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I went in to have a feel of some new models as am due an upgrade in December and the woman there said they'd buy out my contract so I could upgrade there and then.
I'm dubious as to how good Phone4U are, and even more dubious about the buyout thing (I was quoted £51 from O2). To top it off, the phone I want (S2) is likely to be reduced in price once the iPhone5 is released, probably before December, so am I better off waiting?
Anyone had any experience with Phone4U?
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I'm dubious as to how good Phone4U are, and even more dubious about the buyout thing (I was quoted £51 from O2). To top it off, the phone I want (S2) is likely to be reduced in price once the iPhone5 is released, probably before December, so am I better off waiting?
Anyone had any experience with Phone4U?
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If you search DS, I think you'll probably find many people basically saying "Avoid!"
At the end of the day they offered the cheapest price, I think it was something to do with me having the phone for more than 6 months. Perhaps it was because it was an implant in Currys, but they didn't seem to pushy either which surprised me, as I know if you go into their actual stores they do tend to swoop in pretty quick.
Should probably point out, it was a PAYG phone, not pay monthly.
Similar here. But I went into a proper Phones4U shop and bought a HTC on PAYG. The guy asked me if I wanted insurance and I said no and that was it. He put the phone through the till, topped it up and that was that. It was also unlocked and unbranded FWIW.
They're under incredible pressure to sell certain phones/plans/insurance and you'll feel that in their sales pitch.
They don't like people "just browsing" in their shop so when they approach you and you say you're just looking they don't take it in the way you intended (ie "leave me alone"), they see it as an invitation to sell you something.
My Window's 2006-2010 O2XDA Mini's connection died on me two weeks ago, (Bear in mind that it HAS to be windows mobile). Wentr in on monday looking at mobiles for said platform. Tolf the sales assistant my exact specs and she told me nobody selss windows mobile phones anymore. Had a look in the O2 shop and saw a HTC windows mobile phone.
What HTC phone was that? Because I know for a fact all UK models of HTC Windows Mobile 6.5 phones have been discontinued. It's possible they had some old stock lying around, but if your phone breaks you're a bit stuffed as there is nothing left to replace it with.
As for Phones4U, as long as you know exactly what you want, and are clear about it, there's no reason not to shop there. They do push the insurance, but it's a large part of their commission. Given the low basic they're on, I'm not going to complain that they want to earn a little more. Just be clear that you don't want it and they usually give up pretty quickly.
Chances are that's Windows Phone 7, which is a completely new operating system from Microsoft. It bears little relation to Windows Mobile and Windows Mobile applications are not compatible with WP7 at all.
I work in a currys/pc world/Phones4U store part time and I dont agree with how some people sell on the Phones4U section but everyone has a job to do at the end of the day.
Depends on who you speak to and where.
I went in to Chavs4U this morning to look for a cheap PAYG deal and the assistant refused to accept that a contract wasn't best for me. I explained numerous time that I didn't want a contract but he kept saying I'd get free this and free that, so-many minutes and texts etc.
I didn't tell him why I didn't want a contract - that was none of his business - but I explained I was aware of the benefits of both and for my needs, a PAYG would be better.
When I told him with all that in mind I was only interested in PAYG, he seem to shut up about it and when I was about to leave he gave me a wry smile and asked "Sure I couldn't talk you in to a deal?". That is what made me walk out of the place straight away.
I can only assume they're under extreme pressure to sign people up to contracts and if that's the case I can see why he kept on and on but it's no way to run a business, it's put me off ever going back there.