New Phone

Blue Juice · February 13, 2014

Got to that time of year again when im going to have to talk to those thieves at Orange about upgrading my phone plan / moving somewhere else to get a better deal

Was wondering if any of you have any suggestions which phone I should switch to from my currently awful awful blackberry, preferably avoiding joining the iphone brigade as well if possible

Cheers guys!

markmarkmark · February 13, 2014

I'm swerving orange after being with them for 8 years. As soon as they changed to EE they became a shambles. A proper bunch of kopites.

Oh, and just get an iPhone!

BlueThai · February 13, 2014

Go Android, go Samsung.

Ashtonian · February 13, 2014

Samsung's galaxy phones are much better than I Phones simply because they arent restrictive in what you can do with it.

Get a S3 or 4 depending on your price range for a new one.

Baines' left foot · February 13, 2014

markmarkmark said:
I'm swerving orange after being with them for 8 years. As soon as they changed to EE they became a shambles. A proper bunch of kopites.

Oh, and just get an iPhone!

For some reason I've been with them for about 6 years now and I don't think I've ever had a bill at what it should be. They aways seem to be able to throw a few quid on even though I've done nothing but ring/text my mate's mobiles. Utter crooks.

Actually tempted to buy a cheap Android for £100 and just get a sim only deal.

CahillsCornerFlag · February 13, 2014

Blue Juice said:
Got to that time of year again when im going to have to talk to those thieves at Orange about upgrading my phone plan / moving somewhere else to get a better deal

Was wondering if any of you have any suggestions which phone I should switch to from my currently awful awful blackberry, preferably avoiding joining the iphone brigade as well if possible

Cheers guys!

There's a guy on ebay uk who sells iphones for really cheap. You'd be better off buying one of them and then going on a cheaper sim only contract.

Join us mate, ONE OF US, ONE OF US.

ijjysmith · February 13, 2014

Nokia 3210.

Invincible.

toffeesnuggs · February 13, 2014

O2 have gone poo as well.
I was due upgrade but sacked them off.
Factory reset my old S2. Got a new case off ebay for a quid. Got a virgin sim for £7.50. Saving myself £35 per month on my two phones.

Blue Juice · February 13, 2014

markmarkmark said:
I'm swerving orange after being with them for 8 years. As soon as they changed to EE they became a shambles. A proper bunch of kopites.

Oh, and just get an iPhone!

Just phoned them up asking if they price matched with other companies. I got the answer that they don't but he'd ask his manager if I could continue on the same contract im on just for £5 a month less, such a blert. Kopites is a better word to describe orange than any other I can think of

Blue Juice · February 13, 2014

ijjysmith said:
Nokia 3210.

Invincible.

My first ever phone, cast down from the parents. Never have I ever played a game as much as snake. Nearly made myself permanently cross eyed with that little beauty

markmarkmark · February 13, 2014

toffeesnuggs said:
O2 have gone poo as well.

I'm considering moving to them from EE.

Are they really that bad?

Blue Juice · February 13, 2014

CahillsCornerFlag said:
There's a guy on ebay uk who sells iphones for really cheap. You'd be better off buying one of them and then going on a cheaper sim only contract.

Join us mate, ONE OF US, ONE OF US.

Don't know if its allowed but could you link us which you mean mate so I don't end up sending my money to a drug lord hidden away in some underground sweatshop selling jarg iphones which turn out to be iapples or something?..

I don't think I qualify to own an iphone, not once have I felt the need to take a picture of my morning coffee and plaster it all across social media

markmarkmark · February 13, 2014

Baines' left foot said:
For some reason I've been with them for about 6 years now and I don't think I've ever had a bill at what it should be. They aways seem to be able to throw a few quid on even though I've done nothing but ring/text my mate's mobiles. Utter crooks.

Actually tempted to buy a cheap Android for £100 and just get a sim only deal.

This kept happening to me and by the end I had paid at least £150 over my bill altogether. I don't use orange wednesdays that much!

I then got the worst customer service imaginable, being shifted from the phone to the shop and back just to cancel my contract well after it had ended. I wanted the people on the other end of the phone to lose their teeth, they were such arseholes. Now I'm on pay as you go and it's just as expensive!

toffeesnuggs · February 13, 2014

markmarkmark said:
I'm considering moving to them from EE.

Are they really that bad?

Signal went poor halfway through 2 yr contract and at the end of the contract they didn't offer me a good deal despite me having 2 phones with them for years mate.

I found virgin to have the best deals for me.

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian · February 13, 2014

Baines' left foot said:
For some reason I've been with them for about 6 years now and I don't think I've ever had a bill at what it should be. They aways seem to be able to throw a few quid on even though I've done nothing but ring/text my mate's mobiles. Utter crooks.

Actually tempted to buy a cheap Android for £100 and just get a sim only deal.

if you want to go down that route.... Motorola moto g from tesco & unlock it for £2, ovivo sim... pay £20 then free every month (depends how many minutes etc u want).