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One Seriously P***** Guy Over these New XDA Thangs

If O2 or CPW (Car phone warehouse) Offer these new XDA's that are meant to be coming out on a Free upgrade I'll be happy but if they don't I'll be really pissed i've only recently shelved out alot of dosh for my current XDA and to know that its about to be 'Superseeded' Is something I'm not happy about! I allready have a £500 bill I carnt pay for just one months worth of GPRS Charges! That's Anouther thing when will Mobile companys come up with bargain bucket deals like NTL do on broadband? Lets say £30 p/m for unlimited GPRS Usage! now that'll give my xda something to do! and make my battery work harder! Grrrr :evil: o2 are Bastards! Who agrees?

Tmo in the states offers a $99 plan that has 1500 minutes, unlimited meg on GPRS, unlimited txt messaging and unlimited hotspot (wifi) usage.

PUSH E-MAIL??
For the $79 plan you really get the hookup, too. Just no included nights & weekends, for $5 extra u can get unlimited nights though.
Sweet deal, if you use the hotspots at all (I take my laptop to starbucks once in a while).
The only question is, how can we get the quasi-push e-mail for the XDA I? Works with the IPAQ, sends "silent" text to the phone to alert it to download messages. Sweet!! But isn't working on my old XDA.

collins199820 said:
If O2 or CPW (Car phone warehouse) Offer these new XDA's that are meant to be coming out on a Free upgrade I'll be happy but if they don't I'll be really pissed i've only recently shelved out alot of dosh for my current XDA and to know that its about to be 'Superseeded' Is something I'm not happy about! I allready have a £500 bill I carnt pay for just one months worth of GPRS Charges! That's Anouther thing when will Mobile companys come up with bargain bucket deals like NTL do on broadband? Lets say £30 p/m for unlimited GPRS Usage! now that'll give my xda something to do! and make my battery work harder! Grrrr :evil: o2 are Bastards! Who agrees?
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Mate, If I was you, I'd sell my new XDA on Ebay. If it's as new as you say, you can get at least £200 (the price you bought it for) and then use that to buy a new one when they come out in November.
I don't know if it'll be a free upgrade. I was gonna get an XDA II on contract last week and then found out about XDA IIi, IIs and MDA Compact.
I'll wait for the MDA Compact.
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=I-MATE_JAM

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.

Best price for the MT4g - $50?

Amazon Wireless has the MT4G for $50 if you want to upgrade, but is that truly the best price? I was wondering if anyone has gotten retentions to give them a free MT4G for renewing/subscribing.

dude, are you kidding me?
theres people paying $500 and your asking if you can get it for free cause $50 doesnt seem good enough?
if your eating from soup kitchens i highly doubt getting the MT4G should be a concern for you

Foo_Blyat said:
dude, are you kidding me?
theres people paying $500 and your asking if you can get it for free cause $50 doesnt seem good enough?
if your eating from soup kitchens i highly doubt getting the MT4G should be a concern for you
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Please re-read what I said in my post before you give your input.
I am unsure of where you got the idea that $50 is not good enough, as I only asked if anyone was able to go through retentions to get it for free.
Lastly, I do not understand your comment about the soup kitchen, so I will ignore your post otherwise.

Sfkn2 said:
Please re-read what I said in my post before you give your input.
I am unsure of where you got the idea that $50 is not good enough, as I only asked if anyone was able to go through retentions to get it for free.
Lastly, I do not understand your comment about the soup kitchen, so I will ignore your post otherwise.
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$50 is the lowest I've seen anywhere. However, keep in mind that Amazon may not allow you to keep your grandfathered plan if you are renewing. I tried to upgrade through Wirefly, since they were less expensive than T-Mobile, but the website was forcing me to select a more expensive data plan and a different minute allowance. No thanks.

kgbkny said:
$50 is the lowest I've seen anywhere. However, keep in mind that Amazon may not allow you to keep your grandfathered plan if you are renewing. I tried to upgrade through Wirefly, since they were less expensive than T-Mobile, but the website was forcing me to select a more expensive data plan and a different minute allowance. No thanks.
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I just tried going through the checkout options through Amazon and it allows me to keep my plan the same, but forces the $30/mo service option. On my lunch break I'm going to call retentions and have them try to match the Amazon price, and if I can get them to do that I'll be upgrading my G1 and my fiance's Behold 2 today

Lemonade727 said:
I just tried going through the checkout options through Amazon and it allows me to keep my plan the same, but forces the $30/mo service option. On my lunch break I'm going to call retentions and have them try to match the Amazon price, and if I can get them to do that I'll be upgrading my G1 and my fiance's Behold 2 today
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I am pretty sure that T-MO will enforce the requirement for a data plan, am I right? Are you currently under contract?

Sfkn2 said:
I am pretty sure that T-MO will enforce the requirement for a data plan, am I right? Are you currently under contract?
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Yes they'll enforce a data plan, but I don't want to have to spend $30/mo for the unlimited data plan when I'm on an unlimited data plan right now at $20/mo so that's what I'm trying to keep the same.

I paid 50 for my MT4G with NO data plan. Loving it!

DADDYDC650 said:
I paid 50 for my MT4G with NO data plan. Loving it!
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From retentions, or from a third party dealer?

I'm thinking about jumping on the. Is it worth it to upgrade from a Nexus One to the MT4G? I like the wireless N and 4G speeds.

Lemonade727 said:
Yes they'll enforce a data plan, but I don't want to have to spend $30/mo for the unlimited data plan when I'm on an unlimited data plan right now at $20/mo so that's what I'm trying to keep the same.
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Retentions will let you keep the $20/month android preferred plan if you already have it.

I just ordered my mine through amazon last night, don't mind paying 30 since I pay 27 now. Something that bothered me though was even though they give 2 day free shipping, my estimated delivery date (according to website order status) is dec 31... wtf!!
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tonyriceroni said:
I just ordered my mine through amazon last night, don't mind paying 30 since I pay 27 now. Something that bothered me though was even though they give 2 day free shipping, my estimated delivery date (according to website order status) is dec 31... wtf!!
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Had a buddy order his earlier today through Amazon as well and his says Jan 3rd. But he called amazon wireless customer service and was told their next stock comes in in 8-9 days and all current orders fit within that new inventory so the 1-2 week backorder status should remain accurate.

With this Amazon deal up now, I'm going to go out on a limb and say we're gonna see free phones with upgrade within a week. I'm holding out.

Got mine last week at costco for $99. Walked in today and saw they were offering new lines for $49. Brought in my receipt and got the difference refunded
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RangerLG said:
I'm thinking about jumping on the. Is it worth it to upgrade from a Nexus One to the MT4G? I like the wireless N and 4G speeds.
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You mean "4G," right?
I don't know what your data experience was like with the N1, with the MT4G it's been really good. I've tested it from Boston to Manhattan and everywhere in between, the connection has been pretty solid and low latency.
That said, I was upgrading from a G1, so I was totally blown away. I think coming from the N1, this will be a less exciting upgrade for you.

retentions
Went through retentions last week for MT4G.
$99 + $20 unlimited plan
with new 2yr contract extention
I was out of contract and upgrading to new phone.
For those ppl upgrading, $99 seems to be the sweet spot?
(The amazon link says $149.99 if you're already a TMO customer; $49.99 for new and $79.99 for new family.)

Looks like no one has gotten it for free just yet, hm?
Have you guys heard about the 'buy one get one free' plan for Nov 26 - Jan 18?

Sfkn2 said:
Looks like no one has gotten it for free just yet, hm?
Have you guys heard about the 'buy one get one free' plan for Nov 26 - Jan 18?
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Even if you did that (And no, I haven't heard of that) it would still average out to $100 per phone.
I got mine for $511 with a case.

h22aboi said:
Went through retentions last week for MT4G.
$99 + $20 unlimited plan
with new 2yr contract extention
I was out of contract and upgrading to new phone.
For those ppl upgrading, $99 seems to be the sweet spot?
(The amazon link says $149.99 if you're already a TMO customer; $49.99 for new and $79.99 for new family.)
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mine was 49 to upgrade? o.o

Tiered Data - 7-7-11

http://phandroid.com/2011/06/20/tie...th-will-get-extremely-pricey-for-power-users/
Just stumbled across this and figured I would ruin a few peoples days.
Prices are outrageous, just a little FYI.

I was hoping to get my 7-21-11 upgrade before it happened. Well they better upgrade me early before the tiered pricing or I'm leaving them when my contract is up in November.

they should offer at least 5GB for 30 bucks.. if not, come renewal time.. I'm looking at sprint.

kriskmk said:
they should offer at least 5GB for 30 bucks.. if not, come renewal time.. I'm looking at sprint.
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I was thinking of doing it before renewal time. Even if I am grandfathered in. Just getting tired of Verizon and all they are doing, especially to rooters/hacktivists. I am tired of always looking over my shoulder.

Glad I just signed a 2 year agreement 2 months ago.

Disappointing that they aren't even going the AT&T route and lowering the price slightly for the 2GB plan.
They say that customers want tiered pricing, but then set the current unlimited price as the 2GB plan. Yeah...that is really looking out for customer choice.

2 words
grandfathered in unlimited 4G

So it looks like it's finally time to upgrade my Eris. Is the Thunderbolt the way to go? I want 4G, but was hoping for something a little smaller...
Thanks,
CJ

The thunderbolt is like the eris big brother that went to college, graduated and now owns a fortune 500 company...
Go for it

You know what it is at&t are gonna rape them come conversion time. So they wanna rape who ever then can get. So I'm happy I just started a 2 year agreement. So basically when is done I'm going to at&t and get charged the extra few bucks a month. **** there gonna have service everywhere now.

g00s3y said:
2 words
grandfathered in unlimited 4G
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I got 4 words (maybe 5, depends on how you count the /)
Unlimited 4G for $10/month

**** Verizon. Once my two year contract is over I'm taking my business somewhere else

Sprint, I know your coverage sucks, but keep unlimited for another year and a half and I promise I will switch to you!

Zinsko said:
You know what it is at&t are gonna rape them come conversion time. So they wanna rape who ever then can get. So I'm happy I just started a 2 year agreement. So basically when is done I'm going to at&t and get charged the extra few bucks a month. **** there gonna have service everywhere now.
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Oh yeah, adding T-Mobile is just going to expand their service so much .
Anyone notice AT&T cannot do simple math. They say they cover 97% of all Americans (about the time the commercial started, total population was about 310 million). 97% comes to about 301 million. But somehow by adding T-Mobile, they say they will cover another 50 million Amercians. which would equal about 360 million

KnightCrusader said:
I got 4 words (maybe 5, depends on how you count the /)
Unlimited 4G for $10/month
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Sorry you fell for it. They offered the discounts for a year to get people off of the unlimited plans. After the year you are stuck with their current pricing plans. That's why I declined that "great offer"

Yes.. let's all switch companies when our contracts are up even though half of you won't be changing your plan and thus will be paying the same as you are now..
And if you read the original article, the same people that said the switch is coming are also saying you can renew your same plan for and get a subsidized phone while keeping unlimited data.
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g00s3y said:
Anyone notice AT&T cannot do simple math. They say they cover 97% of all Americans (about the time the commercial started, total population was about 310 million). 97% comes to about 301 million. But somehow by adding T-Mobile, they say they will cover another 50 million Amercians. which would equal about 360 million
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Counting people multiple times apparently counts with them. Same way I can say that I've slept with 13,438 girls.

This is gonna be bad for business with Amazon, netflix and Google all using streaming services. Even if you don't stream a lot of data or tether.. you can EASILY use upto 3 GB of data per month on normal usage. So 30 bucks for 2GB means we'll all have 4G phones with superfast broadband.. but use it only check emails or maps to find directions occasionally.
and why the **** does Verizon want to charge 20 bucks extra for tethering when it is ALREADY a limited data plan?? How the heck does it matter to verizon if I am paying 50 bucks for 5GB data and I use it over the phone or on my PC thru the phone???
that's just plain greedy...(assuming this is all true information of course.. if it's just a rumour and VZW keeps up with unlimited data for 30 bucks.. I LOVE YOU VERIZON!).

necosino said:
Counting people multiple times apparently counts with them. Same way I can say that I've slept with 13,438 girls.
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2 more than me. I will catch up this weekend.

Make sure to read the fine print make sure it doesn't say up to like 600mega bites becausethey offer you full speed up to that amount then it goes slow. Yeah its unlimited but it goes slow after a amount is used. What company though.

Epic deal/contract for an epic phone!

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/buy/HTC-ONE-S-KM003-FCON
24 month contract
200 minutes Anytime Any network
500 texts
unlimited data (no tethering)
Handset Price - Free
£16 per month
talkmobile network (pretty much vodafone)
AND
You get £35.25 cashback with topcashback to
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There really is no beating this deal!

Cracking deal, my sister will be getting her's today providing they have stock in store will have a play tomorrow and post my thoughts against my HOX.

This is an awesome deal even for the non-British people if someone on the island is willing to receive and forward the phones for us non-British types, that is.
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