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XDA2 £199 @ O2 Shop

I saw that the local O2 shop was selling XDA2s for £199 plus data and voice contract, or £299 with data only contract.
Is that the cheapest around?

hi m8,
did you notice how much the contract costs per month???
Zetex

zetex said:
hi m8,
did you notice how much the contract costs per month???
Zetex
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I don't think there was a restriction on what contract you had to get.
But I've been in 2 other O2 shops since then, they are still doing the old price of £299 for voice and data.
The O2 shop that was selling for £199 is at the lakeside shopping mall.

thanks for that m8...
I was hoping it was nationwide
how do they get away with just one shop selling them at that price????
my local o2 is elling them for £299 and a min £25 per month contract...
Zetex

O2 will price match, so at least you can get it for £250 if you mention that this is what "The Link" sells them for. This was on the £25/month contract, but you can change this after 3 months, e.g. dropping to the £15/month contract so you will still save!

shhh! Its got to be http://shop.uplands.co.uk/acatalog/O2_XDA_2.html (if only to price match!). £169 for data+_voice at £30 per month.

ive just got my xda 11 from uplands £169 and £35 a month,that's as cheap as i could find on the 250 tarif

xda price
uplands definitely seems the cheapest around
i got mine for £99 incl vat but that's a line rental of £75 pcm although if you are a big user that's the best value around as it allows a 1000 mins anytime anynetwork, 50 texts and free voicemail. Besides you can change it to any tariff you want after 4 months
i found Carlene Gildea v helpful on 0800 389 3000 ext 319 or 01792 481 319

Airlandata: £199+vat, £13 pcm, "best for business" tariff.
Works for me

The price collapse for the XDA2 seems to have happened a lot quicker than for the XDA1.... does that mean no one is buying?

Strangely the prices are going up on ebay, I think there is a shortage of units or something.

most of the shops in my town did,nt have the xda 2 in stock, about 5 phone shops were waiting for them to come in.the o2 shop had 2 in stock but they were £299 on the 250 tarif

£199.99 in O2 stores nationwide no minimum contract!
Hi all,
Just thought i'd let you all know that the O2 XDA 2 is available nationwide in all O2 stores for £199.99, so long as you take a voice and data tariff.
The voice calling plans start at £15 per month (yes - it really can be this low), and data can be on a pay as you use scheme (known as O2 Data Sense) so there is no monthly charge for data.
With the Data Sense pay as you use scheme the more data you send and receive the cheaper the price per MB becomes.
There are other data tariffs availble which come with an inclusive amount of data, if you want to know more about these, an O2 shop will be able to give you some info.
By the way, as far as i'm aware, the majority of shops have the XDA II in stock at the moment.
Mike

Yep I just got my XDA II for £199 from o2 shop with a £15 a month tariff, I had been holding out for the price drop and just using my XDA.
Can someone please tell me which software/hardware version I should have, are there some older versions still doing the rounds and how do I find the details of mine?
many thanks
rich

My local o2 shop (Hanley shopping centre near Stoke-on-Trent) is also selling for 199.99 with voice and data tariff - the o2 website is still showing 349.99!

just got my xda II 199 pounds + 15 pounds contract
So happy

Can someone confirm this price of £199.99 for the O2 XDA II is correct. I've contacted O2 at Bluewater, Lakeside and they stated that the price was £299.99 - no matter what tariff.
So.....what O2 stores are selling the XDAII at £199.99 ???? :lol:
Cheers
Nutz

The O2 store in Ilford has them @ £199 on any contract, but not in stock I really wanted to get the XDA II as i currently have an ipaq 5450 + t610 on t-mobile. Uplands seem very sure of their stock availability so i will be calling them today but as i want it on thr £16pm tariff i dont think they will help. I will try to go into O2 store as well, i can check ilford/romford & lakeside and will post findings...

The £199 seem to be in every O2 shop, however, I have been to Stoke, Chester, Manchester and Lancaster and none of them have any stock. The guy in Chester said that there is also no stock in 4 other local stores. Does anyone know where there is some stock in an o2 shop.
p.s. Uplands are not selling it for 199, the cheapest is 269 I think.

Hi,
As far as I was aware, the O2 Shop selling XDAII's at £199 was only for February and they are now back to £299 (the same as O2 Online). No matter what price they are, you will be very lucky to get one.. !!!! I live in Dartford and have called almost every O2 Shop in Kent / Essex and there are none
Rgds,
Rob.

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

where can i buy a xda2 with a low price? o2 or the-link...?

where can i buy a xda2 will be the cheapest ? o2 or the-link...?
i want to buy one !
Thanks!

I got a quote from carfone last week of £150 but it would have to be posted from their warehouse. O2 wanted £250 but pricematched the other quote so I bought it there and then. 250 minute tarif £35pm.

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I got a quote from carfone last week of £150 but it would have to be posted from their warehouse. O2 wanted £250 but pricematched the other quote so I bought it there and then. 250 minute tarif £35pm.
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oic !
how long did it post from their warehouse?
and then this one is it the cheapest?
(http://shop.uplands.co.uk/acatalog/O2_XDA_2.html)

my gues is to look for a combination of XDA / MDA / etc with a tariffplan.
Bought my MDAII in The netherlands for 172 euro's together with a T-Mobile 150 (minutes/month) tariffplan (that costs 22,50 euro per month).
Sounded better to me than 850 euro for the device alone.
Only setback is the sim-lock, but hey: Solved that with the available tools here at xda-developers.

I got mine from OneStopPhoneShop.co.uk back in February for £155 on O2 200 (£30 minimum for first 4 months, then downgradable after 4th month) which i think is very cheap to say that at the time, it was £299 in the O2 shop and £349 online !

Prices for XDAII with new contract (with data, but no minimum tariff) or upgrade have been reduced from 250£ to 180£ in my local (hammersmith) O2 shop.
UPDATE: Didn't read the fine print: Minimum contract O2 100

O2 SHOPS HAVE NO EXEC IN STOCK

I WANT 2 GET THE O2 EXEC ON UPGRADE
BUT NO O2 SHOP IN EAST LONDON HAS ANY
I RANG O2 CUSTOMER SERVICES ABOUT THIS AND ASKED IF I CAN ORDER IT ONLINE, THEY SED YES BUT U'D HAVE 2 PAY £239 (INSTEAD OF £150 IF I UPGRADE IN A O2 SHOP) IF U DO IT ON THE FONE OR NET
IS IT JUST ME OR ARE O2 JUS PLAIN STUPID?

Go to the O2.co.uk shop online and order one for 139.99 on any contract. It's amazing how many different prices they've got for it every time you ring them!
HTH
Fin

findus said:
Go to the O2.co.uk shop online and order one for 139.99 on any contract. It's amazing how many different prices they've got for it every time you ring them!
HTH
Fin
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I'M WANT IT ON A UPGRADE

no need to shout... :wink:

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no need to shout... :wink:
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sorry i left the cap lock on
any1 know if any o2 shop in london has any exec's in stock?

I got mine on an upgrade - £220 but £10 off my monthly bill. Works out at £100 for the phone over the year.
I did mention it the sales lady that I can get it on a new contract for £140 and she offered the money off the tariff then.

I doubt if they sell at all in shops. I tried Ox street but they didn't have it. I bought mine online. Check if it is in stock before bying online, they don't do PRE-ordering stuff.
cheers
Nirvana

They have plenty.
Just picked one up in Reading today to replace my JASJAR which I am selling.
They said they had 6 in stock.

:arrow: rilot
being one who has been deliberating for the past few days whether to buy the O2 Xda Exec or the JasJar
(as far as I see - the Exec's benefit being its looks and much lower cost Vs the better and more frequent firmware updates of the JasJar) -- could you please share the benefits of your knowledge and experience as to WHY you are replacing one model with the other
thanks

@techdot,
the Exec is £100 cheaper SIM free than the JJ, that's a good reason I think!

techDot
My main reason is that I can sell the JASJAR for approx £550 which pays off my Vodafone contract.
O2 have excellent data bundles such as the one I'm on which is 75MB/month for £18.
Overall, the total cost of ownership is considerably lower with the XDA Exec and an O2 contract in my situation.

Can I buy a Universal online?

My O2 Exec was stolen yesterday and my insurance company need me to find out how much a replacement costs. Unfortunately, O2 insist that as they are not available on a PAYG basis they cannot give me a phone-only price. :roll:
Is there anywhere that is selling these online without a contract so that I can provide my insurers with the info they need? I don't care what it's branded as and I don't really care how much it is, I just need an official published price.
Thanks in advance.

I think you can only buy one second hand.

Surely somebody must be selling them without a contract...?

at eBay you can find it....

I know you can get used ones on eBay, but I need a reputable seller who's selling them new as this is for an insurance claim.

http://www.a1comms.co.uk/store/merchant-4-38-477-phones.ihtml
They sell them sim free here at £549

Deke Martin said:
My O2 Exec was stolen yesterday and my insurance company need me to find out how much a replacement costs. Unfortunately, O2 insist that as they are not available on a PAYG basis they cannot give me a phone-only price. :roll:
Is there anywhere that is selling these online without a contract so that I can provide my insurers with the info they need? I don't care what it's branded as and I don't really care how much it is, I just need an official published price.
Thanks in advance.
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Expansys has 401 of them in stock (supposedly!) - http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=119353

Thanks guys, just what I needed.