T-Mobile Price Rise

[cobra111]

Just got a letter today saying that all tariff prives are going up by 3.7% accross the board, I also heard that Orange are going up by over 4.5% as well. Not a happy bunny that we cant use this as an excuse to cancel the 5 contracts we have to get something cheaper.

[bbshark]

orange went up beginning of jan by 4.34%

the t&c of orange state

terminating your Contract because Orange has changed its terms
4.3 You may also terminate your Contract if we vary its terms, resulting in an excessive increase in the Charges or changes that alter your rights under this Contract to your detriment. In such cases you would need to give us at least 14 days written notice prior to your Billing Date (and within one month of us telling you about the changes). However this option does not apply if:

4.3.1 we have increased the Charges by an amount equal to or less than the percentage increase in the All Items Index of Retail Prices published by the Central Statistical Office in the Monthly Digest of Statistics in any 12 month period; or

4.3.2 the variations we have made have been imposed on us as a direct result of new legislation, statutory instrument, government regulation or licence; or

4.3.4 the variation relates solely to an Orange Additional Service, in which case you may cancel that Orange Additional Service in accordance with Condition 15.1.

The clause 4.3.1 goes on about "All Items Index of Retail Prices published by the Central Statistical Office in the Monthly Digest of Statistics"
but they haven't published anything since 1995. http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question1081812.html