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Best deal on XDA II in UK (e2save.com?)

After being shafted by one stop phone shop, i've been searching for the best deal on a UK based XDA II.
I've just found e2save.com who are doing the XDAII with 3 months insurance on o2 200 for £119. Thats the same deal as one stop were originally offering. Other best i can find is £139.
Anyone dealt with e2save.com? They offer 7 day return and price matching as well.
They quote the o2 200 tariff at £30.99, most other places quote £30. Is this because they have bolted on itemised billing?
I think o2's rule now is that contract has to be kept for 6 months isn't it, then it can be downgraded to a cheaper one.
The double talk and text they are offering at the mo runs out at the end of april. I presume that if i ordered a phone before then, but it didn't get delivered and connected until after, would i still get the offer?
Also is it 3 months doubled for the months after connection?
I will get an XDA II one day, if the offer is right!
cheers

The e2save deal sounds (as you say) comparable to the one that I got from OneStopPhoneshop ...
Do a search on eBay for seller "uncle-jamal" and he is selling XDA II's for £139 on O2 400, with other deals available - but not as good as e2save.
The only other seller I found (via this board) was Uplands, but they were not as good (price-wise) either.
One piece of advice - wherever you go, it may be worth making a quick phone call before placing the order to see if they actually have any stock - I gather that O2 cannot get enough of these models at the moment, and as a result I had to wait 3 weeks for mine from OSPS - it was worth it though.
HTH
Mark

When i spoke to mobiles2yourdoor, they said they order them in and there would definately be no problem getting one within 4 days!. I suppose once they've got your money, if there's a delay that's too bad.
I'll phone e2save and see whats what, but i'm sure most places like onestop will say they have them even if they don't just to get the customer.

phoned up e2save today and they said that there was a delivery of the xda II today (thats why the prices have gone up on their site!!)
Well i ordered the o2 100 traiff at £139 plus P+P. They charge £25.99 a month and you get free itemised billing. I pointed out its not free as your paying for it and you can't elect not to have the billing (which other shops allow you to do!)
3 months free insurance as well.
So it should be delivered wednesday, hopefully!

Hi,
Just ordered my from e2save via the phone mine is coming tomorrow, did you notice that the insurance was not being supplied via O2
" 3 months FREE insurance with Allianz Cornhill " with a £50 access and you have to cancel the insurance after the 3 months or the will keep on taking the £7.99 it out your bank
steve

What time did you order yours? I phoned at about 5.30pm, and they said i wouldn't get it until wednesday
yeah the insurance is pretty standard. Its free for 3 months, then you just ahve to cancel direct debit if you don't want it any more. I will probably drop it as its no better than my home insurance.
Shame its not like the old ornage insurance. Free, new phone in 24 hours wherever you are, and no excess, oh happy days
It annoyed me that they changed their offers just because they got stock in!

Hi ordered mine around 3 o'clock (uk) the girl on the phone said they had only just come in, she also said that there was more in stock,
My son who ordered one from Carphone Wharehouse was told that they had no stock on sunday but they shipped it on monday so perhaps a lot of place got some form of stock,
When i spoke to the O2 shop in Derby the guy said that they had a back order list of 10.
steve

Well came today as expected, so i'm happy with their service. Seemed to be the best deal around at the moment. needless to say in a week or so there will be a better one!

I got jerked around by onestopphoneshop too!!! :evil:
They accepted my first order on 23/4/2004, asked for utility bills and then just dumped the order without telling me anything, by phone, email, or whatever. I only discovered it when I phoned up to check the order on the 1/5/2004, no reason given. I re-placed the order immediately, but, ahh sorry sir they're now UK£20 dearer AND you have to have a 6 months 02 200 contract not 4 months as it used to be. B*STARDS!
Even then they tried to cancel the order twice as the first utility bill I sent them was a month out of date, and then they lost the second one. It was only frequent and persistent phone calls that got me it at all.
DON'T BUY IT FROM THEM! GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!
Oh, and the free car kit they send you with it? The XDA II is too wide to fit it.

best deals
Guys i went for mobileshop.com
I got my XDA II the next day! with O2 250 + 50 bolt-on for 37 a month
Their service is excelllent and I am a business user

Buying new nexus one from craiglist?

Hi, im planning on buying a new nexus one from ebay or craiglist. I was wondering can you still get insurance if you buy it from a seller and not google?

LOL...No.
Well not legitamately...

I would venture to say that T-Mobile would still give you premium handset insurance. When I told them I wanted to change my phone to Nexus One and would it be insured they said yes. Thats all they said, didnt ask for proof of purchase or serial or imei number.
One of the reasons I stick with T-Mobile is because they are pretty leniant with stuff like that.

They only ask for IMEI codes for phones they carry. Otherwise its fair game.

tmobile will only do the 4.75 insurance through insurion not the Full php bundle that extends the warranty for another year.
but to do that you must have the original receipt of the phone and it must be within 14 days of the purchase time to get any insurance on it.
So if the seller bought it and its past the 14 days. You will not be able to get the insurance.
If it is b4 the 14 days then you will need the ORIGINAL receipt to get the PHP added on.

Housetek said:
tmobile will only do the 4.75 insurance through insurion not the Full php bundle that extends the warranty for another year.
but to do that you must have the original receipt of the phone and it must be within 14 days of the purchase time to get any insurance on it.
So if the seller bought it and its past the 14 days. You will not be able to get the insurance.
If it is b4 the 14 days then you will need the ORIGINAL receipt to get the PHP added on.
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I didn't give them anything, I just asked them to change the insurance. Never once asked for receipt. I would call and ask before but I'm sure they will let you put it on the phone.

in my store its required to see the receipt if were gona add insurance or php bundle on any ones phone.
Otherwise u buy a n1 break it, and sell it on ebay. and some guy snags it and realizes theres somthing wrong with it, adds Php to his plan and then files a claim for a new N1.
to keep things like that from happening, in store we ask for receipts.
for over the phone with Customer care i suppose it can be different b/c they can search the IMEI of the phone and determine the purchase date.
even so if its past 14 days of the purchase date, they will not issue any insurance.

I am glad I bought my Nexus One through Craig's list.
After I sold the MyTouch, and the G1 and a couple other odd phones I had, the total out of pocket expense for my phone was $140. Brand New, sealed box.

How much are they going on Craigslist that you would not want to buy directly from goole?

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How much are they going on Craigslist that you would not want to buy directly from goole?
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You will see them for all kinds of prices. I "paid" $500 for mine (only $140 of that was from my pocket, rest was from selling other items), new, in a sealed box. Mine even came with a 1 month unlimited voice/data T-Mobile SIM as well.
Keep in mind though, I didn't have to pay the hefty sales tax on it either, so I got a great deal...

Bell Atrix New Price Reduction: 1 week after its release

Hey everyone
So like a lot of people I was an early adopter of the device and purchased it right away on a new 3 year term for 169.
I was a previous client so i had gone through retention and had recieved an additional 50 on my phone so i only paid about 120.
Today Bell released a new promotion for the phone a 3 year term to sell for 69.
I called up bell right away spoke to customer service and retention. The issue is that according to them this limited discount is for new activations only. which is pretty bs if you ask me but in any case these are the current options without spending hours on the phone with retention and actually getting the discount.
You can return the phone now for "buyers remorse" and resign and get the phone at the reduced priced. the problem is you lose the right to grandfather yourself in with your prior plan. so it means you lose all you had before.
In my case i went through retention and recieved quite a few reductions and changes. if i went back for the discounted new price, id be signing a new contract and new terms.
Basically if youre new to bell it works fine to go and do this. if youre a previous customer it may not be in your best interest to try to save the 100. obviously its aggravating but its the price we pay to be the first!
Other than that you can probably sit and complain and speak to a supervisor to get the additional 100 which in all honesty i did not have the patience to do considering i spent 4 hours total on the phone wit them the day of to get the phone!

I'm guessing that Bell's massive marketing efforts didn't convince enough people to buy it at $169.99.

It'd be nice if the off contract price got reduced to $499. I bet you a lot of people that bought it for $599 would go and return their phone to buy it back at the reduce price, lol.

I bought my Atrix on release day. I called customer service and in less than 15 minutes had my account credited the $100 difference. It was easier than I thought.
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Good to know about the price redeuction. Anyone selling on Kijiji will also have to reduce their sell price. Might be a good time to buy one off contract through a Kijiji seller. Oh and don't worry, I have bought and sold enough phones on Kijiji so I know a "Like New" or "BNIB" box scenario all too well. If it's not factory sealed, don't touch it. And if the box is open, then the offer gets reduced.

Price is again 169.95
Do you think a sale will happen any time soon again?!!!

yeah its back up to $169 at bell and best buy.
Guess it was a short promotion.
Glad I got mine for 0$ on the last day.

[Q] Website to sell my nexus one

ive seen a website where i can sell and buy android phones from other power android users but i cant remember what the website was. im looking to sell my n1. any ideas what the website is? thank you

http://www.swappa.com

thank you so much

Yeah I get kind of a bad vibe about Swappa. It's very US-centric (which is OK I guess if you live there), and many of their phone specs are incorrect.

Swappa sucks. The target audience is not big enough and the site is not well known... for now anyways, maybe not for the next 5 years.... I listed my Desired HD for 2 weeks with no hits, even paid the extra $10 to be a "featured" listing yada yada.. after 2 weeks with no success, i listed the item on Ebay with buy it now price and was sold in less than 12 hours.

I listed my G1 for sale on swappa. It sold within a couple of days. Unfortunately the guy that bought it could not give me a confirmed mailing address. I tried for days to get him and the guy who runs swappa to understand that I would not ship to an unconfirmed address since the transaction would no longer be covered under paypal seller protection. I have been ripped off in the past where someone paid with a stolen credit card and I was dumb enough to ship to an unconfirmed address. Then the credit card company took the money back from me and I was out 700 bucks and my item. The guy gave me 3 or 4 different addresses over the course of maybe 3 days. It seemed too shady to me so I refunded his money and kept the phone.
For anyone using swappa as a means to sell their old items, beware of this practice. Only ship to an address that is confirmed THROUGH paypal. Otherwise you are running the risk of being ripped off. Both the buyer and the guy at swappa assured me this was his real address. How the website host knows this for sure was beyond me. Whatever, I'm no fool.

Ebay is a much better route for selling!

Craigslist isn't all that bad either for local sales, depending on where you live.

I agree. craigslist and ebay are better. However using swappa seemed like a better target audience to me. Basically the people there know the phone has most likely been rooted. I dunno.

I figure, if you're going to sell to a non hacker, just flash back to total stock using PASSIMG.ZIP and you're good. If your warranty has already expired, the bootloader is of no concern.
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xxlikquidxx said:
Swappa sucks. The target audience is not big enough and the site is not well known... for now anyways, maybe not for the next 5 years.... I listed my Desired HD for 2 weeks with no hits, even paid the extra $10 to be a "featured" listing yada yada.. after 2 weeks with no success, i listed the item on Ebay with buy it now price and was sold in less than 12 hours.
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lol
I want my $10 feature listing money back from the failed suggestion.
The site said I had 76 views last time I checked, but not one bite. I guess ebay would be the best place.

Verizon Trade In Review

Today I am going to do an review of the Verizon Trade In service. Their trade in service allows you to mail off your smartphones you are no longer using in exchange for an Verizon gift card. The Verizon gift card can be used either for getting a new phone, accessories, or even towards your monthly bill. The trade in value really varies depending on the phone which usually depends on the age of the device along with demand. Obviously newer phones are going to be of higher value so keep that in mind.
The process is pretty simple to do. Go to Trade-In.VZW.com. From there you can start the appraisal of your device, check on the status of your trade in, or go to the trade in support center. Once you start the appraisal you'll then select your device and answer if the device turns on, if the screen works, and if the screen is damaged. You will then get an estimated value of the device. For instance right now an fully functioning HTC Thunderbolt is worth $200 while the same device but not working with a cracked screen is worth all of $2. In comparison an older device such as the Motorola Droid fully working is $24 so obviously in that case I would recommend looking into other methods to sell of said device.
Once you agree to the estimated appraised amount you will then enter in your information to get the pre-paid mailer sent out to you. You will get an e-mail once you complete all that and agree to trade in the device with your submission ID. From my experience it took about four days to get the mailer which came from Tennessee. Verizon does recommend leaving the battery in the device before mailing it back. You however do not need to include stuff such as the data/charging cable, manual, and stuff like that. Once Verizon gets your device they are usually quick in determining the actual value. In my case I got the full $200 for my Thunderbolt. As of right now I am waiting for my gift card to arrive as it was sent out a few days ago.
I will say in summary there is plenty of good about this service but some negatives along the way. The speed of the services with one exception is pretty fast for something mail based. The site itself is clean and easy to use as to be expected from Verizon. Also from the one phone call I made to the support the rep was very friendly about answering my questions so kudos to Verizon on that as well even if the phone support is only available Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 8 PM central time.
There are some improvements I do feel the service could use such as perhaps letting you drop the phone off at a local Verizon store so they can at least mail it off or even if at all possible do the appraisal right there. Of course I would imagine perhaps Verizon is doing this whole mail in thing on purpose so they can test the device to see if its rooted or anything else that your typical store rep might not know how to detect. So I highly recommend for you to unroot your device if you do decide to trade it.
Also I do feel that at least the time it take between when you are told your device is approved and when the gift card is actually mailed out is a bit too long. In my case it was nearly a week before the status on the trade in site finally showed the gift card had been mailed out. That's something in all honesty I can't understand why it takes that long to do given how relatively quick the rest of the process is.
Overall its a good service for what it does but not without its flaws. I do say its worth looking into but keep in mind especially with older devices I do recommend checking other places to see how much more you can get compared to this.
Website: Trade-In.VZW.com

My gift card arrived today in the mail. Just to give heads up the gift card can only be used at in Verizon's words:
Verizon said:
You can use this gift card at Verizon Wireless owned and operated retail locations or for on-line purchases at www.verizonwireless.com. You can also pay your Verizon Wireless bill by visiting My Verizon at www.verizonwireless.com. Please note that this card cannot be used at Verizon Wireless authorized agent/retailer locations.
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In other words it can be used only at stand alone Verizon stores and their website. It however can't be used at retail stores such as Best Buy and Walmart along with sites such as Amazon.com.
Here's my official time line of the trade in process:
July 5th – Submitted HTC Thunderbolt for trade in. Apprasial comes up at $200.
July 9th – Envelope arrived to send Thunderbolt in.
July 11th – Thunderbolt mailed in.
July 15th – Verizon e-mails back saying Thunderbolt has been recieved and approved. Says "up to three weeks for gift card to arrive."
July 22nd – Status on Verizon site says gift card has been mailed out.
July 25th – Gift card arrived from Trenton, NJ.
I hope my review is of help to anyone here on XDA.

Have you gotten a certified preowned phone/tablet from it? I want the xoom because it's much cheaper but I don't know...

Indirect said:
Have you gotten a certified preowned phone/tablet from it? I want the xoom because it's much cheaper but I don't know...
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The trade in program is simply sending your smart phone in exchange for a gift card.

Not a great deal...
While this may sound like a good deal, in reality it's not that great. I have a perfect Droid Incredible (original) and vzw will give me $75 for it. Problem is, I know I can sell it all day long, on craigslist or ebay, for around $200!
For $75 I'll keep it as a backup should I ever need one...

bvondane said:
While this may sound like a good deal, in reality it's not that great. I have a perfect Droid Incredible (original) and vzw will give me $75 for it. Problem is, I know I can sell it all day long, on craigslist or ebay, for around $200!
For $75 I'll keep it as a backup should I ever need one...
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Yep for newer devices such as the Thunderbolt its a good option as you're pretty much set to get back most of what you spent for it. For older devices like the Incredible however you are better off with CL/eBay over Verizon... or just keeping it for backup purposes like I'm doing with my Droid 1.

looks good