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3 trying to pull a fast one?

Hi all,

for the past few months I've been using payg on tmobile whilst I waited for my contract phone to expire.

The contract was for £35/month, and since it only had 6 months left I managed to get it changed onto a lower tariff of £25.

Come today when I ring them to give them a months notice that I am cancelling, they say I can't as the contract is running until 2010!

I'm sure I would have noticed them saying this would extend it another 18 months for a sim I no longer use...

Any advice on what I can do with this?

Cheers

Jai

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  • Clive_Woody
    Clive_Woody Posts: 5,966 Forumite
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    Hi all,

    for the past few months I've been using payg on tmobile whilst I waited for my contract phone to expire.

    The contract was for £35/month, and since it only had 6 months left I managed to get it changed onto a lower tariff of £25.

    Come today when I ring them to give them a months notice that I am cancelling, they say I can't as the contract is running until 2010!

    I'm sure I would have noticed them saying this would extend it another 18 months for a sim I no longer use...

    Any advice on what I can do with this?

    Cheers

    Jai

    Is your contract with 3 or TMobile?

    :D
    "We act as though comfort and luxury are the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about” – Albert Einstein
  • Is your contract with 3 or TMobile?

    :D

    its with 3 :)
  • Maybe when they lowered your tariff they started you on a new 18-month contract?
  • shouldn't they have stated that though?
  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    They wouldn't reduce your monthly charge without wanting you to agree to taking out a new contract.

    Otherwise we'd all be wanting £10 a month reduction!
  • Tigert
    Tigert Posts: 467 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Quentin wrote: »
    They wouldn't reduce your monthly charge without wanting you to agree to taking out a new contract.

    Otherwise we'd all be wanting £10 a month reduction!

    Yes they would, it's in the T's and C's for my contract that I can reduce it by one step per month after month 9.
    LBM : March 2008 :cry:
    Debt Free Date : 25th July 2012 :)
    DMP Mutual Support Thread: #170
    Long Haul Supporters Thread : #115
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