no point ringing up 3 times… they make notes on your account each and every time you ring them

i finished with three about 3 months ago and they were desperate to keep me, constantly ringing me, eventually offered me my line rental cut to a third of what i had been paying, so networks do still offer good deals

you used to be in the business but don't know how to play the game tho Noble … at the moment they can see you're wanting a new phone as you've rang them 3 times today already and by looking back at your previous history they probably expect you to give in and just pay full whack. plus it sounds like you are currently on an excellent tariff for your needs so why grumble?? otherwise, it's time to shop elsewhere

i dont want to pay a thousand pound for a new fone, cos i actually know how much they retail at, and thats why im fucking grumbling.
no customer loyalty whatsoever, in fact they are trying to make more money out of me than the fone actually costs for being loyal, not helping me out in any way whatsoever.
and ive NEVER paid them full whack before, and this is the first EVER time they have asked for it.
and course ive rung three times today, not cos im desperate, cos im actually voting with my feet anyway, so i dont give a fuck how i look to them, just made up my mind to try three times first.

dont teach your granny to suck eggs please, cos im mad as hell as it is without you winding me up as well.

oh and p.s, guess what, the cunts aint even got any in even if i did want to pay up, they are totally out of stock with no due date for anymore.

cant change your tariff untill the 17th month…..also they let you upgrade on the 15th month but not at the top discounted price, which i dont mind at all, but charging me more than i can get one for anywhere else sim free is a major piss take and is making me hate them.
my 500 quids worth of calls and texts for 75 gibs aint that blindingly special by the way either, now ive actually looked around, so i cant even get solace out of the fact im robbing them blind with my price plan. (and anyone can get it still now if they want)
and my fone is 15 months old and i use it every day, what sort of state do you think its in (its fucked), course i want/need a new one.
the contracts were ALWAYS 12 months till recently, now they just changed them all to 18 months to get out of giving away discounted fones so much.
and like ive said previously, it isnt really three months early, its three months late, going on how its always been before.
they changed the rules, not me, i wouldnt of done it had i known when i changed to this tariff.

im just going to go into phones4u or carphone warehouse and just change it all over to another network and get the cheap phone i deserve, they are the only people hungry for your custom, not the actual networks.

O2 3000 + Unlimited texts
18 months £75.00 per month
3000 Anytime
Any Network Unlimited
Cost of Nokia Carbon Arte Gold £354.99

that will do me nicely. aurevoir mercury one2one. good riddance.

^ Supply and demand

I use an Incase Slider, really snug fit on the phone, looks alright and fits in the pocket well. Dropped it a few times and seems to protect it well.

^Some design flaws with that -

quotes -

"There is no hole for the mute button/slider! This means that I had to remove the iband every time I wanted to switch the iphone to silent/mute mode! For me, this makes the product pretty useless. (If the designers/manufacturers were to add a mute slider hole, this could be a great product)"

"High hopes - dashed by poor product. Unable to turn phone on/off when fitted. You could do a better job of protecting your ipoine with a bicycle inner tube. Complete and utter waste of money. I wasted mine, so you don't have to!
Now buying an alternative…."

cheers for the suggestions
was thinking of something like this
http://store.apple.com/fi/product/TW082ZM/A

it's nothing special and the paul smith stripes are dated imo

I need to buy a blackberry on pay as you go for someone - pressie . can I just buy it and them switch the sim card over or do they have to be with me for proof of id or anything