SIM-only contracts

Tute · 12 Nov 2011 at 15:48

Has anyone had any luck negotiating with the networks over these? My contract is due for upgrade on Monday and I don't really want a new phone, so i'm thinking of just going on a rolling contract.

I don't use many minutes or texts, 100/300 would be more than ample, but I need at least 500MB of data.

I'd prefer to stay Orange as well for coverage reasons where I live.

I just wondered if anybody had managed to get a deal not on their site before I potentially phone up and waste my time trying to negotiate with retentions.

Thanks in advance.

Tute · 13 Nov 2011 at 14:19

Which network was that Deep?

Tute · 14 Nov 2011 at 09:36

Well i'd rather stay with Orange to be fair (better the devil and all that) but I want to be getting as good a deal as possible.

Will call them later and see what happens.

Tute · 14 Nov 2011 at 09:43

Oh, also this is for an iPhone 4S. Does that rule out the animal packages and hurt negotiatoon potential at all?

Tute · 14 Nov 2011 at 10:59

Myshra said:
Yeah it will, iPhone users are "made" (not sure if you can over-ride it currently?) to go onto iPhone SIMO deals which usually mean a bigger data allowance at the cost of some of the minutes.

Interesting, thought this might be the case.

Really, if they were to offer:

100 mins
300 texts
500MB
£10pm

I'd take their hand off.

Tute · 14 Nov 2011 at 21:39

Left it late but just got off the phone to them.

NO movement what-so-ever on the iPhone SIM only deals. Charming!

Tute · 14 Nov 2011 at 21:51

Ugh, this is hard to swallow with what T-Mobile are offering, as sarge78 posted above.

Also they do an iPhone PAYG SIM with 12 months free 500MB p/m internet if you top up £10 when you buy it. That's a stonking deal.

Tute · 15 Nov 2011 at 10:22

pingu666 said:
well if your willing to try again, make a shortlist of alternatives, and then ring up again and say, I can get this on vodabone... wanna match it ?

if they dont, use that info to get yourself another contract elsewhere

http://ukmobilecoverage.co.uk/ you can see the coverage of your area for different mobile companies

Tried telling them I could get it cheaper elsewhere, I was simply asked if I wanted my PAC code! :eek:

Playing hardball doesn't work, but I do have another avenue of possibility I can try.

Tute · 18 Nov 2011 at 22:19

Finally got it sorted.

30 day rolling contract, 300 mins/unlimited texts/500MB, £12.50/month.

Happy with that.