Thinking of contract with EE anyone lend me some advice? - Saxperience

chimnehp0ts · 15th April 2013, 15:57

Looking at swapping over to EE and upgrading my 4S to an iphone 5 as vodafone about here are useless lately. Have no signal and calls drop and its just terrible.
Got a few questions as its my first contract:

Its a 24 month contract, what happens if say 6 months into it i cant pay the bill any more or want to cancel the contract? Do I lose the phone?

What about if I go abroad? i wont make calls, text or use the web so will I incur any charges extra?

Whats the best plan? Looking at a £36 ppm contract now which includes unlimited texts and calls and 500mb of web usage and the phone for a one off payment of £139

Lastly what happens when the contract ends? does it just roll over again for another 24 months?

daz_zz_er · 15th April 2013, 16:17

I'm with EE on a 24 month contract. When the 24 months is up they will renew it unless you tell them you don't want it renewed, and you'll be eligible for an upgrade.

chimnehp0ts · 15th April 2013, 16:20

sweet! defo gonna be going for a plan once i get paid

Forbes_VTR · 15th April 2013, 16:26

EE = t mobile + orange. I was with t mobile for as long as iv had a phone. Last year I switched to orange purely because they had better deals.

Never had a problem with eather and signal is always strong.

Not sure if the two are still separate. I set up as they were changing to ee .

So to add up. EE is good for me . And if you can choose. Go with the orange side.. (pluss orange Wednesdays) =p

ky92 · 15th April 2013, 16:27

ive just moved from vodafone as the service around here is terrible, to T-mobile (EE) i got the new xperia z for £26 a month with 500 mins, unlimited texts and data. Been with them a month now and haven't lost signal once and the 3g/hspda+ is much better than vodafone usually get around 3-4 mps where as on vodafone i would get nothing.

If you dont pay a few moths in your they are likely to block the phone and chase you for the money you owe, so only go for a contract you know you can afford. With regards to calling abroad all tarrifs are different and this will usually cost as an add on but some contracts are designed for travelling best to shop around.

Once your contract ends you have the choice to renew with an upgrade or cancel and keep the phone. hope this helps.

hazlo · 15th April 2013, 16:28

Go for galxy s 3. I was going to go for the iphone. Dads got one but I went for the s3 and so glad I did. Screen is awesome. Its as good if not better to use than the iphone. Camera isnt the bezt ever but is still pretty decent think its about 8 mp or there abouts. Plenty of apps etc through android. And my contract is 26 pm with unlimitdd calls and texts 250mb internet

Saxoladlesta · 15th April 2013, 16:29

Orange dont automatically renew your contract after the 24 months, your previous contract will carry on until you either cancel your contract or upgrade.

Regarding going abroad if you're not going to do anything with it then why take it? When I go abroad I usually take a £10 shit phone so if I break it etc its not an issue.

daz_zz_er · 15th April 2013, 17:02

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Originally Posted by Saxoladlesta

Orange dont automatically renew your contract after the 24 months, your previous contract will carry on until you either cancel your contract or upgrade.

Regarding going abroad if you're not going to do anything with it then why take it? When I go abroad I usually take a £10 shit phone so if I break it etc its not an issue.

Yeah that's what I meant.

holdawayt · 15th April 2013, 17:22

Do you like having signal? If so, I'd avoid them.

When they were Orange, I never had a problem.
When they were Orange & T-Mobile I never had a problem.

Once the EE brand emerged my signal went to shit, lots of others are in the same boat.

VTRelite · 15th April 2013, 17:57

Wait for the 5S

vts-dave · 15th April 2013, 18:12

I've never once had signal problems with EE and I live in a rural area in Scotland which is usually really bad for phone signal!

Jizanthapus · 15th April 2013, 18:20

I have no problems with signal in Yorkshire (obviously some places are crap)

The only thing is, I got £36/month contract and I don't think one payment has been below £40!

Davyy · 15th April 2013, 18:53

You need more than 500mb of data on an iphone! 1gb atleast

Pieface · 15th April 2013, 18:55

I know Vodafone do a signal checker, have you checked if EE have one?

Jordygilly · 15th April 2013, 19:06

I have a Iphone 5 on 02

1Gb internet
Unlimited Calls
Unlimited Texts

£26 a month

Chris_O · 15th April 2013, 19:12

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Originally Posted by Davyy

You need more than 500mb of data on an iphone! 1gb atleast

This.

I had been on Orange for quite a while, then got an iphone 5 and switched to EE so that I can get 4g as soon it comes out here.

Always got decent reception, customer service is also pretty good. I pay £40 a month for unlimited calls/ texts, and 1gb download and got the phone for nothing. I haven't gone over that yet in the 5 months i've had it.

Also, you wont get charged abroad if you don't use it. You can buy different packages with certain amounts of mb's. I spent £10 on a package, can't remember the exact download limit, but I didn't use it all when I was in France for a week, and I was on it quite a bit. One bonus is that if you reach the limit, it cuts you off to stop you spending silly amounts

k2thecsaxo · 15th April 2013, 19:37

i was on vodafone for years but switched to EE. This was definatly for the better as i cannot fault EE for signal where i live although i know thats not the case for everyone. As mentioned before you can do a signal checker

Bedford126 · 15th April 2013, 19:45

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Originally Posted by Davyy

You need more than 500mb of data on an iphone! 1gb atleast

Why? I only have 500mb and I'm on here all the time and never go over my allowance.

Also EE customer service is shite, Indian call staff have no idea what they are talking about. The insurance "clone phone" is crap unless you want a phone in worse condition than the damaged one.

Also I live in Yorkshire had perfect signal with orange and now I'm with EE i get nothing nowhere.

Chris_O · 15th April 2013, 19:56

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Originally Posted by Bedford126

Why? I only have 500mb and I'm on here all the time and never go over my allowance.

Also EE customer service is shite, Indian call staff have no idea what they are talking about. The insurance "clone phone" is crap unless you want a phone in worse condition than the damaged one.

Also I live in Yorkshire had perfect signal with orange and now I'm with EE i get nothing nowhere.

Indian?! I've spoken to them on about 10 different occasions, and they have all been english, bar about 3 which have been Welsh, not sure which is worse mind you

Bedford126 · 15th April 2013, 19:59

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Originally Posted by Chris_O

Indian?! I've spoken to them on about 10 different occasions, and they have all been english, bar about 3 which have been Welsh, not sure which is worse mind you

Call up after English office hours mate.