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To all of you signing up on Orange contracts

To all of you jumping into bed with Orange for the HTC diamond.. doesnt the 18 month contract bother you?

Slightly, but it's worth it as I'm effectively paying 20 pounds a month with the rebates giving a total of £365 for the phone, 600 mins, unlimited texts and 500mb over 18 months. That's a great deal.
It's only a problem if you want to buy a new phone every year and want to keep your phone number.

I was on an 18 month contract with T-Mobile previously, so it's no different. I can't really justify spending more just to be able to upgrade my handset earlier. (In fact, it was pretty hard to talk myself into getting a Diamond rather than just keeping my TyTn and going for the cheap tariff T-Mobile offered me when I asked for my PAC code!)

There is a motive for me asking this.. i'll tell you why.
I signed up for a 12 month Combi 35 + web and walk T mobile contract. That gets me 500 mins, 350 txts and unlimited net for £42.50 a month.
T mobile have said that if I change my contract to 18 months, I can get 700 mins, unlimited texts, unlimited net (web n walk) and combi 30 price promise for £30 a month.
Im still scratching my head - which should I go for? Reduced amount per month or freedom 6 months earlier?

Not at all. £20pm for a contract with unlimited browsing...
...and I twisted there arm to also chuck in free home broadband, how can I possibly go wrong with that?
Granted the broadband is not the quickest, but plenty fast enough for home use.

go for it, it will make tmo happy and will make you happy (in the wallet).
especially so as i can't forsee any major releases far superior to the diamond within the next 12 months. i'm not sure when winmo 7 will be released though.

feridoun said:
go for it, it will make tmo happy and will make you happy (in the wallet).
especially so as i can't forsee any major releases far superior to the diamond within the next 12 months. i'm not sure when winmo 7 will be released though.
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Thank you.
Other opinions are welcome please..

darthbane2k said:
Im still scratching my head - which should I go for? Reduced amount per month or freedom 6 months earlier?
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Think about it this way - you pay around £500 for the contact regardless of whether it's 12 or 18 months, so go for the 18-month contract.
If you were really desperate to upgrade after 12 months, you could just take out a second contract, and it wouldn't cost you any more.

njpollard said:
If you were really desperate to upgrade after 12 months, you could just take out a second contract, and it wouldn't cost you any more.
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How wouldn't it cost you any more, though it would cost extra to take on a second contract

feridoun said:
It's only a problem if you want to buy a new phone every year and want to keep your phone number.
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allow me to brag. in my sunny and "peaceful" country the goverment did find the time to oblige by low all 3 tlf companies to make it possible for the consumer to move from one another with the same prefix+number. now the contracts are for a max 18 month and i can squeeze to even less by threaten that i'll change my supplier. the change can be done on the spot and is effective in minutes! if there is a fee for braking the contract the new supplier is sometimes (sales)offering to pay it for you if you'll only sign with his comp.

Radeon123 said:
How wouldn't it cost you any more, though it would cost extra to take on a second contract
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What he's getting at is that the majority of what you pay for in your phone contract isn't for the minutes/texts/whatever, it's the phone itself.
For example, a phone that's £150 with a a 12months x £30/month contract will be given away free on an 18months x £30/month contract.
The 12 months contract will cost you (12x30)+150= £510 over the life of the contract.
The 18 months contract will cost you (18x30)= £540 over the life of the contract.
The last half year of the 18 month contract is effectively costing you £30. Get a new phone after 12 months, you're £30 out of pocket compared to the 12 month contract. From the 13th month onwards, you're actually better off.

So is the general concensus that I should take the 18 month deal?

18 months all the way... If you are really so fed up with your device after 12 months, sim unlock it and sell it on ebay. Buy a sim free new device, then six months later either flog the simfree on ebay when you get an upgrade, or flog the pgrade if you like your sim free device.
Net result, very cheap deals on airtime etc.

Radeon123 said:
How wouldn't it cost you any more, though it would cost extra to take on a second contract
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Sorry - not being very clear.
If you take the 18 month contract, chuck your phone in the bin after 12 months, it's cost you £360 so far, plus you'll have another £180 to pay over the remaining 6 months - total £540. The 12 month contract would have cost you £510, saving just £30 - i.e. there's not much difference.
However, with the 18 month contract, if you do decide there's nothing you want to upgrade to in 12 months time and you don't mind hanging on, it's a LOT cheaper than the 12 month contract.

njpollard said:
Sorry - not being very clear.
If you take the 18 month contract, chuck your phone in the bin after 12 months, it's cost you £360 so far, plus you'll have another £180 to pay over the remaining 6 months - total £540. The 12 month contract would have cost you £510, saving just £30 - i.e. there's not much difference.
However, with the 18 month contract, if you do decide there's nothing you want to upgrade to in 12 months time and you don't mind hanging on, it's a LOT cheaper than the 12 month contract.
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Spot on there mate. I second that.

12month on dolphin 40 with £160 cashback..free diamond
hi..
first post!
i got a Diamond through buymobilephones.net
free handset on dolphin 40...12month contract and £160 cashback.
£320 for the yr ...not a bad deal i'd say...

boberto1975 said:
hi..
first post!
i got a Diamond through buymobilephones.net
free handset on dolphin 40...12month contract and £160 cashback.
£320 for the yr ...not a bad deal i'd say...
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Didn't think you got the unlimited browsing on the 12month-ers with Orange

I was like you when i got my XDA Orbit (Artemis). I'm glad i did. I still love my Orbit even though i just got the Diamond on 18months direct from Orange.
£30 over 18months = £540. The Diamond to buy is £400+ no to mention the £15 or £20 credit each month. so £540 + £360 = £900!
So to buy the Diamond and go PAYG isn't by any way cheaper than 'Contracting' it.
I'd defo go for the 18month deal. If you love you phone and like customising it....go for it!
There are loadsa ROMs for the Artemis and no doubt they will come out for the Diamond in time. Its like having a new phone when you flash a new ROM anyways!
GO FOR IT! Unlimited texts...unlimited web browsing?? Why the hell not! :-D

Buying a Nexus 4 full price at T-Mobile?

Seeing as how getting a Nexus 4 from the Play Store within the next month may be impossible, who here is considering / has already purchased one full price from T-Mobile?
To my understanding, they're the exact same units as the ones sold on the Play Store (not carrier locked)
Another little perk is that exchanges would be a breeze if there was some defect in the phone.

How much is the price for that?

tyraelasd said:
How much is the price for that?
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$499.
An idea would be to start a new contract, then cancel it over the phone in the same hour. I think your total price would be around $400

Maroon Mushroom said:
$499.
An idea would be to start a new contract, then cancel it over the phone in the same hour. I think your total price would be around $400
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+ tax and prorated cell phone bill for at least 1 day.

T-Mobile is $499 plus tax
Good luck trying to buy off contract at T-Mobile store, I found 2 stores in Atlanta that had 1 left and they refused to sell of contract. They said the first batch is for new lines and upgrades. I tried to get one of my cousins upgrade for t-mobile, but he was out of town and I couldn't get him to make me a authorized user since he wasn't the primary to account. You can try your luck, it might be a YMMV situation.

crawlgsx said:
+ tax and prorated cell phone bill for at least 1 day.
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Prorated cell phone bill would be less than $5.
No tax here in Oregon, the only thing I may have to worry about would be an activation fee

Are you sure you're able to do that? I thought they would try to charge you the full month before canceling.

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T-Mobile Nexus 4 thread [DISCUSSION] [NEWS]
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Ptel Service for $41.24/mo w/ Coupon - Tmobile USA MVNO

The original HOT deal has ended. See below for the latest 25% discount. I've been meaning to post this for a couple months now and kept putting it off thinking that a) the promo was about to expire and b) most people might find this too much of a hassle. I however think this is a steal and I'm willing to move to Ptel while it's this price and switch elsewhere if the deal ends. The joys of using Google Voice means I don't really care if the phone number associated with my SIM changes. If you fall in to the same camp, read on.
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Plans
Ptel offers two "unlimited" plans:
$40 unlimited talk and text. First 250MB at 4G speeds then throttled.
$50 unlimited talk and text. First 2GB at 4G speeds then throttled.
Both plans include unlimited international text, MMS, and 411. Also, unlike all other prepaid companies I've tried, Ptel includes conditional call forwarding so Google Voicemail is not a problem.
Promo Codes
PTELG25 = 25% off ($4.99 SIM Card & Free shipping) = upfront cost of $41.24 for the unlimited 2GB plan -OR- $33.74 for the unlimited 250MB plan
This code requires you to buy a sim/top-up card combo each time, unfortunately. I don't see any way to use the coupon code when simply topping up.
Expired Codes
PTELSLICK20 = $20 off (Free SIM Card & shipping) = $30.00 upfront cost
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PTEL25BRAD = $25 off (Free shipping) = $29.99 Final upfront cost
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PTELSTUD25 = 25% off your order and free shipping (not really useful IMHO unless you're buying a phone)
Additional Savings (Cashback)
Befrugal changed their policies effective July 2013. No more cashback from them when buying minutes. If you find another site that will do so, please share! In addition to getting their unlimited deal for $30 $41.24, you can get 20% cashback via BeFrugal making the final cost $24 $32.99! BeFrugal will only allow you to cash out after your account reaches $25. For those of you that are new to cashback sites, just know that in order to qualify, you must click through on the cashback site before you go to the carrier's website. I will often open up a different browser, just to make sure I don't mess anything up. For other cashback options, see here:
http://cashbackwatch.com/store.php?store=PlatinumTel
Buying Multiple Months
The deal has been going on since December at least. So, while it's not "guaranteed" $30 service, it has effectively been that for a few months now. Another option to consider is buying several months worth of SIMs if that makes sense for you. Some might consider this to be counter to the premise of buying an unlocked Nexus. My brother is one of those people that thinks buying a years worth of service up front is a bad idea. "I guess it comes down to principle. Buying 13 months is like having a 13 month contract, more or less. I'm not cool with that."
Either way, it's your call. I bought enough for 3 months and as long as the promo continues, each month I buy one more SIM.
Here are more details which I found out from a Ptel customer service rep:
1) You must order a new SIM each time you use the coupon. There's no way around that.
2) The "Activation PIN" that comes with the SIM card can be applied to your original SIM. No need to change numbers each month by using the new SIM they send you.
3) Top-up cards in any denomination are good for a full year, but...
4) Once you activate the card, you must use it up within a certain period of time. For the $50 card, the term is 180 days. Totally fine if you're just using it for the unlimited plan.
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So, the max number of cards you can buy at once would be 13, I think. Feel free to correct me if my math is off.
Odds & Ends
Other things to keep in mind:
They send you a standard size SIM card. It's too big for the Nexus 4 so you'll need a SIM card cutter. Or you can always ask someone at a Tmobile store to cut it for you (if they have a cutter one available). I bought mine on eBay for a couple bucks. EDIT: As of April 2013, Ptel now sells Micro SIMs too (labeled as Combi Card 2FF/3FF).
Ptel has been around since 2001, but only just switched to GSM (SIM-based) service in December. It seems this promotion is their way of drumming up business on their new plans/network.
I've been on Ptel since January 2013 and have had great luck so far. Good customer service. Fast HSPA+ service in Boston. 16mb down. Zero complaints. If you have any questions, just ask.

Just figured I'd give this post a bump. Just bought another month's worth of Ptel service. The PTEL25BRAD code still works. So, $29.99 service is still in effect (before the $6 cashback).
I don't understand why no one else jumping on this? Give it a try people!

Definitely giving this a try. Thanks for the info.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

Thanks again for the tip. Picked one up last night. My total was only 20 not bad for a whole month of service. Certainly beats my old Verizon plan
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bkarlsen said:
Thanks again for the tip. Picked one up last night. My total was only 20 not bad for a whole month of service. Certainly beats my old Verizon plan
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
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Glad to hear it! How'd you get it down to $20? Or are you doing the first tier of 4G that throttles after 250mb?

Conditional call forwarding works on Straight Talk.

Op you sound like you work for them buddy.

adamr240 said:
Conditional call forwarding works on Straight Talk.
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Didn't realize that. I was on Tmobile's $30 plan before and had to call and ask them to disable voicemail altogether for GV voicemail to work well.
Underground_XI said:
Op you sound like you work for them buddy.
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Haha. Well, if my XDA account was a new one, then maybe that'd be a red flag. That and and if I wasn't finding ways to pay nearly 50% what they charge per month...that too. I'm just a penny pinching mf.
It does sound too good to be true though, I admit. I hope it lasts for a while longer. At this rate, the savings will pay off my N4 by September. The only thing keeping me from buying even more cards at a time (well one of the reasons at least) is that it might be nice to have LTE at some point. It's still not clear if Tmobile will allow MVNO's to use that network.

how is tmobile's own unlimited everything for $50 any worst than this? considering you'll probably get better customer service, choice of buying a new phone and making payments, no contract or buying upfront, discount monthly bill if you're a student or have corporate discount, and last but not least like you've mentioned, simplicity?

Great tip. Ordering
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khanh1289 said:
how is tmobile's own unlimited everything for $50 any worst than this? considering you'll probably get better customer service, choice of buying a new phone and making payments, no contract or buying upfront, discount monthly bill if you're a student or have corporate discount, and last but not least like you've mentioned, simplicity?
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At Ptel's normal monthly fee, the only benefit would be 2gb of unthrottled service instead of 500mb. With the coupon codes in the OP, plus cash back, Ptel's a no brainer in my opinion.
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Yeah I went with the first tier. In their terms it only throttles to 3g after 250mb. Can't beat 20 bucks for a full month of unlimited everything even if it is at 3g speeds. I really appreciate the tip.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

bkarlsen said:
Yeah I went with the first tier. In their terms it only throttles to 3g after 250mb. Can't beat 20 bucks for a full month of unlimited everything even if it is at 3g speeds. I really appreciate the tip.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
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I think it's 2G, at least according to their official twitter account.
https://twitter.com/ptelmobile/status/285848003506483201

adamr240 said:
Conditional call forwarding works on Straight Talk.
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Only for Straight Talk AT&T SIM....
it does not work on Straight Talk T-Mobile.

khanh1289 said:
how is tmobile's own unlimited everything for $50 any worst than this? considering you'll probably get better customer service, choice of buying a new phone and making payments, no contract or buying upfront, discount monthly bill if you're a student or have corporate discount, and last but not least like you've mentioned, simplicity?
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This is just another option offered up by the OP. I personally think it will work out better for me, but if it doesnt I can just toss the sim and go back to Tmobile. But for $20 I felt it was at least worth trialing. That is one of the benefits of using my N4 with prepaid carriers. I can try out whomever I like or switch plans if I wind up needing more 4G data later on. For right now though I use mostly wifi at home and work so I just needed the data for times in between those two.
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nomadism said:
I think it's 2G, at least according to their official twitter account.
https://twitter.com/ptelmobile/status/285848003506483201
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My error, I thought I had seen a note on their website about it being throttled back to 3g if I use up the 250mb. Still I dont mind the slower speed for now. And I can always switch up to their 2gb plan if their services is adequate after my test run with them. Thanks for the info. I will try to put a quick update in a week or so after I have had some time to test out their service.

khanh1289 said:
how is tmobile's own unlimited everything for $50 any worst than this? considering you'll probably get better customer service, choice of buying a new phone and making payments, no contract or buying upfront, discount monthly bill if you're a student or have corporate discount, and last but not least like you've mentioned, simplicity?
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Because PTel's $50 plan gives more data, and with the coupon alone it costs significantly less. Plus you can save even more with the cash back.
If they ever stop having the coupons, then you can always switch to TMobile, but as long as you can save $20 to $30 per month over TMobile, why not go with PTel?
You can get TMobile refills at a discount as well, but I haven't seen any for effectivly 60% off.
More info here:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1793983-Took-the-plunge-spent-600-real-money-in-credit
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

I went on to buy a few more and it looks like they are now offering micro Sims and the promo codes are still working. I am still stunned that I can get service for 16 a month after befrugal. Thanks again OP
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

bkarlsen said:
I went on to buy a few more and it looks like they are now offering micro Sims and the promo codes are still working. I am still stunned that I can get service for 16 a month after befrugal. Thanks again OP
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Cool. Thanks for the update. I wouldn't mind a proper micro SIM. Didn't do a very good job cutting mine down and I'm honestly worried it may not come out without a fight. We'll see!
Oh, and I noticed they're selling the N4 now too, albeit for $399.
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OK10 said:
I wan to buy a few too, and it seems to good.
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I thought so too but tested out the service this week and it works everywhere T-Mobile does. Plus unlimited phone ,text,and data for that price is amazing. Already bought 6 months worth of cards just in case promo changes. Definitely recommend buying through the befrugal link to save the extra 20%. At this rate switching to my nexus 4 will more than pay for itself.
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Just bought another month. Still working.

O2 listing the N5 for just £549.99....

O2 apparently have the network exclusive on the N5 32Gb in the UK, but they're selling it at a £210 markup!
Crazy that Google are allowing this!
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/lg/nexus-5/

Boooooooooooooooo!!!

They're just shooting themselves in the foot really. People will just go to Google, type in Nexus 5, see it's only £300 elsewhere and make their purchase there.

What a p*** take!
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Blade0rz said:
They're just shooting themselves in the foot really. People will just go to Google, type in Nexus 5, see it's only £300 elsewhere and make their purchase there.
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We can only hope that anyone buying a SIM free N5 knows what the RRP is from Google (it's in stock on the Play store anyway) and won't be drawn in by this ridiculous pricing that's floating around on O2 and eBay!

Im on their 'Refresh' plan was thinking of upgrading even though i only just got my HTC One in August.
Then i saw this!
£32 on 3G.
£12 for the tariff
£20 for the phone
32x24 = 768 plus one of fee of 49.99
£818 over 2 years

It's ridiculous. I was tempted to get a Nexus 5 from Carphone Warehouse until I found out that they only have 16GB edition. O2 have exclusivity on the 32GB and this allows them to get away with jacking up the price waaay up. Bad O2, very bad.

superleeds27 said:
Im on their 'Refresh' plan was thinking of upgrading even though i only just got my HTC One in August.
Then i saw this!
£32 on 3G.
£12 for the tariff
£20 for the phone
32x24 = 768 plus one of fee of 49.99
£818 over 2 years
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With a nearly new HTC One, provided you haven't damaged it you should be able to sell it for enough to get a N5 SIM free anyway.

I don't see how o2 can market this as an exclusive when Google is selling it too.. plus the price difference.

Rip-off, plus you end up with a phone hobbled to O2
Sim free via Google ftw!
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superleeds27 said:
Im on their 'Refresh' plan was thinking of upgrading even though i only just got my HTC One in August.
Then i saw this!
£32 on 3G.
£12 for the tariff
£20 for the phone
32x24 = 768 plus one of fee of 49.99
£818 over 2 years
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you'd be better off with nexus 5 from google play and migrate to giffgaff, some money saved and no contract commitment needed.

MAUUUDDNESSS!!!
via Nexus 4

That's extortion! Would rather buy it from play store for £348 and get a 3 £15pm sim only contract, 500mins, ultd texts and net
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Get it on playstore and get Three 12 Month Sim Plan.
For £15 a month you get
2000 minutes
5000 minutes three to three
5000 text
True unlimited internet which is soon to be upgraded to 4G/LTE
Its a bargain at that price!

supercakefish said:
It's ridiculous. I was tempted to get a Nexus 5 from Carphone Warehouse until I found out that they only have 16GB edition. O2 have exclusivity on the 32GB and this allows them to get away with jacking up the price waaay up. Bad O2, very bad.
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I read that O2 have exclusivity for 32GB GB on the UK high street, ie not online.
So quite possible it will be available via amazon.co.uk. I'm gonna wait and see and if so buy via amazon as I think I then will have better customer service should I need to return it if its faulty. I know you can return to google but I feel happier dealing with amazon when a physical item is being posted to me.

are they giving away any tv this year?
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Philio25 said:
With a nearly new HTC One, provided you haven't damaged it you should be able to sell it for enough to get a N5 SIM free anyway.
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I know, and still have cash left over i suspect

Blade0rz said:
They're just shooting themselves in the foot really. People will just go to Google, type in Nexus 5, see it's only £300 elsewhere and make their purchase there.
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Don't count on it...
I checked ebay last night and there are BIN listings for > £400 for the 16Gb that have sold Nexus 5's in the UK.
The play store has all models in stock, shipped within a week!!!
I'm tempted to purchase 10 of each from Google and chuck them on ebay!

Philio25 said:
Don't count on it...
I checked ebay last night and there are BIN listings for > £400 for the 16Gb that have sold Nexus 5's in the UK.
The play store has all models in stock, shipped within a week!!!
I'm tempted to purchase 10 of each from Google and chuck them on ebay!
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I ordered two with the intent of doing this, but availability is so much better than the N4 with it being sold in almost every UK phone outlet.
I think the eBay sales are coming from countries where it isn't available just yet and the hassle of sending there is never worth it for me.

Just got off the blower with Orange/EE retentions..

Lucky stars out today, wangled..
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 for £9.99 with 10GB double speed 4G data and all the trimmings for £39.59 a month 8)
Was very tempted by the z3 Compact as it's a great phone and cheap on contract but thought I'd phone up and see what they could offer me on the Note 4, came up with £120 off the asking price and more data than I can eat for less than a tenner so I was easily swayed back to the device I've been eyeing up for months.
Tis a thing of beauty and power :good:
I'll be keeping an eye on this area of XDA for developments.

oursoul said:
Lucky stars out today, wangled..
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 for £9.99 with 10GB double speed 4G data and all the trimmings for £39.59 a month 8)
Was very tempted by the z3 Compact as it's a great phone and cheap on contract but thought I'd phone up and see what they could offer me on the Note 4, came up with £120 off the asking price and more data than I can eat for less than a tenner so I was easily swayed back to the device I've been eyeing up for months.
Tis a thing of beauty and power :good:
I'll be keeping an eye on this area of XDA for developments.
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£9.99? Wow!
I was on the phone to them at the weekend to enquire about early upgrade on a £39/month deal, they wanted £250 or thereabouts to cancel my existing contract then start a new contract at the same value for 2 years and pay £220 for the phone.
I told them to stuff it where the sun doesnt shine as I may as well buy the phone outright then when my contract expires next year I am free to move if I want.

That's ridiculous. I just ordered my upgrade with Three UK. No upgrade charge, £43pm all you can eat mins and data 4G as standard with Three.

I don't know how it is in UK but wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy Note 4 off contract and use some cheap pre-paid? Such contracts are usually long and you pay for the phone more than it costs during the years...
I pay about 3 pounds per month for my pre-paid (with about 1.5GB of free LTE transfer each month, cumulating when you don't use it, there are other options, this one is the cheapest) - although it's in Poland where prices are lower.

I worked out it was a bit cheaper to get the phone sim free, go onto a sim only 12 month contract on a new network using topcashback to get money back as well. I've moved onto Vodafone who I can also get a discount with. All the networks over here seemed to stop doing rollovers for unused contract stuff years ago so we don't have anything like that here that I'm aware of.
The problem comes with people having the capital to buy the phones outright. Not everyone can pay the ~£600-650 for a flagship phone in one hit so they spread it out over the 18-24 month contract. I personally don't like the idea of that so I buy outright and the way you can sell phones for a decent enough amount these days plus changing contracts/haggling for discounts on renewals if you play it properly you can upgrade your phone every year with a minimal cost to yourself once you do the initial purchase.

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Please use the existing UK thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/note-4-uk-599-03-10-2014-t2871938
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