow I was wondering if there are any better options for me. What I need (in order of importance): - sim/number never expires - Cheap flat free data…
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Gmail "not working" on G300
I set up gmail and it seemed to work fine on a G300. Now it will send emails fine but only seems to receive them when I press refresh. What dumb thing have I done now!?! Thanks
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Phone not charging is it under warranty?
I have a mobile phone which is on a contract with Talk Mobile (carphone warehouse) last couple of days I've noticed that when I come to charge the phone up it is not doing or when I don't have the phone on charge it shows on the phone that it is charging (complicated I know). What I'm asking advice for is. If I didn't take…
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iTunes/iPhone help please...
Hi, I wasn't sure what section this should go in so if I'm in ten wrong place, please point me in the direction I should be ;) I got a new iPhone 4 yesterday, I've got my contacts,text message etc etc from iCloud but i was on my sons iTunes account and now he has all my contacts and text messages etc on his iPod. I've set…
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Tesco £7.50 contracts
I'm leaving O2 and looking for my first smartphone, occasional use only so the cheaper the better and I'm not overly fussed about which handset Noticed the current 24 month contracts on tesco such as this one http://shop.tescomobile.com/mobile-phones/pay-monthly/htc/wildfire+s/7017 It is sooooo much cheaper than what O2…
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Mobiles.co.uk - Cashback Eventually
Anyone signing up for a cashback mobile phone deal with a company trading as mobiles.co.uk (part of Carphone Warehouse I believe) should be aware that they will have to wait up to eight weeks for each of their cashback payment cheques. The company says it takes this long for their bank to "process the cheque "! They must…
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MSE News: Protection plan for phone and broadband price hikes unveiled
"Under proposals announced by Ofcom today, customers hit by rises would be able to exit their contract without penalty..." Read the full story: Protection plan for phone and broadband price hikes unveiled
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Orange - are they trying it on?
My daughter had an Orange phone contract until she had her phone stolen last August. At that point I gave her my spare i-phone and she gave Orange a months notice as required in her T&C's. Orange gave her a PAC code to port her number and told her she must use it in 30 days or it would expire. In the end she went with O2…
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Orange Upgrade has been cancelled by Orange!
I've been with Orange for over 5 years and called them on the 28/11/12 wishing to upgrade to a Samsung S3, but as they wouldn't let me have the phone for free I decided to cancel and requested a PAC code. I looked online and found a great deal from Phone 4 U where the phone was free and I got £7.50 off my monthly bill so I…
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Orange not paying topcashback (for anyone)
There are innumerable reviews on TCB Orange page concerning their failure to pay out cashback amounts. Usually the cashback tracks, but is cancelled (conveniently, right after the contract grace period expires). There are many people missing out on £50-120, it seems an awful lot for a supposedly reputable retailer to be…
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leaving after virgin customer only deal
Hi all, my partner is thinking of going for one of these Virgin mobile deals you can only have if your already a broadband/TV customer. However, chances are we will leave Virgin soon as we're out of contract and they keep increasing prices. Does anyone know if there would be any penalty if she did leave after doing a deal…
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Fonehouse refuse to cancel my mum's phone contract
Hi I need help here on how to make fonehouse pay for their S&*t service. Mymum got a call from some person named Ben from fonehouse sales team. They upgrade her contract, which the deal was not good when she told me about it. Atthe time I was thinking that it was T-mobile that had sold her the contractbecause her itemised…
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Good cheap PAYG smartphone Northern Ireland + network?
Hi all, I would really appreciate any suggestions for a good but inexpensive PAYG smartphone which I can get in Northern Ireland which has a decent screen so I can get internet access on it if need be (at free wifi spots, etc.) and also i would appreciate suggestions for networks to go with it as well? As in ones with…
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cancelling a mobile contract
I have only had my phone just over a month and want to send it back as its too big and runs out of battery life too quick anyone know of my chances of doing this >>..:(
