Dean_H
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Registered: 19th May 02
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Have had a k700 for the last year, no probs with it.
Now i have been after a k750 for my upgrade, but as its brand new and popular and other factors, for the tariff im on vodafone want £60 for the phone.
Now i have read reviews of the k750 and they all think highly of the phone,
I like the quality of the pics, and its also good at being a phone! but one thing that i didnt realise was the quality of the videos when transfered to pc! they are terrible,
Step in the samsung e720
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/samsung-e720-en.shtml
The videos look 100x better than the k750 but the photo quality isnt as good, what is the software like on the samsung? is it slow?
Anyone got one would u recommend one? Can it play any java game like the k700/750 can do?
Shall i go for the cheap option of the D500?
Cheers!
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
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I have a D500 & a K750
I also use a E720 everyday at work
Pic quality is crap on the samsungs & takes ages to take a pic.
What will you use more? A decent camera or a decent vid cammera?
Itsd not like your gonna get all your mates round to watch a high quality fiml you made on your phone.
Mobile vids are merely pub ammo. The camera is useful....
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_Allan_
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Only £60 for an upgrade and your moaning. Get it done!!. You'll get £60 ish or more for your K700i
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
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Phone up and ask for your pac code, then they will put you through to retention or retention will give you a ring. Ask for it again and then they will ask you why you want it. Telll them you have a better deal/want a better phone which there offer isn't good enough, then haggle. Tip though, phone up somewhere else and get a good quote for a tarriff you want. I bottled it at this point and fucked it up. So i had nothing to haggle with. Best she could do was knock 50 quid off upgrade charge (so it would cost me 30 quid for a k750i) but said she could sort a deal on the tariff if i had a quote to compare. And said she would knock a tenner off for 3 month to cover cost of the phone.
I did this yesterday with the help of Matt and ended up 
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by CrazyCarlo
Phone up and ask for your pac code, then they will put you through to retention or retention will give you a ring. Ask for it again and then they will ask you why you want it. Telll them you have a better deal/want a better phone which there offer isn't good enough, then haggle. Tip though, phone up somewhere else and get a good quote for a tarriff you want. I bottled it at this point and fucked it up. So i had nothing to haggle with. Best she could do was knock 50 quid off upgrade charge (so it would cost me 30 quid for a k750i) but said she could sort a deal on the tariff if i had a quote to compare. And said she would knock a tenner off for 3 month to cover cost of the phone.
I did this yesterday with the help of Matt and ended up
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Dean_H
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Registered: 19th May 02
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Yea ive asked for my pac code,
Had the upgrade down from £150 to £60
But as my tariff is only £15 and i never go over my mins, he said i just cant offer you the k750 for any less cause the phone is worth £350
I told him "come on you dont pay £350 for the phone though do you"
Because he dropped the price from £150 to £60 i said ill think about it, had his no. and name and hung up.
BUT I FORGOT TO ASK FOR THE PAC CODE after this conversation!
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Carr
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Registered: 1st Oct 04
Location: Leicestershire (Home) Ambleside, Lakes (Uni)
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
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Originally posted by CrazyCarlo
Phone up and ask for your pac code, then they will put you through to retention or retention will give you a ring. Ask for it again and then they will ask you why you want it. Telll them you have a better deal/want a better phone which there offer isn't good enough, then haggle. Tip though, phone up somewhere else and get a good quote for a tarriff you want. I bottled it at this point and fucked it up. So i had nothing to haggle with. Best she could do was knock 50 quid off upgrade charge (so it would cost me 30 quid for a k750i) but said she could sort a deal on the tariff if i had a quote to compare. And said she would knock a tenner off for 3 month to cover cost of the phone.
I did this yesterday with the help of Matt and ended up
I want 
But because I'm only on a small contract they always want more for an upgrade
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Carr
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Registered: 1st Oct 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_H
Yea ive asked for my pac code,
Had the upgrade down from £150 to £60
But as my tariff is only £15 and i never go over my mins, he said i just cant offer you the k750 for any less cause the phone is worth £350
I told him "come on you dont pay £350 for the phone though do you"
Because he dropped the price from £150 to £60 i said ill think about it, had his no. and name and hung up.
BUT I FORGOT TO ASK FOR THE PAC CODE after this conversation!
Ihave this but I've been over a couple of times. Also whats a PAC code like a ref. number?
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stubbsy05
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
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I have just got offt he phone to Vodafone and ordered my K750i. I have been with them for a year on my existing number, I went through to the people there and told them I was going to quit.
I now have got;
350 mins anytime any network
500 texts
For £40 a month.
They said they have to charge me £60 for the phone but are giving me two months line rental FREE so I am £20 up anyways!!
Phone arrives tomorrow.
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Carr
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Originally posted by Matt H
quote:
Originally posted by CrazyCarlo
I did this yesterday with the help of Matt and ended up
I want
But because I'm only on a small contract they always want more for an upgrade
i ended up on a student tariff.
30 quid for the phone 19 pound a month, 50 x-network mins and 500 texts. Phone up o2 see if its still available! I managed to get 10 pound off 4 first 3 months as well to cover the cost of the phone.
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Carr
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Registered: 1st Oct 04
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quote:
Originally posted by CrazyCarlo
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Originally posted by Carr
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Originally posted by Matt H
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Originally posted by CrazyCarlo
I did this yesterday with the help of Matt and ended up
I want
But because I'm only on a small contract they always want more for an upgrade
i ended up on a student tariff.
30 quid for the phone 19 pound a month, 50 x-network mins and 500 texts. Phone up o2 see if its still available! I managed to get 10 pound off 4 first 3 months as well to cover the cost of the phone.
What phone did you get?
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
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k750i
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stubbsy05
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
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Get the K750i from orange on student tariff for £30 for the phone.
300 mins anytime and 1000 texts a month for £30!
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stubbsy05
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I'm with Vodafone though due to my area being crappy with orange.
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Matt H
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Dean, my suggestion to you is stop being a tight cunt
A new phone at cost price is roughly £280
If your on £15 a month thats £180 a year.
From a business point of view would you give someone a £280 handset knowing you will probably only recieve £180 back over the year?
£60 is not a lot considering how much it does......
[Edited on 14-06-2005 by Matt H]
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Dean_H
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Registered: 19th May 02
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o2 student tariffs are crap on the net....
if i phone them will i get a better deal?
what do they ask? nus card????
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Arnie
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Registered: 24th Sep 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent Drives: Seat Leon Cupra R
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When I last got a free upgrade I wanted the K700i but because it was new out O2 wanted £60 for it even though they were selling it for free when you took out a new contract.
I told the woman on the phone I was gonna cancel my existing contract and take out a new one so I could get the phone for free, she said 'hold on I'll see what I can do', she came back and said I could upgrade for free 
Its always good to haggle
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stubbsy05
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
Dean, my suggestion to you is stop being a tight cunt
A new phone at cost price is roughly £280
If your on £15 a month thats £180 a year.
From a business point of view would you give someone a £280 handset knowing you will probably only recieve £180 back over the year?
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Arnie
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Oh and get the K750i IMO its better than the D500.
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Dean_H
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Registered: 19th May 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
Dean, my suggestion to you is stop being a tight cunt
A new phone at cost price is roughly £280
If your on £15 a month thats £180 a year.
From a business point of view would you give someone a £280 handset knowing you will probably only recieve £180 back over the year?
hehe i know i am a tight cunt.
Had enough of being ripped off over the years by these major mobile companies and now im having my own back,
When i took up my last contract the k700 was £300 sim free  the whole year for my contract and the phone only cost me say £200ish
I think i might.....
Go pay as u go for 3 months (waiting for the premiership to start back)
Join 3
Get the best phone their offering, that nokia 6630 or summin with 2 cameras
Get a class deal and also pay the extra £5 a month on premiership highlights!
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CCA
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Registered: 6th Dec 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_H
o2 student tariffs are crap on the net....
if i phone them will i get a better deal?
what do they ask? nus card????
Yeah either your NUS card number or your UCAs number
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_H
o2 student tariffs are crap on the net....
if i phone them will i get a better deal?
what do they ask? nus card????
he didn't even ask for my number in the end but this was a guy at retentions. You need a ucas or NUS number.
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M2RTY
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i would NEVER pay for a phone
i got my 6630 for free when they wanted £150 for it ages ago
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_H
quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
A new phone at cost price is roughly £280
When i took up my last contract the k700 was £300 sim free the whole year for my contract and the phone only cost me say £200ish
Cost price is the price they buy them in at, the sim free prie is what they charge you 
Sim free the K750i is about £350 to buy.
I have my upgrade in afew months, gonna get a W800i I think 
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Arnie
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Registered: 24th Sep 02
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Matt H - Have you seen the S600?
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