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maurice - 23 Aug 2005 00:38 GMT

After much haggling I think I've got the best deal I'm going to get from
Optus solutions ($49 cap, free k750i and $20 per mnth discount for 6
months ), the next step is to pickup the handset and sign up from a local
dealer. So far I've had offers from zilch to free accessory pack (case
carcharge etc) .

I recall Harvey Normans used to offer $50 gift vouchers and at one stage we
got a couple of free nights at SeaWorld just for signing up through them.
Has anybody scored any decent freebies lately when signing up to an optus
cap contract? There must be reasonable margin on these contracts for the
resellers

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Robert Atkins - 23 Aug 2005 15:13 GMT

> After much haggling I think I've got the best deal I'm going to get from
> Optus solutions ($49 cap, free k750i and $20 per mnth discount for 6
> months ), the next step is to pickup the handset and sign up from a local

Let me get this right, first: you get a new k750i on the Optus $49 cap
plan *without* any handset repayments? And on top of that it's only
$29/month for the first six months? How'd you swing that?

Do you just ring them up and say something along the lines of "I'm a
loyal customer, gimmie gimmie gimmie"?

Cheers, Robert.

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DJ! - 24 Aug 2005 13:28 GMT

>> After much haggling I think I've got the best deal I'm going to get from
>> Optus solutions ($49 cap, free k750i and $20 per mnth discount for 6
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>Do you just ring them up and say something along the lines of "I'm a
>loyal customer, gimmie gimmie gimmie"?

When I rang up (and got a similar deal) it went like this.

Me: I would like to find out what you can do with our two plans that
we currently have. Both come off plan in a week. We're spending in
excess of $300/mth in the combined bill, but I've seen the Telstra and
Vodafone ads about call caps and stuff. Can you guys do similar

CSR @ B: Sure, let me just have a look at your account. No problem,
I'll just put you through to the B Mobile Solutions team.

Me: Thanks

<connects to Solutions team>

<Within 5mins a deal was offered and accepted>

Too easy.

FWIW, one of our existing $33 plans was switched to a $49 cap with a
K750i on $15/mth for first 12mths.

DJ! - OzDJ
OzDJ@clubduh.com
http://phlog.net/user/OzDJ

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