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o2 contract back to pay as you go |
Lunion
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I recently changed my pay as you go number into a contract number, i want to buy the C905 sim free and keep the same number.
Will o2/CPW let me change the contract number back to a pay as you go number?
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Rookwise
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Unless your within your 14 day cooling off period then you will be tied into the contract for the duration. You could pay O2 however many months you have left and get out of the contract that way but it maybe expensive.
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Daedalus85
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Unless you're on Simplicity, which I'm guessing by the sounds of it you are. In which case, rather than being an idiot and paying a fortune to buy it outright, wait until later this month until O2 get the C905 and then upgrade to an 18-month contract, change your tariff a little higher and get the C905 with it.
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Lunion
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I have a £35pm contract with CPW. I have been thinking, if i wait till January my contract is up then i'll finish my contract with CPW and do it direct with o2 online.
Just wondered if i can keep the same number then?
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weirdwilli
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Yup, just ask them for a PAC code and then tell it to O2 when you make a new contract! |
imazz
Joined: Sep 13, 2005
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@Daedalus
This SE C905 price list was posted on the o2 customer forum - looks credible to me
O2 3000 (£75 pm) PHONE IS FREE
02 1200 (£45 pM) PHONE IS £49.99
02 600 (£35 PM) PHONE IS £99.99
02 400 (£30 PM) PHONE IS £149.99
02 200 (£25 PM) PHONE IS £199.99
O2 75 (£20 PM) PHONE IS £249.99
Whichever way I play it, the cheapest option is buy the phone from play.com (£399) and keep my simplicity SIM. I don't see why that would make me an idiot? Is there an advantage being on contract if the phone goes faulty? (Or is that only if you have the phone insured also?)
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Lunion
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I was thinking of buying it Sim-Free from Play.
Thats why i wondered if i could just change my contract sim to a PAYG one...
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imazz
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@Lunion
In your position (with contract nearly up) I would wait and see what CPW upgrades offer you. |
Daedalus85
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imazz: Doesn't nessecarily make you an idiot no, I wasn't expecting it to be THAT expensive, but I suppose they have to keep some distance between that and the C902, and O2 seems to be the only network tightening their belts when it comes to the credit crunch. I think they were hoping the rest would follow suit, but they haven't, making us look expensive.
In time, of course, it will be cheaper.
And yes, the advantage of having a contract with the phone is that you are covered under warranty through O2 for the length of your contract, without that you have to post it to SE and pay their P&P charges etc.
And I've worked it out, depending on the tariff your on, it's cheaper to get it WITH the contract than with Simplicity.
Simplicity 600 mins 1000 texts plus free Unlimited bolt on - £20/month = £360 over 18-months
Plus the phone, £399 = £759 (or £42.16/month over 18-months)
O2 600 mins 1000 texts plus free Unlimited bolt on over 18-months - £35/month = £630 over the 18-months
Plus the phone, £99 = £729 (or £40.50/month over 18-months)
Either way, the choice is yours I suppose, depends how many minutes/texts etc you want.
Lunion: You can't just 'change' it to a pay as you go mid-contract, you have wait until the end of your contract. At which point, CPW or O2 (preferably O2, their retentions team is unbeatable) will offer you an upgrade, often with a free or discounted phone, and discounted line rental (if you ask them nicely  ). Plus by which time, the C905 will be cheaper, therefore theres no point buying it sim free and going on pay as you go at the end of your contract.
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imazz
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@Daedalus
Take your point.
I was using my simplicity deal which is 200mins 400txt + unlimited web bolt-on for £15pm (o2 upgrade deal).
My sums were also swayed by requiring the web bolt-on.
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Lunion
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Yeah i knew i couldnt do it mid-contract, just wondered if it was possible to do because it was my pay as you go number before i changed it to contract.
i've had the same number for 9 years, and i really dont want to change.
I'll wait and see what CPW offer me, then i will approach o2 directly.
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daviep
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i got a k850 last year from o2 when they 1st came out.it cost me £269.
just phone o2 and ask to buy a replacement handset,you should get a decent discount |
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Posted: 2008-10-06 01:43
