Are there any good deal for Students?

Lady_K

Are there any good deals for Students?

Been used to 750 cross mins and 350 texts so something around that kind of deal is needed, not bothered about video calling

ianonline

have you checked out some of the o2 deals?

http://shop.o2.co.uk/student/o2uk/jsp/tariffs/selectTariff.do?menu=y

Karnam

I have two student contracts on Orange (one for me one for the sister, and yes we are both students)

1) 120 xnet anytime mins, 1000 texts, 50% off landline calls, £50 credit at start of contract. I got the V3 for free as my contract is £25 a month. I got this through rententions by threatening to leave orange for other student packages.

2) 1000 xnet off peak mins, 1000 texts, 50% off landline calls and £50 credit at start of contract. My sister chose the new Pebl and got that for free her bill is £25 a month. We got this in the Orange shop, as retentions wouldnt give her anything good so she opened a new contract.

Lady_K

ianonline

Why is this one showing cheaper than the link you sent me is there something about this contact making it cheaper? I'm not sure if this one is anytime anynetwork minutes or not but even the online 400 is showing more on the link you sent me than this one with more minutes and texes I just wondered why in case its an error

http://shop.o2.co.uk/shop/o2uk/jsp/handsets/3GPhones.jsp

ianonline

The link I submitted was to the student section of the site as they sometimes have better offers on handsets than are available on the "normal" site (certainly with the PAYG phones).

As far as I can see there are no differences as regards the tariffs for contract phones:

http://shop.o2.co.uk/student/o2uk/jsp/tariffs/selectTariff.do?menu=y (student link)

http://shop.o2.co.uk/shop/o2uk/jsp/tariffs/selectTariff.do?menu=y (non-student link)

http://shop.o2.co.uk/student/o2uk/jsp/handsets/3GPhones.jsp (student link)

http://shop.o2.co.uk/shop/o2uk/jsp/handsets/3GPhones.jsp (non-student link)


The 3G phones have their own tariff -
QUOTE FROM YOUR LINK:
"Tariffs exclusive to 3G phones"

Lady_K

how come it is cheaper to have a 3g phone contract than the other? like the texter one at 750 mins anytime anynetwork and 750 texts being £35?

I don't know that much about mobile phones but whats the difference in a 3g and non 3g and why is it are cheaper contracts for the amount of minutes and texts? is there any downside to the 3g phones?

ianonline

Lady_K wrote:

how come it is cheaper to have a 3g phone contract than the other? like the texter one at 750 mins anytime anynetwork and 750 texts being £35?

All I can think is that they are trying to promote their 3G service and encourage more people to switch over to it and upgrade their handsets - just marketing I suppose (unless someone else can offer an alternative theory).

Sorry, but I'm not at all clued up on mobile contracts myself - I'm on PAYG and it suits me fine