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[Q] Desire HD on Orange

So another day another lack of phone
Went to the Orange stores in London and was told....
"We will have the Desire HD on Saturday. Its being delivered to only 400 stores across the UK"
Saturday
Oxford st - no Phone
Woking - no Phone
Oxford Circus - on Phone
Southend - on Phone
Anyone seeing a pattern there???
So the next Orange store delivery is Tuesday so I'll update later..
Anyone else got one on preorder?

update from orange customer service
spoke to their customer service on Thursday and they said they should get it first week of Nov, worst case 2nd week. Hope its by the 1st

Every time I ring Orange I get told it will be here in Nov. They don't know a date and won't let me pre order
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Its comming very soon, you can pm me for more info.
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I preordered mine on Orange through Phones4U. I got it on Friday. It's unbranded and unlocked.

I can't get it for upgrade as I'm due it in Dec but can upgrade with Orange, but noonday else
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Success.......almost
Ok so here's the update.
Went to orange shop last week who said it would be in last week.... lies.
So while walking past the shop in Woking thought I'd chance my luck.... One in stock SUCCESS!!!!!..... or so I thought.
When the assistant asked for £100 I explained it was an upgrade and he pointed out that you cant get it for free upgrade!!!!!!
Called customer service who said I COULD have one for free but they are out of stock......... so still waiting till next weeks delivery now.
Good news though. It's officially out now and anyone pre-ordering one from Orange will get a txt message when they are in stock. You then have about 4 seconds to call and order before they go out of stock again....
So wish me luck for next week. Hopefully should have one in my hands by Tuesday..... fingers crossed...

I'm on Orange.
I enquired with Upgrades on Tuesday about the phone and they said they would call me when it was available.
Wednesday I got a call from the guy I spoke to in Upgrades he said their first batch had come in and he was sending me mine.
It arrived on Thursday at 1pm.
I didn't pay anything for the phone, I'm on a 12 month contract £40 as I upped my Internet to 1GB I could have stayed on £35 but only 500MB. Very happy with it so far, I've had none of the issues reported so far. My friend just picked one up today at the Orange Shop in the Birmingham Bull Ring

I'm after some advice. My contract ends next Saturday. I've already bought a Desire HD SIM free, but am wondering if I can wangle another HD (and sell one obviously to by a Galaxy Tab!) or maybe get a Z.
I've been with Orange since they weren't even Orange (anyone remember Wabbit?) and I don't recall I've ever threatened to leave. My bill is only £22-£26 a month so I would imagine they want £200 for the HD.
Do I simply say 'Vodafone say for £30 a month I can have a free one!' ? I don't really want to leave Orange I don't think. Is there any way they call my bluff and I'm booted?
What advice can anyone give?

AndyCr15 said:
I'm after some advice. My contract ends next Saturday. I've already bought a Desire HD SIM free, but am wondering if I can wangle another HD (and sell one obviously to by a Galaxy Tab!) or maybe get a Z.
I've been with Orange since they weren't even Orange (anyone remember Wabbit?) and I don't recall I've ever threatened to leave. My bill is only £22-£26 a month so I would imagine they want £200 for the HD.
Do I simply say 'Vodafone say for £30 a month I can have a free one!' ? I don't really want to leave Orange I don't think. Is there any way they call my bluff and I'm booted?
What advice can anyone give?
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I've just took out a new contact via phone with Orange, new customer, £22.50 pm 24 months and £99 for the phone, which I thought was ok

Well another week and another lack of f....ing phone...
So here's where I am with it.
As of this morning Orange customer service have said there is a batch in testing that will be released next week. As for price, I'm paying about £22 per month and I'm getting it for nothing... Customer service have the ability to waiver the £100 the shops are charging for the same upgrade... shops have stock but cant release it to upgrade customer for free as they have different rule regarding upgrades. ie if someone wants to 'pay' for an upgrade who are they to stop them.... pretty sad really but that's the world we live in. Hoping to see one by the end of next week... wish me luck.

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As for price, I'm paying about £22 per month and I'm getting it for nothing... Customer service have the ability to waiver the £100 the shops are charging for the same upgrade...
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Are you an existing customer? Did you have to threaten to leave or anything? That seems a very low monthly bill to get it for free?

AndyCr15 said:
Are you an existing customer? Did you have to threaten to leave or anything? That seems a very low monthly bill to get it for free?
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That does seem very cheap

AndyCr15 said:
Are you an existing customer? Did you have to threaten to leave or anything? That seems a very low monthly bill to get it for free?
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I'd recommend always phoning through to Orange retentions when your contract ends. Dial 150, then 1, 4 then 2.
You need to do your research first and check other deals out there. Depending on how long you've been with Orange and what your normal usage is will depend on your loyalty reward.
I've been with orange for nearly 7 years so my loyalty reward is quite good. I managed to get the following deal:
24mth contract
HTC Desire HD for free
600 xnet mins
1300 texts
500Mb ("unlimited") data
5 photo messages
and a free 3G dongle with a 1Gb data usage per month.
For £22.50 per month
So it really does pay to phone them up! I am concerned about Orange's data fair use policy as 500Mb isn't very much. However you can pay another £5 to bring it up to 1Gb. Also, one guy said that they don't usually start charging you over the first 500Mb until you go over 750Mb and they charge you 60p per day you over which isn't too bad.
You need to say you've been looking around and are thinking of leaving Orange. Ask them what the best deal is they can offer and haggle if you like. They have some special deals that aren't advertised.
For more info check out the Money Saving Expert here- http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cut-mobile-tariff
and this one on the forum which is titled "Orange Retention Offers" - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=627683
(it's a long thread so you're best going towards the end!)
Hope that helps- let us know how you get on.
Personally, I don't understand why people buy the phone out right and then go SIM only- as it's not cost effective when compared to the deals you can get through retentions.

Some great tips, thanks. I've been with Orange for around 17 years so hopefully they'll cut me a deal.
Just wondering if i should wait to see if they get the Desire Z now I already have the HD.... or get the HD and sell it...

I got mine from Orange the day it was out. Their cs rung me to tell me it is in so I got it within a day.
Ring them and tell them to ring you when they have it in stock.
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I got mine on Saturday from three. The good point is it unbranded and unlocked how cool. No more wait for updates.
Has anyone ended up with a branded phone?

Nope three is unbranded .. had to take my first one back cos of reboot problems and lag , new one no reboot so far but lag is still bad HTC better sort it out quick
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The only carrier getting the desire z is vodafone.
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Anyone know if the hd comes unbranded from mobile s.co.uk?? (part of carphonewarehouse).
Seen some good deals for my bro who needs a new contact and my galaxy s from there was unlocked and unbranded.
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[UK] 3 NETWORK Announce Gingerbread for SGS in two weeks time !

Read it here>
http://www.androidcentral.com/galaxy-s-gingerbread-update-expected-next-couple-weeks-says-three
http://phandroid.com/2011/04/05/thr...rbread-to-samsung-galaxy-s-in-two-weeks-time/

i hope they will keep there promiss

It will be hilarious if three release gingerbread for thier locked devices before samsung releases it for the unbranded ones.
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so we can expect update for UK XEU earlier

No idea. I am not sure what product code 3 Network phones are.

They're H3G.
This happened in Greece with Froyo so it wouldn't be unheard of. Vodafone GR released Froyo 2.2 in Greece a couple of weeks before the unbranded models got their upgrade from Samsung.

wish it would come to ATT sooner lol

its about frikkin time. three uk customers didnt even get the 2.2.1 update!

Hate to say it, but I will.... If you're using 3, you haven't found the best deals...
... However, i'd be amazed if they managed to get something customised to their level before the unbranded release... so, using that as a basis, do we think JVK could be the branch code all (most) Gingerbread releases will come off?

stuclark said:
Hate to say it, but I will.... If you're using 3, you haven't found the best deals...
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What kinda deal did u get with three?
I get 600 Anyone Anytime Mins
Unlimited texts
750mb Internet
50 Picture messages
From orange for £20 a month.

Meanwhile Bell just released another 2.2 update, and AT&T just released 2.2 about a month ago (my jaw dropped when my buddy told me, he also doesn't have wifi tethering or unsigned sources without root).
At this rate we're looking at mid-summer on Bell and fall for AT&T. Just insane, f%@#ing North American carriers. I wouldn't even care except that cooking and installing ROMs is much easier with proper modem and CSC files (for 850 band and settings).

SkinBobUk said:
What kinda deal did u get with three?
I get 600 Anyone Anytime Mins
Unlimited texts
750mb Internet
50 Picture messages
From orange for £20 a month.
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Crap deal i get unlimited txt unlimited internet. 600 mins calls 25 quid a month o2 uk.
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I am probably going with 3 for my next contract as they are the only ones that offer true unlimited internet without throttling and allow tethering for free also.
http://www.3-mobile-store.co.uk/sim-only/

It is hard to believe Three UK can give 2.3 update within 2 weeks time or in the April time if based on their update track history. As most know, they never give 2.2.1 update to their customer although they saying it is already roll-out. I have test everyday for getting the 2.2.1 update through the latest KIES version. Still no update.
If they can pull it out it is good and a miracle...

colindodds said:
Crap deal i get unlimited txt unlimited internet. 600 mins calls 25 quid a month o2 uk.
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O2 deal unlimited internet is restricted to (this is my thinking because they cut me off data twice after ) 5 gb, but txt you can swap with mms and calls with video calls
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colindodds said:
Crap deal i get unlimited txt unlimited internet. 600 mins calls 25 quid a month o2 uk.
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Are u on drugs? You pay an extra fiver a month, and get no picture messages, and 02's internet says unlimited but its actually 500mb a month.
So technically u get less but pay more, but u reckon my deal is crap?
Also remember when u run out of signal i dont as i can hop between orange and t-mobile!

SkinBobUk said:
So technically u get less but pay more, but u reckon my deal is crap?
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I think he meant to say his deal was crap, not yours

I'm on 3 UK
Genuinely unlimited internet (around 1.5 to 2mbit actual speed limits it in theory)
5000 free 3 to 3 minutes
2000 free 3 to anywhere minutes
5000 free texts
the one plan, around 26 quid a month with "free" SGS, which is of course rooted and 2.2.1

Hero Yu said:
It will be hilarious if three release gingerbread for thier locked devices before samsung releases it for the unbranded ones.
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Nothing to be surprised...
In Portugal, the release of Froyo for the unbranded phones happened weeks after the release for the branded ones...
Mine is unbranded...

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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PyroCF said:
Phones 4 U
UK
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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Phones 4 U
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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 =[

Galaxy Note- Expected delivery Date T-mobileBuymobiles.net

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!

s-keeper said:
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.

_Rom_ said:
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.

sharp910sh said:
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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sharp910sh said:
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

DarkStone1337 said:
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!

sharp910sh said:
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.

Best UK Deals

This is a place holder for all the best uk deals so everyone has a chance to grab a bargain
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Carphone Warehouse: First 1000 orders get a Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Haven't seen anything else yet!

I'm no fan of the Carphone Warehouse but have to say this is a superb offer, cant see anything to pre order (as in buy outright)though unless im missing something
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/news/coming-soon/samsung-s3

Not too bad.
Heres a damn good offer from Three UK incl FREE phone
The One plan
24 month contract.
All-you-can-eat-data
2,000 minutes
5,000 Three-to-Three minutes
5,000 texts
£34 p/m

DomCowell said:
Carphone Warehouse: First 1000 orders get a Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Haven't seen anything else yet!
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Only if you buy with a contract though... Sim-free doesn't get you the tab (unfortunately!)
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Isadora said:
Only if you buy with a contract though... Sim-free doesn't get you the tab (unfortunately!)
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Indeed, it wouldn't make financial sense for then otherwise!
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If you just want the phone on its own, o2 will be the cheapest when they finally put it up on the site!

Isadora said:
Only if you buy with a contract though... Sim-free doesn't get you the tab (unfortunately!)
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Bastards i didn't know that you would think if someone was to spend £500 on a phone they would give away the Tab as well.
Maybe ill take out a contract and just not pay

jonny68 said:
Bastards i didn't know that you would think if someone was to spend £500 on a phone they would give away the Tab as well.
Maybe ill take out a contract and just not pay
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I assume you are trying to be funny... Why would they make the effective price about £100 to £200 haha
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Some nice deals already
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Vodafone, Three and O2
Vodafone has it for £41
O2 for a ridiculous £46
and
Three for £34, which seems to be the best deal up until now.
I'm not allowed post links though

I'm waiting for the t-mobile full monty package, had an initial email, just waiting on the pricing....
Unlimited Internet
Unlimited text
Unlimited t-mobile calls
2000 any other mins to other networks
DC
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Guys,
Honestly do not pre-order, you will always get your phone quicker from the actual shops, found that out through experience
JD

JupiterdroidXDA said:
Guys,
Honestly do not pre-order, you will always get your phone quicker from the actual shops, found that out through experience
JD
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Not really i pre ordered my HTC Desire and LG Optimus 3d and it came to my house 9am on the day both phones were released...

Carphone warehouse on Vodafone £31 per month for 24 months, 32 gig in blue free.
800 minutes any network
Unlimited texts
500 meg data
O2 gave me such a fu©king run around with promising to match that deal, then 2 days later saying they couldn't that I decided to go to Vodafone after 11 years with O2.
Yesterday O2 send me a mail saying my order was being processed for £250 handset at £75 a month for 24 months... I was proper peeved. Sorted now, but put me off O2 a hell of a lot.
this deal is the cheapest I seen so far I think.
Edit: Carphone Warehouse also recon I'll get the handset on release day or day later... not sure I believe that, but we'll see I guess.
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Ordered mine from phones 4 U. Free phone, £46 per month on a 12 month contract with vodafone. Free 16gb card and case. 900 minutes, unlimited text, 500mb internet.
Total contract price over 12 months £552!
Should be delivered on the 30th. Highly recommended!

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Ordered mine from phones 4 U. Free phone, £46 per month on a 12 month contract with vodafone. Free 16gb card and case. 900 minutes, unlimited text, 500mb internet.
Total contract price over 12 months £552!
Should be delivered on the 30th. Highly recommended!
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That's a VERY decent deal!
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Meemo23 said:
Not really i pre ordered my HTC Desire and LG Optimus 3d and it came to my house 9am on the day both phones were released...
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Really!!!
There was lots of people that ordered the Desire HD and SGS2 only for it to be released 5 days earlier exclusively to P4U...
My mate ordered 1 month previous to this and I had my SGS2 a full week before him
JD

JupiterdroidXDA said:
Really!!!
There was lots of people that ordered the Desire HD and SGS2 only for it to be released 5 days earlier exclusively to P4U...
My mate ordered 1 month previous to this and I had my SGS2 a full week before him
JD
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I personally have ordered many contracts for my whole family we always pre order a phone we like..
Meaning we always have the latest mobiles blah blah.. Anyway i have ordered a tonne of phones from Phones 4 U and Carphone Warehouse. We have always received our phones either on the day of release or a day earlier...

Meemo23 said:
I personally have ordered many contracts for my whole family we always pre order a phone we like..
Meaning we always have the latest mobiles blah blah.. Anyway i have ordered a tonne of phones from Phones 4 U and Carphone Warehouse. We have always received our phones either on the day of release or a day earlier...
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Your very lucky then because in my experience (all the way back to nexus one days) pre-ordering is kinda worthless... Will look forward to be proved wrong this time though
Still will prefer to walk in CPW on release day and purchase the good stuff..
JD