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Hey guys, I have decided that this handset is far too unstable for my needs. A 76% chance of the 'no sound in call' issue is too much for me.
As some of you have prolbably read, due to the whistling screen I am getting a brand new XDA2s sent to me by 02. Should arrive very soon. I am going to sell or swap it before even opening the box and try for either an XDA2i, iMate Jam or Sony Ericsson P910.
I thought, seeing as you were all so supportive and helpful I would offer this forum first shout at it before I put it on ebay. I will sell it for a slightly lower price in appreciation. If anyone has any offers of swaps or money I will consider anything.
Sorry if this is against the forum rules. If it is I will gladly retract the thread.
Cheers -Mike
ah well, shame you said today, as my bro wanted one and he just entered into a 12 month contract just to get one!!!! :roll: id have prob made you an offer!!!
Hmmm, I solved the Call silence problem by upgrading just the Radio Rom to 1.12. Never had the screen issue tho.
As for stability, Corporate Mode solves all.
Give the new one a chance.
Or pm me if still selling. :wink:
Well theres the problem, I'm not up for taking it out the box to give it a chance when the odds of a crappy screen or crappy radio hardware are so high. I'd rather just buy something I know will work.
I am defo still interested in selling. I gather you can buy an XDA2s on ebay for around £310. I'll probably sell for about £285 if anyone fancies it.
I've seen them go on eBay for £225 so good luck getting that price.
I might be interested in swapping my Brand New XDA2i for the 2s. The 2i has all the original packaging obviously and is unlocked.
Make me an offer as the 2i is worth slightly more.
I've seen them go on eBay for £225 so good luck getting that price.
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Really?!?! For boxed brand new ones? I only checked what was on today and £300 seemed about average. Hmmm, perhaps I'll ebay it.
Considering the 2i offer. Thery're both the same price from the O2 shop. I know 'cos the 2s was actually an insurance replacement for my XDA2 and I had the choice of 2i or 2s.
It's a shame to sell 'cos the 2s is such a nice concept, but it all seems so rushed. From what I read on these forums, changing ROMS rarely works for noticably improving stability. I really don't know if I trust HTC devices now. I mean before the BA, I had an XDA2 which was a bit more stable, but if I was ever waiting for an important call I' have to swap handsets. I also had the Orange C500 and it was appauling for receiption, no sound in calls and a lack of basic phone features :S
If anyone has a Sony Ericsson UIQ device I would gladly swap.
I also have a P910i which is brand new fully boxed and unlocked. I got it on an upgrade but I havent used at all.
add me to ur MSN contacts [email protected]
so we can chat about it.
Where abouts do you come from and how would be do the swap?
SCGriffiths I added you.
Average Prices on EBay...
mike freegan said:
I've seen them go on eBay for £225 so good luck getting that price.
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Really?!?! For boxed brand new ones? I only checked what was on today and £300 seemed about average. Hmmm, perhaps I'll ebay it.
Considering the 2i offer. Thery're both the same price from the O2 shop. I know 'cos the 2s was actually an insurance replacement for my XDA2 and I had the choice of 2i or 2s.
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As for average pricing of the BA's on Ebay ( I tracked them for over a MONTH, before purchasing both an SPV M2000 and an XDA IIs ). I'd say that the prices have gone up and come down and gone back up again.
I just saw two auctions close within an hour of themselves, where someone got an MDA III for about 250 GBP, and an XDA IIs went for 311.99 GBP, so go figure. Some of the ones going for less we a year or so old, and rather used. Those have been seen for around 205-215 GBP.
So if you've got a brand NEW one, in the box, with the wrapper, I'd say START at 250GBP ( If you're not going to swap it ), and if you can get up to 300-320, you're not doing too bad.
Good luck. I haven't decided which one I'm going to sell the SPV or the XDA IIs. They're both unlocked ( Gee, I wonder where I got the software to unlock them....Hmmm )
Marcelo
I am thinking of buying and O2 XDA Orbit from the O2 Online shop, https://shop.o2.co.uk/phone/features/O2/XDA_Orbit
I wondering if anyone has bought one from O2 Online if so can you tell me what is in the box?
I notice from other thread that other purchasers that bought from O2 shop did not get the
GPS Software
Car Mount/Holder
MicroSD Card
Case
If no car mount is supplied does the HTC P3300 Brodit Car mount fit?
Cheers
Nick
I didn't get any of those, AFAIK they don't come with a card or a case, and you might get the software free or you might have to pay an amount to get it.
I bought a 1GB sandisk MicroSD card with SD adaptor and usb2 card reader all for £18.99 off eBay. Works great.
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I didn't get any of those, AFAIK they don't come with a card or a case, and you might get the software free or you might have to pay an amount to get it.
I bought a 1GB sandisk MicroSD card with SD adaptor and usb2 card reader all for £18.99 off eBay. Works great.
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Pete
Thanks for that, how do you mount it in your car?
Cheers
Nick
The O2 shops are doing Copilot free with an Oribt + tariff of £40 or higher. For tariffs below that they are charging £50 for the Copilot bundle.
O2 Online's website says Copilot is free with an Orbit and doesn't mention any restriction on tariff. This may be a mistake on their part but while they are advertising it like this I guess they have to honour it.
They list the Copilot bundle as;
In car charger
In car cradle
Gooseneck suction mount
256mb Micro SD card preloaded with UK/IRE maps
Full co-pilot software suite
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The O2 shops are doing Copilot free with an Oribt + tariff of £40 or higher. For tariffs below that they are charging £50 for the Copilot bundle.
O2 Online's website says Copilot is free with an Orbit and doesn't mention any restriction on tariff. This may be a mistake on their part but while they are advertising it like this I guess they have to honour it.
They list the Copilot bundle as;
In car charger
In car cradle
Gooseneck suction mount
256mb Micro SD card preloaded with UK/IRE maps
Full co-pilot software suite
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Thanks for the info, I could not find what the Orbit comes with on there web site am I missing something or going to the wrong place?
Nick
I ride a bike seldom in a car but I would have paid an extra £50 for the copilot bundle had I known you get a car charger and cradle with it. I might phone O2 and complain, especially as the on/off button on my phone has developed an intermittent fault.
NickR, I don't think its on their website.
The info is from an official O2 branded PDF doc that O2 sent me after I rang to ask about the Orbit. I'd upload here but its bigger than this board allows. No other info behond what I've already posted though.
Cheers.
New orbit owner - set up question?
Hi all
Got the orbit today, can anyone suggest which of the set up is best for the phone - basic or corporate.
Great phone
Andy
bigyellowdog said:
NickR, I don't think its on their website.
The info is from an official O2 branded PDF doc that O2 sent me after I rang to ask about the Orbit. I'd upload here but its bigger than this board allows. No other info behond what I've already posted though.
Cheers.
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I ordered my Orbit today on the o2 online site, when I did inquire what was in the box they did not really have a clue, the chap went away and asked some and said there is only the copilot software included, hopefully I will get it tomorrow, I will let you know what is in the box.
I have now got to have a fight with the carphonewarehouse to try and get my PAC number without having to give them £180 to terminate my contract early. Anyway thats another story which would take up about 5 pages and is not relevant to this topic.
Cheers
Nick
andy1688 said:
Hi all
Got the orbit today, can anyone suggest which of the set up is best for the phone - basic or corporate.
Great phone
Andy
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Andy,
I did not think the o2 active stuff was in the Orbit? If you have not worked out which is best I will have a look tomorrow when I get mine?
What did you get in the box?
Cheers
Nick
In my box (bought from O2 store) I had...
Device
2 x Stylus
USB cable
Mains charger
Outlook CD
Applications CD (GPRS Moniter, PDF Viewer, USB modem driver)
User Guide
Quick Start Guide
Warranty card
Wired headset
On my tariff I would have had to pay an extra £50 for Copilot so didn't bother as I've already got TTN6.
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The O2 shops are doing Copilot free with an Oribt + tariff of £40 or higher. For tariffs below that they are charging £50 for the Copilot bundle.
O2 Online's website says Copilot is free with an Orbit and doesn't mention any restriction on tariff. This may be a mistake on their part but while they are advertising it like this I guess they have to honour it.
They list the Copilot bundle as;
In car charger
In car cradle
Gooseneck suction mount
256mb Micro SD card preloaded with UK/IRE maps
Full co-pilot software suite
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Hi,
I received my XDA Orbit this morning, you were correct, I got the :-
Online 25 tariff
XDA Orbit
Copilot Bundle
In car charger
In car cradle
Gooseneck suction mount
256mb Micro SD card preloaded with UK/IRE maps
Full co-pilot software suite
Thanks
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Originally Posted by bigyellowdog
The O2 shops are doing Copilot free with an Oribt + tariff of £40 or higher. For tariffs below that they are charging £50 for the Copilot bundle.
O2 Online's website says Copilot is free with an Orbit and doesn't mention any restriction on tariff. This may be a mistake on their part but while they are advertising it like this I guess they have to honour it.
They list the Copilot bundle as;
In car charger
In car cradle
Gooseneck suction mount
256mb Micro SD card preloaded with UK/IRE maps
Full co-pilot software suite
Hi,
I received my XDA Orbit this morning, you were correct, I got the :-
Online 25 tariff
XDA Orbit
Copilot Bundle
In car charger
In car cradle
Gooseneck suction mount
256mb Micro SD card preloaded with UK/IRE maps
Full co-pilot software suite
Thanks
Please help, I am currently having an arguement with o2 regarding what I should have recieved!!
I checked out the o2 website to look at the Orbit and decided to upgrade my current phone to it as it had the gps bundle for free. I called there online upgrades (O2 Retention) number and spoke to a guy for about 20 minutes regarding what deal he could do me.
I had to pay £99 to upgrade to the orbit (I was 6 months over my 12 month contract so thought they could have done a better deal than this!!) and I was told on the phone this would come with everything I needed and even came with an adapter to fix it to my car windscreen.
When the box arrived it is only just the phone and after 5 calls back to O2 they have said they never agreed to send me the sat nav kit. I am waiting for a call from a supervisor on Monday who has apparently listened to the call so I am going to ask for a copy of it because I think I should get what I was promised!!
Can anyone helo me with some advise on this as it seems some people have got it and others have not! I am now signed up to the online 25 tarrif for 18 months the same as NickR, and he got his with no hassle it would seem!!!
wombat45 said:
Please help, I am currently having an arguement with o2 regarding what I should have recieved!!
I checked out the o2 website to look at the Orbit and decided to upgrade my current phone to it as it had the gps bundle for free. I called there online upgrades (O2 Retention) number and spoke to a guy for about 20 minutes regarding what deal he could do me.
I had to pay £99 to upgrade to the orbit (I was 6 months over my 12 month contract so thought they could have done a better deal than this!!) and I was told on the phone this would come with everything I needed and even came with an adapter to fix it to my car windscreen.
When the box arrived it is only just the phone and after 5 calls back to O2 they have said they never agreed to send me the sat nav kit. I am waiting for a call from a supervisor on Monday who has apparently listened to the call so I am going to ask for a copy of it because I think I should get what I was promised!!
Can anyone helo me with some advise on this as it seems some people have got it and others have not! I am now signed up to the online 25 tarrif for 18 months the same as NickR, and he got his with no hassle it would seem!!!
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I was surprised to get the kit, I may have got the kit because I was not upgrading? I had loads of hassle buying, got rejected once by o2's 3rd party credit company, I had to ring my credit card company then reorder the Orbit. It took me all afternoon. Then I had an argument with Carphone Warehouse to get my PAC number, it would have cost me £180 to cancel my contract so I now have 2 mobile phone contracts. It worked out cheaper doing nothing. I will cancel my contract with o2 next year.
Hope you have success with O2, I would have not been to bothered if I did not get the Copilot Kit, its crap! I have installed TOMTOM 5, bought a 1GB Sandisk Ultra II for £28 and will get a Brodit Active mount £35 when they are available.
The GPD on the Orbit is fantastic, locks on to sats in the middle of my house.
Good Luck
Nick
NickR said:
I was surprised to get the kit, I may have got the kit because I was not upgrading? I had loads of hassle buying, got rejected once by o2's 3rd party credit company, I had to ring my credit card company then reorder the Orbit. It took me all afternoon. Then I had an argument with Carphone Warehouse to get my PAC number, it would have cost me £180 to cancel my contract so I now have 2 mobile phone contracts. It worked out cheaper doing nothing. I will cancel my contract with o2 next year.
Hope you have success with O2, I would have not been to bothered if I did not get the Copilot Kit, its crap! I have installed TOMTOM 5, bought a 1GB Sandisk Ultra II for £28 and will get a Brodit Active mount £35 when they are available.
The GPD on the Orbit is fantastic, locks on to sats in the middle of my house.
Good Luck
Nick
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This is my first ever pda so new to it all, reading forum after forum to slowly learn how to do everything. Too scared to even turn it on yet!!! Currently downloading a version of Tom Tom 6.02 but i'm worried that if I start messing about with my XDA I will break it!!
Assuming things with O2 don't go my way, I've figured out I need to get:
1 - A SD memory card
2 - a memory card reader(???)
3 - A working version of TomTom
4 - A screenmount and cigarette power supply.
Is this right?? Being new to this whole thing the co-pilot kit would have been great for me as would have meant so much less hassle!!
How much did you have to pay for the phone NickR and are you on a 12 or 18 month contract??
wombat45 said:
This is my first ever pda so new to it all, reading forum after forum to slowly learn how to do everything. Too scared to even turn it on yet!!! Currently downloading a version of Tom Tom 6.02 but i'm worried that if I start messing about with my XDA I will break it!!
Assuming things with O2 don't go my way, I've figured out I need to get:
1 - A SD memory card
2 - a memory card reader(???)
3 - A working version of TomTom
4 - A screenmount and cigarette power supply.
Is this right?? Being new to this whole thing the co-pilot kit would have been great for me as would have meant so much less hassle!!
How much did you have to pay for the phone NickR and are you on a 12 or 18 month contract??
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I am on a 12 month contract,
Yes everything above is what you need to Navigate.
1 - A SD memory card (512mb min)
2 - a memory card reader(???) (not essential but is faster than uploading maps via activesync)
3 - A working version of TomTom (yes)
4 - A screenmount and cigarette power supply. ( would get a Brodit Clip and an Active Mount, the pda will just drop into the mount without having to mess around trying to connect the 12v charger.
Nick
NickR said:
I am on a 12 month contract,
Yes everything above is what you need to Navigate.
1 - A SD memory card (512mb min)
2 - a memory card reader(???) (not essential but is faster than uploading maps via activesync)
3 - A working version of TomTom (yes)
4 - A screenmount and cigarette power supply. ( would get a Brodit Clip and an Active Mount, the pda will just drop into the mount without having to mess around trying to connect the 12v charger.
Nick
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Many Thanks for all your help Nick. When they become available (I read on this forum the xda usb connection is 3mm different so you cannot get one yet) where do I get a "Brodit Clip and Active Mount"??
wombat45 said:
Many Thanks for all your help Nick. When they become available (I read on this forum the xda usb connection is 3mm different so you cannot get one yet) where do I get a "Brodit Clip and Active Mount"??
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They are not the cheapest but they are very helpful. The HTC P3300 brodit mount although is near enough the same device has a different shell to the Orbit will not fit without bodging the mount so Brodit are making one especially for the Orbit. They will be available soon so keep checking there web site.
http://www.dsldevelopments.com/models.asp?m=O2
Cheers
Nick
NickR said:
They are not the cheapest but they are very helpful. The HTC P3300 brodit mount although is near enough the same device has a different shell to the Orbit will not fit without bodging the mount so Brodit are making one especially for the Orbit. They will be available soon so keep checking there web site.
http://www.dsldevelopments.com/models.asp?m=O2
Cheers
Nick
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Cheers, do they make them to fit to the windscreen though, or only to the air vents??
Reason I ask is because I am moving to spain in a few months so will obviously be changing my car. Although I think the air vent one would be better, a windscreen mount will be better for me as can use in any car.
wombat45 said:
Cheers, do they make them to fit to the windscreen though, or only to the air vents??
Reason I ask is because I am moving to spain in a few months so will obviously be changing my car. Although I think the air vent one would be better, a windscreen mount will be better for me as can use in any car.
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You have 2 choices that I know of,
1/ I have aclip which clips on my dash board.
2/ a suction mount
3/ or a vent mount
You the screw the PDA Mount to ether of those fixings. Give the chap at dsldevelopments a ring I am sure he would be happy to advise.
I am currently due a handset upgrade with O2.
They told me that I can have an O2 Orbit (HTC Artemis) for £159.99 without CoPilot, or £299.99 with CoPilot. I am assuming that "CoPilot" just includes maps of UK and Ireland (the lady I spoke to didn't seem to know a lot about the package).
Looking at the TomTom web site, it seems that I can get complete maps of Europe (and probably better software!) for £85.
It therefore seems like a no-brainer to me that I should get the handset without CoPilot from O2, and then buy a copy of TT6.
Am I missing something obvious?
Philip said:
I am currently due a handset upgrade with O2.
They told me that I can have an O2 Orbit (HTC Artemis) for £159.99 without CoPilot, or £299.99 with CoPilot. I am assuming that "CoPilot" just includes maps of UK and Ireland (the lady I spoke to didn't seem to know a lot about the package).
Looking at the TomTom web site, it seems that I can get complete maps of Europe (and probably better software!) for £85.
It therefore seems like a no-brainer to me that I should get the handset without CoPilot from O2, and then buy a copy of TT6.
Am I missing something obvious?
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Philip said:
I am currently due a handset upgrade with O2.
They told me that I can have an O2 Orbit (HTC Artemis) for £159.99 without CoPilot, or £299.99 with CoPilot. I am assuming that "CoPilot" just includes maps of UK and Ireland (the lady I spoke to didn't seem to know a lot about the package).
Looking at the TomTom web site, it seems that I can get complete maps of Europe (and probably better software!) for £85.
It therefore seems like a no-brainer to me that I should get the handset without CoPilot from O2, and then buy a copy of TT6.
Am I missing something obvious?
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No brainer, p.s. a friend of mine just went from Orange to O2 today in an O2 shop, his bill is normally about £50 a month and basic O2 package is £40 a month they gave him the Orbit with Co-Pilot for free.
You should get a free Orbit and the copilot pack from O2 if you are taking a £40 contract
O2 shops give you £30 for ANY old handset you care to hand in
You can then ebay your copilot for around £50 and buy TomTom
Hays
The O2 Co-Pilot Package includes full European Maps, a 256MB Mini-SD Card, Car Mount and Car Charger. It doesn't include a case
Co-Pilot costs about £85, a Micro SD Card will cost you £10ish (if you shop around, at least my 1GB did), a car mount will cost you £20 if you go for the basic one and a USB Car Charger will cost you £10.
I've got GPS kit and all of it's good quality but I purchased a brodit mount in the end because I all ready had the Brodit Brackets in my car. And I ended up going back to TomTom because I prefer the interface.
hays said:
You should get a free Orbit and the copilot pack from O2 if you are taking a £40 contract
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I am on a All Time 200 Pay UpFront tariff with O2 - I pay £149 for 12 months (which is about £12.50 per month) and get 200 anytime minutes per month included, so I have no desire to change tariffs, especially as I never use the full 200 minutes in a month.
I rang O2 back today, and this time I was quoted £149.99 without CoPilot and £199.99 with it - and they confirmed that the "with" prices includes a car mount. Only problem is that they have no CoPilots in stock (they do have the phone), so suggested that I need to go to an O2 shop.
I'll try that, but I strongly suspect that they will quote me a higher price, especially given that I do not want to change my tariff!
just so you know....
ive done this twice!
go into the o2 shop, as long as you are within 3 months i think you can cancel your current contract and open a new one and get the phone for free rather then pay the £100+ to upgrade. this requires a £40+ contract.
i got my alpine & universal this way at least a month and a half before my upgrade date.
It was the lady in the shop that told me this, she even printed the letter to post to o2 to cancel the current contract and gave me the uni right there and then. very helpful!
i only went into town to buy some jeans
i have tom tom installed but having issues with it stalling on the splash screen 9 times out of 10! the tom tom i have has european maps with the speed cameras POI. I got the Co Pilot kit free with my orbit and am considering ebaying it.
Question:
Does someone know if Co Pilot is more stable on the Artemis than TT6? If so, i'll go to that!
Also, if I do decide to do this, can i get the speed camera infor for co pilot?
Thanks!
Hi. I haven't used TT since I think it was called En Route, and on a Psion 5! But CoPilot works fine on an Orbit. I've had it (CoPilot 6, full Europe maps) on an XDA Exec, with a BT GPSlim236, running from a 2Gb Ultra SD, even though ALK recommend it installed to main memory, and it was excellent. The same prog runs fine on the Orbit, every bit as quickly, although I was quite worried about the possibility of the Micro SD card suffering corruption, as many members here have suffered. So far it has been perfect, no problems at all, except the built in receiver is a little slower to first fix, and I've seen it having a few problems for a few seconds sometimes finding exactly where it is. There is a socket for an external aerial, which I think would help, but it seems that getting one with the correct connector is very difficult. In the meantime, I've tried my BT 236 with it, and reception now is excellent. However, you may want to sell the CoPilot 6 fairly quickly on Ebay, because CoPilot 7 is due to be released very soon - it was announced a week ago, and the value of 6 may then go down a bit. Besides having the latest maps, 7 will also be WM6 compatible, and it definitely works on an Orbit, because the guys from ALK were demonstrating it on Orbits.. Speed camera updates and lots of other POIs can be downloaded from
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com
on payment of a subscription fee. Hope this helps..
Actually, that's a thought for everyone here hoping for an upgrade to WM6 - will all the software, including TT, still be functional?
co-pilot
hi all
CO PILOT IS ABSOLUTE RUBBISH, TRUST ME, TOMTOM ALL THE WAY
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hi all
CO PILOT IS ABSOLUTE RUBBISH, TRUST ME, TOMTOM ALL THE WAY
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but are you not getting the annoying stalling at the splash screen issue? if not, have you got round it somehow?
I never have any issue with TomTom splash screens. Must be the version you are using
Upgrades
I always seem to get a deal every year on a different phone..
Always get the phone number for the customer loyalty department.
Shop around for a good deal from other providers then phone the loyalty department and tell them that their competitors have offered you a better deal to switch networks. (I always make the competitors deal sound a little better than it is) Ask the customer loyalty department if they can better the offer if you stay with them. You can usually get a cashback offer that blows away anything you can get over the counter.
Last time I switched providers I kept my old handset, got a brand new razor phone (which I ebayed) and got half price line rental for 9 months. I don't use that many minutes so the money I got from ebaying the phone payed for my bill for the whole year!
i have 1 on these co-pilot pack with my orbit but i do not need it so i am willing to sell it to some one on this site for £60 in p&p
the guy i got it off also provided a cd with all the tom tom software and maps
pm me or cantact me at [email protected]
collection wellcome
i just put the co-pilot on ebay check out the link below
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....MESE:IT&viewitem=&item=300085472090&rd=1&rd=1
Item number: 300085472090
copilot
I have been using copilot for real.
I have no experience of TomTom.
Copilot seems fine but slow to start up - otherwise it takes me very accurately to where I want to mine with very little problem.
I got my Orbit as a free upgrade and paid £50 for co-pilot Uk but it was UK only. They supply all European maps but the code that I enter only gets me UK.
tomtom6 works flawlessly on my xda orbit. have maps of western europe and have been using it in a motorhome
Definitely TomTom
You need to upgrade to version 6.02 for stability - you can torrent it or message me... really simple installation, just copy everything to your SD cars and run the install cab.
Works flawlessly, 100% stable, much better than it did on my old XDA Mini S.
I got Copilot with my Orbits (three for my company), tried it and hated it... you can't use it quickly with your finger in the car, unlike TomTom... TomTom's interface is much better. Copilot also takes ages to load. Sold my copilot software (3 copies) on ebay for £40 each!!!
If you need a car bracket, the O2 Copilot kit is just a standard multi-pda mount, you can get them for a fiver on ebay. If you get one with adjustabl;e feet at the bottom of it, you can supeglue the usb lead into position to give a permanent charging cradle!
I've also designed a custom menu interface for my TomTom to remove unneccessary buttons... you can do it free online at http://www.skux.net/tomtom/menubuilder2/index.php
I got Copilot because it was £40, versus £110 for TomTom. It's a fair price as it's about half a good. Mind you I haven't used it much, because it sucks more than getting lost in the first place. TomTom every time.
Got my upgrade XDA Orbit for free (£25 Anytime 200 & the 20Mb data Bolt-on for £10) - & co-pilot was £49.
I tend to agree though - it doesn't look good. Awkward to use and pretty non-intuitive (have been used to using my BMW system).
Can anyone answer as to how you just get the map displayed on co-pilot 6 without having to have a route entered? Would just like to know where I am some of the time, not necessarily to have fannied about entering a route and all...
Does anyone know of the best place to buy one of these?
They seem to be getting dearer on ebay.£320 or so.
Perhaps this is still the best bet! Thanks.
You can get a 12 month deal in o2 shops for £35 -£40 per month for 12 months contract with a free Orbit
They give you £30 trade in for any old phone
You can ebay the co-pilot pack ( I got £60)
co-pilot pack
i have one of these co-pilot packs for sale.
comes with a 256mb micro sd and all tom tom maps of the uk
£60 inc p&p
collection is welcome from east london near east ham train stn
or contact me at [email protected]
Option 1: Get Orbit from O2 for free (£40/month 12 months)and sell Copilot on ebay.. you get around £60. You can keep the car holder and car charger that comes with it. Then get a TT6 software for around £80
Option 2: Get HTC P3300(Premium) from expansys (Pay £105, £35/month tariff). You get TT6 + Maps of Western Europe on DVD, Free Car cradle and car charger.
What are the differences? Simple.. if you buy O2 branded, you may need to SIM unlock if you want to use other sim cards that will cost you some money. Subscriptionwise, £40 x 12 = £480... £35 x 12 = 420 (£60 savings on Option 2)
Its just a small amount to pay after all for option 2 and no hassle... where as option 1 ... you need to do a lot of things blah blah blah.. and you get crap O2 software....
Its a big gamble getting these expensive stuffs from ebay... you never know what **** the seller has done to it why they are selling it!
This is only my own opinion, everyone has individual choices anyway... im just telling you mine.. kapeesh!!!
Thanks for your replys,and guidance.Have taken a chance and bought a two week old one from ebay.Cost £280 all in. Lets hope it comes ok,and is as described.Thanks
I'm very satisfied with the deal I made. Been previously with Vodafone. Requested PAC code and went to T-Mobile. Got 12 mth Web'n'Walk tarrif 32.5/mth with 1 GB data. Paid 29.99 for MDA Compact III with insurance but you can cancel it any time. I know, some ppl say NO WiFi but to be honest I don't see big disadvantage. Browsing on PPC does not give big difference between WiFi and GPRS. Having 1GB I don't need to look for hotspots and being at home I prefer to browse on big screen. I agree however with nm8 - everyone has different preferences.
P.S.
I've been using for about a year XDA Exec and on WiFi battery died so quickly that I used it so rarely that it wasn't big deal to have it. With GPRS it is perfect compromise between speed and power consumption.
Adigital said:
I'm very satisfied with the deal I made. Been previously with Vodafone. Requested PAC code and went to T-Mobile. Got 12 mth Web'n'Walk tarrif 32.5/mth with 1 GB data. Paid 29.99 for MDA Compact III with insurance but you can cancel it any time. I know, some ppl say NO WiFi but to be honest I don't see big disadvantage. Browsing on PPC does not give big difference between WiFi and GPRS. Having 1GB I don't need to look for hotspots and being at home I prefer to browse on big screen. I agree however with nm8 - everyone has different preferences.
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what do u mean no WIfI ???
cheerz, cudo
cudo said:
what do u mean no WIfI ???
cheerz, cudo
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Mean that Artemis version of T-Mobile's MDA Compact III does not have WiFi.
nm8 said:
Option 1: Get Orbit from O2 for free (£40/month 12 months)and sell Copilot on ebay.. you get around £60. You can keep the car holder and car charger that comes with it. Then get a TT6 software for around £80
Option 2: Get HTC P3300(Premium) from expansys (Pay £105, £35/month tariff). You get TT6 + Maps of Western Europe on DVD, Free Car cradle and car charger.
What are the differences? Simple.. if you buy O2 branded, you may need to SIM unlock if you want to use other sim cards that will cost you some money. Subscriptionwise, £40 x 12 = £480... £35 x 12 = 420 (£60 savings on Option 2)
Its just a small amount to pay after all for option 2 and no hassle... where as option 1 ... you need to do a lot of things blah blah blah.. and you get crap O2 software....
Its a big gamble getting these expensive stuffs from ebay... you never know what **** the seller has done to it why they are selling it!
This is only my own opinion, everyone has individual choices anyway... im just telling you mine.. kapeesh!!!
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1. O2 has cut back on its software to virtually nothing
2. O2 does not lock its XDAs (unique in the market)
Adigital said:
I'm very satisfied with the deal I made. Been previously with Vodafone. Requested PAC code and went to T-Mobile. Got 12 mth Web'n'Walk tarrif 32.5/mth with 1 GB data. Paid 29.99 for MDA Compact III with insurance but you can cancel it any time. I know, some ppl say NO WiFi but to be honest I don't see big disadvantage. Browsing on PPC does not give big difference between WiFi and GPRS. Having 1GB I don't need to look for hotspots and being at home I prefer to browse on big screen. I agree however with nm8 - everyone has different preferences.
P.S.
I've been using for about a year XDA Exec and on WiFi battery died so quickly that I used it so rarely that it wasn't big deal to have it. With GPRS it is perfect compromise between speed and power consumption.
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I use WiFi on my N560 to listen to online music especially at night I just plug in the wall charger... WiFi is also important to me because I need internet connection to access some software updates (www.epocrates.com). And I like to browse my emails occassionally when Im in bed (lazy me)
as some one who is about to take the plunge and get a TP2 im wondering how people purchased them and what deall they got
if im right they cost £504.85 including vat
best deal to suit me on contract is voda talker £30 + with mobile web
500 mins, 100 text (dont text that much) and unlimited mobile web 18 months @ £34.26 + £616.86
now for that the phone comes with no branding and unlocked, so why just buy it then get a contract is there something i am missing
so whats deals have people gone for and why
thanks for any input
Vodafone 1 year contract, 27.50 € a month, + Unlimited Online Blox
I need to pay 286 extra for the TP2, total is ~650?
Not too bad. Because the the TP2 alone cost 600€. So I can call 200 minutes/400texts a month, for around €50 a year
And I'm getting a free 16gb microSD card from the e-tailer I'm buying it from. Great offer if you ask me.
Best deals I could find
Hi there,
I posted this on a different page but this is probably the best place for it...
I'm currently talking with T-Mobile and they have told me that they will be getting branded handsets in at the end of the week, personally I prefer a sim free version but it looks like it will be possible by next week to buy them on the network with a lovely discounted rate.
Handtec are selling the phones at £502.40 inc VAT
As I'm a fussy git I've managed to wangle an upgrade through Carphone Warehouse so it will be fully unlocked, sadly they dont have them in stock yet so I will have to wait until the end of the week :-(
For anyone who could do with this phone on a new contract on T-Mobile/Vodafone I urge you to check out www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk as they are doing some amazing deals, I couldnt help but drool, I would recommend the Combi 30 + package, £25 for the phone and £35 per month with web and walk thrown in and a shed load of free calls and unlimited texts.
I hope this info is of use to some of you.
UPDATE - I have cancelled my old T-Mobile contract and gone for the Combi 30 + Web 'N' Walk deal on www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk as it seems the best way of getting the phone with a very useful tarriff.
Cheers guys
Terry
Bought it for 440 euro's. Was a mistake by the retailer. But I'm still getting it for that price (lucky me)
now the prices have changed already
Went with mobile phones direct phone £66 and t mobile £30 a month. best deal for me and the shop is only in southampton so just a 30 min car journey if i have probs.
That's incredibly jammy, which retailer was it?!!
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Bought it for 440 euro's. Was a mistake by the retailer. But I'm still getting it for that price (lucky me)
now the prices have changed already
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Neckermann!
I was doubting if I should buy it there, but thought that it would probally end up in paying 600 for it. As the price is now 599 but it was indeed 440 before.
But it is a pretty sweet deal you got there !
Radio Exists!!
More good news... some very bright spark has found that the radio hasnt been removed and has created a cab for us to use!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521356&page=1
Well done adolfotregosa!!!
@quarintus
quarintus said:
Bought it for 440 euro's. Was a mistake by the retailer. But I'm still getting it for that price (lucky me)
now the prices have changed already
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mx4life said:
Neckermann!
I was doubting if I should buy it there, but thought that it would probally end up in paying 600 for it. As the price is now 599 but it was indeed 440 before.
But it is a pretty sweet deal you got there !
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Hi,
I to ordered with neckerman and have a "confirmation" e-mail for the 440eur. I got no mail as to the price being changed or my order being canceled. I however also did not receive any unit yet nor did i get a shipping confirmation.
I'm pretty sure there is no way to hold me to a higher price.. the other way around however..
How / why are you so sure you will get the unit for the " confirmed" price.. there is some small print discaimer for wrong pricing.
I'd be interested to get my order definitively confirmed to...
Cheers
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@quarintus
Hi,
I to ordered with neckerman and have a "confirmation" e-mail for the 440eur. I got no mail as to the price being changed or my order being canceled. I however also did not receive any unit yet nor did i get a shipping confirmation.
I'm pretty sure there is no way to hold me to a higher price.. the other way around however..
How / why are you so sure you will get the unit for the " confirmed" price.. there is some small print discaimer for wrong pricing.
I'd be interested to get my order definitively confirmed to...
Cheers
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Thre are a lot of people who asked confirmation from neckerman (in a dutch ICT forum: tweakers.net). It seems that all people who have paid already using IDEAL get it for the prize they paid. People who asked a transaction form (accept giro in dutch) still have to pay 600 or get their money back.
The product is available in the Netherlands since today, so I expect to receive it pretty soon
(the fact is: people who used IDEAL closed the buying agreement by paying.)
got mine from MPD
£25 for the phone and a 18month contract with vodafone
£34 500 mins 100 text and unlimited web (which is what i want it for )
quarintus said:
Thre are a lot of people who asked confirmation from neckerman (in a dutch ICT forum: tweakers.net). It seems that all people who have paid already using IDEAL get it for the prize they paid. People who asked a transaction form (accept giro in dutch) still have to pay 600 or get their money back.
The product is available in the Netherlands since today, so I expect to receive it pretty soon
(the fact is: people who used IDEAL closed the buying agreement by paying.)
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thanks i'll look on tweakers.net
it kinda sucks, when i ordered IDEAL was not available as an option (it was grayed out)
got mine from mobile phones direct on t-mobile combi 30. £29.15 monthly for 700 mins xnetwork and unlimited texts. phone cost 41.99 and i got next day delivery for free. i already have my main number with flext 35 + web&walk. my mrs was grateful for getting her new line so i got phone!
help/advice please
i am planning to buy tp2 and saw this but it looks too good to be true. the listing says that it is single camera version. is this a true/original htc touch pro 2?
has anybody seen a new tp2 as cheap as this? the seller has good feedback but still i want to be sure and hence seeking advice here.
Looks OK to me. I bought my TP2 from a UK based ebay shop 6 months or so ago, cost me £170 brand new. Mine is the US T-Mobile version, same or similar as the one in the listing you're looking at. There is no front facing camera on these models, also a few other differences to the EU phones, but they are genuine TP2s. Be aware though that any screen protectors or cases you look for will have to be for the specific model that you are getting, the UK ones will not fit, usually. I found a flip case & screen protectors for mine but had to buy from abroad, took about 6 weeks to arrive. As for the device, I couldn't be happier with it, flashed a custom ROM from this forum & all working 100%. Hope this helps, & if you go ahead with the purchase enjoy your new phone!
other specifications
Banzai Panda said:
Looks OK to me. I bought my TP2 from a UK based ebay shop 6 months or so ago, cost me £170 brand new. Mine is the US T-Mobile version, same or similar as the one in the listing you're looking at. There is no front facing camera on these models, also a few other differences to the EU phones, but they are genuine TP2s. Be aware though that any screen protectors or cases you look for will have to be for the specific model that you are getting, the UK ones will not fit, usually. I found a flip case & screen protectors for mine but had to buy from abroad, took about 6 weeks to arrive. As for the device, I couldn't be happier with it, flashed a custom ROM from this forum & all working 100%. Hope this helps, & if you go ahead with the purchase enjoy your new phone!
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are other specifications same as any other tp2?
why would other screen protector not fit? is screen size/shape not the same?
Yes, aside from having no front camera, all other specs are the same. The screen protectors won't fit because the hardware buttons and speaker are different. Also the USB port is moved a little on the carrier specific models I think, so some cases may not fit properly. The T-Mobile version has a different colour scheme and provides access to the SD slot without removing the battery cover.