Mobile cost cutting article discussion area

Scampa

I recently added my mobile number (Orange PAYG) to my 1899 acount after a few calls I realised that this doesn't work I got charged 3p connection plus 1p per minute (landline) plus the usual PAYG cost to a landline
I have been on PAYG for about 3 months now and just cant seem to get it to work for me I need to be on Orange for reception purposes. I'm thinking of going back to contract but I dont think Orange do a tarrif for about £15 a month ( what I usually spend) any ideas? I probally use around 60 mins a month plus say 20 text max

mac48b

Warning,

I am on monthly contract but need bluetooth (driving) I have veiwed the O2 website seen the phone I like and the bluetooth head set comes free, so I phoned O2 and got the same deal, phone arrived today NO headset phoned O2, the phone in and the online are different departments and don't have the same deals.

may be its me but i never seem to get all these great offers that some of you talk about

Ian

mac48b

Well done Martin

just phoned O2 got put through to the retentions department and the end result got promised my headset

it works

Ian

egduj

I am currently experiencing difficulties obtaining cashback from Mobileshop.com. They are blaming technical problems for delays. First cashback payment was meant to be 2 weeks ago. I am beginning to believe the old saying "if it sounds too good to be true..." For those contemplating taking out a new contract with Mobileshop, if I were you I would wait or go elsewhere

Ahena

t-mobie do good deals on their flext contracts. and you are given an amount 2 use a month so you should chck it out and they curently have a special offer on them

lizhog10

I have a Tesco PAYG and its great. I pay £13.50 per month which gives me £15.00 a month (you get 10% discount for paying a minimum £15 a month). This gives me 10p a minute any network any time, or 5p a text. If I go abroad (european) its 40p a minute. I'm amazed at the service (which incidentally is provided by 02 - I asked the lady at Tesco mobile). The down side is you have to provide a phone but Tesco phones are quite cheap if you have to buy a phone. OR, use an 02 phone (they are unlocked so I have been informed). For some reason, whenever mobile phone service providers are compared, Tescos is never mentioned - don't know why.

lucyginger

I'm with O2 and have been for a few years, I was on the O2 200 tariff which gave me 200 any network, any time minutes and 100 text messages for £30 a month. After reading about everyone getting cheaper deals, I thought I'd give it a go.

I rang O2 and pressed the buttons to get through to the 'to terminate your contract' bit and said to the man that I've seen a deal with '3' for more minutes/texts and half the price, and could they offer me anything like that otherwise I'd go with 3. He said 'I'll see what I can do for you' and I came away with 250 anytime, any network minutes and 500 messages for £15 a month!!!! He's sending me a new phone too but I didn't realise til afterwards that its one I don't like so when it comes, I'll ring and tell them I want a different one. He said I can send the phone back within 14 days if I didn't like it anyway.

So, my advice is to give it a go! As soon as I threatened to go to another network he offered me a good deal!

Thanks moneysavers :beer:

CARAVAN_3

I hadn't realised that I'd been paying carphone warehouse for 7 years for mobile phone insurance. I have now stopped the payments, but have wracked up about £600 payments to them. I asked for the money back as I had overlooked this, and they have refused, saying that I had not cancelled the contract. They also upgraded my phone about 2 years ago and say that I am paying for both the phones.I know I should have cancelled, but surely they are also liable for not informing me.

Hoggie78

Using this system, I found a great contract with Orange and then haggled O2 (my existing network) down to an even better contract.

Thanks again.

mrmeldrew

:money: :T Followed Martins advice regards haggling, when my current contract expired.
With T Mobile, was paying £35 pm 500 mins anytime any network, I got £280 cash back on that contract, now after praising them, and informing them due to better deals from other networks I unfortunately was going to go, a week ago I got them to agree to 900 anytn mins for £25 and a blackberry pearl which I would sell for £160, I phoned them tonight told them I didnt want a phone and have been offered 900 anytime anynetwork minutes for £5 pm on a 18 month contract .

Bank charges reclaimed £2000, money saved loads.