Hey,
Ok I'm looking for a little help from someone who knows about upgrades at Phones 4 U.
I used to know someone who worked at phones 4 U and know that they will let you "upgrade" early by buying out the remainder of your contract and placing you on a new one instead of giving you cashback or accessory incentives.
My Question is, Does anyone know how early they will let you get an upgrade?
I got my G1 in February 2009 on an 18 month contract. If P4U Will let me upgrade on 12 months I will get the Nexus One (assuming it's out here by then). If they wont, I'd wait for the HTC Bravo. My contract cost's £35 a month and therefore on 12 months it would cost £210 to buyout.
Anyone?
I don't know the answer to this, but I know someone who had a contract with 9mths remaining bought out by Phones4u as they were going onto a new 18mth contract of £35 per month. The previous contract was £30 per month (if I remember correctly).
I think it would depend on the new contract you take out as in is it a big contract (£30+ per month), is it with a handset they're struggling to shift stock of? And also, what's the commission for them like from the operator for getting a new customer on board?
I'd guess that you wouldn't be able to keep your existing number but I could be completely wrong.
Best thing to do would be to go into the store, and make an enquiry at first - test the water. If you hover around the handset stands and they come to you quickly, that'd usually mean they're pushing for sales which is likely as people will be spending less after Christmas!
Hi all,
I took out an o2 simplicity contract last year via Quidco (£120) meaning that (after cashback) I was paying just under £11/month for 800 minutes, 1600 texts and unlimited Internet on a 12 month sim only contract.
Back in February a similar deal came up, so rather than wait until the end of my contract (April) and hope it'd still be around (they're usually around for 2 weeks at a time, max) I took out another contract.
I have a good number on my original contract so I ideally wanted to port that number onto the newer contract when it expired. I was told that you can't port from one contract to another by various people (both o2 and people who had tried in the past)
Well, that policy has now changed, as I called up to see if this was possible last week. I was planning on porting to T-Mobile PAYG temporarily and then onto my new o2 contract to keep my number but was told by someone in retentions that o2 will now port numbers between their own contracts. He issued me a PAC code via SMS and told me to all with my current and other contract details and all would be taken care of within 48 hours.
This saves a lot of hassle and will be of benefit to anyone who wants to port from one to another for whatever reason (for me it was the cashback deal). This also means you won't lose any of my o2 home broadband discount either.
Hi,
I recently arrive to Australia and just noticed how complicated the mobile price plans are. (and expensive too!)
I am planning to buy an android mobile, so far I have in mind are the HTC Desire or Nexus one or HTC legend.
I know that HTC Desire will be exclusive to Testra for several months but I guess I can wait to see how Nexus one is
My main concern lies within how to choose a price-effective price plan
I will be using the phone mainly for msn messenger and small apps (such as RSS feeds) and also the email notification (set to sync with Hotmail every an hour or so)
Phone calls will be minimum (local) and probably just a bit more sms.
Is it better for me to sign a monthly price plan at all or should I buy the phone and go on a bundle price plan?
Since I will be staying in Australia for probably 4 years, so 24 months contact won't be a problem
Thanks for reading and please forgive me if I am posting in wrong sector.
I just buy the phone outright and buy prepaid cap deals. I dont bother with the contracts.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Misc/nu...mcat248000050016&ref=167&loc=01&CJPID=3905168
Anyone unsure about buying a Sensation, get it while it's hot!
i should have waited..
Only valid for new contracts (new line). Still $100 if you want to use an eligible upgrade.
Hi guys, I have a pay monthly sim which is from T-mobile and it will end in 4 Months and i am waiting for Samsung s4 release. Basically which network provider is better? I want to swap to Three because they have cheap and good plan for the S4.. What is your experience with this network provider? Do they have fast internet? are they better than T-mobile?
Hello
I am in the same situation. My contract runs out in 6 months, but i want the S4 as i do not like my One X. However to upgrade to EE will cost me £220 when you take into account the discounted termination fee and £100 for the phone. If i cancel and go to three i will only pay the early termination fee of £180.
I can sell my current phone for £140 and get £58 cash back. What is appealing about Three is that they offer unlimited internet for £1 less per month than EE.
oxfordmark said:
Hello
I am in the same situation. My contract runs out in 6 months, but i want the S4 as i do not like my One X. However to upgrade to EE will cost me £220 when you take into account the discounted termination fee and £100 for the phone. If i cancel and go to three i will only pay the early termination fee of £180.
I can sell my current phone for £140 and get £58 cash back. What is appealing about Three is that they offer unlimited internet for £1 less per month than EE.
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I have sim only deal from T-mobile and it's pretty good deal but i want to jump to Three because they offer cheap Samsung S4 Deals. Also on their website it says they're the best network for internetting,
Was in the same situation here, opted to stay with T-Mobile.
Three are getting 4G at the end of the year which will be FREE so that's why I was looking at them, they have good 24-month deals also!
However, decided to stay with T-Mobile (3G only) as I usually always have a WiFi connection and 3G speeds for me are not too bad. The deal I got with T-Mobile was great too, found it on www.chitterchatter.co.uk and it totals to just £658 over the 18 month period! (300 mins, unlimited texts, 1GB internet - £31p/m. £149 phone but £50 cashback)
Check out that site if you're interested in T-Mobile contracts, the S4 deals are only staying like that during the pre-order period then they will up the prices once the phone is actually out. Sadly the £50 cashback has expired but I believe the £40 cashback for ordering off ChitterChatter is still valid - check QuidCo!
I have gone for Three. £35 a month with a free phone, unlimited data. I am not fussed about having 4g now, end of year will be fine.
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In terms of pricing, Three are probably better value though their service isn't bad by any means at all. Their internet speeds are pretty good and with free 4G in the works they'll probably keep improving and growing.
I've also gotten to know a few contacts from there so if anyone is looking for a deal just give me a message and I'll get them to contact you! :good:
The popular one people have been going for is the £35 a month plan with no upfront cost but my contact can give £30 credit and 2000 3-to-3 minutes in addition to this. Other phones available too...
I was going for the Xperia Z but I think I'll get the S4 now...
Three have been a very good network for me.
I have a one x currently
I have been with 02 orange and Vodafone before settling with 3.
I live in Kingston upon hull and with the other 3 providers i have never had download speeds over 0.5mbps
With three I generally always get >7mbps which was comparable to my home broadband speed until recently getting 200mb fibre.
I can't fault three at all
And with the upcoming free 4g it just keeps getting better
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3UK The ONE Plan FTW! Very fast and truly unlimited internet (including tethering), plenty of minutes and texts, upcoming LTE in same price..... can't go wrong with it....
I'm moving my second contract from Orange to Three in June, getting S4 but keeping my S3 LTE as well
It depends on your location, signal is never great everywhere on any network so I'd suggest asking around or going into shops and testing.
Here in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes the signal is better than any other network and my Download speeds are better than EE's that my friend has at work.
darrendm said:
Was in the same situation here, opted to stay with T-Mobile.
Three are getting 4G at the end of the year which will be FREE so that's why I was looking at them, they have good 24-month deals also!
However, decided to stay with T-Mobile (3G only) as I usually always have a WiFi connection and 3G speeds for me are not too bad. The deal I got with T-Mobile was great too, found it on www.chitterchatter.co.uk and it totals to just £658 over the 18 month period! (300 mins, unlimited texts, 1GB internet - £31p/m. £149 phone but £50 cashback)
Check out that site if you're interested in T-Mobile contracts, the S4 deals are only staying like that during the pre-order period then they will up the prices once the phone is actually out. Sadly the £50 cashback has expired but I believe the £40 cashback for ordering off ChitterChatter is still valid - check QuidCo!
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What is the current stance on Tmobile/Orange/EE in terms of getting deals from other sellers. Last time I checked (this was around 2011) T mobile capped people's internet bandwidth if they had gotten their contracts from places other than directly from T-mobile. It was this that pushed me to Three (Got a Galaxy S2 with the One Plan for £27 a month ) thanks to buymobilephones.net.
Hi Guys,
No matter which network you decide to go to, just haggle on the price with them.
I got 2 contracts in February from vodafone, i got a lumia 920 free on £27 and the iphone 5 32gb on a £27pm contract. The iphone did cost 150£.
The price of the phone will not change but you can really haggle the price of the contract down.
Three are quite good a dropping their prices, and if you cannot get a deal over the phone try call again another time.
Also orange/tmobile will be merging their masts in the near future, and they are the most complained about networks.
was due for an upgrade got s4 for 34pound a month
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Took an early upgrade to a HTC One with 3 two weeks ago in store, but it doesn't like to work for more than 10 minutes at a time with my Parrot kit so had a word with the manager and explained about myself working away. He had a look at mine and my partners accounts and has offered us an S4 in which ever colour I want to pick up two weeks on Saturday. Mint.
Oh and at the moment in sunny Middlesbrough I get on average 13-18meg download and 3meg upload when I do tests.