Damn they are now stating 17th November. That's 10 days later than they originally advertised.
I wonder if Orange will get the handsets first.
Does anyone know if the Touch HD will be sim locked and Orange branded? The reason I ask because mobiles.co.uk do it on both o2 and Orange. Orange suppose to have exclusivity until early 2009. o2 phones are usually unlocked.
Also I know people who bought the Samsung Innov8 (i8510) that had no Orange branding and was unlocked.
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I keep getting told 'in a few weeks' but does anyone have any definate info on when it will arrive?
Thanks
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Mmmmmm,
I didnt even think they would bother relasing it over here.
I know they are relasing the typhoon very soon
i waited and waited for the o2 xda mini. in the end got told they had no plans to release it in the uk!!! wtf i can't understand for the life of me how this makes finacial sense as i know that the magician has been hugely popular for the likes of tmobile and now orange with the m500.
so i gave up and got an orange contract and the spv m500, unlocked it and stuck my o2 sim back in it! maybe they will release the wizard in a few months instead - who knows?! o2 customer services are rubish and none of them had a clue!!!
Tom
why don't you just buy it from buy mobile phones.net? then you get the qtek with 2 years warranty? same phone, unlocked.
V
I have been going through a few of the previous threads - and just wanted to make sure ...
I want to buy the o2 Xda Exec, but since I spend much of my time abroad - the issue of unlocking the SIM is CRITICAL for me.
O2 sales people are not knowledgable enough with regards to the issue - they weren't too sure wheter it was locked at all at first;
later I confirmed it was, through various sources (including other forums).
I recently read here on various threads, and speaking to some other people - that the Xda Exec might arrive unlocked -- BUT -- apparently this might be the case ONLY for UK SIMS (which doen't help me).
Another thread reads that o2 might be prepared to unlock the handset for £15 -- but I have yet to confirm that with o2 Cust. Services.
:arrow: Does anyone have a definite/confirmed answer in this regard???
:?: Another question altogether is whether I should just get the i-mate JasJar instead - the question is which one has better bundeled software or future support.
I appreciate any helpful response!!!
I can confirm that all o2 Exec's are already unlocked.
As soon as I got mine from O2 Purchased out right with no contract I tried Mu Daughters T-mobile and the wifes vodafone sims and all worked fine.
However these are UK not sure if overseas Sims will work.
ukmdb is right i bough mine with a contractfrom O2 and it works with my vodafone and orangesim card
sorry dont know about foriegn sims
Unfortunately not all XDA Execs appear unlocked.
Mine arrived and will not work with a UK Orange SIM.
Unfortunately not all XDA Execs appear unlocked.
Mine arrived and will not work with a UK Orange SIM.
I just brought one from eBoy.. and according to the seller, O2 DID unlocked it at 15 pounds extra when I asked him to call O2. Oh well, will find out in about a week to see if it's true
can anyone confirm this? as in do you have personal experience?
not those who say i have friends who say that their phone is locked or someone told me its locked.
as in do you have a personal experience of your O2 Exec being locked?
also, it would be great if you could list the date and location where your exec was purchased so that the users here can get an idea.
using it with a variety of carriers in the US so it must be unlocked.
I got mine from the o2 online shop and it was despached on the 17/10/05. I can confirm that it is unlocked.
I purchased a Exec three weeks ago and it was unlocked.
I'm living in Ireland and the gimps at O2 Ireland haven't even heard about the Exec so can any of you - in particular lbendlin since you're not in the UK either tell me how you managed to get an Exec?
Any informationat at all would be greatly appreciated.
i got my xda exec from o2 online on the 1st december and its unlocked
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I'm living in Ireland and the gimps at O2 Ireland haven't even heard about the Exec so can any of you - in particular lbendlin since you're not in the UK either tell me how you managed to get an Exec?
Any informationat at all would be greatly appreciated.
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O2 Ireland get's it's stock from O2 UK.
Ergo the Exec will be unlocked - assuming the gimps can get it for you. Time to call the CEO Danuta Gray and tell her to pull finger methinks
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My friend from the UK bought my EXEC for me last NOV 10 and it is unlocked! I love this baby!
I got one today and it's unlocked. I got one three weeks ago and that was unlocked.
I hope rumours of them moving to locked SIM are untrue.
V
seems like there are no users who have a SIM-locked Exec at the moment. hopefully its not locked too coz mine has been bought by a friend on November 26th and is currently in shipment. the shopkeeper told him it was sim locked but he couldnt confirm it as he didnt have any sim card to try it out.
Was the touch dual an orange uk exclusive?
Was it first available on orange before it became sim free?....If so how long after it being on orange was it available sim free?
Thanks
Im pretty sure Orange got the exclusive in the UK. AFAIK they were released so near to each other as makes no difference, I would of theought the SIM-free version came out first.
I got mine SIM-free from Expansys on 1st Dec-ish.
o2 have a version, i cant remember what its called.
anyway, i got the orange one...just 20 £ to unlock...
is imei-check the best place to unlock it?
otherwise is there a rom i can use to wipe the orange stuff completely and unlock at the same time?
thanks
Does someone know where i could buy a unlocked Omnia 7 without contract in europe? I searched and didn't find a single shop that had some on stock.
It's listed with a provisional price on Clove but with no release date I am afraid.
You can buy it PAYG on three (£445 I think) and then pay £15 to unlock, so £460 sim free from 3.
I don't see the Omnia 7 when i select PAYG on the three uk online shop. May this option is only if u buy it directly from a three store? And where i can get the phone unlocked for £15, direct from three?
I found a locked Omnia 7 on eBay but not shure if there is a trusted unlock online service.
Not sure about online, but certainly in store they had is as PAYG as well as contract. And the guy in store said you just call 3 themselves and they will give you the code for about £15.
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Not sure about online, but certainly in store they had is as PAYG as well as contract. And the guy in store said you just call 3 themselves and they will give you the code for about £15.
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So there not operating the same 12 month no unlock policy as O2 are then?
Does it leave the device with much three branding?
I bought my Omnis on t mobile and have had it unlocked and am now using it on Vodafone as this is my preferred network as they have much better 3g coverage in my area. Aside from a t-mobile marking on the battery cover there is no branding on the phone at all.
Go to geizhals.at most of the online stores update the availability daily, there u can get it as soon as it's available
I'm also looking to get one soon!
I'm also looking at geizhals.at every day, and it drives me crazy
Any updates on this?
I bought mine BNIB (locked to Orange UK) from eBay for £310, then unlocked for $20. Bargain
www.belsimpel.nl
The Swiss site, www.digitec.ch have an unlocked Omnia 7 for 585.- CHF. I used this site/store many times while I live in Switzerland and it is very good value.
They offer free delivery, but it is only to Switzerland I'm afriad (I see you are in Austria - nextdoor!). You can buy online and collect it from their stores (closest to Austria would be Zurich or Winterthur).
Play.com have it unlocked for £479.99
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...pe=allproducts&searchsource=0&urlrefer=search
A german shop has some instock again (since yesterday) Omnia 7 16gb... looks like its completely free of branding.
http://www.redcoon.de/index.php/cmd...amsung_Omnia_7_(I8700)_16_GB_black/#detailtop
They might even deliver to Austria.
I know there is another company delivering to Austria; a1 something .. they also have a website called www.getgoods.de but it is only the 8gb version (also unbranded) They did pretend to offer the 16gb version but they realised that stock was low.
I rang three and got them to bill me for one. They insisted I had a contract and pay monthly for it but I got them to sell me one full price with no contract £445 ish.
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I rang three and got them to bill me for one. They insisted I had a contract and pay monthly for it but I got them to sell me one full price with no contract £445 ish.
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A friend of mine keeps visiting Germany, Frankfurt...can I ask her to get it...I live in India...what about the unlocking procedure then?? SHould I get it unlocked there itself or should I get it unlocked here in India?? Also, I am not looking forward to spend A LOT..like £445 is toooo much for me...(MORE than my salary )
So..around £300 - 350 is fair i think??
Thanx!
All omnia 7 phones in germany are from t-mobile and therefore unlocked. The only branding they have is a splashscreen and t-mobile search in the ie.
You can flash a new rom though and it will be completely unbranded.
I dont know the exact prices right now but it should cost around 520-590€.
Hope that helps...