New fone but want same number

[Guest Gazza316]

I have a C500 which runs out in a week, i've not been that impressed with orange so i'm going to venture over to o2. just got a couple of questions tho?

can i get my current number trsansfered over to a new fone even it's on a different network?

i'm thinkin of getting a sp5 from somewhere like phones2udirect, if i do how does that connect me with o2? if i wnted to change my monthly tarrif would i have to do it through the website or o2 directly?

Cheers for any help

Gazza

[Guest chucky.egg]

Yes, you can take your number to another network - call Orange and ask for your PAC code. Give that code to your new network (via a reseller if you're not buying direct) and they will sort out the rest

If you buy through a reseller you can normally still deal direct with the network, but bear in mind that if you change DOWN tariffs in the first 3-6 months you may be required to re-start your contract

[Guest Honest John]

I have a C500 which runs out in a week, i've not been that impressed with orange so i'm going to venture over to o2. just got a couple of questions tho?

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If you don't like Orange, I'm sure you are not going to like O2. The most inflexible network I have had to deal with. And their Customer Services aren't free either.

Also, please read current thread re phones2udirect http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=...=phones2udirect

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

Look at T-Mobile as aother option they have great data taffifs.

Also Orange will charge a small ammount for givinf you the code.

[Guest Honest John]

Look at T-Mobile as aother option they have great data taffifs.

Also Orange will charge a small ammount for givinf you the code.

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I have gone to T-Mobile with Varios for the company and Orange didn't charge me for a PAC code.

I endorse the comments about t-mobil's current offers. Absolutely brilliant.

[Guest mupwangle]

>>i'm thinkin of getting a sp5 from somewhere like phones2udirect, if i do how does that connect me with o2?

I bought my phone in Sep from them and all subsequent dealings have been with o2 direct. Most companies are like that - even singlepoint is now vodafone.

[Guest Gazza316]

Cheers for those, ok i'm lookin at t mobile but bit concerned over their coverage in my area.

what is the sp5 called on t mobile operator?

[Guest shadamehr]

If you don't like Orange, I'm sure you are not going to like O2.  The most inflexible network I have had to deal with.  And their Customer Services aren't free either.

Also, please read current thread re phones2udirect  http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=...=phones2udirect

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Yes but they DO offer 750 ANYTIME any network minutes, and 750 sms a month, for just £35

Know anyone else doing that as an offer, let alone a standard tariff like O2's is?

(Plus, you can use your free sms to send MMS instead. It also comes wit free Voicemail, and free International Traveller Service).

So bearing in mind the old maximum that "the worst network is the one you are on and just about to leave, and the best is always the one you are about to go to, until you get there and you are back at the start of the sentence", then as Customer Service these days seems poor with all, isn't the tariff itself the key factor now?

Worth a thought.

[Guest shadamehr]

>>> i'm thinkin of getting a sp5 from somewhere like phones2udirect, if i do how does that connect me with o2

And just to completely confirm what mupwangle says, once you GET your phone and tariff, then to all intents and purposes, that is the end of your dealing with any 3rd party reseller let alone phones2udirect (short of early issues with the handset being faulted excepted).

After it all arrives, O2 IS your airtime provider/network/billing company, and the company you have all your dealings with thereafter in terms of your bill, changes of tariff, future upgrades etc etc.