upgrades why is it cheaper to upgrade with carphone warehouse than directly with o2

[Anonymous]

my phone is due for upgrade in 2 weeks i fancy galaxy s5 why can carphone warehouse offer unlimited  minutes unlimited text and 1gb data for 28 a month when trying to upgrade direct with o2 its 33 a month for 500 minutes unlimited text and 500mb data.

[blissgirl]

@jonsie vodafone do have a forum as my friend is with them and she posted on it once

[Anonymous]

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@MI5 wrote:
Anyone can join the O2 forum regardless of mobile network.....
It also matters not where or from whom the contract is taken as you will always be paying O2.

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Hi @MI5   Now you have  confused me.  Are you saying that if I decide to buy a phone that uses EE network or Vodafone etc  I will still be paying O2?   What for?  Also, if anyone can join the O2 forum why do I read os often that "we are all O2 Customers here"? 

[jonsie]

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@blissgirl wrote:
@jonsie vodafone do have a forum as my friend is with them and she posted on it once

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Oh deep joy...I must away and join 

[Anonymous]

@Anonymous he means any outlet that you buy an O2 contract from you'll still be paying O2

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

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@blissgirl wrote:
@jonsie vodafone do have a forum as my friend is with them and she posted on it once

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Oh deep joy...I must away and join 

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[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous, if your an O2 customer you can still join the community. I think you may have misunderstood what you were told. I assume they meant that if your phone breaks you'd have to take it back to CPW & have their geek squad repair as that's the place you got the handset from

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Hi @Anonymous   Perhaps that is indeed what they meant, but it certainly was not what they said.   

[MI5]

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@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous he means any outlet that you buy an O2 contract from you'll still be paying O2

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Yes obviously - Some people can be pedantic to the nth degree 

[jonsie]

Why is there always an issue with a simple statement. Pedantic?....and the rest!!

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous he means any outlet that you buy an O2 contract from you'll still be paying O2

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Sorry to be repetitive @Anonymous  - but I really don't think that is what he said!    But thanks for clarifying anyway.

[Anonymous]

@Anonymous think of it as a learning curve for next time