topic Re: new tariff options ? in Pay Monthly

new tariff options ?

One-two — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:43:09 GMT

Is there a way to check tariff upgrade options within myO2? I don't want a new phone, just move to a different tariff. When I click on See upgrade options (under "You can upgrade today") it shows me various offers but no other tariff options.

Re: new tariff options ?

jonsie — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:45:02 GMT

Use USwitch

https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/compare/sim_only_deals/o2/

Choose the deal you want

This will automatically redirect you to the O2 website

Just follow the prompts and choose the UPGRADE option

Complete the deal and nothing on your account changes except the tariff at the new cheaper cost

Payment date is the same and your next bill will be at the cheaper rate and will be made up of the pro rata cost of your old tariff and your new tariff

The change should show in My O2 within 24 hours

Volt benefits will still apply as will possibly a 3 month extra such as Disney+

Re: new tariff options ?

One-two — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:22:33 GMT

Thanks. I thought there was a way to check tariff options from within myO2, without going through uswitch? At least that's what I seemed to understand after reading some posts here.

Re: new tariff options ?

MI5 — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:29:21 GMT

@One-two

In your MyO2 you need to select the sim options, but they will be twice the price of going through uswitch.

Re: new tariff options ?

Oxonian — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 19:55:15 GMT

Another way to check your tariff options @One-two is to visit you local O2 retail store :-

Store locator | O2 UK | Find Your Nearest O2 Store

https://stores.o2.co.uk/

However, whilst that can be good for fact-finding, you will inevitably get a better deal by making your actual purchase from Uswitch. 👍

Re: new tariff options ?

MI5 — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 20:00:16 GMT

Which will be exactly the same as what is shown in the MyO2 and the least contact with pushy commission based sales people, the better.

Re: new tariff options ?

One-two — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:18:30 GMT

thank you again for your help. I checked the deals on Uswitch and the tariffs look great. Just a couple of questions: one of the deals seems to require me to register with Uswitch Plus, whereas another one doesn't. Is Uswitch Plus free? Also, is it possible that after the 12-month contract length of the deal O2 will put me on a much higher tariff?

Re: new tariff options ?

MI5 — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:20 GMT

@One-two

Yes it's free and just a way to get your details so they can spam you, so check the permissions you give for contact.

Your chosen tariff will remain the same until you change it.

Re: new tariff options ?

One-two — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:04:18 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
@One-two

Your chosen tariff will remain the same until you change it.

I was asking because some good deals only last for the specific contract length (eg, 12 months), after which there's a massive hike..

Re: new tariff options ?

MI5 — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:25:08 GMT

That's only if they are advertised as having a discount applied for x amount of months @One-two

Re: new tariff options ?

Oxonian — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:06:08 GMT

@One-two wrote:
I was asking because some good deals only last for the specific contract length (eg, 12 months), after which there's a massive hike..

What you might want to do @One-two is to put a note in your diary to start researching new deals a couple of months before your contract ends. There are regulars on here who move contracts every twelve months, usually via Uswitch, and therefore avoid the "massive hikes" to which you refer. 👍

Re: new tariff options ?

MI5 — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:39:18 GMT

@One-two was actually referring to heavily discounted tariffs expiring after 12 months, not the annual price rise which everyone gets and which I'm sure everyone is aware of by now.