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i have been hanging on and on and on for what seems like an eternity and now i read that vodaphone are releasing theirs...
has anyone got a date out of orange yet?
i have a pac code waiting for o2 but 3g is better on the orange network and cheaper...
nealshouse said:
i have a pac code waiting for o2 but 3g is better on the orange network and cheaper...
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Better, sure, but cheaper? Unless you're looking at more than 512mb/month, I thought O2 and Vodafone were the networks to beat.
Orange are certainly not cheaper than O2 for data. I pay £18/month for 75MB on O2.
Unless you're looking at more than 512mb/month
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i thought that orange was a lot cheaper than o2?
the tariffs from o2 were in bundles of 4 megs? the orange ones are far mor flexible or am i looking in the wrong place?
http://www.o2.co.uk/business/tariffs/datatariffs/0,,112,00.html
thanks for the enlightenment...
I spoke to Orange before buying my O2 Exec and the Orange tariffs were significantly more expensive for me. Overseas calling or being called while overseas were very, very expensive.
I didn't look into the data tariffs because I don't use GPRS much.
Got mine today and very nice it looks too with the Orange customisation
Stu
Got mine today
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from a store / online?
let us know...
Yeah.. pls where did you get it from
We are an Orange business cutomer - so through 158 (direct from Orange Business). They started to to have stock last Friday.
Stu
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so what was the cost of the phone - contract etc..
thanks..
havn't seen the bill yet it will come through on the next invoice as an upgrade - but not cheep about £400 i think
Stu
orange contacted me and a mate today saying the phone was available, I called them and then they said no problem, will be with you tomorrow.
Also given it free on upgrade.
Also given it free on upgrade.
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thanks for letting us know..
what was the upgrade from / to?
cheers...
uograding from the orange version of the xda, mobile number escapes me, on your plan 200, or similar, but I Have a total of 4 contracts with them so i think this helped as a mate of mine was quoted 199 pounds
thanks..
was finally quoted £249 on my current price match plan (500mins/3 £25)
told them about o2's price and passed to the retention dept.
they reduced it to a £199 price upgrade.. told em bye bye...
Got mine today
Upgraded on my £25/month contract, for £14.99
I was offered it at £199 to start, then gave the old 'i've been with Orange for years blah blah', they then reduced it to £14.99
I have been with Orange for 6 years, 2 contracts all the time, monthly spend £50-£75.
Hope this helps someone in their quest for the best deal!!
Does anyone actually know what the state of play is with Tmobile and the X1?
I have read on another forum that people have been told in stores that they are going to stock it, but tmobile people on the Forum say they are not going to stock it at all.
Anyone got any clues on this?
I spoke with T mobile regards this, and was advised that they would be stocking the X1 but that it'd be in a few months. This is due to, and i quote, "all recent sony touch screen phones have been crap" - i.e they will be quality testing the **** out of it (Maybe rebranding it/the software) before considering selling it to the consumer.
As a result, when my contract is due in 10 days, I'm not renewing.
Thanks Naffets. I really want to stay with T-Mobile this year due to the good customer service/back-end systems they have. But at the end of the day the first network to stock the X1 gets my money
foaf said:
Thanks Naffets. I really want to stay with T-Mobile this year due to the good customer service/back-end systems they have. But at the end of the day the first network to stock the X1 gets my money
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i can say with 100% certainty that o2 will have it, and will be despatching this coming monday. (o2 stock it at the moment but cant ship until then apparently)
Naffets said:
i can say with 100% certainty that o2 will have it, and will be despatching this coming monday. (o2 stock it at the moment but cant ship until then apparently)
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hmmm. nothing on their site. i had assumed that vodafone were going to be first.
if anyone finds out any more info, please update this thread ...
I've been told by Vodafone (UK) the 17th, but I had been told the 12th and before that the 6th....
k so i was wrong
very very wrong
Quite annoyed actually, my informant was wrong.
At this stage i'd pay a fortune for a retail x1 unit
Naffets said:
k so i was wrong
very very wrong
Quite annoyed actually, my informant was wrong.
At this stage i'd pay a fortune for a retail x1 unit
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lol ebay £510!
Xperia definitely coming to Vodafone: CLICKY
No date and not my preference of operator though.
artesea said:
I've been told by Vodafone (UK) the 17th, but I had been told the 12th and before that the 6th....
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Just got off the phone and it been delayed another week (24th)
I have rang o2 every day for the last two weeks. It was due in on 6th, then put back to wc 13th rang them today and they still have not recieved them yet. It is not their fault (aparantly) and they will be selling X1 as soon as it arrives which could be this week. If not wc 20th
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Just got off the phone and it been delayed another week (24th)
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Yay, one X1 ordered to arrive on Monday
spoke to t mobile on 23/10 - they wont even confirm if they will be doing it this year - and thats after i said i'd leave if they aren't doing it straight away - useless, really.
The touch pro aint even available with them, idiots.
Well, time to move to o2...
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Yay, one X1 ordered to arrive on Monday
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Unboxing pictures now up on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artesea/sets/72157608408134804/
UK:
Carphone Warehouse dont know when it's going to be in. They advised next couple of weeks.
Vodaphone had a Dummy Unit and were to busy for me to ask if they had any in stock before I left.
O2 dont really have a clue, salesman looked a bit dumb founded when I said Xperia. He said SE are having quite a few releases in the next 2 weeks to a month, so come back then.
Just dont know which to go for, Omnia (Free on T-Mobile @ £30/m for 18 Months, 700 Mins Unlimited Texts) or Xperia (Free on O2 @ £30/m for 24 Months 600 Mins and Unlimited Texts) ...
Xperia felt a lot smaller than expected and I didn't see too many issues with the D-Pad, but then it was the Dummy Unit. Omnia was obviously thinner but felt like a boat width ways. Hmm ...
CPW already have the X1, as do mobiles.co.uk and Vodafone.
I have a Vodafone X1 but I'm using my Tmob sim as I have a better contract with Tmob.
CPW already have the X1, as do mobiles.co.uk and Vodafone.
I have a Vodafone X1 but I'm using my Tmob sim as I have a better contract with Tmob.
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Which CPW you on about then? My 2 Local places both Didn't have them and didn't know an exact date when they'll be in ... ?
And yes Mobiles.co.uk do, but tried to order today only to find them Out of Stock.
I'm curious about something.
From the looks of it T-mobile will not be carrying the X1 instores for a while.
But how are companies like Expansys able to offer it for free or at reduced prices with T-mobile contracts?
And are those models unlocked or T-mobile branded?
Just curious as I've already ordered mine from Clove unlocked, but wanted to know how this system works.
bbusybookworm said:
I'm curious about something.
From the looks of it T-mobile will not be carrying the X1 instores for a while.
But how are companies like Expansys able to offer it for free or at reduced prices with T-mobile contracts?
And are those models unlocked or T-mobile branded?
Just curious as I've already ordered mine from Clove unlocked, but wanted to know how this system works.
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They sell the unbranded version which they have bought at wholesale prices. They also sell you an airtime contract, for which they receive a commission from the provider. They use this commission to subsidise the sales price of the handset.
eyebeebe said:
They sell the unbranded version which they have bought at wholesale prices. They also sell you an airtime contract, for which they receive a commission from the provider. They use this commission to subsidise the sales price of the handset.
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Fair Enough. i figured it might be something like this but nice to see some confirmation.
Was thinking of getting it on a contract, before I realised that I'm going to be spending over 6 Months travelling and didn't want to pay the price of a new expensive contract ehn I'm not going to be able to use it.
I have just come off the phone with O2 retentions and they have advised me that O2 WILL be supplying the Touch HD direct - or as they called it the XDA HD.
He could not give me any dates but just said it was definate.
I thought someone may be interested in this.
Thanks
It isnt any problem in Germany
https://service.o2online.de/portal/...034 00&tid=O-GEN-H-S&exclusivId=epo2p_o2suche
i'd mighty pissed off seeing that I got one from ebay and am o2 customer
Restrictedbeef said:
I have just come off the phone with O2 retentions and they have advised me that O2 WILL be supplying the Touch HD direct - or as they called it the XDA HD.
He could not give me any dates but just said it was definate.
I thought someone may be interested in this.
Thanks
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I wouldn't hold out for them to get it. I read over on the O2 official forums that people were told that they were going to start offering the handset direct, and this was over 3 months ago.
trice1921 said:
I wouldn't hold out for them to get it. I read over on the O2 official forums that people were told that they were going to start offering the handset direct, and this was over 3 months ago.
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Ye they do seem to be very slow in getting this handset. I wonder if part of it is that with it being billed as the "iphone Killer" they did not want to loose revenue from the iphone sales or if Apple made a clause in the contract to say that they wouldnt supply the HD for x amount of months??
Just guessing really.
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Ye they do seem to be very slow in getting this handset. I wonder if part of it is that with it being billed as the "iphone Killer" they did not want to loose revenue from the iphone sales or if Apple made a clause in the contract to say that they wouldnt supply the HD for x amount of months??
Just guessing really.
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At launch, the Touch HD was exclusive to Orange in the UK, just as the iphone is exclusive to O2 and the G1 to T-Mobile. That is why none of the other networks have been able to offer the phone. However long this exclusivity agreement lasts for is only known to Orange and HTC.
mobiles.co.uk and other businesses in the Carphone Warehouse group are buying SIM-free unlocked phones and bundling them with a seperate airtime contract.
Maybe the exclusivity agreement with Orange has ended and the HD is on its way, or maybe the retentions guy was misinformed or willing to say anything to keep you It will have nothing to do with the Apples contract, I doubt the HD was even thought of when the iphone was first launched.
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maybe the retentions guy was.....willing to say anything to keep you
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I think this is very likely.
handsomedog said:
maybe the retentions guy was misinformed or willing to say anything to keep you .
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You are probably right - the retentions fella is pi$$ing in the wind anyway because i am going to get the HD through Mobiles.co.uk on O2 and just port my number accross from one O2 account to another.
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You are probably right - the retentions fella is pi$$ing in the wind anyway because i am going to get the HD through Mobiles.co.uk on O2 and just port my number accross from one O2 account to another.
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Got my HD through e2save on o2, was previously on PAYG but they did offer a number swap too if needed
Got my HD through Carphonewarehouse on O2, what's the problem?
gav28 said:
Got my HD through Carphonewarehouse on O2, what's the problem?
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yeah me too....
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mobiles.co.uk and other businesses in the Carphone Warehouse group are buying SIM-free unlocked phones and bundling them with a seperate airtime contract.
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- so are the ones from mobiles.co.uk unlocked by default or are they locked to O2 ?
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- so are the ones from mobiles.co.uk unlocked by default or are they locked to O2 ?
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Unlocked and unbranded.
I got my HD via mobiles.co.uk on O2, it is unbranded Touch HD and fully unlocked
Restrictedbeef said:
You are probably right - the retentions fella is pi$$ing in the wind anyway because i am going to get the HD through Mobiles.co.uk on O2 and just port my number accross from one O2 account to another.
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It might be different on O2 but orange will not let you transfer a number from one contract to another, you can port it to another network with the PAC code or transfer it to pay as you go, that's it, worth checking!
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It might be different on O2 but orange will not let you transfer a number from one contract to another, you can port it to another network with the PAC code or transfer it to pay as you go, that's it, worth checking!
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With O2 you have to move to payg then to the new contract, they don't allow contract to contract transfers.
o2-voda
Got mine in december from mobilephones.co.uk on Voda, free on 35/pcm with unlimted web. I wanted to stay woth 02 and was told a the time they woudl never get the hd as it a direct competitor to the iphone, they must have worked out that it wasnt a competitor at all.
Voda and 02 will be sharing networks soon so it wont really matter for me, once they contract it up I will be moving back to 02 if i can though as I can next get through to the bloody voda customer services, 02's customer service is second to none in my opinion, I always got through straight away no matter when i called. As was actually offerred a free 8 gig iphone at the time to stay, I kind wish I had taken it
gav28 said:
Got my HD through Carphonewarehouse on O2, what's the problem?
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Thats strange - carphone warehouse said they could not do the HD on O2. I only went in last week??? I thought that was weired as mobiles.co.uk are owned by CWarehouse.
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Thats strange - carphone warehouse said they could not do the HD on O2. I only went in last week??? I thought that was weired as mobiles.co.uk are owned by CWarehouse.
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Most of the staff in shops these days don't know their A$$e$ from their Elbow$
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Thats strange - carphone warehouse said they could not do the HD on O2. I only went in last week??? I thought that was weired as mobiles.co.uk are owned by CWarehouse.
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Here a link to Carphonewarehouse site http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/HTC-TOUCH-HD/MONTHLY
Anyone on this forum who has updates about the availability of the HD2 in the Dutch T-Mobile webshop? I'm wondering when it will be available as I can only renew my contract via the webshop.
here u go
http://www.gsmweb.nl/
http://www.gsmweb.nl/
Yes, GSMweb is awesome.
(except for some dudes working at support there, they treat and talk to you like you are an animal, not very "Dutch" attitude. But, when you can swallow the treatment you get, you get the cheapest deal around in the Netherlands.
So I don't mind being helped by a guy who barks at me, respectless, and has no interest in his customers whatsoever.
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http://www.gsmweb.nl/
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alright, thanks. Only way to renew my contract right now is about 4 months before my contract will expire. This way only allows me to do so via the T-Mobile webshop. The other option is to wait 1 month longer and then I'm free to choose operator or store/webshop.
I'm a dutch T-mobile user also. I wanted to renew my contract by T-Mobile. I called several times and they told me they NOT gonna sell the HD2 in holland.
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I'm a dutch T-mobile user also. I wanted to renew my contract by T-Mobile. I called several times and they told me they NOT gonna sell the HD2 in holland.
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could this be an explanation for selling the Dutch HD2 before the WWE version? I can't imagine that several T-mobile webshops ARE gonna sell the HD2 (Germany/Britain) and they won't do so in Holland. Very strange imho.
No the don't sell the HD2 in the Netherlands. I asked it yesterday in the T-mobile shop in Utrecht and the confirmed it
Hi,
does anyone have any T-Mobile stores near them that they know have stock of this phone. Everytime I ring T-mobile direct for an upgrade they have none but have some for new connections. But some stores have stock where I can go and get an upgrade.
I am based near White city in London.
If anyone could help me with getting hold of one of this fantastic devices everyone is going on about.
thanks
Does it have to be from T-Mobile?
You can get one SIM-free from these guys - they have a shop just off Tottenham Court Road.
www.inkino.co.uk
Yes as I don't really want to spend that sort of cahs for sim free as I only have to pay £50 for my upgrade from T-mobile on a £25 month tariff.
I could also get the phone sim free and wiat for the upgrade and then sell one to make up the cost of sim free.
I will give T-mobile until the end of the day as some of their stores are getting them in this afternoon. Lets see what happens.
Inkino is quite good
I got mine from Inkino guys and they are quite good with the service and friendly.
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I got mine from Inkino guys and they are quite good with the service and friendly.
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Samr here...I bought last year Touch HD and this year HD2 in Inkino and they have wery good service and good prices...highly recommended
Shasarak said:
Does it have to be from T-Mobile?
You can get one SIM-free from these guys - they have a shop just off Tottenham Court Road.
www.inkino.co.uk
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Thanks for the advice, I just ogt it and hooked it up. It is very good and glad I got it. I will still upgrade on my t-mobile contract adn sell it on. Any takers for that opne let me know in the London Area. I am happy to flog it off for £350.0 once I get it from T-Mobile.
By the way ?I got the one today from the llink here at the shop in TCR unlocked Sim Free.