HTC Desire Tips, Tricks and Tweaks
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DEAL: HTC Desire £285 On O2
43 years ago
by MrBrightside
in Deals
This deal is for anyone already on an O2 contract, even if it’s O2 Simplicity 30 days.
Info
- You buy this phone for a one-off cost of £285.
- It doesn’t affect your existing contract, if you’re 9 months in, that’s where it’ll carry on.
- At the end of your minimum term of contract, you upgrade as normal. The Desire isn’t taken into account at all. It’s almost as if you received a discount on a Pay As You Go phone as reward for being an existing customer
How To Get It
- Ring 202 from your O2 phone
- Press 2 to say you’re an existing customer
- Press 2 to select Order/Upgrade options
- Press 2 to select Upgrades
- Ask the person you get put through to that you want to buy a HTC Desire
- If they say that they can’t offer it to you say you know other people that were able to buy it for this price
- If they ask if you want to be put through to upgrades, say yes, then repeat steps 5 and 6
FAQ
- Can I get it on PAYG?
No, this deal is for contract customers only, even if you’re on a 1 month Simplicity deal - I’m being told that I need to be put on a 24 month deal, is that right?
No, tell them you want to keep your contract but just want to buy the phone - I’m being told I need a smartphone simcard and my current “web bolt-on” isn’t enough
Some people are being told that but just tell them that you’re going to use WiFi mostly and won’t need the smartphone sim. If they persist just end the call and try again.
Final Tip
Make sure you confirm that this is a one-off purchase, that your contract is unaffected and that the price you’re paying is £285
Discussion
This deal was posted by spottydog on HUKD here. There you can find discussion of the deal, and other peoples experience of what they had to say to get it at this price. Don’t be put off that it says ‘EXPIRED’ in the title, that was just some other persons misunderstanding of the deal.
I’ve ordered one myself so know for definite that it works. I’m on a 12 month O2 Simplicity deal, and only 6 months into my current contract.
Here’s One I Received Today
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O2: HTC Desire In Stock
33 years ago
Those who have been waiting around for the HTC Desire on O2, then you’ll be please to know that it’s now available (they’ve been taking orders all week) and some people have already received their phones.
If you’re in the middle of an existing contract, then there’s the opportunity to get an in-contract upgrade for £285. You stay on your current price plan and it doesn’t restart your contract. It’s just a one-off cost of £285 for the phone, which is a bargain if you ask me! (Thanks Adam Leyton for clarifying this).
The standard deals are those which were posted earlier, though bear in mind that if you order through Topcashback, there’s a potential £35 cashback:
Considering all the negative attention Vodafone are attracting with their “unlimited data” being limited to a measly 500MB, I’d personally suggest going for O2 if you’re stuck between the two.
O2 To Stock HTC Desire From 10th May
13 years ago
by MrBrightside
in Deals
Just rang O2 to find out if they’ll be getting the Desire in anytime soon, and the sales person told me they’re expecting it from 10 May. I’m hoping the stock levels in the UK have stabilised, or at least will be stable by then (no doubt the Ash Cloud didn’t make the situation better).
I also asked for what kind of deal they could offer me, but she said that she didn’t know herself what plans they would be offering until closer to the date. Considering that T-Mobile removed all their £10 deals, and the total cost for a Desire contract whether 18 months or 24 months is around £450, I wouldn’t expect O2′s pricing to be much different.
If you’re nearing the end of your contract you should be able to get a decent deal via retentions. Remember, that retentions is NOT the same as upgrades. If you ring the upgrade line you won’t be offered a good-a-deal as you’d get from retentions. To get to retentions call O2 and ask for a PAC, within a couple of days you should get a call from retentions asking why you’re leaving, if you’ve found a better elsewhere and so on – just state the kind of thing you’re looking for and they’ll offer you the best they can.
If you’re desperate for a Desire and considering leaving O2, well it might just be worth waiting a couple of weeks and seeing what O2 can do for you!
Update: Turns out the salesperson didn’t have the up-to-date information. O2 posted their Desire deals on their blog later on today which you can see below. Very expensive compared to other networks, with the cheapest 18 month deal totalling £640 and 24 months at £700!!!
