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[Xperia Z General] DeadlyDazza:
Just got email from CPW with my YODEL tracking number :excited:
[Xperia Z General] Guitarfreak26:
Just spoke to asda again she had no idea what's going on and said oh if it's back order it should arrive in a couple of weeks. It's so annoying

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[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
headphones then
[Xperia Z General] lloydbf:
I ordered online, but they wouldn't give you the MDR1s in the store either, because you could just cancel the pre order and keep the phones.

You'll get them sent to you according to this:

Also, a headset is included standard in the box of the phone, so that's what it was.
[Xperia Z General] arcadebod:
They have all gone online within 48hrs of the offer also the 1000 allocated to the store ( 500 of = 2 pairs per store ) will also have gone by now I checked with 2 stores before getting my deal over the phone with Three's Indian sales team who seem to be able to offer incredible deals compared to the UK sales team..
[Xperia Z General] lloydbf:
Wouldn't go with 3 either way though, heard they have fairly poor coverage, though I've only been with O2 and T-Mobile myself.
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
lol i o well ill be getting mine or it goes back, its all over the net that sony will honor free pair to anyone who pre orders we will have to wait and see

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Sony has confirmed that the free MD1 headphones offer will apply to anyone pre-ordering the Xperia Z, not just Three's first 1,000 customers
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
I think u got the whole idea of it wrong. YES the phone is 4G/LTE compatible. But however your tariff ISN'T, is is just 3G/HSPA therefore you will NOT be getting 4G speeds. Only EE at the moment are offering 4G speeds so therefore if you would like to take advantage of 4G you will need to wait until EE get it in.

You are giving yourself a false reason to go for the 2gb data tariff, if that is what you require fair enough. But it isn't going to be 4G just because your phone is 4G compatible
[Xperia Z General] koooldude:
Just bought mine from Carphone Warehouse on O2 - Unlimited texts and minutes, 1GB data for £26pm with £99.99 upfront. Seems really good.

Called to check about the headsets and she said she could see them in the warehouse but I bet they will send them out with the phones...
[Xperia Z General] arcadebod:
ref UPDATE: Sony has confirmed that the free MD1 headphones offer will apply to anyone pre-ordering the Xperia Z, not just Three's first 1,000 customers.

Really that would be great I've got 3 on order at present..anybody:confused: got a link to the above quote ?
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smar...-headphones-for-first-1000-customers-on-three
[Xperia Z General] arcadebod:
Yippee !!!! thanks for the link
[Xperia Z General] lloydbf:
Pretty sure it's limited to 1 per person.
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
I think Sony should tell 3 about this headphone offer of "anyone pre ordering will get them".........

http://www.three.co.uk/Privacy_Cookies/Terms_Conditions?content_aid=1220479232216
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
Nothing todo with 3 what sony do, sony will supply them, i bet 3 are just chatting bs to get people to rush in buy one.
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
Does Sony have a special relationship with 3 then?, as the offer from nearly all outlets is that the 1st 1000 pre orders get the headset.
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
Well o2 and phones4u have the same deal so its not just 3

EDIT

sorry i see what mean now, not a clue i think that report was posted when it was just 3 doing the deal. Now it seems they all doing it
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
So do carphone warehouse, so thats carphone warehouse, phones 4 u, o2 and three
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
Yer i mean tho when this was posted

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smar...-headphones-for-first-1000-customers-on-three

It was only 3 doing the deal at the time
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
And here is the original Sony page announcing the headphone deal with all participating outlets......

http://campaigns.sonymobile.com/preorder/?gclid=CLfswJu-orUCFYLHtAod22AA7A
[Xperia Z General] Ambroos:
Check the conditions on Sony's campaign page:

1. To participate in this Offer you (hereinafter -You- or the -Participant-) need to pre-order to purchase the Sony Xperia™ Z at a Participating Retailer during the Promotion Period, Each Participant needs to comply with the specific entry registration requirements set out by each Participating Retailer:

9. This Offer and in particular the supply of Headphones is strictly limited to the first 1,000 pre-orders and orders of the Sony Xperia™ Z at each Participating Retailer.

Basically it means retailers can set whatever extra conditions they want and it is always limited at the first 1000 pre-orders.
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
We shall see :)
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
If they dont send it me tomrrow they can have it back
[Xperia Z General] Guitarfreak26:
Does yours say back order?
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
Yep says back order
[Xperia Z General] Bryan839:
C'mon ASDA! Useless customer services so far!
[Xperia Z General] Guitarfreak26:
It seems on Google that asda direct arnt the best with preorders.. Games etc
[Xperia Z General] marcgear:
Seems some from P4U have had tracking numbers and some including myself have not.
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
Got mine too from CPW, still waiting for yodel number to work though!

Prob won't til tomorrow morning.. If it arrives then I won't be able to play with it, not even after work as I'm heading out, hate when that happens :P
[Xperia Z General] antipesto93:
i also have not :(
[Xperia Z General] brizzle7:
I'm assuming someone's already posted regarding Sony's Email offering the headphones directly if you're one of the first 500 customers with voucher code FREESONYCANS?
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Yep. Was a few pages back:

As it's gone midnight now though, they should have gone (the first 500 will have sold out)
[Xperia Z General] MrZippo:
Bah still no confirmation email from Asda!

Fingers crossed it will be shipped tomorrow for delivery on Friday.
[Xperia Z General] roryjoe:
I was just about to post that mine's also stuck on back order... I have made 3 phone calls to Asda and arranged for a callback which never happened.

However, FINALLY just got a confirmation e-mail that it's been dispatched. Now got a 3 or 4 day wait...

Ordered 11th Feb.

Not best pleased... was hoping for it on release date. They've made a right pig's ear of this, certainly won't be using them again. Hope there's no issues claiming the dock and case either as Sony say it's subject to stock limitations...
[Xperia Z General] praveen7796:
i got 500 mins unlimited texts and internet £26 a month no upfront cost. 24 month contract. tmobile. mine arrives on march 8th.:D
[Xperia Z General] chri55tof:
Took mine in o2 today through CPW , unl txt, unl mns, 1GB, 99 upfront, 26 per month

They had stock in CPW to sell straight away

Kris
[Xperia Z General] marcoplo:
I did get my phone yesterday in sony center and i did get simfree phone for £529 somehow i get headphone for £30 so i have both

xda-developers ready phone and status bootloader allowed unlocked yes now wait month or so check for any unxpected break down tint or any think like that then have fun with custom room!!!:cyclops:

But i have pre order on the first day in sony when they started!
[Xperia Z General] lloydbf:
Can't one of you guys with unbranded generic firmware dump the FW/create an FTF so we can debrand ours?
[Xperia Z General] gavinfabl:
The freesonycans promotional code was working over 24 hours after the midnight start. Reckon they had more than 500 cans to give away.

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Is there anybody else doing the asda offer now of free wireless speaker, case and dock?
[Xperia Z General] Crucio_:
Was just about to post that link craft. to get the headphones you have to pre-order from one of the four suppliers, 3, phones 4 u, o2 and carphone warehouse.

Point 9 of sonys t+c

9. This Offer and in particular the supply of Headphones is strictly limited to the first 1,000 pre-orders and orders of the Sony Xperia™ Z at each Participating Retailer.

If this is online or not will be up to the retailer and in 3's case they have said it will be in-store.

For me what i am doing is i have purchased the phone from clove delivered for £530.40 and i will be getting a sim only deal from 3 - the Ultimate internet sim 200 which is:

All-you-can-eat data

200 minutes

5000 texts

@ £12.50 a month

I plan to have the phone for 2 years so it will be a total of £840 for the 24 months. Effectively £35 a month contract. If anyone can point me to a contract deal for £35 with unlimited data let us know ;)

ps. The phone has been purchased on a credit card with 0% Apr. it will get paid off like it was a contract ;)

pps. Also get the free speaker which is better for me than headphones :P
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
Exactly, thats why i was questioning the quote that said....
[Xperia Z General] DeadlyDazza:
As much as I keep staring at the 'delivery by 28th' on these pre order deals I'm going to hold off.

T mobile signal is by far the best data signal coverage around in the UK & I definitely want to take advantage of EE's 4G network.

Luckily the upgrade from my almost fataly critical Xperia Play isn't due until March 11th so hopefully T mobile will have pulled their finger out of their arseholes by then.
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
T mobiles the best in the uk, try to tell many of my friends that who live in certain parts of north and south london and have terrible recpetion.
[Xperia Z General] DeadlyDazza:
Ok, maybe over exaggerated, no, I don't work for them, lol.

I've found them the best here in Derbyshire & have always had a good signal when travelling to Cornwall, Wales or North Yorkshire.
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
I have no problems with vodafone.
[Xperia Z General] redThd:
Anyone anywhere or anyone in the UK will be getting these earphones along with a preordered Z?
[Xperia Z General] Mujja:
Sony T&Cs posted at the top of this page and the previous page.

Basically it's first 1000 pre-orders at each of the four approved retailters, O2, CPW, P4U and 3.

Another poster mentioned 3 staff have no idea how many have been pre-ordered. For all we know the 1000 mark was reached days ago but they are still taking orders in store. There may be a lot of disappointed people at the end of the month.

Also, if they don't know if 1000 orders have been passed do they even know who the first 1000 are? Will it be a random lottery? Will the staff keep the headphones for themselves?
[Xperia Z General] samxool:
LOL, there are a lot of people on here who think they are getting free £300 headphones with their phone.

Most of them will be disappointed as Sony's site quite clearly states they will only be handing out to the first 1000 of each retailer.

That deal would have gone in a day, if not a few hours.

Any pre-orders at the moment will show as including £0 sony headphones, but thats because a number of pre-orders will inevitably end up being cancelled, and if you are in the queue, you will get bumped up the queue when that happens.

Once the 28th of Feb passes, whoever is in the top 1000 of that remaining queue will get the headphones.

Anyone else will get nothing.

Ignore the 3rd party website syaing anyone who pre-orders the headphones will get them.

They are talking out of their ass! sorry to say, but most people on here will not be getting headphones.

Oh and no, you won't get the headphones with your phone. Sony have stated they won't be shipping the headphones out until April at the earliest.

Can't believe you lot can't be bothered to google for this information from Sony.
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
A quick search would also show that the headphones are under £200
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
Three have already said when they Roll out 4G everyone will get it, so 2gb on 3 is a good look on a 24 month contract.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
o2-UK will have/will provide 4G by the very end of the summer/by Autumn. That's why I think that 2GB Data will be an essential part of whatever Sony Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
I just have less faith in O2 doing the same thing but we will see. I'll be calling Retentions at the end of the month to have a good chat!
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
No one was talking about Three. We was talking about O2 UK.

hmm yes BUT will your 3g tariff upgrade to 4g automatically? free of charge? No. No one has said that is the case, so therefore buying 2gb data package on the hope o2 will provide 4g speeds for free is kinda stupid. Orange and Tmobile dont even offer it for free and only Three UK has said that they will and that may not be the case, until they release it then thats when people can be sure.

2gb data isn't "essential" just because it is an Xperia Z. U got it completely wrong. Xperia Z is just what speed your tariff makes it, therefore it will be the same as any o2 3g phone right now.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
I never said it was because I hoped that they would be providing 4G speeds for free. I know that they will increase the maximum speeds of their data by Autumn time, so if I get the Sony Xperia Z from them with 2GB data now, then when they do increase the possible speeds 2GB Data should be enough. Once I'm in the contract with them before they make the 4G change, I don't envisage them being able to break the contract by suddenly trying to charge more for using 4G.
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
You are missing the point, totally.......

If O2 upgrade to 4G, you don't/won't have anything to do with it. It is seperate, because they can have seperate 4G tariffs and 3G tariffs. You purchased a 3G 2gb data tariff and that is what you will get so you cannot get 4G, unless of course they say it will be a free upgrade for everyone which is unlikely. If not then tough you are stuck on 3G speeds only. So by saying

is totally irrelevant. Because the upgrade doesn't apply to you at all. You are thinking for some reason that they definately will upgrade your tariff from 3g>4g?! worse of all for free. You signed a contract for 24months on your chosen tariff so why do you think they are breaking the law by charging more for 4g?
[Xperia Z General] Ashalak:
I was on Phones4u the other night and I noticed you could enquire about upgrading, which due to the fact my contract is up in April and I fancied an Xperia Z I thought what the hell.. Anyway they called me and offered my an Xperia Z on a 24 month contract with Voda, £29 per month for 600 minutes, unlimited texts and 500mb of data with a free phone.. I then managed to get £30 cashback whilst still being eligible for my free headphones!

Quite happy with that, it's just a shame there isn't much of an option for a shorter contract.. I've never had a 24 month one before and my 12 month one I've just been on with my One X has been awesome, although to be fair I'm still not really ready for an upgrade! 18 month would have been perfect again like I had with my iPhone's but unfortunately they don't seem to be very common place these days.

Roll on the 28th..
[Xperia Z General] samxool:
Unless you ordered it very early on, i doubt you'll get the headphones.

Just warning you in case as it seems to be suggested that everyone who pre-orders will get headphones, which unfortunately isn't the case.
[Xperia Z General] Ashalak:
I did ask to make sure they where still being offered, to which I was told that the offer hasn't been ended thus it was still being offered.. He even told me how many days after the phone they would arrive. So if they don't materialise I guess they'll be in breach of my their own contract!
[Xperia Z General] samxool:
when did he say they would arrive?

Well good luck to you in getting them.

ANnoyingly i can't pre-order as my contract isn't up for renewal until 4th march!
[Xperia Z General] MarkyH:
I think there may be more availability on the headphones than is general put forward here.

I ordered my Xperia Z on Tues (5/2) in store at Three. It was the Southend branch. They let me know that I was the first person to order one.

They have about 300 shops so I reckon they're probably not at the 1000 sold.

It's a pain that you have to go into a store with Three, but at least you'll know whether or not your getting the headphones, at it gets booked on screen, and printed on your order.
[Xperia Z General] DeadlyDazza:
There will be plenty of headphones.

There won't be a massive rush to pre order.

People are still in contracts & this isn't a fruit based product.
[Xperia Z General] lloydbf:
I agree. I don't know what the person spreading this FUD is trying to achieve here.

Numerous people have stated they'll just kill the order if they don't receive the headphones. Also, like he said, this is a deal purely for new long term contracts and they're at steep prices, more than most people want to pay, for an unproven smartphone.

I don't think I know anyone who pre orders a phone without reviews at least.
[Xperia Z General] Biffy:
Not what Phones4u are saying: "Headphones will be shipped directly to the customer with the handset"

http://www.phones4u.co.uk/contact-us/help_terms.asp#SonyXperiaZ

And on Sony's own website, they even say:

"13. In the event that your pre-order and purchase is one of the first 1000 pre-orders received by the applicable Participating Retailer a set of Headphones will be dispatched to you along with your handset, unless otherwise stated.

Alternatively your Headphones will be delivered to you in accordance with the delivery instructions of the Participating Retailer"
[Xperia Z General] Ashalak:
When I ordered mine earlier, Phones4U (Or at least this guy) said the headphones will be with me 28 days following the delivery of the phone.. He even double checked to make sure this was the case which was nice, I obviously didn't get a complete cretin! He didn't for a second say I wouldn't, or 'Might not' get them or even hint at limited numbers of 1000 (Even though this is said to be the case).
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
Will be a sales pitch so they sell more for the pre order, i bet they have loads to give away
[Xperia Z General] Ashalak:
My thoughts exactly.. Some people are just far too easily fooled though!
[Xperia Z General] lloydbf:
True enough.

My o2 order lists the headphones explicitly, and they've taken my up front payment, don't see how they can get out of this one at any rate.
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
Do u mean u paid for payasugo and they still list the headphones?
[Xperia Z General] lloydbf:
Nah, the up front part payment for the phone, 24m contract.
[Xperia Z General] dunk71:
500 mins

Unlimited text

Unlimited data

£34.99 up front cost

On T Mobile
[Xperia Z General] DeadlyDazza:
Link?
[Xperia Z General] dunk71:
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/phone/xperia-z#pay-monthly
[Xperia Z General] DeadlyDazza:
That's good.

What's t mobile's stance on unlimited Internet vs fair use policy though?
[Xperia Z General] parapaul:
I've pre-ordered mine on O2 through Carphone Warehouse. My email confirmation definitely says free headphones. I personally have no interest in them, but they'll fetch a few quid on ebay.

I went for the £29.99 upfront and £36pcm contract - unlim calls, unlim texts and 1GB data.
[Xperia Z General] sihaworth:
£15 cash back through topcashback @ mobilephonesdirect as well. Makes the deal very sweet.

T mobiles fair use policy states on their website (not allowed to post link) that only P2P sharing is throttled at peak times. Tethering not allowed although I'm sure if you don't spank it, they won't mind. I've done the same for the past 18 months.
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
loooool u think this os definate just because an O2 rep said so? Go ahead buy your tariff and half a year later when they say no to you don't complain because u signed for the tariff u purchased, not what it will be. Sales reps are notoriously misleading so believe it what you will
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
I can vouch for that sales reps are very misleading has happened to me so many times where one person says yes and another says no qnd both sound so convincing
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Might just stick with 1GB data and go for an 18month contract for the Sony Xperia Z - what do you think?
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
That's what I'm aiming for.
[Xperia Z General] jock23:
And where would you find one of those?
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
O2 do them.:silly:
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
Yup O2 do it but I'm trying to pay less than the New Customer price. We will see.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Here: https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/tariffs/sony/xperia-z-black/

18 Months Tariff Length; £31.00 Monthly Cost; £309.99 Upfront Phone Cost; 100 Minutes, 500 Texts (Unlimited texts at the moment as it is on offer for the time being); 1GB Data

You might think that's expensive (considering the up-front cost) but if you do the calculations: 18months multiplied by £31.00 , that equals £558 which is only about £28 more than Sony themselves are selling the Sony Xperia Z for on their website :D
[Xperia Z General] parapaul:
Hang on - £309 upfront plus 18 x £31 makes £867 which is a LOT more than Sony are selling for.

My £29.99 upfront plus 24 x £36 comes in at £894, although not as good because I'm tied in for an extra 6 months.

The other option I looked at was buy SIM free from Sony and carry on with my GiffGaff deal - £550 + 24 x £10 = £790. That was only a £5/mth saving over a new contract though, and TBH I haven't got the £500 cash spare to buy SIM free.
[Xperia Z General] dunk71:
£34.99 up front

24 months @£26.00

=£658.99

With unlimited data

And can move to 4GEE when it becomes available locally
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
How do you know the SIM free price from Sony is £550? I tried to find it on the site but it wouldn't show the price for some reason :confused: For me the Sony Xperia Z SIM free from Sony with my current contract would come to the same: £790 as I'm on o2 with a 12 month sim only £20 monthly cost tariff at the moment. So I would save £77. I'm actually considering that now because I'd have unlimited calls, unlimited texts and 1GB for £20 per month from my existing contract on the Sony Xperia Z, and I would be saving £77
[Xperia Z General] parapaul:
From the Xperia Z page on the Sony website, click the link to pre-order through one of their *ahem* partners.

CPW was the easiest one to see the SIM free price - £529: http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/SONY_XPERIA_Z
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
I looked and I'm not sure whether or not that page is region locked as it only shows the pre-register option for me. I saw towards the end of January that the pre-order page was there though, so I could see/access that page back in January :confused: :( :confused: Any ideas why? Do you have the exact link/URL please? I saw it also for £524.99 at Amazon UK and it's at £522 at Clove with a free Sony SRS-BTV5 Wireless Speaker (only problem is, is that I've not really heard of Clove - they're not that well known; so not sure whether to trust buying from them or not) . Expansys (a bit more well known) have the same offer of free speakers for £549.99
[Xperia Z General] jock23:
Where was this offer?
[Xperia Z General] dunk71:
Go back 2 pages!
[Xperia Z General] marcgear:
I have weighed up my options and i think im gonna get the handset on its own sim free im on O2 and still got 10 months left any ideas on where the best place sim free is at the mo cheers.
[Xperia Z General] parapaul:
I'm in the UK too, the link in my post was to the CPW page offering it SIM free for £529...

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Actually - get it on O2 PAYG and it's £499.99...

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mo...All=false&colourCode=&modelName=Sony Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] Biffy:
I'm getting mine on Vodafone through Phones4u. Will it be Vodafone branded or just a plain install?
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
All phones 4 u and carphone warehouse handsets are unbranded, unlocked handsets.