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What is the best SIM free price in the UK?

I'm looking to get a Touch pro 2 in the UK. Does anyone know the cheapest place to buy one? Most places seem to be £450+!

tomstacey said:
I'm looking to get a Touch pro 2 in the UK. Does anyone know the cheapest place to buy one? Most places seem to be £450+!
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Ebay is the best place to get a cheap one - they sometimes go for £300 brand new, which is a great bargain!

Theres a few places about, even Ebay like the previous poster suggested. but of all the HTC approved sellers. I,lld suggest you use Devicewire. I got my TyTN 2 from them and had no problems. I also got my Touch Pro 2 from them but I exchanged it cos I strongly beeived the first one wasnt actually brand spanking new. Not that there were any marks on it but the factory screen protector was missing and there were finger smudges all over it. Anyways I got a replacement device with a discount i.e I paid the advertised price on the day the replacement device was shipped (£452.99). Handtec are cheaper than Devicewire but as I found out when I bought a TyTN 2 from them (it was returned), they sell Grey imports.

tomstacey said:
I'm looking to get a Touch pro 2 in the UK. Does anyone know the cheapest place to buy one? Most places seem to be £450+!
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If you want it cheap, you might consider getting it on contract from Vodafone. You can get one with no up-front payment on a £35 a month contract that runs for 18 months. If you want "unlimited mobile web" then you're pretty much going to be paying £20 a month for a contract anyway, so that means you're basically only paying £15 a month for 18 months for the phone - which works put at £270, with 18 months interest-free credit. You get either 750 minutes, 250 texts and unlimited landline calls, or 900 minutes and unlimited texts.
It can be even cheaper if you're willing to commit to a 24-month contract.
The phone will be unlocked (so you can change contract at the end of 18 months) and I believe it can be debranded without too much difficulty.

I'm a personal believer in www.expansys.co.uk for new devices. Sometimes they can be a tad more expensive but I cant fault their customer service at all.
Its swings and roundabouts... I paid £450 for mine from expansys.
Andy

£379.95 at Phones4u - Sim Free

Brother works at P4U (redemption for his sins...), been in today, they will be selling the Desire "Sim Free" so unbranded at £379.95. Just make sure you get the GSM one though, as they are also pricing the branded units the same price if you're buying outright. They won't be in though for another week (if HTC's release dates have been held back)
Just thought I'd let you all know seens places like Expansys and Play are charging what... £420+??
Also, Carphone Warehouse are £420 Sim Free... And they do have them in stock.

PaulW21781 said:
Brother works at P4U (redemption for his sins...), been in today, they will be selling the Desire "Sim Free" so unbranded at £379.95. Just make sure you get the GSM one though, as they are also pricing the branded units the same price if you're buying outright. They won't be in though for another week (if HTC's release dates have been held back)
Just thought I'd let you all know seens places like Expansys and Play are charging what... £420+??
Also, Carphone Warehouse are £420 Sim Free... And they do have them in stock.
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its £399 where i live

cez10 said:
its £399 where i live
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Actually it is £399.99 + £10 topup = £410 when you are paying by credit card
and it is £399.99 + £20 topup = £420 when paying by cash.

£348.99
Here's a deal where it's going for £348.99
http://www.laughingdeals.com/all-deals/htc-desire-t-mobile-payg-pound-348.99.html

cez10 said:
its £399 where i live
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It's £379.95 at the Phones4U shop in St. Andrews, Scotland as of today (1st April), but of course they don't have any stock.

arifhanid said:
Here's a deal where it's going for £348.99
http://www.laughingdeals.com/all-deals/htc-desire-t-mobile-payg-pound-348.99.html
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I e-mailed MPD about this and they said that it comes sim-locked to T-mobile, so you need to add at least another £15 to get it unlocked.

Desire in retail shops?

When can we expect the desire to be sold in retail shops?
I'm planning a trip to spain and I know a few people who will be in france\germany\UK in a few weeks, is there any information about the release dates for retail shops in those places and the cost?
Thank you.

The desire is in retail shops - I got one yesterday from a T-Mobile store

I got it on a contract £10 per month for 24 months plus £164 up front - it wasn't in stock PAYG although Carphone Warehouse should have them for around £400

Got mine off the local Vodafone shop yesterday. They had two delivered on the release date, and in store techy got one, I got the other.
CPW had them too, at least available according to the store and on display, also local Virgin media store and T-Mobile had them too.

Got mine Friday (2nd) in CPW on upgrade on VF - unbranded and unlocked

Can I buy the phone from a t-mobile, vodaphone or orange store without a contract?
If so, how much will it cost, and will it be unlocked?
And are there no retail shops to buy the phone in, unlocked and unbranded in the full package?

moran679 said:
Can I buy the phone from a t-mobile, vodaphone or orange store without a contract?
If so, how much will it cost, and will it be unlocked?
And are there no retail shops to buy the phone in, unlocked and unbranded in the full package?
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They might do but don't quote me!
As far as I know Carphone Warehouse are selling it SIM free for £399 when you buy a £10 top up. The only issue is lack of stock so I would call around first.

I dont know how many of you are in or around CEntral London but you should try the CPW in the Selfridges basement floor, they had stock of both Sim free and Plan based. Got my Sim Free yesterday

All the T-Mobile stores in the Bristol area have sold out.
Same story with CPW (although they only provide it on contract for Vodafone & Orange).
Many phone calls later I've sourced one 30 miles away and am sad enough to drive to collect it now!

Wasn't in Wells by chance? That's where I got mine last Friday...

EddyOS said:
Wasn't in Wells by chance? That's where I got mine last Friday...
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I have returned with a Desire in hand.
If anyone in the South West needs a Desire, the Swindon branch of T-Mobile has 2 left. (All 3 Bristol stores, Newport, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bath & Chippenham have sold out).
Now to wait the three hour charge time. Good excuse to get some paperwork out the way to pay the bills

Madgerr said:
I have returned with a Desire in hand.
If anyone in the South West needs a Desire, the Swindon branch of T-Mobile has 2 left. (All 3 Bristol stores, Newport, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bath & Chippenham have sold out).
Now to wait the three hour charge time. Good excuse to get some paperwork out the way to pay the bills
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If you need to unlock it be careful not to do the 15 EUR option on HTCCode as it didn't work, although they did refund me.
They do have a post in their forum which let's you send then 25 EUR by papal. Got my unlock code a few hours later

zippyioa said:
If you need to unlock it be careful not to do the 15 EUR option on HTCCode as it didn't work, although they did refund me.
They do have a post in their forum which let's you send then 25 EUR by papal. Got my unlock code a few hours later
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Thanks for the advice but I'll be happy enough using it with my t-mob contract. May unlock it after upgrading to HTC xxxxx in 18 months time though to maximise its value on ebay

I needed to unlock now as I still have a £35 a month contract with Vodafone until Jan 2011.
At worst I will pay an extra £10 a month for my T-mobile contract, at best I may use it instead of Vodafone from Jan
Hope you enjoy the Desire, only had mine 48 hours but I am already VERY happy!

moran679 said:
When can we expect the desire to be sold in retail shops?
I'm planning a trip to spain and I know a few people who will be in france\germany\UK in a few weeks, is there any information about the release dates for retail shops in those places and the cost?
Thank you.
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I'm from Spain. I've preordered mine thanks to the Spanish HTC forum with 50€ rebate, regular price is 499€.
That's the spanish HTC partner shop: http://www.ssmoviles.com/htc_desire_terminal-htc-desire.html

The Bristol Orange shop apparently has them in stock, phoned them earlier

Best Price For HTC One X - UK Unlocked

Been looking online and the best price I found for the HTC One X is £450 available at three.co.uk. I'm not sure if that comes unlock. Anyone found it selling anywhere cheaper?

I got a pay as you go from 3 for the same price. It is sim locked, you need to pay extra 15.30 to unlock it. The phone also comes with some bloatware, but they can be disabled.
One good reason to buy pay as you go from the same network is you get better support than using a sim free phone.

triniboi said:
Been looking online and the best price I found for the HTC One X is £450 available at three.co.uk. I'm not sure if that comes unlock. Anyone found it selling anywhere cheaper?
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If three.co.uk are selling it for £450 i can guarentee it will be locked to the three network.

Here:
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p120267.aspx
Change to PAYG.
Not sure if locked though.

As poster abovd said u just pay the extra to get it unlocked

Can't believe these are fetching retail money on eBay, just watched one end for £471 + £6 postage, do these people know you can buy them sim free over the counter at carphonewarehouse for £479? some have buy it now prices of £630+......
That t-mobile looks a good buy at £429.99

Three phones come branded so when you boot it, you will get the 3 logo.....buy the phone online and get the unbranded retail

I'm on T-Mobile so this looks like the perfect deal for me.

Hi All
Just to confirm this deal comes with a SIM Free unlocked and unbranded handset.
I contacted the company beforehand to confirm.

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p120267.aspx
The T-mobile PAYT for £429.99 option is a branded, simlocked handset.
Just spoke to them.

This is what I did - O2 should unlock for free. Yet to find out whether the topcashback tracked...
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/htc-one-x-431-99-381-99-after-tcb-02-1184961

jus71n said:
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p120267.aspx
The T-mobile PAYT for £429.99 option is a branded, simlocked handset.
Just spoke to them.
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I've cancelled my order.

jus71n said:
Can't believe these are fetching retail money on eBay, just watched one end for £471 + £6 postage, do these people know you can buy them sim free over the counter at carphonewarehouse for £479? some have buy it now prices of £630+......
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I'm convinced that some people on eBay have gone mad. They run around manically bidding ridiculous prices for things as if they're addicted to auctions. I bet a few of them are licking the screen with excitement as they do it.
It's not uncommon now to see used items selling on there for more than you can buy them new on Amazon. I don't understand why people are so dumb...

3uk charge £15.32 to unlock
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jmpmjmpm said:
3uk charge £15.32 to unlock
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Best deal at the moment I think. If not mistaken they are selling the handset for £450. Give it a week or two again I'm pretty sure prices would fall.

[Q] Buying the glide from AT&T store without contract

Is it possible? i have a friend that should be int the sates on October and i want him to buy it from the AT&T store, but can he buy it without any contract or a sim card?
if not is there any other way? i don't want to buy it directly and ship it to my country cos the taxes here will make the purchase unjustified (will add more the 125$ not including the shipment).

Yes, you can buy any phone that AT&T sales in stores without a contact.....except the iPhone. Currently the off contract of the Captivate Glide is $500 though from AT&T
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taiber2000 said:
Is it possible? i have a friend that should be int the sates on October and i want him to buy it from the AT&T store, but can he buy it without any contract or a sim card?
if not is there any other way? i don't want to buy it directly and ship it to my country cos the taxes here will make the purchase unjustified (will add more the 125$ not including the shipment).
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Or via amazonwireless.com
(ps. I hit thanks by accident on your message and i don't know how to remove it!)

I bought mine from Amazon Wireless, as phone only (phone upgrade), $ 399, and then unlock with an on-line service ($ 25).

the problem wit amazonwireless for me is that i need to have a US adress, there is a service for that but the charge an arm and a leg.
plus the taxes to import the phone makes it unwise to buy it online. i need to cheack with the customs again, maybe (if buddha will premit) there wont be import taxes on this phone (VAT will probley will be but its low amount).

I live in Europe and went to US in March and a tried to buy this phone in a AT&T Store and it was not possible. Even to buy the phone without contract they require a contract plan. I did buy the phone thru ebay later. I would suggest you the same if you have access to US address.

SoulSooth said:
I live in Europe and went to US in March and a tried to buy this phone in a AT&T Store and it was not possible. Even to buy the phone without contract they require a contract plan. I did buy the phone thru ebay later. I would suggest you the same if you have access to US address.
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That makes no sense why does a no contract purchase require a contract??

dudejb said:
That makes no sense why does a no contract purchase require a contract??
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They will only sell you the phone if you have a plan subscribed

is there anybody who tried to order thr glide from amazonwireless to a non-us adress?

I bought mine on ebay (is quite cheaper than amazonwireless), altough shipping to Germany took a while the purchase was flawless.
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Alex2221 said:
I bought mine on ebay (is quite cheaper than amazonwireless), altough shipping to Germany took a while the purchase was flawless.
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Do you mind telling us how much you paid without shipping then how much was shipping. Just to give others an idea on what they can get via eBay?

dudejb said:
Do you mind telling us how much you paid without shipping then how much was shipping. Just to give others an idea on what they can get via eBay?
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The phone itself has cost $389,99 and international USPS Express shipping was $44,99. This was quite cheap compared to the $600 (+ shipping) on Amazonwireless back then.
Btw. If any German is interested in the taxes I had to pay: It was about 63€ (~19%)

now days the glide cost 400 dollors via amazonwireless and the shiping in the staes is free.
i think i got lucky cos i have a friend that is gona visit is family in the states sooner then expected and he agreed that i will ship this to his family house, and he will bring it to me when he come back. so i can get away from shiping and taxes via customes.

yeah ebay its the only place to buy a phone anymore, altho some pawnshops will cut good deals. seems 300 for a new or refurbished phone on ebay is the going rate & most folks dont mind shipping outa country.

helpslip is there a problem buying from amazonwireless if i ship it in the US?
i can arrange a frined living there to get my package, dont know if he have AT&T service and actualy don't care only want the phone with no contract.

i wouldnt think so altho i have zero 1st hand experience w/ amazonwireless, if its ran the same way as amazon your purchasing from an independent seller sometimes just a dood w/ a garage no different than ebay & ebay now has 30 day buyer protection so they refund price & shipping (& return shipping if needed) if something doesnt arrive or doesnt work etc... ive even been refunded after more than a year for an item that didnt arrive from australia (to usa) altho i keep in contact w/ seller through ebay so they could verify a problem.
damn i sound like a shill for ebay sorry.

now i got confused. i saw that i can buy from amazon wireless an locked phonw with or without a contract and also from amazon.com itself that its seems sells from independet seller (like the market). whoshould i choose? at least i have some time to think about it cos my firned will be in the states in a month from now.

I bought from Amazon Wireless, which is Amazon direct. They will sell you a locked phone without contract.
When I bought it, it used to be wrongly labled as "unlocked" I contacted them and they offered a full refund. Since I'm in the UAE I didn't want that, just an unlock code, to which they said they can't help me with that. So I ended up unlocking from AmericanUnlocker.
I prefer to buy direct, in this case it would be Amazon Wireless, that'll help with returns.

thank incidentflux you made my choice clearer. i will buy it from amazon wireless direct. also the delivery is free and will take 2-3 days to my friend's door.
unfourtuntly it will take a while until i will get it, hope ics will be out by then and if not the inc3ption rom will be a great choise

Glad to help. Yes shipping is free as well. But the smartphone will still be locked to AT&T by the way, which is an inconvenience.
I also ordered the SanDisk 64GB MicroSDXC