Phone Costs

[Guest Stella]

hi all - I've just got off the phone with orange inquiring about the E-100 and they told me I'd have to pay £100 for an upgrade and £129 for a handset dose this sound reasonable to everyone?

[Guest blewer]

If you have had your contract for less than 12 months then you will have to pay the upgarde fee.

I think £100 is a bit steep though.

How long have you got left on your current contract?

[Guest Stella]

runs out may 04, the chap said something along the lines of orange not making any money from the handset thats why there's a upgrade fee - £100 though, maybe I should cancel my contract and get a new one, mind you there's probably a cancellation fee as well. :roll:

[Guest zeta101]

yeah theres a cancellation fee i think. You see the idea is that they offer the phones to you for a lower cost but make the money back from the monthly contract payments, so you cant blame them for charging upgrade/cancellations fees really.

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

With 9 months to go £100 is a good deal. In October I had 1 month to go and they wanted £75

If you cancel your contract you are liable for the remaining line rental unless you have an insurance

deal to get around this.

[Guest superflysi]

and if you have decent size bills nearing when your upgrade time comes ..... get put through to disconnections- tell them that ideally you wanted SPVE100 but you wouldnt mind changing Service provider to get a better phone ---- then you might get one free like me :)