Always check how many remaining minutes are on your mobile phone contract.
I didn’t. I had ran out of minutes. I didn’t realise. A 1 hour call cost me nearly £20.00.
I won’t make the same mistake twice.
I am not impressed AT ALL!
I left work early this afternoon to sign up for a mobile phone contract, complete with an iphone.
Anyone who has signed up for a mobile contract will know A LOT of checks are done before you are accepted into the ‘contract club’. Everything was going well – they verified me as a safe human being, and not a member of Al-qaeda. My current flat passed the test as a nice, well-kept home and not a crack den.
Then they wanted to know about my previous address. That’s when the problems started. Between February 2006 and February 2007, I lived in a shared house. Turns out some useless idiot I used to live with has been bad and blacklisted the address, and in turn my own, personal credit rating!
Until I clear my name, I am screwed. Unable to get loan. Unable to obtain a mortgage. Unable to get a mobile phone contract!
If I was at fault, I would accept the problem and deal with it, but I am 100% certain I am innocent. I have always paid my bills on time. I have never owned a credit card. I have an overdraft, but have maintained my finances so well, I have never used it!
After an evening of stress, I have some numbers to ring. I hope I get somewhere with this, because it simply isn’t fair how I should suffer like this because of a poorly organised credit-rating system, and a moron who isn’t able to maintain his/her own money.
… Or rather I haven’t.
My mobile phone charger has died after a long battle with “loose connection syndrome”. Last night it finally decided it was no longer going to charge the battery on my Nokia 6280, and no amount of twisting and adjusting of the cable would get it working. In the end, I pulled the plug on the damn thing – literally. It is now completely broken and in the bin, soon to be collected by the Bath & North East Somerset refuse team.
I’ve had a mobile phone for over seven years now, and this is one of the worst possible times for this to happen. Due to the flat move, I am receiving daily telephone calls from landlords, agencies, Sky, etc – it’s really maddening. To add to my frustration, I have a collection of OLD Nokia phone chargers, acquired over many years of Nokia phone ownership – NONE of these work.
Last night I ordered a replacement, it was late and I was very tired and extremely frustrated. I did something stupid. I ordered a charger for the Nokia 6230, not 6280. Now I have yet ANOTHER old style charger making its way to me in the post!
Luckily a colleague is allowing me to re-energise my phone with his charger. Hopefully that’ll give my mobile enough juice until the time I can order the correct charger and get it delivered. If not, blood will be spilt.
Massive, massive, massive c**ts! Sky, Orange and City Link, be prepared for a jolly good telling off!
Sky. Last week we signed up to their broadband service. It was installed a week late. Since then the service has been either dead or unbearably slow. I’ve been without a connection for the last 48 hours and have had to access the internet from borrowed access points, work and my mobile phone. We were promised that we would be called today with an explanation. There has been no call.
Orange. Signed up for a contract early July. Was told that I would have 3 months free access to Orange World (the mobile internet service). Get my September bill only to find that I’ve been charged for data. Orange helpline tell me that the offer was only for 2 months and if I have any further issues, I must take them up with the shop who gave me the contract – it was a fucking Orange shop! They basically told me to piss off. The Orange shop in Bath do not pick up the phone or respond to my answer phone messages.
City Link. Ordered some DVDRs off the internet two weeks ago, they’re still yet to turn up. Apparently City Link tried to deliver them last Tuesday and I was out. No card was posted through my door, so how the fuck would I know they had been? I was promised they would come this Wednesday and card me if I was out. It is now Thursday and I have no DVDRs and no card.
So, in summary, SKY, ORANGE and CITY LINK are shit and run by massive c**ts.
I left for town this afternoon, dressed to face the extreme weather conditions in my waterproof clothing – denim jacket and LUFC beanie hat. My mission, to find a mobile phone contract that will actually benefit my bank balance and no rape it.
After trips to various mobile retailers, including The Carphone Warehouse, The Link and Phones 4U (do the actions with your hands like on the TV ad) I eventually ended up where I started at The Orange Shop.
After going through all the rigmaroles of agreeing to a contract and signing my life away I left with a huge box where, somewhere inside was my new phone.
Upon investigation into the box given to me, I noticed they had included an additional box containing various promotional merchandise for Superman/Spiderman/He-Man – one of those characters. It’s probably linked to the release of an up and coming film. Not of any real interest to me.
I may watch the DVDs if I ever get bored. More than likely though they will just sit on the shelf with the other 508 titles I am yet to watch. Also in the box was a red cape and pair of underpants. Am I supposed to walk around the streets wearing only these?
Anyway, back to the phone. I decided to stick with Nokia as my manufacturer and went for the 6280 model. I tried a Samsung once and I didn’t like it. Like most Nokia phones this once is all singing, all dancing, full of games, ring tones, graphics, I think there is an option where it’ll cook you a baked potato but I am yet to find it. Oh, it also allows you to make telephone calls.
One of the best features of this handset is its camera. 2 mega pixel, almost as good as my digital camera! Now that I have this device, expect a lot more photos on this blog, sometimes from unsuspecting people :o)
One downside, and there always does seem to be one whenever I buy anything, my phone is yet to be activated. Therefore I cannot use it to call or text anybody or receive calls and messages. C’mon Orange! Sort it out! My number is 07816 9… :o)
Here are a few photos I took using the camera.
The view from my bedroom window.
This spider scared me greatly. I took this photo from a safe distance using the zoom facility.
About Me
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