Mobile Affiliates (CoolNewMobile+PhoneBoxDirect+Phones2YourDoor) in Administration

mobilejunkie

Couldn't have got it from cpw - in their wisdom Vodafone dumped them last year in preference for the other sharks and minnows! They must know who sold you the contract - it was the dealer who set up the contract!

I am still optimistic that Vodafone will help out once they get their act together. As long as they tread a similar path as they did recently with Mobile Connections it would be extremely helpful to people on their network. Calls to them now are very hit and miss - as I said, it isn't a week yet since this happened and they have thousands to deal with (most of us have only 1-3 and those with more have been somewhat over-exposed to Mobile Affiliates!). Don't give up hope with them just yet. If they don't deliver in reasonable time you can THEN let rip!

SCRIBES

mobilejunkie wrote: »

SCRIBES:- No need for a list - you won't get enough to add up to £1m that alone the 4-10 that's already been very clearly specified by the administrators - who seem to have done a fantastic job (like it or not!). More importantly it certainly won;t help anyone for these threads to be clogged up with endless posts of how much individuals have lost. In fact, it will merely make things worse, not better. Why depress yourselves? Just try to salvage what you can and move on to the next deal - already got mine. Lol!

Was thinking about a separate thread/poll with just details of how many people and what they have lost. I have close links with my local MP and would present this to him as well as Watchdog, TS etc.. and any other parties that my be interested. It is all very well to just give up and lie down, but if you don't try and do something positive about it then you will never get anywhere! :rolleyes: Have already moved on to other deals.

kennedy09091919

Hi, guys. As all of you can guess, I have a contract with coolnewmobile too. It has just been running for 3 months. I am planning to call Vodafone soon (I didn't do it cause I knew they must be very busy atm) and hopefully they will downgrade my contract significantly as I am not able to pay £35 a month without the cash back (I am an international student here in the UK).

I was just wondering what will happen if I choose to cancel my DirectDebit Mandate? I am aware that by doing so, I will be put into a blacklist (and consequently, I will have difficulties signing a new mobile phone contract and possibly will never be able to any longer). But, will I not be able to open a bank account or use my credit card either in the future? How bad is it to be put into a blacklist here in the UK? Could someone explain to me in a bit more details please?

Thanks in advance guys.

bindiboo

muddyfox470 wrote: »

See here: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=6848060&postcount=71

I posted on the previous page

Ian

to answer my own question. managed to find time to ring today and the answer is no, i can not downgrade tariff. I can of course upgrade should I desire, no problems with that or if I was on a 18month contract I could downgrade but not a 12 month

Big_Dreams_2

Hi Kennedy
Basically, if you cancel your Direct Debit then all the credit reference agencies will be made aware of your inability to pay and it will have an affect on any type of credit you may choose to take out in the future ie, interest free, mortgage, loans etc. Also, just because you cancel a direct debit doesn't mean you no longer owe the money to your mobile airtime provider ie Vodafone. In fact, Vodafone will only allow you to cancel your contract (which is obviously what you will be doing by cancelling the direct debit) if you pay the rest of the monthly monies owed under your contract to its end so there is very little point in doing this. To top all that, you will find that Vodafone will put your debt in the hands of debt collectors who will either write repeatedly and then take you to Court to obtain the money or they will come knocking on your door.

There really is no way out of a contract once made. Im in the same boat as yourself, I was just about to make my first claim for cashback when I realised what has happened. The best thing at the moment is to either contact Vodafone directly on 191 from your mobile or sit tight and await their call to you with an offer of some sort.

mobilejunkie

scribes:- I am not lying down but there's zero point in wasting time and energy. The amounts involved were known last week to a much higher degree than could possibly ever be listed on here; if that's all you're after, present the Administrator's statement.

kennedywhysomanynumbers???:- VERY serious. Everything to do with your credit will come back to haunt you if you cancel your direct debit. Mobile phone contracts would be the least of your worries and they would last for years.

SCRIBES

mobilejunkie; Appreciate what your saying. Its not just about CNM/PBD, but about making more people aware of the problems so that something can be done should it happen again. I imagine CNM/PBD has affected more peope this time.

mobilejunkie

I don't see how a list with a smaller figure than the one already in existence will help at all? I don't have any problems with the basic cashback model and have done extremely well from it. No-one should go into such a deal without a lot of research - if they aren't prepared to do that I'm afraid I would rather see them learn the hard way than kill off something which I and many others still value. Even if you were trying to do that I still don't see any way such a limited last on here would help. However, be my guest on a different thread!

Whilst typing this I had a call back from Vodafone. All I will say about it (and it took a few days) was that I am happy with the outcome. My advice to others earlier about this still stands - those who already jumped too quickly may regret that and I again advise people to be more circumspect.

jaddimom

mobilejunkie wrote: »

I don't see how a list with a smaller figure than the one already in existence will help at all? I don't have any problems with the basic cashback model and have done extremely well from it. No-one should go into such a deal without a lot of research - if they aren't prepared to do that I'm afraid I would rather see them learn the hard way than kill off something which I and many others still value. Even if you were trying to do that I still don't see any way such a limited last on here would help. However, be my guest on a different thread!

Whilst typing this I had a call back from Vodafone. All I will say about it (and it took a few days) was that I am happy with the outcome. My advice to others earlier about this still stands - those who already jumped too quickly may regret that and I again advise people to be more circumspect.

hey, im on voda, do u think ishould call them agin or wait for a call..
if i should call what shouold i say? i usually get fobbed of with excuses!

mswallow

From what I can remember, MSE advertised many of these cash back companies on the site. I would like to know what legal responsibility Martin Lewis and his company have, for the debt many people now find themselves in.