Which Contract?

The_KiD · 19 Apr 2007 at 09:29

I am competely bamboozled by the amount of phone tarriffs and contracts out there and dont know what to go for.

I am currently on Orange and pay about £35/month.

I would like to get this lower if possible. I dont send lots of txts, but some free ones would be advantageous.

I also dont make massive amounts of calls, but when I do they are to many networks.

I use my phone mostly between 2pm and 9pm.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

BeatMaster · 19 Apr 2007 at 09:38

Well...assuming you had no problems with Orange in terms of network availability then I would suggest 3

I've not actually joined them yet but people who are with them seem to have no problems and the contracts are quite cheap:

If you want a contract for longer than 18 months then the £15 a month deal with 500 anytime, any network minutes might be worth looking into.

If 18 months is long enough then why not bag a bargain with the £17.50 half price deal:

# 750 anytime, any network minutes
# 150 texts
# 50 UK Video Minutes anytime, any network
# 50 UK photo or video messages
# £5 Free downloads

Certain handsets are half price for the whole 18 months! Not to mention that you'll get free MSN for the life of the contract as well

If you do decide on 3 then don't forget to...

Quidco - £100 cashback
Recommend a friend - both get £30

Therefore:

£17.50 * 18 = £315
£315 - £100 - £30 = £185
£185 / 18 = £10.28 per month

Well, just my 2p worth...

BeatMaster

Jimbeam3678 · 19 Apr 2007 at 09:43

All sounds good until yoiu need to contact there customer services :rolleyes:

BeatMaster · 19 Apr 2007 at 09:55

divaboy said:
All sounds good until yoiu need to contact there customer services

Could go in the shop instead?

BeatMaster

The_KiD · 19 Apr 2007 at 11:10

Thanks for the advice Beatmaster, unfortunately the phone I would like (w880i) is not available on the 3 network.

BeatMaster · 19 Apr 2007 at 11:18

The_KiD said:
Thanks for the advice Beatmaster, unfortunately the phone I would like (w880i) is not available on the 3 network.

Ah not to worry, afraid I can't suggest anything else but I'm sure someone else will

BeatMaster

pitchfork · 19 Apr 2007 at 14:52

I pay around £26.50 a month for mine (12 months at £20, 6 at £40) 500 mins, 1000 texts. All any time, any network. On vodafone, free D900, insured.
Great, I can't remember what site I got it off but I deal with vodafone directly in store and pay direct debit.

Jimbeam3678 · 19 Apr 2007 at 15:39

BeatMaster said:
Could go in the shop instead?

BeatMaster

Errrr if you have ANY experirence with 3 you would know shops can't enter into your account etc. you need to phone customer services which is all based in india. they still owe me £84 from 9 months ago :rolleyes:

Jimbeam3678 · 19 Apr 2007 at 15:40

The_KiD said:
Thanks for the advice Beatmaster, unfortunately the phone I would like (w880i) is not available on the 3 network.

you've had lucky escape

matthew_o50 · 19 Apr 2007 at 16:16

How many mins and texts would you use a month? From your initial post it seems that you are paying more than you really need to be and a cheaper contract may be the way to go.

Replicant · 19 Apr 2007 at 17:41

If your not bothered about having the latest handset then you may as well go pre-pay as the rates are similar to contracts at your spending levels.