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[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
Ok strange problem here. I upgraded via CPW a while back and today I woke up with no signal. Speaking to O2 advisors they say my number is in migration process wtf? anyone else experiencing problems who have ordered/upgraded via CPW? Thx
[Xperia Z General] bayhota:
what is the craic with pre ordering it with carphonewarehouse/02 and the free headphones?
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
If you pre ordered it pretty much anywhere on contract then you would have been given a free set of headphones when the phone was delivered.......although i wouldn't hold out any hope of anywhere still having any left for the offer.
[Xperia Z General] mudstuff:
I'd said that in an earlier post. Mobiles.co.uk told me they'd be dispatching on the 18th. I cancelled and ordered direct with cpw for the chance of the headphones though. They're technically the same company so fingers crossed it comes this week!
[Xperia Z General] robdevil:
18th? I don't believe this. More possible is 28th but 18th is too early I think.
[Xperia Z General] DeadlyDazza:
I contacted CPW last week as I'd not received confirmation of my order.

I got a reply from them yesterday telling me the order had gone through, that I would also be receiving the headphones & that dispatch would be on 28th when I would receive confirmation & tracking number.
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
So guys,

For anyone pre ordering I managed to get a better deal than the O2/CPW one for upgrades (£26 per month, 24 months, unlimited minutes & sms, 1gb data £99.99 handset + Headphones. This is £249.99 for the handset from O2!!). I went to the Phones4u website this morning and popped in my details on the Upgrade page to see what deals they can offer me on the XZ, instead of showing me deals it said I would be recieving a call later to discuss my options. I have just gotten off the phone and the guy on the other end has given me the same tariff as above (£26 per month for 24 months) BUT a Free phone + he checked the headphones and said I WOULD be getting them too as they still have those in. This is a further £100 saving on the CPW upgrade deal, or £250 from the O2 deal. I missed on the £50 TopCashBack but this is still £50 cheaper with that included.

So in the end i managed to get

Free handset

£26 per month

24 months

Unlimited minutes & sms

Headphones are high definate too.

£624 for 2 years.

IMO better than the £26 Tmobile plan which still comes to £624, as I probably can shift the headphones for £100 or so.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
If they can go that low with their prices and still make an income, that just shows you how much profit they're making elsewhere (o2, t-mobile, 3, vodafone / anywhere else etc ...)
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
O2 make easy money with calls and texts anyways. I think retailers earn a commision on per sale basis so to them its nothing. Taking a customer away from CPW for themself to earn a tiny bit is business at the end of the day.

To me though, £624 for 2 years. I've already sold my S3 for £260. Plan on selling headphones for £100 if I can get that. so £624 - £260 - £100 = £264/24 =£11 per month equivalent. :good:
[Xperia Z General] maverick1103:
Can you confirm that you have got this on o2 with Phones4U?
[Xperia Z General] cklow01:
Is it possible to cancel 3mobile xperia z preorder? I paid 69 pounds for the phone when I preordered it. Can I get it back?
[Xperia Z General] :
Yeah you'll get it back. Same position as me. Send the phone back to them when its arrived, then when they get the phone back they'll refund you.
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
Yes this was via P4U. It was all done on the phone as the chap from the upgrades called me up and he sorted me out a cracking deal. Saved me £100 that phone call did. :) He also said most phones are UNLOCKED (locked where necessary) just like CPW due to the stock needing to be cross compatible for all networks. So to me this is the same but only better than CPW.
[Xperia Z General] maverick1103:
Wow that's interesting as Phones4U have been banned for selling phones on o2...maybe it's only in store that cannot process o2 contracts....
[Xperia Z General] reudyfam:
I cancelled my pre-order with them last week after Vodafone made me an offer to stay with them that I couldn't refuse!
[Xperia Z General] cklow01:
Did you get your upfront cost back? Vodafone reception is very poor in my workplace. Wonder if o2 will also provide free 4g later as 3 do...
[Xperia Z General] :
Yep you'll get it back.
[Xperia Z General] Akiainavas:
I wanted to cancel my Sony Centre pre-order and go with Asda Direct because of their amazing accessories bundle - but I've noticed they have terrible opinions online... just google asda direct, most of them are negative, and it's not available to collect, only shipping so I'm not sure about this deal :(
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
Don't know what it is with P4U, i was in there last week looking for a pre order deal on the XZ and the guy told me that it isn't out yet, i talked to him about the pre order deals everyone was doing (DAP and P4U and CPW etc), and all he could tell me was that the online P4U is totally separate from the shop and i should come back when the phone is released!!:cowboy:
[Xperia Z General] maverick1103:
Yeah they must be, I work in CPW we have a Phones4U next to us and since a couple of weeks ago we keep on getting o2 customers come in from Phones4U saying they can't upgrade us or sell us a contract with o2. They lost 3 now o2,not doing well!
[Xperia Z General] cklow01:
Is this offer for ASDA only or all?

www.sony-offer.com/

These are extracted from ASDA websie:

Free Accessory Pack includes:

Sony DK26 Dock Designed for ease of use, this dock lets you charge your phone without opening the USB protective cover on your Xperia™ Z. Your Xperia™ Z fits perfectly into its charging dock and stands at a comfortable viewing angle. You can browse the menus and view content without removing your phone.

You will need to claim this item from Sony. Details on how to do this are listed in the terms and conditions below.

Xperia Book Case Designed for the Sony Xperia Z this case is a stylish way to protect your smartphone. The slim line design incorporates a protective inner shell with side opening front cover and suede inner lining.

You will need to claim this item from Sony. Details on how to do this are listed in the terms and conditions below.
[Xperia Z General] manook:
The terms and conditions state only available at select retailers. They check the IMEI to see if its eligible i.e if the site doesn't list it as part of the offer then more than likely it isn't.....
[Xperia Z General] mudstuff:
Fair enough, that's what I was told via email... As I say, I cancelled though for the headphones deal so cpw may be different.
[Xperia Z General] robdevil:
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/phone/xperia-z

And another free handset deal!
[Xperia Z General] Atomix86:
That has got to be the single worst deal I have ever seen, but then it's typical overpriced o2 crap. It's not even unlimited data.

Plus, who in there right mind would pay an upfront cost for a contract phone?!
[Xperia Z General] samxool:
exactly. worst deal EVER
[Xperia Z General] Crucio_:
now now that deal of nightwing's was right at the start of the month and it wasn't the worst then :P there are just many better ones now. :P
[Xperia Z General] antipesto93:
tcb

IMO the best deal around is the Affordable mobiles one

26 p/m

500 min / unltd text / utld intern (TMob)

£40 cashback if using quidco or TCB
[Xperia Z General] keenan316:
Exactly the deal I went with, even if you buy the handset cash and use giffgaff with the £12 goodybag, it works out more over the 2 year span! So this is indeed the best value for money!

Now, just hoping it'll have an unlockable bootloader....
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
http://www.itproportal.com/2013/02/22/cheapest-sony-xperia-z-deal-now-down-1850-month/

Cheapest Sony Xperia Z deal now down to £18.50 per month ;)
[Xperia Z General] jock23:
Annoying me now as I am due an upgrade on my t-mobile this month, but they aren't doing the phone. All the best deals are on t-mobile but I want to keep my number, not going through the hassle of porting to another operator first.
[Xperia Z General] marcgear:
This may be an option for me now was gutted it sold out at asda that was a good deal.
[Xperia Z General] craftycarper1:
No real hassle porting your number, get your PAC from T mobile, grab a £10 Tesco sim or something, port your number to them, then request your PAC from them next week and give it to T mobile when you get your new phone. It's only 3 phone calls.
[Xperia Z General] jock23:
Thanks sounds good to me!
[Xperia Z General] jayman1986:
That's actually rubbish, if you go to affordablemobiles.co.uk the cheapest is still £26 per month?
[Xperia Z General] antipesto93:
now on a 12 month contract @ 47p/m (unltd mins, texts, 1gb) at phones 4u

(Vodaphone)

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i do see the 18.50 deal but its only for 100 mins / 100mb 24 months, costing you 444 over 2 years,

So unless you are actually going to get by with 100mins/100mb its better to go to amazon / asda

(Or maybe its a good deal if you just want an interest free way of spreading out the payments
[Xperia Z General] jayman1986:
Actually correction: I've just found the deal using filter to look for 100 mins. Its isnt 444. Because you have a phone charge of 183.

So definitely not worth it.
[Xperia Z General] antipesto93:
Now i see the upfront as £99, i think they keep changing it :p

either way, not really a good deal.
[Xperia Z General] fareeed:
The bootloader on the Z will most likely be locked down as has been seen in the past with carrier branded xperias. My o2 contract finishes in August and since I'm a nerd an unlockable bootloader is a must for me. I've seen that people are buying the phone from pretty much every network the phone's available on. So if it's not too much trouble would those of you who have pre-ordered the Z very kindly post your bootloader status, thanks :)
[Xperia Z General] marcgear:
O2 have dropped the ball on this one with me i just phoned em to see what deals they got. See if they would come with some sort of loyalty bonus well.....

36pm, unlimited calls and texts, 2gb of data, 24 month £100 upfront.

looks like im paying up remaining months and moving on i was going to buy the hanset outright from Asda but out of stock.

So where is the best deal now i would like some large data allowance. mins not too important.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
If you're a Virgin Media TV, landline, Broadband customer ; then go with Virgin Media Mobile when they start offering the Sony Xperia Z, because you'll Unlimited Data as part of your contract
[Xperia Z General] cklow01:
Go to affordablemobile.com. They have 3 mobile the one plan that is chaper than 3 mobile itself and no upfront cost for the phone. Tethering is allowed as well as unlimited data and 2000 mins.
[Xperia Z General] robdevil:
http://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/
[Xperia Z General] marcgear:
Cheers fot that on it now.
[Xperia Z General] chri55tof:
The best deal for ppl who are not calling much but browsing much http://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/yourdeal/?_cid=71679224

26 per month, free phone and unlimited internet.

There is very similar on affordeble mobiles but 69 upfront.
[Xperia Z General] treble4:
Sony Xperia Z with Sony MDR-1R Headphone - 12m Vodafone Contract - Total cost £564.00 + upto £70.70 Topcashback @ Phones4U

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sashahfound 1 day, 2 hours ago

Excellent deal on a Sony Xperia Z with free headphones - the phone is worth £500 and the headphones ~£175 (on ebay) so great value at under £500 with cashback

Vodafone Contract - Unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, 1GB data, £47 per month on a 12 month contract
[Xperia Z General] parapaul:
All these deals are subjective...

It's all very well saying that T-Mob contract is the cheapest out there, but I can't use T-Mobile at work or at my parents', because there's no signal. Ditto for Orange and Three. VF are OK signal wise but I have the best signal with O2, so I had to choose one of their contracts.
[Xperia Z General] koooldude:
I agree. I get no signal with Vodafone so would never go back to them. Also I get o2 open code so o2 will always be cheapest for me :) even if it does mean I have to sacrifice unlimited data
[Xperia Z General] invinciblervd:
Do you know the model number ? Will it be C6602 or C6603 ?

Thanks
[Xperia Z General] jock23:
Well I bit the bullet today and signed up to the 12 month vodafone option, expensive per month but change of phone in a year sounds very good!

Just hope vodafone aren't as rubbish as they used to be round here, or I will be straight on my phone to customer services
[Xperia Z General] invinciblervd:
+1

Will go to 3 store tomorrow and cancel my order with them.
[Xperia Z General] :
I think I got the same one as you: 12 month contract, Unlimited texts, Unlimited calls, 1GB data, on Vodafone. I think I also may have got the free £300 headphone deal too. Very happy with the outcome.
[Xperia Z General] marcgear:
Looks like its the option were all going for. i have done the same and been told im gonna get the headphones again i never had a phone with Voda just hope they don't loose us down on what could be an epic all around deal.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Will be even better on a Virgin Media Mobile contract with Unlimited Data at a really low price! :P
[Xperia Z General] marcgear:
I know but im really impatient i sold all my current handsets and needed to make a quick choice. The only thing that swung it for me was ill be paying just over the handsets sim free asking Price and can change in 12 months if i need. If virgin come with a good deal im gonna treat the wife to one.
[Xperia Z General] DeadlyDazza:
How does one stand as a consumer in the uk if not happy with a new providers signal?

I've also switched providers on my pre order.

Had t-mob (ee) the last 4 or 5 years & always been happy with 3g coverage.

I've switched to Voda so I hope they're ok.

I know the company I work for (very large) have their company contract through Voda & also have a mast on the building, which is where my Z will get the most hammer.
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
You would have to fight your corner to get them to cancel your contract. They can pretty much do it on their terms and if they feel nice then they would cancel. However do not mention previous experiences or anyone in your household you know that are on their network as they will use that against you, saying you should've known or could've asked before you took the contract out. Upgrades are not eligible for cancellation as obviously why would you upgrade your contract if your signal sucks?!
[Xperia Z General] keenan316:
The affordable mobiles £26 unlimited data deal has now been changed to £69 upfront.... not impressed!

Could anyone the preordered let us know if they're honering the free handsets on the initial preorder..?

Thanks
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
U need to stop bragging about Virgin Mobile and how they will offer you a super cheap deal lol Trust me they won't, not just because you are a broadband customer, no. Quit getting your hopes up.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Have you ordered the Z ?
[Xperia Z General] Liam0100:
I pre-ordered the Phones4U deal last night and just got my "order successfully processed" e-mail, feeling slight regret; as its taken me a long time to decide on what phone I wanted and if I'm just gonna get the XZ and then want the 'One' or 'S4'.

12 months contract and those free headphones is a great deal though!
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
Yes I have actually. But what you are doing is giving people "hope" saying it definately will be cheap on Virgin Mobile, when in fact you have no idea what you are talking about. If you really think they will give u an unbelievably good deal then keep it to yourself and don't affect other people's thoughts with some facts you made up.

Looks here. This is a deal for a Galaxy S3 which is considered "old" now, for EXISTING VM customers..

https://www.virginmobile.com/vm/viewQuadplayHandsetWithAllTariffs.do?offeringId=16066908

£28 per month on the cheapest tariff with a £19 handset.

Why wait 7 months to get that when you can get better than that right now? There are £26 per month tariffs with free phone going around already and the phone hasn't even been released.
[Xperia Z General] ps3taker:
Three no deal

Was anyone else able to get a similar upgrade from Three? I asked them for my PAK number to transfer to T-Mobile (£26 a month deal) and would have cancelled T-Mobile pre-order if Three could agree to the above mentioned £27 a month deal but sadly they did not want to offer that.
[Xperia Z General] horsetastic:
Best I've had from them on an upgrade offer was £69 handset cost and £34 a month....Really unimpressive. Might call back saying a friend just got a deal with you for no cost and £27 a month.
[Xperia Z General] ps3taker:
I tried that - they asked for the date of the deal - I said 6-Feb. They tried to find anything on that but could not and said in fact they had not offered xperia Z at the time - maybe some confusion about "Z" and "S" - could sound similar when pronounced not American,
[Xperia Z General] horsetastic:
I think you could be right there. Only way I can get the phone for free atm is by paying £39 a month. They said hold off until it's actually released and some offers 'may' come out for the handset.....
[Xperia Z General] bayhota:
Where is the best place to get the this ordered for delivery or store collection in the UK for up-grade.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Yep, I'm just waiting until September now to see if I can get the Z free on an upgrade with o2 (renew my contract), otherwise I'll look elsewhere. If VM don't have it/on a good deal I'll look elsewhere anyway - unless they do.
[Xperia Z General] MrNothingman:
I guess i arrived late to the party... are the headphones deal still available in some place?

just saw that in Phones4u website the "Promotional Offer" column is not showing the Free headphones stuff as it was a few days ago.
[Xperia Z General] PsyMonkey:
I just realised there are two models of this phone C6603 (LTE) and C6602 (3G only). I have preordered my phone in the UK via Asda to get the free speaker deal. Just wondering what version am I going to get? Or am I missing something?
[Xperia Z General] Al Gore:
Just ordered from Clove 5 minutes ago!
[Xperia Z General] marcgear:
Should get the c6603 everywhere in the UK as its advertised as a 4G device.
[Xperia Z General] Guitarfreak26:
Anyone know if Asda are actually going to deliver the devices on thursday?
[Xperia Z General] PsyMonkey:
Same here I would really like to have the phone by the weekend
[Xperia Z General] DeadlyDazza:
Anyone receiving CPW tracking data yet?
[Xperia Z General] :
Just got an email from 3UK saying my order is on its way :)
[Xperia Z General] ps3taker:
they are now back to no upfront cost on that deal:

http://www.affordablemobiles.co.uk/...ile/full_monty_26/sony/xperia_z/48954679.html

I wonder when they will deliver first handsets
[Xperia Z General] holey78:
I have just emailed Asda to check on delivery dates. I don't expect much of a reply as I understand Asda CS is supposed to be rubbish. I will update on here if I get a response.
[Xperia Z General] Biffy:
Not heard anything from Phones4u yet and I was one of the first to preorder.
[Xperia Z General] WhiteHartMart:
From my experiences with P4U you won't get the despatch email until this evening at the earliest.

In fact I've had phones from them before the despatch email in the past.

Maybe it'll be different this time but I doubt it :-p
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
I called asda today, they said they defo being sent today.
[Xperia Z General] nightwing369:
Sony Mobile are doing a deal where they're bundling in free MDR headphones with the Sony Xperia Z for the first 500 orders from midnight tonight (27th February at 00:00AM). Add it to cart and if the cost of the phone drops by £1.00 then you've been lucky enough to be in the first 500 and can then carry on to proceed to checkout and order... ;)
[Xperia Z General] bobsie41:
My wife pre-ordered from affordablemobiles.co.uk some time ago (£26 un-limited data) and we have just returned after being out to find a missed delivery card from Royal Mail next day delivery. She is certain that we have no outstanding deliveries pending. We cannot now pick this up or get a re-delivery until tomorrow :mad:

Could it be one day early?? :confused:

Edit: No dispatch e-mail has been received however, when I recently ordered my HTC one X+ from these people, I didn't receive any confirmation e-mails but it just arrived the day promised.
[Xperia Z General] cklow01:
Anyone knows what courier company will Phones4u use?
[Xperia Z General] holey78:
What state is your order in on the Asda site? Mine shows back ordered which only changed today. I was stung by google ordering the Nexus 4 on release so I'm kinda worried the same thing will happen.

Cheers
[Xperia Z General] m00moo:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=phones4u+delivery :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Surely you would've gotten the answer yourself instantly by a simple search. Why ask and wait here for a response?
[Xperia Z General] PsyMonkey:
Same here my Asda order has changed to "On Backorder" it will hurt a little if they have oversold and I have to wait another week/month to get it. I mite just try and get one with the headphones from Sony site as backup tonight then just return the one that arrives last.
[Xperia Z General] MrZippo:
My Asda order is also "on back order" too

I placed my pre order on the 10/02/2013
[Xperia Z General] Dazzla:
Mine says "On back order" as well, ordered 13/02.
[Xperia Z General] adizntk:
I had phone call from three just 25 minutes ago, they said that my phone will be available from 4pm tomorrow at their store :) so happy haha :D
[Xperia Z General] Guitarfreak26:
Mine says back order too from Asda

I'm going to be very annoyed if they don't deliver because it was promised 28th delivery on the site
[Xperia Z General] :
Yep, mines been sent out this morning to my house though. Should have it in the morning. (off Three too)
[Xperia Z General] Bryan839:
My ASDA order is also on 'back order', called them today to see what is going on, and was told they have failed to get stock from their supplier, they are apparently calling me back later. Ordered 18/02/13
[Xperia Z General] Guitarfreak26:
What a farce...
[Xperia Z General] cklow01:
Thanks for your kind reply.:laugh:
[Xperia Z General] Guitarfreak26:
I just called asda and got told its still down for delivery tomorrow

I'm so confused
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
I been on the phone a 2nd time to asda, they sound as if they from south africa, he said they dont know if they will be sent today as they can only go by the website.

so i would think its still coming tomorrow unless they say otherwise
[Xperia Z General] Guitarfreak26:
Yeah there all south African lol
[Xperia Z General] kakkaroto:
Yup I got the same thing from asda, apparently the order is in a "technical state" so they have no information. They seem to only go by the information they have on the order itself or by the webpage.

On the bright side they sent me a £5 voucher for my trouble. Lol
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
Ha i got £10 lol
[Xperia Z General] kakkaroto:
The b@$t@rd$!! Lol
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
lol i did kick of tho had to talk to a manager
[Xperia Z General] Guitarfreak26:
I got nothing

The phones page says preorder and delivery 5 days after order date

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Don't think they would be giving vouchers if the phone was coming
[Xperia Z General] Bryan839:
Fingers crossed we get it tomorrow then, don't think the call centre know whats happening, as everyone is getting a different story.

Fed up of seeing back ordered on my account now, keep refreshing all the time to see if its changed! :)
[Xperia Z General] juDGEY2k10:
Have u guys got twitter?

I dont but can u not ask on there?
[Xperia Z General] Guitarfreak26:
I've tweeted aswell.. Good idea