Thought there should be a thread for all the info we can share with each for all of us who have bought a SGSII from abroad, and are using it here in the US.
Any information regarding software upgrades for such located devices etc. and anything else.
Got mine on the 5th, so far no problems with AT&T. Yesterday I switched to the $10 unlimited data plan.
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Just so everything clear, I'm pretty sure its only $10 if you have unlimited.messaging. att will switch to $15 nonsmartphone after awhile.
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Got mine on the 5th, so far no problems with AT&T. Yesterday I switched to the $10 unlimited data plan.
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Just so everything clear, I'm pretty sure its only $10 if you have unlimited.messaging. att will switch to $15 nonsmartphone after awhile.
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I do have unlimited messaging, but that's still good to know.
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Got mine on the 5th, so far no problems with AT&T. Yesterday I switched to the $10 unlimited data plan.
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Same here (got it on the same day as well)! But I have the $30 unlimited smartphone plan from my old iPhone. Now the cost actually seems worth it since I am getting pretty decent H+ speeds.
I just hope Samsung keeps the updates coming for this phone. There seems to be a lot of interest since they got over 3 million preorders (http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/05/08/samsung.galaxy.s.ii.at.3m.pre.orders.by.may). I showed a few of my friends and they are going to get it when it comes out here in the US.
I'm still pulling the same H+ speeds I was getting on my 2GB smartphone plan. All the AT&T guys were like little kids looking at the phone. Had 6 employees gathered around.
Using it on Att still using my unlimited data for $15. Loving the phone so far, excellent speed data and phone performance.
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mine arrived on May 6
Still paying $10 for 1000 messages and $25 for 2GB data fro HSPA & 4G with a $10 extra charge when i exceed 2GB. I seem to do that every month. Is there a way to lower my cost?
Purchased for $756 from Clove UK.
Yip, getting H+ and loving it! Though in northern California (Bayarea), its a bit spotty, but loving it nonetheless. More so loving the non AT&T tainted or touched device. No issues so far, I wonder how the international updates are going to affect us.
You lucky SOBs. Still wondering if I should hold out for Samsung tab. So tempting.
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also sharing where/how it was purchased and for how much it will be nice
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also sharing where/how it was purchased and for how much it will be nice
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I purchased though Handtec May 2nd via Google Checkout payment for $748 I believe. Had clearance/FCC paper that needed to be filled out with FeDex, but still received the device on the 5th of May. Happy with both Handtec (first time ordering with them), and FeDex considering the logistics involved.
I usually order my devices from negrielectronics.com, who have great service as well. No issues getting my Nexus S with NAM 3G band from them. Fast, and on time as well, Handtec just had the SGSII a week early.
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I purchased though Handtec May 2nd via Google Checkout payment for $748 I believe. Had clearance/FCC paper that needed to be filled out with FeDex, but still received the device on the 5th of May. Happy with both Handtec (first time ordering with them), and FeDex considering the logistics involved.
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+1 exactly all this for me as well, only I preordered in April.
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I purchased though Handtec May 2nd via Google Checkout payment for $748 I believe.
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Just order from handtec for the same cost with paypal. Awaiting for their shipping notice now.
@buddylee, I remember you when I purchase my X1, you always get the new phone so quickly.
I should be getting mine tomorrow, a day late, because they didn't have the FCC forms for customs clearance. I had to call FedEx like 5 times in order to get the form through haha. Ended up faxing it to someone, they called an hour or two later and said I would get it tomorrow.
My only concern is: What is the phone has defects? How will I have to do to return it?
Would I have to find an individual living in the UK to exchange it for a new one for me?
I'm coming from T-Mobile and their plague on humanity, the G2X. Truthfully, LG should stick to TVs but that's another story. I ordered my SGS2 from Cleverboxes and it's shipping tomorrow via NCS (whatever that means). My remorse period for the G2X is up on 5/19 so I'm getting an Inspire on 5/15 to establish service for the SGS2 on AT&T. I should be able to make a couple of hundred dollars selling a new Inspire on eBay to help offset some of the cost of the SGS2. The SIM will never have been used so the SGS2's IMEI will be what's registered with AT&T when I activate it (assuming their process is the same as T-Mobile's).
Part of what screwed up the G2X is all the T-Mobile crapware that's installed on what's supposed to be a vanilla Google phone. I'm glad to pay the extra money for an unbranded SGS2 just not to have to deal with carrier software, OS modifications, and dependency on them for updates. I also checked and the Samsung warranty is valid since it's a UK phone purchased in the UK. It can even be serviced in the U.S. under their global warranty program. That's something to consider for those of you buying overseas products and getting invoices from a company here in the U.S.
I can't wait for it to get here and be rid of T-Mobile and to have a high quality phone again. I was thinking of getting a Sensation on T-Mobile when it comes out 6/8 but the whole G2X debacle did me in.
I will never get a device from my carrier even with a discount. I am more happy with my device paying full price and without all the carrier bloatware and/or hardware removal!
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Still paying $10 for 1000 messages and $25 for 2GB data fro HSPA & 4G with a $10 extra charge when i exceed 2GB. I seem to do that every month. Is there a way to lower my cost?
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This is the blueprint
1. Drop your text plan and switch over to google voice (optional)
2. Call up att and tell them you have a device you want to activate on your account with your sim. They will ask what phone it is, lie and say razr or some **** like that ... they will add it on for you then you will lose your smartphone data.
3. The rep will ask if you wish to optionally add the dataplan for non smartphones, you can add it then for $15 unlimited data.
I burn through about 15gb a month
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Just order from handtec for the same cost with paypal. Awaiting for their shipping notice now.
@buddylee, I remember you when I purchase my X1, you always get the new phone so quickly.
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whoa, whats up brother, I remember you from back then with the X1.
Well since we doing purchase information, i preordered mine from expansys april 27th. had it delivered may 6th, didnt have any customs information to fill ... just went straight through customs.
with 750 total for me including shipping from UK to US.
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This is the blueprint
1. Drop your text plan and switch over to google voice (optional)
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I've seen this mentioned before, but I don't know much about it. How does this work?
*edit*
Did some googling and found some good info....
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ATT Moto Atrix (2G ) is now $99 at Amazon Wireless. [now $49.99 at Amazon Wireless]
Edit : [now $99.99 on Costco as well for new customer. Free activation, shipping & accessories]
So my question is Can i trust it to work perfectly out of the box ? and go buy online. I see from this forum that there is lot that can go wrong with it.
(I dont wanna go through the online return hassle in case there is a defective or problematic set. Its much easier to exchange it at the store).
I bought my atrix from AmazonWireless. They're great support-wise and price-wise.
Have you experienced any of the problems like lagging unlock screen, bad mic or voice quality, or poor touchscreen response or any other defects its known for ?
One of the units i tried at store had poor touchscreen response esp. while typing messages while the one my friend has works fine
Can't say I've experienced any of those oddities with mine. And while it is a bigger hassle to ship a defective unit back, Amazon will cover postage in both directions if something's wrong with the device.
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ATT Moto Atrix (2G ) is now $99 at Amazon Wireless. (Damn post limit cant put the link)
So my question is Can i trust it to work perfectly out of the box ? and go buy online. I see from this forum that there is lot that can go wrong with it.
(I dont wanna go through the online return hassle in case there is a defective or problematic set. Its much easier to exchange it at the store).
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I just called Amazon Wireless to get a refund of the price difference
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I just called Amazon Wireless to get a refund of the price difference
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And will they send you the difference? Bought mine there too, so another $30.00 USD would be a nice surprise.
To OP: Yeah, I'd buy from Amazon Wireless. They give you a good deal and get the phone to you right away. No problems with mine. Had the original build on there and it upgraded to .57 with no problems.
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ATT Moto Atrix (2G ) is now $99 at Amazon Wireless. (Damn post limit cant put the link)
So my question is Can i trust it to work perfectly out of the box ? and go buy online. I see from this forum that there is lot that can go wrong with it.
(I dont wanna go through the online return hassle in case there is a defective or problematic set. Its much easier to exchange it at the store).
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I bought it through Amazon wireless. I requested an exchange because I found the battery life to be a bit short, no questions asked overnight shipping. FedEx messed up a bit though and by the time i got the new phone the battery life had improved on the old one
Both phones didn't have any hardware malfunction. Usually people satisfied with their phones don't post online.
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And will they send you the difference? Bought mine there too, so another $30.00 USD would be a nice surprise.
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I just got an email confirming the refund. The OP said he was making an exception, but I haven't red their policies thoroughly. If you are within the 30 days you should get a refund.
I can confirm the refund. I just got $20 back as the price dropped from $149 to $129 for an upgrade on a family plan. He didn't say what the time window was (although it was a concern of his), but he did say I would be ineligible for any future refunds due to another price drop.
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I bought it through Amazon wireless. I requested an exchange because I found the battery life to be a bit short, no questions asked overnight shipping. FedEx messed up a bit though and by the time i got the new phone the battery life had improved on the old one
Both phones didn't have any hardware malfunction. Usually people satisfied with their phones don't post online.
I just got an email confirming the refund. The OP said he was making an exception, but I haven't red their policies thoroughly. If you are within the 30 days you should get a refund.
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Thanks for the replies guys. Its good to see Amazon standing behind the product. If only ATT was little less anoying .They are just losing business by pulling out letstalk and wirefly. Hell i could have gotten free activation as well (i am greedy )
I emailed them and got $20 back Thanks!
So if I upgrade through Amazon Wireless my plan just carries over exactly as-is? I just don't want to order a phone online and then have my data package change from the $30 unlimited iPhone one.
Costco has it for 119, free activation.
Not sure how Amazon handles the plan differences, but make sure you don't loose the unlimited.
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Got my email confirming the $30 refund.
Thanks OP!
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Costco has it for 119, free activation.
Not sure how Amazon handles the plan differences, but make sure you don't loose the unlimited.
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How did Costco handle that?
The best prices for the Atrix are online, but I'm skeptical of losing my unlimited data plan if I upgrade through them. If anyone can confirm that Costco allows you to keep your current data plan without "upgrading" to the DataPro 2gb package, I'll be ordering it today.
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So if I upgrade through Amazon Wireless my plan just carries over exactly as-is? I just don't want to order a phone online and then have my data package change from the $30 unlimited iPhone one.
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It will change, but AT&T will change it back if you call them after you activate the phone. If you've *ever* had unlimited in the past, they will honor that commitment.
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It will change, but AT&T will change it back if you call them after you activate the phone. If you've *ever* had unlimited in the past, they will honor that commitment.
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I think this is the case. I had spoken with an AT&T rep yesterday because I would much rather get the Atrix from Amazon Wireless ($99 vs $199 from AT&T). He assured me that I would be able to keep my current $30 unlimited data plan. I also made sure to ask him specifically about transferring to a non-iPhone handset purchased from Amazon, after a minute on hold he came back and told me again I would keep the plan.
I had him notate my account just to be sure though....
-Doogs™
Now Costco is also selling it for $99.99 for new customer .
not sure about data plans but should be able to keep unlimited. Might as well call or chat before ordering to make sure.
It's worth noting that I just stopped into my local Walmart Supercenter a couple hours ago, ran by the cell phones, and they've dropped their price on the Atrix to $118. Not sure if that's a nationwide change or just my store, but it's worth looking into.
I also talked to the rep about keeping my unlimited plan, and he said it wouldn't be a problem, which clears up any skepticism I had about that if I bought the phone anywhere other than an AT&T retail store. I'm stoked. I'll be going back very soon to pick it up.
An att rep told me that they were planning on dropping amazon soon. Sounds quite plausible.
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Wow can't believe Amazon dropped the price again for atrix in a week ..... Its now $49.99 at Amazon Wireless . Too bad for the folks who got $30 refund this week .. I guess its just the buyers remorse with every smartphone these days.
According to the press release, it's all models, including the AT&T version.
Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/02/idUS246036+02-Aug-2011+HUG20110802
TmoNews: http://www.tmonews.com/2011/08/deal...r-one-day-only-at-best-buy-upgrades-included/
I've been waiting for the price to drop and this is great news. Before I get it tomorrow can Sprint users tell me if the July update fixed the reception issues, made things worse, or stayed the same?
Online too?
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According to the press release, it's all models, including the AT&T version.
Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/02/idUS246036+02-Aug-2011+HUG20110802
TmoNews: http://www.tmonews.com/2011/08/deal...r-one-day-only-at-best-buy-upgrades-included/
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I ordered mine through Amazon for 1 cent with free 2 day shipping with a new contract. No taxes on the value of the phone and its 1 cent out the door. It may be free at Best Buy but be prepared to pay sales tax on 699.99 (their regular price wtf?). Thats $57.74 where I live (OC at 8.25% sales tax). Best Buy is not good for new contracts but good if you are renewing your contract because Amazon charges 99.99 for renewals. It is still free for renewing your contract at Best Buy.
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I ordered mine through Amazon for 1 cent with free 2 day shipping with a new contract. No taxes on the value of the phone and its 1 cent out the door. It may be free at Best Buy but be prepared to pay sales tax on 699.99 (their regular price wtf?). Thats $57.74 where I live (OC at 8.25% sales tax). Best Buy is not good for new contracts but good if you are renewing your contract because Amazon charges 99.99 for renewals. It is still free for renewing your contract at Best Buy.
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Sales tax? What's that? I don't pay no sales tax.
I got mine 2 days ago for free at best buy. Sprint model. I live a hour and a half away from the closest best buy, so I called to see how much it was. The lady that answered said free. Well I drive up there and its $99 with upgrade. So I told the manager what happened and he gave it to me for free.
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I've been waiting for the price to drop and this is great news. Before I get it tomorrow can Sprint users tell me if the July update fixed the reception issues, made things worse, or stayed the same?
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Reviews are mixed. I have personally seen a db increase and additional bars on all connectivity modes.
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I'm debating an upgrade from a nexus one for this. Otherwise waiting for next nexus or iPhone. My nexus one is in pretty rough shape.
Can I get this on Verizon?
I'm going to take my receipt to save the $99
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Can I get this on Verizon?
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There is no Nexus currently for Verizon. Sorry.
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I have an iPhone under my mom's account. In theory could I get one under my name and cancel the contract? I know it sounds silly, but I would like both. Would I have to give AT&T the phone back if I cancel?
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I have an iPhone under my mom's account. In theory could I get one under my name and cancel the contract? I know it sounds silly, but I would like both. Would I have to give AT&T the phone back if I cancel?
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No you can get one under your name. You keep the iPhone you have. I got the Nexsus S on Saturday and will be going tomorrow to get my $99 back. It is actually cheaper to get on contract and cancel later as you will only have paid around $340 vs $529 buy out right without contract at Best Buy.
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I just ordered mine online with BestBuy for the AT&T version .. pricing is ALL $ 0.00 .. no taxes added .. only other fee is an $ 18.00 activation fee which is billed to you by your provider.
So .. the actual purchase of the phone is physically FREE.
Got mine free today
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whats the early term fee for the providers?
im a lil past the one year point with my evo,
the best buy upgrade indicator online tells me im ready for an upgrade if i renew my 2 year, however when i go to purchase it online it tells me im not available for upgrade.
ill go in at ten and find out what my options are, and report back for fellow xda'ers
Will it be free by adding a line?
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I'm going to wait for the SGSII since it's a better spec phone. The Nexus S has no SD card slot and that's a no no for me. The plus side is the updates on that phone but that's about it.
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There is no Nexus currently for Verizon. Sorry.
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If I buy the Sprint version and cancel the contract, could I activate this on Verizon?
Is anyone else waiting for their Galaxy note to be delivered by buymobiles.net on t-mobile. I have been waiting a long time! it says expected by 19/11/2011. I called yesterday and they said wait till next week! when will i get this device. Its killing me!
Yup, also ordered from them here! Looks like early next week before we see our devices, I'm guessing we'll have it by Tuesday/Wednesday!
Anyone know if it is unlocked? (Should be easy to unlock as far as I know.)
Yes hopefully its unlocked. Cant see why it wouldnt be. What contract did you get?
Looks like a great deal except it doesn't include HSDPA. The 'unlimited web' is 3g (384kbps) only. I think you can add HSDPA for £5 a month (?) but then T-mobile isn't any better value than any other network.
My order has been dispatched, if the email is to be believed.
I popped into town today, as Phones4U had them in stock when i rang, got there and the idiot i spoke to thought i meant the Nexus
He then preceeded to question why i want a Note. He clearly didnt know much about them, as he was telling me the Nexus is better, and screens are the same.
I then went to all the other high street stores. Carphone Warehouse had a display model, which was awesome. Guy said they had them in stock, then after trying to buy one, his manager said they are demo models, and cant be sold.
I would have gladly bought one, and just sent the buymobiles one back.
Ho hum, lets hope it arrives Monday, and that my gf actually answers the door!
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Looks like a great deal except it doesn't include HSDPA. The 'unlimited web' is 3g (384kbps) only. I think you can add HSDPA for £5 a month (?) but then T-mobile isn't any better value than any other network.
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REALLY? Its capped! Jesus. What a con. hmmm, I have been on t mobile and i get the full hsdpa. The guy just said it comes with 500mb internet for downloads. hmm. I am not happy payign an extra 5 quid a month. let me see.
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My order has been dispatched, if the email is to be believed.
I popped into town today, as Phones4U had them in stock when i rang, got there and the idiot i spoke to thought i meant the Nexus
He then preceeded to question why i want a Note. He clearly didnt know much about them, as he was telling me the Nexus is better, and screens are the same.
I then went to all the other high street stores. Carphone Warehouse had a display model, which was awesome. Guy said they had them in stock, then after trying to buy one, his manager said they are demo models, and cant be sold.
I would have gladly bought one, and just sent the buymobiles one back.
Ho hum, lets hope it arrives Monday, and that my gf actually answers the door!
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I tried Vodaphone, O2, Carphone Warehouse and a few others in town yesterday and none of them even knew what the Note was, a few suggested the Nexus and I wasn't having any of it.
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REALLY? Its capped! Jesus. What a con. hmmm, I have been on t mobile and i get the full hsdpa. The guy just said it comes with 500mb internet for downloads. hmm. I am not happy payign an extra 5 quid a month. let me see.
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with T-mo there's a "fair use" policy that says 500mb, check the fine print. I expect most carriers have something similar if they aren't stating a limit in the tarrif. It's aimed at curtailing heavy streaming use.
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with T-mo there's a "fair use" policy that says 500mb, check the fine print. I expect most carriers have something similar if they aren't stating a limit in the tarrif. It's aimed at curtailing heavy streaming use.
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I am on the 3gb android limit, currently with t mobile. I used to stream loads of stuff download hd films with ease. Speed never dropped. hmm. I have read a thread which says you can call t mobile up, as them to put you on hsdpa speeds for free.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061895&page=10
I will try that, see what happens!
Can someone who ordered theirs from buymobilephones.net explain what sim free means? I don't want a plan. Does sim free come with or without a sim?
Also, I thought the GN doesn't officially support the T-Mobile 1700 spectrum that gives you H+ speeds. I learned (mostly by reading these threads) that if you are on T-Mobile you can use it as a phone, but you'll only have Edge speeds.
Is this correct?
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Yes hopefully its unlocked. Cant see why it wouldnt be. What contract did you get?
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Well, its basically the 25 quid a month contract, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19400511&postcount=60
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Can someone who ordered theirs from buymobilephones.net explain what sim free means? I don't want a plan. Does sim free come with or without a sim?
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SIM free means the phone without any SIM card and no carrier customisations.
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Also, I thought the GN doesn't officially support the T-Mobile 1700 spectrum that gives you H+ speeds. I learned (mostly by reading these threads) that if you are on T-Mobile you can use it as a phone, but you'll only have Edge speeds.
Is this correct?
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Ah, I think you're referring to T-Mobile in the USA? We are talking about T-Mobile in the UK which we have 3G/HSDPA access on the Note. (Though the speed is artificially limited to 384kbit/s )
384kbps?? I just did a speed test while on a moving train and got 1.8mbps on the t mobile package your talking about.
The 500 mb cap only counts for downloads and streaming. Once you go over the 500mb you can still surf etc. but they block any downloads or streaming for the rest of the month.
I ordered my note in the last week of October and was told I would receive it the first week in November! It's now the 21st and they still can't even tell us when we are going to get it! If we'd bought this phone on Orange we'd have had the phone for nearly 3 weeks by now!
I'm going to question them on their Twitter feed again later today (@buymobile_help). I'll report back what they say.
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These dudes take the pee. I will call them up again today see when im getting the phone. Its been too long! The dude told me I will get it on saturday!
I got a reply from twitter. Two other people asked the same question at the same time i did on their feed.
They told one us it would be another 7-10 days for delivery and then me and the other person they had no ETA.
Reading between the lines.... They don't have a clue when they will have stock.
I just want to clarify what I've read elsewhere about the 384kbps 'cap' on the T-mobile unlimited web bundle. I haven't experienced it myself, as I don't have a T-mobile account.
Apparently if you buy an Android phone direct from T-mobile, you will get full HSDPA speeds. However, if you buy from a reseller like Buymobiles.net, it will be limited to 384kbps only. People have apparently been charged an additional £5 or £7.50 a month to get a 'web and walk plus' bundle that gives them full HSDPA speeds. There is also one post where someone says he managed to get HSDPA enabled for nothing. I cannot verify these claims. I can only suggest that once you get the handset you make sure you have HSDPA before the cooling off period finishes.
I myself have ordered a Note from e2Save on TalkMobile. £379.99 for the phone + £12 a month for 24 months for 200 mins/200 texts/1Gb data
Andy
They have idea. Yet they have taken my 49.99£ b---ds!
I just cancelled my order, it's taking too long! I ended up ordering from O2 at 3.40PM today, will be getting the phone tomorrow
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I just cancelled my order, it's taking too long! I ended up ordering from O2 at 3.40PM today, will be getting the phone tomorrow
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what contract are you getting? the only reason i want this contract is it is cheap! 650 total cost over 24 months. 900 minutes, unlimited texts with 500mb data.
with o2 that would cost me much more!
I twittered them, they said they are sending more items out this week. on their website theyr chanegd it to "in stock" hmmm. i shall wait and seee!
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what contract are you getting? the only reason i want this contract is it is cheap! 650 total cost over 24 months. 900 minutes, unlimited texts with 500mb data.
with o2 that would cost me much more!
I twittered them, they said they are sending more items out this week. on their website theyr chanegd it to "in stock" hmmm. i shall wait and seee!
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I went on the O2 50 plan. 24 month contract, £13.50 Monthly, £279.99 Handset cost.
I'm not planning to use this SIM, I just got this contract to get the handset.
Apparently it is possible to remove data from the monthly bill after the first month. This would reduce the monthly bill to £10.50.
£10.50 * 23 months = £241.50 + £13.50 for the first month = £255.00 for the contract.
£255 + £280 handset cost = £535.00 - £50 QuidCo cashback = £485.00.
Not bad if you think about getting the contract for the handset on its own
I plan to use GiffGaff instead of O2.
Finally, UK contract pricing for the Note 2
http://www.androidcentral.com/galaxy-note-2-uk-contract-prices-emerge-shipping-next-tuesday
Thanks for posting. still no information on 32gb or 64gb and a lack of LTE information...
only a week away! w00t
I called T-Mo today and they said the Note 2 is a "4G-Ready handset", but not info on the 32GB or 64GB models unfortunately
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any news on orange? am hoping to go in store next week and pick up...
Nah, I have a tmo contract so I didn't phone orange but if you look around (google) you'll find contracts for all the major networks. I didn't see any for 3 or Virgin though. Try the phones4u or carphone warehouse websites to get an idea of what orange are going to offer when you go in store
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called p4u today they offered me as an upgrade
Free Note 2 16GB (they dont have any info on 32 or 64GB)
1GB Data
900 mins/2000 texts
on £31.50 a month for 24months.
Seems like a good deal (currently on panther 35 600mins/750mb at 35ppm)
That does sound good. TMo say they have zero info on the Note 2 whatsoever.. They say it's weird how there are TMo contracts for the note 2 advertised but nothing on their own systems. They said I'll just have to wait till next Monday. :thumbdown:
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That does sound good. TMo say they have zero info on the Note 2 whatsoever.. They say it's weird how there are TMo contracts for the note 2 advertised but nothing on their own systems. They said I'll just have to wait till next Monday. :thumbdown:
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yeh when I phone Orange direct they told me the same - however P4U want your business and if you give em a call will tell you all the contracts they can offer...
It's actually an upgrade. I called dial-a-phone and one other company who's name I can't even remember, and they told me I can't upgrade through them until my contract is actually finished (October 26th)
I can only upgrade a month early if it's direct from tmo. Looks like I have to wait till Monday
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After much tooing and froing i got the above deal for 33.50ppm and with 200quid cashback...
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Good deal :thumbup:
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The reason they don't need to be on the networks system is, the phone supplied through p4u, cpw, etc are often SIM free. So effectively your network contract might as well be SIM only. All the reseller needs is a price for the phone and an agreed commission for selling plans at particular prices and then they can start taking pre-orders. The bonus is no network branding, which can range from acceptable to dreadful.
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The reason they don't need to be on the networks system is, the phone supplied through p4u, cpw, etc are often SIM free. So effectively your network contract might as well be SIM only. All the reseller needs is a price for the phone and an agreed commission for selling plans at particular prices and then they can start taking pre-orders. The bonus is no network branding, which can range from acceptable to dreadful.
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So is it better to upgrade through the carrier or the 3rd party? Which is generally better value for money?
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I'm supposedly getting my Galaxy Note 2 on Tuesday. My contract is 900 mins, 3000 texts, 1gb data for £33.50. Again, from Phones4u. Is that a decent contract? My current contract is 1200 mins, 3000 texts and 750mb for £32.50.
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I'm supposedly getting my Galaxy Note 2 on Tuesday. My contract is 900 mins, 3000 texts, 1gb data for £33.50. Again, from Phones4u. Is that a decent contract? My current contract is 1200 mins, 3000 texts and 750mb for £32.50.
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you've gained 250MB but lost 300 minutes for £1 extra a month. If you don't use your minutes then yes its a good deal. But did you get cashback, as stated earlier I got £200 (well they said it will be in my bank within 42 days)...
Just been told by mobiles.co.UK they don't start to ship until week monday so what company's will ship tomorrow
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No I don't get cash back I'm afraid. This is an orange contract but they're giving me 2 orange swappables. That didn't mean anything to me until they explained I can use 2 services that don't tap into my data. I.e. Being able to watch certain programmes or streaming/downloading music without using my data.
Edit: I've never used my full 1200 minutes in all honesty. I rarely use my phones for calls and I still have my magic numbers I guess.
Thats actually a very very good deal!
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carphone warehouse start selling tommorow ， 549GBP
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i never thought a sammy product would be more expensive than apple
Anyone here who placed pre order via Orange website got a dispatch confirmation?
I am not happy with Orange at all, they would not let me pre order it as I am upgrading early. I am ready to pay fee and cost and order one but still they refused to reserve one for me.
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Anyone here who placed pre order via Orange website got a dispatch confirmation?
I am not happy with Orange at all, they would not let me pre order it as I am upgrading early. I am ready to pay fee and cost and order one but still they refused to reserve one for me.
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Im in the exact same boat. Have you had any update on this? No one seems to know when it will be arriving for Orange. Its stupid!
same boat no news yet?
When I called on Friday they said they had stock.
I did not upgrade as they would not do me any deals.
Mine arrived this morning from EE. Also Voda guys have theirs too...
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Mine arrived this morning from EE. Also Voda guys have theirs too...
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Interesting
Is your an upgrade or are you a new customer.
I was told on Friday that they have them in stock but are testing the handsets
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Interesting
Is your an upgrade or are you a new customer.
I was told on Friday that they have them in stock but are testing the handsets
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Upgrade... I know quite a few people with it on EE now
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Upgrade... I know quite a few people with it on EE now
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When did you order?
Had mine on ee since 9th
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Had mine on ee since 9th
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Ordered mine from P4U but on Orange / EE, silver and loving it
What sort of deals (not standard prices but real haggle deals) are people getting on P4U?
I have been forced to stay with Orange but have continued to complain due to false information and managed to get, what i think, is a great deal.
Originally,
£36 per month
£69 Handset cost
Unlimited Minutes,
Unlimited Texts,
1GB of Data
Total Cost : £993
I got this down to:
£26 per month
£29 Handset cost
Unlimited Minutes,
Unlimited Texts,
1GB of Data
Total Cost : £653
Now i have it at:
£26 per month
£NO Handset cost
Unlimited Minutes,
Unlimited Texts,
2GB of Data
£60 account credit
Total Cost : £564
However, with that, i dont actually have the phone yet!! haha
Im just wondering if i should ditch the deal and go to P4U?
Got mine about a week ago on EE as an early upgrade from Orange had so much trouble getting my EE sim working though! But 4G is definitely worth it
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Got mine about a week ago on EE as an early upgrade from Orange had so much trouble getting my EE sim working though! But 4G is definitely worth it
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I would agree if I thought i was going to get EE in my area any time soon! haha. I dont even have Fibre Broadband!!
What sort of deal did you get through EE?
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What sort of deals (not standard prices but real haggle deals) are people getting on P4U?
I have been forced to stay with Orange but have continued to complain due to false information and managed to get, what i think, is a great deal.
Originally,
£36 per month
£69 Handset cost
Unlimited Minutes,
Unlimited Texts,
1GB of Data
Total Cost : £993
I got this down to:
£26 per month
£29 Handset cost
Unlimited Minutes,
Unlimited Texts,
1GB of Data
Total Cost : £653
Now i have it at:
£26 per month
£NO Handset cost
Unlimited Minutes,
Unlimited Texts,
2GB of Data
£60 account credit
Total Cost : £564
However, with that, I Don't actually have the phone yet!! haha
Im just wondering if i should ditch the deal and go to P4U?
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That is a great deal you have there... Did you talk to the upgrade department of was it another department who approved that? I'd love to quote what you have if you don't mind? when you say false information what do mean? Did someone give you misinformation?
Sorry for all the questions but I'm due an upgrade and my current deal Canary of £15 per month (loyalty discount been with orange years) plus £6 insurance, 1400 minutes, unlimited text and 1GB of data is currently all I need but my Sensation running CM10 is starting to show it's age do you have a name of agent who got your final package?
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That is a great deal you have there... Did you talk to the upgrade department of was it another department who approved that? I'd love to quote what you have if you don't mind? when you say false information what do mean? Did someone give you misinformation?
Sorry for all the questions but I'm due an upgrade and my current deal Canary of £15 per month (loyalty discount been with orange years) plus £6 insurance, 1400 minutes, unlimited text and 1GB of data is currently all I need but my Sensation running CM10 is starting to show it's age do you have a name of agent who got your final package?
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Several different people and several different conversations and calls I’m afraid.
I’m not sure you will be able to get a match on the deal but it’s always worth a try.
To give you some basic background info on my account.
I have 4 contracts on my account and have had for around 8 years.
I pay them in the region of £110 per month for those with a £40 loyalty discount per month (£10 on each contract so would be £150).
I initially spoke to a guy on their online chat back at the start of the month, he was unable to let me pre order the phone as it wasn’t released yet. I could pre order on their website but that would have been at full price with not discounts or loyalty dc.
He offered to call me back and never did.
With that I called and politely complained about the lack of call back and was told I still couldn’t pre order the phone as their systems wouldn’t let them.
Then after a series of calls speaking to various different people where I was quoted various different dates and times for delivery with a tonne of different reasons for the delay, I finally managed to place the order early last week with a compensation of a free phone and double data and a promise that the phone would be delivered last week.
That never happened!
So I called them up again and after some further polite complaints, they offered me the credit on my account and said the phone would be with me by the end of this week.
I never raise my voice or say anything out of line. I just repeat the story and express polite frustration for the lies and they can never really do anything but compensate.
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Several different people and several different conversations and calls I’m afraid.
I’m not sure you will be able to get a match on the deal but it’s always worth a try.
To give you some basic background info on my account.
I have 4 contracts on my account and have had for around 8 years.
I pay them in the region of £110 per month for those with a £40 loyalty discount per month (£10 on each contract so would be £150).
I initially spoke to a guy on their online chat back at the start of the month, he was unable to let me pre order the phone as it wasn’t released yet. I could pre order on their website but that would have been at full price with not discounts or loyalty dc.
He offered to call me back and never did.
With that I called and politely complained about the lack of call back and was told I still couldn’t pre order the phone as their systems wouldn’t let them.
Then after a series of calls speaking to various different people where I was quoted various different dates and times for delivery with a tonne of different reasons for the delay, I finally managed to place the order early last week with a compensation of a free phone and double data and a promise that the phone would be delivered last week.
That never happened!
So I called them up again and after some further polite complaints, they offered me the credit on my account and said the phone would be with me by the end of this week.
I never raise my voice or say anything out of line. I just repeat the story and express polite frustration for the lies and they can never really do anything but compensate.
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That's how i got my contract so low... grind them down play the long game... let the fun and games begin!!!
I eventually gave up.
They would not give me any sort of deal and kept saying I would loose loyalty discount if I upgraded early. So decided to order the phone sim free and wait until free upgrade date and get something else and sell it to make my money back.
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I eventually gave up.
They would not give me any sort of deal and kept saying I would loose loyalty discount if I upgraded early. So decided to order the phone sim free and wait until free upgrade date and get something else and sell it to make my money back.
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I probably would have done the same if i wasnt in my upgrade period. I always seem to hit the every other mobile releases quite nicely. I missed the One X last year and got this. It was the desire the firs time round. Never been impressed with the Sensation though!
I wonder what ill have in two years?! Hang one a minute... lets get hold of the HTC One first before I start thinking about the next one!? haha
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I probably would have done the same if i wasnt in my upgrade period. I always seem to hit the every other mobile releases quite nicely. I missed the One X last year and got this. It was the desire the firs time round. Never been impressed with the Sensation though!
I wonder what ill have in two years?! Hang one a minute... lets get hold of the HTC One first before I start thinking about the next one!? haha
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My upgrade period is in June so dont want to wait until then for the One!
Some people have got good deals upgrading early but just depends on luck I guess and I was starting to loose patience.
I first had Desire then upgraded free to Sensation XE and now getting One.
XE is not a bad phone but showing its age due to low res screen!
This lunch time should be fun... charging the Sensation for some verbal warfare. Fingers crossed i'll get a helpful Orange rep. I want 2 handsets this contract so maybe that might sweeten the deal and get the price down. I just don't want to lose my loyalty discount. And what happened to all the 12 and 18 month contracts?