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Have Carphone Warehouse stopped selling branded phones? |
vanquish
Joined: Mar 20, 2003
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From: Wor Newcastle Phone: V600i
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A conversation with one nice lady, and then the next day with one professional looking guy:
*playing with O2 K750i*
"so this phone is the O2 one right? The one for 259.99"
"Yes, on payg"
"Why isn't it branded, this is just like the sim free version isn't it"
"Yes, as an independant company we don't sell branded versions of phones, just phones with separate sim cards"
"So basically i'm just getting a sim free k750 cheaper with a free sim card"
"Yes, basically. Although O2 would expect you to use the sim card that comes with the phone, seeing as they have substituted the price."
"ah cool, i'll be back next week for one! bye"
"Bye"
I didn't believe what i was hearing? It was something along the lines of independant company... something similair. I wasn't sure, but they defenitely said as a blah blah company, we don't sell branded phones.
Has anyone else come accross this?
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etaab
Joined: Jan 23, 2004
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From: UK - South Yorkshire
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Every PAYG phone ive ever bought from CPW have always been branded.
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PeterKay
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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From: The Ummah
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Every new contract i purchase, i only buy from Carphone Warehouse and so far all phones have been completely unbranded. O2 network only i must admit.
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jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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From: Dorset, UK Phone:Xperia Z1
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I bought a T630 Payg O2 phone from them a couple of weeks ago which was unbranded but I also got a V800 at the same time which was obviously Vodafone branded. |
Thisnamewasnttakern
Joined: Jun 27, 2005
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Yeah my local also done this. K750i for 260 Simfree unbranded with o2 starter package. 260 i think.
Not the cheapest around. |
vanquish
Joined: Mar 20, 2003
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I believe the Carphone Warehouse are becoming outstanding.
Their knowledge, services, gratitude, faithfulness to Sony Ericsson etc.!
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TheGlassJAw
Joined: May 17, 2003
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From: london
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i got an unbranded k750 on contract from them a couple of weeks ago. £30 for the phone then £20 a month. total of £270.
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bigmrben
Joined: Apr 05, 2004
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CPW have always let me have unbranded, they have given me the choice in the past |
vanquish
Joined: Mar 20, 2003
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Great. Clap for CPW!
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Starsurfer
Joined: Jun 03, 2005
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had a k750 got it for 250, unbranded, went back today, returned it as it STILL crashed after firmware, got a new one, that was unbranded. |
etaab
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On 2005-07-04 17:54:21, vanquish wrote:
I believe the Carphone Warehouse are becoming outstanding.
Their knowledge, services, gratitude, faithfulness to Sony Ericsson etc.!
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And on top of that, in my local CPW store today i got to meet Roberto from Big Brother 6 (UK). 
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Residentevil
Joined: Feb 29, 2004
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From: Raccoon City, USA
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Hey somebody is making progress.
Tough times don't last, tough people do!
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Ericssonkid
Joined: Aug 04, 2003
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That's cool! Any time i buy an o2-contract phone it always comes with branding, but is unlocked!
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chazam
Joined: Sep 28, 2002
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From: Essex (UK)
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The forst phone i got on o2 contract was an Unbranded and unlocked K700i from CPW. After that i got a Nokia 7610 on o2 Online and it was branded but unlocked.
From now on I think I'm going to get my phones from places like CPW.
I'm very happy with the P900 i bought off of eBay and when my contract is up I might see what SE smartphones are available then. I won't bother with th P910i tho.
the wifes Samsung E800 is also branded but unlocked. Thats one good thing about o2's phones. the've all been unlocked (mine have)
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dave_uk
Joined: Mar 06, 2003
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Answer to the original question is "no", they haven't stopped selling branded phones. With a lot of PAYG-only handsets, and all Orange and some Voda and T-Mobile Pay Monthly deals, the handsets are still locked and branded. But Carphone often have agreements with the networks to sell unbranded stock in certain situations (usually where stock is low or slow) hence the sim-free K750i on O2.
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Posted: 2005-07-04 11:55
