Large O2 'data call' charge

mobilejunkie

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Does it say in those T & Cs that it would be pro-rated if you gave them early notification of your intention to end the contract?

I have no idea since it isn't worth looking. A bundle date for a lesser period means a lesser cost BUT a leeser allowance. It's not rocket science, though apparently to you it is.

stragglebod

mobilejunkie wrote: »

I have no idea since it isn't worth looking. A bundle date for a lesser period means a lesser cost BUT a leeser allowance. It's not rocket science, though apparently to you it is.

But the OP had already paid the line rental for the full month.

I've seen a few contracts that do this; the bill you get at the start of January covers January's rental, but December's out-of-bundle usage.

I'd agree with you if the line rental was paid in arrears, and when you think about it you should get the same outcome whether you pay the rental in advance or arrears, but I can see why people might think that because they've paid for the full month, they'll get the full month's bundle, even if the connection is cancelled half way through.

RallyJ

mobilejunkie wrote: »

It's not rocket science, though apparently to you it is.

That's twice you've said the same ignorant sentence within this thread. Once directed at me and now once directed at someone else. There's absolutely no need to be so rude. It's about time you stopped studying mobile phone contacts and started trying to acquire some good manners. It's not rocket science. No really, it isn't. :beer:

pmduk

stragglebod wrote: »

I've seen a few contracts that do this; the bill you get at the start of January covers January's rental, but December's out-of-bundle usage.

I can't think of any mobile phone contracts that aren't done this way.

mobilejunkie

stragglebod wrote: »

But the OP had already paid the line rental for the full month.

I've seen a few contracts that do this; the bill you get at the start of January covers January's rental, but December's out-of-bundle usage.

I'd agree with you if the line rental was paid in arrears, and when you think about it you should get the same outcome whether you pay the rental in advance or arrears, but I can see why people might think that because they've paid for the full month, they'll get the full month's bundle, even if the connection is cancelled half way through.

You can't stop people making incorrect assumptions, even if it's against logic and the way a contract actually works. They sometimes also go wrong by not realising they end up in credit later when a full month has been paid for and the contract terminated part way through the month they have paid for in advance - which is precisely how all monthly contracts work. That and a lot of other things are missed and cause problems later - like not putting a sim pin on and a phone security pin as soon as the sim/or phone arrives. It's all avoidable and bucking against the reality of how contracts work is shooting yourself in the foot.

In English law, ignorance is no defence when things go wrong and caveat emptor is the starting point.