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phones4u buying out contract
martindean8
08-04-2007
a mate at work said that if you have like 3 months left on your contract, phones4u you will buy it off ya, anyone know any more bout this or is it just crap
winstainforth
08-04-2007
Be careful with this bunch of monkeys, they said they would cancel my contract so I cancelled my DD.

They hadn't cancelled the contract and it screwing my credit rating (took 6 months to sort out) and I had to pay extra cash.

They will say anything to make a sale.
Last edited by winstainforth : 08-04-2007 at 11:40
epsomsalts
08-04-2007
Originally Posted by winstainforth:
“.

They will say anything to make a sale.”

Spot on and shove pieces of paper in front of you to sign, before you know it you have signed up to insurance and extras like text bundles. Make them repeat to you exactly what your contract is for and exactly how much it is costing. Very clever with the half price line rental telling you it is £25 to make it seem affordable, then not telling you that it will jump to £50 in a few months time. Make sure they tell you if there is a charge to downgrade your plan after the half price term or if you can only downgrade in increments each month like from £50 then to £45 then £40 etc.

As far as I know they buy out the contract by sending you a cheque and it is up to you to pay off the contract or have a beano with the cash.
kelly30
08-04-2007
they told me that after 6 months i could call up my network and drop my tarriff 2 half the price and when i did they didnt have a clue what i was on about,,,they talk s***
winstainforth
08-04-2007
The best comparison I can make is they are like some doggy 2nd hand car salesman.

They also talk very quickly.
Last edited by winstainforth : 08-04-2007 at 20:13
Aye Up
08-04-2007
If you are going to get a phone, go direct get it from the provider's retailer, if theres any cockup it's within the same company and then you can't be thrown from pillar to post. With these stores like Phones4u and CPW you get what you pay for and thats a shit shoddy service.
epsomsalts
10-04-2007
Originally Posted by winstainforth:
“The best comparison I can make is they are like some doggy 2nd hand car salesman.

They also talk very quickly.”

Yeah rottweilers, or did you mean dodgy?

I wonder if they are set horrific targets to meet every month and that's why they go for the jugular.

Recently had a similar experience at CPW, I only went in to look at the N95 and got hit with high pressure sales. They wanted to buy out my contract (£120).......but to get me to pay for the N95 on a £50 monthly contract. I can wait.
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