But in this instance for all the right reasons. Last couple of months they've been telling me I've been approaching using up my allowance halfway through the month, which is odd because I don't download any more muck now than I would do months ago, my habits haven't changed at all, but they reckon my data usage has. Odd.

 

So I rung them up and after some initial low level conflict the lovely Indian lad says 'right, as it stands you pay ?15 a month for 3G worth of data, yes?

 

'Fucked if I know, but it sounds plausible.'

 

'I can offer you 15G for the same ?15.'

 

'Come again? Five times the allowance for no extra cost? What's the catch?'

 

'The only catch is that you have to start a two year contract from scratch.'

 

'Very well. So be it. Prepare the paperwork, old boy and don't spare the horses'

 

Result!!

 

Which other companies can you gain a significant advantage over by kicking up a mild stink? I think my mobile contract with Orange is next in the crosshairs, I refuse to accept that I cannot get an awful lot more for my ?25 a month.

 

Now, is it pornotube.com or .net?

Maybe I'm losing my touch but I can't win these haggles these days

 

Especially mobile phone companies