I generally have Wifi wherever I go. On the rare occasion I don't, 2Gb will be plenty.

I still don't understand the appeal of these ever more powerful, versatile phones can do a million things but still with limited internet access.

2GB is laughable.

TCB = Top Cash Back (an alternative to Quidco). This deal is for the Galaxy S7 only, not the edge model.

How? Are you streaming 1080p video all day

Mmm tempted!

Quidco/ TSB will not work with other vouchers etc.

This is actually a really good deal as £725 - £240 (say a £10 a month sim only x24) = £485 for the phone! Heated added!! :laughing:

Next upgrade would be the S9 though.....

Best deal so far!

nice! better off going through tcb and not using the £10 off code :wink:

ordered one for the missus, can always cancel before delivery.

Also comes with VR head set thingy.

I am thinking of getting one of these and didnt see this option but saw the free phone on the vodafone network which I know everyone is really not happy with for think it was 65 a month over 12 months free handset with 10gb of data. I am not seeing if this company are doing the free vr headset does anyone know if they are or not? This does look a good deal £725 over 2 years if cash back does not track and seems better value than the vodafone if you are not going to use the 10gb of data.

Does anyone know if this includes wifi calls or do you have to buy direct from EE for that? I can't get a decent EE signal in my house. Thanks. Great deal op

I still don't understand the appeal of these ever more powerful, versatile phones can do a million things but still with limited internet access.

2GB is laughable.

Really? I live in London but struggle to find free, reliable WiFi anywhere but home. I use 12 - 15gb a month.

How? Are you streaming 1080p video all day

what does TCB mean and also is this the s7 edge?

Streaming video while travelling (twice a day) and downloading podcasts. I'm always surprised that 2gb is enough for some people. Nowadays you can watch HD quality on the move and have a world of options music and tv wise for free or very little outlay. Our options are getting better but the providers are making it harder to enjoy them to the full.

No Idea why this is going cold!

Who needs extra? 12mb dl is fine on a mobile...

Yeah 12-15gb is youtube his res 24/7 took me a month to use 5gb in a month watching youtube. Normal people should never go over 5gb and ee caps you so when you do run out you have to use wifi.

Guess if you travel a lot and need the data whilst travelling then this isnt for you... hard to watch youtube whilst driving / working for me and if I need to listen to music I download it at home on my wifi. Same with iplayer... you can download videos now to watch.

Every person has differing needs. 2gb is ample for most users who have wifi at home

No chance getting 2GB on EE for £10pm

Totally agree, I try and use wifi, and 4g is a backup plan if I can't get it. Most of the time, work, pub, home, i'm connected to wifi.

Been with Vodafone for 15yrs now and had the same number throughout. Tomorrow I'll be able to give my 30 day notice. Do I ask for the PAC code then and give it to EE once I've got it, or do I have to wait the 30 days before I can swap?

Very tempted by this deal.

That's not true, I've just left EE to go to BT (which is EE), BT is £10/month with a £30 Amazon card as well. EE offered to match it but without the card.

A lot depends on whether you have WiFi at work (I don't).

Also I find public WiFi is often unreliable, apart from small businesses/pubs.

Hi

How does that work then if I have 30 days to go?

For example.. I ring tomorrow and give my 30 day notice. I doubt they'll be able to offer me a good deal this year compared to what has just been posted.

They give me a PAC code.

I take out this deal. I assume I then ring EE and give them the PAC code after my phone has arrived, but lets say I've got 20 days left by then...

Good deal. I would get this if EE didn't have such a **** signal near my home and work.

Legend. Thanks for the link. Unless I'm mistaken I take out this deal as per normal, and then use that form to transfer it afterwards? Seems easy as pie! Cheers! :smiley:

Retention offer. Not for new customers

They'll charge for the full 30 days, they will send you a letter through the post a week or so after you've used your PAC code to confirm that you've left and that will also show your final bill and if you pay by direct debit then it will come out like normal otherwise you ring them and pay.

Cheers. Voda have had a lot of money out of me. Customer service is rubbish but hey.. if the phone works. I just cant be bothered with the usual..

Me: Hi. I'd like to upgrade to this phone. What can you offer me?
Them: You can have that phone for xxx per month.
Me: Are you joking? Can I speak to retention please
Them: There is no retention deparment
Me: Every year you say this..
Me: Fine. I'd like to give my 30 days notice
Them: Ok, bye

2 weeks later... 'ring ring'

Me: Hello?
Vodafone: Hi. This is Voda retention...

Must be a suspicious fraudster calling surely? :P
Clearly the system works. No doubt they kid the "panic" group of customers, who for some bizarre reason trust what a salesperson is telling them on the phone just take the poor upgrade deal on the first phone call!

S7 is edge would be the one, not this one I am afraid.

Just rang EE and asked if they can match this deal.

"No, but we can offer you the S7 for £249.99 at £44.99 per month"

Yeah, because I'm going to pay extra for slightly more...

Haha! I know exactly what you mean, I've worked for them, in retentions actually!

Ive just got off the phone with Voda. Told them it would be too late if they rang me in 2 weeks with a better deal as per usual.

Voda: We wont. We dont have a retention team anymore
Me: Sure you dont..
Voda: Mobiles.co.uk wont give you the same service as us
Me: Thank god!
Voda: Oh. Ok, sorry you're leaving.
Me: See ya!

Why do they do this every year? Told them if they want to contact me with a better offer to do so by the 7th... I doubt they will. I bet they ring once its too late though.

Too bad this is only NEW contracts. I am due for an upgrade and as a loyal 4 year customer I cannot take this offer, instead asked to pay extra compared to new contracts. Any1 know a fix for this?

I have S6 bought from the same company on EE and no wifi calling on the phone. It is likely that problem will persist with this phone as well.

Re free VR ^^

Voda did offer me that and said it was a standard thing for them atm.

is mobiles.co.uk any good?

and Samsung in-store and their website because their phone department uses the same inventory.

Spot on !

​I just download stuff at home on my 128gb card. Movies, music etc. I only really use my data (2gb) on browsing, emails etc.

Really? Wow, what a cheek! Funnily enough I got told it was ok to use my PAC now too on the phone. So to confirm, I've given my 30 day notice today. I take a new contract. Use the temp number, and then I'll have to ring voda again (as my current PAC runs out a couple of days before the contract ends) ask for the PAC again, and then transfer it.

Will there be any issues with getting a new PAC AFTER my contract has expired?

Or is there a time limit with the new provider before I'm stuck on the new number etc?

Thanks for letting me know. Cant believe they are getting away with that!

​Part of carphonewarehouse/currys group.

Thanks... Ordered!

Just spoke to a supervisor. Been assured I will not be getting charged as I'm within my 30 days to leave. Not sure why this happened to your friend :/

will the phone be carrier locked to EE? How do you get an unlock?

Google Vodafone early termination charges, there are a few on MSE whom have experienced this. They charge you in advance, so when you are eligible to ask for the PAC code in month 11/23 you have already paid for it so they they should let you leave. But the case here is apparently that you can request it but cant use it till day 30, otherwise they charge you automatically. If you go past the 30 days, you have to get a new PAC, which is easy enough and should mean no nasty charges. I personally have left other providers the day after requesting the PAC and have had no issues, looks like Vodafone do it deliberately and it is looking like they don't know how to deal with it correctly, he will be leaving them though as they have stitched him up too many times.

They said that even though Ive given the 30days notice the notice wont start until I use my PAC code so seems you cant win either way. I.e. wait till 30 days are up, then use PAC code, then have to wait 30 days for contract to end? :/

Either way, they've left notes on my account. Not sure what will happen mind nor how they can possibly get away with doing this if you are not in contract.

I have 30 days on my contact left. Phone should be with me on the 8th. I'll then use the PAC code. It will then take 30 days for my contract with Voda to end (this is already taking the mick) If they try and charge me for leaving 'early' which I have not done... there will be hell to pay.

The safe option seems to be like you say, wait, but then I have to pay another £37 for the 'privelage' of being able to leave. Their phone calls are all recorded, so that must stand for something if they have said 3 times today (1 being a supervisor) that I will not get charged?

wish i've been here for 3 years. they only accept customers who lived in the uk for 3 years or more

you could provide the PAC to EE on the 29th/30th day so that way the PAC code is still valid and you don't have to call vodafone back again.

But then I'd have to pay vodafone for 30 days from the day my PAC code was used. At least thats what they said on the phone. Hence you cant win.

Lol I took my PAC code on Monday and they've been ringing me twice everyday, they won't beat this deal though

They best hurry up because I've ordered :wink: lol

Sorry I feel like I need to clear this up for you because the adviser has made it complicated.

Giving 30 days notice on the account means they will close the account 30 days from today and to do that they would have asked for the termination fee upfront so they can close your account in 30 days.

If you've got your PAC code it's valid for 30 days and you can use it whenever you want but they will charge you till the end of your contract.

Are you then saying there's no early exit fee like the other person has experienced?

Yes that's right. The termination fee is a lot if say you've still got 6 months remaining on your contract and you use the PAC code.

I would just advise you to use cancel your direct debit with them after you've paid for your final month.

I wonder why the other posters friend had an issue :/

Cheers though. Now all thats left is for retention to ring... and offer me the same deal for £20...

You can but hope lol.

It could be that he had months remaining or an error by Vodafone.

Haha yes you can hope!

the scenario for my friend was he was in the 30 days where he could ask for the PAC to transfer his number to another provider, once the PAC is used the number is transferred and the contract is finished, though you will get charged any remainder of the line rental (not a problem as Vodafone take payment in advance anyway).

The fact of using it on day 30 is that you have already paid up to that point so you are not paying extra.

But just pointing out his experience, though you might be OK.

Paying more per month for a contract with more data isn't "free"

Any way I can trick the system? Say I put in my current Three SIM, bring it to the Three store to get in unlocked then pop in the EE SIM?

Not if it's an unlocked phone... Which I think all the mobiles. Co. UK phones are
http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_s7_and_s7_edge_will_get_carrier_locks_to_the_first_inserted_sim_-news-16902.php

I love my gadgets but these yearly phone upgrades are a joke the majority of people spending £600-£700 on a phone every year to use facebook with a few extra pixels they wont notice, what a pointless wastefull society we have become. You watch these benefit shows and they cant afford to feed their familys and pay the bills yet they're all sitting on the sofa staring at one of these. Sheep the lot of you!

Anyway Still happy with my S4 so cold for me :wink:

Why not just download the videos etc via wifi and save a fortune on mobile data? Sim free prices are dropping if anything so I can't see you can accuse mobile operators are making it harder, at the end of the day they don't have unlimited bandwidth to allow every user to download 15GB a month for peanuts.

I like how the site says..

"Pre-order now and receive your phone and Gear VR 3 days early before the official launch on 11th March."

But my email says

"Good news, we are now expecting stock of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Black on the 8th March . No need for you to do anything, we'll confirm via email once your product has been dispatched. From there your order will be delivered by our couriers DPD"

If they are getting stock on the 8th.. How am I getting it on the 8th? I.e. 3 days early.

Hmmm... I'm hanging around on my Note 3 still.... but feel like the S7 is a good upgrade. I'm currently on a no contract pay monthly EE thing. If I take this deal I guess I'm saying goodbye to my old number? I guess I cannot port it with a deal such as this? Not the end of the world, but a bit of hassle!

Pretty sure I am being offered a good retention deal but any thoughts would be appreciated:

I have 2 phones for me and my wife and we are both looking to upgrade, the deal I am being offered with Vodafone is as follows:

2 x Samsung S7 32GB phones with unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and shared 10Gig of data.
This comes with 2 Samsung VR headsets and
a Speed6 tablet.

They have waived the upfront handset cost and the monthly tariff for all of the above is £85p/m but I get a corporate discount through my work which will bring the cost down to £68.52p/m.

I assume I should bite his hand off for this deal? Cheers

Is this the best deal available right now on EE?

​BT and EE still operate separately so the comment about not getting 2gb from EE for a tenner may be right. Yes the BT deal gives you the 2GB for a tenner(I got it for £7 on black Friday) but you must be a BT broadband customer or it will be £15. Also with BT you can only cap your spend once you go over your tariff by a minimum of £5. Saying all this, BT still suits me well.

Wait, are you sure about that? I can use a PAC code to go from EE, then back to EE again?

Don't forget... VR.

They can provide you a pac code but most operators make you use a payg sim from a different network provider before being able to port back in.

That's exactly my point. 2Gb is fine for me (and most people, I imagine) as I just download stuff using a PC on wifi and copy it to the phone. The data is just there for when I'm out and about for browsing, emails, maps, etc.

​I'm surprised your battery doesn't die before reaching 12-15gb!

I can't understand why Mobiles are giving more cashback for upgrades than new customers when I can't even get O2 to give me any discount!

Anyone else who ordered getting this...?

'Thank you for your recent order.

We have been unable to process your order today. We are working on this as a high priority and will contact you again to confirm if your order is successful together with full delivery tracking information, so there is no need to contact us.'

Problems with stock?

2gig? I get 10 gig at the moment and that is barely enough!!!

I've just had this email:
Good news, we are now expecting stock of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Black on the 8th March. No need for you to do anything, we'll confirm via email once your product has been dispatched. From there your order will be delivered by our couriers DPD and you'll be provided a 1 hour window for delivery, so no waiting in all day.

2Gb in pants but deal is hot for £25 a month.

Thank OP. Just ordered!

has anyone's TCB or Quidco tracked?

I don't know about the same network transfer but even if they won't let you, just get a free asda sim card, transfer your number there and then request a PAC code from asda to go back to EE.

Cheers Cabek, luckily she won't use much data, so I should get about 7-8 Gig which should be more than enough.

Hi Blasphemous, I am with Vodafone and I work for Lloyds Banking Group who offer a 20% discount as part of a corporate perks scheme. I believe the NHS and Council offer something similar but not 100% sure on that.

Bankers and council getting discount?

Tell me HMRC do and really make us Joe & Joesphine Peasants happy...

Dont forget, you get the Gear VR to..!!!.. Bargain!!

Hold off on any purchases, they've just announced the S8 .

Anybody know when this will be delivered? On their website is estimated delivery for the 8th but their email saying they will receive stock on 8th.

Why is this expired? Just this second ordered it. I've been out of contract on T-Mobile for nearly 2 years so I tried to get them to match this deal. They couldn't get anywhere near so I've cancelled and taken this out.

Indeed why expired? I just ordered this an hour ago.

Why is this now expired? I noticed that it no longer lists the free VR headset; have they removed this?

Yep headset has been removed. Boo :disappointed:

When the VR headset was available with the contract, with the confirmation email that everyone got, is the VR headset mentioned in the email?

They have taken the money but ive only had one email and no mention of vr so will just wait till the 8th and see.

wish I'd used TCB

Mobiles.co.uk is a trading division of Carphone Warehouse, so as they're part of the same company the VR offer should stand, but we'll see I guess....

"whilst stocks last" could really mean anything, from they have hundreds/thousands in stock to just a dozen? This deal does seem to good to be true with the VR & cashback they are selling the S7 for cheaper than you can buy a year old S6?

​I think it tracks at a lower price, then goes to £50 when confirmed by the retailers.

will be returning my pre order, if no vr headset turns up.

I had an email saying they needed to speak to me in order to process the order.I rang them up and my order was approved.I then asked if I would receive the VR headset and he said yes and that he was putting it in the system.So fingers crossed for Tuesday when its supposed to be delivered.

Hello Shaun,


Thank you for your email regarding porting your number. I hope your day is going well.


I can confirm that your handset comes with the VR headset and DPD will be delivering your handset on Tuesday. If you check your emails or text, DPD will send you an hour time slot of delivery Tuesday morning. I hope you enjoy your new Galaxy S7.


Kind Regards,


Brad Mobiles.co.uk Customer Support Team

Just got this email from them. "We are pleased to confirm that your order has been successfully processed and will be dispatched shortly from our logistics centre."

Can anyone advise on this.. (Being a pain I know)

I've pre-ordered this yet still cant work out if I prefer the edge over this. You'd think I'd have 14 days to make up my mind from when it arrived but according to Mobiles.co.uk I only have 14 days assuming I dont open/use the device. You'd think I could use it as I thought that was the law in regards to the 14 day bit?

Confused.com

Just checked the website and mine has shipped for delivery tomorrow with a tracking number. Update, collected from sender at 1135 Monday 7th scheduled for delivery Tuesday 8th.

Me either, and I ordered on the 2nd (March, not Feb!)

I orderd on 2nd of March and just got the confirm for the shipping. I assume if the money was taken from your card its gonna be all right.

I sent them an email and now my order is showing as 'complete' and have a tracking number

yeah, did the same

​Correction, I ordered 3rd of March.

​Still waiting for it to complete and get the tracking number.

I ordered on 4/3/16 and just got a text message saying my order will be delivered by DPD tomorrow.Fingers crossed for the VR headset.

​Just got my tracking number and confirmation. :smile:

I have just received mine. No VR Headset though.....

3rd March. I called them up and they said it was a "system error" and would post one out immediately so should be here tomorrow....

Just received mine, VR headset too :smile:

good to hear. Hopefully its just me they messed up then. Just hope they have stock left to send mine out tomorrow.

OK it's good they held their hands up and didn't try to fob you off :smiley:

I asked cos they removed the 'comes with VR headset' from their site at the end of last week, but you ordered yours relatively early.

It was still there on Friday morning when I ordered. My delivery is scheduled between 1400 and 1500 today so we will see whether it is included.

Just got mine,with the VR headset.:smiley:

Mine should arrive within an hour. They contacted me and said they have processed it along with the VR

Can someone test if the phone locks to the first SIM?

Turned up at 1430 just as I was going out. VR headset included. :smiley:

I got mine with the VR my wife got her's without.

​Got my phone and VR headset this afternoon :sunglasses:

​I didn't realise that, she's going to email them. She paid just as much a me so seems harsh.

wife's S7 arrived today....... with VR glasses. Off to bed now to check out the camera. :man:

VR headset turned up today after calling them yesterday to tell them it had no arrived.

just had a play, its awesome :smile:

my vr headset came today, super chuffed with this deal thanks op :smile:

Still umming and ahhing about this deal. But £25 a month (albeit with a handset cost and no VR anymore) it still seems like a very good deal. Is anyone still considering this? (I know the original offer's expired)....

Agreed! Did it anyway, so thanks! (Wish I'd done it a week ago though :disappointed: ) Hey ho, anyone want to sell me their VR headset? :smile: Also, EE said for them to match that 24.99 a month detail they'd want £600 upfront. Yea right!