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Best deal on an orange san francisco?

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  • narika
    narika Posts: 208 Forumite
    if you are already Orange PAYG customer. Just call their CS to buy a OSF for £79. thats including a tenner top-up. Like someone already said then slip in a giffgaff sim. hassle free and you will be able to cancel the contract anytime you want.
  • my_definition
    my_definition Posts: 857 Forumite
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    edited 12 February 2011 at 6:31PM
    can i interupt to ask a question about the osf please. i was about to buy the osf from orange or argos. i have an orange payg sim would i be better phoning cutomer services and trying to get a we discount for this handset?
  • Rusty!
    Rusty! Posts: 2,076 Forumite
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    can i interupt to ask a question about the osf please. i was about to buy the osf from orange or argos. i have an orange payg sim would i be better phoning cutomer services and trying to get a we discount for this handset?
    Definitely
  • narika wrote: »
    if you are already Orange PAYG customer. Just call their CS to buy a OSF for £79. thats including a tenner top-up. Like someone already said then slip in a giffgaff sim. hassle free and you will be able to cancel the contract anytime you want.

    thanks soo much for putting that up was about to pay £109 from website (less quidco ofcourse) then realised my mum had an orange sim she sometimes uses gave them a phone and after quoting this price got a £30 discount as an existing customer and paid £78.99

    im very happy and to think yesterday i nearly paid £130 for the wildfire
  • td
    td Posts: 362 Forumite
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    Hi,

    What info do Orange need when you ring if you have an orange sim card? Do you have to be registered with them online etc or just basically have the phone number?

    Thanks
    td
  • td wrote: »
    Hi,

    What info do Orange need when you ring if you have an orange sim card? Do you have to be registered with them online etc or just basically have the phone number?

    Thanks
    td

    Would completely LOVE to know this aswell, what do you have to say for the discount? Thanks
  • narika
    narika Posts: 208 Forumite
    Would completely LOVE to know this aswell, what do you have to say for the discount? Thanks

    I think the sim needs to be registered, if it has not already been. simples. btw register means giving them your name, address and DOB....does not take longer than 5 mins.

    Ask for the sales person that any mobiles greater than £80 are eligible for a one off £30 for existing PAYG customers.

    if they do not offer. Just end the call and call back again, depends on who you speak to. But in couple of tries I had managed to get one.
  • my sim wasnt registered had been active a while but maybe only ever been toped up £10
  • tony6403
    tony6403 Posts: 1,257 Forumite
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    edited 19 February 2011 at 12:07AM
    I received an OSF as a present. Pay as you go.
    Due to my total inexperience with android ,I apparently used the £20 top up on data before I made a single call.
    I checked my online account and more than £13 had been used in the space of three minutes.
    I called at my local Orange shop and the staff couldn't explain . Went to another Orange shop and was put on a phone to Orange's contact centre - the assistant simply read out the list of charges which I had incurred with no explanation as to how 3 minutes could cost £13. He told me that I would have been charged for any wi-fi connections.
    I have sent emails to Orange ; all I get is an automated response.
    Given the lack of help from Orange I don't want to continue as their customer.
    I read in this thread about giffgaff.
    Can I simply get a SIM from giffgaff and use their network following unlocking?
    Can I keep my number and contacts ?
    Is giffgaff coverage ok?
    I would be obliged for any help.
    Forgotten but not gone.
  • jenniewb
    jenniewb Posts: 12,840 Forumite
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    tony6403 wrote: »
    I received an OSF as a present. Pay as you go.
    Due to my total inexperience with andoid ,I apparently used the £20 top up on data before I made a single call.
    I checked my online account and more than £13 had been used in the space of three minutes.
    I called at my local Orange shop and the staff couldn't explain . Went to another Orange shop and was put on a phone to Orange's contact centre - the assistant simply read out the list of charges which I had incurred with no explanation as to how 3 minutes could cost £13. He told me that I would have been charged for any wi-fi connections.
    I have sent emails to Orange ; all I get is an automated response.
    Given the lack of help from Orange I don't want to continue as their customer.
    I read in this thread about giffgaff.
    Can I simply get a SIM from giffgaff and use their network following unlocking?
    Can I keep my number and contacts ?
    Is giffgaff coverage ok?
    I would be obliged for any help.

    Can't answer all your questions as I have not tried myself, however I am seriously considering it.

    I have heard GiffGaff runs on the 02 network which itself boasts (or at least used to) that it has the best UK coverage of all the mobile networks.
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