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Where to buy an XDA2 Sim Free in the UK.......anyone know

Hello all
Basically I am having to put an insurance claim in for my old XDA and the insurance company need me to get quotes for a replacement (which will be the XDA2). However, having searched many places in the UK everywhere can only give me prices for contract XDA2's.
Does anybody know of shops or retail outlets that will sell the XDA2 sim free??? O2 themselves won't, Carphone Warehouse etc won't so apart from Ebay (which I do not know if the insurance company would be happy with) I am a bit stuck.
Any one offer any advice??
With thanks
Ian J

Hi,
The only place I know about is http://www.expansys.co.uk . The price is expensive though as its sim free, but if your not paying. Who cares
Rgds,
Rob.

Top man Rob

No probs dude.
Rob. 8)

I'm buying my xda2 tomorrow sim free for £300 from my local o2 shop as they have a special offer on at the moment

Moonmonkey, can you give more details about this offer, they are selling you an xda2 without a contract at £300? I didnt think O2 sold phones unless they hooked you to a contract.

It doesn't matter if you get one locked to O2 as within this web site is the software to unlock it. It will have the O" logo and settings in it but that doesn't matter as you can change the ROM as well. I've lost the link within the site for it but it's free and works. just follow the easy instructions.
Adam

I'm buying mine sim free as its a replacement phone to my xda1 and I don't want another contract..Erm well normally they sell it sim free for something stupid like £400-450 and with contract for £350...they reduced the price to £300 earlier this year then down to £200something with contract so the price for simfree naturally went down aswell...I'll fill you in when I get bck from the shop hopefully later today

Good luck Moonmonkey, regardless of price if you can find any o2 shops that have the xda II in stock i'll be impressed.
If only o2 spent a small part of there advertising budget keepng there distribution channels properly stocked!

Brand new xda2 on ebay, £400 buy now
here is the link, make sure you can collect, it looks genuine to me but be aware of scammers, do not part with cash until sure, the guy wants immediate payment via paypal.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3081609691&category=3728

Exec for sale for US buyers

For those many people in the US who are unable to buy an XDA Exec locally I have managed to source a new Exec and its on sale here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6457492653&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
Please note that if you purchase in the next few days I will not ship until the end of the week.
UKP10 will go to charity

While I truly appreciate your efforts, jah, man, don't you think the postage to the US is a bit too high? I could stomach $55 via FedeX (ala Expansys UK) to the US but that would be in dollars and not UK Sterling.
Not trying to rain on your parade, but I have been looking to get an Exec so I thought I would take a look. The postage has thrown me off though.
Thanks.

jah said:
For those many people in the US who are unable to buy an XDA Exec locally I have managed to source a new Exec and its on sale here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6457492653&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
Please note that if you purchase in the next few days I will not ship until the end of the week.
UKP10 will go to charity
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if i had you "in range" i would have probably strangled your neck by now!!!! Just after i bought my device a couple days back, you pop this post up :evil:
btw, thats a reallllyyyy high user rating you have on ebay
S

Well yeah, it would certainly be cheaper than the $950 you paid for the JasJar. Although, if you know someone in the UK, the Exec can be had for under $620 which is a brilliant price.
Still a good deal for most Americans.

@dreamtheatre, O2 told me I couldn't buy any more Smartphones from them (I have a XDA Exec, Nokia 9500, Treo 650 & SE K750!). But I managed to persuade them and I know people in the US (and elsewhere) are keen to get the Universal in O2 colours! I know people here would really appreciate a device like this. Good luck with your Qtek!

@monakh, sorry man for the P&P but its the only way I can recover the high costs of using eBay and PayPal (I provide a high level of protection through Paypal and therefore safer for buyers).

jah said:
For those many people in the US who are unable to buy an XDA Exec locally I have managed to source a new Exec and its on sale here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6457492653&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
Please note that if you purchase in the next few days I will not ship until the end of the week.
UKP10 will go to charity
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Relisted because of time waster. New ebay entry at:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6459652277&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:UK:31

3 Atom's for sale! Unlocked

Hey Guys ( And girls ),
I have 3 new Atom's for sale, All in original pack. including everything, unlocked, All of them come with a warranty, and i bought them in HK.
Best price you will ever find :
560 US$ per Unit.
I live in Israel- shipping will be from Israel.
Contact me if you are ineterested.
I can accept all major credit cards through my store, and PayPal.

and how I can find you after I make the paymant? :?:

I Have a ...
Store..and ill give you all the details you ask for.

If general market is selling Brand New Atom at least USD650, why would you like to sell at big under-cut of USD560??
Would that be your warehouse cost is such expensive that you have to sell those devices out immediately??
Or other reasons??

Very simple...
The phone is starting to be provided both by Orange Israel and Cellcom Israel, at a lower price ( about 500$ ), under a contract of 3 years.
So as simple as that, if i do not sell them now, i may be not not be able to sell them at all.
Thanks

not very convincing:
you are targeting to sell Atom to oversea, therefore an upcoming price-cutting locally in Israel won't force you to cut price deep.

It seems..
Like you're s salesman, Why dont you provide me with a suggestion then ? Huh ?

I am just a man who hate people selling "2nd hand" under the cover of "New".
Full Stop

Try ebay.
Anyway, atom at US$560 isn't cheap on eBay
(I think, compare to Charmer). They are selling much cheaper.

Can I buy XDA Exec in the U.K. without being O2 customer?

Can I buy XDA Exec in the U.K. without being O2 customer? That is just pay and go without being an O2 customer or a U.K. Citizen..
I am thinking of going to the U.K. just to purchase a machine.
My girl is going to Germany next month and I know Jasjar can br purchased there as well but I wouldn't want a german keyboard.

Of couse you can. But won't your phone just get blocked when you have it back in Turkey.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=54910&highlight=imei

what is the point of going to uk in order to get exec??..loads of e-stores sell them or check out ebay.co.uk
cheers, cudo

Hello,
TO: kevino
They no longer block phones in Turkey. They stopped doing so about 2 weeks ago.
TO: cudo
The point is not to pay outrageous taxes and be tourched with Turkish customs for 8 hours.
Anyway,
Where is the cheapest place to purchase it in the U.K. ?
Or cheapest online store? I don't mind buying the Qtec 9000 since it's the same thing.

I still think that the best way is to get one off ebay..and the seller may send it as a gift so there is gonna be no tax and custom. the other thing is ebay is the cheapest

Find someone in UK you trust with £300 and have them buy it for you.
Then have them ship it to you as a gift. You can then prove that you aren't to pay customs on it with one phonecall to your friend. Your friend in the UK can phone Turkish customs and tell them that it was bought off ebay by them as a gift for you, without mentioning the money that you sent them for it.
If you would like the numbers of some really nice Turkish people over here that might help you out (and actually speak your language lol) I can send you them I have a few Turkish friends that would be trustworthy with that kind of money.
Of course, this assumes that you trust me to give you other people's numbers and not be pulling a fast one on you to grab your £300 ...
It is all about trust, isn't it?
Doing it this way has to be cheaper than flying over here just for a phone.

Gift exemption only appies under a certain value. Unless you are willing to take the chance of declaring the value as about £20, you'll probably still get taxed.
BUT, if you DO take that risk and declare it as low value, they may pull it anyway and question why a device like that is only worth £20.
Your choice

hi preditor.
thank you so much for getting back to me...
i sent you a PrivateMessage let me know..
thanks.

For Sale : Brand new unused XDA Exec

Hi all
I have just received a brand new o2 XDA Exec today (insurance replacement) and do not need it as I have now replaced my xda with something else so before I go down the ebay route with stupidly high ebay fees, scammers etc I thought I would offer people here the chance to buy it.
All I have done since getting it at lunchtime is charge the battery fully, checked it is unlocked with 2 different UK sim cards (it is!) and left everything else in their respective wrappers.
So if anyone is interested in a brand new Xda Exec which is open to all networks worldwide please feel free to PM me or reply to this thread.
Cheers

How much?
I've just broke the screen- I mean some1 has broke my screen trying to fit his bag next to my laptop bag on the plane and...
Anyway, have to buy new ASAP!!
Cheers
Chris

It is BRAND NEW and they are still £500 or more new (if you can get hold of one!) so make me an offer and we can take it from there...
Another guy on here is selling a used one with a GSM / 3G fault for £195 btw so something above that would be a good place to start. I can also throw in a 1GB sd card if you need it too but I imagine you already have everything if yours has only just broke!
I am in Newcastle Upon Tyne btw and can PM you my ebay id etc so you can see I am genuine.
Cheers

As I've just come back form India (4 weeks) I'm little short on cash so what about 180?

How could you possibly be short of cash after coming back from India!!!
I managed to eat out like a King for £2 per day Mmmm Thalis....
Will PM you my ebay id so you can check up on my history etc.
Like I said earlier that other guy wants £195 for a used faulty one and this is brand spanking new, as in perfect, A+++, 10/10, as in worth more than £185 I think...
I will await a higher offer in repsect of the above details as I am not in rush to sell.
Cheers

AndyChecker said:
I managed to eat out like a King for £2 per day Mmmm Thalis....
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£2 per meal I guess

70p for a decent Thali off the beaten track so £2 for 3 meals per day is about right
I have put a picture of the xda online here:
cheers

Yeah, 4 weeks in Marriott plus huge shopping. All paid by me.
Anyway, India IS CHEAP!!
Cheers
Chris

bumpty bump

okay 200 from 1ndonesia.how much is the shipping?

Mine Dopod900/Universal has just died.
195/200 pound or about SGD600 for a Universal is really a steal. I would be glad to have it.
I bought it at 3 times the price here in Singapore when it was out 2 years back. It is selling in Singapore about SGD100 more than the rest of the world when it was launched here just to have a local warranty, which gives me a lot of problem.
But, although yours has a warranty, in case of problem some months down the road, it would be a big problem for repair sending back to UK.

I hadn't thought about sending it overseas due to all the scams etc but if someone wants me to send it overseas then I will find out how much the postage is.
Let me know if you are serious...
Cheers

AndyChecker said:
I hadn't thought about sending it overseas due to all the scams etc but if someone wants me to send it overseas then I will find out how much the postage is.
Let me know if you are serious...
Cheers
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hey mate, im living here in the UAE, am interested in your pda and my offer is 220 Pounds, if you agree then you can check make the shipping ready and PM me when you can, il be waiting! and btw how do i pay you?

hey !!!
ive c exec in ebay uk sold 4 154 GBP and its brand new but its vodafone in 6/7 and unlocked too if u wanna ill take it 4 180 - 190 ship to london or pick up
pm me if u r interested
Thx byeeee

I have PM'd people who are interested and think I can send the xda exec via UPS or similar internationally ok.
If the buyer is UK based the xda will be sent via Royal Mail special delivery which includes insurance and gets to you next working day by 1pm.
I have sent my ebay id to those interested so you can check my details etc but please note no matter whether you are a UK or international buyer the money will need to clear my end BEFORE I send the xda as there are too many scammers out there.
MODS: Shall I supply my details to you for extra buyer protection? Not noticed how people usually sell on here...

AndyChecker said:
How could you possibly be short of cash after coming back from India!!!
I managed to eat out like a King for £2 per day Mmmm Thalis....
Will PM you my ebay id so you can check up on my history etc.
Like I said earlier that other guy wants £195 for a used faulty one and this is brand spanking new, as in perfect, A+++, 10/10, as in worth more than £185 I think...
I will await a higher offer in repsect of the above details as I am not in rush to sell.
Cheers
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It's not faulty, it's ADVANCEEED!
It will work as a phone in U.K with many carriers, but only through UMTS (3G)
150 pounds for the Universal, a krusell case with clip and 1gb microsd. Barely used actually

Lol - Advaceeeeed ay?

Tuesday bump

wednesday bump

???
btw do you have any aramex service in your area or fedex?