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bought/contract /best deals

as some one who is about to take the plunge and get a TP2 im wondering how people purchased them and what deall they got
if im right they cost £504.85 including vat
best deal to suit me on contract is voda talker £30 + with mobile web
500 mins, 100 text (dont text that much) and unlimited mobile web 18 months @ £34.26 + £616.86
now for that the phone comes with no branding and unlocked, so why just buy it then get a contract is there something i am missing
so whats deals have people gone for and why
thanks for any input

Vodafone 1 year contract, 27.50 € a month, + Unlimited Online Blox
I need to pay 286 extra for the TP2, total is ~650?
Not too bad. Because the the TP2 alone cost 600€. So I can call 200 minutes/400texts a month, for around €50 a year
And I'm getting a free 16gb microSD card from the e-tailer I'm buying it from. Great offer if you ask me.

Best deals I could find
Hi there,
I posted this on a different page but this is probably the best place for it...
I'm currently talking with T-Mobile and they have told me that they will be getting branded handsets in at the end of the week, personally I prefer a sim free version but it looks like it will be possible by next week to buy them on the network with a lovely discounted rate.
Handtec are selling the phones at £502.40 inc VAT
As I'm a fussy git I've managed to wangle an upgrade through Carphone Warehouse so it will be fully unlocked, sadly they dont have them in stock yet so I will have to wait until the end of the week :-(
For anyone who could do with this phone on a new contract on T-Mobile/Vodafone I urge you to check out www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk as they are doing some amazing deals, I couldnt help but drool, I would recommend the Combi 30 + package, £25 for the phone and £35 per month with web and walk thrown in and a shed load of free calls and unlimited texts.
I hope this info is of use to some of you.
UPDATE - I have cancelled my old T-Mobile contract and gone for the Combi 30 + Web 'N' Walk deal on www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk as it seems the best way of getting the phone with a very useful tarriff.
Cheers guys
Terry

Bought it for 440 euro's. Was a mistake by the retailer. But I'm still getting it for that price (lucky me)
now the prices have changed already

Went with mobile phones direct phone £66 and t mobile £30 a month. best deal for me and the shop is only in southampton so just a 30 min car journey if i have probs.

That's incredibly jammy, which retailer was it?!!

quarintus said:
Bought it for 440 euro's. Was a mistake by the retailer. But I'm still getting it for that price (lucky me)
now the prices have changed already
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Neckermann!
I was doubting if I should buy it there, but thought that it would probally end up in paying 600 for it. As the price is now 599 but it was indeed 440 before.
But it is a pretty sweet deal you got there !

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quarintus said:
Bought it for 440 euro's. Was a mistake by the retailer. But I'm still getting it for that price (lucky me)
now the prices have changed already
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mx4life said:
Neckermann!
I was doubting if I should buy it there, but thought that it would probally end up in paying 600 for it. As the price is now 599 but it was indeed 440 before.
But it is a pretty sweet deal you got there !
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Hi,
I to ordered with neckerman and have a "confirmation" e-mail for the 440eur. I got no mail as to the price being changed or my order being canceled. I however also did not receive any unit yet nor did i get a shipping confirmation.
I'm pretty sure there is no way to hold me to a higher price.. the other way around however..
How / why are you so sure you will get the unit for the " confirmed" price.. there is some small print discaimer for wrong pricing.
I'd be interested to get my order definitively confirmed to...
Cheers

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@quarintus
Hi,
I to ordered with neckerman and have a "confirmation" e-mail for the 440eur. I got no mail as to the price being changed or my order being canceled. I however also did not receive any unit yet nor did i get a shipping confirmation.
I'm pretty sure there is no way to hold me to a higher price.. the other way around however..
How / why are you so sure you will get the unit for the " confirmed" price.. there is some small print discaimer for wrong pricing.
I'd be interested to get my order definitively confirmed to...
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Thre are a lot of people who asked confirmation from neckerman (in a dutch ICT forum: tweakers.net). It seems that all people who have paid already using IDEAL get it for the prize they paid. People who asked a transaction form (accept giro in dutch) still have to pay 600 or get their money back.
The product is available in the Netherlands since today, so I expect to receive it pretty soon
(the fact is: people who used IDEAL closed the buying agreement by paying.)

got mine from MPD
£25 for the phone and a 18month contract with vodafone
£34 500 mins 100 text and unlimited web (which is what i want it for )

quarintus said:
Thre are a lot of people who asked confirmation from neckerman (in a dutch ICT forum: tweakers.net). It seems that all people who have paid already using IDEAL get it for the prize they paid. People who asked a transaction form (accept giro in dutch) still have to pay 600 or get their money back.
The product is available in the Netherlands since today, so I expect to receive it pretty soon
(the fact is: people who used IDEAL closed the buying agreement by paying.)
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thanks i'll look on tweakers.net
it kinda sucks, when i ordered IDEAL was not available as an option (it was grayed out)

got mine from mobile phones direct on t-mobile combi 30. £29.15 monthly for 700 mins xnetwork and unlimited texts. phone cost 41.99 and i got next day delivery for free. i already have my main number with flext 35 + web&walk. my mrs was grateful for getting her new line so i got phone!

help/advice please
i am planning to buy tp2 and saw this but it looks too good to be true. the listing says that it is single camera version. is this a true/original htc touch pro 2?
has anybody seen a new tp2 as cheap as this? the seller has good feedback but still i want to be sure and hence seeking advice here.

Looks OK to me. I bought my TP2 from a UK based ebay shop 6 months or so ago, cost me £170 brand new. Mine is the US T-Mobile version, same or similar as the one in the listing you're looking at. There is no front facing camera on these models, also a few other differences to the EU phones, but they are genuine TP2s. Be aware though that any screen protectors or cases you look for will have to be for the specific model that you are getting, the UK ones will not fit, usually. I found a flip case & screen protectors for mine but had to buy from abroad, took about 6 weeks to arrive. As for the device, I couldn't be happier with it, flashed a custom ROM from this forum & all working 100%. Hope this helps, & if you go ahead with the purchase enjoy your new phone!

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Banzai Panda said:
Looks OK to me. I bought my TP2 from a UK based ebay shop 6 months or so ago, cost me £170 brand new. Mine is the US T-Mobile version, same or similar as the one in the listing you're looking at. There is no front facing camera on these models, also a few other differences to the EU phones, but they are genuine TP2s. Be aware though that any screen protectors or cases you look for will have to be for the specific model that you are getting, the UK ones will not fit, usually. I found a flip case & screen protectors for mine but had to buy from abroad, took about 6 weeks to arrive. As for the device, I couldn't be happier with it, flashed a custom ROM from this forum & all working 100%. Hope this helps, & if you go ahead with the purchase enjoy your new phone!
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are other specifications same as any other tp2?
why would other screen protector not fit? is screen size/shape not the same?

Yes, aside from having no front camera, all other specs are the same. The screen protectors won't fit because the hardware buttons and speaker are different. Also the USB port is moved a little on the carrier specific models I think, so some cases may not fit properly. The T-Mobile version has a different colour scheme and provides access to the SD slot without removing the battery cover.

USB Jig On eBay

Sorry for starting yet another thread on this but i finally got around to buying one and it was very cheap, in fact the postage from Hong Kong to Ireland would probably be more than what i paid for it, has anyone purchased from this seller before on eBay, looks fine from the feedback but unless they are making these jigs for pretty much nothing im wondering how they can be making any profit?
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/110732890241...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_2524wt_1037

jonny68 said:
Sorry for starting yet another thread on this but i finally got around to buying one and it was very cheap, in fact the postage from Hong Kong to Ireland would probably be more than what i paid for it, has anyone purchased from this seller before on eBay, looks fine from the feedback but unless they are making these jigs for pretty much nothing im wondering how they can be making any profit?
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/110732890241...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_2524wt_1037
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mass production man.. don't think the chinese ones are backyard home jobs anymore... The one I got was definitely not handmade, very good quality

i got one too from ebay...very good quality and definitely not hand made.....it was worth the purchase

Cheers guys the sellers feedback is very good so that is always a good sign and for the princely sum of €1.46 you can't go wrong.

I got one from the very same seller last week, off ebay.co.uk. It took about 8 days after shipping to get to southern England. It's definitely not handmade, and it works. As you say, you can't go wrong at that price.

I have buyed this one - http://cgi.ebay.at/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280748150971 - it works als with 2.3.5 (KI8)

kslw said:
I got one from the very same seller last week, off ebay.co.uk. It took about 8 days after shipping to get to southern England. It's definitely not handmade, and it works. As you say, you can't go wrong at that price.
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8 days is pretty good coming from Hong Kong i was thinking it would take a minimum of 2 weeks,i assume it'll take similar to here given our countries are beside each other.

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8 days is pretty good coming from Hong Kong i was thinking it would take a minimum of 2 weeks,i assume it'll take similar to here given our countries are beside each other.
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I would think so. I guess it might go via London rather than direct to Dublin, but that shouldn't add more than a day. Also depends if Irish Customs take an interest in it - I don't think mine was opened by UK Customs, but when they do inspect something it adds a bit of delay in my experience. I think you'd have to be a bit unlucky for that to happen though.

Preordered

Due to the lack of alternatives in compacts only (iphone se which has to small display, no notification led and iphone 7 without headphone jack) i have preordered this little black powerhorse. In Germany you get additionally headphones when preordering (Value 220€-300€). the ones that were presented at ifa.
when LG would produce a v30 mini i would immediately buy this. Really like the mics in v30 that allow to record a loud festival. hope that the xz1 compact will not fail at this.
i finally need a new modern phone compared to my z3 compact. i hope that the touchscreen will be this time more responsive than the one on x compact when typing letter p or q from the side through the curved glass. now lets wait 3 weeks

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now lets wait 3 weeks
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I'm sat with the money waiting too, not been this excited for a new phone since waiting for my Z1 Compact. Looks like they're still putting the power button in upside down though.

Debating ordering from Clove again. I can't believe that it'll be cheaper by about 12% to import to the US than buying at the local Best Buy.

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Debating ordering from Clove again. I can't believe that it'll be cheaper by about 12% to import to the US than buying at the local Best Buy.
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Where are you seeing the price for it at Best Buy? I ordered my X Compact from Clove as well. Looks like they are offering some free bluetooth headphones if you order from them. I suppose you could sell those and knock off some more of the price right there. :good:

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Where are you seeing the price for it at Best Buy? I ordered my X Compact from Clove as well. Looks like they are offering some free bluetooth headphones if you order from them. I suppose you could sell those and knock off some more of the price right there. :good:
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MSRP is $600 for the compact and the headphones are limited to the first 400 or so registered. I have some Best Buy credit, so I'll probably get it local in case I'll need to exchange it.

Is it available in the US yet

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MSRP is $600 for the compact and the headphones are limited to the first 400 or so registered. I have some Best Buy credit, so I'll probably get it local in case I'll need to exchange it.
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Well, Clove just told me that they won't have the Blue color, which I wanted, at launch. Apparently the Blue will be exclusive to Carphone Warehouse at launch. Looks like I'll be waiting to see what Best Buy and Amazon get.

Is there any way to get carphone warehouse to sell to someone in the US? I really want the blue phone

Frontier3 said:
Is there any way to get carphone warehouse to sell to someone in the US? I really want the blue phone
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From their website, it says only UK. Maybe the blue color US version will be available at Best buy or Amazon here but you'll have to deal with no fingerprint scanner out of the box (hopefully firmware flash will fix).

The Blue is available from Handtec, but without any pre-order bonuses.

I read through that tmo/lte thread. Do we know yet whether the european version of this phone is going to be fully compatible with tmo/att in the US?

I'm very excited about this phone. It has been a long time since I used a smaller handset, but I think I'll like the 1 hand usability a lot more.

Hope is worth to wait 3 weeks
Preordered a week ago as an upgrade from CarPhone Warehouse hope we gonna get root soon. I am still using my 2 years old Xperia Z3 Compact without any issue except the loudspeaker issue with android 6.0.1 still there i learned to live with it. Was looking for different phones like LG Q6 but CPW cannot provide that either just like the other 4 i was asking for. Got a few dosen calls from the sales team and they insisted that i should chose a huawei P10 or a samsung S8/plus even i told them that these units are too big for my taste and [email protected] for me. Finally i spotted XZ1 Compact.

Assimilator_X said:
I am still using my 2 years old Xperia Z3 Compact without any issue except the loudspeaker issue with android 6.0.1 still there i learned to live with it.
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What is this loudspeaker issue that you speak of? I'm not noticing any such issue with my Z3C.

When you put it on loud during a call the other party hear crackling and bubling when they speak. I have two z3c and both duing it. Plus when i switch back to phone speaker the nic gets disconnected so nobody hear my voice. Lol
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When you put it on loud during a call the other party hear crackling and bubling when they speak. I have two z3c and both duing it. Plus when i switch back to phone speaker the nic gets disconnected so nobody hear my voice. Lol
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Also strong echo
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I preordered from clove, seem to be the only ones with a bonus. Carphone warehouse had the XZ1 offer of the hear headphones on the first day, but that seemed incorrect and they removed it pretty quick. Either way, the actual odds of getting a set of those headphones were really limited as it was only first 400 customers or something.
The clove offer is a bluetooth adapter by the looks of things, not actually headphones. It just allows you to plug your existing headphones in and clip it to your shirt or something. Seems like a good idea.
I've got a Z3C at the moment, but my screen is beginning to lift off and it's taken out the headphone socket in the process. I also can't imagine it'll get any more updates to it.

Uk release date is 29th hope i gonna get it soon after. In carphone warehouse i been told anyone who preorders it before 21th could get the bt headsets.
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never-msrp (well known USA seller) on eBay supposedly has the Compact in stock. It's the international version, so assuming no US warranty, though. I ordered the blue version and says I should receive it by Tuesday, Sept 26.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-XPERIA...hash=item33d7317d10:m:mxkkpKuv2dAbztiQO-cRwQA

Also preordered (as an upgrade to my Z3 Compact) from Germany. Hope they will send it before 29th

Davka said:
Also preordered (as an upgrade to my Z3 Compact) from Germany. Hope they will send it before 29th
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Ordered from saturn and it should have been delivered today. No its only with "erscheint im kurzen"
i hope it doesnt take long...

LG V30 UK launch

Just seen today, those of us waiting in the UK for the V30, carphone warehouse has claimed exclusivity on the new device!
Coming in at a whopping (UK drew the short straw price) £800! #still cheap than an iPhone X.
Shipping estimated at the 1st of November!
Fyi

Did they forget to do a currency conversion? $800 is about £600
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That's actually cheap considering the USA has to pay taxes and yours are included.

Jonnyn93 said:
Just seen today, those of us waiting in the UK for the V30, carphone warehouse has claimed exclusivity on the new device!
Coming in at a whopping (UK drew the short straw price) £800! #still cheap than an iPhone X.
Shipping estimated at the 1st of November!
Fyi
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800 pounds?...very expensive....

Apparently it's going to be the single SIM version only too. No thanks.
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Yeah it's going to ve singe SIM.I got it for £34 a month from Carphone warehouse today.Now waiting for the 1st of November to get my hands on it.Hope it will come with the B&O headphones.Coming from a G6
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Did they forget to do a currency conversion? $800 is about £600
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Haha I'm working in the UK from the States.... Its like they take the USD price on everything and just put their £ without changing the numbers.

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Haha I'm working in the UK from the States.... Its like they take the USD price on everything and just put their £ without changing the numbers.
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That's what Apple always did, even when the ratio was 2-1.

Always been a Nexus fan, skipped the Pixel as at the time my 6P was enough for me needs, If the Pixel 2 leaks are true I was going to go with the V30, now I've seen the price think ill get a S8 or Oneplus 5

stennett said:
Always been a Nexus fan, skipped the Pixel as at the time my 6P was enough for me needs, If the Pixel 2 leaks are true I was going to go with the V30, now I've seen the price think ill get a S8 or Oneplus 5
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You are forgetting the asking "price" is not THE real "street" price AFTER launch. LG phones drop in price considerably a month or two after launch. Go look on eBay or Amazon and see what a new 32GB LG G6 is going for now?
This one is the European carrier unlocked model, which also qualifies for bootloader unlock:
NEW LG G6 H870 4GB 32GB ASTRO BLACK 13MP EUROPE MODEL ANDROID 7.0 4G SMARTPHONE (£388.99)
Yet, back in June it was £649. SEE? £260 DROP in price in 4 months.
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/lg-g6
June 09, 2017:
The LG G6 has an eye-watering £649 SIM free RRP in the UK, which is astronomical given we're used to seeing phones from this brand come in at almost half that cost after a few months of being on sale.
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Sure enough, it's now almost half the cost since beginning of summer.
I'm going to wait for the carrier unlocked version (mid-November) and then I'm going to wait until the carrier unlocked version is listed on LG's official bootloader unlock list (probably end of December).
By then, hey the price will have dropped dramatically, I predict.

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even after 2-3 months from 800 pounds to 600 its still fking BS. it's already 600 in the US.... it will be cheaper right now to use a freight forwarder in the US and send it here at 650GPB including shipping and tax @ your front door!!!! better yet, got a mate in the US the shipping will drop from 50GPB to like 20GPB!

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Apparently it's going to be the single SIM version only too. No thanks.
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Has the dual-SIM version been scrapped?

Pre-ordered mine from Mobiles.co.uk on O2. 3gb data unlimited texts and minutes. £29 per month and £150 up front. Used code vc15off to make that £135 up front.
Coming from a Nexus 6p. Have liked stock android but not impressed with the Pixel 2 XL decision to not have a 3.5mm headphone jack. Plus it looks too damned huge.
Short list was;
- Sony XZ Premium - camera distortion issues put me off
- Samsung Note 8 - Size, weight, poor audio output
- Nokia 8 - Lack of cases, screen protectors
Waiting for the 1st November.

Are there no S9/S9+ bundles being offered?

One of the great things that happened with my S8, aside from the phone itself, was the bundle being offered at the time. VR headset + 256gb memory card and bluetooth wireless AKG (?) headphones for $100. Is nothing like that being offered this time?

it looks Samsung is 150% confident they will smash it this year with s9 range - no sway gifts offered - hahaha - for me they'd need to offer a Tesla X model complimentary with the phone - to buy it

AKG headphones bundles still there. Depends on the country I guess.

I'm just waiting for the BOGO like they had last year.

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I'm just waiting for the BOGO like they had last year.
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How long did it take after s8 was released for tmobile to start BOGO?

IllyaK said:
How long did it take after s8 was released for tmobile to start BOGO?
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1-2 months after initial release.

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AKG headphones bundles still there. Depends on the country I guess.
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nothing bundled here they are offering extra money for old phone or cash back on hdfc cards.

Yeah I remember when early adopters used to get stuff like chargers and sd cards, Gear, etc, but looks like that is done.

i just got a standing cover, not bad

Depending on the country/store i guess. Bought mine with screen insurance, Harman kardon onyx 3 and an instore gift card for about 60 dollars. Total cost for the phone+insurance+onyx 3 after one year is about 1000 dollars.

I got it from my carrier - Orange (Romania). It came in a bundle with a Samsung BT speaker called Scoop. I also received a 50 euro voucher for accessories and 1 year of premium insurance.