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Old 23-09-2007, 11:09
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Hello,

I am thinking about getting the N95 on Vodafone or O2.

If you go into a mobile phone shop such as O2, Vodafone, Phones4u or carphonewarehouse do they open the phones packaging. I find that most annoying. Is it neccessary.


If i was to buy from a mobile phone shop would they insist on opening the packaging? Because I am perfectly capable of putting a SIM card and battery in.

How do these contracts work, how does the mobile phone shop put the deals onto the phone. Use a different SIM?

Can you take out a new contract and take the phone and use it the same day? What form of ID do you need to take with you?

What network is better Vodafone or O2?

Are call centres and mobile shops willing to out do deals by other networks and other shops?

Do O2 put any software on the N95? I think vodafone might put there styles of menu on there.

Is the N95 a good phone?

I know the camera is a 5mp or 5.1mp, but is it a good camera? Sometimes there is a high mp rate but not good photo's.

Is the phone easy to break or not?

Thanks,
Stephen.
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Old 23-09-2007, 11:27
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they open the packaging to enaure everything is in the box that should be, so you don't have to go back into store.

CPW use your debit card as proof of id. they ask you to verify pin and take/refund £1 into your account to confirm. Once credit check has been done (virtually straight away, unless it goes to referred, which means someone somewhere has to manually check your credit status and makes the decision) You should be able to take the handset away with you.

I'm not too sure with other networks stores. What I would suggest however, is take 1 utility bill in your name from within the last 3 months and your photocard of your driving licence/passport for ID. This usually will suffice.

Voda vs O2 = not sure, I'm on T mobile - worked for Voda and said I would never use their services ever after I left, so I will leave that to you to decide. I personally would say out of them two probably o2 as they don't load their handsets up with a new firmware which severely restricts the handsets capabilities (i remember one SE handset a few years ago that vodafone had put their firmware on which stopped users using their own mp3s as ringtones, to force te user into using VF live and purchasing ringtones from them - all in the name of profits)

Again, I cannot say yes or no to the N95 as I don't have one, but if you have a look at http://www.mobile-phones-uk.org.uk/nokia-n95.htm and http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=2741 and also http://www.mobile-review.com/review/...music-en.shtml

you should get an idea of what the handsets like and If you go into the CPW, just to let you know, the handset should be sim free, meaning no stupid o2/voda menus clogging up the handset (ask the question and usually you'll get a straight answer)
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Old 23-09-2007, 20:25
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O2 don't go in for branding to the ridiculous degree that the other networks do (are you listening Orange UK?). I'm not sure they eschew any branding whatsoever though - I'm sure I recall an O2 startup screen on an old SE phone. However it's supposedly done with a much lighter touch, so you probably won't find that your phone's performance has been butchered with cr*p operator firmware to quite the same degree as it would be with the likes of say, Orange ( - sorry to labour the point, but it's a particular bugbear of mine). I also seem to remember the phone coming in the original SE box, although to get the startup screen on there in the first place they must have opened it somehow (then again I might be getting different phones/contracts mixed up)

I've never been on Vodafone so I couldn't say for sure how bad their firmware situation is, but the general consensus on the mobile phone forums I frequent is that it's much worse than O2's. Therefore I would choose O2 over Vodaphone if your interested in using the n95 to anything like it's full capabilites and/or stupid operator logos get on your t*ts.

On the downside, O2 are known to have high data charges, so that's something to consider if you intend to use the N95's browsing capabilities.

Of course if you really want to use any smartphone in the manner the manufacturer intended, then as bluechang says sim-free is the way to go. However if CPW won't give you a subsidised sim-free N95 on a contract that could be pretty expensive .
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Old 26-09-2007, 21:46
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However if CPW won't give you a subsidised sim-free N95 on a contract that could be pretty expensive .

You are looking anywhere between Free for the dreaded Orange, to £229.99 for virgin and somewhere between for tmob and o2 However on saying that, you will more than likely get a sim free handset if you were to buy on orange (as i said, just ask the staff in store)
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Old 27-09-2007, 04:48
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Hello,

I am thinking about getting the N95 on Vodafone or O2.

If you go into a mobile phone shop such as O2, Vodafone, Phones4u or carphonewarehouse do they open the phones packaging. I find that most annoying. Is it neccessary.


If i was to buy from a mobile phone shop would they insist on opening the packaging? Because I am perfectly capable of putting a SIM card and battery in.

Stephen.
There's always the possibility they are thinking you want a subsidised phone to flog on Ebay or elsewhere.

How desperate are you? I hear Phones4U are heading for a difficult Christmas period because of the Iphone and if you can hang off for six or seven weeks, go in there and haggle hard. You could get a good deal on one, never take their first offer and be hard and be prepared to walk out. I don't like Phones4U but if you can stand your ground you can really get them down in price including line rentals. When you get them down tell them you will close the deal if they throw in something like a bluetooth headset. Always ask them what the direct debits you are signing, they have a habit of not telling you you are signing up for insurance. Tell them you don't want it.
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