Because you don't bother reading a full god damn sentence.

It blatantly says it in the title that the finance option starts on 1st March 2016... people these days on HotUKdeal...

I'll stick with my galaxy note 4 - best phone ever.

Good luck with that, don't let the door spank you on your way out :smile:

Bought!

Wow Smoking HOT! best S7 Edge deal!

very good find!

My S4 has finally given up the ghost this week so this is good timing. Hopefully it'll be the S7 edge for me :smiley: Nice find!

nice

Naughty. Will HAVE to buy the same now

DO you think this will work on TV's too?

a way to increase S7 sales... hot though :smiley:

btw where can I find the details about paypal 0% finance?

Got the same email this morning and had the same thought as you. S7 edge pre-order for me.

hmm i'd go for the S7 edge too

Anybody who receive this email could make printscreen and past it here please

That gives 3 days to decide between this and the LG G5

Can you get the S7 Edge or is it limited to the S7 only does anyone know? Red Hot btw

I'll stick with my galaxy note 4 - best phone ever.

ooh so tempting HOT, I was planning on keeping my G3 for a little longer. I'#ll try my best to stop my finger clicking the buy button.

Awesome deal!

Bought!

Is there a minimum order? I'm thinking of getting a Gear S2.

I've changed it for you :wink:

I think he means can you get the 0% finance on a Samsung TV?

Aye. Would love a new tv

I like the idea of the Samsung programme where you get a new phone every 12 months hopefully do that on 0% finance

I've preordered through EE, £10 up front, £35 a month for 10gb a month (friends and family discount). But my old contract is £19, but includes 10gb, free deezer account, and EE never increase the cost each year (before that was brought in). Going through Samsung would mean a high monthly cost but the phone will be unlocked, I'd get a gear vr, and I get to keep deezer and a data plan which will never go up. Also after 2 years if only be spending £19 a month. Not sure whether to cancel or go with this!

Hmmmm galaxy s7 edge works out at £53.25 per month. With my new 3 sim only deal would total £64.25 per month.

Option to get it from mobile phones direct for £64 quid a month, with £47.25 topcashback. But no vr headset... and I'd rather deal with Samsung if anything went wrong.

Hot!

I was holding out but now.......

And don't forget 1.05% topcashback. That's just swung it for me lol

Why can't I see the 0% finance offer after signing up?

That doesn't even make any sense

:man:

Apologies should have stated, calculating over 12 months

Wow that's beat the crap 16% Samsung deal

I ordered s7edge through samsung finance a few days ago. was 14%Apr. sake

Good deal and voted hot
Already purchased this on my card though and will do a balance transfer for 0% interest. Makes this a good deal if you don't have a 0% interest offer on

​When I last upgraded with EE try still had a deal with deezer. Even after the agreement ended between deezer and EE I still have the deal. The expiry date on the deezer app keeps increasing. Maybe it will run out at some point.

Does anybody know why they don't have S7/S7 Edge in white or silver available? I would be looking to pre-order using this deal but only black (which I don't like) and gold (****) available.

Are you sure they're not billing you for it? :smirk:

Isn't it better to go for the Upgrade Programme (e.g. S7 Edge the total amount payable is £646.82 - £7 more than SIM free - so £24.58 per month + £56.90 deposit) and have the an option of an upgrade after 12 months if you want? Am I missing something?

Do you have to do finance

I see, thank you! It does say the lower price on the basket page and then it goes up at checkout, to be fair..

Yes I thought is was a mistake at first but then saw it said 'example'
*Even so though you'd probably be better off selling the phone yourself in 12 months time then getting the new one

hot

I wonder how good the old credit rating has to be to get the finance, mine is only average. Anyone got any ideas?

Will there be any price offers on the S7 or S7 edge on the Blue Box Day. Or, are they selling the phones at normal price in this big, so called, sale event? Doesn't seem much of a sale to me.

​Very much so! Check my bank statements monthly!

Do you have to sign up or can you just order and do the PayPal offer on Tuesday? Thanks

AAAAAHHHHH HA HA HAAAAAA!:laughing:

When you checkout, it offers 4 payment options. One of which is Paypal Credit.

S7 is on its way on 8th March.

WoW.

That is quick.

Looks quite similar to S6 though.

can I set this up now or does it all have to be done on the 1st? I am going for the s7 edge for sure.

Just hope that # doesn't say "Excluding Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge" in the small printprint?

shame the 1tb SSD is £400!!!

I cant seem to find a t&c section?
Will it be from midnight Monday?

REALLY?

I take it the phones would be unlocked

Only if bought direct from a network.

Good deal!! Thanks op

I don't like touchwiz but heard it isn't as bad on this phone. I usually only have Nexus, OnePlus or iPhone but bar front stereo speakers this is probably the first phone I have seen that ticks all the boxes including a manageable size with SD card slot. Really tempted to sell all my android phones and buy this!

Tempted to upgrade my Note 3 now

Only on Contract and PAYG, it does not affect SIM free versions.

I'll give you a tip. If go PayPal credit route set up a new account. Otherwise every time you use PayPal it tries to use that then the bank account you use to pay it with. It then adds those transactions onto the account total but you can't pay that section off of total credit balance so will get charged 17% odd on that section until cleared balance on your 12/24 months phone. I learned that from when I bought an iPhone on the same system. I bought a £300 laptop via mobile where sometimes PayPal doesn't let you choose payment methods and got stung this way!

Touche'

​is pay as you go not equivalent to sim free (if they state sim free that is?)

Absolutely brilliant. S7/Edge are a rip off at their introductory prices, but hey, one must spend their money somehow! Cheers!

does it keep losing charge?? constantly having to put it on charge?? ;-)

​Yes you got it right. If your PayPal balance is £5 and you're buying an item worth £10 then £5 from your bank account will also be deducted after £5 deduction on paypal.

Yes if you don't manually change it each time. There is no way to change the order too. It's more an issue with mobile phone browser purchases but some websites do just automatically select the default payment option if badly coded.

I just checked my Paypal a/c and it looks like the post Xmas purchases have been paid out of my normal bank account. There are no transactions on the credit agreement other than the Apple one for the iphone.

It's a shame Samsung have lost sight on what made the note series great after the note 4.
I'm sticking with it indefinitely.

This does look like a god deal. Have they sorted the issues regarding accidentally selecting stuff from the edge of the screen? Also, anyone know if you can get decent tempered screen protectors?

I am using a Note 4 at the moment and is thinking of getting an S7. I am using a custom ROM on my Note 4 and it works perfectly. Images are great but worsens in low light.

Got mine in June last year, had come to a standstill by October. Reboots etc. Took it to Samsung store and he admitted it wasn't hardware or anything, just poor software design. My friend still suffers the same.

Moved to a 6P in November and so far best device I've encountered.

Will be taking a punt at S7 Edge.

All smartphones slow down over time (like PCs) - giving them a good spring cleaning once in a while helps a lot (e.g. old messages, unused apps, etc).

Touchwiz is pretty good, although Nova Launcher (among others) offers a faster more lightweight UI.

will upgrade mine and the wifes lumia phones to the S7 edge, if i can get them both for GBP 50 a month i'll be happy

The s7 looks like a brilliant phone, do they offer next day delivery? I'm going on holiday on Thursday morning =/

Hot, will be getting myself this

​Yes mine is constantly on charge lately

What a load of absolute codswallop! I have a note 4 with over 100 apps installed and it still zips along at lightning fast speed. It has 3gb of ram and a fast processor, and still sells for a fair price. If you have one as slow as you suggest, I reckon you have a dud.

You do hear some nonsense in these forums..

I ordered a new battery off amazon (not a Samsung! ), if u take ur battery out may notice it's swollen? replaced battery like a new phone (apparently common problem with the batteries!), if u are interested I can have a look and see which one I ordered? under tenner with postage!! :-)

Some people's definition of "zip" is different to others.

does anyone know if it is for any product? like a smart watch?

Exactly this. Once you've experienced something like a Nexus fresh out of the box with pure stock Android, anything third party will seem insanely slow.

Even my Nexus 5 still feels quicker than my Note 4 or S6 did, hence why I still have the Nexus but not the Sammys.

​Thanks, will check it out :smile:

Had my Note 4 for 16 months now, no difference in performance since the day I got it. Battery could do with changing now as sometimes drops from 35% to zero, a known common issue. Rooted, with 128gb SD card, best phone I've ever owned by a mile (and followed my Note 1, 2 and 3).
I use the SD card and IR blaster every day for boring reasons of convenience and now the battery needs changing, the final confirmation that the Note 5 would have been a backwards step.
Hoping the Note 6 follows the S7 and brings back some of the missing features from old versions, then I will be opening my wallet.

Forgot MHL, which I also use every day and has also been dropped from the Samsung range!

​One of many issues lol...losing charge extremely quickly, randomly turns off, camera is kaput.. not to mention the big cracked screen which I haven't got round to fixing.. the list goes on!

Completely agree, but I was responding to someone describing the note 4 as "unbelievably slow and clunky", which is just plain wrong.

What an utter load of rubbish. I have had mine since release day and i've experienced no slow downs or it being clunky. Only thing to have deteriorated is battery life which is no surprise as that's the same for any phone.

Question: if using PayPal credit can you make 'extra' payments to pay off the balance quicker like a normal credit agreement? And if so if there are any penalties/charges for this?
Sorry being too lazy to look it up. Hopefully an answer on here is quicker :-)

Yeah it loses charge. This is how rechargeable batteries work. When it loses charge, you simply recharge it.

Arggh this is tempting! I'm extremely happy with my Nexus 6p.. What to do!?

I'll give it a few years before taking the plunge again! Still very happy with me S2 to S4 upgrade last week :man:

intellectual comment NOT!! didn't invite u into this discussion so bore off!!

Was tempted by s7 but like others sticking with my note 4. Had it since release and quite frankly there is nothing out there to touch it. Maybe next year in the form of the note 6.

Will this include TVs?

I've been trying so hard to resist pre-ordering the S7 edge but this is too good to pass up. Thanks for posting alizi1. I'm a proper Apple fanboy but the edge looks amazing.

Was tempted by S7 but my 3210 is just as good... In some ways better!

blue box? are samsung selling TARDISs now?

Just letting you know how things work. And you're welcome.

I signed up buy they haven't emailed me any details of deals k

I absolutely am! I'll keep it for a week or two after Edge is delivered, then once I'm 100% sure I'm happy with it I'll keep it until the Note 6 in August!

heat added, a better way to get the phone and then get a sim only.

Would be great if not in association with paypal

I am very tempted to place an order now and get the 5.25% cashback through topcashback, rather than wait until midnight on Monday. I am not interested in financing options and very much doubt it that there will be a discount on the S7 Edge.

Now, a pair of headphones or a case/screen protector, would certainly be a good bonus to have.
What are you guys expecting in terms of mobile phone related deals- any impressions from previous Blue Box Day deals?

Cheers for the heads up OP. I'm also after a S7 Edge & need to see if it'll work out cheaper doing this with a sim only plan or just upgrading.

Well, it does say "online purchase"... a little ambiguous indeed.

Can I ask why? I'll probably keep my 6p till the note 6...if I can resist the s7

If I'm paying £639 for a handset I'd like to get rid of my current one so that it doesn't get hit by depreciation any further!

If I don't like the S7 Edge after a few months I can get a new 6P free from work :smile:

Why is this so hot? Its the standard price isn't it?

Shame they dont have the silver S7 !

My S4 is running on the latest Lollipop firmware which is the same as the S6 etc are running on until Marshmallow is finally rolled out, but that's not much of an improvement anyway.

I'd think about the S7 if I could actually try one in a shop first and check out the new camera. Buying it on the basis of some reviews is bit of a leap of faith for this kind of money.

Great deal. Voted hot and is tempting but since my work alarm has stopped going off suddenly, despite doing everything on android I needed to install an additional app to get a new alarm that works and can no longer trust the phone. Never had a problem with ios other than the obvious cost and it is a smoother experience overall anyway so will be moving back to apple on my next phone eventually.

Thank you for letting us know. Have a nice day.

*Tips hat*

When you buying this then?

I'm pretty sure I won't be buying this...... but each to their own hey!

Why do you feel the need to put others down? Your comment is unwarranted. Perhaps you should find a more suitable venue to vent your hate of poor people.

Which one of these two will HTUK family recommend? Will be watching it only in dark environments (if that matters), from 3-4meters away. Is the £100 difference really worth that 900 PQI vs 1000 PQI? I can't see what else is different...

1. http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/tv-audio-video/televisions/uhd-tvs/UE40JU6400KXXU?catnm=UHD+TV&catid=4503
2. http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/tv-audio-video/televisions/uhd-tvs/UE40JU6410UXXU?catnm=UHD+TV&catid=4503

Thanks!

Well im buying a few just to chuck around for spare phones dont need them lol

I tested an S7 acamera against my note 4 the other day and was quite shocked at how the note 4 camera was better,bit gutted as I would have liked to have upgraded to a new phone,but the camera is a big selling point to me.

At the Samsung experience store in cribs causeway Bristol.i expect all the experience stores will have them on display.the phone s7 edge is a nice phone to hold and seemed quite quick.

I did have a few shots that I took side by side but didn't bother keeping them.

Oh and the experience store also had them running inside the VR headset that they give away if you pre order.

Can anyone explain how this works?

Come Tuesday will i go to buy an S7 Edge, but when payment method comes up, there will be an option for Paypal Credit yes?
Do i need to do/set up anything on my Paypal currently?

My girlfriend has forbidden me from getting this deal specifically because she fully believes that
this is going to be me in a few years time...(a VR junkie)

Tell you what,in the morning why don't you call up the Samsung experience store in cribs causeway Bristol and ask if they have any Galaxy s7 and s7 edges on display that can be tested,then you can come back and apologise for calling me a lier.

They had them on display from the day after the official announcement.

Obviously I could only test the camera in store and as far as the security cable would let me take it,it might be better in other conditions.

One thing that was good was how fast it was at focusing,the note 4 did seem slow compared to the s7 edge.

Oh and no you can't buy one from the experience stores yet,you can just play with the display models and pre order.

I'm doing this... HEAT!

Mobile Hi-Def Link - basically means you can mirror to a TV over HDMI. Not so popular now you can cast to smart TVs or use a Chromecast etc. but perfect for my old TV bolted to my treadmill in the garage :smiley:
The Note 4 can pipe out 4k via MHL 3.0 too, fact fans.

thought they were doing the s7 edge plus

If you can't afford it outright, don't get it, phones anyway.

Oh dear

Go crawl back under your stone.

"what's up with people" Easy, they earn their wages and can spend it how they want as we don't leave in N Korea.

That's good news for you! It certainly wasn't the case with me! I looked at changing it or even how to put bank account as first (though I didn't have the £300 in there at the time) but until I paid up and got it removed it would always try to use PayPal credit for any transaction. It got so annoying I ended up paying off £400 ish all at once instead and closed my credit account.

Can't be doing with Lagdroid so I returned to iPhone. Good deal though.

I had a Lil play around with both of them on Wednesday (EE Store Holborn). Camera is really slick, super fast focus. It feels nice in the hand as well.

Used Android for the past 14 months. To be fair its only the lag and ugly icons/UI that ruin it.

iPhone 6S is blazing fast, no hint of lag..

Try to put a few apps on it and we will talk :man:

​Yawn

Someone already asked this but I don't think anyone replied - If I were to get this finance deal, can I pay off the remaining balance at any time without additional charges?

Jesus. Any chance some of you can stop acting like such immature morons and not turn this into a boring iPhone vs Android debate or whatever? It's 2016, FFS. Stop wasting your time arguing about a bloody phone. Some people like iPhone, some people like Android, and going back and forth in a pi**ing contest isn't going to change either person's point of view, so just STFU, you insufferable ****.

Pretty good deal for people who dont want to be on contract. Recently upgraded to the s7 edge with free VR.

- android:
Ugly UI? change launcher and customise
Ugly icon?: buy icon packs for launcher.
Laggy? force close some app
easy file management, a lot of software to choose from
No more space? add sd card
power management varies between app (chrome is the worst app imo but...we all still use it)

- iOS:
User friendly
waste a lot of space between app icon (probably just me)
experience a lot of 0 byte bug which results in backing up and restoring
iCloud is pretty stupid since not a lot of people has fibre optic
laggy? double tap home and close some apps
iTune mandatory for media transfer, good backup solution
no more space? delete some application or media. A lot of people think icloud is expandable storage...surprisingly
excellent power management

Honestly the only thing that matters is what YOU prefer.

Noone leaves North Korea

​Thanks. I also purchased a new battery in October but that's not lasting now either

No, PAYG relates to how you pay for your usage whereas SIM free (or unlocked) refers to the device being able to accept SIMs from any network provider in the country it's sold in.

I would also be interested in the answer, I am looking at this size of tv for the bedroom

Where does it say that?

Where can I get a dual sim s7?

Topcashback 5.25%? or only 1% on S7 Sale?

Nope not "all", Vodafone don't!............
No alarms, no surprises: Vodafone’s fixed price promise helps take the worry out of your mobile life.
http://blog.vodafone.co.uk/2015/04/02/vodafone-fixed-price-promise/
You are mistaken i am afraid!

​Marshmallow has been out got the S6 for couple of weeks and is a massive battery improver. How can you said MM is rubbish when you've admitted it's not out for the S4 yet?!!

tempted to ditch my oneplus one and get this !

Does anyone know if it's possible to pay off the finance at any point with Paypal? I've never used PayPal finance before. Would be pretty great to just finish it in lump sums.

​They do now but because I upgraded last time before March 2014 I'm exempt:

"Hi xxxx, we want to let you know that from 30 March 2016 you'll notice a discount on your bill. As we've done in previous years we're increasing our monthly price plans in line with RPI (Retail Price Index). As you may know this does not apply to the plan associated with this number, so the discount will cancel out the increase and your monthly amount will remain the same."

Yes oneplus one has been good but i didnt go for oneplus two as full of bugs and dont trust oneplus anymore due to all the issues support etc...

are the phones unlocked?

I didn't say MM was rubbish I said not much of an improvement ie Lollipop was a massive improvement over KitKat, also my S4 still last a full day unlike the battery draining S6, so my S4 won't see any benefits from the extended battery life. The fact Samsung have fitted a larger battery to the S7 suggests even MM hasn't fully dealt with that issue.

As an ex user of Android and iPhone but defo in the Windows phone camp now, I love watching the iPhone and Android fanboys squabbling with each other.

Ask any Nexus user about that and they'll confirm Marshmallow has done wonders for battery life.

It's what Samsung have done with their adaptation of Marshmallow that's the issue...

Not mistaken, I generalised a little too much. Voda don't increase line rental, they increase out of bundle charges instead but this still impacts customers costs at a rate generally just below RPI:

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/cs/groups/public/documents/contentdocuments/vftst052330.pdf

Except last time, it was so high that had to offer customers the chance to leave:

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/campaigns/excess-charges/out-of-bundle-5b/

It will increase if you upgrade or possibly even if you change plan

Where did you buy the battery? People often buy
the cheapest option and are disappointed with the results.

So in other words you were.....wrong.

​I went to an EE store yesterday and they had the s7 edge on display. I was able to have a decent play on it. Not available to buy, only preorder, but most manufacturers will get demo units too stores to drum up more preorders

"It will increase if you upgrade or possibly even if you change plan"

Yup! That's why I'm wondering whether to upgrade and lose that (as well as deezer) but have a cheaper monthly cost, or use this deal, keep my current contract and never have price rises, get a free gear vr and Unlocked phone but costing more a month in total. First world problems, eh? :stuck_out_tongue:

You called that experience store yet to see if I'm telling the truth or not ? or are you just going to keep quiet knowing that I'm correct and you are wrong,but you don't want to lose face.

I don't get it. If you don't have the money, don't buy it? Wether it's cash or on a monthly base. That's how it rolls...

Think i'll be biting the bullet with this, i am still on the HTC One M7 from 3 years ago and i've wanted an upgrade for so long. Not in a contract at the minute so it won't be a hassle for me to get the S7.

I was reading through the Samsung website though - Am i reading this wrong, or can you actually upgrade to the newer phone (Samsung S8) when it's released, or is that a separate offer thus doubling the price per month?

"Samsung Upgrade Programme
Join Samsung Upgrade Programme for the option to stay up to date with the latest galaxy smartphone from £24.58 per month*

Cash Price is £569.00
Deposit is £56.90
Amount of credit is £512.10
Term is 24 months
Representative APR & rate of interest is 14.9% p.a. (fixed)
Monthly payment is £24.58
Total amount payable is £646.82"

It's at the bottom of the S7 page

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/smartphones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s7/

Exactly what I was looking for to pull the trigger on that new S! Thanks OP!

Fantastic. Cheers!

0% for one day only, nah you're ok thanks

As none of their newer devices have removable batteries, I'll give it a miss (heat added anyway for the light users who want a glorified iPhone clone)

Wonder if it is for the Paypal Credit card. Have been watching the deals from Samsung over this phone.
http://shop.samsung.com/uk/samsung-galaxy-s7-32gb-gold-config/

Sorry forgot to tick for replies.

is anyone in the samsung upgrade program, seems cheaper than the paypal credit too. just wondered why people would go for paypal rather than the upgrade program, the edge is about GBP27 a month and you dont have to upgrade after a year and you can also pay off the balance at any time. im just wondering what sort of contract i could get for a little more than GBP27 a month, i could cancel my wifes sim only tesco deal at GBP8.00 a month

0% for one day only, nah you're ok thanks

ah ok i was looking at the total payable
for the upgrade program its GBP 646.82
and for the paypal its GBP 655

Just phoned O2 to see if i could wrangle a deal out of them, no go for me personally.

At the minute i'm in a SIM only deal for £11pm, so that with the Samsung cost would work out about £35pm, but i'd also get the free VR headset.

O2 seemed unaware of the deal with Samsung, they wanted me to pay £37pm with a £130 cost ontop for the phone, that's without the VR Gear. Declined the offer myself, would have been easier to keep it all in-house.

From that snapshot it looks like the S6 Edge+ dropped to £549 after a month then stayed around that price for a while, so buy now and get the VR worth £80 free now or wait a month or two, miss out on the interest free but save £80 upfront and avoid the usual teething problems, decisions, decisions.

shame this has no duel simcard

I see, so it looks like you're looking at the S7 but at the current PayPal rate, which sounds worse than the Samsung finance. With this deal you'll pay list price for either phone but over 24 months. So £639 for the S7 Edge.

Not on these models, the dual sim is only on select model variants of the S7, and the UK variant will not be one of the,.

Really everyone i have seen has one sim and one sd card

Just Googled it and it is not available on all models.

so i guess not for the UK !

Probably not :disappointed: my main concern is the nano sim card as I am using micro PAYG sim cards

Speaking for everybody are you? Don't knock it 'til you've tried it. Who needs a billion apps.

Go to one them pop up phone repair shops, they cut mine for me.
Or else buy a cutter online for like £1.

​or do it yourself for free - I used a template I found on the giffgaff site

Rumour has it they're running low on stock on S7 Edges on most Samsung stores. Samsung FR are already quoting 21st March as delivery date :disappointed:

How do you go about ordering anything on samsung website? I dont see any options to add to trolley...only see 'where to buy' ( that shows other retailers). Do I need to make an account with Samsung or something? Its not very clear. Well done SAMSUNG

This is due to the fact that all mobile networks are scammers and constantly break the law.

What is this 200GB rubbish about? Since when do you buy 200GB SD cards?

SDXC cards only come in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, etc... do they mean it can only support 128GB ?

heat added

Microsoft lost their way IMO. WM are boring, relying on Microsoft services which I don't use - but the biggest killer for me is the lack of apps I use on daily basis. WM market is too small for the developers to care about it, hence nobody cares about it :wink:

You make some good points but you have missed quite a few things:
- Android has the ability to send files without requiring wifi or using data (whereas iPhone would use at least twice the filesize in data).
- Android supports full mobile hotspot instead of blocking it (in many cases).
- Android has back and menu buttons which are both a massive advantage.
- Android has a much better keyboard (usually requiring less than half the number of button presses to type a wifi password for instance)
- Android has an app-drawer which lists all apps in sortable customisable manner instead of dropping 100s of apps on your desktop in an complete mess.
- iPhones have poor build quality and are extremely easy to smash or bend.
- Android supports much more functionality and can install apps that YOU want to (not what Apple say that you're allowed).

Also, iOS does NOT have "excellent power management" - the battery life is appalling.

FYI, I am referring to mid/high spec Android phones, not the cheap nasty ones which don't provide the best experience.

I will say though that Apple care is second to none!

It's not "rubbish". 200GB cards have been around for a while now.

The largest microSD card available at the moment is 200GB. I'm sure larger cards will work but they are not yet avilable.

I've never seen one until now.

That is really strange.... for decades, all memory was sold in binary amounts - now, out of the blue, Sandisk start selling ONE card with 200GB? Weird.

I am gonna buy the S7 Edge outright, you think it's worth waiting till the 1st March to see if they put any extras, or buy now as their already giving the Gear VR for free just now?

Strange indeed, one would expect 256GB

Is this only for people who receive the email or anyone? If it's for anyone what's the process of buying it with the offer?

That amount is an 'example' which is actually the full payable amount for S7.
The full payable amount on finance for S7 Edge would be £736.30 (10% - £63.90 upfront + £27.60 x 24)

The actual slot supports up to 2TB cards. 200GB was used by Samsung on the commercial assumption that there's probably 0.01% penetration of the SD market by cards > 128GB :smiley:

Not when you consider capacities are getting so high and the tiny physical size of a microSD card. It's a 72GB increase over a 128GB card. Crazy when you think about it.
I remember when Megabytes seemed alot! :laughing:

You think it's worth waiting, what kinda extras did they thrown in last year?
I am sure it's only while stocks last for the Gear VR, don't wanna miss out!

Yep, that is my very plan as well. Even though I am tempted to place my order now with Carphone Warehouse now and get £63 back for the S7 Edge through topcashback.

Me too- it is until stock lasts anyway. Any specific advantages one would get out of buying from Samsung directly?

Haha, no doubt! I don't really care about the financing options- the question is if there will be any extras outside of buying on credit. I have the feeling that this Blue Box Day will be a let-down for me personally.

If I were Samsung, I would certainly not look to discount my newest gadgets.

See comment #64 :laughing:

I am just wondering if they will bundle any other extras over and above the Gear VR!

I could not agree more. Now, if they let us have the wireless charging pod or a Gear S2 at a discount- that would be far more interesting- and in the realm of the possible- compared to discounting an unreleased phone.

I could not agree more. Now, if they let us have the wireless charging pod or a Gear S2 at a discount- that would be far more interesting- and in the realm of the possible- compared to discounting an unreleased phone.

CPW via online chat just now:
Phoebe: You will get the headset.
Phoebe: It doesn't have to show in your basket.

EDIT: The fact that no one (correct me if wrong) referred to any previous BBD events as bringing any added bonuses outside of financing, makes me less than excited for 1/03/2016;

Thanks

I'm not sure why people think the option of the Upgrade Programme would be cheaper. The Blue box deal specifically takes off the APR and even if the handset is more costly to start with, the APR on the Upgrade Programme makes the Blue Box deal a no-brainer if you want the phone.

I figure that I can have a £10 or so per month SIM only contract and will be paying around £35pm. Not bad for a brand new top of the range phone as well as a VR Gear headset.

Samsung says all pre-orders until March 10th will get a Gear VR and I trust them more than other retailers such as Carphone Warehouse. Last blue box sale they gave out free premium headphones for all orders over £300.

I don't see how this is a deal. Sure it means you can keep your cash in your bank etc and earn pitiful interest but its not a proper deal

Hopefully not the Samsung Level On Wireless- less than impressed with what I jhave read about these!

I thought that to start with - but I can afford to pay it all upfront and by paying via Paypal I would lose the extra protection given by Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Axct when paying for anything over £100 on a credit card. Admittedly, Samsung isnt likely to go down the pan anytime soon.

0% interest ? No such animal. If the price is good that's fine but please accept the fact that if you are offered 0% interest someone has already done the sums and built the price in. You are paying the interest you just can't see it. This is best advice hope you can take it as such.

Hopefully not the Samsung Level On Wireless- less than impressed with what I jhave read about these!

It's not breaking the law, it's in the terms and conditions of the contract when signed

Anyone know if the discount code will work on the s7/edge?

I find it hard to believe they would discount the phones after so many people have already paid full price for the pre-orders...

Yes.
Also the Gear VR is DEF included, just doesn't add to the basket.....
From CPW T&C's....
Deliveries of the VR for SIM free pre-orders Online will be delivered separate to handset deliveries and may take up to 5 days after you receive your handset.

Don't get why you're replying to my comment for? It's the other guy who was complaining.

do any deal experts know if they'll have something similar with the galaxy note series?

What's this about possible extras such as free headphones on orders over £300? Is that a current offer, or something that was offered last time? I can't see any mention of it anywhere...

I intentionally missed a lot of points, was trying (probably failed) to view it as a average consumer.

For the battery I was using iOS 7.x at the time and for someone who is a heavy user of a lot of application, bluetooth, mobile data etc, it did last for more than 15+ hours. Compare to my current phone which is a HTC one m9, it drained 20% just using the music player, browsing chrome (somewhat CPU intensive just browinsg) and bluetooth (use a moto 360 gen 2) within 1 hour and 30 minutes. Then again google apps probably has the most usage and the m9 has SD 810 which is a pile of overheated crap

Haven't experience apple care to be honest, did hear good things from my brother and friend. I'm much of a Android and I pretty much agree with all your points.

let's say down the line, can I pay everything to clear all the instalments or do I have to wait for 24 months.

Is it just me or can anyone who's got an account actually get more info, it just says to sign up yet doesn't give you the option to log in...
Link
Have never received an email so would like some more info lol

People are talking about 24mnths interest free,where has it ever stated this ?

I assume we can do this as soon as midnight strikes?

I see paypal credit on there now, but that adds the 17.9% so hoping as soon as midnight hits it will reduce to the 0%

Need me the black edge!

​Got rid of my note 4. It was good but feels old and software is definitely clunky compared to newer touchwiz. You should try the s6 and you will see especially camera. Now use n6p

Do you go thru the PayPal site or the Samsung site?

Do you go thru the PayPal site or the Samsung site?

Nope, midnight it is, need to stay up late lol
http://shop.samsung.com/uk/blue-box-day/

Dream on, like most window phone owners have risen above squabbling.

Damn...

I'm worried the S7 Edge will go out of stock/delayed delivery. My LG G4 crapped out yesterday with the boot loop fault, so I'm without a phone for a week. But it makes no sense ordering today if they might give a free gift tomorrow (like the headphones last year).

Yes same here regarding the running out of stock, have just added a bank account to my PayPal account in preparation, as I will using my mobile to order at midnight tonight :confused:

​Thanks mate :wink:

Good luck! I think I'll just be buying it outright, but still worth waiting if there's an extra free gift.

Thanks, I have a feeling that if there is a free gift the S7 and Edge will be excluded, otherwise they may get a lot of cancellations from people who have already pre-ordered from their site so they can re-order.
Although I'm guessing that there just wont be any freebies :disappointed:

Why wouldn't they give the freebie right away? I'm staying up to see what happens at midnight :smile: Looking to bag the S7!

​I'm a bit wary about phones without changeable batteries. I'm on 2 year contracts and usually have to buy a replacement battery after 12-18 months or so to keep reasonable battery life, particularly if I've been somewhere very cold (that seems to damage them, after needing replacements after 2 winter holidays).

That being said, I personally would only buy an official battery. I've seen quite a few stories of knockoff batteries getting too hot, or not functioning as well in the long term.

The Gear VR is already included, what more do you people want? :stuck_out_tongue:

Free headphones like last year :P Any benefits/drawbacks out of buying from Samsung directly vs Carphone Warehouse? Strictly in terms of service.

Ebay and here gonna be flooded with them after a week as not everyone will like the VR so can see these being sold for around £40

i dout it they are fetching £70 +

now they might be as samsung sell them for £79.99 but once everybody has there pre orders there will be a lot getting sold on these sites

true

For those who are interested in the camera on the s7,one thing I did notice when playing around with the demo s7 was that the camera is 12mp in 4:3 and drops down to 9mp when 16:9 is selected.Where my note 4 is 16mp in 16:9 and drops to 12mp in 4:3.so in other words if like me you like shooting in 16:9 ratio then it's quite a step down in pixels,and yes I know pixels aren't everything but it's something to think about if you zoom/crop into photos.

Well I took side by side shots and adjusted each to 16:9 ratio as that is what I would use and the s7 camera images looked very poor when zoomed in.

That's fair enough and each to their own and all that,personally I don't take many night shots and if I do I use the flash which is good enough for me,as long as it takes good shots in the daytime then I'm happy.

thought I'd just point it out about the ratio thing as some might not know about the change Samsung has made.

Hope the note 6 doesn't go down the same route with the ratio

Just went and had a look at the demo units in CPW and EE while on my lunch. The Edge feels a lot better this time around, thanks to the curved edges. Unfortunately they didn't have the Edge in black, but they had the S7 in black and it looks like it doesn't show hardly any fingerprints now. I remember looking at the S6 models and both were complete and utter fingerprint magnets. The gold models still show them, but the black not so much.

I'll personally be buying the Edge; I like the bigger screen. Plus I like the changes they've made to the Edge design and functions; the curved edges with the curved screen looks amazing. It doesn't look like it's just a gimmick now.

Hold on a minute,how come you not calling him a lier ?

Sounds good shame they dont have the silver one yet !

Anyone know a good 4g deal with 4gb+ of data other then iD or BT? I see EE are having a flash sale next monday at 5pm.. may have to be a little patient, I guess. O2 offering 6gb for £21 sim only - not really a good deal to go with my new incoming Edge S7 :wink:

1.05% TCB as well

The law specifically said that they couldn't do this anymore, but the dodgy mobile phone companies do it anyway. It might be a loophole but they are deliberately ripping people off by doing something the law says they're not allowed to do!

Also, they do tend to break the law a lot and bully/hassle/threaten people out of hundreds or thousands of pounds. At least, EE and Vodafone do. I doubt the others are any different.

I don't use that much data as everywhere I go usually has wifi so managed to get unlimited calls and texts with 4gb data for £11 month, should do me and makes complete package £37 month :-)

Indeed but crucially you are not tied into a service provider contract with a phone that is locked to them.... flexibility is key.

Keep telling yourself that. There's a reason that Android has nearly 60% of the market share while Windows has less than 3%.

CORRECTION: There's MANY reasons....

Come on then Judge Judy, please recite the specific laws you're referring when you say it's "against the law".

I'll tell you one thing, telecommunications is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the country. Anything with a slight whiff of legal boundaries and it's shut down.

I don't see anything wrong with increasing contract price in line with RPI. Most other services do so and no one complains. It's following basic economics.

I'm not going to recite the laws for many reasons but here you are, Mr Condescending: http://www.alphr.com/news/384928/ofcom-customers-can-cancel-contracts-after-price-rise

But since then, the mobile networks have turned round and given Ofcom a massive V-sign and said "Ha ha ha. We'll do whatever we want and get away with it!!!" and Ofcom will do nothing like always!

Increasing contract prices is a disgusting immoral practice - would you be happy if they did if for car finance or mortgages or hundreds of other things? Or you order a TV from Amazon for £500 then they charge you £550? That's all fine, is it?

Perhaps you can provide details of what you mean by "Most other services do so and no one complains." ? I think this will be news for everyone!

If you sign up to something that is £30/month, that should mean it costs £30/month, not £32, not £35 but ******* £30 !!!!!! It's not like it's a 20 year contract; as soon as the contract is up, they can change it to whatever they want.

You two need to get a room. Or specifically a forum on which to discuss this to your heart's content without detracting from a thread on a deals website where this conversation is irrelevant.

People coming on here to discuss the pros and cons of this deal and/or a contract deal to go with it are going to miss out on helpful advice due to this drivel.

Yes. You've just proven yourself wrong. It's not illegal at all.

All they've done in the article you've provided is explain how upon price hike, I.e what Three recently did with their AYCE data package, consumers are free to complain and leave their package.

However, if the contract you have signed states "Your package will increase in line with the RPI" and you have signed, and therefore agreed to this, then there's no legal issue at all.

If you'd signed a contract that didn't mention RPI increases and the company went ahead anyway, then sure, the contract has been legally broken.

Lump sum payments are different to 24 month plans. If the company had customers on 2 year plans and didn't account for inflation, then the margin per customer is obviously going to decrease per year which misaligns forecasts etc.

Whether or not it's justified however is up for debate.

​could i speak to retentions and possible get a deal before my contract is up or do i not have any leeway since I'm still tied to my Contract?

I'm sorry, I didn't try the camera properly. I'm always worried I'm going to set off the alarm, so I didn't lift it too much to be able to have a proper play.

The screen is absolutely amazing though; I was really blown away by it. I love it.

I was really impressed with how fluid it was too. I was purposely whizzing out of one thing into another and it didn't show any signs of lag at all.

Also, if you have a rewards scheme through work, it's worth checking on there as through Warrington Rewards, Samsung offer 3% on all sales.

I got three to give unlimited mins and texts plus 4gb data for £12 a month. They told me £14 was the cheapest then I asked for a pay code and they went to speak to a manager, but wouldn't go lower than 12. Retention but I would imagine you can get it as a new customer

Yes, you can. call 333 from your mobile and ask.

Do we find out at midnight, what Samsung is giving out? or is it just random surprise?

Post 14 doesn't say anything about 24 months interest free

It's a shame that you can't understand it.

Ofcom made it law / regulation that they couldn't hike up prices mid-contract without allowing customers to leave and the networks deliberately ignored this by changing their T&Cs to get around the law/regulations. While this isn't against the letter of the law, it is clearly against the spirit, as well as being a disgusting practice.

The simple fact of the matter is that if you sign up for a 2 year FIXED price contract (like these are), it should be a FIXED price.

The other simple fact is that the network operators don't care about laws, regulations, morals, ethics, etc. If they see a way to scam money out of you, they will.

True, BUT if you order just now BEFORE the 0% Paypal promo, the finance is over 24 monthly payments, so it stands to reason this will be the same for one day BUT offering 0% finance with Paypal.

since Im still in a contract with three, i think for another 6 months at least, I can't exactly threaten to leave, :/ so would they still give me anything at all? I've only ever gone through retentions after my contract was finished

Inflation is only around 2% pa so is anybody who's paying £600+ just for a new phone really going to worry about a 40p p.m. increase in the second year of the contract? I very much doubt it, when the likes of Sky bump up their subs by £'s p.m. annually. Think you need to chill.

Urgh please just listen and learn:

"If your mobile phone provider makes increases to your fixed monthly price by more than the Retail Price Index (RPI), you should be able to exit the contract if you’re still within your minimum term without incurring a penalty fee."

Now, as of 23 January 2014:

"For all new fixed contracts from 23 January 2014, you can exit without penalty for any price rise at all. This is unless you were told at the point of sale that the price would definitely be increasing."



If you buy a TV from Amazon tomorrow at £1000 on finance, and the T&Cs state that the finance will come with 10% interest over 12 months, would you get annoyed at being charged £1100 overall? I mean I guess you probably would, but most people would take the time to read and appreciate those conditions of sale...

Sorry if this has been asked already but how do you get 24 months on PayPal normally it just takes what I spend all in one.

You need to pay the remaining months left in the contract, and you get 10% discount, ie £30 p month x 6 months £180 minus £18 the 10% = £162 to exit the contract. (maybe less as you pay a month in advance when you sign up).
You could call and see what they offer, you dont need to commit.

How much isn't really the point. When you sign up to a £30/month FIXED contract, it obviously should be fixed at £30/month. If the mobile networks don't like it, they can include inflation into the price (approximately).

Charging £31 for a £30 contract is nothing short of theft. Whereas if the told you the TRUTH and charged you that for a £31 contract, there wouldn't be an issue.

And I don't know if Sky does that or not - I prefer better services at a lower cost.


Not sure what you're trying to prove with those quotes lol.

If you were to buy a TV from Amazon that SPECIFICALLY says £50/month and "TOTAL PRICE PAYABLE: £600" but buried in the hundreds of pages of incomprehensible smallprint somewhere was some legalese that translates to "we reserve the right to increase the price by however much we feel like whenever we feel like it. We also reserve the right to own your soul and take your first-born" and you ended up getting charged £60/month and ending up being £120 more than the "TOTAL PRICE PAYABLE".... would you seriously say "That's completely unfront, honest and reasonable. I would have happily paid more" ????

If you believe that advertising things at one fixed price and then charging more is reasonable, then you are the sort of mug that these companies rely on! :smiley:

EDIT: Am I right to assume that Ofcom's attempt to put a stop to these disgusting price-hikes didn't change anything for the consumer? They wasted huge sums of taxpayer's money to do exactly nothing?

Proving that what you said about RPI increases being illegal is factually incorrect on behalf of both UK law and Ofcom regulation.

Question, would I be able to use 2 sim cards as the s7 support hybrid second slot for sim or micro sd card?

When did I say that??? Lol

Also:
"We’re making it clear that any increase to the monthly subscription price should trigger a consumer’s right to leave their contract – without penalty,"
"... details of a price rise on the envelope or in the email subject line - and telling them that they can cancel their contract."

BTW, where exactly do Ofcom state "You can ignore this rule as long as you mention RPI increases in your T&Cs" ?

So do we think this will go live at midnight as i got a busy day at work tomorrow so wont get time in the day?

It's only "fixed" until the T&C's indicate it will rise by the rate of inflation there's nothing illegal or underhand.

I think you're a bit confused. Ofcom SPECIFICALLY said they couldn't do something but they do it anyway.

FYI, the original "legal" comment was about something different entirely.

No, of course lying isn't underhanded. Or burying important facts in hundreds of pages of legalese that they know nobody reads.

Actually, Ofcom SPECIFICALLY said:

"For all new fixed contracts from 23 January 2014, you can exit without penalty for any price rise at all. This is unless you were told at the point of sale that the price would definitely be increasing."

Oh yeah didnt think about that, hope they dont put the prices up or remove the Free Gear VR for this day.

1) Where did you get this from?
2) Does burying something in 100s of pages of legalese count as being "told at the point of sale" ? Somehow I doubt that!
3) Assuming your quote is correct, aren't Ofcom admitting that they haven't actually changed anything whatsoever?

1) Here you go:smiley:
2) Here you go:



3) If you read documentation provided in 1), this is not the case.

oh boy! Soooooo.. this deal launches in less than 4 hours, will be interested to see if they do a free gift like they did last year with spends over £399 (headphones)

Really ENOUGH with the RPI he said she said, can we focus on the deal and what might be on offer!

Should I pre apply for PayPal credit now and then use it (if accepted) at midnight through samsung?

Anyone know when Samsung take the money on orders? Is it on despatch?

has anyone done this before with the paypal, does it take you through to your bank account via paypal and thats the method set up to clear the payments. ive got several cards on paypal and a bank account, just trying to work out what one to set it up with

Ok so I just pre-applied and was accepted and given a credit limit of £1500 with an apr of 17.9%

Hoping that I still get to qualify for the 0% on the samsung website as that is an offer not a standard procedure.

Please show me where this is illegal. You may feel this is wrong in your opinion, but nowhere can I find that this breaks the law. Do you not think the practice would have been spceased by Ofcom by now if it was because this is at least the 3rd year in a row that it has happened.

Also, read the below, looks legal to me:

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/6275-clarification-of-ofcom-price-rise-guidance-rules.html

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/consultations/gc9/statement/guidance.pdf

Stop feeding the troll :P

Anything is legal if you sign and agree to it beforehand (Most things :smile:)

Bummer! My husband and I both applied separately and were both refused! Gutted!

Cheers for heads up on applying in advance. Would have missed that.

Dangerous having a £3000 credit limit through PayPal though lol.

I applied there and got declined...does that mean I cannot do it? :/

Will i be able to do Samsungs Upgrade plan one?

That's true, thanks for the info, will give them a call this week :smiley:

Not my reason, I just don't like people being mislead by those amongst us who are intentionally spouting what could be described as libellous/claptrap

Well why not? The standard APR for paypal credit is 17.9%

The offer running is an offer, so should change for the samsung offer when you go to pay I would assume.

What about people who already have paypal credit, are we saying the thousands who have are not entitled to go for this at 0%?

If not, new account :wink:

ah i was declined aswell, wtf is that about?

Haha indeed, but like I said I can't see them freezing out thousands of potential customers, can you?

Dont think so.

Exactly mate... Can't imagine it affecting the offer but we'll see in the morning I guess...

I can't reply directly because the HUKD Script keeps crashing on my Firefox :S

1) That document seems not contain your quote and seems to completely disagree with you:
2) That example does mention it at the POS but many others don't.
3) So, assuming you're correct, what have Ofcom supposedly changed?

Morning, I am here until midnight! Need to feed the addiction to mobiles! (7th one since august)

How do you check if your credit will be accepted?

This whole argument is getting confused now. The original "illegal" comment was about something completely different.

It does seem that Ofcom completely failed unfortunately. They tried to do a great thing by stopping price increases in FIXED-PRICE contracts, but they ended up doing nothing sadly :disappointed:


Funny little boy, aren't you?

Sadly, most contracts seem to be legal without any signature or agreement :disappointed:


Maybe you should grow up a bit?

Haha just admit you were wrong!

Just get over it, it's called business. Remember the credit card charges for a Ryanair flight, it's now called a service charge or something. Same cost different name to stay one jump ahead of the law makers.

7th since August?? How have you managed that?! I thought I had bought a lot last year when I went through the M8, M9, GS6 and currently with the N6P...

Snap... Galaxy S5, Nexus 6, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S6 and now 6P... S7 Edge soon :disappointed:

Why on earth are people acting before they even know the details...

Signing up for some other completely different credit agreement is plain stupid.... as this would have resulted in a credit check and lessen the chances of further credit. I too am really interested in this deal but this thread has frankly become a bit silly... it's supposed to be about the phones, getting them cheaper, etc... but until the full details are published we just wont know.

Please can we keep this thread on topic now?

This time last year I was saying, wow these people are so stupid pre ordering phones for over £500.

Here I am waiting to see if there are any other offers before doing the same as yourself and getting the S7 Edge...

Though in my defence, I do have an Amex 0% card for another 19 months or something. Nothing like leaving money for future me to worry about :smirk:

Living on the 'Edge' eh? :wink:

Oh Shot, that stopped a good argument that was going nowhere.
The argument about a credit agreement is completely different as that is for a loan agreement, phone charges are a variable that takes into account rising costs in the duration of the contract so can not be compared.

No it is a samsung offer.. As I said before are they going to lock out all those people who already have paypal credit?

It says 17.9% APR Variable, meaning it can vary.

Meaning it could and should change, for samsung, for this deal.

Heh...quite! I figure...well I might be dead tomorrow, so might as well spend the hundreds on new phones to keep me going :man:

Just when I bought some USB C certified expensive long cable as well :neutral_face:

I don't need a new phone, I'm quite happy with my Honor 7. But I'm very tempted by the S7 Edge. I nearly bought a reconditioned S6 recently specifically for the Gear VR.

Is the Edge worth the premium over the S7 and is gold too blingy for an old bloke like me?

Maybe, maybe not, I think you should have waited.

2 quick points:

Re-read your comments, it is clear you are now backtracking on your statements as you have been proven wrong on many occasions in a single thread

I have put together a well thought through and informed point that disproves your theory, and you provide an insult

Is it really me who should "grow up"? Let's agree to leave this as is, no need to get out of control as I was simply recalling a few factual points to assist those who need it

Quite possibly, if so I will order via my partners account.

I just can't see them saying "Oh btw you already have credit with us! You gotta pay extra!"

I think it should be ok to apply for paypal early.

Promotional Offers
The following interest free promotional offers are available subject to status:

• a fixed rate of 0% or 14.9% p.a. on a purchase transaction for 6 months, 12 months, 18 months or 24 months (Promotional Purchase Offer)

• a fixed rate of 0% p.a. for 4 months on a purchase transaction over £150 (Conditional Purchase Offer) Please note that Transactions using your Credit Account under £150 are charged at 17.9 % APR (variable) or the current standard variable rate and Transactions under £150 are not part of the Conditional Purchase Offer.

I just applied for PayPal credit and was approved and offered £4000 credit I cancelled though as I would be 2 tempted to spend that if it was in my account

only 2 hrs to go !

Lol £4000 is dangerous to have when there is so much stuff I want and couldn't afford to pay it back I hate being in debt. If I did accept this though and didn't touch it is there a monthly charge for having the credit

No as didn't accept terms and conditions so thought it wouldn't effect it I was thinking of getting the edge and chickened out last minute as my contract is up for renewal soon

So what colour is everyone going for ?

The fact they have offered you £4000 in the form of a line of credit, means it has had an effect on your credit rating.
Not sure if declining it has helped or not, but i personally would not advise doing full credit checks just to see what you ll get.
Check your credit file for free with Noddle....
https://www.noddle.co.uk/

going to go for the S7 for the missus and the Edge for me, both in black.

Cheers for advice I never knew that and how legit is that credit check site as it wants my debit card details and I'm very wary about giving details out online as I have been scammed in the past cheers

Perfectly safe, used them myself, even listed on MSE......
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/loans/check-free-credit-report

​decisions decisions. I really like my silver backed Honor 7 and think going back to black may look a bit dull but gold.... The Edge isn't all that much more than the standard 7...

​and you can stop encouraging me to spend my money... This would be my first Samsung since the S2.

Im torn, but the whole reason for changing is to downsize from my Oneplus One. The edge isn't much more ££, but after sizing it up, it's virtually the same size. Gonna have to pull back and be a bit sensible.

Sensible? You mean just the S7 instead of the Edge?

Lol, snap. I've still got my S2 as my backup phone, I flashed CM13 on it the other day just to keep it up to date.

Think i was reading about one made b ZAGG which seemed to go around the edges.

Just got denied for PP Credit, any chance of me getting the 0% finance option later...?

​my S2 is my backup phone to my backup Nexus 5, which is backup to my Honor 7.

Probably wise with you as it will be in the for sale trade section a month later cheap as chips :wink:

Just done credit report and it was excellent so I shouldn't have any problems in future getting loans etc cheers for the link.

You can they are available on eBay already, curved ones

U know me well lol

apparently there is another 'premium model' out next month. bet that's the silver and white I've seen.

If you say so lol.

And saying that I'm misleading people and spouting libellious claptrap just because you disagree with me is a bit childish, yes.

Anyway, I've got better things to do than argue with you. I fully admit that I didn't know that Ofcom caved and allowed the practice to continue as long as it was mentioned up-front which the earlier articles never mentioned.

I will state some final things though:
- Selling people a £xx FIXED PRICE contract and then increasing price mid-term is a disgusting practice
- Ofcom tried to protect consumers by stopping this practice but unfortunately failed - although RPI price increases do now have to mentioned up-front
- As long as the buyer KNOWS about the price increases before purchase, there is no problem :smiley:

FYI, I just went on 2 different major websites and put a galaxy s7 in the basket. One site mentioned nothing about RPI price increases; the other site only said it in the small print at the bottom of the page which is very easy to miss. Perhaps they do make it more clear when you checkout. But if not, that's not very upfront.

END

​gold s7 edge is really nice

But I'll go for black or silver

​It's not too gold though is it...

Its very gold but looks really nice makes it look like a premium high priced mobile

It is a premium high priced mobile.

Fair point lol just mean it looks more expensive than the black 1 just cause of the actual gold colour looking so good

Check out pics in the below link
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-hands-look-mwc-check-out-2016-flagship-water-resistance-always-513425

Whos still with me?

me! :stuck_out_tongue:

I am here of course!

Red Leader standing by.

Hello fellow HUKDers

Here still.....

12 minutes until their site crashes.

I am! Sleep is for people that can buy things in a oner!m

Yep

im here, missus thinks im mental, wont say that when she gets a new S7

Work tomorrow, oh well :smiley:

6 mins til meltdown.

Interesting...

Work in the morning and up in five hours but worth the wait!

I feel like a lazy version of those people that queue up outside of an apple shop at silly o'clock

Dont forget TCB folks....
http://www.topcashback.co.uk/samsung/

Me 2 and I'm only here to see what they are offering free just in case I go down the sim free route

sleep is over-rated

This feels like a CoD midnight launch but with more lasting appeal!

has anyone got the email yet??

t-1 minute...

....ANTI-CLIMAX

quidco are offering 1% on all s7 pre orders

websites gone down.....


just kidding...

Me alone don't see 24month deal?

it just stopped at 00:00

​samsung. They were getting people to sign up to receive an email with all the offers in it. I though they'd have sent it before

i cant see it either

I'm wondering the same. Wanted to get that TV... Is it for phones only... or?

hmm no 0% 24month offer just a 12month

Lol didnt happen!

WTF?

Anyone seen 0% finance option? not showing for me yet

£106.50 per month*
6 instalments
0% p.a.
Est. cost of credit:
£0.00
Total amount:
£639.00
Select


£53.25 per month*
12 instalments
0% p.a.
Est. cost of credit:
£0.00
Total amount:
£639.00

No S7's What a pile of pish

Buy Now, Pay Later.
0% finance for 12 months offer on orders today*
Terms & Conditions apply. Subject to status. Minimum spend of £249 applies. Offer ends 23:59 01/03/16

Looks like the mobiles are sold out though?

it's advertised ont he homepage for samsung, one of the rotating banners.

Disappointed with Blue box, bit of money off a hoover why did I wait up!

I think it's just this page : http://shop.samsung.com/uk/blue-box-day

What a waste of time! It doesn't even apply to Galaxy s7!

S6&S6 Edge only- pfff

Well, look at the bright side, tired but slightly richer!

its there but 12 months 0%

You all got that wrong didn't you haha. Not even available on the S7 Handsets. Seemed so obvious, you gullible people.

What a waste of time! It doesn't even apply to Galaxy s7!

It does apply, just continue to purchase through your basket and select paypal credit. Once you are redirected to your page the 0% will show up. 6 and 12 months only though, no 24.

are they taking the mick

Well, it looks like I've saved £639 tonight. Result.

garbage then but ill pay outright anyway

Oh god they're not available on the S7!

HAHAHA what a FLOP !

Signing up for S7 with 12 months interest free right now ....

lol, oh well hopefully someone else will have a better quidco cash back on the purchase. want a S7 and an Edge.

oh well im going to bed, missus is laughing

It does apply to the S7 actually, select PayPal Credit and move on to the next page - payment options of 6 months or 12 months at 0%!

i thought iPhone were over priced, but what about Samsung's? Aren't these over priced as well??

No 24 month credit from what I can see

No 24 months? Well deal should be expired.

It does apply to the S7 and S7 Edge. You have to go all the way through to the PayPal page and then it'll give you two options, either six months or twelve months at 0%.

It definitely works. Go all the way through checkout and PayPal will suddenly knock all the interest off :smiley: Tested it and worked great on S7 Edge!

Balls to it I ordered on the 12 month plan.

That was worth stopping up for...
At least I withheld my vote until now...
COLD! :stuck_out_tongue:

sorted for me. happier with 6 or 12 months - probably latter

hmm cause my paypal has security key i cant sign up to paypal credit

No free VR tho :S

Only 6 or 12 month repayment terms

HAHAHAHA!!!! Ahhh that was worth the wait..

Glad I pre-ordered my S7 Edge already £31 a month and upfront fee of £199.99 and topcashback of £60 (Tracked) Wooooo!! Guess I can sleep with a smile lol

I thought the gear vr was free?

For people that are saying it doesn't work try clearing your cache on your browser. Or use a different one. Mine has worked. Ordered a phone I didn't need\want but a thread with 1600+ heat I can't refuse!

bought it 12 month interest free not too bad actually, but still RRP is very expensive! but im really not sure after 12 months what it is worth.....

For those dont see the paypal credit 0% option, you do need to click the paypal credit option first to next stage to the basket you shall see is £639 total

Useless marketing event! No real deals here! Just load of rubbish! I checked it at 12.01 and guess what 3 of the deals were already sold out! Sorry Samsung - u dont have deals so amazing that u wud sell out in a minute - I mean it takes a while for people to add stuff to the basket and checkout!!! Total Non Event and False Marketing!

I will wait until Friday for a better deal. The earliest they'll deliver is on the 8th (next Tuesday) anyway (still with free VR) so no advantage in ordering now.

No S7 on the list of products in the offer and all S6 models sold out.

I actually stayed up for this :disappointed: ON THE PLUS SIDE ... already approved for a Barclaycard 0% 24months. So I'll be buying outright, I guess.

6 or 12 month credit

as when you click the paypal option its one of the accessories options at £80, lol

Once you choose Paypal it takes you to a second screen offering 6 or 12 month 0%.

Black S7 Edge ordered. I chickened out on the gold.

Yeah £833.39 to be precise.. 24 months

S7 / S7 Edge are Sold out already, No 24 months and VR?
Feels like this was a rip off and wasted time.

It also says on that page all S7 orders will receive a free Gear VR.

hmmm 12 month or the 24 month upgrade plan. But yes at 14%Apr

£639.00
Free delivery. Expected 8th March.
Complimentary Gear VR.

They were never going to add more freebies to the Gear VR extra deal ... too many people have pre ordered that already.

There's no mention of it on the samsung offers page. Where is the information about claiming it later?

I not got an email confirmation yet, anyone else?

Nice, staying up was worth the wait!!

Just ordered a black S7 Edge on the 0%. On the accessories page if you looked on the left hand side you will see it already lists the complimentary Gear VR

So no premium earphones or anything? meh.

lol i can see many gear vr going on ebay on the 8th

Errm

It seems when you go to actually use it after selecting 12 months and logging in you get the following message

"We're sorry, but PayPal Credit isn't available for this purchase

But you do have options. To pay in full now, use the funding source selected, or choose another way to pay."

It seems like its only on bluebox sale items

Go to topcashback and search carphone warehouse - if you order a new or upgrading to the S7 deal its £60.60 if you are ordering through them.

I went into the Samsung store today and they offered me £160 for my old samgung s5. So if i do the O2 deal, ult texts, ultd calls and 3Gb per month, 24 months at £36 pm also £80 upfront, this turns out alright as I am getting £80 back. I currently pay £10 a month for the same data mins and texts so £26 a month for the phone works out ok i think. I work out (negating the £10 a month i would be paying anyway for a plan) that i would be paying £544 in total for the phone over 24 months this way. This is of course taking into account the £80 i get back for the s5. I hope this helps anyone else who is looking to upgrade from a s%.


PS - this is for the samsung s7, not the edge.

I had a shot of both and REALLY like how compact the s7 is even compared to the s5. Also i tested out the camera and the focus is blazingly fast. The few pictures i took were excellent. I was also impressed with the camera app, nice logical layout and plenty of creative mode to play with. There is a full manual mode if you want more control over ISO etc. I also like the fact that the touchwiz does not seem very bloated. I imagine Samsung will be selling these like hotcakes!


Again on the focus, i did a side by side with the s5 and the s7 and the difference is HUGE. It seems like the s7 is almost instant. I cannot convey how impressed I was with this.


Also tried on the GearVR and I was a bit disappointed. You get to sit on a swivel chair and they run you through a VR demo thing. I did not feel very immersed as i knew there were others in the shop, i wasn't wearing headphones, I knew the sales guy was watching me and the individual pixels are clearly defined. It also looks like you are looking through a letter box type view. I still think this could be good but more experimetation will need to be done when i get the VR unit. I guess it could always be sold on anyway.

hmm bed time, hope to have email when I wake.

Worked for me too

Can't believe I've just spent more on a phone than I have on some of the cars I've owned.

sorted .... great yipee

I initially pre-ordered on the upgrade programme last week and the email was delayed. The gear vr doesnt ship with it and requires a claim with proof of purchase prior to the 10th I believe (at least thats what they are doing for orders from CPW etc..).

For an extra £11 a month can get this deal where get unlimited min and texts and 10gb data as it is a 12 month contract as well so if near your upgrade date this is the way to go http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/samsung-s7-edge-12-month-vodafone-contract-10gb-data-unltd-min-txts-uswitch-mobile-2401022?p=27476348

Same

Am I missing something or is this 12 months only for 0% credit on an s7 via PayPal? Was expecting 24

Just got my email, just an acknowledgement of a preorder, doens't even say what it's for

I been told might be able to claim 1 direct from Samsung as long as have proof of purchase and serial number from the phone but I'm not 100% on that

ordered and email now received, nice one :smiley:

Just means that you guys don't have the credit score to qualify for PayPal Credit.

I phoned up phones direct to ask them and they said they aren't authorised to advertise the s7/edge as getting a free vr headset. I don't think you'll be able to claim one, good deal though. BValue of the headset will crash next week once ebay is flooded with them

So who knows how to lower the credit limit on paypal credit? They have given me £3200 and i dont want that much.

Really, I can get a mortgage approval but not for a paypal credit, can't believe it :disappointed:

what was the contract

Cheers and hopefully Samsung will offer the headset if email them but as u say these will be dirt cheap on eBay after the release as not everybody will want the vr headset

Ordered with 12 months 0% PayPal credit. Payment already made to Samsung and I gave 12 payments 'pending'

No email confirmation or mention of the headset yet

But I bottled it and went for boring black instead of gold

I'm not desperate enough to pay £53 a month on this phone... it may be 0% finance but I'd want to spread the cost more... so roll on OnePlus One... :smiley:

Worth a punt, give them a sob story and see if they might want to keep you as a loyal customer

Thanks. I did :smiley:

does this not work for the S7 and s7 edge? none of these are on the deals page for blue box day!?!? :confused:

12 month finance
Garbage offerings
Doubled up watches... WTF?

Cold

Fair play to those who can pay over 12 months unfortunately I'm not in a financial situation where I can do that. Hopefully there's some good deals on release!

took the 12 month. and emailed to confirm the gear VR.

Cold. Anti climax.

Thought I'd feel a bit guilty paying so much for a phone. But I've got a good sim only deal with three, got what I think is the best deal on the phone sim free (reputable retailer and vr included) and have been waiting a long time for a waterproof phone with quick wireless charging. Going to bed happy

Don't suppose anyone can find the S7 wireless charger? The sloped version?

Yep. When you think of how much time you spend using a smartphone... if you are going to splash out on one thing it might as well be that

I mean splash out as in spend the cash... not use the phones quad HD screen for watching...

... did anybody actually read about how the repayments work? Does paypal auto draw it from your bank so you avoid paying interest?

Just a heads up. I bought my iPad on PP credit last year. Make sure you check that auto payments are set up, or you have to pay it manually. I assumed it would be automatic and got fined £12 for a missed payment. Just to be sure.
I've talked myself out of this deal for now...

goto https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/home then click the samsung order on the right. theres an option to "Make a PayPal Credit payment" for now it's 0.00 but when you get your first payment through you can set it to repeat that every month. not sure if you can just put £53.25 in the other amount box.

https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/paypal-virtual-credit

How do I make payments?
You can make a single payment from your bank account, debit card or PayPal balance at any time, either online or by calling PayPal Customer Service. Alternatively you can set up monthly Direct Debit payments from a bank account you’ve linked to your PayPal account. To set up Direct Debit payments, log into your PayPal account and follow the instructions on the Make a Payment page.

Cheers guys. Top class

Something fishy about the Paypal credit, clearly says "The APR for your Agreement is 17.9% (variable) and the credit limit is £500.00" Thats was 2 monitors.......no thanks dont want to be paying another £200 in interest!

so can i buy s7 or not ?

So I went through with the 12 month paypal purchase but there is no mention of a deposit? Does that mean that it will just be 12 monthly installments starting from 25 days from now?

Thanks OP for the heads up on this.

erm, what am I doing wrong? I can only see it available through paypal with credit:

PayPal Credit

from £30.68 per month

A £569 purchase would be an instalment offer of 24 monthly payments of £27.32, with a total amount payable of £655.40. The cost of credit is £86.40 and the rate of interest is 14.9% p.a. (fixed).

Representative example:
•Assumed Credit limit £1200
•Purchase rate 17.9% p.a. (variable)
•Representative 17.9% APR (variable)
•Subject to credit status and T&C’s

This ends up being a crap deal since its 12 months ! glad i didnt wait up....

Is it just me or is the S7 not available in this deal?

Payable interest free over 6 or 12 months.

Choose an offer for today’s purchase

With PayPal Credit you get a credit limit that makes it easier to buy the things you love. There's no card and you can manage your account at http://www.paypal.co.uk. Select the plan that fits your budget.

Your purchase amount: £569.00

Your first payment will be due in 25 days or later.

£94.84 per month*
6 instalments
0% p.a.
Est. cost of credit:
£0.00
Total amount:
£569.00
Select

£47.42 per month*
12 instalments
0% p.a.
Est. cost of credit:
£0.00
Total amount:
£569.00

Damn, £53.25 a month! Not an option for me. :disappointed:

So much expected from this blue box day so little got after countdown finished. To be honest got nothing out of it - not a single thing. Not at these prices. I understand a DEAL is when you get a significant discount per item or something what you could not resist. I didnt see anything like that in this samsung deal. 0% financial??? Is it a deal? Not for me if Im ready to pay a full price at once. Sorry - cold.

Not approved for Paypal credit so no go for me, would happily pay ~£53 a month for a year for an unlocked S7 edge.

I appreciate some people can't afford £53 per month and the whole thing has been a little disappointing to say the least! But even at £53 a month over 12 months, at least the phone is paid off after a year and your not tied into a 24 month contract. At least that's the way I am looking at it anyway. ☺️

**** off with no 24 months deal >:-[

I saw post earlier and was surprised by the notion of 24 months when they only did 12 months via Apple. It's still a good deal if you have a sim only deal. The only thing is that because it isn't an iPhone and there are other good phones like G5 launching too, you might actually get a good deal on it via contract if can wait a month. I'm not saying iPhone is better just that the contracts are alway rubbish at launch. Can tell 6S is selling poorly as earliest ever seen ok deals.

Does anyone's order mention the free GearVR?? Doesn't show up in my order confirmation at all. Also is March 8th delivery guanteed?

Can't see any option for 64gb versions of the S7 phones, am I missing something, or will those be available later?

Troll alert

What a complete let down, looking forward to ordering a S7 today but pointless at £50+ a month without any line rental!

Well noticed.

Guys - can you just pay off the balance at any time or is there a early pay off penalty.

Don't forget to set up the payments on PAYPAL , otherwise you pay a penalty.

why not just do it on a 0% credit card? people are so desperate to get the s7 just because it's the latest gadget... it has a slightly faster cpu and 1 more GB of ram. i pity the desperation of people. cold.

My English is far behind yours my dear Sir (Im not Brit) but "discount" was mentioned on the samsung website

And there ARE discounts. They've discounted several bundles of gadgets including an S6 edge bundle, a TV, a couple of monitors...just no discount on what is currently an unreleased phone, how could anyone expect that?

also, this post is entitled 'Samsung blue box deal'. so what does the 'blue box' part mean?

I know there are discounts - I dont argue. In my first post I expressed my thoughts about a significant discounts which I missed in samsung blue box deal and thats all. Looking at their prices would you say "wow" what a deal?! Me personally - no. Nothing what could attract my eyes. Regards

Any sign of the 360 camera?

Voucher does not work : (

Sorry if I can't read trough all the 34 pages of comments. May I ask, why can't find the 0% paypal deal of the S7 Edge? Am I right, they offering just S6 interest free?

I was logged in for the sale at midnight. As soon as the website went live for the sale the s6 bundles were all sold out. How convenient Samsung!

TV's cheaper elsewhere

Disappointed to find the 0% finance deal is only for up to 12 months credit.
This makes the Galaxy S7 Edge £53.25 a month.
Too rich for me at moment.

The S7 is Not available in the bundle, is it?
I can see only the S6 black and white .

Which option do I choose, I went for edge and then chose the first paypal payment and it shows 0% but only for either 6 or 12 mothns

Those are the only 2 options available. 24 months is not an option.

So it is different to what it says at the top, have they changed the offer or did it not apply to the S7 series?

It was assumed it would be 24 months but it wasn't. S6 bundles are now back in stock, I pulled the trigger on an S7. No payment due for a month anyway. If I don't like it I can send it back.

HOT - Ordered works for me as upgrading and selling on bits I do not want.
Spoke to Paypal you can payoff the balance at any time.
Cuation just ensure you keep up you minimum agreed payment.

so is the S7 bundle with the gear vr still there? but just on a 12 month instead of 24?

anyone gone for the Samsung upgrade program think its £56.90 then £24.58 for 24 months, but every 12 months you can upgrade to the latest Samsung handset and start again that doesn't sound to bad if you like the latest tech

and if ordered before 10th march free complimentary vr

I am really stuck. I'm on 3 at the mo on iphone 5s with unlimited everything. I can go either 6 months or 12, I can get giffgaff owned by O2 and which is now owned but 3 network (O2 uses 3 network in Ireland already, yet to be done in UK) with everything for &20. I am currently paying something close to £50.

As per TelicVet's comment, 24 months was assumed but it turned out not to be the case.

Is it just me that thought the 9.7" 32gb,tab s2, wifi/LTE and gear s2 classic for 449 was a deal? I went for it, im well chuffed. 37.50 per month, that suits me perfect

Could do with a laptop but not sure how competitive this will be compared to Amazon with same offer.

probably been mentioned before but the Galaxy range of phones depreciate in price so quickly that I think I'm going to wait to upgrade from the s6 - it'll likely be £200 cheaper in 3/4 months

Anyone else get 5.25% cashback from Topcashback?

Bloody good deal! Soooooooo tempting...

I got £33.54?!

£33.54 as well

I believe you claim the Gear VR upon receipt of the device using MAC code and serial number.

How do I order two phones (for myself and the hubby)? No option coming up!

yeah http://shop.samsung.com/uk/samsung-galaxy-tab-s2-97-wi-fi-lte-32g-gs2-classic-black-black-288336/

The TV can also be mirrored onto the S7. I am able to do this with my S6 edge and UE55JU6800 TV.

most likely it does not apply to the s7

Yes it does.

Hmmm, the Samsung Upgrade Programme looks good if you want to stick with Samsung in the future.

Pay around £25 a month for an S7+VR over 2 years but after 12 Months commit to a similar deal on the S8 and Samsung will pay balance of S7 cost.

If you choose to upgrade after the 12 months ( when new flagship phone is released) you get the new handset and then return the old one, so you won't be without one.

Not happened yet but probably will, in some form. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34428141

Anyone know if I can use my S6 case for the S7? (Happy to remove it from the case for SD card operations)

​Really? That's great news if that's the case. I couldn't see anywhere that confirmed this. Are you going for the upgrade programme option then?

I have gone for the upgrade - I'm a big fan of the VR headset so pretty confident that I am going to want the S8 (for the same reason as I want the S7 over the S6 - increased processing for VR).

I guess you have to weigh up the option of whether you want to actually own the phone and have the choice to sell it on, or the equivalent of renting one and giving back with no option but to take another phone even if you don't like the new model. As we've seen previously, Samsung could make the error of not including expandable memory for example.

However, and with this all in mind, given the lower monthly cost off the programme I'm willing to take the chance.

Anyone else with similar thoughts?

Has anyone actually had their order processed yet?

Samsung S7 edge listed at full price and Gear is not listed as well? Deals on S6 edge not 7?

I'm pretty sure it's meant to be sent with the phone. I spoke to them on livechat yesterday and they said it'd arrive at the same time, on the same day (I needed to know as I'll be specifically in for the phone delivery).

I read it, for the S7, as £569.00 at 14.9% APR ... so total is £646.82 ... after 12 months.
So is it not better to go for the 0% for 12 months?

I can't find where I read this now so it may not be the case, I've reread the terms and conditions and it just says " you must return the handset within 10 days of taking out the upgrade option"
I have gone for the upgrade option, s7 in black.

Topcashback tracked at £78, as i plan to upgrade 3 tablets, use the watches and old tablets to fund it mostly.

When you look at the credit agreement for the S7 Edge for example, it states 24 payments of £27.60 plus a deposit of £63.90 = £726.40

Indeed it states under more info that "there is no obligation to take the upgrade after 12 months" and you can pay off the finance anytime.

It states there might be a penalty if the phone is "excessively" damaged.

Cheers, just being the T&C's myself. It's still ambiguous, or I can't for the life see it where it states this, but will they dispatch the new model before us having to send the S7 for checks?

Eleven hours later and still not even processed...

Do I need to choose the VR headset after selecting the phone, or will this just be added automatically? Thanks

ordered s7 edge- 53,23£ per month 12 payments, thanks for post :smiley:

bought, thanks

Can anyone recommend which Tab S is the best deal? I want 9.7 preferably gold, can't see the difference between them? What does LTE stand for? :disappointed:. Thank you

Grrrrrrr. Tried to order via the PayPal Credit but because I have 2 factor authorisation on my Pay Pal account, they cannot proceed.

Anyone used the samsung upgrade program before? Sounds pretty good to me , since we use the phone for a year, but won't even need to pay the full price of the rrp, and then get the newest phone again, in effect, ~£550 for 2 years and 2 handsets to use. Only downside if that you don't get to keep the phone. How **** are they with the 'excessive' damage?

Haven't been in to the T&Cs. just clicked the 'More info' link on the payment option screen. It seems to say that they only pay off the remainder of the original credit once phone returned. The new phone is effectively a new credit agreement.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think LTE is basically 4G.

Is there something I am doing wrong? My Paypal just says: We're sorry, but PayPal Credit isn't available for this purchase.
I have tried both S7 and S7 edge order and happy to pay 53 per month.

if you use update program when does the phone become yours? if you decide to keep it for the 2 years and pay it all?

thanks

No option for 24 months 0%

How long are they doing the 0% finance on paypal and could i pre order the s7 and take advantage of it?

If it's VR you want you need the Edge

What makes you say that?

EDIT: Just checked and the S7 IS a better option for VR than the Edge (http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/02/galaxy-s7-better-than-s7-edge-vr/)

Can I take it off somehow? Sorry I am not very tech savvy :smiley:

Checkout the many reviews. It has been mentioned the extra viewing space is better for VR. I am going for the Edge for my VR development.

Thank you.

Tempting - gonna keep my S5 plus - not that keen on something shinnier and faster and £500+ extra just yet.

Anyone recommend a tempered glass screen protector for the S7? Not the edge, ta.

Thanks for the info. That is a pity about being 32gb only. Personally, I'd rather have 64gb onboard than 200gb expandable (just my preference). Not all apps are compatible with expandable storage and the ones that are, can run very slowly. Be nice to at least be presented with a 64gb option.

Interesting, I read the opposite. Can you link any of these reviews, I've found very little apart from initial hands on stuff.

I am just surprised not ALL the big boys out there are not offering the exact same deal. At the end of the day it's a sale for them and they still get there money. Samsung and others have huge amounts of money, they are investing in the future by offering deals like this. It just makes sense on so many levels.

Was thinking of getting S7 edge, this just did it for me, just ordered. cheers

Go on, get an S7, you know you kneed one...

I read that the S6 higher pixel density made it slightly sharper than the S6+.

But I've gone for the S7 Edge as I fancy the larger screen for general use.

Anyone else having trouble ordering from Samsung UK? Payments via debit card not going through... Contacted my bank, apparently Samsung are having traffic issues.

There's a few on YouTube.

You got a link to say that the S7 (not edge) is good for VR? Need to order soon as I heard there are "only" 2000 complimentary Gear VR's left.

The chief technology officer for Oculus stated it: http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/02/galaxy-s7-better-than-s7-edge-vr/

Very interesting. Cheers.

Just reading this

http://www.androidcentral.com/forums-which-galaxy-s7-best-gear-vr

Shame I can only get the 12 month finance. 24 would have been great

​me too. Solid as a rock although sluggish at times

Quidco has just tracked at £25.56 for the Edge ... was only expecting 1%

Where are you guys ordering from? Samsung UK told me that there are experiencing lots of traffic at the moment and no payments are going through?

Lol the fridge freezer I wanted is out of stock :disappointed: I was hoping to buy two fridge freezers, one washer dryer, one 1TB SSD (or maybe the 2TB SSD) a couple of 128GB microSD cards.. (and one S7 phone) ended up buying NOTHING!

Where are you guys ordering from? Samsung UK told me that they are experiencing lots of traffic and thus difficulties due to payments not going through?

​Oddly the £449 4g with Gear S2 is the cheapest and the watch is £50 more.

Ordered a S7 Edge but after checkout it says my parcel will only include the phone - did everyone else get that? I was expecting the VR to be included

So I went for the upgrade program in the end despite the 15%. Any one else?

worryingly i dont need anything but am tempted by the Tab S2 and Gear S2 classic at £450........need to keep strong...

I think that is what is confusing me? I keep looking and couldn't decide whether it was a different tablet? I don't want the watch, I will sell it to go towards the tablet cost. I'm sorry to be dim but why would you want 4G on a tablet?

Just for when you are away from wifi

Yep. Samsung said the same thing. This is getting really annoying- Samsung support is beyond saving as well due to their stupidity and lack of basic English language speaking/comprehension skills.

awesome deal

Hmm PayPal credit didn't go through, don't understand as I've had no problem in the past, maybe it's a sign to stick with the iphone 6.

Not an iPhone ..... Cold

:-p

anyone had there purchase move past "Not Processed" yet?

oh it will work with my note 4 and eventual s7 edge once i return from hol.......but still cant justify the 450

I give up, the Paypal credit process has been a nightmare for me.

What an utter load of rubbish.

The note 4 is painfully slow compared to any phone from the same year with any aosp based rom, nevermind phones from 2015 onwards.

Seriously, you note fan boys need to just accept that you've been left behind in the past. You do not in any way have a bad phone, but to claim its still the best thing around is just butthurt to the extreme.

Does this not affect your credit score?

Paid paypal buy now pay after delivery this is a option only select paypal customers get will give me time to sell my 6s anyone know is it the gear vr lite you get or the proper retail version?

Would really like the tablet in this deal Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 (Wi-Fi + LTE, 32G) + GS2 Classic but have no need for the watch. Does anyone think the gear s2 will be easy to shift or will ebay be swamped with them.

I have Note 4 Slow ?
What are do with the phone Adobe premier run or Photo editing ?
Note 5 Have 4 GB ram this help to load apps from memory where note 4 just 3GB
1GB of extra memory helps lot - I do agree and some programs will be loaded from memory quick
""The phones each year will be better """ Samsung/ Apple they need profits
But all improvement comes from smaller CPU and GPU they reduce size and power consumption Tweaking some GHZ to get better benchmarks

For me Note 4 Design and performance is sweat spot
What I mean You can get Note 4 for £350
Where S7 nearly £700 Pounds -- 2 phones I can buy 1 for me one for .....
next year will be S8 and after after and price will drop twice down Now £700 next year £350

I have root my phone to remove Samsung bloatware so I can not complain as maybe for some user all these samsung aps makes phone run slow

I get paypal credit not available for this purchase(S7 edge)

Hello All
I have read few comments, being 41 pages long its a tall task.
Would i be right in assuming with the S7, Its best going for the upgrade deal????

Do not understand some people why you want credit via paypal ? ??
Maybe lot of user have bad credit ratings or ......
I do not see any profits the difference between today Samsung deal and credits cards deal on purchase ?

I mean for paypal credit you need to apply and for credit card you need to apply ?

So whats the difference ?

Would be tempted if the prices weren't sky high...

To those wondering if you get the GearVR Samsung replied to my query.

Any one going for the upgrade programe? I haven't read through all 41 pages of the thread...So let's start the topic again :smiley:

I am temtped, haven't run through the maths thoroughly yet but it seems you could pay ~£300 for a brand new top of the range phone PA then add on a £10 per month sim free contract, maybe looking at ~£30 per month, which is better than most, right?

Samsung = cold

One in the eye for all the Apple, Xbox, PS4, Speccy, Commodore 64 etc etc haters

YEEEEEHAW (gallops of into the distance)

Some strange pricing or is it just me?

Tab S2 9.7 LTE + GS2 Classic = £449

Tab S2 9.7 LTE + GS2 = £549


????

The classic is more expensive on it's own than the GS2!!

Does anybody know if you can pay off the outstanding balance at any time during the agreement without having to pay anything extra?

Nothing official, just various forum comments I've read and was just based on pixel density, thanks for the link you posted below.

Where has the info on the VRs running out come from?

I did read somewhere that the S7's are 32 and 64 internal but I have been on a few Samsung sites all around the world and they ball seem to have only the 32, so maybe the 64 will be later. The reason I was looking around the world was for the dual sim model but was only available in Asia and they won't post to me in Spain.

64GB is available in India just done a search.

I've gone for the upgrade programme in the end as the 24 month 0% didn't come out. At first I was concerned that the Gear VR didn't show in the Order details tracking thing but I have called them and they have said it won't show but will still be sent.

The guy I spoke to also said that they are shipping out on the 7th March and will be delivered on the 8th March but he said it hasn't been confirmed if the Gear VR headset and phone will come together but he seems to think they will to save on postage costs etc.

​I can afford it outright too but decided to pay for it on my credit card where I get the advantage of consumer credit act section section 75. you don't get that on PayPal credit. also I worked out the interest if lose in not having the money in current account paying 3% is under 10 quid. I'd rather have the cc protection

I have been considering it too, but opted for a 24 month contract with Vodafone instead as I'm trying to avoid credit checks - Honestly not sure I would have been approved judging by what I have heard so far.

Still not bad though, no upfront cost for the handset (S7 Edge, Black), Unlimited Texts and Minutes, with 10GB of data for £35/month... (with the VR gift too)
But that's with a discount :stuck_out_tongue:

This one i like SAMSUNG UPGRADE PROGRAMME
some user discus do they want to take or not : )
Cash Price is £569.00 - Deposit is £56.90 - Amount of credit is £512.10 - Term is 24 months 14.9% p.a.
Monthly payment is £24.58 - Total amount payable is £646.82
Lost 78 pounds per 2 Years + pay full price for phone --- next year will be 300
So anyway it is new phone
Now Samsung offer UPGRADE after 1 Year
At the end of the first year of your finance agreement, subject to 3.6, you may, if you choose and are eligible to do so, upgrade to the latest Samsung Galaxy handset. If you choose to do this, and you meet the conditions set out in these terms regarding the new finance agreement and your existing handset, we will settle the outstanding balance on your original finance agreement provided you are not in arrears and are up to date with payments under the agreement. You will be required to enter into a new 24 month finance agreement relating to the purchase of the new (upgraded) handset

My review what they have done to milk people for new phones :
1 they charge you for credit 14.9% p.a.
2 Deposit is £56.90
3 You will pay full year for £24.58 x 12 = 294 You will pay in the first year
4 Now Samsung say that they will pay remaining balance ""we will settle the outstanding balance on your original finance agreement""" So what we have £646.82 - £56.90 - £294 = 295 left balance
5 Now is the tricky part as you need to return phone back
"""The Existing Handset must be received in condition where there are a maximum of 1 or 2 very minor scratches or scuffs. If there are more than 1 or 2 scratches and scuffs, it is likely that you will need to pay a surcharge in order to take part in the Upgrade Programme.""" So from day 1 you need to have screen protectors cases etc ....
6 Say you OK with return - now you will take another credit for new phone witch like will be 500-600 +
So each year you will end up paying £646.82 - 295 left balance = £351 + postage to return phone : )

Now if you buy phone for full price and sell after 1 year it is will be exactly the same The question can you sell you phone for 300 on ebay ?

What the profit Samsung from this deal - You will be in circle of pay each year for new device and it is will be Samsung
Do they losing money NO because they selling phone in full price and other company buy these phone under upgrade scheme

Please note that we inspect all Existing Handsets which are returned as part of the Upgrade Programme. If the Existing Handset which you are proposing to return does not meet the Minimum Requirements, then we will contact you and notify you either that: (a) because of the condition of your Existing Handset, you must pay a surcharge (which may be up to £150) in order for us to bring your Existing Handset in line with the Minimum Requirements,

If the Galaxy S8 is a let down for me then I will just sell my S7 edge and pay off the rest of the finance. Currently a used unlocked S6 edge is around £350 on eBay so shouldn't be an issue.

​I lost my permanent free deezer last month because i upgraded my contract. bad times :disappointed: keep hold of that contract if i was you. :sunglasses:

John Carmack on Twitter said the normal S7 is slightly better just because the Edge's 'edges' aren't used in VR and may cause a bit of light bleed, but that there's not much difference between the two.

I'm sure the standard S7 will be abit better, but it depends how much weight you place on VR as a deciding factor for which to buy.

You can't use the memory card to extend the internal storage Samsung opted out on this exclusive marshmallow feature why?

Hmm, really tempted by the upgrade programme; it does sound pretty good, being able to upgrade every twelve months.

After twelve months you would have paid £395.10 before upgrading. Plus you get cashback and a free VR Gear on top of that. Closer to the £300 mark once you've factored that in.

Yeah to be honest although I'm keen to have a play with the VR I can't imagine I'll get much use out of it, so not really a deciding factor for me, which is a shame because I'm still back and forth on which one to get.

which colour everyone going for cant make me mind up

I hear that. People making mistakes are a real pain in the butt.

Was in the Samsung shop at lunch time and some dude said they all use the same system to reserve stock.

I'm going to throw a hand grenade in now and sit back to watch the carnage unfold.

Samsung phones are not worth the money and are only the price they are because people are stupid enough to pay the prices they charge

Other than phones has anyone found any other items at good prices?

Can apps save, read and write to the SD card?

3 just told me they want 65 a month for s7 edge.. they are high in crack..

xiaomi mi5 pro costs les than half and has the same cpu and ram but comes with 128gb of memory..

Can't see anything that even remotely looks like a "deal"

ordered black thanks

Any word on what comes in the box?

so I was declined! never been declined ever before. Do you think its because I have a new paypal account and they've not had time to verify my bank account? disappointed as wanted to take advantage of a couple of deals like everyone else. Oh well

cold
nothing good there.
shifting old stock.

Just been sent an offer on my Barclay card, 22 months balance transfer
Tempted to buy on another card then transfer the balance the fee of 1.9% is only about £12

But I saw, when put in the basket, that only 12months was available.

Duh, the camera defaults to saving photos to the SD...

I love Samsung software updates, you buy them and they come with a free phone. Just about to upgrade to Marshmallow from my S6 so that's another £569 for an S7 then. I even have a phone left over to sell on. I'll probably just toss it in a canal though, why bother wasting time and selling it. Fantastic Samsung well done!

Does it come with anything good other than VR? Like a decent set of headphones or wireless charger?

Same, I already have an S2 classic so I'm just going to sell this on, but this seems to good to be true?

tracked with quidco £25.56 nice

I kind of agree with this. There'd be loads of absolute tools who would move the entire 300MB Facebook app to Micro SD and then complain the device had slowed down.

Saving themselves a load of hassle.

With the upgrade program, does anyone known if its possible to upgrade the Note 5 if I for some reason wanted to instead of the S8? Or does it have to be 'like for like'


Edit: my bad, seems that the samsung upgrade program is new for this year, guess no one has had experience with it yet!

Lol you clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

In fairness, I have it on a moto g 3 and it has rendered the device useless.

Order finally went through- getting £20 back through topcashback;

Great find. I have note 4 and I love it.

I've read through all the 44 pages' posts, but I still cannot figure out what's the way to get the highest cashback and the VR included (no Vodafone). Can someone explain that?
Thanks

terrible customer service. i wouldn't go near these scumbags

I've ordered the s7 in black on the upgrade program with free gear VR. I would rather have had a gear S2 as i probably will never use the VR whereas I would use the watch. eBay beckons.

​For me doubt I'll use the 4G but in terms of selling it on at a later date you get a premium - plus it comes bundled with the Classic S2 watch again worth more

Maybe, but I don't really play games and such, so would probably get more for the VR selling unopened as new.

You can watch Netflix using VR and other movies.

I'm looking at getting the vivo xplay 5 ultimate. Looks immense! (S7 edge copy - but more ram - 6gb total, and 96gb extra storage as standard). Will probably cost about £550 though! That or the le max pro.

so lets do some math for the S7 Edge...

Samsung offer;
£639 then add a typical sim only with at least 2 GB UK data (some people will not even look at 2GB min 4GB) 12 months * £12 (giff gaff 2 GB UK data) = £144

639 + (£12 x 24 months) = £927 (giff gaff 2 GB UK data)
or
639 + (£15 x 24 months) = £999 (giff gaff 4 GB UK data)

for comparison reasons with carphonewharehouse samsung contract was kept for 2 years

Carphone offer;
(£36 * 24 months) + 130 upfront cost = £994 (for 3 GB UK data)

Hmmmmmmmmmm
The 4GB giff gaff option is £5 more expensive over the 2 years than a 2 year monthly carphonewarehouse contract.
The 2GB giff gaff option is £67 less expensive over the 2 years that a 2 year monthly carphonewarehouse contract.

* Huge monthly cost 53.25+15 = £68.25 for first year and then £15 for another 12 months (based on 4GB data)
** Yes you can sell the VR set and save £80-90
*** If you can few months for reviews and upfront cost to drop to zero then carphonewarehouse contract is worth £864 which is £135 cheaper!!! (based on 4GB data costs) or £63 cheaper based on 2GB data costs

What do people think? is it worth it?

I'd personally like to hear some more thoughts from those who have signed up to the Samung Upgrade Programme. I'm tempted but it's difficult to truly gauge with it being such a new concept.

This is only a deal for people who want to take advantage of the 6/12 months 0% interest free rate via PayPal, and get the VR set as a free offer which is open to anyone buying the handset before 10th March. Otherwise not much of a deal if you are not really looking to buy this handset as surely there will be better deals as the phone gets older

will i get quidco cashback if i use the paypal credit pay monthly thing?

also, which has been best quidco or tcp?

havent pulled the trigger yet on the edge for me and the S7 for the missus. dont need a contract as the missus is on tesco sim deal and i get my sim from work. just hoping i get a better deal or more casback.

So, without a SIM card, which people maybe able to get chepaer with their 'loyalty scheme' with certain network providers.

S7 edge on the upgrade scheme works out at a total of £87.40 interest over the 24 months, so you could take out the deal, and if for some reason you don't fancy an upgrade you could carry on paying out the contract, so looking at £3.6 per month to be able to change your mind and upgrade, or just keep it.

£3.60 per month to have the option of a 'free' upgrade could be a good deal for some.

My £30+ contract doesn't end til Oct so I don't even know why I'm considering this! :disappointed:

You can hardly guess the market and say CPW will be £135 cheaper in a few months time when posters want to buy the phone now, as things stand unless you want to stick with the sim deal you've using there seems no advantage in this deal, apart from the phone won't be locked to the network or come with the extra baggage that brings to the phone.

I guess the best option is to keep looking as the prices are unlikely to increase before D Day?

Anyone else being asked for a 2nd and 3rd address? Won't let me go past the page unless unless i do

For me:

S7 Edge - £639
SIM - Unlimited everything from work

It completely depends on circumstances is what I'm saying :smile:

Unlimited from work...... well its a no brainer then.... lol

decided to bite the bullet and go for s7 on paypal finance. could pay for it in one go... but fack it, improve my credit rating and all that!

Just completed the order on Samsung online shop with payment through Paypal resulting in "Error - Unknown Error". Short after, I received order's email confirmation both from Paypal and Samsung..... such a puzzled experience!
Anyway, the Samsung's email confirmation states clearly that the order will be delivered based on availability, guess I'm late at the party?!?.

How many note 4 owners like me replacing theirs with the s7 edge?

Went into tesco to have a quick play pretty snappy!
The note 4 is no where slow, but a bit lag once in awhile with touch wiz and opening up apps sometimes little slower but nowhere slow. I guess I won't miss the s pen much given I don't use it besides the first 2 weeks lol

Anyone remember what *free* offer they were giving with s6 pre-orders - if any

Its over . . .

Let the next deal begin. :smile:

They gotta push the S7 so hopefully its gonna be easier next time.

I don't need a SIM and contract so the deal isn't for me.

Any one received any tracking info? My item was shipped 1st thing yesterday but no courier details given...

They're not dispatching until 5th I was told.

Is that not just for the Galaxy S7? I ordered a Tab S2/Gear S2 package

Ah my mistake!

Dispatching on the 5th... In that case I want mine on the 6th! lol

Now I know why I love amazon :smile:

​Same here, far too impatient, last year when I ordered from them I got a 3rd email with parcel....... O hold that thought, I've just had the 3rd email with tracking info... It's out for delivery. Yay!

Mine is still awaiting shipment. :disappointed:

I am down South in outer London, what areas you guys getting it sent to?

Scotland. Parcelforce shows it got picked up from London northwest depot

So does there look like a good chance of the S7 orders actually arriving before the 8th?

The tab s2 32gb,wifi/lte with gear s2 classic bundle has arrived. Even got a free pen! Very surprised at such a deal but very pleased, easy to set both up now to wait for Amazon delivering cases/screen protectors.

tempted by the Samsung upgrade program for me and the missus I suspect in years time I would want to upgrade but she would probably be happy sticking to the same phone. If you want to move away from Samsung just pay up the balance and sell the phone on ebay and probably break even

Mine now says shipped on the order tracking, but no email with details. Disappointed really as according to the first email from Samsung last night, it should have shipped last night. Never mind.

I'm thinking of buying an Adonit Dash stylus to use with it - anyone any experience on styli and handwriting apps to share?

Called this morning apparently massive backlog supposedly order overload advised about a 1 day delay.

My order showed shipped since yesterday morning.

Anyone knows any decent cases and screen protectors other than Samsung's usually over priced items?

​Hi, I had to go into my phones bluetooth settings, you should see the watch as available, the same thing happened to me.

I can see it the BT settings but it just hangs and doesn't pair. It's on FS/FT now!

To be perfectly honest, the watch looks great but samsung have missed a trick with not making it Android. The tablet is fantastic but I've got a perfectly good note 10.1 2014 Edition that feels sturdier and has the s pen, plus it's set to work in portrait. I'm sorely tempted to return the items. Both are back in there boxes. That carried away with the hype I think

​So what your saying is you've bought an item that may have a fault and your now gonna try sell that to someone else instead of returning it?

I have no reason to suspect it's faulty, my phone only has 1gb of ram and it's not supposed to connect to a tablet.

You need some help getting off that high horse?

​Neigh :sunglasses:

South Leicestershire. Anyone know c which carrier Samsung use? Please let it be UK MAIL or DPD 1 hour slot is a godsend

parcel force hope my S7 Edge isn't sent with then they are **** round here

Why spend £640 on phone just for work?

No no not a work phone, I get a business SIM and a personal SIM both paid for by employer :smiley: This will replace my current personal phone, Nexus 6P but business phone will stay the same with the same SIM.

Best cases I've found are Spigen. Insanely strong and great quality.

I never use a case personally I like to show of the phone.

Definately looking into a tempered glass screen though, seen any decent ones?

Been keeping an eye out but not yet... Waiting for 11th when we'll hopefully see the big boys make their releases - Don't trust any of the brands on Amazon at present.

Be sure to let me know if you see anything, if you wouldn't mind!

I agree. Hate cases too. That's why u have opted for a clear invisible shield. Check the link out. Only one I could find for the S7 Edge but Zagg is the market leader. Normally get ultimate shield on all my devices

zagg ultimate shield S7 Edge - ebayhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/331792009167

​I went for one of these after searching around for a while yesterday. Bit of a toss up as its so new, so went for something decently priced, until the big boys get them out these. Hopefully it'll arrive in time to get it straight on the phone.

Samsung S7 Tempered Glass Screen Protector Galaxy S7 Tempered-Glass Screen Protector For Samsung S7 (2016 Release) [GLASS Ultra Thin Display] Lightweight Rounded Edge Hardness up to 9H With Micro fibre Polishing Cloth https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01ALWW446/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_S611wbFJ98PMZ]Clicky
Sorry forgot to add link,and android app is awful.

I like Zagg but waiting until they release the contoured glass one! Cheers though.

I got an email.

The pen is ridiculous, a samsung england rugby one, with a spinning rugby on it.

I bit the bullet and ordered a Gold S7 Edge. I also ordered a transparent gel case and screen protector from eBay for £1.99. And then I ordered a nano sim card cutter (£2.95) and now I am thinking of getting a much faster 64GB microSD card (90mb read/write) for £24.

The memory card will be used in the same way it always has http://m.gsmarena.com/both_galaxy_s7_and_lg_g5_dont_support_android_60s_adoptable_storage_feature-news-16891.php

Hi guys, I wonder if you can help me out - I ordered the tab s2 9.7 wifi+lte with the gear s2 for £449 (according to my invoice) I believe it should be the SM-T810.
The tab I have recieved is a SM-T815, which appears to be the 4g one - have I mistakenly been sent the wrong one, or was this the one which was in the deal (since it's not there now I can't see)

4g and LTE are the same thing.

Thanks for the Spigen suggestion, ordered "Galaxy S7 Edge Case Neo Hybrid - Gunmetal "
:smiley:

Cancelled my orderjust cant justify £629 for a phone lol will look out for something else.

where did you order from?

Make sure you buy legit, ridiculous number of fakes around these days.. Genuine ones come in an orange box with a little serial number on a small piece of card!

think ill buy directly from Spigen, looks like the only way to be sure. and free 1st class post.

I've just ordered a Spigen case from Amazon

It will do for now to protect my hefty investment

went with this spigen case it was linked from the spiegen facebook page so i assume its authenic. only afew quid so i can whack my phone in that until i find a better one/ get more reviews.

Not sure I understand that a £2.50 item with free postage can be good enough to protect a £600+ product.

ha, i can appreciate that. ive just not seen enough reviews of s7 cases yet to make a firm decision.

Did the phone arrive this morning? Or is it the card? I use my phone for recording 4k videos so a fast card is required.

Ordered. Thanks :smiley:

Here's a video review of this in action

Genuine Spigen retail boxed item from amazon under £5

NICE! how did you get the neo bybrid crystal for that price? is £17 everwhere else.

Just looked at the link again and now it's gone up to £4.50 + free postage. And the video that gx3k posted says it’s 11$95 so something fishy going on me thinks.