Anyone know if 3 hold you to the full 18 months before offering an upgrade or do you get it earlier ?
Im currently 16 month into my contract with them

I'm sure you'll be able to get an upgrade now Groovy if you need one

http://www.three.co.uk/Help_Support/My_mobile/Upgrades

Definitely ok ...its says within the last three months!!

Cheers Pierre,that will do nicely.

101 days before your 3 contract is due to end
mind laugh at their first couple of phone offers and then they start to offer the better phones
when you are chatting to rashid about your upgrade be at your computer with gsmarena webpage open and check out the phone before agreeing to anything
http://www.gsmarena.com/

Im undecided between 2 phones,
the Sony Ericsson Z7501 or Nokia 6600.
Nokia

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_6600_fold-2357.php

Sony ericsson

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_z750-1929.php

Does anyone know are Three fixed on their price plans or can you haggle extras out of them ?

tight 'lovely lovely person'!

Look around at other companies and see what deals are available, go back to 3 and say you're thinking about leaving unless they can beat the deal. Say you had some bad experiences with them, reception is poor and customer services is sh*t, ie give them good reason to have to beat the deal you've found. Don't accept the first offer, say you want better than that or you're leaving.

If you renew earlier it does effectively make it a 21 month contract though so just be wary of that.

I haven't got a clue which is the better phone, Chip will know.