Posted by Greggy
i know theres a cheap calls deal at mercury mobiles coz ive just took one out (90quid paid up front and u get 200xnet mins a month for 2 year works out at 3.70 per month) is there any such deals for txts? Im topping up 10quid a month for the 300on o2 but never get to use the 10quids up, ive got 73 quid on my phne lol This message was posted from a Nokia
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Posted by p900 lover
Where is this mercury site your talking about?
Posted by T68iKING
Was told Voda do a student tariff which gives you unlimited texts! you miss out on "stop the clock" deals etc if you opt for the student deals..... think its £25 a month plus 100 or 200 mins Xnet.
Orange give 1000 texts a month to students as well..... on any tariff i think...
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Posted by Greggy
25quid a month! *cough splutter* lol. Im lookin for something cheaper than 10quid mate that web site is http://mercurymobiles.Com 90quid for 2 year deal or 50quid for 1 year. If u go for the 2 year deal a greater selection of phnes are free. And if u go for a dear phne u get it cheaper
Posted by jcwhite_uk
You wont get cheaper than 300 free texts for £10 a month on O2 PAYG. The phone companies have to make money or they will go bust and you wont get any phone networks.
I have just found that orange do a similar offer to O2 where you top-up by £10 a month and get 1000 free texts.
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Posted by Greggy
Just curious how much does it actualy cost a network for.. 1 txt, 1 min call to own network, and 1 min call to another network..
Posted by WelshTom
to be honest that mercury mobiles is greart if you already have a phone you wish to use but not so great if you want to get a new handset with them.
ie. say you sign up to the two year mercury deal for £89.99 and you want a phone so you choose the motorola V3 - which is £35.99 with the two year sim. Total cost is £124.99 for two years.
if you look at somewhere like onestopphoneshop.com they are offering the v3 for free with 9 months line rental at £0.99 and then then the remaining three months at £16. therefore a total cost of £56.91 for a year. Also they give you 200 free texts per month for the first three months. So basically this would not only cost you less - £113.82 for two years. you would also get free texts and you get a new phone every year instead of being stuck with one for two years.
Basically if you are looking to get a new phone i am just trying to say that there are possibly better deals out there. In terms of cheaper txts then the deal you have with o2 is one of the best available. To get anymore cheap txts you would need to sign up to a far more expensive contract such as the o2 online ones or one of the student ones mentioned above.
Hope this helps,
Tom
p.s. i think i have done the calculations correct for the deal from onestopphoneshop but they are not the most upfront of people so i wouldnt be surprised if there are some sort of hidden charges i am possible missing!
Posted by Greggy
im sure youve got that wrong about that deal mate these offers of free rental or half priced rental usualy have a 18 month deal so you would have to add on another 96 quid , the type of phone wasnt important to mean as i would only ever use it for calls
Posted by WelshTom
it was definately a 12 month contract. it was the orange OVP t-mobile relax 200 offer with the v3 at onestopphoneshop.com by all means go have a look as i may have missed something! of course this offer would be via cashback so a bit of extra hassle i guess but still works out as v.cheap on your pocket at the end of the day!
Tom
Posted by Greggy
btw ive just gone on the mercurymobiles site and they charge 100quid now for the 2 year deal theyve also put there phone prices up
Posted by kk.226
Thanks for the tip on mercury mobiles mate... ordering a sim now!
Posted by Greggy
Yeh its a cracking deal if u just want calls its no good for txts tho. Also 0845 and 0870 numbers arnt included in ya 20 mins. Its gone up from 90 to 100 still good deal tho<br><i>This message was posted from a Nokia</I>
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Posted by kk.226
Yep i'm thinking of doing this for my daytime minutes.
And for off-peak and text... O2 have a deal on their website, "1000 off-peak xnet minutes & 1000 texts" this is only £25 a month. Not a bad combo i think.
A Few questions about the mercury thing:
1) What network will it be on?
2) Can I use a solo card to do it, with out them taking a deposit on top of the £50/90 upfront fee?
Posted by Greggy
dont understand about them taking a deposit on top ya up front payment (its actualy 60/100 now mentioned it earlier) not sure what cards you need you obviously have to take out a direct debit so they can charge you each month if you go over ya 200mins. it would be very rare if i use 200mins so thats not a problem for me, think its tmobile hope that answers your questions
Posted by p900 lover
so its a set amount of money for lets say 2 years that they take upfront, then they dont take anything out of ur account if u go over?
Posted by kk.226
I understand you get 200Xnet minutes every month free... but if you go over you have to pay, hence setting up the direct debit incase.
Posted by kk.226
Just gave Mercury a quick call... They're on T-mobile (perfect for me) and have currently stopped taking orders because of high demand, but the website will be updated when they will beging takng them again.
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Posted by kk.226
Mercury Mobiles have no changed their deal so i'm not going for them
Looking for something else with cheap on peak calls. Best I have is right now T-mobile Pay&Go 12P a minute to any network.
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Posted by bronski
In October we switched our phone to Mercury Telecom after being recommended by www.uswitch.com to save money on our calls.
On November 28th we received a bill for £62.75. This was astonishing as we found the 0844 number we use a lot to make international calls being charged at 10p a minute. It quite clearly states when you call the number (0844 620620) that ‘Call Charges are 2p a minute’. It was 2p minute with our two previous providers Telecom Plus and Tele2.
We were unable to query this with the company and they did not respond to emails, telephone calls or voicemail messages. After doing some research found that Mercury Telecom’s director Ian Burrow has quite a history. He has been fined on two occasions and there has been hundreds of complaints on forums about his previous business ventures. So we therefore cancelled our direct debit payment. On the 30th November our phone completely stopped working, we were unable to make any outgoing calls whatsoever. I sent an email on the 1st December to ask why they had blocked our phone with no prior notice. Received no response again. Phone call on the 2nd December also went unanswered.
On the 6th December I was finally able to speak to somebody at the company. She told me I had to make payment before they would switch phone back on. Agreed to send cheque but told them the service is outrageous and I wanted to cancel,. She said I could cancel the service with no penalties after payment was made. I therefore sent a cheque to them paying the full bill of £62.75.
I then received a letter requesting £29.38 as a fine for cancelling the direct debit payment.
On the 12th December I changed to a new telecoms provider as the phone tariffs are not what I agreed and 500% more than what I am supposed to pay.
On the 13th December received another letter requesting £77.31. Letter stated I am not allowed to cancel as singed a 3 month contract. Charging us another £47.93 as a cancellation fee.
On the 19th December I called and spoke to Paula Astley, asked to speak with a manager. She explained she was a manager. Explained the charges are outrageous, told I had to speak with a supervisor. She explained no supervisors are in until Thursday. She took my name and phone number and said a supervisor will call me on Thursday. I explained that I had paid all my original charges and the outstanding direct debit and admin charges of £77.31 are not fair. Told her that I was keen to resolve this issue but if they did not respond I lodge an official complaint with Ofcom. Also asked why we have been charged £47.93 for a cancellation fee when she already assured me on the 6th that there would be no charges as I was unhappy with the outrageous and agree with me that the disruption to my service was
On the 21st informed by Mercury that I have to pay the bill in full. Explained that I signed a term conditions form with all this on. I explained none of this was on the terms and conditions form I read and neither were the call charges.
On the 21st December received another bill from them this time for £123.47. This again included £95 for 0844 calls which should have come to £19. Also we were charged 23p a minute to calls to Kazakhstan, these calls are actually to Russia as it shows on the bill and should be 5p a minute. So again we have been overcharged.
Mercury Telecom have refuted all my claims and wanted full payment of £200.78 by the 5th of January or they would take legal action. So forced to pay. Their whole charges for a 2 month period has been £263.22. This would have cost us £40 or £50 with other telecom providers. Avoid this company like the plague.