QOTD: Where did you buy your current smartphone?

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Shaun

Simple question today. Who did you buy your current smartphone from? I bit the bullet and got my iPhone in an upgrade which is unusual because I tend to buy smartphones unlocked out of contract. Also, what did you buy?

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9 Responses to QOTD: Where did you buy your current smartphone?

  1. gavinfabl says:
    September 7, 2010 at 6:56 am

    Vodafone Plymouth store.

  2. jah says:
    September 7, 2010 at 8:05 am

    Desire – from T Mobile from their web site
    Dell Streak – from CPW Direct Sales (delivered 16 hours after I ordered!)

  3. Philippa says:
    September 7, 2010 at 8:21 am

    My iPhone was from o2. I’ve not bought an unlocked phone in ages. I think I’m getting old as I just don’t get excited by the new releases anymore!

  4. Austin Mitchell says:
    September 7, 2010 at 9:20 am

    An HTC Hero from Cash Converters in Stirling. first time I’ve bought a second hand phone in a long time.

  5. Graham says:
    September 7, 2010 at 9:34 am

    Bought my Hero from T-mobile. As I don’t make many many calls I always go for cheap contracts. At the time Heroes cost about £350 unlocked. Mine cost £126 with a £10 pcm T-mob contract. This works out at about the same as unlocked but I get 100 mins, 100 texts and 3gb of data with that. Much better value for me. If I wanted a more expensive contract I might consider an unlocked phone.

  6. lazyboy says:
    September 7, 2010 at 9:54 am

    iPhone 4 from the Apple Store in tax-free Delaware.

  7. chris says:
    September 7, 2010 at 11:44 am

    my hero from t mobile, my e71 from o2 and my e63 bought unlocked from expansys.

  8. Paul M says:
    September 7, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    friend of a friend or ebay – I rely on early adopters who upgrade every 6 months to provide a subsidised source of unlocked phones. By not buying something the minute it comes out I avoid the teething problems and get to find out whether a phone is actually any good. I also look at ebay prices over a period of time and the number of nearly new devices sold as this gives an indication of customer satisfaction.

    for example, I avoided buying an nokia n96 which initially appeared to be a very promising device and turned out to be flawed – lots were sold nearly new on ebay quite heavily discounted – cheaper than the n95-8GB for a while – which was a clear sign of people getting rid quick!

  9. Statto says:
    September 7, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    16GB iPhone 4 from O2 on monthly contract. I was out of contract. Thought about the HTC Desire, but liked my iP3G so much it was really a no brainer