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Anyone in the UK get their Tab?

Went into Carphone Warehouse and the man was oblivious to when it was out. Told me theyd have it in a few weeks, I told him its meant to be launched today and he then said itd be there in a few days and that id get an email telling me it was in stock.
Ridiculous.
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just order it online for same day delivery mate!
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/laptop-redirect/samsung-galaxy-tab
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-Device-Cortex-Android/dp/B0042D75TU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288602012&sr=8-1
http://www.expansys.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-android-tablet-16gb-201135/

Ive already preordered it via them for in store pickup
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I just got back from carphone warehouse here in sheffield and they got stock in today, so hopefully you'll see them soon wherever you are.
I stopped by in the Vodafone store and they said that they will have stock tomorrow (thats where I'll be shopping as I have a vodafone signal booster) so it'd seem that 'right now' is when its supposed to be happening. Not that you'd know... No-one seems to want to make a fuss *sigh*.
If anyone gets their tab today or tomorrow (before me) can they confirm that the Tab has the full phone functionality in it ?
All the contracts seem to offer just a data line, which is ... fine... i guess... Since I'm just going to trade my Galaxy S sim card into it, but I need to know that I'll be able to get texts and use the phone. Otherwise I'm going to be a seriously pissed off panda bear.
So yeah... an open call to UK guys getting a Tab... Trade your smartphones SIM into it and check that it'll make/recieve calls and texts.
If they've disabled the phone aspect, I swear to god I'm going to embark on an urban terror campaign... Or just ***** on the internet. Either way. I want a Tab cuz its a phone not just a dataline. I want a phone replacement, not a small iPad.
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While I was in carphone warehouse, they said they are tossing in a 16gb card with their Tabs (not sure if its just them or general thing) and I know that they are offering some other cool free stuff which I saw on the guys screen, but he didn't go back over it so I don't know what it is. Anyways, good luck.

I think the phone capabilities is a UK only thing, so youre in luck unless theyve changed things :| then ill also be a pissed off panda bear
I guess at first itll be shipped to major cities, then sent out to smaller ones later in the week.
Reguarding the 16gb sd, did they say if that was if you purchased/pre ordered there and then? The people in Norwich didnt even know you could preorder it! Must have been living under a bloody rock for the past month.
Im getting a T-Mo 30 day sim contract for unlimited data and 100 mins & texts. Have my Desire for another 1 1/2 years so I should probably make the most of my contract
Ill be so angry if i get an email later telling me its arrived at the store
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GANJDROID said:
Ive already preordered it via them for in store pickup
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Me too. Went into my local store as they never answer the phone. Not had any delivery yet today. They say their delivery is usually after 3 and sometimes just as they are closing. They took my number and said they will call me when they have their delivery. We'll see. Customer service on the phone is useless. They know nothing. And still no email saying it's on the way to the store.

GANJDROID said:
I think the phone capabilities is a UK only thing, so youre in luck unless theyve changed things :| then ill also be a pissed off panda bear
I guess at first itll be shipped to major cities, then sent out to smaller ones later in the week.
Reguarding the 16gb sd, did they say if that was if you purchased/pre ordered there and then? The people in Norwich didnt even know you could preorder it! Must have been living under a bloody rock for the past month.
Im getting a T-Mo 30 day sim contract for unlimited data and 100 mins & texts. Have my Desire for another 1 1/2 years so I should probably make the most of my contract
Ill be so angry if i get an email later telling me its arrived at the store
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I don't know about the SD card thing. The guy said they are doing it for all the Tabs, and implied that you only get whats in the box, so it would seem that its included with every unit, but I couldn't swear to it.
The phone thing is kinda weird. We've been told for ages that we'll have the capability, but no-one is selling it as a phone. Like NO-ONE. They're pushing the video calling thing, but thats a data thing, not an actual 'phone' thing. Without ANY phone stuff on the contract, I don't even know if a contract will give me a phone number or anything. I'm particularly pissed because I was assuming that it would drop on contracts similar to smartphone contracts, but everyone is pushing ~£500 with pointlessly expencive data-only contracts. I saw one that was £20 a month for 2 years and still £450 up front! REDICULOUS! I already have an unlimited data contract and wifi practically everywhere I am for any length of time except public transport. I just cannot understand what the hell they are doing with this pricing... Totally ignoring the only thing that makes the Tab better than the competition. RAAAAAAAGE

CPW have finally updated the Tab page:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/laptop-redirect/samsung-galaxy-tab?intcmp=hp-hp-hero-4-v1-1134
£530 with no contract or £530 with some crap Vodafone contract. Wooooo! [/sarcasm]
Anyway, reguarding the phone capabilities. Most/all screenshots of the Euro/UK tabs have either a Phone or Contacts shortcut on the homescreen. But it is strange that companies arent making a big deal about being able to make calls. :/
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Urgh. This is straight up bull****.
Also, why the hell is the carphone warehouse price for a vodafone tab HIGHER than the vodafone price ? I thought the point of going there was cuz they got stuff cheaper than straight from the network.
The vodafone prices are £499 + whatever contract. Its not much of a difference, but im seriously not happy that they want full list price on a contract. What the ****?
Has anyone seen ANY decent subsidies in the UK ? Isn't the german one going for like 100e + 17.50e a month ? See thats what I'm talking about.
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O2 want £600 btw. So thank god for small mercies.

Exactly. Full tab price and a £20 contract (?) shows how much they think about their plans. People in the Vodafone shop actually knew what a Tab was too!
If only we followed suit with the Germans. Their plans make sense. Where as ours are a bloody shamble.
Emailed CPW about when they think theyll actually have the tab and surprise surprise, no response.
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GANJDROID said:
Exactly. Full tab price and a £20 contract (?) shows how much they think about their plans. People in the Vodafone shop actually knew what a Tab was too!
If only we followed suit with the Germans. Their plans make sense. Where as ours are a bloody shamble.
Emailed CPW about when they think theyll actually have the tab and surprise surprise, no response.
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That really sucks. Hope you get it sorted soon.
There's two things here that both combined I'm pissed about (more so as the day wears on). Firstly, I'm going to have to pay for the whole device up front. Second, I'm not going to have a spare service plan to kick around. If I were getting a decent subsidy OR a nice mins/txts/data bundle then I'd be cool.
Now I always knew that this wasn't going to be a cheap device, but I don't think anywhere else in the world is being hit as hard as us on the upfront price. Even the ****ing yanks who pay through the nose for every other mobile device are being told that $600 or £375 is full retail price. What the hell is that ?

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That really sucks. Hope you get it sorted soon.
There's two things here that both combined I'm pissed about (more so as the day wears on). Firstly, I'm going to have to pay for the whole device up front. Second, I'm not going to have a spare service plan to kick around. If I were getting a decent subsidy OR a nice mins/txts/data bundle then I'd be cool.
Now I always knew that this wasn't going to be a cheap device, but I don't think anywhere else in the world is being hit as hard as us on the upfront price. Even the ****ing yanks who pay through the nose for every other mobile device are being told that $600 or £375 is full retail price. What the hell is that ?
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Maybe/hopefully T-Mo & Voda will realise how high everywhere is charging compared to the rest of the world and knock it down. A lot.
If not, then T-Mo sim only deals are the best imho. 100 mins & texts and unlimited data for £10 or upgrade to 300 (i believe) for £15. I dont want to be tied to another overpriced contract tbh. :/
But, the Tab is £530 new, my Desire was priced at £500 brand new. I sure as hell would have paid the extra £30
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CPW are a real shambles these days. I eventually got an email saying mine had been shipped to the store today and giving me a DHL tracking number. Great! Only problem is that the tracking number shows it was already delivered to Sheffield in November LAST YEAR! Phoned them AGAIN and it still hadn't been shipped yet. They promised me it was being shipped today for delivery to my London store tomorrow. Of course, I could have just gone to Oxford Street today and picked one up!
By the way, the CPW website shows definitely it is a phone as the 3 contracts include minutes. Also, seems CPW supply it with a 16gb card.

My galaxy S was about £500 too, but I sure as hell didn't pay that upfront. In fact I won't have paid the original price until next summer.
That's kinda my point.
The kinda contracts we get on regular smart phones are a nice way to spread the cost of a really expensive device over a much longer time frame. From my point of view there is simply no point in getting a tab with any kind of contract, which aggravates me.
Normally they are real happy to sign you onto a contract, but here there is genuinely no point. I mean £30 quid off when you sign up for 2 years ? For something I won't even use *shakes head*.
Up until now I was just going to spread the cost out and have a spare contract sim for family/friends/whatever. Now, I'm not getting the SIM nor spreading the cost.

I went for the £30 saving with their one month rolling 1gb data contract, including 1 month free. So I may cancel after a month or two and I will still have saved. Also, having bought through Quidco, I should be getting cashback as well. Looks like it could even be £40 as that's what's been tracked by Quidco.

i was all set for this since im due for an upgrade from my 3gs but to my horror no minutes on any contracts, the 24 month contract has 100 minutes but thats it. Not really enough, 300 would have been fine.
Think im gonna get a Archos again and look at other tablets next year. Will probably stick with the 3GS. Unless of course some more options are given, you would think that one of the networks would allow you to use it as a phone. But oh no!!

Yea - Got mine from Car Phone Warehouse - Last one in stock but we are definitely getting shafted over this...
I payed 299 with a 24 month contract as I needed a 3G card anyway for a dongle.
Vodafone want Minimum £424 up front...
I am an early adopter and have waited for this device for a couple months but I would advise that people wait for a further 2 weeks or so when the prices come down as the networks are clearly playing silly £$"$£$ with this.
All contracts car phone offered had no minutes I couldn't believe it...

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CPW are a real shambles these days...
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Better and better! Got a new DHL number last night. Checking it this morning and it says its held at the depot because of an INCOMPLETE ADDRESS! And this was for collection from a CPW store. Couldn't even get their own address right!

Rushed home from work to Cambridge. Tried to go to PCWorld/Curry's but they weren't open. Called CPW. Their machine said they were open until 8. I walked to the mall and they were closed. It was only 5:30. Why does everything close at 5:30 here? Do businesses not like making money from people who work during the day? Lol. BTW I'm a "yank" working on an RAF base.

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Rushed home from work to Cambridge. Tried to go to PCWorld/Curry's but they weren't open. Called CPW. Their machine said they were open until 8. I walked to the mall and they were closed. It was only 5:30. Why does everything close at 5:30 here? Do businesses not like making money from people who work during the day? Lol. BTW I'm a "yank" working on an RAF base.
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Well, everyone in the UK has tea and crumpets at 6 so it gives us time to get home in time
GOOD NEWS THOIGH! Just got 2 emails; one saying they'll contact me again when my order has been processed and the other saying its been dispatched from their warehouse
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Best Buy Pre-Order page is up!

Didn't see this posted yet. bestbuy.com/xoom - says order yours today!

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Didn't see this posted yet. bestbuy.com/xoom - says order yours today!
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Thanks. Looks like everything is as expected unfortunately.

yea but for me i dont mind i cant wait. no pre-order for delivery though. Might just order from wirefly. there isnt many stores where i live right now.

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yea but for me i dont mind i cant wait. no pre-order for delivery though. Might just order from wirefly. there isnt many stores where i live right now.
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Someone said Wirefly requires you keep data service for at least 6 months - not sure though - something to check into if you don't plan on keeping data.
I'll be pre ordering mine tomorrow! - Though its probably not necessary as lots of places near by will be getting them and I doubt there will be a huge amount of people waiting to get one at the current price - but just to be safe haha.

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Someone said Wirefly requires you keep data service for at least 6 months - not sure though - something to check into if you don't plan on keeping data.
I'll be pre ordering mine tomorrow! - Though its probably not necessary as lots of places near by will be getting them and I doubt there will be a huge amount of people waiting to get one at the current price - but just to be safe haha.
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thats only for under contract deals. ive ordered from them before so i know the process. when you order a device at a subsidized price (lets say an evo) you can get it at a lower price than other places. At Sprint its on sale for 199 but if you get it at wirefly then its 149.99 with a 2 year contract. The thing is you have to have their service uninterrupted for 6 months or you pay an ETF. With something thats not in a contract you are only obligated for that one month and you are out of their hands.

socomdark said:
thats only for under contract deals. ive ordered from them before so i know the process. when you order a device at a subsidized price (lets say an evo) you can get it at a lower price than other places. At Sprint its on sale for 199 but if you get it at wirefly then its 149.99 with a 2 year contract. The thing is you have to have their service uninterrupted for 6 months or you pay an ETF. With something thats not in a contract you are only obligated for that one month and you are out of their hands.
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Yeah that makes sense, I just thought I read that someone said Wirefly requires they own 2nd party contract for 6 months - I was glancing through quickly and didn't pay much attention though

Give them a call or live chat. You must keep the data plan for at least 6 months, or be charged $300 Wirefly ETF
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Yeah, don't but from wirefly, they require a 6 month contract with no benefit to you. They probably don't even have them and just resell for verizon but get the activation credit, hence you having a contract.
Its unfortunate that there was no mention of that wifi model. Damn.
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I just went to bestbuy and pre-ordered mine. The guy said i have two options get the month-to-month but i was required to do at least 1 or 2 months, or the other options was to setup a one year contract and knock 300 from the price.

mpmorph said:
I just went to bestbuy and pre-ordered mine. The guy said i have two options get the month-to-month but i was required to do at least 1 or 2 months, or the other options was to setup a one year contract and knock 300 from the price.
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I'll call to ask about that 1 year contract. I bet there is a catch. Such as having to use a 50$ a month plan. I can't imagine they would give you 300$ off on the 20$ a month plan, as that would be only 120$ over the course of a year. Speaking of this. I would probably get a data plan permanently if they rolled data over.

You mean 240$?

mpmorph said:
I just went to bestbuy and pre-ordered mine. The guy said i have two options get the month-to-month but i was required to do at least 1 or 2 months, or the other options was to setup a one year contract and knock 300 from the price.
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$300 off the price? That's not a bad deal if you can get the $20/month plan. $500 + roughly $275 plus taxes over the course of 12 months versus $800 + $55 plus taxes all at once.

Reading from "Best Buy News" which I assume is something internal, the girl in mobile confirmed that only month-to-month data plans were available from Verizon at this time. She confirmed that they have ZERO word of any sort of 1 year or 2 year commitment or subsidy.

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Reading from "Best Buy News" which I assume is something internal, the girl in mobile confirmed that only month-to-month data plans were available from Verizon at this time. She confirmed that they have ZERO word of any sort of 1 year or 2 year commitment or subsidy.
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I guess nothing official has been sent out. The guy said he would have more information on the release date. Which is kind of weird!!!

Hands down cheapest place to buy without contract

Ordered my Galaxy Note already cuz it was supposedly due to arrive for release on 11/01/11 but now AFTER THEY DEBITED MY CC, that may be changing. The new word is it may end up being 11/17/11 after all just as originally announced and this SUCKS of course cuz I chose this over the Nexus due to the earlier release date.
Otherwise I would've waited and saved on the accruing interest charges - although I could've saved the credit just in case of an emergency of some sort. Hell I've never paid full price for a phablet or smartphone before let alone buy an unlocked version.
This better be worth it baby! It better be worth it.
I sure am going to miss getting those updates from Google earlier than a carrier would've released 'em.
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Here is the link for the Blue version; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875176317
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JLG1985 said:
Ordered my Galaxy Note already cuz it was supposedly due to arrive for release on 11/01/11 but now AFTER THEY DEBITED MY CC, that may be changing. The new word is it may end up being 11/17/11 after all just as originally announced and this SUCKS of course cuz I chose this over the Nexus due to the earlier release date.
Otherwise I would've waited and saved on the accruing interest charges - although I could've saved the credit just in case of an emergency of some sort. Hell I've never paid full price for a phablet or smartphone before let alone buy an unlocked version.
This better be worth it baby! It better be worth it.
I sure am going to miss getting those updates from Google earlier than a carrier would've released 'em.
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how much you ordered ?

I ordered from England @ a place called Clove.co.uk & paid $705 US. But this is for an UNLOCKED PHONE, I will not be bound by any yearly contact with anybody. I'll be free to go to the best carrier with the best coverage & price anytime I want to.
The price is with it to me considering its going to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $299 - $399 WITH A 2-year contact. So do I think it worth the price? Hell yes I do!

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I ordered from England @ a place called Clove.co.uk & paid $705 US. But this is for an UNLOCKED PHONE, I will not be bound by any yearly contact with anybody. I'll be free to go to the best carrier with the best coverage & price anytime I want to.
The price is with it to me considering its going to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $299 - $399 WITH A 2-year contact. So do I think it worth the price? Hell yes I do!
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i checked the price in clove.co.uk , its 495 GBP and the conversion gives me around 790 USD. How did u get 705 ?
http://www.google.com/search?gcx=w&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=£495.00+to+usd

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=28619
$699.99
$20 off coupon code: YA8NC1
Note: Promo code cannot be used on pre-orders so if you want to use the code wait until the day it releases.
Thanks cokezerorules

iLiberate said:
https://negrielectronics.com/samsung-galaxy-note.html
$798.50
I got a promo code for you guys sb35offjkh to get $35 off that is a total of $763.50 (476 pounds) and they have free shipping as well.
If you appreciate my endless hours of searching, feel free to thank this post.
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Is really works I just order one.

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Is really works I just order one.
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lol yee of little faith

Unfortunately they dont have an ETA
Did someone call ?

Well I can't post links yet, but I found it for $699.99
No ETA though

cokezerorules said:
Well I can't post links yet, but I found it for $699.99
No ETA though
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Tell us the name of the site google is our friend

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Tell us the name of the site google is our friend
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mobilecity online

iLiberate said:
https://negrielectronics.com/samsung-galaxy-note.html
$798.50
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At that price, it sounds like a European import. US prices are normally much lower, but this is in line with the Cyberport.de offering of € 569 (~ US$ 792.39)

cokezerorules said:
mobilecity online
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Thanks Man!!!! Is the Best Price till the Moment

wonsanim said:
Thanks Man!!!! Is the Best Price till the Moment
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They told me a couple of weeks....

drgopoos said:
They told me a couple of weeks....
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You Call?

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You Call?
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Yup...........

You scared the **** out of me!!! The difference in pricing comes down to the shipping fees. I pre-ordered early, like when they announced it on September 1. I've been hitting the site daily finally saw a sort of decent price and spanked that monkey baby!
It could also have been the exchange rate too. I called Handtec and the difference comes down to shipping making Clove & Handtec pretty much the same price +/- a few $$$. That isn't enough to make me cancel the order and go with Handtec. Also, Handtec seems a little confused when you ask specific questions relating to specs and other info.
Maybe it was just the hit I dealt with - I dunno. Lastly, they're offering a version"network unlocked" which as he described as "upon boot I would see a network logo and from then on it would be basically unlocked, and that could be taken care of by either rooting the PHABLET or some other kind of software solution". Oh the price for that version is roughly £448.99 if you want to take a chance on that. They are expecting to receive they're first shipment on 10/31 and puter-orders will go out that same day.
Sounds awful confusing comming from a sales rep from such a well known dealer. For me that pretty much sealed Handtec' fate of me NOT buying a phablet from them.
Swyped on my HTC EVO 4G Supersonic baby!

Revised original post with the mobilecityonline link and got another coupon for you guys.

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Revised original post with the mobilecityonline link and got another coupon for you guys.
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Where is the coupon? I don't see a link.
Thanks

airbillion said:
Where is the coupon? I don't see a link.
Thanks
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Sorry about that, updated.

www.affordablemobiles.co.uk

Hi everyone. I would like to ask if anyone has used this site... its simply to good to be true
http://www.affordablemobiles.co.uk/contract-mobile-phones/t-mobile/mrc_%C2%A335/samsung/n7000/25494050.html
Thanks

I ordered one from them, my first time ordering from that company, the phone showed as being available for dispatch the next day. I ordered it on the 9th and I still don't have it.
I'll let you know how i get on.
Update: 0 in stock, no idea of when they'll have more, i'll wait until i find a better deal to cancel

I tried from them but thry didnt have stock and didnt let me know so i cancelled and went elsewhere
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Not that cheap. Not better than http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/basket/cart.jsp?_requestid=43351

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Not that cheap. Not better than http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/basket/cart.jsp?_requestid=43351
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There is no note there, what's the problem?

Thanks for the replays. i bought one from BuyMobilePhones.net got the delivery next day, and now i'm enjoying my note. the problem with the site in question is that is too good to be true plus i red some very bad revues.
thanks

Just spoke with them:
0 in stock
NO estimated delivery time on new stock
Website still shows as in stock

cpam said:
Thanks for the replays. i bought one from BuyMobilePhones.net got the delivery next day, and now i'm enjoying my note. the problem with the site in question is that is too good to be true plus i red some very bad revues.
thanks
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i ended up getting mine from buymobilephones.net aswell

Richy99 said:
i ended up getting mine from buymobilephones.net aswell
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How long will you have to wait?

Richy99 said:
i ended up getting mine from buymobilephones.net aswell
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Any problems? And are you not in the u.s.?

I ordered mine from affordablemobiles.co.uk on the 11th of Jan and it arrived today. Great deal + free accessories too!

Received my Note today! Ordered a couple of weeks ago from affordablemobiles, seemed too good to be true compared to all the other o2 deals around but so far so good. I read up a little on them and the customer service is not the best and apparently the money back and gifts can be a pain, I just went for the best value o2 with decent data.
Anyone one considering the phone; going from dell streak I am very impressed, especially the screen sharpness and colours are beautifull, cant wait to start flashing random roms

Why do some people have to wait a couple of weeks and others have to wait less than one?
The better the deal the longer the wait?

I got mine out of a phones 4u store. I ended up getting it on o2 for £32 a month, 600 mins unlimited texts, 500mb data, plus bonus 500 o2 to o2 minutes.
No upfront cost.
Just go in and have a brass neck and don't take no for an answer, they DO have the power to make you a deal regardless what they say. You have a lot of power at contract renewal time because the market is saturated. Your network wants to keep you, and other networks want to poach you, so milk it for all its worth.
It might feel a bit uncomfortable telling them that the deal they're offering isn't good enough, but it;s worth it.

newg said:
I got mine out of a phones 4u store. I ended up getting it on o2 for £32 a month, 600 mins unlimited texts, 500mb data, plus bonus 500 o2 to o2 minutes.
No upfront cost.
Just go in and have a brass neck and don't take no for an answer, they DO have the power to make you a deal regardless what they say. You have a lot of power at contract renewal time because the market is saturated. Your network wants to keep you, and other networks want to poach you, so milk it for all its worth.
It might feel a bit uncomfortable telling them that the deal they're offering isn't good enough, but it;s worth it.
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Was this a renewal or a new contract? I'm thinking of switching to O2, I initially wanted to because they offered £5 off O2 residential broadband if you have a phone contract but prices went up and we've kept the old plan without a price increase which is a better deal than the new O2 broadband contracts with a £5 discount.
But i noticed that they have new phones in stock much sooner than other carriers so i'm interested again.

cpam said:
Thanks for the replays. i bought one from BuyMobilePhones.net got the delivery next day, and now i'm enjoying my note. the problem with the site in question is that is too good to be true plus i red some very bad revues.
thanks
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got mine from them as well, ordered it on 26th december, expecting to wait unil after new years bank holiday, had it that Saturday.
managed to get it as £25 a month, 900min, 500txt, 500mb+Unlimited Web and Email Booster and no cost for the phone 24month T-mobile.

Mine finally arrived today, the phone looks like its already been opened, i'm going to have to check this properly before i accept it

Orange/EE

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.

Nekromantik said:
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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weeo said:
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

FUNKIT247 said:
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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jjc1992 said:
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?

radeonorama said:
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.

radeonorama said:
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.

Nekromantik said:
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?