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[One (M7) General] kalo88:
You can say that about any form of technology though, i'm sure another phone will come out in a few months that improves on all of them etc.

I think the design/build quality/features of the HTC ONE really make me want it, Samsung could release an awesome phone and probably will but it just won't be for me, had a GS3 and was very much let down sadly.
[One (M7) General] h.han:
I wanted to upgrade through my current carrier or p4u or cpw. However saw on quidco this morning there was an offer of orange sim only 12 month contract, originally 20.50 per month, 600 mins, unlimited text, 500mb data, discounted to 10.50 everything else the same, then quidco cashback 35 quid, so effectively 7.58 per month for 12 month!

Too good to be missed so I hit that one and just need to get a sim free HTC one from wherever cheapest!!

So even if I don't change tarrif for the next 2 years, it will still be only 29.5 per month (assuming I buy phone from p4u for 489)!! But why not find a similarly good sim free deal after 12 month?

So I think we should stop upgrading but switch to sim only contract through cashback website and buy sim free phone separately. This way you are only on 12 month contract and phone always bloatware free!!
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
I'm sim free only too :)

£5.50 a month, 300 mins, unlimited texts, 500mb data, 750mb bt openzone wifi (never used it though ever!) + a sure signal box as bad signal in our house :)

Bought sim free phone
[One (M7) General] ragingredbull:
I ordered through them. First order I placed said 13 days which would have ended up being this Friday. Cancelled ore order and took out same deal but cheaper fro same company and delivery date changed to 29.03.13. Just got email through from them today saying release has been pushed back to 29.03 anyway so made the right choice and saved some cash in the process. I have bought from them previously(Original HTC Desire). Good customer services good deals, can't complain at all. Just have to really look through all the deals to find the gems.

Edit: thought I quoted the poster. Response relates to mobilephonesdirect post
[One (M7) General] Narom88:
Who's that with?
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
Vodafone :)

Got cashback of £60 on an offer, made it super cheap :)
[One (M7) General] jutley:
£36pm full monty tarrif tmobile £69 up front.
[One (M7) General] Narom88:
I'm looking at 3. I was going to go Sim Only too. £12.90 a month, with £25 cashback so effectively 2 months free or makes the monthly rate £10.82.

Does anyone know if you can add tethering if and when you want it? It's not something i need every month.
[One (M7) General] MrKaon:
Only One plan includes tethering, as far as I know.
[One (M7) General] molasis:
Can someone tell me if I'm missing something.

Dial-a-phone have a 18 month Orange contract (£36pm, 600mins, 1gb data, unlimited txt) with a free HTC One. Their current special includes 4 months for free (so bringing it to £28/pm effectively), so a total contract price of £504. Run it through TopCashBack and get £70 back, bringing it to £434 total contract price (inc phone).

Surely I must be missing something?
[One (M7) General] dai_griff:
Three have re-funded the £69 for the pre-orders :) Mine is deffo coming tomorrow :)
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Probably right, there were similar deals on the One X last year on pre order.....12 month contract with free media link and Quidco cashback made the total contract less than the actual cost of the phone.
[One (M7) General] dai_griff:
Just had my dispatch and tracking email for tomorrow :)
[One (M7) General] vizzy:
Who off ?
[One (M7) General] Shasarak:
You may be missing the fact that you won't get a 4G service for the next 18 months - or rather, you'll be able up to upgrade to 4G but only at considerable extra cost. By contrast, if you go with (say) 3, when their 4G service launches later this year, you'll be able to upgrade for free.
[One (M7) General] h.han:
Sounds very good deal!! Do you know if the phone on this contract will be sim free or locked to Orange?
[One (M7) General] dai_griff:
3UK :)
[One (M7) General] MrKaon:
Estimate delivery time for the One on 3's website is now 28th. :banghead:
[One (M7) General] molasis:
As an Orange contract phone I'm guessing it will be locked to Orange. But if you want to unlock straight away there are many sites that will sell you the service for a similar price to what Orange will (though with Orange you'll need to wait 6 months ).

I'm actually going to be putting my Three sim in this phone when it arrives (after unlocking it of course). It will have still been cheaper than buying outright, and I have a full Orange account to use for 18 months for free when family and friends come to stay.
[One (M7) General] riz157:
Not long before you know it will be here.
[One (M7) General] snorkle:
While reading this I read every part the other person said to you in an Asian accent ...it made me laugh
[One (M7) General] clarkgable:
As Dial-a-phone are a P4U company, I would expect the handsets to be unlocked. If not, you can unlock them in due course I guess, or return the phone and cancel the contract..

I have ordered the same deal so I will check this as I will put my T-Mobile sim in it and use the Orange sim that comes with it as a spare.
[One (M7) General] kupijaj:
36 pound 18 months contract orange 1Gb download from Phones4U
[One (M7) General] Bigmille:
Hi,

Can you please tell me how TotalCashBack works with Dia-A-Phone?

There is no voucher code, I completed the same order as you, but cannot find any indication of ToalCashBack offer.

Many thanks

EDIT: Never mind, the TopCashBack site seems to track my visit to Dial-A-phone, This is the 1st time I used the site, hopefully I'll get some cash back.
[One (M7) General] m00moo:
Did you call them up or fill in the form online for them to call you?

I just called them up and they offered me the same MINUS the free earphones, flip case and the £60 cashback... :( Tried Dialaphone too which offered me the same but at £33 a month :eek:
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
OK - so I think I am going to order from DialaPhone on Orange as per above.

Can some people tell me though - how does this redemption thing work?

Does dialaphone actually HAVE stock now?

How does Orange fair as a network? I had them before and really wasn't impressed with signal etc.

Thanks!

PS topcashback is now only offering £50 on a contract for dialaphone - quidco offering 70.
[One (M7) General] m00moo:
Not quite sure what deal you are referring to as you didn't link one. But, redemptions are based on you sending in your phone bills (printed or paper) on a 3/4 month cycle. Once they (retailer) receive this via post, they will send you a cheque for the amount you are discounted. If you fail to send it or are late, you will miss out. Best method is to send recorded as you have proof of when and if the letter has arrived in case they say they have not received it.

Regarding stock, call em up.

Orange network, is dependant obviously inyour area. You can take out a contract, but if the signal is poor you will need to fight your way out of it. Best thing to do is get a PAY&GO sim and find out, or if any people you know have Orange then try it out.
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
just off the phone with dialaphone there - because theyre owned by p4u they do the same 7 day guarantee deal where i can try it out and if im unhappy with signal etc i can return within 7 days. pretty good deal!

think im going to go ahead and take a risk here with them.

they have it in stock so should get it monday or tuesday.
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
not going to go with orange after all - after doing a bit more research it turns out t mobile have turned off most (if not all) of their masts in NI meaning people here dont benefit from the cross-network coverage anymore and the signal is therefore pretty awful everywhere except belfast i'm reading!

will have to wait for 3 after all

EDIT - just went ahead and ordered the above deal.

should work out at £434 over 18 months - even if i decide to use a 3 PAYG sim it is still cheaper than buying phone outright. in fact, it is actually cheaper to use a 3 payg sim @ £15/pm all along (including 6 months at the end for comparison) than it is to take out the 3 24 month £36/month tariff

hopefully orange is better than i expect though - swappables are nice too, and unlimited bt openzone!

im now officially waiting
[One (M7) General] CardinalSin:
Great deal from Asda direct! The phone, HTC Media Link HD AND flip case for £499.00!!

Unfortunately can't post a link as i've only just registered :(
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
not bad, definitely one of the best sim free deals ive seen.

media link though - isnt that essentially just a MicroUSB >> HDMI converter? does it do anything else?
[One (M7) General] Bebida:
Its streams content from device to tv over your WiFi network 55notes on amazon I believe
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
ah ok - can it also charge your device then?

what happens if you're not connected to wifi?

can it stream via usb?
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
No it can't charge your device it's a wireless media link to your TV, it works over wifi.

Basically mirrors whats on your phone, if you connect to it and play real racing for instance, this is shown on your Plasma or LCD screen as well as your phone, play a movie on your phone, swipe your fingers up the screen and it sends the movie to your TV.
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
got it

so when youre playing an onboard video file from gallery, you can continue working on the phone.

but the rest of the time (inc. when youre streaming a video from another source, youtube netflix etc) it simply duplicates your phone screen and shows on tv.

is it hard on battery? can see myself buying one of these
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Yes, i think that woks, not tried it with mine, i usually just start a film swipe it and watch, but there have been clips shown of someone starting playback of a movie then swiping it to link, then carry on using phone as normal. Don't know about other streaming methods i'm afraid.

HTC Media Link HD
[One (M7) General] MrKaon:
I'm afraid he is right we only gonna see 32GB version.
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
It took full payment at checkout for me
[One (M7) General] onlinejobwork:
Silver ordered

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[One (M7) General] dai_griff:
Cheers dude, on the credit card it will be then, 16gb N4 on eBay week before release :)
[One (M7) General] xavier2k3:
The only 4G you will get via Orange will be via EE. EE intend to eventually phase T-Mob/Orange out so it will just be EE. The two standalone networks won't get 4G and will be limited to 3G in the UK. This is why they have initiatives to allow people to upgrade early, any time in their contract for a fee so they can push more people to EE. Once 4G is en mass, everyone on Orange/T-Mob that wants a modern handset will be on EE.
[One (M7) General] The-Last-Hylian:
Eh? I haven't heard about that, so as I'm currently with Orange I'll be able possibly to upgrade early? For a fee... I'll have a look into this!
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Taken from EE website

Or
[One (M7) General] The-Last-Hylian:
Well that sucks, I got my HTC One X the day it came out, April 5th 2012, so I'm outside that 6 months by 4...
[One (M7) General] nevillejb75:
Same here.pre-ordered from phones4u (it says for 15th March) with free beats headphones,free wireless pioneer speaker and free flip case. Also as a separate thing I found a really smart looking official HTC hard shell case on Amazon that I pre-ordered as well, don't want to get a smart looking pho e and cover it up with a crappy case,although I don't know what phones4u's case will be.

I was also told they don't know if it would be 32g or 64g. The person I spoke to said he thinks they would only get the 1 version but didn't know which,so I just asked him to put a note on my order that if there's a choice to have the 64g.
[One (M7) General] kenny17430:
Hello,

I have been checking on the HTC website and it appear that the UK version of the HTC one doesn't managed LTE /4G as the french version does.

Can anyone confirm me that ? it would aso explai why the HTC one is cheaper in UK.

thanks,
[One (M7) General] onlinejobwork:
r u kidding me mate: look at this direct answer from p4u below

Our ref: 3XXXXXX

22 February 2013

Good morning XXX

Thank you for your recent email regarding your upgrade order. I can confirm the handset that you order is a HTC One Silver this handset is 4G enabled and will support the 4G service. The upgrade is waiting to be completed and once dispatched a further email will be sent to confirm the order has left our warehouse.

If you require any further assistance then please do not hesitate to contact us via reply email or by speaking to our Live Chat team who are available from 11am – 8pm, Monday – Thursday, 11:30am – 8pm Friday, 11am – 6:00pm Saturday and 11am – 5:30pm Sunday.

Kind Regards,

Becky F

Support Forum Moderator

Phones 4u Limited

Osprey House

Ore Close

Lymedale Business Park

Newcastle-Under-Lyme

Staffordshire

ST5 9QD

[W] www.phones4u.co.uk

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wrong info. I think the all handset willing to sell in UK equipped with 4G/LTE, you cant got 4g network or network if you buy other than EE

check below:

Our ref: 3xxxxx

22 February 2013

Good morning Xxxxxxxx

Thank you for your recent email regarding your upgrade order. I can confirm the handset that you order is a HTC One Silver this handset is 4G enabled and will support the 4G service. The upgrade is waiting to be completed and once dispatched a further email will be sent to confirm the order has left our warehouse.

If you require any further assistance then please do not hesitate to contact us via reply email or by speaking to our Live Chat team who are available from 11am – 8pm, Monday – Thursday, 11:30am – 8pm Friday, 11am – 6:00pm Saturday and 11am – 5:30pm Sunday.

Kind Regards,

Becky F

Support Forum Moderator

Phones 4u Limited

Osprey House

Ore Close

Lymedale Business Park

Newcastle-Under-Lyme

Staffordshire

ST5 9QD

[W] www.phones4u.co.uk
[One (M7) General] yvibes:
Really annoyed about the UK not getting the 64gb version.. Why are they doing that?! Literally no reason
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
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wrong info. I think the all handset willing to sell in UK equipped with 4G/LTE, you cant got 4g network or network if you buy other than EE

I didn't give wrong info, EE is the ONLY network in the UK at the moment that offers 4g... Orange and T Mobile whilst part of EE only offer a 3g Service
[One (M7) General] combat goofwing:
I'm thinking of upgrading ,I have 6 months left on my one x contract @£35 a month ,my device is pristine and unlocked,it's white and lives in a pouch when not in use,so thinking of getting the one ,any 4g contracts worth looking at
[One (M7) General] MRTYN:
yeah :(
[One (M7) General] catachresistant:
Perhaps the 64GB One X/X+ didn't sell well here.
[One (M7) General] Ashalak:
I am in the same boat from when I got my HOX, but I spoke to P4U and they happily signed me up for another deal even now.. Might be worth a call!
[One (M7) General] The-Last-Hylian:
I've just phoned Orange and they told me I can buy out of my contract for £370, so take away a good £120/160 for selling on my HOX and that leaves about £110 to put into buying out the contract and they'll let me renew with a HTC One.

Sounds good to me :)

No free headphones though I'm guessing XD
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Pretty sure the P4U case is the official HTC one.....HERE

.......or extremely similar.
[One (M7) General] Phil750123:
yer the p4u case is the official one, seen one today in the p4u store in birmingham ,

had the chance to have a play and all.

The screen looks gorgeous, blinkfeed looks awsome too, all very smooth and fast.

Only problem they had the device in a massive metal case that was unmoveable so couldnt

get a feel for it all, literally just play with it.

Seems nice though im deffo getting one.
[One (M7) General] Ashalak:
Have a word with Phones4U, even if you just call into a store rather than getting tied up on the phone with them.. They cut me a better deal than Vodafone would and they didn't think twice about starting a new contract with me a couple months in advance, bare in mind though Orange being your carrier might not be as flexible as Vodafone where as I know the period which you can upgrade earlier does vary but even on P4U they say it can be up to 75 days.. Worth a call as it could save you a butt load of money :)
[One (M7) General] xavier2k3:
Same. I'm semi tempted by the early upgrade because they also allow you to trade in your HOX and get some cash back when they recycle it (or you could just sell it) which would pay off a chunk of the remaining monthly payments that the contract has. Problem is the EE contracts at the mo are just too much. I got a cracking deal of £28/pm which suits my exact needs through Orange on an 18 month contract so there's no way in hell I'm gonna be paying the £60 odd that EE are asking for.
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
EE are asking silly money, it's because they have the monopoly though sadly =/ Was a very naughty move allowing just one network to release 4g at the moment.
[One (M7) General] xavier2k3:
Yeh exactly. To be honest, I'm happy to sit this round out. I was due an upgrade when I got my HOX. Had waited since November when my upgrade was due before the HOX was finally released. I'm never going back to a 24 Month Contract. Technology advances too fast. So looks like I may be waiting till the new Tegra 4 devices come out and the next HTC Flagship before I upgrade.
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
Sim only for me :) £5.50 a month for 300 mins, unlimited texts and 500mb data from Vodafone, we've got a sure signal box

Boom, job done :)

Vodafone also bought the biggest 'amount' of 4g (if that makes sense) so will be cool when they activate it.
[One (M7) General] brizzle7:
How much are you paying? I'd definitely go sim free too.

Also UK chaps, am I right in thinking that we can play on these in certain Phones4u stores? I'm guessing the one on Oxford Street will have it?
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Yes, some stores, i haven't found one yet, and the guy in my local store said to come back in a couple of weeks and they should have one to play with!:silly:
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Can you give us location of the store with demo unit in so i can update the demo unit locations thread HERE
[One (M7) General] nuno_oliveira:
I wanna retire my old HTC desire but I was only planning to do it in June or July, but phone4u Sim free price is really tempting... Do you guys think the price is gonna drop in the next 3 - 4 months, or it's not gonna happen so soon??
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
I think like anything yeh there will be offers/discounts as 'new tech' comes out.

I'm very happy with the P4U Sim free price, the extra cash I saved will cover my screen protector/case etc.
[One (M7) General] irzero:
i played with one a few minutes ago and im not sure its the killer phone HTC think it is.

Screen was ok. Colours didnt seem all that given there was a Note 2 right next to it making it look dull.

The vertical scrolling takes a little getting used too.

Black on white doesnt do much for LCD screen tbh they really should leave that to the oled phones
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Where did you get to play with one?.....(want to add to This thread.)

I remember having vetical scrolling in app menu with my Desire.....then installed another ROM that had horizontal scrolling, took ages to get used to, switching different ROMs seemed to give whatever the DEV preferred..... then newer phones / versions of Android had horizontal scrolling again....mind boggling!:laugh:
[One (M7) General] Shasarak:
Well, that's a matter of personal preference. Some people like garishly bright colours; other people prefer correct colours. Personally I find the colours on the Note 2 to be so grotesquely over-saturated that they make my eyeballs bleed. :)
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
Agreed, I had to turn the screen settings on my note 2 down so they werent overblown.
[One (M7) General] cjm1979:
When you say you've got a sure signal:

Is it capable of 4G and you realise that if data goes through the sure signal it comes off of your tariff allowance?

What bearing does the sure signal have on the deal?
[One (M7) General] KidCarter93:
In regards to the 64GB model not getting to us, I reckon they'll probably use it as a marketing scheme and release it over here after a few months to make more money.

A lot of companies have done similar things in the past so I really wouldn't be surprised.

Nowhere in Coventry has the One on display yet and won't until the 28th so can't even test it out until then :(

I am pretty much sold on the device already though :D
[One (M7) General] daleski75:
After much deliberation between the Z and the One I have gone for the One from Phones4U in silver sim free which is a very good price at £459 in my opinion when other like clove are charging £510.

P.S got a Lumia 920 and not very happy with it so coming back to the Android fold.
[One (M7) General] chaps:
Same here. I just hope that Phone4U will be able to cope with the demand that they must be generating by undercutting other retailers by 50 quid.
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
Sure Signal is because we have thick walls in our house so the signal suffers for it... so I get full bars everywhere now. I don't use it for the data aspect.

I don't know if sure signal is capable of 4g, probably not.. I guess the new ones will, like I said i only use it to enhance the indoor signal.

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Aye, I want my HTC One :(!!!
[One (M7) General] daleski75:
I had a call last night from an 0845 number on my mobile so I ignored it thinking it's a marketing call or some PPI crap and after googling the number it was Phones4U... hope my pre-order is ok.
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
When did you order it?

I had a call a couple of days after i placed my order.....told me it had been turned down, she placed another order for me, and straight after i came off the phone i cancelled my XZ pre order......the new order placed on the One went through ok.

They reckon it could have been because i had 2 orders for "high end" phones.

You might want to answer it if they ring again to make sure.
[One (M7) General] daleski75:
Ordered it 2 days ago now will give them a quick call and see what they say.

Just called and no issues with the order and hello from Northampton as well.
[One (M7) General] Wh1techapel:
Three are selling the phone for £479. I think I'd rather pay that little bit more because I have a strong feeling Phone4U are going to over allocate this phone at the price they are selling, think similar to the Nexus 4 saga.

I hope not, but have a sneaky suspicion.
[One (M7) General] daleski75:
I hope not as that is a very good price and call me paranoid but I exported the web page with the specs/price to a pdf just in case as well when I placed the order a couple of days ago.
[One (M7) General] Palla71:
HTC just confirmed that they don't have an estimated release date for the 64 GB version of the LTE enabled model of HTC One. :crying:
[One (M7) General] MrKaon:
It's all LTE enabled anyway.
[One (M7) General] catachresistant:
Does that mean the 64GB version IS being released here eventually?
[One (M7) General] Palla71:
???

I don't think so.

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In Germany and USA is already available for pre-order.

No news about UK or other countries.