02 Retentions thread 2

timberflake

gingerkitten wrote: »

I currently on contract with o2 and am due for an upgrade, but the last twice I have asked for a new phone they have said they couldn't do it without upping my monthly fee (now £35pm) or extending my contract to eighteen months which I don't want. I don't use my full minutes or texts now so have no intention of going higher on the monthly fee.

I would like an i phone or another phone which don't seem to appear on their 'free' with contract list.

Any suggestions to get what I want without upping everything?

You won't get an iphone or similarly priced handset for free when you're bpaying less than £35 pcm on you line rental. If you want a free phone you'll have to set your sights a little lower, how about the Sony Ericsson C902?

gingerkitten

timberflake wrote: »

You won't get an iphone or similarly priced handset for free when you're bpaying less than £35 pcm on you line rental. If you want a free phone you'll have to set your sights a little lower, how about the Sony Ericsson C902?

the contract is in my name but my daughter uses the phone- I just pay!! Hmm, don't know the Sony Ericsson C902 but my daughter mentioned the LG Renoir? Am I likley to get that for free if I go to eighteen month contract?

timberflake

gingerkitten wrote: »

the contract is in my name but my daughter uses the phone- I just pay!! Hmm, don't know the Sony Ericsson C902 but my daughter mentioned the LG Renoir? Am I likley to get that for free if I go to eighteen month contract?

The LG Renoir is a £100 when taking out a 18 month contract on a £35 tariff so you would be lucky to get that for free. You would probably be able to get it for £50 if you went on to an 18 month contract and up'd you tariff to £35, but to be honest I think you need to lower your price range. Look on o2.co.uk, you should be looking @ phones in the region of £150, I would think you would have a good chance of getting them for free.

Someone is probably going to reply now telling you that you can get the LG Renoir for free on your current tariff (how much are you paying btw?) but you would have to push pretty hard and get someone really nice to get a £250 phone for free on a 12 month contract paying less that £30 pcm!

superjaggybunnet

gingerkitten wrote: »

the contract is in my name but my daughter uses the phone- I just pay!! Hmm, don't know the Sony Ericsson C902 but my daughter mentioned the LG Renoir? Am I likley to get that for free if I go to eighteen month contract?

I do exactly the same for my son. He uses the phone and I just pay :rolleyes:

His old contract was £30 per month for 400 Mins/1000 texts

New contract agreed last week £20 per month for 600 mins/1000 texts/unlimited internet browsing and a free Nokia N95 8GB phone.

I though that was a pretty good deal! :T

joshtbh

superjaggybunnet wrote: »

I do exactly the same for my son. He uses the phone and I just pay :rolleyes:

His old contract was £30 per month for 400 Mins/1000 texts

New contract agreed last week £20 per month for 600 mins/1000 texts/unlimited internet browsing and a free Nokia N95 8GB phone.

I though that was a pretty good deal! :T

Blimey that is a good deal! would you mind telling me what sort of things you asked for and how to bargain to get that please? Also what deal were you on before?

jaidon

joshtbh wrote: »

Blimey that is a good deal! would you mind telling me what sort of things you asked for and how to bargain to get that please? Also what deal were you on before?

is it 12 or 18 months contract?

joshtbh

i'd assume 18.

My recon iphone came today which I'm going to send back, its in immaculate condition not a single scratch or even fingerprint on it, looks completely new.

joshtbh

bloody hell, this phone is so good i think im going to keep it even for £620 for the contract!!!

Dave2_2

TiTheRev wrote: »

The 6600 looks nice Dave, let me know if it's any good if you can...

The 6600 is good - it's well made and has Nokia's usual level of simplicity to operate while providing all the functions you need. I've just made the move back from Samsung and I'm glad I did because I find Nokia's generally more intuitive.

My only gripe with it is that when you slide it closed it doesn't automatically close what you're doing or lock the phone, whereas my old Samsung did. You can put auto lock on for 30 seconds or something like that, but to me it makes sense that when I close the phone I've finished with it and am putting it away. When you slide it closed you can just press the centre button to lock it, and it's a minor inconveience which I'm getting used to, but it just seems like an obvious usability point to me.

Overall though I'm more than happy with the phone and the excellent deal I go from o2!

chattycathyuk

joshtbh wrote: »

bloody hell, this phone is so good i think im going to keep it even for £620 for the contract!!!

LOL What are you like hahah. they are amazing, very addictive its the gift that keeps on giving lol