MSE News: T-Mobile to hit pay monthly users with price hikes

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

True to form I expect the other Companies to follow suit like a flock of sheep. Grrrh!

tifo

if they can allow for a price change in terms and conditions what's to stop them starting at, say £10 and pushing this up to £30?

robbies_gal

they cant go above the rate of inflation thats what would stop them

Stuart_W

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver wrote: »

True to form I expect the other Companies to follow suit like a flock of sheep. Grrrh!

But it's already happened. As said a the beginning of this thread, Orange did a few months ago. Before that, Vodafone did so under the guise of "simplifying" contracts which actually meant rounding up to the next 50p or £1 after the VAT rise left odd sounding monthly amounts. Vodafone seemed to get away with it, whilst the endless thread on this board after the Orange announcement implied that Orange were going to court for what was being made to sound like crimes against humanity.

If you are faced with increases, rushing to a different company as soon as your contract ends could very much be a case of cutting off your nose to spite your face. Some Orange customers were able to use their price rise as an opportunity to agree a very attractive new deal. You won't necessarily find another company treats you differently.

If you've got 18 months left on a £20/month contract, it's another £13.32 in total that you need to pay, a few pence a month.
Compare this to other prices that have or will have increased in that time. This is trivial. So, yes, whilst every penny does count, please don't spend £15 on phone calls, postage and correspondence in order to save £13. Accept this increase an concentrate on real moneysaving elsewhere. And if you don't like the idea of 24 month contracts, don't choose to have one!

premierfella

I agree with some of the above. I suspect most of the really unhappy will be those who didn't look at the Orange price rise thread a few months back, as anyone that had read that thread would have been aware that the sister T mobile brand would follow once it became obvious that the industry watchdogs were unable and/or unwilling to get involved.

The only way I would take up an Orange or T Mobile contract in the future is if the deal was so incredibly good that it is effectively a loss-maker for them after factoring in the probably automatic annual inflation rises which should now be expected on Orange/Tmobile.

I agree that no-one should waste excessive effort or cash in hounding TMobile over the rise. For the sake of £X0s you'd be better off sitting out the contract and dumping it on expiry - letting them know the reason then - rather than rewarding their behaviour by taking a deal that would extend your time with them and increase their profits (unless you're after a swanky new phone they are unlikely to offer you a deal that will beat what you can get as a new customer elsewhere anyway).

passatrider

Attackthebanks wrote: »

Pay as you go is starting to look like a good option again!

http://orangeworld.co.uk/r/newterms5/

It seems Orange have got this angle covered too! A 100 mins bundle costing £5 now rises to £7.50 from May 31st. A rise of 50%!

Beckyy

I got my letter this morning.

Luckily I'm on a rolling contract so can exit with 30 days notice, but I'm yet to find something else that will suit me without being tied in.

Guys_Dad

Let's split this down.

First of all, as was shown with the Vodafone saga, T-Mobile can increase the price and the regulator will do nothing. The law is on their side.

Is it right that a contract should be increased mid-term? Morally "No", but the t&c say they can. From a PR standpoint, it's not a good move as those affected and upset will want to leave as soon as they can.

But what's the point if all the networks do the same thing and have similar t&c?

Common sense says when the initial period is up, look around and go with the best deal at the time, even if it's from the "filthy swine" who raised your charges mid term. If everyone decided in principle to ditch their current network for raising prices, then all the Vodafone disillusioned customers would move to, say, Orange and vice versa! No detriment to the networks, then.

But even more sensible is to separate the handset cost from the air-time contract. For a start, 12 months is a minimum handset-inclusive contract, but is the longer length for sim-only contracts. There is no way that I am ever going to sign up for a 24 month contract with all the hassle if the handset goes wrong and the additional monthly cost over sim only.

Sometimes, one has to accept that things don't seem right, but recognise that, when it comes time to renew, to reappraise completely the deal you want and remember that at that point, you are in the driving seat.

Guys_Dad

Beckyy wrote: »

I got my letter this morning.

Luckily I'm on a rolling contract so can exit with 30 days notice, but I'm yet to find something else that will suit me without being tied in.

Two sensible points there, Becky.

1. Rolling 30 day contract to give you freedom to move and

2. Holding on till there is a better deal that suits YOU and not cutting your nose off to spite your face. :beer:

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I'm sure this has nothing to do with needing to raise funds for the arrival of 4G in the UK