Orange to raise contract prices

[GRitch]

Hi, just had a message from orange stating that as of January 2012 they are to increase phone tariff prices by 4.34%. I remember reading about this before but about a different network. Is it possible to use this as a time to get out? Any information would be fantastic.
Greg

 

[Goodj]

not really, not for a fully informed and reasonable increase in monthly tariff.

they learnt form last time they got burnt (0800 numbers I think it was)

 

[AK]

Brilliant.

 

[welshname]

Yeah I got the text this morning. Go to the link on the text and read the bit about getting out of your contract. Isn't going to happen. what I will be doing is reducing my monthly tariff because they take the piss seeing as I'm paying nearly £50 per month anyway.

 

[AK]

I've not had a text actually.... Someone post up the link?

 

[welshname]

Depends when you took the contract out, the most recent ones in september and october 2011 aren't affected apparently.

 

[AK]

Ah good stuff, it was with the new iPhone.

Magic.

 

[Deeg]

Click the link in the text. It says explicitly that you can't use it to get out of the contract as it says in the T&C's that they can increase prices.

Which reminds me, I need to bell them to see if they will downgrade my tariff.

 

[DannyR]

Been on Orange 2 years and not had a text.

 

[montana]

Not had a text either

 

[Deeg]

Been on Orange 2 years and not had a text.

I've been with them 11 and got one.

I imagine it is on it's way unfortunately.

 

[DannyR]

I've been with them 11 and got one.

I imagine it is on it's way unfortunately.

b****cks

 

[Gally]

I'm surprised people still use Orange these days.

I've yet to hear a good thing about them after all their years in business.

Apart from thrm being cheap.

 

[Naith]

i've been with them about 7/8 years. i'll leave them asap.

 

[H182]

Never had an issue with orange myself, been with them about 11 years and get £15 discount now. So even if it goes up a bit I doubt I'll get much or any cheaper. Not had a text yet.

 

[Goodj]

Rabbit, nee Orange have always been a strange one.

Not "as good" as the GSM 900 big boys

"better" than Mercury (nee one-2-one, nee T-Mobile)

 

[davo172]

Yeah I got the text this morning. Go to the link on the text and read the bit about getting out of your contract. Isn't going to happen. what I will be doing is reducing my monthly tariff because they take the piss seeing as I'm paying nearly £50 per month anyway.

£50 A MONTH !!! What do you get for that ??

 

[DannyR]

Still no text....

 

[Spiezels]

I'm surprised people still use Orange these days.

I've yet to hear a good thing about them after all their years in business.

Apart from thrm being cheap.

Still one of, if not the largest arent they?

I've been with them for about 8 years but i'd easily move to someone else if i got a much better deal tbh.

Magic numbers and orange wed however are big draws for me.

Also made £300 off them via a "friends" business.

 

[Brian172]

I'll be leaving Orange once my current contract is up.

 

[SC03OTT]

I was with Orange from about 2000 to 2010. I always found them to be good. I only left for O2 because I was getting their Friends and Family discount. Orange couldn't compete so off I went.

 

[Danny133]

I get 25% off so I'm going nowhere .. contract only started mid Oct so I'm safe!

 

[AK]

Did they apply the discount in the first month?

 

[Danny133]

No c***s

I rang Mandy and she applied it and credited my bill for first month.

Still just got a £135 bill for 2 phones! t***s.

 

[AK]

FLOL! Knew they wouldn't.

 

[Danny133]

YOu get yours fixed?

 

[Jane]

I havent had a text . . . well not about this. Got one saying I can add another magic no. :s My contract is up now though so may just move elsewhere.

 

[AK]

YOu get yours fixed?

They're adding it to the next bill, so we'll see. If not it'll be a letter.

 

[Chip-mk1]

4% would only cost me about a quid on my orange tariff, so not really a big deal to me personally, surprised at prices going up at all in what tends to be an ever falling market in terms of monthly costs.

 

[ben lee]

i got a text on monday only been with orange a year now had so many problems with them will go back to o2 once this contract runs out i down graded my tarriff last month as i rarely send pic messages and saved a few ££
http://link.orangeworld.co.uk/studio/paymchanges/planupdate/

 

[DannyR]

I'm wondering if it's because I'm on a sim only deal from about 2 years ago so I'm definitely out of contract? Only thing that seems to make sense?

 

[Goodj]

Of course, you all realise that whichever network you go with, you'll be paying pretty mach the same... unless it's an MVNO like Tesco or TalkMobile.

Either pay more for a handset up front or over a number of months, that's your choice.
And if you dont like paying so much for smartphones, don't have them.

All the major networks are the same, a hundred or so minutes and a fistful of MB, give or take.

 

[imprezaworks]

I havent had a txt, been with them for about 11 years, although that wont matter.

 

[Craigus]

Oh no, another £1.50 a month. However will I pay off my credit card debt for my coilovers now.

 

[Goodj]

Oh no, another £1.50 a month. However will I pay off my credit card debt for my coilovers now.

sell Mini
buy Clio
buy Mini coilovers
buy FIAT
roll in field

 

[richy22]

I dont EVER remember seeing that in my contract. (not that I have had a text yet)

 

[Goodj]

I dont EVER remember seeing that in my contract. (not that I have had a text yet)

the back of every mobile phone contract is full of doozies that the normal consumer would never think of.

 

[richy22]

I know that.

Im more on about them stating that it says that in section blah blah blah. I can safely say I never saw that noted down on any paper work I signed. Having said that it was through CPW, and I have just looked through what I signed and no-where does it mention orange's T&C's.

Not that 1.28 bothers me...just the principle.

 

[Goodj]

If you bought through a store, you'll have your paper contract, the back of that is your network terms of service.

Or look on the CPW website, they put the network terms on there too, but may be different to what you signed for, depending on when you got it.

 

[B19WAW]

Hi, just had a message from orange stating that as of January 2012 they are to increase phone tariff prices by 4.34%. I remember reading about this before but about a different network. Is it possible to use this as a time to get out? Any information would be fantastic.
Greg

had a txt off orange this morning saying the same....