The Final Decison

PCDave · 26 Nov 2008 at 20:55

After months of narrowing down the options for my new phone i have finally made up my mind UNTIL last night when i found out i could get another phone so i have decided to ask OCUK for help

here are the offers

HTC Touch Pro Vodafone- pay £100 today then £29.79 a month for 18 months which gives me 600 minutes and unlimited texts (Not sure about Data) plus a free bluetooth headset(will more than likely sell) plus a hidious looking cradle

OR

the HTC Touch HD Orange - Pay £83.98 today then £38 a month (£46 for "unlimited" data) for 600 minutes and 500 texts (no freebies)

Please help me OCUK will be buying on Friday

Thanks PCDave

marlos · 26 Nov 2008 at 23:17

go with vodafone.

Amp34 · 26 Nov 2008 at 23:34

And if you do go for the Touch HD get it from elsewhere, that is over the odds.

Maccy · 27 Nov 2008 at 00:01

Go for the Vodafone, that Orange offer is nowhere near comparison!

/\ndy · 27 Nov 2008 at 11:27

yeah that orange 'offer' is not very good IMO, that vodaphone one looks a lot better! Get a quote on the blackberry storm while your there as well

Anyway i to can upgrade tomorrow (Friday) and have been looking at the touch hd. I am only on a £25 pm contract and was given a ridiculous quote of £300 for the phone! but that's if i wanted to stick with £25 pm, and there is no way i am paying that kinda money, luckily i have a friend at orange, so am hoping he can do a deal for me. (fingers crossed)

AFK_Matrix · 27 Nov 2008 at 11:49

Not sure if you know but you can now get the Touch HD on Vodafone from this place:

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/n443/p3185.aspx

This includes data on some of the price plans.

fowler002 · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:32

frakker don't know where you got your misinformation from, as AFK said only some of the price plans have data included.

PCDave · 27 Nov 2008 at 20:04

Thanks for the input guys, I really appreciate your help. I definitely will NOT be going with the Orange deal. I have been doing some browsing today and found that mobiles.co.uk is offering the touch HD for free on the O2 600 plan; which for £30 a month plus £150 cash back isn't that bad plus i already have a contract with them so I might even try a bit of haggling now you guys have given me some information.

PCDave

fowler002 · 27 Nov 2008 at 20:16

well you might want to read the buying from mobiles.co.uk thread on the blackstone section on the xda-developers forum before going ahead with ordering from them

PCDave · 27 Nov 2008 at 20:27

fowler002 said:
well you might want to read the buying from mobiles.co.uk thread on the blackstone section on the xda-developers forum before going ahead with ordering from them

Link?

ash_scotland88 · 27 Nov 2008 at 20:38

frakker said:
Which should be nearly all of them?

http://www.vodafone.com/start/media...k_press_releases/2007/unlimited_internet.html

I'm going to ask ont he vodafone forum.

PCDave · 27 Nov 2008 at 20:46

found the link thanks for the heads up Fowler will now seek out the other deals suggested here

ash_scotland88 · 27 Nov 2008 at 21:07

ash_scotland88 said:
I'm going to ask ont he vodafone forum.

the general concensus is that this is true.

apart from one guy has missunderstood 3rd party seller....unless i also missunderstood the meaning and therefor getting us even more confused.

PCDave · 28 Nov 2008 at 11:45

The contract has been sorted! I have an 18 month contract with Vodafone for the HTC Touch HD. I got the phone for free, a free Sandisk 8GB micro SD card, 200 minutes, 1000 texts and "unlimited mobile broadband" for £35 a month.

Maccy · 28 Nov 2008 at 12:07

Where the hell did you get that?!

D'oh - Read the whole thread!

fowler002 · 28 Nov 2008 at 17:02

for those that need more mins they also do it with 500mins but its only 100texts(enough for me as I don't text that much these days) for the same £35/month.

frakker from the looks of it they have it like with t-mobile and web'n'walk, where they include the 'unlimited' web for £5 ontop of the normal price of the price plan(e.g the £35/month that pcdave has gone for is normally £30/month but the has added unlimited web for £5 to make it £35/month). this save £2.50/month if you where add the unlimited web at a later date.