i see your problems and raise you life in hong kong, where i picked up a phone for HK$300 in the 3-shop, no contract, and after two months of local and international calls had a gentle SMS reminder I should pop into the shop and pay my bill of HK$29.50. that's about £2. AND the phones work on the MTR/underground. funny though there's no public toilets on the MTR here, and the corp is saying it's technically impossible blah blah blah just like London says its impossible to put in aircon and phone signals blah blah.......... maybe a technology swap is in order. London gives us its toilet technology and we give London aircon and mobile phones on the tube!
On 03/05/07, Christopher Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
These horror stories remind me of the companies who either accost you in the street or cold-call your mobile promising cut-price tariffs, but who don't actually work for the companies they sell contracts for - it all seems very shady stuff to me, even if they are legit. Those "6 month free" deals where you send in your previous bills to get credit are all very dodgy too, even if people (including some of my coursemates) do it - I don't like the idea of handing over bills containing personal details to some random company I don't even know much about. What protection do you have? Why even bother with third party mobile companies when you can get pretty good deals through their retail outlets? I got a brand new smartphone for not a lot (less than I'd paid the previous year for an older smartphone with O2), and a great deal on a contract with unlimited data, and that was with T-Mobile retail (and I've not seen a better deal online yet)... I know these emails are a bit OT, but does anybody have a recommendation or list of reputable third-party mobile companies through which you can buy contracts which are cheaper than going direct to retail? Reply off-list if you have info but don't want to add another message to the thread (though I don't think many people would mind personally). > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 May 2007 16:34 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY > > Quoting Timothy-john Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi > > > > I just been ripped off! Tried to get a new mobile and used this > > company - they charged a non-refundable £199.00 to my credit card - > > even though their webiste says its 1.99 - after a week of > phoning them > > they are refusing to give it back! > > > > they are called mobilerainbow.co.uk DO NOT USE THEM!!!!! > > I would suggest calling your credit card company and > initiating a charge-back for a dispute. Give them all the > details, and in my experience they side with you and give the > money back. I'm not sure of the equivilent for a debut card > transaction. > > I see your mobilerainbow.co.uk, and raise you; > http://www.themobileoutlet.co.uk > > I spoke to them over a week ago, and ordered a phone. They > said its in stock, and can be delivered in 2-3 days. > > Now they are saying that they are waiting for a delivery and > have no idea when I can get it. Also they want to charge £20 > to cancel the order, and they are not answering the customer > services numbers, nor answwering emails. When I finally get > through, they said they would ring back, and then they would > email. But nothing. > > Tom > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To > unsubscribe, please visit > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
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