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Vodafone Retention Deals

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  • sean1604
    sean1604 Posts: 15 Forumite
    I'm on the n96 for £25ish a month unlimited texts and 300 mins and unlim internet, started wokring for 3 and i want a new handset asap no bothered if i have to go onto a new contract with voda at a cheap price to get a handset as i'll be getting a free sim from 3 with all the texts mins and int i need. Contract doesn't end till april though and I phoned up today they said the ealiest i could upgrade would be the end of january which i figured bu the guy said the best i could do would be £20 per month for something not as good as the n97. If i was to do a 6 month extension just now i'd have to pay ~£440 for the n97! That's with £60 off, any ideas? Or should i just buy an unlocked iphone outright when my contract ends with voda, perhaps clear the contract off when i get my 3 sim and get an iphone or something then...?
    Looking for good deals! :)
  • John_3:16
    John_3:16 Posts: 849 Forumite
    You are the best person to answer you own questions working in the mobile sector.
    The measure of love is love without measure
  • I'm mobile broadband not mobiles..
    Looking for good deals! :)
  • jclegs
    jclegs Posts: 323 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Would you not be better buying through Three and getting your discount?
  • W.W.J.D
    W.W.J.D Posts: 15 Forumite
    The family has 3 accounts with Voda but Virgin are offering alot better deals at the moment so they have lost 1 account with the other 2 lining up to be changed! Vodaphone would not even come close to what Virgin offered
    A fool think he needs no advice, but a wise man listens to others
  • real1314
    real1314 Posts: 4,432 Forumite
    jockdee wrote: »
    thought i'd put my tuppence in.

    got my PAC last week.
    vodafone retentions phoned today to offer the new Satio for £25 PM with 600 mins unlimited texts and internet, 24 months.
    said i wanted it under 18 months so recalculated as £29.70.
    said i'd mull it over and get back to him and he's phoning again tomorrow.

    this a good deal?


    The 2nd deal is not very good. You'd pay £29.70 x 18 = £534.60

    On 24 months you'd pay £25 x 24 = £600

    So on the 24 month deal you'd only be paying £65 more for the last 6 months - about £11 a month.
  • real1314 wrote: »
    The 2nd deal is not very good. You'd pay £29.70 x 18 = £534.60

    On 24 months you'd pay £25 x 24 = £600

    So on the 24 month deal you'd only be paying £65 more for the last 6 months - about £11 a month.

    Hi,

    That would mean he pays £4.70 extra for 6 months, so in total £28.20. Basically you pay £28.20 to upgrade/end the contract 6 months early!

    I was on the phone to Voda yesterday and was offered:

    Free Samsung Tocco Ultra Edition
    600 minutes + txts
    £20 a month for 18 months

    The only condition was that I had to take out the insurance for a month which can be cancelled!

    Is that a good deal? I like the W715 for 12 months deal...going to mention it to them today, god willing!
  • update
    update Posts: 133 Forumite
    PAC code expire two week time l haven't receive any call from vodafone , may be time for a change

    SUN PREPAID| Limit £O - balance £800CR
    JD WILLIAMS | Limit £320---£800 - balance £10
    Next | Limit £3500 - balance £ 0
    Savings - £3350
  • Durrsaku
    Durrsaku Posts: 33 Forumite
    I am due to upgrade as my contract ends in two months.

    I would like to have the SE Satio so i gave them a ring. Chatted to a guy called Mike who after a long friendly chat offered this deal.

    300 min
    unlimited txt
    unlimited internet
    18 months contract
    £25 per month
    £60 to pay for the handset.

    I didn't take it but asked him to save it on my account. I would have taken it if the handset was free but i guess it has given me something to work with.
    Anybody got anything better on the Satio?
  • MORPH3US
    MORPH3US Posts: 4,906 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Read on HUKD today someone got the HTC Magic 18m x £17.50 a month. 300 mins, unlimited text and internet.....

    If they had offered me this I probably would have stayed with them but they try and rip you off and now i've got me a HTC Hero on T-Mobile... very happy.
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