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New Sat 29 Jan 11 13:42 
 Mobile phone contract price - VAT - Focusless
We bought SWMBO's HTC Desire on what was advertised as a £25pm contract late last year, when VAT was 17.5%. Now it's 20%, so it's more than £25pm, albeit not by much.

I suspect the company is within its rights to do this, but just wondered if anyone knows any different?

(She's very happy with the phone BTW.)
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New Sat 29 Jan 11 13:57 
 Mobile phone contract price - VAT - Stuartli
Left a lot of people angry. See:

tinyurl.com/4m4cfov
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New Sat 29 Jan 11 14:26 
 Mobile phone contract price - VAT - Iffy
...signed up late last year...

I did the same with Orange for £15 a month and I'm sure the lad told me they were going to take a few pence off in the New Year so the cost to me remained at £15.

I've also got a £5 a month dongle.

Just checked the last DD off my bank statement which was £20.75.

The 75p - I think - will be for a couple of 0345 calls which I made, and which are not covered by the calling plan.

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New Sat 29 Jan 11 15:01 
 Mobile phone contract price - VAT - nyx2k
i took out my contract at £10 pm and got a letter this morning saying because of vat it's going up by 21pence
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New Sat 29 Jan 11 15:13 
 Mobile phone contract price - VAT - Focusless
>> I did the same with Orange for £15 a month and I'm sure the lad
>> told me they were going to take a few pence off in the New Year
>> so the cost to me remained at £15.

Thanks - wife is with Orange so we might double-check with them.

Don't you get a itemised calls charge?
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New Sat 29 Jan 11 16:03 
 Mobile phone contract price - VAT - Iffy
...Don't you get a itemised calls charge?...

Yes, the entire account is online and I never bother to look at it because I'm so rarely outside the inclusive calls/data package.

Might have a gander shortly - if I can remember where I wrote down the password. :)

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New Sat 29 Jan 11 15:32 
 Mobile phone contract price - VAT - CGNorwich
Sorry - don't understand. Why would you think that they would not pass on a VAT increase?
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New Sat 29 Jan 11 15:46 
 Mobile phone contract price - VAT - Focusless
>> Sorry - don't understand. Why would you think that they would not pass on a
>> VAT increase?

I wouldn't - I'm asking if any one else would.
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New Sat 29 Jan 11 18:52 
 Mobile phone contract price - VAT - Zero
some of them added the VAT increase before the date, because it fell in the middle of a billing cycle.
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New Sat 29 Jan 11 19:04 
 Mobile phone contract price - VAT - RattleandSmoke
When I renewed mine in October they warned me it would increase with the VAT rise.
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