The Htc Kaiser name will be AT&T Tilt and will be released on Sept. 12-14. One of these dates is the official release date.
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SeniorNoob said:
The Htc Kaiser name will be AT&T Tilt and will be released on Sept. 12-14. One of these dates is the official release date.
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ok, that's the 3rd release date i've heard so far and second name change. i've got ATT reps in the building I work (CSRs in a call center) They couldn't confirm anything for me (and I asked 5 of them, and not noob csr either, people with over 1yr exper). So it looks like it'll be released this month but I'm not gonna hold my breath anymore for a certain day or features (ie front video camera). Where are you getting this info?
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SeniorNoob said:
The Htc Kaiser name will be AT&T Tilt and will be released on Sept. 12-14. One of these dates is the official release date.
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How can you guarantee this?
sherpa said:
How can you guarantee this?
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How can anyone guarantee anything. I have found opinions are like asswholes...everyones got one
I have a good friend that works at a very large att store and him and his manager cannot get any definitive info so I would venture to say that these dates are just wishful thinking.
SeniorNoob said:
The Htc Kaiser name will be AT&T Tilt and will be released on Sept. 12-14. One of these dates is the official release date.
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It's been confirmed on other sites the name will be AT&T 8925. "Tilt" was a nickname unless you have new super uber info.
People comming here with an old info and old dates lets see what happens over the weekend.
It has already been confirmed that the AT&T warehouse will be receiving phones on Sept 3rd.
As far as when your local retailer will get the phones is a completely different story.
Hey everybody
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It has already been confirmed that the AT&T warehouse will be receiving phones on Sept 3rd.
As far as when your local retailer will get the phones is a completely different story.
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Sorry about the upstir. This is what happen, I went in the At&t store and ask them when will the Kaiser be available. Nobody knew what the kaiser was. The customer rep. said we have a new phone coming out in Sept. called the Tilt. He show me a photo of the pocket pc, and there it was the HTC Kaiser. It looked just like the kaiser. He said the the phone keyboard slides out and then you can tilt it upwards, hence the name " TILT". He said it will be on sale around Sept. 12. He didn't give me a price. But what i'm going to do is go back and talk to him/them again to get a price, and I want him to tell me again the release date for this phone. I will report back tonight with a answer. If everything he tells me is true, i'll even post the store number and ya'll can talk to him. I have no reason to lie. Why make up some **** like this, we are all waiting for this phone.
O.K , I just got back from the AT&T store located at 1880 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach Florida. The telephone numbers to the retail sales rep. is 561-687-8600 and 561-573-3542. His email address is [email protected] and His name is Joshua St. Louis but his name tag said " Jean". Now this time he called his manager to assist me with the question I had asked above. The manager confirmed that the new pocket pc will be called the " AT&T Tilt " but the release date will be on Sept. 24. Now this is strange because now I have four to five release dates. Sept. 3, but this is Labor Day Holiday in the U.S and I don't think the stores will be open on Sept. 3-4. The other dates are Sept. 13, Sept. 14, Sept. 18, which came from the retail sales consultants, and Sept. 24 which came from the manager at the AT&T store. So I told you I didn't lie about ****. Go call yourself because I was just passing on info that came from the AT&T source. If I could fly to taiwan, I would ask the owner of HTC himself/herself , but I can't. I'm just going to have to wait for the damn phone like everybody else. So don't come down on me people.
Sept 3 is Labor Day
Everyone is quoting Sept. 3rd as the release date, but I'm pretty sure AT&T stores aren't even open that day.......
I am not sure how much clearer I can make it... let me try again.
The AT&T Warehouse is Fort worth Texas or whatever will receive the phone from HTC on Sept 3rd. Not the retail stores, not the Corporate stores, not that guy with the cell phone cart in the mall, JUST the AT&T warehouse.
They will be receiving around 3,000 phones. You MIGHT see the website update to list the phone on Sept 3rd/4th. However, the device will not be widely available until mid-late September.
You are correct sir
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I am not sure how much clearer I can make it... let me try again.
The AT&T Warehouse is Fort worth Texas or whatever will receive the phone from HTC on Sept 3rd. Not the retail stores, not the Corporate stores, not that guy with the cell phone cart in the mall, JUST the AT&T warehouse.
They will be receiving around 3,000 phones. You MIGHT see the website update to list the phone on Sept 3rd/4th. However, the device will not be widely available until mid-late September.
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Sounds good. Sorry man, my post wasn't aimed at you.
I am getting mine for sure on Sept 3rd.......just not sure if it is in 2007 or 2008
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Sounds good. Sorry man, my post wasn't aimed at you.
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Thanks for the info. It looks like, based on several other member's experiences with ATT stores, that they aren't really informed on wtf is going on with the phone until it pops up in their delivery truck with the marketing material. Some ATT Reps are calling it the 8925 and others are calling it the "tilt". I wouldn't trust anything an average in store ATT sales person is saying right now until the phone is released. That's good information though..
What amazes me is that these guys working in the phone store usually could give a flying rats ass about their upcomming products. In sales if I worked for ATT I would be all over that. That's what happens when you take kids out of high school and have them selling phones they know little about.
"The iPhone is the best phone we sell. it does everything!"
"usually" ... the 1st batch are "non-branded/unlocked" anyway ( usually )
So ... why does it matter what it is called ??
I'll called it --- >>> MINE !!! thank you very much !!
i just checked with my local AT&T store 2 days ago and the manager said that its still on for the 3rd of sept. and that the pricing will be $499 as an upgrade or 1 year contract, $399 as a new 2 yr contract, plus a $50 mail in rebate that brings it down to $349 and for some reason i seem to be eligible for another $50 off and a waived upgrade fee.
hope that helps
::EDIT:: it was a corp. store and they had both the pricing info and the rebate forms already... ohh and it WILL be the TILT
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i just checked with my local AT&T store 2 days ago and the manager said that its still on for the 3rd of sept. and that the pricing will be $499 as an upgrade or 1 year contract, $399 as a new 2 yr contract, plus a $50 mail in rebate that brings it down to $349 and for some reason i seem to be eligible for another $50 off and a waived upgrade fee.
hope that helps
::EDIT:: it was a corp. store and they had both the pricing info and the rebate forms already... ohh and it WILL be the TILT
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WOW. cool! i sure wish i was able to talk to someone at AT&T that actually was up to date with windows mobile devices. today i talked to someone and he said "im not really sure, but theres a new razr comming out" lol.
I just hope the 19.99 MediaMax will work with the Tilt
the best bet is to call at&t on monday and see what they say.
iservealot said:
The AT&T Warehouse is Fort worth Texas or whatever will receive the phone from HTC on Sept 3rd. Not the retail stores, not the Corporate stores, not that guy with the cell phone cart in the mall, JUST the AT&T warehouse.
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Thank you!
And if you don't know something to be true, then don't post it!
In the amount of time it takes to type "I'm pretty sure AT&T Stores aren't even open on Labor Day" you could actually call one and find out that they are!!!
Everyone have a great weekend and we'll see what happens on Monday.
XSIVSPD said:
i just checked with my local AT&T store 2 days ago and the manager said that its still on for the 3rd of sept. and that the pricing will be $499 as an upgrade or 1 year contract, $399 as a new 2 yr contract, plus a $50 mail in rebate that brings it down to $349 and for some reason i seem to be eligible for another $50 off and a waived upgrade fee.
hope that helps
::EDIT:: it was a corp. store and they had both the pricing info and the rebate forms already... ohh and it WILL be the TILT
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If $399 for a 2yr contract is true that that is definitely a very good price!
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The phone was released on 26 Sep afternoon.
Just ordered mine. Delivery on Fri. There were 15 left when I placed the call, none 5 minutes later.
Spoke to the cancellations department, or whatever is called.
Yep, 6 left when i called, delivery tommorrow...
Ooo, maybe that means I'll actually get mine today rather than another Compact III. I await in anticipation!
no mention
there is no mention of this on the tmobile website,
i will happily give my hermes300 away when i get this
Cheers for the heads up, mine will be here before 1pm tommorow
Just spoken to T-mobile uk to get an upgrade and they wouldn't even give me a price as "it's not out until October"
How have people managed to find someone who says different?
same here - thanks for the heads up Dan!
Read this thread last night at about midnight and thought I might have missed the boat, but phoned up new connections this morning at around 9am and ordered mine (think they said they had about 45 or so in stock at the time).
PAC code activated and delivery before 1pm tomorrow... woo hoo!
Goodbye Orange and thanks for all the erm.... (oh yeah... not a lot!!! )
I'm tempted to upgrade to this (even though i've bought a standalone Kaiser in the meantime) then just flog it on e-bay
Called a couple times this morning said they were out of stock until October !
Called back the guy said he just had an email and they got more stock so Ive ordered mine, coming before 1pm tomorrow.
What prices did you guys pay? I paid £80 on a 18 month with free eves & weekends, I was promised £60 on a 12 month contract but wanted the order to hurry and go through so ill call back and argue that...lol
Also what tarifs and deals did you get?
wow that sounds really cheap :O
I wonder how much the upgrade price will be....
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wow that sounds really cheap :O
I wonder how much the upgrade price will be....
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That was the upgrade price ! normal price is £280
Xerxes8933a said:
Goodbye Orange and thanks for all the erm.... (oh yeah... not a lot!!! )
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LOL you won't be saying that once you try the service
I'm considering changing to T-Mobile myself for the cheaper calls and unlimited data but to be honest I've had several business phones with them and my girlfriend and sister in law are with them and the signal often disappears in places you'd never expect it.
If you're always close to town then it probably isn't a problem but I don't think their coverage is anything like they advertise
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LOL you won't be saying that once you try the service
I'm considering changing to T-Mobile myself for the cheaper calls and unlimited data but to be honest I've had several business phones with them and my girlfriend and sister in law are with them and the signal often disappears in places you'd never expect it.
If you're always close to town then it probably isn't a problem but I don't think their coverage is anything like they advertise
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I can vouch for that! It does depend on the phone to a certain extent, but their coverage is far from the best. Luckily it's good enough around where I live and work to not cause an issue, but there are places close-by that have horrible reception.
I'm with T-Mobile for their tariffs, not their coverage!
My T-Mobile MDA Vario III should be here tomorrow as well.
Im on Flext 20, and paid £30 to upgrade.
Why? They owed me one. Or 250!
Hmmm I wonder how much they'll go for on e-bay etc....
TechXL said:
LOL you won't be saying that once you try the service
I'm considering changing to T-Mobile myself for the cheaper calls and unlimited data but to be honest I've had several business phones with them and my girlfriend and sister in law are with them and the signal often disappears in places you'd never expect it.
If you're always close to town then it probably isn't a problem but I don't think their coverage is anything like they advertise
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Heh...
If Orange spent as much time and effort in providing a decent (and courteous) level of customer care as they do on thinking up silly animal names for talk plans then I might still be with them (it's a long story... ).
Thankfully, I live and spend most of my time in one of the bigger cities here in the UK so I can't imagine there being too many problems with getting/holding a signal (well no more than I experienced with Orange in certain areas).
Besides I have 14 days to play with it and if it really sucks that bad they can have it back
I've been waiting for these to arrive on T-Mobile so I can move across from O2. Went into the local T-Mobile shop today and they said not in yet, but have taken my phone number and will call me when they get them.
In the meantime, I went across the road to the O2 shop, to just check what they can offer me (clearly not a Kaiser, as they don't so them... yet). They guy in the shop said, "yes T-mobile have had better data plans for a long time, but I would highly recommend waiting until Monday, as we are announcing some new plans that include unlimited data, and they will put T-mobile to shame... and I've been waiting for a LONG time to say that... and thought it might never happen! We also have new phones being released, but I can't say anything more."
Not sure what he means, but I will now wait for Monday and hope he isn't just pulling my leg and spouting marketing speak, but he seemed genuinely excited by it all!
I don't think they will have the kaiser, so I will probably still go with T-Mobile, but I do like O2 all the same! And being with them for 9 years should mean I get a good discount on any tariff I pick with them. But any ideas how I could get the Kaiser onto O2 at a reasonable price.
Should I get a "no-phone tariff" and buy it unlocked? Or should I get the most expensive (and re-saleable) phone I can from them, and flog it on Ebay to fund my unlocked Kaiser. Or should I dump O2 and move to T-mobile and be done with it?
The comments here about poor network coverage on T-Mobile worry me, and the O2 guy said the same (albeit, he would wouldn't he!), and boasted about the strength of the O2 network. I certainly seem to get signal everywhere with O2! (except inside my house! but T-Mobile are no better in my house either!)
Decisions, Decisions....
Mike
xpcomputers said:
I've been waiting for these to arrive on T-Mobile so I can move across from O2. Went into the local T-Mobile shop today and they said not in yet, but have taken my phone number and will call me when they get them.
In the meantime, I went across the road to the O2 shop, to just check what they can offer me (clearly not a Kaiser, as they don't so them... yet). They guy in the shop said, "yes T-mobile have had better data plans for a long time, but I would highly recommend waiting until Monday, as we are announcing some new plans that include unlimited data, and they will put T-mobile to shame... and I've been waiting for a LONG time to say that... and thought it might never happen! We also have new phones being released, but I can't say anything more."
Not sure what he means, but I will now wait for Monday and hope he isn't just pulling my leg and spouting marketing speak, but he seemed genuinely excited by it all!
I don't think they will have the kaiser, so I will probably still go with T-Mobile, but I do like O2 all the same! And being with them for 9 years should mean I get a good discount on any tariff I pick with them. But any ideas how I could get the Kaiser onto O2 at a reasonable price.
Should I get a "no-phone tariff" and buy it unlocked? Or should I get the most expensive (and re-saleable) phone I can from them, and flog it on Ebay to fund my unlocked Kaiser. Or should I dump O2 and move to T-mobile and be done with it?
The comments here about poor network coverage on T-Mobile worry me, and the O2 guy said the same (albeit, he would wouldn't he!), and boasted about the strength of the O2 network. I certainly seem to get signal everywhere with O2! (except inside my house! but T-Mobile are no better in my house either!)
Decisions, Decisions....
Mike
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Do they put T-Mobile to shame?. I think not.
Note 200MB fair use policy! LOL!
O2 launches unlimited data packages
12:56AM Thu 27 September 2007
O2 will launch unlimited data downloads on 1 October for its prepay and contract customers for £7.50 a month.
The package is for users wanting to browse the internet and send emails and comes with a fair usage policy that offers around 200MB a month, which is equivalent to around 1,400 web pages.
The service is the same price as T-Mobile's Web'n'Walk package, which gives users 1GB of usage a month.
The network will also launch O2 Web Max for customers who want to connect their handset to a PC or use a data card. This costs £30 a month and comes with 3GB of usage a month.
Business customers have also been targeted by O2 with a service called Unlimited BlackBerry. This gives users unlimited access to the internet on BlackBerry with a fair usage policy of 200MB at £10 a month. It is aimed at customers who want to browse the web while their email is pushed to their handset via the BlackBerry service.
http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/content/16929.asp?men=2&sub=6
congratulations to all of you in europe! hopefully the AT&T version will hit the uS soon.
anybody know the price of a tilt with no contract?
599.99..........
then you have to add
tax + (unlocking fees)...
almost gets to $700
No commitment price is $549
I bought one from an AT&T corporate store last night.
GPS is completely unhindered and available via COM4. No hacks or Telenav activation or anything needed.
I just purchased it via AT&T Premier for $299.99, via upgrade device. Hopefully, I'll get my Tilt on Monday!!!!.
Did you have a qualifying plan or were you required to make a plan upgrade...i heard that in some cases, a plan upgrade is required..
thx - MN
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No commitment price is $549
I bought one from an AT&T corporate store last night.
GPS is completely unhindered and available via COM4. No hacks or Telenav activation or anything needed.
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Depends on if you have access to the Premiere store via your employer or not.
It's $399 from the Premiere store and does not cause a contract extension.
If you don't have access to Premiere, non-contract is more expensive. I don't know what that is because my zip code only shows the Tilt to Premiere customers.
Entropy512 said:
Depends on if you have access to the Premiere store via your employer or not.
It's $399 from the Premiere store and does not cause a contract extension.
If you don't have access to Premiere, non-contract is more expensive. I don't know what that is because my zip code only shows the Tilt to Premiere customers.
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Buy one for me, and ill paypal you $400.. I dont have access to premier
Entropy512 said:
It's $399 from the Premiere store and does not cause a contract extension.
If you don't have access to Premiere, non-contract is more expensive. I don't know what that is because my zip code only shows the Tilt to Premiere customers.
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Pls buy me one, too. I'll paypal you the cost plus S&H.
I have the access to Premiere but the price shows $399 with 2-yr contract extension AND upgrade eligible.
Got Mine
After years of trying to convince myself to get a phone like this I finally bit the bullit and got the Tilt last night. Got it at an ATT store. Had 3 in stock.
Playing with the phone trying to sync with Outlook Express. Says it can only sync with Microsoft Outlook. I moved everything to MS Outlook and sync ok but I hate MS Outook and prefer Express. Is there a work around to sync with Express.
Sorry if an easy question but totally new to this.
Thanks in advance
Elliot
Corporate Brick & Mortar Deal?
Entropy512 said:
Depends on if you have access to the Premiere store via your employer or not.
It's $399 from the Premiere store and does not cause a contract extension.
If you don't have access to Premiere, non-contract is more expensive. I don't know what that is because my zip code only shows the Tilt to Premiere customers.
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I just called the number listed on the Premier site, talked to a lady who tracked down the price, said it is $399, but that if you go to a Corporate Store locally it would be $299 with the PDA plan.
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perdurabo2 said:
No commitment price is $549
I bought one from an AT&T corporate store last night.
GPS is completely unhindered and available via COM4. No hacks or Telenav activation or anything needed.
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Hmm... before I learned the AT&T release was coming so soon, I bought one online and it will be roughly 800 after shipping. I was willing to stick with it for the reasons mentioned in the nice compare one of the memeber posted, being...
1. Includes front side camera
2. Included HTC Home Screen Add On
3. Doesn't have a bunch of AT&T branded stuff which I have yet to use on any PDA Phone I have purchased, and why waste the space.
4. Device would be unlocked from day 1, should I ever want to resell it.
So I'd be paying roughly 225.00 for these benefits.
On the downside... no AT&T Support, however, having tried to use their support, I have found they rarely know much of anything, do not offer insurance packages on their high end phones, and basically don't do much else beyond the 1 year manufacturer warrenty, and even then sometimes force you to take a refurb instead of a new replacment.
But I dropped into a store this AM anyway, just to see if I could get a preview and confirm non subsidized prices. Turns out they say I qualify for an upgrade and will be able to pick one up for 400 plus a 50 rebate. Problem is, I thought for sure I did not quliafy for a rebate, and I heard the subsidized price would be 299, not 349. Can anyone confirm? I don't want to send back the non AT&T phone until I confirm the pricing.
$299 is the price with the rebate and $40+ data plan discount, I believe. I haven't heard a lot about the retail end, but it is $299 on Premier with the data discount.
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Buy one for me, and ill paypal you $400.. I dont have access to premier
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I'm fairly certain it will attract undue attention if I were to order multiple Tilts at the discount price.
Anyway, it will likely only be $150 more for non-Premier customers.
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I'm fairly certain it will attract undue attention if I were to order multiple Tilts at the discount price.
Anyway, it will likely only be $150 more for non-Premier customers.
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I actually took a look at the Premier site, and was able to sign up for it using my university email address. Nothing like getting 15% reduced monthly costs for doing nothing but confirming your account
damn. 8925 not showing up on premier for my zip yet. oh upstate ny...
With Extended Contract, the phone is 299.99. It's from www.america.htc.com with letstalk.com deal.
Here is the link:
http://www.letstalk.com/product/bro...buyType=11&popupCorpId=596&upgradePopup=1&mt=
i got the only one our store had in stock, $499 no contract (already have an 8525 with contract)
Official AT&T online store
Official AT&T online store has it, for regular custumers
$549.99
Here is the link
nemets said:
Official AT&T online store has it, for regular custumers
$549.99
Here is the link
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Just ordered mine, came accross the same page looking for a corporate store
Hey everyone, It's been really interesting reading the comments here, especially regarding T-Mobile and their riduclous failure to release the phone properly. I have a question about my new upgrade to the TD2...
I am just finishing a contract with Orange - one of the reasons I went with them is because they always have the HTC handsets and I love them. I called up to ask if they were getting it in and told they didn't know. I then asked for my PAC code and the guy at retentions (whose job is to stop me leaving) asked me why. I informed him that I am extremely particular about which handset I get and T-Mobile have it whilst Orange don't. He then had the nerve to argue with me! He kept telling me that only Orange get HTC phones, it's an exclusive contract, etc. I calmly told him that it was an HTC phone that T-Mobile were getting but rebranded. Our conversation went something like:
"Why are you leaving Orange after 7 years?"
"Because I want the HTC Touch Diamond2 and you don't have it."
"Neither do T-Mobile."
"Yes, they do."
"No they don't." rolleyes
"Really, they do. It's called the MDA Compact 5."
"I'm looking at their website right now and it's not listed there"
"I know it isn't. But there are numerous press releases confirming it, not to mention I just spoke to them personally."
"Are you thinking of the G1?"
"NO. It's the HTC Diamond 2."
"Only Orange have HTC phones. It's exclusive."
...etc until I lost patience and told him that this was one of the reasons I was leaving Orange.
I have always been someone who attaches to a network directly rather than through a reseller, but I've discovered that some of these online places like MobilePhonesDirect do rather better deals for new contracts than the networks themselves do. I was thinking of the 18 month Combi 30 + WnW - the handset would be free which is better than T-Mob do themselves! (http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/n447/p10957.aspx)
My question is, given that I'm giving up on 7 years-worth of loyalty bonuses, would it be better to go to T-Mob via MPD or go direct and pay more for the handset? Am I at any disadvantage from buying from a reseller?
Cheers for your help!
I left Orange aeons ago, after running with them for 18 months with my Tytn 1; their data packages were laughable then (4 pounds a month for 5MB) and although are better now, still pathetic compared to other operators. No idea why they don't sort out their attitudes towards data given the fact they carry internet phones.
Anyway, original question - a D2 off ebay is between £350-400; got mine for £380. I now have a 30 day rolling contract for £17 from O2 - 600 mins, 1200 texts, unlimited web. The maths doesn't support it really - you can get a D2 on a similar contract for £25 a month on a 24 month contract (£600 in total) - compared to my independantly bought handset and contract (£788 if carried for 24 months), I've shafted myself.
On the other hand, I was desparate for a new phone; I'd had a Kaiser for 18 months on T-Mobile (who 3 weeks ago said they would not be doing the HTC Diamond 2 (cretins for not knowing their Vario V is the D2)), and my credit checks wouldn't let me have the D2 on O2.
Also, this does mean I can get the next "must have" phone on contract instead of having to wait 2 years for an upgrade.
i got the touch diamond 2 for free on a 24month contract 600 minutes talk time any network and unlimited text any network for £25 a month its an O2 contract but arranged through i think it mobiles.co.uk just search for touch diamond 2 deals on google. Also first 7months are half price
Cool, thanks for the info. What I was wondering is if it makes any difference going through a reseller regarding upgrades. So, let's say I got an 18 month contract on T-Mobile via one of the reseller sites. Could I then call up T-Mobile and negotiate directly with them for a new contract and phone? And would it make a difference that I didn't originally go directly with them?
I had been a customer of O2 for 10 years when I decided to leave to get my mitts on a TD2.
The loyalty only goes so far so I wasn't too fussed to leave. I also had to jump networks to get the best deals from an online reseller (for some reason staying with the same provider yields much worse deals).
I had been on a £15pcm Simplicity tariff with the web bolt-on since my previous phone went out of contract.
I went with the 18 months T-Mobile Combi 30 + WnW plan from Mobilephonesdirect. Had it a month now and pleased as punch. A few advantages of going through a reseller (especially the mobilephones direct deal)
1 - The phone is unlocked and unbranded so when that Windows Mobile 6.5 goodness(?) is released as promised by HTC I won't have to wait and if in 17 months time I want to change provider then I can keep the phone and get a cheap SIM only tariff.
2 - The deals are more competitive. If I'd bought an unbranded TD2 outright and kept my O2 tariff I'd be paying over the odds compared to the "free" handset offered by MPD over the life of the contract. If I'd waited and gone with the T-Mobile version I'm pretty sure I'd be paying three figures for the handset.
3 - With MPDs £50 of accessories offer you can get a 16Gb card for £25 (Yes I know the fact that they charge £75 for it isn't the cheapest, but in real terms it still has only cost me £25 and I now have oodles of storage for MP3s, etc)
4 - My ongoing contract is directly with T-Mobile not MPD so I can start building some T-Mobile "loyalty"
TBH T-Mobile works better than O2 in some places and worse in others to the extent that I think they just about balance out. Just odd to get cut off in the car in places that weren't a problem and then be able to carry on in longstanding O2 blackspots!
My tuppence.
Niall
Informator said:
Hey everyone, It's been really interesting reading the comments here, especially regarding T-Mobile and their riduclous failure to release the phone properly. I have a question about my new upgrade to the TD2...
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"Only Orange have HTC phones. It's exclusive."
My question is, given that I'm giving up on 7 years-worth of loyalty bonuses, would it be better to go to T-Mob via MPD or go direct and pay more for the handset? Am I at any disadvantage from buying from a reseller?
Cheers for your help!
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Amazing isn't it... I bought my D2 from mobile phones direct and it's been a perfect experience so far. I actually ordered the phone on the day it came out and was absolutely amazed when it turned up next day, on a Saturday morning.
I'm on the Combi 30+ WnW and the account is with T-Mobile. It appeared on my existing T-Mobile account page on the web. I assume I'll start building loyalty with them again. The phone was free and there was £50 of freebies so bought 8GB card and car charger. ExpanSys charged £50 for the phone and no freebies.
It was rather amusing when I cancelled my old contact and got through to the inertible loyalty team. At least they were english. I tried to point out that I wasn't really leaving T-Mobile, just going sideways. And only did it because T-Mobile didn't (at the time) offer the phone.
So go for it!
Cheers, Rob.
I'm another happy MobilesPhonesDirect.com customer and the asnwer to your main question is yes: you will be a t-mobile customer like any other.
Tony
Wow! Thanks everyone so much for your responses, that's really helped me cement my choice. I really appreciate your feedback. On the strength of this I am going to purchase it on T-Mob via MPD as soon as my stupid PAC code comes through.
Thanks again!
Why not go through carphone warehouse and get the TD2 on orange
you wont loose your loyalty bonuses !!
i dont see what the issue is ?
carphone warehouse will do it for u on orange it will come unlocked to all netwoerks without the stupid operator branding. Am with orange and did mine at the carphone warehouse.
Good Luck buddy
There's no point me going through the Carphone Warehouse as they'd set me up with a new contract, which would defeat the point of having loyalty with Orange. For new contracts, T-Mobile definitely win with the TD2.
Having said all this, Orange did say they'll be launching the Touch Pro 2 soon, so there's always the option of getting that (hopefully free) then selling it on eBay and buying a sim-free TD2 instead. It never gets any easier to make choices, especially now that 18 months seems normal.
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What's the data plan like on Orange though?
When I was looking to jump ship and was looking at operators direct (as well as through resellers) I found Vodafone and Orange's websites to be almost cryptic as to what, if any, data bundles were included or available seperately.
Pretty useless when your wanting a phone that elevates itself to Smartphone status by virtue of it's many data using features!
When I bought via MPD I went with T-Mobile over the Voda offers purely for the better (and clearer explained...) data tariff. T-Mobile are certainly one of the more progressive operators when it comes to data, and who ever you get your TD2 from or through, be sure that to get the best from the handset you have a good voice AND data plan!
Though I have now learned that my last bill has £6odd on it for simply checking voicemail.......
Niall
A good point - Orange will throw in their data bundle if I stay with them, which at 500MB isn't as good as T-Mobile's 1GB but would be enough for my needs.
The question for me now is do I wait for Orange to give me a good deal and a Touch Pro I can sell, or jump ship to T-Mobile and risk ending up paying much more?
Decisions, decisions...
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Wow! Thanks everyone so much for your responses, that's really helped me cement my choice. I really appreciate your feedback. On the strength of this I am going to purchase it on T-Mob via MPD as soon as my stupid PAC code comes through.
Thanks again!
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Ohh I gave up trying to transfer my PAC code across. It just too much like hard work as I was going from T-Mobile to T-Mobile. The process was request PAC code from T-Mobile, obtain a PAYG SIM with another provider, give them the PAC code and transfer the number to PAYG. Wait a while (!) and then go through the process again to transfer back to T-Mobile.
Of course, each time you want that PAC code they bamboozle you with crap and you'd have to work through the retentions team. They kept going on about end periods, charges etc (T-Mobile this is).
I was expecting to end up without a number at all!
All of this must be complete bull**** as I can see BOTH my accounts on T-Mobile web page so they are on the same computer system with the same provider.
In the end, I simply emailed/text all my friends with the new number. That was far less hassle.
It's things like this that still give the mobile providers a really bad name. Ohh and the fact that I had go through this pain with an Indian call centre at the start and they failed to transfer me three times to retentions.
And to further add salt into the wound, I rang up when I first got my new phone in T-Mobile and they said "Ohh, you can't cancel until 17th June without a charge as that's when the contract runs out". So I duly created a task in Outlook on 17th June to cancel and they said "But of course, you've just paid for another month"...
Charletons the lot of them! ;-)
Cheers, Rob.
goonerjae said:
Why not go through carphone warehouse and get the TD2 on orange
you wont loose your loyalty bonuses !!
i dont see what the issue is ?
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Because if they are anything like T-Mobile, this will be classed as a new contract.
Rob.
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A good point - Orange will throw in their data bundle if I stay with them, which at 500MB isn't as good as T-Mobile's 1GB but would be enough for my needs.
The question for me now is do I wait for Orange to give me a good deal and a Touch Pro I can sell, or jump ship to T-Mobile and risk ending up paying much more?
Decisions, decisions...
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I think T-Mobile on Combi 30+ wnk is unlimited, fair use...
Rob.
Both Orange and T-Mobile are "unlimited", but last I checked thir fair use policy was 500MB for Orange, 1Gb for T-Mobile. (And 200MB for O2, out of interest.)
I have heard from 2 diffent sources that T-Mobile will release the G2X on April 6th. Has anyone else heard this?
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I have heard from 2 diffent sources that T-Mobile will release the G2X on April 6th. Has anyone else heard this?
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I've only heard April 20th.
I really wonder how much they will charge US off contract. I am currently on contract with them and i will be upgrading as soon as the phone comes out and would like to know just how much i will have to put out upfront.
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I really wonder how much they will charge US off contract. I am currently on contract with them and i will be upgrading as soon as the phone comes out and would like to know just how much i will have to put out upfront.
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Im with you on that.. Im hoping that with the OPTIMUS 3D coming out real soon it will help the 2X stay at a reasonable price.. I bought the HD2 off contract for $449.. I wouldnt spend more than that for this phone..
I believe this phone off contract will probably be around $500.
The way i look at it, i will just renew my contract with tmobile and NOT pay the full price and hopefully if AT&T buys them then i can cancel my contract and hopefully NOT pay and penalty
where did u hear apr 6?
If it is April 6th, great. If not, I may wait for the HTC Pyramid or the SGS2.
Ive only heard Apr 20! I want to know where he heard April 6th!! If so that'd be great
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where did u hear apr 6?
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My boss was having problems with one if his phones. The CSR offered him an upgrade and said wait until the 6th. She said there are 3 phone going to be released that day and the g2x is one of them. I read there is a nokia to be released that day, maybe the other is the sidekick?
The second source was someone else who also was told by a CSR rep.
I doubt we see this phone on 4/6. If we do then somebody in T Mobile USA marketing dropped the ball.
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The Nokia Astound was announced for April 6th. The CSR is confused about the g2x. No way it would come out in a week when there has been no advertising, nor a price.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/nokia-astound-for-t-mobile-coming-april-6th-for-80-hands-on-wi/
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The Nokia Astound was announced for April 6th. The CSR is confused about the g2x. No way it would come out in a week when there has been no advertising, nor a price.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/nokia-astound-for-t-mobile-coming-april-6th-for-80-hands-on-wi/
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She did say 3 phones were going to be released on the same day.
Astound, Sidekick and G2X? Would they even release 2 high end phones on the same day?
April 6 would be great..Sidekick and G2x would make a big sales date!
hey guys i heard april 20th from pocketnow.com
Isnt april 6 next week already? And still no major ads and advertisements and price? So i doubt it. But i wish t-mo would release it early.
that CSR is wrong as of right now the G2X is set for April 20th check out Tmonews. On April 20th 3 things are set to come out as of right now. The Sidekick 4G, G2X, and the G-Slate. I am a RSA and T-Mobile would of let the stores known if it was April 6th. We already have the new Nokia phone at my store for April 6th. So that CSR must of been thinking about the 20th when he was telling you what he told u.
I heard the phones were shown off by lg reps in the store, is this true?
http://androidspin.com/2011/04/04/t-mobile-g2x-packaging-exposed/
cenwesi said:
I believe this phone off contract will probably be around $500.
The way i look at it, i will just renew my contract with tmobile and NOT pay the full price and hopefully if AT&T buys them then i can cancel my contract and hopefully NOT pay and penalty
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I would not bank on that with this device, as it will work on AT&T - no out here.
Other devices, like MT4G will no work on #G/Hspa+ if they drop TMo bands - that would be a contract out.
I heard it'll be from $450-500
Hi guys,
List of the "select" T-Mobile stores selling the Nexus 4.
Download: List of supposedly every T-mobile store in the U.S. that is or was selling the Nexus 4 | Source: Prod1702
San Francisco, CA
601 Valencia St @ 16th St
Sold out
Store Link
699 Market St @ 3rd St
Sold out
Store Link
Only 2 stores in the city that are carrying it.
Just realized that it might take a few more hours till we get some useful info because most of the U.S. is still asleep..
Every single store in Chicago is sold out as of yesterday. Literally every single store
Eh, Northern Nevada reporting. The T-Mobile stores I've been to seem to have a "never will carry Nexus 4 in stock since the market is so niche and people had complaints with the last 3-4 AOSP phones prior" policy. Makes me sad how cruel retailers can be.
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Also never carried them in Henderson, NV
Minnesota Burnsville Center has two left I think. It's a small number but they're worth a call.
Address: 1178 Burnsville Center, Burnsville, MN 55306
Phone: (952) 435-8182
Since i work at a T-Mobile store i will be the great person to add the list of all the stores selling it. I jsut do not know who has what stock, but its a list of every store in the US. The stock when the phone was put out is on the far right of the file. However i have no clue who has what right now.
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Every single store in Chicago is sold out as of yesterday. Literally every single store
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Suburbs too ? I called a bunch around Chicago too, most said they never got it all, and said only the top premiere locations got em, but very limited supply.
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T-Mobile in Brunswick Square Mall
755 New Jersey 18 KL12
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Sold Out first day (14th)
Taking names on waiting list
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Since i work at a T-Mobile store i will be the great person to add the list of all the stores selling it. I jsut do not know who has what stock, but its a list of every store in the US. The stock when the phone was put out is on the far right of the file. However i have no clue who has what right now.
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Do you now how can i buy online off-contract or in the phone?
THANKS!
Amarillo, Texas T-Mobile store still has not gotten any stock, which is a shame.
San Jose CA. Shopping center on story and king. I went to activate my play store nexus 4 and they said they had 4 in stock.
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Do you now how can i buy online off-contract or in the phone?
THANKS!
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I think the website is out of stock or they are for employe's. I bought mine at 3am on the 14th as a employee for $170. Everything right now on our internal site says that employe's will not be able to buy it until after Jan 1st 2013. Most of the time the stores get stock back before the website. So i am sure the stores will start to get more in the coming weeks. For sure the higher volume stores will. You can call Care and see if they can sell you one over the phone but they will not sell one off contract on the phone. Care only deals with contract stuff. You have to buy one in the store if you do not want a contract.
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T-Mobile had them a few days ago on cottman ave and the boulevard in Philadelphia pa. Basically they said high traffic busy T-Mobile stores will get them
1923 South Signal Butte Road #102 Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 354-4819
Said they had 5 in stock yesterday. EDIT: Just called and they're out of stock now. That was fast.
Can anyone buy me one from one if the stores? It'll be greatly appreciated. My lovely Sim card is bloody useless...
Does anyone know if the stores will get Accessories for the Nexus 4?
T-Mobile 82nd And Roosevelt
(718) 424-7335
3744 82nd St
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
they have one left....