Pros & Cons Vodafone Versus Carphone Warehouse

[domh929]

Hey Vodafone Community 

In my last post I see people talking about the benefits of upgrading directly with Vodafone opposed to Carphone Warehouse.

Would anyone be able to lay out the pros and cons upgrading directly with Vodafone opposed to Carphone Warehouse? I’m stuck on who to move forward with especially because of the CPI% increase in April 

[AnnS]

As was mentioned on your previous thread here https://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/Pay-monthly/Upgraded-via-Carphone-Warehouse-but-got-a-text-saying-I-... @domh929 

The main thing is the April CPI increase, upgrading direct with Vodafone, you only pay the increase on the monthly line rental, with a third party it bundles together with the device cost and you will pay the increase on the entire monthly charges.

It's also easier upgrading direct with Vodafone, you keep the number and the contract continues.  Third parties usually give a new contract and number and you need to put the number you want to keep on PAYG or port out and back in on the new contract.

Bear in mind you will be a Carphone customer, if anything goes wrong with the phone, you return to Carphone, with Vodafone you get a two year warranty.  See here: Warranty 

[domh929]

Thank you for your detailed reply. 

I see the CPI% increase for this year is looking quite high, around 10% I believe, I just have no idea how to work out any increases from April onwards. 

Is that generally how CPW works then? When they say upgrade to me I just expect my current number runs straight on the new phone but as you and others have said, they give you a new number and I’ve heard posting a number on the same network is a nightmare! 

[hrym]

The CPI figure for December (which I believe Vodafone use) was 10.5%.   You then need to add 3.9, giving 14.4%.  That's also assuming the full increase is passed on.   As none of the companies that use CPI+ have announced yet, no-one knows.

If you upgrade, or take out a new contract in April after the increase has kicked in, you'll get 12 months at the base rate before the year 2 increase and you'll probably find that that base rate is itself unchanged (ie if it was £25 in March, it'll probably be £25 in April).

[domh929]

That makes sense tbh. 

I really need the upgrade next few weeks but I’m just trying to work out the increase and how much the extra works out over 24 months. 

In this attachment it says, If the CPI rate is 1% your monthly £39 would go to £40.91, £1.90 for 1% so surely anything over 10% will be over £10 extra per month? What do you reckon? That would be like an extra £240 in 2 years which is not ideal