Re: OT : XDA Exec deal ? - Supplementary

[Ben McCormack <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All

Looks like this is the original thread with the attachment

http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=3D36677

Regards
Ben


On 4 Jan 2006, at 00:08, John Nye wrote:

> Just back from an O2 shop with a nice new exec -:)
>
> But be warned you might be in for a bit of a battle as its
costing=20=20
> O2 a
> lot of money to let them go at the =A399 price. I ended up having
a=20=20
> fairly
> heated argument with the manager (the other customers in the shop
> thought it was great fun)- but I won in the end.
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> By the time I'd left the shop all copies of their january brochure had
> been removed by the manager - as if that would stop determined
die=20=20
> hard
> bargain seekers -:)
>
> I'm well pleased - Thanks Gareth for the original posting.
>
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ho yin Ng
> Sent: 03 January 2006 20:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT : XDA Exec deal ? - Supplementary
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> =A399 seems like a brilliant deal.
>
> The thing I am struggling with is what is the difference between=20=20
> the O2
> XDA
> Exec and the Orange SPV5000? Is it just the colour?
>
> In addition I have read reviews that the units have problems jumping
> from 3G
> to GPRS when there is a low signal. Is this something that can be
> corrected
> when they release a firmware upgrade? Or will it be a unit hardware
> change
> that will be required?
>
> The unlimited deal on O2 is =A375 .. whereas Orange can do it for
=A345 =
=20
> per
> month. Both prices plus vat of course.
>
> Ho yin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Kim Wall
> Sent: 03 January 2006 20:13
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT : XDA Exec deal ? - Supplementary
>
> Simon Ryley wrote:
>
>> Can anyone who has an XDA exec tell me if it can be used during a
>> flight? As its a phone as well, does it have to remain
switched=20=20
>> off or
>
>> is there a "use the pda but not the phone mode"? It
looks ace, and a
>> nice price too but it won't be much use if I cant use it when
> travelling.
>
> Yes, it has a "flight mode" where all the radios are turned
off.
>
> There's a pretty informative review here:
> http://www.coolsmartphone.com/article499.html
>
> FWIW, I successfully bought an XDA exec at 99.99 on a data tariff
> (Data36) from an O2 shop yesterday.  I'm currently battling with O2 to
> get the SIM enabled for voice calls (it's only doing SMS and
data=20=20
> ATM) -
>
> O2(arses)[1] claim that O2(elbows)[2] have to make the change,
for=20=20
> some
> complicated and contrived sounding reason.  O2(elbows) claim that the
> price list[3] that says voice calls on data tariffs are 25p/min
is=20=20
> from
> O2 Online who are a totally different company[4], and that the
only=20=20
> way
> to get voice capability is to add a 16GBP/month voice tariff to the
> contract.  Customer services have promised that I can have voice
> capability on Data36, but that it has to be enabled by someone in a
> shop, and have promised to send me something in writing to wave
at=20=20
> them,
>
> as they currently don't believe me.  We'll see what happens.
>
> Oh, if anyone wants a copy of p33 from the O2 guide (blue thing with
> "SALE" on the front) I can scan it...
>
>
> Kim - pretty sure you wouldn't get this mess on Orange.
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> [1] Customer support.
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> [2] The shop.
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> [3]
> http://flash.o2.co.uk/business/tariffs/pdfs/=20
> DataTariffsPriceList_Dec05.p
> df
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> [4] In spite of there being no apparent way to order a phone on a
> data-only tariff from the website.
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