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O2 Online stops selling XDA Exec

I was looking at the O2 site yesterday hoping to pick up an XDA Exec but now I do not see any mention of it. The handset is no longer available. Is it still available in O2 shops ??
Looking at the price of the Orange device (M5000) O2 seem to be offering the best deal at the moment.

Yep still on sale in O2 shops.
Got mine yesterday - i'd advise phoning ahead first to save a wasted journey.

Its in the Business section under PDAs.

It is curious as to why.
Could be that stock is low for personal users OR O2 have realised that this is not really a personal device and is much more suited to business users. Unfortunately this leaves O2 with only the IIi that they can sell to the personal user, this could induce a fast track tot he next device.
PS XDA IIi now only £79.99 on any contract

Ordered mine friday..
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/o2/7839.htm
Stock is shifting like weldfire, so get in there quick..... o2 said the device was 149 online but 199 in the shops, got mine for 90 on a 35 quid contract which i'll be dropping down as soon as i can.

Got mine through store upgrade, £149 on £30/month (12 months). O2 store in London Wall str. Not bad. After last year out-of-stock experiences with the IIs and IIi, this time I went to the store and got it straight away no need to hang around waiting for the postman Always miss them.

Only out of stock?
I phoned the O2 "online help" number this morning, and spoke to a chap who assured me that it was only off the web page because it was out of stock. He was unable to give me a date for new phones arriving in, but was certain it would be coming back for personal customers.
Works for me, as I still have two months of my "3" contract to run...
Fingers crossed he knew what he was talking about.
regards,
/alan

Again, it must depend on who you get through to as I was assured on Friday that they had a lot of stock left of them.
I wonder if certain centres are advising different customers differently for any reason.

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atp said:
I phoned the O2 "online help" number this morning, and spoke to a chap who assured me that it was only off the web page because it was out of stock. He was unable to give me a date for new phones arriving in, but was certain it would be coming back for personal customers.
Works for me, as I still have two months of my "3" contract to run...
Fingers crossed he knew what he was talking about.
regards,
/alan
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I sent them a email and they said:
"Thank you for contacting O2 Customer Service and showing your interest in our product and services.
The O2 XDA EXEC 3G phone will be launched on 17 November 2005. For more information in this regard, please contact our Sales team on 08702 257 879. They are available Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 9:00pm and Saturday from 10:00am to 6:00pm. Calls are charged at national rate."
Don't know what that means.

The girl on O2 said the phone were coming on the 16th, maybe o2 might put them back on the 3g contract...

Its back at the online store for personal buyers

Mine fell 2 feet from my pocket on Saturday and died instantly - no visible damage - after 3 weeks of use. I phoned O2 for a replacement and they said they were expecting stock on 17th Nov. The website states that you should take the phone to your nearest O2 shop but the shop told me to ring customer services since the phone was under a month old.

TMobile UK

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

artesea said:
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...

artesea said:
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.

Will I ever get my X1 :(

I'm beginning to think I am not destined to get my X1...
I at first ordered it through Vodafone, who kept fobbing me off saying the phone will be dispatched the same day, and then not recieving it the following day, after being told this 3 times, I cancelled the order... didnt fancy my chances with that kinda customer service..
Last Thursday, I called o2 (my current provider) and managed to get a decent deal - £45 contract for £30 a month and £50 for the phone - I was assured the phone was in stock and that I would recieve it at the latest monday (today)
My order status was still pending this afternoon so I emailed o2...
I have now had a response saying it is out of stock... with no "tentative date" for them to have it back in stock...
anyone else having this kinda trouble and is it really worth the wait?
Cheers
Steve

You can try ordering from Expansys (who have it stock last I checked), or, if you have a friend in Hong Kong, have them buy it for you from a "3" (cellular operator) store. They sell the unlocked version for ~6K HKD (which is ~769 USD).

rosebud said:
I'm beginning to think I am not destined to get my X1...
I at first ordered it through Vodafone, who kept fobbing me off saying the phone will be dispatched the same day, and then not recieving it the following day, after being told this 3 times, I cancelled the order... didnt fancy my chances with that kinda customer service..
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They've got tons in stock at the mo, and you should be able to pick one up directly from a store (although you might want to call ahead to double check).

Unbranded HD2 from mobiles.co.uk or mobilephonesdirect.co.uk?

Hi,
I'm thinking of ordering this phone either from mobiles.co.uk or mobilephonesdirect.co.uk and I would like to know if people in the UK that have recently got their phones on UK contract through either of these companies have received unlocked and unbranded generic HTC phones with all the standard software and accessories.
Also if you believe that your phone is unbranded have you been able to use the serial number to download a ROM from the HTC website?
Now that O2 and T-Mobile are also supplying the phones directly I am worried that these vendors may start supplying branded units from the networks.
Thanks.

Unlocked, unbranded stock bought directly from HTC.

I bought a HD2 on contract from mobilephonesdirect (instore though) and it was unbranded and I was able to flash the ROM with the upgrade from the HTC website.
If you buy the phone direct from the network provider you will probably find that it is locked down and branded.

Just had mine delivered from mobilephonesdirect.co.uk, on t-mobile contract (ordered Monday pm delivered Wednesday)
Phone is unbranded. The serial number let me download the latest 1.48 ROM from HTC (already installed on the phone when it was delivered anyway).
Just put my old O2 sim card in. Connected straight away, so it's sim unlocked.

bought mine from mobiles.co.uk with a vodafone contract.
unbranded and unlocked, as are all their handsets!

amazon
I bought mine from inkino in london for 519 pounds at the beginning of Dec.
Today I bought another one for my friend and I asked for the price they said 539 pounds, so we end up buying from amazon.co.uk for 513pounds.

I bought mine on a t-mobile contract a few weeks ago from mobiles.co.uk
I haven't tried entering the serial for a rom upgrade yet (just gonna wait for 1.61) but as near as i can tell (is there a way to check for sure? like a code in the rom version?) it's unbranded/unlocked. Youtube app is still there, no branding anywhere in phone etc.

_tangent said:
I bought mine on a t-mobile contract a few weeks ago from mobiles.co.uk
I haven't tried entering the serial for a rom upgrade yet (just gonna wait for 1.61) but as near as i can tell (is there a way to check for sure? like a code in the rom version?) it's unbranded/unlocked. Youtube app is still there, no branding anywhere in phone etc.
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As i mentioned in the previous post, all handsets from mobiles.co.uk are sim free versions, that is why you got your sim card in a little white envelope instead of in the box with the phone.

I've just bought an O2 HD2 from the shops. The case itself is a stock HTC HD2, not branded. The software has an O2 splash screen and a few wallpapers, along with CoPilot trial.
So the case is fine, and a custom rom later down the line will make it look like a standard HD2.

lancemate said:
As i mentioned in the previous post, all handsets from mobiles.co.uk are sim free versions, that is why you got your sim card in a little white envelope instead of in the box with the phone.
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Definitely good to know, since otherwise a sim free handset with a stock rom would cost a fortune.

You might want to take a look at the list of vendors/sellers in the wiki.
Right now Handtec are the cheapest (without a contract) in the UK with a price of UK£ 486.40 (€538)

Word of warning; not all handsets are unlocked/unbranded.
Look for the "Unlocked" green tick on product pages.

If you buy from Mobiles .co.uk and order through Quidco you get £50 cashback!! (£5 to join). Got my cashback into my Quidco account to be paid in January.....

I Looked at both of these company's but the lack of contact number on one and the fact the other never picked up the phone worried me.
I Ordered mine from The www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk. They picked up the call in a couple of rings, So i could check availability. It was then delivered the next day. They are part of the car phone warehouse, so hopefully any possible future problems should be resolved quickly. They are also offering 12 month contracts that i have not seen from the likes of vf,t-mob etc. My total contract price is less than the RRP of a sim free HD2. Great!!
Its Also unlocked

I eventually got my HD2 through mobilephonesdirect after about 2-3 months of phoning up, emails and complaints. The website form wouldnt work with my address and they refused to admit there was anything wrong or help with the problem. My flatmate is trying to order the same but still has had no luck. I only managed to get an order through with them when i managed to speak to the one decent guy in the call centre. I think his name was 'adam', he'd be worth asking for if you need to phone up. He took 10 mins out to process my order over the phone and completed it without a problem - the site form hadn't worked with the exact same information.
The staff promised many times to give me a call back to take a phone order but i never recieved one. Often they were rude or had an attitude.
I'd really advise anyone to avoid them, however they did have the best monthly deal (tmobile web n walk 30 package - 700 mins, unlimited texts, unlimited web [and the highest fair usage cap per month compared to vodafone's 500mb monthly usage]).
Another note: instore staff are far more polite than the people i've spoken to on the phone.

Dont order from mobilephonesdirect!!!
hi just trying to save you alot of hasle. do not order from mobilephonesdirect website. i ordered my phone from them it didnt arrive after a week so i cancled my order. about an hour after canceling i had an email saying that my order has been dispatched (AFTER I CANCLED) not only that all my emails where not answered correctly. i then had my second caclelation email answered by 1 that said i would not recieve my phone for another month at the time i had already recieved bills from o2 and they couldnt cancle my new contract as mobilephonesdirect had set it up and they refused to refund me my money till they got the phone(WHICH I TOLD THEM NOT TO SEND) back and i didnt even recieve that. had to get trading standards involved and i started a contract with tmobile but still no refund for the bills that i payed.
# oh yeah also when i ordered they advertised garanteed next day delivery and also said the phone was in stock... only after a week and atempting to cancle i found out that they didnt have it in stock at all.

My thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to my query.

mobiles.co.uk
Bought my hd2 from mobiles.co.uk.
Communication 7/10. Delivery 9/10.
Phone 9/10. Phone unlocked and unbranded I,ve put my Orange sim in it, came on a vodafone contract.
Ditched the gadget help line. not sure on the insurance. £8 month

DuoM said:
Hi,
I'm thinking of ordering this phone either from mobiles.co.uk or mobilephonesdirect.co.uk and I would like to know if people in the UK that have recently got their phones on UK contract through either of these companies have received unlocked and unbranded generic HTC phones with all the standard software and accessories.
Also if you believe that your phone is unbranded have you been able to use the serial number to download a ROM from the HTC website?
Now that O2 and T-Mobile are also supplying the phones directly I am worried that these vendors may start supplying branded units from the networks.
Thanks.
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Me too mate i got it from mobiles.co.uk and the phone HD2 was unlocked and i did checked on 4 other network simcards and work perfect with updates

Guys,
MobilePhonesDirect worked very well for me.
I ordered my HD2 yesterday morning, in afternoon i got email that my order has been dispatched and this morning 10:00 AM i got it......

ugh how much longer must i wait

ever since i preordered its all i can think about, that and troll xda all day..
so will the games available in samsungs game center be sgsii exclusive?

Dont know about the games part yet, but you are atleast one of the lucky few to be able to get one.
Still waiting for a good release in India and not the imports.

soraxd said:
ever since i preordered its all i can think about, that and troll xda all day..
so will the games available in samsungs game center be sgsii exclusive?
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Dont know when you pre-ordered, but I ordered mine the second week of feb, since then all I've done is pace around and patrol xda looking for news. Its torture.
Still, not long to go now

2 more days till handtec ships two of them my way

Mine gets in store tomorrow which is avaliable but I can't afford it until the 29th!
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PyroCF said:
Mine gets in store tomorrow which is avaliable but I can't afford it until the 29th!
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Hi where did you order yours?

emorej said:
Hi where did you order yours?
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he didn't...

Phones 4 U
UK
I didn't pre order it but the store reserved one for me.
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Phones 4 U
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I didn't pre order it but the store reserved one for me.
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Do you really think they are gonna sell out?
The only people that know about it are people who have been searching on the net for it. Iv seen no advertisements in the UK about it yet.
I'm gonna go to Phones4U tomorrow and check it out.
If its only on Orange then im not getting it until its available on different carriers.
Orange has gave me hell for the last two years.. I'm never going back to them

RedBlueGreen said:
Do you really think they are gonna sell out?
The only people that know about it are people who have been searching on the net for it. Iv seen no advertisements in the UK about it yet.
I'm gonna go to Phones4U tomorrow and check it out.
If its only on Orange then im not getting it until its available on different carriers.
Orange has gave me hell for the last two years.. I'm never going back to them
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You too? I've had bad experiences with Orange too here. I'm going to try and get the Phone SIM free, failing that Pay as you go. Then I'm getting the One plan from 3 mobile. Unlimited data provides for one hell of a dongle.

I don't think I've been this excited about a phone since the iPhone 4. No pun intended lol. was told on Saturday to expect 26th delivery then a email at 2am to say 27th now nothing... I don't think its coming somehow

Phones4u just called me to say a SGS2 will be delivered to their shop in ten minutes.
Contract only though! Bugger.. the wait continues......
Anyone managed to get a sim free or PAYG from P4U?

I just called my local Phones4U and asked if they are doing it sim-free and they said they won't know until they get it in tomorrow.
So fingers crossed when I call tomorrow they do it sim-free.

chintz said:
I just called my local Phones4U and asked if they are doing it sim-free and they said they won't know until they get it in tomorrow.
So fingers crossed when I call tomorrow they do it sim-free.
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Just phoned my local too, said they won't know what contracts they're doing on it until they get it tomorrow.
I've already ordered with buymobilephones.net but I'll cancel if phones4u have good deals

Ayrlupine said:
Just phoned my local too, said they won't know what contracts they're doing on it until they get it tomorrow.
I've already ordered with buymobilephones.net but I'll cancel if phones4u have good deals
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Liverpool store have it. Went in today and had a little go. £35 cheapest contract, on 02 they could do it for £37. I loved it, but like you already ordered with buymobilephones.net. Has your order been processed with buymobilephones.net yet mate?
Rich

soraxd said:
ever since i preordered its all i can think about, that and troll xda all day..
so will the games available in samsungs game center be sgsii exclusive?
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Give in to your anger and strike your local AT&T down.

rich2011 said:
Liverpool store have it. Went in today and had a little go. £35 cheapest contract, on 02 they could do it for £37. I loved it, but like you already ordered with buymobilephones.net. Has your order been processed with buymobilephones.net yet mate?
Rich
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They didn't happen to have it on Three did they? I'm opting for the One Plan at £35 over 24m if possible!
And they haven't processed it yet, no. I don't know why though. I'm hoping Phones4U have a good deal so I can just get it tomorrow instead, it'd be a lot less hassle!

Ayrlupine said:
They didn't happen to have it on Three did they? I'm opting for the One Plan at £35 over 24m if possible!
And they haven't processed it yet, no. I don't know why though. I'm hoping Phones4U have a good deal so I can just get it tomorrow instead, it'd be a lot less hassle!
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I believe he said Vodaphone and Orange would be roughly £32.50-£35 with trade in; and 02 would be £37, I don't believe they had it on three.
As for buymobilephones I've just had an email back from them today regarding my query about processing incase anybody is interested. I suspect this will be same for most of the retailers online (mobiles.co.uk/dialaphone/buymobilephones) etc will probably all send out roughly the same time they told me:
Thanks for your email.
In regard to your query about your handset delivery, as the handset you have chosen has not yet been released by the manufacturer we are unable to process the order until this has arrived with ourselves. The handset is due to be released at the start of May and once this arrives with ourselves we will email you to confirm when this has been dispatched.
If you have any further queries please feel free to contact us at [email protected].
Alternatively, please visit our Help & Support pages for answers to all your queries.
Sincerely,
Emma
So if they have yet to receive the handset, yet phones4u already have them in stock, I wonder when they will receive there allocation. Perhaps retailers won't receive them until the latest date possible (Saturday/following Tuesday) to stop them being sold and sent out early.
It did tempt me to buy today from phones4u, but at an extra £5 a month, it just didn't tempt me enough, considering that's an extra £120 over the contract.
Anyway hope that helps anybody waiting to get there phones; I guess we wont get them until Thursday/Friday next week now.
Rich

Phones 4 u says their in stock however i cant find an option to buy off contract or ship to the united states.
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I didn't pre order it but the store reserved one for me.
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handtec is the fastest way to get it no contract, but sigh i ordered from clove =[