yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] Isadora:
Frankly I haven't had any issues in the year I've been with them, central London, the City and the Wharf all have good coverage even during the busy daytime hours as far as I can tell - I did a test by browsing the net at the Wharf at lunchtime (which was impossible with Voda) and it was all good :)

I don't get the best of signals indoors at home but it's absolutely fine for calls, data is a bit slow at times but I tend to connect to my wifi anyway (have Infinity, get around 30 mbps download speed on my S2) so it's really not a problem as far as I'm concerned. What matters to me is that I can use things when out and about.
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
I can tell u all phones from p4u are sim free been an got the Gf Samsung note today cause she really wanted one got it on orange but tried t-mobile in it and o2 and works just fine

I have heard though voda like to lock the phone no matter who sells it p4u manager confirmed all phones were sim free hope that helps

And if find anyone getting New contract with deal like yours give me a shout

Cheers
[Galaxy S III General] Alex Charles:
Nothing special but pretty good

CPW

On 02

Unlimited calls

Unlimited texts

1gb internet

£49 cost, £36 a month.

Freebies :

32gb SD card

Screen protector

Car charger

(Get the card now they've ran out of tabs :P)
[Galaxy S III General] ukmoto:
That's the deal I've taken Alex. :) You also get 14 days cooling off period and £235 back on your Sg2 if you want. I'm going from Simplicty £21+vat tariff to a 2 year contract and will sell the sg3 for the sg4 when and if it comes out. So all in all, I think that's a pretty reasonable deal when you work it out.

£36x24 months = £864 inc vat.

+£49 for handset £913

- £235 for sg2 = £678 all in for 2 years.

For me, that's ok.;)
[Galaxy S III General] The-Kevster:
HaHa. Gotta love that you're first thought is that people are lying about what contracts they have been offered. Very cynical!

I got the deal in store where they passed me a phone to speak to their sales team at HQ! Worth the trip into town wasn't it!

I'm shocked that the deal was only for upgrades. I've usually found deals for new customers are far better than existing. Although this is my 4th year with vodafone and I can't complain about their upgrade prices. Orange were terrible though!

Here's hoping it's a 32gb card too and I get just as good a deal next year for the Galaxy S IV!
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Nothing cynical tbh as the deal does not exist for new customers and its been said Vodafone are the only ones doing the 32gb model so I hope you get that one but if its from p4u it prob be the the 16gb one sim free as the 32gb will more than likely be sim locked to Vodafone and only available from them

If it was stated it was an upgrade then I would have been the first to say I wish I was on Vodafone :p

By the it will be a 32gb sd card confirmed on p4u website but I expect it won't be much better than a class 2 or 4

I'm not overly bothered about getting an sd card as I am using a Samsung 32gb class 10
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
I was gutted about this deal as they were doing it at cpw and p4u with free handset 3 days ago I went in 2 days ago to grab the phone for free and they had changed it overnight :mad:

P.s p4u was £48 for the handset rest of deal same :D
[Galaxy S III General] djwilliams100:
I got 18 months voda 32GB white for 36 a month 900 mins unlmtd texts 2GB data through friends and family deal. Phone cost £69 Saved me 20% a month as Nhs are a corporate customer of voda

I typed this out all by myself on my Samsung Galaxy S2 using XDA
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Sweet deal :D
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
well i just come across this deal from dial a phone but you cant get it direct from them!!!

this is for new customers

its not great but not to bad as i have giff gaff card anyway

found it through money supermarket

£31 a month orange panther 24 months

400 minutes

unlimited texts

750mb data

4 months free line rental by redemption

Bringing total cost to £620 for the 2 years

there are other options with the same 4 months free line rental by redemption

like orange panther £31 600 mins unlimited texts and 250mb data same £620 total

also have vodafone £31 900 mins unlimited txt 500mb data total cost £620

link below for anybody who interested

i believe all the phones will be sim unlocked as dial a phone is p4u

http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/aw2/offer/24ORGAW204/
[Galaxy S III General] Buddhainuk:
Just going to buy sim free S3

Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191
[Galaxy S III General] rocketpaul:
if only o2 did that reduced price pay as you go deal like with the galaxy s2.
[Galaxy S III General] n-j-f:
and 4.04% on topcashback.co.uk. Just ordered from them. Should be over £20 back (assuming it's on the VAT inclusive price). :)

And they also say that, if they reduce their price before despatch, the price on existing orders will drop. 3 to 5 working day delivery free if you can wait that long!
[Galaxy S III General] jaju123:
£21.50 for 24 months, with a £89.99 upfront cost but £40 quidco as well (so really £50 upfront). This is for:

Samsung Galaxy S3 Blue

100 Minutes

Unlimited Texts

500MB Data

£21.50 per month

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sam...exts-500mb-data-o2-21-50-per-month-40-1213181

Also, after 120 days the data bolt-on can be removed, bringing it to £15.50 per month for the remainder of those days. This is cheaper than the phone sim-free.

(£21.50 x 4) + (£15.50 x 20) + 50 = £446 over 2 years.

Extremely tempting deal. I may have to order one if I can convince myself I can afford it :P

Quicker link:

http://www.affordablemobiles.co.uk/contract-mobile-phones/34272155.html?source=webgains&siteid=20363
[Galaxy S III General] hefonthefjords:
Has anybody seen any official prices/release dates for 32 and 64 gb models yet?

I havent been able to find any valid info on them.
[Galaxy S III General] djwilliams100:
Vodafone have 1St month exclusive release for 32gb model. I've gone for this option. It was £69 more one off fee than the 16gb

I typed this out all by myself on my Samsung Galaxy S2 using XDA
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
That is a cracking deal that :)
[Galaxy S III General] hefonthefjords:
Hah, vodafone. Not even if they paid me!

Looks like i might have to wait a significant time beyond release day then. :(

Really looking for the 64 sim free but willing to settle for 32 if its available earlier.
[Galaxy S III General] stunno:
Would the phone be locked to O2, do you know?

I'm soo tempted by this but )2 is rubbish around here so would be sticking my Tmobile sim in it
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
That is a cracking deal I tried one with them last week free handset on o2 they wanted £100 deposit told them to stick it
[Galaxy S III General] jaju123:
It wouldn't be locked, as the phone is not from O2 but from affordable mobiles, who need the phones to be paired with various providers' sims anyway (since they buy them separately).
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
I asked them if it would be locked and they said they couldn't say until it arrived the only ones they said would be locked to network would be Vodafone and 3
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
I wouldn't worry to much, I'm sure unlocking will be available not long after release.
[Galaxy S III General] Meemo23:
I for one had a great experience with vodafone they reply to my problems fast and sort it out within the hour.. Can't fault them at all i have been with them on contract for over 5 years and all the phones i ever had from them were always unlocked. Now i don't know if i am lucky or not but, I had the iphone 3g from voda unlocked, Htc Desire from Voda Unlocked, SG1 Voda unlocked and LG optimus 3D unlocked from voda,

I am hoping that my luck does not run out on the SG3 and that it is unlocked but who knows hence the reason i won't get my hopes up at all..
[Galaxy S III General] hefonthefjords:
Vodafone have probably the worst network coverage of all around here, where i would be using it anyway.

Staying with tmob and going sim free on this one.
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
Got mine on Voda, but still have my T-mob unlimited everything 50% off FF sim.

Its the reverse for me, the T-mob signal round here is shocking:eek:, but still, hoping I can swap my T-mob sim into it for when I go out.
[Galaxy S III General] NorthernNoel:
I was going to wait until it was released but thought sod it and ordered from Play.com today. Free cases and screen cover + 4% cashback from topcashback.co.uk.

If anything better comes along I can always cancel after all :D
[Galaxy S III General] Xplorah:
ordered this sim free on amazon uk £499. gonna be on 3 network
[Galaxy S III General] sjdean:
Whats Play.com like for mobiles? Are they genuine UK stock?

Im currently on Pre-Order with Expansys but Im not a fan of Peter Jones (just heard that), and the phone is £20 more than other places. But at least I can be relatively confident of actually getting the phone on release date.

I know Play.com quite often send DVD's before release, but I doubt that will happen with the S3.

Any thoughts guys?
[Galaxy S III General] Skellig86:
I order my Milestone from Play.com age ago. The order arrived fairly promptly. But I don't know what it'll be like with a launch phone. I've always thought Play was a little slow at delivery.

Personally, I think if you're really desperate to have the phone on launch day I'd suggest Amazon with Prime. That's where I ordered mine. Guaranteed delivery on Wed 30th. Sadly I won't be able to use it straight away. Will be at the studio watching QI :D
[Galaxy S III General] Xplorah:
yeah, amazon are normally top draw with delivery. have always got everything on time
[Galaxy S III General] NorthernNoel:
I've not bought a phone from play before but they have this on the S3 page. If it doesn't turn up on the day I'm not overly worried though. I'd rather save a bit of cash and get it a couple of days later.
[Galaxy S III General] stunno:
I've read elsewhere that you only have a2-3 month warranty with play because of Jersey law, the remainder will be direct with Samsung
[Galaxy S III General] NorthernNoel:
Interesting. I guess that's not too much of a problem though. I initially used Vodafone for warranty repairs last time. This just delayed it as they passed it back onto HTC, adding a couple of days extra for the turnaround. Last time I sent it direct to HTC and it was back 2 days later.

Anyone have experience of what the Samsung warranty department is like? I see they offer 2 years on mobiles.
[Galaxy S III General] The-Kevster:
Just had a confirmation email from phones 4 U saying I'd be getting a 32gb card and official Samsung case with the phone. Any ideas what the case will be? I've only seen the flip case which would be great. Or do they also make a cheap faux leather one which phones 4 u will be shipping?
[Galaxy S III General] rocketpaul:
hoping to trade in gs2 for the s3, any sites offering a decent trade in price?
[Galaxy S III General] drillyourownhole:
O2 are offering £230

http://www.o2recycle.co.uk/mobiles/2140/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100.aspx

I haven't checked any others yet.
[Galaxy S III General] reaths17:
as far as i'm aware t-mobile are the only company that supplies the fast HSDPA which is worth a thought for the internet use. they also use oranges network, not sure if orange get to use the fast service in return though
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Don't bother mate the so called fast hsdpa t-mobile is terrible I should know I was with t-mobile I've just cancelled my contract
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
I can confirm orange get the HSDPA, also orange are very good to long term customers in terms of upgrade and contact renewal, and their broadband is cheap as chips :D
[Galaxy S III General] jonny68:
that isn't too bad at all although i could probably get a few more quid as my SGSII is in pristine condition and i notice on eBay they are still being sold second hand for up to and beyond €300
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
I notice that CPW is now offering the 3 deal £34pm 2000min 5000text unlimited data.

I think I will call them tomorrow & see if I can switch to this deal & still retain my free Galaxy Tab.
[Galaxy S III General] JupiterdroidXDA:
Totally agree,

Vodaphone's 3G network i by far the fastest i have used.

T-Mobile's is by far the worst alongside O2's
[Galaxy S III General] manks:
I'd be interested in the outcome. I'd like to change my contract but don't want to lose my free tab either. I fired an email of to the directors office and they called me back and they said it wasn't an option to keep the tab as they have to cancel the order.
[Galaxy S III General] mwatson:
3 have gotta be the best network around in the UK now.

The old image of patchy coverage is long gone. I've been with them for a year and they are up there with the the best.

I've just been offered

1000 mins

2000 3 to 3 calls

5000 texts

All you can eat data

Free tethering

Free sgs3

£25 per month 24 month contract

Beat that!
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
That is one hell of a deal! 600 squid, niiiiice!
[Galaxy S III General] Xplorah:
yep ive recently joined 3 and am more than happy so far
[Galaxy S III General] JupiterdroidXDA:
Because its a competition right???
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
He's just helping people find a good deal....like everyone else :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
Well I'll see what they have to say, but I would not be willing to lose the Tab for a saving of £48 & some extra mins.

Plus I already have an unlimited everything T-mob contract/sim, which I hope to swap into it at some point.

I'll let you know what they say, don't ask don't get ;)
[Galaxy S III General] rocketpaul:
Only problem is the cost of selling fees. trade in have no extra cost involve. If you sell the s2 on amazon for 299£ you may only receive 250£ after the fees are deducted.
[Galaxy S III General] NeoVR:
How did you manage that?.

My SGS2 is on O2 at the mo.

Tempted to switch to three considering their data network seems to be the best in manchester..

Plus currently it's £34 a month and 110 tcb/quidco assuming the offer still stands at the end of the month makes it the best "normal" deal around
[Galaxy S III General] BlAcKbEttY420:
mwatson I take it your in UK? How did you manage £25? I'm trying to get the sg3 for me and the gf and 3 say they can't budge on £34 deal lmao.Best they offered me was last three months of current contract half price :-(
[Galaxy S III General] mwatson:
It's on a tarrif called ultimate internet 1000. I was a sim only customer with no contract.. Up until now.

It might be worth asking them about it?
[Galaxy S III General] treble4:
Samsung Galaxy S3

12 MONTH CONTRACT

300 mins - 3000 texts - 500MB Data

12 x £36.00 = £432.00 + £189.00 = £621.00 (£556.00 less £65.00 TCB)

Plus - Free 32Gb Micro-SD memory card and Samsung Galaxy S III Case with every pre-order

Vodafone Data Test Drive offer (3 months all you can eat data)

http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop...A%A0u%C4%98o%C9%9B%CA%E1%04%CFq#offer_details

---------- Post added at 11:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:07 PM ----------

what number did you ring mate to get that deal :)
[Galaxy S III General] MrMrMr111:
To test for sure do like I did, either a free PAYG SIM or buy off eBay for couple of pounds. Put it in your phone if unlocked of course and test signal an web where you actually use it

---------- Post added at 12:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:04 AM ----------

Woahh I'll take that how though? I'm on 3 PAYG, did you just ring cust serv 333? Or online? If they offer me this I'll have it.
[Galaxy S III General] hefonthefjords:
For anyone interested, this seems to be aost of european webstores that are offering preorders of the 64gb model and will deliver to the uk.

http://www.h-online.com/priceinsight/eu/772301?t=alle&plz=&va=b&vl=uk&v=e#filterform

Price seems to start at £640.
[Galaxy S III General] mwatson:
delete post please
[Galaxy S III General] crypticc:
On line they say no tethering... Is that an add on?

http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Phones/All_about_our_new_Ultimate_Internet_plans
[Galaxy S III General] mwatson:
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what number did you ring mate to get that deal :)[/QUOTE]

I called 3 on 01933 778633.

Straight away just ask for your PAC code. Then mention you may "consider" staying if they can match this for you. which they will! they want your money and were in recession.

Report back your experience number 1! :D
[Galaxy S III General] Incarniac:
According to this, yes it is an addon as by default they only allow tethering when you're on The One Plan.
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
Ok

Spoke to them & as you suspected, if you want to change you can but it will mean cancelling thus losing the tab:(

BUT.

Under the 14day rule they have, if then take your unused handset into the a store they will change it to the three deal:) and still keeping the Tab ;)

BUT.

The stores may or may not have the same deals as the website ie the 3 deal as it stands now.

I'm just gonna stick with it and see what deals are in store.
[Galaxy S III General] manks:
Did they tell you that on the phone about being able to change it in store? If so, that is quality - subject to them having the same deal of course!
[Galaxy S III General] thegrantonstarcause:
I tried - got put through to a manager. After 30 minutes of conversation he assured me there was no such deal for the SGS3 (but there was for the SGS2). Then he tried to sell me on a OneX :) I called 333 if that is any different from the 019 number?

I've now got my PAC code, am looking at Vodafone's contracts.
[Galaxy S III General] NeoVR:
I tried to see what O2 would offer me for retentions

They just point blank refused saying they cant offer deals until the phone is released.
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Got the same answer from t-mobile
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
If I wasn't getting the tab with Voda through CPW I would without doubt be ordering with 3, they seem to be a decent company that is interested in its customers needs as well as having one of the best off the shelf deals.

I would urge anyone to go with three & teach these other corporates a lesson that customer satisfaction is in their best interest.

The buyer has the power;)
[Galaxy S III General] stunno:
3 gabber one of the worst reputations for customer service of any firm that I've heard of.

Everyone that I know that has been worth them has had a nightmare when having to ring them, and they become even worse when you try and cancel at the end of your contact
[Galaxy S III General] sean2476:
Totally agree with you. I was with three once and had no end of trouble with reception etc. Everytime I called them to complain they would offer me a sweetener and didn't tell me that it would cost an extra £10 per month! I finally snapped with them and ditched the contract. It took them 6 years to default me however this hasn't stopped me from still getting credit!
[Galaxy S III General] JupiterdroidXDA:
3 are an horrendous company that outsource 90% of customer service to India (No Disrespect to the Indian guys here). It's very hard to talk in depth about accounts when your speaking with someone that does not quite understand you.

Service-wise i would give 3/5 in London

Tariff-wise 5/5

Im now with Vodaphone but my 3rd gen iPad is hooked up to 3

JD
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
What a shame as they are offering the best off the self deal & also seem to be offering good incentives to upgrader's also. Where as other mob's won't even talk about upgrades until it comes out.

From my own personal experience T-mob have been shocking :eek: poor reception & billing incorrectly month in month out, hope voda are better.

Wife is with 3 now and never had any issues with them (touch wood), mind you coming from Virgin mobile who again were as equally terrible as T-mob at one point she even cancelled the DD because they just could not get the billing correct and were just helping themselves to our money.:mad:
[Galaxy S III General] thegrantonstarcause:
They offered me nothing other than the standard 34 a month to upgrade.
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
Originally Posted by mwatson

3 have gotta be the best network around in the UK now.

The old image of patchy coverage is long gone. I've been with them for a year and they are up there with the the best.

I've just been offered

1000 mins

2000 3 to 3 calls

5000 texts

All you can eat data

Free tethering

Free sgs3

£25 per month 24 month contract

Beat that!

Perhaps you could ask this guy!!
[Galaxy S III General] thegrantonstarcause:
I did! :)

No response as of yet. I was on the phone to 3 for over an hour today haggling and got put through to a director of one of the departments. They were adament no such deal exists (insisting it must have been for the SGS2). Also said there were no upgrade deals available - it was the 34 a month one plan only. They also wouldn't match any other deals, on terms or financially as I mentioned Vodafone are offering 46 pcm for 12 months with a free handset.

I've been with 3 for a few years now. Definitely agree with the others that their customer service is abysmal but I would have renewed to avoid the hassles of switching. I'm currently looking at what Vodafone are offering.
[Galaxy S III General] Isadora:
Voda's main call centre is in Egypt, not sure that's much different from 3 having theirs in India :p

Just shows how experiences can vary from one person to another. I really had the most horrendous time with Voda. It's all quite amusing in retrospect now that I no longer have to deal with them. For example I asked what I thought was a simple question: when do my allowances reset? And I got a number of different answers (that was from the UK-based CS) and then there's all their various mess-ups which which really made me go :banghead:

Been with 3 for around a year and so far so good...
[Galaxy S III General] mwatson:
After posting my deal with 3 somebody posted a comment saying ultimate Internet 1000 doesn't include tethering :eek:

I use it tethering a lot so phoned up to say "forget it. I need tethering! You never told me it didn't include tethering!"

They said " our apologies... You can go back into the one plan for £25 and we will still send you the sgs3 for free"

I call that amazing customer service!

Maybe some of the experiences people had had with 3 are from years ago. I've been on all networks and have worked for Vodafone customer service myself and I must say 3 are very good in all aspects and deserve the credit.

No.....I'm not on commission. But I get an sgs3 for £25 pm! :D
[Galaxy S III General] jamuk2004:
Best deal for those not on contract

Hi guys,

I've found what I think is the best deal for new contracts

Here's the deal:

Dialaphone - Vodafone 24 months

900 minutes

Unlimited txts

500MB Data

Free phone

Free premium accessory pack for pre-ordering (not 100% sure this is included)

£31 p/m

- Minus cashback via redemption £124 (4 months Free x £31)

- Minus cashback via topcashback £50

Equivalent monthly cost:

£23.75 p/m

or if cashback fails £25.90 p/m

edit: my deal has just been marked as spam on hotdealsuk as my girlfriend just tried to sign up to comment (apparently your not allowed two members from the same ip)

So feel free to post this deal if your on there!
[Galaxy S III General] bortak:
Got mine on Vodafone

300mins | Unlimited Texts | 1GB data | 2GB BT-OpenZone Wi-fi | £31 pcm + £89 one-off
[Galaxy S III General] Scottymeuk:
Three are by far the best. The all you can eat data is amazing for £34/month, plus the phone for free.
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
£31 a month

400 mins

Unlimited txt

750mb data

24 months

Free sim free sg3 guaranteed

4 months free line rental by redemption

Free £50 premium bundle

Orange 31 via money supermarket via dial a phone

31x24 =£744 - £124 free line - £50 for bundle

Total £570
[Galaxy S III General] stunno:
The direct Tmobile prices have gone up

300 minutes

Unlimited texts

750MB data

24 months at £26 +£150 for the phone

£774 in total but possibly £100 quidco

Not as food as I was hoping

Think I will give them a ring in the morning and see if they will offer something