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Free vodaphone gprs in uk? |
Greggy
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Some1 said on another forum that its goin to be free from oct 1 to the end of jan, and if u pay 75 pound you get it for life but cant find any info on there web site anybody got any info or know that its true?
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masseur
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you could call 08700 700 191 and ask vodafone themselves
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Greggy
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Well im at work at mo so cant
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Dragonfly_TP
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Yes it seems dat for 75 pounds you can use unlimited and without charge gprs and internet (using your phone as modem or use a mobile connect card). But you have to sign a fair use pollicy that has a limit of 1gb/month. Above 1gb you get charged a small fee for the extra megabytes. |
Greggy
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is that payngo or contract? is 1gb 100mb? could you put down the exact url page so i can have a look my self |
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Sounds like a great deal! |
euqiddis
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On 2005-08-18 12:12:00, Greggy wrote:
is that payngo or contract? is 1gb 100mb? could you put down the exact url page so i can have a look my self
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1gb is 1024 mb |
masseur
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I just called the number I quoted earlier twice and spoken to different telephnoe people, and I also went to a vodafone shop to pick up a 3G data card, and none of them had heard about whats being discussed here 
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On 2005-08-18 10:32:06, Greggy wrote:
Some1 said on another forum that its goin to be free from oct 1 to the end of jan, and if u pay 75 pound you get it for life but cant find any info on there web site anybody got any info or know that its true?
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There are no such things as life time contracts (even when it benefits the customer). It's against "principles of contracts" in most modern states.
Here's an example of why there are no life time contracts in the world of business: If you could pay 75 pounds to get gprs "for free" the rest of your life, then what would happen to that contract if the technology is replaced with another one that you don't find as good? You could sue the company and claim high loss of money - even consumer services in many countries are against such business arangements.
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If there is such deal as mentioned, then it must be for a limited time. Perhaps during a 6/12/24 month contract depending on what deal you originally signed up for. |
Greggy
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Actualy there are such contracts on o2 you pay 100 pound and get 200 off peak minutes for life
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On 2005-08-18 15:36:16, Greggy wrote:
Actualy there are such contracts on o2 you pay 100 pound and get 200 off peak minutes for life
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No! You see, no company in the world takes your money up front (75 or 100 pounds for example) and then say "we provide you with this service for the rest of your life and you never have to pay us again". Forget it!
On the other hand, if you have another contract with them, let's say a phone line, that you regarly pay for, then it's possible that they take a sum up front and provide you with a "extra" service as long as they are commited to provide you with the main feature (like the phone line in my example) and hense take one sum up front for "that extra service". If you read the contract carefully, you will see that the main feature you pay each month for (the phone line) is not actually a commitment for them to provide you with for the rest of your life - otherwise they would have to actually give you free gprs for as long as Vodafone excists. There's no company in the world that takes a small sum up front and provide you with that service for life without you ever having to pay them anything again! Forget it! There must be another commitment, like a contract that you annually pay for (like each moth or so) that holds the "extra" deal and that they can cancel when your ordinary 6/12/24 month contract is due.
If a company makes deals as you say, then heads would be rolling. 75 or 100 pounds up front today wont pay the technical equipment they need in 10 years to keep giving you their "free for life" service.
Always read the small printing in your contracts  There's no such thing as "pay me 10 pounds now and you'll have free lunch for the rest of your life"!
Another example will illustrate what I mean: In Sweden you can pay about 2 pounds each month to send as many sms as you want in the Vodafone network. I could call it a lifetime deal if I want to, but if I read the printing carefully I will see that they "promise" to give me that feature for as long as my contract is valid. My contract is up for renewal every 24 months, so when that period is due they can say that the 2 pounds offer is cancelled and I have no right to claim it - even if I renew my contract!
75 pounds up front today and free gprs for the rest of my life no matter if I choose cheapest possible annual contract fee when todays contract is due? I say it's impossible! There must be a paragraph stating that they can cancel when contract is due - otherwise there's an executive job available at Vodafone UK pretty soon
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Greggy
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Am i talking to a brick wall lol my sister has 2 payupfront for life contracts she paid 100 pound for each one and gets 200minvtes free on each she makes sure she never goes over her alloted 200mins each month therefore every monthly bill is zero and shes got that for LIFE!
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CyberVisitor
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@Greggy
I must be wrong then! There's really such thing as "pay me 10 pounds now and you'll have free lunch for the rest of your life"!
That lifetime contract that makes her being able to call 200 minutes free each month for the rest of her life without ever getting a phone bill is worth a lot of money!
If those contracts are still available, why don't everyone go for it? If those contracts are not still available, she could sell one of them and make quite some money out of it!
Wow, 200 minutes every month and not ever getting a phone bill for the rest of her life - that's quite some deal mate! Zero, null... each month... no hidden fees, no nothing... for the rest of her life! Whew!
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Greggy
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What do u mean by a rest my case? You saying im lying? Shes had those contracts 5 years and ive no idea if theyre still available why dnt you ring them and check up
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