Posted by mike03
Hi,
I am thinking of getting an N95 and went in to Phones4u today and got offered this deal!
750 any network anytime mins
Unlimited text (fair use policy so approx 3000 pm)
Unlimited internet (fair use policy so approx 120 mb)
Stop the clock
Free sim-free phone
£45 pm
£80 cashback instore
18 month contract so with cash back will work out for £36.11 pm for first 9 months and £45 for the other 9, but can downsize contract after 9 months.
I have until Friday to decide!
What does everyone think, good deal, great deal, ok deal???
[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2007-06-25 20:03 ]
Posted by Nanu
In my honest opinion I wouldn't touch Vodafone nor would I ever go with an 18 month contract again and that is through experience, and I also wouldn't be badgered into making a decision by Friday, you have the internet shop around and see what else you can come up with!
Posted by jcwhite_uk
I would also be wary of p4u. They are renouned for pressuring you and then adding bits that you didnt ask for.
Posted by mike03
Yeah to be honest I don't really want an 18month plan but seems to be the done thing these days to get a good deal.
It does seem like too good a deal to be true.
What are your bad experiences of Vodafone?
Posted by fatreg
On 2007-06-25 21:11:03, mike03 wrote:
It does seem like too good a deal to be true.
then it probably is!
ps... i know 2 ex managers from P4U and they would never ever buy a phone from there....
Posted by spikeyjac
Hi at carphonewarehouse i got on orange:
graphite n95 for free(well i payed £50 and get £50 cashback in 3 months)
500 minutes anytime anynetwork
unlimited texts(fairusage of 3000)
free magic numbers
free 1gb micro sd card..
£35 p.m
got offered this by p4u but turned them down and said to carphonewarehouse that they offered me that deal (which they did) and they offered me the graphite one(thats why i went for cpw)
hope this helps
jack
Posted by Dogmann
@mike03
That is not a great deal in MO if you intend to use the device for Data 120mb is not nearly enough and once you go over the allowance it will cost you £2 per MB and does not include using IM either. Check out T-Mobile deals that include Web N Walk data plans with proper Data allowances and there branding is only i theme and they change the Internet Globe icon to a Web N Walk icon and so far T- Mobile have already released the firmware upgrade to V11 so no need to have to change product codes to upgrade firmware. Alternatively Orange also have good Data deals but they do seriously brand their handsets and are also not known for being the quickest to approve new firmware, hope that helps you decide.
Marc
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Posted by Nanu
What are your bad experiences of Vodafone?
Excessive bills once I have used my quota! also when I renewed my contract in November they failed to mention I had to wait 9 months to downgrade! I really do deeply regret renewing!
Dogmann is correct in saying you will get a far better deal via T-mobile Data wise!
Posted by mike03
I'm not going to use it for IM more checking football results, news etc and maybe email. What I really want is a 12 month contract with an N95 willing to pay up to £60 for the handset, 400-500 sms, approx 300ish anytime minutes and a reasonable amount of data to allow random usage, perhaps 5-10 mb per month all for approx £30 pm maybe stretching to £35.
From my researching this is unrealistic!
I have been with o2 for 4-5 years and have been due for upgrade since feb!
Posted by fatreg
just a little pointer.. 5-10mb on a 3g handset is nada..
you will get hardly any data for that...
I only use a 2g blackberry and i cain through 30mb a month easily...
Posted by mike03
ok, cheers. would seem like i need to think about this a bit more!
Will give the p4u offer a miss i think.
Can anyone recommend any other tariffs that may suit me a bit better?
Posted by fatreg
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/sho[....]nwalk/18mth-flext-30-webnwalk/
should sort you out....
Posted by amnesia
voda gave me the phone free on 12 month for 35 a month the day it came out.
Posted by mike03
So what does everyone think I should do?
I've phoned o2 just now and they told me they can't get anywhere near this tariff and only offered me the same deal as new customers, which they claimed was a new policy!!! I smell bullshit but hey ho, have requested my pac code.
The o2 guy said he'd seen this offer from p4u in a flyer in a paper before. Has anyone else because I didn't realise it was an offer they publicise!
Posted by mike03
http://www.phones4u.co.uk/sho[....]NetKey=2&HandsetKey=160711&s=b
The tariff I'm being offered is the 5th from bottom. I'm a bit concerned about the cost of media messages, 36p. Are these not includes is sms as 4sms=1media or the like?!?
My only other concern is can i downgrade to any voda tariff after 9 months!
p4u have been calling me regularly today but i've been at work so unable to answer. Seen as tho my deadline was supposed to be tomorrow I may leave it and see if they call me to offer a better deal as they deal I have been offered is not an unique as I first thought!
Posted by fatreg
ahhhh P4U chasing you...
a sure sign they are gonna stitch you up like a kipper...
if it's a voda tariff.. get into Voda.. they should beat if hands down.....
Posted by Mr Miyagi
If your on a 18 month contract, then its true you will not be able to downgrade untill 9 months of your contract has past, its the same with O2, Vodafone and 99% certain its the same with Orange and T Mobile and 3.
The 1 mms that takes 4 out of your allowance is a O2 feature, i am not sure if the other networks do it, pretty sure they don't. Personally i would stay well away from phones4u and carphonewarehouse, best going to the network direct, incase you get stung by these retailers.
Also i am not sure why they gave you a deadline for this deal, since this deal is available to anyone, who goes to a phones4u store, its not really a special promotion deal for you, so i doubt they will bring out some deal for only you, if its not on the website, the deal and not advertised in the store, then its a special deal for you only, but if it is, then its available to anyone. but yeah u will get calls from that phones4u advisor a number of times, they will keep buggin u, untill u tell them that u aint interested anymore. they do tend to be desperate phones4u.
On 2007-06-28 20:11:32, mike03 wrote:
http://www.phones4u.co.uk/sho[....]NetKey=2&HandsetKey=160711&s=b
The tariff I'm being offered is the 5th from bottom. I'm a bit concerned about the cost of media messages, 36p. Are these not includes is sms as 4sms=1media or the like?!?
My only other concern is can i downgrade to any voda tariff after 9 months!
p4u have been calling me regularly today but i've been at work so unable to answer. Seen as tho my deadline was supposed to be tomorrow I may leave it and see if they call me to offer a better deal as they deal I have been offered is not an unique as I first thought!
[ This Message was edited by: Mr Miyagi on 2007-06-28 21:12 ]
Posted by mike03
Cheers Guys, I will go on the vodafone website and see if I can find a comparable tariff and the go into Vodafone this weekend and see what they can offer.
Problem is they'll be able to tell I don't want to join p4u.
Anyway we'll see what happens!
Posted by fatreg
voda are as hungry as anyone else to get a contract deal they just don't play the same dirty games that P4U play!
Posted by mike03
Well I went into Vodafone and asked for the deals on the N95, they couldn't offer me anything comparable. Just the standard £40 pm 500 mins, 250 sms with 3 extras, so could upgrade to 500sms, stop the clock and 6 months free sky mobile tv. The phone would be £50 and it would be an extra £7.50 pm for the unlimited net.
P4u is looking really tempting but I'm really put off by what everyone is saying about them.
Argghh!!!
Posted by Waka
A mate of mine got his N80 from P4U on O2 a couple of years ago and never had any problems.
As long as you get what you want written down, surely your contract is with O2 (or Vodafone or whoever) - what's the problem?
Just giving you an alternative viewpoint
W.
Posted by mobileman1
i wud never trust contract sumtimes u can get ripped off
Posted by mike03
I think I'm going to go for the p4u tariff on voda. I really want the n95 and no-one else can come near this tariff, even vodafone themselves (that's what worries me!)
I have enough confidence that'll I know what's what and I'll read the contract word for word first.
Does anyone have any advice on areas that they may try and screw me on, bar add ons which I don't want!
Cheers for all the advice guys!
Posted by sapporobaby
You guys sound like you are getting screwed. In Finland, I hd the option of buying the phone outright, or have it prorated over the course of two years. In the end it cost about 450 Euro over 2 years. I have unlimited data for another 15 Euro a month. To date, this month, I have used over 159 megs. Stupid tariffs are what is killing data usage by customers. I think the phone companies are just greedy.
Posted by Dogmann
@sapporobaby
Not all Networks are the same T-Mobile started the trend with Web N Walk which in it's most basic form gives up to 1GB Web browsing from your handset for £7.50pm. Then going up to i think £12.50pm that allows you to use it as a modem for your computer and has up to 3GB per month.
Then 3 where the next to have a range of services from £5 to £12.50 and offer even greater services and now even Orange have Data plans that are at this sort of cost.
Only Voda and 02 are still charging absurd amounts for Data and even though Voda only recently launched their new Data tariffs they are allegedly already working on new plans.
As lets face it Data is the only real growth area left and now that both the speeds offered by the Networks and the devices we are getting are more powerful the promise of the full Internet on our mobile devices can at last become a reality. But although i have a Voda Sim there is no way i would use any data on Voda or 02.
Marc
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[ This Message was edited by: Dogmann on 2007-06-30 18:42 ]
Posted by sapporobaby
Hey Marc,
I hear you. I was a consultant on the original D2 Mannesmann network before Vodafone bought them. Once they purchased D2, it seems that Vodafone became a network full of male organs. They are into the serious gouge the customer mode. Probably because they paid soooooo much for those 3G licenses and they have to get their money back. Customers can screw them though simply by not using data. Vodafone will be forced to lower the prices.
Posted by JohnM
Mate, go for t-mobile. I got an N95 in-store on flext35 and web n walk. Costs 42.50 a month, for that you get 180quid credit, which covers cross network calls, voicemail calls, mms and texts. 20p a min for all landline and mobile calls, think voicemail is 10p a min, 1 mms any size upto 300kb is 20p and texts are 10p. These all come out of your monthly allowance. On top of that, I got 10000 offpeak mins to use weekdays between 7pm and midnight and all weekend to any landline or mobile network. Fantastic deal, this is my second flext contract I've taken out, this is for my wife, with the deals we have, we've no need for a landline. My deal I got for myself was flext 35 and web n walk, got it online and I got the online deal of the time which was 25% off line rental for the life of the contract so it costs around 32quid a month. T-mobile are doing some fantastic deals at the moment, give them a go. Oh and the handset is locked but very minimal branding on it.