For the S22/23 I think a case makes it look better, especially the leather one. I don't like the exposed cameras on the back, with a case it makes it all flush.
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For the S22/23 I think a case makes it look better, especially the leather one. I don't like the exposed cameras on the back, with a case it makes it all flush.
Yea, I was looking at the spidgen crystal case without the stand. I've still got 10 days to decide so we'll see what I end up with. Hopefully not a smashed handset.
Ok, I thought samsung were offering a minimum of £150 but I guess there's some hidden terms in there.
I spent 30 minutes deciding on graphite, I don't want a case that's going to mean that 30 minutes was wasted
Man of Honour
Managed to get one of the 10% online codes to work along with another 10% for spending £30 a USB Flash Drive.
Also chopped in my old S21 - ended up at £699 for the Red S23 Ultra with 512GB Storage (fancied the 1TB but not sure there's much point!)
Also chopped in my old S21 - ended up at £699 for the Red S23 Ultra with 512GB Storage (fancied the 1TB but not sure there's much point!)
Down to £917 for me, that's not bad. Can't decide.
Edit - eek ordered it. My Poco F3 lasted about 1.5 years, decent, though my previous Note9 did almost 3 years. When all is said and done, should come to a total of £862 which isn't shabby at all for a brand new flagship, and coupled with my sim only deal - that should total £1030 over 2 years which is my usual target for a high end.
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Caporegime
Yup.
Still working ones just a few moments ago, don't forget to check for any extensions or adblockers (easier to do incognito) as these can stop the codes being recognised.
I finally managed to find a working 10% code, then added a random cheap accessory for an extra 10% off, but had a nightmare putting the order through!
I chose the Samsung finance option at 0% for 24 months.
I had to do it 3 times as it kept crashing part way through the process. I finally got all the way through the process, was accepted for finance, signed the documents, gave all banking details and the final step was to make an upfront payment by debit card for 10%. The payment went through an got an instant bank alert confirming payment was successful and the money left my account, but the Samsung website crashed and bounced me back to the home page. So i've paid 10% but got no order confirmation, no emails nothing. When i contact them by webchat or phone they can't find any record of my order!
I chose the Samsung finance option at 0% for 24 months.
I had to do it 3 times as it kept crashing part way through the process. I finally got all the way through the process, was accepted for finance, signed the documents, gave all banking details and the final step was to make an upfront payment by debit card for 10%. The payment went through an got an instant bank alert confirming payment was successful and the money left my account, but the Samsung website crashed and bounced me back to the home page. So i've paid 10% but got no order confirmation, no emails nothing. When i contact them by webchat or phone they can't find any record of my order!
Sim free Galaxy S23 Ultra 256gb - £1049.
£200 cheaper than samsung.com but no double storage upgrade
Caporegime
Yes. Add a thumb drive too for even more off.
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I had loads of problems ordering the other night too. When my order eventually did go through I didn't receive an order confirmation email from Samsung (I printed the confirmation page) however I did receive an email re the finance. Maybe try contacting Samsung Finance to see if your finance application has gone through.
When ordering my S21 Ultra I had all sorts of problems also. I paid outright that time but their website crashed when processing the payment - like you the bank had taken the payment but on Samsung's end there was no order. It took a few days to get sorted and the money to be returned to me and Samsung provided me with a £100 voucher for the hassle, which came in handy when putting the order through again.
Caporegime
Not had confirmation yet either.
Managed a good deal with all these discount codes, was also after the Watch 5 Pro Bluetooth.
Managed to get
Red 512 Samsung S23 Ultra
Official silicon case
Watch 5 Pro
Total : £1215
Apparently £646 in savings
Managed this with discount for the 512gb version, then got an additional £100 off the watch by trading in an old Samsung Watch 4.
Another 10% or something with the case and then I found a 10% friends and family code on twitter.
Sold my S22 Ultra two weeks back for £780 so happy with that, got a really good discount on that also.
Keen to see how the snap dragon holds up
Managed to get
Red 512 Samsung S23 Ultra
Official silicon case
Watch 5 Pro
Total : £1215
Apparently £646 in savings
Managed this with discount for the 512gb version, then got an additional £100 off the watch by trading in an old Samsung Watch 4.
Another 10% or something with the case and then I found a 10% friends and family code on twitter.
Sold my S22 Ultra two weeks back for £780 so happy with that, got a really good discount on that also.
Keen to see how the snap dragon holds up
Please could you share the code you used? I must have tried over 20 last night and none worked.
Don't know what's come over us. Wife just got herself an S23 256GB, should be a nice update from her S20. So all in all we got an S23U 512GB, S23 256GB and 2 x 256GB memory sticks for £1,551. However I expect another £58 from TCQ & Quidco cash back, another £18 from my Amex and I'm putting the £200 from the bank switch today towards my S23U. Not too shabby.
Edit - Need to find some cases, screen protectors and a QuadLock case for my Ultra.
Note9 for me (£150 I think) and an S20 for my wife (£100).
Edit - Need to find some cases, screen protectors and a QuadLock case for my Ultra.
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Hi what did you trade in?