O2 Contract Conundrum

Flanders · 29 Apr 2008 at 12:01

Im currently with O2 on a £35 per month tarriff and have recently purchased an iPhone. I thought my contract was up in August, and I was going to wait until then to change over to the Simplicity tarriff, but it turns out when I upgraded last summer, I was given an 18 month contract rather than my normal 12 month.

Anyhoo, I'd obviously like to utilise the iPhone's internet capabilities, so I was wondering what would be the best way of going about swapping and changing around my contract to get the Unlimited web bolt on.

The best plan I could come up with was to take out a new Simplicity contract with the free Web Bolt On, then keep knocking down my tarrif on my current contract untill it runs out. The only flaw I can see is whether or not O2 will change my current number over to the new Simplicity contract, could anyone shed any light on that?

Any help appreciated

Flanders · 29 Apr 2008 at 15:15

Nuts, I hoped they would swap the numbers. Not sure I could justify £42.50 a month, which is why I was considering other options. Thanks for the info though

Flanders · 29 Apr 2008 at 21:56

Adam W said:
its free on that tariff. Phone them

I was under the impression that because my upgrade came before the 1st Feb 2008, I wasn't entitled to the free Bolt On, if this isn't the case, I'll give them a call tomorrow.

Flanders · 30 Apr 2008 at 15:38

Already got the iPhone

Got it the day the price came down, it was the final insentive I needed!

I think Im on the Online 35 tarriff, which, if I was taking out now, I'd be entitled to the free Bolt On, but technically I took it out Aug 07 with my upgrade. Are you saying I could just jump to the same tarriff and reap the benifits of the free Bolt On, seems like a loop hole they would have covered :confused:

Flanders · 30 Apr 2008 at 19:07

Just spoken to O2, apparently I was on the old Online 35, so I have been able to switch to the new Online 35 with the free Web Bolt On! The tariffs are exactly the same, win win for me!

Posting from iPhone

Thanks for the help guys.

Flanders · 30 Apr 2008 at 19:38

OzyOly said:
wo wo wo. Slow down there matey. Go through this one more time for me.

I'm on the oline £35 tarriff right now that I took out in april 2007 on an 18 month contract.

Are you saying i can switch to their new online 35 contract and get the unlimited web access?

does that also mean o2 long weekends go away? (not that i use 2000minutes a month).

Yup, thats exactly what I've done. I think you do loose the long weekends, but like you I rarely used them and 600 mins is plenty for me. Good result! Doesn't affect contract length either.