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[Desire General] Andaho:
And if you're not interested in the hassle of getting the cashback yourself, if you follow my link to the supplier (which is referred through TopCashBack) and buy a deal on that visit, I will get the cashback myself :D (I can only dream ;))

Thanks to shawon007 and nubbin for sharing their find on Mobile Phones Direct. I've added the deal to my OP, and another 18m contract for £25 which gives 300 mins and 300 txts for a total of only £426 after cashback.

And with someone mentioning QuidCo... TopCashBack has all the same deals, but does not charge an annual subscription of £5 like QuidCo does. I have only just recently discovered the site myself, but you can get free cashback for thinks like ordering free sim cards... I've done the following free cashback deals so far...

TMobile Free Sim Card - £1.00

O2 Free Sim - £1.00

Orange Free Sim Card - £0.80

3 Mobile Free Sim - £0.50 (with £10 free credit!)

Cashinmyfone - £4.50 (I sent them a really old nokia 3330, in their pre-paid jiffy bag, that they are paying me £1.14 for, plus I get this cashback :D)

I always love something for nothing ;)
[Desire General] Andaho:
Removed the following deal from Original Post because the new one I found for £426 is much better (now in OP), and for the same thing:

Supplier: [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/share/Andaho/mobilescontract-phones"]Mobiles.co.uk[/URL]
Network: T-Mobile
Tariff: Web 300

Minutes: 300
Texts: 300
Internet: Unlimited

Phone Cost: £80
Per Month: £25

Cashback: £50 from [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/Andaho"]TopCashBack.co.uk[/URL]

Total Cost: £480
[Desire General] sh500:
Ah yes, I've heard of people transferring the number that way. But some have said (with T-mobile) that you can't go back to them within a 12 month period, 'to stop people taking advantage of new deals' (!).

I'm no longer a heavy call/text user, data is a must though. So I'm looking out for as fewer minutes/text as possible (no too low!) and unlimited data. I've currently just transferred to a SIM only 30 day contract on T-mobile (same number) - 100 mins, 100 texts, 'unlimited' data for £10p/m. My previous contract was £35 p/m with a billion minutes and texts that I no longer need.
[Desire General] Nersha:
Did you order online or call up?

I ordered on the phone sunday, and the customer service rep said she would call within 7 days to confirm a delivery date, which she did today (monday), saying it will arrive tomorrow (tuesday).

Maybe try calling up?
[Desire General] ascot17:
I went for the same deal through TopCashBack and got £40 cashback credited to my account so it worked out at the same price. (Just search for T-mobile on the site. The T-mobile link actually says £35 for a pay-monthly contract but it has gone through as £40).

Unfortunately it is now £191 for the handset.... :(
[Desire General] prgas:
Deal I got from 3

Mix-Match 500

300 3 to 3

unlimited internet

50£ for HTC Desire

23 £ 18 Months
[Desire General] sobrique:
Where I have ended up with two handsets from T-Mob, and am sending one back :)
[Desire General] Nekromantik:
I should know wot kinda upgrade deal Im getting from orange tomo.

Not too optimistic as the guy said if there is a fee for the fone he cant waive it but then a few people on here have got orange to give them free phone on a £20 a month 18 month contract.
[Desire General] dommy_t2009:
the panther tariff is a 500mb data pack who told you otherwise?

Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Desire General] Nekromantik:
Nah Panther has 500MB FUP and Dolphin as a capped 500meg so on dolphin if you go over 500megs you get charged while panther you dont.

and thats a good deal as he got £5 off tariff and free phone.
[Desire General] Jpcurrie:
Orange Dolphin 30 - 18 Months £25pm and FREE Desire.

Bargain :D

http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop_contract_details.asp?ItemKey=386737&MPItemKey=398975&NetKey=4
[Desire General] Nekromantik:
Im paying £17 atm for Dolphin 30 and can probs get the upgrade free but I would rather have the FUP 500MB net.
[Desire General] Jpcurrie:
That link above comes with the t'internet 500MB
[Desire General] Lyrrad:
18 month contract with T-Mobile

free phone

1200min

500 text

Unilmited landline

Unlimited T-Mobile to T-Mobile

'unlimited' broadband usage

£35.00 per month
[Desire General] smegger040588:
Went on to o2 simplicity through retentions.

£20 a month

800mins

1600 texts

unlimited internet

12month contract

phone was £400 off device wire

Best they would offer me for an HD2 was £35 a month for 18months and £100 for the phone for less minutes.

total cost 18 months on simplicity- £760

Total cost full contract- £730 (Used an HD2 as an example for this price)

Ordered my phone today so i have 7days to see if i want to stay on this.

Friends/Family on O2 so made sence to stay with them
[Desire General] free71:
Got £10 deal at high street!

Pop into T-mobile store in high street (Swansea) today, found the £10 deal still there. Worth to try in the store if you looking for the £10 deal.

Monthly:£10

100 min

100 txt

unlimited internet

Phone: £164.99
[Desire General] Tyler1981:
Hi All,

Vodafone web team just offered me this:

18 month contract

Phone cost £42.99

15 months at £20

3 months at £25

300 x mins, Ultd Text and Data ( I guess a 500mb FUP ).

Total £417.99

As i am already on a sim only 30 day £15 monthly contract the phone is really only costing me £147.99, happy days! :)

I guess my trusty HTC S620 is going to gather dust in a draw, this makes me sad, it's been a good phone since i installed a cooked ROM on it. :(

Woman said Vodafone hope to have phones in stock on 23/04/10. depending on Volcanic conditions, so hopefully i should get it soon after this :D
[Desire General] cgrec92:
T-Mobile just changed my HD2 to a Desire

Originaly paying £35 on the HD2

For the trouble they have caused they have upgraded my internet to Web'N'Walk Max - getting 2.4mbps!! and have deducted £10

Unlimited Minutes

Unlimited Texts

Unlitmited Max Internet

£25/month 18 months
[Desire General] Tyler1981:
I rung Vodafone today to see if Desire was in stock as i'm waiting for one to be posted to me, this was the original deal the Web team gave me:

18 month contract

Phone cost £42.99

15 months at £20

3 months at £25

300 x mins, Ultd Text and Data ( I guess a 500mb FUP ).

Total £417.99

The guy i spoke too said that wasn't my deal on the screen, it was this:

24 month contract

Phone cost £43.42

First 14 months reduced line rental of £5 per month

Last 10 months at £25

300 x mins, Ultd Text & Data ( I guess a 500mb FUP ) & Vodafone passport

Total £363.42

I didn't complain, nearly bit his hand off :D And phone arrives tomorrow morning by mid-day.

As i'm paying £15 per month sim only contract, i basic get the phone for free :D 24x15= £360........ Happy days!
[Desire General] ericb:
Virgin Mobile (using T-Mobile network)

Virgin £30 + Unlimited web access (this is 1Gb per month)

800 mins

3000 texts

3000 Free Virgin to Virgin Calls

Free Virgin Landline to Virgin Mobiles for existing Virgin customers

24 month Contract

Free HTC Desire
[Desire General] East Upper Gooner:
Hi guys, any recent updates on the best deals?

I've tried to go through retentions on o2 and even though I have been with them since they were bt cellnet they wont go past £30 a month.

Which is too much considering the other deals you can get. lol

Thanks in advance. :)
[Desire General] dnlgee:
Orange UK -

24 month

300 minutes

Unlimited Texts

Unlimited Data (Fair Usage)

Unlimited Email

Free Handset

£25 ppm or get 600 minutes for an extra £5
[Desire General] atomfix:
Orange UK

700 mins

Unlimited texts

Unlimited data

20 photo messages per month

Free phone

24 month contract

orange.co.uk
[Desire General] East Upper Gooner:
Thanks guys :)

What is the price on that one?
[Desire General] ronaldo9_r9:
My Orange 18 months Contract

Monthly:£25

600 min anytime any network

unlimited txt

unlimited internet

unlimited landline

Phone: free

for this deal i had to really fight and finally they offered me this deal.

50 orange photo messaging
[Desire General] East Upper Gooner:
That seems to be a really good offer.

I wonder if they could do the same for me?

Cheers
[Desire General] dnlgee:
Just tell them your mate got that deal and you wont be taking out any form of sale with them unless they match it..
[Desire General] East Upper Gooner:
Easier said than done, I've been trying it with o2 all week.

Thanks though. :)
[Desire General] dnlgee:
O2 are a PITA to haggle with, plus their 3G coverage is cack haha.
[Desire General] ronaldo9_r9:
Try it. Ring orange direct sales team say friend of yours is on this deal. Ask them I am willing to get desire from you because your friend recommended it. If not i will have to look else where.
[Desire General] shorty_blitz:
18 month contract

600 mins

Unlimited text

Unlimited internet

Orange insurance

Free phone

All for Monthly £23.50

If u don't want insurance then -£6

I got this deal from orange I have been with them for about 3 years and have the orange primer service which is pretty good.

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[Desire General] aindow:
Timing means nothing to them, I've been with them for longer and they took premier off me after I renewed my contract.

18 month contract

600 mins

Unlimited texts

Unlimited internet

50 picture messages

An extra free Magic number every 6 months

£37.50 a month.
[Desire General] East Upper Gooner:
Amazing how much their prices differ.

Just called them based on the same details above, they said 27.50 on a 24 month contract.

oh well.

Edit:

3 will do 23.75 a month

500 mins

unlimited texts

unlimited internet

unlimited 3 to 3 calls

free phone

Based on if i get another sim only contract for my bro @ £15 pcm.
[Desire General] skanj:
http://www.mobiles.co.uk/vodafone-htc-desire.html

Its the 3rd one down (YOUR PLAN 900) Works out at £360 for year.
[Desire General] jamiepyrite:
Does that include Internet though? It doesn't say anything about it.

Right, the deal I've just taken is:

MobilePhonesDirect.co.uk

T-Mobile Web £30/month, 18 month contract

Free phone

600 mins

500 texts

Unlimited Internet

Comes with 8GB micro SD card

3 months free phone insurance (worth £18)

Including the £30 cashback from TCB

£540 for the contract

-£70(ish) value of the SD card, insurance and cashback

=£470 for the entire 18 month contract!

That's £313 for the first year, £156 for the remaining 6 months.

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p31043.aspx
[Desire General] shawon007:
Even better...

I also found out that you get £30 Cashback from TopCashBack.

This means a total cost of ownership for only £390! .

Andaho, I think this deal is the best if you only care for a handset and internet...
[Desire General] Andaho:
Yep, I've already updated the original post, and also another for 300 mins and 300 txts is only £426, £6 phone rather than £60, and £25p/m rather than £20 - worth the extra £36 for an extra 200 mins and txts every month!
[Desire General] Andaho:
Best 18 Month Deals:

Supplier: [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/share/Andaho/Mobile_Phones_Direct"]mobilephonesdirect.co.uk[/URL]
Network: T-Mobile
Tariff: £25 Unlimited Web

Minutes: 300
Texts: 300
Internet: Unlimited

Phone Cost: £6
Per Month: £25

Cashback: £30 from [URL="http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/Andaho"]TopCashBack.co.uk[/URL]

Total Cost: £426

This is my favorite for now... but still have hope that somewhere might give a better deal for release :) It's not in top 10 plans (they're all phone free), you have to set the filter to "all plans", and scroll down to find the phone for £5.99.
[Desire General] leoni1980:
Heres what i am doing

SIM FREE handset from Mobileophonesdirect.co.uk

20gbp/pm contract over 18 months

59gbp for phone outright.

Then I'm going to put some money aside over the next two months

THEN I will ring T-Mobile and tell them I wish to PAY OFF the contract

so 360gbp you might think?

NO

When you pay off a contract you DO NOT PAY VAT.

So in actual fact I will only have to pay off a maximum of 306gbp which, combined with the 59.99 brings the total cost of the phone to only 365.99. Not only is that cheaper than buying the phone outright but it should be good for my credit score.
[Desire General] skanj:
Does anyone know which networks might get the silver version?
[Desire General] shawon007:
Do you know if the phone comes sim-free though? I can't seem to find that out from the website...
[Desire General] leoni1980:
I've had phones before from them which were unbranded. They get their handsets direct from HTC.

If for any reason it isnt theres a 14 day no quibble returns policy.
[Desire General] brummiesteven:
Just ordered from mobiles.co.uk

24 month contract. Free Phone, 600 minutes, unlimited texts £25.

But am gonna have to pay £5 a month extra for internet. so £30. Not Bad?
[Desire General] nintendolinky:
You could have paid £6 for the phone and got it for £25 a month, 18 Month contract, but 300 mins and 300 texts, but it includes unlimited internet, its a better deal in my opinion as your only tied into a 18 month contract and its 25 quid. £6 for a HTC Desire is nothing.
[Desire General] brummiesteven:
I use at least 500 text messages a month though, have gone up to 700+. It's the calls I don't really use.
[Desire General] nintendolinky:
Okay, well do you think its worth an extra 6 months on your contract and extra 5 quid a month for 300/400 text messages. I personally dont, the deal posted in the OP is the best I have seen.
[Desire General] brummiesteven:
I personally do. Contract length doesn't bother me so it's just the extra £5 we're talking about here.

300 text messages at £0.10 is £30. So the extra £5 is well worth it imo as I wouldn't stop sending text messages, I'd just go over my allowance every month :eek:
[Desire General] brummiesteven:
Just to add, for those on vodafone do you think it's worth phoning up and trying to get the internet usage bumped up to 1gb?

They offer 500mb at the moment but for iPhone Customers they offer a limit of 1gb for the same price.
[Desire General] nintendolinky:
Fair doos mate, I just want the phone, cant wait doesn't really matter what deal we get its all a personal preference anyways.
[Desire General] Andaho:
What if HTC bring out something amazing next year, it could be a 2ghz processor, with a new amazing version of android that only works on new phones and can't upgrade the desire to... Wouldn't you be kicking yourself that you're tied in to your current contract for another year? :cool:

I still prefer a 12 month contract, but am happy to meet in the middle @ 18 months for better value.
[Desire General] Andaho:
Only just realised MobilePhonesDirect charge £3.99 for delivery, so I have updated the OP - doesn't put me off their deals though!
[Desire General] Superewza:
It's worth noting that it went live on the T-Mobile site today. Some great deals there too, since all the contracts (even £10/m ones, where the phone is £170) have 'unlimited' free texts and internet.
[Desire General] shawon007:
Even better...

Hi again. T mobile have released their plans today and this one I am keen to find out more on:

£10 a month for 2 years.

£164 upfront cost

£35 discount from topcashback.

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TOTAL COST : £369!

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you get:

100 minutes

UNLIMITED TEXTS! (From a flex. booster which you can change every month...)

UNLIMITED INTERNET!

Not bad. Beats the cheapest deal on mobilephonesdirect. Consider this one andaho..

EDIT: The Desire will prolly be locked to their network unlike the MPD ones. Might mean something to a few people...
[Desire General] Andaho:
yes, to be honest I didn't even look at the £10 per month deals... that is an amazing deal that I will definately post up on OP when I get the time (off to bed in a mo)... Even being tied in to a 24 month contract, it's not expensive to buy it out at £10p/m!

hmmm... even though I may want to use more minutes than 100, I may have to cancel my order with MPD after you bringing my attention to this one... I will sleep on it lol :)
[Desire General] Ed-UK:
New phone, old Tariff?

I'm looking at the Desire on T-Mobile too, being an almost out of contract customer of theirs at the mo. I might go down the disconnections / retentions route, will keep you posted if I have any joy.

Anyone know what they're like putting a new phone on an old tariff?

I quite like the flex tariff I am currently on which means I'm not tied to a certain number of texts and/or minutes a month, but get a pot of 'credit' which then gets eaten up by texts and messages as I use them. I regularly connect the phone to a laptop to use for mobile web browsing, sometimes downloading not insignificant amounts of data, which is, technically, outside my contract and haven't had any problems over the last 18 months/.
[Desire General] cez10:
thanks mate for sharing the info I think its so far my favourite deal 100mins unlimited texts and internet + 160 for phone; although im not too sure about t-mobile, anyone can recommmend it ? better than o2 or vodafone?
[Desire General] brummiesteven:
I would not recommend T-Mobile tbh, infact I bought out my contract on my G1 partly so I could get off them. In Birmingham their 3G Coverage is apporling, it's always dropping. Sometimes they have days where you can't get any signal at all (ie no calls or texts) until you select the option "force 2g networks". Then there are the days when you can't get a signal no matter what.
[Desire General] cez10:
fair enough, well im just at the end of my 18month contract with o2 and i have to say that apart from my n95 8gb bein weird from time to time i've never had any problems with o2 whatsoever. though im a very inpatient person and dont want to wait another month to get desire on o2 as my current n95 just does my head in, so thinking of going to vodafone but then heard their customer service isnt too good :S

i was talkin to vodafone customer service not long ago and been told that its possible to go to their shop show them the offer ur interested in ie from tmobile and theres a big possibility they will counter offer some good deal :)
[Desire General] brummiesteven:
Mobiles.co.uk have some good vodafone deals :)
[Desire General] jamiepyrite:
Basically I've decided it'll cost me £90 extra over the contract if I go with T-Mobile, rather than MPD. That's £5 a month.. But that means I get 3GB cap, the booster thing (go for unlimited texts or maybe t-mob to t-mob calls) and you can deal with people, face to face in a shop. Oh and it means I could buy my own Class 6 micro SD card! Rather than the Class 4 card you get free with MPD..
[Desire General] theoverseer:
Where abouts in Birmingham are you based? I've been looking to get the Desire on T-Mobile; spoke to my mate at work who says he has no problems with T-Mobile signal here in Brum; and says how mobile internet on T-Mobile is the fastest....???
[Desire General] brummiesteven:
I live in the city centre pretty much, the not getting any signal thing doesn't happen that often, about once a month. But most of the time you'll be on 2G or constantly switching between 2G and 3G Which is a real pain. They're no way the fastest because they don't offer HSDPA like Vodafone/o2
[Desire General] Jabbypants:
Strange as i get HSPDA on T-Mobile on the Milestone it goes from 3g-HS and its mega fast at loading things up, i live in Rugeley.
[Desire General] StuMcBill:
I am on O2 at the moment, on an 18 month contract (but I am an O2 Platinum Customer so I can upgrade after 12), however, my contract ends in May, but I am just going to phone O2 Upgrades and see what I can get out of them when I order my Desire?
[Desire General] Ed-UK:
I live in the North West and get an almost continuous 3G HSDPA service on T-Mobile, I find it's out in the sticks where my signal drops off to 2G.

Anyway, back to the topic in hand.....
[Desire General] shawon007:
Signal problems may not be the networks' fault. It could be the handset you use has problems receiving a signal as well. T-Mobile has a 7 day moneyback guarantee if you use StreetCheck on their website when you order, so no worries there.

To get back on topic, the cheapest way to get the HTC Desire in the UK is NOT to buy it on Pay-As-You-Go / Sim-Only. Rather get the £10 / mo deal from T-Mobile direct with TopCashback which will cost £369. If anyone has a cheaper way to get it, please share =]!
[Desire General] sh500:
What Flex package are you currently on? I was on the Flex 25 -18month contract and they offered the Desire for free if I renewed for another 18 months.
[Desire General] sh500:
This is true of the various devices I have had; some received 3G speed and others are almost always on the HSDPA. Geographic area is of course another factor.
[Desire General] Andaho:
I've now cancelled my order with MPD and ordered this one :D Also added to OP.

I can't imagine it would be possible for a deal better than this.
[Desire General] shawon007:
Said that to myself when I saw the deals at mobile phones direct =] who knows, with the other networks scheduled to get this phone too, the price may come down. Rather unlikely though.

I wonder if T-Mobile is making a loss with that price plan. I don't care TBH if it benefits me. :)
[Desire General] jamiepyrite:
Me too :) But I've gone for the £15/month + £129. Gets me 300 mins instead of 100.
[Desire General] shure2:
I failed the credit check lol! apparently its fine for me to pay for an 18month contact for 25 quid but not a 24 month contact for £10..
[Desire General] Jabbypants:
Ordered one through this cashback place from mobiles.co.uk and had a email saying i will be getting a massive 0.01 p wtf ? i thought it would be more than that, i went for a £30 contract offer.
[Desire General] trice1921:
Did you go through Quidco? I've done this 3 times and to begin with it tracks at 1p, then validates at £40.
[Desire General] Jabbypants:
I went through top cash back that somone posted was just expecting a bit more maybe it works the same there as it said something about hearing back from the mobile company.
[Desire General] Andaho:
QuidCo offers exactly the same cashback as TopCashBack - current deal is £35 not £40 - and TopCashBack is better because QuidCo Charge £5 subscription and TopCashBack is fee-free.

I think T-Mobile doing an affiliate scheme on the cashback sites is newer than other suppliers, as other suppliers clearly say in the description that "Orders will initially track at £0.01 and be uplifted to the correct amount once they are dispatched and confirmed."... T-Mobile will be the same, but they obviously neglected to put that info on the t-mobile offer... Payments usually take about 10 weeks processing time (same as quidco or any other cashback affiliate site).
[Desire General] nubbin:
Gotta say, I've done the same. Cancelled my SIM free order, and gone with the £10/month deal. I already have an O2 £15/month contract with unlimited internet as it's the only network I can reliably receive in my home which is why I'm sticking with them. I intend to use the T-Mobile SIM in my car phone to make outgoing calls, and the O2 SIM in the Desire. I'll be using an i-Smart SIM unlocker for the first few months, but that's O.K. It still works out cheaper than the £30 a month O2 contract I've just ended, which had NO free internet! So I'm quids in all round. Effectively I'm paying £160 for a Desire, plus £10 a month for a carphone contract. That suits me fine.
[Desire General] A|ex:
T Mobile have an offer on for £15 a month and i think £180 or something for the phone 24month.

I would hold out as i am fairly sure 3 are going to be selling the desire also as they have just given up on WM phones
[Desire General] cez10:
though 3 is probably one of the worst networks on the market, i rather go for tmobile/vodafone/o2
[Desire General] brummiesteven:
What's wrong with three?