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Hello Everyone,
I was looking for some advise as my T mobile contract ended last month and I was looking to by the touch pro 2 from mobilephonesdirect on a t-mobile tariff. When I spoke to T mobile to cancel my current tariff they advised me against purchasing the touch pro 2 as it has to many bugs in the software and they are working on correcting them.
Is this true? should I hold of for a bit?
Thank you for your advice
kornnutcase said:
Hello Everyone,
I was looking for some advise as my T mobile contract ended last month and I was looking to by the touch pro 2 from mobilephonesdirect on a t-mobile tariff. When I spoke to T mobile to cancel my current tariff they advised me against purchasing the touch pro 2 as it has to many bugs in the software and they are working on correcting them.
Is this true? should I hold of for a bit?
Thank you for your advice
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Maybe the custom rom tmobile put on has problems. Wish they would just leave it as it it default rom. I am just took delivery of my second touch pro 2 and use it sim free on tmobile. Second unit is perfect no problems at all.
kornnutcase said:
Hello Everyone,
I was looking for some advise as my T mobile contract ended last month and I was looking to by the touch pro 2 from mobilephonesdirect on a t-mobile tariff. When I spoke to T mobile to cancel my current tariff they advised me against purchasing the touch pro 2 as it has to many bugs in the software and they are working on correcting them.
Is this true? should I hold of for a bit?
Thank you for your advice
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I've only read about a few bugs in the HTC Touch Pro 2. Maybe the Sales rep was confused. Even so, once the bugs are fixed offical Firmware updates will be out. Or you can just flash custom ROM's like everyone else on here will do once Hard SPL is released.
T-Mobile will officially be releasing the MDA Vario V which is their version of the Rhodium. This will have there Firmware, not the Unbranded HTC that mobilephonesdirect is selling.
Ta
Dave
Dave
kornnutcase said:
Hello Everyone,
I was looking for some advise as my T mobile contract ended last month and I was looking to by the touch pro 2 from mobilephonesdirect on a t-mobile tariff. When I spoke to T mobile to cancel my current tariff they advised me against purchasing the touch pro 2 as it has to many bugs in the software and they are working on correcting them.
Is this true? should I hold of for a bit?
Thank you for your advice
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please pay no attention to the t-mobile reps at all. they have no idea as to how the phone performs or of any issues with rom. like previously stated they may be having issues applying their version of the rom to the phone and experiencing problems. it is much better buying a generic/unbranded version as you know it is how the manufacturer intended it to look and operate. i have got my phone from mobilephones direct and i assure you the phone has been spot on! i would not wait for t-mobile mda vario v as not only will it look slightly different but will have their branding all over it. they also have a habit of messing with hardware so i'd stay clear for now!
Thank you for the advice
I also bought mine on a T mobile contract from mobile phones direct and there are no issues with it. In fact I have bought the original Touch Pro and touch HD sim free too and never had any problems. Phone company reps don't know anything, getting it from MPD will not only work out cheaper than an official T mobile upgrade, i.e vario V, it will also be unlocked and unbranded. win win situation.
News has it, t-mobiles dropping it on July 22nd, [if youre in the US, like me]. there was another roadmap that was leaked, this time confirming all of the release dates. go look on Tmonews.com, engadget.com, tmotoday.com. They all have different articles about the phones that are coming out...
You'll save more money buying it branded from Tmobile. thats a given. but like they were saying, you can always change your ROM to and from the branded one. I can only imagine all of the bloatware Tmobile will throw on there, stupid apps and **** like that, that take up memory on your phone. I think ill wait til Tmobile releases their version, and if i dont like their ROM, ill switch. probably the best thing to do, id think.
I am already a T mobile customer but is it true that I will not be able to keep my exsiting number on a new contract with T mobile through mobilephonesdirect?
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Hi
I am looking at getting a tp2 from mobilephonesdirect but I have never had one sim free before or a windows mobile before, but I love everything I have read about this phone.
I just have some questions if anyone would be so kind to help.
If I get it through MPD and take out a t-mobile contract with them, how easy is it (don't forget I'm a newbie) to sort out the voicemail settings and text message centre thingy settings ?
Also if I go onto the internet does it automatically do it so it is included in the web and walk free data ?
Sorry if they are stupid questions
Thanks in advance
Si
When you switch your phone on with the new Tmobile sim in it it will download all of the settings from tmobile and ask you to reboot. all of your settings will then be in place. Dont forget tmobile charge for voicemail so its best to disable it straigh away
You'll save more money buying it branded from Tmobile. thats a given.
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Are you sure? Have you seen the price of the Vario iv on the tmobile website?
Thanks for that Stunno.
When you say disable the voicemail. Do you use an alternative or can people not leave you a message when trying to contact you
Thanks
Si
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I am already a T mobile customer but is it true that I will not be able to keep my exsiting number on a new contract with T mobile through mobilephonesdirect?
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Hi,
You would not be able to port an existing TMob number to a new TMob contract. What you can do though, is port your existing number to a Pay&Go service on another network, then port it back to your new contract. A pain in the ass process, can take up to two weeks to get the number ported back to where you want it but worth doing it.
I too got mine from MPD and am going through the above process now, it is the only way to keep your existing number unless you upgrade direct with TMob, which ultimately costs more and you end up with the disgusting Pink branding all over your lovely new Rhodium as well as the bloatware which is a disgrace, I've only ever bought one device as an official upgrade and will never do it again.
Cheers,
Beasty
The latter, I always think if it is important they will ring back! Or I might just be tight, lol
The phone gives a list of missed calls, and if I ring them back it comes out of my free minutes, but calls to voicemail cost 10p a minute.
T-Mobile UK
Hi
I've just got a TP2 on T-Mo UK through www.mobilephonesdirect.com All seems OK so far. Not too impressed with the radio reception but I suspect this will improve with ROM updates/hacks.
I got it on the 700 minutes, unlimited text and data for £35-00 per month. Handset £25-00. The device came unbranded and works fine on the T-Mo network.
Happy with the deal.
andrew-in-woking
beast0898 said:
Hi,
You would not be able to port an existing TMob number to a new TMob contract. What you can do though, is port your existing number to a Pay&Go service on another network, then port it back to your new contract. A pain in the ass process, can take up to two weeks to get the number ported back to where you want it but worth doing it.
I too got mine from MPD and am going through the above process now, it is the only way to keep your existing number unless you upgrade direct with TMob, which ultimately costs more and you end up with the disgusting Pink branding all over your lovely new Rhodium as well as the bloatware which is a disgrace, I've only ever bought one device as an official upgrade and will never do it again.
Cheers,
Beasty
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Hello, thank you for the advice, ill give it a go so just to check I have got this right:-
1. I purchase a new pay as you go sim that is not on the T mobile network.
2. Cancel my T mobile contract request a pac code.
3. Use this pac code to transfer my number with the pay as you go service
4. Once number moves over cancel my pay as you go service receive another pac code.
5. Purchase new phone with mobilephonesdirect with pac code
Thank you again
kornnutcase said:
Hello, thank you for the advice, ill give it a go so just to check I have got this right:-
1. I purchase a new pay as you go sim that is not on the T mobile network.
2. Cancel my T mobile contract request a pac code.
3. Use this pac code to transfer my number with the pay as you go service
4. Once number moves over cancel my pay as you go service receive another pac code.
5. Purchase new phone with mobilephonesdirect with pac code
Thank you again
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Yep, you got it
It is a pain in the ass process, but the only way to keep your number.
Have done this myself several times with no issue (par an 02 contract, long story there)
You don't have to wait before getting the new contract on TMob by the way, you can port the number to the new contract any time.
Cheers,
Beasty
Thanks Stunno and others for the valuable advice
I'm tight too stunno. I like your thinking lol.
Are you sure? Have you seen the price of the Vario iv on the tmobile website?
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id rather pay 500, maybe 600 dollars, with Tmobile then pay 900 from some person in china that might be sending me [literally] a brick in a box...
josh_prayyforplagues said:
id rather pay 500, maybe 600 dollars, with Tmobile then pay 900 from some person in china that might be sending me [literally] a brick in a box...
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Agree with you there but here in the UK we can get them from the afor mentioned mobile phones direct who are based locally down in the south of England.
josh_prayyforplagues said:
id rather pay 500, maybe 600 dollars, with Tmobile then pay 900 from some person in china that might be sending me [literally] a brick in a box...
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I can't disagree with you there, but I bought my Diamond from beepymobile on a 12 month Tmobile contract @ £25 a month which worked out substantially less than Tmobie wanted for the same minutes/texts so it does pay to shop around
Dear all,
Here's a little tip: Recently I purchased my HTC Desire, like many of you did, through T-Mobile utilising their 300 texts and 300 minutes with free internet 'booster' tarrif, however this morning my first bill arrived so I promptly registered on their site and checked my tarrif.
Delving through T-Mobile's 'booster' options I found this small print:
Internet for 'always-on' phones (Android™ and Windows® Mobile). If your phone needs an 'always-on' internet connection, internet will be included in your price plan, so you can choose a different Flexible Booster. This will be highlighted on the phone overview page.
I've phoned T-Mobile who told me on their records I had a Nokia N600 (which I don't) and now that they've set me up correctly with an HTC Desire I can indeed use my booster for something else (as internet is included as default). So now I'm getting unlimited texts and internet for £25pcm. Nice.
Surely you should've been told in the T-Mobile Store and it does say on the store, still it is an awesome deal and has essentially sold it for me
No, I bought it from Mobilephonesdirect. 18 month deal for less than T-Mobile would offer a 24 month deal to me for.
Oh, i didnt realise you could change it if you bought from 3rd party, will be getting that changed then!
Yeah, you can change the flexible booster once a month i think.
however, by the sounds of it, it's MPD's fault for not telling you about the features of your contract properly.....
when you order from the t-mobile website, it tells you you get internet included and one more free booster to choose from.
So does that mean that you can order a phone on a third parties contract that isn't stated as unlimited internet, such as the £20 unlimited text on MPD and still get unlimited data as it's an android phone?
this has just made my day think I will give them a call later see what the deal is cheers for the info
Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
Hi guys any more news regarding this? I've held out on a purchase from MPD thus far, but if this is true I will hold out no longer
If you're going onto t-mobile, then buy direct.
that way you definitely get the both. MPD may not put you on the right contract.
And besides, T-mobile are doing better deals direct i believe...
They did do better deals until they upped their prices! I might just wait and see if they drop them back down when they get a proper amount of stock..
didn't realise they had....thinking about it though, they did the exact same thing last august when i got the hero, and a couple of years ago when i got the Athena...
I hate T-Mobile!!!!! Well I love them up until now.
Theytold me when I renewed my contract over a week ago that the HTC Desire was in high demand and it would take 10 days to deliver! Ok not a problem they are now telling me though they have no idea when they will be able to get it to me and advised me to phone my local store (as I deal with the contact center). My local store is refusing to answer the phone and I have tried T-Mobile stores all across the county and they all have massive waiting lists and not accepting any more names :-(
They also said they would buy from Carphone Warehouse but none of their stores are answering the phones......
My last attempt one of the suppliers my company deals with on a weekly basis have 5 HTC Desires sitting in the warehouse ready for purchase but T-Mobile are refusing to let me get it from there! I can't afford to buy it myself and I don't see any harm in them buying it from there for me. They gave me the reason that each supplier gets a different price for it so I replied with well I will pay the difference (wouldnt be alot surely) but then they changed their story saying we are not allowed to purchase from companies that are not T-Mobile Accredited!!!!
This is winding me up now. Its my birthday tomorrow and I really want my new phone but I can't afford to buy one myself!!!!!
Sorry just having a rant. Anyone here work for a T-Mobile store and can get me one on my contract?
Man that sucks. I don't think its just t mobiles fault. Htc are having a mere getting hold of the AMOLED screens, as the manufacturers (samsung) are keeping them to themselves for their galaxy s phones. (and are probably enjoying having their main rival in the android handset market over a barrel.)
Could be some time for htc to get the phone altered to use the SLCD screens. Google amoled + htc + samsung for a better explanation than mine!
In the mean time, what is t mobiles "cooling off period" for sending a handset back after it being supplied? You could use this opportunity to try out the competition, and send the thing back before the dead line and try something else!
Make enough of a nuisance of yourself and you may move up the priority list!
Who knows, you may end up liking either a sony x10 or a galaxy s. If I could not have a desire, I'd lean towards the galaxy s.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
That's a bit out of order from Samsung, if they had an agreement they have to fulfill it with HTC...
Well when my Desire stopped vibrating I called up T-Mobile (This was within the first week of release) and the rep told me they had around 900 Desires in that morning and by 16:46 the same day they had 54 left. I got number 52 as two had been sold whilst I was explaining my problem. That was in April.
So either the phone is much more popular than I thought and HTC can't make them quick enough (which is likely due to AMOLED shortages) or they didn't expect such a high demand after the initial early adopter phase (First month).
Sounds like you are not making enough fuss to customer services!
I phoned orange up a couple of months ago as I was getting the same stuff.
First they said they were in stock and I could have a really decent contract with free phone!!!, but... literally phoned about 20 mins later to make an order and it had changed to 300 mins less and £50 for the phone! and the best part was they said stock would be another 2 weeks to a month and I can't go on the waiting list as it's full!
Pissed off, I decided to go to high street stores to get a more expensive contract and alas, no-one had any and if they did I was told that the tariff I was on would mean I would have to pay £75 for the phone!!!
So I got home, got myself in a strop and phoned orange to complain, funny enough they added me to the list (before it was full), they said when the phone was in stock they would text me and as soon as the text came through I needed to call them straight away as it was first come first serve after the text was received.
Patiently waiting (not) I decided to call the next day to find out whether it had come in, they said yes and were sending the texts out to everyone now, with 6000 odd people on the list I didn't fancy my chances!
Somehow while trying to get them to haggle on the contract (cancellations dept) which they did in the end - gave me a great contract, god opened up the heavens and I got my text whilst on the phone, the lady sounded like she didn't believe but I gave her the code and she said congrats and that I could reserve a black one!!
The next day there is my shiny new Desire on my doorstep!!!
The End... lol
they seem to have it in stock on the t-mob website:
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/pay-monthly/htc-desire/mobile-tariffs/
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Man that sucks. I don't think its just t mobiles fault. Htc are having a mere getting hold of the AMOLED screens, as the manufacturers (samsung) are keeping them to themselves for their galaxy s phones. (and are probably enjoying having their main rival in the android handset market over a barrel.)
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Judging by reports, galaxy s is the best sold phone in South Korea ever since it was released, and it surpased Iphone in sale numbers around the world. Samsung is planning to sell 10 million pieces of this phone...
T-Mobile and their stores are getting regular deliveries but because there is such a backlog they go before they even reach the shelf!
I spent the whole day on the phone to T-mobile yesterday they were phoning around all the stores in the county as well as Carephone Warehouse (who none of their stores were answering)
There was stock at one of our local suppliers but T-Mobile refused to purchase from there.
I finally late yesterday managed to get hold of Carphone Warehouse local to me who told me they had sold 10 that day and there was 1 left so I told them to hide that phone and keep it for me and went down there after work and collected so I finally have my Desire
T-Mobile did lie though and said it would be free but I had to pay another £30 to get it :-( - Better than waiting for months though
By the way I don't like the Samsung's
Not a device for me
Good news. You'll love this phone. Give the battery a few charge cycles before expecting to see it's full performance tho. Its worrying at first!
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You should have switched to another network
Well wr8_utd, There is that option but using the points below you can see why I dont:
> o2 - Had very poor experiences and hate them - My company used them as well when I fist joined and nothing but problems
> Orange - Poor to no signal in my local area
> 3 - Heard lots of problems about them
> Small dealers like Tesco - Can't offer me what I want
> Virgin - My dads on it and he doesn't get a signal anywhere! No point in having a mobile
> Vodafone - Possibly a viable option - Who my company is currently with and apart from two months having a bill around £6,000 for one handset they have been good.
> T-Mobile - I have been a very loyal customer for I think it must be about 6 years now (back when they were 1-to-1?) That gives me negotiation points
> T-Mobile - I have brought many customers to them over the last few years through my account - again adding to my negotiation powers
> T-Mobile - Always offer me exactly what I want (even when they don't have a contract that offers exactly what I want) - For instance When I wanted the HD2 to get it free their cheapest contract was £40 per month. I told them I wanted that phone for free but only pay £30 per month + wanted unlimited internet but I was happy to juggle min and texts with them and they were happy to comply
> T-Mobile - One of the best Customer Support Centres I have ever experienced. apart from one or two prats over there who don't know what they are talking about they are normally very kind / generaly know what they are talking about / normally answer quite quickly (until recently but select that you are leaving them and they answer very quickly )
> For what I am on every other network seems to charge me more
> HTC Desire - Seems out of stock with every network...
Now you can see my logic behind sticking with them.
Hehe yeah I can see why now
Is it out of stock at stores as well now?
Oh and how is the 3 Network?
As I said above I haven't personally used the 3 network but I haven't heard a single good word about it, its all been bad so I am not tempted to go near them.
All the T-mobile stores have massive waiting lists, Online shops all over the place say out of stock. All my suppliers at work apart from one our out of stock (even the mobile specialists suppliers are out of it) So I imagine its the same all round. The trick is to keep trying every day I was lucky, Our local carephone warehouse received stock in the morning I was ringing them all day but they were under staffed and too busy to answer the call. Finally got through to them abour 2pm and they had one left which they hid away and reserved for me
Nothing wrong with 3 UK service is improved from their call centre and shops are fab .. good deals as well plus the bombed all other companies out of the water £349.99 for unlocked unbranded desire when they first came out
Give em a go oh and very few two year contracts most eighteen months
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Oh forgot to add they were poor at beginning when they first started hence poor reports but honest they are probably on of the best now (just get unbranded handset if you do their firmware updates are the only issue )
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2 other option is
1) Get them to buy a nexus one for you and flash it
2) Get a wildfire
I intend to get one of the 3 Desire deals and unlock it. Will I have any issues after I unlock it?
meteor
i had problems getting my desire too, it was meteor in ireland i vent to 3 shops and they said they don't have them in stock and the third shop guy said they dont have it and he offered legend instead but some miracle happened when i said no he went to check stock second time and he brought phone over, they are acting strange ..
i hate t-mobile i have been with them over 8 years and they still treat me like S**T i only stay with them as its cheapest option but there like virgin terrible Cusomer support but as long as you never have to deal with them its mostly good. i personally went and got a desire off ebay 280 new, and a £10 pay monthly sim which was cheapest option and didnt tie me into a long contract which i hate especially with a company i dont like lol. mind you all phone companies need a slap for using the word unlimited to mean limited how much more proof do you need the benter then a 50p note.
Everyone who bought and will buy the lumia 900 by April 21st will get a $100 credit in their AT&T bill
http://conversations.nokia.com/2012/04/11/putting-people-first/
Does this applies to Rogers ?
Info from the comments:
Q: What about customers who got it without a contract??
A: (Phil at Nokia) No need to have a contract, just as long as you have service with AT&T.
Q: I was planning on getting two more Lumia 900s tonight for my family (I got mine yesterday). Will the reimbursement apply to all three purchases (3x$100)
A: (Jeppe @ Nokia) Yes
Q: Are the new Lumia 900 with updated software already in the stores
A: (Jeppe @ Nokia) We don't have an exact date for when the updated phones will arrive in stores but any phone can be updated when the new software arrives on or around April 16th
Q: Does this extend to those of US who purchased our Nokia from Amazon Wireless
A: If you bought it with an AT&T service plan, you don't have to do anything. The $100 credit will automatically be applied towards your account.
Q: When and How do I get the software update?
A: (Jeppe @ Nokia) We're expecting the software update to roll out on or around the 16th through Zune on Windows and Windows Phone Connector on Mac.
I didn't care about Nokia, one way or another until I got my 900. I fell in love with it immediately! Then I see how they have support setup to help school new people on the OS. Now you find out that they own up to problem, sending out a fix promptly (or offer to swap phones), and also giving back $100 to make amends. These guys just earned a new, loyal customer.
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Nice swift response by Nokia. Kudos to them!!
So an off contract 900 now costs $349??
Go figure. For at least the last 2 yrs we've had to beg and beg for info and rollouts of update, not only on AT&T, but every carrier. Now Nokia comes out and does this. Bravo.
Sign me up for the Nokia WP 8, and Tablet, sight unseen. People need to support a company willing to support them.
Most of the comments are saying a credit with 60 days on your AT&T bill. I still haven't seen an official memo stating this is also for the off contract ones as well. I'd be all over this.
Imagine bundling this offer with the free accessories offer. One of the best launched offers in recent years.
This is exactly what an OEM should do. They owned up to an issue on some phones and got a fix taken care of and even thos eof us who donet have the issue benefit from it. This is why so many of us were looking forward to Nokia releasing their Windows Phones. This is what builds customer loyalty.
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This is exactly what an OEM should do. They owned up to an issue on some phones and got a fix taken care of and even thos eof us who donet have the issue benefit from it. This is why so many of us were looking forward to Nokia releasing their Windows Phones. This is what builds customer loyalty.
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What I don't get is how Nokia is getting this pushed through so fast, yet those with older phones that didn't force update are still waiting for the patch Microsoft has had out for months to fix the on screen keyboard and other security issues.
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What I don't get is how Nokia is getting this pushed through so fast, yet those with older phones that didn't force update are still waiting for the patch Microsoft has had out for months to fix the on screen keyboard and other security issues.
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I think if you think too hard about it, you'll just get pissed. Nokia is not stupid. I would wager they had something in the contract that allows certain things to be upgraded or updated without approval from anyone. A test pass at AT&T may take several weeks. So, if, IF, IF, they get this out next week....we can annoint them as Gods. Otherwise....we better hold off on sainthood.
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I think if you think too hard about it, you'll just get pissed. Nokia is not stupid. I would wager they had something in the contract that allows certain things to be upgraded or updated without approval from anyone. A test pass at AT&T may take several weeks. So, if, IF, IF, they get this out next week....we can annoint them as Gods. Otherwise....we better hold off on sainthood.
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But it's a FW push, so it's more up to Nokia, no?
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But it's a FW push, so it's more up to Nokia, no?
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My understanding is....AT&T owns the device and the network. Any push would require their approval...even if its rubber stamped.
I'm an at&t customer, but I don't have a plan, I'm on prepaid and got this phone off contract. How can I get the rebate?
nextonline said:
I'm an at&t customer, but I don't have a plan, I'm on prepaid and got this phone off contract. How can I get the rebate?
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Same here, would like to know this as well.
I believe this credit is only for AT&T customers. It would be applied to the monthly bill, not actual cash credit I presumed.
I'm one of those unlucky few that can't connect to the data network at all. Tried all the soft/hard reset. No luck.
Now I feel left out
I just switched to AT&T in December but if they let me upgrade to the Lumia, I would strongly consider it. I like Android but something about Windows Phone appeals to me. It just seems like a smooth OS.
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nextonline said:
I'm an at&t customer, but I don't have a plan, I'm on prepaid and got this phone off contract. How can I get the rebate?
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Been looking around for the answer as well. I'm on contract but ages away from my upgrade. I'll happily take one for full retail but I want the $100 credit. So far nobody has come through with an answer.
bmstrong said:
Been looking around for the answer as well. I'm on contract but ages away from my upgrade. I'll happily take one for full retail but I want the $100 credit. So far nobody has come through with an answer.
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This question was answered in the comments section on the conversations.nokia.com site. No-commitment purchasers will receive the credit, as well.
Im not happy about this SMS I received earlier today:
Just received a message from Telstra.
From 15th December 2016 this Note 7 will start to have its access to Australian mobile networks withdrawn.
This is part of Samsungs recall of the Note 7.
Once this is complete only emergency calls will be able to be made from this device. please turn off your Note 7 and return it to your nearest Telstra store as soon as possible
anyone know a way around this?
wornbat said:
Im not happy about this SMS I received earlier today:
Just received a message from Telstra.
From 15th December 2016 this Note 7 will start to have its access to Australian mobile networks withdrawn.
This is part of Samsungs recall of the Note 7.
Once this is complete only emergency calls will be able to be made from this device. please turn off your Note 7 and return it to your nearest Telstra store as soon as possible
anyone know a way around this?
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Not really any good ways out mate. Best to start shopping.
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This?
http://www.samsung.com/au/galaxynote7-notice/note7-network-discontinuation-release-dec-1.pdf
The lack of global coordination and consistency by Samsung is simply STAGGERING.
I note this paragraph, from Samsung Australia:
To apologise for this inconvenience and to thank our loyal customers, customers who
exchange their Note7 for either the Samsung Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge, will (in addition
to receiving (for outright purchases) a refund for the difference between the two resale
prices) receive a specific partner offer to the value of $250. This offer will end on December
22.
It is ANY wonder people like me here in the UK are hanging on to their Note7's when (a) no IMEI block is being talked about and (b) we are being offered FECK ALL by way of incentive?
Here in the UK we get this : Would you like to swap your Note7 for an inferior in every respect, and soon to be outdated S7 Edge FOR NO REFUND AND EXACTLY THE SAME COST PER MONTH?
Er, No!
wornbat said:
Im not happy about this SMS I received earlier today:
Just received a message from Telstra.
From 15th December 2016 this Note 7 will start to have its access to Australian mobile networks withdrawn.
This is part of Samsungs recall of the Note 7.
Once this is complete only emergency calls will be able to be made from this device. please turn off your Note 7 and return it to your nearest Telstra store as soon as possible
anyone know a way around this?
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The easiest way, but maybe uncomfortable, is to take an addidional phone (not a Note 7) with you. Can be a simple one, but must offer mobile hotspot feature.
Put your simcard inside, activate mobile hotspot, connect to this hotspot with your Note 7 and you can make and receive calls via any suitable voip app you like. Even for incoming calls, it's possible to route your provider's phone number to your voip number. Depending on your rate it may or may not cause additional costs for this call routing.
The other ways depend on the kind of blocking you from network. If it's just made by getting the information from your build.prop you can root your device and edit your model type, so it claims to be S7edge for example, or what you like. If IMEI blocking is used, there are ways around too, but as they may be not legal in some countries, we don't discuss this here. But it's easy to use google to find out ^^
Bluetooth Sim Adapter?
I am in the same boat but with Optus. Pretty annoyed that Samsung would bother with this type of thing at this point in time. Anyone who has bothered to block the 60% battery OTA is obviously savvy enough to weigh up the pros and cons with the device and is more than happy to keep it.
I read they will use the IMEI to block and unfortunately it seems the relevant authorities take a dim view of IMEIs being changed. Bugger.
The idea to carry a separate phone and hot spot has merit to.
Most interested about the bluetooth or dual sim adapter idea. Would that change the IMEI? Anybody has already tried such devices ?
Manumanu787 said:
Most interested about the bluetooth or dual sim adapter idea. Would that change the IMEI? Anybody has already tried such devices ?
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Afaik the bluetooth sim adapters have no own IMEI. So probably the original one from the phone will be presented to the network. Furthermore, a lot of those adapters only support 2G mode for mobile internet access. Only a few already support 3G/4G. So for acceptable data access you will need wifi connection.
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Afaik the bluetooth sim adapters have no own IMEI. So probably the original one from the phone will be presented to the network. Furthermore, a lot of those adapters only support 2G mode for mobile internet access. Only a few already support 3G/4G. So for acceptable data access you will need wifi connection.
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That sucks. Thanks for the info.
Chippy_boy said:
The lack of global coordination and consistency by Samsung is simply STAGGERING.
I note this paragraph, from Samsung Australia:
To apologise for this inconvenience and to thank our loyal customers, customers who
exchange their Note7 for either the Samsung Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge, will (in addition
to receiving (for outright purchases) a refund for the difference between the two resale
prices) receive a specific partner offer to the value of $250. This offer will end on December
22.
It is ANY wonder people like me here in the UK are hanging on to their Note7's when (a) no IMEI block is being talked about and (b) we are being offered FECK ALL by way of incentive?
Here in the UK we get this : Would you like to swap your Note7 for an inferior in every respect, and soon to be outdated S7 Edge FOR NO REFUND AND EXACTLY THE SAME COST PER MONTH?
Er, No!
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yep the UK got screwed, all I got from O2 was a load of hassle and them trying to make me wait weeks before letting me replace the phone, I phoned them a week and a half after they sent the courier to collect my phone and they were telling me it still hadn't been received and processed, in the end I was forced to take a phone with EE and threaten to take action against O2 to get them to release my contract, honestly it was a total screw up from beginning to end with O2 and all the time them telling me "we don't have to compensate you for anything." including the fact that I couldn't even use the service due to them taking my phone away and trying to refuse to release my contract so I could upgrade or even offering to let me get a replacement phone.
so yeah Samsung screwed the UK and left us to the mercy of money grabbing useless networks who would rather piss off their customers and make money instead of actually helping them. but then what could I expect with O2 the firm who originally told me that 3G was a failed technology and would never catch on.
I'm with Optus. If any one has a written around in all ears. Are we sure it's Imei block In Australia? I might have to go back to my cracked screen note 3 till so is released.
Belimawr said:
yep the UK got screwed, all I got from O2 was a load of hassle and them trying to make me wait weeks before letting me replace the phone, I phoned them a week and a half after they sent the courier to collect my phone and they were telling me it still hadn't been received and processed, in the end I was forced to take a phone with EE and threaten to take action against O2 to get them to release my contract, honestly it was a total screw up from beginning to end with O2 and all the time them telling me "we don't have to compensate you for anything." including the fact that I couldn't even use the service due to them taking my phone away and trying to refuse to release my contract so I could upgrade or even offering to let me get a replacement phone.
so yeah Samsung screwed the UK and left us to the mercy of money grabbing useless networks who would rather piss off their customers and make money instead of actually helping them. but then what could I expect with O2 the firm who originally told me that 3G was a failed technology and would never catch on.
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Well I say **** 'em. I'm going to use my Note7 until I decide to change it and when I do decide I am going to get a full refund off them, via the courts if necessary.
This entire farce has been **** all to do with concerns about safety (how can it be when there have been ZERO problems in the UK, and yet tumble driers can burn your house down and no-one gives a ****). It's been ENTIRELY about Samsung wanting to protect its image and its stock price, and to hell with its customers. The whole thing stinks.
I am going to go the hotspot route ... until I can be bothered to spend the time to circumvent the blocked IMEI.
So does anyone have a favourite VOIP app that also transfers phone calls from the hotspotted device to the VOIP app on the Note 7 ?
ElectricPanda said:
I am going to go the hotspot route ... until I can be bothered to spend the time to circumvent the blocked IMEI.
So does anyone have a favourite VOIP app that also transfers phone calls from the hotspotted device to the VOIP app on the Note 7 ?
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What about skype? You can get a phone number from then, put your sim card in the device using as hotspot, and then make a permanent call redirection to your skype number with the skype app installed on the note.
Depending on your rate it may or may not have additional costs for the redirection. With a full flat rate it should be free of charge.
Thanks Wolf-pack. I have gone Skype (and bought their number) to get voice calls and for texts I have set up Mysms on my hotspot phone and the mysms mirror app on my Note 7.
A pain to carry a 2nd phone but it will do until I sort the IMEI