Old Contract? Ask them to keep the line open

Tomarse_2

Hi peeps,

I thought I'd share something that happened to me last week.

I've had my O2 contract for a while and called them to cancel the contract. I told them I'd already just taken out a package with Vodaphone as I wasn't happy with the upgrade package they'd offered me (I lied about the Vodaphone bit as I didn't want them putting me through to the sales line).

A few days later, I got a call from O2 asking me if I'd like to "keep the line open" in case I decide to come back next year. After a bit of questioning, I found out that this is actually a new yearly contract with zero line rental and no itemised billing. So on paper it appears you don't have a current contract where as the reality is I get 25 mins cross network calls and 25 texts FREE per month!

Now I hardly use my phone and when I do it's just to arrange stuff. So this tiny package is all I need really. My phone bills have now cut from about £35 a month to £0!

Try asking your network provider if they'll do this too if you've had your contract long enough. :cool:

xplora

It doesn't matter if you are on the second year of the contract. They're doing that because want to keep you with them. I also have no problem of getting 200 mins and 250 texts free for whole year by credit too as long as you dont need any handset, You can have a try too!

Tomarse_2

Surely if I were still on the first year of the contract, they'd hold me to the £30ish line rental I signed up for.

Thanks for the tip about the free texts and mins. I would give it go but I'm currently tackling my poor credit record (can't get anything!).