"Contractor" <fat_biffer@wowmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm wanted to upgrade my handset a Nokia 7110e , keep my number and
> stay with Orange.....
>
> Orange wanted £85 for the new handset. I've been with them 5 years, I
> threatened to leave but they wouldn't budge on the price. So I'm
> looking at doing the following upgrade. My only worry is that they
> would pick it up as a back door upgrade and prevent me porting my
> number from the PAYG Sim to the new phone.
>
> 1. Get a Siemens S55 on an Orange Contract ( Free Handset , £25/month
> )
> 2. Port my old Orange Contract Number over to a Voda PAYG Sim (£10?)
> 3. Port the PAYG number over to the new S55 contract phone.
> 4. Switch the Orange HSData Service after 4 months (£10/month?)
>
> Would this work???

What's the price of a handset with a new contract?
'preciate you want to keep your new number, but O charged me 30GBP to
upgrade to my SPV, when a new customer got it for free.
I've been with them 10 years and went as far as ordering a cancellation and
changing to P&G.
They even sent me new P&G SIM's for our old handsets.
Would not budge an inch.

O's 'Outbound' team tried several times to get in touch with me admittedly,
but not quite hard enough.
3 calls in 4 weeks..No messages left, and hung up when they were diverted to
my work number.
I eventually buckled and paid the fee, I was so keen on keeping the numbers.
I was told by a nice young lady at O's CS that the Outbound team would more
than likely want to strike a deal.
I would definately call their bluff, and set the ball rolling for a
cancellation.

Maybe someone could give you some e-mail addresses to write to?
I went down this route once before with some success.


Mick.