Mobile broardband con

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63ragtop

Discussion Starter · Dec 30, 2008 (Edited)

This may have been covered before but...

I was looking at a mobile broardband package in PC world and was looking at the voda fone 3 package.

A 24 month contract is £15 per month but when I asked about the FREE laptop that was advertised I was told that that would cost me and EXTRA £20 per month (contract £35 per month)???? For some reason the shop assistant could understand that I wasn’t actually getting a free laptop, but rather the £399 laptop I was getting would actually cost me £480? After a heated debate with the assistant I still couldn't get a FREE laptop as advertised.

How does paying £80 over the odds for a laptop = getting a FREE laptop?

What idiots would fall for this?

Are trading standards aware?

Can anyone think of anything else that is supposed to be free that actually cost more then the list price?

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GTi Mad Man

· #2 · Dec 30, 2008

Same as my girlfriends free phone on upgrade at 02

£20/month unlimited calls text no upgrade
£35 month unlimited calls text upgrade

therefore phoen is costing her £270 over 18 months!

GTi Mad Man

· #3 · Dec 30, 2008

however almost all broadband is a con while your mentioning it as they sell you 10/20/50 meg but wont guarnetee it lol

mr blue bug

· #4 · Dec 30, 2008

gtimadman said:
however almost all broadband is a con while your mentioning it as they sell you 10/20/50 meg but wont guarnetee it lol

They sell you 'up to' 10/20/50 meg

notails

· #5 · Dec 30, 2008

63ragtop said:
This may have been covered before but...

I was looking at a mobile broardband package in PC world and was looking at the voda fone 3 package.

A 24 month contract is £15 per month but when I asked about the FREE laptop that was advertised I was told that that would cost me and EXTRA £20 per month (contract £35 per month)???? For some reason the shop assistant could understand that I wasn't actually getting a free laptop, but rather the £399 laptop I was getting would actually cost me £480? After a heated debate with the assistant I still couldn't get a FREE laptop as advertised.

How does paying £80 over the odds for a laptop = getting a FREE laptop?

What idiots would fall for this?

Are trading standards aware?

Can anyone think of anything else that is supposed to be free that actually cost more then the list price?

I think the way they get around this is by upping your allowed usage from 3 gig to 5 so they say tha's what the extra money is for.

JIm

clarkson

· #6 · Dec 30, 2008

I had the same argument in PC World when trying to buy a Netbook, they kept on trying to get me to buy mobile broadband for it. They kept on pointing out that I'd get a free laptop as well as the Netbook I was buying and they just refused to see how the laptop wasn't free. The laptop they were offering was a crap anyway.

63ragtop

Discussion Starter · #7 · Dec 30, 2008

notails said:
I think the way they get around this is by upping your allowed usage from 3 gig to 5 so they say tha's what the extra money is for.

JIm

The usage on both packages was identical

JustinOval

· #8 · Dec 30, 2008

63ragtop said:
The usage on both packages was identical

That can't be right, did you speak to a manager?

63ragtop

Discussion Starter · #9 · Dec 30, 2008

JustinOval said:
That can't be right, did you speak to a manager?

Yes... just before I was introduced to security and escorted out of the store

clarkson

· #10 · Dec 30, 2008

63ragtop said:
Yes... just before I was introduced to security and escorted out of the store

What, really?

JustinOval

· #11 · Dec 30, 2008

Ah. :lol:

£25 here - http://www.ukbroadbandfinder.com/broadband-providers/********-Mobile-Broadband

63ragtop

Discussion Starter · #12 · Dec 30, 2008

clarkson said:
What, really?

No sorry I was kidding, got bored with arguing before it went that far

Would have been fun though

63ragtop

Discussion Starter · #13 · Dec 30, 2008

JustinOval said:
Ah. :lol:

£25 here - http://www.ukbroadbandfinder.com/broadband-providers/********-Mobile-Broadband

Just looking at the voda fone broadband on that site and the laptops are not listed as FREE it just says 'with laptop'. Hmmm maybe this false advertising has been addressed.

lowbug

· #14 · Dec 30, 2008

Your first mistake was going to PC World in the first place

63ragtop

Discussion Starter · #15 · Dec 30, 2008

lowbug said:
Your first mistake was going to PC World in the first place

I don't normally I was just bored and fancied an argument

CheekyMonkey

· #16 · Dec 30, 2008

63ragtop said:
I was just bored and fancied an argument

could you not get on here ?

DrRusty

· #17 · Dec 30, 2008

Another con with mobile broadband is the payasyougo service.

You buy the dongle for £49.99 and a 1 Gb allowence for £10. During the next month you use some of it and then they take the rest away and you have to buy more 30 days later.

How can it be fair if you buy something only for the company to take it back because you haven't used it !!

"Good Morning Sir, its Tesco's here I've come to collect the food you haven't eaten this month" !!!

Hence I can live without mobile broadband.

rhubarb33

· #18 · Dec 30, 2008

Not sure why you had to sign up for a 24 month plan for £15, it's only 18 months on the website.

I can't say never, but I hope not to have to use PC world or any associated companies again!

http://threestore.three.co.uk/priceplans.aspx

clarkson

· #19 · Dec 30, 2008

DrRusty said:
Hence I can live without mobile broadband.

Lets face it, these days if you can't find a legitimate open wireless connection, you aren't trying.

Tedri Mark

· #20 · Dec 30, 2008

Isn't there some way of hacking into someone elses broadband? :incheek:

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