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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] bigshape:
???

listed as 'in stock' on their website...

http://www.directmobilephones.com/spv_m3100_orange.htm

please note: if you do use them, check with orange about your number transfer / direct debit details if you're using those services!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] padlad:
Ahh, yep, your probably right. Even though them deals are good, i think I'll go with t-mobile online and get the unlimited mobile data. You end up paying more in the long run, but i think it'll be worth it! ;-)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] shadowman:
Yes i was referring to unlimited home broadband, sorry for the confusion. Just to mention though that all the standard t-mobile deals are available through:

http://www.cheapest4mobiles.co.uk/d...rk=&tariff=&gift=&phone=T-Mobile_MDA_Vario_II

just click on any of the deals, and it allows you to select any available online T-Mobile tariff option.

As has already been pointed out, T-Mobile are offering a £5 per month line rental discount on some plans plus other incentives as well.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mikeycollins13:
ONLY Buy from T-Mobile Direct, else you will get screwed

I have been looking for two days and called scancom, who told me that T-mobile cut their commisions on phones back 40%, so they can never beat their prices, and they were right, they couldn't. SO IW ouldn't bother, go for the T-mobile sales people and you'll do better
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] intgom:
Deals on m3100

I bought my Orange SPV M3100 from OneStopPhoneShop (part of CarPhone Warehouse).

£9.99 for the handset and 12 months on the Canary package at £30 per month. Includes 200 cross-network, anytime minutes and 2 months free subs to Orange World (their 3G service) as well as few other perks (30 mins video calling etc).

Total cost £370 over 12 months - now that's not bad IMO.

Hope this helps.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mrleoni:
This is a very good point. There's no advantage to going with Orange apart from the slightly more attractive veneer on their version of the TyTn.

The online deal quoted earlier?

Well is that 9months half price line rental (in logical human terms)....

Or 9 months' worth of cashback after 6 months if you fill in a form on time...

Or two months half price, another two months full price, then two months full price.....

I don't trust these online companies as far as i can throw them.

Mikeycolllins is right when he says to go through T-mobile, it's just easier to get things sorted that way. And slightly off-topic, but if you ever get to know anyone who works at T-mobile they can only offer you half price line rental if you've gone directly through them, and not a third party.

To get anything like i currently do on Tmob on Orange we're talking 26quid for the dolphin package (as quoted earlier) plus 88 quid for unlimited internet (based on their online data price guide, and limited to 1gb as opposed to Tmob's 2gb). The free broadband will be useless to most people on here who are already contractually obligated to NTL/BT/TALKTALK etc.

Thats an average of 114 quid a month times 18 = 2052 quid.

I know that's taking things to extremes, but it proves a point - the only way you're gonna wind up with a better deal on orange is if you only use wifi. And that would be crap.

So basically i'm stickin with T-Mobile for now methinks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] jamijam:
I think we can all agree on that. For most phone users those Orange deals are very very good. For this specific phone with its data capabilities and the type of users we have in this forum, the T-Mobile deal is just heads over heels better than anything else out there.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] shadowman:
I think the comments made are quite right, Orange is definitely the more expensive option (despite the freebies) if you are wanting a high mobile data usage.

I have just heard that Orange are cutting their commissions by £60 on 18 month contracts as from 1st October, so looks like the freebies will start to disappear shortly.

I have noticed that the onestopphoneshop deals have all disappeared within the last hour or so. Their cheapest deal was 12 month on Dolphin 25 at £360 (which is the one bigshape got) but now the same deal is £459 - a £99 increase since 8pm tonight.

The orange deal suits me, as i dont need much mobile data as i have wifi at home and work, and my home broadband is up for renewal anyway, so I have effectively got a FREE M3100 for £26 per month, but saved £17 by switching my broadband deal - so an M3100 for £9 per month including 500 texts and 500 minutes?

sounds unbeatable to me! :D

just to re-iterate though, :!:

The T-mobile deals on www.cheapest4mobiles.co.uk are actually direct from T-mobile themselves, - It is quite correct that the best discounts at the moment are direct from T-Mobile, thats why they are listed as such on the website.

The website simply runs a search over all available deals from a selection of retailers (one of which being T-mobile) and shows the best deal it can find. It also does Carphonewarehouse, onestopphoneshop, Orange, O2 and many more.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mrleoni:
Am I the only person who thinks that rival companies should consider adopting T-mobile's simple 'credit' principle instead of drowning consumers in 'freebies' (20 minutes of video calls for the first 35 days, 'mate rates' half price line rental* free Msn [till october])I think 3 are the worst for this, but all the mainstream companies revel in confusing the less-sharp amongst us with verbiage and tantalising 'extras', seemingly in the hope that we'll forget that their freebie often doesn't last forever.

Of course this tactic has been prevalent in consumer marketing for years - but I believe T-mobile will win through with their straightforward and fair price plans, and their data bundles - as we have ascertained in this forum - are streets ahead of the competition.

3 have just brought out a 3g datacard. I noticed it in Superdrug this afternoon. I spoke to the 'advisor' about it briefly and by the end of the conversation he had told me rather enthusiastically that he was going to take out a t-mobile web n walk datacard plan!

I considered many price plans, and been on many different networks. From my experience I have concluded that the decisive factor in my skyrocketing phone bills was simply apathy. We are all guilty of it, and phone companies rely on it to make the big bucks. How many times have you overshot your minutes allowance, or forgot you only had texts instead of minutes?

The Flext plan is incredibly reassuring in its simplicity, and really does adapt to my changing needs (some months i call a lot, others i text a lot)

Though Orange and O2 may potentially offer more minutes and texts as a whole, this clouds the fact that many consumers NEVER use all of both their minutes AND texts, unless they make a concerted effort to do so.

Adaptability, simplicity and value for money are I believe important to most consumers.

Certainly they are to me.

P.s. What is 'Orange World'? Is that an open 3g browsing experience, or another Vodafone Live! ?

Personally I didn't buy my Vario II so I could check train times and download Novelty ringtones.

*for the first 3 months.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] slimsaturn:
Now, I have a question.

Will any of these places ship to a US address? I ask cause it would almost make sense to get the phone with the cheapest plan and pay the money every month for a year and then cancel. But I am not sure how the european providers are and how long are their contracts. I do have some friends in england I could ship the device if I needed too. but what is everyones thoughts on this?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] shadowman:
Not sure about this question as i dont know the vetting procedure, but I would assume you have to go through a UK credit check, part of which would probably be to check you were a UK citizen on the electoral register. I know my cousin had loads of problems because she was in the British Army stationed in Germany. Her parents had emigrated to France and she effectively had no valid UK address except her barracks. Orange were very awkward about this and would not give her a contract phone at all, despite the fact she had been an Orange customer for 3 years already.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] horgio:
All links to the MDA Vario II from your link, to the T-mobile site seem to be broken. In fact there is now no mention of that phone on their website. Anyone any ideas ???
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] shadowman:
looks like a problem with the T mobile site maybe they are doing some late night maintenance ? try again later methinks!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] padlad:
You usually have to be a UK resident for at least 5 years i think and have lived at the same address for at least 3 years to normally get credit, and even then if you have had no credit, like for example, a credit card, loan, mortgage etc, then you will have no 'credit rating' and will struggle to get any credit at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Star] aashish.dxa:
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[Samsung Galaxy Star] T3snake:
Wow.

cud u just organize this.

After studying chemistry physics and maths i cant really decode the sentences in there
[Samsung Galaxy Star] T3snake:
i meant it looks like a lot of text.

Use the enter button to make it look organized
[Samsung Galaxy Star] aashish.dxa:
Kk bro
[Samsung Galaxy Star] Moscow Desire:
Copying and pasting advertisements for software is prohibited and frowned upon at XDA.

Closed
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] jharo:
I tried a couple force rotation apps (Ultimate Rotation and Rotation Manager). When the home screens & lock screen rotate, neither of them do it right. The icons/ folder are placed off the screen. Anyone get something to work? I'd prefer to stay on Touchwiz, because I really like the calendar widget.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Skarfist:
Force rotation for stock

Hi, you'll need to install Xposed framework and get a module called Gravity Box or Xblast. both can force rotation with stock, They both do an awful lot more too, little tweaks for your phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] and2:
You can rotate the launcher with a lot off apps but it wont look good cause the launcher is not made for landscape. If you have root you can try a modded one or do it by yourself. You have to change a lot of xml files.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xshad0w:
Hi

my p3100 is about a year and the battery suddenly appeared the following problem, when I turn on the charging cable, battery very quickly (within 15-30 minutes) is charged to 100%, regardless how long you keep connected to the charging cable, after you unplug the battery very quickly (again for about 30-40 minutes) falls from 100% to 0%.

Has anyone had a similar problem and if the problem is the battery or What !

thanx ​
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tokenpoke:
Your battery is shot.

Most batteries last a year or so before going bad. If left on charge all the time they go faster, same for draining to 0% repeatedly.

You can change the battery yourself or have most any electronics repair shop do it for you.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xshad0w:
ok thank u man but my battery start do this when i use cheep charge adapter r u think the cheep adapter can damage the battery or no !
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tokenpoke:
Yeah... that would not be the best idea. Lol.

You may have fried the battery with the adapter but I've never done that.

I use Samsung, LG, and Kindle chargers on my phones and tablets.

They all prevent overcharge and help prevent spikes in amperage.

I also use oem chargers when possible and always on non standard chargers, like the tab cable or iPhones.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xshad0w:
my battery back to life again :D i make it charging for +24 hours and after charging my battery back to life !
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erio Touwa:
battery problem
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yayan.F:
Try this way:

1. Spend first power of battrey until 0%

2.Open back cover your device

3.Unplug the battrey

4.Pake the plastic wrap so that no leaking the plastic

5.Input the battrey into the plastic wrapping

6.Tightly closed plastic do not there is leaking

7.Put the batteries in the fridge / freezer. are already in plastic wrap tightly by.

8.please wait until 12hours

9.Put the battrey from freezer and Dry the battery until it is completely dry,so reinsert the battery in your device

10.Connect the charger do not in turn on your device until the battery is fully charged.....

And congratulations...!!!!!your battery like new again [emoji2] [emoji2][emoji2][emoji2]
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tokenpoke:
Fair warning... never freeze these batteries. It can (and often will) cause internal damage that can lead to swelling or even fires.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yayan.F:
I've tried about 2 months ago but did not happen anything in the freezer and my battery device even now my battery is more durable in use but if you are not sure do not do it for the sake of safety...
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellakarsh:
Try to reset your battery stats by fully charging it and then discharge it to 0% and let it automatically shut down... Then again charge it to 100% and then discharge it to 0%... Repeat this for 2 times and your battery should behave normal...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
I thought I would open a thread for Mega owners to share anything they want and get feedback, suggestions, solutions, and support from members here. Please feel free to discuss anything you want. Happy, sad, or stuff that just has you stumped!

[MENTION=439482]hopsin[/MENTION], I hope your dog comes thru!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] captemo:
You da man, woman

Hi
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
Back atcha capt! Hi!!!:D And I can't stand Rude.:( There are always nicer ways of doing things -ya know?? Even if he WAS right:p

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say he had a bad day. :angel:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] hopsin4444:
What you guys talking about lol
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
HaHa!!!! Welcome to the BS thread Hopsin!!:D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] hopsin4444:
Nice man I like it
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] moudy:
Wen hopsin4444 gets this recovery hacked what roms would u guys recommend? I want a t-mobile rom with wifi calling if possible. Thanks :)

Sent from my BRAIN using TELEPATHY brain freeze
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] hopsin4444:
Any of selish Nair's ROMs work perfect
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53069639
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] captemo:
I am afraid you may have to put them up against the glass Sashusmom, to prove you are a woman to Hopsin.

:rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
I'll vote for against the glass!!!!! :sly:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
LOL!! Not on my best day!!!!:laugh: Although I was a recipient of a pressed ham out the back of a schoolbus once!! Got a great laugh:p:D

Capt, you've known me a lot longer. It'll sink in! lol. I would think my handle is a dead giveaway!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] captemo:
I have Kit Kat and I aint talking about the candy bar
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
Did you lose root?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] captemo:
I had finally received my replacement on Monday. I had not rooted it.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
OK. Did it come with 4.4.2 or did it update when you turned it on?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] captemo:
Got update couple hours ago
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
Evidently root will kill the update. After going through that d/l.....the update failed!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
WooHoo!!!! Congrats capt. I wonder if I unroot I will get the update? What's different on kitkat?

I have also read that kingo root may not root 4.4.

I am completely stock minus the root.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] hopsin4444:
Guys got some potential bad news the kit kat update could have changes some crap around on the bootloader Knox so I am going to finish my current thing I got going on for 4.2.2 and then after its done update to 4.4.2 stock and see if it'll work I'm really hoping so
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
My Nexus 6 should be here on Wednesday!!!! Couldn't let Capt get one up in me!!!!???. Already have the files to unlock, root, unencrypt, and install TWRP on my PC!!!!! The Mega is already in a drawer and I'm using my old i717!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] captemo:
That's me....all up in ya.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] captemo:
Nexus 6 man, so much development. I am like a kid in a Lollypop store.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] gerg6986:
help

I did the OTA kitkat update and now it says unsupported software detected, I used Odin and it keeps saying failed. Can someone please help me?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] orlyjc:
Does anyone else have memory issues with the AT&T mega? Mine is always at 0.90 out of 1.30gb. Or around there, even after I kill all of the background apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] abrham57:
I do

I have a memory leak which causes my phone to have 1.25Gb used after six hours of being on. Nothing I do will lower it below 1.2Gb
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] orlyjc:
Wow. That's horrible.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ptrcsgn:
is root still a possibility

Hi all, through all of everyone's hard work, I have been able to root every device I've owned… and for that, thank you!!! Until I got my dream phone At& t galaxy mega, I bought it as unlocked, and I am using it as a net10 prepaid phone. It was already updated to 4.4.2 when I bought it, I527UCUBNJ1 . Is any development still in the works for root? Or should I simply change it out for a model that can be rooted? I would settle for just root, although a custom recovery would be awesome…. If anyone knows if someone is still working on this please let me know. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
I'll think positive and say maybe the changes will be for the better. Good luck!:fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
So I used OTA voodoo rootkeeper to temp. unroot- and checked for the update and it's there. If it is 4.4 and does install, I don't think voodoo will re-root. It says does not support 4.3 so I doubt it will support 4.4. What to do....... Install and live without all my rooted apps???? :(
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] hopsin4444:
Honestly I would not do the update at all right now
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
Well I am in the middle of the download. 36% into it. Can I keep the DL without installing?? And why do you say no update? Think it will kill any future hacking?

When I got this phone ATT said it had 4.3- which I found out was a total lie. Only 4.2 with the update of 4.2.2. I have a program that needs 4.3 or better to run- trackr buttons. So I put this in moth balls. 4.4 will run the app.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] hopsin4444:
I'm not really to sure if it'll kill any Knox removal but not sure but I say not to update cause I was reading the camera and sine other things were buggy and its just like 4.2.2 4.4.3 will come out for it in the next month I guerente it
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
OK. Thanks for that info... I think I'm gonna go for the install and see how it goes. It's not my main phone so I can wait for a fix. I'm a 2 fisted phone owner. Android in 1, and iphone in the other!!!! Fickle I know. I like android and iOS.:silly:

If we can root this update, than we can at least freeze knox. Not sure if it can be rooted. I used voodoo OTA to temp. unroot, and I don't think it will restore on kitkat, but we'll see.

*******************************

restored root before installing update. Read that it keeps root after update somewhere. However, install of update failed after 25%- just like parrothead. So re-downloading. Will do the install unrooted.

Unrooted with supersu. Re-downloaded update by changing the date. Installed fine and now have 4.4.2. Looking to root now.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] hopsin4444:
Ya man if it does not you can always try kingo
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
So this is what my Mega is showing after a reboot. after updating to 4.4.2...... Any thoughts?????
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
Mine has shown that from the first day I rooted. Bootloader is still locked.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
I have never seen this screen on my Mega....At least I don't think so.....I do remember it on my galaxy nexus after using wugfresh to unlock bootloader.

But if I an unlocked for ROOT, I cant't verify it. Supersu says no and rootchecker says no.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
I believe I will wait on hopsin a couple more days before I unroot and update.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
Since I am totally stock I am befuddled as to why that screen pops up. Rebooted now and it still says unlocked, custom. Total stock should not show that.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] moudy:
Maybe while u updated it notice or checked ur phone and found something changed

Sent from my BRAIN using TELEPATHY brain freeze
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
Checked my Odin screen and it shows everything is as it should- same as before. knox is not tripped, shows 0x0. Firmware says OEM (think that's how it is worded- or samsung original, I'll take a pic and post.

Pic is hard to see. It says samsung official.-custom- 0x0-0x0- bootloader ip XXXXX:4
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] captemo:
What is up with this Biobundy dude?

He is always posting about being off topic, and that Hopspin has not posted any of his success of findings. Yet he creates a thread FOR Those findings and that he is making all this progress. I have not seen a single screen shot from him neither.

He posts that he wants everything to be shared and nice to each other, yet he targets Hospin doesnt know what he is talking about.

Sure, I would like to see a screen shot of some success too, but we are all in a position, unless we are going to do this ourselves, where we can do nothing but exercise patience.

I am just not seeing the point in Biobundy posting in Hopsins thread. Everytime he does, a moderator need to clean.

Smh
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
Has anyone received a pm from Sgt Linda Jack?