Just noticed that the Z5 is available on O2 refresh for £351.99.
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Purchase either 4 of the bottom tariffs with the £39.99 upfront fee.
Add to that 24 payments of £13.00 = £312.00 and you have £351.99.
All you need to do is call up when the phone arrives and say you want to cancel the airtime. Once you do this, you will be required to pay the remain amount so the 24 x £13 = £312.00 at once.
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xdq
26 Apr 163#10
A reminder to anyone doing this to check that O2 have actually cancelled your airtime contract after you pay off the phone.
I was told that mine was all cancelled, and they had even cancelled my direct debit, but 6 months later I was denied a mortgage for having defaulted on loan repayments.
After paying for Experian and Equifax credit checks it turned out that O2 had indeed cancelled my direct debit, but hadn't closed the account. So every month counted as a missed payment until the 6 month mark when it became a default/delinquent account.
It took a few weeks for O2 to cancel the account and several phone calls before they refunded my credit check costs. I then had to chase them to make a correction to my credit file to have the default removed. They said just to leave it and the account would show as closed but after speaking to my mortgage provider they told me it would show as MY fault on credit checks and hence still affect my ability to get credit for x years.
I'm not saying don't do this - I've done it a couple of times myself but DO call them after a month to check that the account is properly closed.
goRt
26 Apr 163#2
for info - boot loader is locked on o2 phones
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Rich069
26 Apr 162#1
Not exactly true. You must pay the outstanding amount of the phone off first before doing so.
goRt
26 Apr 163#2
for info - boot loader is locked on o2 phones
cruncher75
26 Apr 162#3
Thats what he/she has said when phone arrives ring up cancel and pay £312 done this many times before
Rich069 to cruncher75
26 Apr 16#8
He's not exactly clear about it though. My point is, make sure you pay off phone first-even day or two before cancelling. People that have had issues with refresh, have had them by paying off at same time-or if you do it the wrong way round, theyll bill you for 24 months airtime.
aramaj36
26 Apr 16#4
Hot
Tomb
26 Apr 16#5
£40 cheaper than SIM free on Amazon.
Not sure whether to vote hot or not with this one.....
just a shame Sony have not included it in the Android N Beta program
xdq
26 Apr 163#10
A reminder to anyone doing this to check that O2 have actually cancelled your airtime contract after you pay off the phone.
I was told that mine was all cancelled, and they had even cancelled my direct debit, but 6 months later I was denied a mortgage for having defaulted on loan repayments.
After paying for Experian and Equifax credit checks it turned out that O2 had indeed cancelled my direct debit, but hadn't closed the account. So every month counted as a missed payment until the 6 month mark when it became a default/delinquent account.
It took a few weeks for O2 to cancel the account and several phone calls before they refunded my credit check costs. I then had to chase them to make a correction to my credit file to have the default removed. They said just to leave it and the account would show as closed but after speaking to my mortgage provider they told me it would show as MY fault on credit checks and hence still affect my ability to get credit for x years.
I'm not saying don't do this - I've done it a couple of times myself but DO call them after a month to check that the account is properly closed.
esskay92 to xdq
27 Apr 16#20
Holy ****. That sounds like a nightmare. Hope you managed to sort it out. I've done the refresh deal myself without any problems but will steer clear in the future. Too much risk and hassle.
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Opening post
Press show more tariffs
Purchase either 4 of the bottom tariffs with the £39.99 upfront fee.
Add to that 24 payments of £13.00 = £312.00 and you have £351.99.
All you need to do is call up when the phone arrives and say you want to cancel the airtime. Once you do this, you will be required to pay the remain amount so the 24 x £13 = £312.00 at once.
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I was told that mine was all cancelled, and they had even cancelled my direct debit, but 6 months later I was denied a mortgage for having defaulted on loan repayments.
After paying for Experian and Equifax credit checks it turned out that O2 had indeed cancelled my direct debit, but hadn't closed the account. So every month counted as a missed payment until the 6 month mark when it became a default/delinquent account.
It took a few weeks for O2 to cancel the account and several phone calls before they refunded my credit check costs. I then had to chase them to make a correction to my credit file to have the default removed. They said just to leave it and the account would show as closed but after speaking to my mortgage provider they told me it would show as MY fault on credit checks and hence still affect my ability to get credit for x years.
I'm not saying don't do this - I've done it a couple of times myself but DO call them after a month to check that the account is properly closed.
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Not sure whether to vote hot or not with this one.....
Hmmmmmm
Certainly not knocking the o2 refresh way of getting a new phone - just done it that way for a couple of phones for my kids.
Just spotted this thread.... http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sony-xperia-z5-sim-free-gold-handset-plus-photobox-bundle-worth-over-90-398-amazon-2437653
I was told that mine was all cancelled, and they had even cancelled my direct debit, but 6 months later I was denied a mortgage for having defaulted on loan repayments.
After paying for Experian and Equifax credit checks it turned out that O2 had indeed cancelled my direct debit, but hadn't closed the account. So every month counted as a missed payment until the 6 month mark when it became a default/delinquent account.
It took a few weeks for O2 to cancel the account and several phone calls before they refunded my credit check costs. I then had to chase them to make a correction to my credit file to have the default removed. They said just to leave it and the account would show as closed but after speaking to my mortgage provider they told me it would show as MY fault on credit checks and hence still affect my ability to get credit for x years.
I'm not saying don't do this - I've done it a couple of times myself but DO call them after a month to check that the account is properly closed.