See post #3...starts tomorrow (8th)

This phone is unlocked:sunglasses:

The battery is non-removable, however overall it's the better phone.

Think they piggyback of Vodafone so should be fine (Same as Giffgaff piggyback off o2)

Check CEX first http://uk.webuy.com/phones/product.php?mastersku=SZTEBLA&sku=SZTEBLAUNLA

EDIT - sold for £367 not £330 on Ebay

No Tethering as in talkmobile's policy.

Yes, instore too. You can select phone from internet then print out selected phone & tariff and take it into store to complete order, although no Quidco/TCB

Without meaning to sound thick, can you really just get a contract and buy it out like that and still use it? Never heard of this before but sounds like a good way of going about things if you're able to cough up the lump sum like that :smiley:

You have to probably wait for at least 2months for cash back to payout before u can do this, so paying at least £30. Factor that in the calculation

They won't give you a PAC code unless you pay off the rest of your contract.

likewise...

Nope no upfront costs as of today (well via this offer).
Last night it was the same contract with £219.99 upfront costs!! Bargain

Style over substance? iPhones are on a different thread. :wink:

The only drawback for me is the 200 minutes because Talkmobile prices are very high once you go over that.

You should be able to send it back to tmobile, all contracts usually have a cooling off period for you to decide (14 days from what I can remember). I have changed my mind numerous times on phones and when they get delivered I tell the courier to send it back as I don't want it, which they have done.

I got this phone and in the box there was a sim adaptor included in the box so if u want to use the micro sim in another phone you can.

You can get a micro sim cutter off of ebay, they seem quite cheap or ask the company your current sim is with and ask them to send you a micro sim version of your contract. In regards to the micro sim, which comes with the phone there should be some adapters out there to make it fit a normal phone....... :smile:

Just had a quick browse on ebay:
Cutter is about £3
2 adapters = £2

I hate to say this, but it is £35.35 at Topcashback and no fees...

Ordered to store as well, thinking I could collect today :laughing:.....2 working days wait :disappointed:. I suppose it's worth the wait for £35 cashback

they have every right to

Dont see how you can be changed VAT on a service you have not used. Are you sure about that? As ive never heard of it being charged.

I have no idea why you'd think you wouldn't.

Yes, but you lost out on £35 quidco!!

I have gone for this one http://www.kingofgadgets.co.uk/products/genuine-htc-one-s-black-hard-shell-case-with-black-flip-stand-hc-v741.html

Looks good for £10.55, not the cheapest but stand is useful plus nice and thin clipon....

Wouldnt have one myself due to its lack of storage space and fixed battery, but in all honesty you cant go wrong with the price.

Skygo depends on what version of ics it has? if it has the most upto date it wont work (need confirming).
If it has the earlier version you can get a modified apk which by all account should work.

Sky Go doesn't work on Android 4 yet, Sky are slow to update its apps

No it doesn't - comes with crappy HTC earphones

If your not got anything decent to say

then stfu

You select the store you want during checkout and my confirmation email says "Please allow 1 days for your item/s to be ready for collection." This webpage suggests it takes more than a day: http://selfhelp.carphonewarehouse.com/SelfHelp/request.do?view()=c%7B08ddfed0-bcc1-11de-e56d-000000000000%7D

really?


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PAC codes are for porting between networks, doesn't work within network. This is a new connections only deal.

You'll need to buy a PAYG Sim and port your no to that and then port it back to talkmobile if they do not allow you to port within their network, it's their choice.

There must be an app for that!

NO you cannot (to port a number to talkmobile can ONLY be done at the point of sale)

I ordered at 11.10, got a confirmation mail at 15.55 and a dispatched email at 18.14 including the Yodel tracking number :smile:

I cocked up and ordered to my local store, as I assumed with them saying "In Stock" I could skip down there with a wicker basket and collect it - however they have to dispatch a phone to the store (archaic!) which the dates have gone from 2 days on the CPW site, to 1 day when the order was processed to the Yodel dispatch email saying 3 days!
Wish I'd ordered it to my house now! :S

I asked this for a previous deal and people were generally happy - although it obviously depends where you are.

Its the Vodafone network, so check if you have good vodafone coverage where you will use the phone

Per the deal page, yes.

"and 25GB of Cloud storage at Dropbox for free*"
"*Free for 2 years"

You'll still have at least 2GB at the expiry of the offer period. You can also get other cloud services such as Google Drive (5GB) & Box. Box were giving 50GB for free a while back.

http://mobilemole.com/index.html

Find it here but then remember Quidco and go direct!

Troll!

How can 200 min ,500 txt and unlimited data over 24 months for same price as phone is on payg not be hot !?!!

same here. OH has contract but i've only ever had PAYG. Been wanting internet though so had to go on contract for that and this is the best deal to start a new contract with. :innocent:

Camera is good on this phone.
Built in memory is only 16GB with under 12GB usable.

i think so. why does that matter?

http://www.whatsapp.com/ ? Perhaps download it now and see how it works.

Its next working day delivery for free or you pay for Saturday.......

go down to their store.

+1 looks a bit more complicated than normal online orders. :confused:

when did you make the order?

good to hear this. thanks for posting. :innocent:

apparently they are fine.

I just received conformation by email and text that my order's been dispatched.
It sounds like yesterday's orders are being sent around 24 hours after ordering.

i wouldn't have a problem with this. should be fine.
BT does that for new landline customers.

i posted this query on misk some months ago and the response was positive. people had no problem with them. fingers crossed this won't turn out to be a boo boo.

I have used them for a 3g data only contract for 12 months now and always get great speed and strong signal.

As its the vodafone network they use you can use a checker to see what coverage you have near you.

Yep... I have a HTC One S on Vodafone and the signal drops all the time, very annoying. It's definitely the phone, plenty of other people having the same problem in forums across the web. Hoping the HTC release an update the fixes it, or a recall.

Read through the thread .. there is a post that shows you how.

That's what I did yesterday, ordered online via Quidco and PAC code plus mobile number are included on my order confirmation e-mail.

Same, fingers crossed!

when did you order yours? i did mine through TCB and it tracked in less than 2 hours.

mine still hasnt tracked, ordered it yesterday 8pm :disappointed:

If you're happy with Orange that seems a fantastic deal to me. £4 more per-month but double the mins and texts and a higher specced phone? Go for it!

I will never use Orange in the future, never.
I was with them for the last 24 months, during the contract they increased my monthly charge, quoting some silly small print rules.
When you call their customer services , you always get diffrent responses from diffrent staff, and who ever you speak next says the other person wasn't right, he is right, or that you are simply lying
When you ask what is their complaints email address, first you will get told they do not have any, then you will be given a one that when you send an email you get delivery failure notification.
When I finaly managed to find one in google (not from the Orange staff) and wrote an email with specific questions asked, the reply I received was a general one, and not answering my questions, when I replied and asked the same questions again, the replied I received was that all questions were answered in the previous email.
When I called at the end of my contract and asked for a PAC code, I was told I would need to pay for the next two months becasue I should have called yesterday.
Their customer service is non existent, and sometimes you actualy feell they try to wind you up.
Did I also mention their poor internet conection service? It takes ages to load a page, I've googled this issue and found out that Orange has actualy the forst mobile internet service out of all mobile service providers.
People have a bit of respect for yourselves and avoid Orange at all costs, they will entice you with good deal, and when you get locked for 24 months, they will treat you ****
Many people have been dooped like this, google this issue and you will see for yourself.
I promissed myself will never use Orange no matter what , even if they offer me a £0 monthly deal.

Yeah it'd just be nice to be able to test the phone for making calls before deciding to keep it or not, since, you know, it is a phone and network access that we're buying :smiley:

£260 to £280 on ebay

No idea elsewhere

I will try this ROM first

Looks dead easy to install and keeps Sense 4 which I like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vcZcOdL9zAo

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1637102

yup. hurry up yodel!

Yeap. At Lichfield since Sat am.

Nice troll, This is a great phone. I still use a iphone 3g and only now is it getting too old for me, not everyone wants to pay an extra £240 over the contract to get a 'quad core' and higher resolution screen when they don't need it.

TBH, at £14.50 pm with unlimted data, i don't really care if it looks and feel like me old grandad.
just as long as it's not 6ft under like he is, i am happy. :innocent:

I suppose your next claim is that HTC paid off all the many review sites who have given it a glowing review? :smirk:

yes exactly the same -_- this has a faster, newer processor, more RAM, bigger battery, beats audio, built for android 4.0 and 16gb of inbuilt memory not 1gb.

good one!

Really...so its not a good phone then... everyone should buy the latest phone! but this site os for hotdeals and even if you think this phone is not up to your standard...this deal is very hot .

are you sure you went to a cpw? :wink:
also don't judge the call centre cs by just one call, wait till you've had to deal with them more.



don't see why not, it's usually if you want to downgrade that you have to wait x number of months(usually half way through the contract) before you can downgrade). tho saying that I've not had any experience with talkmobile nor read up on if they allow upgrading/downgrading etc.

it was meant as a joke tho personally I've had both good and bad experience with cpw.

as for the call centre I see where you're coming from if you're comparing it to 3, but as I said its best not to judge it already(tho hopefully over the next 24 months you get similar experience).

me too

if you ordered on sat probably be like tuesday or wednesday as the stock is not from store and has to be delivered.

dont ask ! i made the same mistake........should of just walked to store and done it that way

With the heat this has, more like Jedi Master:smile:

I did the same, sure it will be fine, the code and your number should be enough for them to locate everything they need. First contract for a while due to giff gaff being great but I did need a new phone so looks well worth it I'd say.

No idea on the tethering but here's the wording on the unlimited internet. Looks like genuinely unlimited....so far!



http://www.talkmobile.co.uk/help/termsandconditions.html

Blimey, I thought I was paranoid, lol. No major phone retailer would knowingly sell a batch of phones they believed had a really good chance of getting returned. It would be a very costly/time consuming exercise for them. Try and stay calm...

The battery is a 1650 mAh Lithium Ion (Li-ion). If leaving it overnight ruins the battery, the phone and its charging circuit are faulty.

The salesman is frankly making things up, or has listened to someone who doesn't know what they are talking about. Once the battery is full, the phone will cease to charge it. Li-ion are also very stable and robust. They can be left far longer than Ni-Cad batteries used to and still hold a charge and don't suffer from the memory problems of older battery technology. This means you can charge it and you don't have to run it flat before you recharge again. Ni-Cad were terrible for this and would often refuse to last anything like as long as they first did.

Don't waste your time, timing a charge. Life's too short.

You sign some papers, show them your bank card.. they give you the phone and you say bye! That's if you ordered over the phone anyway

I think someone is having someone on? This deal is the CPW Deal of the Week, prominently advertised on their home page and has been there since Friday without amendment.

all i can say is that i hope they don't deduct 100 squids from our cards and say this is the cost of the phone!

i think it means you have the all clear as it refused mine before the acceptance order stage as CPW could not take 1p from my credit card. :disappointed:

I ordered friday, got my phone today but no quidco :disappointed:

if you look back through the previous pages some one posted a screen shot of where you enter the pac on the cpw website during your order.

Sent to me - haven't got it yet as only ordered this morning.

SO! Finally I have connection, and I can confirm that my number has been ported.

HAPPY DAYS :sunglasses:

Yup, landlines as well as mobiles.

It's landlines and mobiles.

I also ported number over, invoice has my old number on it so I guess they recognise the PAC code request. I've had my sim in for a few hours and its not registering, wonder how long it takes?. Do i need to turn of old sim in my existing phone off?. last time i ported a number the new sim initially registered with a new number and then automatically flipped over to the old one (and the old sim stopped working)

Currently like the guy above (no signal)...old phone (with 02) and old number (with old sim) working still.

Hmmmmmmm - let us know how you get on with it


Cheers

sorrt it was supposed to say 'yes dropbox is a faff' quoting you. Sorry ! :smiley:

Mine does ... I presume it's to help get the cover off to insert the sim.

Would be a right pain otherwise.

yes it's function if to allow you to take off the top cover :wink:

i done this checker today, coverage for my area was ok, i live near the sea, which was displayed as having excellent coverage! Not sure its that riable!

sounds like this is correct as they showed this as not in stock at the store i asked to be delivered to.

It states on the site that it takes up to 5 working days if completed online and 2 days if done over the phone?

Yep, that's the other issue I'm having :/ Really poor reception in general, and awful data connection. Wifi is the only useable thing at the moment! So gutted with these problems, was looking forward to this phone.

SIM doesn't work in any other phone? That's a huge problem for me. I planned to stick it in my iPhone 4S. Can anyone else confirm this technical problem? If so it's a deal breaker.

Me! see my post directly above. I would recommend calling 5888 (CS) on your phone as mine got properly ported mins after the call - co-incidence?

To summarise. Yes, and yes.

The One S is the fastest mobile phone out right now.

Talkmobile works off the vodafone network so if you get a good signal on voda you should be fine.

As others have said only really disadvantages is the low fixed memory, 11gb usable so dont expect to record long hd movies and expected to have room for you mp3 collection.
Lastly the fixed battery is a big disadvantaged if you like to carry a spare battery around for them just in case moments.

GS2 is still up there in terms of what it can do so you wont be disappointed, but you cant really turn down this deal as its pretty much the best you are going to get for recently released high end mobile, even the gs2 is around this price and that been around awhile now.

To be fair nowhere did it say this comes with the Beats phones. Crikey, they are selling this phone sim free on CPW for £420 without the Beats phones and we are paying £384 over 2 years with 4800 mins, 12000 texts and truly unlimited t'internet, I don't think we can complain too loudly!

How do you set up this feature?

I believe only the X model comes with Beats headphones.

Ring up and they will give you one straight away, but do expect a early termination fee if you are still in contract or ringing up to give them your 30 day notice.

Well spotted have gone for that, cheers

Usually phone contracts will charge for the proportion of the month you had the phone from. Nothing is ever free with these guys.

i ordered online, used PAC code, phone is on, in my hand with new sim, and old number has ported without issue. Phoned arrived yesterday, inserted sim, this afternoon old sim died and new one became active.

Yes, if you've reached this stage, you've passed the credit check. Both my wife and I ordered a phone each on Sunday afternoon. I got my delivery to store confirmation yesterday afternoon, but my wife is still waiting on hers to be despatched. We phoned up CS and apparently she did pass the credit check, but they are currently out of stock, but had chosen not to notify her of this fact by email or text.

We haven't been notified of any intent to cancel because of low stock, so that must be a new thing Carphone Warehouse are doing to engender lots of lovely, good feeling from people trying to get a decent deal that they are still advertising. /sarcasm

You can't port after ordering, only at time of placing order.

Hopefully they get stock, I still have to order been waiting for my Pac code for ages :l

Normally within 24 hours. I was told CPW are somehow overwhelmed with orders.
Best to call them. (their free number 0800 0855900)

are you able to put in the sim card? this may be of some help

HTH

see my earlier post with the settings needed.

Yes, the line rental is pro rata but the calls/texts etc aren't.

You can also get the sure signal box for Vodafone so will probably work on talkmobile, mine works a treat on Voda!

I guess it is but I was just re-iterating about the mins/texts being not pro rata because previous posters seemed to be cynical about that being the case (which is understandable given what the other networks do). No offence intended. Apologies.

To be honest even without quidco this is still a killer deal. Absolute top notch phone.

IOnce you order this online, you'll have a order confirmation with an order number within a few hours. Then a delivery date email which includes a link to YODEL for tracking purposes. I ordered on Friday evening