From: Bella Jones on
Bruce Horrocks <07.013(a)scorecrow.com> wrote:

> On 03/02/2010 22:28, Bella Jones wrote:
>
> > I really need a good old fashioned husband.
>
> Nearly right... :-)
>
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F46AJCdMTw>

I love Eartha. :-)

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From: Graeme on
In message <1jdcxyn.c7con61ek9xnpN%me9(a)privacy.net>
me9(a)privacy.net (Bella Jones) wrote:

> Graeme <Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > In message <1jd5so8.99vcyf1p6zti6N%me9(a)privacy.net>
> > me9(a)privacy.net (Bella Jones) wrote:
> >
> [...]
> > > > > Yeah, I'd recommend getting a lower tariff than you think you want.
> > > > > They'll happily let you upgrade to a higher-priced tariff right
> > > > > away if you chose the wrong one, but you'd have to wait a while to
> > > > > downgrade. There would always be expenses in choosing the wrong
> > > > > tariffs, but I reckon they'd work out to be less by choosing a
> > > > > too-low tariff than a too-high one.
> > > >
> > > > Good point. I think my IQ drops year by year.
> > >
> > > Although the objection to that is that you pay something for the phone
> > > when you go less than �45, anywhere.
> > >
> >
> > Easy sum, is the price more than 90 quid? If so go for the �45/m and
> > drop it after 9 months. If less than �90 then you gamble on only wanting
> > the lower tariff.
>
> OK, about to go with O2 probably - but can you explain this calculation?
>
> Where does the �90 come from? I am almost dyscalculic.
>

The difference in the tarrifs is �10/month. If you go for the more expensive
tariff for the first 9 months to get a free phone it costs you an extra 9 x
�10 = �90. If the cost of the phone on the cheaper tariff is greater than
�90 you win on the more expensive tariff.

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My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/>
From: Graeme on
In message <1jdczkn.bquedc10logt1N%me9(a)privacy.net>
me9(a)privacy.net (Bella Jones) wrote:

> Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > On 03/02/2010 21:51, Bella Jones wrote:
> > > Graeme<Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> [...]
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> Easy sum, is the price more than 90 quid? If so go for the �45/m and
> > >> drop it after 9 months. If less than �90 then you gamble on only
> > >> wanting the lower tariff.
> > >
> > > OK, about to go with O2 probably - but can you explain this calculation?
> > >
> > > Where does the �90 come from? I am almost dyscalculic.
> >
> > If it is free with the �45 plan, over the �35 plan on 18 months with a
> > plan change allowed at 9 months, it would cost �90 more. So if the phone
> > is more than �90 (it is, I got it), go for the �45 plan.
>
> Does this apply for 24 month contracts?
>
> If I went for �35/24m plan now, it would be 89 quid for the phone.
>
> Oh, I see what you're saying - if you downgrade your plan from a 45 to a
> 35 after 9 months, you will have got the phone for free.
>
> I need to have these things explained as if to a child.
>
> I really need a good old fashioned husband.
>

Well they don't come much more old fashioned than me but my wife might object
:-)

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Graeme Wall

My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/>
From: zoara on
Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote:

> OK, about to go with O2 probably

Is this because of Visual Voicemail?

-zoara-



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From: zoara on
Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote:
> Bruce Horrocks <07.013(a)scorecrow.com> wrote:
>
> > On 03/02/2010 22:28, Bella Jones wrote:
> >
> > > I really need a good old fashioned husband.
> >
> > Nearly right... :-)
> >
> > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F46AJCdMTw>
>
> I love Eartha. :-)
>

"Eartha, lovely Eartha, sometimes I think you're a dreeeeeeaam.... When
we work out what you have to do, you can always turn the goods out (turn
the goods out), we can always depend on yooooouuuu"

-zoara-

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