UK O2 users... upgrade? - Page 3

mitchwisemen · 06-20-2009, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Rozae

I would think so. Considering you're paying for the phone, O2 will be dying to tie you in for another 18 months.

that's funny!

ct2k7 · 07-09-2009, 07:27 AM

Well they've lost me, I've already spent over £2200 on the contract.

iNinja · 07-09-2009, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by ct2k7

Well they've lost me, I've already spent over £2200 on the contract.

How have you spend £2200 on a 3g contract? That would mean an average monthly spend of around £180?

I signed up for the 3g knowing it was an 18 month contract, and knowing that the phone was subsidized. I also knew, as I researched (and not very hard), Apple released the Iphone 3g roughly 1 year after the V1, so I was sure that a new phone of some sort would be introduced in 12 months time when i signed up.

How can you be angry at a company that give you a £400 phone for free if you sign up to a 18 month contract and expect you to honer it? If you want to upgrade early, do as I did, drop my contract to the lowest band and then sell your 3g which should cover the cost.

Of course I would have preffered o2 to say "heres the new 3gs for free. The 3g we gave you for free 12 months ago? Sure, Keep it." Be realistic, this will never happen. The reason people could upgrade from the V1 to 3G early was because the 3g was subsidized.

You cant sign any sort of finance contract that ties you in for 2 years and expect the company to let you scrap that, keep the product and sign a new contract to get a new product... thats ridiculas.

ct2k7 · 07-09-2009, 08:16 AM

Nope, that's an original iPhone Contract, so an average of £150 pm.

My userbit even says that I own an original iPhone, so here are the facts you need:

Original iPhone was unsubsidised, please re-evaluate your argument.
Second, priority list, I am meant to be on at least gold, but I am still on Silver, I have not had a review since I bought the iPhone back in April.

iNinja · 07-09-2009, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by ct2k7

Nope, that's an original iPhone Contract, so an average of £150 pm.

My userbit even says that I own an original iPhone, so here are the facts you need:

Original iPhone was unsubsidised, please re-evaluate your argument.
Second, priority list, I am meant to be on at least gold, but I am still on Silver, I have not had a review since I bought the iPhone back in April.

Im sorry but that doesnt make sense. You would have only spent £150 per month if you bought you V1 2 months before the 3g was released. If this is the case then you really should do you research.

I said that the 3g was subsidised, not the original.

Thirdly, if you have a V1 iPhone, as soon as the 3g was released o2 announced that v1 owners could upgrade early as they paid for the phone, so why you have kept your v1 all this time whilst moaning about not being able to get a 3gs without paying to upgrade early is beyond me.

If you have a v1 you can upgrade early - you have been able to do this since last July.

Also, your priority list issue is a personal one you have with o2. I have been reviewed each year. Finally, if you are paying £150 on an Iphone contract your being ripped off. You get unlimited internet and wifi, and you call plan should cost a max of £75 per month. This includes 3000 minutes and 500 texts, and you can add an unlimited text bolt on for less than £75 per month... so I have no idea how you could spend £150 per month

- argument re-evaluated

ct2k7 · 07-09-2009, 08:36 AM

I pointed out that I wasn't using the 3G, but the original device. The upgrade path to 3G was for free from Jue through to August of that year.

The shops where I live were constantly out of stock, and the closest shop which had stock was an hour away from me.

Information then claimed that 3G was subsidised and at that point, I re-evaluated my need for the 3G, and said that it wasn't worth the upgrade.

I've been going through heavy usage of the telephone, not the number of minutes I use, but the amount of calls and texts I use per month, although I never hit the 500 text message limit mark.

I am also startled to see that some 3G owners are paying less than I am, one even down to £20 (to get out of their contract) whilst being on the silver priority list to upgrade to the 3G S.

iNinja · 07-09-2009, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by ct2k7

I pointed out that I wasn't using the 3G, but the original device. The upgrade path to 3G was for free from Jue through to August of that year.

The shops where I live were constantly out of stock, and the closest shop which had stock was an hour away from me.

Information then claimed that 3G was subsidised and at that point, I re-evaluated my need for the 3G, and said that it wasn't worth the upgrade.

I've been going through heavy usage of the telephone, not the number of minutes I use, but the amount of calls and texts I use per month, although I never hit the 500 text message limit mark.

I am also startled to see that some 3G owners are paying less than I am, one even down to £20 (to get out of their contract) whilst being on the silver priority list to upgrade to the 3G S.

V1 can upgrade early. The reason you cant upgrade to the 3gs is that stock is reserved for new customers.

You should never be paying £150 on an iphone contract, as i pointed out above, for £100 you can have unlimited wifi and internet, 3000 minutes and unlimited texts... unless your callling premium rate numbers.

ct2k7 · 07-09-2009, 08:41 AM

Less than half are premium rate numbers, but, most of the people I call to end up being on other networks or just as bad, in a different country.

Currently, V1 customers can only upgrade according to what their priority list level entertains them, no subsidy reasons apply.

iNinja · 07-09-2009, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by ct2k7

Less than half are premium rate numbers, but, most of the people I call to end up being on other networks or just as bad, in a different country.

o2's minutes are cross network, so you wont be charged for them. You will be charged for overseas and primium rate calls...as you would with most contracts. Without meaning to sound harsh, its your own fault your spending £150 per month.

There is noway I would call overseas numbers / premium numbers from my mobile because of the hefty charges.

ct2k7 · 07-09-2009, 08:47 AM

I was charged for cross-network calls...
I am not saying that it is anyone else's fault that I pay an average of £150pm.

Unfortunately, I've had periods where my landline goes all crappy due to an explosion which happened at the local telephone exchange a while back, and am therefore forced to use the mobile.

Some of my clients are overseas, and I therefore have to use it.