Orange 'Free' Broadband

Eva49

Will be interesting to see if they actually DO reverse the decision!........I was told categorically NO........
I wait in anticipation

:beer:

MrMister

nobby1963 wrote: »

Hi Eco-Climber,

Sorry, it might be me but is this supposed to link to the offer ?

I cannot get it to work, any ideas ?

Nobby.

He means this

http://194.33.160.59/research/cm/cm06/overview06/key/

globalste

I've just been on the phone to Orange Broadband trying to sort this out for our home. I asked why the website said £13.50pm but they were quoting £14.00pm, bloke said it was "new customers only", I said I wanted a price match. Bloke then talks to manager and comes back saying the website needs updating, I said that was false advertising. Bloke then says we get the 11.50pm discount for 3 months which is bigger discount.

Will be keeping a close eye on Orange website to see if it remains at £13.50pm.

Eco-Climber wrote: »

Orange are offering upto £100 to drop the insistence of sticking to the Free Broadband for Life. The £100 is to cover termination fees from your existing landline provider. NUTS TO THAT. I've got a contract & sticking to it.

But they still are technically giving free broadband, its just that you must have their landline rental too.

Eva49

globalste wrote: »

But they still are technically giving free broadband, its just that you must have their landline rental too.

I would dispute that it is 'free'

New customers with mobile contract get half price BB = £5

LL rental to include eve & weekend calls = £13.50 + £5 BB + £18.50

Offer to customers with 'free BB' = £14.00 LL & BB and does not include calls
If you want to include eve & weekend calls + £4.50 = £18.50

Same price as any other customer

Unless you can negotiate

diamonds

ioscorpio wrote: »

Has anyone who does not have a mobile contract with Orange been offered a deal without being charged the extra £5 a month for not being an Orange customer?

Orange payg gets £5 off too

diamonds

The £14 FREE broadband deal is poor value in my opinion moreso for alot of Livebox customers - even the top £28 package reduced to £20 for 12 months - Orange are replacing 100 countries for 30 countries, yes you gain mobile calls, but is that not why you have a mobile contract ?

Line rental & broadband £14 x 18 = £252

NEW CUSTOMERS:

Line, broadband, off peak calls £18.50 x 12 = £222

Line, broadband, anytime calls £23.50 x 12 = £282


I would be telling Orange as customers 8.50 discount on top package at £20, and they buy you out of any line rental contract....that is the new terms you agree to outwith legal action.

Terms & Conditions can be set by both parties. £20 a month is better in Orange bank account than providing FREE broadband, you get anytime calls, 1000 mobile minutes, those on Livebox 100 countries need to ask that bundle be applied to the landline deal over the 30 countries currently on offer, no deal means you seek legal redress, Orange will take a cut on loss over providing FREE broadband.

The wholesale price minutes via France Telecom compared to per GB to BT is the difference between a profit & loss.

100 Countries/price list: http://www.filedropper.com/o100countries

France still has 100 countries, Orange UK no doubt tried to stop the financial bleeding
http://www.filedropper.com/o100countries

nli10

Just pulled the trigger and jumped to plus net. :j It was kind of inevitable as I've set up so many people in my family with them that the original person gets a a good few pounds off their bill now!

I never needed them as I had the free Orange service (although about 6 years ago during the troubled times I almost jumped), but they have been so hassle free that it feels risk free and reasonably priced.

If they'd have waited to kick us off until 4G was out and they could provide superfast then I may have stayed, but as my Mobile is with them in 12 months I guess I can see if they want to fight for my business again with some kind of combo deal.

Cheers for all the insight and help from this big thread. :money:

MAC code time now...

globalste

fitz2012 wrote: »

The £14 'free' broadband offer is an 18 mth contract, offered to those customers who have existing free broadband. It is line rental only (includes no evening and weekend calls) and 'free broadband'. Apparently you cannot add call bundles to it.

That's not the conversation I just had today

nobby1963

MrMister wrote: »

He means this

http://194.33.160.59/research/cm/cm06/overview06/key/[/QUOTE


Many Thanks MrMister

Flying-High_2

£14 for broadband and line rental for 18month is what I was offered this morning when they woke me up. Apparently I cant get the deals on the website as I'm out of area? off line? off grid? blah de blah.. I forget the term he used so for Line rental broadband and Anytime calls I was looking at £35pm