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Galaxy S2 for £399 on payg

Hi guys.
I just found out that the Galaxy S2 is being sold for £399 off contract. Seems a very very reasonable price. They sell the I9000 for £350!!
Should I buy or wait for other phones? I doubt others will even come close in terms of price and functionality.
Thought I'll post here in case any other guys are interested as some retailers are selling for £529, so if it helps save money which can maybe go to developers on here who are doing a great job with change to buy accessories.
Here is the link.
http://shop.o2.co.uk/mobile_phone/pay_and_go/init/Samsung/Galaxy_S_II

That's £100 cheaper than the previous cheapest I've seen. Thanks for the link

trade in for the SGS 1 is around £150 (correct me if im wrong)
so you could get the SGS 2 with No contract for £150 thats good news . im eager to get one but ive not even had this one 6 months lol

I'm on the phone to O2 at the moment.
The S2 is in stock as of today, so retail stores should also have the handset.
HOWEVER, if you buy it on PAYG, its apparently going to be SIM locked to O2, which they won't allow you to unlock until you've had the handset for 12 months.
I'm still going to test this theory out on Saturday though, as it's worth the hassle for a £100 discount!

no doubt when the sgs2 is available worldwide, there is gunna be a new section on XDA.
so im sure it wont be long before someone makes an app to remove sim lock.
like you say its worth the hassle for the £100 discount.

stuclark said:
I'm on the phone to O2 at the moment.
HOWEVER, if you buy it on PAYG, its apparently going to be SIM locked to O2, which they won't allow you to unlock until you've had the handset for 12 months.
Giffgaffers are ok on O2 with the Giffgaff sim as i recall .
jje
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I doubt sim lock would really be a problem as I'm sure there will be a way to unlock.
Currently I'm on tesco mobile sim only contract where I'm getting 1gb mobile internet, 500 mins and 3000 texts for £10 a month. Its a monthly contract so I can cancel anytime but its a brilliant deal so I don't think ill consider canceling it. But great thing is Tesco Mobile runs on 02's network so this sim locked phone should still work for me

JJEgan said:
Giffgaffers are ok on O2 with the Giffgaff sim as i recall .
jje
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I'm going to be checking that on Saturday. If my SIM will work in the phone, then I'll live with any O2 customisations until such time as we get root & can debrand / SIM unlock

azzledazzle said:
trade in for the SGS 1 is around £150 (correct me if im wrong)
so you could get the SGS 2 with No contract for £150 thats good news . im eager to get one but ive not even had this one 6 months lol
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Cost £399 less £150 for old phone = £249 PAYG
Is that not correct .
jje

damn this stupid keyboard !!!!
maths was never my strong point

£150 i was a buyer .
£250 shall have to think about it .
Thunked about it i want i want .
Quick backup and flash back to O2 firmware and see what happens tomorrow .
But no more i cannot justify spending £350 less £150 + £249 = £449 on two years use of a phone .
jje

Just checked a couple of O2 stores . No release until 1st may and no stock at present .
jje

It is SGS thread , not SGS II. You guys need here write:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1055
Regards

Thanks we need a moderator .
Suspect not many know that their is a new section for S2 .
jje
Oh Lord please dont let the numptys follow me to S2

JJEgan said:
Oh Lord please dont let the numptys follow me to S2
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LOL!
Swyped from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

Hope Samsung push out the 2.3.4 update out quick to this phone or even ice cream, if google decide to unveil in a couple of weeks at Google IO

http://www.topdollarmobile.co.uk/samsung/i9000_galaxy_s_P2611.html
I have sold my Samsung Omnia II to these people before, getting the best price.
Better than trade-in!
I found them a little bit slow paying but hey, if you're getting a better price then it's worth the wait!
I'd be tempted to sell my SGS on Ebay first for a fixed price.

I don't think i can consider any phone better than SGS-II this year...of course this is my personal opinion....but i think the only phone that i will compare it with will be Iphone5.....but i guess it will be like 50% expensive than SGS-2 on launch....So for Bang for the buck....We cannot compare then price / performance / features ratio....

O2 Today NO STOCK .
jje

omeryounos said:
I don't think i can consider any phone better than SGS-II this year...of course this is my personal opinion....but i think the only phone that i will compare it with will be Iphone5.....but i guess it will be like 50% expensive than SGS-2 on launch....So for Bang for the buck....We cannot compare then price / performance / features ratio....
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You've also got to wait till september if rumours are to be believed. Personally I don't think its gonna beat the galaxy s2 spec wise so I think its all gonna depend on what platform you prefer. Btw is the model at 02 the nfc enabled model?

Ireland SG3 Owners Thread

Since the Galaxy S3 is now officially released, now is the time to start a thread for us Irish
At the time of release only the White 16gb version is available but Pebble Blue is expected to be available in 2 to 3 weeks or longer, depending on who you ask.
I got my white 16GB Samsung Galaxy S III yesterday from Vodafone. have had not much time to play with it yet, because of studying for exams.
In the half hour or so that I used it, i am impressed.
All I have done so far is, that i have rooted it

Software version on my phone - to get this info dial *#1234#
AP: I9300BUALE6
CP: I9300BUALE6
CSC: I9300VFGALE6
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26530814&postcount=8
Instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26530736&postcount=1
CWM Recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684535

Vodafone
Original Rom (that came with phone)
15-5-2012 - BUALE6
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/157358288/cb0897d/I9300BUALE6_I9300VFGALE6_VDI.zip.html
5-6-2012 - BUALF1
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/159734931/612fea0/I9300BUALF1_I9300VFGALF1_VDI.zip.html
Three
18-5-2012 - XXALE8
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/159509556/ed9b96e/I9300XXALE8_I93003IEALE3_3IE.zip.html

reserved 2

reserved 3

How much did you get it for?
Will you be installing a Rom or keeping TW?

I had a look in 3 and Vodafone today, couldn't see it in either.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

Available in the Carphone Warehouse in Grafton Street from midnight tonight although you wont catch me queuing up to buy a phone, i hear they'll have plenty of stock all the same.
They seem to be the cheapest anywhere ive seen actually if you wanna purchase the phone outright, €569 locked to 3 Ireland so as soon as someone posts unlocking codes on these forums ill purchase it, i won't be buying it until then i couldn't face having the phone and not being able to use it as it's SIM locked.
eMobile and Meteor coming in at €599 which is still cheaper than Amazon UK and Germany and Carphone Warehouse UK, very surprised at this actually.

Yeah, the euro is so weak at the moment compared to the pound. Wouldn't get a deal buying anything from the UK I'd imagine.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

bol1 said:
How much did you get it for?
Will you be installing a Rom or keeping TW?
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free on a 24 month contract and €65 per month
will keep the current rom but will install adw launcher

Basil3 said:
I had a look in 3 and Vodafone today, couldn't see it in either.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
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they are out of stock with vodafone
my upgrade order was taken on friday may 25 and i recieved it on may 30th

Raptor124 said:
free on a 24 month contract and €65 per month
will keep the current rom but will install adw launcher
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€65 a month 24 month contract jaysus that is daylight robbery mate sorry
I notice the carphone warehouse are offering this phone from pretty much all the main players (no Tesco though) im aware that it's locked to 3 Ireland but does anyone know if the phone would come unlocked on any of the other networks on pre pay?I'm still astounded it's so cheap here as opposed to anywhere else in Europe ive seen
http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Product/strong-Samsungstrong-Galaxy-S-III-16GB-White/238554/1_1
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I believe Tesco mobile runs on the 02 network so im wondering if i got the phone on o2 even if it was locked to o2 would the Tesco SIM work (should be able to get it unlocked soon anyway)

Im from kilkenny and really want it and i just brought the galaxy nexus ha.. Swap here if you dont like the gs3
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[email protected] said:
Im from kilkenny and really want it and i just brought the galaxy nexus ha.. Swap here if you dont like the gs3
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sell the nexus to part fund buying the SGS3, ill be selling my SGSII and doing that
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I am sorely tempted to go on a 6 month contract with O2 the device costs €409 and for €50 per month you get 400 mins, 400 texts and 1GB Internet and unlimited O2 calls and texts that is not bad at all actually, i swore id never take out another contract again but 6 months isn't that bad and i have a 6 month contract with O2 for Broadband anyway, what are O2 like thesedays as a mobile network it's been around 8 years since i was last with them and i don't even think they were called O2 then (Esat Digifone or something lol)

There is a thread called UK sg3 you know as in UnitedKingdom? i dunno just saying...

Meemo23 said:
There is a thread called UK sg3 you know as in UnitedKingdom? i dunno just saying...
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sorry ive no idea what you are talking about mate

I have a gs2 aswell
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

O2 Uk all the PAYG phones i have bought have been O2 branded but not locked .
O2 shops are not carrying PAYG yet anyway ..
As you are not in the United Kingdom this of course may not help .
jje

JJEgan said:
O2 Uk all the PAYG phones i have bought have been O2 branded but not locked .
O2 shops are not carrying PAYG yet anyway ..
As you are not in the United Kingdom this of course may not help .
jje
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cheers mate, i rang O2 there and asked them but the bird i spoke to didn't know so i suppose ill just have to go into the shop and find out for myself, if it has O2 branding on the phone i wont get it.
The Galaxy S3 is available on O2 Ireland on PAYG, surprised it's not available in the UK on PAYG!

Have my pebble blue ordered. It'll be a long 2-3 weeks wait
Meemo23 said:
There is a thread called UK sg3 you know as in UnitedKingdom? i dunno just saying...
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And? UK isn't Ireland
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Want to Buy--Is it Fake and other questions

My beloved Galaxy S is dead. The Samsung technician said it's the motherboard. I dread the thought of spending more money on a new phone, especially if it only lasts 2 years. However, there is a guy selling supposedly new Galaxy S phones on Yahoo's local Internet auction. I'm tempted because of the price and because I have an extra battery and a really nice case (not to mention I now have spare parts), but I don't know what I should be aware of. How can a 2-year-old phone still be around when the Galaxy S3 is out? Can this be legitimate leftover inventory? Are there known fakes out there? (A search of Ebay shows a lot of Galaxy S phones in Shenzhen, China, but I don't know if they're fake or not.)
What questions should I ask the seller? I want to know if there is an OEM battery and if it comes in an unopened box. What else should I ascertain?
Thanks.

Ask him to type *#1234# in the phone if the box is opened;
if he says like
Pda I9000....
Phone I9000
CSC I9000
the best way to know if it is fake or not.
if the box is not opened you should decide yourself.Want some picture from seller for the box etc..
I didnt see any fakes of galaxy s.But as you know galaxy s has some variants
I9000
I9000T
I9000B
Or korean version which's name is entirely different and so on
i recommend you to choose international one,I9000.Custom rom support is amazing for it!
GT-I9000 cihazımdan Tapatalk 2 ile gönderildi

LOL, I bought mine in January 2012 at Noel Leeming NZ
The guy said that i9000 stocks are still available in Vietnam

I haven't talked to the seller just yet, but I got a rough translation of some of the questions people have been asking him.
First off, he had 50 for sale, 41 are left. He says they were display models. They are not 100% new, but no one has asked him yet how much use they have had. He offers a 7-day exchange if something is wrong, and a 30-day warranty. It is the i9000 as that was all that was available here. He sells a lot of cell phone-related things and has pretty good feedback. He has some HTC Arias and Heros for sale, too, which may lend some legitimacy to his business.
I'll have to register an account to ask him more questions. If the phones have never been turned on, he may be reluctant to type in that code.
MrAndroid12, how much did you pay for yours?

I bought mine in january of this year to ;p, for €150 (idk how many dollars that is).
But it broke recently while flashing, and i'm experienced with flashin, but i could not fix it D:, so i got the sensation, thats a really good phone to, and if you know where to look, you can get it cheap
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Buying Samsung Galaxy S4 i9502 Dual Sim From Etotal

Hi
I live in Malta (Europe), and need a good dual sim active phone.
The only option there seems to be is buying the samsung galaxy s4 dual sim from this seller etotalk.
I would like to query whether anyone has bought this phone from this seller and their experience.
Thanks
Ken

ken481 said:
Hi
I live in Malta (Europe), and need a good dual sim active phone.
The only option there seems to be is buying the samsung galaxy s4 dual sim from this seller etotalk.
I would like to query whether anyone has bought this phone from this seller and their experience.
Thanks
Ken
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I bought this phone from Ebay from a chinese seller.
I9502 is not doubt one of the best phone i have every seen.

emesen99 said:
I bought this phone from Ebay from a chinese seller.
I9502 is not doubt one of the best phone i have every seen.
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HI thanks for the info
Yet you use it in europe - and did you buy it with a custom rom pre-installed?
Ken

Got one from Etotalk.com; very happy with it and all is genuine!
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Me too. Had it rooted and have their custom rom installed. Have some minor issues with the rom but nothing serious.
Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9502 met Tapatalk

A week or so ago I also bought a GT-I9502 from etotalk and got a very good impression of them considering the natural obstacles of sending stuff from China, customs, paying with Paypal etc. Got the phone just after a few days, sent by DHL.
You can ask them to send it as a "gift", declaring a lower than actual value of your choice, which might make things slip through customs easier/cheaper/less VAT slapped on.
Bought it in stock version and rooted/ROMed it myself, using this procedure and with SVA's excellent ROM that you buy for a few $.
In certain (most?) countries the GT-I9502 doesn't show CallerID properly as the phone's software platform is made for China, but I've done a patch for that, see this post.

[Q] Need to buy a SM9005 from Amazon, importing to India

Hi there guys,
Hope you all are having a good day.
So the thing is that I decided on getting myself a Note 3 (the international version). I sought the add out on Amazon and will be purchasing it soon.
Could someone who has an idea about the import tell me as to how much will the final price be that I have to pay after the custom clearance? I really need to know this before buying it. The on-shelf price of the Note 3 on the website is $705 and the seller is 'mygsmstore'.
It would be a great help. I can't ask questions on the website as I haven't yet bought anything from amazon.

Hi there,
I am also trying for the same. if you refer to my question here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47783662, I am trying to get this from Expansys.
Let me know if you are interested and/or want to pursue this!
Thanks,
Ckhurana

Even I was thinking of the same, however there are quite a few problems.
1. How good is the retailer. As we will lose all warranty since its a USA product. So we need to be pretty sure of genuineness of the product.
2. Customs is quite tricky. I have searched and could barely find a convincing answer about the customs aspect on importing the phone
3. Region Locking- Samsung region locks the device. i.e. if we get it from USA, how will we get a US sim to unlock it.
Would be glad if some community member can help us.

anir1.618 said:
Hi there guys,
Hope you all are having a good day.
So the thing is that I decided on getting myself a Note 3 (the international version). I sought the add out on Amazon and will be purchasing it soon.
Could someone who has an idea about the import tell me as to how much will the final price be that I have to pay after the custom clearance? I really need to know this before buying it. The on-shelf price of the Note 3 on the website is $705 and the seller is 'mygsmstore'.
It would be a great help. I can't ask questions on the website as I haven't yet bought anything from amazon.
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hey bro. i am also planning to get the note 3 n9005 in india .
have you purchased it. if yes then from which site .please do reply with all the information and what were the custom taxes you have to pay.
also how much did it cost to you overall including all the taxes and charges.
Thanks

alok_dhawal said:
Even I was thinking of the same, however there are quite a few problems.
1. How good is the retailer. As we will lose all warranty since its a USA product. So we need to be pretty sure of genuineness of the product.
2. Customs is quite tricky. I have searched and could barely find a convincing answer about the customs aspect on importing the phone
3. Region Locking- Samsung region locks the device. i.e. if we get it from USA, how will we get a US sim to unlock it.
Would be glad if some community member can help us.
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I think u guys must think to buy from U.A.E Dubai, from dubai its region lock free, if someone known person is coming than u can have custom duty free also.

AmanAgrwl said:
hey bro. i am also planning to get the note 3 n9005 in india .
have you purchased it. if yes then from which site .please do reply with all the information and what were the custom taxes you have to pay.
also how much did it cost to you overall including all the taxes and charges.
Thanks
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why dont you buy from Ebay.in, i know most of the people dont prefer ebay but still its in Endia so you wont be having serious problems with the dealer or the product.

adilrenzu said:
why dont you buy from Ebay.in, i know most of the people dont prefer ebay but still its in Endia so you wont be having serious problems with the dealer or the product.
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but bro ebay does not have the n9005 version. i can see only one seller and that also says that that the box will be open and all that.
what about your note 3?? where did you buy it from??

AmanAgrwl said:
but bro ebay does not have the n9005 version. i can see only one seller and that also says that that the box will be open and all that.
what about your note 3?? where did you buy it from??
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is that so well as i recall it i could see a number of sellers who directly import unused and unopened Note 3 from the US, only extra cost which the customer may need to pay is OCTROI if applicable.
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Brand-New-Sa...nes&hash=item27de67a81f&_uhb=1#ht_3324wt_1275
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Samsung-Gala...nes&hash=item19e850c59e&_uhb=1#ht_3699wt_1041
http://www.ibhejo.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-N9005-32GB-White.html
Try these ones, as for me i live in KSA so its easily availble here.

Hi all
I went ahead and got this beast from g s m store - arena the link is as below -
http://mygsmstore.com/242-samsung-n9005-galaxy-note-3-lte-32gb-black.html
i got this delivered in the us which was brought back by a friend. If you want it to be delivered in india the cost is a bit more for shipping but i am not sure about the taxes octroi or custom duty
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app

How is that N005 is working?
ckhurana said:
Hi all
I went ahead and got this beast from g s m store - arena the link is as below -
i got this delivered in the us which was brought back by a friend. If you want it to be delivered in india the cost is a bit more for shipping but i am not sure about the taxes octroi or custom duty
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
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Hi,
I see that you have ordered note3 N9005, even I am planning to buy one from US. But there are two main concerns, first, is this a genuine Samsung phone? Second, about region lock policy of Samsung.
So, please let me know did you face any region lock problem and how is your phone working so far (could you check your phone with android app which verify the originality of Samsung phone). If your phone is good, I can order from the same seller.