Dr_Doom Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hi all, I realised today that i've been on Vodafone pay as you go for almost 10years! Wow!.. I never really pay much attention to how much credit i use so i downloaded a 6 month bank statement and worked it out. Turns out i'm using an average £38.50 on PAYG and i've got a really knackered phone! (nokia6230)... I've decided to get a contract because it should work out cheaper & i'll get a new phone. I could do with some advice please; 1) Which is the best internet site to get one from? any i should avoid? 2) What phone/network should i go for? 3) Any new phones you are impressed with? I use my phone mainly for texting so i could do with a contract that offers at least 300+ free txts a month. (this is probably because it costs so much to phone on PAYG!) I have had a quick look on the phones4u website and i quite like the look of the Sony Ericsson W850i which is £35 a month with 500 free txts & 500 free minutes. Anyone got one of these? I doubt i'd use the MP3player though TBH as i've already got one of the purple Sony ones. The LG chocolate phone looks ok & that has 12months half price rental. Are these any good? All my old phones have always been Nokia but i'm up for a change. Any help would be much appreciated as i don't want to rush into things & get stuck with a 12/18 month contract that is a complete nightmare! Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hi Rob, Don't use Phones4U because they're a shower of wankers. I got a phone from them and had it for a week before it spent the next six months being fixed. They wouldn't send me a replacement until it had been in for repair 3 times so I had to use my old phone, but I'd have been buggered if I didn't have a spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Cheers for that mate.. can anyone recomend any good phone websites?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Vodafone shop id say. i use orange and had a contract thru them and had no probs at all with the service from the providers shop. I found the contracts quite costly tho, VAT always seems to bump it up loads Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Orange have one advantage (although you probably have to be on contract for at least a year before you can do this) : they will match any other provider's tarrif. I've had an Orange sim for about 10 years - even though I don't use it (I have a vodafone account that my company pays). It costs me nothing to keep the Orange sim - because Virgin have a contract with no monthly rental so I told Orange I wanted that one. As I say - you probably can't do it when you first join, but it's pretty cool that you can choose whatever tarrif suits you from any provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 http://www.mobileshop.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qaisar Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I just signed up with Orange. Get 500 mins any network anytime and unlimited texts for £35 per month + got a new Nokia N73 (great phone) and then there's Orange Wednesdays just on my way out now to watch Borat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraKid Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 LOL at the Phones4u abuse! Im a Sales Manager at Phones4u, i'd say if go into the store and work out a deal, and get some cash back Phonewise, i'd say the best phone at the moment is either the Nokia n73 or S.E k800i, they both have awesome camera's. If you want music then the S.E W850i And if your sole purpose is the looks then the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I just signed up with Orange. Get 500 mins any network anytime and unlimited texts for £35 per month + got a new Nokia N73 (great phone) and then there's Orange Wednesdays just on my way out now to watch Borat I got an N73 this week and it's impressed me. I am biased though, since my job is related to such things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 I just signed up with Orange. Get 500 mins any network anytime and unlimited texts for £35 per month + got a new Nokia N73 (great phone) and then there's Orange Wednesdays just on my way out now to watch Borat Thanks for the response, I'm liking the sound of that deal qaisar.. Always been a Nokia fan too.. Did you do this over the internet or did you go into an orange shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qaisar Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 i went to an Orange shop, but it was a spur of the moment thing and i didnt check their website, i imagine that there might be some further discount over the net. The tarriff i got was the Dolphin with 18 month contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 I have 2 phones in 3 network. Good deal last days - Nokia N70 or Nokia 6280 - 18 months contract 15 pounds/month, first 6 months 600 minutes and 2000 txt messages (50 MMS and 50 min of video calls), after 6 months 300 minutes and 1000 txt messages. Price 15 pounds for all contract time. Nokia 6280 is easier in handling, N70 is like small PDA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mas Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 I like the N93 Nokia, seems like a cool phone to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Anyone had any dealings with one stop phone shop? http://www.onestopphoneshop.com I have the Nokia 6280 at the moment, great phone. Think I'd go for the N73 if I were getting one now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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