Hi guys
With the handtec fiasco, I have cancelled and am getting it from o2.
A quick question, is the o2 version unlocked?
Cheers guys
O2 is locked, but you can get an unlock code from them for free on contract, or a small fee if not. People have reported using ebay unlocking for £5 too.
if you bought it PAYG, then it will likely be SIM locked - mine is, and many others who have bought an O2 PAYG handset are SIM locked.
Usually O2 contract phones are SIM unlocked, at least that has been my experience in the past.
thanks guys, i'll get the unlock off ebay
Just so you are warned - O2 won't unlock your phone it you buy if on pay as you go for 12 months after purchase(even though they still charge you 15 pounds for the service). It is a complete mystery for me. You pay a full price for the phone and you still have to wait 12 months? This is just stupid.
If you buy it on contract though, they will unlock it for free at any time.
gambiting said:
Just so you are warned - O2 won't unlock your phone it you buy if on pay as you go for 12 months after purchase(even though they still charge you 15 pounds for the service). It is a complete mystery for me. You pay a full price for the phone and you still have to wait 12 months? This is just stupid.
If you buy it on contract though, they will unlock it for free at any time.
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thanks bud, I'll just take the ebay route
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
We are pleased to announce that we offer 5 FREE SIM Unlock Codes EVERY MONTH for xda-dev members.
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im game and have sent you a pm.
5 Request already received so hold your horses 4awhile
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Im on Orange UK and ordered a code and........
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How can i unlock my motorola defy?
How can i unlock my motorola defy? please help me.
motorola defy mb525
please help me unlocking my defy
I am so sorry, I have given out all the free unlock codes for this month. I can give you the code for a discount price. PM me for details. so sorry again.
Are you still givin codes for the motorola defy??
EBay is Cheaper
This seems to be a promotional thread that is a lie. I don't see any thanks from people who got free codes. I didn't get any answer to my PM even though it was on the 1st of the month. I'm pissed off.
BUY YOUR CODE FROM A TRUSTED EBAY SELLER AND NOT THIS GUY! IT'S CHEAPER.
This guy wants 30 euros to unlock your Defy. On ebay, prices go from 5 to 20 euros depending on who the phone is locked too.. Just be sure to check their feedback and refund conditions before bidding.
Yeah I never got any reply from him either. However.....in a list of unlockers on Cellphoneforums.net one unlocker upn.com was offering the same deal! And so I got my Defy+ unlocked for free. Great because it was an Aussie one and some US unlockers couldn't do it. It looks like he's not offering the deal atm so don't know if it's a regular thing or not...but it's worth hunting - it did take me about a week to find it though....
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Yeah I never got any reply from him either. However.....in a list of unlockers on Cellphoneforums.net one unlocker upn.com was offering the same deal! And so I got my Defy+ unlocked for free. Great because it was an Aussie one and some US unlockers couldn't do it. It looks like he's not offering the deal atm so don't know if it's a regular thing or not...but it's worth hunting - it did take me about a week to find it though....
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Nice. Did you create that account just to spam this thread!
There are no free unlock codes on that forum. Only your friend doing it for 25 euros. EBAY IS STILL CHEAPER... and you have some degree of buyer protection if you use paypal.
No my friend I kid you not - I did get a free unlock. My video is @ youtu.be/BPYtcrw6Nh0 (sorry can't post the link). At first I thought it was a scam and there was no way they would refund my unlock fee, but they did I'm guessing they only do it now and then and I just got lucky.
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No my friend I kid you not - I did get a free unlock. My video is @ youtu.be/BPYtcrw6Nh0 (sorry can't post the link). At first I thought it was a scam and there was no way they would refund my unlock fee, but they did I'm guessing they only do it now and then and I just got lucky.
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Lucky you.
I used a guy on ebay called sonicpromo(He's got a web site too but it's cheaper on ebay.) Got a 16 digit code that worked for 14 UKP. Took 2 days to get the code. My phone was locked to Vodafone ES.
Vodafone ES wouldn't unlock it because that's the way Vodafone ES is. Of course they couldn't just tell me strait up they won't unlock it. No, they made me wait a month first, and after hassling them a bit, they finally tolled me they wouldn't do it. Not couldn't, but wouldn't.
many are selling their Galaxy Nexus saying waiting for lock code to unlock etc.. and others are saying its sim-free and unlocked
so who to believe? is it locked for those to took it on contract (o2 , orange , others) or its unlocked just tied up with the contract and can sell it easily to make quick cash?
thanks
Well Im in the UK and got the phone from Phones4u - tied to an Orange tarriff..... but I now have my T-Mobile SIM in it as ive got 6 weeks left before I can actually move my number to Orange.
Works fine
Some are locked. Some aren't.
It seems all O2 phones are locked. Some Three phones but not all of them and that the new contract phones4u are unlocked.
Either way I unlocked my O2 phone for £7 using eBay and it only took a few hours to get the code so it isn't tricky to unlock which is great for those in the US wanting to buy a phone as it would surely be cheaper to buy a locked phone and pay $15 on eBay for an unlock code.
So if have some friends in the UK who can get it for free due an upgrade or using the plan for their own i can make them happy paying them £400 cash per device and they use the service anyway and benefit some cash?
So who wanna be my friend for few devices?
wow no one? hehe i thought i'll be getting tons of PMs regarding the topic
seems i have no option but getting it over ebay overpriced :/
Bashar . said:
wow no one? hehe i thought i'll be getting tons of PMs regarding the topic
seems i have no option but getting it over ebay overpriced :/
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Probably because they wouldn't profit from it at all. If they buy them on contract they still end up paying at least the full price of the phone but as part of an increased monthly cost. When you then offer them £400 they probably end up about £100 out of pocket. Hardly a great deal for them.
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
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
jmpmjmpm said:
3uk charge £15.32 to unlock
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
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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.
Hi Guys
I'm looking to buy one to use with my Three contract SIM, but really hate waiting for deliveries. I can pick up a PAYG handset from O2.. but does anybody know if these handsets would be network-locked? Or could I use my Three SIM with it?
Thanks
its unlocked, can be used on any network. i got mine from o2 and use it on three.
Unlocked mate. I purchased mine from O2 but I use a three SIM
Mine works on Vodafone too
Unlocked (I'm using my 3 SIM) like everyone else said BUT if you buy from an O2 brick and mortar store they'll make you buy a £15 SIM card. They did with me anyway.
Don't bother asking the staff in-store because they either flat-out lie and say it's locked or they just don't know.
Also bought mine from O2; have both the O2 and my usual Virgin SIM in the phone. Both work fine.
Only odd thing is that I asked for the 10£ SIM, but the computer at the store wouldn't accept it, so I had to accept a 15£ SIM. One-time purchase, and I got the device instantly though, so I took it. I don't think the OP5T is sold locked anywhere (don't quote me on this though).
Perfect, thanks everybody.. I did as you said and brought it direct from O2 and also had to get the £15 PAYG SIM.. but its only about £6 extra compared to buying direct (with their faster delivery).. and I got it the same day. Really impressed so far.
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Perfect, thanks everybody.. I did as you said and brought it direct from O2 and also had to get the £15 PAYG SIM.. but its only about £6 extra compared to buying direct (with their faster delivery).. and I got it the same day. Really impressed so far.
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if u got it on o2 online you wouldn't have needed to pay a top up at all.
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if u got it on o2 online you wouldn't have needed to pay a top up at all.
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I thought that. You just have to select a pay as you go sim but it doesn't cost anything
If you have an O2 SIM or you can borrow one, you don't need to pay for the £15 top up in store either. Just take the SIM in with you (in a working phone) and they'll sell you the 5t as an upgrade. During the process they send two SMS messages to the existing O2 SIM a each of which contains a four digit number. You read those back to them and hey presto you get the new phone without buying the £15 top up. I've bought two this way now, both using the same number.
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If you have an O2 SIM or you can borrow one, you don't need to pay for the £15 top up in store either. Just take the SIM in with you (in a working phone) and they'll sell you the 5t as an upgrade. During the process they send two SMS messages to the existing O2 SIM a each of which contains a four digit number. You read those back to them and hey presto you get the new phone without buying the £15 top up. I've bought two this way now, both using the same number.
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I ordered mine from 02 and didnt have to pay for a sim or top up
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I ordered mine from 02 and didnt have to pay for a sim or top up
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Very true, I was just trying to help the OP as they said they didn't like waiting around for deliveries This was the first phone I didn't order online for years! It was weird! Kinda cool too. I wish phone stores in the UK sold a wider range of Chinese phones at reasonable prices. I guess the phone networks wouldn't like that!