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[Xperia Z General] Tejstar:
The Asda deal is better if you want sim-free. Get the handset, case, dock and speaker for £499.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Amazon UK probably. Expansys do it with free speakers but I'm not sure if they're credible like everyone knows Amazon UK to be :
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
Clove seem to be very good actually from what I have heard from people who use them and I dont know what is going on at expansys as the price started at £529.99 then £519.99, then £524.99 now £549.99 but yet the white one has stayed at £524.99
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
Just upgraded via CPW on O2.

£99.99 Handset + £26 per month

£50 cashback

Sell headphones for £100 off = £574 for Handset + 24months

Also got my old S3 to get rid off which drives it down slightly more.

On the CPW page it says Purple versions will be O2 LOCKED. So therefore as above it seems the other colours are unlocked. Good days!
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
http://direct.asda.com/Sony-Xperia-...-Order-Bundle-Offer/008733320,default,pd.html
[Xperia Z General] arcadebod:
That is a good deal indeed if you can buy it outright.

My own deal was with three network @ £27 a month no up front cost on the one plan.

I do not see any attraction in a capped data contract personally as I do use a mobile a lot for iplayer and such like.

5000 three to three minutes

2000 Voice Mins

5000 Texts

All you can eat data

Tethering Included

= 27 x 24 = £648

So it works out I'm paying £149 for 24 months line rental ( with £499 being the phone price )

So that equates to £6.20 a month for the contract which is not to bad really.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
I know this may possibly sound silly, but has anyone bought a phone from ASDA before? I've bought one from Tesco mobile before but that was years ago, so I don't really know anymore about buying expensive things like phones from UK supermarkets. This deal looks absolutely awesome but I just want to check... ?
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
Not sure, i have had locked phones from P4U before......and after a live chat with a rep this morning he said the phone would be locked (Voda)........so i opted to order from DAP instead, as i haven't had locked handsets from them before.

I opted for the Voda 24 month £33/m deal, £99.99 upfront, £70 quidco cashback, unlimited minutes and texts, 1GB data.....if i'm at home or work i am connected via Wifi, so rarely would need high data allowance.
[Xperia Z General] Biffy:
Has your quidco tracked? Mine didn't and there doesn't seem to be a way to report it to Quidco as Phones4u aren't listed on the reporting form drop down.
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
Yes mine is showing as tracked, got confirmation email about 1 hour after placing order.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Anyone able to answer this? :confused: : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=37817109&postcount=103
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
No sorry no experience but again I wouldn't be worried with buying from them. One of the largest supermarkets companies in the world. Owned by Walmart so unless they decide to close its 1000's of stores then you should be ok for now and the far future.
[Xperia Z General] Akiainavas:
They're going to send you a phone with the speaker - and you'll be eligible to claim the case and dock from Sony somehow, have to register your IMEI etc.

Gonna send them a message and ask about simlock... but i don't think ASDA will sell sim-locked phones. I might change my order and get it from ASDA instead... it's 30 pounds cheaper than Sony Centre and they bundle great accessories for free.
[Xperia Z General] Crucio_:
With that asda deal you need to claim the extras direct from Sony via http://www.sony-offer.com/

Wonder if there will be a chance for others to do this ;)
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Yep, thanks. Just seen this in the terms and conditions too (seems legit) : http://www.sony-offer.com/ . Think I will be pre-ordering tonight. Do you get all of the accessories or do you have to choose one, or some of them from the ones which are listed?
[Xperia Z General] Akiainavas:
The offer states you get all three of them. Speaker comes with the phone, and case+dock you'll need to pick from Sony, Still, a ~100 pounds worth of accessories. Sounds great, have to think about it.
[Xperia Z General] Crucio_:
Having already pre-ordered from Clove, i have just dropped them an email to see if there is anything they can do on the price in light of the deal from Asda. The £30 saving + dock and case would make me want to change my pre-order. Even though clove have already changed my card so will be a bit of an effort :P

Will report back if i get any luck with clove.

side note: Does look like asda only has black people who want white might be out of luck.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
When I first saw the deal for the Sony Xperia Z with accessories for that price on the ASDA website I was almost rubbing my eyes, and thinking "Am I dreaming? How can this be real?" (with an excited smile on my face) :) :D
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
If anyone else is thinking of ordering via Dialaphone, if you add my mobile number to your order as a recommendation i can maybe get something more out of them;)

Worth a try i suppose.

PM me for number.:D
[Xperia Z General] lloydbf:
My earbuds alone should be worth more than the entirety of those accessories (Beyerdynamics).

The useful item there is the case, which costs £10 by itself. I have audio equipment at home so the small alarm clock speaker shouldn't be of use to me.

What does one do with this dock? Does it charge the phone? Useful then, otherwise plastic trash.
[Xperia Z General] Akiainavas:
Of course the dock charger the phone, what they would make it for otherwise ?
[Xperia Z General] manook:
Just preordered from Asda to take advantage of the bundle (went through quidco dunno if itll track anything though). Now need to cancel my Three preorder!

Damn my new phone addiction....
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
I was looking to do the same with 5% TCB = £25! but the reviews from people are one sided. Saying ASDA don't pay, even after many months chasing they ignore cash back claims :(
[Xperia Z General] xl VipeR lx:
I pre-ordered mine from carphone warehouse so it should be unbranded and unlocked with a 24 month o2 contract

I get unlimited calls + Unlimited Texts + 1GB internet

Phone costs £99.99 up front with £26 a month for the contract.

Total cost works out £723 for the 2 years

As i work for co-op bank i get £125 off o2 contracts so minus my o2 open code discount

So Total cost is £598 for two years

so i pay £500 for the phone plus £98 for 2 year contract

AND i should get the £300.00 headphones too

SWEEET!
[Xperia Z General] manook:
To be fair the three deal was 459 with the compulsory £10 top up and I had been looking at buying that Bluetooth speaker on fleabay (was showing about £30 average). So an extra £40 for speaker, dock and case. No brainer for me but for others its probably cheaper from three if you don't want the extras.

Ordered one of these last week after the one I had for the N4 was good quality:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281058713361?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Looks like its only about £10 cash back, well that's what its tracked at. Think its 2% for electricals but it does say it tracks lower until confirmed.
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
Yeah sure i understand. Its a better deal with all the extras and being with a unlocked bootloader would be the way to go. Just thought you'd like to know not to get the hopes up for the cashback as it seems more of a "scam" to get people to buy than anything else.
[Xperia Z General] koooldude:
Can you use an O2 open code? I have one too... How do I do it? I've ordered the exact same tarrif as you from cpw
[Xperia Z General] xl VipeR lx:
Once you have the contract. you just need to call o2 or go in store and submit it
[Xperia Z General] koooldude:
That's awesome! This is the first contract ive got since working here so not done it before. Reading through all the stuff it just talked about giving the code when ordering from o2. So ye... glad you said that! :) thanks very much. Looks like we have got a bargain :D
[Xperia Z General] xl VipeR lx:
Definitely. I asked the woman at o2. She said. Even if you got it from carphone warehouse. It is still out contract. So once you get it you need to supply us with the open code
[Xperia Z General] ram11:
No, that is not true. For using the O2 open code, you should have purchased the O2 contract from either their store, telesales or online not through the resellers. See their T&Cs for reference.
[Xperia Z General] koooldude:
T&Cs don't say anything about having to purchase it direct with o2. It just says it can "only be redeemed in an o2 retail store or via our telesales team". On the website FAQ it says it must be "used within 28 days of taking a new agreement from O2" which implies it can be done after the contract is taken out?...
[Xperia Z General] ram11:
I am saying this because it was declined before in my case, as regards I took the contract through P4U.
[Xperia Z General] koooldude:
Ahhh darn it! I'll give it a go anyway but thanks for the heads up :) I won't get my hopes up too much then.

Edit: Just spoken to O2 person online:

Mike: Hi there, I have purchased a phone on O2 from Carphone Warehouse and wondered if i can still use my O2 open code?

Rianna: Are you placing an order for it now?

Mike: nope it's been preordered

Rianna: Alright.

Rianna: Are you looking to avail the discount on that now?

Mike: not yet because i don't know the number. just wanted to make sure it's possible once i've got the phone?

Rianna: Yes, you can do that once you get the phone.

Mike: brilliant! thanks very much for you help

Rianna: You're welcome.

So at least now i've got some backup from Rianna ;)
[Xperia Z General] xl VipeR lx:
Hmmm. Definitely will try it. If it doesn't still saved 150 doing it through cpw than o2
[Xperia Z General] Warren.D:
I shall be trying this aswell once I receive my handset from CPW.
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
Just called up CPW to confirm my order and JUST as i got through, I recieved an email confirmation of my order. So as I was through to the Internet Sales, I asked the lady about the headphones and she said she cannot confirm as it is a first come first served and popular deal. Not sure if the people who told customers 'yes' were just waffling their way but heres hoping.
[Xperia Z General] xl VipeR lx:
yeh im hoping i get the headphones, but i doubt it, its the first 1000 pre orders, from 1st Feb, i got in 9 days late

assuming they sold 900 contracts uk wide which they probably might have in 9 days
[Xperia Z General] Vebansen:
This will be my first ever smartphone (coming from a Nokia 6700) -

With my contract up, and after pre-ordering the Xperia Z from Clove, I opted for a 12-month T-mobile Full Monty contract with unlimited everything for £21 per month.
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
Thing is contracts are not just "taken" out, because they are for 2 years or at least 18 months. Just hoping that 1000 people are NOT coincidentally due an upgrade or their contract expires just at the right time lol. Say 100 upgrades per day, we are still chancing it. Heres hoping. If anyone else has any info or decides to order and can find out if they still are giving them out that'll be great.
[Xperia Z General] DeadlyDazza:
I pre ordered last week but I'm getting restless.

I can't wait until the 28th without bursting with excitement.

I want my Z NOW NOW NOW!

+ My Xperia Play is pretty much critically ill!
[Xperia Z General] :
Headphone availability

I preordered the Z from a Three store last Thursday and my wife did the same last Saturday (different stores - one in London, one in Hertfordshire) - in both cases we got the promotional headphones (MDR-1R) included in our 'purchase'. What's more they didn't seem to talk about the 'phones running out so I suspect that they have many more than a 1000 nationwide. So I would still try and preorder if you want the headphones as from my minor test it seems there are plenty to go around.

What I don't like is Three claiming that the price of the MDR-1R is £299. I suppose that is the RRP, though street price is more like £180. Still nothing to be sniffed at, but not quite as generous as the marketing makes it out to be. A 'first world problem', as its still more generous than most offers I've come across.
[Xperia Z General] mwatson:
Maybe in 2003. I never have trouble with the three network. Its as good as any now.
[Xperia Z General] jameslfc5:
How do you know you've missed the headphones?
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Right, I realise this is "playing the long game" but for me it's better. I didn't order from asda last night. I will wait until my 12 month simplicity On and On £20 per month unlimited calls/texts 1GB data contract expires on the 4/5th September. I will then see if VirginMedia Mobile have the Sony Xperia Z and will get it from them on contract. They have special deals they don't show online if your household is already with VirginMedia for Internet, TV and Landline. My Mum got an amazing unlimited calls/texts/data contract from them with the Samsung Galaxy Ace for free for £9 something for the first 6 months and then it goes up to £19.99 per month. This is "the long game" - this is what I will do and (for me it's completely worth it) I don't mind waiting. It will be amazing! :D :p
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
Fair comment Nightwing......but i doubt very much you'll be considering the "Z" come September.;)
[Xperia Z General] Akiainavas:
Sounds resonable.

I myself wouldn't switch right away - but i just want to get rid of my Note 2. Have no warranty and possibility of sudden death issue ( my friend's S3 died and they refused to repair it, that's why i'm worried ) I can't keep the warranty because i simply can't stand TouchWiz. I also don't like the design, i got it because it was the only 5"+ option - but I can still return it and get my money back, so that's what i'm gonna do. Note 2 is great, but i have my reasons to get rid of it - and Xperia Z seems like the only option for me where i'll be comfortable with specs, design and software so there's no need for me to flash custom roms and lose warranty.

Anyway, i got a reaply from ASDA - it is sim-lock free so i think i might order one from them instead.

BTW. In september we'll probably have better phones, but then i think Xperia Z will become very cheap due to all the new flagships etc, so if you're patient enough - i'm sure it'll be a good deal :)
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
I am sure you can upgrade your simplicity early mate. EIther way waiting is entirely up to you BUT 7 months.... you'd be down to 17 months remaining on your contract. If you gotten the XZ in September it will be an endless cycle lol a year after you purchase your XZ, you see the latest flagship and then again you have 12 months remaining. Same thing.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
I took out my o2-UK Simplicity On & On £20 per month unlimited calls/texts 1GB data tariff on 4th September 2012 and it's a 12 month contract where I can upgrade 1 month early. o2-UK did tell me however that I could upgrade six months into my contract - which would be March and perfect timing too. But like Akiainavas mentioned, if I'm patient I could get a good deal with VirginMedia Mobile in September. Like unlimited calls/texts/data for a fantastically attractive price due to the fact that my household use VirginMedia for Internet, TV and Landline :p
[Xperia Z General] arcadebod:
Well I'm not holding out for them because I ordered direct with three via the phone when their website stated that the 1000 headphones are available only through the three stores ( the online offer had expired )the store in Brighton informed me that the allocation for free headphones was 2 pairs per store & they had already reached their quota) It could well be total bull & I was misinformed by the store salesperson.

Fingers crossed I get the headphones, I placed my order via three on the 5th of Feb.
[Xperia Z General] parapaul:
You probably can - but by September all this season's new phones will be 6 months old, and the rumours of the next Nexus will be churning out...

The ideal sweet spot is contract renewal in April, when the latest crop of smartphones are just being launched. One day, I'll get there.
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
Hey, I bought the exact same deal yesterday, only when I phoned up Carphone Warehouse they told me it would not be unlocked & would be locked to o2 once the sim has been inserted? They also weren't certain if the phone would have the o2 logo on it though they said it shouldn't be =/ Do you know for certain etc? I'm extremely fussy when it comes to branding lol. Just makes the phone ugly!

Also on your email confirmation, does yours actually say that you have got the headphones too? Coz mine has it on the email but doesn't actually say a '1' next to it under quantity unlike the actual phone where it does. Have already emailed them just now so should hopefully get a reply tommorow
[Xperia Z General] Crucio_:
Good luck making it to September nightwing!! i couldn't do it! But then i have been forced in to using an old BB Bold atm so i cant wait to get a new phone :P

The Asda deal looking like a cracker though now it is confirmed not to be sim locked, thanks Akiainavas.

:)
[Xperia Z General] xl VipeR lx:
I'm going to put my other simplicity sim in it. So don't know about locked once sum goes in. Generally they are unlocked
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
Ah right. I don't think any of them know what they are talking about tbh :p

Have you had confirmation that you have passed your credit check too? Or do we not get anything unless it's been rejected?
[Xperia Z General] jameslfc5:
Good luck mate
[Xperia Z General] charlodroid:
My contract with Three is up in around April so I have got a bit of time to go yet, but so far it is looking like the XZ is the way to go, brilliant phone and hopefully lots of developer love from Sony.

April is probably a good time to be due an upgrade as all the makers should have shown their ideas for the rest of the year, but short of the next Nexus being a Sony I think the XZ has it.

I have been with Three for ages, since about 2003, not long after they first started and I have rarely had problems with their signal even from back then. I am mostly a wagon driver so I get about a bit and haven't had any problems anywhere in the UK. At the moment I spend a lot of my time in a boat in a little valley and even then I have a reasonable reception and can watch streaming video without problems most of the time.

For me it looks like I will be going with Three again. The most important thing for me is the truly unlimited data. I use my phone for tethering for several hours a day as I have no land-line, (or television!!), without tethering no contract is worth having.

As far as I can see the only option in the UK for truly unlimited tethering is Three, lots of contracts have unlimited internet but this doesn't include tethering, and while there are workarounds, the newer versions of android will make this easier for the carriers to police. Therefore included tethering in the contract is essential.

4G will be nice when it comes to networks other than EE, but without tethering it is pointless for me and I would not swap any speed increase for tethering.

Can someone confirm that my understanding of this situation is still correct. ie, that the only unlimited tethering genuinely available in the UK is through Three. ???

:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Thanks :) We'll just have to wait and see - gonna have to force myself to be patient and just watch September approaching day by day. It's a rugged, powerful phone and will be totally worth it when the prices for it have come down, my contract's ended and I can get a comparitively far cheaper better deal which includes unlimited data of all things.

Still, will be interesting when o2 remind/ask me at point to renew my contract that will have just run out; when I explain to them I'm switching networks for a far cheaper, better deal and am quite happy in doing so. I wonder if they'll try and push a special unadvertised deal to keep me. Someone I know was literally just leaving o2 and they were suddenly desperate and he asked for unlimited data from them seeing as he was a loyal customer for over 10 years and had his whole household on o2 plus a home broadband plan, and they gave him unlimited data so he stayed with them in the end.

I also wonder at which point I would have to renew with o2/switch networks - think about it: when my contract's up I will suddenly be unable to make calls and possibly also be unable to receive them. Not sure if I'd be able to receive voicemail and whether my number would still work/whether I could keep it if this happened either. Anyone know?
[Xperia Z General] xl VipeR lx:
JUST GOT CONFIRMATION FROM O2.

They will accept open codes even if you order from carphone warehouse
[Xperia Z General] Biffy:
Just realised Phones4u have charged me £30 today. They haven't emailed me any invoices and the phone should have been £29. Also the phone won't be dispatched for over two weeks.

Starting to get a bad feeling about this company. Anyone else been charged?
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
FYI Virgin mobile don't do 'fantastic' deals for Virgin Media customers. They however do if you have Virgin mobile Sim only deals. This is all over hotukdeals. Search Virgin and you will see hundreds of people talking about fantastic deals i.e £7 per month for blah blah and 1gb data BUT only if you have the option to reach retentions.
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Thats amazing!!
[Xperia Z General] Arkangel786:
I'm going to be switching over to the Xperia Z as my HOX contract is nearly up. I've seen a few pretty decent deals on Orange and T-Mobile - Can anyone shed any light on these networks as I've never used them. How would you rate them? I've heard that on T-Mobile you get charged for calling UK Lebara and Lyca numbers, is this true??

I'm currently on Vodafone and quite honestly I can't fault them.
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
Depends where in the country you are i suppose, i was on Orange a couple of years ago and the signal i was getting at home was atrocious (at best 1 bar, most of the time it was no signal).....i switched to Voda and now have full signal and unless i am literally in the middle of nowhere the signal remains good all round.

My wife is on T-Mob and i never hear her complain about not getting a signal where we live (although there is plenty of other noises i hear :p)
[Xperia Z General] Arkangel786:
I'm in central Birmingham. What about hidden charges etc? I can phone any mobile number using my free minutes on Vodafone without the worry of being charged whereas there's a list of about 25 uk mobile numbers that T-Mobile will charge you for calling! On Vodafone if you call a chargeable number you get told before the call is connected but I've been told T-Mobile don't do this!!

I don't really know who to go with.......there's some nice pay monthly deals on both Orange and T-Mobile :banghead:
[Xperia Z General] Bigmille:
I ordered from Phones4U on the 1st of Feb, just checked my bank account and they have taken out £170 today. However, on their website and on the email they sent me clearly stated the upfront cost is £169.00.

I'm going to give them a call during lunch and find out why they overcharged me. If their give some BS about admin cost, then I'll cancel the contract and go somewhere else.

P.S. I also hope they have not started my contract already since they have not send me the phone or a sim card.

Update:

Called Phones4U, the extra £1 was taken for credit check, and it will automatic turn to my bank account after few days.

I think this is legit, since 3 also have this procedure with their contract.

Also the contract will start on the day the phone arrives.