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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
I've got a SG2 due for delivery on Tuesday from GUM, an PAYG order from o2 I don't know what's happening with as website is messed up, then I saw that fantastic cashback deal and was too hot to resist, so I tried getting it via TCB and my card was blocked, tried again then got an error then gave up and told my sister to do it on her o2 account which has gone through!!

If the £101 from TCB tracks within the next few days I will RMA both the other orders, if not providing the o2 PAYG comes I'll keep that and cancel contract and GUM order.

Oh the joys of trying to save those extra pennies!! :D

EDIT: Spoke to Sandy on the LivePerson chat thing and cancelled my o2 PAYG order as it was OOS and not dispatched yet.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] risq:
I'm just gonna pop down to my local O2 tomorrow and see if they have it in stock on handset only.

I've heard stores have had them since last week, but weren't allowed to sell due to the P4U deal?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedBlueGreen:
It will be locked to o2 and have o2 software on it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
O2 software usually wallpaper and a few web links .

I've heard stores have had them since last week, but weren't allowed to sell due to the P4U deal?

Not in stock non in store cupboard some said hoped for delivery yesterday .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Hardly likely with the phone priced at £500 on other sites +O2 PAYG SGS 1 £349 .O2 have been consistently cheaper on PAYG with SGS1 .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Well I've phoned a few of my local stores and most said in stock on Tuesday, some said they don't know and one claimed to be in stock on Sunday 7th May I guess they would have had a delivery maybe today or yesterday or even maybe tomorrow ready for Tuesday!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n-j-f:
Nearly the same as me :D. But I won't cancel my PAYG order until Quidco have tracked my contract order. That £100 makes all the difference!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] u23sjw:
So where am I going to buy an unlocked, SIM-free Galaxy S2?

Phones4U: Sound like a shower of crooks.

Carphone Warehouse: Would it be unlocked? Will they reduce the price to £399 any time soon?

O2: Looks like it won't be unlocked.

Play.com: £499 and "due to be released" 3rd May. However, they can only deliver to my home address and I'll be at work, with no-one to sign for it for me.

Amazon.com: £499 and due to be released 6th May. Always had great service with them and they WILL deliver it to me at work.

Hmm...

Any advice?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tankcmy:
I have the same problem as you. I think I'm going to order with amazon just to be safe! Can't be bothered with all the extra hassle involved with the rest.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xspyda:
This is kinda where I am at too! Amazon have always been VERY good to me I'd feel totally confident buying from them.

Having said that, their pre-release dates (like most retailers) do have a tendency to slip - although they are already one of the later to receive the device as they are currently quoting a release of 6th May.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] u23sjw:
What's the deal with all the different pre-order dates anyway?

Considering Play.com have had numerous different pre-order dates already, I'm not sure I trust them to meet the 3rd May date they are currently promising.

Amazon are suggesting a release date of 6th May, which is Friday. What chances are there that it will be dispatched and delivered on the Friday?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p4nts:
FWIW I'm ordering from e2save (List of CPW subsidiary sites) and was told, without asking, that phone would be unlocked. 99% of their phones are unlocked even the PAYG ones. I think it's usually only Network branded handsets which are locked by them.

I've gone for the £20 @ 12month contract £309 for the phone with Talk Mobile.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] comebackqueen101:
I spoke to CPW the other day and someone who works for them on this forum; confirmed they would start price matching o2's £399 on May 4th; however they couldn't say whether this would just be on o2 or if it would be unlocked etc :S
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
sounds good, i wish i waited but never mind :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rawat:
I asked them on twatter, and they said they only price match contract deals. Guess we'll have to wait and see.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] comebackqueen101:
when was this?

I distinctly asked about the pay as you go and the board member who is staff distinctly said £399 on the payg handset too

I find it really annoying that either these companies lie lol or their staff members aren't given uniform info! Jheez they should just send out mass company emails once a day stating all these things lol.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocketpaul:
so true. I have contacted o2 4 times about when my canceled transaction will be refunded. 1st time I was told 48hrs. 2nd time 10days. 3rd time 14days and today I was told 72hrs. I mean come on, I havent been given the same info twice, these companies need to sort it out.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckinninger:
Anyone ever heard of Clove dot co dot uk? Any good? 440. Looking for a reputable company that ships internationally. Plan on using it for AT&T -3G 850/1900 and Telcel 3G 850.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] comebackqueen101:
Three doing it on payg for 499.99 :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LarcusMywood:
How would you guys rate mobiles.co.uk, are they any good? I'm thinking of upgrading to the S 2 with my Dolphin 25 contract 24 months for £49.99: http://www.mobiles.co.uk/orange-samsung-galaxy-s-upgrades.html
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rawat:
Friday.

http://twitter.com/#!/cpwcares/status/63918445875568640

EDIT: Just seen this: http://twitter.com/#!/cpwcares/status/64672863973679104
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinokirk:
I've never used them, but they are a very reputable company.

I have used these guys before and had no problems whatsoever.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n-j-f:
Still waiting for Quidco to track my O2 contract order from Saturday morning. They say it can be up to five days but how long has it taken for anyone else? When did you buy it and when did it track?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sherwood W:
I spoke to three yesterday and they said that it will be £40 m/o for two years on the one plan. :-/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Anyone ever heard of Clove dot co dot uk?

One of the very first sellers of mobile/PDA devices in the UK .

Sponsor Industry Awards things for phones and providers .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] u23sjw:
The VAT takes Clove's price up to £528. I've only just convinced myself to pay the £499!

Anyone have any idea if the likes of Costco are selling?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riz157:
Larcus mate are looking at wrong handset.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LarcusMywood:
Oh f***! Knew it was too good to be true and I needed sleep... damnit. Haha cheers for looking anyway!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
It can take a while if it doesn't track submit a claim, my o2 pay as you go one only just tracked today and I ordered that on Saturday.

Now also waiting for the contract to track.

Swyped from my Desire HD using XDA App
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckinninger:
Thanks for the help. I just ordered from them (Clove). No VAT for me and DHL to USA only 16 pounds. Should ship on Tues.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedBlueGreen:
In the UK? If so then no.. i went there a few days ago and they dont even sell touch screen phones.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turborider:
why u pay so much money for the phone only when u can get for £572 for 18months contract and not 24 wich will cost more including everything in there and this is the best deal u can find....Samsung Galaxy S II on T-Mobile £30 (18mths) inc. Internet at BuyMobilePhones.net http://t.co/B6KyzQ8 ,orange,3,vodafone,o2 do very bad deals
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
In the U.S, then Hell No... Costco will not get their hands on this beast, unless it has a At&t or T-Mobile stamp on it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] td444:
There's a reason t-mobile do this. They limit the internet speeds to 0.3mbit if brought though a 3rd party. I have witnessed this and cancelled my order as a result.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedBlueGreen:
I just phoned up 3 carphone warehouse stores they said either next week or next month.

Iv ordered it online from them though so i hope i get it some time this week..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dayzee:
Quick update tho I think I've already said it - I have a DHL tracking code for my o2 contract SGS2 - still showing at Leeds Collection Centre at the mo, but it is a bank hol :)

Can't get my head around folk being willing to pay £500 and more to avoid contract or because it might be locked... Android community already has this beast rooted so ROMs and unlocking in various ways are pretty much assured to me anyway :) But I do understand that contracts are a whole other ball game for some xx

Dayz
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ah_wong:
I spoke to someone at CPW yesterday and said that they will be changing all their Window display banners this Tuesday (sometime this week)...so hopefully they'll have the phone in stock by then. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p4nts:
Just spoke 2 CPW guy @ Local Shopping Center and he said that they have no sign of any stock till next week!

E2Save are showing it in-stock when you go to the checkout. However my order status has not been updated yet :-(

As mentioned before I've gone for TalkMobile on 12 month contract which with Cashback works out a few pounds over £500. This is for what I have been told will be an unlocked phone, fingers crossed :eek:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turborider:
hrmmm you right mate thats why my internet speed is so slow,ty for telling me :o
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sherwood W:
Had any one been into a there store today to get the sgs2?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] u23sjw:
I've already stated earlier in the thread that I've already got a really good deal on my current contract. It's significantly better than any network is currently offering now. I simply want the phone. If, say, in six months time I find a network offering a better deal, I'd like to be able to switch without worrying about unlocking the phone. Ultimately, I'm not trying to avoid a contract - I just don't need a contract.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Incarniac:
I went into an O2 store in Watford, and they are 'hoping' for stock tomorrow or Wednesday, but I got the impression they were 'expecting' stock Thursday.

They did have a demo unit they let me play with for a bit - if they had had stock I think I would have got it there and then...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilboa1:
I'm told they already had stock on friday/saturday but sold it all

New stock tomorrow and expect to sell most of it

New stock again on thursday

don't know afterwards
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] td444:
Being locked into a contract can get you into trouble. E.g. your internet speed is really slow due to a very sneaky clause in the contract (e.g. T-Mobile!), but your stuck on a 24 month contract. This nearly happened to me, until I cancelled in the cooling off period.

Longer contracts hide the higher total cost of ownership over 18 - 24 months. Simply put if you can afford to fork up the £400 for this handset and get separate contracts that suite your needs, it makes a lot more financial sense than locking into a mega long contract.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neilix:
I think Dayz's point was that it's cheaper to get the phone on contract even if you're not going to use the contract. In my case I'm on a sim-only deal with 3 that I'm very happy with but wanted the SGS2. Buying it PAYG I could get it from o2 for £400, but by getting the contract with them (and the cashback available) the total cost to me is only £315 over the total length of the contract. The sim card they send me will never get used as I'll still be using my 3 sim (once I get it unlocked obviously). So as long as I cancel the contract when the 24 months is up I will definitely have saved money over the PAYG option.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dayzee:
Yep, my point was that if you can get accepted, the deal on contract with o2, coupled with the topcashback offer is nearly 200 quid cheaper than the simfree phones ive seen. That is a massive saving to write off, is all.

I personally have no intention of using the phone on o2 as I have a great tmob loyalty deal with 3gb internet so will be popping my tmob sim in and unlocking if necessary.

In fact, you could choose to end the contract whenever you want and pay it off. Would still be cheaper than the sim free costs. I reckon I will keep the sim and give to my daughter cos I can't bear to waste the contract mins and texts if ive paid for em :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] td444:
Thats all well and true, but your particular deal depends on a automatic cashback payout & reducing the bolt on to nothing IIRC. Cashback still aren't 100% reliable, but O2 are one of the better ones in this respect.

I hope they don't, but I have a sneaky suspicion that in your deal (S II for £315) may not get honoured. I cant see a contract between yourself and O2 being formed when using Quidco, with regards to cashback which leaves me skeptical.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhiteHartMart:
Don't see how the contract will be affected tbh.

Got the wifes contract sorted the same way last year but with £140 back that time!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] td444:
I mean the contract for the cashback itself, there simply is no legal obligation for them to necessarily pay out. The (mobile) service contract itself should be fine.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhiteHartMart:
Agreed, but if retailers stopped paying the Cashback offered then these sites would cease to exist.

There might be the occasional problem but in the main the money is paid as agreed.

Wouldn't put the dampeners on it tbh - think its a great deal :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neilix:
Well I suppose that there's always the chance that they might not honour the cashback (although I can't really see why that would be) but that would still only put the overall cost of the contract and phone at £405 which is only very slightly more than the PAYG price. So you could think of it as: I'm making a £5 bet with a pretty good chance of success that will win me £90 if it comes in. I'm pretty happy with that kind of risk:reward ratio. :D

The other thing of course is that there are still people talking about paying £500 for the phone from Amazon and the like. :eek: I just can't see any sense in that personally.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StarmanUK:
Yeah that's how I look at it too - small slight increase payment in the worst case scenario but will hopefully gain around £101 via TCB and around £150 via recycle of my SGS1.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] td444:
Cant argue with that risk/reward, but often they're a lot more unfair than this and can fall right through hence like to make others aware of the fact.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StarmanUK:
True but personally speaking I've been using Quidco and the like for around 3 years and providing I've read the restrictions at the time of clicking the cashback link I've never had any CB not honoured. A few have not tracked but I've then submitted a manual claim and again these have been honoured.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techno79:
Same here although I've been using them for 5 years and gotten £1.5k of cash back during that time. Never failed to get cash back when it was due. The very rare occasions when it failed to track were sorted by going through the painless missing transaction process. All people need to realise is that cash back can take up to a few months to be paid out so requires some patience.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
I agree as well been using quidco and topcashback for a few years both have been excellent. My last cashback with o2 was with their broadband when they were offering £100 that validated and paid back within months.

Swyped from my Desire HD using XDA App
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedBlueGreen:
early today i got a text from carphone warehouse that my phone has been dispatched and should here by tomorrow! Yippie!

btw i ordered it when it said on the website "Out of stock - Back order" or something.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pet family:
Reading the whole thing about huge amount of cashback makes me sad. The big cashback usually comes for contracts phone which is a bit complicated for me since I'm student here. I won't live here for long time so those long contract doesn't seem so appealing for me.

If I'm living here, I think I won't think twice to take that huge opportunity to save that hefty amount of money!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dayzee:
Sorry Pet Family - more than likely you wouldn't be accepted for a contract as a student though I've no experience of this. - Usually they credit check I think then decide if you are "worth the risk" hence me saying if you can get accepted for a contract its a good bargain.

I think that even without the cashback it only works out a few quid more expensive than the PAYG handset at around £405, but still has a few advantages

- first being that you get a sim with a monthly amount of mins and txts paid for - great for emergency sim or might give my hubby as he is a very light user and currently on PAYG :)

- secondly, it seems a contract phone is LESS LIKELY to be locked to the network, and also seems that you can get them unlocked for free by O2 without having to wait 12 months.

For me then, its win all the way :)

Dayz xx
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trickyhenry:
Ok... I went for the o2 contract for £13.50 pm + £150 up front and £90 cash back from quidco.

Happy to say my quidco has been tracked back and dhl have my tracking number!!

Also worth me mentioning that I used to work for o2 and all their contract phones were unlocked. So fingers crossed.

Good luck to everyone!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] risq:
Dayz,

Right on most counts. However, from previous dealings it's less likely they will unlock your phone unless you've had a contract with them for 12 months already (Unless this has recently changed, it even says it on the unlock form)

As for Handset only being locked or unlocked, its on a device basis rather than a simple, contract unlocked, PAYG locked format.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sherwood W:
Could you link me to this deal as I'm all new with cashback schemes :o
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aoprea:
Any chance to orange.co.uk got the phone in this days (month) ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhiteHartMart:
From O2's website (again):-

Pretty clear cut to me - free of charge at any time for contract customers - why are people trying to spread so much doubt over the subject - envy???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] u23sjw:
Well, after numerous attempts at setting a date for release, Play. com seemed to finally have settled on 3rd May...

...until 3rd May arrives and they're are now saying they're out of stock.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrYiff:
Looks like CPW will be offering similar deals to P4U, popped in at lunch today and they hadn't received their stock yet however it is due this afternoon, but they did have some display stuff up and were showing it at around £35 per month with a 2 year contract.

Unfortunately the woman in the shop wouldn't give me any other details about pricing until they actually had their stock so Im probably going to pop back in after work and see what they can offer although I doubt they can beat the 18m, £30 per month, £20 upfront offer that buymobilephones have for T-Mobile.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crouch.michael:
I think they've just got stock in...my order (from Play...made about a month ago) now has the status 'Packing'.

Can't wait to get my hands on this. Coming from the HTC Magic it's going to be quite an improvement!

Edit: ...and just got an email response from Play Customer Service saying they've got stock alloted for me, and will be dispatched shortly. Woo!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Burko:
I paid £170 for the phone on an 18 month contract @ £20 a month.

Total cost of phone + line rental for the length of the contract = £530.

I thought that was fairly reasonable.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
anyone received their phone yet? mine is down for delivery tomorrow by citylink(ugh), but the tracking link isnt quite working yet.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MattWPBS:
I'm just waiting for it to get into CPW stores, and then I'm off down to get my contract upgrade.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frostfree:
Same here, but that's bcos the items haven't been scanned into the system yet by the couriers, I expect the links to work later today or tomorrow morning at the latest.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jona29:
i phoned carphone warehouse yesterday told me they didnt know when it would be coming in stock ,think they forgot to mention they had already had some , so i ordered from elsewhere upgrade on voda £209 .then they phoned me today and cancelled as they have run out ,so i ordered from phones 4u they couldnt offer the same contract but if i upgraded by £2.50 per month i got the handset for free .

cant complain at that saved some cash phone should be fingers crossed here tomorrow
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andy2.2:
I have a problem, I got my galaxy s i9000 stolen about a month ago.

Up until now I have been using a Wildfire, hate it :(

So I was wondering, as I'm on a 2 year contract with orange for my galaxy s, I think I still have about 15 months left :p So would it be cheaper for me to purchase the galaxy s II sim free, or talk to Carphone Warehouse about an early upgrade? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Burko:
Check the consignment number at 6pm UK. (in 30 minutes time)

;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmt32577:
Mine also scheduled for tomorrow and showed up on their tracking tool about 2.30pm
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dayzee:
Mine is here. Sadly locke to 02, but was prepared for that... rang almost immediately I turned it on with o2 sim in, requested unlock code, it will be emailed in 7 to 10 working days.

If I get impatient before then I reckon it might cost a Tenner to get it unlocked elsewhere. I'm still quids in :) in fact it came with a free take that DVD in wrapper that I might sell on ebay to cover any unlock cost ;))

Dayz
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinokirk:
Can you upgrade that early? Get an 18m contract next time :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrYiff:
Was back in the CPW store again after work today and they had received 3 SGS2 phones however a lot of the contract deals still hadn't been put onto their computer system yet so im going back in on Wednesday and hoping that no-one else has bought up their stock yet!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fracmo2000:
Dont wanna rub it in, but have a friend that works in o2 which gets me 30% off! Nice!

Free sgs2

18 month

600mins

Unlimited text (i think?)

500mb pm (if I want 1gb, its £4 more)

£30pm

Ordered yesterday, its sitting here charging right now!

Smug mode :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Nice deal indeed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frostfree:
Crap..... mines not showing yet :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
same here:eek::(