Can't afford my contact, what can I do?

Xeorix

Well I didnt get the iPhone (yuck), I took the X1 instead. Being a 'smartphone' it is constantly connected to the internet to retrieve emails etc.

Anyway, the unlimited internet was a free bolt on which O2 now include in all contracts.

I explained to them that I wasn't willing to pay £150 for a phone on an 18mnth contract costing £30 for 600mins 600txts.

On average I use about 150 minutes and 1000ish messages so im going to see if I can lose some minutes and lower the price. As for people saying get a second job.

It kinda hard when your a student that works at the weekends and after Uni when I can, as well as trying to revise for exams, doing 25,000 word dissertations and projects.

mrcow

GregHesp wrote: »

It kinda hard when your a student that works at the weekends and after Uni when I can, as well as trying to revise for exams, doing 25,000 word dissertations and projects.

Okay then try living within your means instead then. Kind of a novel idea to some I guess?

Xeorix

The point is that Im getting billed for stuff I was unaware of. I told the guy when I upgraded that it was still expensive but he assured me it was the best deal, I felt pressured into saying yes lol

treb1971

18 x 30 = £540
18 x 45 = £810

If you had paid the £150 upfront for the handset, you would have saved £120 over the life of the contract. It's worth looking at the overall cost of the contract...

redux

treb1971 wrote: »

18 x 30 = £540

£20 a month should have been possible on a retentions deal

and some cheaper phones still have internet access, such as E51 at no extra cost

nad_

i can't understand in 1st place y u went for that much long contract? and if so you had a month to think and you could cancel it and if not month then 21 days i think.now downgrad it...i think you can do this after 6 month and do it to the minimum and don't call any one(ur mate etc etc) just give them a ring or 2 and let them ring you and never buy a contract again..........well i had learn my lesson hard way after lossing more then 3000 pound........long sad story and still giv me pain when i remember it and all was lost on this bull..crp contracts
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Xeorix

treb1971 wrote: »

18 x 30 = £540
18 x 45 = £810

If you had paid the £150 upfront for the handset, you would have saved £120 over the life of the contract. It's worth looking at the overall cost of the contract...

Yes but that comes with 600txts. I would have gone over that all the time and ended up racking up a larger bill every month.

Ive emailed the directly (stupid contact form is bugged).
Ill let you know what they say

simpywimpy

I had this problem with vodaphone in that they signed me up to the wrong contract. I never managed to resolve it as it was my word against theirs.

[Deleted User]

So... the problem is greed. You wanted a shiny expensive phone, but you couldn't really afford it

Sell it, get a cheapo phone and put the sim in - job done

treb1971

GregHesp wrote: »

Yes but that comes with 600txts. I would have gone over that all the time and ended up racking up a larger bill every month.

Unlimited text bolt-on. £7.50. Job done. And you get one free bolt-on - that'll be the web browsing. So £37.50 a month, and still 450 (7 hours) more minutes than you need.