Your Contract?

[Geoffers]

Originally Posted by RossMission

yeah i know lol

i only got it because i had a contract with o2 before that which was 300 minutes a month and 750 texts for 30 pound and when that contract ran out i rang up o2 saying that i did not want to renew my contract and i wanted to cancell

but the man i spoke to said because i had been with o2 a wile that he could offer me this contract for 18 months so i took it

Man, that IS a good deal! Well done!

[gavinguinness]

Originally Posted by Georgije

you guys all sem to have deals where you get the N95 (almost) for free and then have to pay like crazy :D

Yeah, that was the point I was trying to make in my post.

In the UK, people are brainwashed to think that phones are FREE. We only pay for the line rental. Even though there's no line, as such. Should be Number rental if anything.

It's something that really bugs me when I hear people in the say. "Yeah, it was £30 a month, for 18 months and I got a Free Phone" It's brilliant marketing, people generally don't see that 18x£30 is over £500, way more than the phone costs.

Like, a chap I spoke to in the pub said he got the N95 8gb for "FREE", but when I got into the detail, it's a 24 month contract at £45 a month! That's over a Grand! So there's an element in there to pay for the calls and texts, but that's still a bit steep, IMO.

The main reason it bugs me, is that I get grief at work when I dish out the new (cheap) phones because some staff think I can just demand 40 FREE iPhones or RAZR thingies with no financial implication on our contract cost.

However. Our (UK) system Is a good way to pay for the phone over time, instead of one hit, but the way I see it, you should look for a contract where you pay as close to the phone cost as possible over the length of the contract.

eg: Ross, your deal is mint!

[RossMission]

Originally Posted by Geoffers

Man, that IS a good deal! Well done!

lol yeah

i also get free calls to o2 numbers ( don't know if this is included in all contracts probably is)

and also if i want to go on the internet the man has put my tarrif so it only costs me 1 pound to go on all day

[Geoffers]

I get the free O2 to O2 calls too, and I'm on the sim only Simplicity 15 monthly contract (200 mins 200 texts and 100k)!

[gavinguinness]

Originally Posted by RossMission

...also if i want to go on the internet the man has put my tarrif so it only costs me 1 pound to go on all day

Careful with that fella. That's £1 for just popping on, by accident. Potentially up to £30 a month.

Consider the £7.50 200mb bolt on instead. ;)

[IJM]

I am on o2. 1000 Texts, 600 Mins, and a free N95 ( when they came out ) 12 monther for £20 a month.

Ive been with o2 years and they have a great retention team.

[Atavar]

O2 18 month - 1200mins cross network,500 txts,free landline calls 24/7,'unlimited' data...45 sheets a month.

[RossMission]

Originally Posted by gavinguinness

Careful with that fella. That's £1 for just popping on, by accident. Potentially up to £30 a month.

Consider the £7.50 200mb bolt on instead. ;)

yeah i know

i have never used it so far i have only been on the net through my wireless router

i have even changed the directional arrow shortcuts on my phone to be save

because when you pressed the down arror that was a shortcut to the internet so i changed that to stop me from accidently pressing the down arrow and gettin charged a pound

[gavinguinness]

Pretty sure, A-GPS will also pop online when you use Maps. Another one to check.

[RossMission]

Originally Posted by gavinguinness

Pretty sure, A-GPS will also pop online when you use Maps. Another one to check.

yeah it does but with that it asks me which connection i want to use before it connects so i just pick my wireless connection