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From: Martin Jay on 7 Jun 2010 08:09 On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:47:37 +0100, Borg <saerimner(a)gmail.com> wrote: >What the hell is that all about, they expect you to sign up for 2 years, >Thats stupid for the customer. There are plenty of alternatives. Longer contracts tend to come with better incentives: 'free' laptop, PS3, etc. -- Martin Jay
From: Borg on 7 Jun 2010 08:25 Martin Jay wrote: > On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:47:37 +0100, Borg <saerimner(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> What the hell is that all about, they expect you to sign up for 2 years, >> Thats stupid for the customer. > > There are plenty of alternatives. > > Longer contracts tend to come with better incentives: 'free' laptop, > PS3, etc. Well O2 seemed to have forgot the 'benefit to customers' bit.
From: andy on 7 Jun 2010 08:58 On 7 June, 13:25, Borg <saerim...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Martin Jay wrote: > > On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:47:37 +0100, Borg <saerim...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> What the hell is that all about, they expect you to sign up for 2 years, > >> Thats stupid for the customer. > > > There are plenty of alternatives. > > > Longer contracts tend to come with better incentives: 'free' laptop, > > PS3, etc. > > Well O2 seemed to have forgot the 'benefit to customers' bit. perhaps some of those customers just don't want a cheaper phone and £5 a month cheaper rental for the same use or wouldn't see it if it jumped out in front of them
From: Chris Hills on 7 Jun 2010 09:01 On 07/06/2010 11:47, Borg wrote: > What the hell is that all about, they expect you to sign up for 2 years, > Thats stupid for the customer. The longest contract length I will ever subscribe to when it comes to mobile phones is 30 day. The only other thing I would like is the facility to limit a direct debit to a maximum amount. This seems like something the banking industry should have been offering for a long time.
From: Borg on 7 Jun 2010 11:57
andy wrote: > On 7 June, 13:25, Borg <saerim...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Martin Jay wrote: >>> On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:47:37 +0100, Borg <saerim...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> What the hell is that all about, they expect you to sign up for 2 years, >>>> Thats stupid for the customer. >>> There are plenty of alternatives. >>> Longer contracts tend to come with better incentives: 'free' laptop, >>> PS3, etc. >> Well O2 seemed to have forgot the 'benefit to customers' bit. > > perhaps some of those customers just don't want a cheaper phone and �5 > a month cheaper rental for the same use > > or wouldn't see it if it jumped out in front of them Or be stuck with the same phone for 2 years. |