wrongly advised, now have high mobile bill

charlie82 | 12:45 Wed 06th Aug 2008 | Law

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Please could someone advise me what to do.

Before I went on holiday to America, I phoned my mobile company to check what the costs of using my mobile would be. The guy told me as I had the passport package (allows cheaper calls when using it abroad) I would only have to pay the connection charge of 75p and then the phone would use my free minutes. Because I didn't want to chance going over my minutes, I upgraded my tarriff to the �50 a month package which allows me 1500 minutes (apart from this holiday I would never need to use this package). Well I've just had my phone bill which is �1,000!!! I spoke to my mobile company and they said the 'passport package' doesn't include America. Well, I would have never have used my phone if I had been advised this. The guy knew I was going to america and he sugested I upgraded my free minutes. Because the guy didn't make a note on the system about our conversation I have no proof. I told them to check their telephone archives but was told they only keep for 30 days....convenient! They have offered me a �200 credit as a good will gesture, but if it wasn't for them I wouldn't have such a high phone bill. With the info they gave me it should have only cost me �105.

Please can someone let me know where I stand legally and what I can do about it. Sorry to ramble, hope it all makes sense.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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gina32

who are you with?

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Ethel

Are you sure you told him you were going to America? There website makes it very clear the USA is excluded from the Passport scheme

http://www.abroad.vodafone.co.uk/index.cfm?do= cost.passport

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I didn't look on the internet, I always prefer to talk to someone so there's no confusion. I was also paying for a bill aswell so I had to phone anyway. Yes they def' knew I was going to America.

gina32

try these, i had reason to complain last year and they were brilliant, sorted me out very quickly.

http://www.otelo.org.uk/pages/4howtocomplain.p hp

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