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316 replies · 45,873 views · Started 02 January 2003

Guest 21 Feb 2003, 10:36

Well it seems as though the P800 is out on Orange... any news on whether it will be out on Vodafone soon? I spoke to Vodafone Customer Services earlier this week, and they said the 28th, but I sure hope its gonna be sooner 😃

Yousaf 21 Feb 2003, 10:40

i think it will be on vodafone pretty soon - there not usually that late with handsets!

zubair check the orange price plans im sure they have a data tarif!

if u register as a business custimer they have an unmetered gprs tarrif 😉

Guest 21 Feb 2003, 11:01

Is no one gonna wait to get �180 off and get it from www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk ?? 😮

Also, any info on that orange unlimited GPRS thing, are they still doing it?

L

Guest 21 Feb 2003, 11:10

Oh I agree, I did manage to get my old 8310 two weeks before the official launch a couple of years ago from Vodafone Retail!!!

Vodafone now however, cannot make their minds up when they're gonna launch it- they say its a "guide date"(I guess we've been getting a lot of those lately) If anyone has a vodafone confirm date, please tell all!!!

Guest 21 Feb 2003, 11:22

.......if u register as a business custimer they have an unmetered gprs tarrif .......

I'm in business and I've ordered from the onestopphoneshop

what are the benefits of the unmetered gprs tarrif ?

is it a lot more than the �30 I've signed up for?

thanks for your help

plymouthred 21 Feb 2003, 13:27

Just rang the ORANGE shop in Plymouth and they had a delivery today.

Prices range from �329.00 to �199.00

I enquired about the ORANGE PLAN 120 (�25.00 a month) and the phone was �329.00 on that tariff!

Rang ONE STOP PHONES and the cost of the phone with the same plan is �199.00 however ONE WORD OF WARNING and that is the prices shown on the website are SUBJECT TO CHANGE so you may be disappointed but the good news is they will contact you first before taking money out of your account (you probably already knew this anyway) and they have NO DELIVERY DATE yet confirmed (possibly early March)

zubeir 21 Feb 2003, 14:21

Just got My P800 😃 😃
Bought it on the Orange data only plan which costs �10 per month with Orange care included. Just gonna charge it & put my everyday 50 sim in there.

It took the Sales assistant a while, at first she clearly said that I could not get the phone on a �10 tarrif,but I'd previously checked with Orange Customer services & they said it was o.k.
Sweet Emily had to eat humble pie.
Got there in the end. 😃

DrScouse 21 Feb 2003, 14:32

This site gives a good idea on prices and tariffs:

http://www.mobiles.co.uk/cgi/refer.cgi?refer=overture12&page=orange-sony-ericsson-p800-e.html

:P :P :P

Guest 21 Feb 2003, 14:35

[quote="Squeek"]The simple fact is, Carphone Warehouse are advertising P800's in Feb. [/quote]

Did you know that the Carphone Warehouse magazine says the release date is in March!!!

:black:

Haig 21 Feb 2003, 15:00

Oh No! Just heard from the Vodaphone shop in Watford that their P800 release has been delayed until the 28th April......This was a shock, concidering I actualy had a play with one this morning at the Orange shop, also in Watford, where they are on sale from today.
The phone was all I expected, except the camera quality was terrible when compared to my Panasonic GD87.
I was also happy to notice that the phone felt ok in my hand and did not feel as big as I thought it would.
So a day of mixed emotions. I finaly had the phone i've been waiting for since last september in my hand and 10 minutes later being told that it is not available on the network I want (vodaphone) until almost May.
Lets hope the guy in the Vodaphone shop was wrong. Unfortunately he sounded like he had just heard the news himself from his head office. 😃 :cry:

Guest 21 Feb 2003, 15:22

zubeir,

whats the info w the data plan? does this mean unlimited net surfing or something for �10 a month

L

simion_levi 21 Feb 2003, 15:36

[quote="zubeir"]Just got My P800 😃 😃
Bought it on the Orange data only plan which costs �10 per month with Orange care included. Just gonna charge it & put my everyday 50 sim in there.

It took the Sales assistant a while, at first she clearly said that I could not get the phone on a �10 tarrif,but I'd previously checked with Orange Customer services & they said it was o.k.
Sweet Emily had to eat humble pie.
Got there in the end. 😃[/quote]

Excellent news mate - i got it on HSD too, but in a slightly more roundabout way. Got the phone for �299 on YP120 instore - and was told that i couldn't change tariffs for three months - but not believing that O would clawback from their own retail stores, i phoned up C/S and was told immediately by two sweet young things that i could change tariffs immediately, no penalty - and that clawback only happens with "CPW etc" - i.e. independant dealers. Thus i have to pay a 5day fraction of YP120, then i'm on HSD just like yourself- and'll use my other orange contract, plus my O2 once i get it unlocked, in the handset! I'm so happy! [😊]

simion_levi 21 Feb 2003, 15:39

Nope, HSD tariff has NOTHING inclusive (except Orange care, which is a BIG bonus, of course!)

15p/5p Landline/Orange voice calls
30p/12p X-net voicecalls
7p per text message

20p & 15p for HSCD orange data call/CSD orange data, at all times.

zubeir 21 Feb 2003, 15:42

�10 Data tarriff all additional data usage etc is charged, I only got this because it was the cheapest way I could get the handset.

zubeir 21 Feb 2003, 15:45

If anybody is interested, the Leicester Shires shopping centre store had 20 units.They might still have some stock.

Guest 21 Feb 2003, 16:33

If Vodafone have delayed the release of the P800, not only would I be p****d, but it would be another point why Orange are catching up with Vodafone, because Vodafone time and time again mess about with their customers. I dearly hope that when I phone up Vodafone Customer Services again(like I have already a couple of times this week) they say that its still gonna be out on the 28th Feb..... PLEASE! :cry:

plymouthred 21 Feb 2003, 16:40

Ummm I thought it was for surfing as well?

Does anyone know if ORANGE are planning an additional service on top of your normal tariff (like they did with the SPV?).

😃

Guest 21 Feb 2003, 16:51

Just about 2 buy the p800 but my orange store is in doubt wheather i can use the spv �6 a montn gprs tarrif with the p800, can i or not?

And what is the access pack for? just wap or can i use it for web on my p800 aswell? surely i can ?

PLEASE someone help and reply or my local orange store will run out of stock?

chriz1000 21 Feb 2003, 17:04

I just got mine! I�m on a 120 min talk plan with 2MB an month data package, and insurance, �33.75 a month, I want to use my other sim but this was what I was told was the cheapest package!
I have to wait 2 weeks for the phone to be unlocked, but after that I want to switch down to my other phone, any ideas what package I should go onto, I don�t think I will use the Orange sim, so what�s the cheapest?

the_hog_rider 21 Feb 2003, 18:10

How are you guys going to get them "unlocked". I want to get my P800 as quickly as poss', as cheaply as poss' BUT I need to be able to use my "work" Vodafine SIMM in it.
If I get one from Orange for example, can I get it unlocked to take the Vodafone SIMM?

Cheers and God bless, The_Hog_Rider... 😮

Guest 21 Feb 2003, 18:27

Hello there,
i was wondering if anyone knows whether Orange is making any discounts for upgrades on this phone or not?
i'm paying an average of �80 per month, haven't upgraded for 2.5 years. and they told me they can't make any offers on this handset.
any help would be appreciated.
thanx

plymouthred 21 Feb 2003, 18:44

As far as I am aware they are not.

If you are paying that much and you are willing to change your number may be worth going that way and shopping around.