Great mobile phone deals

[Ork]

Can anyone help me out with where to look for a great mobile phone deal? I went to my local Orange shop on the highstreet this weekend and came out thinking – there must be something better than this available!

Ork

[bigTee]

e-mail me with what your looking for...

i own a mobile phone company!!

[Rob_F]

I got a great deal by haggling with O2 when renewing my existing contract. Otherwise i got my girlfriend a great cashback deal from www.phones4u.co.uk , she's organised enough to send off the bills to get the cheques where as i probably wouldn't, but otherwise it was craking - 9 months free line rental, free phone, on a £30 a month contract!

Cheers,
Rob.

[mutt k]

Is there such a thing as a good mobile phone deal? I went into a well known high street emporium of such things last week to get an handset upgrade. They wouldn't give me one because I was 6 days too early ffs to be entitled to one, despite having been a customer of that chain and what is now O2 for over 10 years. Tossers!

[Ork]

bigTee said:

e-mail me with what your looking for... i own a mobile phone company!!

Will do! Thanks for the offer of help.

[pmanson]

I'm with 02 and after a *lot* of shouting and swearing I should now finally be on the correct tariff.

200mins anytime any network and 500 texts for £20 per month.


Try the online tariffs, normally cheaper.

[medicineman]

o2 renewal, free phone, 500mins anytime x network, 100 free texts, 15 quid a month.

[pmanson]

medicineman said:

o2 renewal, free phone, 500mins anytime x network, 100 free texts, 15 quid a month.

Check your bills!

02 haven't been able to get me on the correct contract since August! (Useless!)

Hopefully its all sorted now, but I won't be staying with them when my contract finishes this summer.

[tomtom]

pmanson said:

I'm with 02 and after a *lot* of shouting and swearing I should now finally be on the correct tariff. 200mins anytime any network and 500 texts for £20 per month. Try the online tariffs, normally cheaper.

Jesus I pay £35 for 300mins anywhere and 50 texts!

I shall be taking them to task I think...

[pmanson]

tomtom said:

pmanson said: I'm with 02 and after a *lot* of shouting and swearing I should now finally be on the correct tariff. 200mins anytime any network and 500 texts for £20 per month. Try the online tariffs, normally cheaper. Jesus I pay £35 for 300mins anywhere and 50 texts! I shall be taking them to task I think...

Threaten to leave! (When my contract is up this year i will be leaving though as they just take the pss too much).

I think my contract is an "online" tariff.

[polus]

I got 200 X minutes and 200 text free per month off O2 for 25 per month with a free Sony K750i ~5 months ago. After threatening to leave several times they threw in 3 months free line rental and more whinning got me a bluetooth headset (sold on ebay for £25)

[Lois]

I got on the blower to vodafone and got the best deal I could out of any of the dealers

200 X-net minutes with vodafone stop the clock (off peak only pay for 3 mins but talk for an hour) and 250 texts. 3 months free insurance, free P+P, £25 a month but 8 months half price Got free W800i too.

[cj_eds]

You can't beat three for mobile deals. Depending which phone you get, it might be a bit bulky but some of newer ones are as good as 2G phones (Moto V3x, Sony Ericsson K608i etc).

I got a deal from Phones4u the weekend before last, for an LG (can't remember number - its got a lot of features but its a bit of a brick) for 400 x-net anytime minutes, 250 txts and an assortment of video calls & MMS which I'll never use.

The price: a whopping £8.50 per month. (I had my haggling hat on that day).

[chassis 33]

How does one actually approach this haggling business, is it simply a case of calling them up and going "my mate has got this deal on your network...I want it too..." if so whats the number for O2...I'm fairly happy with my tariff, but if I can save a bit I will.

Regards
Iain

[pmanson]

chassis 33 said:

How does one actually approach this haggling business, is it simply a case of calling them up and going "my mate has got this deal on your network...I want it too..." if so whats the number for O2...I'm fairly happy with my tariff, but if I can save a bit I will. Regards Iain

Iain,

Ring 02 on your mobile (call 202). Follow the menu through to cancellations. Say you've been happy etc but been offered a cheaper deal elsewhere and that you want your PUK code (i think thats what you want) so that you can transfer your number to another network.

If your a good customer they tend to make a deal. Money of the phone you want, additional texts or free line rental for x months, etc

[cj_eds]

chassis 33 said:

How does one actually approach this haggling business, is it simply a case of calling them up and going "my mate has got this deal on your network...I want it too..." if so whats the number for O2...I'm fairly happy with my tariff, but if I can save a bit I will. Regards Iain

To get mine I'd been quoted a deal for a renewal from 3 directly, but was for a better handset. Took that into phones4u and asked how about you beat that? By the end of the discussion we'd agreed I'd take one of the handsets they are subsidising cheap contracts on. I was happy to trade a better handset for a contract half of what the network offered. The savings would easily buy a better handset on ebay and still have some cash left.

[Ork]

Thanks for all the tips - greatly appreciated!

[Fer]

pmanson said:

You want your PUK code (i think thats what you want) so that you can transfer your number to another network.

Think that should be PAC code. The PUK code is the one that unlocks it when you have fuggered your PIN up more than three times.

[dinger]

mutt k said:

Is there such a thing as a good mobile phone deal? I went into a well known high street emporium of such things last week to get an handset upgrade. They wouldn't give me one because I was 6 days too early ffs to be entitled to one, despite having been a customer of that chain and what is now O2 for over 10 years. Tossers!

Could not agree more. Our company are contracted to Vodkafone and ventured into my local store Saturday to ask for some advice regarding upgrades etc.

One of my requirements was for the font size of the numbers in "contacts" to be large enough to read, whilst using it as a phone book in the office. The nob in the shop questioned why i would want to do this as all i had to do was press dial on the mobile........DERRRRRRRRRRRRR ! The conclusion was the Nokia N70 was no good as the font size could not be changed and this numb skull was spoiling a perfectly good day.

Went somewhere else , and was told very politely everything i needed to know.

End of rant.

[soir]

Three will beat every other network by a mile on price, but reception and after service if very poor I've found. Personally I feel Orange are the best all round, but are probably, just slighlty the dearest.