- Just popped into an O2 store and they will be carrying the Classic.
It has been their decision to skip the Passport due to the bad reception early on.
They will stock the Classic, however.
It should be available by the end of November to pick up.
PassportSQW100-1/10.3.1.632 and a Z30avbercu likes this.10-09-14 05:23 AMLike 1 -
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- Getting yourself tied into a carrier is hardly anyone's fault but your own. I've never been tied to carrier ever. Based SIM free purchases everytime, like it should be. You do know it is almost always cheaper to buy a phone outright and you can get a cheaper monthly rolling contract and in the long run you spend less (i.e. against a 24 month contract).10-09-14 09:19 PMLike 0
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- Getting yourself tied into a carrier is hardly anyone's fault but your own. I've never been tied to carrier ever. Based SIM free purchases everytime, like it should be. You do know it is almost always cheaper to buy a phone outright and you can get a cheaper monthly rolling contract and in the long run you spend less (i.e. against a 24 month contract).10-09-14 10:54 PMLike 0
- Congrats, now go fly. Where I live, AT&T gives the best service, so I've been with AT&T for over 10 years and have no intention or need to switch any time soon. So signing a contract or not signing a contract I'll still be with the same carrier. And when it boils down to sign a contract and get a new phone for $200 versus not signing that contract and get a new phone for $600, hm, I don't know... And I've went for some time with an unlocked device on the plan out of contract, and the monthly fee was exactly the same. So I don't see this extra charge people keep harping on about... Oh well.10-09-14 11:37 PMLike 0
- Getting yourself tied into a carrier is hardly anyone's fault but your own. I've never been tied to carrier ever. Based SIM free purchases everytime, like it should be. You do know it is almost always cheaper to buy a phone outright and you can get a cheaper monthly rolling contract and in the long run you spend less (i.e. against a 24 month contract).
Edit: And I re-asked him in like 10 different ways, there is no added on fee for getting a phone at a discounted rate. There will be no difference in my plan costs whether I sign the contract or not. The phone is DISCOUNTED, meaning the rest of that $400 is subsidized by AT&T in exchange for my promise to stay with them for the 2 years. The only plan where you pay for the phone monthly after the initial lower amount is the AT&T Next plan, which I am not using...10-10-14 12:02 AMLike 0 - Only thats not entirely true. A sim only plan is always cheaper with the same minutes/texts/data. You do know carriers price the cost of the phone into your monthly sub? what did you think? they are giving out free phones??? you are deluded if you think you pay the same price monthly for the same plan with a sim only deal. Do carriers like losing money? use some common sense please.10-10-14 01:29 AMLike 0
- Yep, talking to a CSR right now, if I bring my own unlocked device, he has confirmed, my bill will be EXACTLY THE SAME every month... Yep, no magical fee for buying a phone on the discounted upgrade price when you sign a contract. Sorry bub... So enjoy paying $600 for the same phone I pay $200 for just for signing a contract to stay with a carrier I was always planning on staying with anyway...
Edit: And I re-asked him in like 10 different ways, there is no added on fee for getting a phone at a discounted rate. There will be no difference in my plan costs whether I sign the contract or not. The phone is DISCOUNTED, meaning the rest of that $400 is subsidized by AT&T in exchange for my promise to stay with them for the 2 years. The only plan where you pay for the phone monthly after the initial lower amount is the AT&T Next plan, which I am not using...
what exactly did you expect him to say?
you: hey i just bought a new phone, so i dont need a phone from you, seeing as i'm in a contract with you paying $x a month, can you now cut that down to $y, thanks.
salesrep: sir, thats not possible. I can assure you there is no discount on your monthly subscription. We give out free phones for free because we love your custom and loyalty.
you: ahh shucks, i thought as much.
oh my god, i didnt know people could be this stupid....10-10-14 01:34 AMLike 0 - Congrats, now go fly. Where I live, AT&T gives the best service, so I've been with AT&T for over 10 years and have no intention or need to switch any time soon. So signing a contract or not signing a contract I'll still be with the same carrier. And when it boils down to sign a contract and get a new phone for $200 versus not signing that contract and get a new phone for $600, hm, I don't know... And I've went for some time with an unlocked device on the plan out of contract, and the monthly fee was exactly the same. So I don't see this extra charge people keep harping on about... Oh well.
thats what i mean.
I fly anywhere i want pal, thanks for the tip anyway.10-10-14 01:54 AMLike 0 - Getting yourself tied into a carrier is hardly anyone's fault but your own. I've never been tied to carrier ever. Based SIM free purchases everytime, like it should be. You do know it is almost always cheaper to buy a phone outright and you can get a cheaper monthly rolling contract and in the long run you spend less (i.e. against a 24 month contract).
I have never been tied to carrier before but I am brutally forced to do so and I will cause I am tired.
Posted via CB1010-10-14 09:05 AMLike 0 - Only thats not entirely true. A sim only plan is always cheaper with the same minutes/texts/data. You do know carriers price the cost of the phone into your monthly sub? what did you think? they are giving out free phones??? you are deluded if you think you pay the same price monthly for the same plan with a sim only deal. Do carriers like losing money? use some common sense please.10-10-14 09:16 AMLike 0
- AHAHAHAAA believing what the salesman tells you xD
what exactly did you expect him to say?
you: hey i just bought a new phone, so i dont need a phone from you, seeing as i'm in a contract with you paying $x a month, can you now cut that down to $y, thanks.
salesrep: sir, thats not possible. I can assure you there is no discount on your monthly subscription. We give out free phones for free because we love your custom and loyalty.
you: ahh shucks, i thought as much.
oh my god, i didnt know people could be this stupid....
And I've worked in sales, bending the truth and avoiding mentioning things are both allowed to make sales, and if the conversation isn't recorded, you can probably try to get away with lying, but straight up lying is definitely not allowed, and this conversation was 100% recorded by both parties, I was given the option to save the entire conversation. Not to mention, I wasn't even talking to a salesperson, he wasn't in a position to sell me anything and never tried to sell me anything any time in the conversation.
I asked him, in probably 5 different ways, leaving absolutely no room for interpretation. Not to mention, I study my bill all of the time. My services are all broken up individually, and I know how to do simple addition math just fine, and my voice package cost, my text cost, and my data cost, and the taxes, all add up to EXACTLY what I pay every month. There isn't any magical amount that's not accounted for on top of how much my plan should cost. And I asked the guy "I have an unlocked phone I want to use on your network, how much would my plan be?" He stated the cost of the voice, text, and data costs... Guess how much it was? EXACTLY THE SAME. Wow. Then I asked him, what if I decided to buy one of their phones at the discounted rate and sign the contract, how much would my monthly fee be. Guess how much it was? EXACTLY THE SAME. I asked him what the difference was between bringing my own unlocked phone versus buying one at a discounted rate. He told me, one I'm free to leave any time without any penalty, but the other I have to sign a 2 year contract and if I want to leave before then, I'll have to pay an early termination fee. So I told him I currently have this plan, when my contract is up, and I don't upgrade to another phone, or I bring my own unlocked phone, will my monthly fee go down, NO. Is there any fees added on monthly for "upgrading" the phone, NO. Are the costs of any of the individual packages, voice, text, or data, any more expensive if I purchase an "upgrade" phone with the contract, NO. Is it any cheaper to not "upgrade" the phone and to not be in the contract, NO.
And I've probably asked in a few other ways than that as well. Please tell me where there is any room for interpretation, and way a truth could be bent to get those answers. And if you really think that they can just simply straight up lie blatantly like that on a conversation where both parties are given a copy of it, then you've never worked in retail or sales. I have, and I can tell you right now, the only time you do that is if you think it cannot be proven.
Edit: But please "all four inches" please enlighten me on where in my bill is that fee for the phone. You obviously know more about my bill than I do...10-10-14 09:40 AMLike 0 - Ok, so not having the branding on the phone is worth paying $400 more? You know, I have a spare chin piece for my Q10 without a branding on it, didn't cost me a dime, and I can just swap it out with the one on my Q10 that has the AT&T logo on it... :-)10-10-14 09:43 AMLike 0
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