Best Pre Order Deals for Xperia Z1 - Xperia Z1 General

EE: free Sony Smartwatch 2.
Three: free Sony BTN200 headphones (PAYG price £549 telesales have no knowledge of this so currently unconfirmed).
O2: free QX10 camera accessory (may also be limited numbers) strange range of prices due to new 'Refresh' deal.
Phones4U: free Sony Smartwatch 2 or Half Price Sony Xperia Z Tablet + free Wireless Speaker with 4G contracts
Clove: SIM free £564 no freebies shown
Sony Mobile Website: SIM free £599 free delivery (form a queue).
Carphone Warehouse: £549 SIM free, free QX10 with contract (limited numbers).
Expansys: £569 SIM free no freebies.

Heard on the grapevine O2 UK will be giving the first couple of hundred pre orders that camera lens thing Sony announced.
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warface said:
Heard on the grapevine O2 UK will be giving the first couple of hundred pre orders that camera lens thing Sony announced.
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I heard mention of the value of the free accessory O2 may be offering which would match up with the sort of price that Sony will charge for the QX10.
Not seen anything official from them, or Vodafone yet.

Anyone other than clove have a no contract pre-order up?

what about the price on no contract?

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Anyone other than clove have a no contract pre-order up?
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I believe Three are doing a PAYG offering at £549.

Wow wish I could get in on that
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Man I wish I can buy from the UK while in the US

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Man I wish I can buy from the UK while in the US
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Always had the reverse issue, aren't there companies that will act as an agent with a UK address who then ship it to you ?
There are plenty that will do it from the US to UK.

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EE: free Sony Smartwatch 2
Three: free Sony BTN200 headphones (PAYG price £549)
O2: unconfirmed free QX10 camera accessory (may also be limited numbers)
Phones4U: free Sony Smartwatch 2 or Half Price Sony Xperia Z Tablet + free Wireless Speaker with 4G contracts
Clove: SIM free £564 no freebies shown
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where did you find this info? I can't find anything on the sites...

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where did you find this info? I can't find anything on the sites...
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PR releases like this https://explore.ee.co.uk/our-compan.../?WT.tsrc=twitter&WT.mc_id=ON_POKE_W_xperiaz1
Three again from a press release, no proper details on the site yet, contract handset price £99.
O2 from gossip on several sites.
Phones4U on their main website.
Clove on their main website.

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Always had the reverse issue, aren't there companies that will act as an agent with a UK address who then ship it to you ?
There are plenty that will do it from the US to UK.
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I have no idea actually. Never actually done it or looked into doing it so would have to search.

m3lover1 said:
Man I wish I can buy from the UK while in the US
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You can use Negri electronics to purchase them
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And clove will ship to the US from the UK. A US model would be perferable just for warranty issues however.

any canadian leaks? preferably rogers?

charliechocolate said:
any canadian leaks? preferably rogers?
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probably 6 months later like everything else. Canada sucks for cell phones.

ssj_jaypee said:
probably 6 months later like everything else. Canada sucks for cell phones.
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LOL...but oh so true

I collatd these for the thread on the NeoGAF forum about the phone
EE offers for 24 month contracts. All data amounts will be doubled automatically on select 4G phones, of which the Z1 is a member. That offer expires October 30th
EE.co.uk
£26 P/M 500MB Unlimited calls/texts £239.99 Phone - £863.99 total
£31 P/M 1GBMB Unlimited calls/texts £189.99 Phone - £933.99 total
£36 P/M 1.5GB Unlimited calls/texts £89.99 Phone - £953.99 total
£41 P/M 2GB Unlimited calls/texts £29.99 Phone - £1013.99 total
£46 P/M 10GB Unlimited calls/texts £9.99 Phone - £1113.99 total
£51 P/M 20GB Unlimited calls/texts £9.99 Phone - £1233.99 total
O2 page is now working
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/sony/xperia-z1-black/
Plan costs are worked out differently to EE. You pick a data/mins/texts option, then a phone payment option.
4G plans
So the "Airtime" options for Data, Calls and Texts are
£22 - Unlimited texts and calls - 1GB data - £528 total
£27 - Unlimited texts and calls - 5GB data - £648 total
£32 - Unlimited texts and calls - 8GB data - £768 total
Add that to one of the Phone Payment plans
£0 today - 24 payments of £25 p/m - £600 total
£69.99 today - 24 payments of £20 p/m - £549.99 total
£189.99 today - 24 payments of £15 p/m - £549.99 total
£309.99 today - 24 payments of £10 p/m - £549.99 total
£639.99 today - 24 payments of £0 p/m - £639.99 total
So the cheapest deals both do at 1GB.
On EE you can get onboard starting at £933.99 total for 24 months (will actually get your 2GB of data as they double it, if you only want 1GB then £869.99 is your lucky number.)
On O2 you can get onboard starting at £1077.99 total for 24 months

In france they give the DR-BTN200M for one more euro (Combo Z1+BTN200M = 700€)
But since yesterday I'm trying to pre order it without results, all the pieces availables were sold in few hours.
So if you live in france don't waist your time on Sony eshop.
What a big deception for the first time of my life that I wanted to pre order something!

No pricing details yet but Telstra have announced they are carrying the Z1 here in Australia.
Makes sense as they had the Z, so I would expect a similar price point from them.
You can register interest as of now with them.
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Galaxy Note 2 UK on-contract prices emerge, shipping next Tuesday

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

Current UK Deals on Note 2

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​

Sony Xperia Z best combination deals (UK)

This purpose of this thread is to share information with one another on the best combination deals for the Sony Xperia Z from UK retailers.
So far, the best deal I've found (and I'll probably be going with this one) is with o2-UK (owned by Telefonica):
On & On tariff. £31.00 Monthly Cost. Up-front payment of £249.99. 24 Months contract length. Unlimited call minutes. Unlimited texts. 2GB Data. 1 month early upgrade. Add £10 a month for insurance.
Feel free to add other information on other great deals if you know of any.
Best Deal beat this
nightwing369 said:
This purpose of this thread is to share information with one another on the best combination deals for the Sony Xperia Z from UK retailers.
So far, the best deal I've found (and I'll probably be going with this one) is with o2-UK (owned by Telefonica):
On & On tariff. £31.00 Monthly Cost. Up-front payment of £249.99. 24 Months contract length. Unlimited call minutes. Unlimited texts. 2GB Data. 1 month early upgrade. Add £10 a month for insurance.
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I've just got a deal on three as an existing upgrade although I only had a 30 day rolling contract
£31 per month NO UPFRONT COST
5000 texts
2000 mins
5000 free three to three network calls
tethering included
ALL YOU CAN EAT DATA
I was pissed I'd missed the headphone offer but this deal seemed to nearly equal that deal
I'm actually on hold with three as we speak & I've been offered an even cheaper deal details to follow when the operator gets back off hold:laugh:
nightwing369 said:
This purpose of this thread is to share information with one another on the best combination deals for the Sony Xperia Z from UK retailers.
So far, the best deal I've found (and I'll probably be going with this one) is with o2-UK (owned by Telefonica):
On & On tariff. £31.00 Monthly Cost. Up-front payment of £249.99. 24 Months contract length. Unlimited call minutes. Unlimited texts. 2GB Data. 1 month early upgrade. Add £10 a month for insurance.
Feel free to add other information on other great deals if you know of any.
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WOW.......£1233.99 over 2 years for a £500 phone!!
nightwing369 said:
This purpose of this thread is to share information with one another on the best combination deals for the Sony Xperia Z from UK retailers.
So far, the best deal I've found (and I'll probably be going with this one) is with o2-UK (owned by Telefonica):
On & On tariff. £31.00 Monthly Cost. Up-front payment of £249.99. 24 Months contract length. Unlimited call minutes. Unlimited texts. 2GB Data. 1 month early upgrade. Add £10 a month for insurance.
Feel free to add other information on other great deals if you know of any.
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That's a stupid deal. Look again on the site and u see way more better deals.
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I will probably get it from carphone warehouse instore £99.99 upfront & £26.00 pm for 24mths
on 02, 300mins+unlimited text+1gb internet then sell it a year later for the newest phone...
F**kin hate 24mth contracts...
I just have to sell my Nexus 4 first...
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That's a stupid deal. Look again on the site and u see way more better deals.
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Which ones? Any example please?
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The Three UK deal is better, or if 1gb is ok these are far cheaper (£100 to be exact).
£31.00 £149.99 24 Months Unlimited Unlimited 1GB = £894
£26.00 £249.99 24 Months Unlimited Unlimited 1GB = £874
There is also Cashback of £50.50 available on o2 if you go through a cashback site. I could also get O2 30% discount on a entire contract which reduces the price to £740 (£41, £50 phone, same 2gb) but i'm not a huge fan of o2 as I am experiencing now. V poor signal where i am
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I've just got a deal on three as an existing upgrade although I only had a 30 day rolling contract
£31 per month NO UPFRONT COST
5000 texts
2000 mins
5000 free three to three network calls
tethering included
ALL YOU CAN EAT DATA
I was pissed I'd missed the headphone offer but this deal seemed to nearly equal that deal
I'm actually on hold with three as we speak & I've been offered an even cheaper deal details to follow when the operator gets back off hold:laugh:
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Got it as above now for £27 per month as above. I've got to cancel my previous order tomorrow when it apparently goes live. I could have has it for £23 a month without tethering but decided to keep that if three keep their promise not to increase existing prices when 4g rolls out
bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21322211
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The Three UK deal is better, or if 1gb is ok these are far cheaper (£100 to be exact).
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Somebody reported that Three UK phones will come with locked sim and unlockable bootloader. Might be a deal breaker for some - if it's true.
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Somebody reported that Three UK phones will come with locked sim and unlockable bootloader. Might be a deal breaker for some - if it's true.
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yes but, the chances of being locked on all other carriers are equal. Best deal for the phone isn't necessarily going to be meaning unlocked because no one knows as of yet.
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The Three UK deal is better, or if 1gb is ok these are far cheaper (£100 to be exact).
£31.00 £149.99 24 Months Unlimited Unlimited 1GB = £894
£26.00 £249.99 24 Months Unlimited Unlimited 1GB = £874
There is also Cashback of £50.50 available on o2 if you go through a cashback site. I could also get O2 30% discount on a entire contract which reduces the price to £740 (£41, £50 phone, same 2gb) but i'm not a huge fan of o2 as I am experiencing now. V poor signal where i am
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I think that 2GB data is going to be essential for the Sony Xperia Z (as a minimum - despite it being the highest ammount o2 offer) seeing as it uses 4G (which despite it being quicker than 3G means it will uses data more quickly). For £5 less (£26) you'd get 1 GB less with unlimited calls and texts - but I don't think that amount of data would suffice. I think £31 per month is pretty good though for unlimited calls, texts and 2GB data
Free headsets for anyone who pre ordered at 3
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smar...-headphones-for-first-1000-customers-on-three
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Free headsets for anyone who pre ordered at 3
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In-store only at 3. You won't get them if you pre-ordered online.
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Doubt it very much, im sure sony will still give u a pair, as long as its a pre order. I would take no notice what 3 say they full of ****, just trying to get people to buy from them
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Doubt it very much, im sure sony will still give u a pair, as long as its a pre order. I would take no notice what 3 say they full of ****, just trying to get people to buy from them
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Actually, no. Sony gives the headphones to Three, Three distributes them. You don't get them directly from Sony.
where does it say this? As o2 and others are doing the same deal, so im sure you will have to send of to sony for the headsets
Just upgraded my O2 contract. Picked the £26/month deal with £250 upfront because the others seemed too steep and I'm always around WiFi anyway.
My order includes the MDR-1 headphones and a free headset also. Edit: Sorry no headset, must have misread on some other site.
Anyone know if O2 put branding or labels on their phones still? I haven't had a carrier phone in years and years.
How bad is the software bloat with them? I'm guessing we can flash to stock ROMs once the phone hits...
did they give u the headsets there and then?
o2 don't put branding or logos on their phones these days, or even bloatware (that's going back about 6 years ago now when they were last doing that)
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did they give u the headsets there and then?
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Sorry, no headset, must have gotten confused with another deal or something.
The order states;
Sony Xperia Z Black O2 Unlimited 24M handset £249.99
Sony headphones £0.00
Free Amazon MP3 voucher
If they don't send me the headphones I'll kill the deal. I want the phone but won't pay marked up contract prices unless I get a new pair of cans :angel:

moto g 16gb reduced at argos

if you can find one the 16gb version is now at at ridiculous price of £118.75, gutted not in stock anywhere in my region
heres link
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1334139.htm
hope someone gets lucky
8GB costs more than 16GB...:laugh:
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8GB costs more than 16GB...:laugh:
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Yep, noticed this one as well today. More stock is expected on the 22nd Dec.
so this one is even cheaper than tescos offer and is sim free??? i am from slovenia and never bought a thing online. i am wondering we have € so when i pay something from uk the curency automaticaly converts?
No option for delivery, and doesn't seem to be instock anywhere. I've checked quite a few postcodes and it checks the 10 closest stores.
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No option for delivery, and doesn't seem to be instock anywhere. I've checked quite a few postcodes and it checks the 10 closest stores.
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It's now back to its original price!
Never once saw it available either for delivery or collection at any of the local and nearby stores. Seems like a scam to get you into the shop or something weird?
MrWhatever said:
It's now back to its original price!
Never once saw it available either for delivery or collection at any of the local and nearby stores. Seems like a scam to get you into the shop or something weird?
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From their Twitter account:
I am sorry the deal was only on for 1 week and as it was such a good deal we quickly sold out of stock in most areas. It may go down in price again in the future however we are not given any prior knowledge of this. Julie
Hi, I have checked and we we will be getting more stock in of 133/4139 around the 19th January. Julie
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Hi, I have checked and we we will be getting more stock in of 133/4139 around the 19th January. Julie
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Yes, but at the offer price or not? Not much of a bargain otherwise.
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Yes, but at the offer price or not? Not much of a bargain otherwise.
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Well as she said it's unknown. Seems like a dirty trick to get people visit their site to keep checking stock. I don't believe there ever was even stock of 1 Moto G 16GB. Surely London would have at least some stock if there was stock.
Kept checking Argos website every day and never seen 16 GB in stock. And even now when the price went back up to £169.95 Moto G is out of stock.
I tend to ignore these Argos deals now. It's just a dirty trick to get publicity on Hot UK Deals. These have never been in stock while at this price, just as the LTE Nexus 7 wasn't £269 until it was already out of stock. If you want one of these the bigger Tescos tend to have stock of the 16GB now. For £131 unlocked they're still a bargain.
its definitely a trick Argos do. I've noticed it on all kinds of things they sell, whenever they come up on price match sites, it is ALWAYS out of stock.
Tesco is the best bet, 129 pay and go, and then 2 pound to unlock..
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its definitely a trick Argos do. I've noticed it on all kinds of things they sell, whenever they come up on price match sites, it is ALWAYS out of stock.
Tesco is the best bet, 129 pay and go, and then 2 pound to unlock..
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I'm considering picking one up for free* on a Tescomobile contract - £12.50 per month for 500MB data or £15 for 1GB - uses o2 network - o2 would charge me £16 for 750Mb data sim only contract direct through them. Only thing that's making me pause is more expensive data roaming charges with tescomobile.
*not quite free - I'd have to pay £60 to terminate my current o2 sim only contract....
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I'm considering picking one up for free* on a Tescomobile contract - £12.50 per month for 500MB data or £15 for 1GB - uses o2 network - o2 would charge me £16 for 750Mb data sim only contract direct through them. Only thing that's making me pause is more expensive data roaming charges with tescomobile.
*not quite free - I'd have to pay £60 to terminate my current o2 sim only contract....
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Nah don't bother getting one of these on Contract just not worth it, buy one from Tesco's pay £2 to get it unlocked on ebay continue using your sim.
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I'm considering picking one up for free* on a Tescomobile contract - £12.50 per month for 500MB data or £15 for 1GB - uses o2 network - o2 would charge me £16 for 750Mb data sim only contract direct through them. Only thing that's making me pause is more expensive data roaming charges with tescomobile.
*not quite free - I'd have to pay £60 to terminate my current o2 sim only contract....
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over 12-24 months its nearly always cheaper to buy the handset outright and then go on sim only plan.
Buy the phone, stick with you current sim only contract until it expires (im guessing soon if 60 is the buy out), then move onto Three Mobile.
Just picked up mine today at P4U. The guy told me no 16GB version so I was sad untill he scanned and showed on screen 16GB version. He looked at the box and YES! it was the 16GB version. So paid £169 for phone only (no contract, no PAYGO). And still got free back cover. Happy days (after 2 8GB's).
neu - smurph said:
I'm considering picking one up for free* on a Tescomobile contract - £12.50 per month for 500MB data or £15 for 1GB - uses o2 network - o2 would charge me £16 for 750Mb data sim only contract direct through them. Only thing that's making me pause is more expensive data roaming charges with tescomobile.
*not quite free - I'd have to pay £60 to terminate my current o2 sim only contract....
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I'm using mine on OVIVO payg £20 for the SIM £15 you keep credit. You get 200 minutes 300 texts and 500mb every month and you NEVER need to top up again. Ive had it 6 or 7 months and other than buying SIM it's cost nothing!
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I'm using mine on OVIVO payg £20 for the SIM £15 you keep credit. You get 200 minutes 300 texts and 500mb every month and you NEVER need to top up again. Ive had it 6 or 7 months and other than buying SIM it's cost nothing!
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Instead of £20 why not going with £18 Three SIM only One plan
All-you-can-eat data
2,000 minutes
5,000 Three-to-Three minutes.
5,000 texts
1 month contract
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Instead of £20 why not going with £18 Three SIM only One plan
All-you-can-eat data
2,000 minutes
5,000 Three-to-Three minutes.
5,000 texts
1 month contract
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Ok you get more, but that's £18 a month, that's why.
MrKaon said:
Instead of £20 why not going with £18 Three SIM only One plan
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Ovivo is a one-off charge of £20 for the sim and nothing more to pay, ever. The service is ad-funded. The ads are fairly obtrusive (every 3 pages or so) on your browser but are not tripped on other apps using your data allowance. Downside is that Ovivo piggybacks on Vodaphone so your data availability may be patchy here and there and speeds aren't great. Voice and Text are usually OK pretty much everywhere.
Outside of crazy misprices and huge cashback deals, it is the cheapest deal for low users.

Post your up front and tariff costs

Vodafone UK for me.
£29.99 up front for the phone.
And a 24 month contract at £40 a month for unlimited minutes and texts with 10gb of data.
I've checked out some of the American/Canadian costs and it seems you get a real s**t deal over there when it comes to mobile phone contracts.
Preordered unbranded S7 Edge Black on Orange Romania's online shop. With Gear VR and an external battery of 2000mAh. All price: 790€ (about 870$) free of new contract.
Think O2 UK have robbed me £49.99 upfront and £49 a month for 5gb of data and unlimited minutes and texts
I'm with AT&T and was forced over to their Next program. Had to pay tax upfront ($77) with $15 upgrade fee added to my next bill. Then the cost of the phone is spread out over 30 monthly payments of $26.50 added to my monthly bill which is 5GB shared data with unlimited calling and text for a base price of $50 and a $25 access fee along with my wife's $40 access fee for her iPhone 6+. So my monthly bill is $50+$26.50+$25+$40 = $141.50.
Compared to what you guys are paying, we are definitely getting screwed in the US.
Captainblade said:
Think O2 UK have robbed me £49.99 upfront and £49 a month for 5gb of data and unlimited minutes and texts
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My tariff would be £50 a month but I get 20% off through work. Still, only 5gb for £50 a month isn't great. You could get twice that at Vodafone and pay £20 less up front.
T-Mobile USA $817 outright. I only buy outright so my bill is 190 unlimited everything for 5 lines(it's discounted) after taxes.
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T-Mobile USA $817 outright. I only buy outright so my bill is 190 unlimited everything for 5 lines(it's discounted) after taxes.
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thanks for this. i was looking for the exact cost including the tax! gonna trade in/sell my note 5 to them and buy it outright.
Be careful. Hawaii is one of the lower tax states. We only pay 4.157%.
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Beefheart said:
My tariff would be £50 a month but I get 20% off through work. Still, only 5gb for £50 a month isn't great. You could get twice that at Vodafone and pay £20 less up front.
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That is the deal I got as well .. plus the Spotify Premium service is thrown in
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That is the deal I got as well .. plus the Spotify Premium service is thrown in
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Didn't say anything about Spotify to me but I get a pair of wireless Jabra headphones worth 149.99 if they come
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Didn't say anything about Spotify to me but I get a pair of wireless Jabra headphones worth 149.99 if they come
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They didn't mention the headphones, I got the Gear VR for free. Have a chat with them, as it is part of the Red 4G package. They did not say anything to me about it, until I was looking online. I had a chat to them via the webchat, and they sent through the links to activate once the phone gets delivered
800€ for phone (3*266€ on samsung site).
25€ for 5go(then reducted speed) / unlimited calling and text. (no engagment)
Will sell my old phone for 350€
So arround 1050€ (1150$/830£) for 2 years (44€(48$/35£) / month)
I bought the phone outright direct through the Samsung website. I use the £15 4GB Giffgaff tarriff. Cost over 24 months is £1000, which is cheaper than any other deal I could find from any other provider. There's a deal through carphone warehouse and o2 which works out as £1016 and you get 5GB data. I kinda thought about going for that one, but I'd also have to go through the hassle of moving my number over as well. I like a simple life.
44:99 per month and 0 upfront for 10GB data with EE. Bought from Mobile Phones Direct.
499CDN for the S7 Edge on Rogers for me. Plus 13% tax. Then $77+tax a month for a 5gb corporate plan.
Had 2 phones to upgrade with sprint. Pre-ordered today, will be around $32 a month for the S7 Edge on a 24mo plan (option to upgrade after 12 months on the new Galaxy Forever through sprint) and the 2nd phone an S7 at around $13 (had a buy 2 get one at 50% off for the S7). Was no up front costs right now but might have to pay taxes on them both once the phones are in, but i'm not sure.
I have went with an upgrade through CPW with EE.
S7 edge.
Unlimited call/texts and 5gb data.
£129.99 upfront and £37.49 a month.done through quidco so get £65 cash back.best deal I could find.
You think you are getting screwed in the us mate in australia it cost me $105 a month for unlt calls and 6gb data 24 months..
Ausboy 2011 said:
You think you are getting screwed in the us mate in australia it cost me $105 a month for unlt calls and 6gb data 24 months..
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To be fair that works out around £55 a month after conversion, not much more than you'd pay here in the UK. What would you pay up front for the phone?
What do u mean upfront? We pay a month in advance for the plan but other than that $0 upfront for the phone

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