MSE News: Mobile phone apathy costs users £100s

Former_MSE_Guy

This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:

"Millions of mobile phone users have never switched provider so could be missing out on huge savings, a report claims ..."

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Mobile phone apathy costs users £100s

magpiecottage

We really only use mobiles to agree where to meet up to collect my son from school and are in the process of abandoning Orange in favour of Giffgaff. This means calls will cost 8 pence a minute instead of 25 and if we have topped up in the last three months they are free.

Had to get a couple of unlocked phones on e-bay but they work fine and are better than the ones they replace.

It was really useful on holiday too.

ManicD

I have stayed wuith the same provider for 6 years now. (Orange)

I ALWAYS run my contract to the end, never upgrade early, once i have the freedom to leave, I barter the best deal i can with the sales team. Hang up, call back the next day and speak to disconnections.

This never fails, I have

600 mins
Unlimited txt
Unlimited Browsing

and got the SE W995 phone for free...

for this i pay £16 per month.


I this is made up of a couple of free bundles and a "loyalty" discount of around 40%.

My contract is up for renewal again soon, let see how much cheaper I can go!!!

MY ADVICE: Never upgrade before your contract has fully run out!!! if you do so, they lock you into a new contract and without the option to leave them, your bartering powers are zero!!!

ehlo

"Also call your existing provider, tell it you want to leave"

This is the second article I've read this week that contains references to providers as "it". I'm not sure if this is a new "feature" of the site but I've certainly never noticed it before.

You're not telling "it" (the company) that you want to leave. You're telling "them" (a person/people!)

grumbler

Mobile phone apathy costs users £100s

Long live the apathy!
Without it I wouldn't be able to have free airtime and almost free top handsets for recent 10 years.

chanz4

I would love to know where they have the millions figure from, or it just a guess?

robt_2

chanz4 wrote: »

I would love to know where they have the millions figure from, or it just a guess?

Probably just a wild exaggerated guess. MSE Guy is ex-Daily Mail after-all.

Percy1983

With the cashback deal you can get its silly not to move.

Just got a 12 month sim only with t-mobile at £10 a month for 300 minutes/texts and unlimited internet for my dad.

Fair enough, but when you factor in £80 cashback on quidco, 12 months for £40.

Likewise I got myself the same deal with £50 cashback and a HTC wildfire on a 24 month contract.

The amount of people I know who get nothing more and pay £25+ a month is unreal, I keep telling them there 'free' phones aren't actually free and the think I am mad.

amjustagirl

Percy 1983 is that £10 a month inc vat or excluding?
Cheers

grumbler

It'a £10.21 actually. For non-business tariffs VAT is always included.

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/sim-only/tariffs/

Percy1983

Thats the deal, sorry I didn't include the random pennys.

I seems quidco are still offering £50 cashback for that deal so £75.52 for 12 months (or £6.04 a month if you want to see it that way).