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JediMaster 07-05-2006 18:46

Mobile Phones (Monthly) Best Deals ????
 
I was looking to spend £20 a month (12 opr 18 Months) tops... Anyone seen Great Offers?? I want More Voice Calls X-Net

I dont like the 6 Months Half Price (via Voucher) if possible... I rather pay 1/2 Price & no Voucher to redeem...

Best Offer I have seen is: T-Mobile - FleXt 20 (£20 = 170 Min)..... But I saw 1 High Street store with this & a FREE D800 Mobile (they sell for £280 on eBay)

Any other offers or good Deals anyone spotted???

Chris W 07-05-2006 18:58

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Phones4u offering the free D800 per chance? A couple of weeks ago they were the only high street retailer selling the D800.

Are you after a new phone as well, or would the phone you get just be to sell?

Do you text as well or just calls? Anytime or off peak calls?

Do you call 08** numbers?

JediMaster 08-05-2006 10:24

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris W
Phones4u offering the free D800 per chance? A couple of weeks ago they were the only high street retailer selling the D800.

Carphone W/House ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris W
Are you after a new phone as well, or would the phone you get just be to sell?

I have a D500.. Sim Free... But if I had the option of a Free Phone I would NOT say No :p:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris W
Do you text as well or just calls? Anytime or off peak calls?

Do you call 08** numbers?

Peak Time Mostly & X-Net are a Must (my friends are on all different Networks)...

No 08** 09** numbers. Just normal Mobiles, House Phones:D

zing_deleted 08-05-2006 10:27

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o2 online have a lot of fair deals http://shop.o2.co.uk/shop/

JediMaster 08-05-2006 16:15

Re: Mobile Phones (Monthly) Best Deals ????
 
On Carphone Warehouse site, looks like D800 is Best Deal... But does the D800 allow you to edit SMS Ringtone to any MP3? or the Slide Open & Close Ringtone?

My D500 wont. It is a real Let Down :(

I tried looking at Samsung site & no info

skyblueheroes 08-05-2006 18:02

Re: Mobile Phones (Monthly) Best Deals ????
 
Bought my last two direct from Vodafone.

They have an online special plan for £15 a month. Great network too.

Chris W 08-05-2006 18:55

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If you don't need texts, then i wouldn't bother with FleXt- isn't much gain unless you mix and match both.

My advice would be to buy from phones4u rather than CPW if you are going high street shopping, the guys there are on higher commission to get deals, so they are much more willing to give you extra bonuses if you haggle :)

If customer service is of no concern to you, then you might want to consider three- http://www.three.co.uk/priceplans/paymonplans.omp

Neil 08-05-2006 19:14

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris W
My advice would be to buy from phones4u rather than CPW if you are going high street shopping, the guys there are on higher commission to get deals, so they are much more willing to give you extra bonuses if you haggle :)

My advice would be quite the opposite. :erm:

P4U are (IMO) the worst bunch of dodgy geezaz around. :nono:

Comission based payments is not what you as a customer want. CPW on the other hand pay their staff equal payments regardless of what network you go with.

That way you are more likely to get what is best for you, rather than what pays the salesperson the best commission that day/week/month.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris W
If customer service is of no concern to you, then you might want to consider three- http://www.three.co.uk/priceplans/paymonplans.omp

3 are the mobile equivalent of ntl. :disturbd:

If it works-you are good to go, but if it doesn't & you have to ring them......:Yikes:

Chris W 08-05-2006 19:18

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil
My advice would be quite the opposite. :erm:

P4U are (IMO) the worst bunch of dodgy geezaz around. :nono:

Comission based payments is not what you as a customer want. CPW on the other hand pay their staff equal payments regardless of what network you go with.

That way you are more likely to get what is best for you, rather than what pays the salesperson the best commission that day/week/month.

That's maybe because you don't play with them as well as i do :p:

I go in there knowing exactly which network i want, which tarriff, which phone, and what deals i can get elsewhere. Then play hard ball until they give in (which they will because they want to get their deal) and save yourself lots of money :)

My last phone was free, plus i got a bluetooth headset, plus they gave me cash for the first 3 months line rental :)

CPW aren't really flexible on the deals- they get the offers from the networks, and just sell them as they are.

No haggling = no fun if you ask me!! :D

Enuff 08-05-2006 19:29

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I have about 3 month left on my o2 contract thru CPW, I dont know whether to stay on for a better deal, or try elsewhere? Depends on my next phone - I like this

JediMaster 09-05-2006 09:56

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WOW..... Lots of Replies to read ;)

I dont want a NTL of Mobiles :D T-Mobile FleXt sounds ok to me.. I will use 100 SMS a Month or under... So it looks a good Deal...

I may try the other shop to see what they offer.... Thanks 4 the Info Guys

Just need to pick a Phone now :p: D800 or otheer?

King Of Fools 09-05-2006 11:00

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You could see what phones Virgin offer on their new £20 tariff that gives you 100 minutes and 200 texts:
http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/p...hlytariff.html

DocDutch 09-05-2006 21:52

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodger444
I have about 3 month left on my o2 contract thru CPW, I dont know whether to stay on for a better deal, or try elsewhere? Depends on my next phone - I like this

dodger exactly as what I'm doing there...also got another 3-4 months left on my contract and am going to be happy and exchange my reliable k750 for that beast :) excellent timing as well as my contract runs out when that phone comes in...and last time I upgraded through CW I got a nokia bt headset and quite a few other nice deals :D


imho I would go for CW instead of p4u tried them before and they couldnt give me a contract whilst cw did.:tu:


ps jedi, quite a few of my colleagues have had issues with the D500 and D600 of Samsung and all got SE's now and havent even looked back at the samsungs

JediMaster 10-05-2006 10:15

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Originally Posted by DocDutch
ps jedi, quite a few of my colleagues have had issues with the D500 and D600 of Samsung and all got SE's now and havent even looked back at the samsungs

SE's??? Whats that????

What is the benifits of the SE's over D500/600 ??

Cheers

orangebird 10-05-2006 10:22

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Originally Posted by JediMaster
SE's??? Whats that????

What is the benifits of the SE's over D500/600 ??

Cheers

SE - Sony Ericsson.

SE's are the best. I love 'em. Hate Samsungs.

Chris W 10-05-2006 13:43

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Sony Ericssons tend to have very good battery life- high talk time and standby, especially when compared to nokia- where talk time is notoriously low...

SEs also have menu's that load up nice and quickly... none of the "... opening... " business that you get with samsung & nokias.

Enuff 10-05-2006 14:05

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I've had the W800i for about 9 months and have had no problems with it - My next phone will be another SE. :)

Druchii 12-05-2006 17:27

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I agree the SE's are amazing, even the cheaper end of the line are fantastic, i must admit i'm sick of the "opening Folder" screen on my Nokia... So slow. My mates SE is VERY fast.

How did the contract search come along? I'm thinking of ditching my o2 prepay for one...

JediMaster 13-05-2006 09:54

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Druchii
How did the contract search come along? I'm thinking of ditching my o2 prepay for one...

T-Mobile FleXt I am going for.... Argos Mobile had good deals....

Russ 13-05-2006 09:57

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Quote:

Originally Posted by orangebird
SE's are the best.

Yeah, great if you don't mind slow processor speeds which are about 2 words behind when you text.

Enuff 13-05-2006 12:01

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Originally Posted by Russ D
Yeah, great if you don't mind slow processor speeds which are about 2 words behind when you text.

I dont know about that Russ. My 15 year old daughter (who is used to Nokia and Motorolla) thinks my SE is the dogs knees... Err I mean the bees... forget that one! Anyway, she has a diploma in texting! She does several words a second with one thumb whilst using her other hand to chat to all here MSN conatcs at the same time. If there was the slightest bit of lag whatsoever, she would throw it at my head! :bsmack:

King Of Fools 13-05-2006 19:01

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Russ D
Yeah, great if you don't mind slow processor speeds which are about 2 words behind when you text.

That may have been true of older SEs (like the T68i) which had ARM7 processors but the current ones K700i and onward all have faster ARM926 processors that are better than those in standard (non-Symbian) Nokias.

Russ 13-05-2006 19:16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by King Of Fools
That may have been true of older SEs (like the T68i) which had ARM7 processors but the current ones K700i and onward all have faster ARM926 processors that are better than those in standard (non-Symbian) Nokias.

I recently had a K700i and although it was faster than the T630, it was still pretty slow.

Druchii 13-05-2006 21:29

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Always known the SE's to be plenty fast enough, must just be a case of how darn fast something is written...

JediMaster 15-05-2006 14:12

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Does anyone here use those Wirefree Headsets for Mobiles??

I wanted to ask a question about it without looking a fool in the shop. lol

Most have buttons on the Boom, Answer & Volume.... Can you answer a call + use the Headset without touching the buttons on Boom? ie... Press Green button on Phone?

Also I take it there is a On/Off switch on Headset to switch it off at night? or is it on 24/7?

orangebird 15-05-2006 14:36

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Russ D
I recently had a K700i and although it was faster than the T630, it was still pretty slow.


I've got a Z520i and there's absolutely no lag with it at all. Brilliant fone. :tu:

JediMaster 15-05-2006 18:19

Re: Mobile Phones (Monthly) Best Deals ????
 
Just saw a Nokia 6111 + it has Push to Talk
How much is this on T-Mobile? I cant see prices.... Or how it works? Pay per Month or Minute?:confused:

monkey2468 15-05-2006 18:33

Re: Mobile Phones (Monthly) Best Deals ????
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by orangebird
SE - Sony Ericsson.

SE's are the best. I love 'em. Hate Samsungs.

I found the w800i and the w810i have poor low res screens and the menu's seem slow compared to the samsungs (I have a D500). Ive just ordered 2 Nokia 6280's on O2. 50 Xnet mins 200 texts £19 a month each.

Chris W 15-05-2006 19:11

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Quote:

Originally Posted by monkey2468
I found the w800i and the w810i have poor low res screens and the menu's seem slow compared to the samsungs (I have a D500). Ive just ordered 2 Nokia 6280's on O2. 50 Xnet mins 200 texts £19 a month each.

you're not a fan of phones with slow menus and you bought a nokia 6280... ouch. good luck with that.

monkey2468 16-05-2006 12:33

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris W
you're not a fan of phones with slow menus and you bought a nokia 6280... ouch. good luck with that.

It arrived this morning, it seems pretty quick to me. The screen is excellent, much, much better than the Sony!


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