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Hi,
Does anyone know a good place to buy a cheap O2 XDA?
Some people claim it can be bought (with no subscription) around 500 Euro's.
I was unable to find a place where I can buy them for that price.
A shop around Amsterdam would be nice, but online ordering is no problem too ...
Thanx ....
Try eBay.com
Thanks for the reply
Good thinking, but we can't buy them from e-bay.
We need more then one, all with receipt.
And I think the risk of not getting the devices, or
(slightly) broken/buggy models is too big.
try O2 shop in Holland if they have them
in the UK they are selling reconditioned 32mb XDA's for 99 GBP with contract (can be data only), missing a few bits - headphones and software, but you can get these separate anyway.
I just cancelled my O2 data contract and bought another XDA with standalone data contract with PAYG voice.
Regards
Tim
Whereabouts are they selling them for £99 Tim?
buy XDA
Try: http://shop.brando.com.hk/
I just bought one from them excellent service ,
I sent them money via Paypal and the device was FedEx to me the day after.
Asa.
Tim C said:
try O2 shop in Holland if they have them
in the UK they are selling reconditioned 32mb XDA's for 99 GBP with contract (can be data only), missing a few bits - headphones and software, but you can get these separate anyway.
I just cancelled my O2 data contract and bought another XDA with standalone data contract with PAYG voice.
Regards
Tim
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You mean UK O2 shops are selling reconditioned XDA for 99 GBP ?
It's unbelievable.
yes 99GBP - I bought mine yesterday from O2 shop in Bluewater, (01322 623860) but I guess any of the larger O2 shops will do them - I didn't check the O2 shop in Lakeside which is smaller.
It had no headphones, leather case or software.
The headphones you can get for £20 GBP
Those horrible cases you can get for £20 GBP (or a decent one off ebay for $30)
and I have the software anyway - and would imagine you could obtain easily from this forum anyway.
It had the USB cradle, power plug - uk & european pins, little serial power adaptor, stylus x 2. The xda was in near perfect condition , only the label on the back was slightly lifted, where i guess the technicans have changed something. Maybe others will be different.
If you already have a 12 month voice contact, the data part is probably only 3 months. So i cancelled my data contract and will give the sim to someone and took out a new data contract (12 months if data only) with PAYG phone since i rarely use the phone (which most sales reps won't tell you - and the data contract works out £10 a month less for me anyway.
and now i just have to decide which XDA I keep, and sell the other one.
Regards
Tim
O2 is still selling these refurbished PDA for 99£ in all their stores I've seen in London.
I am worried about the absence of software.
What software usually comes, but is absent on the refurbished XDA?
Is it software to install on your PC/Laptop or is it softawre for the XDA?
Thanks
XDA for sale
For sale : O2 XDA , brandnew in the box, 32MB internal memory, € 500,-or info: [email protected]
WOW 99 pounds I want one but without service - Possible ?
99 pounds WOW
I am really interested in finding out this software missing part .....
1- Please, let me know. If this software can be downloaded from somewhere around here then I would contact them immediately to buy one.
I don't need any service I just need the device. Is that possible ? is this price for the device only without any service ?
2- Is this tri-band !!
Thanks a million guys. This is a great piece of information.
Can't find anything for 99 GBP at http://shop.brando.com.hk/
I just went to their website but couldn't find any thing for 99 !!
so I emailed them [email protected] to ask.
GONE
No more. All gone.
Can some 1 in UK tell us how much will it cost to buy one in UK with the plan? I don't need the plan but it seems that this is the only way to get1, right?
There's nothing on their website but go ask in their shop
I've bought mine a month ago now for 99 pounds in London, in Hammermith Kings Mall, but the two shops on Oxford Street also had them for 99 pounds.
I admit I haven't checked since then, but when I asked last month they said this wasn't a temporary offer and it would go on.
They don't actually advertise them anymore, but just ask for the "REFURBISHED" XDA in the store!
As far as I can tell the "missing software" is the 2nd CD-ROM provided by Microsoft which contains Microsoft Activesync (and probably other free Microsoft software) which you can download for free from the microsoft website. http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/activesync35.asp
(version 3.6 is also available, but other users on this forum suggest you do not use it (yet))
It did come with the O2 CD-ROM
It did not come with the headphones, no replacement stylus, no leather case
It is NOT tri-Band
confusing response from O2
I went to the shop in Hammersmith this morning, they said they still carry the promotion but have no XDA "in stock" (read: none that have been brought back to O2 for "refurbishing") but when they will get some you'll still be able to buy them for 99£.
HOWEVER, i also called one of the shop in Oxford Street and they said they stopped selling them a "long time ago".
Sorry for the confusion, hope this helps.
Hammersmith phone number and or better email Website
Hammersmith contact info
Store name
Phone number
email address (Preferred)
URL
O2 Shop
43 Kings Mall, Hammersmith
W6 9HW
t: 020 8563 0542
I asked in the second O2 shop on Oxford Street, the one closest to tottenham court road ( Yes I know, I always go to the same places, ...)
They said the same thing:
- ...We don't have them any more
- But wil you continue the promotion if you get some more in stock?
- Yes...
He didn't say whether they were actually expecting to get any new ones in stock
I am not sure but...
somehow I get the feeling that the ease of unlocking has led O2 to change the strategy in selling these thingies.
On the other hand.....I just lost an online battle of command and conquer Generals. So there go my strategy skills :evil:
Robert
hi, i bought a xda unconnected from dixons for only £399
if you go into any dixons store, they will do a search for you across stores in the region, you must quote unconnected. (ex-display)
It would probably be cheaper to buy one on contact and throw the sim card.
12 months @ £15 per month = £180 + the cost of a phone.
If anyone does throw the SIM card, can I have it?
Regards
Tim
no local phone companys are offering the XDA /qtek..... phones
with a phone subscription which always lower the price of the phone
but i can buy the qtek 1010 64MB without a phone subscription but with sales tax (25%) it's 589.662 £ / 827.496 euRO
which is pretty high imho
are there anywhere in UK or germany or something like that where you can buy the XDA without a subscription much cheaper then that ?
(and are these places where they ship to other EU countries ?)
thanks for any help
Rudegar
How would £464 suit ya. This is a pretty good company I have bought lots from: Epansys.. has a warehouse in manchester.
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=XDA_SIMFREE
is the 464 with vat ?
and would the percel be a 0.5 or 1kg ?
check the webisite.. all the info is there..
it says 464 inc vat but as for delivery..not got a clue mate
ok are not too familier with the UK way to differing between with VAT and without VAT
European Union - FedEx Int. Priority
15.00 .5kg
24.02 1.0kg
25.66 1.5kg
27.25 2.0kg
28.85 2.5kg
Next day - 2 Days
anybody got any idea what it would weigh when sendt and it being bulk and all ?
thanks for the help btw
I managed to pick up a 32MB XDA for £150 from carphone warehouse - no plan either. Ex demo model which was as good as new. The SKU is XDAXDEMOSILVER if you want to check with your local CPW to see if they have any in stock.
Hi
I am sure you guys will know- eBay UK is a good cheap source for xdas and I got mine (64mb version) brand new for £290; no vat. You got to play safe and check out the seller; for me I got his number, send a cheque to a proper address with the cheque crossed so that it HAS to go into a bank account and made him send me a proper receipt. You can also use one of those escrow service which only pay the guy after you have received the set in good order. Right now this minute, there are 32 mb brand new phones advertised for £250. Most of these guys selling the new phones are folks who have contracts with O2 and doesn't need the upgrade xda and tried to make some money out of it. If you bid for one, I figure the 64mb version would be worth around £300 ish and the 32 mb version is about £200 ish. This is from observations over the last 3 months or so and of course there is an element of luck as to how many people were interested in your same bid.
Good luck :lol:
Vic
XDA for sale in Italy
XDA is coming for sale in Italy in July/August as Qtek 1010 from 3 operators.
Vodafone: will sell it only through their business channel at first, later in stores as Vodafone PDA. You can check www.190.it
WIND & TIM: both operators should go commercial very soon, I guess September.
Good thing is in Italy non of the operators lock the phones. Therefore you can go into ANY store and buy the device without a contract or so on
Daniele
I tried to explain to O2 that I needed to use my Orange Sim until my orange number was ported accross. They stuck their heals in and state that I have to pay the contract price up front. As i'm on O2 max this is going to cost £900.
I told them they were beinging unreasonable and that I should have been warned that the unit was latched when i sold it.
What can I do?
are not almost all phones sold by telephone companys locked ?
i mean otherwise why should they sell them cheaper ?
you could wait for somebody to make a unlock program for the xda2 like they did for the xda1
I tried to expalin the reason why I needed an unlocking code, but they wernt interested. This is my first time dealing with O2 and currently I am not impressed. They have terrible customer service compared to Orange. I am now considering taking the XDA II back and getting a unlatched unit.
Does anyone have a name of a good supplier?
Ashby
While I agree that O2 customer service is abysmal by comparison with Orange (my provider for 12 years until 2 weeks ago), I don't think O2 are being unreasonable in trying to protect their investment in your XDA2. They've paid roughly half the cost of your shiny new machine, and they need to know they're gonna recoup that, by forcing you to pay your line rental up front.
You can't reasonably claim that they should have specifically made you aware of the lock they've applied to the unit. None of the phone operators in Britain has ever sold phones unlocked for contract-competitive prices, so to claim you're surprised your machine was locked sounds like you're just trying it on, IMHO. :roll:
Maybe you are, maybe you aren't, but put yourself in O2's shoes.
The last O2 phone I brought was a 9110 (BT CELLNET). This was a very expensive phone and unlocked. I thought it was only Orange that networked locked phones. If I had know it was locked I would not have signed up to O2 Max. I am not trying it on, I just wanted to use my Orange sim in the phone until my number was transferred and then I was planning on being on 02 full time.
However this has shown me that o2 have very bad customer service and I am reviewing my options. Should I spend~£2000 a year with a company like O2.
If I can find an unlatched XDA II I might buy that and stick with Orange.
u are so right about o2 being unreasonable ...
hey there,
yes i agree with u - after 3 weeks of trying to get a unlatching code of o2 iv been promised lots but no results so far despite having agreed to pay up my line rental...
by unlatching u o2 dont lose out as u are still under ur contract for 12 months, i wouldn't mind so much if their policy was consistent but its not as they have provided some ppl with codes - iv had a customer service provider go as far as saying that he could promise me they dont have the tech to provide this info.... what bull!!
I was told the same thing. I said that there were loads of people that:
1) were unlatched by paying £15.00 (no need to pay a year in advance)
2) had already got the unlatch codes.
She told me that she didn’t believe me as the technology to release would not be with O2 for another 2 weeks. I said check out the web, its full of people already unlatched and some firms were offering unlatched units.
I told her that O2 seem to have a problem with consistency. If you have rules about unlatching, fine, but make sure the whole of O2 sticks to these rules. It is clear that some departments within 02 are happy to unlatch, some aren’t. I think it all comes down to your service provider.
Ashby
mmm
and it doesn't help as i think iv run up a very high phone bill as their customer service number costs a lot!
now i wish i had waited a bit rather than rushing out to get hold of this latest device, i think o2 realise they hav got a unique product in the uk which has already got a cult following - they kno most of us hav only gone for the contract option as we are loyal xda fans!
trust me when the xda 3 comes out im gonna wait for expansys to get the unlocked units rather than stay with o2...
im very annoyed !!
I'm new to O2 too
I've found them very helpful. I just divert my old T-mobile number to my O2 one. O2 say they would allow the divert costs against my O2 bill, untill the t-mobile number is transferred.
A new number might be good, it would stop all those young women ringing me up all day.
I was in Orange yesterday and they said they will be doing the XDAII in the new year, no date set.
Mr.G
unlock code received!!!
guess what?
i phoned o2 customer services today AGAIN and went to the complaints department & told the lady who answered about the difficulty & inconsistency iv faced from them regarding getting a unlatch code for the xda 2, to which she promtly gave me a speech on
1. how they didnt have the tech
&
2.its their own product so they wont unlock it
i explained to her on how ive been told so many different things regarding this and if she looked at my records it would or should show this, she then said il put u through to some1 u talked to b4 & as i answered the line a lady said oh hello, iv got the unlock code u requested plz write it down - which i did....
she forgot to charge me the line rental upfront & the fee! he he he....
so much for not having the technology!!
i suggest all u ppl who want it to keep calling in and requesting your code the more customer service advisors you talk to the more likely it is that one of them will get back to you.
good luck
customer services without the fee.........
dial 4444 to top up if on payg then put in a voucher code wrong bout 2-4 times it will put you through to CC for free
hi!
Well quite frankly there's been a very long discussion on the 'locking' issue for years. The idea _was_ that they give you a subsidised phone for signing up, and at the end of the contract you have to come back to them. Thus the subsidy is spread over potentially TWO contract periods.
With the price of phones droping through the floor in just one contract period this is no longer the case.
The single contract period you are tied to more than covers the subsidy on the phone. And the counter argument is usually that u may default on the payments.
In reality its all about commisions and figures. Up front payment cost them less in theory and looks better on paper.
Providers such as virgin will give you the unlock code for FREE.
In the states T-Mobile will give you the unlock code for FREE in several states.
I personally wouldnt touch O2 with a barge poll. Their customer service _used_ to be the best. Its now the worst.
Their radio service (reception, handover ESPECIALLY etc) used to be next best to vodaphone, in my opinion it is now the worst!
If you are prepared to cancel your O2 max tariff, then threaten them with it. Dont bother with the complaints department.. call sales and say u got this tariff and you want to cancell it all, you've had enough.. thats what i usually do [for my friends and collegues]! They'll panic and ask why.... you'll probably get your unlock code pretty quick since u have a pretty valid argument!
Toxic
Good luck!
I did get this sorted.
I went back to the shop that I brought it from and got a refund. I then setup a new account on the lowest O2 tariff. I then phoned O2, spoke to a different department who charged me £15.00 to unlatch it. (didnt have to pay one year in advance)
I am now running on Orange and due to the greif O2 gave me, I will not be returing.
My only out standing issue is setting up MMS on Orange. Orange have been very helpfull, but they do not have settings for the XDAII
Ashby
I was a little surprised and initially couldn't beleive what the salesman was saying, but basically you can purchase either XDA IIs or IIi for £179.99 on any monthly contract both voice aand data. The cheapest voice being £16 and a 36Mb GPRS bundle for £17.04.
Forgot to say this is from an o2 shop, similar prices are available online but the data tarrif is not available, and the cheapest voice being £19.
If you phone o2 you will be charged £279+
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I was a little surprised and initially couldn't beleive what the salesman was saying, but basically you can purchase either XDA IIs or IIi for £179.99 on any monthly contract both voice aand data. The cheapest voice being £16 and a 36Mb GPRS bundle for £17.04.
Forgot to say this is from an o2 shop, similar prices are available online but the data tarrif is not available, and the cheapest voice being £19.
If you phone o2 you will be charged £279+
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Yes that is the deal I was offered earlier this month and took -- although I opted for a higher level voice contract for various reasons.
I don't know if it still on but when I took out the contract they were also offering double minutes and double texts for the first six months as well!
Yup...it's also the SAME price whether you're upgrading from the XDA2 or not, whether you're an existing customer on staff accounts or not!
I'm just glad I don't actually work for o2 but still have a staff account...otherwise I'd be pretty fumed by that. Oh wait, no I am anyway.
Anthony
My XDAIIs was £179.99 on the Data 5 tariff - which is £8 per month for 5mb inclusive GPRS data.
This was as an upgrade from O2 direct, staying on the same original tariff - the Data 5 one ..
Mark
I live in italy,i don't need the monthly contract,is there any way i can buy an XDA2i ?
a18041967 said:
I was a little surprised and initially couldn't beleive what the salesman was saying, but basically you can purchase either XDA IIs or IIi for £179.99 on any monthly contract both voice aand data. The cheapest voice being £16 and a 36Mb GPRS bundle for £17.04.
Forgot to say this is from an o2 shop, similar prices are available online but the data tarrif is not available, and the cheapest voice being £19.
If you phone o2 you will be charged £279+
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I want to buy and XDA2i,but have some hard time to understand O2 tariffs:
-Do I need to choose a monthly tariff to buy a XDA2i?
-I live in Italy,how can I use O2 service? (in case I cant,i don't see big problems,but need the device!)
-When I choose a tariff,what is the minimal time I must stay with O2 company?
-If I will change Operator,Tariff,etc.. Do I need to return the xda2i back?
Thnk you..
Marqnet said:
a18041967 said:
I was a little surprised and initially couldn't beleive what the salesman was saying, but basically you can purchase either XDA IIs or IIi for £179.99 on any monthly contract both voice aand data. The cheapest voice being £16 and a 36Mb GPRS bundle for £17.04.
Forgot to say this is from an o2 shop, similar prices are available online but the data tarrif is not available, and the cheapest voice being £19.
If you phone o2 you will be charged £279+
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Doh sorry for got to quote i got this tariff and XDA2s last month when i could not find a pda2k any cheaper than £509 instead it works out around £380 and then i unlocked it the next day from the O2 unlatching boys... still saved myself a few quid though.
i just orderd my first xda the 2i today, hence the new reg(i have been lerking for a while)
i got it for £109 because i was going to cancel my contract to get it cheaper so o2 offerd me a much much cheaper price
dam those slow 3-5 working days, i want my xda
Yuup! Could you buy me one too..this is so cheap!
Wow! :shock: I really envy you guys that are staying in Europe as the price for the XDA IIi & s are so cheap. Right here in Asia, we are paying through our nose even if it is bundle with contract, guess that is where O2 made their money from.
I saw a few topics about help for buying s3 so i decided to get some help from you guys I'm going Hungary with AFS intercultural programs for 1 year. And i want to buy a Galaxy s3 from here. How would you buy it ? With 1 year contract or without contract ? Btw i'm going to buy a sim card from here if u can tell me which operator is better it would be good too.
P.S: Going in August so prices will be same i think.
Thank you
T-Mobile has the best services, quality and coverage.
The cheapest would be the one with one year contract
thank you jasahu do you know anything about Tax-Free shopping ? What about VAT in Hungary what percent ? And can i get a refund for VAT with contract ?
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thank you jasahu do you know anything about Tax-Free shopping ? What about VAT in Hungary what percent ? And can i get a refund for VAT with contract ?
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I do not much about tax-free shopping. I do not think that there any more to that than the usual airport duty-free thing.
VAT here was raised to 27% not too long ago :-(
I suppose there little chance to get a refund with a one year contract because you basically get refund if you leave the country soon with your recently bought item. When you do the shopping in person (as opposed web-shopping) I would expect them to give you the refund at the border when you leave, but that is just a guess.
But you can of course try it I suggest you should go to a T-Mobile (or Vodafone or Telenor office at a mall) they often have usable English speaking assistance and ask them.
Or ask them in e-mail. At least T-mobile.hu have an (limited) english version of their website and definitely trying to answer your question.
ok thank you so much I looked to all operator's websites but they haven't English in shopping section =/ i'm going to look for 1 year contracts then when i went there
Here are the prices for one year contract, in descending order of monthly fee:
https://webshop.t-mobile.hu/webapp/...=all&camera=all&camera_resolution=0&opsys=all
And I need correct myself when it comes to coverage, Vodafone has the best 3g coverage