I can tell you how to get a new XDA Exec for less than £300. But you need to PM and I will tell you how. Also you MUST promise to donate £10 to a children's charity. This is the only condition I have. I will not profit from this myself.
I already know how to do this @ £380, but I think you should give the information up and request people that use the advice donate £10 to charity !!!
I may have a way that will get a GPRS card + an MDA Pro for £270, and then subsequent MDA Pros for £235 a piece... but it's a bit of a gamble :wink:
Actually, with the 14 day cooling off thing, it's barely a gamble at all 8)
Okay Ice, I trust people who use this information to donate money to a children's charity. Please, its nearly Christmas.
What you need to do.
Go to an O2 store and ask for the XDA Exec on the Data 5 tariff and take an old mobile phone with a charger for a trade-in.
Here is the calculation:
Exec: £230
Trade-in: -£50
Data 5 x 12: £9.40 x 12 (£113)
Total cost: £293
Remember that £10 to charity!
The alternative way...
Buy a T Mobile Communication Centre
http://www.directmobilephones.com/communication_centre.htm
Now, although it says £25/month, that may not be the case...
I bought one of these a little over a year ago (when it was £15/month). Turns out, the line rental was just under £3 and internet access was a flat fee of around £11 on top. Now, if this is still the arrangement, then you can get on a tariff that's only £3/month and this is the key to getting a cheap MDA.
The early cancellation fee is your line rental for the remainder of the contract. I found this out by mistake - I had a row with T Mobile and said I wanted my money back and would go to O2. They told me "your early cancelation charge is £32". I started saying "No way am I paying to cancel when you misold this to me... hang on, that's cancel the contract and walk away, the handset remains mine?"
"YES" they replied.
So, I'm now out of contract and they sent me an unlock code (on request) but never charged me for that. I've not actually terminated my contract (although I can now without further charge or notice) so, technically, I may be eligable for an upgrade!
If you use this method, £10 to McMillan's cancer nurses, NSPCC or, indeed, XDA Developers please.
jah said:
Okay Ice, I trust people who use this information to donate money to a children's charity. Please, its nearly Christmas.
What you need to do.
Go to an O2 store and ask for the XDA Exec on the Data 5 tariff and take an old mobile phone with a charger for a trade-in.
Here is the calculation:
Exec: £230
Trade-in: -£50
Data 5 x 12: £9.40 x 12 (£113)
Total cost: £293
Remember that £10 to charity!
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Can you trade in any phone even if it is simlocked and can not be used with an O2 simcard? And how about the condition of the phone. Even with scratches?
can you do this if you live in ireland, can u go to england and buy one but buy yourself out of the contract staight away
@simba,
I tradded-in an Orange phone which had a few scratches.
Please remember to donate to a charity if you use information in this thread to get a good deal on your Exec/MDA Pro
jah said:
@simba,
I tradded-in an Orange phone which had a few scratches.
Please remember to donate to a charity if you use information in this thread to get a good deal on your Exec/MDA Pro
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No problemo!
data 5 tariff
CAn you tell me what a data 5 tariff consists off ? and i wonder how long it will take them to catch on!
Thanks John.
jdoherty, the Data 5 tariff has no voice minutes but it does include 5 MB of data. Look here for more info: http://www.o2.co.uk/business/tariffs/datatariffs/0,,203,00.html
My plan is to use my Exec to receive calls and for email & web and probably use my Treo 650 for outgoing calls as I have a normal voice data SIM in my Treo.
Don't forget that donation.... (PS I gave £20 to www.DEC.org.uk, just a hint)
data tariff 5
Thanks JA, If I buy I wont forget the donation. But don't think no voice mins no good to me. I know you could probably unlock the device and move to pay as u go. thanks John
exec doesnt lock at all, anyway, someone use your info to make benefit, such ashamed
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GET-AN-XDA-EX...449390753QQcategoryZ32242QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
It is such a sad world we live in - we have mobile phones and a roof over our heads and there are people in Asia at the moment that are facing hardship because of he earthquakes. I hope "ak-uk", the seller on ebay, gives a good slice of his/her profit to a charity
Edit: is there a way we can identify ak-uk? Can we get his/her forum/member name?
Great news. ak-uk will be donating his money from ebay to charity. Thank you. Sorry for my previous post.
Great news. ak-uk will be donating ALL his money from ebay to charity. Thank you very very much.. Sorry for my previous post.
He sent me an email also, really grateful to see that, hope your idea will reach people's heart, I personally will support, thanks for such kindness of yours.
Thank you all for the precious informations, but concerning the trade-in
what are the acceptable mobiles to be traded, thus I want to know if we pay the entire sum, do we get it unlocked directly?
I'll will not forget the charity donation.
Ram!
@ramram,
1. it appears the XDA Execs are all unlocked as I tested my one with a Vodafone 3G SIM
2. the trade-in is not by cash discount. O2 will send you a cheque for £50 within 28 days. Remember you only a mobile phone and charger.
So no-one has take an Exec on the 02 50 plan thru the student thing ??
109 for the Exec plus charges ??
Works out at about 320 quid ish ??
On monday, I'm going to be negotiating a deal with an unlock code provider for HTCs. Being that I just got a pure to replace my blue angel, I figure I'll post here. At 2$ a pop with a turnaround time of about 1-5 hours (a week max or the code is free), how many people would be interested?
almost 80 views and no replies? alright....guess this isn't worth my time then.
I would be interested
I would be interested to add myself for PURE unlock code. The ebay guy ripped me asking
htc aria for example?
oh boy, this is an old thread, the unlock codes are only 2$ now, not $5, you can just PM me any old time and I'll get around to it.
well, I got hooked up with a sprint business rep and I got:
$100 Port Credit
Free month service
No activation fee
10% recurring discount
I am pretty stoked, although I won't get my evo til monday, but that is a small price to pay for the deal I got.
if anyone is interested, PM me and i'll give the guys name to you.
I don't wanna get anyone in trouble for posting names here.....
I also posted this on android forums....
what do you have to do to get it? All you did was ask?
dsarch21 said:
well, I got hooked up with a sprint business rep and I got:
$100 Port Credit
Free month service
No activation fee
10% recurring discount
I am pretty stoked, although I won't get my evo til monday, but that is a small price to pay for the deal I got.
if anyone is interested, PM me and i'll give the guys name to you.
I don't wanna get anyone in trouble for posting names here.....
I also posted this on android forums....
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I did a quick search and it seems like this is only for B2B (business 2 business) users. Is it if you switch from one carrier to Sprint as a business customer?
yes, you need to start a business account.
(if you have a business)
I was about to order it just now but the coupon code is expired yesterday. One day late.
Well, I guess I will wait for another coupon code to arrive for me to order the 7.7.
Meanwhile, I will have to just use my Galaxy Note until something better comes along.
Maybe I am destined to buy something else.
If anyone know of a new coupon code, could you PM me or post it on this thread for other people to know also.
Thanks.
Why don't you try calling (or chatting online) them?
They might be able to let you use the discount
FalXori said:
Why don't you try calling (or chatting online) them?
They might be able to let you use the discount
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Nope, I did talk to a sale person there but I could not get any discount.
Edit: Did all promo codes expire 2/3? If not, would be great
if anyone has a promo code they can share, please PM me, would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you very much in advance!
M973 said:
Edit: Did all promo codes expire 2/3? If not, would be great
if anyone has a promo code they can share, please PM me, would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you very much in advance!
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The $100 off codes expired on 2/3. But you can still get $70 without a code until 2/14.
dirtysox said:
The $100 off codes expired on 2/3. But you can still get $70 without a code until 2/14.
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Thanks, I know there is the $70 off until 2/14 I guess I meant the motorola friends/family, etc., if that can be combined, if there was still that promotion