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  1. #1
    On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 18:45:21 GMT, "Mitchum"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >| I read they had stopped the upgrade deal. Is it still available?
    >|
    >
    >Just try it and see.....
    >
    >Have to do it via the website - no point in ringing them as all you get is
    >"you can't have an upgrade because you're on OVP Virgin".
    >
    >http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/show/h...pgrade/all/all
    >
    >Need to register if you haven't done so already.
    >


    Apologies for resurrecting an old thread BUT...

    about a year ago people on OVP (£0/month contract)
    were able to get cheap upgrades via the Orange web site.
    Has anyone tried this again - as another 12 months have gone by?

    I tried but I get told to phone them. However, I had problems with
    their web site last year so I thought I'd check.

    Cheers



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  2. #2
    BGN
    Guest

    Re: ATTENTION Orange OVP Virgin upgraders

    On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:38:31 +0000, [email protected] wrote:

    >On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 18:45:21 GMT, "Mitchum"
    ><[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>| I read they had stopped the upgrade deal. Is it still available?
    >>|
    >>
    >>Just try it and see.....
    >>
    >>Have to do it via the website - no point in ringing them as all you get is
    >>"you can't have an upgrade because you're on OVP Virgin".
    >>
    >>http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/show/h...pgrade/all/all
    >>
    >>Need to register if you haven't done so already.
    >>

    >
    >Apologies for resurrecting an old thread BUT...
    >
    >about a year ago people on OVP (£0/month contract)
    >were able to get cheap upgrades via the Orange web site.
    >Has anyone tried this again - as another 12 months have gone by?
    >
    >I tried but I get told to phone them. However, I had problems with
    >their web site last year so I thought I'd check.


    I tried two days ago on an old contract. My mum uses the SIM in her
    phone. Upon checking upgrade options on the website it says you have
    to ring them. I called and they said they don't have any phones for
    less than £100.

    So I went out yesterday and bought a (pink) Orange PAYG phone for £60
    for her ('I just want a flippy one!') binned the PAYG SIM and then
    stuck the OVP SIM in it. Sorted.
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  3. #3

    Re: ATTENTION Orange OVP Virgin upgraders

    >>Apologies for resurrecting an old thread BUT...
    >>
    >>about a year ago people on OVP (£0/month contract)
    >>were able to get cheap upgrades via the Orange web site.
    >>Has anyone tried this again - as another 12 months have gone by?
    >>
    >>I tried but I get told to phone them. However, I had problems with
    >>their web site last year so I thought I'd check.

    >
    >I tried two days ago on an old contract. My mum uses the SIM in her
    >phone. Upon checking upgrade options on the website it says you have
    >to ring them. I called and they said they don't have any phones for
    >less than £100.
    >
    >So I went out yesterday and bought a (pink) Orange PAYG phone for £60
    >for her ('I just want a flippy one!') binned the PAYG SIM and then
    >stuck the OVP SIM in it. Sorted.


    Thanks for the info.

    It wasn't just me then!




  4. #4
    Ivor Jones
    Guest

    Re: ATTENTION Orange OVP Virgin upgraders

    "BGN" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]

    [snip]

    > I tried two days ago on an old contract. My mum uses the
    > SIM in her phone. Upon checking upgrade options on the
    > website it says you have to ring them. I called and they
    > said they don't have any phones for less than £100.
    >
    > So I went out yesterday and bought a (pink) Orange PAYG
    > phone for £60 for her ('I just want a flippy one!')
    > binned the PAYG SIM and then stuck the OVP SIM in it.
    > Sorted.


    Now just hope she doesn't lose it. While they will bar the account and SIM
    card, they won't bar the IMEI of the handset, as it wasn't bought from
    them.

    Ivor





  5. #5
    BGN
    Guest

    Re: ATTENTION Orange OVP Virgin upgraders

    On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:06:53 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >"BGN" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected]
    >
    >[snip]
    >
    >> I tried two days ago on an old contract. My mum uses the
    >> SIM in her phone. Upon checking upgrade options on the
    >> website it says you have to ring them. I called and they
    >> said they don't have any phones for less than £100.
    >>
    >> So I went out yesterday and bought a (pink) Orange PAYG
    >> phone for £60 for her ('I just want a flippy one!')
    >> binned the PAYG SIM and then stuck the OVP SIM in it.
    >> Sorted.

    >
    >Now just hope she doesn't lose it. While they will bar the account and SIM
    >card, they won't bar the IMEI of the handset, as it wasn't bought from
    >them.


    She's not lost a phone yet and I doubt anyone would nick a pink phone.
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  6. #6
    Martin²
    Guest

    Barring lost or stolen phones

    Ivor:
    >they won't bar the IMEI of the handset, as it wasn't bought from them.
    >(Orange)


    Does that apply to all operators ? In any case loads of peoples phones
    didn't come their provider,
    so that would seem to leave a very large hole in the supposed effort to cut
    phone thefts.
    Regards,
    Martin





  7. #7
    Ivor Jones
    Guest

    Re: Barring lost or stolen phones



    "Martin²" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]
    > Ivor:
    > > they won't bar the IMEI of the handset, as it wasn't
    > > bought from them. (Orange)

    >
    > Does that apply to all operators ? In any case loads of
    > peoples phones didn't come their provider,
    > so that would seem to leave a very large hole in the
    > supposed effort to cut phone thefts.


    It does indeed. When I had a phone stolen a few years ago, I had to get my
    MP involved, who wrote a letter to Orange and they agreed to bar my
    handset, although by the time this happened the phone was probably long
    out of the country. I still have in my possession a letter from said MP in
    which I was informed that Orange had agreed to bar the last handset a SIM
    was used in, looks like this is another promise they didn't keep.

    Ivor





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