Early Vodafone Upgrades

barncopxx

gjchester wrote: »

If your Sim Only there is no upgrade possible only a renewal or taking out a new contract to get a phone. You may have a termination date for the SIM only but that is not an upgrade.

As I said early upgrades have always been at the discression of the network, it's never been a right.

A techncial fault is not a lie. You were told it was error, have lost nothing and any other network will be exactly the same.

Do you by chance work for a mobile phone company?;)

gjchester

barncopxx wrote: »

Do you by chance work for a mobile phone company?;)

Ah the last defence of someone who's wrong, accuse someone of working for the company they understand the rules for.

gjchester

tonymc wrote: »

My only problem is that the upgrade is for my daughter who wants her new phone yesterday

Thats nothing anyone can help with...

Consider buying the phone sim free, it costs more but you can then get a lower sim only tarrif.

Talking Iphone, cheapest 16gb 4S is £30 per month, plus a up front fee and it usually works out around the £900 total cost mark for 24 months.

Sim Free they cost £500, Contract £240 on Giffgaff or £300 on Tesco, saving money and you can change at any point which may be better for a child who wants the latest phone. Down side is the upfront cost.

tonymc

Fortunately, my daughter is after a Blackberry 9360 which I have seen for sale for around £230-ish. As you say, at least buying the phone sim-free gives the option of upgrading the phone earlier than the 24 months. Will just have to find a company where I can get cashback on the phone and SIM only contracts to offset the Vodafone early termination charge.

jbainbridge

Why not ask Vodafone to change the current internet allowance to a BB one for the remainder of the contract ... then use it with the new phone. Once the contract is up you can move or negotiate a sim only contract.