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Where can i buy Rhodium without Contract in UK. I buy HTC touch HD without contract at Carphone before but just wonder if i can buy Rhodium there too ^^. My house is quite far from it so i dont have time to go there to ask -_-
Not sure where the best buy is at the moment
Check places like Devicewire, Expansys, Clove, and Handtec I suspect they will be cheaper than Carphone Warehouse. There was a thread here about prices, but not sure if it's still active.
Good Luck!
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Hit google with the UK only radio button. There's 1000+1 places to buy from. I got mine from launch at Amazon.co.uk
The good things from carphone is u can go there to check if there is something like dead pixel on the fone before make decisions.
Last time when i bought my HD there it took me only 450 GBP for the fone while i checked at clove it was around 500 GBP -_-.
#3: I know how to search man -_-
Try eBay.
oh man ebay is not different from the other online site. If u buy it and u get smt like dead pixel on the screen u have to send it back -_-
I got mine from http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/ £434 on voda pay2go. For some reason it was cheaper than simfree. Phone is not branded or locked as using with my 3 sim.
That's a pretty good deal from mpd ... only problem I'd have with buying from them is that I've heard nightmare stories about people having probs with the phone, and mpd won't have anything to do with them...
For Sale Touch Pro 2 - Vodafone Branded
I currently got a touch pro 2 on vodafone as an upgrade but the wife had already bought me one offline.
So it is up for grabs for £375 plus £5.00 to cover royal mail registered post.
cash to be paid ia bank transfer or paypal. If paypal used then buyer to pay paypal charges.
How about handtech which advertise on xda forum. I found it quite cheap only 438 with simfree
the problem with a lot of uk sites these days is their quality control. i always buy sim free and hate it when the "new" phone arrives in an opened box, factory screen protector half off etc.. they do a **** job of putting it all back in the box after "checking contents".
i used to buy from Play but their prices aren't competitve any more and no confirmed despatch date.
try King of Gadgets. all their stuff is factory sealed and there's a really good bloke over the phone who wont muck you about.
good luck.
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the problem with a lot of uk sites these days is their quality control. i always buy sim free and hate it when the "new" phone arrives in an opened box, factory screen protector half off etc.. they do a **** job of putting it all back in the box after "checking contents".
i used to buy from Play but their prices aren't competitve any more and no confirmed despatch date.
try King of Gadgets. all their stuff is factory sealed and there's a really good bloke over the phone who wont muck you about.
good luck.
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Thank u very much ^^ . And about handtec ? Do u have any info about them ?
no experience sorry. but I'm always weary of low prices. I think with them you still have to pay a fair amount for next day delivery. over the last few years I've learnt the hard way there's no such thing as a bargain
i've just chatted with them online and they told me that i don't have to pay any fee for nextday delivery but the problem for the dead pixel is. HTC only accepts to replace fone with more than 3 deadpixels -_- .
Handtec sell brand new and sealed phones but they are gray imports meaning no automatic network settings and detection and probably some warranty issues. This was the experience I had when I bought a Kaiser from them and when I returned it and asked for a UK spec, they simply sent the same phone back to me in a UK spec box (lol). I returned it and did a charge back when they started trying to act funny. Devicewire sell UK spec phones at the most competitive prices in my opinion.
Seriously boss. You can buy from anyone of these sellers and if you're not happy, dead pixel or otherwise then you can send it back with no obligation citing distance selling act. The common vendors like expansys, amazon etc are all good for it. Pick someone whom you trust and pull the trigger!
thank you very much. Maybe i will try with clove.co.uk kkkk
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
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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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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?
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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?
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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
If I buy this phone from online in the states will HTC cover warranty? Will I be covered for the 2 years if I get the international version if I buy online here is the U.S.?
Also if not do they have any Square-trade insurance option anywhere. If I remember correctly when I bought my GNote from Amazon I thought they gave me a Square-trade option at checkout, I was tempted to buy this but Amazon didn't have the option this time? At least I didn't see it anywhere. After all the issues I don't want to be stuck with $600 doorstop. I just looked at the pool and only %60 were good units out of the box. I love the design so I wanna make the jump but need some reinforcement.
Anyone here from the U.S. how are you covering your investment with this phone?
Caution! Like many others, I purchased two fire phones via eBay from a seller named qualitycellz for $120 each. The phones were sealed in the original retail boxes. Upon registering the phones to my Amazon account I did not receive the additional years of prime. I reached out to Amazon and received the following response last night. I contacted the seller on eBay for a refund and have not yet received a response after two days.
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I'd like to inform that Amazon and AT&T are no longer selling the Fire Phone.
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Third-party sellers are not authorized to make this offer in connection with the sale of the device.
Further, I checked your account and see that the Fire Phones (XXXX and XXXX) was purchased from a third-party seller.
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If the seller (from you purchased) listed the device with free prime membership, please contact them directly as they listed the promotion.
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If the reseller mentioned prime in listing you can return, eBay will even sort this out for you. If prime wasn't mentioned I think your knackered. Sorry.
I had bought them from the same seller and did receive the free year of prime with both phones. Once Amazon stopped selling the phone, the free prime offer may have gone with it.
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If the reseller mentioned prime in listing you can return, eBay will even sort this out for you. If prime wasn't mentioned I think your knackered. Sorry.
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Yes, the auction title and description clearly stated that prime was included. In addition, a label was applied to the packaging for each phone that included instructions for registering the phone to receive one year of prime. I have notified eBay and the seller and initiated a refund/return request.
Thousands including me, received prime with Fire Phones purchased from qualitycellz after Amazon and AT&T stopped selling the Fire Phone. Although the seller will have to issue you a refund, I think Amazon is responsible for you not receiving prime on your two phone.
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Thousands including me, received prime with Fire Phones purchased from qualitycellz after Amazon and AT&T stopped selling the Fire Phone. Although the seller will have to issue you a refund, I think Amazon is responsible for you not receiving prime on your two phone.
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I agree! I wanted to make people aware of Amazon's policy change as there are still many current eBay auctions promising prime.
Don't know for sure, but eBay feedback mentioned that Amazon imposed a cut off date of 9/30/2015 for honoring Prime as a result of Fire Phones purchased from third-party sellers.
According to amazon's response NO one other than themselves or at&t has the ability to sell the phone with prime bundled. But that got to be wrong. Ive seen it offered on multiple sites for minths now. Surely we wouldve heard something before today.
Also, given amazons great customer service, Im surprised they didnt just give you a year regardless.
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Don't know for sure, but eBay feedback mentioned that Amazon imposed a cut off date of 9/30/2015 for honoring Prime as a result of Fire Phones purchased from third-party sellers.
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I registered them on 9/29 and did not receive prime.
I'm really sorry for you. That means the info on eBay feedback was incorrect. Qualitycellz has a really bad problem on their hands and will have to deal with many complaints. I hope for your sake that once you complain you get a full refund (and maybe also get to keep the phone).
Duped as well
Like you, I also fell for this trap, purchasing two of the phones from qualitycellz.
And, not only am I stuck without the 2 years of Prime I thought I had, one of my phones arrived completely broken. The back was ripped off, showing the guts of the phone, and the screen was warped. Oh, and it did not power on, even after charging. I've contacted the seller, but haven't heard back yet.
I have been an eBay customer for over 10 years, and though I've had a few minor issues in the past, I've never encountered anything of this magnitude. The feedback system is supposed to protect the buyer; but in this case, it was no help, as I bought the phone before the "Prime expiration date" (Sept. 30) and tried to activate it afterwards (Oct. 1). And, the seller conveniently failed to mention the offer expired.
I'm usually over over-cautious about these "great" deals on eBay, but they got me this time.
Please be warned.
I purchased from the same seller, I received, unlocked and registered with Amazon and get my 1 year on 9/28. Did you unlock it or you went with AT&T?
The "no-Prime issue" is starting to surface elsewhere. See http://slickdeals.net/f/8106350-amazon-fire-phone-64gb-4g-lte-at-t-unlocked-smartphone-w-prime-warranty-149-99-free-shipping-ebay-daily-deal-10-price-drop?v=1&page=2
Glad I got my emails confirming my two years of prime. Sucks that many are having problems, especially when prime was on sale for $70 or so.
FWIW, I think eBay sellers are left holding the bags when Amazon pulls the rug under them.
I wonder if this means we'll be seeing some $25 Fire Phones on eBay now.
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I wonder if this means we'll be seeing some $25 Fire Phones on eBay now.
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Unfortunate for those who are left holding the bag . . . but I might actually buy another if that happens. Got my kids 2 cheap no contract phones that we never activated to use as music players last Xmas and wish these had been floating around then.
I came really close to buying one from that seller when it dropped to $110. But its like i said earlier, why is the issue being reported now? These phones have been advertised by 3rd party ebay sellers since july. So unless a lot of buyers decided to keep it quiet (not likely) then of course some of these sellers sold phones bundled with a year of prime, right?
I could see where this seller in particular sold them with no prime, but Im baffled that only at&t and amazon can sell the prime service. Im pretty sure that wasnt the case last summer.
I think Amazon gave these sellers til 9/30 to get rid of the inventory. Amazon needs to close the book and account for all the Prime before new fiscal year.
I was finally contacted by the eBay seller tonight. They offered me a 20% refund if I wanted to keep the phones, or a full refund if I wished to return them. The seller explained that they have been trying to convince Amazon to honor the promotion but they would not budge.
Hello Everyone,
I'm interested in buying the razer phone, I live in london but the only store I saw that has this phone is Three, the problem is that I don't want a contract with this company and I want it unlocked as well. Anyone knows how can I buy it? Maybe other stores? and what about the price? Why they said it will cost 700$ and in their site when I want to order it the price is 700£. You know that's not the same price there's a difference between 700 dollars and 700 pounds. So my question is where can I buy it unlocked without any contract in uk for a normal price?
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shayels said:
Hello Everyone,
I'm interested in buying the razer phone, I live in london but the only store I saw that has this phone is Three, the problem is that I don't want a contract with this company and I want it unlocked as well. Anyone knows how can I buy it? Maybe other stores? and what about the price? Why they said it will cost 700$ and in their site when I want to order it the price is 700£. You know that's not the same price there's a difference between 700 dollars and 700 pounds. So my question is where can I buy it unlocked without any contract in uk for a normal price?
Thanks
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All threes phones are unlocked out the box even the payg you just have to put up with their ****ty 3 brand that appears for less than a second
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Three stores are only selling the phone on their network. I would guess if you don't want a Three Contract you'll need to buy it from Razer UK store