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« on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 13:39:38 » |
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mainly t-mobile, anyone had an experience with them?
basicly my contracts up, i want a new phone but i wanna use the threatening to leave line, in slighly worried that they will just say ok, see ya later, which i dont want.
so whats the best way to go about it? just straight up ask for what you want? or let them try and bribe you to stay?
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 13:47:17 » |
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 13:48:51 » |
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Ask for your PAC code so you can take your number with you and you have to use this within something like 14 days - i.e. you don't have to have them cancel your contract you can 'pretend' to be going elsewhere and not go.
I done this with Vodafone a year or so ago, went in the shop to upgrade decided the phone I wanted was too expensive so I phoned to cancel and they gave me the phone for free threw in some speakers and 3 months free line rental and 3 months free wap browsing and offered me vodafone internet for 6 months free, Ive been with them for quite a few years and it seems if you have been with a provider a while they don't like losing you.
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 14:42:00 » |
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cheers sam, thats quite informative
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 14:49:32 » |
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My contract's up at the end of the month, contemplating moving as there's a few really annoying no coverage areas where coverage is either non-existent or drops out randomly, primarily my kitchen and a few key stages on the M4 between Swindon and Bristol which is my route to work. I know all the networks have some blank areas, but anyone know a network that's reliable in Swindon, Brizzle and on the M4 in between?
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 14:58:54 » |
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 15:03:46 » |
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Cheers Sam, but that's just what the networks claim though. Voda claim they have good coverage in all the places I find in practice that calls drop out or there's just no signal so was looking more for personal experience rather than networks claiming they're wonderful when I know they're not
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 15:13:54 » |
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When I travelled to work in the bristol area, I had a company orange phone and that was excellent for coverage.
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 16:08:06 » |
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When I travelled to work in the bristol area, I had a company orange phone and that was excellent for coverage.
Cheers Sippo. What I'm looking to do is narrow it down to a couple then get a £10 pre-pay SIM from each of them and just try it out on different journeys to/from work (and to/from the kitchen) over the course of a few weeks |
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 16:10:57 » |
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Cheers Sam, but that's just what the networks claim though. Voda claim they have good coverage in all the places I find in practice that calls drop out or there's just no signal so was looking more for personal experience rather than networks claiming they're wonderful when I know they're not
I have the same problem at home, only i have no signal in pretty much the entire house. I find that virgin seems to be the best on coverage for me. I also find that anything other than a Nokia phone seems to have shitter signal. |
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 17:26:30 » |
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I got a Samsung full HD 32inch flat screen telly with my last phone.
I googled "mobile phone deals" and clicked the first one I found.
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 20:10:57 » |
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The threaten to leave and ask for the code (though it's not called a PAC in this case) also works for getting a better deal out of your broadband provider, as I discovered today.
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 20:23:17 » |
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(though it's not called a PAC in this case)
Its called a MAC (Migration Access Code) No thanks needed fact fans. |
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 20:51:21 » |
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Cheers Sam, but that's just what the networks claim though. Voda claim they have good coverage in all the places I find in practice that calls drop out or there's just no signal so was looking more for personal experience rather than networks claiming they're wonderful when I know they're not
You won't get better coverage than Vodafone, my mobile friend. |
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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 22:33:51 » |
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My contract was up about 5 months ago and i'm wondering what i should do? I don't want a Smartphone or any of that crap (i use my phone for talking  ) and am wondering whether i should go to o2 and get a mental deal, like my little sister did, or get an HTC Hero and a Wii with Sports Resort and just flog it all on eBay (24 month contract at £25pm, phone and wii free)? My sister pays £5 a month, 12 month contract, no phone, 600 xnet mins. I also don't text. Or wap it up. |
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