Don't fall for the Ad hype! (Vodafone Network)

Member Name: joyfullhart

Product:	Vodafone Network
Date:	12/11/01 (75 review reads)
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Advantages: Free phone???, International partners

Disadvantages: Call costs, Voicemail charges

Fooled by all the advertising hype and PR generated positive image, also caved in under the peer pressure. Recently switched from Virgin Mobile to vodafone to get a WAP phone for free and a relatively low line rental £11.99 including semi-useful 300 free offpeak minutes and 50 free SMS's. Another motivating factor was that Virgin could not send international SMS to certain countries. REMEMBER to ALWAYS read the SMALL print!!! Call charges are well above those offered by Virgin mobile, I would even say excessive, voicemail is still not free, and the network coverage seems patchy when compared with my previous phone. The first monthly bill I received would have covered 3 months on the old network, and now I'm locked into a 12 month contract. I don't know who does PR for vodafone, but they must be the best in the business, they provide a mediocre product packaged like the best thing going in years! I have to take some of the blame as I was fooled by the hype (even from friends that are usually reliable in these situations!), but if this only serves to give you pause enough to reconsider then job done!

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