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Available UK online from Vodaphone

No longer coming soon...
http://www.vodafonebusinessshop.co.uk/Details-Phone-HTC-Touch-Pro-2-3090.html
However the web site pricing doesn't work when viewed using Google Chrome as the browser.
Now firing up the spreadsheet to working out the best deal. My t-mobile contract runs out next month
Brought my Tytn from Vodapone and found them helpful when I had hardware problems.

billuk said:
No longer coming soon...
http://www.vodafonebusinessshop.co.uk/Details-Phone-HTC-Touch-Pro-2-3090.html
However the web site pricing doesn't work when viewed using Google Chrome as the browser.
Now firing up the spreadsheet to working out the best deal. My t-mobile contract runs out next month
Brought my Tytn from Vodapone and found them helpful when I had hardware problems.
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Anyone without a "business" got one? Anyone had any problems with not owning a business?
Many thanks,
Dave

I got one last week without a business, and they didn't seem bothered at all.
I got mine for £30+vat a month over 18 months and when I've just looked at the website it showed 3 months free. I rang up and complained that I wasn't offered this option, and he politely pointed out that it was for 24 month contracts only. Then he said if I wanted to change to it I could and he dropped the rental to £25 pm
So I have extended the contract AND saved money, are you listening Tmobile?

Thanks stunno, I think I'm going to upgrade... (it's been so long since I got my Kaiser, I've getting nervious )
@lloydsparkes, please don't thread hijack, I've deleted your posts, use one of the many T-Mob threads.
Dave

yeh i got mine from vodafone a week ago and im not a business owner...
they didnt seem too bothered about it either. Got a 25ppm contract for 24 months! figured the phone looks great and hopefully should work well (which it is for now) i didn't mind keeping it for 2 years!

Just a quick update - I was just in the Vodafone branch in Durham who told me that they had an email this morning telling them that the stores weren't going to stock it so it's online/telesales only.

double posting...sorry

DaveShaw said:
Thanks stunno, I think I'm going to upgrade... (it's been so long since I got my Kaiser, I've getting nervious )
@lloydsparkes, please don't thread hijack, I've deleted your posts, use one of the many T-Mob threads.
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Go for it Dave, you know you want to!
And when you get it, as your first job can you find a way of getting rid of the branding, please?

I've signed up on Vodafone for £34 + VAT per month, 18 months, and get 900 mins + unlimited TXT + 500mb data.
What are you guy's getting for £25 per month? If I'm getting a raw deal I may ask them to change it for me, or I have until Monday to decide to send it back within the 'peace of mind' return period.

I'm getting 500 minutes, unlimited landline and internet (but the AUP will be 50MB) and 250 texts

ustahir_1 said:
I'm selling my touch pro 2, unbranded & unlocked for £500 or best offer if any1 interested
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My condolences mate, hope you find something soonest.
I too am between contracts, the job market sucks in the UK at the moment, but there is always work about as long as one can be humble.
Good luck again.
Cheers,
Beasty

for 25 a month i get 600 mins unlimited texts and unlimited internet i.e 500mb...but i did pay 196 for the phone....now i jus checked the website and they are selling the same contract for 170...i feel a bit cheated! im gna call them tomorrow and ask for a small refund atleast! every little helps!
Elfangor

Apparently you have 7 days 'make your mind up time' on the phone ( although I thought the Distance Selling Regs was 14 days, but could be wrong) so if you are within that you have a good bargaining position

elfangor said:
for 25 a month i get 600 mins unlimited texts and unlimited internet i.e 500mb...but i did pay 196 for the phone....now i jus checked the website and they are selling the same contract for 170...i feel a bit cheated! im gna call them tomorrow and ask for a small refund atleast! every little helps!
Elfangor
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"Every little helps" you didn't buy it from Tesco's surely ?

well being a student in huge debt that is slowly rising means that whatever little i can save elsewhere will help to pay for more beers!

just got off the phone with Vodafone! they are going to credit my account! luv it when they actually listen to you....

Good News! I'm beginning to like Vodafone

Does anyone know if the Vodafone TP2's are SIM unlocked?
Dave

mines sim unlocked.. tried with a three sim and orange...both passed a call test

My one is unlocked too - was using it with T-mobile before my number was ported.
I'm also pleased with Vodafone so far, and there coverage seems better than T-mobile so far where I live in Aberdeen.

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

TMobile website broken

I've been trying to order my Desire from the TMobile website this morning, and every time I get to the checkout I get a "Something went wrong" error message, and no indication on what to do to fix it.
I've tried several times using different browsers in case that was the problem but no joy.
The TMobile "contact us" webform is next to useless as well, unless you are already a customer.
Anyone else had this problem? I dont want to ring them up to take out the contract, as I want the Quidco cashback!

Which contract are you going for ? Most people who have got thr 24 months £10/month have got them to knock £40 off the phone cost (paid £124 instead of £164). Just mention that mobilephonedirect are doing it at that price. Better than quidco

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Which contract are you going for ? Most people who have got thr 24 months £10/month have got them to knock £40 off the phone cost (paid £124 instead of £164). Just mention that mobilephonedirect are doing it at that price. Better than quidco
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I'm going for the 18mth £20/mth 300min/300text (plus unlimited internet and flexible booster, which will mean unlimited texts for me), £129 up front for the handset. I think this is the best deal for me, I dont want a 2yr contract, nor do i want to pay any more than £20/mth, plus i need about 200min and 1000 texts.

Now managed to complete my order, via my G1 - TMobile must've fixed the problem

HTC Desire upgrade costs

At the moment my question probably only concerns T-Mobile users but of course is open to anyone on any network. Namely how much were you charged to upgrade to the HTC Desire and on what price plan were you on, and what did you go to?
I ask because the lady in the Orange shop just quoted me £100 for the handset on a £35/month contract. I have been with Orange for 11 years and am currently on a £45/month contract, so I thought this was outrageous. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of T-Mobile users who got free upgrades and I'm curious to hear the details as I need ammo for when I call retentions.
Thanks in advance for your replies...

Was on a 25 ppm plan with T Mobile (usually never go over with the occasional +2/3 pounds extra charge). Upgraded to a 25 ppm contract, free handset, 18 month contract, 600 mins, 500 texts, flexible booster (currently set to unlimited texts), unlimited internet. I know someone who was on the same plan as me got the same deal for 20 ppm Although apparently I will still have some leverage for upgrade when this contract runs out unlike those who are paying peanuts currently

Phone was free, 18 month contract, £15 a month, 600 minutes, unlimited texts, web 'n' walk max option included.

Free phone - 24 months contract
Flex30 £30p/m (with Friend&family discount I will be paying £15p/m)
£180 allowance
50% of allowance goes towards international calls if you wish to use it.
free internet cap at 3GB
free voicemail within allowance
free calls to 0800, 0845, 0844, 0843 numbers within allowance

My plan was the old t-mobile 750min off peak plan at 11.99 pounds.I went to the cpw for the upgrade n I was quoted 280 pounds if I want stay on the same tariff.they later rang t-mobile upgrade dept and I was offered flex 35 which includes 225pounds worth of calls ,unlimited text and unlimited internet with free HTC desire at 29.48pounds excludingvat.plus vat is 35pounds.so it works out to be 1125min anytime call plan.the handset is already unlocked.

fuzzmo said:
At the moment my question probably only concerns T-Mobile users but of course is open to anyone on any network. Namely how much were you charged to upgrade to the HTC Desire and on what price plan were you on, and what did you go to?
I ask because the lady in the Orange shop just quoted me £100 for the handset on a £35/month contract. I have been with Orange for 11 years and am currently on a £45/month contract, so I thought this was outrageous. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of T-Mobile users who got free upgrades and I'm curious to hear the details as I need ammo for when I call retentions.
Thanks in advance for your replies...
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ring the orange retentions they'll sort you out with a much better deal.Did the orange shop actually have stock?

fuzzmo said:
At the moment my question probably only concerns T-Mobile users but of course is open to anyone on any network. Namely how much were you charged to upgrade to the HTC Desire and on what price plan were you on, and what did you go to?
I ask because the lady in the Orange shop just quoted me £100 for the handset on a £35/month contract. I have been with Orange for 11 years and am currently on a £45/month contract, so I thought this was outrageous. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of T-Mobile users who got free upgrades and I'm curious to hear the details as I need ammo for when I call retentions.
Thanks in advance for your replies...
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mate you might wanna call them to cancel rather than upgrade.
What I did as I actuallly wanted to move to Vodafone after seeing a 12 month deal on mobiles uk site with £40 p/month and handset for £40.
so when I did call t-mob to cancel service, they give me 12 month contract with £35 per month Flext 35 + Web'nWalk 1GB 300 min and 200 txt, handset cost £20.
cheers

fuzzmo said:
At the moment my question probably only concerns T-Mobile users but of course is open to anyone on any network. Namely how much were you charged to upgrade to the HTC Desire and on what price plan were you on, and what did you go to?
I ask because the lady in the Orange shop just quoted me £100 for the handset on a £35/month contract. I have been with Orange for 11 years and am currently on a £45/month contract, so I thought this was outrageous. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of T-Mobile users who got free upgrades and I'm curious to hear the details as I need ammo for when I call retentions.
Thanks in advance for your replies...
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You're right. That is outrageous
On the Vodafone website:
Free phone
18 Month contract
£35 per month
600 Mins - upgraded to 900 mins if ordered online
Unlimited texts
500Mb mobile internet if ordered online.
Throw that in Orange's direction and see what they say.
If Orange try the same line with me as they did with you I'm telling them to shove it, especially after I've been with them for 13 years.

T-mobile rocks!
I was on £21/month plan (100 txt, 100 min + unlimited web) with my Compact IV. I called the upgrade team to get the HTC Desire - but they (like always) gave me the same offers as there were on the website for new customers - they could max knock of £9 from the handset price.
I went the 'correct' route - I called the cancellations dept and told I wasnt treated right by the upgrade team and I want to cancel my T-mobile contract. Boom Boom and I was offered a 24month deal 100txt - 100min - unlimited web - 60min free calls to eurasia = all for £10 month!!! Handset price is £90 on my next bill. To me 24 monhts is bit long, but i LOVE the £10 a month (wont matter if go bit over my allowance!).
Total is 24x10 + 90 = £330. Not bad!
I was offered an early upgrade to HD2 in december... they wanted £350 for the handset! LOL

Wow - many thanks for your replies - you guys are getting some cracking deals on T-Mobile - what's it like as a network? What is their internet access, and coverage like?
Yup will defenitely ring retentions - that being said Orange are the worst now for retaining customers - they don't care. Is it possible to ask for your PAC code in the last month of your contract? The vodafone deal sounds good for £35/month....
Orange apparently run a credits system - how I haven't got enough credits to get the phone free after 11 years (and my next bill will be circa £130 - although that is NOT typical - a typical bill is £51) is beyond belief....

[Q] Availability of Contract Free Atrix in USA for UK buyer?

Hi
My friend is going to Florida for a holiday next week and will bring me back an Atrix which will be quicker than waiting for UK release(June). AT&T are selling the Atrix contract free for $499.00. I there any availability problems for this mobile or will he just be able to buy one?
Thanks in advance for your help

He can buy one without any problems, however 3G won't work in UK since US and UK frequencies are different.
You will also need to sim unlock it but I guess you are aware of that.

t-mobile uk use 2100 for 3g I thought the atrix can use this?

Hmm if it 2100 yes Atrix supports that, sorry for the misinformation.

I'm not sure an AT&T store will let your friend simply buy a phone and walk out the door. AT&T's no-contract price still requires the purchaser to sign up for a new data plan, even though there's no commitment to a 2-year contract. He might have to sign up for a plan, then cancel it a little later.

GoodFoot said:
I'm not sure an AT&T store will let your friend simply buy a phone and walk out the door. AT&T's no-contract price still requires the purchaser to sign up for a new data plan, even though there's no commitment to a 2-year contract. He might have to sign up for a plan, then cancel it a little later.
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Not really, I bought one without giving my account info at all. Guy at the store asked it but I just said I don't want to tell it he said ok

fincan said:
Not really, I bought one without giving my account info at all. Guy at the store asked it but I just said I don't want to tell it he said ok
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How much did you pay for the Atrix?

GoodFoot said:
How much did you pay for the Atrix?
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$499 + tax

You can absolutely walk right into an AT&T store and buy one outright without giving ANY information. I used to work for AT&T and I have even done this as recently as 4 months ago.