I was just about to cancel my O2 contract, and they

[Marcos]

went into the usual routines of special offers, but this one sounds insane

Here's the info:

Hi Marcos,

Further to our conversation, I would like to confirm the following information as requested.

The Leisure 400 - £8.50 per month

This gives you 400 'off peak' minutes per month to use to any O2 mobiles & Local / National Numbers.

Cost of other calls is as follows
Daytime Local / National - 35p/m
O2 mobile - 20p/m
Other mobiles - 50p/m

Weekend Local / National - 2p/m
O2 - 2p/m
Other Mobiles - 30p/m

Evening Local / National - 2p/m
O2 - 5p/m
Other mobiles - 30p/m

Upon upgrading your current contract to a sony ericsson k750i, we would be able to offer you this phone free of charge, with a £90 cashback option (redeemable after your 4th month bill)

If you would like to go ahead with this offer then I can call you back tomorrow to process, or alternatively call back on the same number and we will be able to process your order.

So....i get a free £200 phone, and the line rental is paid back to me after a while too? , how are they making money?

ps. I posted this over at OCUK in case you browse there too.

[Nick F]

They will make the money back by you staying with them for another 12 months, it costs them hardly anything to process your calls.

Do you get any text's with that offer?

[BenW]

So basically its a £12 K750i

There was a guy on another forum i visit who got a contract just to get the phone so its been unused for 12 months. They offered him free line rental for the year with no phone. They were actually ending up paying him £3 to keep the line open!

I guess it means they've got better stats at the end of the year and they're trying to get customers then keep them.....something other networks dont seem so good at

[Marcos]

Originally Posted by Famished

They will make the money back by you staying with them for another 12 months, it costs them hardly anything to process your calls.

Do you get any text's with that offer?

No free texts it seems, they are quite handy, would like xnetwork and free texts

[BUFF]

I get 200 minutes Xnetwork & txts (never use them so can't remember how many) for £8.99/month

[Swafe]

Make sure its not one of them uber gay 18 month contracts

Otherwise, bargain I think

[LSmith4285]

My friend called up to cancel his o2 contract he no longer uses as he works for Orange now, they offered him 20 mins and 20 texts which would be £6 per month so he then put a £72 credit on his account.

So no new phone but no line rental for the next year, mad

[Marcos]

I didn't think of that, the credit could be more useful

[0blivion]

This is common, when i rang up to cancel they flung all sorts of offers my way, i told them i was switching to Vodafone, obviously they would rather have me with them for another 12 months.

[Apex]

Originally Posted by LSmith4285

My friend called up to cancel his o2 contract he no longer uses as he works for Orange now, they offered him 20 mins and 20 texts which would be £6 per month so he then put a £72 credit on his account.

So no new phone but no line rental for the next year, mad

o2 25 standard 12 month contract no promoations at at

normally £16pm save offer of £6pm with either a new handset at current upg price or a £75 resign credit in place of a handset.

This is only normally offered to thoese that are either going to payg or hardly use the phone.

The resign credit has stated is in place of any handset and ties you to the contract for 12 months.

Just to clear that up for some of you

[Apex]

Originally Posted by Marcos

went into the usual routines of special offers, but this one sounds insane

Here's the info:



So....i get a free £200 phone, and the line rental is paid back to me after a while too? , how are they making money?

ps. I posted this over at OCUK in case you browse there too.

Like are you sure this was with o2 and not some other comapny as o2 do not do cash back offers iirc.

[Marcos]

It was CPW

[technophreak]

I rang up to cancel a few months back and they offered me 500 anytime/xnetwork minutes and 500 texts per month for £12.50. They also threw in a free k750i which they were charging £90 for at the time.

[Marcos]

Originally Posted by technophreak

I rang up to cancel a few months back and they offered me 500 anytime/xnetwork minutes and 500 texts per month for £12.50. They also threw in a free k750i which they were charging £90 for at the time.

Thats crazy , you must use your phone like mad to get them to offer you that

[Apex]

Was this with o2 online ?

[Marcos]

Originally Posted by Apex

Was this with o2 online ?

Was what with O2 online?

My contract is handled by CPW