3 Retention Deals

diamonds

tell them waht priceplan siuts your needs and ask what deal can you do

shortguy4u

diamonds wrote: »

tell them waht priceplan siuts your needs and ask what deal can you do

The personal plan deal suits my needs better...and that deal was the best they could give me...but ended up taking the VTT700 one...cos its free...if the allowance aint enuff...can get another line...lol

The £595 credit is on my account already...thats awesome...no cashback stuff to handle any more!!!..woohoo!!!...unless i take another line out... (

g33za

3 offered me £522 credit and 500xnet/100txt for an 18month contract at £30/month essentially making it 17months free and 18pound for the last month. Pretty good deal, so i accepted.

jrangi

Hi

Been with Three for around 3 years and my contract expires 16th August. I rang a couple of days ago and to put in the 30 day notice. I want to stay with 3 "direct" and not bother with cash back deals elsewhere. I do need another handset as mine is faulty. The best they could offer me is a phone and £20/ month (500 min and texts which is what I need). I put the 30 day notice a few days ago, hoping they would ring back with a better deal. Today I rang again asking for it to be a payg after it expires (also hoping they would give me a decent deal and I would get this over and done with) but again they only offered the same deal (£20/month).

I do need the minutes and a new handset - I hear people (a lot from this forum) getting excellent deals, is there a way of getting better deals? or will I have to go through the hassle of purchasing a cash back deal and then go through porting the number???

Please help

gooner888

jrangi wrote: »

Hi

Been with Three for around 3 years and my contract expires 16th August. I rang a couple of days ago and to put in the 30 day notice. I want to stay with 3 "direct" and not bother with cash back deals elsewhere. I do need another handset as mine is faulty. The best they could offer me is a phone and £20/ month (500 min and texts which is what I need). I put the 30 day notice a few days ago, hoping they would ring back with a better deal. Today I rang again asking for it to be a payg after it expires (also hoping they would give me a decent deal and I would get this over and done with) but again they only offered the same deal (£20/month).

I do need the minutes and a new handset - I hear people (a lot from this forum) getting excellent deals, is there a way of getting better deals? or will I have to go through the hassle of purchasing a cash back deal and then go through porting the number???

Please help

Say that u;ve got a better deal already lined up with cashback working out as being for Free!!!! that will get them worried :money:

jrangi

I did say I am looking at other deals and possibly going to o2 (thinking that will help) - but still was offered £20/month. Maybe I need to wait a bit longer - cannot think why they are not offering me a much better deal, having been with them for around 3 years and obviously already paid via direct debit.

jrangi

fiendishlyclever wrote: »

Anyone any idea how long a phone takes before it is available to upgrades?

I rather like the look of the new Nokia 6120 as advertised on the website. Unfortunately retentions had never heard of it and could only suggest I call back in a few days when their system had been updated.

I have a a while before my PAC expires but I rather liked the look of this phone combined with the X-series tariff. Hopefully they'll get it in soon and can offer me a deal.

Additionally does anyone know if 3 conduct a price match scheme? this for non cashback +or cashback deals.??

Jazzyjeff_2

I could be wrong but I doubt they will offer you much better than that, 500 minutes and 500 texts is an expensive tariff and you are also getting a free phone. The best deals are usually without a phone, you could try seeing what they'd offer and look into buying a phone off ebay?

Other than that your best bet would be finding a cash back deal.

jrangi wrote: »

Hi

Been with Three for around 3 years and my contract expires 16th August. I rang a couple of days ago and to put in the 30 day notice. I want to stay with 3 "direct" and not bother with cash back deals elsewhere. I do need another handset as mine is faulty. The best they could offer me is a phone and £20/ month (500 min and texts which is what I need). I put the 30 day notice a few days ago, hoping they would ring back with a better deal. Today I rang again asking for it to be a payg after it expires (also hoping they would give me a decent deal and I would get this over and done with) but again they only offered the same deal (£20/month).

I do need the minutes and a new handset - I hear people (a lot from this forum) getting excellent deals, is there a way of getting better deals? or will I have to go through the hassle of purchasing a cash back deal and then go through porting the number???

Please help

jrangi

Jazzyjeff wrote: »

I could be wrong but I doubt they will offer you much better than that, 500 minutes and 500 texts is an expensive tariff and you are also getting a free phone. The best deals are usually without a phone, you could try seeing what they'd offer and look into buying a phone off ebay?

Other than that your best bet would be finding a cash back deal.

Thanks - I am beginning to think like that also, that I will need to but a 3 g phone from ebay. I did ring Three - and without the handset, they are doing 300 minutes/100 texts for £3 ish/month (after some credits) or 500 minutes / 100 test for £7.50 month. Strange how all this mobile system has changed over the year, nowadays Three seem reluntant to give you a new handset and firstly offer without handset prices.

shortguy4u

jrangi wrote: »

Thanks - I am beginning to think like that also, that I will need to but a 3 g phone from ebay. I did ring Three - and without the handset, they are doing 300 minutes/100 texts for £3 ish/month (after some credits) or 500 minutes / 100 test for £7.50 month. Strange how all this mobile system has changed over the year, nowadays Three seem reluntant to give you a new handset and firstly offer without handset prices.

Thre best tariffs that three are doing retentions deals with (as far as i am concerned) is:

1) 500mins & 100txt for 18mths at £18 for the term.
2) 400mins, 250txt, 25vidmin, 25mms & £5download for 18mths at £35 for the term.

Deal no 2 gives a credit of an awesome £595!

If you have asked for the phone to be cancelled...just wait a week or two and Im sure they will ring you and ask you if you want the deal.

You are much better off taking this kind of deal and getting a phone off ebay than getting a deal with a phone. If you take deal one which is what they were gonna give you for £20 a month and buy a phone for £180 then the deal will effectively only cost you £11 a month and avoid all cashback worries.

If you want a phone the deals are no where near as good, but for the amount you are saving with a sim only deal you cant go wrong.

And if you are thinking of getting another cashback deal elsewhere, why dont you get both.