topic Re: Price rise in Pay Monthly

Price rise

heppy2002 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:35:11 GMT

Just thanking O2 for the price increase on my contract, enjoy the extra money until October since you will not be retaining this customer I will be changing providers as soon as my contract is up. You can spend the additional money attracting a new customer

Re: Price rise

MI5 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:40:58 GMT

@heppy2002

Every year there are many posts just like yours, however, you were told about it when you started your contract and every network increases the prices by rpi every year too. So when you've exhausted the others, O2 will welcome you back

https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/the-cost-of-my-mobile-phone-contract-has-gone-up-can-i-cancel

Re: Price rise

jonsie — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:43:35 GMT

Good luck with the new network. They all have a cause in the terms for an annual RPI in April. You would have been made aware when taking out the contract.

Re: Price rise

Cleoriff — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:50:10 GMT

All explained here @heppy2002

RPI

As said above, all networks do the same.

Re: Price rise

heppy2002 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:04:10 GMT

Ha ha not a chance coverage is terrible consistantly loosing signal on my drive to and from work. I have had contracts in the past which gaurantee no price rises but if non are available I will go back to buying my mobile outright and taking a sim only deal where I can change providers easily without having to wait months to get a better deal. The only reason I went back to monthly contact was because it was cheaper than buying the phone outright as I normally do, I think it was an error I took advantage off since I noticed the price went up a good bit a few days after I took up the offer 🙂

Re: Price rise

MI5 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:06:09 GMT

Most of us on here are sim only and renegotiate a deal every 12 months.

For me, I usually end up paying less for more each year

Re: Price rise

heppy2002 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:11:24 GMT

I am normally sim only but saw an offer which gave me the phone cheaper than I could buy it outright so I took it. Will be going back to sim only where I can negotiate a better deal. This is my first monthly mobile contract in many years and will probobaly be my last since i doubt I will get another one where I get the phone cheaper than buying it outright

Re: Price rise

MI5 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:14:38 GMT

So you've not done too badly then overall.
Your rpi increase is airtime only and will be a few pence at most.

Re: Price rise

jonsie — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:15:52 GMT

Sim only are also subject to annual increases.

Re: Price rise

MI5 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:21:46 GMT

Yes they are but I change to a new deal every year around May / June and usually pay less for more data.

Re: Price rise

heppy2002 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:22:21 GMT

Maybe but they don't appear to apply them since looking at my old supplier I can get more data for the same price that I was paying 2 yrs ago (Text and Airtime are unlimited)

Re: Price rise

jonsie — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:25:34 GMT

Yes if you change every year you do tend to get more for your money and RPI wouldn't affect you. I changed in December and got 100GB for the same price I was paying for 25GB. I'm still hit with 35p price increase.

Re: Price rise

MI5 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:26:21 GMT

There's always deals which mean you can get more for less, as I've said above.
I don't change provider - I just wait for the deals and switch tariff.

Re: Price rise

MI5 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:27:15 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
Yes if you change every year you do tend to get more for your money and RPI wouldn't affect you. I changed in December and got 100GB for the same price I was paying for 25GB. I'm still hit with 35p price increase.

Won't break the bank though I'm sure.

Re: Price rise

jonsie — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:29:03 GMT

Whaqt I'm saying is that it was too good a deal to miss, the same deal may not be available come April/May. The increase is piffling and not something that bothers me in the slightest.

Re: Price rise

heppy2002 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:29:36 GMT

Looking at my old provider I can get more data for the same price I was paying 2 yrs ago - texts and calls are unlimited, so I doubt they apply the increases to sim only

Re: Price rise

MI5 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:38:29 GMT

@heppy2002 wrote:
Looking at my old provider I can get more data for the same price I was paying 2 yrs ago - texts and calls are unlimited, so I doubt they apply the increases to sim only

They do for those in contract. O2 do the same.

That's why you have to change tariff every year.

Re: Price rise

Bambino — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:19:01 GMT

According to the RPI link provided by @Cleoriff, MMS charges are increasing too, making the case for using WhatsApp or FB Messenger even stronger.

Re: Price rise

Cleoriff — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:19:42 GMT

I'm one of those who has a sim only contract. I also wait for deals and am paying less now for more data. RPI is usually pennies only .

Re: Price rise

djbsuffolk — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:26:00 GMT

I accept that prices go up so not an issue - but my eye for neat and tidyness gets offended by it going from a nice neat £25.00 to a messy £25.67!