Want to go onto a contract phone

Scottish_Lad06 · 11-08-2006, 10:05

At the moment I am on O2 PAYG, with 300 free texts a month, but I am spending approx £20 a month on it. I have a samsung E350 just now. I have been looking at the Virgin Mobile Website, and have seen I can get a free phone on a contract for £20 a month, with 200 free texts and 100 free minutes, therefore I think this is the better option for me. I much prefer Virgin anyway, but only switched back to O2 for the 300 free texts on PAYG.

I have been looking at the blue motorola V3. What are people's opinions on it? Is it getting a bit dated now? Are there any other phones that anyone could recommend?

Thanks

flagpole · 11-08-2006, 11:54

You should definitely speak to O2. I have a friend with O2 who gets 750Xnet anytime minutes 750 txts and an E900 for £20pm.

Virgin just aren't that cheap.

I'd look at the tmobile flext plans too.

11-08-2006, 14:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by flagpole

You should definitely speak to O2. I have a friend with O2 who gets 750Xnet anytime minutes 750 txts and an E900 for £20pm.

That would either be because:
(a) they are an existing customer on some form of old legacy tariff
(b) they were an existing customer and O2 tempted them to stay by offering them a preferential tariff
(c) They found that tariff was on offer to new customers by a different network and O2 offered to match it.

In short such a tariff is not normally available to new customers. The tariff you describe would normally cost £25 per month with o2 based on an 18 month contract and that would be based on an off peak tariff only.

11-08-2006, 14:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scottish_Lad06

At the moment I am on O2 PAYG, with 300 free texts a month, but I am spending approx £20 a month on it. I have a samsung E350 just now. I have been looking at the Virgin Mobile Website, and have seen I can get a free phone on a contract for £20 a month, with 200 free texts and 100 free minutes, therefore I think this is the better option for me. I much prefer Virgin anyway, but only switched back to O2 for the 300 free texts on PAYG.

I have been looking at the blue motorola V3. What are people's opinions on it? Is it getting a bit dated now? Are there any other phones that anyone could recommend?

Thanks

I wanted to go on T-Mobile Flext but my credit rating isn't good enough so I got T-Mobile pay as you go and they said when my credit rating is better they will be able to change my account from PAYG to pay monthly, give me a free phone and keep my number and then after 18 months I can renew the contract or change back to PAYG. Just need to pay off some more debts and settle a CCJ.

11-08-2006, 10:05	#1
Scottish_Lad06 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: England Posts: 471	Want to go onto a contract phone At the moment I am on O2 PAYG, with 300 free texts a month, but I am spending approx £20 a month on it. I have a samsung E350 just now. I have been looking at the Virgin Mobile Website, and have seen I can get a free phone on a contract for £20 a month, with 200 free texts and 100 free minutes, therefore I think this is the better option for me. I much prefer Virgin anyway, but only switched back to O2 for the 300 free texts on PAYG. I have been looking at the blue motorola V3. What are people's opinions on it? Is it getting a bit dated now? Are there any other phones that anyone could recommend? Thanks

11-08-2006, 11:54	#2
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	You should definitely speak to O2. I have a friend with O2 who gets 750Xnet anytime minutes 750 txts and an E900 for £20pm. Virgin just aren't that cheap. I'd look at the tmobile flext plans too.

11-08-2006, 14:05	#3
dawson Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by flagpole You should definitely speak to O2. I have a friend with O2 who gets 750Xnet anytime minutes 750 txts and an E900 for £20pm. That would either be because: (a) they are an existing customer on some form of old legacy tariff (b) they were an existing customer and O2 tempted them to stay by offering them a preferential tariff (c) They found that tariff was on offer to new customers by a different network and O2 offered to match it. In short such a tariff is not normally available to new customers. The tariff you describe would normally cost £25 per month with o2 based on an 18 month contract and that would be based on an off peak tariff only.

11-08-2006, 14:55	#4
RYPW Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by Scottish_Lad06 At the moment I am on O2 PAYG, with 300 free texts a month, but I am spending approx £20 a month on it. I have a samsung E350 just now. I have been looking at the Virgin Mobile Website, and have seen I can get a free phone on a contract for £20 a month, with 200 free texts and 100 free minutes, therefore I think this is the better option for me. I much prefer Virgin anyway, but only switched back to O2 for the 300 free texts on PAYG. I have been looking at the blue motorola V3. What are people's opinions on it? Is it getting a bit dated now? Are there any other phones that anyone could recommend? Thanks I wanted to go on T-Mobile Flext but my credit rating isn't good enough so I got T-Mobile pay as you go and they said when my credit rating is better they will be able to change my account from PAYG to pay monthly, give me a free phone and keep my number and then after 18 months I can renew the contract or change back to PAYG. Just need to pay off some more debts and settle a CCJ.

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