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atruefaker

I think the HTC desire looks great, look into that.

I wanted an iPhone until I came accross this beauty, and now I'm trying to get a good deal out of Orange for the HTC desire.

buzzmatt

VODAFONE UPGRADE
Is this a good deal?

Sony Ericsson X10 with a handset charge of £40 (Would have been £55 but haggled £15 discount for not having upgraded in a long time).

£40 per month contract, 18 month agreement (normally £45)
1200 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited Mobile Internet and webmail subject to fail usage.

Total cost = 18 x £40 = £720 + phone cost of £40 = £760
Equivalent to £42.22 a month.

Please let me know if this is a genuinely good deal or if I am being robbed.

johhn_2

buzzmatt wrote: »

VODAFONE UPGRADE
Is this a good deal?
Sony Ericsson X10 with a handset charge of £40 (Would have been £55 but haggled £15 discount for not having upgraded in a long time).
£40 per month contract, 18 month agreement (normally £45)
1200 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited Mobile Internet and webmail subject to fail usage.
Total cost = 18 x £40 = £720 + phone cost of £40 = £760
Equivalent to £42.22 a month.
Please let me know if this is a genuinely good deal or if I am being robbed.

not really, check https://www.ukmobilesearch.co.uk , a new customer can get the same deal so I wouldnt call it a good offer. you might want to change the network to get a better deal for this handset.good luck

winston27

I didn't need a new phone, so I haggled with cpw, who did me a cashback deal, the equivalent of 8 quid a month for 200 mins and 200 texts - phone is still working fine. I saved 350 over 18 months.

mobilejunkie

£8 a month? You were robbed.

stefano

winston27 wrote: »

I didn't need a new phone, so I haggled with cpw, who did me a cashback deal, the equivalent of 8 quid a month for 200 mins and 200 texts - phone is still working fine. I saved 350 over 18 months.

Vodafone and O2 do a sim only deal of 300 minutes and unlimed text for £10 a month for 12 months only.

edsturge

I'm on the o2 simplicity contract (the rolling 30day one) and i was wondering if it is still possible to negotiate, aiming to get a new phone!

I'm on the £20/month option with internet bolt on, and I could do with a new phone. If I ring and tell them I want to switch to a 3 contract with new phone, are they likely to offer me a matching contract with the phone for free?

I'm unsure as you can't 'upgrade' on the simplicity tariff. Any advice/info would be great!

Cheers

stefano

I would be very careful about the 3 network, as everyone, including O2 knows, has a sketchy coverage. A collegue of mine cannot get a signal inside a Mayfair building ground floor, so O2 may not get the bait.

cyberRick

Hi, just negotiated with Orange as a 10 year customer out of an 18 month contract:

Free Blackberry 9700
600 cross network minutes
Unlimited texts
Blackberry / Internet package
8 Gig micro SD card
24 month contract at £20 per month including VAT.

Not to forgetting that on top of the above they already include with my contract Broadband with livebox (averages about 3.2 meg) and second broadband phone number including free calls to pretty much all European landlines. This type of deal is not longer available new, but another factor to hang on in with Orange for.

Happy Customer
Good haggling!

yaddayadda

atruefaker wrote: »

I think the HTC desire looks great, look into that.

I wanted an iPhone until I came accross this beauty, and now I'm trying to get a good deal out of Orange for the HTC desire.

Let me know how you get on as I'll be doing the same in the next week or two