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!
carphone warehouse start selling tommorow ， 549GBP
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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
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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!
Sebring5 said:
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....
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
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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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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!
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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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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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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
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JupiterdroidXDA said:
Guys,
Honestly do not pre-order, you will always get your phone quicker from the actual shops, found that out through experience
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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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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
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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..
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If anyone is in the UK looking for contract deals
have a look
http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/Samsung/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-II/30,106759,All,tt1,ct1
Anyone know when Three deals will start to hit the third party sites?
Thanks.
Got mine today and what a beauty! I got mine on vodafone through phones 4 u on the red 2gb tariff which is unlimited calls and texts with 2gb of data for £42 a month. I was already with vodafone and still have 6 months left on my old £30 p/m contract for my note1. its going to cost me about £140 to buy out of my original contract :-/. But ....
Phones 4 u gave me £90 towards my buy out and...
Gave me £200 for my original note! I could have got slightly more on ebay but with selling fees it would have been close
Anyway I walked out with a galaxy note 2 and £290 CASH! It seemed amazing as they handed me a wad of cash and a brand new top of the range phone. (Ive had worse days). I have £140 to pay on my old contract but im very pleased overall.
I just thought id share this as an option for anyone waying up how to get there note 2.
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Three are pushing two deals at the moment
Both 24 month contracts
2000 mins, 5000 texts, 5000 3 to 3 minutes and unlimited data with tethering (this is what stole my money from Tmobile)
either,
£36/month with £69 for the handset or
£40/month with free handset
I would have preferred to get something on the new EE tariffs but i'm too impatient lol.
Hey, FYI there's £101 pounds cashback on Three's One Plan contracts at topcashback and quidco!!!
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Hey, FYI there's £101 pounds cashback on Three's One Plan contracts at topcashback and quidco!!!
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Wow awesome thanks.
Will this offer still be available tomorrow? (Well, later today)
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Wow awesome thanks.
Will this offer still be available tomorrow? (Well, later today)
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Should be, Quidco usually have a count down to the last few remaining days of a particular deal. Its a shame Three only have the white one in stock I am waiting for the grey one.
EE announces they will be carrying the Note II
EE say they'll be carrying the Note II, see http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/47806/samsung-galaxy-note-2-lte-ee-uk-4g
No pricing info yet and you'll need to start on Orange or T-Mobile before transferring across. Typically T-Mobile's crappy website has no detail yet.
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We now have a universal thread for availability
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918269
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?
I have been looking at a number of posts showing that some areas like the US have early availability. There was even one showing a youtube clip of a US T-mobile store with someone in the store demoing 3 Note 3s and saying at the end to a girl that she would go home with one. I wanted to know if anyone has seen or knows of a UK retailer that is selling them early in shop?
I have heard Tuesday night in London samsung store experience is having a event at night
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I've been trying, I have rung countless stores. Carphonewarehouse have them in stock as of Thursday but refuse to sell them, all local stores to me also say they can't sell them till 25th :/
O2 refresh pre-order
I did pre-order mine via O2 refresh, then I spoke to customer services and they confirmed that it should be delivered on the 25th.
fingers crossed
I tried to preorder one from Three UK last night but in the end they said they'd call me Wednesday (launch day?) when they are in stock and get me one sent out for Thursday. Might ring a Three store first thing Wed. and go get one if they have stock. Not bad deal, £99 for phone on 24 month contract with 500 mins, 5000 texts and unlimited data, soon to be 4g too
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Want to get this from Amazon UK... no sign of stock yet though!
I pre-ordered at the Samsung Experience Store in London. The initial price was £649, but they are doing a promotion to trade in any phone (doesn't need to be a smartphone or even working) for a £50 discount, making the Note 3 £599.
However I popped in to the store tonight and saw that they had reduced the non-promotional price to £629. I was refunded the difference, so my Note 3 will now cost £579 (trading in an old dumb-phone handset I have lying in a drawer). The price with the promo (limited to the first 500 pre-orders apparently) is the cheapest I have seen in the UK and is actually now cheaper than the online sites if you have a spare old phone (or you could buy an uber cheap one off EBay). For the promo, you must provide the trade-in phone when picking up the Note 3.
I can also confirm that the store will be hosting a special launch night at 6pm on Tuesday the 24th, where people who pre-ordered can pick up their handsets the day before the official release and likely a couple of days before online orders from other retailers will be delivered. They said they're due to get some accessories in on the same day, but could not confirm any pricing for those at the moment. I've seen some sites listing the S-View cases at around £45-50 which seems pretty steep. I'm hoping that they might have some sort offers (or maybe even freebies) available at the launch event, but I'm not holding my breath!
Hope this information is helpful to someone. I think you can pre-order the Note 3 from the store by phone and have them post the handset to you, but I don't think that would qualify for the trade-in offer, so at £629 you're better off going with Handtec or Clove.
Edit - I forgot to mention that they also had demo handsets in both white and black out on display in the store tonight, they look awesome!
It seems to me from reading this thread, seeing Youtube posts and also going to shops in London that many shops have already received them. But for some reason the UK stores are more afraid to violate Samsung's embargo than some of the US and other shops. I will make another go on Monday and see if I can at least get a sighting. If I am successful I will post the information here.
OdieS said:
I pre-ordered at the Samsung Experience Store in London. The initial price was £649, but they are doing a promotion to trade in any phone (doesn't need to be a smartphone or even working) for a £50 discount, making the Note 3 £599.
However I popped in to the store tonight and saw that they had reduced the non-promotional price to £629. I was refunded the difference, so my Note 3 will now cost £579 (trading in an old dumb-phone handset I have lying in a drawer). The price with the promo (limited to the first 500 pre-orders apparently) is the cheapest I have seen in the UK and is actually now cheaper than the online sites if you have a spare old phone (or you could buy an uber cheap one off EBay). For the promo, you must provide the trade-in phone when picking up the Note 3.
I can also confirm that the store will be hosting a special launch night at 6pm on Tuesday the 24th, where people who pre-ordered can pick up their handsets the day before the official release and likely a couple of days before online orders from other retailers will be delivered. They said they're due to get some accessories in on the same day, but could not confirm any pricing for those at the moment. I've seen some sites listing the S-View cases at around £45-50 which seems pretty steep. I'm hoping that they might have some sort offers (or maybe even freebies) available at the launch event, but I'm not holding my breath!
Hope this information is helpful to someone. I think you can pre-order the Note 3 from the store by phone and have them post the handset to you, but I don't think that would qualify for the trade-in offer, so at £629 you're better off going with Handtec or Clove.
Edit - I forgot to mention that they also had demo handsets in both white and black out on display in the store tonight, they look awesome!
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I have pre ordered too mate, I will call them tomorrow regards the price. Any idea what time they are open until on Tuesday? I could go straight from work maybe it'd be a rush but would save me wasting a day Wednesday travelling down
They will be open until their usual time of 9pm on Tuesday.
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CharlesW123 said:
I tried to preorder one from Three UK last night but in the end they said they'd call me Wednesday (launch day?) when they are in stock and get me one sent out for Thursday. Might ring a Three store first thing Wed. and go get one if they have stock. Not bad deal, £99 for phone on 24 month contract with 500 mins, 5000 texts and unlimited data, soon to be 4g too
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What's the monthly damage on this deal?
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CharlesW123 said:
I tried to preorder one from Three UK last night but in the end they said they'd call me Wednesday (launch day?) when they are in stock and get me one sent out for Thursday. Might ring a Three store first thing Wed. and go get one if they have stock. Not bad deal, £99 for phone on 24 month contract with 500 mins, 5000 texts and unlimited data, soon to be 4g too
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How much is this a month? I haven't seen it on the Three website - just says coming soon, and other sites such as buymobiles. net don't offer it on three.
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These prices better drop before release
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gal...&qid=1379867725&sr=1-3&keywords=galaxy+note+3
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gal...&qid=1379867725&sr=1-2&keywords=galaxy+note+3
3473 said:
These prices better drop before release
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gal...&qid=1379867725&sr=1-3&keywords=galaxy+note+3
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gal...&qid=1379867725&sr=1-2&keywords=galaxy+note+3
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that's crazy expensive you can get it at other place like carphonewarehouse or phones 4u, clove etc
OdieS said:
I pre-ordered at the Samsung Experience Store in London. The initial price was £649, but they are doing a promotion to trade in any phone (doesn't need to be a smartphone or even working) for a £50 discount, making the Note 3 £599.
However I popped in to the store tonight and saw that they had reduced the non-promotional price to £629. I was refunded the difference, so my Note 3 will now cost £579 (trading in an old dumb-phone handset I have lying in a drawer). The price with the promo (limited to the first 500 pre-orders apparently) is the cheapest I have seen in the UK and is actually now cheaper than the online sites if you have a spare old phone (or you could buy an uber cheap one off EBay). For the promo, you must provide the trade-in phone when picking up the Note 3.
I can also confirm that the store will be hosting a special launch night at 6pm on Tuesday the 24th, where people who pre-ordered can pick up their handsets the day before the official release and likely a couple of days before online orders from other retailers will be delivered. They said they're due to get some accessories in on the same day, but could not confirm any pricing for those at the moment. I've seen some sites listing the S-View cases at around £45-50 which seems pretty steep. I'm hoping that they might have some sort offers (or maybe even freebies) available at the launch event, but I'm not holding my breath!
Hope this information is helpful to someone. I think you can pre-order the Note 3 from the store by phone and have them post the handset to you, but I don't think that would qualify for the trade-in offer, so at £629 you're better off going with Handtec or Clove.
Edit - I forgot to mention that they also had demo handsets in both white and black out on display in the store tonight, they look awesome!
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Is there any way of knowing if you are one of the first 500? If I place a pre-order now with the trade in old phone option at the price of £579, and at the time of pick up they say I wasn't one of the 500 - could I cancel my order?
Thanks.
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Is there any way of knowing if you are one of the first 500? If I place a pre-order now with the trade in old phone option at the price of £579, and at the time of pick up they say I wasn't one of the 500 - could I cancel my order?
Thanks.
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I just signed up here and it still had the trade in option. http://www.samsungnote3andgear.co.uk
hopefully I will get a call tomorrow.
My note 3 is costing £559.18 inc Vat from one of my it suppliers direct from Samsungs UK distributor and my gear is £239.27.... sometimes working in it pays
Just ordered my from carphonewarehouse. £199.99 upfront, £52 per month 12 month contract with Vodafone, unlimited texts, unlimited minutes, 6GB of 4G data with upgrade after 9months! Best deal I could find... Also they said delivery by Tuesday but I doubt it...
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Has anyone heard if O2 stores are due to have the note 3 on release? I have asked a few stores and all they say is that they don't know and to check back Wednesday...
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What's the monthly damage on this deal?
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If you go to Orange Web site via Quidco and choose the £10.50 tariff you can get the Note for less than £600.
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steveoidm said:
I just signed up here and it still had the trade in option. http://www.samsungnote3andgear.co.uk
hopefully I will get a call tomorrow.
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And now says 24 September for availability not 25th.
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