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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ma10:
I managed to get one on payg from my local O2 store yesterday and I'm very happy with it so far!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonrwg:
Jealous of you. What a great deal. :cool:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheIntersect:
Hopefully I'll pick up an unlocked one tomorrow.

Is there any way of avoiding that £10 fee?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrYiff:
Just been into CPW again and they have stock (only 3 handsets), but someone messed up when setting the SGS2 up on their system and so they can't process any T-Mobile upgrades today :mad:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lupusoff:
Did they tell you when will the T-Mob upgrades be available?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrYiff:
I can do my T-Mobile upgrade through CPW tomorrow (thursday), the deal they mentioned to me was 900 minutes, 500 texts, unlimited web for £30pm (i think that was it, stupidly forgot to check the contract length but hopefully 18m as thats what i kept saying i wanted). On their system it was showing the phone would cost me £140 but if they phone it through to T-Mobile upgrades they will authorise the store to apply enough credit to make the phone free.

If you want to wait and get the phone directly from T-Mobile then the date I got from their upgrades team last week was Friday the 13th for stock to arrive with the possibility of them being able to start processing orders for it 1-2 days before this depending on if/when it appears on their systems.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jivel:
Phone arrived and love it but reception aint great as I live right next to a hill. :(

Seen a lot of new o2 contracts have come out which seem competitively priced in comparison. http://www.comparemobiledeals.com/m...nthly&page=1&sortby=Monthly-Cost&internet=yes

Im tempted to send my phone back and try o2 or maybe talk mobiles in the hope their signal may be better.

14 days to send it back, decisions decisions. :confused:

Will make my mind up after the footy. :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticc:
lakeside best buy (aka CPW contracts) have plenty unbranded in stock and price-matching o2 website/stores :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Looneer:
^^^

Are you sure about this. Wonder if they'll price-match O2 contracts.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonynz:
Just got a 12 month contact with O2 for £32 a month, 500 mins, unlimited texts, 500mb internet and the phone for £149
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marka87uk:
Hi,

Has their been any recent news on when CPW will be reducing the sim-free cost to £399? I previously read they would be doing that in '2 weeks' and that was at least a week ago now.

I went to CPW yesterday and they were not able to tell me.

They also couldn't price match the recent o2 offer as they don't sell it on PAYG yet. :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Or your years data and calls for £134 as phone payg O2 is £399 .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticc:
Well I've got one in my hand now price match plus 10% extra plus unbranded phone is a plus
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sausageman:
This deal seems very popular in this thread, hopefully someone can help explain how to a simpleton like me how to make the most of it, as I usually try and just get the best price with a free phone!

Are people planning on using this contract, or using another sim-only contract? Doesn't this make the deal more expensive than other deals in the end? (eg. 10.50 + 10 (giffgaff) + 150/24 = £26ish a month. Hmm, are these the calculations people are working from?)

Has anyone unlocked the phone, and what is the best sim-only contract?

Are people sure you can cancel the data part to reduce the contract price?

I'm not keen on 24 month contracts, which is why I guess this appeals to people as they can get the phone cheaply. It all hinges on if you can unlock, and reduce the price of the contract after 1 month.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayenh:
Sounds like a good deal. I want to try and haggle with o2 for something similar. I have a question though, if I went to CPW to do my upgrade are they able to adjust the tarrifs like o2 can when you play the "been a customer for x years" or "i want my pac code please" cards or can they only do what they have on their system? I'd rather upgrade at CPW and get an unlocked phone if I can.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] breezasib:
Cashback is now only £50.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jivel:
I sent mine back within the 14 days as my signal was rubbish (live next to a hill) and after seeing that better deals got released by the retailers http://www.comparemobiledeals.com/m...nthly&page=1&sortby=Monthly-Cost&internet=yes thankfully the return was smooth and I hadnt ported my number.

Much happier now, signal much stronger. :) One thing, I swear the screen colours are more vivid on my new handset at the same brightness. Much richer.

Has anyone compared their screen to another Galaxy S 2 side by side and noticed any differences? I thought they'd all be the exact same standard and screen.:confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jivel:
Anyone else seen differences in screen? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alonav:
its not 399

its 479 now

:(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ammo1980:
Yes, a big difference between my phone (bought in May, unbranded, UK) and my cousin's phone (bought in July, Orange, UK). Mine is noticeably brighter, on same brightness and wallpaper settings. go figure.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sub69:
Very sensible, Airwolf.

Two year plans are too long for my liking, but fortunately the Sim-Free plan is only £25 for 12 months, so I was happy to go with that.

I'm still baffled by 500Mb fair use limits with Android and Apple "always connected" phones, which don't allow for much in the way of multimedia. These phones come with YouTube apps pre-installed and various other wireless media options, yet you reach 500Mb pretty quickly if you actually use them.

I'm one of those people who barely even notices adverts, let alone acts on them. But the "Smartphones Set Free" ads for Three are actually pretty much spot on (even if I didn't see them 'til after I'd signed up).

Anyway, I have plenty of friends who go nowhere near their 500Mb limit with their iPhones, so my concerns aren't relevant to everyone, by any means. But please do keep an eye on your usage. I had a few large bills on Vodafone that I wouldn't recommend...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ayrlupine:
Airwolf! I love it, haha :D

I'll make sure I keep an eye on my data usage, thanks for the heads up! I don't want to be charged lots. D:

I use an app called ZDBox at the moment which fulfills a lot of purposes, one of which is a traffic usage counter... I'm not entirely sure if it also counts WiFi, though! Says I've used 332MB since 1st April, so maybe that 500MB is cutting it fine T.T
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cCeT:
What are you guys thinking of phones4u's deals?

it'll be available on 27th of april and if you order now 8gb sdcard is free.

http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop_contract_details.asp?ItemKey=519740&NetKey=4
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rich2011:
I just ordered from https://www.buymobilephones.net got the 02 deal

£32 a month

£20 for the phone

Because I use 02 broadband I save £5 a month on broadband through 02; so its much better.

If anyone else is thinking about buying through the same website, if you could let me know and I can recommend you just through your email address which will help me get a little more back from them ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ayrlupine:
That's the exact deal I want! I don't get paid until Monday so I'm scared to order before then, have they charged you yet, or do you know if they charge when sending it out?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rich2011:
Wont charge till at least tuesday, as it wont be authorized till then, due to bank holiday monday mate. If you get that deal with them, let me know, so I can send you a referal link ;) would do the same for you. Cheers
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
sub69, you quoted me

"Originally Posted by stoney73 : Unless you are using everything to the max on the three ayce deal, then its not value for money"

thats your answer.

You obviously use a lot of data, I dont. I dont tend to stream video, not my thing.

I'm not belittling three's deal. I merely said that unless you are a heavy user, then its a waste of money. I'm currently on ayce at present. I dont get close to using it to its max.

I have a dongle for my laptop(from work), so i never use the tethering facility. I sync with twitter/Facebook/emails.

Thus for ME, its a waste(at £40 a month for two years).

I'm not telling you which deal to get. So please calm down. Your needs are NOT my needs.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sub69:
Perfectly calm thanks, just correcting you when you say that you would need to be "using everything to the max" for it to give value for money.

I happily "waste" 6800 free minutes and 4900 free texts every month, but I still pay significantly less than I would on any other network.

I certainly wouldn't disagree with your assessment that you're wasting money on the wrong contract though.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
Tbh, all you did was prove my point.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jivel:
More retailer preorder deals. Today theres talkmobile deals at the retailers with unlimited data on offer for £12 a month. :eek: http://www.comparemobiledeals.com/m...nthly&page=1&sortby=Monthly-Cost&internet=yes But thats a lot of money upfront for the mobile but the talkmobile unlimited data is appealing. Good for those who mainly use data and less voice and text mins. Deals being offered by the retailers have changed pretty much everyday this week.

Which network to talkmobile piggyback on? Havent they had bad feedback for customer service? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jivel:
Update. Talkmobile uses the vodafone network and its not talkmobile I was thinking of that got bad customer service, was getting it confused with talktalk.:p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] walk.away:
But talkmobile is owned by talktalk, I would imagine their customer service centers will be in the same buildings as the internet service and have similar policies. So if you have had a bad experience with talktalk I dunno if it would be worth taking the risk.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sub69:
You must have a different definition of the word "everything" to the rest of us then?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kickasskev:
When are these released officialy in the uk?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sub69:
27th from Phones4u or the 1st May everywhere else.

The Bank Holidays will delay deliveries though, so get yourself to a Phones4u store and cross your fingers if you want to be one of the first...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cCeT:
do you think there would be any difference if i go to a local branch or order from internet? i mean maybe minutes or more internet data.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
Deleted by user, Off-topic crap
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
Depends. Some retailers have exclusive web deals, others have better deals when calling or going instore.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbailey:
Is there a relationship evolving on this thread? Two people seem to be knee deep in foreplay.

If so, good luck with the marriage and your future lives together :D

OT, anyone had any comment from buymobilephones re: the deliveries?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sub69:
I'm merely trying to point out that I essentially use the One Plan as a data-only tarrif, and it's better value for me than any other network.

You're saying that everyone on it would have to use Gb's of data, as well as thousands of minutes and texts, which - as I have clearly illustrated - is not true.

I'm quite happy to let everyone decide for themselves, I certainly don't have time to analyse every individual's mobile phone usage, but I thought that correcting your false statement would be a benefit to anyone who was trying to decide.

That said, I'm pretty sure no-one cares about what either of us are saying any more. I know I'm bored to death of this, so I shall stop wasting my time.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
When someone says the best deal, what makes it THE best deal?

Cheapest total cost over x many months?

Cheapest cost per month?

X many minutes, X many texts, X amount of data?

What...?

Each deal is subjective to the end users needs, some may prefer more minutes over data, vice versa, only YOU can decide what's best for you!

Everyone has different needs so while person x may find one deal attractive person y may not as it may not suit their individual needs!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
Nothing yet, still says order processing as status......:confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nicolopolus:
I've been on a T-mob rolling 30 day sim only deal for over a year now and currently have an order in with buymobiles.net for an 18 month contract, again with T-mob.

Will I be able to do that, or am I going to be automatically declined? Do I have to end my rolling contract, get a sim only deal with another network (or payg) and then try? Does anyone else have a sim only and contract deal running concurrently with the same network?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blueflash:
Three deal, Phone free then £30 pm and 1gb of internet

http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobil...5,0,1865688803

seems good
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ayrlupine:
Anyone know if Buymobilephones.net send out unlocked/unbranded phones? I've ordered with them and I don't want a big "3" symbol on it, or any bloatware, if I can avoid it!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xero Xenith:
Nope, you can have as many contracts as you want. If you want to take out ten more 18-month contracts with T-Mobile right this second, feel free! They'll be happy to accept your money :p

(Case in point: many parents nowadays sign their teenage children up for contracts on the same network they use. A while ago, my dad had four contracts with Vodafone all under his name!)

What may be more of an issue is that you won't be able to use the same number on the 30 day rolling contract as the 18 month main contract. They will have different numbers. However, you can ask them to transfer your 30-day-contract number onto the 18-month-contract.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deanoaka:
I'l be paying 21.50 for 18months thanks to my staff discount plus a £49.99 cost for the handset :D

300mins, unl text, 750mb data!

:D

Good luck hunting deals everybody!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manks:
Hey....do you work for orange? When you getting it? When I phoned thursday they couldn't find a trace of it on the system..by the way do you get any friend and family discounts....I'll be your friend lol!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stigslim:
Just a quick heads up to anyone entering into a T-Mobile contract in the UK.I recently found out that the bundled internet boosters have a throttled speed of upto 3G (385 kbps) I think that's right. I noticed my brother (also on T-Mobile and works at the same place I do) was getting around 1/1.5 Mbps when I spoke to T-Mobile they wanted another £5 a month for web and walk plus. Just thought it was worth reminding anyone who didn't know.Would love the S2 myself but no go for a few months yet. Looking forward to hearing your opinions on this awesome piece of kit.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arj154:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/samsung-galaxy-s2-talk-mobile-20-for-12months-309-99-e2save/925727

£550 in total, 12 month contract £20 a month £310 up front. not too bad
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deanoaka:
Yeah I do, As far as we were told via our Intranet, we would be getting it in May. I suppose after we do our "intensive testings" and adding a ****load of bloatware as usual :D

And yeah I do get F&F :D 40% :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Good deal if looking for a plan as well although not sure how Talkmobile are themselves for internet speeds despite using vodafone, any data throttles etc? Don't forget to add in quidco as well!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fracmo2000:
Exactly, I have been scouring the web for details on talkmobile...nothing much about. I get 3-3.5mb download on o2 in my area...i hear giffgaff gives you unlimited...but its seriously capped (using o2)...so I guess this would be the same with talkmobile/voda. However, its nice to know for sure.

Anybody got a talkmobile sim they can test or know somebody that can download speedtest appp?

What about e2save...are the dodgy/safe?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
e2save are basically carphone warehouse, i used them on my desire hd contract, very good deals and top service (customer service and delivery)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Same I get the same on o2 I tried GiffGaff and couldn't get a decent connection at all. Just need some talk mobile speed tests.

Swyped from my Desire HD using XDA App
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CloudStrife86:
I've ordered from buymobilephones.net, but I'm wondering where they are based. Are they a UK company? I ask because I started wondering whether they'd send out the Tegra 2 version or the Exynos version.

I checked the full specification of the phone on the website, and under processor, it says 1GHz. The Tegra 2 is only clocked at 1GHz rather than 1.2 isn't it?

Do you think this is just a lack of updating the page, or will they be sending out the Tegra version?

I'm going to email and ask them (I don't expect a great deal of help from them though), but any answers here in the meantime are appreciated. I'll update if/when I get a reply from them.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rich2011:
Think its lack of editing the page; let me know though as I have also ordered through them.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zen123:
I just got this deal

T-Mobile Data 300 24months - 300mins / 300 texts / Data Bundle included as Flexible Booster - changeable every 30 days

£99 for the phone & £20.43 pm - total cost of ownership over 24m = £589

Only problem is phones4u, hope I never have to deal with their cust service.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jenkinson6a:
Ye I got the same. Would have got £35 quidco back as well if there website wasn't so crap.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickbarbs:
I'm glad i stumbled on this thread, what are your thoughts on this deal?

handset costs 9.99£ up front

Orange dolphin 24 month 1200 minutes / 3000 texts/ 500 mb data 35£/month

insurance at 6.99 covers loss/theft/damage

they're sending me a 140£ check in the mail to cover my last 1.5 months of 02 (it more than doubles it)

so with insurance monthly cost is 42£ and i'm getting 130£ for the phone, not paying anything. I pocket some cash and pay off the rest of my contract and keep paying the same monthly amount, get a 520£ galaxy S 2. Hopefully my experience with phones 4 u will be positive and not an annoying intermediary.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sausageman:
What do people consider to be the best 18 month deal, or is the phone likely to still be decent in 2013? I bought a HTC Hero when it came out and it was out of date fairly quickly, and I don't want to be stuck with a phone past its sell by date for over a year again.

Or, do people usually sell their phone and get a new one half way through a contract?

Is just buying the phone and getting a GifGaf sim worth the hassle? Getting a £500 phone for free with a contract seems like too good a deal.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord_Buckington:
I'd be interested too as I prefer flexibility, possibly even buying the phone outright with a sim-only deal. On Quidco you get £120 cashback in the next few days if you get a £20/m 12 month sim-only contract.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedBlueGreen:
Im gonna buy it from The Carphone Warehouse for £494.95 and then just buy £10 Three sim.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
CPW have just come into stock;)

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/choose-tariff/SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S-2/HANDSET/NEW
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EleCtrOx666:
Strange:

Out of stock - Back order
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chilledbud:
Very strange,

Firefox - In Stock but no Add button

IE - Back Order with a Add button :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EleCtrOx666:
Yeah Firefox "In Stock" and Chrome like I said. Wouldn't order though.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pulverizer:
Definitely something wrong.

I've seen my android webkit browser and displayed below image.

May be they have no stocks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedBlueGreen:
Umm.. thats weird.

I get instock on IE and out of stock - back order on FireFox.

I'm gonna call up tomorrow and check.

I bet like 300 people from the UK are looking at this thread.. chances are it will be out of stock lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rich2011:
Went into carphone warehouse today, and was told they wouldn't be getting stock until Saturday at the earliest. So that is strange... Plot thickens
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedBlueGreen:
Where abouts in england do you live?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrdo:
yeah, i ordered online at the end of last week and have just been told that they don't have stock and they don't know when they are getting.

annoying as it definitely said "in stock" when i placed the order ...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rich2011:
That was the Liverpool stores mate. :) I've already ordered from Buymobilephones.net but they don't seem to have any clue when they are getting it either, and have been poor at keeping me informed in my opinion. Have been a little disapointed.

So far the only place that seem to have delivered and have it available is phones4u as we anticipated last week. We hoped that we would all receive our online orders slightly earlier, but it would seem that as time ticks by, and I've had no confirmation of delivery or date, that it would likely be at least Thursday or Friday before I get my order, which has irked me a little, as I was hoping to have it by Tuesday, Wednesday. If stocks are due on the 1st of May, then they should have it by Tuesday 3rd and send out next day, but I can imagine it wont be.

Buymobilephones.net told me that they have yet to receive there stock; and when they do we will be informed of a date, you would imagine that the stock would be there today or tomorrow... But I have a feeling maybe it'll be Tuesday next week.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrYiff:
Almost tempted to go with the £30/month deal with 3 thats on BuyMobilePhones.net here:

http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/Samsung/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II/30,72930,All,tt1,ct1

However if you look some deals are listed as Pre-Order and when you click show no ETA whereas others show as Buy and list an ETA of next week :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rich2011:
Yeah which is why I am worried, I emailed them, because I have ordered through them, and they haven't given me a date, and have given me hardly information what so ever. To the point I'm almost tempted to cancel with them. Very poor service. It was basically 'as we have yet to receive stock, we can't tell you a delivery date. No date given when they are to get it either.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigshape:
i went with a 24 month contract on mobiles.co.uk

£35pm + £75 cashback and £60 quidco

also hoping to get ~£150 back from selling my desire...

probably not the best deal out there, but the only one i could find online that would put through an upgrade deal...

hope they're prompt with pre-order deliveries!