[thomasj]

Originally Posted by Zonda999

Anyone who just thinks it plain ugly as well, have a look at the shots of it in the gsmarena review, looks far better to me in those shots than the PR pictures

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i930...review-761.php

Did anyone notice the battery level percentage showing in the topbar in that picture of the s3.

I'm curious to know is that built in or via 3rd party app

Edit: to answer my own question, according to http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/...on-for-us.html Samsung have added it!

[Thor]

Originally Posted by thomasj

Did anyone notice the battery level percentage showing in the topbar in that picture of the s3.

I'm curious to know is that built in or via 3rd party app

Edit: to answer my own question, according to http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/...on-for-us.html Samsung have added it!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that Samsung added it to all of their devices via the ICS upgrade. It was added on the Galaxy Note.

[racer1]

Just got an email from meteor saying it now available to pre order..... White not available till June 1st

[RangeR]

Originally Posted by RangeR

Phones expected in tomorrow morning. Whoop!!!

Kaiboshed until Monday

[Zonda999]

Meteor - Prepay: https://store.meteor.ie/phones/pay-a...g-galaxy-s-III

€599, €50 more expensive than German Amazon so UNLESS tey are selling these unlocked, forget it. Three are €560 so that'd be the way to go, for now.

Meteor - Billpay: https://store.meteor.ie/phones/bill-...g-galaxy-s-III

Okay so on their standard 200 mins/texts, meteor talk + text, 1Gb data plan, the phone costs €300 on an 18 month contract, at €25.41 per month for the first 12 months and €30.50 for the remaining 6 months. So, over 18 months, you overall bill should come to €487.91. So, overall the ownership cost for 18 months is €787.91

Buying the phone sim free off German Amazon will cost you €585. Bearing mind the sam mins/texts/data allocation from meteor at 30 day contract basis is €20.33/month. Over 18 months, that's be €365.94. so adding that to the sim-free cost of the phone, the ownership cost over 18 months would be €950.94 so €163.03 more expensive to go the sim free route.

Its worth mentionig that plenty people here on meteor, I imagine would be on the mins/texts/data allocation already mentioned for €15.33/month (That offer ended about a month ago I think). At that cost, the overall ownership cost over 18 months (Assuming that plan will always be €15.33/month, which I doubt) will be €860.94, still €73 more expensive.

eMobile's plans have yet to come out so they might yet be the cheapest way of getting the phone. If on their cheapest 12 month plan for non eircom customers, the phone costs the same as the ONE X, €270, the phone should be just over €500 in real terms, which would probably be the way to go, and if you're on another network, you can sell you eMobile minutes/texts to some friend or something and recoup some of that cost back

[high horse]

Originally Posted by Zonda999

Meteor - Billpay: https://store.meteor.ie/phones/bill-...g-galaxy-s-III

Okay so on their standard 200 mins/texts, meteor talk + text, 1Gb data plan, the phone costs €300 on an 18 month contract, at €25.41 per month. So, over 18 months, you overall bill should come to €457.38. So, overall the ownership cost for 18 months is €757.38

On that Meteor plan, it's €25.41 per month for the 1st 12 months. After 12 months it reverts to €30.50 per month for the rest of the contract. By my calculations the overall cost of ownership for 18 months is €787.91

[Zonda999]

Do they actually enforce that though? Wouldnt create a good impression for your bill to increase 6 months before your contract expires. It would still be cheaper though

[high horse]

Originally Posted by Zonda999

Do they actually enforce that though? Wouldnt create a good impression for your bill to increase 6 months before your contract expires. It would still be cheaper though

Yes, they do enforce it. I'm on month 18 of my contract with that bill. You're right, it's still cheaper, but it's good to be aware of these things

[Zonda999]

Certainly, you'd tend to forget about that. It is annoying to see that the bill pay option is agin the cheapest way of getting these phones, only about a year ago, the sim-free + 30 day contract was cheaper almost every time

[Craigels]

will three have the phone network locked and branded Im with meteor not due upgrade till December so either i get it on amazon and still with my current meteor plan or try get it else where

[fionny]

Hmmm, im quite disappointed meteor havent given a 12month offering at the higher price.

[Zonda999]

I think meteor still do 12 month contracts but not online! Try a meteor store or a Carphone warehouse

[thebman]

Originally Posted by Craigels

will three have the phone network locked and branded Im with meteor not due upgrade till December so either i get it on amazon and still with my current meteor plan or try get it else where

Anyone I know who had a 3 phone, it was network locked and they were charged if they wanted to unlock it.

Don't know if that is still the case. Wouldn't touch them with a barge pole TBH especially after the NBS farce.

[PogMoThoin]

Any word in Vodafone? I'm due an upgrade in 2 weeks

[kenyard]

vodafone were supposed to have it on release date from what i heard, i registered my interest with them but no word as of yet either.
i need to go with them to have reception at work. its the only reason im picking them.
im guessing they will be their usual 18 month contract at 45 euro or whatever though :/