O2 suprisingly good Universal Deals at shop.o2.co.uk

[amouses]

Dear All,

I'm a current XDA I and II owner who has been spending an unhealthy amount of time on the xda-developers forum waiting for the Universal to be announced and then available.

To get right to the point, after considerable analysis I have concluded that O2 is shipping the best value XDA, plus in black it also looks the best IMHO!

To be Specific: (GBP = Pounds sterling)

a) Went to O2 shop website
http://shop.o2.co.uk/shop/o2uk/jsp/handset/SelectHandset.do?paramName=3g

b) choose XDA EXEC, select 12 Month tab, Online 50 contract

c) Phone costs 139.99 GBP

c2) Yes, I'll say that again: Phone costs 139.99 GBP

d) 12 months contract at 19 GBP monthly = 228 GBP

e) Total 12 month committment is about 370 GBP.

f) Customer service say unlocking is 15 GBP

g) Consider the ITS (International Traveller Option) for 3 GBP monthly to reduce the totally outrageous cost of non UK calls to only moderately outrageous.

The best deal I have seen so far. But wait for the potential gotchas:

1. Though I have saved a screen print I was suspicious that the 12 and 18th month contracts had the same online 50 tarrif. Hope not a shop error

2. I was sent an order reference but can't seem to check it online

3. O2 customer support say my order is with the credit checking dept and there may be a problem.


With my naive and optimistic head on I hope O2 will honour my order and I will be a happy and satisfied customer.


regards marcus :roll:

PS: it also says: Unlimited free GPRS and i-mode browsing until 31st December 2005 (though when I called customer support they said this was incorrect and are getting back to me Tuesday 18th December 2005)

[rilot]

They still only have the 2MB and 4MB data bundles though by the looks of things.

[vijay555]

Not that you would want to risk the deal, but aren't you also free to switch tariffs after 6 months?

V

[valheru]

Could we in the US get that phone, with that plan, pay it in full, and just toddle off? No harm, no foul since paid in full for 12 months. Still a better deal than buying it here locally.

[GadiShoshani]

valheru: Could we in the US get that phone, with that plan, pay it in full, and just toddle off? No harm, no foul since paid in full for 12 months. Still a better deal than buying it here locally.

heh - my thoughts exactly..
thats bout 690$ us !! 8)
could be nice ay?

[adamdon89]

Wow.. ok let me get this sorted in my head.. I can get a HTC Universal for one year for only £367.99? If so why do people pay £669.95 for the JASJAR?

[valheru]

A lot of people don't like getting involved in plans and have carrier locked phones. So they spend the big bucks and buy an unlocked device.

I'd really like to know if US residents can buy this device on the plan mentioned above and pay it in full. Save us about $500-$600 dollars US.

Anyone know?

[din007]

I just got my O2 XDA Exec today and am still waiting for it to charge,

Not sure why they aren`t advertising it on the website but.
O2 have a fantastic tariff offers for new 3G handset customers.
I called the www.o2.co.uk/shop (08702257879) and was sold the "Online 500" package with the O2 XDA Exec handset.

O2 XDA Exec = £139.99

Online 500 = £35 per month (12 month contract)
500 inclusive X-network calls
500 text messages
1mb per month free GPRS

Also took the comprehensive insureance = £4.99 per month
(This phone is so expensive offline. That if I lost\damaged it I doubt that I`d buy it offline)

Noticed the comment on the O2 website about:
"Unlimited free GPRS and i-mode browsing until 31st December 2005"
I asked the sales rep to confirm and he says that if its on the website then its gospal. Also confirmed with O2 customer service.

I don`t think you can find a better Tariff...

[jdee246]

Noticed the comment on the O2 website about:
"Unlimited free GPRS and i-mode browsing until 31st December 2005"
I asked the sales rep to confirm and he says that if its on the website then its gospal. Also confirmed with O2 customer service.

I'm pretty sure thats a mistake. Exec isn't an imode phone. So if the imode bit is wrong - the gprs bit is almost certainly wrong as well.

[valheru]

Please tell me how to dial the number from the US........(tech smart, analog phone DUMB)

[Fluffy_Clouds]

Dear All,

I'm a current XDA I and II owner who has been spending an unhealthy amount of time on the xda-developers forum waiting for the Universal to be announced and then available.

To get right to the point, after considerable analysis I have concluded that O2 is shipping the best value XDA, plus in black it also looks the best IMHO!

To be Specific: (GBP = Pounds sterling)

a) Went to O2 shop website
http://shop.o2.co.uk/shop/o2uk/jsp/handset/SelectHandset.do?paramName=3g

b) choose XDA EXEC, select 12 Month tab, Online 50 contract

c) Phone costs 139.99 GBP

c2) Yes, I'll say that again: Phone costs 139.99 GBP

d) 12 months contract at 19 GBP monthly = 228 GBP

e) Total 12 month committment is about 370 GBP.

f) Customer service say unlocking is 15 GBP

g) Consider the ITS (International Traveller Option) for 3 GBP monthly to reduce the totally outrageous cost of non UK calls to only moderately outrageous.

The best deal I have seen so far. But wait for the potential gotchas:

1. Though I have saved a screen print I was suspicious that the 12 and 18th month contracts had the same online 50 tarrif. Hope not a shop error

2. I was sent an order reference but can't seem to check it online

3. O2 customer support say my order is with the credit checking dept and there may be a problem.


With my naive and optimistic head on I hope O2 will honour my order and I will be a happy and satisfied customer.


regards marcus :roll:

PS: it also says: Unlimited free GPRS and i-mode browsing until 31st December 2005 (though when I called customer support they said this was incorrect and are getting back to me Tuesday 18th December 2005)

Hi. I went for the same deal and received it Monday morning :D The only disappointment is that even after 15mins of haggling, getting them to drop the price and contract rates, 02 couldn’t match it when upgrading my XDAII.

I don’t understand that at all :?

[din007]

Noticed the comment on the O2 website about:
"Unlimited free GPRS and i-mode browsing until 31st December 2005"
I asked the sales rep to confirm and he says that if its on the website then its gospal. Also confirmed with O2 customer service.

O2 Customer service have confirmed that this is the offer on all 3G phones..
But please phone them yourself and see what they say.

I grabbed the above quote from their website...
Have a look

[alpharom]

Just got mine for 109.99. They offered it at 229.99 but after I said I would take out another online deal for 139.99 + 19 per month for 12 months, they came back with this deal on my original contract. I am currently with O2 on contract @30 per month. This is now being reduced to £20 per month for the same minutes etc saving £120 over the year (leaves the phone costing 109.99).

This comes just at the right time for me as I'm testing Exchange SP2 with this device for a few companies that I deal with.

Roll on tomorrow!!!!

[saldous]

It doesn't have the feature pack install, how will you use the Ex 2003 SP2 puch mail without it?

[Kevinr]

First post so hello all!

I've just bought an XDA for £114.99 plus 12 month contract @ £19 per month.

http://shop.o2.co.uk/student/o2uk/jsp/handsets/viewHandsetDetails.jsp?prodID=consumer:O2:XDAExec: 3G:GROUP

I'm not a student and there were no eligibility checks.

Alternatively register with Quidco and get £35 off the £139.99 (eventually)

[cgrillo]

I'm a tad confised

On the URL posted above it says "Pc Sync - No"

I 'm assuming that this is incorrect ................

[din007]

http://shop.o2.co.uk/student/

looks like this is a student offer so they may limit what the device can do

[findus]

Just placed my order for an XDA Exec from O2 shop too, hopefully it should be with me Saturday morning. I opted for the Online 200 at 30 pounds per month and got the handset for £139.99. I went into an O2 shop after work and although they had 2 in stock, they wanted me to pay more for a contract and still pay £149 for the phone! How ridiculous! Anyhow, I can't wait for my Exec to arrive, I shouldn't be upgrading really as I am only 5 months into an existing contract with my XDA IIs. Figure I can sell that with all the accessories (GPS etc) and break even paying off the rest of my existing contract.

Hope this free GPRS is not a mix up, nobody seems to know for sure, but hey we'll see!

Fin

[ringram]

Well a colleague and I have been using O2 GPRS with ActiveSync over the internet to sync with Exchange 2003 for months and still no data charge. So Im pretty sure the no charge deal is still on. It will be painful when it finishes though. I think they just want to hook everyone in.

[sub69]

Well a colleague and I have been using O2 GPRS with ActiveSync over the internet to sync with Exchange 2003 for months and still no data charge. So Im pretty sure the no charge deal is still on. It will be painful when it finishes though. I think they just want to hook everyone in.

Er....that's 'cause you're connecting through your PC's internet connection?

Or have I misunderstood?