yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tdodd:
Because I use it on a PAYG basis and don't buy goodybags. It's 6p per text and 10p per minute. In a typical month I might only make 10-15 minutes of calls from the mobile and send 10-15 texts. Mobile data is 20p per day for up to 20MB per day and I usually have data disabled. If you top up by £10 every three months then calls and texts between giffgaff phones are free. When I first joined giffgaff and for about the first year of use it was 4p per text and 8p per minute and data was completely free.

Most of the day I am at a desk with a laptop with broadband and a landline and have no need to use minutes or data on my mobile. When out and about I don't feel a compulsion to keep checking emails, weather reports and YouTube every 15 minutes or to phone everyone I know. I don't commute by train so I don't have lots of idle time with nothing to do - I'm either walking, driving or busy doing something. I also don't use Facebook or tweet.

Here's the PAYG tariff - http://giffgaff.com/index/pricing.

So why have a smartphone I hear you ask....

Because occasionally I want to access the fancy features it offers, but not every waking moment, and it's quite possible to have a use for the device without needing a data or voice connection to do stuff. One example is satnav, for which I use CoPilot Premium, or games downloaded over WiFi. The reason for upgrading from my San Francisco to the Note is because I want a larger screen so I can see more at once without scrolling and also have larger text for my ageing eyes. I also like my gadgets and tech and this is a little treat for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sstanton86:
Hey guys,

Just letting you know I just ordered mine with Orange, via phones4u. Should have it by tomorrow hopefully. I think I get 1000 minutes, unlimited texts and 1gig of data for £41 a month.

Personally I don't think its that bad. And with orange

+ tmobile it should be pretty sweet for 3g and H.:eek:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenF1:
Well, Im seriously considering the GiffGaff option (I've got most of my family on it, due to being tied into a contract I havent yet! The only problem is the huge initial cost of nearly £500 :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jommy999:
i bought from carphonewearhouse oxford st.

Vodafone free from £41 a month ( 24m contract)

- £99 if you go with £36 a month

600-900 mins call, unlimited text and 500 to 750mb internet depend on tariff

Got T-mobile network too but i have no info on that .
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Keethos:
Hi all,

Might be worth checking out sites like mobiles.co.uk, I currently have a spanking deal where I get 23 months free line rental on a 24 month contract, plus £50 cashback via Quidco, plus £30 for selling the Samsung Tocco I got with the contract (and I was lucky cos the SIM card died on me and Orange messed me about by sending me a non-data SIM, so they gave me 1 months free line rental there too), so all in all, a 24 month contract where I get paid £80. Please not that it's a redemption scheme so I still pay £25 a month, but every 3 months I send off my bill and get a whopping cheque through.

I did this so I could get myself a Dell Streak but now I'm silly keen on getting a Galaxy Note. The question is, can you see the price of the Note dropping in price at all in the next month or so, or will it hold its value for a while?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ovenscrubber:
Must have got the new guy at Phones4u. Apparently can't upgrade to Galaxy note as its a tablet! Will try someone else tomorrow. Hey ho.

Has anyone managed to upgrade from Orange to Phones4u?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeearl13:
Got mine on Orange for £49 with 600 mins, 1GB data + BT Openzone, unlimited texts for £36.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timstanley1985:
Any one got any more news on the t-mobile galaxy notes being offered by buymobilephones.net?

I paid for mine on preorder the last week in October and was told I would get it first week in November and now I see it won't be dispatched until the 19th! I'm just worried now they'll push the date back again. Anybody got any thoughts or spoken to butmobilephones.net recently?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeearl13:
I bought mine from there (though on Orange). Ordered on the 3rd around 3:00pm, arrived next day around 1:00pm.

Your mistake was getting it on T-Mobile :), as mentioned earlier in the thread buymobilephones.net will not have these in stock until the 19th:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJ_Evil:
O2 release date is currently looking like the 14th of Nov but this has not been confirmed yet, this is directly from o2 not through P4U or CPW.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s-keeper:
Does anyone have info on buying from CPW with T-mobile contract? If so, what are the prices, cause its fustrating to wait for buymobilephones.net to get T-mobile stock!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timstanley1985:
I just went into P4U in Crayford and had a 2 minute play.

Wow! I can't wait until the 19th!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegoosier:
This looks like quite a deal with Vodafone over 18 months. If you live with the annoying cashback this works out at £46 for 18months with £138 cashback. That's £644 for a note, 900 minutes , free texts and a gig of internet

dialaphone.co.uk/phone/Samsung_Galaxy_Note/Phones_Samsung_P7

If my maths is right, which it probably isn't
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kodbel:
Ahmmm.. I get £690 (46*18-138)

You are right about your math not being right ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegoosier:
I checked that like 4 times. I guess its not so great after all
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kodbel:
I am waiting to buy it on a contract. Can't afford £500 in one go :(

I am worried that none of the operators have Note in their phone list or coming soon page. It's only available via 3rd party agents.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ovenscrubber:
Phones4u are stalling on whether to offer the note on Upgrade, won't decide till after the weekend.

It has now appeared on Orange website as Coming Soon. O2 store said that it was going to have it as "an order in" with no stock on the shop floor.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sstanton86:
Third parties can sometimes get the phones before the carriers. In this case I know phones4u have.

I ordered mine two weeks ago, according to the phones4u website they should have it by tomorrow. It should be delivered by Saturday if all goes well, will arrive by tomorrow.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ijyt:
Personally waiting for O2 to have it legit in-stock so I can try getting a good deal via disconnections. If that doesn't work I'll just have to shop around, hopefully mobilephonesdirect will have it at some point, with a sweet deal like the SGS2.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0simon0001:
Just spoke to O2 retentions and they have now put it back from the 14th to the 21st.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJ_Evil:
Yeah I just read this on the stock tracker this morning :( totally sucks, my current phone is dying a death, hurry up o2 with the note!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidgood89:
Galaxy note - vodafone - phones4u

I ordered my Galaxy note yesterday over the phone as an early upgrade with phones4u (first time I've used them) on Vodafone.

The bloke on the phone said it'd be about 3-5 days til it was delivered, but today the online customer services team said that it's not scheduled for release until the 17th of November? I thought that was the Nexus release date?

Plus, I thought other people here on XDA have got their Note's from phones4u already?

Am I being retarded or what?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0simon0001:
Now on the O2 coming soon page but the details link is broken.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timstanley1985:
I had the same with buymobilephones.net when ordering on t-mobile. They said first week in November when I ordered and then changed it to the 19th a day or two later. I think the stock is taking a while to filter through to all the 3rd party suppliers on the different networks.

I'd have had the phone a week or more by now if I'd gone for an Orange contract instead!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humadoon:
I am on VF too. Due for an upgrade. What sort of price plan did you get from p4u.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidgood89:
Well I'm upgrading early (contract end 25th Jan) so they offered me free phone, £41 a month, 500MB data + 2GB wifi (openzone), unlimited texts, 600 mins on an 18 month contract.

Previous my contract was 40.90 for 18 months, 1GB internet , 900 mins, and ulimited text.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humadoon:
Hmmm. Mine was 35 quid a month on a 12 month contract with htc desire HD.

I got my PAC code yesterday from VF. Dont really want to port though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prozac69:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/12/galaxy-note-hooks-up-with-o2-brings-the-hybridized-goods-to-bri/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkStone1337:
Just bought my Galaxy Note from buymobilephones.net + Quidco!

Works out better than buying Sim Free + PAYG sim card in my opinion. :)

I bought the £25.54/month 18 month plan with the unlimited text booster added on with T-Mobile. http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/Samsung/Samsung-Galaxy-Note/T-Mobile/T-Mobile-25-%2818mths%29-inc.-Internet/11756535

This gives me 300 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited web and email. Perfect for my needs.

The handset price is £180 in this plan and the total monthly cost with the booster is £30.65.

£30.65 x 18 months = £551.70. £551.70 + £180 handset cost = £731.70.

With Quidco, I can get £30 cashback, so the total cost is

£701.70

for 18 months.

This works out better than buying the phone Sim Free which would cost you £590 for the handset (UK version from buymobilephones.net), then paying £10/month typical minimum topup to a PAYG plan with similar minutes/texts (e.g GiffGaff £10 goodybag). Your total cost would be

£770

for the handset plus 18 months worth of topups. Nearly £70 worth of savings! I do know about ordering from Amazon.de for around £470, but I'd rather have piece of mind with the warranty being UK based, plus you get three months worth of mobile phone insurance when you buy from buymobilephones.net.

It took me a long time to decide between the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy Nexus! I think I've made the right choice :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Barkotron:
Got mine on VF upgrade from CPW in Reading this lunchtime - they had a delivery of 5 this morning.

Deals don't seem to be particularly great - I went with £41 over 2 years, 750MB data etc. Can be had for less if you want to put money up front, but nothing particularly cheap looking. I basically just went along to see if I could have a play with it, then decided that actually I didn't want to walk out of the shop without one :).

Not the best move financially, but I am currently a very happy chap :).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeeJS:
While your maths may be correct I think you may be vastly overstating the costs of the alternative. A SIM free Note can be had for as little as £450 if you shop around. Add £180 for an 18 month SIM only contract (not PAYG) and you get £630.

Buy the phone on an interest free credit card and you can even offset the phone cost over 9 months.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkStone1337:
A good point. However, I believe that £450 isn't realistic for the UK handset considering the RRP of the phone in UK retail stores. You will most likely get a German/Polish version and that may affect warranty etc. Going through the above route would be the most cost effective indeed, but I'd still like my peace of mind. :D

Being on a contract helps with my costs since I won't need to pay for the entire phone cost up front.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timstanley1985:
When did they say you can expect to receive the phone. The website says "expected 19/11/11".

Does that mean we will receive it on Saturday or they will be sending it out on Saturday?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinokirk:
There is absolutely no affect on warranty at all.

The warranty given on all Samsung phones is a two year EU wide warranty.

I just wanted to make that clear in case any worried EU Note users are reading this :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0simon0001:
Just telephoned retentions at o2, put back to 22nd Nov now :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkStone1337:
I honestly couldn't tell you :confused: :o

Fair enough, but back to my previous point, there is an overall less up front cost for the phone.

I wonder if the phone is unlocked though, I've decided that I'll just remove the unlimited internet booster and give the contract SIM to someone else who doesn't use mobile internet for probably £10/month.

I'll use this £10 to buy a GiffGaff goodybag. I don't like the idea of T-Mobile throttling their 3G speeds.

The effective cost of each month would be £25.54/month for the phone, contract and PAYG plan.

£25.54 x 18 months = £459.72 + £180 for the handset = £639.72 - £30 Quidco cashback = £609.72.

£609.72 isn't too shabby for the overall phone, contract and PAYG cost over 18 months I think :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0simon0001:
Full tariff details are now available on o2's website.

---------- Post added at 10:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:27 AM ----------

Full tariff details are now also available on orange's website - monthly cost is higher and starts from £41 but the handset cost is lower.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenF1:
I might go for that T-mobile contract, I can't justify £500 as an upfront cost really..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkStone1337:
It looks like buymobilephones.net is expecting a shipment next week for T-Mobile handsets: http://twitter.com/#!/buymobiles_help/status/137485219086352385
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidgood89:
I contacted phones4u on thursday 17th asking about my Note again. They said it'll be with me on Monday (21st). Hmm. We shall see! I shall confirm delivery if it comes. Hoping phones4u aren't giving me the run around that they're famous for...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidgood89:
still no joy with phones4u. Just phoned them and apparently they've had trouble getting the transaction to go through the till, but it should be being dispatched by special delivery this afternoon. at which point I should FINALLY get some form of email confirmation.

*sigh*
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharp910sh:
Called up buymobiles.net. They have no idea when it is coming. Does carphonewarehouse do t-mobile upgrades?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timstanley1985:
Buymobile phones are now saying 7-10 days for Notes on T Mobile.

Getting pxxxsed off with all this waiting!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharp910sh:
Taking thw peeeee! What will we do?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timstanley1985:
Its the cheapest deal around by a substantial amount. All we can do is wait and keep asking :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharp910sh:
I saw your tweet on twitter. They said they have 63 people waiting. If they told us upfront that its going to be delayed, it would not be a problem. But because they promised me saturday, i am disappointed!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ovenscrubber:
Have spoken to Phones4u, they have no stock of the Note and no idea when they are going to get some, I ordered mine 10 days ago and was promised it was being dispatched that day. Now no idea when to expect it.

Orange have them in stock but won't send them out for the next few days.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidgood89:
I suggest phone phones4u again mate. Mine is coming today (i saw that with reasonable confidence as I finally have a tracking number that confirms this)

I was expecting to come Monday, it didn't, so I phoned. They said the DID have stock now, but there was a problem getting it through the till apparently. He said it'd be dispatched same day. So it didn't turn up Tuesday, I phoned again, was told that it had been dispatched and the helpful bloke gave me my tracking number and a call reference number for proof. Today is the day I hope.

So yeah, in conclusion, phone them again. It seems that half of phones4u are really genuinely helpful and able to explain what's going on...

...and the other half can go to hell.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timstanley1985:
What deal did you get?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharp910sh:
When will buymobiles.net get it in stock. This is killing me!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timstanley1985:
I spent about an hour yesterday looking for alternatives to buymobilephones.net but every site said 7-14 days for t-mobile galaxy notes. I'm crossing my fingers it arrives by weekend after next but think it could easily take longer .

Like you though, the waiting is killing me!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Towserspvm2000:
Why are they talking so long to come through on the T-Mobile network - are they going to be locked into the network?

Such a shame 3 are not going to release them, otherwise I would have gone for an "all you can eat" data plan. http://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/news...oming_to_three_samsung_galaxy_note_ruled_out/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharp910sh:
T mobile isnt getting the galaxy note! you will have to go third party, i.e. CPW
[Windows Phone 7 General] zamzam22:
hi

I have bought my htc hd7 from o2 germany.

2 weeks ago, mango upgrade is available for my phone. I have updated my WP succesfully but,

this mango is different.

no messenger, no wifi hotspot, no general ringtone option etc.

my mango version is 7.10 (7720)

In you opinion, what is the problem?
[Windows Phone 7 General] sylau90:
Hey buddy...I don't think the official wifi hotspot and general ringtone have been released.therefore, we are on the same boat,no worries.

In regards to the messenger,make sure you sign in to the correct windows live account,as microsoft don't allow secondary live account to get the messenger functionality and they blocked IM+ from offering live messenger...which is shame....

If you confirmed you use the same live messenger account as the primary account in your phone,then you can just simply go into messaging hub and set the chat status to online. For facebook,just go to setting and add the facebook account.
[Windows Phone 7 General] zamzam22:
thanks for you reply.

when do they release these options for mango? do you have any information about this?
[Windows Phone 7 General] sylau90:
For the wifi hotspot,i think it is coming soon...got people reported that Mozart in India already receiving the latest HTC update which added the wifi hotspot function. However,not sure when for htc HD 7...I think it won't be too long.

For the ringtone stuff,I didn't use custom ringtones much(honestly never use it before). AfAIK, there are apps on marketplace that you can buy and download some new ringtone...
[Windows Phone 7 General] cyclonemon:
Is it a spl update?

i can't remember an older spl but now,spl is 5.xx
[Android Apps and Games] VerizonKoolaid:
https://code.google.com/p/pffmod/

This is not my project but as the developer is looking for volunteers I wanted to bring XDA brilliance to it. :)

https://code.google.com/p/pffmod/wiki/GettingTheSource

Simultaneously I hope XDA can push CM buttons to bring these permissions management features into existence:

http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#change,5677
[Android Apps and Games] ukanth:
Nice to see an alternate for LBE. Please correct me if i am wrong, I guess it's a complete android build or an application for android ?
[Android Apps and Games] dilfatx:
So this won't be an easy install apk like LBE is?
[HTC Startrek] haithemali:
USB LOGO

I followed all the steps mentioned, when it came to the command box, i did the command and pressed enter... but nothing happenned

The USB logo on the touchpad remained there. once i exited the command box, the USB logo turned into a frozed hp logo that just sat there for two hours till i rebooted ... ????

What am i doing wrong ?
[HTC Startrek] gtg465x:
Anyone else with a GSII suddenly feel like they time traveled back to the Windows Mobile days?
[General Questions and Answers] Geometrikz:
Theres 4 phones for around $600 for 24 months, $450 credit and im having a hard time choosing between them.

Xperia Play, Xperia Arc, Galaxy S, Incredible S

Im leaning towards Xperia Arc and Galaxy S, and please tell me which has the best development on these forums.

Xperia Play

Pros - POKEMON!!! FPS!!!!

Cons - Battery life when playing games. Fat.

Xperia Arc

Pros - Sexy, Big screen, Good camera

Cons - None i can really think of.

Galaxy S

Pros - Fast, AMOLED Good development

Cons - Fat and plasticy

Incredible S

Pros - Sexy, HTC Sense

Cons - Slow, bad development

So which one should i get.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] itrustno1:
I've been having an issue with my soft keys pressing themselves randomly and repeatedly. Menu options pop up and ill press menu to make em go away and seconds later they'll pop up again, and again. The one that blows me up most is when it presses home, *%#@! Anyone having the same issue, anyone have any advice, anything?

Now I'm so broke i can't even pay attention!
[HTC EVO 3D] pakito316:
My EVO 3d is flashed to boost mobile....but I'm having issues with the mms picture text...its not sending....can any please help?
[HTC EVO 3D] shizznizzle:
try ##3282#/edit/advanced/mmsc change to mm.boostmobile.com then menu commit changes, reboot.

another option is to use gosms and settings/advanced/mms settings check apn and put the url there, skip proxy and set port to 80

im having the same issue, kinda, with my evo.. only i had it working so i know its my device being stupid
[HTC EVO 3D] louforgiveno:
Actually it is

mm.myboostmobile.com

edit...damn this is an old thread
[HTC EVO 3D] shizznizzle:
my bad, definitly put the "my".

also i said i had it working once, what i just discovered it has always worked.... just not on wifi. i can only send over the celluar network.
[HTC EVO 3D] tgruendler:
LOL, answering a 6 month old thread is classic.
[HTC Monet] haithemali:
USB LOGO

I followed all the steps mentioned, when it came to the command box, i did the command and pressed enter... but nothing happenned

The USB logo on the touchpad remained there. once i exited the command box, the USB logo turned into a frozed hp logo that just sat there for two hours till i rebooted ... ????

What am i doing wrong ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] <3me:
How does a jig reset the counter on odin counter

Can someone explain the process to me please
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjcollum:
the mostly non technical version ....

the jig is just 300k (usually a 301k ohm resistor will read 300k) ohms of resistance between pins 4 & 5 of the usb port when the phone is off.this accesses the boot loader and it clears the memory on the on-board counter and forces the phone into download mode. this will let you reflash the phone with odin and doesn't seem to count the first flash.

also on the rare occasion that you really goof and can't get the phone into download mode with the button combo this solves the issue.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] <3me:
So I don't actually have to do anything to reset the counter! This may be my next home project. Thanks much
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stangdriverdoug:
[QUOTE=

Samsung Galaxy S II

All you have to do is plug the jig in. I use mine to clear the counter averytime I use odin.