T-Mobile Upgrade

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I have just entered my upgrade period on T-Mobile and logged into their website to see what they were offering, which turned out to be a very limited selection of rubbish phones (not even the full range that they do).

Is this a usual tactic of theirs and will I get offered better phones if I call up? I'm not calling just yet because I am not sure what phone I am after, I just need to know if I would be wasting my time with them.
 
yes, i had a load of rubbish phones on the upgrade thing on the website at the end of March/beginning of April.

i called them and told them a wanted a desire, they put me on a £15 a month plan and i paid £40 for the phone.

i dont think they offer them as cheap now though?
 
the phones they offered me on the website was also a poor selection. I went into the shop and told them i wanted a desire and to change my plan slightly as i didnt have data before (for the same monthly cost). They got me to phone up the retentions team while i was in the shop to change my plan and then i picked up my desire while i was there. Had to pay for the phone but it was a lot less than they wanted on the upgrade webpage.

i'd definitely recommend giving them a call when you know what phone you want.
 
spaceman said:
yes, i had a load of rubbish phones on the upgrade thing on the website at the end of March/beginning of April.

i called them and told them a wanted a desire, they put me on a £15 a month plan and i paid £40 for the phone.

i dont think they offer them as cheap now though?
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:eek: That's a stunning deal.
 
Call up and you can get great deals. I'm currently paying £5 a month for ~300 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited Internet. The website offered me nothing close to that.
 
Call up / go in shop you will get better than the website. I dont want to change anything contract wise, just give them money for a new phone...but I cant get anything decent through website.
 
They did offer the phones for dirt cheap if the monthly payment didn't cover it... i got my i5700 on £10/m for £70, as i remember the Desire was something like £120 on the same plan. The prices have skyrocketed now though :(
 
Depends if its an early upgrade...tmobile for their loyal customers offer you a 3 mth early upgrade but its not worth it as they limit the phones you can get...whereas within the last month of your contract you have a better selection of phones.

I can upgrade early now but wont get FA ie after the iphone4 to sell but they wont allow me to upgrade to it until end of Sept.
 
Robboftw said:
How much do you pay per month?
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£100+ a month i pay but that includes calls/texts etc...the tariff im on is the old flext50 plan which they no longer do. But i dont actually pay my bills, my company pays for my mobile phone bills.
 
Spawn said:
Depends if its an early upgrade...tmobile for their loyal customers offer you a 3 mth early upgrade but its not worth it as they limit the phones you can get...whereas within the last month of your contract you have a better selection of phones.

I can upgrade early now but wont get FA ie after the iphone4 to sell but they wont allow me to upgrade to it until end of Sept.
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It isn't an early upgrade - my contract expires in the middle of september.

Oddly enough I used to get upgrades early as you say, and during may i texted 150 and was told I could have an upgrade in June. When I checked in June it had been changed to August.

I was thinking about going to O2 and getting a Streak, I don't really use the phone for calls - mostly emails, browsing and other stuff. Any thoughts on O2/Streak?
 
Spawn said:
£100+ a month i pay but that includes calls/texts etc...the tariff im on is the old flext50 plan which they no longer do. But i dont actually pay my bills, my company pays for my mobile phone bills.
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I didn't mean you :p

M0T said:
It isn't an early upgrade - my contract expires in the middle of september.

Oddly enough I used to get upgrades early as you say, and during may i texted 150 and was told I could have an upgrade in June. When I checked in June it had been changed to August.

I was thinking about going to O2 and getting a Streak, I don't really use the phone for calls - mostly emails, browsing and other stuff. Any thoughts on O2/Streak?
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I meant you, it all depends on what you pay per month? Or what you are willing to pay?
 
I pay £30 a month basic and then a bit more on top most months, usually works out at £35-40.
 
spaceman said:
yes, i had a load of rubbish phones on the upgrade thing on the website at the end of March/beginning of April.

i called them and told them a wanted a desire, they put me on a £15 a month plan and i paid £40 for the phone.

i dont think they offer them as cheap now though?
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It's dependant on your rating with them. A desire would cost me £10
 
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