I spoke to 3 in Friday and found out a few useful things after much arguing with idiots who didn't know what they were talking about. Anyway I finally spoke to someone who did and asked some questions....
A few points.
1.The 3 network will be upgraded officially in early to mid 2015 to 4G. No extra data charges will apply for using it.
2. The Xperia Z will NOT receive 4.3. Don't ask me why, that's just what 3 said.
It's looking unlikely 3 will even release the 244 upgrade anytime soon, there is no date set.
3. Rooting/unlocking your bootloader invalidates your contract terms and conditions. Making you liable for the full handset cost up front if 3 catch you out.
And finally.... 3 will not be releasing the new Xperia X1. (I call bullspit on that one, they'd be missing out on sales)
Enjoy people.
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Wtf is 3? And you can always use flashtool for 4.3 once it's out no matter what Carrier/bootloader Status.....
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ckyy said:
Wtf is 3? And you can always use flashtool for 4.3 once it's out no matter what Carrier/bootloader Status.....
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3 is a network here the in the UK. Their proper name is Hutchinson 3 UK.
We shouldn't have to use flash tool. 3 should get off their arses and release it. We still haven't had the 244 update as yet. I used flash tool to update and to be honest I can't stand flashtool.
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Kirkymole said:
3 is a network here the in the UK. Their proper name is Hutchinson 3 UK.
We shouldn't have to use flash tool. 3 should get off their arses and release it. We still haven't had the 244 update as yet. I used flash tool to update and to be honest I can't stand flashtool.
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I've never waited for carrier updates...mainly because they are pushing updates out way too slow and are bloated as ****..
I love it when people blame the manufacturers for delaying updates, when it's infact the carriers fault. Anyway, sucks for you and the others..try to get a new contract somewhere else.
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I've never waited for carrier updates...mainly because they are pushing updates out way too slow and are bloated as ****..
I love it when people blame the manufacturers for delaying updates, when it's infact the carriers fault. Anyway, sucks for you and the others..try to get a new contract somewhere else.
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I can't move to another network unfortunately as 3 are the only network that serve the area I live in. I live in the middle of nowhere. 3 aren't too bloated but yes slow as hell.
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Wow sounds like you spoke to a male cow with diarrhoea!
3 is rolling out 4g from December in the major cities.
this from their Email they sent out to customers yesterday
Our new 4G (LTE) network roll-out will start in London, Birmingham and Manchester.
Customers with a 4G Ready device will get nudged up to 4G at no extra cost when it rolls out in their area.
The speeds you'll get will vary by location, coverage, demand and TrafficSence™, which is a system we use to manage data on our network to ensure the best experience possible for the majority of our customers. See how at Three.co.uk/network
http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Built_for_internetting?site=d
Personally I'm looking forward to trying it out at work, as Wolverhampton is listed as one of the end of 2013 ones
although having said that I already get 12mb at home (in the countryside)
244 is already out, its' been out for weeks! you can upgrade through Sony Update easily
United Kingdom 3 UK 1270-6263 10.3.1.A.0.244 R6B 10.3.1.A.0.244 R6B
I have the ftf if you really can't do that, i got it through the sony update tool.
3 don't dictate when whether a manufacturer rolls out an update, they may approve it when asked to on their network, or even what customizations they want, but they don't turn around to an oem and say "you won't release an 4.3 upgrade"
their customer service people are useless...
I'm on 3 and really like the network, certainly not slow at all, but their CS is bad.
Another reason why you never get your contract direct from the Network carrier.
My Z was £3 cheaper than the same tariff from Three, not network locked, I got the Purple one, which was supposed to be an O2 exclusive, AND the SB20 headset
I thought it was common knowledge that the vast majority of customer service agents that work for electronic manufacturers and mobile phone networks don't know wtf they are talking about.
They only have answers to very basic questions and will often make stuff up to get you off the line when you ask them questions about things they haven't been briefed/trained on.
You're basically wasting your time calling them if you actually want an accurate response to anything but a basic non-technical enquiry.
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fards said:
Wow sounds like you spoke to a male cow with diarrhoea!
3 is rolling out 4g from December in the major cities.
this from their Email they sent out to customers yesterday
Our new 4G (LTE) network roll-out will start in London, Birmingham and Manchester.
Customers with a 4G Ready device will get nudged up to 4G at no extra cost when it rolls out in their area.
The speeds you'll get will vary by location, coverage, demand and TrafficSence™, which is a system we use to manage data on our network to ensure the best experience possible for the majority of our customers. See how at Three.co.uk/network
http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Built_for_internetting?site=d
Personally I'm looking forward to trying it out at work, as Wolverhampton is listed as one of the end of 2013 ones
although having said that I already get 12mb at home (in the countryside)
244 is already out, its' been out for weeks! you can upgrade through Sony Update easily
United Kingdom 3 UK 1270-6263 10.3.1.A.0.244 R6B 10.3.1.A.0.244 R6B
I have the ftf if you really can't do that, i got it through the sony update tool.
3 don't dictate when whether a manufacturer rolls out an update, they may approve it when asked to on their network, or even what customizations they want, but they don't turn around to an oem and say "you won't release an 4.3 upgrade"
their customer service people are useless...
I'm on 3 and really like the network, certainly not slow at all, but their CS is bad.
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I think what they are saying about the update not being released is referring to OTA. SEUS is a whole different story as is flashing. As a majority of customers won't be able to do it.
As for 3 being a decent network. Yes and no, their customer service is shocking. But their coverage isn't as bad as people say. I generally get Ok signal. Their prices are amazing too. I'm unlimited everything for 21 quid a month.
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Another reason why you never get your contract direct from the Network carrier.
My Z was £3 cheaper than the same tariff from Three, not network locked, I got the Purple one, which was supposed to be an O2 exclusive, AND the SB20 headset
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What are you paying a month? I pay £21 for unlimited everything. Done on the day of launch, I got a free dock and free tethering bolt on.
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Unlimited 3g and texts, bout 300 minutes.
£27 a month, free phone, new contract.
£21 is a bargain TBF!
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HI
just to let you know im on Three uk with a branded phone and i've got the 244 update.
Getting the stupid battery life problem since it came through its like a bloody count down timer
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Unlimited 3g and texts, bout 300 minutes.
£27 a month, free phone, new contract.
£21 is a bargain TBF!
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£27 a month isn't bad to be honest. That's what my contract price should have been.
I got lucky and grabbed the £21 a month when the HTC One S came out then upgraded to the Z on launch day. Technically I should have had an increase on my price but they didn't bother as I've been a customer for a while now.
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If you do your maths of a contract price over 24 months is around £650
I bought my handset outright on the day it came out for £400 and I pay sim only 12month contract and get 4gb Internet /unlimited texts and 1000 mins and free to other talktalk members for £10pm which is only cheaper by £10 to this day but when I bought it i could only get the phone for about £40 per month and handset free
Best thing my phone is sim unlocked and bl unlockable and not tied into a 2 year contract
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If you do your maths of a contract price over 24 months is around £650
I bought my handset outright on the day it came out for £400 and I pay sim only 12month contract and get 4gb Internet /unlimited texts and 1000 mins and free to other talktalk members for £10pm which is only cheaper by £10 to this day but when I bought it i could only get the phone for about £40 per month and handset free
Best thing my phone is sim unlocked and bl unlockable and not tied into a 2 year contract
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I agree, buying on contract works out more expensive, but we all don't have 400 quid to throw down in one go!
Maddhouse said:
If you do your maths of a contract price over 24 months is around £650
I bought my handset outright on the day it came out for £400 and I pay sim only 12month contract and get 4gb Internet /unlimited texts and 1000 mins and free to other talktalk members for £10pm which is only cheaper by £10 to this day but when I bought it i could only get the phone for about £40 per month and handset free
Best thing my phone is sim unlocked and bl unlockable and not tied into a 2 year contract
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I admit buying outright is a better option but my financial incomings and outgoings, what with my girlfriend living some distance from me so using trains to see her, commuting to work and such, I don't have the cash to buy outright.
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Related
Read it here>
http://www.androidcentral.com/galaxy-s-gingerbread-update-expected-next-couple-weeks-says-three
http://phandroid.com/2011/04/05/thr...rbread-to-samsung-galaxy-s-in-two-weeks-time/
i hope they will keep there promiss
It will be hilarious if three release gingerbread for thier locked devices before samsung releases it for the unbranded ones.
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so we can expect update for UK XEU earlier
No idea. I am not sure what product code 3 Network phones are.
They're H3G.
This happened in Greece with Froyo so it wouldn't be unheard of. Vodafone GR released Froyo 2.2 in Greece a couple of weeks before the unbranded models got their upgrade from Samsung.
wish it would come to ATT sooner lol
its about frikkin time. three uk customers didnt even get the 2.2.1 update!
Hate to say it, but I will.... If you're using 3, you haven't found the best deals...
... However, i'd be amazed if they managed to get something customised to their level before the unbranded release... so, using that as a basis, do we think JVK could be the branch code all (most) Gingerbread releases will come off?
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Hate to say it, but I will.... If you're using 3, you haven't found the best deals...
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What kinda deal did u get with three?
I get 600 Anyone Anytime Mins
Unlimited texts
750mb Internet
50 Picture messages
From orange for £20 a month.
Meanwhile Bell just released another 2.2 update, and AT&T just released 2.2 about a month ago (my jaw dropped when my buddy told me, he also doesn't have wifi tethering or unsigned sources without root).
At this rate we're looking at mid-summer on Bell and fall for AT&T. Just insane, f%@#ing North American carriers. I wouldn't even care except that cooking and installing ROMs is much easier with proper modem and CSC files (for 850 band and settings).
SkinBobUk said:
What kinda deal did u get with three?
I get 600 Anyone Anytime Mins
Unlimited texts
750mb Internet
50 Picture messages
From orange for £20 a month.
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Crap deal i get unlimited txt unlimited internet. 600 mins calls 25 quid a month o2 uk.
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I am probably going with 3 for my next contract as they are the only ones that offer true unlimited internet without throttling and allow tethering for free also.
http://www.3-mobile-store.co.uk/sim-only/
It is hard to believe Three UK can give 2.3 update within 2 weeks time or in the April time if based on their update track history. As most know, they never give 2.2.1 update to their customer although they saying it is already roll-out. I have test everyday for getting the 2.2.1 update through the latest KIES version. Still no update.
If they can pull it out it is good and a miracle...
colindodds said:
Crap deal i get unlimited txt unlimited internet. 600 mins calls 25 quid a month o2 uk.
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O2 deal unlimited internet is restricted to (this is my thinking because they cut me off data twice after ) 5 gb, but txt you can swap with mms and calls with video calls
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colindodds said:
Crap deal i get unlimited txt unlimited internet. 600 mins calls 25 quid a month o2 uk.
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Are u on drugs? You pay an extra fiver a month, and get no picture messages, and 02's internet says unlimited but its actually 500mb a month.
So technically u get less but pay more, but u reckon my deal is crap?
Also remember when u run out of signal i dont as i can hop between orange and t-mobile!
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So technically u get less but pay more, but u reckon my deal is crap?
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I think he meant to say his deal was crap, not yours
I'm on 3 UK
Genuinely unlimited internet (around 1.5 to 2mbit actual speed limits it in theory)
5000 free 3 to 3 minutes
2000 free 3 to anywhere minutes
5000 free texts
the one plan, around 26 quid a month with "free" SGS, which is of course rooted and 2.2.1
Hero Yu said:
It will be hilarious if three release gingerbread for thier locked devices before samsung releases it for the unbranded ones.
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Nothing to be surprised...
In Portugal, the release of Froyo for the unbranded phones happened weeks after the release for the branded ones...
Mine is unbranded...
Just got off the phone with T-Mob as I was due an upgrade today, but they've said that it's most likely going to be around the 28th of May that it gets released. I wasn't lucky enough to get passed on to ChitterChatter or CPW, but they've added a bonus to my account, which is better than nothing.
I'll be ringing up on the 27th to see if they can send me a handset early, and if that's unsuccessful, again first thing on the morning of the 28th
Any other T-Mob UK users here?
Here! I ordered mine from a 3rd party though. buymobilesnow.com or something
Cool. Went in t mobile shop yesterday n they couldn't give me a date. My upgrade is june 14 so I made up about that news thanks
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bassmonkey said:
Cool. Went in t mobile shop yesterday n they couldn't give me a date. My upgrade is june 14 so I made up about that news thanks
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I see you're upgrading from a Hero too? Can't wait to get rid of it
subtlemocking said:
I see you're upgrading from a Hero too? Can't wait to get rid of it
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I do love my hero but it is feelings quite past it now. Played around on gs2 in phones 4 you and was blown away
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Just phone ChitterChatter direct? they have there own website ?
I did as i was due an upgrade on the 21st and got the sgs2 with 600 mins... ultd texts... ultd internet.... ultd landline calls for £25 a month and the phone for free...
delivery for tuesday
I bought mine from O2 unlocked, using it with a T-Mobile sim.
Chivalryyyy said:
Just phone ChitterChatter direct? they have there own website ?
I did as i was due an upgrade on the 21st and got the sgs2 with 600 mins... ultd texts... ultd internet.... ultd landline calls for £25 a month and the phone for free...
delivery for tuesday
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Thanks for that tip, just called them now and they have stock waiting for a call back when they find an offer
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Thanks for that tip, just called them now and they have stock waiting for a call back when they find an offer
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I called them, they can't upgrade me till 14th either guess I'll just have to keep making myself jealous by coming on here til then
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TMobile said it was coming out on 13th May, but I couldnt wait so I got my TMobile upgrade from buymobiles.net
Before i left TMob a week or so ago the lady on upgrades told me that the phone will be available end of june. I asked is she sure she said yes.
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s3thh said:
Before i left TMob a week or so ago the lady on upgrades told me that the phone will be available end of june. I asked is she sure she said yes.
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All I can say is; noooooooo! I want it and I want it now
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I would call up Chitter Chatter if you're due an upgrade soon. They did me a very good deal this afternoon
Don't know why anyone would want a phone like this on T-Mobile, with the UK's slowest 3G network.
384kbps on usual package or 2mbps at best if you pay extra or strop at customer services. No HSPDA+ network at all if I remember correctly.
i just get over 2meg with t-mobile, seems quick enough tbh. reception allways spot on for me so never felt like changing, previous with o2 but will concider 3 next year once contract is up.
vimto25 said:
i just get over 2meg with t-mobile, seems quick enough tbh. reception allways spot on for me so never felt like changing, previous with o2 but will concider 3 next year once contract is up.
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2Mb...sounds interesting...or impossible(for me)
I had about 2 hours conversation with T-mob customer suppert(or whatever is->150)
They gave me an extra booster on internet for free(I had about 390kbs/sec,now with booster it's about 1.95MB/sec.Still ****),but I'm sure I was stupid when I changed from o2 to T-mob instead of 3
I just put my mate's 3 sim card in to SG2 and it's got nearly 4.5 MB download
David Horn said:
Don't know why anyone would want a phone like this on T-Mobile, with the UK's slowest 3G network.
384kbps on usual package or 2mbps at best if you pay extra or strop at customer services. No HSPDA+ network at all if I remember correctly.
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Sadly very true. Its not a cell capacity issue - accessing the same 3g network from a Three SIM is a joy...
I have 3 long months to wait until my upgrade. Whats the catch with ChitterChatter? Deals are too good to be.... I have always upgraded by calling 150 on T-mobile.
The wait is too long. I keep going to o2 shop to play with this phone and its amazing.
This is a place holder for all the best uk deals so everyone has a chance to grab a bargain
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Carphone Warehouse: First 1000 orders get a Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Haven't seen anything else yet!
I'm no fan of the Carphone Warehouse but have to say this is a superb offer, cant see anything to pre order (as in buy outright)though unless im missing something
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/news/coming-soon/samsung-s3
Not too bad.
Heres a damn good offer from Three UK incl FREE phone
The One plan
24 month contract.
All-you-can-eat-data
2,000 minutes
5,000 Three-to-Three minutes
5,000 texts
£34 p/m
DomCowell said:
Carphone Warehouse: First 1000 orders get a Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Haven't seen anything else yet!
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Only if you buy with a contract though... Sim-free doesn't get you the tab (unfortunately!)
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Isadora said:
Only if you buy with a contract though... Sim-free doesn't get you the tab (unfortunately!)
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Indeed, it wouldn't make financial sense for then otherwise!
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If you just want the phone on its own, o2 will be the cheapest when they finally put it up on the site!
Isadora said:
Only if you buy with a contract though... Sim-free doesn't get you the tab (unfortunately!)
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Bastards i didn't know that you would think if someone was to spend £500 on a phone they would give away the Tab as well.
Maybe ill take out a contract and just not pay
jonny68 said:
Bastards i didn't know that you would think if someone was to spend £500 on a phone they would give away the Tab as well.
Maybe ill take out a contract and just not pay
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I assume you are trying to be funny... Why would they make the effective price about £100 to £200 haha
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Some nice deals already
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Vodafone, Three and O2
Vodafone has it for £41
O2 for a ridiculous £46
and
Three for £34, which seems to be the best deal up until now.
I'm not allowed post links though
I'm waiting for the t-mobile full monty package, had an initial email, just waiting on the pricing....
Unlimited Internet
Unlimited text
Unlimited t-mobile calls
2000 any other mins to other networks
DC
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Guys,
Honestly do not pre-order, you will always get your phone quicker from the actual shops, found that out through experience
JD
JupiterdroidXDA said:
Guys,
Honestly do not pre-order, you will always get your phone quicker from the actual shops, found that out through experience
JD
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Not really i pre ordered my HTC Desire and LG Optimus 3d and it came to my house 9am on the day both phones were released...
Carphone warehouse on Vodafone £31 per month for 24 months, 32 gig in blue free.
800 minutes any network
Unlimited texts
500 meg data
O2 gave me such a fu©king run around with promising to match that deal, then 2 days later saying they couldn't that I decided to go to Vodafone after 11 years with O2.
Yesterday O2 send me a mail saying my order was being processed for £250 handset at £75 a month for 24 months... I was proper peeved. Sorted now, but put me off O2 a hell of a lot.
this deal is the cheapest I seen so far I think.
Edit: Carphone Warehouse also recon I'll get the handset on release day or day later... not sure I believe that, but we'll see I guess.
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Ordered mine from phones 4 U. Free phone, £46 per month on a 12 month contract with vodafone. Free 16gb card and case. 900 minutes, unlimited text, 500mb internet.
Total contract price over 12 months £552!
Should be delivered on the 30th. Highly recommended!
The-Kevster said:
Ordered mine from phones 4 U. Free phone, £46 per month on a 12 month contract with vodafone. Free 16gb card and case. 900 minutes, unlimited text, 500mb internet.
Total contract price over 12 months £552!
Should be delivered on the 30th. Highly recommended!
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That's a VERY decent deal!
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Meemo23 said:
Not really i pre ordered my HTC Desire and LG Optimus 3d and it came to my house 9am on the day both phones were released...
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Really!!!
There was lots of people that ordered the Desire HD and SGS2 only for it to be released 5 days earlier exclusively to P4U...
My mate ordered 1 month previous to this and I had my SGS2 a full week before him
JD
JupiterdroidXDA said:
Really!!!
There was lots of people that ordered the Desire HD and SGS2 only for it to be released 5 days earlier exclusively to P4U...
My mate ordered 1 month previous to this and I had my SGS2 a full week before him
JD
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I personally have ordered many contracts for my whole family we always pre order a phone we like..
Meaning we always have the latest mobiles blah blah.. Anyway i have ordered a tonne of phones from Phones 4 U and Carphone Warehouse. We have always received our phones either on the day of release or a day earlier...
Meemo23 said:
I personally have ordered many contracts for my whole family we always pre order a phone we like..
Meaning we always have the latest mobiles blah blah.. Anyway i have ordered a tonne of phones from Phones 4 U and Carphone Warehouse. We have always received our phones either on the day of release or a day earlier...
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Your very lucky then because in my experience (all the way back to nexus one days) pre-ordering is kinda worthless... Will look forward to be proved wrong this time though
Still will prefer to walk in CPW on release day and purchase the good stuff..
JD
I'm not happy because my galaxy s3 will not be able to use it
http://eurodroid.com/2012/09/11/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-and-htc-one-xl-among-ees-first-4g-phones/
got-petrol said:
I'm not happy because my galaxy s3 will not be able to use it
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They can't even provide a decent speed on their crippled 3g service. I can't imagine 4g being much better.
New GT-I9305 Galaxy S3 LTE with Quad and 2gb ram is out in a couple weeks in australia and should be out not long after in europe. I have pre-ordered mine. I guess you can pre-order yours?. I saw a screenshot of one of the korean phones showing the available ram, it was showing 1.2Gb free ram.
Not everybodys got bags of money to buy a new galaxy s3 lte Samsung shafted us all with 1 gig
None of you were shafted... you all purchased a phone that had no LTE compatibility..... even if EE didn't run as a separate network but gave Orange the 4G bands your phone would still not be LTE capable.
Lennyuk said:
None of you were shafted... you all purchased a phone that had no LTE compatibility..... even if EE didn't run as a separate network but gave Orange the 4G bands your phone would still not be LTE capable.
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dehaani said:
They can't even provide a decent speed on their crippled 3g service. I can't imagine 4g being much better.
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Wrong. I've had great speeds on 3g with them for a couple years now, best in my area tbh.
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Why would you want "super dooper mega fast internet" on a mobile phone? HSPA+ is fast enough for me....tethering creates no lag while I'm playing cod on Xbox lol
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btemtd said:
New GT-I9305 Galaxy S3 LTE with Quad and 2gb ram is out in a couple weeks in australia and should be out not long after in europe. I have pre-ordered mine. I guess you can pre-order yours?. I saw a screenshot of one of the korean phones showing the available ram, it was showing 1.2Gb free ram.
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its out in the UK right now i was just on the phone to T-mobile trying to get my hands on one but unfortunately I've already got the maximum of lines i can have
EE have said on Twitter that T-Mobile customers (and I'm assuming Orange customers included) will definitely be able to upgrade mid-contract without cancellation fee.
@jackcrwhitney Hello Jack - You'll definitely be able to change mid-contract and upgrade to #4GEE, with detailed info to follow soon.
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CuBz90 said:
EE have said on Twitter that T-Mobile customers (and I'm assuming Orange customers included) will definitely be able to upgrade mid-contract without cancellation fee.
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yes but you will have to pay an 'early upgrade' fee that Orange has recently re-introduced, which is effectively your remaining monthly payments less VAT
It will only be availible in 4 cities to start with then 16 in total after that. Will take a year or two to hit rural places and so on. It is just marketing to say they have it first when in fact only few people will be able to get the benefit of it. In two years it will be in full flow and then we will have many phones that can use 4G and the networks will of optimised it.
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yes but you will have to pay an 'early upgrade' fee that Orange has recently re-introduced, which is effectively your remaining monthly payments less VAT
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That's not what they said on Twitter, someone asked if they could upgrade without a fee, and they said "definitely". The cancellation fee is practically the same as the early upgrade fee.
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Blush91 said:
its out in the UK right now i was just on the phone to T-mobile trying to get my hands on one but unfortunately I've already got the maximum of lines i can have
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What do you mean the maximum lines? I dont see how it can be out yet, Because that phone is going to be shipped with Jelly Bean and Jelly bean is not out yet ... Its being advertised here but Only for pre-order will be out in a couple weeks
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What do you mean the maximum lines? I dont see how it can be out yet, Because that phone is going to be shipped with Jelly Bean and Jelly bean is not out yet ... Its being advertised here but Only for pre-order will be out in a couple weeks
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Nope its not available here yet, Australia first then Europe. Probably looking at end of September beginning October.
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That's not what they said on Twitter, someone asked if they could upgrade without a fee, and they said "definitely". The cancellation fee is practically the same as the early upgrade fee.
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From past experience (have used Orange for over 10 years now and know their company workings very well) if they allow people to switch from EE without a fee there is bound to be some other catch (e.g. limiting you to a very high and long contact with EE), but I would still be amazed if they didn't demand an early upgrade fee.
Personally I won't even consider switching to EE until they announce prices and tariff conditions, I am especially concerned about what data limitations they will impose, there is absolutely no point joining a 4G network if they still limit us to 1GB or less!! a month data.
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Nope its not available here yet, Australia first then Europe. Probably looking at end of September beginning October.
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Thats what I thought, It will be available around the 20th September in Sydney Australia......Europe/UK should follow soon after, and as I was looking at some articles that were talking about EE and ALL GT-I9305 will be shipped with jelly bean . Here is a clippet of one of the articles>>>>> " One of those phones is the Samsung Galaxy S3 and according to EE's spec sheet, the 4G iteration of the handset will come packing Android 4.1 Jelly Bean"
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What do you mean the maximum lines? I dont see how it can be out yet, Because that phone is going to be shipped with Jelly Bean and Jelly bean is not out yet ... Its being advertised here but Only for pre-order will be out in a couple weeks
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Nope its not available here yet, Australia first then Europe. Probably looking at end of September beginning October.
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I spoke to a T-mobile rep and they said I'm able to go into the store today and get one of the new LTE enabled galaxy s3 which is my reasoning as to thinking it was out already but i am gonna go into the shop just to confirm and get specs and dates
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From past experience (have used Orange for over 10 years now and know their company workings very well) if they allow people to switch from EE without a fee there is bound to be some other catch (e.g. limiting you to a very high and long contact with EE), but I would still be amazed if they didn't demand an early upgrade fee.
Personally I won't even consider switching to EE until they announce prices and tariff conditions, I am especially concerned about what data limitations they will impose, there is absolutely no point joining a 4G network if they still limit us to 1GB or less!! a month data.
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Well my current plan with T-Mobile allows truly unlimited data with fantastic 3G speeds. So I'd be happy to stay on 3G. However, if I could upgrade to LTE for free and the plans were fair enough with no harsh data limits, then I would upgrade.
All T-Mobile and Orange customers will begin to see the network names disappear from their phones and replaced with "EE" in the next few weeks (personally I think they could have come up with a better brand than EE)
My home fibre broadband contract ends with Plusnet next month too, so if the plans and prices are good then I may think about moving to EE fibre. However, plusnet have recently upgraded me to the up to 80mb broadband with 250GB monthly usage for just £20 a month, so if EE can't beat that I will be staying with Plusnet. I wonder if EE will be providing home phone
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Blush91 said:
I spoke to a T-mobile rep and they said I'm able to go into the store today and get one of the new LTE enabled galaxy s3 which is my reasoning as to thinking it was out already but i am gonna go into the shop just to confirm and get specs and dates
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Confused +1 ^^^
Best to go in the store and find out because that sounds like BS to me. You should ring her now and say oh and the specs state it comes with jelly bean right? If she says yes. Then just laugh.
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