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[One (M7) General] daleski75:
Just placed yet another order for the HTC One (cancelled the other one due to other reasons) and got told they have them in stock and will be shipped immediately after they get the payment off my credit card so hopefully they are telling the truth!
[One (M7) General] alpha beta gaga:
for anyone wondering why p4u still have stock when other big players are losing out, read on. when i ordered a htc 8x to try out last week, even though i ordered direct from the htc store website and everything went through the htc store website, the package was delivered by and came direct from phones4u

'The HTC Mobile Shop (HTC) is operated by Direct Solutions (GB) Limited'

http://uk.shop.htc.com/TermsConditions.asp

'Phones 4u Limited' listed as part of group structure of Direct Solutions (GB) Limited

https://www.duedil.com/company/04141453/direct-solutions-gb-limited
[One (M7) General] NexusC:
Does anyone know if P4U have the sim-free Black One anywhere in London?
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
i dont think anyone has the black One anywhere in anywhere
[One (M7) General] Tetsumi06:
Working on the basis that one reviewer managed to mess up his black version I'm guessing that HTC recalled them all to make sure the process is perfect before they get released.
[One (M7) General] Riyal:
Who's the reviewer who managed to damage his black HTC One? I am pre ordering a black model so I would like to grab as much info as I can before stock will become available.
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
Im so happy with my phone! :D The only thing that i miss is a capacitive menu button as i'm currently using my old Desire S until my number ports over, and that has the capacitive menu button and i'm quite used to it.

I first got the One out of the box and the first thing i noticed was a massive scuff on the top of the bezel. I though ahhh i'll have to send it back, but on closer inspecition it seemed to just be some glue stuck to the top so i rubbed it off and it was just fine.

For anyone wanting to see the pictures of the Flip case, i've attached them below. Its a great case although the right hand side of phone isnt well protected by it.
[One (M7) General] sjred_uk:
Does the flip case and beats earphones come free with the phone?
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
They did for me as I was one of the first '800' people to pre-ordered the device from Phones 4 U. But the flip case and UrBeats don't come as standard with the phone if that's what you mean.
[One (M7) General] sjred_uk:
Ah ok thanks. I ordered today sim free. Doubt I will have got it ordered in time for the freebies.
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
sorry if this is already covered - contract phones4u phones.... are they unlocked or locked??

i ordered mine on orange?

thanks
[One (M7) General] Narom88:
Sim free orders didnt count sadly, i was well within the 800 but alas none.

I read on here somewhere that all phones from them are unlocked.
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
I think Phones4U still gave away the Flip case free with Sim only orders but i'm not sure if thats the case anymore

And I ordered mine on Orange and it is unlocked and also un-branded which is a plus :)
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
wow great! mine is from dial-a-phone but i think its an identical company, the dialaphone number on their site even puts you through to P4U office!

ryan did you take the panther plan?

if so which swappables are you going for? im interested in hearing about the sky sports one!
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
Yeah apparently Dialaphone is a subsidiary of P4U, just as Mobiles.co.uk belongs to CPW.

And I'm on the Panther £36 contract so i chose Sky Sports and Deezer :) I'll try them out once my first bill comes through.

What about you?
[One (M7) General] abhs89:
Ryan has your sim activated yet. Mine still hasn't. I am on Orange too.
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
cant you use them now? :o

i will probably go for sky sports and either deezer or mobile tv, but i have heard the sky sports is rubbish thats why i was hoping someone else had tested! :P
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
Yeah mine activated as soon as it went into the phone :P

And i probably can but until tomorrow my allowances are pro-rata or something so i dont want to use any services just in-case the bill facks me over xD If i decide to go on Sky Sports later ill come on and post what its like for yah
[One (M7) General] abhs89:
Hmmm.. was yours an upgrade or a new contract?
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
the swapables dont come off your allowance though :P
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
I was going to upgrade but i was told i would need to pay £229 for the handset so i just cancelled and took out a new plan. Only had about 1.5 months left so i took the charge

I've just tried it now and its quite good. The UI isnt the best but it'll do. You have to go through the Orange account website to get to it though as there doesnt seem to be an app?
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
any chance you can make a video of the chelsea game on sky sports?

theres only one youtube video showing the quality, and as you will see on there it is terrible! would be nice to see some example of it to put my mind at ease!
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
Yeah sure, why not :)

Btw the Wigan/Newcastle game is currently on but part of the screen is missing. You'll see when the video is uploaded :good:

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Here you go :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQJzphUET8I

This is the quality test of the Orange Sky Sports TV Swapable 'app', i filmed it with my Desire S so the picture is HD. I tried full screen and best fit and i couldnt get the left of the screen. I even reloaded it.

All in all i think that it's good considering its for free
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
looks pretty decent!

thanks! think ill give it a go
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
That's no problem at all. I think its good quality, especially for a free stream. It might just be the one off game where the picture dimensions are messed up.

I'll soon be selling my old Desire S. It's a great phone too, had it for almost 2 years
[One (M7) General] abhs89:
Ok this may sound stupid but when you inserted the sim card into your phone was the metal part of sim facing down or up. Just worried I may have inserted my sim the wrong way.
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
im pretty sure itll only go in one way
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
The card will only go in the tray one way, and the tray will only go in one way with light pressure, if you had to force it you may have it in the wrong way!

Are you worried about activation?.....my new Voda sim to over a day and a half to activate. They say anything up to 48 hrs.
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
The gold contacts face downwards when going into the phone. Don't worry about non-activation, it might not have been processed yet due to the weekend as i wanted to port my number over but was told it will be done by Tuesday as its the weekend and it hasnt been processed yet
[One (M7) General] HavoK11:
Anyone got there hands on a black Htc one? Or know when the first shipment to UK is due
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Last dates i heard were either 29th March or 2nd April i think.
[One (M7) General] abhs89:
Ah cool thanks mate. :) So that's a relief.
[One (M7) General] mark99uk:
I went into the Leeds whiterose phones4u store today and picked up a SIM free HTC one for 459. It came up on screen as 489, but the display said 459 so they checked with head office and honoured it without me asking
[One (M7) General] scotcruz:
Lucky you mate.. bet they would have changed the display now
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
nice, think you got lucky.
[One (M7) General] brizzle7:
I've bitten the bullet and ordered. How long has everyone waited on delivery at P4U?
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
I waited one day longer, but that's because my phone was on Orange and there was meant to be a 5 day delay on it. Which turned out to be one day :P
[One (M7) General] alpha beta gaga:
should be with you Tuesday
[One (M7) General] brizzle7:
Thanks guys.

Excited for my first foray into HTC.
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
I ordered the phone friday afternoon and got a dispatch email yesterday. Do you think I have any chance of getting the phone today?
[One (M7) General] jmonfu:
I also got the email. It says will dispatch this afternoon, so tomorrow delivery.
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
Mine arrived yesterday and it said it would dispatch yesterday evening.

Congratulations, your brand new mobile phone package will be dispatched this evening by Royal Mail Special delivery, who will deliver the next working day to the following address:
[One (M7) General] jmonfu:
Sunday?
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
Yea which is why I'm thinking a tuesday deliver but that line in the email threw me.
[One (M7) General] daleski75:
Never known any deliveries on a sunday but congrats on your purchase man.
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
If i ordered on Friday and they had phones in the warehouse then i would be expecting it to be delivered today.

Hope you're not left hanging for too long.:highfive:
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
Thanks :) & no I havent had a delivery on sunday I got my dispatch email then. I was wondered if I'd get the phone today or tomorrow.
[One (M7) General] h.han:
I ordered last Friday afternoon, upgrade on Orange, has chat with p4u online yesterdsy they said since I ordered after 11am so they can only despatch it on Monday so the earliest I will get it on Tuesday which is tomorrow.

I am not sure about 11am deadline since some people said they ordered in the afternoon but got it the day after.

Anyway, considering it was upgrade on Orange which they said would take longer to process than sim free, I am happy to wait till tomorrow.
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
Yea I think I will give them a ring at 9 to see whats happening with mine. I dont want to wait in all day if its not necessary.
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Ha ha.....it's Friday all over again.....if they tell you that it MIGHT arrive today, you will sit and wait, and wait, and wait, jump to look out of the window if you hear any vehicle door shut outside.........happy Phonehog day.:cool:
[One (M7) General] alpha beta gaga:
if an order was placed on friday, it will be delivered tuesday. p4u don't dispatch the same day an order is placed and will not dispatch over wknds so first available dispatch day would be monday.
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
I am guessing that will happen :P
[One (M7) General] lost_odeassy1:
Hello Friends,

I am not living in UK but have ordered online via Handtec, they stilll shows delivery of 25th March or beyond.

But it appears P4U hae siliver in stock as of today? I need Sim Free and not sure if they do international shipment or otherwsie I also have shop and ship uk address I can use.

I noticed handtec is 419 pounds vs 485 pounds for phone for you.

I am ok to pay extra as long as I get it quick.

Any other recommendation for me? I need silver color unlocked.
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
Well its 419 for you because you arent affected by UK taxes. Its £510 for us. Phones4u do not ship internationally and they have stock now yes.
[One (M7) General] Palla71:
P4U accept payments from UK credit cards only, and they ship to UK addresses only.

You could think about using this: http://myukmailbox.com/shopping.php
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
I think the people below would disagree with what you said, these are from Fri/Sat

These were dispatched the same day as ordered......i believe there are many more in this thread.
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
Well phones4u told me tomorrow :), shame its not today but at least I dont have to sit waiting xD
[One (M7) General] daleski75:
Ordered mine yesterday morning ish so I won't be expecting anything to be shipped till today at the earliest and more than likely ship tomorrow get it by Wednesday.
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
You wanna play with mine......:p
[One (M7) General] daleski75:
Hahaha now that's an offer you don't see everyday!!!
[One (M7) General] alpha beta gaga:
when is yours arriving?
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
I wasnt sure but after calling them it sounds like tomorrow. :)
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
Just got the pre dispatch email that says I should get it tomorrow.

Quick question though, do I have to sign for it personally?

I have had it sent to the family address where I no longer live, but family still does and it's where my cards are registered to. They'll be able to sign for it, right?
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
It just said that you needed someone at that address to sign for it. I'm sure you will be fine.
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
Yeah, anyone at the address can sign for it. I was at work when mine arrived and either my Mum, Dad or Brother signed for mine :)
[One (M7) General] daleski75:
when did you order?
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
Thanks

Saturday afternoon about half 1.
[One (M7) General] daleski75:
Mine shouldn't be too much behind yours then...
[One (M7) General] vas210:
Hi guys,

Did you receive any black versions, are they available?

thanks
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
To my knowledge no one on here as received a black one.
[One (M7) General] jutley:
Still waiting for my order here.
[One (M7) General] mih3y:
I ordered mine on Friday, and no dispatch email(
[One (M7) General] scotcruz:
you will probably get a dispatch email later.. (check the spam folder in case they have sent it already)

If you ordered on Friday then you should get the phone tomorrow as they say that they have plenty Silver ones in stock
[One (M7) General] vas210:
I ordered on Sat morning, maybe I will change it for a silver one.:rolleyes:
[One (M7) General] h.han:
I just can't believe it!! Got on phone with p4u, they said my Orange upgrade was pushed back by Orange claiming I am not eligible for upgrade!! What a joke Orange, I am out of contract since February!!

P4u staff was very helpful on the other hand, they called Orange and checked my status therefore resubmitted my upgrade order.

However it means I am back at starting line again and waiting for the upgrade to be confirmed and approved by Orange. Then p4u can despatch my phone...

If it wasing for my broadband discount, I would happily leave Orange and got another one with vodafone or o2 or 3...

shame...
[One (M7) General] mih3y:
Oh thx ! i got this at 7pm yesterday)

may be i will get it today? )))
[One (M7) General] nk7600:
Pro Rata is pretty easy to work out anyway... For Example. If you get 900 mins... You devide 900 by 4, that gives you the amount of minutes per week. Devide that amount by 7, which gives you the amount per day. You then look at when you took out your contract & work out how many days til your bill date.

You can do the same thing for texts & data. I used to work for O2 & now work for Sky but that's generally how you work out your allowances for pro rata :)
[One (M7) General] jutley:
I am on tmobile and the exzact thing happened to me i ordered friday and back of the que again .
[One (M7) General] brizzle7:
Just had a missed call from them. Bit worried as I have no dispatch note and I can't even get on their site at the moment as it's down.
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
You wont get it today I thought the same thing. The email is automatically sent when the shipment is prepared at the warehouse. Its not collected by the courier until the next working day. So you will probably get yours tomorrow like me.
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
i hope i get mine tomorrow from dialaphone...

it currently says "awaiting stock" as status, but delivery date still says tomorrow.

hopefully that means it will ship today :s
[One (M7) General] jmonfu:
Same here, dispatch email 4:30am, so waiting ANXIOUSLY for tomorrow :)

From what I have read in here, its worth the wait!
[One (M7) General] kevinnugent:
Congratulations!
[One (M7) General] mih3y:
what time they usually deliver? before 10 am? i wont be at home tomorrow morning (
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
/cry

i just phoned up to check apparently my order is now on hold as theyvre no stock anymore

not pleased, but hopefully ill still get it this week some time

again, this is dialaphone, but its the same call centre so im assuming its the same warehouse, same everything too.
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Special Delivery is before 1pm, it depends on when your parcel guy delivers, mine came at 8.13am.
[One (M7) General] Palla71:
:crying:
[One (M7) General] daleski75:
That sucks hope it's mistake and you get yours very soon.
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
Mine usually comes at 8-8:30.
[One (M7) General] arknailed7754:
If anyone does want one. I'd sell mine at 480.
[One (M7) General] Palla71:
Disappointed?
[One (M7) General] arknailed7754:
Not really the word. Underwhelmed more...yeah its all glossy etc but its not what I expected sadly but each to there own. My eyes its a one x revamped with a couple of add ons.takes a while usually for Me to be bored. I got it Saturday lol
[One (M7) General] arknailed7754:
Yeah like I said in my pm. Just bored already. Zoes a gimmick..I think more.cameras OK.sense 5..is sense 5 not magical. Its quite big for a 4.7 screen

Battery is good though credit it to that.overnight I lost 1%
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
Each to their own I guess, going for the S4 for or N4?
[One (M7) General] arknailed7754:
None yet. Going to keep hold for another week see what happens.and no mate s4 looks crap
[One (M7) General] ste1164:
Ah kk & I agree the S4 does :P still I am excited about tomorrow seen as I am getting bored of stock.
[One (M7) General] h.han:
Just got on the phone with p4u regarding my upgrade on Orange, they confirmed that they still have HTC One silver in stock.

So my story, I had just had to gone through the full upgrade process again on the phone since Orange had cancelled my 2nd upgrade attempt (the first attempt was last friday and they wanted me to wait until end of the week to uograde). So in total I tried to upgrade 3 times, so far, just for staying with them.

Ridiculous, nonsense, joke, crap service, I have to say to Orange.

I swear I would definitely take a new contract with other operator next time.

So I am back in the queue, again, the 3rd time. Hopping to hear some good news soon.
[One (M7) General] lukemo:
For me it's ok. Can you send me a pm on how to contact you?

EDIT: Seen that some nice boy probably was jocking (amazing joke), if somebody else wants to buy a sim free One from 4pu and to send me it by express courier earning a correct amount of money, please send me a pm.
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
dialaphone have now changed my status from "awaiting stock" to "order awaiting dispatch" - maybe they did have some stock after all?

stop playing with my emotions dialaphone! :'(

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i think he said he will wait 1 more week and maybe he will change his mind about selling
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
I'm loving reading this thread, it's like Thursday night/Friday morning all over again.........i'm glad it's not me this time though.:laugh::laugh:
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
/cry i know

i will be working until 5 though so even if it does come i wont get it until then!
[One (M7) General] arknailed7754:
Who was joking matey. I considered it I'm still considering it going to give it a week. Then make up my mind.my biggest worry anyway is sending it abroad u.ks a different story.anything goes wrong I can hunt him down and vice versa lol
[One (M7) General] h.han:
Yeah... at least you are expecting the phone... I am expecting my upgrade on orange gets approved and p4u can actually start processing my order...
[One (M7) General] alpha beta gaga:
rather than wait for a dispatch email thought i'd phone up. my silver has despatched today. placed order saturday night :)
[One (M7) General] brizzle7:
So it'd been dispatched even though they hadn't E-mailed you?

That would make me feel better..
[One (M7) General] alpha beta gaga:
yea. same happened with a previous order too. phone em up if you can. free phone number so nothing lost

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check ur spam folders guys mine was in there! sent 15:58
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
Thanks :P I already knew what it meant, i just forgot if thats the exact phrase to call it. I was confused the first ever time i bought a contract as i was without most of my allowances for a few days :P
[One (M7) General] arknailed7754:
-

one advantage also we have had from p4u is our phones have been simfree..has anyone actually got a branded device. youll know if you check your cid. Ive got cid htc_001. Just curious to know what others have had
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
HTC_001
[One (M7) General] jmonfu:
Anyone got his phone delivered before 9am? Bugger have to work and no one home to pick it up :(
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Yes, just after 8am for me, i read that someone had theirs delivered before 7am.
[One (M7) General] jmonfu:
That would be amazing! Will wait till 9am then, fingers crossed
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
"Your order has now been completed and will be with you soon"

aaahhh tomorrow is going to go so slowly!
[One (M7) General] abhs89:
That guy worked the RM. :p
[One (M7) General] brizzle7:
Nothing in Spam or inbox for me. Not impressed, I need to know when it's coming.
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
u ordered from p4u?

dialaphone has an online order processing system where you can see what stage its at - surely p4u would have the same? its the same company?

edit. nope, looks like they dont - strange!
[One (M7) General] jutley:
its been a complete nightmare for me upgrading my tmobile contract with phones4u no confirmations no nothing even was told i could not upgrade when i could and that was confirmed direct from tmobile processing since last friday worst expireance ever.
[One (M7) General] h.han:
The very same thing happened to me trying to upgrade on Orange, yeah, with T-Mobile together, EE.

I also upgraded last Friday and was told I wasn't eligible even though I am since last month, second attempt upgrade today got cancelled by Orange straight away, then had to go through the full upgrade process again this afternoon to upgrade the 3rd time.

As of 5pm today, there was no progress on either Orange or p4u side. The former told me nothing showed up on their system and p4u said the status is "sales pending". I am having bad feeling...

I am going to phone both of them every hour tomorrow just to get the update, this is rediculous.
[One (M7) General] Narom88:
Indeed! 6am infact.

Someone did get it delivered at 7:10am some how though!
[One (M7) General] brizzle7:
Got the confirmation at 9 in my spam folder. Here's hoping it comes before I leave for work..
[One (M7) General] Palla71:
When did you order it?

SIM-free?
[One (M7) General] mouzam:
Got the email at 22:17 from p4u in my spam folder saying that the phone will be dispatched this evening. I ordered it today around 2pm. What does that mean, will I get the phone tomorrow?
[One (M7) General] brizzle7:
Sunday evening and yes Sim free.
[One (M7) General] nuthead53:
That's bad maths, there isn't 13 months in a year. Take monthly amount * 12 / 52 / 7. This would be the daily amount on a none leap year. Your calculation assumes they're 28 days to a month.
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
I think it is done as a very rough calculation - I wouldn't get too hung up on it

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Did you get a tracking number? If not it hasn't been dispatched
[One (M7) General] mouzam:
No tracking number. Funny thing is I got the email at 22.17 and it says it will be dispatched this evening. Which evening are they talking about? Lolllll
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
I think maybe the email was sent earlier and for whatever reason it just didn't reach you.

Either way, without a tracking number I'm pretty sure you haven't had yours dispatched yet, sorry!
[One (M7) General] mih3y:
I've ordered mine on friday. got 2 emails from p4u but no tracking number. And i do believe i am getting mine tomorrow )
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
interesting!

they sent me a tracking number along with confirmation of dispatch

hopefully youre right!
[One (M7) General] mouzam:
What did they say in your second email?