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UK Mobile price increase!! they werent joking....... |
Pete95
Joined: Mar 13, 2003
Posts: 74
From: Bristol || UK
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Seems the price increase for UK mobiles on Orange has come into effect then, the cheapest P800 on talk400 is now £109.95 - I paid £24.95 last week - Im glad I bought it when I did!!
A P800 on about a 30quid contract is now around £300!!!! |
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ShaunC
Joined: Feb 21, 2002
Posts: 48
From: UK
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Yeah, so i see! I got mine last week, if i had got the same today, the p800 would be £45 more on VodaUK..
Ouch. |
[Serge]
Joined: Mar 27, 2003
Posts: 70
From: Brussels, Belgium
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I can't believe you guys are complaining!
Over here in Belgium there's no such thing as buying phones with contracts! If we want a new phone, we have to pay full price... And for the record: that's currently 830 euros... |
Strangely
Joined: Jan 13, 2002
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Yes but maybe your tariffs are cheaper there in Belgium? |
lingart
Joined: Feb 20, 2002
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Yup yup
I got mine last week for £25 as well
I wouldnt pay £110 for it.
800 Euros seems steep when you can get it from SE for £400 |
sosojerk
Joined: Jan 14, 2003
Posts: 295
From: Timisoara, Romania
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MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNN,
Only 25 euros.
Here,in Romania,P800 is 750 with subscription (almost full price).
Nasty. |
El Jeffroz
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
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From: Purmerend, NL
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On 2003-03-31 20:46, [Serge] wrote:
I can't believe you guys are complaining!
Over here in Belgium there's no such thing as buying phones with contracts! If we want a new phone, we have to pay full price... And for the record: that's currently 830 euros...
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Belgium does not have contracts? That sounds pretty hard to believe. I personally think you mean that once you have a contract and want a new phone, you have to buy the phone seperately at the full price and transfer the SIM, or get a new contract (and number) at a reduced phone price and pay double monthly fees. This is about the same as in NL.
You're lucky if you happen to need a new contract when buying your P800, saves you a lot of money  |
[Serge]
Joined: Mar 27, 2003
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From: Brussels, Belgium
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Believe me if I say that there's no such thing as buying a new phone at special rates with contracts!
If you want a new phone or contract, you have to get them separately. |
hudsonhawk
Joined: Mar 04, 2003
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hmm...here in turkey no special tariffs no payment options,880 euros...still sad about that increase? ;)
This message was posted from a P800 |
2unique
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
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Try Thailand equivalent of 500 pounds, and no discounts. GB is still the only place where phones are subsidised by phone companies, I wish the rest of the world would catch on.
Is... English... you... first... language?
Is stupidity your first personality? |
thanasis
Joined: Mar 07, 2002
Posts: 204
From: London & Athens
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Nope the UK is not the only place where phones are subsidises. In Greece 9 out of twelve months (3 months of no subsidising allowed) most of the networks provide quite heavy subsidies. You could the T68i free in June! And before vodafone entered the greek market i have to say tat companies were much more generous when subsidising phones when upgrading |
steve10574
Joined: Nov 18, 2002
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vodafone retail did not put the price of the the p800 up or the price of the gd86 or gx10
and if you spend lots on your bill (over 70 pounds) you should still get a good price on your upgrade
DONT HUNT WHAT YOU CANT KILL !!! |
Jammers
Joined: Feb 17, 2003
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Mine was £50 on Talk 400 but now its £119.99 |
malcs
Joined: Oct 16, 2002
Posts: 292
From: UK
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orange did say in their catalogue that the P800 would have a special introductory price that would be available for a little while-- i guess it must have finally expired??
malcs pwns now.. go visit his drunk thread....
also esato rules... |
Strangely
Joined: Jan 13, 2002
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The point is we do get phones for less here but we pay for it with more expensive tarrifs! |
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Posted: 2003-03-31 19:54
