Vodafone 4.1% price rise

d123

Stretlow wrote: »

its not always that simple is it, when you say " I should have expected this"

I've come from a sim only deal that I've been on since 2013. i took the contract because i got a pretty good deal on the handset I was looking at (which i'm regretting leaving now)

I'm sorry but whichever way you want to butter it up, a price increase 2 months into a 24 month deal with no get out options is an absolute bumming.

You’re an example of why it’s a good idea to understand what you’re signing up to before signing up and agreeing to the terms.

“I couldn’t be bothered to do the research and check what I was agreeing to” isn’t a legal defence, unfortunately...

Stretlow

d123 wrote: »

You!!!8217;re an example of why it!!!8217;s a good idea to understand what you!!!8217;re signing up to before signing up and agreeing to the terms.

!!!8220;I couldn!!!8217;t be bothered to do the research and check what I was agreeing to!!!8221; isn!!!8217;t a legal defence, unfortunately...

I'm not doubting you on this, t's and c's are there for a reason, that doesn't make this right. "We can increase how much you pay, when we want and there's nothing you can do about it" doesn't sit right

I've sorted it anyway, the phone i wanted was £629 sim free. i sold my old one for £90, they want £470 to buy myself out of the contract.

so i'm getting the phone for £443 and ill go back to a sim only deal. lesson learned.

mobilejunkie

Stretlow wrote: »

I'm not doubting you on this, t's and c's are there for a reason, that doesn't make this right. "We can increase how much you pay, when we want and there's nothing you can do about it" doesn't sit right

I've sorted it anyway, the phone i wanted was £629 sim free. i sold my old one for £90, they want £470 to buy myself out of the contract.

so i'm getting the phone for £443 and ill go back to a sim only deal. lesson learned.

"What is right" is not what is LAW. If you don't like the law (and I would agree in this instance) you can stand for Parliament or lobby your MP. Good luck with either of those!

Stretlow

mobilejunkie wrote: »

"What is right" is not what is LAW. If you don't like the law (and I would agree in this instance) you can stand for Parliament or lobby your MP. Good luck with either of those!

or I can just buy myself out and never take a contract again.... and put it down to a life lesson..

I'll still maintain that the regulator is wrong on this

Stretlow

I have a non rant question about this.

I'm reading now the sim free deals are exempt from this...

I'm assuming that this is the 30 day rolling contracts and not the 12 month contracts you see?

d123

Stretlow wrote: »

I have a non rant question about this.

I'm reading now the sim free deals are exempt from this...

I'm assuming that this is the 30 day rolling contracts and not the 12 month contracts you see?

Some sim free deals are currently exempt, it all depends on what the specific terms for the specific sim only contract say.

overpricedcoffee

Stretlow wrote: »

I have a non rant question about this.

I'm reading now the sim free deals are exempt from this...

I'm assuming that this is the 30 day rolling contracts and not the 12 month contracts you see?

12 months and 30 days for 3 and 30 days for everyone else I believe

Stretlow

Thanks for that.. so i'll leave it until 1st april until they've finished having everyone over then get myself in a 12 month sim only deal...

overpricedcoffee

Stretlow wrote: »

Thanks for that.. so i'll leave it until 1st april until they've finished having everyone over then get myself in a 12 month sim only deal...

I have until May 19 on my contract with Vodafone so got a while to wait before I go back to sim only, oh why did I leave sim only!!

I know why... got hit by the shiny shiny new phone..... grrrrr shiny things.

prowla

EE are doing the same - I got a text saying it's going up 4.1% at the end of March.