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Strange experience with TT salesman

I was stopped in the street by a TT salesman with a TT display, offering a cheaper deal than my nearly finished O2 contract at £23 a month BB line and free calls.

He offered a faster speed, free calls including 0845 and line rental at £18 a month.

He wanted me to sign up but I said I wanted to compare first. He said ok I have plenty of time to cancel if I sign. He rang TT and passed the phone to me to answer a few questions but had primed me to agree to just say yes to the contract. I asked them to confirm I could cancel but this caused a problem and he had to get back on to them and explain why I had not just said yes.

The call went on for so long, and I was now suspicious so I just walked away.

What was that about?

Comments

  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    It was a freelance agent on commission only. No sales, no income.
    How can £18 per month line rental be a good deal?
    The best deal you'll get with TT is online, maybe via a cashback site. Why give the commission away?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Be careful as you can often end up with a new TT account and still pay your existing TT account .

    jje
  • brenda50
    brenda50 Posts: 291 Forumite
    The £18 was for BB as well.

    I didn't sign anything so am ok.
  • As an O2 customer, the best deal you would probably get is from Sky
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    brenda50 wrote: »
    The £18 was for BB as well.

    I didn't sign anything so am ok.

    If you gave your details, it's not unknown for sigs to be 'added' on your behalf though. All part of the agent service...
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • brenda50
    brenda50 Posts: 291 Forumite
    YIKES!! I never thought of that.
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