Mobile - contract or PAYG & whom with?

accymel · 17-09-2006, 21:25

Mobile phones these days only have a life of 12months before im having to get a new one & in a situ of having to replace my phone yet again seemingly on a 12mth basis

. So im wondering is it worth going on contract get a free handset every renewal rather than PAYG & having to shell out for a new phone every 12mnths anyway

. Then i ponder whom best to go with as most of my contacts are on various mobile providers if i should go contract & with PAYG im putting max £20 a month so is it really worth it plus i want to keep my number ??

Anyone with any ideas & knowledge of mobiles on what is best i should do??

TIA

slinky · 17-09-2006, 21:31

Jesus christ do NOT I repeat NOT go with...........3................

Reception is the worst I have ever seen!!! and when you ring up with a problem you might as well ring a 3 year old. They would understand English better than these Numpties.

I have just ordered a Samsung D900 with orange!!! Nice phone and good deal.

If you spend more than 25.00 on PAYG a month you are better going with a contract.

WillowTheWhisp · 17-09-2006, 21:33

Because I want to keep my number when I change phones I opted for 'Pay As You Go' and I can put the SIM card in a new phone and carry the same number with me as well as the stored phone numbers etc. I'm with 02 because no other flippin mobile service works up here.

accymel · 17-09-2006, 21:36

Naaa not considering 3 tho some of my contacts are with 3 i've been there 1st hand with my brother as to probs he's had & the reception isn't great as he cuts off while ringing my landline LOL

If im going to go contract im sticking with virgin whom i cannot fault at all with reception & service been with them a good long while now, orange aint too bad altho the others i've been with & sacked never again. So you recon stick as payg as its only £20 a month Slinky ??

WillowTheWhisp · 17-09-2006, 21:37

If you go with orange you can get deals on cinema tickets can't you?

accymel · 17-09-2006, 21:38

Mmmmmm means got the expense to replace the handset & last year i had a cuffel cos the shop wouldn't keep the sim & the discount price they give applies to registering sim & i didnt want to as was keeping my own sim didnt see what the prob was but carphone warehouse obviously must get commission on new registerees

slinky · 17-09-2006, 21:41

So you recon stick as payg as its only £20 a month Slinky ??[/quote]

it depends Mel. You see if you go with a contract it's just peace of mind really. You know you can call people whenever you want regardless of if you have enough credit.

You can also cut a deal on more credit or more text messages depending on which you prefer!!

Everyone's circumstances are different but I deffo prefer contract than having to worry about credit and what not.

accymel · 17-09-2006, 21:43

Cheers Slinky

slinky · 17-09-2006, 21:45

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Originally Posted by accymel

Cheers Slinky

You're very welcome

accymel · 17-09-2006, 21:49

Just had a look on virgin site & they are doing monthly contracts mmmmm that sounds good only contracted on a monthly basis give a months notice to cancel & then pay up to the end of that month thats it rather than being contracted to pay rest upto your contracts end on the 12mth one mmmmmm

Sounds good too good im worried LOL

slinky · 17-09-2006, 21:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by accymel

Just had a look on virgin site & they are doing monthly contracts mmmmm that sounds good only contracted on a monthly basis give a months notice to cancel & then pay up to the end of that month thats it rather than being contracted to pay rest upto your contracts end on the 12mth one mmmmmm

Sounds good too good im worried LOL

ring them Mel and enquire about their deal that you saw on the internet.

Ask them to send you written confirmation about the deal as you are very interested. That way they can't back track on that deal if you decide it's not for you.

accymel · 17-09-2006, 22:05

Cool will look into it more tommorow sometime

shillelagh · 17-09-2006, 22:28

im with o2 and on a contract - ive been with o2/bt cellnet as it was since i got a mobile. This time ive just signed up for 18months and cos of that they doubled my minutes thing is i didnt use all my mins anyway so they lowered so its cheaper now. phone i got was a nokia 6131

mez · 18-09-2006, 08:44

im with t-mobile just upgraded my contract ...gone on the flext 20 ..which is you pay £20 Google Page Ranking month for £35 worth of calls & text.. as ive been with t-mobile for over 18 months i was offered a new phone but declined it cos i like my samsung d500. so i got a reduction & my £20 Google Page Ranking month is now reduced to paying £8 Google Page Ranking month for £35worth of calls & text ......just had my first bill on flext 20 ...& im £12-61 in credit which is being carried over to this month ....so in fact paid nowt this month .....

accymel · 18-09-2006, 10:25

Bollcocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like i've no choice but to stay payg price of keeping safe from evil x's eh

As i cant be on electoral roll then i fail credit check straight away regardless!

Life sucks! Now im going to have to buy a new handset at extortionate costs

...off to look at ebay