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Hi
Found this last week:
12 Months rent free - user needs own handset
750 Off peak minutes per month
50 Free text per month
Free itemised billing
Free voicemail
Free Connection
Calls 40p peak & 5p off-peak
£13.99 monthly rental
12 MONTHS CASHBACK (12 X £13.99 = £167.88) PAYABLE BY REDEMPTION AFTER 4TH BILL THEREFORE TOTAL 12 MONTHS RENTAL IS ZERO. ALTERNATIVELY PAY THE FULL AMOUNT ON THE FIRST BILL (NORMALLY BETWEEN £158 - £163) AND RECEIVE YOUR CASHBACK WITHIN 21 DAYS PLEASE SELECT YOUR OPTION WHEN ORDERING OTHERWISE DEFAULT IS REFUNDED ON 4TH BILL. YOU MUST REMAIN ON THE SAME TARIFF FOR 6 MONTHS OTHERWISE A CLAWBACK WILL APPLY
http://www.forwardcellular.co.uk/index.html?target=dept_21.html&lang=en-gb
TP
willsteptoe
03-11-2003, 16:36
Any other deals like this that include the handset?
dragon77
03-11-2003, 16:46
Anyone used this company before ? The 3510i looks good at £60 PAYG.
Interesting deal - maybe to attract/keep all those customers who signed up for the free 3310 & line-rental on this tariff last year (although that was Carphone Warehouse)
i expetc what they will do is take the free phone that you would normally get for signing up to tmobile in the first place, and sell this free phone at its normal £250+ price, thus take away the line rental that they will refund you and they make a tidy profit on it by selling your free phone to someone else.
davebish
03-11-2003, 17:33
Originally posted by RonnyJ
Interesting deal - maybe to attract/keep all those customers who signed up for the free 3310 & line-rental on this tariff last year (although that was Carphone Warehouse)
Anyone know if you can sign up to this if you are an existing t-mobile customer (who got the cpw deal last year ;) ) & keep your existing number. If so this will be ideal for wifey.
lardarse
03-11-2003, 17:40
Originally posted by davebish
Anyone know if you can sign up to this if you are an existing t-mobile customer (who got the cpw deal last year ;) ) & keep your existing number. If so this will be ideal for wifey.
As i understand it you can keep your number if you changet provider by asking for your pac(?) code BUT NOT if you keeping or staying with t-mobile.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
That said my Siemens MT50 Tmob contract was due to expire at the end of this month (jaq comms?) but the good people of T-mob offered me SE t610 to keep me on board for another year:clap:
Steev
yeah seems a good deal at the right time - half my family have their t mobile up for renewal this month
You can not keep your number if you stay on T-Mobile. You have to port the number out to another network provider (find the cheapest PAYG SIM you can - Virgin maybe) and then after 30 days port it back. It's not ideal but it works...
Originally posted by lardarse
That said my Siemens MT50 Tmob contract was due to expire at the end of this month (jaq comms?) but the good people of T-mob offered me SE t610 to keep me on board for another year:clap:
Steev My MT50 ends mid-Dec. Did they give you the phone and cashback or reduced rental?
lardarse
03-11-2003, 21:55
Originally posted by Tenex
My MT50 ends mid-Dec. Did they give you the phone and cashback or reduced rental?
Neither, just the phone and continued on the same tarrif everyone 750.
Worth your while getting one of these SIMs then?
I recently got a couple of 02 sims with "good" (ie easily remembered) concurrent numbers....would it be possible for me to port one of these over to a new contract once its set up and running ? (my T Mob is also up for renewal this month !!)
cjanderson
04-11-2003, 09:21
Oh, this could be good
I had a motorola monte carlo up to Jan with t-mobile, then switched to orange as i got a 3510 for £20 with 12 months line rental deal. This is running out soon and it'll go to a PAYG.
So, would this work with my old t-mobile phone? i ported the old number to a new phone but don;t mind about a new number for this!!
Cheers
Catherine
I'm surprised people find this a good deal.
ITS ONLY GOOD IF ALMOST ALL YOUR CALLS ARE OFF-PEAK AND TO T-MOBILE OR LANDLINES..
The free calls are only to landlines or T-Mobile and only at off-peak times.
You are paying well over the odds for all the other calls (more expensive than any PAYG tariff).
40p peak rate for landlines !!!!
Its only 15p per min on Virgin (down to 5p after 5 mins per day)
If you phone other networks frequently then you would be better off buying a Tesco-Mobile sim as all calls (including cross networks) are 20p per min. You can choose 3 numbers for half price calls too.
cjanderson
04-11-2003, 10:37
Originally posted by Simes
I'm surprised people find this a good deal.
ITS ONLY GOOD IF ALMOST ALL YOUR CALLS ARE OFF-PEAK AND TO T-MOBILE OR LANDLINES..
The free calls are only to landlines or T-Mobile and only at off-peak times.
You are paying well over the odds for all the other calls (more expensive than any PAYG tariff).
40p peak rate for landlines !!!!
Its only 15p per min on Virgin (down to 5p after 5 mins per day)
If you phone other networks frequently then you would be better off buying a Tesco-Mobile sim as all calls (including cross networks) are 20p per min. You can choose 3 numbers for half price calls too.
Actually that is what i also just worked out. effective you are getting free texts. Which is good, but only costing me £3 a month as at present on Orange. So think i'll just wait for a PAYG sim card deal, or free texts perhaps.
Might be useful for someone though
Catherine
I think that most people think that for £10 it's a useful reserve for off peak. I certainly don't use it during the day, I have another T-mobile cash back SIM for that together with a triple SIM back.
hey dragon77
look at this page, the same phone for 54.99
http://www.forwardcellular.co.uk/en-gb/dept_34.html
:thumbs:
i am on this tarriff and it works out very well. I work during the day, off peak starts at 6pm unlike most providers, so during th eday all calls are made at works expense. I get 50 free texts and after 6pm I make all landline calls and most of my calls are to Doolio who is also on the same tarriff. So each month my bills are only about £15.
I'm up for T-Mobile renewal also and have decided to go with a free O2 Sim. I found that out of the 750 free off peak minutes I was only using around 40 of them each month but I was going over the 50 free texts. Lst month I sent 105 so the O2 Sim with 300 free texts for £10 top up each month is a far better deal for me.
You still get to use your £10 for calls obviously and i'm sticking to the O2 classic tarrif where the calls are a set price. The Talk A Lot plan is better for people who'd use it more than me for calling.
You can alter your text package so you get 200 txt and 25 picture messages aswell. I doubt i'd ever go over the £10 in a month so £120 all in for 3600 texts and £120 worth of calls seems like the best deal to me and I've also got to ring on my closure date to obtain my PAC code so I can keep my number.
It is good if you have more than one person on T-Mobile (or a landline) that you might phone during off-peak times, in which case it's free calls to them.
dragon77
04-11-2003, 11:07
Originally posted by airds
hey dragon77
look at this page, the same phone for 54.99
http://www.forwardcellular.co.uk/en-gb/dept_34.html
:thumbs:
I noticed this on the site after ordering the £60 version !!
I emailed them about changing the order and they amended it to the £55 3510 :clap:
Originally posted by wozwebs
You still get to use your £10 for calls obviously and i'm sticking to the O2 classic tarrif where the calls are a set price. The Talk A Lot plan is better for people who'd use it more than me for calling.
i've got one of the free sims (300 free texts etc) and its on TalkALot but my girlfriend has one that's on "Classic" - which is a million times better!!! Can i downgrade from the "Talkalot" tarrif to the "Classic" tarrif (cos if you can, i'm going to start using it!!!!!
Cheers mate... :)
Cheekimonkey
04-11-2003, 12:55
Talkworld are also doing Freetime 750 tarriff for £3.99 a month with a free Nokia 3510i ,which works out at £47.88 for the year,or you can have a reduced tarriff for most of their Everyone tarriff.
http://www.mobilemadness.com/tmobile/nokia_3510i.html
Originally posted by andog
i've got one of the free sims (300 free texts etc) and its on TalkALot but my girlfriend has one that's on "Classic" - which is a million times better!!! Can i downgrade from the "Talkalot" tarrif to the "Classic" tarrif (cos if you can, i'm going to start using it!!!!!
Cheers mate... :)
Yes, you can switch the tarrif you are on as much as you like. The instructions are in the blue book that came with the SIM but I think all you do is type in a certain word and text it to O2 and you will be switched to the Classic tarrif, which in my opinion is loads better as weekend calls are very cheap.
fastrunner
04-11-2003, 13:30
Originally posted by Cheekimonkey
Talkworld are also doing Freetime 750 tarriff for £3.99 a month with a free Nokia 3510i ,which works out at £47.88 for the year,or you can have a reduced tarriff for most of their Everyone tarriff.
http://www.mobilemadness.com/tmobile/nokia_3510i.html
I am just nearing the end of my freetime 750 and this seems like a good deal and also a chance to bag a 3510i. Has anybody used this company before?
The 750 is not too bad for me to contact my kids, as i can do all my other calls during the day.
Originally posted by wozwebs
Yes, you can switch the tarrif you are on as much as you like. The instructions are in the blue book that came with the SIM but I think all you do is type in a certain word and text it to O2 and you will be switched to the Classic tarrif, which in my opinion is loads better as weekend calls are very cheap.
cheers :) will have a browse through it later - you top guy! :thumbs:
Hi
Only problem I can see is it says £3.99, but when you click on the tariff it show £13.99
TP
From the website
Claims Procedure
For reduced line rental the mobilemadness.com promotion is available to customers that subscribe to a brand new 12 month service agreement with a Nokia 3510i handset.
Your reduced line rental is refunded to you in by redemption in full at month 6 by mobilemadness.com
All you need to do is send us a copy of your 6th full monthly bill within 30 days of receiving them.
Subject to you having remained on the original price plan chosen, we will credit the relevant amount of reduced line rental directly to the bank account details supplied with your original order.
For example:- If you are eligible for reduced line rental at £3.99 on a Freetime 750 tariff which is usually £13.99 we would credit to your bank account £120.00 (£10.00 x 12) based on the criteria above.
Keen to go for this... lookin for a cheap colour phone for my daughters xmas pressy, but has anyone dealt with this company b4????
Don't wann get stung with a deal that really is too good to be true!!
Or are there any better offers around??
:confused:
dragon77
05-11-2003, 10:26
I ordered the 3510i sim free for £54.99 i will let you know if it turns up :thumbs:
fastrunner
05-11-2003, 10:34
Originally posted by dragon77
I ordered the 3510i sim free for £54.99 i will let you know if it turns up :thumbs:
Would it not be better to go for the £3.99 a month deal?
Ok you would not get the rebate until month six, but provided you stick within your limits (i.e use the tmobile sim after 6pm and for texts) you could be quids in. Get it unlocked (if it even needs to be) and use a cheapo payg sim in the before 6 if needs be.
May sound complicated but if managed ok you could get the 3510i for around £48 (after the line rental is given back) and then get 750 off peak minutes per month free of charge.;)
willsteptoe
05-11-2003, 11:29
Is the phone from mobilemadness unlocked though?????
fastrunner
05-11-2003, 12:17
Originally posted by willsteptoe
Is the phone from mobilemadness unlocked though?????
I am not sure but for the price of the unlock, u will get the 3510i at around £58 but then as I said b4 if u watch what your doing 750 offtime minutes and 50 free texts per month for a year.
Yeah o.k u are in a contract and the rates before 6pm are extortion, but there must be enough of us on here who went for the cpw deal for the 3310 that wozwebs found last year that are able to make good use of another 12 months worth of calls and get a upgrade for very little again?
I think this phone can be unlocked simply by inputting a code into it, theres a few websites around that generate the code for you.
thanks for thread - just ordered one!
can you cancel this after 12 months- if u can it is excellent
free phonecalls and text- as a secondary phone
no brainer!!
Yeah, good question Steevan, can you cancel the sim after 12 months?
fastrunner
05-11-2003, 21:30
you can cancel the tmobile 750 tariff after 12 months. U need to give 30 days notice.
At month 11 you can cancell it no problems. I know this to be the case as I have just done it :)
Hmm, 12 months rent free but you gotta pay £13.99 rental?? How is that free? Or have I misread something?
fastrunner
05-11-2003, 22:05
shy-
depending on the deal (there are a couple in this thread alone) you get a cheque back after a certain amount of time i.e month 4 of regular paymeants, that covers the whole of the 12 months paymeants of £13.99.
You will still get a monthly bill up until 12 months with either £13.99 or slightly more if u have used other services, but this is 'free' as you would have already cashed the cheque for £168 or whatever it is some months earlier then month 12!
hope i'm being as clear as i can be (mud :))
Jess The Cat
08-11-2003, 13:27
has anyone used mobilemadness before?? do they pay the cashback easily or do they kick up a fuss?? also can you pay off the whole years line rental in one go and get the cashback stright after???
Thanks
supergran
08-11-2003, 15:31
Received mine today. Thanks to original Poster
mynameisphil
08-11-2003, 15:38
HOw do you go about paying in full up front?
Phone T mobile directly before the first debit payment, you'll get an extra 5% off if it's the same as last year.
fastrunner
08-11-2003, 20:20
Originally posted by supergran
Received mine today. Thanks to original Poster
did u get the mobile madness one m8 or the sim only deal?
if it was the mobile ,madness how long did it take to come through?
Walrus Man
08-11-2003, 22:09
Originally posted by Cheekimonkey
Talkworld are also doing Freetime 750 tarriff for £3.99 a month with a free Nokia 3510i ,which works out at £47.88 for the year,or you can have a reduced tarriff for most of their Everyone tarriff.
http://www.mobilemadness.com/tmobile/nokia_3510i.html This deal should be a nice replacement for last year's 3310 bargain, and a pretty decent phone upgrade too. :clap:
edit: Just cancelled my two phones from last year, and ordered two 3510's.
I don't know much about phones, but I noticed they also had the 8310 for £6.99 per month, might be good for someone.
Don't Bug Me
09-11-2003, 13:17
the deals look good but last year they gave a free phone with CPW so compared to that it doesn't seem fair on the poor consumer to fork out for the phone as well, will have to think about this as I really want the off-peak minutes but need the spare phone as well..
Early days for the big Xmas push, there'll probably be a phone offered in the next few weeks.
Walrus Man
09-11-2003, 17:56
Originally posted by Don't Bug Me
the deals look good but last year they gave a free phone with CPW so compared to that it doesn't seem fair on the poor consumer to fork out for the phone as well.. I think the CPW deal last year was actually £9.99 for the phone, with 12 months free contract. :dork:
Originally posted by Walrus Man
I think the CPW deal last year was actually £9.99 for the phone, with 12 months free contract. :dork:
And cash-back, I got £50 for my old phone :clap:
for those that were on last years deal, to cancel should i be ringing carphone warehouse or t mobile? and whats the number i should ring?
thanks
Originally posted by diskbox
for those that were on last years deal, to cancel should i be ringing carphone warehouse or t mobile? and whats the number i should ring?
thanks
You should be ringing T-mobile. In theory you should be able to do this by ringing 150 from the handset and following the prompts, but as anyone who has tried this discovers, most of the time there is no option to get through to a real operator! Their freephone number is 0800 956 2120 (but do this from a landline)
Their freephone number is 0800 956 2120 (but do this from a landline)
why? is it not free if i use my mobile?
thanks man for that!:)
fastrunner
10-11-2003, 11:55
has anybody gone for the mobile madness 3510i £3.99 a monthe deal?
Could I go for this, then ask Tmobile to port my number across?
cheers
anybody got the CPW number to get the cashback...I still don't have the cashback (for one account) from the xmas deal last year
fastrunner
10-11-2003, 12:13
Originally posted by wadge
anybody got the CPW number to get the cashback...I still don't have the cashback (for one account) from the xmas deal last year
try 0870 168 0870-- customer 'care' for cpw :norty:
I have 2 O2 sims with great numbers - could I register one of these and then sign up for a contract with another provider and take the "good" PAYG over to the other network ?
Originally posted by fastrunner
has anybody gone for the mobile madness 3510i £3.99 a monthe deal?
Could I go for this, then ask Tmobile to port my number across?
cheers
I've gone for it - it took a couple of days to come through.
T -mobile will not transfer your number to another t-mobile contract (I've already asked!!)
Small problem as I didn't receive any of my accessories (although I don't know if it's mobile madness or royal mail!) I'm just about to give them a ring and try and sort it out!!!
Dannyboy
10-11-2003, 18:23
Originally posted by StPandP
You should be ringing T-mobile. In theory you should be able to do this by ringing 150 from the handset and following the prompts, but as anyone who has tried this discovers, most of the time there is no option to get through to a real operator! Their freephone number is 0800 956 2120 (but do this from a landline)
I managed to cancel my contract last week by ringing 150 from my T-mobile handset.I think I chose the bill payment option to get a person to talk to as the menu options are not that clear.;)
got the phone thanks to original post- I have only used 10 texts so far and 50 mins talking and the remaining texts when i checked are 23 and 450 mins?- I got this on Friday- is this pro rata'd? or are we being ripped off???
Probably pro rate for the rest of the month (ends 25th AFAIR).
Walrus Man
17-11-2003, 23:08
When I ordered the 3510 from Mobile Madness it was allegedly due to be back in stock on Nov 13th, that date came and went now it says Nov 18th. :(
So has anyone received one of these in the last week or so?
Walrus Man
24-11-2003, 20:24
Originally posted by Walrus Man
When I ordered the 3510 from Mobile Madness it was allegedly due to be back in stock on Nov 13th, that date came and went now it says Nov 18th. :(
So has anyone received one of these in the last week or so? Now it says Dec 1st. :oh-hum:
Anyone else had theirs?
fastrunner
24-11-2003, 21:13
To be fair, I emailed them last week and got this reply:
"Firstly may we thank you for you recent order for a Nokia 3510i on the
T-Mobile network
You will be pleased to be informed that T-Mobile have accepted your
application
However, T-Mobile have informed us that they will be unable to supply Nokia
3510i handsets till the end of November, early December.
Our apologies over this but they advised us that they would be able to
provide these handsets
In order to get your order fulfilled we are offering the Nokia 8310 handset
as a replacement
The offer we can provide you with is
Free Nokia 8310 with reduced line rental of £5.99 per month
Our usual price for this offer is £6.99 per month, but we can offer you at
the lower price of £5.99 per month for the inconvenience caused
This offer still represents exceeding good value for money with 750 off peak
minutes + 50 Text for 12 months, working out at an annual cost of £71.88
with a free Nokia 8310
If you could advise us by return of email stating your name if you wish to
proceed with the offer, or await the arrival of the 3510i or cancel your
order (virtually no were has stock of Nokia 3510i that coudl match or come
near to the offer)
Many Thanks
A J Chapman
Managing Director
Mobilemadness"
I've kept with the original order for the 3510i as this is the one I wanted as a replacement for my trust 3310 from last years cpw promotion.
I am confident that they will ship on the 1st and until about the 4th I will give them the benefit of the doubt!
:)
Has anybody got this deal yet? And has anyone asked them if it will ever nor be temporarily out of stock
fastrunner
28-11-2003, 20:39
shipping from 1/12/03. I personally have faith in them but this time next week we will know.
As i said in the post above, they have kept me up2date and I have no reason not to think the goods will arrive. If they couldn't get it they would tell me, as it would be a potetnial opportunity to balgg another deal on me.
have faith!
Dannyboy
29-11-2003, 00:19
I ordered the Nokia 8310 which turned up a few days ago as promised.
No reason why they will not send out the other phones when in stock as they seem to be a pretty decent company.:thumbs:
aqureshi
29-11-2003, 07:58
scamom are also doing a deal on 8310, which works out cheaper than 8310 rom mobilemadness on the similar offer.
Cheers
Walrus Man
29-11-2003, 09:41
Originally posted by aqureshi
scamom are also doing a deal on 8310, which works out cheaper than 8310 rom mobilemadness on the similar offer.I can't find these guys, can you provide a link?
TERMIN8TOR
29-11-2003, 09:51
Originally posted by Walrus Man
I can't find these guys, can you provide a link?
I think he means:
http://www.scancom.co.uk
aqureshi
29-11-2003, 13:20
I am sorry I should have provided the link, it is scancom.co.uk.
http://www.scancom.co.uk
I am going to order one for the Mrs.
Asad
Walrus Man
29-11-2003, 14:06
The scancom deal isn't that great, it's costs £49.99 + £159.47 - £135.74 = £73.72, or £6.14 per month.
Not much less than the Mobile Madness £6.99 per month, and slightly more than the £5.99 offered to some people as an alternative to the 3510i.
aqureshi
29-11-2003, 20:51
I thought the scancom offer is better(slightly cheeper) and have better reputation than Mobile madness company.
5.99 tariff was only offered to certain customers.
Is 8310 better than 3510i.
Cheers
Walrus Man
30-11-2003, 00:30
Originally posted by aqureshi
Is 8310 better than 3510i.Good question, 8310 is much smaller, but 3510i has polyphonic ringtones and a colour screen. Personally, I'm holding out for the 3510i.
fastrunner
30-11-2003, 08:46
Originally posted by Walrus Man
Good question, 8310 is much smaller, but 3510i has polyphonic ringtones and a colour screen. Personally, I'm holding out for the 3510i.
same here depends on what you wwant, but for me polyphonic tones & a few games. Also combine that with the data cables etc available at places like fleebay and it becomes a nifty piece of kit:clap:
Yeah but IMHO the 3510i is a tacky phone.
It looks nice in the pictures but the one I used in the shop was really nasty, the buttons were really unresponsive.
It's annoying because I am very tempted to take up the £12.99 Mobile Madness deal for 200 Anytime X-Network minutes, except for the fact that I'd have to have this minging phone with it.
Anyone else found any decent offers on anytime X-network minute phones??
Floop
I ended up ordering the 3510i on T-Mobile Everyone 300 (X-net minutes anytime) for £12.99 / month.
The phone is nasty but the airtime contract was too good to pass up.
Anyone got any news on the status of their orders? All I have received is a general 'thankyou for your order' email with nothing specifically personal in it.
Floop
Don't Bug Me
02-12-2003, 18:22
Originally posted by Floop
I ended up ordering the 3510i on T-Mobile Everyone 300 (X-net minutes anytime) for £12.99 / month.
The phone is nasty but the airtime contract was too good to pass up.
Anyone got any news on the status of their orders? All I have received is a general 'thankyou for your order' email with nothing specifically personal in it.
Floop
sounds like a good deal, is it 200 x-net mins plus 50% free..?
Originally posted by Don't Bug Me
sounds like a good deal, is it 200 x-net mins plus 50% free..?
Yes.
Also, the £12.99 / month is actually by redemption.
You have to pay £29.99 per month for 12 months, but at the end of month 6 you are meant so send them your 6th monthly bill and they will refund the total difference, which in my case would be
(29.99 - 12.99) * 12 = £204 refund
Floop
ANYONE received anything from Forward Cellular? Is it all vapourware?
dragon77
03-12-2003, 12:58
I recieved a sim free Nokia 3510i @ £54.99 2 days after ordering :)
dragon77
03-12-2003, 13:53
Yep wifes xmas :)
No :) I meant the one respondent ... ;)
The 750 deal is back a fwdcellular, having been "temporarily out of stock" for over a week. Is it a good deal, is it a good company, has anyone got their sim-card?
ordered the 3510i for 54.99 and got SIM- so far excellent and just applied for my refund- definitely recommended
Walrus Man
07-12-2003, 22:14
We clearly aren't going to get the 3510i's from Mobile Madness. :oh-hum:
I'd better look around for another deal. :brickwall
fastrunner
07-12-2003, 22:24
Originally posted by Walrus Man
We clearly aren't going to get the 3510i's from Mobile Madness. :oh-hum:
I'd better look around for another deal. :brickwall
i'd give em an email m8 - i've been doing that for a week & althought i have to agree the customer service is pants, i think in mitigation its prpbably a 1 man band.
Anyway my emails appear to have paid off as i was emailed ot day to say that it would arrive with me by noon on Tuesday -- i wont hold my breath but if it turns up i will let u know
PS on one of the emails i had off them they said the stock would arrive off tmobile on Friday & they 150 back orders to clear :oh-hum:
Walrus Man
07-12-2003, 22:45
Cheers for the advice mate, but what e-mail address did you use, 'cause they ignored my e-mail last week. :mad:
fastrunner
07-12-2003, 22:49
andy@mobilemadness.com
good luck !
Originally posted by fastrunner
...althought i have to agree the customer service is pants, i think in mitigation its prpbably a 1 man band.
If they are indeed a one man band, with terrible customer service, what are the chances of getting the refund for the discounted line rental after the sixth monthly bill?
And if they fail to refund the redemption after they have sold me a contract where I pay £29.00 a month to T-Mobile, but they called it a £12.00/month deal as they promised a redemption after 6 months of (12 * (29 - 12) = £204, will T-Mobile offer to refund me?
I doubt it. Doesn't inspire confidence, does it.
Floop
And to bring this back on topic, :)
Got another 2 sims this week from Fwdcellular.
Still the best deal out there.
fastrunner
08-12-2003, 06:46
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Smiler
[B]And to bring this back on topic, :)
.............................QUOTE]
:notworthy
Just found out they are D A Y S behind in processing applications. Applied last Tuesday but they processed it only on Saturday :(
fastrunner
08-12-2003, 21:29
tenex - i applied on the 19/11/03 :)
gets quite funny in the end.................not
Walrus Man
08-12-2003, 21:54
It is now a month since I ordered two of these phones, and my current contracts run out today, so I'm about to be phone-less. :mad:
fastrunner
09-12-2003, 21:55
Update...........
mine recieved today by special delivery as promised. All the extra goodies and the 3510i included a free splinter cell java game.
also full information about how to claim the payback after month 6.
they may be slow, but in my own case, they replied to my emails, kept me updated and the phone arrived when they said it would
:)
Walrus Man
09-12-2003, 22:09
You lucky git!
My contracts from last year's Carphone Warehouse ran out today, so I could really do with the new phones. :mad:
Still, I've had an e-mail back from Mobile Madness, saying they have the phones in stock, and will be fullfilling my order soon.
Fingers crossed...
I heard mine shipped today from Fwd Cell so it should arrive tomorrow with any luck.
aqureshi
09-12-2003, 23:39
I haven't heard ffrom mobilemadness after ordering 3 weeks ago. I have emailed them but there is no reply. I think I will go and buy from scancom and ask the mobilemadness guys to cancel my order. I think we'll have problem getting our line rental back after 6 months.
Cheers
Asad
Originally posted by aqureshi
I haven't heard ffrom mobilemadness after ordering 3 weeks ago. I have emailed them but there is no reply. I think I will go and buy from scancom and ask the mobilemadness guys to cancel my order. I think we'll have problem getting our line rental back after 6 months.
Cheers
Asad
This is what worries me too.
Well Fwd Cellular were as good as their advice - 3510i delivered today together with return envelope for claiming the cashback.
Got my 3510i today too.....
I got my 3510i from Fwdcellular and sent all the forms back when required and have been waiting over a month for my cashback.
Gave them a call and they said it won't be posted out until the 19th (even though it says 3 weeks on the forms).
Ofcourse with xmas holidays it won't clear until nearer the end of the month.
If everything goes as they say it's a little over two months from order to moneyback if you pay upfront.
aqureshi
10-12-2003, 21:08
Got a reply from mobile madness that I'll be receiving mine on Friday subject to T Mobile Acceptance.
well I am not sure that I should buy from these guys as I believe we'll have problem getting our money back after 6 months.
Cheers
Asad
freelancer
10-12-2003, 21:16
I ordered the 3510 on the ornage 200 plan for £11.99 a month.
After reading this thread, i understand that i will have to pay the £30 a month and claim it via cashback. It doesent state this when ordering, it just says £11.99 reduced line rental a month.
This, coupled with the fact that my emails go unanswered, and the company has no phone number has led me to email them (thats a laugh) and ask for the order to be cancelled.
I said in my email that if a phone arrived, i would not sign the contract, and that i have not authorised them to debit any monies from my account (the bank details given are for orange only i believe), and that it would be fraudulent to do so.
Am i correct in assuming this.
Im not that bothered as i believe i would be covered by the direct debit gurantee anyway.
Comments appreciated.
Originally posted by freelancer
I ordered the 3510 on the ornage 200 plan for £11.99 a month.
After reading this thread, i understand that i will have to pay the £30 a month and claim it via cashback. It doesent state this when ordering, it just says £11.99 reduced line rental a month.
<snip>
Actually, it does mention how the reduced rate line rental works on the page you order from.
At the bottom of the page where you ordered from, it mentions the following:
The reduced line rental is the equivalent after our cashback promotion. Click here for details
If you click on the link it brings up a small window which clearly explains how this works.
Despite this, if you have decided you don't want to go with them I expect you have every legal right here, what with not having physically signed anything, the 14 day mail order cooling off period, and the fact that if you refuse delivery and cancel the direct debit, they are probably going to realise it is more hassle for them to try and take you to court than to just cancel the contract.
I am going to give it a go with Mobile Madness. If it turns out I get shafted, then I'll raise hell with T-Mobile, as they are allowing this company to sell their products and so have some moral liability.
Floop
freelancer
10-12-2003, 22:04
I have just had a reply from them, and they have cancelled my order.
Then, whilst reading the local paper, i saw the same deal, but with a better phone, for an extra £2 per month, so i think i`ll be going for that one.
Thanks for the responce.
Originally posted by freelancer
I have just had a reply from them, and they have cancelled my order.
They must be working late then...
Forward Cellular site this morning
Nokia 3510i Rent FREE TMobile Package
Available in navy blue only £54.99
**DUE 13 DECEMBER**
Nokia 3510i + 12 months free rental + FREE unlock for only £54.99
aqureshi
11-12-2003, 12:37
Hi fastrunner,
r u referring to mobilemadness or the other company Fwdcellular.
Cheers
Asad
freelancer
11-12-2003, 12:37
Originally posted by Floop
They must be working late then...
Was actually sent at 15:39, but it looks like that email account for some reason wasnt picking up messages off the server, hence the late reciept of it.
Anyway, im just glad its cancelled now. Going for the same deal, in a local shop, for £2 a month more.
fastrunner
11-12-2003, 19:46
Originally posted by aqureshi
Hi fastrunner,
r u referring to mobilemadness or the other company Fwdcellular.
Cheers
Asad
mobilemadness m8
i have no problems with them yes they were slow but they said they would be as they were waiting for new stock from tmobile.
the phone arrived when they said it would with everything i needed and instructions how to claim my cash back
;)
Originally posted by fastrunner
mobilemadness m8
i have no problems with them yes they were slow but they said they would be as they were waiting for new stock from tmobile.
the phone arrived when they said it would with everything i needed and instructions how to claim my cash back
;)
Hi! I also ordered from Mobile Madness. The terms of my cashback offer were that I had to send them my sixth monthly bill, and they would refund the difference between what I had to pay over the year and the 'discounted rate per month' they quoted.
Can I ask, is this the same deal as you got - I am wondering whether I can somehow pay upfront for the year and get the cashback now, rather than have to wait and remember about it in 6 months time...
cheers!
Floop
fastrunner
11-12-2003, 21:15
Hi floop,
I'm not 100%, but I know with the carphone warehouse deal last year & other similar deals you could do that.
I would imagine its the same with mobilemadness, i'd give them a call & ask.
lmk i might do the same!
cheers
Okay, so the phone I ordered on 30th November turned up today from Mobile Madness. I ordered the following:
Nokia 3510i on T-Mobile
Everyone 200 Plan - including 50% extra minutes - so 300 X-Net Minutes Anytime each month, for discounted line rental (after rebate) of £12.99 / month.
First problem
----------------
I ordered this on 30th November. At that time, and indeed still now, the Mobile Madness website talks about the 50% extra free minutes deal, and when you click on the Everyone 200 Plan it takes you through to the order page where the priceplan shows up as Everyone 300.
However, when I phoned T-Mobile, they said that my contract only gives me 200 minutes per month, and that the 50% extra minutes offer is now only available through their website, and that the offer to get 50% extra minutes through other dealers ended at the end of November. When I told them I had ordered on 30th November, they said that I was ineligible for a contract until the credit check was performed, and by the time that was done it was December, so I could not avail of the offer.
When I explained that the offer was still being shown on Mobile Madness's website, they said that I would have to speak to Mobile Madness directly, due to false advertising.
This is not a good start. I may try my case again with T-Mobile as Mobile Madness are not answering the phone.
Floop
Tell T-m you're going to reject the phone - see if they want to hold on to the account.
[BTW you get 5% off for paying the year up front - you have to tell T-m to collect]
freelancer
13-12-2003, 19:32
Originally posted by Floop
Okay, so the phone I ordered on 30th November turned up today from Mobile Madness. I ordered the following:
Nokia 3510i on T-Mobile
Everyone 200 Plan - including 50% extra minutes - so 300 X-Net Minutes Anytime each month, for discounted line rental (after rebate) of £12.99 / month.
First problem
----------------
I ordered this on 30th November. At that time, and indeed still now, the Mobile Madness website talks about the 50% extra free minutes deal, and when you click on the Everyone 200 Plan it takes you through to the order page where the priceplan shows up as Everyone 300.
However, when I phoned T-Mobile, they said that my contract only gives me 200 minutes per month, and that the 50% extra minutes offer is now only available through their website, and that the offer to get 50% extra minutes through other dealers ended at the end of November. When I told them I had ordered on 30th November, they said that I was ineligible for a contract until the credit check was performed, and by the time that was done it was December, so I could not avail of the offer.
When I explained that the offer was still being shown on Mobile Madness's website, they said that I would have to speak to Mobile Madness directly, due to false advertising.
This is not a good start. I may try my case again with T-Mobile as Mobile Madness are not answering the phone.
Floop
Can you please show me where it still shows on their webby. Ive not seen it there for 2 weeks approx.
P.S - mobioe madness suck big time.
Walrus Man
13-12-2003, 19:39
I received my two 3510i's from Mobile Madness today, and am very happy with them (even if I did order over a month ago).
The BIG test will be in six months time when we all try to claim the cashback. I expect a thread in the Suppliers Forum at that time, see you then. :wave:
Originally posted by freelancer
Can you please show me where it still shows on their webby. Ive not seen it there for 2 weeks approx.
P.S - mobioe madness suck big time.
All over the place.
www.mobilemadness.com
On the left hand side, under where it says 'Mobile Phone Tariffs', click on T-Mobile. This takes you to a new page where it says:
Cuurently T-Mobile are offering 50% extra free miuntes on The Everyone 150 and Everyone 300 tariffs. This is reflected in the names of these tariffs which were previously Everyone 100 and Everyone 200 respectively.
Also, on the left hand side under where it says 'Mobile Phone Networks', if you click on T-Mobile, and then on the next page on the Nokia 3510i, and click on the 'Order Now' button for Everyone 200 it takes you through to the order page where it shows the name of the contract to be 'Everyone 300', which refers to the 50% extra on the Everyone 200 offer.
Floop
freelancer
13-12-2003, 21:04
Originally posted by Floop
All over the place.
www.mobilemadness.com
On the left hand side, under where it says 'Mobile Phone Tariffs', click on T-Mobile. This takes you to a new page where it says:
Cuurently T-Mobile are offering 50% extra free miuntes on The Everyone 150 and Everyone 300 tariffs. This is reflected in the names of these tariffs which were previously Everyone 100 and Everyone 200 respectively.
Also, on the left hand side under where it says 'Mobile Phone Networks', if you click on T-Mobile, and then on the next page on the Nokia 3510i, and click on the 'Order Now' button for Everyone 200 it takes you through to the order page where it shows the name of the contract to be 'Everyone 300', which refers to the 50% extra on the Everyone 200 offer.
Floop
Thanks for that. You are, of course 100% correct, and it just confirms what i said earlier.
Mobile madness suck.
Their CS sucks worse than anyone ive ever dealt with.
The comapny (thats a laugh) isnt worth a "masterbation"
It seems that the site has been updated and the 3510i (http://www.mobilemadness.com/tmobile/nokia_3510i.html) is shown as BACK IN STOCK !! instead of the previous orders will be shipped 1/12 etc. Still £12.99 on Everyone 200 with the cheapest being £3.99 on FT 750.
But off course its not as good know as you dont get the 50 % free time. Shame T-Mobile seemed to have ended it suddenly at the end of November as I was going to get a SIM only from a local shop. :(
I was tempted with this deal but I'll leave it. I don't think the company is intentionally trying to scam people, its probably 1 man operation that couldnt cope with the demand. This doesnt bode well for getting a refund in 6 months. The fact they dont have a published telephone number is not encouraging either.
What I would suggest to those that have gone for the deal and got the phones is that you up both Mobile Madness (guess there should be a number in the invoice) and T-Mobile. Tell them you would like to pay the whole years rental upfront (assuming you have the cash ;) ) with 5% discount on the first bill. Arrange with Mobile Madness to give you a refund straight afterwards (maybe with month 2 bill showing yuo have paid T-Mobile). You will probably have to assure Mobile Madness that you will not change tariffs within the 6 months, possibly putting in writing to encourage them to give you a faster refund.
Anyway all the best, hope it all works out, its a good deal if it does :)
As far as I am aware, T-Mobile now have a strict "No downward migration in first 6 months" rule anyway...
neilacaldwell
15-12-2003, 12:36
They certainly do! You cannot change your price plan downwards for 6 months.
Anyone heard anything from mobile madness?
Walrus Man
15-12-2003, 12:54
Originally posted by P5X
Anyone heard anything from mobile madness? Er, about what?
If you mean the 3510i's, then read back through the thread, as several of us have received these from Mobile Madness, and posted to say so.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Tenex
[B]Tell T-m you're going to reject the phone - see if they want to hold on to the account.
I did, and T-Mobile said if I could prove that I had ordered in November then they would give me the 50% extra minutes for one year. So I faxed them my order form and confirmation email which were dated in November, and they corrected the tariff.
See you all in six months when we fail to get our line rental rebate from Mobile Madness then.
Floop
freelancer
15-12-2003, 15:11
I have just gone for the scancom deal of a 3510i on orange talk 120, with 2000 texts in firtst 6 months.
It was £90 for the phone delivered, and i have to pay £30 a month. But i get £255 back in 6 months. So all in all the phone and 2 hours inclusive mins for £135.
Originally posted by Walrus Man
Er, about what?
If you mean the 3510i's, then read back through the thread, as several of us have received these from Mobile Madness, and posted to say so.
I ordered from them almost a week ago and apart from the order confirmation email, I haven't had a peep from them, they haven't replied to my email either...hope it comes through within the next few days:(
Walrus Man
20-12-2003, 07:54
Originally posted by P5X
I ordered from them almost a week ago and apart from the order confirmation email, I haven't had a peep from them, they haven't replied to my email either...hope it comes through within the next few days:( Try this e-mail address, I had a quick response when I used it: andy@mobilemadness.com.
Hmmm, still no reply and I doubt i'm gonna get one either :(
Go for the Orange deal while it's still open.
Yeah, i've gone for that as well :)
Could use some off peak mins though which is why I wanted this one
If you don't need the phone try Scancom they also had the 750 SIMs for £9.99.
scancom take off VAT before they give you a refund, but still an ok deal.
Got my refund from Forward Celleular this week about 7-10 days after sending in the paperwork. Well done to them and I hope everyone else gets theirs speedily too.
if i am on o2 payg at the mo can i port my number easily with fwd cellular? Im one of those people who left t mob with their itemised billing get out, i hope to god they dont refuse my custom.
rosalind simon
27-02-2004, 21:56
Only just learned of this site and wondering how things work with buying these SIM cards on offer at Forward Cellular. Eg if I have a phone currently on TMobile 750 tariff and I cancel it, can I just buy a SIM card with the offer (free connection etc) and use it in my original phone or do I need to do something else?
well they sent me mine after about 2 weeks and i got my t mobile bill thru with the full whack on it, now i just gotta send it in for a refund
u just get the sim and bung it in your current phone
rosalind simon
27-02-2004, 22:07
Thanks, now I just have to see if the offer is still available.
Thought I'd bring this old thread back to life as its time for people to claim money back on the 3510i phones that were ordered. Im having problems claiming money back? Anybody else tried. Ive started a new thread here.
Suppliers forum thread (http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=287594&highlight=mobile+madness)
Originally posted by Your_da
Thought I'd bring this old thread back to life as its time for people to claim money back on the 3510i phones that were ordered. Im having problems claiming money back? Anybody else tried. Ive started a new thread here.
Suppliers forum thread (http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=287594&highlight=mobile+madness)
Fair play for getting peoples attention. I am closing this one now though as it isn't current and leaving it open will only result in more cross posting.
Closing...
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