Big watered my mobile phone last night and the errors it it now giving suggest that it is effectively deceased – over a year old and I think it would have to go back to Nokia for repair. I still have about 4 months left on my contract with Virgin (who are rubbish, by the way).
I have looked on ebay for a cheap replacement (Nokia 6230i) and it looks like they come out to about £70 for a good one.
But I can get a deal from The Link on o2, who I had planned switching to anyway. This could be a Nokia 6230i or Sony Ericsson 810i.
O2 250 12 mths WEB EXCLUSIVE 250 anytime x-net 100 texts £15 for 12 mths normally 30**
This is more minutes than I currently use + I don’t have free texts at present so I think that is probably the most cost effective thing to do. All in all, it could be worse.
I think I might invest in a nice WATERPROOF case too.
My mum dropped hers down the loo and after about a week it worked fine again LOL!
I have thought of taking a hairdryer to it, but I have had a look on a couple of fora and I suspect that it will take a bit more than that.
What are the Link like with their redemption discounts? They often seem to appear more hassle than they are worth given the trouble they put you to reclaim the money you have already paid out on the #30gbp a month.
I have tended to use O2 direct (online) as like you I would never use 250 mins a month. I think direct they do a 19 a month tarrif that gives something like 100 mins and 50 texts plus free phone.
I think you are probably right, I hate dealing through third parties, I bought phones through Carphonewarehouse a couple of times, and while they were helpful, if I had a problem I never new whether to call them or the network – mostly it seemed I would end up in Vodafone’s call queue. 🙁
Also, buying direct on the tariff you mentioned I would have a much better choice of handset.
Hi Jax, are you redesigning the ring badge or something? Mine has gone (and other peoples seem to have done too).
If its just a glitch in my page-veiwing thingy, please ignore me 😉
Virgin works fine for me!
Yes, but I bought a phone which has email, with the intention of using it. Virgin advertised that the phone had email, but neglected to point out that it won’t work on their network.
The helpdesk were a bunch of useless twonks, but that is fairly standard. At least the queues were shorter than Vodafone.
You take the phone apart and leave it to dry thoroughly – could take a week or more. Then put it back together; it will usually work; if not, it’s stuffed.
You can get contracts with cashback which essentially mean your phone and your entire contract are free; I’ve done this for about three years now, getting a new phone each year 🙂
Lin – my blogring code is fine and yours looks fine now.
Was Big trying to help it grow to be a tri-band phone or even a satellite phone? Sorry to hear about the phone hassles though. I hope you didn’t have too much stuff stored on it that wasn’t backed up somewhere else – do you have one of those SIM back up things?