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Where to buy an XDA2 Sim Free in the UK.......anyone know

Hello all
Basically I am having to put an insurance claim in for my old XDA and the insurance company need me to get quotes for a replacement (which will be the XDA2). However, having searched many places in the UK everywhere can only give me prices for contract XDA2's.
Does anybody know of shops or retail outlets that will sell the XDA2 sim free??? O2 themselves won't, Carphone Warehouse etc won't so apart from Ebay (which I do not know if the insurance company would be happy with) I am a bit stuck.
Any one offer any advice??
With thanks
Ian J

Hi,
The only place I know about is http://www.expansys.co.uk . The price is expensive though as its sim free, but if your not paying. Who cares
Rgds,
Rob.

Top man Rob

No probs dude.
Rob. 8)

I'm buying my xda2 tomorrow sim free for £300 from my local o2 shop as they have a special offer on at the moment

Moonmonkey, can you give more details about this offer, they are selling you an xda2 without a contract at £300? I didnt think O2 sold phones unless they hooked you to a contract.

It doesn't matter if you get one locked to O2 as within this web site is the software to unlock it. It will have the O" logo and settings in it but that doesn't matter as you can change the ROM as well. I've lost the link within the site for it but it's free and works. just follow the easy instructions.
Adam

I'm buying mine sim free as its a replacement phone to my xda1 and I don't want another contract..Erm well normally they sell it sim free for something stupid like £400-450 and with contract for £350...they reduced the price to £300 earlier this year then down to £200something with contract so the price for simfree naturally went down aswell...I'll fill you in when I get bck from the shop hopefully later today

Good luck Moonmonkey, regardless of price if you can find any o2 shops that have the xda II in stock i'll be impressed.
If only o2 spent a small part of there advertising budget keepng there distribution channels properly stocked!

Brand new xda2 on ebay, £400 buy now
here is the link, make sure you can collect, it looks genuine to me but be aware of scammers, do not part with cash until sure, the guy wants immediate payment via paypal.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3081609691&category=3728

Can I buy XDA Exec in the U.K. without being O2 customer?

Can I buy XDA Exec in the U.K. without being O2 customer? That is just pay and go without being an O2 customer or a U.K. Citizen..
I am thinking of going to the U.K. just to purchase a machine.
My girl is going to Germany next month and I know Jasjar can br purchased there as well but I wouldn't want a german keyboard.

Of couse you can. But won't your phone just get blocked when you have it back in Turkey.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=54910&highlight=imei

what is the point of going to uk in order to get exec??..loads of e-stores sell them or check out ebay.co.uk
cheers, cudo

Hello,
TO: kevino
They no longer block phones in Turkey. They stopped doing so about 2 weeks ago.
TO: cudo
The point is not to pay outrageous taxes and be tourched with Turkish customs for 8 hours.
Anyway,
Where is the cheapest place to purchase it in the U.K. ?
Or cheapest online store? I don't mind buying the Qtec 9000 since it's the same thing.

I still think that the best way is to get one off ebay..and the seller may send it as a gift so there is gonna be no tax and custom. the other thing is ebay is the cheapest

Find someone in UK you trust with £300 and have them buy it for you.
Then have them ship it to you as a gift. You can then prove that you aren't to pay customs on it with one phonecall to your friend. Your friend in the UK can phone Turkish customs and tell them that it was bought off ebay by them as a gift for you, without mentioning the money that you sent them for it.
If you would like the numbers of some really nice Turkish people over here that might help you out (and actually speak your language lol) I can send you them I have a few Turkish friends that would be trustworthy with that kind of money.
Of course, this assumes that you trust me to give you other people's numbers and not be pulling a fast one on you to grab your £300 ...
It is all about trust, isn't it?
Doing it this way has to be cheaper than flying over here just for a phone.

Gift exemption only appies under a certain value. Unless you are willing to take the chance of declaring the value as about £20, you'll probably still get taxed.
BUT, if you DO take that risk and declare it as low value, they may pull it anyway and question why a device like that is only worth £20.
Your choice

hi preditor.
thank you so much for getting back to me...
i sent you a PrivateMessage let me know..
thanks.

[Q] Where to buy unlocked Omnia 7 without contract?

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.

rob_p said:
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.

Antiskunk said:
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...

Where to buy HDH in UK sim free?

Hello, I will come to London tomorrow for several days, could you recommend me a shop (not e-shop) where I can buy DHD sim free and with an opportunity to make tax free

hey, guys?

You can go into Carphonewarehouse and pick one up, to claim your VAT(tax @17.5% if you buy before January 2011) back, you will need to do this when you are leaving the country. Make sure you ask for a VAT receipt when you purchase as you will need to show this at the airport when claiming tax back.
Search google for your local Carphonewarehouse when you come to the UK and enjoy your stay here.
By the way, all Carphonewarehouse phones seem to be Sim unlocked, if you do buy from there, just confirm this with them before handing out you cash.

oh, I know this shop, thanks a lot

I hope you haven't left just yet, Phones4U also do a few good deals Check them out (note:Not an e-shop, or else I would have recommended Amazon.co.uk with the fastest next day delivery option selected)

Holiday to UK, need info!

Hi! Now in the end of june, im going to UK from Sweden . Because it would be VERY expensive to call and text in UK and out from UK with my Swedish carrier, i would like to buy a "prepaid card", dunno if its called that but its basicly a simcard that you put money on and then call for. So my question to all the UK guys, what is the easyest/cheapest english carrier that have prepaid cards (microsim)?
Im out, peace!

Buy at airport.. In Britain, it's called pay as you go.
Sent from my XT910

Yes is called pay as you go.
think tmobile is cheapest one

When I was studying there
10 years ago, yeah, t mobile is the cheapest.. Then came 3.. Not bad as well..
Sent from my XT910

If you have a postal address you can use here in the UK, giffgaff is without a doubt the cheapest network. Check my sig

Hi, PAYG is brilliantly cheap in the UK
I would suggest giffgaff. I am on them and they are mega-cheap - brilliant for androids!
Also, I can send you a sim straight to your home now, so it is ready to go for when you arrive. You just need a UK address If you order through me, you get £5 free credit