With 3 already. Can I move to a new contract and keep number (Quidco query)?

bingo_bango

Having spent 70 mins on the phone to 3 today, I could have killed them. Have one contract just expired, another about to (PAC for phone 1 last week, got the second one today).
I want 2 new contracts, the E71 on the £20 texter plan. I tried for a bit of discount, and I was offered 43pence per contract, along with a one time discount of £5 per contract. I pointed out that the 43p 'discount' is actually the VAT saving, so she offered a free 2Gb SD card (that already comes with the phone :rolleyes: ).
If I could get them at £17 I'd take them, but they weren't for budging (I currently spend ~£36pm on current contracts).

Looking on Quidco, they're giving £47.50 for each £20 texter contract, which would bring the price into £16.94pm (over 18 months). I'd accept that as a way around it, but can I keep the old numbers if I move across on an internet only deal? Obviously I need to complete online to get the cashback.

Anyone tried this and been successful?

Jon_01

You'd have to port out to another network and then port back. If you open a new contract they won't let you move your old number to it.

bingo_bango

I thought that would be the case. Will have to wait and see if they call me to offer anything else.

northernlights

Hi

What about using one contract to recommend a new contract - which would give you a £30 discount for each 'phone'? (Recommend a friend).

I phoned 3 two days ago, contract about to end in a couple of months, wanting to upgrade phone on my current contract (Mix and match 300 = £15 pm). I wanted the Nokia 6220 which cost £17 pm on MM300, but they wouldn't budge - telling me 'the £2 extra pm is only the cost of a cup of coffee! I explained I didn't want to pay any extra and as I had been a customer for 5 years, I wasn't asking for a massive discount. No way - despite saying when contract run out I would cancel.

I will now wait until my contract runs out, get hubby to recommend me (£30 each) and if I still can't have the 6220 will downgrade to their Mix and Match 100 as I don't use anywhere near 300 mins/texts. This costs £9 with the same phone (Nokia 3120) they were offering me as an upgrade on the £15 deal. Why can't they see they are loosing out here.....:rolleyes:

I have checked other providers and sadly can't find a deal to match 3.

robt_2

northernlights wrote: »

Hi

What about using one contract to recommend a new contract - which would give you a £30 discount for each 'phone'? (Recommend a friend).

From the T+C's: The recommender and the person being recommended cannot be the same person.

Whether they check up on that or not I don't know.

I phoned 3 two days ago, contract about to end in a couple of months, wanting to upgrade phone on my current contract (Mix and match 300 = £15 pm). I wanted the Nokia 6220 which cost £17 pm on MM300, but they wouldn't budge - telling me 'the £2 extra pm is only the cost of a cup of coffee! I explained I didn't want to pay any extra and as I had been a customer for 5 years, I wasn't asking for a massive discount. No way - despite saying when contract run out I would cancel.

I will now wait until my contract runs out, get hubby to recommend me (£30 each) and if I still can't have the 6220 will downgrade to their Mix and Match 100 as I don't use anywhere near 300 mins/texts. This costs £9 with the same phone (Nokia 3120) they were offering me as an upgrade on the £15 deal. Why can't they see they are loosing out here.....:rolleyes:

I have checked other providers and sadly can't find a deal to match 3.

Yet you still want a discount.

Anyway, you are not entitled to anything whatsoever (other than an upgrade), you are still in your minimum contract term. Why do you think they would be offering you a discount now? It might be different if you leave it until your contract ends and are a good (ie profitable) customer.

adewton

Jon_01 wrote: »

You'd have to port out to another network and then port back. If you open a new contract they won't let you move your old number to it.

I am in the same situation with T-mobile. Does my plan make sense. I plan to port my numbers 'away' to PAYG phones of rival operator and port it back in 2-3 months.
My first question is ' what is the minimum time before you can safely port the number back.? :cool:
The second is Will they fail me on their credit check if I return too soon? I can always use my wife's details (still flaunting her maiden name but same address)

adewton

Can anyone help with my enquiries please?

hotkee

You can port back pretty much as soon as you ported out to someone else - that is what I think to be the case. It may be there is 30 day limit imposed but I doubt it.

Just port out to another provider and once its done, ask the new provider for a pac code and see what they tell you.

Fail your credit check? Only if you have something wrong with it.

I would use your own name and if your wife's, then you use her current name if she has credit issues of her own or to avoid any in future.