Is it worth building up a MASSIVE bill to leave Vodafone contract

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NFH wrote: »

I am against long term service contracts with a bundled handset. I believe that the norm should be to buy the goods and service separately as happens in many other countries. I have little sympathy with those who sign up for long term contracts instead of saving up for a phone and signing up for a SIM-only contract.

However, I also despise the price increases imposed by some networks upon those who have signed up to a long contract. If the networks aren't prepared to honour the terms of the long contract until its minimum term has finished, then they shouldn't offer these long contracts in the first place. Therefore I like the OP's approach which effectively penalises the networks for failing to honour the terms of the long contract. I don't think the OP is one of those I describe in my first paragraph but someone who has found a way to make the networks' unreasonable price hikes backfire on them.

Me too. But it's easy to see why so many sign up to contracts and how for a lot of people the only way to get a premium smartphone with a good tariff is through a contract. (Hence why so many are sold every day)

I too despise price increases. In this case though Vodafone can actually increase the price outside of the allowances. If they were increasing the tariff cost every month then everyone would be able to cancel as long as they signed up/renewed after Jan 23rd.

Vodafone are actually allowing a small number of people to cancel their contract due to the material detriment clause in their contract by contacting the people who will be affected by it (based on usage in the last 3 months) and giving them the 30 days required to cancel. Something which I think is a good move from Vodafone as no network in the past has honoured their material detriment clause properly. Yes it's controlled by Vodafone who can cancel but it's fair enough.

robbies_gal

id say you woud have had to do it over a few months rather than one or everyone would be doing it

System

Since they are increasing core prices above inflation, I would suggest you have the right to terminate the contract anyway

GeoffBird wrote: »

Hello All,

It seems to me that everyone on Vodafone has a great opportunity to leave their expensive contracts by building up significant out of bundle charges this month. As far as I read it, Vodafone will look at your charges this month and if the out of bundle price increases would result in a bigger than 10% increase to your bill then you can leave. Seems it would be worth it to build up a big build this month to ditch your expensive contract and move to a sim only deal.

Love some advice to see if I'm right.

Thanks,

Geoff