i've recently converted to contract (orange) after being on payg for god knows how many years and i have a few questions...

firstly, i'm trying to work out how i find out how many messages i have left? i've rung the 150 number from my phone (is that free btw? i'm on a bit of a budget!) but it will only tell me how many minutes i have left. there also seems to be no way of getting through to an actual person which is frustrating!

another thing is, about a week after i ordered the phone, orange launched a new set of pay monthly tariffs, which would be better for me. is there anyway of converting to one of those so soon into my contract? i get my first bill on tuesday, and it's a twelve month contract. it's the same price and everything just more texts which i could do with!

if anyone can answer some of my rambling, it's be much appreciated!