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    #1082
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Just keep quiet, walk in and ask to buy the phone on PAYG and then throw away the new sim. Once you've done that, just say you have another line and have lost your microSIM.


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    #1083
    GEasy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭GEasy


    baz8080 wrote: »
    It did for me when I did something similar with Meteor. I wanted to buy the meteor PAYG as an upgrade for my plan because it was a little cheaper than getting it sim-free. When the meteor assistant heard this she refused to sell it to me.

    The solution was to send my wife in later and she bought it as a "gift for her father". So perhaps don't volunteer the information like I did and you might be grand.

    So I'd just go in and get it as a gift? That sounds good!


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    #1084
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    You'll need a micro-sim too, if you don't already have one, or maybe you can call customer care and swap your number over to the payg sim you'll get withe phone.


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    #1085
    GEasy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭GEasy


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    Just keep quiet, walk in and ask to buy the phone on PAYG and then throw away the new sim.

    Ya, that's what I plan on doing now. Thanks for the help! I had a suspicion they mightn't like it.


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    #1086
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Well you had more of a suspicion than I did when I got mine :) . My jaw dropped when she told me she wouldn't sell one to me because of my nefarious plans.


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    #1087
    GEasy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭GEasy


    baz8080 wrote: »
    Well you had more of a suspicion than I did when I got mine :) . My jaw dropped when she told me she wouldn't sell one to me because of my nefarious plans.

    It's a bit of a stupid policy really imo. Does the phone come with some sort of beats headphones?


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    #1088
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Mine didn't, just a regular set of HTC ones and I can't comment on their quality as they are still in the box :)


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    #1089
    beno619
    Registered Users Posts: 5,006 ✭✭✭beno619


    Vodafone are the only network bundling the beats headphones


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    #1090
    Dr Nic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Dr Nic


    So any recommendations for the OneX guys?
    Im going to make the plunge with emobile today, moving from meteor and an iphone 4?

    Cant wait to get back to android!

    Any major flaws with the OneX other than the name?


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    #1091
    s_carnage
    Registered Users Posts: 2,672 ✭✭✭s_carnage


    Anyone know the cheapest place to get this sim free online? With 3 at the minute and due an upgrade soon but really don't want to have to sign up to another 18 month contract.


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    #1092
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Dr Nic wrote: »
    So any recommendations for the OneX guys?
    Im going to make the plunge with emobile today, moving from meteor and an iphone 4?

    Cant wait to get back to android!

    Any major flaws with the OneX other than the name?
    Nope. It's fantastic! (And so is the name :P)
    s_carnage wrote: »
    Anyone know the cheapest place to get this sim free online? With 3 at the minute and due an upgrade soon but really don't want to have to sign up to another 18 month contract.
    For once, the cheapest place isn't online. In fact, it's not even pay as you go.

    Get a 12 month contract on Emobile's lowest tariff and the total cost will work out at only €509 euro and you get 12 month's worth of service to boot. The phone's sim free too so it really doesn't make sense to buy it any other way.


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    #1093
    mik_da_man
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 9,927 ✭✭✭mik_da_man


    Yeah it works out at 500.72 that way online on select 100!

    You might up one on adverts too for a decent price if your lucky.


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    #1094
    Dr Nic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Dr Nic


    If you're with eircom or your dad is, then you can get it on emobile with unlimited calls, texts 15gig data, for 18mon at 34.50 per month with 89euro upfront.

    Thats 700 bucks for a 550eur phone and 18mon of unlimited calls texts and data pretty much!


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    #1095
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    According to their website, it's €64/month for those features.


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    #1096
    bandit197
    Registered Users Posts: 907 ✭✭✭bandit197


    Dr Nic wrote: »
    So any recommendations for the OneX guys?
    Im going to make the plunge with emobile today, moving from meteor and an iphone 4?

    Cant wait to get back to android!

    Any major flaws with the OneX other than the name?

    Its a great phone, you wont be disappointed. Camera is very very good. It eats heavy games and apps for breakfast with that quad processor. Get yourself some Near Field Stickers (NFC), some here on ebay. Handy for car holders, office desk or wherever.


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    #1097
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,716 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    bought a HTC One S on meteor Bill Pay after moving from PAYG, got the phone for 180euro so half the price of the One X. Have to say it's an excellent phone, feels and performs really good. Screen Quality is nowhere nearly as bad as the reviews are making it out to be. I tried the One X before I bought, it's a great phone but in no way is it worth double the price for a larger screen and slightly better screen quality.


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    #1098
    motownman
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭motownman


    bandit197 wrote: »
    Its a great phone, you wont be disappointed. Camera is very very good. It eats heavy games and apps for breakfast with that quad processor. Get yourself some Near Field Stickers (NFC), some here on ebay. Handy for car holders, office desk or wherever.

    Have my One X a month now and still learning!

    I am aware of the NFC capability but have no idea how to exploit it. What are NFC stickers? How can they be used for car holders, office desk etc?

    Appreciate any education you can give me. Thanks.


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    #1099
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    motownman wrote: »
    Have my One X a month now and still learning!

    I am aware of the NFC capability but have no idea how to exploit it. What are NFC stickers? How can they be used for car holders, office desk etc?

    Appreciate any education you can give me. Thanks.

    NFC stickers contain small chips you can use to set tasks to using an app like NFC Task Launcher.
    I have a few set up (home, car, work) to do different things when I swipe them like the work one turns off my wifi, puts phone on vibrate only, changes brightness and if I want can check in on fb/4square etc.


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    #1100
    Dr Nic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Dr Nic


    dahamsta wrote: »
    According to their website, it's €64/month for those features.

    You apply a voucher code at step 4 or 5 of the checkout and get half off your bill


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    #1101
    motownman
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭motownman


    The Great Chinholio wrote: »
    NFC stickers contain small chips you can use to set tasks to using an app like NFC Task Launcher.
    I have a few set up (home, car, work) to do different things when I swipe them like the work one turns off my wifi, puts phone on vibrate only, changes brightness and if I want can check in on fb/4square etc.

    Aahhhh!

    Thanks for that. More fun with my One X!


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    #1102
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Dr Nic wrote: »
    dahamsta wrote: »
    According to their website, it's €64/month for those features.

    You apply a voucher code at step 4 or 5 of the checkout and get half off your bill

    The price I mentioned is the Eircom customer price, there's a further discount? Nearly half off the. already discounted price?


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    #1103
    bandit197
    Registered Users Posts: 907 ✭✭✭bandit197


    motownman wrote: »
    Aahhhh!

    Thanks for that. More fun with my One X!

    One on the car holder can be used to switch off wifi, enter car mode, turn on gps and start playing a random selection of music tracks. Whatever you want really.


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    #1104
    GEasy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭GEasy


    The Great Chinholio wrote: »
    motownman wrote: »
    Have my One X a month now and still learning!

    I am aware of the NFC capability but have no idea how to exploit it. What are NFC stickers? How can they be used for car holders, office desk etc?

    Appreciate any education you can give me. Thanks.

    NFC stickers contain small chips you can use to set tasks to using an app like NFC Task Launcher.
    I have a few set up (home, car, work) to do different things when I swipe them like the work one turns off my wifi, puts phone on vibrate only, changes brightness and if I want can check in on fb/4square etc.

    Well that's slick !


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    #1105
    mik_da_man
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 9,927 ✭✭✭mik_da_man


    dahamsta wrote: »
    The price I mentioned is the Eircom customer price, there's a further discount? Nearly half off the. already discounted price?

    There's a thread over on Bargain alerts.
    It's 35 per month, but the one X is 189


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    #1106
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Nice one, thanks.


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    #1107
    beno619
    Registered Users Posts: 5,006 ✭✭✭beno619


    Have anybody gotten the 1.29 OTA update ? seems to have finally been rolled out in the uk.


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    #1108
    Saadyst
    Registered Users Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Saadyst


    beno619 wrote: »
    Have anybody gotten the 1.29 OTA update ? seems to have finally been rolled out in the uk.

    Checked manually after seeing your message and got the OTA now, completed successfully!

    Cheers for letting us know


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    #1109
    beno619
    Registered Users Posts: 5,006 ✭✭✭beno619


    Saadyst wrote: »
    Checked manually after seeing your message and got the OTA now, completed successfully!

    Cheers for letting us know

    Ha no problem, guessing il be waiting a while for the vodafone branded update :(


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    #1110
    TBi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭TBi


    dahamsta wrote: »
    According to their website, it's €64/month for those features.

    There is a deal at the moment if you have an eircom account. Just like the previous person said. Might be worth asking how you get the deal rather than incorrectly saying you can't.


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    #1111
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Feel free to point out the incorrect part of my statement, smartarse. Go on, read it again.

    Can anyone tell me if the eMobile HTC handsets come with stock HTC ROMs, or modified ROMs that'll result in delayed updates?


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