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What's with O2 and the XDAIIi ?

I rang O2 yesterday to see about posssibly upgrading my XDAII and getting the XDAIIi but the sales operative I spoke to was less than helpful.
"we don't do that phone" was the reply.
I stated that it's on their website and that billboards all over London show it in all it's glory. He then went off to ask his manager and after a long wait, he returned and said they should have it next week!!!
What a shambles, to advertise something then not even allowing you to order it.
Is there anywhere else in UK I can order it from? Or is it just "scotch mist".
Has anybody else been luckier than me?

I am a O2 select customer (due to the amount i spend each month) (over £50 p/m automaticaly makes you a select customer) and this gets you slightley better upgrade prices. But to get my XDA2i i did the same as i did last year to get the XDA2.
I got our local o2 store to call me as soon as they had a 2i in stock, i then go to the shop and pay what ever they charge, and then a month later or when ever "select" get them in they credit my account with the differance between what i paid in a shop to what they would have sold it for.
they probley do this because they have no answer as to why cant i a select customer have a phone, but jo bogs off the street can get one in most of the o2 shops.

I went into a London O2 shop (Cheapside) on 31 Jan, and they upgraded my XDA II to a IIi on the spot. They had only received the IIi that morning, apparently. Was charged £175 (which I will significantly reduce by selling on the original device). I've been on a £25pm contract since November 03.
Good luck
Tim

It seems I may be in luck... Oxford street are holding one for me and I'm off there this afternoon to do the deed.
It's £179 so that's not too sad...
wooooohoooo!!!

bakerk said:
Or is it just "scotch mist".
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What is Scotch mist?

it's a euphemism for B******t !!!!!

it's a euphemism for B******t !!!!!

I phoned up O2 UK shop, held for 20 mins, and they said they don't have any - probably not for a month or two (even though it appears you can order new ones on-line - but I wanted an upgrade which you don't appear to be able todo without phoning them.
I then phoned the two big O2 shops in Manchester and they said they don't have any either or a delivery date
I'm stuck - seems like London gets the new stuff first.
Russ

i hope they will release this thing in germany soon :evil:
i cant wait any longer

XDA IIi
I phoned O2 on Wedensday 2nd Feb and received my XDAIIi on Thursday 3rd Feb withouth a hitch. My contract is a pay up front yearly 200 mins per month peak for £150ish.
Suggest you speak to another member of staff.

Hi Folks , I agree with daash's opinion, speak to someone else
I rang O2 in the UK as I was thinking of cancelling my contract and check out the deal they offered me
XDA 2i for £100, should be £199
They will also take £10 a month off my existing £25 a month tariff and give me the Gold Insurance for £5 a month
So all I pay is for the phone is £100 and tarif & insurance is only £20 a month
The number I called was 0870 2410202, option 4 (Retentions)
Get them before they change their minds
PS Anyone want to buy an XDA2, WM 2003, Unlocked, boxed with all accessories incl PDA software and Tom Tom Navigator 3
PM me with any offers
Thanks

On monday I left me xda II in a taxi :'(
No luck in getting back but rung up o2 to cancle and get a new simcard whch have now got. They said I couldnt upgrade until june which is for a year .. they offered me £160 for xda IIi, but said they couldnt do anything until June.
Perhaps it depends on who you speak to, I dont know what commision they get for selling there phones, perhaps the phone is a price, then a top price which includes their commision, they can knock off their commisison depending on their mood?
I got a s**t motorola MX200 tempory replacement which at least connects to me pc, but not half as good as wm 2003.. Wouldnt mind getting an update for smartphone 2002.. loads of stuff it lacks in.

I WANT TO LEARN THE PRICE OF SIM FREE XDA NEO IN O2 SHOP

Next week I will be visiting Berlin for businness purposes. I want to buy a SIM Free XDA NEO from O2 shop, but I have no idea about the price. I need help of German members for price information.
Also is it possible to find i-mate JAMIN in Germany (not in internet shops, but on street stores) ?
Cheers.

Hello,
in German i don't see the Jamin on StreetShops. I see the XDA Neo and the Qtek s200. The price is between 400 and 500 Euro. But i don't live in Berlin. This is a big city and perhaps the choice can be bigger.
Wish you nice holiday in germany 8)

Thank you for the quick reply and thank you for the good wishes. I wish you success in the world cup.

I bought it last month via the internet at 400 euro,
but I didn't order it by myself. A friend of mine in German bought it for me and when I arrived there, the shop send it to my hotel directly.
I just pay cash for it at the reservation desk and got my NEO!!!

395 euros is about the best price for ready stock SIM-free Neos from Internet shops like gethandy.de Considering that you can reclaim the 16% German sales tax when you leave the country you can have the Neo shipped to you in Berlin overnight, and still get a great price you won´t find in any shop.

hmm ... try getting it online. it will only cost you around 360-380€. it won't get over it.
if you try it on shop with sim free.. they will charge you at least around 450 euro if i am not wrong.

I got mine at ebay for 330€, new and with 2 Years of support from o2 !
So maybe it is worth it to look at ebay.de - Many people ship all across europe !

Best UK Contract Deal for Cruise?

I currently have a T-Mobile MDA III (aka: Artemis) which i paid £60 for on a 12 month contract @ £15 per month. Any how my contract is now finished so im entitled to an upgrade or reduce line rental... or i could move to another operator. I like the look of the HTC Cruise but i cant see this model on T-Mobiles website, only the MDA Touch & Touch Plus.
Which UK operateors ([email protected] 02, vodafone, Orange, etc) sell the Cruise. Also anyone seen any good monthly contracts for upto £25 a month.

Hi there,
You can try o2 they have xda orbit 2 which is really a the same as a touch cruise in a slightly different casing.
check it out on their website. And find their tariff for orbit 2 .
Good luck.

PrEEcY said:
I currently have a T-Mobile MDA III (aka: Artemis) which i paid £60 for on a 12 month contract @ £15 per month. Any how my contract is now finished so im entitled to an upgrade or reduce line rental... or i could move to another operator. I like the look of the HTC Cruise but i cant see this model on T-Mobiles website, only the MDA Touch & Touch Plus.
Which UK operateors ([email protected] 02, vodafone, Orange, etc) sell the Cruise. Also anyone seen any good monthly contracts for upto £25 a month.
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You can get the O2 Orbit 2 for £49.99 and pay £30 a month for 24 months. This includes 600 minutes, 1000 texts and the Unlimited Web bolt on. Any less a month and the phone becomes rather expensive. Nearly as much as the £270 I was quoted for a Tmobile upgrade from Vario II to Vario III!
Go here, http://shop.o2.co.uk/tariffs/24_months select the online 30, change the bolt on, and select the Orbit 2 in the phone section.

I got mine from expansys - awesome t-mobile deal. Phone was free on a web n walk package giving me unlimited data use on an 18mth contract, £35 a month. I think they have started charging for this package now though. Much better than O2 as you get the proper HTC model and not the poxy O2 casing

wow thats expensive
O2 gave me the Orbit 2 free,
600 mins
1500 txts
unlimited data bolt on
for just £20 a month

thegr8one23 said:
O2 gave me the Orbit 2 free,
600 mins
1500 txts
unlimited data bolt on
for just £20 a month
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Wow thats cheap, how did you get that deal?

badassmcfunk said:
I got mine from expansys - awesome t-mobile deal. Phone was free on a web n walk package giving me unlimited data use on an 18mth contract, £35 a month. I think they have started charging for this package now though. Much better than O2 as you get the proper HTC model and not the poxy O2 casing
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The "poxy" 02 casing is by far the better looking IMHO
Not trying to flame here...
Brought my Orbit 2 from Ebay at £280 (sold the Kaiser for £255).
Nogs

I got:
Free Phone
12 Months
600 Mins
1000 Texts
Unlimited Web
£20 p/m

chris2403 said:
I got:
Free Phone
12 Months
600 Mins
1000 Texts
Unlimited Web
£20 p/m
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How?
Shop/Web/Upgrade???????

got orbit 2 18months at £25 ,free unlimited internet bolt on 600 minutes, 1000 texts and wait for it .... free one year o2 broadband 8meg fully paid and £50 credit beat that !!!!

nixonm said:
How?
Shop/Web/Upgrade???????
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I think you have to be in some secret society - everyone seems to get fantastic deals, but won't say how!

they call this society ''select customers'' on o2 this deal was presented through upgrade retentions team and being o2 customer for years .so therefore is not available to new customer but will be once completed contract terms

devioust said:
they call this society ''select customers'' on o2 this deal was presented through upgrade retentions team and being o2 customer for years .so therefore is not available to new customer but will be once completed contract terms
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Thought it was! will still go with O2, as Tmobile don't seem interested in keeping me on. Thanks 4 the info.

When in O2 UK?

Hi,
I think that after 3 years with HTC Universal(s)(3), it's a time to change my phone!
There is nothing even close to XDA Exec so Raphael is the only alternative...
Does anyone know when I can expect this phone to hit UK market (O2)?
I was told that HTC Diamond will hit O2 by end of this week (retentions agent)- but that might not be the full story. On the plus side he knew about Raphael but didn't know any dates
Many thanks!
Cheers
Chris

I to was wondering the same

O2 Germany said they release the Touch Pro in the week of 15th september.

Any idea what o2 are calling the phone?

In Germany it will be called "o2 Xda diamond pro", guess it will be the same in the UK.

Today i found it at the O2 Homepage. It´s very expensive. https://service.o2online.de/portal?$part=Productcatalog.content.detailView&hardwareId=4510%20070033%2000&commercializationId=NewCustomerWebshopPostpaid&tariffId=O-GEN-H-L

o2 just started selling their version of the diamond "XDA Ignito" http://www.coolsmartphone.com/news4232.html

It's definitely available via o2 customer services as of today in the UK as I phoned up but they want £35 a month for 18 months = £630 minimum term and the touch diamond is £399.99 sim free most places now so I would advise get a sim free one then get a o2 sim only (simplicity) 30 day rolling contract

AndyChecker said:
It's definitely available via o2 customer services as of today in the UK as I phoned up but they want £35 a month for 18 months = £630 minimum term and the touch diamond is £399.99 sim free most places now so I would advise get a sim free one then get a o2 sim only (simplicity) 30 day rolling contract
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thanks for the info mate

AndyChecker said:
It's definitely available via o2 customer services as of today in the UK as I phoned up but they want £35 a month for 18 months = £630 minimum term and the touch diamond is £399.99 sim free most places now so I would advise get a sim free one then get a o2 sim only (simplicity) 30 day rolling contract
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Woops I meant to post this in the touch diamond forum not the touch pro -sorry for any confusion

lost phone insurance claim

Hi i have lost my o2 branded phone and have been on the o2 website and they don't sell these any-more.
Any idea how the insurance claim will go, it is through lloyds tsb bank
Thanks
Robert

Already claimed insurance tablet, but do not know if the gadget would do, yet it had to send equipment manual, it would be interesting to analyze the terms of the contract to see the value of the franchise, sometimes it pays off!

I've had the O2 Gold insurance for a number of years now. My old XDA Exec was discontinued when got a cracked screen. I was offered 1 of 4 alternatives from the XDA range, so I picked the XDA Orbit 2.
The terms usually state that you get a replacement or refurbished model if the handset is still currently sold, or an alternative if it is discontinued. My suggestion to you is to push for a current handset from O2's range, something like the HTC HD Mini if you want to stick with WinMo.