Hi All,
Is it possible to buy an Exec from O2 online(Online 50, £19 per month, 12 months, set cost £139) and migrate from an O2 shop account and keep my old number?
I am currently on the lowest tariff and they have quoted me £329 for an straight upgrade.
You could port your number to a free orange PAYG sim and then port back again. I mean, what a pain, why do they make it so awkward?
I asked O2 for a PAC code to move to o2-online and the immediately dropped the price and gave me 3 months free contract
Chris
Can you move from an O2 pay-as-you-go SIM to a O2 online SIM?
You're lucky chrish01, I tried to upgrade and was told by the upgrades team there was no way I could get a deal anywhere near the online one. The guy I spoke to made no attempt to offer any kind of deal to keep me on my old contract on better terms. So I went ahead and ordered the online deal that terapixels was talking about. However when I went about trying to keep my old mobile number and asked for my old contract to be cancelled I was told that the number cannot be transferred to my new online contract as I had not requested the PAC after cancelling the 02 UK contract. They claimed I have to enter the PAC code while taking on the online contract to transfer my mobile number.
Bearing in mind I requested cancellation of my old mobile contract at the same time I requested transfer of my old mobile number to the new online contract, it is a bit rich to be told that O2 " no can do". At the end of the day I have two current mobile contracts on a single account with the same service provider. So of course they can do it if they want!
What I don't understand is why they are treating existing customers so appallingly. Most of my friends said that o2 had an c**p reputation. Now I understand why. I still haven't decided whether to cancel my new online contract during the 14 days cooling off period and then move completely across to Orange. I'm still hoping O2 will come back with some kind of final offer but I'm not not holding out too much hope!
Let's see what happens....... :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Just my luck, I wanted to get a XDA Mini-S, and they showed me the email.
All phones must be sold with a voice tariff from today.
I actually went to two stores just to check, and it's true.
Gutted, but I got an Exec off them for 99 a fortnight ago, so I'm not that gutted :lol:
Joe
I bought my o2 Exec on the 15/1/05 and paid £229.99 + Data 36 Tariff and Gold Insure Monthly. It wasn't until I got home that I read the brochure which said the price should have been £99.99.
Been busy last few days in meetings so only had chance to visit shop today. Apparently their regional manager is going to ring me back regarding this overcharging.
Glad to read another person had actually bought the exec at the brochure price of £99.99, makes me hopeful for a refund which will go towards my Tomtom Gps Bundle.
Don't get your hopes up too much; I think brochures had the sticker over that part well before then, so unless you got the brochure on the 15th and they accept it, then they may not do it for you.
Sorry to piss on your strawberry patch, but be prepared...
Hope it works out for you though Be persistent.
Don't worry about that email. If you want a voice tariff, ask for
"data centric". It's a free voice tariff where calls are charged at PAYG rate. I have this added on to my data 5, so you should still be able to do the original deal you were after.
Good luck
Euan
what about the group 5 tariff?
Group 5 – available as data only. It has voice at payg rates
Minimum 5 users £5 per user per month. so get 5 mini-s's flog 4 on ebay!
http://flash.o2.co.uk/business/tariffs/pdfs/O2_Group_Data_Tariffs_29_April_2005.pdf
Just a thought!
Ladies and Gents,
I have an T- Mobile MDA Pro for sale, brand new, boxed. As i already have an EXEC, this phone is up for sale.
Please PM me if you are interested
It is listed on ebay, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9126315634&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MESE:IT&rd=1
I am willing to end the auction early for 375pounds + 11.99 Shipping.
Cheers,
You really should add the fact that whoever buys it will need to have a t-mobile sim to use it since it can't be unlocked at present.
thanks for that shuflie!
can they not be unlocked at all? i'm so used to popping different sim's in my exec.
cheers,
Adam
They can, but it costs 100 euros with t-mobile
unlocking the mda pro
after you have paid the 1st months invoice, you can ask for the unlock code from T-Mobile UK - if you got it from them. Cost me 20gbp ISTR
Did they let you do that without paying off the rest of your contract? Very nice of whoever it was that gave you the unlock code but I've seen stories on here of others that have tried but couldn't get the unlock without canceling their contract and paying off the remainder of it.
adamchahl: If you can do this without having to pay of your contract it would probably increase the value of your MDA pro to be able to say it was unlocked in your auction.
Yeah, guess its worth a try, i will ring t-mobile tommorrow.
Will let you know how i get on.
Thanks,
nope, did not have to pay for the rest of the contract.
Contact T-Mobile customer services. Explain that you want to transfer your numbers from your old (voda/orange) sim to your shiny new mda pro. They will add the cost of the handling fee to your next bill. You tell them your imei number. Unlock code arrived a week later.
Note you get a 10 digit number, prefixed by two zeros and then eight numbers. Just enter the eight numbers, leaving out the first two zeros.
Worked a treat. ABSOLUTELY ZERO HASSLE.
T-Mobile UK 18 month contract phone ... still got my contract, 100 minutes a month and 40Mb a month data. Very happy with the service.
T-Mobile quoted my £15 to unlock the MDA Pro, however they mentioned that it can take up to 28 days for the code to come from HTC.
I will be more than willing to supply this unlock code for free to any purchesor when it arrives, so the phone will be unlocked.
I realise that there's a huge element of trust with doing things that way, so if it doesnt sell, i will just put it up for sale when the code comes through!
Cheers for your help!
Anyone got any ideas?
Steal one??
Try http://www.mobiles4everyone.com/ they're pretty good.
cheapest way to get an exec
O2 stores offered 50 pounds back in the form of a cheque for old handsets if given in when a new contract was undertaken . I cannot confirm if this offer is still available but they took my broken V600.
an 18 month contract will assure you a cheaper handset than a 12 month one; and invariably more minutes and text, though I ended up cancelling my contract and migrating to t-mobile as O2 were crap in the data package front (not much point having an exec if u can't afford to browse on it!)
If you wait till the Trion comes out, I should imagine the Exec will come down in price to make it more attractive. That's assuming they ever release the Trion.
Or you could buy one off ebay - I sold my Pro unlocked with GPS for 250 quid last week - they've plummeted in price since I bought mine, and they'll get cheaper if you hold out.
Well I managed to get my Exec for FREE plus an O2 500 contract for £25/mth. Basically, I phoned asking for a PAC code and said that I was going to move over to Orange as they were willing to give me an M5000 for FREE. Try and see, if you don't ask you don't get.
I got mine in January when they put the mis print in the catalogue and it will cost me a total of £162 over the full contract length.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=36677&highlight=%A3162
Surprisingly enough that offer was pulled by the end of January but you can still sign up on the data 36 for £14.50 a month.
I would probably just go or ebay though. They are so much cheaper there.
If you do decide to go for the data 36 tarriff, be sure to add Data Centric as its a free add-on that will give you pay as you go o2 calls. Without it, you can't call anyone.
Euan
I am currently with Vodafone and want to upgrade my handset to a 1605 VPA Compact III or equivilent. Is this handset available in the UK? I know some members have one.
I have been into Vodafone shops, they have never heard of it. I have tried looking on the Vodafone website as well, no luck. Phoned Vodafone's upgrade department, they have the Qtek 9100 Qtek 1640 and VPA Compact (but not III) Any ideas how I can get the 1605 and from where?
Thanks.
Ask for the HTC v1605 or the QTek v1605. That is what it is called on their systems (When I ordered it it was the Qtek v1605, but on the order form it is HTC v1605). For a detailed review, look here. Also just call the upgrade dept, as you should get one of the newer ones (HT631x S/N).
Thanks for the info bydandie. I'll phone them later. Do you mind telling me how much you paid for the upgrade?
I got mine on ebay from phone_efficient_ltd for £320
WhiteLightning said:
Thanks for the info bydandie. I'll phone them later. Do you mind telling me how much you paid for the upgrade?
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I got mine new, for £72.95 on Anytime 250 STC.
Shop around on the T-Mobile website and work out which deal you could get with them then ask Voda to match it. If they can't, then unless T-Mob have a poor signal, I'd recommend moving as the WnW on FlexT is awesome! 8)
(BTW if you go down the T-Mob route, I think we could both get a referral fee IIRC)
Vodafone upgrade dept did have the handset, listed as HTC v1605. Spoke to one of the loyalty/promotions managers after I suggested I'm tempted to leave, he said the absolute best deal I could get the handset for is £200 on my current tariff Anytime 200. Even if I increased my tariff they couldn't drop the price of the handset. It's T-Mobile or Orange unless Vodafone decide to offer me a better deal.
bydandie, can you PM me your T-M referral details in case I do go with them.
i got my one free on a 35 month contract from voda, go in store and ask for a discount. make sure you go do a Voda staore that has a business deptartment.
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i got my one free on a 35 month contract from voda, go in store and ask for a discount. make sure you go do a Voda staore that has a business deptartment.
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bobby, did you sign up as a new customer or just upgrade?
I got mine as an upgrade from voda in august for £80 on my existing £22/month tariff. Nobody had heard of it at that time and looks like they still haven't really. Am on my 4th handset now, first one was early S/N and had screen alignment problem almost immediately, next two were later S/N and didn't have screen problems but had unresponsive keys, 4th one is worryingly back at the earlier S/N but so far has no screen problems at all and all keys work perfectly 3 weeks in.
WhiteLightning said:
Vodafone upgrade dept did have the handset, listed as HTC v1605. Spoke to one of the loyalty/promotions managers after I suggested I'm tempted to leave, he said the absolute best deal I could get the handset for is £200 on my current tariff Anytime 200. Even if I increased my tariff they couldn't drop the price of the handset. It's T-Mobile or Orange unless Vodafone decide to offer me a better deal.
bydandie, can you PM me your T-M referral details in case I do go with them.
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Thats a terrible price, I got my Vario2 (the T Mobile brand name) for £29.99 with an 18m FlexT 35 WnW Plus contract for £47.50 per month. Comes with £5 off for the first 3 months as a business customer as well.
Now these handsets are £500 on Expansys without a contract so over 12months I'll have paid £599.99 and ended up with the same phone (that comes with support), £180 call/text allowance a month and 3Gb net access on a 3.5G aka HSDPA or 2.75G aka Edge network, and can get through to customer services within 2mins.
I never got through to Orange even when I was a business customer in that amount of time, in fact I got fed up with the 30min wait trying to get through to orange in the past so I'm very pleased with T Mobile.
I think they have realised that net access will drive the 3.5G/HSDPA technology forward in the short term not video calls or streaming tv services, which will account for their fantastic WebNWalk packages. (a very happy customer so far)
This morning Vodafones upgrade dept offered it to me for £39.99 as long as I stay with them on my current tariff for another 18 months. Seemed a fair deal so I ordered it. Arrives tomorrow morning
Mine arrived yesterday. Cost me £25 for the phone so that I didn't leave I'm on Anytime 200. The first time they quoted me a price they said over £200 so I just asked for my PAC code and I got transferred to the retension department who said I could have it for £25 on my current tariff. I did mention that you could get it from Orange free on a £30 a month contract.
If you want one off contract (SIM FREE) then I am selling my spare one here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....90044423776&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MESE:IT&rd=1
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Jhadur said:
Mine arrived yesterday. Cost me £25 for the phone so that I didn't leave I'm on Anytime 200. The first time they quoted me a price they said over £200 so I just asked for my PAC code and I got transferred to the retension department who said I could have it for £25 on my current tariff. I did mention that you could get it from Orange free on a £30 a month contract.
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That's really good You on 12 or 18 months?
Blackberry
Does this phone work with Blackberry SIM's?
I've been considering buying the HD for sometime now and have been considering buying it sim free for £500 (hopefully due to the proposed VAT drop on Monday) and taking out a sim only contract for either £20/£25 (T-Mobile/O2/Vodafone). I am not fussed by the data packages as I have wifi at work and at home so I can use that instead.
But I have recently seen deals on O2, Orange and vodafone which are tempting but I would have to transfer my number and how easy is that?
I have worked out that if I save £20 every month for two years on a sim only contract I would save £480.
Which would you recommend? Sim Free or contract?
I'm not a big fan of the branding the phone companies do; I really hated the pinky-purple t-mobile slapped on my last phone.
I go my HD from Expansys. So I can choose the contract and company I want (I went again with t-mobile cos I like their data prices) and still get an unbranded HD, whichever provider you go for
Logically, you are better off buying it through contract. However, i bought mine for £500 just because I was impatient. My Polaris was overdue and since the HD was not available directly through O2 and I did not want to wait any longer on missed promises from mobiles.co.uk, I made this move. I wanted to remain on O2 because I like hem and I am a Select customer (don't if it is worth it, but I get 25% discount on accessories). However, I had recently switched my contract to SIM only (700 min + 500 SMS + Web) for only 20. Because I purchased my through third-party, my insurance was deemed null against my new handset, so I cancelled it.
You should not worry about transferring your number; if you buy through mobiles.co.uk, they will deliver the device on whichever SIM is on it. You will then have to obtain the Porting Authorisation Code from your existing provider and the process is straightforward.
To summarise, if you can afford it, I would recommend SIM free; personally, I do not want to be tied up for 18 months. If available, I rather take a 12-month contract and pay the extra rather than a year and half; many handsets can be released during that time and I am waiting for the Omni – it may be the next bigger release for O2 with WM 7.
One thing I like about Orange (after having made sure I got a data bundle), is the fact that if the handset is faulty, they get a new one out to you next day. The courier will come either between 9am-1pm, 1-5pm or 6-10pm. Really good service.
Well if you feel SIM free is too expensive, the trick then is to buy the original HTC handset at a subsidised price with a mobile contract through Expansys. Do this and you can always 'renegotiate' the terms of the contract/tariff with the mobile network directly following delivery of your handset. I did this 6 months ago with an original HTC Diamond, then called T Mobile direct who put me on a combi 30 with free web n walk for £30 to match Oranges data deals at the time. Remember you have a 14 day grace period, use that to your advantage to secure the best deal, but in terms of tariff negotiation, do NOT deal with expansys but the mobile network directly.
Thanks for the advice. What I could do is try and work out a deal with T-Mobile first for a sim only and try and blag a good deal and buy the phone sim free because at the moment I am paying over the odds on my contract.
But carola your O2 sim only deal would be perfect and one thing I notice is that O2 offer the free data blot on with a £20 plan which I think if I talk to T-Mobile might be able to blag a similar deal.