Kitzy has a new toy.
Ive had my old mobile phone for 3 years and when it last came up for renewal there wasnt really anything much better on offer, so I renewed the price plan at a heavily discount price without getting a new phone. Well old phone has served me well.. but contract is up for renewal again... but after shopping around I still couldnt find anything that I liked that was worth upgrading to without moving up to a £30 contract... which my usage doesnt warrant.
So after weeks of searching around for a phone I did like, I was beginning to think it would be cheaper to get a sim only deal with another telco and buy the phone.. which I was about to do. I phoned up vodafone to ask for my PAC, they made me an offer to stay.. but the offer wasnt that good and still dearer than what I was going to do.
So PAC arrives... and so do the phone calls from vodafone retentions (Ive been with them 10+ years). After the 2nd retentions call.. they started talking and I laid my cards down on the table what I wanted. I wasnt asking for the moon on a stick, just a decent deal.. and by the 3rd call from them they agreed to do something.
Now I know the E71 isnt the latest phone.. but its still up there with the Blackberrys and gets brilliant reviews and I decided it was the one I wanted. Because its now been out for about a year, it price has just dropped on Amazon to £240.
Last Friday vodaphone retentions offered me a good deal on it.. I just wanted to check a couple of things out to be clear in my own mind (they'd offered 2 choices) and we agreed that if they called back on Monday then I'd give them my decission.
Weekend spent reading reviews on the phone.. and working out packages and contract v sim only and buying phone. Decided to stick with vodafone since was a good deal.
Monday comes... and waaaaaaaaaahhh unfortunately vodafone out of stock of silver grey E71's. Was about to change mind and buy phone and go sim only again.. so they came up with a blackberry curve. Checked out specks.. nope still wanted the E71 would buy.
Got call Monday night saying possible new stock on Wed would I wait a few days. Thought may as well.
Yesterday - result! They'd got 50 more in stock
So I'm now chuffed.. and just taken delivery of my e71 which is going for £30pm on their site.. for a fraction of the cost.
Ohhhhhhh it's sexi. Just got to wait for it to charge now before I can play.