advice please - Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General

my upgrade is due and was just wondering how much you guys paid for your ameo upgrade on t mobile.i did read on here that somebody got theres ameo for free.thanks in advance

nothing is free
first question is how long u want to b tied to tmobile for (ie do u want to b able to upgrade in 12 mths)?
and do u want web n walk, or web n walk plus/max etc? some websites selling ameo dont specify what web n walk youre geting.
cant really make comparisons until u know what u want. then crank all the diff offers into excel to figure out what youre really paying over life of contract.

thanks for the reply im on flex 35 going to stay on that price plan no web n walk.thanks

yes, im interested too - my contract is up for renewal now, and i was quoted £240 for the phone on flext35.
this is considering that i have another flext35 with them, ie 2 contracts. i am not happy about it, cant justify spending that much cash.

fiveaboy2 said:
yes, im interested too - my contract is up for renewal now, and i was quoted £240 for the phone on flext35.
this is considering that i have another flext35 with them, ie 2 contracts. i am not happy about it, cant justify spending that much cash.
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if you are new customer, you can get flex 35 +web & walk plus for £42.5 a month (18 month contract), but the Ameo will only cost you £119.99.

wu5262 said:
if you are new customer, you can get flex 35 +web & walk plus for £42.5 a month (18 month contract), but the Ameo will only cost you £119.99.
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That sounds better than the deal I've just got with them - 129.99 for the phone on the same tariff, 18 mth for 52.50 per month. Boo! Oh well, it's cheaper than I was expecting, just need to sell my Hermes now!

I've been discussing an upgrade with them over the last few days,
am on the 18 mth early 3g adopters at the mo (12 months 1/2 price) and wanted to swap to the flext 25 with web and walk.
Was originally quoted nearly £400 for the upgrade, when I started laughing and suggested I leave they started bargaining.
It would still be technically cheaper for me to leave and sign up as new than take the offered upgrade, which seems well, completely ridiculous..
So I'm continuing with my efforts, as so far I've found their customer service to be the best of the providers and would rather stick with them..

fards said:
I've been discussing an upgrade with them over the last few days,
am on the 18 mth early 3g adopters at the mo (12 months 1/2 price) and wanted to swap to the flext 25 with web and walk.
Was originally quoted nearly £400 for the upgrade, when I started laughing and suggested I leave they started bargaining.
It would still be technically cheaper for me to leave and sign up as new than take the offered upgrade, which seems well, completely ridiculous..
So I'm continuing with my efforts, as so far I've found their customer service to be the best of the providers and would rather stick with them..
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that is very truth for Vodafone as well, new customer gets better deal than existing customer.

going to call them today will post what deal i get thanks for the info

they said 170 but i told them about the store doing it for 120 on new conneection they said they would have to spea kto a manager at the store. could someone please tell me the store they saw it in so i can call them thanks

moh6299 said:
they said 170 but i told them about the store doing it for 120 on new conneection they said they would have to spea kto a manager at the store. could someone please tell me the store they saw it in so i can call them thanks
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it's a pricing mistake, on the flex35 web & walk plus. It's available in every store at the moment

got it for 120 guys thanks for all the info.if sombody could help me to get tomtom 6.02 to work that will be great i haxze looked and followed the instructions on this website but still no luck thanks

hi,
just wondering if someone could tell me which store they saw it in so i can call them too.
thanks very much.

fiveaboy2 said:
hi,
just wondering if someone could tell me which store they saw it in so i can call them too.
thanks very much.
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it's not in any particular store, because it's in ALL the store!

ok, so i just ring them up and say that in my local store they said that - its just my brother went and asked them and they said £270.
so if i say ' birmingham' they wont believe me, or will they?
sorry for being so weird, i just really want this phone, and being a student dont have an awful lot of cash!

fiveaboy2 said:
ok, so i just ring them up and say that in my local store they said that - its just my brother went and asked them and they said £270.
so if i say ' birmingham' they wont believe me, or will they?
sorry for being so weird, i just really want this phone, and being a student dont have an awful lot of cash!
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sure you can say that, but you will need to be very lucky to get that price if you order by phone, because they have change their main database already, why not pay a visit to the local store? you can get it straight away
Let us know how it goes and wish you luck

i called upgrade department and just argued with them they said they wud have to confirm with the store to find out. so i rang all my locall stores and asked about the pricing mistake one of them said thats right it is a mistake i said would you be willing to tell upgrade department he said yes comr into the store and we will talk to them together.did do may have to get web n walk with that but you can always cut it off after a month.good luck

moh6299 said:
i called upgrade department and just argued with them they said they wud have to confirm with the store to find out. so i rang all my locall stores and asked about the pricing mistake one of them said thats right it is a mistake i said would you be willing to tell upgrade department he said yes comr into the store and we will talk to them together.did do may have to get web n walk with that but you can always cut it off after a month.good luck
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man don't go around and mention this pricing mistake loud to T-mobile, the often you do it, then sooner they will change the price back, then people here won't be able to get the deal. All you need to do is ask them how much is the Ameo for Flex 35 , web & walk plus, if they tell you is £120, then this is the deal you want.
Why would you not want to use web&walk? it release the full power of Ameo.

Related

O2 out of stock? This is why ...

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sea...ws/&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=xda+exec&category0=
No wonder they dont' have any left ..
They're all on ebay being bought by Nigerian Orphans for £500
"Relisted for the 9th time, due to scammers ..."
My heart bleeds.
and im wondering where this info comes from in the first place
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/o2-XDA-II-2-E...5827030204QQcategoryZ4668QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
if someone stupid enough to pay through the nose and beleive that rubbish then more fool them simple rule reserch before you buy
I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!
People are selling this information..... people are so dumb!!!
If I thought i could sell stuff like that on ebay i wouldn't have to get out of bed every day and battle with exchange server 2003 and have to handle dumb ass secretaries saying "My files haved disappeared off my computer" all day.....
AARRRRRRHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
On a lighter note, i ordered a Exec from Coolsmartphone friday morning, after speaking to the sales rep on the phone to make sure they were in stock...... around 2 oclock, i rang then to confirm how my order was progressing to be told that they were waiting for more stock..... Bugger i said, i was promised stock was available this morning when i placed the order, sorry the sales guy said, we must have had a big order before we could process yours.
So i went to Mobile Fun.co.uk, ordered one from them, saved 50 quid on hte phone in the process and should receive it tomorrow.... how cool is that.
If i'd ordered it on thursday instead of spending the day researching it, i woould have it now...... never mind.
A big thumbs up to http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/o2/7839.htm
I like www.mobilefun.co.uk as well. The price of the Exec has reduced on their site in the last few days. The £35 per month option could be very good if you could convert to the Data 5 data only tariff after 6 months.
Carnivor said:
and im wondering where this info comes from in the first place
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/o2-XDA-II-2-E...5827030204QQcategoryZ4668QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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If you were that way inclined, you could work out where the scamster lives by looking at his photo's
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.s...22&st=8&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf
Not many houses there, either.
http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.c...dn=373567.765156&lang=&db=freegaz&coordsys=gb
According to that, its Derbyshire, but Ebay says Southampton.
Jesus £35 a month for a phone?
I would never pay that much tbh ..
Part of my amazement at the ebay market for execs is the fact its 250 cheaper just to get a 1year contract with o2 than it is to buy the fecking thing used ..
Morons!
Ebay is really a cult of stupidity ..
PS: Erm actually .. its not. However I pay £15 not £30 for my 02400 tarriff.
So yes, my bad. If you dont get a discount its fine - I guess. Wouldnt give you £500 for an exec tho. They're not worth half that ...

T-Mobile pricing mistake

I've just been to my local T-Mobile UK shop to have a look at the Ameo before buying it. I was asking about the prices and the assistant (I think he must have been the manager) showed me the printed price list for the various tariffs. The one that stuck out was Flext 35+ (I think - it was £47.50 pm) with the cost of the handset at £119. It was completely at odds with the prices on the other plans - ie the ones costing more per month were much more expensive. The guy said it was probably a typo but he would put it through as that and override it if necessary. It was and it should have been £309. As you can imagine I was well pleased and I bought it on the spot!
I won't say which T-Mobile shop as I don't want to get him into trouble but if you are interested I think it would be worth going down to your local shop and see what they could do...
thats the same deal i got it for online. they obviously made a mistake cos they changed it online two days later!
still, I'm not complaining!
God damn it, I could have saved myself £200!!! Well done for baggin the bargin though!
I got mine from T-mobile online, I paid £240 for the phone but im only paying £37.50 for the FlexT35 + web and walk for the entire life of the contract (min 18 months)
Yeah i got mine cheep too on same deal had to override system when putting it thru and i just kept my moth shut was a bargain now i just want WM6....
spzero said:
Yeah i got mine cheep too on same deal had to override system when putting it thru and i just kept my moth shut was a bargain now i just want WM6....
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I dont understand why you guys think this is such a good deal, even though I paid more for my phone (£240) over the 18 month minimum contract, I am paying less @ 37.50 per month. My deal is still available direct from the T-mobile website !!
SITS said:
I've just been to my local T-Mobile UK shop to have a look at the Ameo before buying it. I was asking about the prices and the assistant (I think he must have been the manager) showed me the printed price list for the various tariffs. The one that stuck out was Flext 35+ (I think - it was £47.50 pm) with the cost of the handset at £119. It was completely at odds with the prices on the other plans - ie the ones costing more per month were much more expensive. The guy said it was probably a typo but he would put it through as that and override it if necessary. It was and it should have been £309. As you can imagine I was well pleased and I bought it on the spot!
I won't say which T-Mobile shop as I don't want to get him into trouble but if you are interested I think it would be worth going down to your local shop and see what they could do...
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I have been into T-mobile today and this is definitly still avalible and is a pricing mistake picking mine up tommorow £119 for the handset flex35 + £7.50 web and walk £42.50 should be £219 or more for the handset
SITS said:
I've just been to my local T-Mobile UK shop to have a look at the Ameo before buying it. I was asking about the prices and the assistant (I think he must have been the manager) showed me the printed price list for the various tariffs. The one that stuck out was Flext 35+ (I think - it was £47.50 pm) with the cost of the handset at £119. It was completely at odds with the prices on the other plans - ie the ones costing more per month were much more expensive. The guy said it was probably a typo but he would put it through as that and override it if necessary. It was and it should have been £309. As you can imagine I was well pleased and I bought it on the spot!
I won't say which T-Mobile shop as I don't want to get him into trouble but if you are interested I think it would be worth going down to your local shop and see what they could do...
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Hi
have a look at this !!!!
T-Mobile Zakelijk 1 Jaar 2 Jaar
Optimaal 2x € 299.00 € 25.00
(www.smartphonestunts.nl)
This is a dutch website (at which I bought my universal)
This is with a so-called business plan, which is 2x dataplan. at 12,50 each per month.
so 12months x12,50 x 2 x 2years + 25 phone = 625,- euro for a brand new Athena
and with a nice spread "payment" plan.
nice huh. ?
greetings,
Wout
ps. who can not afford 25euro per month ?
bond007 said:
I have been into T-mobile today and this is definitly still avalible and is a pricing mistake picking mine up tommorow £119 for the handset flex35 + £7.50 web and walk £42.50 should be £219 or more for the handset
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is it a 12 month or 18 month contract?
wu5262 said:
is it a 12 month or 18 month contract?
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18 but you can reduce the tariff after 6 months
ice_coffee said:
I dont understand why you guys think this is such a good deal, even though I paid more for my phone (£240) over the 18 month minimum contract, I am paying less @ 37.50 per month. My deal is still available direct from the T-mobile website !!
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To be honest there's very little in it. you save £5 a month over 18 months. you save £90 on the contract, i saved £120 on the purchase price. By my crappy maths, that means I still save £30 less over all than you. but then, I didn't have £240 to spend on the phone so I am happy. and I certainly couldn't afford the £700-750 that places are charging for the HTC branded one. So for me, this was a great deal.
I treat contracts like H.P. I cant get credit, but i can get phone contracts, so i simply use them to spread the cost.
plus if I remember right, you dont get HSDPA on web and walk standard. unless you find a gormless t-mobile drone to add it for you without upping you to pro which is what came with this price mistake.
If this thing had a dvd drive and could rip dvd's, my PC would be in the freeads quicker than you could say 'HTC'!
In the end, for me it was a great deal cos otherwise i wouldn't have been able to get the thing. maybe you earn more than I do and have more disposable income and can pay more for the initial payment, and so it doesn't strike you as such an amazing a good deal. But to me and the others who may not have been able to afford one without this screw up on the initial price, its f'ing superb!!
err... i got the 119 price as well but had to pay a higher rate for the web n walk pro so that i could use the phone as a modem. thd said they could tell the difference- was i duped???
i guess they could tell if i was doing voip due to port number and i do get a higher d/l limit
You werent "duped" if they sold the service for the use you stated.
Of course that doesnt mean a lots of people dont use it as a modem anyway without telling T-Mobile, but that is T-Mobile getting 'duped' really.
It sucks that T-Mobile price this way, but considering the data plans from everybody else, count yourself lucky.
I just wish T-Mob had usable signal and working voice. My wife now refuses to phone me on this number because of the 95% failure rate of calls.
Pyrofer said:
You werent "duped" if they sold the service for the use you stated.
Of course that doesnt mean a lots of people dont use it as a modem anyway without telling T-Mobile, but that is T-Mobile getting 'duped' really.
It sucks that T-Mobile price this way, but considering the data plans from everybody else, count yourself lucky.
I just wish T-Mob had usable signal and working voice. My wife now refuses to phone me on this number because of the 95% failure rate of calls.
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are you sure about that? I recently change from Vodafone to T-mobile, and two thing i am sure is T-mobile phone signal is much better then Vodafone (at least in London), and their internet works really well, you will never want to use Athena with Vodafone.....!
Vodafone must REALLY suck then, because I normally get 1 or maybe 2 bars signal on UMTS, with frequent dropping to GPRS when out and about. (Central London).
When i visit family outside of London I am forced onto GPRS only and sometimes lose signal completely.
The quality of the internet isnt really an issue, it works. Its quite good for what you pay, but the voice service on T-Mobile is terrible.
I had people complaining my phone was never on, when it always is. So I did an experiment, I had my phone on, with full signal. The person STOOD NEXT TO ME tried to call me on speakerphone, and we both heard a failed call claiming my phone was not available.
Often the call completes, but nobody can hear anything or only one-way voice or it just cuts off for no reason.
Outgoing calls often fail for no reason, just drop after dialing as if there is no network when there is.
I dont consider this to be good by any stretch of imagination, if your telling me Vodafone is worse, we are all in trouble. At least Orange are joinging the "all you can eat" data bandwagon soon! Ill be swapping back to them as soon as my T-Mob contract is nearly up.
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Vodafone must REALLY suck then, because I normally get 1 or maybe 2 bars signal on UMTS, with frequent dropping to GPRS when out and about. (Central London).
When i visit family outside of London I am forced onto GPRS only and sometimes lose signal completely.
The quality of the internet isnt really an issue, it works. Its quite good for what you pay, but the voice service on T-Mobile is terrible.
I had people complaining my phone was never on, when it always is. So I did an experiment, I had my phone on, with full signal. The person STOOD NEXT TO ME tried to call me on speakerphone, and we both heard a failed call claiming my phone was not available.
Often the call completes, but nobody can hear anything or only one-way voice or it just cuts off for no reason.
Outgoing calls often fail for no reason, just drop after dialing as if there is no network when there is.
I dont consider this to be good by any stretch of imagination, if your telling me Vodafone is worse, we are all in trouble. At least Orange are joinging the "all you can eat" data bandwagon soon! Ill be swapping back to them as soon as my T-Mob contract is nearly up.
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btw, you haven't activate the always on Internet tweak right? i think your experience is very strange and not normal, i have lots of T-mobile friends, and they don't report such an issue, is it possible by your setting?
And also, i don't use GPRS at all, i force my device to only connect to 3G network, and i still get good signal all the time.
It is a good deal i got the web and walk + tariff so i can use my ameo as a modem at no extra cost with unlimited usage so if i wana do some serious browsing or on line gaming on my laptop whilst on way to work this price plan is great i was with o2 for about 7 years previous i thought they were great and always had a nice new xda device to try after my contract expired but t mobile is so much better i use my athena way more than any other because of the unlimited internet and i also get text reminders to let me know how many inclusive flext minutes/texts i have at least once a week im as happy as pie with my tarrif and price of phone as i managed to sell a crap old Nokia N80 on ebay to cover the cost so i didnt even feel the purchase,,
This just shows how all things are subjective... spzero likes the flext reminder messages, they just really annoy me and are now disabled.
I think O2 were much better than TMob, i would have stayed with them if it wasnt for the flat rate data from web&walk.
I have lots of friends on TMob too and they say its crap for them too. I have tried different phones and same problems so its not settings. There is no setting to make incoming calls fail before they get to my phone! I had a TMob contract many years back and it was total rubbish then. I thought by now it would have been better, but I was wrong.
If I force UMTS only, i would lose all signal often. Maybe it works fine where you live, but for me it doesnt.
They just dont have the coverage. If they did there would be no need for a postcode checker on the site to make sure they cover your area. All other networks just assume everywhere is covered except TMob.
I have TMob only because of Web&Walk. When other networks get better data plans ill move, preferably to O2, but maybe to Orange.
My main hate for TMob is the customer (dis)service. I wont list the whole story here, but lets just say they have treated me like crap on many occations.
Pyrofer said:
... When other networks get better data plans ill move, preferably to O2, but maybe to Orange. ...
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I personally found O2 customer service somewhere beneath awful. Anyway, that aside, as I understand it O2 will be announcing new and more competitive data plans shortly.
I live in London, and have never had a problem with T-mobiles service and coverage.
The customer service is another matter....
At least their latest cockup benefits me instead of them, the £325 I paid upfront via credit card for the Ameo has since been credited to my account, and two months later, after 2 bills, I am still around £260 in credit.
Here's hoping they won't spot their error...

Anyone in the UK get their Tab?

Went into Carphone Warehouse and the man was oblivious to when it was out. Told me theyd have it in a few weeks, I told him its meant to be launched today and he then said itd be there in a few days and that id get an email telling me it was in stock.
Ridiculous.
Sent from my HTC Desire
just order it online for same day delivery mate!
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/laptop-redirect/samsung-galaxy-tab
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-Device-Cortex-Android/dp/B0042D75TU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288602012&sr=8-1
http://www.expansys.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-android-tablet-16gb-201135/
Ive already preordered it via them for in store pickup
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I just got back from carphone warehouse here in sheffield and they got stock in today, so hopefully you'll see them soon wherever you are.
I stopped by in the Vodafone store and they said that they will have stock tomorrow (thats where I'll be shopping as I have a vodafone signal booster) so it'd seem that 'right now' is when its supposed to be happening. Not that you'd know... No-one seems to want to make a fuss *sigh*.
If anyone gets their tab today or tomorrow (before me) can they confirm that the Tab has the full phone functionality in it ?
All the contracts seem to offer just a data line, which is ... fine... i guess... Since I'm just going to trade my Galaxy S sim card into it, but I need to know that I'll be able to get texts and use the phone. Otherwise I'm going to be a seriously pissed off panda bear.
So yeah... an open call to UK guys getting a Tab... Trade your smartphones SIM into it and check that it'll make/recieve calls and texts.
If they've disabled the phone aspect, I swear to god I'm going to embark on an urban terror campaign... Or just ***** on the internet. Either way. I want a Tab cuz its a phone not just a dataline. I want a phone replacement, not a small iPad.
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While I was in carphone warehouse, they said they are tossing in a 16gb card with their Tabs (not sure if its just them or general thing) and I know that they are offering some other cool free stuff which I saw on the guys screen, but he didn't go back over it so I don't know what it is. Anyways, good luck.
I think the phone capabilities is a UK only thing, so youre in luck unless theyve changed things :| then ill also be a pissed off panda bear
I guess at first itll be shipped to major cities, then sent out to smaller ones later in the week.
Reguarding the 16gb sd, did they say if that was if you purchased/pre ordered there and then? The people in Norwich didnt even know you could preorder it! Must have been living under a bloody rock for the past month.
Im getting a T-Mo 30 day sim contract for unlimited data and 100 mins & texts. Have my Desire for another 1 1/2 years so I should probably make the most of my contract
Ill be so angry if i get an email later telling me its arrived at the store
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Ive already preordered it via them for in store pickup
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Me too. Went into my local store as they never answer the phone. Not had any delivery yet today. They say their delivery is usually after 3 and sometimes just as they are closing. They took my number and said they will call me when they have their delivery. We'll see. Customer service on the phone is useless. They know nothing. And still no email saying it's on the way to the store.
GANJDROID said:
I think the phone capabilities is a UK only thing, so youre in luck unless theyve changed things :| then ill also be a pissed off panda bear
I guess at first itll be shipped to major cities, then sent out to smaller ones later in the week.
Reguarding the 16gb sd, did they say if that was if you purchased/pre ordered there and then? The people in Norwich didnt even know you could preorder it! Must have been living under a bloody rock for the past month.
Im getting a T-Mo 30 day sim contract for unlimited data and 100 mins & texts. Have my Desire for another 1 1/2 years so I should probably make the most of my contract
Ill be so angry if i get an email later telling me its arrived at the store
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I don't know about the SD card thing. The guy said they are doing it for all the Tabs, and implied that you only get whats in the box, so it would seem that its included with every unit, but I couldn't swear to it.
The phone thing is kinda weird. We've been told for ages that we'll have the capability, but no-one is selling it as a phone. Like NO-ONE. They're pushing the video calling thing, but thats a data thing, not an actual 'phone' thing. Without ANY phone stuff on the contract, I don't even know if a contract will give me a phone number or anything. I'm particularly pissed because I was assuming that it would drop on contracts similar to smartphone contracts, but everyone is pushing ~£500 with pointlessly expencive data-only contracts. I saw one that was £20 a month for 2 years and still £450 up front! REDICULOUS! I already have an unlimited data contract and wifi practically everywhere I am for any length of time except public transport. I just cannot understand what the hell they are doing with this pricing... Totally ignoring the only thing that makes the Tab better than the competition. RAAAAAAAGE
CPW have finally updated the Tab page:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/laptop-redirect/samsung-galaxy-tab?intcmp=hp-hp-hero-4-v1-1134
£530 with no contract or £530 with some crap Vodafone contract. Wooooo! [/sarcasm]
Anyway, reguarding the phone capabilities. Most/all screenshots of the Euro/UK tabs have either a Phone or Contacts shortcut on the homescreen. But it is strange that companies arent making a big deal about being able to make calls. :/
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Urgh. This is straight up bull****.
Also, why the hell is the carphone warehouse price for a vodafone tab HIGHER than the vodafone price ? I thought the point of going there was cuz they got stuff cheaper than straight from the network.
The vodafone prices are £499 + whatever contract. Its not much of a difference, but im seriously not happy that they want full list price on a contract. What the ****?
Has anyone seen ANY decent subsidies in the UK ? Isn't the german one going for like 100e + 17.50e a month ? See thats what I'm talking about.
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O2 want £600 btw. So thank god for small mercies.
Exactly. Full tab price and a £20 contract (?) shows how much they think about their plans. People in the Vodafone shop actually knew what a Tab was too!
If only we followed suit with the Germans. Their plans make sense. Where as ours are a bloody shamble.
Emailed CPW about when they think theyll actually have the tab and surprise surprise, no response.
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GANJDROID said:
Exactly. Full tab price and a £20 contract (?) shows how much they think about their plans. People in the Vodafone shop actually knew what a Tab was too!
If only we followed suit with the Germans. Their plans make sense. Where as ours are a bloody shamble.
Emailed CPW about when they think theyll actually have the tab and surprise surprise, no response.
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That really sucks. Hope you get it sorted soon.
There's two things here that both combined I'm pissed about (more so as the day wears on). Firstly, I'm going to have to pay for the whole device up front. Second, I'm not going to have a spare service plan to kick around. If I were getting a decent subsidy OR a nice mins/txts/data bundle then I'd be cool.
Now I always knew that this wasn't going to be a cheap device, but I don't think anywhere else in the world is being hit as hard as us on the upfront price. Even the ****ing yanks who pay through the nose for every other mobile device are being told that $600 or £375 is full retail price. What the hell is that ?
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That really sucks. Hope you get it sorted soon.
There's two things here that both combined I'm pissed about (more so as the day wears on). Firstly, I'm going to have to pay for the whole device up front. Second, I'm not going to have a spare service plan to kick around. If I were getting a decent subsidy OR a nice mins/txts/data bundle then I'd be cool.
Now I always knew that this wasn't going to be a cheap device, but I don't think anywhere else in the world is being hit as hard as us on the upfront price. Even the ****ing yanks who pay through the nose for every other mobile device are being told that $600 or £375 is full retail price. What the hell is that ?
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Maybe/hopefully T-Mo & Voda will realise how high everywhere is charging compared to the rest of the world and knock it down. A lot.
If not, then T-Mo sim only deals are the best imho. 100 mins & texts and unlimited data for £10 or upgrade to 300 (i believe) for £15. I dont want to be tied to another overpriced contract tbh. :/
But, the Tab is £530 new, my Desire was priced at £500 brand new. I sure as hell would have paid the extra £30
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CPW are a real shambles these days. I eventually got an email saying mine had been shipped to the store today and giving me a DHL tracking number. Great! Only problem is that the tracking number shows it was already delivered to Sheffield in November LAST YEAR! Phoned them AGAIN and it still hadn't been shipped yet. They promised me it was being shipped today for delivery to my London store tomorrow. Of course, I could have just gone to Oxford Street today and picked one up!
By the way, the CPW website shows definitely it is a phone as the 3 contracts include minutes. Also, seems CPW supply it with a 16gb card.
My galaxy S was about £500 too, but I sure as hell didn't pay that upfront. In fact I won't have paid the original price until next summer.
That's kinda my point.
The kinda contracts we get on regular smart phones are a nice way to spread the cost of a really expensive device over a much longer time frame. From my point of view there is simply no point in getting a tab with any kind of contract, which aggravates me.
Normally they are real happy to sign you onto a contract, but here there is genuinely no point. I mean £30 quid off when you sign up for 2 years ? For something I won't even use *shakes head*.
Up until now I was just going to spread the cost out and have a spare contract sim for family/friends/whatever. Now, I'm not getting the SIM nor spreading the cost.
I went for the £30 saving with their one month rolling 1gb data contract, including 1 month free. So I may cancel after a month or two and I will still have saved. Also, having bought through Quidco, I should be getting cashback as well. Looks like it could even be £40 as that's what's been tracked by Quidco.
i was all set for this since im due for an upgrade from my 3gs but to my horror no minutes on any contracts, the 24 month contract has 100 minutes but thats it. Not really enough, 300 would have been fine.
Think im gonna get a Archos again and look at other tablets next year. Will probably stick with the 3GS. Unless of course some more options are given, you would think that one of the networks would allow you to use it as a phone. But oh no!!
Yea - Got mine from Car Phone Warehouse - Last one in stock but we are definitely getting shafted over this...
I payed 299 with a 24 month contract as I needed a 3G card anyway for a dongle.
Vodafone want Minimum £424 up front...
I am an early adopter and have waited for this device for a couple months but I would advise that people wait for a further 2 weeks or so when the prices come down as the networks are clearly playing silly £$"$£$ with this.
All contracts car phone offered had no minutes I couldn't believe it...
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CPW are a real shambles these days...
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Better and better! Got a new DHL number last night. Checking it this morning and it says its held at the depot because of an INCOMPLETE ADDRESS! And this was for collection from a CPW store. Couldn't even get their own address right!
Rushed home from work to Cambridge. Tried to go to PCWorld/Curry's but they weren't open. Called CPW. Their machine said they were open until 8. I walked to the mall and they were closed. It was only 5:30. Why does everything close at 5:30 here? Do businesses not like making money from people who work during the day? Lol. BTW I'm a "yank" working on an RAF base.
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Rushed home from work to Cambridge. Tried to go to PCWorld/Curry's but they weren't open. Called CPW. Their machine said they were open until 8. I walked to the mall and they were closed. It was only 5:30. Why does everything close at 5:30 here? Do businesses not like making money from people who work during the day? Lol. BTW I'm a "yank" working on an RAF base.
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Well, everyone in the UK has tea and crumpets at 6 so it gives us time to get home in time
GOOD NEWS THOIGH! Just got 2 emails; one saying they'll contact me again when my order has been processed and the other saying its been dispatched from their warehouse
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www.affordablemobiles.co.uk

Hi everyone. I would like to ask if anyone has used this site... its simply to good to be true
http://www.affordablemobiles.co.uk/contract-mobile-phones/t-mobile/mrc_%C2%A335/samsung/n7000/25494050.html
Thanks
I ordered one from them, my first time ordering from that company, the phone showed as being available for dispatch the next day. I ordered it on the 9th and I still don't have it.
I'll let you know how i get on.
Update: 0 in stock, no idea of when they'll have more, i'll wait until i find a better deal to cancel
I tried from them but thry didnt have stock and didnt let me know so i cancelled and went elsewhere
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Not that cheap. Not better than http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/basket/cart.jsp?_requestid=43351
jah said:
Not that cheap. Not better than http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/basket/cart.jsp?_requestid=43351
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There is no note there, what's the problem?
Thanks for the replays. i bought one from BuyMobilePhones.net got the delivery next day, and now i'm enjoying my note. the problem with the site in question is that is too good to be true plus i red some very bad revues.
thanks
Just spoke with them:
0 in stock
NO estimated delivery time on new stock
Website still shows as in stock
cpam said:
Thanks for the replays. i bought one from BuyMobilePhones.net got the delivery next day, and now i'm enjoying my note. the problem with the site in question is that is too good to be true plus i red some very bad revues.
thanks
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i ended up getting mine from buymobilephones.net aswell
Richy99 said:
i ended up getting mine from buymobilephones.net aswell
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How long will you have to wait?
Richy99 said:
i ended up getting mine from buymobilephones.net aswell
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Any problems? And are you not in the u.s.?
I ordered mine from affordablemobiles.co.uk on the 11th of Jan and it arrived today. Great deal + free accessories too!
Received my Note today! Ordered a couple of weeks ago from affordablemobiles, seemed too good to be true compared to all the other o2 deals around but so far so good. I read up a little on them and the customer service is not the best and apparently the money back and gifts can be a pain, I just went for the best value o2 with decent data.
Anyone one considering the phone; going from dell streak I am very impressed, especially the screen sharpness and colours are beautifull, cant wait to start flashing random roms
Why do some people have to wait a couple of weeks and others have to wait less than one?
The better the deal the longer the wait?
I got mine out of a phones 4u store. I ended up getting it on o2 for £32 a month, 600 mins unlimited texts, 500mb data, plus bonus 500 o2 to o2 minutes.
No upfront cost.
Just go in and have a brass neck and don't take no for an answer, they DO have the power to make you a deal regardless what they say. You have a lot of power at contract renewal time because the market is saturated. Your network wants to keep you, and other networks want to poach you, so milk it for all its worth.
It might feel a bit uncomfortable telling them that the deal they're offering isn't good enough, but it;s worth it.
newg said:
I got mine out of a phones 4u store. I ended up getting it on o2 for £32 a month, 600 mins unlimited texts, 500mb data, plus bonus 500 o2 to o2 minutes.
No upfront cost.
Just go in and have a brass neck and don't take no for an answer, they DO have the power to make you a deal regardless what they say. You have a lot of power at contract renewal time because the market is saturated. Your network wants to keep you, and other networks want to poach you, so milk it for all its worth.
It might feel a bit uncomfortable telling them that the deal they're offering isn't good enough, but it;s worth it.
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Was this a renewal or a new contract? I'm thinking of switching to O2, I initially wanted to because they offered £5 off O2 residential broadband if you have a phone contract but prices went up and we've kept the old plan without a price increase which is a better deal than the new O2 broadband contracts with a £5 discount.
But i noticed that they have new phones in stock much sooner than other carriers so i'm interested again.
cpam said:
Thanks for the replays. i bought one from BuyMobilePhones.net got the delivery next day, and now i'm enjoying my note. the problem with the site in question is that is too good to be true plus i red some very bad revues.
thanks
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got mine from them as well, ordered it on 26th december, expecting to wait unil after new years bank holiday, had it that Saturday.
managed to get it as £25 a month, 900min, 500txt, 500mb+Unlimited Web and Email Booster and no cost for the phone 24month T-mobile.
Mine finally arrived today, the phone looks like its already been opened, i'm going to have to check this properly before i accept it

Get your phone from 3 UK now!

http://store.three.co.uk/New_HTC_Ph...303FF8D20493F3A04B809FC?priceplan=PAY_MONTHLY
£0 up front now according to their site!
The War Horse said:
http://store.three.co.uk/New_HTC_Ph...303FF8D20493F3A04B809FC?priceplan=PAY_MONTHLY
£0 up front now according to their site!
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Pre-order today.
Estimated delivery date:
Thursday, 28th March
Not exactly now, is it :silly:
@home said:
Pre-order today.
Estimated delivery date:
Thursday, 28th March
Not exactly now, is it :silly:
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No but it's not a long wait and the price is a pretty good one though yes you can get the same contract elsewhere for less at least you'd be getting if direct....Noticed it so thought I should share!
well thats p****ed me off!
Just pre ordered few days ago and it was £70! looks like im canceling that then
Phil750123 said:
well thats p****ed me off!
Just pre ordered few days ago and it was £70! looks like im canceling that then
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Yeh right, I have actually heard reports of 3 refunding the £70 recently so just yell at them a little and I'm sure you'll get sorted!
Gonna do the same here with tmobile they said delivery friday
Having just got off the phone to the 3 upgrades team they told me that although the website shows the end of the month they're expecting some Silver handsets in today so I could have my new phone by Tuesday. They did say that they couldn't confirm this however and would be in touch to let me know as soon as they could confirm or deny it.
I am however holding off until the 5th of next month anyway as I currently still have to pay £26 early upgrade fee....And they don't seem to want to budge on that haha!!
Oh I've also emailed CPW to see if they're up for matching the new deal released on the 3 website as they're still showing a more expensive tariff so I'll be interesting to see if they do drop the price.
just spoke to 3 - anybody who has pre ordered the black or silver will be refuned the £69 off their bills.
sorted
mine is out for delivery between 2.30-3.30 today
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just spoke to 3 - anybody who has pre ordered the black or silver will be refuned the £69 off their bills.
sorted
mine is out for delivery between 2.30-3.30 today
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Good news and good to hear about the refund. Thanks for the info
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Gonna do the same here with tmobile they said delivery friday
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Spoke to tmobile and the sales lady couldn't even confirm when stock will arrive!
Hey just wondering. Has anyone that ordered with 3 managed to ever get them to compromise on anything? It seems they're the only company not willing to bend even the slightest on their deals!
mabye because they have really good deals anyway?
i mean £34 a month for 500 mins 5000 txts and unlimited data and a free phone is pretty good to me.
Phil750123 said:
mabye because they have really good deals anyway?
i mean £34 a month for 500 mins 5000 txts and unlimited data and a free phone is pretty good to me.
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It is very good but when a third pary website is offering the same contract at £32 a month saving £48 over the contract term it's almost enough to entice me over (be it a small amount) I'm thinking surely 3 could let me off the small amount I owe seeing as it's clear the contract can be offered for less?
The War Horse said:
It is very good but when a third pary website is offering the same contract at £32 a month saving £48 over the contract term it's almost enough to entice me over (be it a small amount) I'm thinking surely 3 could let me off the small amount I owe seeing as it's clear the contract can be offered for less?
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point made!
You tried speaking to them? They seemed to have no problem with refunding the £69 for me, all depends how desperate they are to get
our orders i suppose!
searens Beck
3 have recently not been very helpful re. small discounts off contracts. I mean their deals are really great, the ultrafast One on the One Plan for 36 a month when LTE is available at the end of this month is a really good deal.
but even though you may have been an old customer, they just offer the same deals that are available on the website for new customers.
i pain 69 upfront day before, and have to collect from the store today. called them on 333, they 'have no record of the 69 payment, please discuss with the store you purchased from, they may be able to help you.'
Bah.
Yes I hear you. I spoke to them a little while ago and asked why if I was leaving 3 would the cost be £26 and if I was to upgrade it would be the same price? Surely as I'm staying with you by upgrading you should be able to sort me out? They just basically said no lol. I don't get it, I know for a fact they can afford to move on this, it's pennies to them!
Yeah three look after new customers, yet current ones get sweet fa.
I'm confused about their lte. The one uses dc-hspa yet 3 says it's lte ready despite the phone not having it listed?!
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Yeah three look after new customers, yet current ones get sweet fa.
I'm confused about their lte. The one uses dc-hspa yet 3 says it's lte ready despite the phone not having it listed?!
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the One is def LTE ready and will get it as for no extra cost on 3 as soon as they upgrade to LTE.
Just got off the phone to 3 again and they've said the lowest they can take my pay-off to is £23....I just don't get why they can't just ignor that last little bit, I mean come on! lol
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It is very good but when a third pary website is offering the same contract at £32 a month saving £48 over the contract term it's almost enough to entice me over (be it a small amount) I'm thinking surely 3 could let me off the small amount I owe seeing as it's clear the contract can be offered for less?
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What site is this on ?
Also, do threes contract prices include insurance ?
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vizzy said:
What site is this on ?
Also, do threes contract prices include insurance ?
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that's on buymobilephones.net some brilliant deals on there.....and no they don't include insurance
Anyone know of any contracts that do include this?

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