Changing o2 Tariff

colin79666

It appears that I can change from my iPhone 30 tariff (100 mins, unlimited texts and data) @ £30.64 per month to O2 100 (100 mins, 500 texts and 500mb data inc tethering) @ £26.50 per month.

The tethering is more use to me than unlimited texts so it would seem to be a good move, and save me some money

Can someone confirm that I can change tariff without altering the overall length of my contract? I signed up for an 18 month deal and want to be sure changing tariff won't mean I have to stick around for another 18 months (I'm about 12 months in).

grumbler

Current contracts allow downgrading to the next lower tariff after 9 month.

AFAIK, older contracts allowed more downgradings, but the first one switches you to a newer contract, so you can downgrade two times in total.

Downgrading doesn't result in the contract extension.

colin79666

grumbler wrote: »

Downgrading doesn't result in the contract extension.

Good stuff, thanks.

Sumochops

Quick follow up question.
I can now downgrade...but when I signed the contract initially 12 months ago I was able to downgrade now as much as I liked...not just two steps which I'm now being offered. The two steps is perfect incidentally but I don't like it when contracts are changed down the line in favour of the operator. I am pretty annoyed is that o2 won't let me downgrade my package as it stands (ie minutes, texts and data) They will downgrade the mins & texts but the data has to be bolted on...

Upshot of all of this...I'm currently on a £45 p/month contract. When I signed I knew I had the option of going to a £36 p/month contract 12months later. Now the 12months is up and o2 have gone to these new rules...to keep my mins, texts & data will cost me...£46 p/month - so that's NOT A DOWNGRADE is it?!?!

Do I have any leg to stand on to stamp my foot and insist that this is unfair and I should be entitled to pay less a year on as they have broken the original contract I signed? This all comes into play now as part of the 18 month plan was to go to this downgraded package a year on to make my iPhone cheaper...and it isn't

Techhead_2

You have no leg to stand on as its YOU who wish to change the tariff and you can only change to an existing tariff, not one which was discontinued a while ago.

Of course there is no harm in asking. But if you do, I wouldn't go around claiming they have broken the contract and are being unfair. Because you'll be relying on a generous goodwill gesture.