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[Hero, G2 Touch General] robboy:
Is anyone waiting to see how much t-mobile offer the g2 for. I'm trying to hold out but I can not wait much longer
[Hero, G2 Touch General] reform:
o2 simplicity 12 month contract @ £20 pm - 800mins, 1500 texts, unlimited internet. Total £240

- quidco cashback (£100) = £140

+ handset (£400) = £540 unlocked handset and sim only 12 month contract.

Beats the orange offering no?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] riz157:
name Laura ext 48151 new contract. let me know how you get on.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Phil_UK:
Reform, that's exactly what I was going for...but did not know about QuidCo! Are you sure you get £100 from O2 for a 12mth £20 Sim deal???
[Hero, G2 Touch General] samjpullen:
Yeah the contract is better, but you gotta shell out £400 for the phone.

I am already an o2 customer paying £20 for 800min, unlimited txt, unlimited data and free o2 to o2 calls...

I have gone for the £42 a month contract, after 6 months i will downgrade to there lowest package that i think is £27 (could be even lower)

42 x 6 = 252

27 x 6 = 162

Phone = Free

Total = £414 give or take a few pennies lol..

So i am happy :p...

Shame i have to wait till Weds now tho :(.... but its my BDay the same day so its alllll gooooood :p
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Phil_UK:
PHone free??? It's not on O2 is it?!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] samjpullen:
No, its on Orange.

I am gonna unlock the phone and use my o2 simcard because of the unlimited data and put the orange simcard into my Diamond... just waste the mins :p...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] yoda6:
£100 at topcashback
[Hero, G2 Touch General] barryallott:
This is for usb broadband. its £50 for a contract
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Dayzee:
Have had a REALLY good look at orange terms and conds.

15.1 When you Register you are asked to choose a Service Plan and to indicate which Orange Additional Services you require. You may switch to a higher Service Plan at any time. You may switch once only to the next lowest Service Plan after one half of your Minimum Term has expired, unless otherwise stated. You must read the rules of your chosen Service Plan as they may restrict your right to change Service Plans during your Minimum Term. In the event you do switch Service Plan and add to or cancel Orange Additional Services you must give us not less than 10 days notice before your Billing Date (subject to the terms of any promotional offers you have accepted). We do, however, reserve the right to vary the terms of this Contract from time to time and to make changes to your Service Plan. We acknowledge that if we do increase the Charges, withdraw Orange Additional Services or introduce new mandatory Charges - or if your contractual rights are affected to your detriment - you may terminate your Contract in accordance with Condition 4.3. If you do not give notice within one month of our notifying you of any change(s), you will be taken to have accepted the change(s).

From June 1st this year it says you may change service plan only once after you are half way thrugh your contract BUT it says you may only chhange to THE NEXT LOWEST SERVICE PLAN. Which in this case means that from Dolphin or Racoon 45 you can change to Dolphin or Racoon 40 only at around 38 a month. DO CHECK THIS YOURSELF but I think that is what the NEW terms mean.

Daisy xx
[Hero, G2 Touch General] yoda6:
Oh, sorry, my mistake. It was £100 when I took it out last week. Guess I just got lucky with the timing. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Dayzee:
Just ordered one from Here on TMobile

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/n447/p18610.aspx

Handset is FREE - Combi 25 plus Web n walk at £29.36/m for 18months. 300mins/300text

In total, £540 over the 18m which is not bad considering the mins/texts each month for 18months and the unlimited data included.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] badgaz:
Mine's arriving tomorrow.

Got it from Orange, new customer. The first person I rang wouldn't budge from the normal plans found on the website but I rang again straight after and I didn't even have to ask for a better deal he offered me a discounted plan straight away:

Phone - Free

Minutes - 900

Texts - Unlimited

Internet - 500mb per month

Price - £34.26/month

Length - 18 months

I am happy with that personally, big saving from the advertised plans on the internet.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] saquib:
Hi

Try beepy.co.uk same offers with upfront cashback.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] samjpullen:
Ummm didnt notice that... i asked instore and they also didnt mention it..

Well it might be going back then, might get a sim free or one from t-mob for £30 a month...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Dayzee:
I had to search very hard to find it - they obviously don't wanna shout about it. But not alone, TMobile's Tems and Conditions are also incredibly hard to find, but have a similar clause about dropping priceplans, and they will also knock off other "special" additions, eg the one I signed to, I'd lose the "free" Web n Walk if I changed plans...

Shady innit.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] samjpullen:
Yer.... i didnt really want it on Orange or T-Mob as my o2 deal is perfect...

I was just looking to get the phone for the cheapest way possible without lumping out £400...

Still not alot more i guess :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] elmoono:
rang orange as due upgrade, took online plan, and negotiatied handset from 100 down to 48

24mths, 600mins, unlimited text, 500mb data - for £24.46
[Hero, G2 Touch General] nicelad_uk:
This will still be the white device for anyone who is thinking of ordering thinking its black. Mobilephonesdirect sell sim free phones with a contract, just to let you know.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] knnelg:
The carphone warehouse child company mobiles.co.uk are offering BROWN UNLOCKED hero's on 12 month contract with orange for £30 per month and the phone for £80 which comes to a total of £440 over the 12 months.

I'm thinking this is a way to get a non-white unlocked device for just a little more than the regular £400. I would intend to ignore the plan and use an o2 'Simplicity' sim.

Can anyone see any problems with this? is this phone really unlocked?

Regards,

Glenn
[Hero, G2 Touch General] robboy:
Orange always lock their phones
[Hero, G2 Touch General] saquib:
It does say the phone is unlocked on the mobiles.co.uk site.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] R3PUBL1K:
Na - Most of the time but not always ;)

I have had mine a week now and I am keeping it, I think (still have until friday to decide). The upgrade offer I got is cheaper than what I was paying before by 5% and I got the phone for free.

The Deal is Panther 45 (£45-with £5 web save) for 1200 Mins, Unlimited texts and 500MB data, I also get 25% off the line rental, which brings the cost down to about £27.50 for 18 month contract:)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] knnelg:
I just rang the mobiles.co.uk sales team and they say the phone is definately unlocked and is NOT branded to Orange in any way (but you do have to buy it with an Orange contract).

I'm going to ring T-Mobile tonight and see what they offer in terms of upgrade, but I think I'm going to go for one of these brown ones and an o2 sim which offers better data terms and free voicemail etc.

Regards,

Glenn
[Hero, G2 Touch General] jag_on_xda:
Yes the device from mobiles.co.uk is unlocked

I have received it yesterday and popped in a vodaphone sim and tried to make a call. It works. There is no Orange branding on it. Just that you have to have a contract with Orange. For those of you searching for a good deal and thinking of getting one from mobiles.co.uk, use quidco (£40 cash back).
[Hero, G2 Touch General] maikie:
I phoned up orange on sunday and got the Hero for free. with 1200 minutes unlimited text and unlimited internet (fair use 500mb) for £33 a month. That is a 18month contract.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] robboy:
Upgrade or new contract?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] chrisps:
I have just bought a brown one from mobiles.co.uk (via QuidCo for £40 cashback). Vodafone network, 100mins, 500text, Internet (500Mb), £15 / month for 24mnths and £169 for the phone. Seeing as I pay £17.50 / month for 75mins , 500t / 500mb, I thought it was a pretty good deal.

You can even buy a pink one from them if you feel so inclined ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] maikie:
This was a new contract.

Found a loophole in the contract and managed to cancel my current contract with 13 months still on it. And then i signed up again with orange next day and got a much better deal than i had on my old contract.

I got the panther 45 contract with £5 off from the site and then phoned them up and got another £5 off, sorry it actually comes to like £34 and pennies
[Hero, G2 Touch General] gibsonTSB:
I just saw this

Free hero, 100 Minutes 500 Texts, with unlimited internet for on average £25 per month, 18m contract?

found it by clicking on a random advert

http://www.comparecontracts.co.uk/r...aphite&t=vodaxnet100-500-30i.18&r=mobiles&c=0

this redirects you to a Mobiles.co.uk deal.

Im just curious as vodafone don't sell heros, so how does that work?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] chrisps:
They are selling sim free (HTC branded) phones with a Vodafone contract... best of both worlds if you ask me :). Mine arrived today :).
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
EDIT: Please be careful about ordering from mobiles.co.uk. Many people have had problems with the company. For more details read this.

I just ordered my Hero from Mobilephonesdirect.co.uk . They are an authorized HTC reseller and I have not been able to find any bad feeback about them. They sell the Hero for £25 per month on a 24 month contract on Vodafone with 100 minutes, 500 texts and unlimited internet. The handset is free. That's a bargain in my opinion!

I'll let you know how that goes :-D
[Hero, G2 Touch General] chiz65:
I did buymobilephones.net - got the phone for £10, with a £30/month contract giving me 200 mins, unlimited text, unlimited internet (orange). Only 18months as well... Seemed to be the best offer I found! They were rapid with dellivery and such, I'd recommend them.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cbailey:
I bought my Kaiser from them. They were great :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] trice1921:
I'll be ordering mine from mobiles.co.uk because they offer the best tariff when you take into account 1/2 price line rental and quidco. I ordered a Touch HD from them a few months ago, and apart from having to wait a week for them to get stock i had no other problems with them.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
Okay, I just wanted to make people aware, that if there are any problems with mobiles.co.uk you are pretty much bound to get screwed ...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cbailey:
You are taking this assumption from personal experience or the word of others?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] trice1921:
I ordered my HD from them and didn't get screwed, and infact got a better deal than anywhere else i could find.

Please could you tell us about how they have screwed you? Or are you just going from other peoples reviews?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
Hmm, I can't find that deal anywhere on the site. The problem is also that I wanted to keep my current number and as I am on Orange at the moment I would not have been able to keep it. It's a retarded policy that Orange has, but there is nothing they could do about it ... so I said screw it and have gone to Vodafone. At least their unlimited policy on internet won't screw you if you do go over the 500MB limit (more info here). Orange will charge you £1 per MB that you go over the 500MB limit.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
Other peoples reviews. The thing is that whenever I order anything I always get shafted somehow. So I would rather be safe than sorry and pay a few quid more to be on the safe side and deal with a company that you can actually reach on the phone. I mean 50 negative reviews is horrible. Would you purchase anything off an eBay seller if his rating were even just 80%?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] k3vin11:
I ordered from mobiles.co.uk on Thursday. HTC Hero on Vodafone, no charge for phone, 12 month contract, £40 a month, a 300 minutes and unlimited text and data. £40 quidco cashback.

Phone was delivered on Friday, although I wasn't in so I had to collect it from post office on Saturday morning. Took me three attempts to get through to vodafone to check on why the sim wasn't working, but apparently it's because I requested to port my number over, should be up and running on my number on monday.

Haven't had to ring mobiles.co.uk so can comment on what their aftersale service is like, but ordering over the web with them was a doddle.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] trice1921:
I wouldn't order from an ebay seller with just 80% positive feedback, but i also wouldn't post such strong views on the seller having not ordered from them. It's fine to give people the link and inform them that other people have not had a good experience, but make it a little more clearer that you have not ordered from them.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
Okay, I should really know better. I just wanted to warn people and make them reconsider their purchases seeing that there is a potential of getting ripped off. I apologize.

I edited my original posting.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] chiz65:
Hah, i noticed that if you go to their website now, and click on the hero on the frontpage, all the deals are different... they're all those redemption offers that screw you over. But, using the wonders of browser history, it turns out the good offers are still there:

http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/HTC/HTC-Hero/85,13641

My offer is in that list. Also, for anyone else in the same situation, you can keep orange contract numbers by porting it out to a PAYG sim then back to your new one (that's what i'm doing). But true, it is stupid:mad:
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
See, I couldn't be bothered with that. Why the hell can't Orange just fix me up without having to port my number back and forwards across the place. And why can some shoddy place on the internet offer me a way better deal than Orange over the phone. These guys are still making money, and it doesn't cost Orange any less in terms of servicing my contract and providing me with a reliable connection than it does if they sold it to me directly. How bizarre ...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Demologic:
Move to T-Mobile or stay with orange

I am in the early upgrade period for orange. I currently only pay £15 for the dolphin 15 package.

I am currently looking at the £35 pm contract offer from t - mobile from mobilephonesdirect.co.uk which includes 700 mins, unlimited txts and web and walk add on. It also includes £50 of automatic cashback

With my current contract, i doubt i will be able to negotiate much price wise with orange

So Is it worth staying with orange and try to better the T-Mobile deal?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] en0u222f:
I got this deal with MobilePhonesDirect, will receive the phone tomorrow. And I will call them back to comfirm about the 50 pound cashback because it wasn't stated in the despatch email.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
You can try bartering with Orange to get a deal like that. I tried doing it on the phone, but they wouldn't budge. Let us know how it works out for you.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] maikie:
I signed up as a brand new customer on panther 45 they ended up given me the contract for 34.

That's 1200 min, unlimited texts 500mb internet and free hero
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
18 or 24 months?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] maikie:
£34 on a 18month contract
[Hero, G2 Touch General] frymaster.127:
Got mine for £60 plus £22 a month - 500 minutes, "unlimited" texts, 500 meg data. Downside is it was 2 year contract, but I'm not planning on changing my phone for that long anyway
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
That's with a cashback offer though isn't it? And unlimited texts means 3000 usually. I can't see how anyone could text more that 100 messages a day ...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] frymaster.127:
no cashback offer. 60-odd quid deducted only. But it is a 2-year contract and i've been a customer getting on for 10 years...

and yeah, was on 100 minutes/100 texts before and wasn't in any danger of running out... so I think I'll be fine :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] maikie:
Is that with orange ? Are you a new customer?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
Jees! Why did no one offer me a deal like that. I have been with Orange for two years and they best they could do for me was 25 pounds a month without internet and the phone would have still cost me another 70 pounds or so. Bastards!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] frymaster.127:
I think the basis for the deal was a £29 per month tariff with 2 lots of contract renewal bonuses, and a discount on the phone in exchange for a longer contract
[Hero, G2 Touch General] trice1921:
Ordered mine a few hours ago from mobiles.co.uk and it's been dispatched. It comes with 600 minutes, 500, unlimited landlines and a total of £180 cashback for £35pm, £25 after cashback. I didn't need a data allowance because someone else will be using the sim and im having the hero with my o2 sim.

Can't wait till it arrives.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Cynabal:
Orange Hero

I got my Hero on Dolphin 30 - 12 months 200 minutes 500texts (more than enough for me) + 500MB mobile internet browsing for £24.08 per month, tho i paid £150 toward the phone as it worked out cheaper.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] zen123:
Wife was less than half way through an Orange contract, but as they decided to increase their out of bundle call charges

http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/news/294399/user_getout_on_orange_price_hike.html

She cancelled her contract got the pac number & ordered from mobiles.co.uk the following deal - Vodafone Your Plan 600 @ £25 (18months) a month, with £10 discounted line rental every month making it just £15 a month. Cost £79.99 for the phone. Totally over 18 months £350.

She's perfectly happy with her Nokia 5800 so the Hero is mine
[Hero, G2 Touch General] maikie:
yeh i done the same. I had 13 months left on my contract and heard the hero was coming out.

And the change in the charges allowed me to terminate the contract at no extra cost.

Got the pack number and ordered the hero the same day with more minutes and internet for cheaper than i was getting at before
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Richie P:
Really sorry to say this but it's not £15 per month, it's the £25 advertised - they already took the £10 off. If you look at the options, there's the Your Plan 600 @ £35 and then there's the Your Plan 600 + £10 Discount @ £25.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] trice1921:
My Hero arrived a while ago!!! I haven't been able to put it down. It's so much nicer to use than my Touch HD. So far don't have any problems with it :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Sku11y:
Glad you're happy with it, I get my Hero tomrorrow and I am excited!

Hope that it doesn't feel like a step down from the HD though, that is my only concern.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] RVasey:
Hi everyone

Ordered my HTC Hero from Mobiles.co.uk on Monday 3rd and it arrived Tuesday 4th at 1100. No problems ordering from Mobiles.co.uk, although I did read the negative feedback earlier in the thread and clicked the 'Submit' button with crossed fingers.

So far, so okay.

The handset was the priority, so I looked for deals that would be near or less than the offline price. I went for the 'mocha' one on the cheapest Vodafone tariff: handset £19.99, then 12 months at £35 = £440. I did it via Quidco, so that should lead to £40 back in a few weeks' time.

So got a Hero in a decent colour for £400 with some minutes and texts, better value than Expansys' offline Hero in filth-magnet white.

The mocha model looks good, not a fugly brown like a Microsoft Zune. In fact, the backplate is rubberised and almost black, with bronze silk-screened lettering. Quite understated.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] trice1921:
I don't think you'll be disapointed. I've just put my HD up for sale because i know i couldn't go back.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] fc_Kuro:
HTC Hero or wait for....

the palm pre?

I currently have the HTC HD.....i like that i can customize it was i wish but windows mobile is awful...

I was going to wait till xmas for the palm pre as i dont want the iphone...

im with orange and i can now cancel my contract but they have offered the hero to me for free and a great contract.

What shall i do?? wait till xmas and get the pre or go for the hero??
[Hero, G2 Touch General] R3PUBL1K:
I remember one2one done the same many years back and increased the txt changes - I wonder what the minimum get out term is as my girlfriend is only 1 month into a contract
[Hero, G2 Touch General] maikie:
How can they stop you ? You signed up for a contract to the agreed charges they just changed it. Cancel it and don't take no for an answer.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] R3PUBL1K:
I think the T and C's were changed in June to reflect this so perhaps not
[Hero, G2 Touch General] trice1921:
Apparently it was June 1st, but their also increasing internation calls from the middle of September, which isn't included in the Terms and Conditions, so it might be another opp to cancel.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] R3PUBL1K:
The Call Plans from 1st June still state Min 5p - so I'm with that later :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] robw1978:
The tail of 2 Heros (aka The Orange Warning)

I got my first Hero on the spur of the moment nearly 2 weeks ago as they just happened to have them in stock as I walked past the store.

Offer was £40pm on a 24 month contract with one of the usual large amounts of minutes and unlimited texts (and the standard 500MB of data). The thing that finally swung it for me was the free sat nav (that I was told included Speed Camera and traffic updates).

On getting the PAC code T-Mobile said they could offer me a better deal which I declined as I couldn't take the phone back to orange.

I phone up orange to get the mapping software and I was told that it wasn't available yet (but it could possibly be Friday 31st, but still isn't!). The guy then asked if wanted to upgrade to the Professional version!! 'Sorry, there is 2 versions?!'. Turns out the basic version is included (normal cost 4.50ish/pm), and the professional version which includes traffic and camera updates is about £7.50 per month. What is worse is that you can't just pay the difference.

I was absolutely livid that they were trying to charge me roughly £180 over the life of the contract for the Sat-Nav, thats the cost of a decent stand-alone unit. Not only that but Co-pilot is ~£25 including camera updates (traffic is being added later, I think £35 for 2 years). After some very refrained discussions in the shop they agreed to take the phone back and cancel the contract.

So ended up upgrading on my existing T-mobile contract and got a phone within a couple of days.

Contract is:

Phone for Free

£35/pm on Flext40 18 month contract

Some things worth noting are:

Web N' Walk Plus included. 3GB limit. No problems with tethering (official!). And less services blocked (I haven't tested but I suspect that Skype is still blocked).

08 Numbers are counted as part of your credit (this alone will save me £10-15 per month as my office number is 0845).

All in I think T-mobile are offering a much better deal. Only had Orange one for 2 days, but the T-Mobile service definitely seems faster and HSDPA was available in more of the locations I have visited. I think I preferred it in graphite, but the black is pretty good.

Now just to look into rewiring the HTC Compatible FM Transmitter I bought so it will charge at the same time its being used (otherwise its pointless whilst using Sat Nav).
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Dokie:
Im getting my hero for free on upgrade :D. Im Happy i did not have to pay extra for the phone.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] R3PUBL1K:
I can cancel my Hero contact with no penalty and go to PAYG while keeping the phone. LOL

What you should do is contact retentions 150, 4, 3 you get better deals their. I have a great tariff :D
[Hero, G2 Touch General] R3PUBL1K:
:o double post
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Sallcho:
HTC Hero from mobiles.co.uk - 12 months, vodafone, 900 min, unlim texts, internet - for 50 quid a month. 12*50=600. A gift from mobiles.co.uk will be "3 months 1/2 price" which will save me 75 quid, and 40 quid cashback from quidco. 600-75-40=485. Not bad?