I don't need it, but I bought it anyway! I so need to take a break from this site. :confused:

Were you wearing protection?

Fear not as i just rang them to confirm that my order had gone through as i had not received a confirmation email too and she said as i placed my order on Sunday you wont of got one yet.
Anyway she also said it mite take up to 48hrs for the credit check to go through so just be patient. I also asked if the sale price was valid and she checked it out and said it was ok so some people should be eating their own words about now.

​What reviews, this is one of the best bang for your buck phones you can buy? In addition you get monthly security updates and Android N when it's released, this is a strong buy in my books.

Cannot reproduce the deal on the site...

Upfront £166.99 COLD Link???

It's under the Sale menu, and appears to valid on blue & white colours only.

The link should take you straight there? If not try this link. It's the last deal at the bottom of this page.

its in sale, either way I think its a mistake. Probably end up with a Moto E

That's a cracking deal, not sure why it's started off so cold. (Awaits the but it's only 16gb comments!)

That's the one

Just shame they did not do a 64gb model or expandable storage (I've got a 16gb Galaxy S5 and am still running out of storage on my phone even though I have a 64gb SD card with all my music, videos and podcasts etc and have tried moving as many apps as possible to the card).

This deal should be ok for people that don't mind using the cloud though so still hot as a good phone.

Is this dual sim by any chance? Guessing not.

I just checked coverage, and they don't have 3G in my area (Kent) let alone 4G.

But worth ordering and throwing the SIM away !

Can't say fairer than this. Give the sim to your nan or whatever. Great spot.

Trouble is that there is only 500mb data so you will be limited to using wi-fi for the cloud unless you want to run up a huge bill.

You don't actually use the contract. The deal here is that the phone is £250 sim free so this works out cheaper. Give the sim to your nan.

Spot on! Cheaper AND you don't have to fork out the money up front!

Simply electronics has the phone in white for £200, no contract required.

Are these phones locked? Because you can get a decent pay monthly sim for about £6-8 a month

I don't need it, but I bought it anyway! I so need to take a break from this site. :confused:

Are these locked? If so how easy are they to unlock?

PS £31 Topcashback for a new contract with these guys too...

yes, I just realised that. It defaults to showing you 2G coverage but there is a button at the top that changes it to 3G. thanks

Cannot reproduce, maybe because I'm on the mobile site?

Just read first few reviews, all said battery life was terrible. combined with 16gb non expandable memory I'm out.

Just read first few reviews, all said battery life was terrible. combined with 16gb non expandable memory I'm out.

Just bought and cashbook too.

Thanks, ordered the white one, have Lg G4 but for this price I would like to try the 5x

I am tempted because my mother in law needs a SIMO but I have 3 phones and a S7 on pre order so the wife might well kill me.

No topcashback as per bottom of sale page "These offers cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers or promotions including cashback sites such as Quidco or Topcashback"

It will probably track but not pay out, however it can't hurt to try.

Problem is ill keep it because I love having different phones! I'm going to show self restraint on this one.

Go on... you know you want it! :wink:

You're bad! "Jen I got it because I was talking to a girl on the Internet and she said I should. Ouch. Ouch"

I'm only trying to tempt you to make myself feel better. It's always more comforting when somebody joins you on the rickety road to ruination! :wink:

Stop winking at me! I'm easily led.

:wink::wink::wink::wink::wink:

Get a room! :wink:

Really dont need this but I'm very tempted

Well you have to be in it to win it but I doubt very much anyone will get this deal but no harm in trying. Quidco through mobilephonesdirect are offering, (using a voucher code) the following contract "Enjoy 500 minutes, 5000 texts, and 1GB of data on Talk Mobile for just £10 a month with a free Moto G 3rd generation handset when you use this code" so £8.50 for a Nexus 5x, well lets see what happens.

What do i need to do to transfer my number to the new phone?, i'm on a 30 day sim only rolling contract with virgin, had the same number for about ten year and don't want to lose it.

Seriously stop it! I have a Galaxy Alpha, Moto G and MX4 Pro already. S7 is on pre order. If you want to buy one off me so I can get this deal then we can talk business :wink:

Ask Virgin for your PAC and provide it to Talk Mobile

Have to say, the LG G3 for £12.50 a month is a blinkin good deal as well. 500 mins and 1gb data.


http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/shopping-basket?source=theme2&utm_source=Direct&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=JanSale

Haha well...500 mins is more like something the Mother in law would use but, I have already owned and sold a G3 so not so bothered about your attempts at being a temptress this time :wink:

Cast aside because I couldn't tempt you with a new model. Hey ho. Story of my life.

If you can find me the N5 on that deal, I could be very tempted...

You had your chance! :wink:

i got the 32gb version and glad i did. with no expandable memory you will hit the max on this fast!

Does anybody really think they are going to get this deal?!

possible quidco cash back @£30 so even cheaper potentially

You move on pretty quicky! :wink::neutral_face:

So many service providers, so little time. :wink:

unbelievable deal. hot . (ordered hopefully will pass their checks!!)

I'm a fairly light user, so this contract is interesting for me. Can someone tell me which network this operator is based on? I would also like to know what happens after you reach the limit? Do you start getting charged or is it just capped?

Its about quality rather than quantity, or at least that is what I am led to believe...

If it has been mispriced, they do not have to honor the deal. In this case though I think its a genuine deal so should be fine.

btw topcashback of £31.50 and if everything goes good, convert to Tesco clubard points and in effect you can double it later to have around £64 worth of vouchers

Edit: Sorry, it seems they won't honour topcashback this time.

Thanks! :smiley:

This deal going to go cold if we carry on like this... People are throwing up all over their £99 Alienware laptops as we speak.

​Given that class action lawsuits don't exist in this country and the equivalent English and Welsh only law has been used less than have a dozen times in almost two decades, I think that's unlikely.

There is £99 Alienware laptops?

See. I knew you'd come running eventually! <3

There is not much I won't do for that level of bargain!...

Direct link to Nexus 5x: http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/basket/add/contract/lg-nexus-5x-16gb-black/talkmobile-8-50-250-24-500mb/free-delivery?source=theme2&utm_source=Direct&utm_medium=webgains&utm_campaign=JanSale

a review from one of us (not an american reviewer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MkZ9TmZ46s

​Find me one example where a clearly mispriced phone contract has actually been honoured. The reason mispricings usually work (and I've had more than my share pay off) is because they usually come from huge online companies with automated ordering systems, where errors can't be picked up by humans. I very much doubt phone contracts are a fully automated process, given the extra checks that go on. If this doesn't come off you've added another hard credit search on your record for nothing.

Certainly are a glass half empty kinda guy aren't you!

I already said the equivalent exists....

​Class action lawsuit for a misprice, are you actually being serious or just trolling?

I was obviously not being serious! You seem to have a bee in your bonnet about this being a misprice, with no evidence whatsoever. Only one person trolling here.

Anybody else having problems with entering info on their payment screen?, time at current/previous address has 4 boxes for dates etc but little drop down menus don't work and whatever i enter numbers or letters for dates just vanish and i can't go onto the next page.

I don't think it is a misprice. It's on their sale page and advertised as ending soon.

cheers - ordered the white 5x

​Realist. Assuming the US is the cheapest market, alongside the grey market, the cheapest "real price" seems to be ~£210 BEFORE sales tax. Companies are not in the habit of handing people two year contracts and VAT for nothing. There is no way they're taking a ~£100 hit on every customer that takes this deal, they'd be snookered. If this deal pays off I'd gladly admit to being wrong but I'd be utterly, utterly astonished.

Will update either way during next week

There are plenty of examples of contracts where they have just covered the cost of the device and the allowances have been essentially free. There are quite a few posted on the site as we speak. This is not a misprice.

This one - for example - is actually less than the cost of the device when you take into account cashback

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/blackberry-priv-vodafone-10gb-4g-unlimited-minutes-texts-free-now-tv-spotify-sky-2367782

Dont forget to vote hot while you are there :wink:

Only a suggestion - I've an elephone p7000.

​If it was higher capacity I would have just thrown the SIM away and used my unlimited Three SIM that I have.

Had same issue, type month and year on second column, you get to confirm on the next page

​and pay it over 24 months...

ordered. any advice on unlocking this?

Great find op , heat added.

Didn't realise you could buy yourself out of contract and save on the VAT.

How and when would this best be done ?

Now showing upfront price for the handset.

Interesting. It's still showing as free on the sale page link.
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/shopping-basket?source=theme2&utm_source=HotUKDeals&utm_medium=webgains&utm_campaign=6000

Ok I couldn't resist. I knew I would regret it if I didn't go for it. My nexus 4 could use an upgrade.

I didn't get the confirmation email though... anyone else having this issue?

Just contact the contract provider and say you want to cancel the contract.
The cancellation fee will exclude VAT. (If it doesn't, they're over charging you and should be challenged)

Though their system might require you to wait until the contract cool off period(14 days?) has passed before they're able to process it as a buy-out cancellation.

16GB and no slot for SD card? Rubbish.

Honestly looks like a great phone, but they crippled it by not having a microsd slot. Literally so disappointing , would've been an ideal upgrade for my g2 otherwise.

well to me this looks like a classic misprice. £170 up front cost if you go to the nexus 5x page.

whereas if you compare the g3 £12.50 deal its showing on the g3 page in a big sale box.

im so very tempted but as it'll do a credit check i'll probably refrain.

if you manage to get the deal, well played!

Ordered for the daughter. Thank you

Good deal if you get it - Hopefully, no one gets a dreaded cancellation email tomorrow

got a confirmation email, and then even spoke to a sales rep with regards to delivery etc. Seems good. Great deal

Thanks OP

Ordered a black one :-) Hope I get it :-)

I'm looking to see if I can upgrade the handset to a 32gb version while keeping the same sim. Good deal OP.

Won't validate my address against the numerous cards I've now tried

Sad to say this coming from a Nexus lover but this phone isn't worth a £200 price tag. I thought it would be a big step up from the original N5, but personally for me it's a fail.:disappointed:

I just bought a Nexus 5X, 32GB for £220 (open box) so inc. airtime this is a great deal!

Same camera as the Nexus 6P


THANKS OP - GREAT DEAL

This is a great fantastic deal ordered one for me and one for the mrs big virtual pat on the bag. Don't forget £30 quidco peeps.

tried a few times, always comes back as "Rejected payment method". Not sure why they keep rejecting all my valid cards. Shame i cant buy at such a good price.

EDIT: success after 6 times..

Aah damn forget quidco/TCB. Is there a way to get it done afterwards?

Has it now ended? Showing £8.50 per month but £166.99 upfront!

Anybody's credit check gone through? any email's?

None of the links on this thread worked for me, had to manually go to sale from menu then find it at the bottom of the page, which someone in an early post mentioned. Seems to have gone through...

This is one that will go either way. I know others who say coming from a N5 isn't worth it. From a N4 yes.

Yes, As I have moved recently, I was using 2 addresses. I think it cannot handle multiple address, so just used one address and it worked perfectly fine.

Ordered 1:) do you guys know if there are extra bundles of internet i could buy for a few quid for this contract? My contract with vodafone runs out in summer and I could switch to that if it had at least 1gb data. otherwise ill just not use the sim at all:) also, can i transfer my number later on (i.e. in the summer when vodka contract finishes?)
cheers

ordered call helpline they will order it for u

SOLID REVIEW - http://www.anandtech.com/show/9742/the-google-nexus-5x-review

Fast charger in the box.

Just FYI pressing the two colours white and blue will select those colours.
But if you just press 'buy it now' you'll get the black version :wink:

ordered hopefully goes thru

Been hanging on to my Nexus 4 not feeling the need to upgrade, though with this deal it's a no brainer!

As others have said, got to be in it to win it, my contract with Tesco has just come to an end, they are poor for retention deals too

Payment failure for me anyone else having the same issue

Lg g3 seems a good price at 12.50 month

Anyone received a dispatch confirmation or anything like that?

My order is still stuck on "awaiting decision from the network" on the Order Tracker; everyone elses the same?

You won't get any decision until Monday I bet, from the webpage below.
Q: When will my order be delivered?

A: Orders placed Monday to Saturday before 8pm will be guaranteed next working day delivery. However, this is subject to a successful network credit check (if applicable). Orders placed after 8pm on Saturday or over the weekend will be processed on Monday (unless a bank holiday) and then delivered Tuesday.*

Aye. I got it 18 month ago and its a great mobile.

Amazingly it would appear this deal checks out, given people are getting help ordering from CS. LG/Google must really have overestimated sales if they're offloading stock at this price. I had a N5 which was very disappointing but this phone seems to have decent reviews, only shortcoming IMO is the paltry 10.6 GB available storage. I would be ordering this if it wasn't for the meagre storage. Also sell the phone on eBay or GT and you've got a reasonable phone contract free for two years! Heat added. :sunglasses:

Great deal - might even do this the other way round (sell the phone and keep the airtime).

Saying that, an average of 1.6 on TrustPilot does not look good:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.talkmobile.co.uk

is this a misprice ? do I need it ?

Great deal! Voted hot. Would have bought if I hadnt recently bought the lg G4 £225 deal posted here a few weeks ago.

Purchased earlier, but emailed to cancel. This site.... XD

Well I bought my wife an Lg G3 last summer and I was very impressed with it and I paid £230 for it. It was the 3gb version though and this will be the 2gb but gonna rock compared to what I've been used to for the last 4 years on my Note 1.

Wow, that's a real bargain. Very tempted to get a couple for me and the GF.

how do you get this at this price - cant find it for free? @ £8.50

it is showing the £169.99 upfront cost.. for me..

click the sales tab - scroll to bottom it shows as £8.50 a month and free phone

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/basket/add/contract/lg-nexus-5x-16gb-black/talkmobile-8-50-250-24-500mb/free-delivery?source=theme2&utm_source=Direct&utm_medium=theme2&utm_campaign=JanSale

Direct link for those who can't be bothered to read the thread.

No sd card slot and only 16gig, bit of a bummer as only around 11 gig available

Got a Dispatch Email !!!!! Hurrayyyyy!!!

thanks..

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/shopping-basket?source=theme2&utm_source=Direct&utm_medium=webgains&utm_campaign=JanSale

right link

My iPhone is only 16gb, never had a problem with that

There's this separation between people that need more and people that don't. It's a good deal for half :smile:

waiting for network decision.. I think it is because I said I am in the current job for the last 8 months..

i don't generally understand how they decide.. the credit rating parameters are very poor.. i have given the credit card which I own for 6 years and bank account which I am using for the last 12 years.. need to wait for 2 days ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClZiJ3gG0ls - Massive thermal throttling

Thanks .. I dont need the phone.. but anyway I bought it as I am already paying £9 for a SIMO contract for my son. if i get this, I will give this to my son and take the phone and play world of tanks .. lol :smiley:

forgot to mention.. i like the spec.. quadcore with 2 gb ram.. is good... voted hot..

I think he's talking rubbish as was mentioned earlier on thread in tcs, they do not ship on Sunday's. I'd like to be proven wrong tho!

Find many bad reviews on TalkMobile espcially on their Facebook page, still not sure whether worth to take the risk on this deal.

https://www.facebook.com/TalkmobileUK/posts_to_page/

Would be perfect for me if it had a memory card slot... or 64gb :disappointed:

Yeah the phone is the only best part of the deal. But once you got into the contract with them, you need think about your credit rating. From the FB page, some people have their credit rating damaged due to mishandling from them. Some others can't even get their SIM activated.

I've used them before for a cheap and cheerful budget phone and line, and not had any issues, paying in full by direct debit should protect from any issues you'd hope

Just been reading about that, so poor battery and little inbuilt memory plus no sd slot. I guess it is because people can buy it for £8.50 a month. I doubt it would be so popular if folks had to pay up front for it?

I'm not sure where these battery life reviews are supposedly coming from, but its battery is as good as any other smartphone I've owned. However, and this is a BIG however, I find the phone exceptionally laggy. As I mentioned on another deal regarding this phone, I believe there to be something fundamentally wrong with the phone, and I'm not the only one. If you do some research you will find a lot of people complaining of the same issue. When I first had the phone it was lightening quick, but I soon found it 'stalling' for want of a better term. Button presses become non-responsive, and after a while things speed up again. A reboot solves it for a time, but the lag always returns. I have tried factory resets, removing different apps, playing with developer settings, nothing has solved the issue.

Some believe it is encryption combined with low RAM, 2GB. I'm less convinced. Other phones with similar specs don't have the problem, and they even found that the Nexus 5 could perform better. Don't get me wrong, it is still a usable phone, but my old Sony Z3, which my girlfriend now has, rips it apart for responsiveness. I loved my old Nexus 4 back in the day, and bought this expecting the same, great reliable stock android phone. It is not. :disappointed:

To those who want a pure Android experience the Nexus range is actually very popular. For those people the price is driving it, for others this phone probably doesn't mean much. To each their own

does anyone know for certain if the phone comes unlocked?

How do you cancel an order? After watching reviews, I've realised the Nexus 5X isn't all its cracked up to be. Guess I shouldn't be so reactive in the future haha.

16GB and its so hot. Good for people who can live with it but if its a phone i would be very careful as it doesn't take many days for applications like Facebook, Messenger, Watsapp and Snapchat to take loads of GBs leaving nothing for anything else. If you have everything on the cloud then also it is a problem, coz it has challenges with storage space for even apps and games. Sorry, the price is HOT but 16GB is nothing in today's age.
In a tablet, it is still ok but for phones not acceptable. :smiley:

I googled "5x review" and first link (gsm arena) had battery complaints on 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th user reviews on the first page.

Like you, I miss my Nexus 4. Best phone I've ever owned. Only got rid because the battery gave up.

Ordered this but may cancel, anyone know how to? Guessing call in the morning?

i have had 16GB iphone.. I was cleaning up for every 4 weeks .. but it was ok.. get what you paid for....

After previously slating this device for battery use, I have to say it's actually pretty decent. I had an app that was preventing doze from working, so standby battery was only 8hours - now it's around 48.
Decent phone for the price.

scorchio !!! many thanks ordered black one 16 gb free phone and only 8.50 a month as doctor who used to say a lot
"FANTASTIC"

There are many issues I had with the 5x, the battery isn't one of them. It really is the same as every phone I've owned apart from my Sony Z3, which was known for its amazing battery life. Why did I give that to the other half? Battery on that thing was truly immense for a high end smart phone. 2 days out of it, easily!

Hot hot hot order one

This is an amazing deal! Just bought one for my dad. Cheers OP!

Is the 500mb data 4g?

Jumped on this deal.

Thought I was getting Quidoc as well, never mind, just read the whole comment.

My missus is only a light user so this contract is just about enough.

Can you cap the data and is it possible to cap talk time?

battery life ain't bad lasts 6 hours on screen

Can't believe how well this deal did. Well done OP :smiley:

I think its been taken down. It was in my basket, then it went and now I can't find the deal.

yeah my bad. Just realised you have to go to SALE tab on the website.
What are the odds they will honour this?

Gone for it. I doubt I will pass the credit check but had to try. :smiley:

I don't know why people are slagging it off, for the price its a cracking deal.

Thanks OP

​I don't know but I reckon someone in their offices is in for a rollicking tomorrow morning! :laughing:

did anyones Quidco track ?

I may be wrong but I'd be more inclined to think this was a misprice if they didn't have the G3 and A5 up for £12.50 a month with double the allowance.

anyone had confirmation of this working yet?

Quidco tracked here

as in, is this likely to be cancelled?

What a deal! Just bought the Motorola X Force...would have got this straight away if I didnt buy the other phone :disappointed: Oh well

Best deal I've seen on this site. Purchased.

no SD card slot?

The big question is will they honour the deal? In my opinion it seems like a Mis-price, cause if you search for nexus 5x the £8.50 plan has a £166 initial cost which is missing in the sale link, so it's mostly a data entry guy missing that out in the sale link.

Is this a worthwhile upgrade to my trusty LG G2? I'm guessing not looking at specs.

Just brought it, remember to buy through sale tab, waiting for it to be delivered on tuesday.

lg g3

Ordered.

Not accepting payment

i wouldn't touch g3 in 2016... just get a g4 can get them about £250

Good luck to all who've ordered. I'm tempted but as others have said this must be a mis-price. If you look on their site they are selling it for £294.99 sim free.

It's still working fine I have just ordered and its been confirmed.
Nice find heat added

I even spoke to CS to change the colour.... No issues.

Doubt it's a miss price. The price of the n5x has been massively slashed in the US recently.

Can talkmobile contracts be put on cap? Can't find much info on this.

Just ordered to went through fine hope they honour it, fantastic find just what i needed at the minute

Nexus 4 still going strong for me. Was waiting for a good deal on the 6P. Best currently is Carphone Warehouse in-store @ £399 but I could have 2 5X's for that! Had to bite! Thanks OP! Hope this comes through. Really wanted the blue colour too.

Any chance it will work? I noticed that the terms and conditions page is all garbage.

£12.50 a month with a plan. Whoooosh, and it's over your head.

Looks like the deal is dead, when you click on the link it says it's no longer available.

YES, ordered just in time!

Too late, £166 upfront cost now :disappointed:

If you click on the sim free deal (£274.99 for the 16gb) it's no longer available...

Now... we wait...

Will this offer be renewed or nah

you ever used a g3 compared to g4 Whoooosh

Went for this just before they pulled it. I'm 99% sure it was a mis price and they won't honour it, but nothing ventured . .

"Pending network decision" - I guess that is code for "about to be cancelled".

Dude, past your bedtime :smiley:

Went for the LG G3 at £12.50 a month as i was going to take a punt at £185 sim free from Amazon anyway, i already pay £7.50 a month for less minutes and data than this deal gives me for my daughters sim so she can have this sim instead, so in effect paying £120 ( 24 x £5 ) over the 2 years.

Looks like some horrible story on talkmobile recently, anyone know more details on that?

OP thanks ordered just before it was pulled but like most on the site I do not expect it to be honoured.suspect we will all fail credit checks on mass tomorrow.

I ordered last night and got an order number but have received no emails at all from them. I'm not holding out much hope of actually getting this phone.

I don't mean to **** on anyone's chips but don't believe the CS. They read from the information they are given. The cancellation emails can be fired off at any moment and it is their CS left to deal with the angry customers.

I am talking from experience. This is part of the Carphone Warehouse group after all who think nothing of **** on customers where errors are concerned.

Ordered last night just before it was taken down.
I don't exactly need this phone but hey, for the price, I'm sure I could find some use for it even just as a games device.
I hope the deal is honoured though - if only for the guys and gals who genuinely can make use out of this!

Just had mine delivered from parcelforce.

Just rang customer service up and they changed the colour to white. Just awaiting approval from network regards despatch.

Black

When did you order mate? Cheers

Ordered friday evening.

Sim card is in.says emergency calls only atm.it says on the box network activation can take up to 24 hours.its on charge,downloading marshmallow.

Gutted I missed out on this :disappointed:

Has anyone's status changed from "order is awaiting a decision from the network"?

Doubt the status will change until the phone is sent.

I hope we do get it as its a great deal, but after looking at conparison videos and checking out some forums, im not so sure i want to change my less than a month old lg g4 fir that, mainly due to small storage (i dont usually store much anyway, 2gb of music, only apps no games really, no vidoes either, but am still worried that might not be enough), but vanilla android, fingerprint sensor and really quick upgrades are swaying me over... On the other hand a better screen, micro sd slot, removable back (i have a magnet car holder which i rrally like and i could put the magnet sticker on the back of panel so i dont need a case and works great, for n5x id have to get a case and put the sticker on the inside of it). On top g4 is really annoying sometimes due to its design, i often just want to make a few taps while phone is lying on the desk (change current yt video playing, check emails ir whatever) and the curvy back designe of g4 makes it wobble and go all around the place which is really annoying at times.... Arghhhhhh i hate those decisions:(

Order staus 'sent'

Talkmobile pending....

Sorry,meant status

Deal is live again - just ordered.

held off last night, but ordered today. didn't need it but never mind!!!!

says 166.66 upfront am i missing something and 8.5 a month

Theyve evidently corrected it, theres a £166 upfront charge now!

No you need to click on sale and scroll to the bottom.

It's alive!

Surely this is the real deal then. We can only hope.

Anybody having trouble finding the FREE upfront cost N5X, use this page: http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/best-mobile-phone-deals and scroll to the very bottom of the deals. Select the BUY NOW button for the black model, or use the little coloured boxes to select the blue or white models.

I had a call to ask why I wanted to cancel and changed my mind as I could send it back within 14 days. So this is being honoured

no dual-sim
no sd slot

not for me

locked or unlocked?

how come this is expired when it still on site

There are some posters who believe CPW cocked up with the beautiful Huawei P8 TWICE. One was the 12 month duration 21.50/mth deal with decent allowances incl 1GB data on ID Mobile, making the full package 258 quid whilst they were selling the phone only for 380 quid. Then they reduced the SIM FREE version to 150 quid a month or so ago. It happens...

Here's a question for anyone that knows Talkmobile:

If you buy this phone can you then go to them directly and upgrade your plan?

500mb isn't enough for me. On TM's website 2gb data plus calls etc sim-only is £7.50pm. However to get the Nexus 5x on mobilephonesdirect with the 2gb TM plan it's £17.50pm all in.

Now a HUKD Pick so presumably its authenticity has been checked out officially?

Since this phone only has 16gb, does it have any features that make it easier to manage running out of storage space? Having photos and videos backed up (I know Photos can do this) and automatically removed would possibly make it usable. Also any features for reducing app data could help? Also does anyone know how much storage space is free once you account for android and basic google account data?

Seems to have sold out now. Managed to get mine in black ordered, but couldnt get my wife one in blue in time.

Gone

Thats the thing, I had nexus 6p previously and and it was fantastic other than the fact it was too big for me, often unwieldy to use and I could not even store it in the usual phone space in my car as it wouldn't fit there. therefore i hunted for the lg g4. But i miss stock android and fingerprint scanner, thats why this might be perfect. not really bothered about extra 0.3 inch of screen or the better resolution on g4, maybe the extra 1GB RAM would make a difference, but I'm not a heavy user, so wouldn't really affect me. Camera should be good on 5x as supposedly its the same as 6p, which I found on par with g4, i mean both are really good and I'm too much of a noob to tell if theres much difference. Battery might be a bit better on g4 also as higher capacity, but I still need to charge it everyday so it doesn't really matter. Arghhh.... if only 5x had microsd slot, it would have been perfect!

Deals changed to £17.50 with 1000 minutes, 5000 texts and 2GB data.

I have a 32GB for work use. It has no music, apps etc on it, after the phone is set up there is 25GB available. So the os takes up to 7GB of the phones storage.

Just had an email to say my G3 is in warehouse ready for despatch, being delivered tomorrow.
I'll then cancel my £18 a month sim only deal with Three so I'm saving six quid a month and got a new phone :smiley:

17.50 now :disappointed: did anyone get their phone??

That's not how the law works.

Just got order cancellation email!

I got a cancellation email....

Cancelled

Cancelled guys, just got email.

Thought this would happen :disappointed:

Sorry! There was a mistake with your order.

Dear Customer,

Over the weekend, on Saturday 5th March & Sunday 6th March we experienced an issue with our website where we incorrectly published a Free Nexus 5X 16GB handset on a Talkmobile £8.50pm plan. We have identified you as a customer effected by this issue.

We regret to inform you that due to the system error we are going to have to cancel your order within our system. Please note that we have not credit checked you and therefore will not leave a credit footprint on your file.

We have worked hard to create a few alternative deals on the LG Nexus 5X that are not available to the general consumer. These deals are only being offered to customers effected by our website issue and offer fantastic value for money in the current marketplace.

To take advantage of one of these unique deals, please follow one the links below and complete a new order.

Mobile Phones Direct would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you, and thank you in advance for your understanding in this matter.

Kind Regards
The Mobile Phones Direct Team

Looks like it's getting cancelled for those who didn't get in quickly enough :disappointed:

Bar stewards.....

I think s/he made that up

Ordered 15:15 yesterday. Cancelled.

Did you got the phone OP?

Nope, got the same email cancelling the order

Mine hasn't been cancelled.

Yet.

Cancelled, Although £12.50 with 2gb of data isn't too bad....plus £20 upfront

Cancelled too, but I still might go for the £12.50 offer. Thumbs up to Mobile Phones Direct for throwing us a bone when they really didn't have to.

held off last night, but ordered today. didn't need it but never mind!!!!

Cancelled. RIP Deal.

cancelled also i'll stick with my smart ultra 6.

So people who ordered are being offered £12.50pm but for 2gb data?

Wish I'd ordered now, that's the better deal for me :disappointed:

I guess Ill stick to g4 then:) worth a shot tho, apparently they did not 'leave a footprint' on the credit file, as some were concerned earlier:)

They're offering one of these as 'exclusive deals' for those who ordered:

Dear Customer, 

Over the weekend, on Saturday 5th March & Sunday 6th March we experienced an issue with our website where we incorrectly published a Free Nexus 5X 16GB handset on a Talkmobile £8.50pm plan. We have identified you as a customer effected by this issue. 

We regret to inform you that due to the system error we are going to have to cancel your order within our system. Please note that we have not credit checked you and therefore will not leave a credit footprint on your file. 

If they offer me the £12 quid 2gb data £20 upfront deal I'll snap it out of their hands!

What new links?

​I know, I was joking. I'm just looking forward to seeing all the comments saying similar if it it were to be cancelled

People who received the cancellation email received links to three new deals.

What's the betting those links aren't set up as unique to each customer.

I'm still waiting on my cancellation email...

Just received a cancellation email. How can this be when it has dispatched for others?

Email just arrived :disappointed:

Ah I see what you mean... I assume you got the email too? I honestly wouldn't consider them deals. They are the normal non-sale price and not worth it in my opinion...



All Talkmobile and all 24 Month Contracts:


£8.50 per month
£70 up-front

250 UK Minutes
5000 UK Texts
500 MB UK Data

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/basket/add/contract/lg-nexus-5x-16gb-black/talkmobile-8-50-250-24-500mb/free-delivery/



£12.50 per month
£20 up-front

1000 UK Minutes
5000 UK Texts
2 GB UK Data

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/basket/add/contract/lg-nexus-5x-16gb-black/talkmobile-12-50-1000-24-2gb/free-delivery/



£15 per month
£0.00 up-front

1000 UK Minutes
5000 UK Texts
2 GB UK Data

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/basket/add/contract/lg-nexus-5x-16gb-black/talkmobile-15-1000-24-2gb/free-delivery/

They want 70 quid up front for the above deal. On my email anyways.

Balls to it. My iPhone4 is still working fine, I'll run it till it dies or drowns in the toilet/bath.

Hmmm - I don't have a cancellation email.


But I do have an APC Consignment email - oops.

Thats my CAMSKILL order!

These aren't normal sale prices. They have much higher upfront prices for me, using those links.

They have cancel my order

I ordered this before it was posted on this site. It was referred due to me already having a vodafone account. I then got an email this morning saying I was declined. I rang mobile phones direct who said vodafone declined me and gave me a vodafone reference number. I spent nearly 2 hours with vodafone (after they hung over once) trying to get to the bottom of why.

MobilPhonesDirect have finally been honest with me in the last call I made to them and told me the network hasn't declined me and they just had to pull the deal. Disgusting waste of my time

Got the offer and took the £12.50/ £20 upfront deal. Very happy with it in fact. The 2gb data and 1000 mins is much more useful than the original deal!

who was it that said I will be eating my words. I did say you wouldn't get it but at least there is a decent offering from mpd to ponder over. personally I wouldn't go for any contract with TM but this one if successful, which we now know is a mistake was OK just to get the 5 over 2 years and do whatever with the sim.

​I guess they 'corrected' those prices too. Cest lavie

I am still awaiting approval.

Have to say the £12.50 deal is BETTER than the original. For the equivalent of an extra £4.83 per month, you're getting an extra 750 minutes and an extra 1.5GB of data. Giffgaff charges £12 per month SIMO for 2GB and half the minutes.

Well done, Mobile Phones Direct.

Ordered.

Hot.

Is the £12 deal offered 4g?

Those 'exclusive deal' prices are just the same as the standard (non-sale) web prices were up until about an hour ago. Now they've pushed up the standard prices to make these look more of a deal.

For those just wanting the handset and going to throw the sim away, the £8.50 pm / £70 upfront works out at £274 over 24 months, so you'd be paying about £30 over the odds for the convenience of spreading the cost out over 24 months rather than paying it all up front.

You can get the 32GB model outright for £280(ish), so personally I'd rather go for that and pay up front if I wanted this handset specifically, but obviously spreading the cost may be better for others.

For those actually wanting the contract and thinking the £12.50 contract is a better deal - just remember that Talkmobile don't have a 4G network, so you need to take that into account (and you will be tied in for 24 months).

Guys this is cheating. Why it took them this long to decide that deal wasn't right. They waited for more and more people applying and then offering alternative. They even put same deal back today after taking it off. Was that not deliberate? I think we should complain about company dishonest practices.

I noticed the links I've got goes to a black phone mine was the blue one I'd ordered. Anyone got them to change colour on the £12.50/£20 tariff they offered?

Was a good deal at 8.50 a month but the upfront cost kills it.

For those just after the contract, and can be fussed with cashback redemption deals, then this one will be betters, £0 after cashback redemption, and should be eligible for topcashback too. Chuck in what you could get after selling the phone you could end up getting paid £50 for having this contract over 2 years, of course a big faff with the cashback, so not for me!

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/contract-mobile-phones/nokia-215

Ohh dear. I'll never shop with MPD again

Just had cancellation email :disappointed:

what a pile of poop

are the cancellation emails in waves as not yet had mine and ordered at about 12.30 yesterday. cheers

How. I think this was trap.. They deliberately let lots of people apply and then let them wait for one working day. I guess everyone in company must be talking about contract after receiving huge number if applications. Why did they put back same deal in morning?

It's £20 upfront

Received my cancel email but not really bothered as ordered for £12.50 for Nexus 5x plus 1000 minutes 5000 texts and 2gb data is still a steal in my opinion.

Edit £20 upfront.

Have they honoured anybody's deal then?

Got my royal mail tracking number :-D ordered on saturday. Talkmobile allow you to increase contract, going to try for the £12 2gb or ill tell em im cancelling contract within 14 day cooling off.

Well looks like I'll stick with my Nexus 4 for a bit longer then. Fate :stuck_out_tongue:

Hm, no cancellation yet. Is that good news?

And indeed, you could faff around with the cash back deal, get the mobile phone contract for free, and use the 200 pounds to just buy a Nexus 5x. But it is more hassle with cash back.

Thankyou, I had my brain turned off! :smiley:

Why would i make it up?

Are people still getting the £12 deal?

My cancellation was in my spam

Surely i am not the only person to receive the phone?

The £12.50 deal plus £20 is certainly tempting with the extra allowances, decisions!!

I still have not had a email yet. Stating network approval

Still no email and MPD have taken 2.50£ from my account. I'm guess that's a credit check.

What are your opinions on the lg g3 for £12.50 a month
500 Minutes
5000 Texts
1GB Data
I thought that was pretty good or am i missing something?

where is £12.50/pm+£20 deal guys ?

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Because everybody lies and what can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. That's why!


This was clearly a cheap marketing trick (decoy marketing & loss leader & penetration pricing strategy...). This is no mistake, there is no doubt about it.

Don't let them get away with it today because tomorrow every retailer will try to scam you.
Don't accept the "few alternative deals on the LG Nexus 5X that are not available to the general consumer / unique offer" hogwash, stand your ground and never buy from them again.
Hit them where it hurts - in there bank accounts.

Cant upload pic.i have the phone,so sorry,if you dont believe me.

@ksh1964 did u order on Friday/Saturday before 4pm?

Ordered Sunday afternoon, no cancellation yet..but expecting it to come through shortly. Was worth a punt.

There is certainly doubt about their intentions here (what can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof), if it's a marketing exercise it's highly highly questionable for lots of obvious reasons, and arguably the same bottom line could be achieved with a positive campaign.

If you haven't had a cancellation email check your spam folder because quite a few of them have ended up in there. In addition, mine turned up in my google mail promotions folder so you might want to check that too.

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My sim has not been activated ,so i have no idea what happens now..i assume they will block the phone..but then it would be no good to either party.

Just turned phone off and on again and sim is active.got sms saying'direct debits have been successful'.

I changed my colour of the phone to white this morning on the telephone. I hope this enables me to get the honoured. I might slip through the net of cancellations !

Looks that way they reckon talkmobile can't honour that deal

The order spike told them they had a hot deal. They've chosen to cancel them to make more money.

Just got email: my order is cancelled

MPDXXXXX
Hi XXXX
Thank you for contacting Mobile Phones Direct.
Please accept this email as confirmation that we have cancelled your order.

Please note that we have not taken any money from your credit/debit card.


Thanks,
Mobile Phones Direct

Mines been cancelled also.

I got mine, or am getting it for £8.50

Great news, your order is out for delivery and will be with you soon.

To be honest, I saw this well before it was posted here. I then ummed and aarghhed about it for a day or two before ordering. I find that as soon as someone posts a really good deal on here, it all goes pear shaped.

Was just an instinct buy really, got a S7 Edge coming tomorrow so not overly bothered.

I, on the other hand, chased to find some decent deal on the 5x and got a black 32gb one on amazon warehouse for 228 that will be perfect as 32gb cant wait:)

No alternative offer or explanation.
Bit cheeky..

so idiotic of them.. i got the above email as well.. i never contacted them.. dont understand their logic... i am taking thrm to consumer watchdog now

I also got the same...Thanks for contacting us email...we have now cancelled your order. What a load of bull.....oh well, still have my S6 edge to play with. Think I iwll hang fire and order the LG G5 when it comes out in April.

Is there any way to share the deals offered in the cancellation emails?

From what I can see they've put a deal up as they've picked up some cheap 5x's and/or a cheap airtime deal, then when it's had a lot of interest they've realised they can make more money by cancelling and letting people reorder at a higher price. Underhanded, and not surprising really.

What they did is bait and switch which is a criminal offence under the consumer protection from unfair trading regulations 2008. This is a band practice under schedule 1. See point 5 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110811574/schedule/1 i urge consumers to complain to citizens advice direct and it will be passed to trading standards for investigation.03454 04 05 06

​Or it was just a mistake, an error due software or a human error message that do happen you know. Take a chill pill and look for a better phone for less money.

It actually does honor them that they do offer a pretty good deal. They're not bound to do that.

Got the cancellation last night also for the 12.50 deal, but the cancellation mentions the order number for the old original 8.50 deal, so the 12.50 may still go through. Bit lost as order status online is completely blank..

Just phoned to confirm it, yeah didn't realize the order number in the email. Now have to cancel one.

So after I initially received a cancellation email for the £8.50 deal, the email came with 3 other offers and I picked the £12.50 offer, I received another email last night regarding the £12.50 deal saying my order has been sent to the network and is referred and can take up to 48 hours, don't know why as I don't have bad credit and I'm currently in a 24 months contract due to end in 2 months with Vodafone.

Time to leave a review for these clowns for cancelling with no explanation!

They just asked me for a passport/ID scan and a bank statement and a bill scan.. Never had this before

The difference between mistake and bait-and-switch is the intention, and that is hard to judge from our perspective. I don't see any evidence that this was intentional, so I agree that it seems like a mistake. But others may disagree.

It did reappear as the £8.50 sale price for a few hours after it was taken down.
You would think that would be a hard mistake to make twice.

But like you say, there is no way to prove whether it was intentional or not.

My £8.50 order has not yet been cancelled so i'm remaining ever hopeful.

I had that too, I don't have a driving license and my passport is being renewed, So they cancelled my order,
I'd understand it if I had bad credit and wasn't on the Electorol etc.

FYI, if your order status is blank. Call and check with them, they haven't dispatched mine as they were waiting for ID and proof of address. Awesome considering they never asked for this information in the first place.

Hmm, I got the id request too - sent it off this morning. Makes you think that they're trying to make it difficult because they don't want too many people taking up the offer. It'll be interesting to see how many of us actually get one of the new offers.

Any idea how long the exclusive deals we were offered are valid for? are talk mobile ok?, they get some really terrible reviews. I'm tempted by the £12.50 offer

Trying to find a deal to match or out do the new offer from these and I can't find anything.

£320 for a decent phone plus a good contract over 2 years is a winner, I'm in!

Decided against the £12.50 offer (equiv to £13.33 p/m) as I think that 16Gb storage and a 3G network would be a bit restrictive. But I still think it's a pretty good deal if it suits you.

thanks again to OP - good deal posted in good faith

Talk mobile were puchased from car phonewarehouse in 2015 so it is in the vodafone group

Ive never met a company as poor as Vodafone. Every time I speak to somebody I get told a completely different contradictory story

Anyone know if the phone will be unlocked? I want to sell it as brand new as soon as I receive it and just keep the sim

Spoke to customer service this afternoon after payment failure over the weekend. Said the deal was a error all orders to be cancelled so if you got one good luck

So are they cancelling the alternative deals they offered now as well. 8.50 with the 70 pound upfront and the 12.50 with more minutes and data and 20 upfront?

Ordered the. £12. 50pm/£20 upfront deal at about 7pm last night and got a despatch confirmation @ 14:23 so looks like it'll be here tomorrow.

My wife is a UK born and trained NHS doctor, more than fifteen years in current owned home, perfect credit history, on electoral register, GMC Register and Land Registry. Gets please send copy of driving and passport email. Sorry, I don't believe it. They must be looking to wriggle out. I have designed these processes for mobile operators and there is no way you would exclude her from a £12.50 per month contract. Skullduggery!

I've had same request for ID, after taking up £12.50 offer, despite already having another contract currently active with talk mobile, which was also ordered through Mobile Phones Direct. Apparently, "1 in 7 customers gets the ID request, upon making an order" Or 7 in 7 if you are one of the 'lucky few' who jumped on this deal originally. Skullduggery indeed.

I was told that because duplicate applications were made from the same address, They ask for id, I think anyone placing a new order for the £12.50 a month will have to do this, Because the £8.50 one got cancelled

It'd almost sound sensible, had they themselves not mass-cancelled the first orders! :disappointed:

I only got the cancelled due to pricing error email response from them...no other offers ...zilch..nada..... :disappointed:

Yeah check your spam

I had to cancelation emails. But still have £2.50 on a pending transaction to them. They said they would leave no footprint. Hope that's the case.

Can anyone suggest how and whom to complain about MPD. Some people are jumping with joy over offers they sent via email but it is clear fraud in my opinion. They let most people buy old offer and waited for a day. Then they lied to people ringing cs that their credit check has failed. Then they sent email end of day with sorry and alternate deals. Also they took off deal and put it back in the morning. If it was mistake then why did it take one working day to find out. There was flood of applications so it should have been picked in mins. I am not saying that they should sell at loss but they did not have to tell fake credit fail stories and taken a day. Guys this is not right.

Mine arrived this morning, I went with the £12.50 offer, half the price of what I'm paying now, All in all very pleased

Nope just sent the stuff they wanted and got the all clear, They said they're asking for docs due to repeat orders (order that was cancelled by them)

just phoned to check they received my id email sent yesterday morning which they couldn't find. they said they are going through them right now and to re send now so it will be at the top of the pile.

My 32gb 5x came from amazon today. I have compared it to both lg g4 and nexus 6p and its a brilliant device. Had not tested it much but is seems like it's the best of both worlds, pure android with a convenient fingerprint scanner, and a compactish size:) i really like it!

Btw though, I really find amazon grading weird. The one I purchased for 228 was:

Used- Acceptable
Item will come repackaged. Scratches (.6 cm to 1 cm) on screen. Scratches on front of item (less than 3.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.). Small scratches on sides of item (less than 0.6 cm. x 0.6 cm.). Large scratches on the back of item (greater than 8cm x 8cm). All purchases eligible for Amazon customer service and a 30-day return policy.

The phone came in original box, all accessories brand new and unused, I doubt phone was used at all as not a single mark on it, both screen and case are spotless, I am not sure if the phone was even opened as I had to break a seal which sorta looked like manufacturer's seal (yet i can't tell as i haven't seen a 'new' boxed one). All in all, Im really pleased! thanks Amazon!

Yes...absolutely nothing. The email I received back when I complained simply stated all orders cancelled due to pricing error...even though I pointed out others had received their orders and others offered discounted contracts.

Well. I have been having fun with MPD. I don't think they've got any intention of fulfilling many of the original offers or one of the new ones. Their customer services are utterly powerless to do anything it seems. Last night the status of my order was that it was being sent over to despatch. That changed this morning to being sent out when stock arrived (in 6 days time apparently) so I rang them up and requested a colour change (the bull**** meter is already on high alert after the last few days). I was assured that the handset would be sent out this evening but the girl I spoke to didn't fill me with confidence. I rang up again about an hour later because my status still hadn't changed from waiting for stock. The guy I spoke to said that he would speak to despatch but in the event couldn't get hold of that person. At the same time I asked him how many were in stock and was told 6. He assured me he'd send an email to despatch to make sure I'd get one of them. A few hours later and my status hadn't changed so I called again. This time I spoke to another guy who was clearly very bad at fobbing customers off. We ended up in a conversation where he claimed that my colour change had to be approved - remember I've already been told twice that it's been done already - and that there's only one person in the entire company who is authorised to do it who is in a meeting. Seriously. Okay, so that will definitely be sent out this evening then? He couldn't guarantee it because the colour change needs to be approved first. What an absolute crock of s***. Despatched within 24 hours my a***.

decided to go for £12.50 deal like many have was expecting the run around on the credit check but nothing already sent for despatch must have got lucky. Anyone know if the phone will be unlocked?

Well after I accepted the £12.50 deal and then mpd says it was referred to the network and I would have a decision within 48 hours max, it's now gone 48 hours and still nothing.

Despite Vodafone guaranteeing I would be accepted as I already have an account and they are willing to give me two phones if I wish I was declined.

As expected, they haven't sent it out. Don't hold your breath on one of these.

Sent my ID because credit check failed god knows how long it will take for any reply from them

Good news for those who have lag on this phone, new update on its way to u to fix "general slow/sluggish performance."

http://www.gsmarena.com/nexus_5x_update_rolling_out_today_expect_performance_improvements-news-17131.php

Don't know what the scepticism is about, I've got mine and for £8.50 :smiley:

Your account details
Account number:
Phone number:
Monthly Line Rental: £8.50
UK Minutes: 250
UK Texts: 5000
UK Data: 512MB
UK Picture Messages: 0
Contract Length: 24 months
Contract End Date: 08 March 2018

To be honest, I wish they'd just cancelled the offer outright rather than offering such a half-arsed alternative. It's customer services limbo for us now. I hope you get it sooner rather than later!

Same here mate. Re-Ordered on new deal wednesday at 5pm, went through the hassle of their security check shananigans, order has gone from awaiting shipment from warehouse wed morning to awaiting arrival of phone wed afternoon. When I called Wed Afternoon I was told they would arrive later that day and should recieve today. With no update I have called today and been told they will now arrive tomorrow

Said that I could see the blue was in stock so just give me that, but apparently website is wrong and not in stock either. If I dont recieve tomorrow I think I will just cancel as CS appear to be guessing and becoming more hassle than its worth and pac code is slowly running out. Have also emailed them to raise complaint regarding the experience with an auto reply telling me due to high volume it could be 24 hours before I hear back...we shall see

For a company that has an enormous amount of "awards" proudly plastered all over their website it's disappointing to say the least. I wonder how many of those awards are based on their ability to actually deal with problems when things go wrong. They've been absolutely appalling in the way they've behaved over this. Oh well, you live and you learn. Another company to put on the "avoid like the plague" list. It's crap about the blue one being out of stock by the way. It's showing as "in stock" as I type this line.

I was tempted to order another one in my wife's name at the normal price 17.50 or whatever it is. My guess is, it would turn up tomorrow.

No change in status here, no request for ID or anything yet. They must work with a different concept of time as we've smashed through that 48 hour decision time. And if they're out of stock of blue as stated I can't see me getting anywhere.

I think Talkmobile are in the process of moving over to O2 as their airtime provider. This should give 4g to those with coverage. I can't find a specific date though.

How many other people also had the original £8.50 offer honoured out of interest?

I think it is talk talk who are switching from vodaphone to 02 not talkmobile. I was under the impression that they were two separate operators. I could be wrong but that's my understanding.

I might be wrong but it's hardly a stampede of happy recipients! :wink:

I ordered again and says phone should be sent on the 16th, which I don't mind as current contract runs out end of March

To say I'm disappointed with Mobile Phones Direct is an understatement. I've had to chase my application on 3+ occasions this week (whilst spending 15 mins+ each time on hold) and have now been told I have been declined (this despite being a homeowner, having a good credit history and having a previous contract with talk mobile) The service from Mobile Phones Direct has been shocking.
They have hoodwinked innocent customers, gained a portfolio of marketing information (email address's etc) and fulfilled very few orders. They are utter thundercunts. I seldom complain but they have dealt with the situation appallingly.

OK looks like the credit check has gone through, my status now says sending to warehouse for delivery.

It should be with you tomorrow

Status changed to

We are currently awaiting the arrival of your handset

I was expecting this though.

I really hope you get it but my order changed from being sent to warehouse for despatch and then changed to waiting for stock. :disappointed:

Haha so has mine

"We are currently awaiting the arrival of your handset "

I am still none the wiser. Have had to resend ID docs again despite receiving confirmation of safe receipt. CS have advised unable to prioritise or phone back. MPD currently make Vodafone look like a shining beacon of customer service excellence. Much more of this BS and I'll cancel order and buy a N5x from Curry's eBay outlet for £200.

I think you need a sense of humour for this deal! :wink:

I think strongly suspect that almost everyone who ordered this deal is being forced to jump through more hoops than someone else ordering a different deal. They state that in most cases network approval is instant and that deals are generally despatched the next day. Well it's quite clear to me that hasn't happened for most of the people who ordered. It's sharp practice and it stinks.

I'm currently trying out a little experiment. Given that the blue one is in stock and I've got a good credit history and am on the electoral roll there's no reason why I shouldn't get the new order tomorrow. Who wants to hazard a guess at how likely I am to get it tomorrow? :wink:

Ha ha ha. They're claiming that the credit check has been referred and will need to be manually assessed by Talkmobile. I call bull****t!

Got the same after cancelling another duplicate order which went through, now this one has been declined by Talk Mobile..

Goodness me. What a terrible risk we all are! :wink:

Just called and questioned why it shows as in stock (blue) when it's not, he says site takes a while to update, he said no date for blue though they have dates for white and black.

I'm thinking of setting up a support group for disheartened mpd customers!

I just wondered if I could get someone's advice - I was declined this morning for a reason I cannot fathom but I wondered whether my wife could now take advantage of the £12.50 deal or is that specifically linked to the email address I registered with in the first instance?
I.E If I opened the email offer into a new browser my wife registered an account with MPD can she in theory take advantage of it?

....although not sure if its a good or a bad sign that the £70 upfront cost is no longer pending from my bank account...im hoping they just decided to give me it free for the trouble...and not that its actually been cancelled and they havent told me

That was my thinking, it makes you wonder how closely the systems are linked, as currently it looks like they send stock updates by post to the website team!

I shall keep my fingers crossed, keep yours crossed I actually receive mine sometime!

was just about to call again but email has come through saying item has been passed to warehouse for shipping again....potential progress!!

same here - looking good, finally!!

Do MPD dispatch on Saturday?

Hopefully we will have the blue on Monday :smiley:

Lol my previous comment was going to be hope we don't have the blues on Monday :smiley:

The OH ordered one the day that the 'new deals' were emailed out...ordered at about 7pm on Monday for next day delivery.....phone eventually showed up on Thursday, no need for extra documents or checks, so sounds like she got off lightly. The phone itself is great (blue) and as i went for the original deal also, im considering accepting one of the new deals also.

...Having read some of the issues in this thread though, im on the fence!

She sounds very lucky, I think I ordered mine at pretty much the same time. If you can still get the deal go for it, just don't expect next day to happen, that said I'd imagine they're getting to the end of the hukd shaped spike in orders now.

It's looking like we will be having the blues on Monday :disappointed: no dispatch email yet.

Dispatch just been confirmed and Royal Mail tracking ref provided.

Just received a email saying order is out for delivery.

You may be wrong, I read this post yesterday but thought nope i'll keep the faith, tracking number just arrived! :smile:

Yeah mines not tracking but probably will later tonight, hopefully receive these monday but probably Tuesday now.

Hey keep the faith you, it's Monday!

Anyone that has received there's already, do parcelforce give any kind of delivery window or is it just 'between 0800 and 1800'?

Tracking is working now :smiley:

Looks like mine has gone through smoothly, no checks, just the little delay in phone despatch but well ahead of their original date of 16th March, happy customer so far, although this deal below makes it a little less of a deal here.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lg-nexus-5x-16gb-unlocked-189-99-eglobalcentral-2411689

From previous experience with parcel force, no, it's an all day slot :disappointed:

Well I've ended up canning it, too late to cancel though so going to try reject delivery. I've followed the advise of someone else posting and purchased a 32gb sim free opened box from Currys PC World outlet. Vodafone are meant to all kinds of crap and I think 2gb might be quite tight for me.

the phone I got was unlocked if that helps anyone. I put wife's current giff gaff sim in and all works. I will keep the sim it came with for myself as use more data 2gb just enough

So what's the story with the upfront £20 as mine was pending but dropped of on Saturday and does not show as taken?

Don't know then, mine was showing £2.50 pending from the first £8.50 deal and I think that's just a check on the bank card and then £20 showing as pending from the £12.50 deal but both have dropped off and no money taken.

Hey, I ordered the £70 8.50 deal on the 7th, then they asked for ID and I just thought buying sim free on ebay or somewhere would be better so ignored stuff, now they've dispatched the phone but the talkmobile sim is still 'pending' but nothing going out of my account - phone for free? Will they have a way of tracking this and asking for money?

I'm starting to think delivery of the phone wont be the end of it....this saga has some legs left yet :P

Mines just arrived, not tested yet but looks nice :smiley:

Reading these comments made me sure I had decided right when I didnt take any of their offers. Its horrendous

phone just arrived with no sign of the SIM, happy days

I see mobile phones direct are now doing 1000 minutes, 5000 texts, 2Gb data for 10.50 p/month after cashback, with a free phone.
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/contract-mobile-phones/lg-nexus-5x-16gb-black
(second deal down on page)

Got mine at last! After trying to decrypt the location they'd left the parcel at, I had to ring parcelforce in the end as I couldn't read it. Happy with how it'd turned out in the end, thanks OP! :smiley:

That's after cashback though

[email protected] upfront came off this morning...ah well still a good deal. Happy with eventual outcome :smiley:

Mine has too. I did think everyone was cheering a bit too early.

Lol my upfront also taken from my bank. All in all though I'm happy, great deal still. Thanks op :smiley:

Anyone rooted theirs yet? I'm still waiting for a cable to arrive, forgot that!

They may have fixed it!!! An update released in the last week or reportedly fixed the issues with the 5x. Got it tonight, and it's like I've a new phone. No more lag, even typing this is more responsive.

The camera loads quickly, is responsive and a total opposite of what it was. As things stand I'm so relieved. It's early, only been a 4 or so hours since I did the update, but drastic improvement since applying. As for bat life, too soon to say.

I know this deals ended but is there anyone who ordered the £12.50 deal? As my monthly bills are showing as £18.11

Thanks, that's what I initially thought but the first bill has been taken now at 18.11 and the bill for may is showing as £18.11? Does your next month's bill show the same?

Ah balls, I'll look later when I get in, I know it showed £12.50 as the tariff when I logged in to the account.

Thanks.

Any feedback about the phone or talkmobile form those who got this deal? (the alternatives I mean)

I think I was looking at the bill wrong and that's the last month's bill price lol.

@ohdearohdear love the phone and no issues with it so far, I don't see any jittery issues as some reviews say so I assume a update fixed that problem, all is smooth.

I needed to contact Talkmobile via online chat to get my account number though as I have not received any letters and needed to make a online account.

Mine is due to be paid today in fact so I haven't got the second bill showing yet.

Yeah I just think I was looking at the bill wrong, don't think it even says how much is needed until the end of the month :smiley:

Wow.

Had another £8.50 a month Nexus 5X turn up this morning!

I mean I had another Nexus 5X turn up on the £8.50 a month contract yesterday morning!

Had completely forgotten about it and had assumed it was cancelled.

(Had one go through for myself, but orders for other family members failed. All except this one it seems.)

Wow, nice one buddy. Got yourself a hell of a deal haha.