O2 New Draconian Terms & Conditions

kai666

ArsenalFC wrote:

My ground for cancelling is disallowing the sale of mobile phone, that in itself is an disadvantage. Selling straight after you get the phone will obviously get you more money than when the 12/18 months is up. I have sent the letter, will see what they say.

so i assume you sold your phone then?

jnm21

redux wrote:

It doesn't. People are making these fears up.

I cannot agree with that - I think you are confusing what you feel are the chances of the fears being realised with the reality of the fear. For example 10 years ago, someone fearing that terrorists would fly planes into the WTC killing thousands would most likely have been laughed at because the fear was far fetched... does that mean the fear was not real or worthy of consideration?

redux

jnm21 wrote:

I cannot agree with that - I think you are confusing what you feel are the chances of the fears being realised with the reality of the fear. For example 10 years ago, someone fearing that terrorists would fly planes into the WTC killing thousands would most likely have been laughed at because the fear was far fetched... does that mean the fear was not real or worthy of consideration?

What on earth has irrelevant crap about terrorism got to do with fabrication of untrue remarks about changes in terms and conditions?

Some countries have passed laws requiring registration of SIMs after certain discoveries in the past, but that was only about their whereabouts

O2 do not randomly record conversations and sell marketing or other information derived from them to anybody. This would be a lie if anyone said it, and my reply was to someone who was rhetorically asking people to explain any derivation of this suggestion from the T&C - and nobody has done so.

Please let's deal in facts, not paranoid or alarmist invention, but I suggest you get rid of all your phones if you are that worried

MoneySavingSpender

I would still be interested in knowing if this October change of T&C's, under ths "disadvantage" clause means we can cancel the contract penalty free.

My main concern being by stopping us from selling or doing what the hell we like with the phones they give us at the start of a unaltered T&C/Contract means the phone is of less value outside of any contractual period, therefore is a disadvantage imho.

Yet O2 say I cannot cancel penalty-free despite this new change... anyone? anywhere? Legal minded to browse through the O2 Contract T&C's here:
http://www.o2.co.uk/termsconditions/yourairtimecontract
To tell me if I am right please?

SenorGroucho

So...did anyone manage to have their contract cancelled?

SenorGroucho

I guess that was just me then that got offered the chance to cancel.

redux

SenorGroucho wrote:

I guess that was just me then that got offered the chance to cancel.

In my case, I can't see the point of cancelling due to a potential misunderstanding about rights over resale of a phone worth under £20, and the privacy issue has been wildly distorted, as seen above. And if cancelling any cashback contract, the terms of that would also be affected

SenorGroucho

I was offered the chance to cancel but instead took a (goodwill) reduction in line rental which suited me well. I have to say that O2s customer service were very good..I think if they had been at all arsey about it I would have cancelled the contract instead.