Worth knowing if you have a mobile phone on a contract

[TimberWolf]

Pay as You Go anyone?

[TykeMerc]

I'd been on PAYG for years as I made next to no calls, usually being at client offices. I moved to a contract when I got my last gig which was 95% work from home.

Food for thought about it being unlimited liability on a contract.

[Clippy]

Mobile phone companies have systems in place for spotting unusual call patterns. Obviously Vodafone just use them for their own protection not their customers!

I was with Vodafone in the past, found them to be absolute ***** of the highest order and really act as if they are a law unto themselves.

In this case
1. the customer told vodafone that the phone was missing
2. Vodafone should have blocked the sim card once the call volume and cost broke what might be considered a reasonable amount.

If I was the punter, I would initiate legal proceedings.

I can guarantee that vodafone have screwed with his credit rating as well, which he'll also have to go through the courts to sort out.

Oh no, the geniuses used them in this instance too: How mobile phone companies profit from handset loss.

In Jensen's case it emerged that a text questioning whether he was making these calls was sent to his handset. Unsurprisingly, the thief failed to respond and the account remained open with the bill mounting up and up.

[Ignis Fatuus]

Pay as You Go anyone? I've been on that for years. Never put more than £10 on it at any time and buy simfree phones.

I got turned off these mobile phone companies when I had a discussion with someone at Orange...I was told "I could care less about you, as long as Orange is paying my mortgage that's all I care about" - I knew what tulipe I was dealing with.

I've been on PAYG ever since.

I get 1 call a day, say 1 hour long, from my partner. I generally work in another country: on my O2 contract, it costs me 35p to receive. Not per minute, per call. It costs my partner just some "included" minutes to make the call.

How does that work on PAYG? Any good deals that cost about the same?

[Spacecadet]

I get 1 call a day, say 1 hour long, from my partner. I generally work in another country: on my O2 contract, it costs me 35p to receive. Not per minute, per call. It costs my partner just some "included" minutes to make the call.

How does that work on PAYG? Any good deals that cost about the same?

O2 offered me a European Traveller bolt on for free which means I don't pay to receive calls in most of Europe. I also pay 25% less when calling UK numbers when abroad.
Strange thing is, I didn't call them and threaten to leave to get it, they called me and offered it when they realised I was spending about 50% of my time in Europe.

[Pondlife]

O2 offered me a European Traveller bolt on for free which means I don't pay to receive calls in most of Europe. I also pay 25% less when calling UK numbers when abroad.
Strange thing is, I didn't call them and threaten to leave to get it, they called me and offered it when they realised I was spending about 50% of my time in Europe.

I have the same bolt on and it saves me a fortune.

[xoggoth]

He has to put pound coins into the side of his mobile phone when the time runs out.

Seriously, PAYG is much safer, and cheaper unless you make lots of calls.

[OwlHoot]

Pay as You Go anyone? I've been on that for years. Never put more than £10 on it at any time and buy simfree phones.

I got turned off these mobile phone companies when I had a discussion with someone at Orange...I was told "I could care less about you, as long as Orange is paying my mortgage that's all I care about" - I knew what tulipe I was dealing with.

I've been on PAYG ever since.

WHS - I've always had PAYG.

It's crazy to lock yourself into *any* contract that you don't absolutely have to (like a mortgage), even if for mobile contracts the rates are slightly cheaper and you may not have to pay for the phone.

edit: Can't people on mobile contracts specify a credit upper limit, to avoid overdoing the calls or encountering just such a problem as this?

[Pogle]

I recently had my phone nicked (from client co ) called orange as soon as I realised, they put a block on and sent me out a new phone.
I have no idea if anyone used it to make calls, all i know is I wasn't charged for any if they did.
Cant understand why that chap was liable for all those calls and if he didn't report the phone as stolen, then he's a twit.

[TykeMerc]

I recently had my phone nicked (from client co ) called orange as soon as I realised, they put a block on and sent me out a new phone.
I have no idea if anyone used it to make calls, all i know is I wasn't charged for any if they did.
Cant understand why that chap was liable for all those calls and if he didn't report the phone as stolen, then he's a twit.

Maybe it was nicked from home and he was out or on holiday or on business with his company phone? That's about the only reason I can think of to not notice it's gone.

Of course he could just be a bonehead and didn't bother to report the loss.