02 shops now selling the Orbit.

[debully]

Just got one from Worcester O2 free on the £35 month constract.
Very happy - looks the biz - the RollR aint the bad that everyone is talking about and I have WIFI!
Even comes with MSN messenger.

Wehay - one happy bunny.

Gotta wait for my PAC from orange now so need to SIM unlock it....any ideas?

[feridoun]

I've just bought it for 50 pounds plus 35 pounds/mth with 400mins and 500 texts, free weekends, 12mths .

but note there is NO GPS software and you have to buy copilot separately at an additional 50 pounds depending on your tariff.

I love it. It looks great and the track ball and dial work really nicely as opposed to some of the comments I've recently read.

Apps don't have the extra close button as seen on the HTC version

[cojones]

what is the @extra close button found on HTC devices'?

does it shut down apps instead of minimising them?

[feridoun]

yes apparently some of them have such a button.

however,the orbit has a plugin on the today screen for Shutting down apps and a also a Shortcut bar.

[snoop85]

this is to the two posters who say they have the orbit.
i was wondering did you buy from a store direct? or online? because i cant seem to find it online. and it still comes up under the coming soon section of the website.

[debully]

this is to the two posters who say they have the orbit.
i was wondering did you buy from a store direct? or online? because i cant seem to find it online. and it still comes up under the coming soon section of the website.

I got mine from an o2 shop in Worcerster

[mikesands]

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but note there is NO GPS software and you have to buy copilot separately at an additional 50 pounds depending on your tariff.



Do you mean that the GPS function is unuseable unless you buy other software. I don't want in-car stuff, just to be able to enter some waypoints and for the Orbit to point me towards them and tell me how fast I'm getting there - will it do this out of the box
Thanks
Mike

[silvawispa]

just come of the phone from o2 online, they're saying it'll be another couple of days. going into town to see if the shops got one.

[nixonm]

I got mine from O2 Shop in Nottingham near the Victoria Centre, £50 on O2 400 / 12 Months.

Already installed TomTom 5 which I bought for my XDA iis, works fantastically well!

[feridoun]

Do you mean that the GPS function is unuseable unless you buy other software. I don't want in-car stuff, just to be able to enter some waypoints and for the Orbit to point me towards them and tell me how fast I'm getting there - will it do this out of the box
Thanks
Mike

Sadly there's no software at all, but the chipset is fully functinal and you can probably download some free/cheap apps for your requirements.