Hi Susan,As far as I am aware this is quite a regular occurrence with Vodaphone. A friend of mine has recently done exactly what you mentioned. The general advice is that you pay for the talks upgrade and then Vodaphone re-emburse you. Just as easy as that.
I think to answer Hussein's statement in that the monthly rental you pay for a contract phone covers the cost of talks quite a few times over.. OFCOM recently advised mobile phone companies to clean up there act regarding prices. Whether they do or not is anyone's guess.
Kindest Regards, John Kindest Regards, John----- Original Message ----- From: "susan mcdonald" <susan.mcdonald119@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 9:03 PM Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Is TALKS Free or not This will be my first time for using TALKS, as I'm using a a screenless phone at present but it is on the way out. During my enquiries i've been told the n86 is the most tactile phone and I could have talks put on for free if I got it through vodaphone. My other option is to go for mobile Speak which would cost about £200. I'm not in paid employment so it is a lot of money whichever way I go. Maybe I should get the phone and download the free trial of TALKS as I haven't heard so much about Mobile Speek as TALKS seems to be the most popular. On 4/4/10, Hussein Patwa <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,OK, I think you're referring to Vodafone waiving the transfer fee for movingTalks from an existing handset to a handset purchased or contracted from Vodafone. TBH I'm not so clued up on this one as it's not something I've run into directly, so hopefully one of the gurus on here will set you straight.But if Vodafone were to give you Talks gratis as in not via a transfer, I'd imagine they'd need to compensate somehow to recover the initial outlay suchan offer would bring. _______________________________________ Have a pleasant day, Kind Regards and Best Wishes, Hussein. Hussein Patwa Tel: 0789 47 595 62 (UK) Tel: +44 (0)122 4433 954 (SIP) Twitter: www.twitter.com/hussein_patwa Skype: patwaspotterfan2 GoogleTalk: thewanderingwriter Web: www.patwanet.co.uk My Blog: http://patwaspotterfan.livejournal.com Find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=510013486 -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of susan mcdonald Sent: 04 April 2010 20:25 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Is TALKS Free or not Hi All, I thought Talks was free for certain mobile phones but when i tried our only Vodaphone shop they didn't supply any of the phones on the list I had and because I wasn't buying the phone from them I would have to pay £100. to have talks put on, is this a con job or should I go back to the shop and ask to see the manager. -- Sue McD__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signaturedatabase 4997 (20100403) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signaturedatabase 4997 (20100403) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
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