Phone is free.
6 months@£35
After 6 months can change to £16 plan. Therefore total is (VAT included)
(6*35)+(6*16)=S$892

oh ok. i see. thanks for clearin the air.

by the way, is your brother a long time O2 post paid customer? or was that his first time with them?

Anyone? Is the phone Sim unlocked? That's the most important thing at the moment for me! ;-) No use if it can't be used in Singapore.

oh yeah. is urs sim locked?

Hmm, good question don't know bout that. Phone is NOT SIM locked.

could you help me check with him? because it seems that only long time customer can have such bargainin power. would appreciate your help in this.

Most members from XDA Dev. forum said O2 Exec is not locked...I guess should be alright lah.

but they also said that the newer sets are locked as well so best os to test it out before purchasing it

anyone knows how much it cost to get it unlocked?

also, data 5 tariff is only a data plan right.. which makes sense to get that becoz i would not be using the line anyway.. getting the cheapest should be the right thing...

at the moment they say you could ask O2 to get it unlocked at 15 pounds but some are saying this option is not possible if you buy with the line so gotta make sure.

anyways i think they will have unlocking tools for the universal in due time. so you just gotta wait it out.

and data 5 tariff is the cheapest plan of all the lot. it depends on how you work it out with your friend, if he is gettin it for you and he already has a line, then its alright. but if he doesnt have a line, it would be nice for you to ask him to use the 8 pounds a month to subsidize his own line. at least its a win win situation for both of you.

But people have mentioned that the exec is not locked.

latest news.. the exec apparantly is out of stock. Anyone can confirm or begs to differ?

I was carrying a Treo 600 before and I can tell you these devices ARE EXPECTED to cock up once in a while. Touch wood.

I rather play safe than go around hunting for a phone and stay in Limbo land when the thing goes dead or something.

It is all dependent on a person's personality, if you are those gung-ho type who can solve any type of problems...then it is okay.

I am rather sceptical of durability of such high tech devices...THEY ARE EXPECTED to cause problems if you are a heavy user.

Everyone's mileagle varies. :) Two phones for the price of one is ridiculous though, I am more than willing to risk it in this case, the sums add up nicely.

Even with the money at hand, the exec apparently is out of stock. Any idea how long it takes for the stock to come in?

Is it true that though a higher plan is signed, after 6 months can downgrade?

Anyone has any ideas whether has there been an update of price in uk? Hmmm.... stocks so far no news also.

Is it true that though a higher plan is signed, after 6 months can downgrade?

Just look online it say 199 pounds... 149 for students.

Thats for online buying. But following the threads, if you walk into an o2 shop, its a different thing altogether.

How much cheaper do you think it'll get? Anyways, the cheapest so far is by Nish who got it free but he also has super good credit and after the plan he saved about SGD$200 compared to the online price.

yeah .. thats true. but getting online and on a walk in, u are looking at about 150 sgd savings. You do the math

Bro there's only one way to find out la. Ask friend to chiong into O2 shop. Otherwise, I doubt many Sg bros residing in the UK lurk around this forum.

yeah.. he did... and the answer was that its out of stock and it cost 350 pounds!!!! haiz....

To answer the original question (Exec under S$1,000?). Yes it is possible.

Charge it up and let you know if
1)SIM lock
2)Dead pixels
3)DOA

Thank you. Now lets enjoy the phone.

wow.. thats so drool...

did your friend ship it to u or was brought back? hmm... wonder will customs have an issue?

customs issue depends on country or pricing/description put on the "delivery" package?

Brother brought it back to me. :) Didn't even want my money, good to have a younger brother who's making good money. Hahahaha.

More often than not, you'll find that the custom is pretty lenient. I think you'd be ok but don't bill me if you get taxed.

Yeah... well... lets hope for the best now : )

[quote=nshon,Dec 2 2005, 01:51 PM]
Brother brought it back to me. :) Didn't even want my money, good to have a younger brother who's making good money. Hahahaha.

>>wa, u so lucky hor. Free present and its a hard to get 02 some more, wow .. M jealous! hahahaha

apparently exec is going at 300 pounds in o2 store.. damm ex..compared to the 230 pounds

got an email saying the data 5 tariff is not avaliable with the exec already.. don't know how true... anyone?

Hi guys..my friend is bringing me 3 sets of O2 Exec from UK tomorrow. I've just called up the Customs and they referred me to IDA. The guy at IDA said the sets won't be able to come in. He said will need their stamp and approval. I'll have to bring the approval down to the customs and then the customs people will decide whether to let the sets pass through. If not they will detain them or make me re-export them back. Does anyone knows how true this is? He said even one set will need to have approval.

i kinda doubt it.. but yet again.. maybe its 3 sets. If its 2 sets, i don't think there should be any issues..

Can anyone advise me on this issue? Does anyone have any experiences in bringing tele-communication devices in Sinagpore?

Yes I do. My Exec is here. Nothing to do with customs, nothing to do with IDA cause I didn't intend to profit from my phone.

What are we supposed to do everytime we buy a phone in HK/Taiwan/somewhere, go to IDA and get approval? Come on guys, some common sense please. Anything is legal, until you get caught and I don't think they can be bothered to clam down on every single (not multiple sets) phone that's not IDA approved coming into Singapore.

Unless we are talking in bulk, I would think so. But for small qty, i doubt it.

nshon bro.. so lucky.. got ya exec... ah!!!!

So do you guys think it's safe to bring in 3 sets? Is it too many? Any complications if they gets detained?

well i don't know man you kinda triggered them off as to when you will be gettin it so its kinda hard to say if they'll be doing anything.

i don't think there is a problem with brinign in a phone as you can say its for personal use but 3? that's kinda pushing it though.

You're bringing in the phones for profit (I'm assuming). It is not safe to bring 3 sets of the same phone into Singapore.

i would suggest your friend just brings in one into singapore for the time being.

The question here: Will the customs check your lugguage? I've been through Singapore customs for many many times and they never checked mine.

if u r using for urself, take it apart and put the phone in your pocket.

true but if they do, then good luck to you.

Very much down to luck lah...

So anyone got the exec for below 1k still??

I'm paying $1260 for it inclusive of VAT & Shipping but may still need to pay a fee to TT the money to my friend.

TT would be about 30 bucks sin..

my TT fees cost me about SGD50. the TT fees on my side cost $30 but i paid an additional $20 for my friend as the bank said that my friend's bank would charge for the TT service as well and it was up to me if i wanted to pay it for my friend.

by the way, i did the TT with PSOB

well,few yrs ago when i was studying in uk,i sent back my handphone through airmail among some other items...n it is not just once....n no problem at all but then,it's few yrs ago...

Yup.. think the TT would have to be for both sides. But if its done through paypal.. think its slightly cheaper.

Hi guys, does anyone knows where can my friend in UK get the Data 5 tariff from O2? If he is able to get it, then does that mean he can get the Exec at below S$1,000?