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General => General discussion => Topic started by: jmsheahan on 07 October 2011, 08:37
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I've been with 02 for donkeys years now, probably about 10. Always had a pay as you go sim up until around 3 years ago when I got a simplicity plan (rolling month contract with you supplying the handset). This has been fine however last week I broke my iphone 3g and I'm considering getting a proper contract.
Been having a gander at the phones available and I've been temped by an iphone 4 for a while (not interested in the 4s). They do a 18 month contract for £21.50 a month and a handset price of around £300 (too much).
Basically if I went into a store and said I want the £21.50 a month contract with 200 mins (instead of the 100 mins) and a discount on the handset would I have a chance or would they tell me to do one :grin:
As you can tell I'm not particularly phone savvy but you hear of stories of people threatening to leave a provider and getting much better deals to stay a customer.
Any help appreciated :smiley:
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Only way to find out is to go in.
try ringing up O2 and see what they say. that way theyl know youve been a customer for longer and might give you some deal. remember you dont have to stay witg O2 so look around for he best deal
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Be as cheeky as you want, you'll never know how far you can push them until you try. I got £5 off each month for mine and my wife's contracts just by saying we had been with Vodafone a long time and would like a good deal (also 10+ years), straight away the guy said "No Worries Mr G, I'll give you a good discount" - not too bad as the contracts are worth less than £20 each per month so more than 25% off :laugh: :cool: oh and we got free handsets too (not as costly as an iphone but still worth well over £300 each if you bought them sim free) :wink:
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http://giffgaff.com/goodybags/15pound-unlimited-web
If you don't care about a new phone...
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The 4 price will drop once they announce prices for the 4S mate. Should drop to £100 i would imagine
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I'm with Voda so not sure about O2 but I guess they're probably similar. I just phone and have a bit of a laugh with the person, I get the feeling they have a bit of discretion as to what/how much they give away. Been with them ages and just got a new phone/contract. Got £5 off the monthly cost, 100 extra minutes, more texts, and the phone for £18 instead of £100. I think you've just got to try it on a bit but not be a d*ck. :cool:
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02 has always been very expensive for iphone tarrifs. If you shop around a bit more you can get a much better deal, eg, more mins, more texts, more mb etc.
:afro:
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Thanks for the suggestions.
I wasn't sure if the 4 would drop in price or not. It's a bit annoying that I've broken the phone now as applemania is upon us currently so prices will remain strong. I might pop into an 02 shop over the weekend. I'm not paying £300 for a handset that's for sure :grin:
Reason I stick with 02 is I get good signal in my house but will have a gander at the other providers. Is it best to go into the networks shop or Carphone warehouse etc? Also a slight side issue but if you are in a contract and your handset breaks/stolen etc is it covered or do you need separate insurance?
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02 has always been very expensive for iphone tarrifs. If you shop around a bit more you can get a much better deal, eg, more mins, more texts, more mb etc.
:afro:
O2 best signal and customer services IMO.
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Theres no way the iphone 4 will drop down to £100 the 3g and 3gs still go for more than that...The iphone 4....8gb is on the apple website at £428 allready... i should think you will start seeing brand new iphone 4s on the bay for maybe around £300... Personally if it was me id stick to a low cost plan and buy a phone outright if you can... Again though phone 02 you will always get a better deal over the phone as they can get away with more you want to speak to retentions... They have access to deals customer service and upgrades cant do anything is possible bud but very much doubt you will get a iphone 4 free on anything under £25
02 has always been very expensive for iphone tarrifs. If you shop around a bit more you can get a much better deal, eg, more mins, more texts, more mb etc.
:afro:
That is true Youd would of thought since they no longer are exclusive to Iphone they would lower there tarriffs.... Hopefully they will soon
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go on money supermarket, or google money supermarket iphone 4 deals and will show you the best ones :smiley:
my dad is on 02 and im on 3 sometimes we can be somewhere and he will and i wont have signal sometimes the otherway round. Still think they charge far too much and dont offer enough tarrif for the money u pay.
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True they are not the cheapest but seriously 3's customer service i the worst in the UK 02 is very good
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Theres no way the iphone 4 will drop down to £100 the 3g and 3gs still go for more than that...The iphone 48gb is on the apple website at £428 allready... i should think you will start seeing brand new iphone 4s on the bay for maybe around £300... Personally if it was me id still to a low cost plan and buy a phone outright if you can... Again though phone 02 you will always get a better deal over the phone as they can get away with more you want to speak to retentions... They have access to deals customer service and upgrades cant do anything is possible bud but very much doubt you will get a iphone 4 free on anything under £25
02 has always been very expensive for iphone tarrifs. If you shop around a bit more you can get a much better deal, eg, more mins, more texts, more mb etc.
:afro:
That is true Youd would of thought since they no longer are exclusive to Iphone they would lower there tarriffs.... Hopefully they will soon
The 3GS is free now. The 4 will drop to around £100. You will start seeing iPhone 4S's for less than there value on ebay :undecided:?
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Theres no way the iphone 4 will drop down to £100 the 3g and 3gs still go for more than that...The iphone 48gb is on the apple website at £428 allready... i should think you will start seeing brand new iphone 4s on the bay for maybe around £300... Personally if it was me id still to a low cost plan and buy a phone outright if you can... Again though phone 02 you will always get a better deal over the phone as they can get away with more you want to speak to retentions... They have access to deals customer service and upgrades cant do anything is possible bud but very much doubt you will get a iphone 4 free on anything under £25
02 has always been very expensive for iphone tarrifs. If you shop around a bit more you can get a much better deal, eg, more mins, more texts, more mb etc.
:afro:
That is true Youd would of thought since they no longer are exclusive to Iphone they would lower there tarriffs.... Hopefully they will soon
The 3GS is free now. The 4 will drop to around £100. You will start seeing iPhone 4S's for less than there value on ebay :undecided:?
Sorry i thought you meant buying a phone outright :grin: Apologies... Yeh i think if you take like a £25 quid tarriff the iphone 4 32gb will be under £200
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:laugh: Got our wires crossed :wink:
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:laugh: Got our wires crossed :wink:
My fault i reckon im just up from a 18 hr nightshift on the rig Brain isnt working!!
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:laugh: Got our wires crossed :wink:
My fault i reckon im just up from a 18 hr nightshift on the rig Brain isnt working!!
Sod that! Ive only been at work 6 hours (snuck in late) and im shattered, tempted to sneak out too :laugh:
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http://giffgaff.com/goodybags/15pound-unlimited-web
If you don't care about a new phone...
Plus one for giff gaff here, £10 a month mine costs with unlimited data! Brilliant!
I think O2 has the best coverage and cust service too (giff gaff owned by and runs on o2's network)
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As said before, I'd ring customer services as they have moredetails to hand as most O2 shops these days are run as a franchise!
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Cheers chaps.
Not expecting to get an iphone 4 or free, was hoping maybe they'd drop the price from 300 odd to £150-200. Was thinking about a 3gs but I don't want to be in the same boat as I was after I got a 3 (out of date and lags like a bugger).
Will check out money supermarket.
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Hmm well O2 were pretty useless today. Despite being a customer of 10 year + they wouldn't even give me a few extra minutes :undecided:
Got a cancellation team number to ring. Is that were they give you the hard sale? :grin:
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If u went into the shop then no they generally couldn't give a fcuk. Ring the customer services no: and see how you get on.
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If u went into the shop then no they generally couldn't give a fcuk. Ring the customer services no: and see how you get on.
It was customer services unfortunately. Was thinking of going into the O2 shop Friday and trying in Phones4u etc too. Thought maybe I'd have more chance in a shop.
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Sorry, they gave you a number to ring? THEY should be ringing you.
Get down to the likes of CPW, they do better deals than Voda on their 'own' network but it runs on the same network as Voda and statistically speaking Voda have the *best* coverage from what I've seen. Oh and I think they were doing unlimited means unlimited data deals when I was in their earlier this year.
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Not sure about Voda but you wot get no unlimited data with 02... one of the reasons I'm reluctant to go into a new contract with 02 is because i have unlimited date. But ALL new contracts are capped to 500mb..