The New Phone Thread

[Oggy997]

In relation to Samsungs, buying direct opens you up to the various cashback and free gift options that are continuously running, which completely swings it in favour of buying direct.

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

I think on the radio they mentioned £200 cashback from Samsung.

 

[davo172]

I had 20% discount on the graphite 512 S23 ultra £300 in vouchers and £150 trade In cashback for any old phone.
I pay £11 month from tesco 8g data 5000mins 5000 texts.

Phone is mint tbh

 

[Andy_con]

on the samsung web site

s23 ultra is £1400

they are doing a £200 cash back on it and i can get £200 off from trade in.

so phone is £1000, over 24 months thats £42 a month. think thats still more than i want to pay as that does not include any simcard.

 

[Andy_con]

just looking at the s23+

its 1050, they are doing 150 cash back and 200 for trade in.

so phone works out to be 700, over 24 months that £29 or £39 with £10 a month simcard.

 

[Oggy997]

.

 

[Oggy997]

on the samsung web site

s23 ultra is £1400

they are doing a £200 cash back on it and i can get £200 off from trade in.

so phone is £1000, over 24 months thats £42 a month. think thats still more than i want to pay as that does not include any simcard.

The phone through EPP is £1199.
£200 trade in makes it £999
Buds2 pro - £70+ on ebay

£39/m over 24m + £8/m 30gb/unl/unl sim

£47/m, 30 days rolling contract, no annual increase either.

The deals were better the other week admittedly

 

[Andy_con]

The phone through EPP is £1199.
£200 trade in makes it £999
Buds2 pro - £70+ on ebay

£39/m over 24m + £8/m 30gb/unl/unl sim

£47/m, 30 days rolling contract, no annual increase either.

The deals were better the other week admittedly

Whats EPP?

 

[Oggy997]

Enhanced partnership program.
Totum
Blc
Perks at work

Etc.

Allegedly you can get cashback via them too, there's a chat transcript floating around confirming it, which would smash the monthlies out of the water

 

[Andy_con]

I don't want to sound old but not sure I understand pay as you go 😬
It's probably been 20 years since I had a pay as you go simcard.

So I have unlimited calls and text.
I topped up £10 and I've made a few phone calls and my credit has gone down by £5 already. So how does unlimited calls work if my credit is going down?

I'm confused?

 

[Louis]

I don't want to sound old but not sure I understand pay as you go 😬
It's probably been 20 years since I had a pay as you go simcard.

So I have unlimited calls and text.
I topped up £10 and I've made a few phone calls and my credit has gone down by £5 already. So how does unlimited calls work if my credit is going down?

I'm confused?

Lol what? If its pay as you go you have to push cash on to make calls and texts.

If it's sim only you choose what benefits you get, unlimited calls/ texts etc. For a fixed sum each month.

Wtf have you done

 

[Andy_con]

Lol what? If its pay as you go you have to push cash on to make calls and texts.

If it's sim only you choose what benefits you get, unlimited calls/ texts etc. For a fixed sum each month.

Wtf have you done

f**k knows.

I got one of these rolling sim-cards, it says unlimited minutes

Pay As You Go SIM Card Deals & Offers

Enjoy the freedom of a Pay As You Go sim card with our range of sim only data deals, bundles and more. Customise the cost to match your budget.

www.o2.co.uk

 

[Gally]

PAYG? Didn't even realise that was a thing. Get a 10pcm SIM only thing and away you go! Have you changed phone yet Andy?

 

[Andy_con]

PAYG? Didn't even realise that was a thing. Get a 10pcm SIM only thing and away you go! Have you changed phone yet Andy?

i did get a £10 rolling plan one, but i cant work out why my credit is going down when it says unlimited calls. maybe ill have to be really old and phone o2 and ask

i havent purchased a phone yet, think im going to stick with my Xperia 1 iii for a few more months and see what happens.

ive gone from paying £65 month to hopefully just £10. so big saving at the mo

 

[CrippsCorner]

Last time I looked into it (which was a few years ago) the only company left still doing 'true' PAYG was Three.

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

I looked at O2 PAYG and unless you've been checking voicemails loads or calling sex lines, you shouldn't have anything taken off your allowance.

 

[Andy_con]

I looked at O2 PAYG and unless you've been checking voicemails loads or calling sex lines, you shouldn't have anything taken off your allowance.

Just calls to my wife who is also on o2

 

[Touring_Rob]

Andy is this you?

 

[Andy_con]

Andy is this you?

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It appears so yes 😏
I've been contract for over 20, years

 

[Oggy997]

Why didn't you just go Sim only contract?

 

[Andy_con]

Why didn't you just go Sim only contract?

cos i didnt want to be tied into anything at the moment.

gives me more options if i decide to get a phone.

 

[SC03OTT]

You can get monthly rolling deals.

 

[Oggy997]

They do 30 day sim only rolling contracts though 🤣

 

[Andy_con]

They do 30 day sim only rolling contracts though 🤣

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But I don't want to be with id mobile

 

[Oggy997]

Lyca, who piggy back off of o2, so you'd have the same coverage and equally as s**t customer service.

O2 do do them directly but you need to f**k about in my o2 which I cba doing.

 

[Andy_con]

O2 customer services are in India, need I say anymore. f**king painful!

Apparently you need to activate your bundle /plan to get the unlimited stuff. Doesn't say that in the booklet the simcard came with.

I've had to top up again and they have very kindly activated my unlimited cllas and text.

I will be sending an email complaint in, in an attempt to get my original £10 back. I will be sending them photos of their booklet the simcard came with.

w*****s

 

[davo172]

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O2 customer services are in India, need I say anymore. f**king painful!

Apparently you need to activate your bundle /plan to get the unlimited stuff. Doesn't say that in the booklet the simcard came with.

I've had to top up again and they have very kindly activated my unlimited cllas and text.

I will be sending an email complaint in, in an attempt to get my original £10 back. I will be sending them photos of their booklet the simcard came with.

w*****s

Tesco mobile been with them years use O2 but all uk customer service and very good.

 

[Gally]

This all feels very 1998!

 

[Andy_con]

Been looking at the pixal 7 pro today, looks well spec'ed and not to expensive. Only thing it's missing is a memory card slot.

https://store.google.com/gb/product/pixel_7_pro?hl=en-GB

 

[davo172]

Best 45W charger for S23 ultra?
Samsung own or any better?

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Best 45W charger for S23 ultra?
Samsung own or any better?

I didn't get the 45w one
Think mine is 25w one from Samsung. About 15 quid. Looked at the stats between them both and cost difference and don't recall it being a big difference time wise

 

[davo172]

I didn't get the 45w one
Think mine is 25w one from Samsung. About 15 quid. Looked at the stats between them both and cost difference and don't recall it being a big difference time wise

Does that need a thicker cable like the 45w one to get the speed or just use the one that came with phone?

 

[Oggy997]

I got the 45w for £20, didn't make sense not to at that price

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Does that need a thicker cable like the 45w one to get the speed or just use the one that came with phone?

One that came with phone
Double ended USB C

 

[Oggy997]

He wants to know the ampere rating of the cable.
The 45w uses 5A

 

[Gally]

Been looking at the pixal 7 pro today, looks well spec'ed and not to expensive. Only thing it's missing is a memory card slot.

https://store.google.com/gb/product/pixel_7_pro?hl=en-GB

Very good phones and a relative bargain. Only Sony left with SD card slot apart from low end stuff.

Both mil and fil have 7 pros. Big size though.

 

[Thrust-Rated]

He wants to know the ampere rating of the cable.
The 45w uses 5A

Ye same thing.

 

[Racky]

Anyone else with a S23 ultra having issues with it ? I think the camera photos are crap. My old Note 9 did photos kinda the same, plus now, I have a rattle coming from inside the phone(that I didn't had before), and when I try to book a service thing, Samsung says is normal. Wtf !! Normal at a 1k + phone ?

And I keep my phone in a bulky rugged case, front and back cover, not dropping it or stuff.

 

[Oggy997]

The rattle is normal, don't shake it

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

It's the image stabilization iirc.

I had it in the few weeks I owned my note 8 or 9.


Still toying with the idea of a Pixel 7 Pro. My Huawei P30 pro is starting to slow down and it takes a good 5 seconds for anyone to be able to hear me once I've answered the phone.