echoUK
Prominent Member
Hey guys,
Firstly, apologies if this is in the wrong section for some reason because it's not a direct question relating to just the iPhone; more to do with O2 themselves.
Anyway, to my point: my contract was up a few months ago and I haven't phoned up to upgrade, so I've just been letting it roll on, waiting to see what phones came out, etc. My N95 8GB died the other day and at the moment I'm using my old phone I had before that. I've decided that the iPhone 3GS is right for me and I've been looking around on the O2 website and I'm looking at the 18 month, £35 a month deal for the 16GB 3GS which is about £160 itself. I was initially looking at the £30 a month one, but for the extra fiver I may as well pay that and get the extra minutes and calls.
Before I order it though, I was wondering what the chances were of me trying to haggle a deal with O2? Obviously I'm not expecting a free iPhone or whatever. I'm quite happy to pay the £160 for the phone, but I was just wondering if anybody else had had success when upgrading and got a better deal, whether it's a few quid knocked off the price of the phone or a couple of quid knocked off the tariff. I'm not really bothered about haggling them for extra minutes and texts because what I get is more than enough for me anyway. I was just looking to try and get a few pound knocked off either the phone or the tariff.
I know the iPhone is coming out on Orange within the next month or so, which I'm tempted to hang on and see what they have to offer. My only problem here is that Orange isn't the best round here in terms of signal. I was with Orange a few years ago and had trouble getting a signal and my brother had trouble last time he came round trying to get one too. He ended up having to drive down the road to get a signal.
So yeah, has anybody had success in haggling a better deal out of O2 for the iPhone? If so, any tips on what I could say when I phone up? As I said though, I don't mind paying the £160 for the phone, but if I could get it a bit cheaper or the tariff lowered by a few quid or something then that would just be a bonus.
Thanks to anyone that replies.
Firstly, apologies if this is in the wrong section for some reason because it's not a direct question relating to just the iPhone; more to do with O2 themselves.
Anyway, to my point: my contract was up a few months ago and I haven't phoned up to upgrade, so I've just been letting it roll on, waiting to see what phones came out, etc. My N95 8GB died the other day and at the moment I'm using my old phone I had before that. I've decided that the iPhone 3GS is right for me and I've been looking around on the O2 website and I'm looking at the 18 month, £35 a month deal for the 16GB 3GS which is about £160 itself. I was initially looking at the £30 a month one, but for the extra fiver I may as well pay that and get the extra minutes and calls.
Before I order it though, I was wondering what the chances were of me trying to haggle a deal with O2? Obviously I'm not expecting a free iPhone or whatever. I'm quite happy to pay the £160 for the phone, but I was just wondering if anybody else had had success when upgrading and got a better deal, whether it's a few quid knocked off the price of the phone or a couple of quid knocked off the tariff. I'm not really bothered about haggling them for extra minutes and texts because what I get is more than enough for me anyway. I was just looking to try and get a few pound knocked off either the phone or the tariff.
I know the iPhone is coming out on Orange within the next month or so, which I'm tempted to hang on and see what they have to offer. My only problem here is that Orange isn't the best round here in terms of signal. I was with Orange a few years ago and had trouble getting a signal and my brother had trouble last time he came round trying to get one too. He ended up having to drive down the road to get a signal.
So yeah, has anybody had success in haggling a better deal out of O2 for the iPhone? If so, any tips on what I could say when I phone up? As I said though, I don't mind paying the £160 for the phone, but if I could get it a bit cheaper or the tariff lowered by a few quid or something then that would just be a bonus.
Thanks to anyone that replies.