I just thought I would start a mobile phone contract thread to see how much members are paying for their phone`s, I`m currently with Orange and have been for 12 years or so but need a change as I think they have started to take advantage of long standing customers!!! especially now with 24 month contracts!!! that`s 2 years with the same phone, takin the p!ss

 

If we can all type down what we spend per month we can see what`s the best deal around to help us all :)

 

I pay £24 per month on Dolphin plan that`s 300mins, unlimited text and 500mb data

 

I always go over and it probably costs me approx £40 per month!!!

 

3 weeks ago I was offered a free Galaxy s3 phone on upgrade, they have now changed "policy" and say I need to pay £119!!! for the same phone/same contract!!

 

I told them where to go, so now looking for a new provider with my tail between my legs ,lol

 

any help, suggestions :)

A few friends have told me about Giffgaff, looking on their website they seem very reasonable, Its sim only but there's plenty of phones, new and old on flea bay :)

 

anyone got giffgaff??

http://giffgaff.com/index/offer

Galaxy SII

 

o2 - £27 pm

 

300 mins

Unlimited texts

500mb Data

Been with T mobile for 9 years now, i pay £24.50 pm anf or this i get unlimited calls to landline and mobile phones from 7pm to 6am weekdays and on weekends from 7pm friday to 12midnight on sunday, plus i get £180 to use for text and calls during the day. Plus I get a yearly upgrade i've always been happy with T mobile no reason to change

T-Mobile 24mnth email and internet booster 300mins and unlimited text i pay around £30 per month and i got a Blackberry but swapped the sim into my Iphone and sold the BB for £100 so it was like getting 3 months free in the end.

 

 

Due for upgrade in Feb so will go for unlimited internet so I can use my Sky Go more.

Ive been with Orange for over 15 years and started off on contract. Apart from getting a free upgrade or phone if lost or stolen, i decided that a contract is pointless if you dont use it to full capacity. I used to pay £30 per month, then added my other half at the time, the monthly cost then doubled, ( sounds obvious) but wasnt supposed to be the way. So i thought sod it, im going pay as you go and will never get a contract again.

I pay £10-£15 a month on Dolphin, i use texts mostly so Dolphin suits me and i have a samsung Tocca lite, dont bother with music video or internet with the phone, so for me i just want basic and therefore pay less.

 

I find the more a phone can do, the more can go wrong and also the cost is usually higher, but there are some good deals to be had.

 

I stuck with orange so have kept the same number for years.

 

Like alot of people i carried away with the latest and best and must haves, then i woke up and cut it all down.

 

Got rid of Sky, mobile phone contract and anything else i deem to be a waste of money or something i can live without.

Edited August 29, 201213 yr by groover

I pay £40 a month to Vodafone... I know that sounds like a lot, buts its only a 12 month contract not a 24 month...

 

I have a Samsung galaxy s 2 with 600 minutes, unlimited texts and 1gb data... got the phone for free as well

Im on 3 on pay as you go, i usually top up £20 a month, for that i get 300meg of free Internet, 6000mins 3 to 3, 600 texts to any network, but i always add Internet monthly add on, which gives me 4 gig of Internet per month. (thats on top of the 300meg i get free)

 

Ive yet to find a tariff that can match that for £20 or less. so will stay with pay as you go, also i find i have much better control over it, if i do not top up i do not get cut off lol

I use GiffGaff, £10 a month for unlimited data, unlimited txts and 250 minutes, no contract so essentially Pay as You Go - which is good because they have to be nice to their customers in order to keep them ! I provide my own phone and I think it's a winner. There are a couple of other companies which do similar deals now.

 

GiffGaff to GifGaff calls don't count in the minutes of course ....

galaxy sii

 

o2 - £27 pm

 

300 mins

unlimited texts

500mb data

 

snap

02 £35 a month with 1200 minutes and unlimited text with 500mb data i still end up going over (highest ever paid was £297 a month :blink:). But have got family and friend 30% discount bolt on it :) Using an iphone 4s at the momment. Been with them for 4 years or so!

I just thought I would start a mobile phone contract thread to see how much members are paying for their phone`s, I`m currently with Orange and have been for 12 years or so but need a change as I think they have started to take advantage of long standing customers!!! especially now with 24 month contracts!!! that`s 2 years with the same phone, takin the p!ss

 

If we can all type down what we spend per month we can see what`s the best deal around to help us all :)

 

I pay £24 per month on Dolphin plan that`s 300mins, unlimited text and 500mb data

 

I always go over and it probably costs me approx £40 per month!!!

 

3 weeks ago I was offered a free Galaxy s3 phone on upgrade, they have now changed "policy" and say I need to pay £119!!! for the same phone/same contract!!

 

I told them where to go, so now looking for a new provider with my tail between my legs ,lol

 

any help, suggestions :)

 

I've got the same as you Daz. I've always been with orange since my first phone (around 14 years) i was on pay as you go for years and then moved to a sim only contract (month to month) on the dolphin plan and i was paying around £25 a month, and then some sweet talker rang me up and said he'd do me a deal if i went contract (24 months) where i'd keep the same plan (300mins, unlimited texts and 500mb data) and pay no more a month and i'd get a free phone and he'd chuck in some phone insurance too. So i thought yeah, that sounds cool, i've no interest in looking for a new company i'm happy with orange, why not......

Turns out the phone i picked was awful (HTC Wildfire) i'd only read reviews online and i'd never played with one before but the guy assured me it was a good phone and it would do what i want. he did offer me the next phone up for a price of around £100 if i remember correctly, but he said there wasn't much difference. so i took his advice and got the contract. less than a month into it i realise the phone is awful and i want to change, but they said i'd have to buy one full price from them for the insurance to be valid, or wait untill November for an upgrade. So i ended up buying one from cash converters for less than half (HTC Desire S)

 

After a while it occurred to me i could sell the other phone they gave me but unfortunately i couldn't find it (misplaced somewhere) I then realise i'm still technically paying for this insurance (although the bloke had done me a loyalty deal making the contract cheeper) so I thought i'd try and claim through it. but they told be the insurance was invalid because my simcard was in a different phone. So i obviously cancelled the policy saving me around £3.50 a month.

Long story short, i wish I never took out the stinking contract, it was more hassle than its worth and I more than likely won't be renewing it when it eventually runs out. 2 years is a long time, sim only for me from now on I think.

Most contracts are 24 months now. I have been with 3 for 2+ yrs. I just upgraded. £29 upfront for Galaxy S3 handset.

Unlimited internet, 2000 mins 5000 texts 5000 mins three to three £33/ month. Good service. Happy with the deal and phone.

Samsung phones have 24 months guarantee too.

I was thinking of going samsung when my upgrade comes around in November. i've heard good things about them.

iPhone 4

1000mins

Unlimited texts

2gb of Internet

£41

 

This my first and last year with orange I work all over the uk and can barley ever get a signal when ever I ring they try the same thing then say there's nothing more they can do, the say it's coz I'm a moving target I said why do you call it a mobile phone then if you can't use it on the move, then they say oh it's coz you can't get a signal at over 70mph my reply it does it wether I'm sat still walking or driving, then they just say there's no more they can do,

 

There crap if you ask me

So really I pay all that money for a phone I can never seem to use when I want to

I guess its not so much how much you pay, but what service you get from the network as well.

 

I pay £40 with Voda, but never have any problems with Signal pretty much regardless where I am, customer service I have always found to be good. Used to be with Orange a number of years back and had nothing but problems.

 

I'd rather pay a bit more for said phone contract and get decent service than get something cheaper that turns out to be crap

WOW!!! Thanks for all the reply`s lads :) ..some cracking deals here that people have got and interesting to know about Orange coverage too, I do seem to struggle with poor signal as well, deffo time for a change for me :)

 

Thanks for the input and keep em coming :)

htc desire hd - always 45 to 55 quid 'Orange'- off to the shop tomorrow to get a htc one x or maybe samsung s3 - will post back my final figures. hoping to get it down by at least 10

Interesting comments here - I tend to agree with Groover TBH....

 

...I too have been on Orange for ages (17 years now probably) and whilst they have their moments, I must say that I have never had issue with their coverage. I have to the extremes of Cornwall and the wilds of the Yorkshire Dales but still had full reception when others on O2 and Vodafone have had nothing - hence I'm reluctant to change!!

 

I have an old price plan still; and I hardly ever go over the £15 per month I pay - plus the unused minutes get carried forward each month too. For that price, I'm even more reluctant to change. Especially as I can't be doing with an iPhone etc - I only need it to make calls and the occasional text. As long as it's small, tough, fits neatly in my back pocket and works with the Bluetooth in my cars then I'm happy!

 

Richard:biggrin:

You guys do pay a lot but I guess you have fancy phones.

 

I own my phone an Ericsson W955 Walkman 8.1mp camera, I pay £10.00 every 30 days and I get for that 100 minutes, 300 texts and 50MB web access, hardly ever use the web on it.

 

On Vodafone and I never use up the allowance :biggrin:

Ive got a blackberry curve on 3 (three) @£20 per month with 1gb data, unlimited texts, 300mins calls and free 3 to 3 calls :)

Ive got a blackberry curve on 3 (three) @£20 per month with 1gb data, unlimited texts, 300mins calls and free 3 to 3 calls :)

 

Sweet whats your number, i need someone i can ring and use my 3 to 3 mins lol

Sweet whats your number, i need someone i can ring and use my 3 to 3 mins lol

 

lol I dont know anyone else with a Blackberry either so I cant use my freebies! My daughter has one but never answers her phone and is always on the ******* bbm!!! :)