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Buying a TP2 in the UK

Guys any suggestions, the ones I have narrowed down are:
mobilephonesdirect, vodaphone (bus tariff) or mobiles.co.uk - all offer good mins, free handset, but i was looking for a cheaper tariff (i.e. £25 ish)

I got mine from mobilephonesdirect. I bought the PAY2GO version as it was cheaper than sim free. Then I haggle with my service provider and got a decent monthly rate so in the long run it works out cheaper.

obsydian said:
Guys any suggestions, the ones I have narrowed down are:
mobilephonesdirect, vodaphone (bus tariff) or mobiles.co.uk - all offer good mins, free handset, but i was looking for a cheaper tariff (i.e. £25 ish)
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Ive just got one from mobilephonesdirect... ordered yesterday at lunchtime.. arrived this morning @ 10am.. its at home waiting to be played with now!!
i did origionaly try Vodafone business contract, credit checked ok, but then final check failed - which ive jst found out was a glitch in the system! as that happened, i then went to mobilephonesdirect to get it!
howver - Vodafone business if it works is better - click via quidco and you can get £100 cash back! (feel free to share it for the tip!) - which is why im abit peeved now as if the vodafone one worked i'd be £100 CB better off..... i could sent it back and get the VF one.. but cant be botherd now... it needs to be played with! and would only resuly in more delay if i change now!

Thanks guys.
Did you fail the credit check as your not a business user or do they not check that

obsydian said:
Thanks guys.
Did you fail the credit check as your not a business user or do they not check that
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Credit check was OK - just got an email yesterday - the day i was expecting the phone to arrive.. saying they were unable to complete the order - had a call this morning from Vodafone asking if everything was OK with the new phone! - obviously they dont talk to each other! so was annoyed to here that actualy it was a system glitch and it should have gone through... they said i could cancel the order i have and do it with them.... but when they heard it was a vodafone contract anyway they werent so bothered about me canceling it and switching!
im also porting my number - so didnt want that to get lost in a system some where.
saying that - if you order in the next 50 mins from mobilephonesdirect you will have it to play with all long weekend!
i cant fault the service i recieved from them - it arrived this morning as promised!

I like the quidco and want to get a way from T Mobile.

Sorry does the quicdo only apply from vodaphone direct or can i do this from mobilephoendirect ?

direct as it has to track on their website.

Thanks just ordered the TP2 from Vodaphone with Quidco, so in theory i save £190 (£90 from Vodaphone and £100 from Quidco) nice, now just need to pursuade the Mrs to take on my TD2

£90 from Voda on the 3 monthsfree thing ? on a 24month ?

They are doing the first 3 month line rental from (so thats £90). i took out a 24mth contract (750mins, 250 text and 500MB data). Then hopefully the quidco on top of this (£100).

I set up a wiki with a HUGE list of vendors all over the place including most in the UK. Its got a price comparison list so you can see who's cheapest too. Hope it helps
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=rhodium_vendors

obsydian said:
all offer good mins, free handset, but i was looking for a cheaper tariff (i.e. £25 ish)
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Then you are being hopelessly unrealistic, I'm afraid.
Any SIM-only contract that includes "unlimited Internet" will cost you £20 a month right there. Vodafone give you the phone for free on a £30 a month, 24-month contract, which also included unlimited Interne. That means you are effectively only paying £10 a month for the phone, which means you get the phone for just £240, and that includes two years' interest-free credit thrown in for free. Compare that to the approximately £450 you'd be paying to buy the phone SIM-free. Or, for that matter, compare it to what you would pay if you got an iPhone 3GS on contract from O2. It's actually a very, very good deal. The only reason I didn't opt for that option myself is that Vodafone has an explicit 500MB a month data limit on their "unlimited" Internet deal (and even that isn't bad - Orange is also 500 MB a month, T-mobile is 1GB a month).

Bugger! Didn't know about the Quidco thing
Anyhoo, got mine on the Voda business 30 quid deal. I'm still pleased - unlimited landline is very important to me, and the 500mb data limit is fine for my needs. Plus the 3 month rebate meant I could end my contract with Orange early, without losing the money (still hadx three months to run).
Plus, I've got to say, Voda is a damn fine network. Three times this week I've been with friends on other networks who've lost signal, and Voda;s been rock steady.
The TouchFlo branding's ugly, but that's what XDA's for...

Shasarak said:
Then you are being hopelessly unrealistic, I'm afraid.
Any SIM-only contract that includes "unlimited Internet" will cost you £20 a month right there. Vodafone give you the phone for free on a £30 a month, 24-month contract, which also included unlimited Interne. That means you are effectively only paying £10 a month for the phone, which means you get the phone for just £240, and that includes two years' interest-free credit thrown in for free. Compare that to the approximately £450 you'd be paying to buy the phone SIM-free. Or, for that matter, compare it to what you would pay if you got an iPhone 3GS on contract from O2. It's actually a very, very good deal. The only reason I didn't opt for that option myself is that Vodafone has an explicit 500MB a month data limit on their "unlimited" Internet deal (and even that isn't bad - Orange is also 500 MB a month, T-mobile is 1GB a month).
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Ermm not quite Mr the package in mentioned works out at £26.60 (averaged with discounts), that said the buggers declined my on the credit history

Best Contract Deal in the UK for the HTC Desire

Hi, I'm looking for the best new contract deal for the HTC Desire in the UK.
Unlimited internet is an obvious must-have with a phone like this. Since all networks are roughly the same coverage in my area, I can choose the best value deal. I am personally looking for at least 200 minutes and 200 texts, but of course, I'm happy to have more than I'll use for a better value deal.
I will edit and add to these 3 categories as better contract deals become available.
Or if anyone finds a good deal and posts to this thread, I will add it to this list:
Best 12 Month Deals:
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Supplier: [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/share/Andaho/mobilescontract-phones"]Mobiles.co.uk[/URL]
Network: Vodafone
Tariff: Your Plan 300 + Mobile Internet
Minutes: 300
Texts: Unlimited
Internet: Unlimited
Phone Cost: £20
Per Month: £40
Cashback: £50 from [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/Andaho"]TopCashBack.co.uk[/URL]
Total Cost: £450
Best 18 Month Deals:
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Supplier: [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/share/Andaho/Mobile_Phones_Direct"]mobilephonesdirect.co.uk[/URL]
Network: T-Mobile
Tariff: £25 Unlimited Web
Minutes: 300
Texts: 300
Internet: Unlimited
Phone Cost: £6
Delivery: £4
Per Month: £25
Cashback: £30 from [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/Andaho"]TopCashBack.co.uk[/URL]
Total Cost: £430
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Supplier: [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/share/Andaho/Mobile_Phones_Direct"]mobilephonesdirect.co.uk[/URL]
Network: T-Mobile
Tariff: £20 Unlimited Web
Minutes: 100
Texts: 100
Internet: Unlimited
Phone Cost: £60
Delivery: £4
Per Month: £20
Cashback: £30 from [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/Andaho"]TopCashBack.co.uk[/URL]
Total Cost: £394
Thanks to shawon007 and nubbin for sharing their find in this thread.
Best 24 Month Deals:
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Supplier: [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/share/Andaho/tmobile"]T-Mobile.co.uk[/URL]
Tariff: Pay monthly 10 (24 months)
Minutes: 100
Texts: Unlimited
Internet: Unlimited (Massive 3gb fair usage policy)
Phone Cost: £164
Per Month: £10
Cashback: £35 from [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/Andaho"]TopCashBack.co.uk[/URL]
Total Cost: £369
Thanks to shawon007 to bringing this one to my attention.
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Supplier: [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/share/Andaho/mobilescontract-phones"]Mobiles.co.uk[/URL]
Network: T-Mobile
Tariff: Web 300
Minutes: 300
Texts: 300
Internet: Unlimited
Phone Cost: £200
Per Month: £15
Cashback: £50 from [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/Andaho"]TopCashBack.co.uk[/URL]
Total Cost: £510
Has anyone else found any other great pre-order deals?
The links to TopCashBack.co.uk are my referral link. If you are not already a member please sign up from my link and I get £1 for recommending you They give cashback for all major online shops. They are a site just like QuidCo but do not charge any fees.
Andaho

30gbp per month
300 anytime minutes
unlimited texts
unlimited web
3 months free insurance
18 month contract
FREE PHONE
via mobilephonesdirect.co.uk.

At mobiles.co.uk the £30 vodafone tarrif has been reduced to £25.
So:
Free Desire
600 Minutes
Unlimited Texts
Vodafone Passport
for £25
It would then cost an extra £5 ontop for internet. But this is still £5 cheaper than I currently pay for my G1 and it seems one of the few options where the desire is free.

Andaho said:
Hi, I'm looking for the best new contract deal for the HTC Desire in the UK.
Unlimited internet is an obvious must-have with a phone like this. Since all networks are roughly the same coverage in my area, I can choose the best value deal. I am personally looking for at least 200 minutes and 200 texts, but of course, I'm happy to have more than I'll use for a better value deal.
I will edit and add to these 3 categories as better contract deals become available.
Or if anyone finds a good deal and posts to this thread, I will add it to this list:
Best 12 Month Deals:
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Supplier: [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/share/Andaho/mobilescontract-phones"]Mobiles.co.uk[/URL]
Network: Vodafone
Tariff: Your Plan 300 + Mobile Internet
Minutes: 300
Texts: Unlimited
Internet: Unlimited
Phone Cost: £20
Per Month: £40
Cashback: £50 from [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/Andaho"]TopCashBack.co.uk[/URL]
Total Cost: £450
Andaho
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i am definitely going for this one, as o2 probably wont have desire in 2-3weeks when my contract runs out, i ll have to move to vodafone which I dont mind

Has anyone used mobiles.co.uk? I've seen some pretty bad reviews

From what I've read, O2 is the only network that doesn't put a specific MB limit of "fair use" on it's unlimited data plans. Others have 500mb which is tiny. I've tethered my phone to my laptop and had over 15gb in a month before they sent me a polite message saying to go easy on the data.

Carephone warehouse web only deal:
30gbp / month
phone cost: 0
cross network minutes: 900
texts : 500
internet - unlimited
contract length - 2 years

Best Contract deal
IT has got to be this: (For Students etc. or those who want a good phone cheap
£60 for phone! £20p/m for 18 months. TOTAL COST = ... £420!!
100 mins, unlimited mobile web. 100 txts.
PAYG handset is selling for upwards of £420. Get yourself a bargain by gettin both a good phone and line rental for less!
BTW. You can swap out the unlimited web and get unlimited txts if you want. No change to price whatsoever.
Someone find a better deal!
www.mobilephonesdirect.com
You have to click "vie all plans" as the better deals are hidden otherwise.

shawon007 said:
IT has got to be this: (For Students etc. or those who want a good phone cheap
£60 for phone! £20p/m for 18 months. TOTAL COST = ... £420!!
100 mins, unlimited mobile web. 100 txts.
PAYG handset is selling for upwards of £420. Get yourself a bargain by gettin both a good phone and line rental for less!
BTW. You can swap out the unlimited web and get unlimited txts if you want. No change to price whatsoever.
Someone find a better deal!
www.mobilephonesdirect.com
You have to click "vie all plans" as the better deals are hidden otherwise.
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What's the exactly link for this deal as the link you've provided seems to be a glorified search website?
Sounds like a T-mobile deal though.

sh500 said:
What's the exactly link for this deal as the link you've provided seems to be a glorified search website?
Sounds like a T-mobile deal though.
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It's here - http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p31043.aspx - about halfway down the list.

Can I bring to people's attention Andaho's links in the first page to this TopCashBack.co.uk site is a reference for him. He gets £1.00 for everyone that signs up through his link, the sly devil!!

jamiepyrite said:
Can I bring to people's attention Andaho's links in the first page to this TopCashBack.co.uk site is a reference for him. He gets £1.00 for everyone that signs up through his link, the sly devil!!
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I believe he has already stated that fact on the bottom of his post.

nubbin said:
It's here - http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p31043.aspx - about halfway down the list.
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Oh I see it now. As I thought, the T-mobile deals are in line with their new style line deals- Flexible Boosters.
These deals are presumbly for new customers, where for example if you are an existing T-mobile customer, you cannot sign up for any of the T-Mobile deals on there as a new customer - with your existing number?
My T-mobile contract has expired so will need to find out the upgrade prices.

sh500 said:
Oh I see it now. As I thought, the T-mobile deals are in line with their new style line deals- Flexible Boosters.
These deals are presumbly for new customers, where for example if you are an existing T-mobile customer, you cannot sign up for any of the T-Mobile deals on there as a new customer - with your existing number?
My T-mobile contract has expired so will need to find out the upgrade prices.
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Can't you just end your contract formally if it's expired?; then you become a new customer, surely?
I must say I'm tempted by this deal even though I have a pre-order in with a price of £374, just to spread the cost - but the down side is having a Desire locked to T-Mobile for a few months. Could always get an i-Smart SIM unlocker, I suppose. I could still use the T-Mobile SIM in my car phone.

nubbin said:
I must say I'm tempted by this deal even though I have a pre-order in with a price of £374, just to spread the cost - but the down side is having a Desire locked to T-Mobile for a few months.
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Similar deals are available from Mobiles.co.uk once you factor in the £50 cash back via Quidco and their site specifically says that the phone is unlocked and no branding.

nubbin said:
Can't you just end your contract formally if it's expired?; then you become a new customer, surely?
I must say I'm tempted by this deal even though I have a pre-order in with a price of £374, just to spread the cost - but the down side is having a Desire locked to T-Mobile for a few months. Could always get an i-Smart SIM unlocker, I suppose. I could still use the T-Mobile SIM in my car phone.
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I can end the contract but I'm unsure if I can transfer my existing number over, which is a must for me. I'll have to wait until T-mobile start doing the device directly and give them a call.
I've been with T-mobile for about 15 years and have been happy with the packages over time and indeed their coverage (voice and data). But I may still have a look at Vodafone (and/or Virgin) to see if they can offer something better as a new customer.

sh500 said:
I can end the contract but I'm unsure if I can transfer my existing number over, which is a must for me. I'll have to wait until T-mobile start doing the device directly and give them a call.
I've been with T-mobile for about 15 years and have been happy with the packages over time and indeed their coverage (voice and data). But I may still have a look at Vodafone (and/or Virgin) to see if they can offer something better as a new customer.
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You will be able to transfer your number but you would need a PAYG Sim to transfer it to (any network) and then transfer the number from the PAYG sim to the new contract sim.
Vodafone have an awesome deal on mobiles.co.uk. Free phone, 600 Minutes and Unlimited texts for £25. Then you pay £5 for internet making it £30 a month - £5 cheaper than my G1 with the same amount of minutes/texts.

jamiepyrite said:
Can I bring to people's attention Andaho's links in the first page to this TopCashBack.co.uk site is a reference for him. He gets £1.00 for everyone that signs up through his link, the sly devil!!
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sh500 said:
I believe he has already stated that fact on the bottom of his post.
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And if you're not interested in the hassle of getting the cashback yourself, if you follow my link to the supplier (which is referred through TopCashBack) and buy a deal on that visit, I will get the cashback myself (I can only dream )
Thanks to shawon007 and nubbin for sharing their find on Mobile Phones Direct. I've added the deal to my OP, and another 18m contract for £25 which gives 300 mins and 300 txts for a total of only £426 after cashback.
And with someone mentioning QuidCo... TopCashBack has all the same deals, but does not charge an annual subscription of £5 like QuidCo does. I have only just recently discovered the site myself, but you can get free cashback for thinks like ordering free sim cards... I've done the following free cashback deals so far...
TMobile Free Sim Card - £1.00
O2 Free Sim - £1.00
Orange Free Sim Card - £0.80
3 Mobile Free Sim - £0.50 (with £10 free credit!)
Cashinmyfone - £4.50 (I sent them a really old nokia 3330, in their pre-paid jiffy bag, that they are paying me £1.14 for, plus I get this cashback )
I always love something for nothing

Removed the following deal from Original Post because the new one I found for £426 is much better (now in OP), and for the same thing:
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Supplier: [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/share/Andaho/mobilescontract-phones"]Mobiles.co.uk[/URL]
Network: T-Mobile
Tariff: Web 300
Minutes: 300
Texts: 300
Internet: Unlimited
Phone Cost: £80
Per Month: £25
Cashback: £50 from [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/Andaho"]TopCashBack.co.uk[/URL]
Total Cost: £480

brummiesteven said:
You will be able to transfer your number but you would need a PAYG Sim to transfer it to (any network) and then transfer the number from the PAYG sim to the new contract sim.
Vodafone have an awesome deal on mobiles.co.uk. Free phone, 600 Minutes and Unlimited texts for £25. Then you pay £5 for internet making it £30 a month - £5 cheaper than my G1 with the same amount of minutes/texts.
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Ah yes, I've heard of people transferring the number that way. But some have said (with T-mobile) that you can't go back to them within a 12 month period, 'to stop people taking advantage of new deals' (!).
I'm no longer a heavy call/text user, data is a must though. So I'm looking out for as fewer minutes/text as possible (no too low!) and unlimited data. I've currently just transferred to a SIM only 30 day contract on T-mobile (same number) - 100 mins, 100 texts, 'unlimited' data for £10p/m. My previous contract was £35 p/m with a billion minutes and texts that I no longer need.

Now Available VIA TMobiles Website

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The prices are very reasonable on there!
You can get 300 mins unlimited texts and internet for £20 a month and £129 for the phone

Are you saying that the Desire is in stock, or just that you can preorder?

Preorder but apparently it will be in stock on the 26th

I just called customer services to ask for an upgrade and was told it wasn't available yet. I pointed out that it was on their website but they don't think it is in stock.

Seems very resonable.
Any word on branding or if it comes unlocked? Also what is everyone's experiance of T-Mobile as a network? I'm on O2 at the moment, a bit fed up with a lack of 3G most places I go.
Edit: Also worth going through Quidco or TopCashBack, £35 cashback if it all works ok.

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Ouch, some of the deals are fantastic!
£60 for the phone, 18 month contract, £30 a month:
600 mins
500 texts
unlimited internet
+ a booster - I'd choose Unlimited T-mob to T-mob calls, then give my girlfriend a T-mob PAYG sim.
Seriously considering cancelling my deal with mobilephonesdirect...
EDIT: After a quick think, I realised if I wanted this Booster I could add it to my contract for £5.00 a month extra, which is £90 over 18 months.
With going through mobilephonesdirect, I save £60 with the handset being free, £30 cashback, £30 memory card, £15 insurance.. So that's £135..
Meaning to have exactly the same contract between T-mobile and mobilephonesdirect.co.uk, it'd cost £45 more for T-Mobile.

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Yeah you can pre-order - stock expected 26th of March.
Pre-ordering will take the cash / credit check tho. So you're essentially signed up, just waiting to take delivery.
I went for
£164 + 10/pm deal.
Comes out to a total of £404 over life of contract.
Perfect for me, as wife will take the sim.. 100 mins / unlimited texts / unlimited internet is plenty for her. As she mostly texts / facebook.
And life time cost of the contract is the cheapest in UK . Chuffed

I dunno what to do
I've place an order at mobiles.co.uk for vodafone, 600 mins unlim texts for £25 but will have to pay an extra £5 a month for unlimited internet making it £30. (free phone, 24 months).
I can get it on Friday from T-Mobile for £5 a month extra with 1200 minutes, unlim texts and internet but I didn't really want to go for T-Mobile again (coverage in Birmingham not too good). I also didn't want to spend more than £30 a month AND get a free phone. Just dunno weather I can wait when I know T-Mobile customers will have theirs on friday

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I've had 'HTC Desire availability' email from T-Mobile this morning. Just going through all the options - from T-Mob directly and third party sellers for the best deals. This is hard work!

My deal on T-mobile
Just phoned up T-mobile, this is the deal I managed to get:
£15 p/m; 300 mins, unlimited data, unlimited texts (via Flexible Booster) Contract length 18 months; phone for free.
Phone will be delivered when 'upgrade' stock arrives- this Thurs/Fri.
Of course the above is not a 'standard' deal; had to be put on to the retentions dept etc. I've been with T-Mobile for about 14 years now.

Yerp - also got confirmation from MPD that they're expecting to ship phones out on April 5th.
Where T-Mobile release date is 26th, so should get my shiney new HTC Desire on Friday.. At least i hope.
Glad i went for direct T-mobile

This is not logic!
We should have full review by now if the Desire is already on sale

They probably don't have it in stock, but have a confirmed date.
This site say "Please allow up to 7 days for delievery"

I've had it confirmed that if you do order from mobilephonesdirect.co.uk, you only get 1GB cap allowance for the internet.

Nobody knows what will be the given SD card?

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Nobody knows what will be the given SD card?
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I'm sure I remember seeing 4GB when T-mobile had the phone as 'Coming Soon'. But that detail doesn't seem to be there any more.

T-mobile UK has left a bitter taste in my mouth...

I couldn’t be more chuffed with my Desire and the deal I got with T-mobile UK as a new customer.
However I just tried to upgrade my mums contract as she is well overdue for a new contract and phone... near 30 or so months when she had a 18 month contract.
Anyway. I call them up from her phone to get the desire. But I found myself faced with unhelpful and indifferent retention blokes who 1 issues insanely bad deals and 2 wouldn’t make any deals...
When I got my phone I managed to get the phone at 89 quid on a 20 quid a month 24 month contract. 600 minutes 500 texts 3gb data and a booster.
I was expecting to at least be able to get something similar for my mum... ohhhh but no.
They wanted to give the phone for free but only on a 35 quid a month contract. I managed to talk them down to a 30 quid a month contract.
But if I wanted the contract like mine at 20 quid a month they wanted to charge 380 pounds for the phone.
380... that’s 19 quid shy of the full retail price of the phone.
They were in no way willing to budge. I tried to explain to them how odd it was that I was able to get such a great deal and my mum not. And that the price they where asking was just short of full retail price. But they didn’t care.
I remember when the desire came out some one here managed to get the phone for free on 15 quid a month with a similar contract to what I had...
Gone are those days. T-mobile seem to be back at screwing over there current customers. Which was why I left them in the first place years ago.
Anyone else had any trouble?
Anyone know ways of getting around this? I rather keep my mum with T-mobile as she needs the good dataplan…
Nutsy

Did you call the upgrade team? They are usually pretty useless. Call (if you already didnt) T-mobile choose the option you are 'leaving them'. You will then be in touch with people who normally can do decent deals as they dont want you (or your mom) to leave.

I think thats who the retension team is... at least thats what they called themselves when i asked them

Well i just tried to cancel... it went to the same retentions department as before i even spoke to the same person i spoke to before...
This time there now denying the 380 pound figure... But are willing to sell the phone at 240 quid on the 20 a month contract and 140 on the 25...
I honestly think there just randomly choosing numbers.
Anyway got a PAC code. We might still take up the 30 quid a month deal but one of the main reason for the 20 deal was we wanted to bring our costs down.
Ill just have to look around for a bit… Got 30 days to do it.

Go to a store - they have commission to earn.

Do you have any rival deals you can quote to them? When I was renewing my contract I got the best deal by quoting various deals I'd seen online and I ended up getting the phone for free and the price plan a couple of quid cheaper a month than anywhere else I'd seen. Didn't have to press to hard.

where you a returning customer?
Also what deals have you found online... Orange done seem to have the phone yet. And Voda dont seem to have any good deals and not selling the phone for under 30 quid a month.

I had exactly the same experience with them!
They just weren't willing to budge at all and would only offer me the phone on a £30 or more contract so I cancelled and have ordered from elsewhere!
Phil

Upgrade through mobilephonesdirect or mobiles.co.uk, they offer great deals like 20 quid a month etc etc, that is what I did

Yeah I had Vodafone 18month contract in its last month with my Touch HD. Tried to get upgrade with them for the desire and got very similar results as NutsyUK. So decided to get it from www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk on T-mobile for £25 p/m on a 24 month contract.
The best part was I got 900 mins, unlimited texts, and full unrestricted web n walk data package as my booster. I would just take out a new contract with www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk and just port your number over

NutsyUK said:
Well i just tried to cancel... it went to the same retentions department as before i even spoke to the same person i spoke to before...
This time there now denying the 380 pound figure... But are willing to sell the phone at 240 quid on the 20 a month contract and 140 on the 25...
I honestly think there just randomly choosing numbers.
Anyway got a PAC code. We might still take up the 30 quid a month deal but one of the main reason for the 20 deal was we wanted to bring our costs down.
Ill just have to look around for a bit… Got 30 days to do it.
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Vodafone were asking for £100 with £25 per month, or £50 with £30 per month when I tried my local shop!

It's their iPhone. Which makes it very difficult to get a good deal.
Personally I'd never sign up for 24 months and pay a fee towards handset.
You're better off actually signing up to voda for an iPhone, or t mobiles next best phone free on 18 month. Put it straight on ebay and buy sim free desire. You might even make a profit

I'd rather stick with tmobile than go to voda... vodas has terrible data... 500mb a month thats it...
tmobiles data with androids is 3gb... i think there standerd data plan thats given to retailers is 1gb

You can get it from somewhere like Mobile Phones Direct on an TMobile contract.

jfran said:
Vodafone were asking for £100 with £25 per month, or £50 with £30 per month when I tried my local shop!
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That sucks, I got offered £20 per month and no charge for the phone.

Have just got Vodafone deal (did the deal over the phone - this is a discounted £35 / month tariff) - New Customer - Free HTC Desire, 18 month contract, £25.50 / month for 15 months, £35 / month for 3 x months, 600 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data (500 mb - but apparently not chargeable unless Gbs over your allowance regularly).
2 x weeks ago (over phone) was offered T-Mobile deal, new customer, 18 month contract, £20 / month, £107 for HTC Desire, 300 minutes, 300 texts, unlimited internet plus free Bolton: i.e. choice of free t mobile calls, landline or unlimited texts.
If T-mobile are charging such a ridiculous amount for the phone now either wait until the prices settle down again (maybe they have hiked the price due to the shortages? Or go elsewhere.
Clearly they are not offering a competitive deal.

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/n443/p31043.aspx

it sounds like T-Mobile have changed in the last month.
on 30th March i just called the upgrade team and got the phone for £40 on a £15 a month contract.

Going back to the OP's comments, as you said it was an upgrade, it would also depend on you Mothers history with T-mobile. How much she spent a month, how much her previous handset was worth and of course T-mobile offset the cost of this in with the monthly payment. Add on to this (not that I am suggesting anything) her credit worthiness, has she always paid on time, ever missed a payment, is she a high user - in that does she generate profit for T-mobile.
No operator gives handsets away for free, especially when so new and in such demand from those willing to pay. They also tier the pricing dependant on the customers usage and how much they will rake back in, length of contract etc. It is never so cut and dried between 2 different users as they both have different profiles from the operators perspective.

She was with them for 26 months on a 18 month contract. She always paid on time. I think there was one time a credit card wasnt updated so one payment was missed but that was quickly fixed...
she had a diamond before.
I would say this would be a fair a normal upgrade... but it seems this no desire for contracts under 30 quid is a new thing. blanket across the board...

[Q] Cheapest & best deal from UK?

The list below is what I have compiled for UK pay monthly contracts, I'm currently on a 15plan on orange for Desire(250 mins, unlim texts, 500mb). Normally I only use 3/4 of internet as I'm a bit wary and use wifi more so I don't go over and the minutes aren't used rarely.. I'm either going for orange panther 26 or 3 ultimate 100, but I would like some opinions to which you would think would be best for me?
Vodafone cheapest - £26pm 100 mins 500 texts 250mb length 24mnths phone cost £299
02 cheapest- £21.50pm 200 mins unlim texts 250mb 24mnths phone cost £105
£27.00pm 300 mins unlim texts 500mb 24 months phone cost £80
Orange – panther £20.50pm 1 swappable 100 mins unlim texts 500mb internet phone cost £250
Panther £26pm 2 swappables 200 mins unlim texts 750mb internet £200
Tmobile - £21pm 24 months 100 mins unlim texts 750mb phone cost £200
Same as above except 50 mins 250 texts and 1.5gb
£26pm 24/18 100 mins unlim texts 750mb 18mnth/1.5gb 24 mnth phone cost £150
moneysupermarket- 02 on&on 24 mnth unlim texts&mins 1gb £36.00 before cashback £23.71 after
mobiles.co.uk – orange panther 26 24mnth £26pm 200 mins ulim texts 750mb phone cost £50
3- ultimate internet 100 £25pm 24mnth all-you-can-eat data 100 minutes 5000 texts phone cost £150(black or white) essential internet same but 250mb for £22

Can you add up all the costs e.g. 26 x 24 to see clearly the cost for the 2 year contract

Check out this deal i posted on HUKD a while back
Make sure you read the entire description. total cost of deal is £718. You can get £40 cashback.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/htc...ee-ipod-shuffle-40-40-tcb-affordable-1185924?
It works out cheaper than 95% of the deals you've posted above^ + There is no cashback in the actual deal so no need to send in rebate forms. The price you see is what you pay. Plus you can tether on this plan. You can get cashback via TCB or Quidco (£40) if you want.
Also another option if you have the cash is to buy the phone outright from 3 for £449 and then take out a 12 month sim only 600 min, 3000 texts, 1GB Data for £12pm.
Total cost = £593 for a 12 month contract + phone
= £737 if you keep it for 24 months

vodafone - £624 + £299= £923 overall
o2 - £516 + £105= £621 overall
£648 + £80 = £728 overall(other o2 one)
Orange panther20 - £492 + £250= £742
panther26 - £624 + 200= £824
tmobile- £504 + £200= £704
18month- £468 + £200= £668
24month- £624 + £150= £774
moneysupermaket- £864 before cashback / £569.04 after cashback
mobiles- £624 + £50 = £674
3- £600 + £150 =£750 (£25pm)
£528 + £150 = £678 (£22pm)
Hopefully that is clearer!
Seems like the 18month tmobile is the cheapest with 750mb & 100 mins & unlimted text as the o2 one only has 250mb :/
ahmadcentral said:
Check out this deal i posted on HUKD a while back
Make sure you read the entire description. total cost of deal is £718. You can get £40 cashback.
It works out cheaper than 95% of the deals you've posted above^ + There is no cashback in the actual deal so no need to send in rebate forms. The price you see is what you pay. Plus you can tether on this plan. You can get cashback via TCB or Quidco (£40) if you want.
Also another option if you have the cash is to buy the phone outright from 3 for £449 and then take out a 12 month sim only 600 min, 3000 texts, 1GB Data for £12pm.
Total cost = £593 for a 12 month contract + phone
= £737 if you keep it for 24 months
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Are mobiles a good service? I've tried to stay off third parties incase of any problems with the device so I didn't bounce from either party.. Well I have my student loan so thats why I'm trying to go through pay monthly as it's easier on my wallet then taking 500 out!

They are good in terms of getting the right phone and right contract to you. And their communication is very good.
Only downside would be if you have any major problems. They're good at getting back to you quickly with small things but if you look at the last few pages of the thread i posted 2 people have been given devices which have a few issues and AM did not agree to an exchange for one of them.
So the only thing is that they might not agree to an exchange unless your handset is properly defective. Apart from that its been good service from them.

i wish major US carriers offered low minute plans instead of making everyone take ~500 when they barely use 50.

T-mobile have the poorest signal I have experienced, along with 3, then Orange. I will ever buy their contracts again.
Vodafone are the best for coverage, and then o2.
As usual, cheapest is not the best choice. It is just the cheapest.

To be honest as long as 95% of the places I can get a signal I don't really mind, I'm more worried if theres no signal compared to a low one...
Yeah I'm more trying to get find a suitable middle ground instead of too cheap or too expensive!
I've looked at reviews of affordablemobiles and they seem a bit mixed... most seem to be about the cashback but if the offer isn't including cashback then it shouldn't be too much of a problem?

To be honest every company that does cashback has very strict rules about how to apply for it (otherwise they'd go bankrupt giving it out on ever deal) So these rules say that one mistake would lead to the company denying cashback. So the majority of people who've complained about cashback haven't filled out the right stuff properly. And yes, you're correct in saying this deal doesn't have cashback.
If you read through the post above you'll see that everyone who has ordered this deal has received everything correctly. So i don't see you facing any problems.
@HTC Whore, what are you talking about. O2 have the worst coverage out of everyone with only 84% 3G coverage. Ofcom have warned them so many times to increase their coverage so they don't get fined. Three, T-Mobile/Orange, Vodafone have much better 3G coverage with Three and T-Mobile able to reach speeds of up to 21Mbps, soon to be 42Mbps by september. Three have 98% coverage along with t-mobile with vodafone having a slight less amount.
But yeh OP, you want to make sure first and foremost that you get signal on the network you want to go for.

Yeah that's what I was thinking about it, I know if I did have the choice of cashback it would be nice but with an offer like this it's impossible to beat!! Do you know if the offer is only in white or if the grey has the same offer?
I shall hopefully do it before the end of this week, if my uni work is done or beginning of next week as I need to phone orange for my PAC code... Would you say it's worth getting a free gift through a code? sorry for all the questions

Zinta said:
Yeah that's what I was thinking about it, I know if I did have the choice of cashback it would be nice but with an offer like this it's impossible to beat!! Do you know if the offer is only in white or if the grey has the same offer?
I shall hopefully do it before the end of this week, if my uni work is done or beginning of next week as I need to phone orange for my PAC code... Would you say it's worth getting a free gift through a code? sorry for all the questions
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Yes the offer is only for the white one. The grey one is slightly more expensive at £27pm rather than £25pm.
To be honest i'm not sure if you can get a free gift. I posted this deal a while ago and i seem to remember the codes having an expiry date of last week. I'll have a look out for some more for you.
You can find the Grey one here - http://www.affordablemobiles.co.uk/...r/32569603.html?&source=webgains&siteid=20363
Remember that you can get cashback through a third party (not affordable mobiles) like TopCashBack or Quidco. (check out the sites) i think its around £40 still.

ahmadcentral said:
Yes the offer is only for the white one. The grey one is slightly more expensive at £27pm rather than £25pm.
To be honest i'm not sure if you can get a free gift. I posted this deal a while ago and i seem to remember the codes having an expiry date of last week. I'll have a look out for some more for you.
You can find the Grey one here -
Remember that you can get cashback through a third party (not affordable mobiles) like TopCashBack or Quidco. (check out the sites) i think its around £40 still.
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I've already ordered a screen protector and about to order a case so I should be alright with the white.. The free gift not being available isn't too much of a worry as it is free, the same with cashback or quidco. I checked on 3 and the signal is alright for all the areas I mainly visit(home, uni and the gf!) so once I get my PAC I should be alright to order, just hope the offer is still available!

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@HTC Whore, what are you talking about. O2 have the worst coverage out of everyone with only 84% 3G coverage. Ofcom have warned them so many times to increase their coverage so they don't get fined. Three, T-Mobile/Orange, Vodafone have much better 3G coverage with Three and T-Mobile able to reach speeds of up to 21Mbps, soon to be 42Mbps by september. Three have 98% coverage along with t-mobile with vodafone having a slight less amount.
But yeh OP, you want to make sure first and foremost that you get signal on the network you want to go for.
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Just my own personal experience mate. I'm currently on GiffGaff, o2 signal, and very happy.

I'm thinking of going with this... No need for cashback as it's credited on your bill account
Orange Panther £28. 50 (usually £36) 24m
600 mins, unlimited texts, 1gb, 2 swappables
Phone £59.99
Quidco/TopCashBack £50
Holding out for them to drop the phone price!
http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/phone/HTC_One_X/&intcid=OneXBanner/

Tesco Phone shop have a good deal.
Free Phone.
£26 a month
Unlimited Texts
300 Mins
750 MB Data

Cheapest SIM-free deal I've found is Amazon - £449.99 and free delivery (for those not wanting a new contract):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HTC-One-Sim-Free-Smartphone/dp/B0078LXM40

jonnyhardaker said:
I'm thinking of going with this... No need for cashback as it's credited on your bill account
Orange Panther £28. 50 (usually £36) 24m
600 mins, unlimited texts, 1gb, 2 swappables
Phone £59.99
Quidco/TopCashBack £50
Holding out for them to drop the phone price!
http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/phone/HTC_One_X/&intcid=OneXBanner/
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Does anybody know if the DialAPhone One Xs have Orange firmware? I just want to try ensure I can get firmware updates quickly if there are bugs (which I hear there are!). Was interested in the Affordable Mobiles deal menioned above but the Three firmware (& LONG delays updating) put me off!

jonnyhardaker said:
Does anybody know if the DialAPhone One Xs have Orange firmware? I just want to try ensure I can get firmware updates quickly if there are bugs (which I hear there are!). Was interested in the Affordable Mobiles deal menioned above but the Three firmware (& LONG delays updating) put me off!
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DialAphone will send you an unbranded and unlocked handset on Orange.
Although i think orange can be just as bad as Three sometimes when it comes to firmware updates. So its better to go for an unbranded one.

listentochaos said:
Tesco Phone shop have a good deal.
Free Phone.
£26 a month
Unlimited Texts
300 Mins
750 MB Data
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Also i believe the phone was unbranded when i got it. As it was through Tesco Phone Shop (2020 Mobile)

Tesco Phone shop
T-Mobile contract: £26 * 24 = £624
300 minutes
Unlimited texts
750MB internet
Sim free phone.
This is what I've got
Woooops someone else already posted what i have lol sorry!