Orange Best Plan Review

[jrodga2k5]

So....I've got pretty much annoyed with my orange contract as my useage has changed over the past 6months and I've been calling a lot more and also texting over my limits! I was on a Student 120 talk plan and I basically got 120anytime minutes and 1000 texts for £25! What really annoyed me however was the fact that the Dolphin plan was coming in at £30 (online price) and now offers 600anytime minutes and also Unlimited texts. This change would see me saving at least £20 a month on how my usage is currently!

So I decided I'd give them a quick call and see what I could do about it and they actually were pretty helpful and changed it no problem however they were looking to charge me the £35 in store price but I quickly reminded them I seen it online for £30 a month and they were happy to honour that! Bonus thing however is the fact it's basically a change on my current contract and I didnt have to enter any new term or anything so my next upgrade or contract review will be in January next year. This goes into effect on my next bill date on May 8th!

This should hopefully in turn save me a good chunk of cash per month which is a relief and I was surprised at how easily I could sort it out through best plan! So considering I couldnt get out the contract for a while I think this has provided me a nice change at a very welcome time in my contract. I definately wouldnt hesitate calling them if you feel your gonna be stuck on a talk plan you dont want, especially if there is something better they can offer you!

 

[jrodga2k5]

Yeah id talk to orange too... they seem to help when they can

I was on a student one... £25 for 1000texts and 120 Mins... like you

So im on some weird plan giving me 300 Any Network Any Time Minutes and 1050 texts for £27.

I like orange... roll on my upgrade soon... about 6 weeks away

Good to hear mate! I was getting annoyed at my bills so much it was unreal, £55, £70, £66! Just had to change it! lol! I was surprised that the best plan review thing actually worked and they matched the £5 off per month you get only online too! I think if you dont settle for what they say and make sure you have all the stuff researched before you do so then it can work out ok!
If I had phoned before I checked online I would have been paying £35 a month from next month instead of the £30!

Ah an upgrade mate, what are you thinking of getting? I would suggest anything other than the Sony Ericsson k850i! I'm hating my phone right now, cant wait to get rid of it

 

[jrodga2k5]

Upgradewise... im stuck! I did have my heart set on the K850i like you mentioned, but this was months ago... i know too many people with problems, the touch screen bits mainly! What issues you been having?

I did consider Nokia... but i always feel those are too slow for general usage... i love nice speedy phones!

Well i have issues with the fact the fone is sloooooooooooooow! Also the camera sometimes doesnt actually open, and also some things like randomly resetting etc! I will be sending the phone for repairs soon but in the meantime im just putting up with it. Also comparing my mates with mines in terms of camera flash, well mines seems to be way too sensitive and everyone becomes ghost like as they become a white mess! Not ideal! That is on the same settings as his. So yeah a big bunch of issues.

My only experience with Nokia's is the n73 which while being a fairly decent phone, the interface etc was very cumbersome and quite labourous! I dont know whether this is the case with all the Symbian OS phones i.e the N series, but apparently the N95 is damn good!

LG on the other hand seem to have come up trumps with the LG Viewty which is basically a much better version of their Prada handset and is much more responsive with an awesome camera. Tho the touch screen is a love it, hate it affair. My mate has one, I quite like it

Samsung are always a bit of a favourite for many people however and some of their newer phones are pretty great! But the main thing is you have 6weeks until your upgrade so thats a long time and there may be something else that appears!