I live in the uk and am eagerly anticipating the release of the motorola Atrix. However, I don't really want to wait ages for an orange release and would prefer an unlocked phone anyway (no contracts and the like). What should I do? I know there's expansys etc. but I am concerned about a warranty. Should I be? I am really just looking for some helpful advice.
i heard you can send it to any motorola services centre for the warranty no?
CajunChicken said:
I live in the uk and am eagerly anticipating the release of the motorola Atrix. However, I don't really want to wait ages for an orange release and would prefer an unlocked phone anyway (no contracts and the like). What should I do? I know there's expansys etc. but I am concerned about a warranty. Should I be? I am really just looking for some helpful advice.
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Doesn't mater where you buy it from, you will have a warranty with the manufacturer. I have had to send stuff back to Expansys before and had no problems
Thanks! i was just a bit worried i would lose out on something. now all i have to do is wait for an unlocked version to be released, or even announced :/
Any news on UK release dates yet?
It's slated for a Q2 release in the UK (Most likely to be around mid May), I'll try find the source I got it from.
This is unconfirmed though.
Any ideas on what the price might be for it? BTW this is for the regular Atrix and not the 4G
I'm from Israel and we use 3G bands similar to Europe, the Artix 4G supports HSDPA at the 2100 MHZ band and so do some European carriers (including mine). Does that mean I can just order the U.S version and it will work ok? if so, no need to wait for UK dates or any other European release
CajunChicken said:
I live in the uk and am eagerly anticipating the release of the motorola Atrix. However, I don't really want to wait ages for an orange release and would prefer an unlocked phone anyway (no contracts and the like). What should I do? I know there's expansys etc. but I am concerned about a warranty. Should I be? I am really just looking for some helpful advice.
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It seems you'd better ask a friend of yours in US to bring it over. That's what I'm going to do. USD399 is way better than GBP399 (surely it's going to be more than that).
Atrix 4g and atrix is the same phone. In america they have verizon lte 4g so t-mobile and att started calling their hsdpa+ 4g which is nonsense. You'd need to check the bands to ensure it works. Should be ok as im sure moto support most. You'll need to wait for an unlock in anycase as only on at&t i think if coming from america. I would buy from expansys although they can be expensive. If you import you need to add the vat which you'll get billed for 2 weeks after purchase by the courier.
I can't wait to get mine!
Btw. I bought a droid pro from usa and it worked fine.
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According to this it will be released in May 2011 in the UK, and exclusive to Orange.
The difference between atrix 4g and atrix for europe could be regarding frequencies: 4g shold be 3g on frequencies 850/1900/2100 while european version 850/900/1900/2100. This should be not a problem because almost in all europe 3g works on 2100 Mhz frequency. What do you think about it?
I'm a UK user too.
I'm torn between this and the Samsung Galaxy S II.
I hear the Atrix is gonna be Orange exclusive which is crappy.
No news on the sammy yet though... :S
Mid July according Expansys
BUt Expansys have changed there site to show a price of £474.99 SIM free, which seems very reasonable, really. But no release date, now
I'm sure my old Touch Pro 2 was around the £600 mark when it first came out
Another pending UK user here too..
Lurking here in the meantime.
I've seen July mentioned by Expansys. Have also signed up for notifications from Play.com on their product placeholder page.
Galaxy S II looks like an early March release according to various gadget sites.
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stunno said:
BUt Expansys have changed there site to show a price of £474.99 SIM free, which seems very reasonable, really. But no release date, now
I'm sure my old Touch Pro 2 was around the £600 mark when it first came out
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I quote you, it's a good price 475£ seeing that expansys usually is very expensive, and 475£ become for me using my valid italian vat number 395£ (460 euros about) which is a great price. I don't think release date to uk is july, july would be too late. At this point I will buy it from USA the same day it will be available sim free ( I think mid or late march).
how do all you people have the sgs2 already.. i mean it hasnt even been released offically in korea yet, let alone the uk, so how do so many people have it? and how can i get phones early like you guys?
It was released in the UK today.
soraxd said:
how do all you people have the sgs2 already.. i mean it hasnt even been released offically in korea yet, let alone the uk, so how do so many people have it? and how can i get phones early like you guys?
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Via phones4u.
Phones4u struck a deal with Samsung to exclusively launch the phone today in the UK. Its official UK launch date (when everyone else should be stocking it) is May 1st, although I wouldn't expect most stores to have/be sending out handsets until the 3rd at least.
Got mine today from Phones4u. It's awesome. Just awesome.
I heard that T-mobile will only launch the handset (Galaxy S2) in June. I have found some deals on PhonesUnlimited (contract deals website) and i found a perfect offer on T-mobile. So im wondering if i order it now will i get it now or do i have to wait all the way till june?
Thanks
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I heard that T-mobile will only launch the handset (Galaxy S2) in June. I have found some deals on PhonesUnlimited (contract deals website) and i found a perfect offer on T-mobile. So im wondering if i order it now will i get it now or do i have to wait all the way till june?
Thanks
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I'm not sure about PhonesUnlimited but it's common for third party sellers to bundle contracts with unbranded/unlocked phones. If you wait until June for the T-Mobile version it will be network locked and have their own branding. Not a plus for me.
mobiles.co.uk phones are always unbranded and you can £50 back with Quidco.
So i can buy it right without worries?
As long you know the seller is legit you won't have any probs.
Ok, thanks everyone
I decided to go with phones4u instead as they have a better deal and i know they are credible
I dont really want the hercules.. 4.5 is too big and this seems like the flagship phone .. do you guys think it will? if not.. guess im rolling with the sensation but id rather have this so what you guys think?
And i cant switch carriers which sucks
anyone please?
Maybe.....
There's been no mention of T-Mobile getting the SGS2 anywhere. AT&T and VZW will get a LTE variant this year. Sprint will get one but there's been no mention of timing. The Hercules is due in September so it seems highly unlikely T-Mobile would get both the Hercules and SGS2 in the same year. Maybe sometime next year but by then there may not even be a T-Mobile US.
Hi guys i have seen the sbf thread with different network branded sbf'
But play sell atrix, which firmware is that? is there a retail non network braded for Europe or UK?
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...ed-Mobile-Phone/Product.html?searchtype=genre
Now that we have an unlocked boot loader, why shouldn't there be one we can flash?
A vanilla image would be amazing.
I have an AT&T Atrix imported to the UK and would love a UK Vanilla image.
Thats what i want but i dont think there is.
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Thats what i want but i dont think there is.
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Well not yet there isn't, but I'm sure as soon as they come out in August we will have one.
Bump any update on this? Expansys also selling sim free version!
I don't want to go through hell of selling my ATT atrix (and loosing 4G for when we get it in the UK)
http://www.expansys.com/motorola-atrix-207852/