Comments on: Samsung Galaxy Gets Priced in Germany

By: Skwark

Skwark — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:09:38 +0000

O2 UK are saying mid July for release…

By: Shompol

Shompol — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:13:54 +0000

Will take ages for US carriers to get it. I am going to just buy one on the “gray” market and stuff it with my sim card.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:35:52 +0000

I tried calling bot O2 and Carphonewarehouse but i could not get any info on this phone at all :(

it has gone on sale in Germany today and will follow in France in a few more days.

I spoke to a insider at 02 and they confirmed that the phone is bound for 02 but she had no more details than that.
June now seems unlikly as there are only a few days left. Qustion is will they get it out before T-Mobile / Orange Bring out the Hero.

By: Phill

Phill — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:10:53 +0000

could we not buy this phone from Germany and then put our own sims in it if it is unlocked? €17.50 is ~£15, so with o2 simplicity with the free unlimited internet bolt on, thats £20, that totals to £35. I shouldn’t imagine that it would be any cheaper than that on contract over here!

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:16:02 +0000

Ben: Orange has the exclusive on the Samsung i8910 HD, I’d say that was a pretty major touchscreen smartphone, although I don’t know how long they’ve got the exclusive for.

Went into Carphone Warehouse earlier and the guy said he thought it might be going to O2.

I hope it comes out on all networks, I hate exclusivity deals. I’ve been due for an upgrade since March but was waiting for the HD. Then it came out on Orange. Orange??? Why would anyone want to get a contract with Orange?? The Galaxy’d better come out soon, and not exclusive.

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:28:17 +0000

I asked in Carphone Warehouse yesterday (sunday 14th june). They said it was on their system, with spec. Just showed June release, but no exact date or network. Then i went in an Orange store, the guy in there didn’t even know what Android was! Lol. He did say though that they never find out what’s coming until the day before…

I’d never seen the Magic in the flesh, so popped into a Vodafone store as well. Had a look at the dummy model. Couldn’t guage weight but liked the size of it in my hand, so looking forward to getting hold of the similarly sized Galaxy! :-)

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:23:58 +0000

I talked to someone who seemed like he knew what he was talking about in Carphone Warehouse today, and he reckons Orange will get the i7500 going by past experiences with it being on O2 Germany. He also said O2 most likely wouldn’t want something competing with themselves in terms of the iPhone 3GS and the fact that Orange are currently the only ones without a major touchscreen smartphone (Vodafone have the Magic, T-Mobile the G1 and O2 the iPhone)

By: EDK

EDK — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:35:58 +0000

Jake: O2 Germany doesn’t sell phone/plan combinations any longer. So 18,- € is just the deferred payment (24 months) for the phone. You’re able to use this phone with a service provider of your choice.

O2 Germany offers some kind of postpaid contract without a basic fee and minimum amount for phone and messaging. It offers a price cap for German landline and messaging, so if your usage exceeds 60,- € you don’t pay more for the month. Internet access is offered for 5,- € (30 MB), 10,- € (200 MB) and 25,- € (5 GB), with a three months minimum contract time and a three months cancellation period.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:11:30 +0000

I just spoke to 02 and the guy was sure it was coming to O2 uk but said it would be at least another 6 weeks. The wait goes on.

By: Armandas

Armandas — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:52:52 +0000

And here is the quote from english pdf:

“Thanks to O2 My Handy, not only O2 customers, but customers from other mobile telecommunications providers can finance their mobile phone completely independent of their mobile telecommunications contract. After an advance payment of € 17.50 for the Samsung Galaxy the remaining amount is paid in 24 monthly instalments of €17.50 at zero percent interest rate.”

http://de.o2.com/ext/o2/wizard/index?page_id=14910;message_id=2085;style=portal;state=online

By: Keit

Keit — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:35:11 +0000

I’m SICK!!! Sick of exclusivity deals!!! Why would Samsung want to sign one with O2 (in the UK)? They have the exclusive on the iPhone and that’s in direct competition with Android!

I’m on T-mobile and don’t want to leave as I have half price for life. But there’s no way I’ll get the fugly G1. Was really hoping this would be out on all networks!

By: Armandas

Armandas — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:29:08 +0000

I’m not sure, but “monthly installments” doesn’t look like a contract to me (in a sense that you will get any mobile services with that).

By: jake

jake — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:10:22 +0000

Thank you for the news. Ive been waiting for any news on this phone. Anyone know what UK network this will be on? Hoping for o2. 18 Euros a month is a good deal, but do u get the free internet with that?

By: Mylo

Mylo — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:22:49 +0000

In the link mwardm posted it reads “Boussole numérique” which translated from French to English means Digital Compass… which is a relief!

By: mwardm

mwardm — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:12:06 +0000

In a similar vein, though not revealing any price, there’s a French PDF.
Not sure it tells us anything very new (maybe a couple of battery-life claims?), but since I haven’t seen it posted anywhere yet:
http://mediaplan.ovh.net/~henrycon/ressources/2009/06/pdf/Fiche_Samsung-Galaxy.pdf