high tmobile bill - any hope?

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just found out in last 9 days i've got a £135 bill, and it'll only get worse as i've got to last until 02/02 before my usage gets reset.

i've got a 300 minut, plus 500 tmobile minutes plan, which i've apparently gone over, though counting them it doesn't seem to add up any where near 300 as there is just random 30 second calls going on.

any way the issue then comes that i divert my calls to a custom voicemail program for android, which means if i can't answer, the second i hang up even if the customer doesn't leave a voicemail and only connects for a split second i get charged as though it's a minute, and checking i have plenty 1 second phone calls, racking the bill up.

anyone had any hope getting this back? i just took this contract which is £8 p/ and it's going to cost me more for this one bill then over the whole contract.

tmobile were useless, literally offered no suggestion on how to deal with this, not even to increase my tariff. wasn't going to renew with them from last contract as they are a un-understanding company, but stupidly renewed as £8p/m was a good deal and meant no porting numbers, however to charge me 40p for 1 second, and over and over, and to offer no solution, and then i get cut off twice whilst talking to them as reception is pants makes me so annoyed i've stuck with this company.
 
Why did you stick with TMobile if reception is that bad?

I'd try ringing them again and hopefully speak to someone who's a bit more understanding.

Edit: Am I right in saying that you are using a personal mobile that used an external voicemail program for business use?
 
Getting charged for the 1st minute of a call as soon as it connects is pretty standard isn't it?
 
Getting charged for the 1st minute of a call as soon as it connects is pretty standard isn't it?

but 40p for 1 second is crazy stpuid, they can see that the charge is unfair.

Less than 14 days? Cancel the contract

unfortunately just over that

Why did you stick with TMobile if reception is that bad?

it's bad today, not usually, plus i move around for work.

I'd try ringing them again and hopefully speak to someone who's a bit more understanding.


Edit: Am I right in saying that you are using a personal mobile that used an external voicemail program for business use?

yeah essentially, so even for the split second connection it counts as aminute quickly going through them, mounting to £135 bill in 9 days
 
but 40p for 1 second is crazy stpuid, they can see that the charge is unfair.

But unfortunately you agreed to it when you took up the contract so they have no reason whatsoever to cut your bill apart from a good will gesture and as you're only on an £8pm contract they're probably not overly bothered if they **** you off.
 
yeah exactly, a good will gesture is what i'm looking for. they can see the total of minutes used may only be 10 minutes at best, it's just there are all 1 second connections.

i'm hoping they offer to solve the issue with me increasing my price plan and then hopefully them offering a reduction. so far the advice was continue using it and ask them to reducde the bill when i get it. crazy advice
 
any way the issue then comes that i divert my calls to a custom voicemail program for android, which means if i can't answer, the second i hang up even if the customer doesn't leave a voicemail and only connects for a split second i get charged as though it's a minute, and checking i have plenty 1 second phone calls, racking the bill up.

Its possibly just me being a bit slow, but this seems to imply that you are being charged for other people ringing you?
 
i'm hoping they offer to solve the issue with me increasing my price plan and then hopefully them offering a reduction. so far the advice was continue using it and ask them to reducde the bill when i get it. crazy advice

Yet again seems pretty standard they'll want to wait till they see your total spend before they go offering any gestures of good will.
 
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