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Was in the o2 shop today and the salesperson told me that they think it's going to be a while before the phone is available to pay as you go customers - she was comparing it to one of the Nokia phones where it came out about a year ago and just recently became available as pay as you go... can't remember the model number of the Nokia.

She also said that the phone should be available next week.
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Posted: 2005-05-16 22:01:12
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On 2005-05-16 22:01:12, samigirltoo wrote:
Was in the o2 shop today and the salesperson told me that they think it's going to be a while before the phone is available to pay as you go customers - she was comparing it to one of the Nokia phones where it came out about a year ago and just recently became available as pay as you go... can't remember the model number of the Nokia.

She also said that the phone should be available next week.


That's how it is with most phones.. i just figured that if they're already showing how much it is on paysugo then maybe it'll be released earlier this year.
The k700 was released on paysugo a good 6 or 7 months before released simfree.

@etaab

In what way are there phonesbranded?
Most people i know used to just get o2 phones and then unlock them becasue o2 dont usually brand.

Ahh well it was only an idea; i guess i'll just be sticking to my original plan and buying it simfree, atleast in a years time i'll be able to sell for more.


[ This Message was edited by: $hé®îNghÀm3:16 on 2005-05-16 21:26 ]
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Posted: 2005-05-16 22:24:37
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O2 don't lock their phones. But they may have minimal branding on them. i.e. the K700 had an O2 icon instead of the SE one in the main menu. There's also an undeletable but changeable theme.
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Posted: 2005-05-16 22:45:04
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On 2005-05-16 20:56:27, slattery69 wrote:
dont forget the free calls/sms you get with a contract phone that you would have to buy sim free or buy a contract sim
still worth looking at the sim free option but also look at contract


It depends on the contract however. I get more SMS for my money using an O2 online PAYG sim (300 per month) than my old O2 contract (50 per month).

I use all 300 easily each month, so on contract it was costing me an absolute fortune in added charges for SMS. Also, the tiny amount of talk time barely gave me more minutes for my money than my PAYG.

@ sheringham,

O2 only every branded things like the odd icon, a theme, a startup screen and maybe the odd picture or ringtone. However, on a friends S700i, he has a stupid O2 video he cant delete which takes up something like 500kb !

O2 are starting to brand phones more heavily now, and lock some too.
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Posted: 2005-05-17 01:26:13
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yes it does depend on contract but even payas you go is a cost you have to add to a sim free phone.
if the phone is £300 sim free and you top up £10 a month total cost over 1 year is £420
so thats why i point out look at both options sim free is nt always as cheap
plus with contract your getting to speard the cost of the phone intrest free over 12 months sim free is a one off hit
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Posted: 2005-05-17 09:40:43
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Sorry slattery69, you misunderstood me, my point is, i often went over my contracted minutes and texts - so instead of topping up my PAYG phone with about £30 per month, it was costing me about £30 per month for my contract, and then another £20-£40 per month with added charges.

Thats why contracts may seem cheaper, but if you go over the alotted minutes or texts it can quickly spiral out of control.
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Posted: 2005-05-17 12:00:03
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agree on that point just drawing comparisons with sim free as some times they dont work out cheaper. depends on the individual how much you spend etc
good to look at both options when getting a new phone to see what the cost works out at
for me its contract all the way mine cost me £25 a month and i get 120 xnet mins and 250 texts. i never go over this, so if i can get the k750 on upgrade(due in june) for £50 then 1 years contract is £300 total cost £350 over 12 months so for me that works out better but i appreciate for others this isnt the case
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Posted: 2005-05-17 15:59:18
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Thats a good deal for you then.
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Posted: 2005-05-17 23:30:08
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