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I thought it was good. I had a look around and apart from 3 it was the equiv to one of O2's online tarrifs which I wanted so was happy when I haggled for that.

Student rates aside as only students can get them it is good enough to keep me happy!
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Posted: 2005-09-06 20:45:39
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FuricTrax, sorry I wasn't having a go.

What I meant was that £30 is what it costs for the Anytime 200 tarrif for regular customers (including students) and in most cases they would give you the K750i for free on that without question.

It's a shame that a good deal on Orange these days seems to only amount to a couple of hundred free texts when compared with the huge O2 retention deals being offered such as £15 line rental for 500 x-net anytime minutes and 200/300 texts per month with the free K750i handset too.

There are many cashback offers on both Orange, O2 and Vodafone for new customers that significantly reduce line rental, but as I said before I would still prefer a direct reduction in line rental and not have to faff about with porting numbers and new contracts.

[ This Message was edited by: OdieS on 2005-09-06 19:56 ]
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Posted: 2005-09-06 20:55:30
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Voda u say...

Got it - Voda 350 18month=Half line rental for 6months. So £20 for 6months then move your tariff yo whatever you like. Also enjoy stop the clock too!

Drop into a phones 4u store and sugest that you have 3months remaining on your bill and accept the 350 deal inc insurance (that you can cancel the next day and is free for the first month) and be asured you should see £45 cash in hand back! (3months £15 a month)

But you will need to change your number...
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Posted: 2005-09-06 21:05:44
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That's the thing, I know I'm being a bit fussy but I don't want an 18 month contract, and I want to keep my number.

I'm sure the cashback sites (e2save, onestopphoneshop, etc) will have some good deals on O2 and/or Vodafone by next week so if Orange call my bluff I'll take my PAC code and go.

The best deal that I can currently see is an O2 cashback one with 200 x-net anytime and 100 texts per month, with a free K750i. After cashback it works out just under 19 pounds per month on a 12 month contract.

It's still not as good as the deal a friend of mine nabbed on a new Voda contract a month ago using onestopphoneshop: 200 xnet anytime + 100 texts per month + free K750i on a 12 month contract for 12.50 per month after cashback.... needless to say that offer barely lasted a weekend on the site.

[ This Message was edited by: OdieS on 2005-09-06 20:24 ]
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Posted: 2005-09-06 21:22:56
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Best Orange contract deal is to go with another network anyone other than Orange, because they will srew you after your twelve months is up anyway.
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Posted: 2005-09-07 13:51:56
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I started this thread, so thought I should come back and report on my experience:

I got a reasonable retentions deal today. Was on the Anytime 200 tarrif (£30 /month), monthly spend was anywhere between £5 and £25 over the line rental.

Free W800i (when stock comes back in)
500 x-net anytime minutes
60 texts for 3 months, then 30 texts for the next 3 months

£25 /month on a 12 month contract

Not as great as I was hoping for (I was ideally wanting a bigger reduction in line rental) .... but not too bad either, all things considered.

[ This Message was edited by: OdieS on 2005-09-12 13:35 ]
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Posted: 2005-09-12 14:34:39
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I think you did well there, if you actually get what your told...
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Posted: 2005-09-13 21:03:54
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I'm on Talk 120, and now out of contract. I want to try for a W800. What is this 500x tarrif?
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Posted: 2005-09-13 21:29:38
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barrowfordred, it seems the 500 x-net anytime tarrif is a 'secret' Orange OVP tarrif to match 3 called Select 500, it seems to be offered to some people through retentions.

When asked why I wanted my PAC code the first thing I mentioned was that I had recieved a call from 3 offering me 500 xnet + 100 texts for 18 quid a month...... they then said ok we can offer you 500 xnet and 100 texts for £15 for 6 months then £30 after that.....I got a bit excited then asked if it was a 12 month contract and was told it was only on an 18 month one.

I asked what the best deal they could do me on a 12 month contract was and was then offered the above (i.e fewer texts, slightly higher overall line rental for the year - £25 pm vs. £22.50) - from there I was asked which handset and there was no trouble at all getting the W800i free... I just need to wait till it comes in. I phoned later to double check that a note had been put on my account with the retentions offer.... and it was confirmed that I'm on the waiting list and will get a call when the handset comes in.

I'm still a little disappointed that I couldn't swing some more texts, or at least 20 texts per month for the whole year (that would do me just fine).... but when I phoned up later the rep was having none of it... at least I tried

Good luck, let us know how you get on.
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Posted: 2005-09-13 23:58:35
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Argh, I don't know whether the CS reps just spit out any old dates when you make an enquiry, but I just phoned up and was told they're expecting the W800i in around 3 weeks.

Anyone been told differently by Orange recently?
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Posted: 2005-09-14 17:00:45
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