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i got my phonebill in 2day and its only £24.20. my tarriff costs costs me £30 a mth????? how weird is this? should i phone them and ask??
Hi, my names katrina and I'm a spendaholic!? Trying to save!?! still havent managed it!! :o

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  • avi_3
    avi_3 Posts: 311 Forumite
    Yup - call and ask, but go through the bill so see what exactly is the talk plan, days they have charged.
  • NiciD_2
    NiciD_2 Posts: 69 Forumite
    I had the same thing happen to me last month. I pay £30 a month usually with o2 but last month's bill was only £18. I havent got round to calling them yet so let me know if you find out what's going on. I had a look at my bill online last night but couldnt really see why I've only been charged this. Be nice if they've decided to reduce the tariff! :D
  • redux
    redux Posts: 22,994 Forumite
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    Were you in credit or have had a refund from last month? Or if it's your first bill, it may not be for a complete month. You can call them free on 100.
  • NiciD_2
    NiciD_2 Posts: 69 Forumite
    I called o2 last night and it turns out my tariff is actually £19 a month not £30! I'm sure that wasnt the case when I intially signed up for it but I cant find anything that tells me what it was - its an online 50 tarrif.
    Sure enough this is quoted as being £19 a month on the website. However I benefit from a better deal than advertised - 50 mins and 500 free texts (I only really use it for texting so suits me).
    I was heavily using my phone when I first got it, meaning I was paying over £30 but recently Ive cut down on usage which is why I only just noticed my bills were actually coming in at under £30.

    Anyway you might want to call them Katrina and see if the same thing applies to you.

    I'm not complaining - means my budget is better off than I thought! Plus they told me I can apply for upgrade next week and they'll offer me an even better deal :cool:
  • still didnt fone o2 soooo peeved off... was out putting signs up FOR work and lost my mobile,it musta fell outta my pocket. have 2 pay 25quid excess fee for a new mob which is a e530 pink-but wondering could i ASK for a d600? would this be allowed or am i just wasting me time?
    Hi, my names katrina and I'm a spendaholic!? Trying to save!?! still havent managed it!! :o
  • 5limJim
    5limJim Posts: 422 Forumite
    NiciD wrote:
    I called o2 last night and it turns out my tariff is actually £19 a month not £30! I'm sure that wasnt the case when I intially signed up for it but I cant find anything that tells me what it was - its an online 50 tarrif.
    Sure enough this is quoted as being £19 a month on the website. However I benefit from a better deal than advertised - 50 mins and 500 free texts (I only really use it for texting so suits me).
    I was heavily using my phone when I first got it, meaning I was paying over £30 but recently Ive cut down on usage which is why I only just noticed my bills were actually coming in at under £30.

    Anyway you might want to call them Katrina and see if the same thing applies to you.

    I'm not complaining - means my budget is better off than I thought! Plus they told me I can apply for upgrade next week and they'll offer me an even better deal :cool:

    HAd to laugh there sorry, bills of over £30 and you think you're a heavy user... :p I was hooked on my mobile phone until recently, overall in the past 12 months I've spent over £1200... No wonder I'm on this site to sort myself out... Good for you getting your bills down to less than £30 :T , for the first time in 3 years this might be ablut to happen to me thanks to T-Mobile and their new FlexT tarrif.... :beer:
    £4988 Lloyds TSB Mastercard
    £400 O/D Lloyds TSB
    £2650 Lloyds TSB Loan
    £5070 Black Horse Finance

    Skint, but I have a plan.... an MSE Plan!!!
  • NiciD_2
    NiciD_2 Posts: 69 Forumite
    haha..see what you mean 5limJim!
    I should have worded that differently - when I say I was spending over £30 I mean I was really spending around £60-80 a month so I didnt notice that my tarrif was actually lower than £30 a month. Now I'm underspending - I've not reached the limit on my call and text allowance for the past two months, so Ive only had to pay the £19 fee.
    Good luck with yours :)
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