Hello fellow xda folks.
Just managed to bag myself a couple of X8's payg's on O2 from Tesco for silly prices (£44.97 each incl £10 credit).
Only just received them, will fire up shortly to upgrade to 2.1 then I'll do a comparison against my San Fransisco
Was hoping to unlock and use them on Vodafone or Giffgaff - but the unlock prices are ridiculous, it'll be nearly as much to unlock as the phone cost me
Anyone tried using a Turbosim or the Dealextreme equivalent to allow it to use any sim?
If on o2 giffgaff automatically works
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Does anyone have any suggestions on where to by an XDAII? And which is better, an O2 XDAII or an IMATE? I see several auctions for O2 XDA II's on EBAY. I would assume I could buy one there and unlock it for T-Mobile..
I'm also leaning more towards O2 because of the announced ROM upgrade to support Blackberry functionality.. I would assume this would hopefully work with T-Mobile as well as the other blackberry devices software seems to be carrier independant.
What country do you live in and do you want contract or not?
That'll help find the best deal.
I got mine in the UK, phone cost £139 on £25 a month O2 contract
U.S. and I currently have a SIM with T-Mobile.
Can you tell me where I can buy the XDA 2 for £ 139 please
Car Phone Warehouse.
They are doing them for GBP139.99 on the O2 250 tariff and above. Check www.carphonewarehouse.co.uk for the latest deals. Their service is pretty good too, the only thing is the damn XDA II is like gold dust in the UK!!! You may have to wait till they get in stock.
xda 2
if you cant get it at the carphone warehouse try
O2 400 plus 100 sms - promotion £144.99 £30.00
*400 crossnet mins and 100 text per month
*Double mins and text - reverts to 200 mins and 50 text on month 4
This offer includes
1 XDA II O2 PDA
1 o2 SIM Card
Universal HandsFree Car Kit-Online order
http://www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk/
Hi there,
I currently have an MDA Pro, locked to T-Mobile, but with a T-Mobile subscription, so I am not in a real rush.
However I ultimately want to have an XDA Exec instead of my MDA Pro, due to the fact that I prefer the black design to the silver design (matter of taste)
My big issue is the fact that it seems impossible to find any retailers that can sell me an XDA Exec, not only simfree (that is not an issue) but actually unlocked to another provider's network so that I can use it here in the Netherlands.
Any helpful suggestions are welcome! (obviously I could wait until an unlocker becomes available, but I would prefer to do it the official way)
Hi Wiz,
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.
You should be OK.
hi guys i was thinking of getting a set under a 12month tariff, which right now online is 150quid. could someone confirm for me if the SIM is locked or unlocked under that plan (the online50, i think)? dont want to go back to singapore and find it cant work with my local SIM card...
thanks for the help
My XDA Exec works with the O2 and Vodafone 3G SIMs. PS look at my thread on how you could get the Exec for less than £300
I have a business O2 XDA Exec monthly contract and it is unlocked.
cheers
joetheman
As far as I know the o2 Xda Exec's come unlocked.
My own Exec arrived unlocked and I have tried a foreign SIM with it.
Having said all that - there is no guarantee, and o2 staff don't know much about that.
In the worst case - just return the device to o2 within the first couple of weeks.
Hope this helps...
thanks a lot guys! now to go get one!!!
cheers
Hi Guys
I pick up my new streak tomorrow from someone local on eBay, It's currently locked to O2, just wondering, is there any other way apart from rebel sim ii to unlock it? I noticed they can do it over the air for £35 but not sure if anyone has tried this? I know that O2 can unlock it, but considering the streak's only been out since august-ish, i'm guessing nobody should have had luck with them in the first year?
I've also noticed that the 2.2 update won't work with rebel ii ?
Cheers! Dave
i believe this question has been asked multiple times on the forums and some O2 customers have been able to get free unlocks from the carrier, no idea how though since im not an O2 customer. otherwise, ebay can be your friend too but it will cost you more.
Hi ppl I will be getting a upgrade soon possibly the attic can any one tell me if its possible to get a sim free one in the uk possibly from carphonewarehouse
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Afaik you can buy them from mobilefun, play and Amazon. Possibly also Carphone warehouse.
You won't get one as an upgrade though.
Originally I intended to buy SIM free, but did some maths and going on contract with Orange (switched from O2) was about £250 cheaper over the 2 years if getting the accessories free. That includes an early termination charge from O2.
Branding seems fairly minimal overall: Orange maps (which doesn't work anyway), Your Account (which I find useful) and a few other apps that I could uninstall.
Hth
Monkey see, monkey do.