Best upgrade offers you've had - Any network

sc0ttish · 11-10-2005, 07:49

Just wondering what the best offers you've all had upgrading your phones.

Myself, I'm with O2 and called them yesterday. Currently got the SE K700i with the online 100 package (£25 a month for 100mins and 500texts)

Now i wanted the D600 and have been calling for the last few weeks but they dont have it yet, so they offered me this;

SE W800i, £9.99
100 Mins & 500 Texts for £15
and Insurance at £2.49 instead of £4.99.

Took it like, but just wondering what everyone else was offered?

Joff Hopkins · 11-10-2005, 10:53

I'm still on my BT Genie contract from the good ole days... £10/month line rental with 100 anytime minutes (to O2 and landlines) and unlimited* texts. And free WAP, too.

*actually limited to 1500 - 3000, or so.

*R.C. · 11-10-2005, 11:29

When I upgraded my o2 mobile in January, I wanted the SE S700i handset - they offered me it at a "special" price of something like £175...
Vodafone had offered it to me for free, so I told o2 that. They then gave me it for free, and changed my tariff. I now get 400 anytime/any network mins, and 1000 texts for £30 a month.

flagpole · 11-10-2005, 13:10

nokia 1100
200 x-net minutes
500 text
£10pcm

vod

Nikhil · 11-10-2005, 16:30

i literally just managed to strangle 400mins (xnet) and 1000 txts out of orange for £30. I'll have to pay £20 for a SE k750i or £50 for a SE w800i

OffTheLine! · 11-10-2005, 16:49

Upgraded my SPV C500 to the C500 with a few months left on my contract, free of charge. 120 mins, 500 texts, £19 a month. Kickass phone and a good tariff (especially for Orange) too!

tekmobile · 11-10-2005, 17:18

Just my usual 750 X-Net anytime mins £17.50 for the 1st 3 months then £35 thereafter I renew every 6 months so

750 X-Net Mins

Jan-Mar £17.50 pm
Apr-Jun £35.00 pm
July renew contract and get new phone (v975 this time)
Jul-Sep £17.50 pm
Oct-Dec £35.00 pm
Dec renew contract and get new phone (RAZR V3x when out)
Start the year again
etc
etc

sm9ai · 12-10-2005, 12:53

I'm on an old 02 Leisure time 600.

Basically 600 free evening and weekend minutes.

I pay £6.00 a month from an old Staff Contract when I worked for them. Everytime a get a new handset they tell me I can no longer have the contract. So I threaten to leave and then suddenly I keep the contract and get a better phone than previously offered.

Total cost for the year is £72
Works quite well for me as I usually sell the phone for around £50-£60. (There usually very scratched and beaten up when I've finished with them!)

lalaland · 13-10-2005, 09:58

Three just offered me the following

1,000 any network any time minutes for 12 months with the first 6 months at £4 per month and £35 per month after that.

I didn't take it though. I have been with them for 2 years, but want a different phone they don't do, so have gone to O2.

Good offer though.

Crazy Frog · 14-10-2005, 21:05

I'm on Voda and I want to upgrade to the Nokia N70, upgrade price £280!!! wow there! Oh, and my average monthly bill is £41 they told me, so why cant they do me a better deal than that!

Nikhil · 15-10-2005, 01:51

Ask for your PAC code and see if they budge. By showing them u are being serious to leave it might make them try to hold you longer.

x0lliex · 15-10-2005, 18:28

I was offered 500 anytime xnet minutes and 200 (maybe 100) texts for 20 pounds per month by O2, declined it as am moving to another network, when I asked for my pac code they offered to keep my line open by putting me on the 25 minute 25 text plan and paying it for me for a year.

deep_27 · 15-10-2005, 19:12

I had a free upgrade to a Nokia 8800, which i later sold for £400, clean profit which if worked out would have paid for 7 months of my phone bills (with calls!)!

lalaland · 15-10-2005, 19:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy Frog

I'm on Voda and I want to upgrade to the Nokia N70, upgrade price £280!!! wow there! Oh, and my average monthly bill is £41 they told me, so why cant they do me a better deal than that!

From what I can see Vodafone are the tightest when it comes to upgrades.

My mate wanted a new phone and ended up having to sign up for 2 years to get his phone free! I still think he was a mug for doing this.

Orange, O2 and Three all seem to offer better upgrade deals, especially now O2 have that upgrade promise on new tarrifs.

martindean8 · 15-10-2005, 21:16

wot o2 upgrade promise?

i never heard of any o2 upgrade promise could someone please enlighten me into the promise

Garyo2 · 15-10-2005, 22:42

There isnt an upgrade promise. However i think the person is referring to people who upgrade on o2 get the same deal as a new customer would (tariff wise) or in some cases better.

11-10-2005, 07:49	#1
sc0ttish Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: . Posts: 689	Best upgrade offers you've had - Any network Just wondering what the best offers you've all had upgrading your phones. Myself, I'm with O2 and called them yesterday. Currently got the SE K700i with the online 100 package (£25 a month for 100mins and 500texts) Now i wanted the D600 and have been calling for the last few weeks but they dont have it yet, so they offered me this; SE W800i, £9.99 100 Mins & 500 Texts for £15 and Insurance at £2.49 instead of £4.99. Took it like, but just wondering what everyone else was offered?

11-10-2005, 10:53	#2
Joff Hopkins Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 471	I'm still on my BT Genie contract from the good ole days... £10/month line rental with 100 anytime minutes (to O2 and landlines) and unlimited* texts. And free WAP, too. *actually limited to 1500 - 3000, or so.

11-10-2005, 11:29	#3
*R.C. Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds Posts: 1,277	When I upgraded my o2 mobile in January, I wanted the SE S700i handset - they offered me it at a "special" price of something like £175... Vodafone had offered it to me for free, so I told o2 that. They then gave me it for free, and changed my tariff. I now get 400 anytime/any network mins, and 1000 texts for £30 a month.

11-10-2005, 13:10	#4
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	nokia 1100 200 x-net minutes 500 text £10pcm vod

11-10-2005, 16:30	#5
Nikhil Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: South Devon/London Posts: 963	i literally just managed to strangle 400mins (xnet) and 1000 txts out of orange for £30. I'll have to pay £20 for a SE k750i or £50 for a SE w800i

11-10-2005, 16:49	#6
OffTheLine! Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: North of England Posts: 920	Upgraded my SPV C500 to the C500 with a few months left on my contract, free of charge. 120 mins, 500 texts, £19 a month. Kickass phone and a good tariff (especially for Orange) too!

11-10-2005, 17:18	#7
tekmobile Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London Posts: 516	Just my usual 750 X-Net anytime mins £17.50 for the 1st 3 months then £35 thereafter I renew every 6 months so 750 X-Net Mins Jan-Mar £17.50 pm Apr-Jun £35.00 pm July renew contract and get new phone (v975 this time) Jul-Sep £17.50 pm Oct-Dec £35.00 pm Dec renew contract and get new phone (RAZR V3x when out) Start the year again etc etc

12-10-2005, 12:53	#8
sm9ai Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 989	I'm on an old 02 Leisure time 600. Basically 600 free evening and weekend minutes. I pay £6.00 a month from an old Staff Contract when I worked for them. Everytime a get a new handset they tell me I can no longer have the contract. So I threaten to leave and then suddenly I keep the contract and get a better phone than previously offered. Total cost for the year is £72 Works quite well for me as I usually sell the phone for around £50-£60. (There usually very scratched and beaten up when I've finished with them!)

13-10-2005, 09:58	#9
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	Three just offered me the following 1,000 any network any time minutes for 12 months with the first 6 months at £4 per month and £35 per month after that. I didn't take it though. I have been with them for 2 years, but want a different phone they don't do, so have gone to O2. Good offer though.

14-10-2005, 21:05	#10
Crazy Frog Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 122	I'm on Voda and I want to upgrade to the Nokia N70, upgrade price £280!!! wow there! Oh, and my average monthly bill is £41 they told me, so why cant they do me a better deal than that!

15-10-2005, 01:51	#11
Nikhil Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: South Devon/London Posts: 963	Ask for your PAC code and see if they budge. By showing them u are being serious to leave it might make them try to hold you longer.

15-10-2005, 18:28	#12
x0lliex Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	I was offered 500 anytime xnet minutes and 200 (maybe 100) texts for 20 pounds per month by O2, declined it as am moving to another network, when I asked for my pac code they offered to keep my line open by putting me on the 25 minute 25 text plan and paying it for me for a year.

15-10-2005, 19:12	#13
deep_27 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: At the bar :o) Posts: 2,842	I had a free upgrade to a Nokia 8800, which i later sold for £400, clean profit which if worked out would have paid for 7 months of my phone bills (with calls!)!

15-10-2005, 19:21	#14
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	Quote: Originally Posted by Crazy Frog I'm on Voda and I want to upgrade to the Nokia N70, upgrade price £280!!! wow there! Oh, and my average monthly bill is £41 they told me, so why cant they do me a better deal than that! From what I can see Vodafone are the tightest when it comes to upgrades. My mate wanted a new phone and ended up having to sign up for 2 years to get his phone free! I still think he was a mug for doing this. Orange, O2 and Three all seem to offer better upgrade deals, especially now O2 have that upgrade promise on new tarrifs.

15-10-2005, 21:16	#15
martindean8 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Blyth, Northumberland Posts: 143	wot o2 upgrade promise? i never heard of any o2 upgrade promise could someone please enlighten me into the promise

15-10-2005, 22:42	#16
Garyo2 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Posts: 566	There isnt an upgrade promise. However i think the person is referring to people who upgrade on o2 get the same deal as a new customer would (tariff wise) or in some cases better.

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