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 Jun 17 2008, 09:25
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 |_-_-_-_-_-_-_|  Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III  |
Just received this text message on my phone:
QUOTE From 28 July, we're increasing the charges for calling some numbers beginning with 08. For full details please visit our website at t-mobile.co.uk/08 The site redirects you to http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/uk/08/ And... my my, the price increase for some packages is a bit heavy! Few examples... Flext - was 10p, now 20p Freetime - was 10p, now 40p off peak, 5p on peak Full list at the site above. I think the price increase is a bit crazy. This includes the 0845 number! Make sure you visit http://www.saynoto0870.com and get the alternative number, so it can be included with your plans to save costs. -------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Jun 17 2008, 09:52
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 Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 239 Joined: 6th September 2004 From: Leafy Surrey Member No.: 55,546 Device(s): Samsung SGH-i600 |
And the great 08 rip-off continues unabated. Have been using saynoto0870 for years now, it's damn good and means you hardly ever have to call an 08 number. I urge people to get their own 08 number (often for free), give this to every greedy corporate back stabbing monkey you can find, sign up to be contacted by telephone for all marketing calls including those by obscure third parties located in the Outer Hebrides and then stick a 10 min answer machine message on for good measure to earn a healthy slice of the revenue generated (of course, friends, family, potential hot dates, etc. can have your real number
 ).Had a brief chat about 08 numbers in this thread. Regards, Dark Horse |
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Jun 18 2008, 14:00
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Wraith of Dark  Group: Posters Posts: 70 Joined: 17th January 2007 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 223,283 Device(s): o2 Xda Orbit |
A similar thing happened with O2 not too long ago, albeit it wasn't quite as insulting as this. T-Mobile have apparently raised prices so us poor, dumb, sheeple can better understand their complex pricing schemes. I spit in their general direction!
Anyway, when this occured with O2 I contacted them and demanded that my contract be cancelled due to their arbitrary changes; following a successful termination I sold my PDA phone, moved to T-Mobile and got a shiny new one. Now: a) The 3g iPhone and Touch Diamond are on the horizon and  T-Mobile are pulling the same stuntso that clearly: c) I can escape from my T-Mobile contract by whinging and bending fingers and d) God must love me I have as much loyalty to and respect for mobile service providers as the next customer (zero) so I'm jumping on this opportunity. |
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Jun 18 2008, 14:16
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 The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,079 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Sounds like I really need to finish my saynoto0870 client concept
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Jun 18 2008, 14:20
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Wraith of Dark Group: Posters Posts: 70 Joined: 17th January 2007 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 223,283 Device(s): o2 Xda Orbit |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Jun 18 2008, 15:16)  Sounds like I really need to finish my saynoto0870 client concept P It shouldn't be our responsibility to circumvent extortionate 08 number pricing schemes, O2 recommended Saynoto0870 to me when I was asking them to cancel the contract but I had to stand on my principles (read: desire for a new phone). |
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Jun 18 2008, 14:29
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,079 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Jun 18 2008, 15:38
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TOMnia ! Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,050 Joined: 26th November 2007 From: Right Here, Right Now! Member No.: 326,361 Device(s): Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia |
Saynoto0870 client ... sounds a fantastic idea! Especially on the go.
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My Toys: Omnia: Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia - 8GB SD HC O-SeXy Advent 4211 - 2GB Ram - 250GB HDD - Running OSX Leopard like a dream! Doris She has bewbs! (Not her real name tho!) |
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Jun 18 2008, 16:24
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,079 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
-------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Jun 18 2008, 22:10
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 120 Joined: 3rd June 2006 Member No.: 192,972 Device(s): XDA Oribt, MDA Vario III |
QUOTE(WoD @ Jun 18 2008, 15:00) A similar thing happened with O2 not too long ago, albeit it wasn't quite as insulting as this. T-Mobile have apparently raised prices so us poor, dumb, sheeple can better understand their complex pricing schemes. I spit in their general direction! Anyway, when this occured with O2 I contacted them and demanded that my contract be cancelled due to their arbitrary changes; following a successful termination I sold my PDA phone, moved to T-Mobile and got a shiny new one. Now: a) The 3g iPhone and Touch Diamond are on the horizon and T-Mobile are pulling the same stuntso that clearly: c) I can escape from my T-Mobile contract by whinging and bending fingers and d) God must love me I have as much loyalty to and respect for mobile service providers as the next customer (zero) so I'm jumping on this opportunity. I thought when o2 did this they didn't give 30 days notice of the change? I would certainly be interested in getting out of my t-mob contract due to it dont work in my office  Let us know how you get on can you Thanks Kimbie |
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Jun 19 2008, 14:03
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Wraith of Dark Group: Posters Posts: 70 Joined: 17th January 2007 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 223,283 Device(s): o2 Xda Orbit |
QUOTE(Kimbie @ Jun 18 2008, 23:10) I thought when o2 did this they didn't give 30 days notice of the change? I would certainly be interested in getting out of my t-mob contract due to it dont work in my office Let us know how you get on can you Thanks Kimbie Well it looks like they're not budging, instead offering to cancel the contract subject to a normal termination fee which is my monthly rate multiplied by the number of months remaining on my contract less 4%. I shall have to investigate further. |
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Jun 20 2008, 10:27
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,079 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Just got a SMS telling me about the price increase!
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Jun 20 2008, 10:35
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|_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Jun 20 2008, 11:27) Just got a SMS telling me about the price increase! 3 days later. Hmm! Must be a big database to send these messages. 
-------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Jun 20 2008, 14:15
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 Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 6,358 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): iPhone 8Gb. Athena, C600 |
Yup, I got mine today as well....
-------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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Jun 21 2008, 14:47
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 Addict  Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 993 Joined: 20th March 2004 From: Gloucestershire, UK Member No.: 37,012 Device(s): MDA Vario II |
Got mine too. I always try to avoid using the moby for 08xx numbers, they get bumped to the landline - preferably from work
 Pops off to check out saynoto0870...
-------------------- MDA Vario II, WM6, SanDisk 2Gb micro-SD, Motorola HS810 BT headset, and chuffed to little mint balls!!!
"What happens to a politician if you give him Viagra? He gets taller" - Jesse Duke, Hazzard County  |
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