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Best UK Deals

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

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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KCA. said:
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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EmptyArea said:
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.

EpicDom said:
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

miamifan said:
carphone warehouse start selling tommorow ， 549GBP
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i never thought a sammy product would be more expensive than apple

Sending Mine Back to P4U

Well I bought sim free, it arrived, I had a couple of days with it and now i'm sending it back.
Why I hear you all cry ..... well quite simply because the phone is that good I'm going to commit to a 2 year contract with it. Not sure just who to go with yet, so anyone with any suggestions that would be great (I live essex/herts way and work in london, am currently on t-mobile, who have improved quite a bit last few months)
I really like it, I really do, have one or two little annoyances, but generally I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a phone that much (maybe iphone 4)
So yeah, i'ts going back but i'm gonna commit (and for someone like me who changed phones and find fault with phones all the time thats quite a big thing !!!)

I upgraded to the Orange panther 41 contract through p4u, 18 month, 600 mins, unlimited text, 1gb data, HTC One silver free with flip cover.
The best bits are, p4u gives 5 pounds discount on the tarrif so 36 per month, then they give 144 pounds cash back (directly wire to my bank 42 days after activation) so effectively I am paying 28 pounds for 18 month!
Good deal you think?
The reason I could get that was because dialaphone was doing a new contract deal, essentially the same as mine but with 4 redemptions each 36 pounds.
And I mentioned that to p4u so they matched the price.
Just checked dialaphone, they don't do this deal anymore but panther 36 with means only 400 mins and 750mb data. Same price with 4 redemption.
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h.han said:
I upgraded to the Orange panther 41 contract through p4u, 18 month, 600 mins, unlimited text, 1gb data, HTC One silver free with flip cover.
The best bits are, p4u gives 5 pounds discount on the tarrif so 36 per month, then they give 144 pounds cash back (directly wire to my bank 42 days after activation) so effectively I am paying 28 pounds for 18 month!
Good deal you think?
The reason I could get that was because dialaphone was doing a new contract deal, essentially the same as mine but with 4 redemptions each 36 pounds.
And I mentioned that to p4u so they matched the price.
Just checked dialaphone, they don't do this deal anymore but panther 36 with means only 400 mins and 750mb data. Same price with 4 redemption.
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almost the same as me, except i got mine from dialaphone - though my cashback is in installments instead of in one lump sum - dialaphone did offer me a lump sum, but it wasnt as much as im getting now - now i will get £144, they offered me £100 in a lump sum.
i might call up and ask them to switch me to the lump sum - i will probably forget all about the bill sending in thing!
also, did you use a cashback site?
with quidco or topcashback you can/could get an extra £70 cashback
edit. regarding who to go for - yea the deal h.han and I got is the cheapest of all I think, depends whether what is included fits your needs and whether orange/tmobile/ee are good in your area.

djbenny1 said:
almost the same as me, except i got mine from dialaphone - though my cashback is in installments instead of in one lump sum - dialaphone did offer me a lump sum, but it wasnt as much as im getting now - now i will get £144, they offered me £100 in a lump sum.
i might call up and ask them to switch me to the lump sum - i will probably forget all about the bill sending in thing!
also, did you use a cashback site?
with quidco or topcashback you can/could get an extra £70 cashback
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Sounds a fantastic deal but i had such **** with orange a year or two back i vowed never to go back to them, now they and t-mobile have merged it might not matter that much .... if anyone see's any other good deals i'd appreciate it !!! thanks to you guys for posting this up

P4U are usually the best however i went direct through Vodafone this time and i got;
Free Phone
Free Flip Cover
£37 per month with Unlimited Calls, Text and 1GB data (unlimited for 3 months) on a 24 month contract.
Also got the phone within 2 business days of ordering

your t-mobile has gotten better recently because they now share networks with orange and also EE
i would also say don't let a free flip case from any company sway you - its crap lol

djbenny1 said:
almost the same as me, except i got mine from dialaphone - though my cashback is in installments instead of in one lump sum - dialaphone did offer me a lump sum, but it wasnt as much as im getting now - now i will get £144, they offered me £100 in a lump sum.
i might call up and ask them to switch me to the lump sum - i will probably forget all about the bill sending in thing!
also, did you use a cashback site?
with quidco or topcashback you can/could get an extra £70 cashback
edit. regarding who to go for - yea the deal h.han and I got is the cheapest of all I think, depends whether what is included fits your needs and whether orange/tmobile/ee are good in your area.
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I did not go through cashback site cos I was looking for upgrade.
I did ordered a new contract at that time on dialaphone through quidco initially, but it was a mistake, I thought I could port my existing Orange number to the new Orange contract, but that's not possible so I cancelled that. And accidentally had a chat with p4u so they offered me the same deal as dialaphone but upgrade, too good to miss so I took it.
No cashback from quidco though, but I am happy.
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gsusx said:
Sounds a fantastic deal but i had such **** with orange a year or two back i vowed never to go back to them, now they and t-mobile have merged it might not matter that much .... if anyone see's any other good deals i'd appreciate it !!! thanks to you guys for posting this up
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I don't have good experience with Orange either, their 3G is the slowest amongst all the operators because they didn't buy the best 3G frequency, and I had to upgrade 4 times since last Friday through p4u and make tons of call to Orange to remove a stupid flag in their system to get my 4th upgrade attempt approved.
But their price is the cheapest through p4u so I just took it.
Oh, by the way, the 4G from EE definitely is the fastest in all operators since the frequency band is very good.
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here's a question
like ee say you have 1gb of 4g data per month
what happens if you go over that, does 3g signal count towards that etc ???
im even contemplating going 4g ... i would go with 3 but i cant get signal in my spare room and thats where i tend to spend a lot of my time working of weekends

gsusx said:
here's a question
like ee say you have 1gb of 4g data per month
what happens if you go over that, does 3g signal count towards that etc ???
im even contemplating going 4g ... i would go with 3 but i cant get signal in my spare room and thats where i tend to spend a lot of my time working of weekends
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dont you have wifi at home?
i am assuming that by paying EE for 4g, you are simply paying for "access" to their 4g network - your 1gb will be depleted whether or not you use the 4g or not.

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dont you have wifi at home?
i am assuming that by paying EE for 4g, you are simply paying for "access" to their 4g network - your 1gb will be depleted whether or not you use the 4g or not.
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And to add to that, maybe I am misleading here, my contract is with Orange, the 3G brand of EE, so I do not have any 4G service in my tarrif, only 3G.
If you want to sign a 4G deal with EE, the price will be much higher.
With 4G service, it only means the option of connecting to 4G is there, but whether you will get 4G in your area or not, is irrelevant and those 1gb usage includes all traffic on 4G, 3G and GPRS.
If you go over, you will need to pay extra to get additional data.
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Best Pre Order Deals for Xperia Z1

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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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

m3lover1 said:
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.

MobileBritain said:
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...

krabappel2548 said:
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.

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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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News for 3 customers.

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.

ckyy said:
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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warface said:
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

warface said:
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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