In article <MPG.204967fdb6c0adee98a78e@text.usenet.plus.net >,
spam@jonparker.plus.com says...
>The M700 is a brand new device, and it's price also reflects that. The
>only way to get cheaper upgrades is to spend more money with the
>network. Band 4 and 5 customers get the same, sometimes lower, prices
>than new connections.
>
Actually, the way to get cheaper upgrades is to avoid upgrades and give
retentions a call.
Orange are pushing the "existing customers are treated the same as new
ones" line ATM.
I told retensions that charging me a £100 penalty over a new customer
isn't treating me the same as an existing one and I was considering
going elsewhere.

I got my new phone.
Free with a contract renewal.
The same contract renewal I would have had to make to get the phone at
£149.99
And I wasn't asked to change to an animal tariff, or spend the extra £5
a month, that would have entitled me to the phone free as a new
customer. I was told I could keep my existing tariff as well.
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