phone contract question

[Tom]

I'm out of contract with Vodafone and rang them to see if I could lower my tariff. I was told that to do this, I'd have to sign a new contract.

So right now I'm paying for a £25 tariff which offers more minutes and text than I need. Its only a tenner a month or so that I'm out of pocket, but its the principle. I may get a newer phone in a few months, possibly that Nexus One thingy.

Is the call centre woman I spoke to correct? Do I need to sign another contract, to change my tariff?

[Ch3tan]

Yes I think she is, had a quick google and most sites seem to agree.

There is no incentive for them to let you lower your tarrif, without them getting to tie you into a new contract.

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[Chilly]

well, the new tarrif is simply a change of contract - and if their terms are that you need to sign up for another 18 months then thats that. If you were to threaten to leave now, however, they will give you some incentives, although the incentives will also be tied to new contracts. I'd just suck the tenner up and wait for the nexus to drop one price point and get it in feb/mar. Drink 6 fewer pints between now and then.

[Ch3tan]

Vodafone should have the nexus one at the latest by March, they are hoping to launch it ehre without two weeks apparently - just do what Chilly said and pay the tenner for a month or two.

[Tom]

That sucks balls. Thanks for the responses.

[Vae]

What about switching to PAYG or is there any monthly contract (like Simplicity on O2) you could switch to?

[Tom]

I'm quite happy with Vodafone tbh, so I'd rather not switch. Plus I need to keep my number.

[soze]

They do SIM Only 30 Day Rolling Contracts i would imagine you could switch to one of them, my sister is on one now then when the Nexus comes out get a bigger better contract with a free phone.

[Ch3tan]

Originally Posted by soze

They do SIM Only 30 Day Rolling Contracts i would imagine you could switch to one of them, my sister is on one now then when the Nexus comes out get a bigger better contract with a free phone.

Nope, if you switch to payg or a rolling contract, you cannot port your number back to another contract with the same provider.

[soze]

Originally Posted by Ch3tan

Nope, if you switch to payg or a rolling contract, you cannot port your number back to another contract with the same provider.

Thats a shit my Sisters gonna be a bit pissed off as that was her plan.

Maybe the Cheap Contract paying cash for your phone is the best route then.

[xane]

I had a similar situation, my current contract was too expensive and I never used the free minutes, but the new contract on offer was hardly worth it, so I got the same ongoing deal but had to keep my old phone, nevertheless, getting a separate PAYG phone and swapping the SIM over worked out cheaper.

[chipper]

while were on this topic my contract is up next month and im wanting to upgrade to iphone 3GS tariffs are pretty high tho reckon id have any chance of gettin em to drop it lower? goin with o2

[Chilly]

are you already with 02? If so, their retention team will offer it to you if you attempt to leave after your contract is up. I was offered when I left last year, told em on no circumstances did I want a jesus phone, unless they wanted to pay me to use it. That got a chuckle from the bloke, who then authorised my pac

[nath]

Originally Posted by Tom

I'm quite happy with Vodafone tbh, so I'd rather not switch. Plus I need to keep my number.

Firstly, did you talk to cancellations/customer retention? They're they only people who have power to do anything at all. The other people will just talk out of their arse. Second - if you absolutely must stick with Voda, check out their 30 day contract sim only deals and perhaps ask if you can move to one of them? If not, fuck them - get your PAC code and move to another network on a 30 day rolling contract.

I just did the same and move to T-Mobile, I've been with them two months and the signal is a bit shit, their 3g coverage is OK but data transfer speeds are crap and they charge a bomb for voicemail so I'm moving to o2. 30 day contracts are the way forward, it's the best way to be sure you're getting a good service without being trapped.

[Tom]

Mobile coverage in my street is pants, Vodafone is the only one that offers 100%. I have to remain with them, tbh.