Has anyone yet received a phone from either an Orange shop or via their website/head office?
And if so how was the "bloatware" situation, what is your rom details and was there any orange branding on the device itself?
its available to buy through a new contract, but is still comming soon as an upgrade feature :/
i hope to get mine through at the end of the week, unfortunatly, just been the victim of card fraud, so have to wait for the bank....i will keep peeps posted
I actually get mine tomorrow so can look then, I was just interested to see if others had one already
I do know (from what the executive office told me today) that they have had 2 deliveries now but both have been very very small, first batch sold out in minutes and second batch was expected to do the same, thankfully I had one saved for me as a priority customer.
Lennyuk said:
Has anyone yet received a phone from either an Orange shop or via their website/head office?
And if so how was the "bloatware" situation, what is your rom details and was there any orange branding on the device itself?
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I get mine tomorrow, will let you know.
Just curious, wouldn't you root it and get a cleaner rom anyway?
I DO know that the phone does not come with NFC chip
Orange had no clue, so I called Samsung and eventually got the answer that only the USA version has the chip (which we know is not true, but suffice to say,the Orange one does not)
Mark
fredphoesh said:
I get mine tomorrow, will let you know.
Just curious, wouldn't you root it and get a cleaner rom anyway?
I DO know that the phone does not come with NFC chip
Orange had no clue, so I called Samsung and eventually got the answer that only the USA version has the chip (which we know is not true, but suffice to say,the Orange one does not)
Mark
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Yes I will, but just wondered anyway.
Some people are currently investigating if the phones do in-fact have NFC included just software disabled. Early signs indicate that they may include the chip.
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Some people are currently investigating if the phones do in-fact have NFC included just software disabled. Early signs indicate that they may include the chip.
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Yeah, I was thinking it would... partly to explain why Orange took a month longer than Vodafone to supply the phone. Also Orange have some initiative with some bank and another phone of theirs that has NFC, so thought SGS2 should have it too...
Mark.
I upgraded through Carphone warehouse a couple of weeks ago. Mainly because, at the time, Orange couldn't confirm when they would have it. I got a sim unlocked non-Orange branded SGS II! But it's not difficult to debrand and unlock the phone anyway...
I picked up one from the Orange shop in Kilburn London last Saturday. Didn't expect them to have one but asked the manager of the shop anyway who said that there was a delivery just made and he'll go check.
I was delighted when he said there was ONE delivered, yes just one? What's the point in that?
Anyhoo I'm a happy chappy ,there was a lot of Orange bloatware on it and sorry I can't remember the firmware as I flashed Lite'ning rom on it as soon as possible to get rid of all the Orange crap.
Admittedly I took out a second contract to get this phone but I did get it from the carphone warehouse on orange and my handset is unbranded and unlocked. I will never go to an orange shop to upgrade ever again, no orange branding is great!
Well Orange somehow screwed up my order (something about system thinking they had more handsets than they actually did) so my order was processed but there was no handset to send out..so I have to wait for them to restock.
Hey Lenny, picked mine up from my local Orange store in W-S-M this week
I ordered one last Sunday, just been told stock arriving Friday.
Could somebody with an orange SGS2 have a look and see what free ram there is at stadby please? Just wondered if the orange bloatware affected the amount of free ram available.
Thanks
Ian
Just got of the phone with orange, 5000 phones turned up today, once everyone is checked the will be in stock after the back orders are filled.
Looking at the 22 for them to be sent out !
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Hey Guys and Gals......
I am about to purchase a Shiny New SGSII from o2 in a couple of Days (when i get paid LOLOL) and was wondering this........
Are there any problems to look out for if the Handset is SimLocked?
The reason i ask is because i flashed my unlocked SGS easily and often with no problems at all...whereas i did this for a friend who had his with an ORANGE contract and had numerous problems/bugs etc. Am i just paranoid about having to stick with o2 and is the switching of Sims the only gripe people have if the phone is simlocked. Can anyone shed any light please....
Cheers
Orange cram their phones with bloat like 'Orange Maps' and 'Orange Messenger'. They even removed Google Maps and GTalk from my Desire so I wouldn't touch another of their phones with a barge pole!
O2 seem pretty harmless bar a wallpaper and start-up animation.
The only thing to look out for is the release of updates. Carriers take time 'testing' (which in Orange's case means adding their ****ware to it) so updates can be delayed by a few weeks.
If you want the latest then get a sim-free/unlocked handset. Phones4U and CPW usually hand them out on contract and I expect PAYG too.
Thanks for the reply but i flashed both handsets with ODIN and the contract phone had problems. My question above should have read............
Do i need to remove the simlock 1st before i flash a Custom Rom? Can there be problems otherwise?
Hi
I'm looking at picking up a sgs2 phone from the three (3) store on a payg deal. I wanted to quickly check, I should be able to sim unlock this no problems right?
Also are there issues with debranding three versions?
Thanks
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Think so
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064978
mine came unlocked. what i'm more interested in is if we can have the original three firmware from someone, so that we can slap unbranded one onto the phone and then revert back if we need to (like bringing it back to three in case of a fault or something like that).
If you can sim unlock the SGSII which others have managed via that thread, then why wouldnt you buy the o2 payg for 399 rather than the 3 version for 499.
(At least those were the prices 2wks ago)
My bad, Ive seen theyve taken it off PAYG
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Thanks All - I ended up getting one from Phones4U.
Turns out they have completely unlocked stock samsung devices without any bloatware. I thought this better than de-branding & unlocking etc.
Cost was the same, £499 but as it was stock I avoided the costs of unlocking etc.
ohmz55: Would like to have done this, but O2 stopped the deal.
Thanks
JohnBoy
andrej.marinic said:
mine came unlocked. what i'm more interested in is if we can have the original three firmware from someone, so that we can slap unbranded one onto the phone and then revert back if we need to (like bringing it back to three in case of a fault or something like that).
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If you post the product code and the firmware details (pda, csc, modem) I can try to get it.
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Thanks All - I ended up getting one from Phones4U.
Turns out they have completely unlocked stock samsung devices without any bloatware. I thought this better than de-branding & unlocking etc.
Cost was the same, £499 but as it was stock I avoided the costs of unlocking etc.
ohmz55: Would like to have done this, but O2 stopped the deal.
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JohnBoy
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O2 no longer offer it online, I was able to get one for £399 from O2 store just yesterday however. The guy in the shop did say he wasn't allowed to sell it on pay as you go but that he was just going to ignore that!
Hi. I'd like to buy a SGS2 in p4u or CarPhoneWwarehouse. I've got 2 questions:
1.How much would it cost?
2.Will be Unlocked and Unbranded?
BTW. Which shop do you prefer?
EDIT: If i would buy a branded phone is there posibility to make it unbranded(i really hate operators logos )?
Got mine at Phones4u, It's unlocked and unbranded. In both shops they told me it would be totally unlocked and unbranded whatever network I chose.
Pay as you go costs £499.99 in both shops, but you have to buy £10 credit.
As for contract?
http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop_contract_details.asp?ItemKey=519740
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S-2
Can somebody tell me what is different between branded and unbranded phone (especially SGS2) ?? Only logo and firmware updates or something else.
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Can somebody tell me what is different between branded and unbranded phone (especially SGS2) ?? Only logo and firmware updates or something else.
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Currently it is only a bootscreen and a couple of wallpapers. However updates will be delayed and it's likely they will add more bloat later on. Orange ruined my HTC Desire with their crapware.
You can however easily change it to a stock firmware etc. A guide is available on the dev forum.
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Took me a lot of blagging, but I managed to get my GS2 for £400 from Carphone Warehouse on the day they got them in. This is because they're doing some new policy where they will match your network's price. O2 are doing offline GS2s for £400. I had to go back to the shop 3 times, but I finally talked them into it. Was the last one in stock too on the day. This was even before the "Pay as you go" packages were on their system, so I didn't have to buy a top-up either. Was quite proud of myself.
Weren't going to pay £500 when O2 were doing them for £400!
Got mine from carphone warehouse on a new O2 contract and it's completely unbranded.
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i just bought the phone and im so happy.
First of all i bought it at p4u. i paid 499.95 + 10.00(topup). It's fully unlocked and unbranded
However, i've got a little problem with the phone. When i plug in a earphones which were in the box i sometimes got a strange noise but sound is still there. i tried with another earphones and everything was ok. both hedsets are hard to plug off (?)so i have to use some force. do u have same problem?
SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH
I want a handset only as I'm on Three but I was just wondering where I can get the handset? I cannot find any info anywhere for anything other than EE which suck with their crazy prices and low data caps. Also if I manage to get one will it support Three's eventual 4G release as they will be using 1800mhz?
Thanx.
Id be interested in picking up a yellow one.. My local phones4u had a demo one out but knew nothing about it :S
I emailed Stephen Elop directly about this, and to my surprise - he responded, all be it very vague.
I aired my concerns about the limited sale on EE - and asked if there were any options coming for SIM-FREE. I understand why his answer was vague, as I could be anyone at the end of the day.
But it doesn't look good for those of us wanting one without signing an EE contract in the UK anytime soon..
I'll just not buy one then, their loss :\
I have a yellow 920 on pre-order that due to arrive tomorrow with Phone4U. However, there is a lot of confusion about if these handsets are locked or not. I really don't want to use Orange / T-Mobile / EE as I am currently happy with Vodafone.
So funny how Nokia have released their best Smart Phone yet and most people cannot buy it. Firstly it is EE exclusive and they've said it will be until at least next year, secondly all handset only phones are locked to EE as well and thirdly EE prices are stupid and offer barely any data.
I would have been quite interested but WTF are Nokia doing?
I saw the Lumia 920 in Phones4U yesterday. Lovely looking phone but Nokia messed up. Personally for me I waited long enough for this phone to come out but with all the shenanigans around it I couldn't wait any longer. I hope you guys are happy with it. I went with the Note2 in the end. A truly amazing phone!
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Madness isnt it.
Quite fancied this phone to pair up with a Windows 8 setup, but they are making it impossible to obtain one.
It's the only WP8 of the bunch with a stand out feature.
Here in Germany where I live you can buy the Lumia 920 factory unlocked no problem.
This is where I ordered mine for example: https://www.handytick.de/handys/nokia/nokia-lumia-920-black.htm
They say that they ship outside of Germany on prior request only but maybe you can try to contact them and ask if they can ship the phone over to the UK.
Here is their email address so that you don't have to try navigating that German website: [email protected]
Hope that helps.
Regards,
karlmueller
p.s. I'm in no way associated with that website nor I'm getting any kind of money from them for "promoting" their site - I'm just trying to help
This is nuts. I fear that Nokia with the only 4G WP8 device on the UK market and with a killer camera & touchscreen are going to really muck up this launch.
For starters, if I'm paying £460 for a phone I don't want to be limited to a Red or Yellow one! I'm 6 months into a 24 month contract (on a GS3) and want to go back to WP. I want to future proof myself so 4G is a must but I want a phone I can sell easily if & when the next toy comes along. A Red Lumia locked to EE is none of those!!! I really do hope Phone4U will be selling unlocked phones and not just Red & Yellow one's. Otherwise I'll sadly end up sticking to my Galaxy S3
A bright red or yello phone just says 'mug me'
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Here in Germany where I live you can buy the Lumia 920 factory unlocked no problem.
This is where I ordered mine for example: https://www.handytick.de/handys/nokia/nokia-lumia-920-black.htm
They say that they ship outside of Germany on prior request only but maybe you can try to contact them and ask if they can ship the phone over to the UK.
Here is their email address so that you don't have to try navigating that German website: [email protected]
Hope that helps.
Regards,
karlmueller
p.s. I'm in no way associated with that website nor I'm getting any kind of money from them for "promoting" their site - I'm just trying to help
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Is it definitely unlocked, no trick?
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Is it definitely unlocked, no trick?
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I can't deff confirm it because I haven't received mine yet but since the auction on eBay where I bought it from (which was from that store) said that it is SIM free I'm pretty that it will be.
Besides that it's pretty normal here in Germany that you can buy almost all phones SIM free.
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karlmueller
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I've sended them an email about shipping their good to poland and no luck. I'll need to search somewhere else. Polish launch is at 15th of november and all preorders (first batch) are sold out here.
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This one on German eBay is a little bit more expensive but it says that it can be shipped within the entire EU (expect some excluded locations, but Poland isn't listed there):
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Nokia-Lumia-...dy-ohne-Vertrag-Smartphone-WLan-/390492880243
It also says that it's SIM free.
This was just the first one I came across when I tried to find a dealer that would ship to Poland though, there might be a cheaper one around too.
Just search for Lumia 920 on German eBay.de or search for sthg like "Lumia 920 bestellen" on Google and you might find some more offers.
If you can't find out what you need using Google Translator just post it here and I'll be happy to help with reading German.
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karlmueller
I'm looking to buy a Lumia 920 from UK, can anyone with the phone confirm if there is japanese support on the UK model? thanks
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Ok i've found a seller with imported phones from Germany :]. It should be at friday in my hands (white colour, sim free). 45 euros more expensive but i think it's worth it.
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Can you give us the details for this importer? I have a pre order in Germany but I don't have a clue when I might get it.
Phones4U have tweeted saying...
Phones 4u @Phones4u
@cliffkgibson @PhoneDaz Hi Cliff, we're selling this handset SIM free at £449.95 from Friday in store. This will be locked to EE though. Liz
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Phones 4u @Phones4u
@mrcfield Hi Chris, this tweet was referring to the fact that Nokia have confirmed that our stores will receive Lumia 920's from Friday. Liz
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Phones 4u @Phones4u
@jakwa1ker Hello, all stores should have received black & white Lumia 920's by Saturday yes! Thanks, Liz
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And also you can order a black one on their website on T-Mobile & Orange now! But pretty awful T-Mobile full monty handset price, it's more than the iPhone 5!!!!
Here is the link to T-Mobile tariffs - http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop_contract_details.asp?ItemKey=650613&NetKey=3#offer_details
So I went into my local P4U they are out of stock! It will take a couple of weeks for them to get them in, I was like your the only retailer to have it as you have exclusivity and EE the sales guy was like oh is it I didn't know that! Kmt, smh.
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Nokia obviously don't want my money.
I already have an S3 on contract so I was looking to buy sim free but noooo, can't have that.
Can see Nokia going the way of the dinosaur soon.
will EE unlock it if you buy?
just wondering whether you could ask EE to unlock the phone for you, once you've purchased it and signed up to a contract?
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just wondering whether you could ask EE to unlock the phone for you, once you've purchased it and signed up to a contract?
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Only after you have registered the phone on a Pay&go sim and then wait 3 months.
Does anyone know how to go about using the warranty if needed from the States? Ordered my Z2 and I was in the Sony Store the other day and they told me that they can't do anything about it cause the phone isn't released here yet. I just wanted to know in case my device is either DoA or has one of the issues everyone keeps talking about. Hope everything is all good though.
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Does anyone know how to go about using the warranty if needed from the States? Ordered my Z2 and I was in the Sony Store the other day and they told me that they can't do anything about it cause the phone isn't released here yet. I just wanted to know in case my device is either DoA or has one of the issues everyone keeps talking about. Hope everything is all good though.
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You could go with 3rd party warranty.
Sony US would most likely not warrant it anyways because the phone not from Sony US. It will need to be sent back to the country from where the phone was purchased from. For example, if the phone was from Sony Canada (since they sell the phone now), it will have to be sent back to them for warranty.
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You could go with 3rd party warranty.
Sony US would most likely not warrant it anyways because the phone not from Sony US. It will need to be sent back to the country from where the phone was purchased from. For example, if the phone was from Sony Canada (since they sell the phone now), it will have to be sent back to them for warranty.
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sounds like a hassle to me.. I ordered from swappa so tbh idk where its coming from
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sounds like a hassle to me.. I ordered from swappa so tbh idk where its coming from
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In a way it is, that is one of the things to keep in mind if you get a product which is sold in another country, unless the manufacturer said they will warranty it in other countries.
That is the reason why I mentioned, you could get a 3rd party warranty, so this way you can get some coverage.
I think you can find out where the product came from by looking at the product box and the menu contents inside once you receive it. For mine, when I got my Z2, I thought mind was going to be the UK. After looking at the box on one of the sides, it said "EN, ZH" and Chinese writing translation for the Black color; and the quick user guide and support information had Hong Kong contact information which let me know that this unit is from Sony HK.
Well I called today to get some help with my Z2, which I posted about, they told me they can't help because the service department doesn't have the parts yet (due to it not being available in the US yet). They said they don't know when they would get any, but it being from another country wasn't the reason they couldn't help. They suggested calling the UK or Taiwan, which will be a hassle.