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@ dantheman82: I don't think it would be worth staying on the tarrif that i'm on just to wait till the W810 comes out (if it is available on Orange).

The tariff promotion that i am currently on gaves me 120 mins any network, any time 30 texts included for £15. After the promotion has finished, that will go up to £25 i will have no inclusive texts either. I am also playing for 120 text bundles, 4mb GPRS bundle and Orange insurance. So before the promotion i'm currently paying £32 per month (excluding all the extra calls, texts etc) and that will go up to £42 per month after the promotion has ended.

I rather go for some a tarrif promotion that will offer me more minutes (300) and text (500) for £35 (which will also remove my text bundle). This will work out around £44 per month including the insurance and GPRS bundle which will be saving me money on contract and be more vaule worth. I tend to use all my inclusive minutes too quickly and go over my text bundle adding more to my phone bill.

@ ryanmachin: Yeah, but i guess its worth a try throu. The W810 doen't seem to available on Orange contract yet.
Lucky you. The only free phone i got on Contact is my T610
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[ This Message was edited by: Frubin on 2006-01-05 22:36 ]
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Posted: 2006-01-05 16:42:07
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w550i and k750i and even the w800i is free on orange mate - definatly on upgrade - i got myself a w800i on orange about 4 months back, and that was an upgrade! theyre just trying to get your money.. TBH ive found youve gotta be lucky with the person who answers the phone (with orange customer service) as some will bend over backwards for you and some will skank the arse off you.....

basically i got on upgrade:
w800i
200 xnet mins and 500 text for £30 - i know some people will say it aint that good but at least i didnt pay a penny for my phone huh

search the forums mate, theres some incredible o2 deals on at the moment (best is on upgrade but you obviously have to be with o2 to start with )

in short - phone orange and say you wanna leave - when they say why, say because every single other network will offer you the phone you want free...... they should come around (id avoid being arsey tho)


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Posted: 2006-01-05 17:24:26
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@ leeboy13: Well you got to remember, Orange have rights to change promotions and phone prices, so they may have changed the price of the handset from the time you got your W800i.
I remember when my boy-friend decided to go for a new contract, he wanted the Nokia 6600 on a tariff of £25 offering 120 mintues of any network, any time minutes with included a promotion of 1/2 price line and text bundle of 120 (if brought part of the contract) for 6 months. When he returned a week later, the Nokia 6600 handset price went up to £30 and he was not happy but still decided to go ahead with the contract.

I went to T-mobile, o2, Vodaphone retail shops, Link, CPW and Phones 4 U and all of them are offering the SE K750 free on tariffs between £25 - £40 (Link and CPW) on new contract and free on ugrades. The type of mintues and inclusive texts they are offering vary from Network and shop. I don't find that fair the other places are offering the K750 free while Orange has put a price tag on theirs with a tariff which is high enough for it to be classifed to be free.

I had good look and play around with ithe K750i in the Orange shop depsite of the security woman telling me not to fiddle/change the settings. I found it very similiar to the T610 and i loved the look and feel of it so at the moment have my heart set on that.
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[ This Message was edited by: Frubin on 2006-01-05 23:19 ]
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Posted: 2006-01-05 23:12:36
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hi again

i am very confident that you can get w550i, k750i and w800i free on orange - especially with www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk

see link:

[next][0]=special&B[0][special]=Orange" target="_blank" rel="nofollow]http://www.onestopphoneshop.c[....]]=special&B[0][special]=Orange

There are so many deals on here where not only the phone is free but also you'll save on line rental, i hope this helps in finding you the best deal.


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Posted: 2006-01-06 10:29:37
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Yeh, If you really tell them that your leaving and start asking for PAC number (for transferring you number to another network) they will give you whatever you want for free. Its great!

Go for the W800 if you can, definitely the best choice out there at the moment.
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Posted: 2006-01-06 10:52:29
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@ leeboy13: Thanks for the link. Will have a look, but to be honest i still want to stay with Orange Online direct as they have everything all ready set-up from my current contract and will save all the hassle re-doing it over again.

@ isherdholi: Well that is one way of getting what you want from Orange!


I've looked at similiar tarrifs on the new connections:

o2:
Standard: Free K750i, Anytime regular users o2 250 - 250 anytime xnet mins, 100 txt + 50% extra for life on a 18 month contract (300 anytime xmins and 150 msgs) + 100kb free i-browsing untill 31/03/06 - £35
Online: Free K750 + free bluebooth headset, Online 200 texter - 300 anytime xnet mins + inc 750 text messages + 1.0mb WAP - £35

Vodaphone:
Standard: Free K750, Anytime 275 - 275 mins anytime xmins + Stop the clock + free 3 months 1/2 line rental + free 3 months phone insurance? for 18 months - £35 (£17.50)
Online: Free K750, Anytime 275 - 275 mins anytime xmins + 500 txts + 3 months 1/2 price line rental for 18 months - £35 (£17.50)

T-mobile:
Standard: Free Sony Ericsson D750i, free bluebooth, Relax 200 plus txt 100 - 200 anytime xmins + 100 txts + 1/2 line rental for 12 months for 18 months - £33 (£16.50).
Online (self-serv): Free Sony Ericsson D750i, Relax 200 plus 100 - 200 anytime xmins + 100 txt + 1/2 price line rental for 12 months for 18 months - £30 (£13.50)

As you can see they are all are offering a free K750, so why Orange don't on a upgrade as ain't the customers who been with them 12/18 months should be more entitled?
I've checked my online account regarding upgrades and indeed the K750i is on a upgrade price of £49.99.

These are the phones which i can get free on upgrade:
Motorola V3 Black
Motorola Rokr E1
Nokia 1600
Nokia 6030
Nokia 3120
Samsung E800
Nokia 3220
Sony Ericsson K300i
Nokia 3220

These are on possible free upgrade (depending on how much you spend on your Contract per month):
Orange SPV C600 - £0.00 - 79.99
Nokia 6680 - £0.00 - 199.99
Motorola V3 - £0.0.0 - 149.99
Sony Ericsson K600i - £0.00 - £129.99
Samsung Z500 - £0.00 - 169.99
Samsung E720 - £0.00 -149.99
Nokia 6630 - £0.00 - 149.00
Samsung E350E - £0.00 - 99.99
Orange SPV C550 - £0.00 - 49.99
Samsung D500 - £0.00 - 129.99

It doesn't leave me much choice of a good handset to choose from the free ones.
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[ This Message was edited by: frubin on 2006-01-09 09:55 ]
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Posted: 2006-01-06 23:55:37
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Personally, I would say that, as the W800 has randomly disappeared from the Orange site, that they will be taking on the W810, (I assume), so I'd wait for that!

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Posted: 2006-01-07 00:46:04
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I've checked my upgrade option again and these are the options i get:

Free Handsets:
Motorola V3 Black
Motorola Rokr E1
Nokia 1600
Nokia 3120
Nokia 3220
Nokia 6030
Nokia 6630
Sony Ericsson K600i
Samsung D500
Samsung E350E
Samsung E530
Samsung E720
Samsung E800
Samsung Z500
Motorola V3
Motorola V3 Black
Motorola V635
Motorola Rokr E1
Orange SPV C550
Orange SPV C600

Payable handsets:
Motorola E1070 - £49.99
Motorola U6 - £49.99
Sony Ericsson K750i - £49.99
Nokia 6680 - £49.99
Nokia N70 - £99.99
Samsung D600 - £99.99
Treo 650 - £99.99
Orange SPV M1500 - £99.99

Handets currently out of stock:
Sony Ericsson K300i
Sony Ericsson W800i
Nokia 6230i
Nokia 6822
Motorola V360
Samsung E530
Orange SPV M5000

As you can see handset prices on upgrades do change so i'm gonna keep checking the website every day to see if the K750i goes down, the W800i comes in stock or if any new handset is avaliable.
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[ This Message was edited by: Frubin on 2006-01-09 09:52 ]
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Posted: 2006-01-07 09:36:39
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just phone them and quote o2's and vodaphones deals..... what have you got to loose? and i will be shockeded if they dont offer you a free K750i....... you'd be the first person i have ever spoken to to not get it free on upgrade if you say your 'thinking' of leaving.....

All the best
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Posted: 2006-01-09 10:37:13
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I've just checked the status of the phones on my account for a upgrade and noticed that SE K750i is now free and the W800i is back in stock on an upgrade price of £29.99!

Now i have a dilemma in which of the two to go for as i like both! As The W800i was out of stock at the time, i had my heart set on the K750i and willing to wait till it goes down but i also orginially i wanted the W800i. I've compared the two phones and they very similiar to each other. http://www.esato.com/phones/index.php/phone=167,cp=168

The only thing i noticed that slightly different between them is:
Camera resolution
W800i: 2
K750i: 2 Megapixels, autofocus

Memory
W800i: 38MB + 512MB on MSD
K750i: 32MB + 64MB on MSD card

Ringtones:
W800i: Polyphonic 40 voices, MP3
K750i: Polyphonic 40 voices

What would these differences exactly mean and which out of the two would be better regarding the differences?

I need your vote which one i should go for guys and girls (I have the currently the T610), as this upgrade may be subject to change once again (i don't want to loose a chance like this!) and upgrade as soon as i can!
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[ This Message was edited by: Frubin on 2006-01-16 04:06 ]
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Posted: 2006-01-16 04:36:10
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