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Best Orange contract deal you have heard of. |
OdieS
Joined: Oct 16, 2004
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I started this thread, so thought I should come back and report on my experience:
I got a reasonable retentions deal today. Was on the Anytime 200 tarrif (£30 /month), monthly spend was anywhere between £5 and £25 over the line rental.
Free W800i (when stock comes back in)
500 x-net anytime minutes
60 texts for 3 months, then 30 texts for the next 3 months
£25 /month on a 12 month contract
Not as great as I was hoping for (I was ideally wanting a bigger reduction in line rental) .... but not too bad either, all things considered.
[ This Message was edited by: OdieS on 2005-09-12 13:35 ] |
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imanuk
Joined: Mar 05, 2004
Posts: 241
From: Stafford, UK
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I think you did well there, if you actually get what your told... |
barrowfordred
Joined: Jan 06, 2004
Posts: 162
From: Lancashire
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I'm on Talk 120, and now out of contract. I want to try for a W800. What is this 500x tarrif? |
OdieS
Joined: Oct 16, 2004
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barrowfordred, it seems the 500 x-net anytime tarrif is a 'secret' Orange OVP tarrif to match 3 called Select 500, it seems to be offered to some people through retentions.
When asked why I wanted my PAC code the first thing I mentioned was that I had recieved a call from 3 offering me 500 xnet + 100 texts for 18 quid a month...... they then said ok we can offer you 500 xnet and 100 texts for £15 for 6 months then £30 after that.....I got a bit excited then asked if it was a 12 month contract and was told it was only on an 18 month one.
I asked what the best deal they could do me on a 12 month contract was and was then offered the above (i.e fewer texts, slightly higher overall line rental for the year - £25 pm vs. £22.50) - from there I was asked which handset and there was no trouble at all getting the W800i free... I just need to wait till it comes in. I phoned later to double check that a note had been put on my account with the retentions offer.... and it was confirmed that I'm on the waiting list and will get a call when the handset comes in.
I'm still a little disappointed that I couldn't swing some more texts, or at least 20 texts per month for the whole year (that would do me just fine).... but when I phoned up later the rep was having none of it... at least I tried 
Good luck, let us know how you get on. |
OdieS
Joined: Oct 16, 2004
Posts: 55
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Argh, I don't know whether the CS reps just spit out any old dates when you make an enquiry, but I just phoned up and was told they're expecting the W800i in around 3 weeks.
Anyone been told differently by Orange recently? |
james2mccart
Joined: Sep 15, 2005
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I got 400 x-net & 4mb orange world & 500 txt for 18 months plus free w800 on a 12 month contract for £25. |
OdieS
Joined: Oct 16, 2004
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when was this?
It seems a bit strange that they would mention free texts for 18 months if the contract was only 12 months.
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barrowfordred
Joined: Jan 06, 2004
Posts: 162
From: Lancashire
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I've still not tried. I can't decide whether to upgrade my C500 for a C550 or a W800. |
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Posted: 2005-09-12 14:34
