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Well, to put an end to my saga, I went into the VF shop today and questioned them about the MP3 ringtone problem and they said that there is no way around it, as they do not sell unbranded phones.
So I cancelled my contract, using the 14 day cooling off period rule
I walked up the shopping centre to the Orange shop and asked about upgrading my original Ericsson t68i to the K700i and they upgraded me for free Well £49.99 for the K700i and a £49.99 refund for the t68i
The Orange K700i has very little Orange branding and the front buttons are back to SE defaults "Calls" & "Camera"
Also, it allows me to set MP3's as ringtones WOOHOO! result.
I am well happy now All sorted.
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Posted: 2004-06-30 13:20:29
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As has been stated previously the reason the networks brand phones is because most people don't care, and the reason most people don't care is that they don't know any different. The average chap on the street who is looking to buy a new mobile phone couldn't care less if the camera is 1 MP or 1.3 MP, or what version the firmware is, etc As was said previously, most people are simply looking for a phone that looks nice and has some swish features.
If people were educated a little more on mobile phones then perhaps we could force the networks to stop branding phones and simply sell them as the manufacturers intended. Of course some networks are worse than others when it comes to branding, but the point is still the same, most of the network added features are useless. Unfortunately until enough people start complaining about this policy it will never be changed.
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Posted: 2004-06-30 13:43:46
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On 2004-06-29 23:04:19, Vlammetje wrote:
I think buying a phone thinking it will be able to do all the manufacturer has built it to do, is not unreasonable.
Voda does stock unbranded phones and they would usually rather give you a new clean phone than lose your contract (which is what in the end they make their money from)
Be friendly but firm
and do not leave the store without an unbranded phone
Why do they do this crappy branding anyway?
It causes more grief than one has joy over each phone purchase
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Posted: 2004-06-30 13:52:49
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