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A few websites have mentioned that the price of phones on Orange is going to increase by £50-70 in April due to instructions from Oftel?
Are phone prices really likely to increase?
How much is the p800 likely to go up?
I was planning on buying a p800 at the end of May, but if prices will be higher then than now I might not wait.
Anyone shed any light on this?
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Posted: 2003-03-22 20:22:00
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I was told that upgrade prices will go up depending on your average monthly bill,but if usually over £30 then it wont effect you,this info came from an independant dealer tho.
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Posted: 2003-03-22 20:34:00
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I was in an Orange shop this week and was told that they will be going up by approx £50. Not sure about upgrades
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Posted: 2003-03-22 21:05:00
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The upgrades are really wierd and a pain for sales consultants now.
We can't easily price an orange upgrade now without having to contact orange first.
Your upgrade price is worked out on a usage basis, although I can't remember the cutoff points and so on.
As for the prices going up on new Contracts, Orange have confirmed for 1st April however other networks are expected to follow suit.
Going to be an interesting few weeks at work anyway!
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Posted: 2003-03-22 22:04:00
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Superluminova Posts: > 500
where do you work in glasow mate?
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Posted: 2003-03-22 22:08:00
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Ohh that would be tellin! Canny have u lot giving me something to do while I'm supposed to be at work!
Sayin that I have prolly let it slip somewhere else
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Posted: 2003-03-22 22:10:00
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Superluminova Posts: > 500
just tell me? i might know you since i come into mobile phone shops more often than phones!
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Posted: 2003-03-22 22:16:00
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evn though the prices in orange shops and other network shops (t-mobile voda o2 & virgin etc.) will the price on sim free handsets go up aswell?
if u look in say cpw they will sell a nokia 7210 for £330 yet u buy it on pay & go (still in cpw) its only £300? maybe the networks are just puting prices the same because they fill they are missing out on £££?
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Posted: 2003-03-22 23:55:00
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Superluminova Posts: > 500
its all about the
money!
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Posted: 2003-03-23 01:41:00
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Sim Free handsets are supposed to be staying about the same, but I wouldn't put it past the manufacturers to raise the prices at the same time as the networks do (thus making contract phones even more expensive)
Alot of the pay and go phones at CPW are actually cheaper on sim free than on pay as you go, there are still however the odd one where the network still give a tiny subsidy, there is just no money made in prepay any more (so we keep getting told)
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Posted: 2003-03-24 15:17:00
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