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N6600
Joined: Dec 15, 2003
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Ordered P900 today at CPW and phone will arrive on 16/12/2003
Lemme make a summary
1.p900, on Orange YOUR PLAN 1000
2. Call Orange general enquiries ----AT HOME----
customer services
150 from your Orange phone or
07973 100 150
To change the direct debit date to 26/12/2003(10 days)
-----HANG UP----
3.Call Orange again to change Tariff to least amount (10)
4. Done and have a Merry X'mas and Happy New Year!
Right?
[ This Message was edited by: N6600 on 2003-12-14 23:15 ] |
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dazbradbury
Joined: Nov 24, 2002
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From: UK - Derby/London
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Just tried to change direct debit date and he said he couldn't do that???
Am I being screwed here?? Cuz i'll have to pay for the full first month surely?
Let me know if I should ring up again...!!
EDIT:
Do garbage threads not come up on the latest posts anymore?? Cuz i'm positing, but not seeing it come up on the home page... odd.
Anyway, I just want to know where i went wrong in changing the billing date/ DD date? I mean, I only just got the phone, but apparently i can't change it.... help anyone?
[ This Message was edited by: dazbradbury on 2003-12-20 10:49 ] |
N6600
Joined: Dec 15, 2003
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On 2003-12-20 11:34:48, dazbradbury wrote:
Just tried to change direct debit date and he said he couldn't do that???
Am I being screwed here?? Cuz i'll have to pay for the full first month surely?
Let me know if I should ring up again...!!
EDIT:
Do garbage threads not come up on the latest posts anymore?? Cuz i'm positing, but not seeing it come up on the home page... odd.
Anyway, I just want to know where i went wrong in changing the billing date/ DD date? I mean, I only just got the phone, but apparently i can't change it.... help anyone?
[ This Message was edited by: dazbradbury on 2003-12-20 10:49 ]
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I can't change the date either.
I guess you have to pay £95 for the 1st month and £10 for the 2nd -12th
Orange told me that all their customers have the same Direct Dedit date i.e 15th
Merry X'mas n Happy new year! |
pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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@N6600, This CPW cheap phone thing has been well documented on here over the past month or so, if you check the threads you will notice you can downgrade the day you get the phone, why pay 10 days of the £95, thats £30.
Lots of us have only paid 1 or 2 days = £10 or less for the first month.
All my p900's are different billing dates set to about 4 days from purchase, but maybe they changed it.
To maximise profit, you need to do whaat i did, start buying & selling as soon as the phone comes out, (beginning of November) i was getting £550 per P9.
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[ This Message was edited by: pachy on 2003-12-20 12:54 ] |
N6600
Joined: Dec 15, 2003
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On 2003-12-20 13:46:44, pachy wrote:
@N6600, This CPW cheap phone thing has been well documented on here over the past month or so, if you check the threads you will notice you can downgrade the day you get the phone, why pay 10 days of the £95, thats £30.
Lots of us have only paid 1 or 2 days = £10 or less for the first month.
All my p900's are different billing dates set to about 4 days from purchase, but maybe they changed it.
To maximise profit, you need to do whaat i did, start buying & selling as soon as the phone comes out, (beginning of November) i was getting £550 per P9.
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[ This Message was edited by: pachy on 2003-12-20 12:54 ]
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Guess I am not as lucky as you!
I told the guy on the phone to change it NOW!
he said no... told me that i have to stay on that £95 tariff for a month!
I called them once i got home!!!
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dazbradbury
Joined: Nov 24, 2002
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Call again. I did as soon as i posted for the second time. And It's fine. My billing date is on the 22nd. And thats when I will be onto the HSD plan!! Sha'mon!
Well, this was a scam I thouroughly enjoyed. Might get one for my bro, and maybe sell a few...
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N6600
Joined: Dec 15, 2003
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what number did you call?
150 or 07973 100 150
is that the number you call?
I will try calling them again...on monday!
save lots of $$ if it works for me!
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pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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@N6600, I always get them from CPW because they will let you return it within 14 days for a refund (you have to pay for any calls & a proportion of the airtime) but its a nice thing to fall back on, if for instance they try to stitch you on the billing date, you can re order one & stipulate a billing date for ...say 3 days after purchase, tell them its because thats when your wages go into the bank or something 
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N6600
Joined: Dec 15, 2003
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Erm...
Got my bill from Orange today.
Direct debit date :5th
Is it i need to change it to 8th?
after changing that do i need to change the tariff again?
cos i had changed the tariff on the 16th Dec (the guy on the phone told me that i can't change the direct date date....then i juz asked him to help me to change the tariff)
erm.... what shld i do?
1. change the DD date
2. change tariff?
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slewis1972
Joined: Dec 21, 2003
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I am going to give a bit of clarification here if it helps others.
Just rang CPW online sales people, mentioned the P900 on Orange 1000 deal. We then spoke in detail (me sounding like I knew nothing) - anyway - the lady said - on each order they say you cannot downgrade within 3 months. So I said - does it say that in the T&C - she said no. She then went on to tel me there is no clawback - Orange penalise CPW but CPW dont penalise the customer as its not in the T&C - but they dont offically state it - and U can see why.
Anyway - know just to find my nearest store that has a P900 in stock.
Scott
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mrme
Joined: May 03, 2003
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I realy wanna get the orange deal, carphone have 90 in stock and can have it with me before crimbo BUT i have rang orange many times to ask about changing the billing date and they say its 30 days after you start the contract and this can't be changed. I have read the 14 pages at least 3 times and i am still unsure can some one help |
immy
Joined: Dec 24, 2003
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I purchased a P900 from CPW today on the Orange £95 tariff
.....but on getting home and reading the back of the CPW receipt in the terms and conditions of sale, under section 3.Terms of Payment, subsection 3.7 it says and I quote (quoting exactly 3.7 but summarised points 3.7.1 and 3.7.2)
"If you enter a nominated airtime contract and subsequently move onto a lower tariff or fail to fulfil your payment obligations during the minimum term of such contract, or you end such contract for any reason within 6 months of the commencement date and the relevant tariff includes a subsidised handset,you must, in additionto paying any other charges under such contract, either :
3.7.1 return mobile to CPW or
3.7.2 keep the mobile but pay handset price upto £250, which you authorise us to take from your nominated debit or credit card.
Does this mean, that if i drop the tariff down from the £95 rate within the first 6 months, then i am liable to pay a clawback fee from CPW?
Has anyone else got these terms and conditions or has this just been recently introduced? Note, I only signed an orange contract and a insurance contract, do these terms and conditions on the back of receipt still apply to me?
If CPW have introduced a clawback fee then I will be returning the phone under the 14 day money back guarantee.
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N6600
Joined: Dec 15, 2003
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At the back of my 'CPW receipt' (not Full orange terms and conditions booklet)...
it din say anything like that....
are you reading smth different?
Guess we have a different receipt
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immy
Joined: Dec 24, 2003
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I have 3 receipts...one for my insurance contract, one for my orange direct debit/contract thing, and one from CPW, which has details of the phone transaction at the till i.e P900 sold on Orange network at price of £0.00 pounds. Its a A5 sheet of paper which has been put thru the printer. On the back is the standard Terms and Conditions in very small print(which takes up the whole page and is preprinted).
I guess that these new receipt slips have just recently been introduced.
Ive also noticed that the website has put the phone price upto £150 on the 1000 mins contract now on Orange. |
jonc74
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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have i missed the boat on this scam ? or is it still viable ?
a witty saying proves nothing |
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