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just wondering other peoples thoughts of ee, based on previous tmobile/orange custom?

ive been with tmobile for over 8 years now. was always considered a loyalty customer, got put through to a loyalty team, got competative discounts to beat others that matched it.. when i phone up now they cannot even match the prices theyre giving new customers who buy online never mind give me one cheaper.

a year gone january my 2 year contract ran out and i was put onto a 12 months sim only deal with the intention of upgrading to a handset contract once i decided what i wanted as i was told i could do this at anytime. i stayed on this deal and have since. january i got a text saying i could upgrade but ignored it asuming my contract would roll onto a month to month like sky and so forth do. now since my phone is well over 3 years old i decided to move from a sim only back to a handset.
upon calling asking what they could do for me, i basically got told they had nothing, if i wanted a deal then check the offers they have for everyone online.

he said due to my current loyalty discount i have reducing my priceplan from £32 to £21, cause im currently in contract i cannot look at deals below £32 as they disregard the loyalty bonus as it would not be passed over. i asked about how my loyalty stands, and was told that no discount would apply to my new one and the price would be whatever offers they have available to everyone. i questioned how im somehow even in a contract and questioning staying with them he started threatening me with additional charges if i was to cancel out a contract i was never in.
it was only when i asked for proof of a contract agreement he backed down and claimed a mistake, but then altered my account to be out of a contract since january, which now makes me apparently not in contract with them despite paying them each month and therefore ive now apparently lost 8 years of loyalty(not that it meant anything now anyways) and i would have to start over again with a new contract if i wished, due to being out of contract for over 3 months.

ontop of this when i rang up to ask for a pac code, was told i will be charged daily for it if not used up until 30 days so unless i had a new operator lined up she recomended i wait till i had. asked my reason for leaving tmobile and once explained, she said my loyalty would stand, and then insisted on transfering me to an upgrades team, i then got transfered to a retentions team, then back to cancelations when none had any deals at all to offer me or that of matching one i found online, they could only give me a deal on a sim only.

got a phonecall back off the women i initially spoke to, and she explained how she was puzzled nobody could help. i explained how dissapointed i was with the company and she recomended i go in store to try and find another deal, but not continue to phone up anymore as it will only waste their time. this obviously got my back up abit considering id only phoned up once previously which was the call above, and the only reason for the phonecall the second time was to cancel and it was her who insisted i do the rounds again to be left feeling let down yet again and a severe lack of respect.

i used to love tmobile, would always recomend them for their service, signal and prices. it seems since its ee, the whole thing is a shambles. seems now theyre peaking on top they can treat their customers as easy come easy go.

the whole reason i was upgrading weas because my signal keeps dropping off and i fail to even get internet unless i flight mode on and off. now ive read more into it i dont even believe it could be my phone that is causing this but the fact of ee. a lot of pages on the internet of peoples signals be it data or calls being a lot poorer since the ee merge which i feel the same.

does anyone else feel the same? i would be happy with the online deals prices, but the fact they couldnt even match the deals over the phone that theyre offering themselves online, even on the brink of leaving. with the lack of respect i was given and my current situation with my signal im seriously considering an alternative provider.
on previous contracts with tmobile i would tell them my needs and they would cater a contract around them needs yet ee cannot provide one offer.
 
Long story short, yes the networks are getting far more choosey who/how they retain. This loyalty thing is as old as to business as it is to the customer as in it was washed out years ago. Its very simple for most does the customer make the business money or do they just plod along breaking even or in some cases do they cost us to keep. depending where you fall is how hard they will try keep you/invest in you for another 24months.

A lot of people think it goes on monthly spend and tenure but there are at least another 10 factors that go on behind the doors. Customer service is a completely different conversation and should not be linked to spend or loyalty :)
 
Surely with a 1k text balance, 2gb data and 200 calls spending £22 after discount im not even benefiting from the package i could be on a cheaper plan than qhat im paying with a discount. Im averaging £30 a month on a sim only priceplan after overcharges ive been getting from picture messages i assumed were in my full monty priceplan until a few days ago, as well as not asking for anything more than theyre offering new customers elsewhere it would assume it to be profitable to keep me otherwise they wouldnt be advertising the deal elsewhere
 
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There is no loyalty now unless you spend big numbers with the networks. It's far easier to get the best deal by shopping around with a PAC code than rely on network discounts.

I've been with Orange for 10+ years and spent £30+ p/m for most of that, when I rang last month the best deal they offered me was a Galaxy Note 3 @ £42.99 p/m with £49.99 upfront. That included some apparent loyalty discount. When I pointed the CS agent to various deals online that were far better value for the same handset I was offered my PAC immediately.

Prices are on the up as networks are looking to recoup their 4G costs and offset the EU roaming ruling.

When upgrading don't forget to look for a Quidco / TCB compatible deal and calculate that into the deal as well.
 
im going through to the shopping cart at tyhe end having clicked the link from tbc
http://www.topcashback.co.uk/e_e/

apparently i can get £48.30 cashback from the deal, but i see no links at the top that would assume im still porting through tbc site to ee in order to transfer back once the sale has been done? how does this work, as ill already be using a voucher for a 150 discount on the handset do i have to claim back manually?

Please note that the use of a EE Mobile Contracts promotional/voucher code not posted and approved by TopCashback, may affect your eligibility for cashback.
 
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