Phones4U Contract? Advice Needed!

[Mr Burns]

Okay so my 24 month Phones4U contract expires on Monday and I've been advised by a friend to ring my network (Orange) to ask about a better deal. I'm currently paying £40+ a month for an iPhone 3G with 1200 minutes, 3000 texts and unlimited internet and would like a 4S, I have three questions...

1. Do I need to inform Phones4U of me wanting to start a contract direct through Orange without them?
2. What kind of deal should I be hoping to do with Orange, including a iPhone 4S?
3. Is my current deal a sh*t one?

Feel free to throw any advice this way, I f*cking hate phone shopping lol.

 

[Dave Hester]

Tell phones 4u that you are leaving and just go through orange

Do u really need 1200 mins??

 

[Krispwee]

You don't need to inform P4U. Check your last few bills and see how many minutes your actually using and go from there. In terms of the 4S do some homework first (I believe O2 are currently doing it free @ £37 a month with 600mins unlimited texts and 500mb in-store, T-Mob £36 a month 2000mins/unlimited everything else but phone is £99, unsure on the others) and then call up and see what you get offered.

 

[jenic]

You've got nothing to do with P4U unless you have extras like insurance with them.

I'd ring orange, but its likely you'll get a better deal going elsewhere as a new customer and using quidco for cashback.

 

[Mr Burns]

Cheers. I don't need many minutes at all now really, what's the average? I want to stay with Orange because of the great signal/reception I seem to get around here compared with other networks.

 

[plymcl172]

Just ring orange, simple really !

 

[Mr Burns]

Just ring orange, simple really !

I just wasn't sure if I was legally bound by Phones4U, if it's a case of ringing Orange once my contract has ended then it's not so bad. What would happen if I didn't do anything once my contract had ended?

 

[AK]

Rolling one month on your current deal.

 

[SnapMonkey]

You don't have a contract with P4U, they are just a sales agent for all the networks.

Does nobody check contracts before they sign them these days?

 

[Mr Burns]

I probably did 2 years ago lol.

 

[jenic]

Tmobile share the orange network, I don't know if they share 3G yet, you'd have to check.

16GB 4S is £99 + £36 a month, 24 months, unlimited internet, text, 2000 mins and £150 quico cashback.

 

[Mr Burns]

That sounds like a good deal!

 

[Jay Payne]

ring orange on 150 and follow options till u get to 'you are near the end of your contract and want to discuss your options'

you will get through to the Retentions team, they will do as much as they can to keep you with them. im sure u will get a good deal. i just rang them for mine

 

[Nickson]

ring orange on 150 and follow options till u get to 'you are near the end of your contract and want to discuss your options'

you will get through to the Retentions team, they will do as much as they can to keep you with them. im sure u will get a good deal. i just rang them for mine

'Disconnections' are even better

 

[Jay Payne]

im actually going the other way. orange dont do the phone i want but P4U can upgrade me to one so will be using them.