ciderman Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Its the Orange Tariff thats putting me off a bit , Last time I had Orange was about 10 years ago and I wrecked a good van roof trying to get a decent signal . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titan Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 www.landroverphone.co.uk sells them as "SIM Free" so if it wouldn't work with any SIM I would think you could sue them for a false description!Orange would be about as much use to me here as a set of Orange springs so it's just as well I had no intention of wasting three hundred quid anyway yep i think they come sim free from that site but if your looking for a sim deal then its only orange you can get them from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Found them on another site which suggests that not only the S1 is locked to Orange but so is the Sonim Quest version http://www.rugged-phone.co.uk/product.php/...09badee51b0b971 http://www.rugged-phone.co.uk/product.php/...09badee51b0b971 Definitely off the menu for me then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Found them on another site which suggests that not only the S1 is locked to Orange but so is the Sonim Quest versionhttp://www.rugged-phone.co.uk/product.php/...09badee51b0b971 http://www.rugged-phone.co.uk/product.php/...09badee51b0b971 Definitely off the menu for me then Steve, I got a Sonim S1 and XP3 off eblag, both unlocked and both still performing well. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat_pending Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 The Britpart version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_P Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 The price seems about right for it being sold as a "SIM Free" type phone. If you have a wander in a mobile phone store like Phones4u you'll find that the SIM Free phone prices are well into the hundreds, yet for PAYG the same phone can be had for a mere 30 quid. All down to what deals the manufacturer and network operators have, because in essence you are still entering a long term contract with a PAYG given most are locked to a specific network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I have ordered one from Tesco contract site. Ordered it on sunday, and STILL waiting to hear whether it is arriving this week. Getting the arse would be an understatement. Was free on contract. I have been on 3 so anything is a bonus signalwise!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I have ordered one from Tesco contract site. Ordered it on sunday, and STILL waiting to hear whether it is arriving this week. Getting the arse would be an understatement.Was free on contract. I have been on 3 so anything is a bonus signalwise!! Got it last night. First impressions good- really solid old wheelchock of a thing. However..... the software to connect it to the pc is arse. havent managed to get it to work yet. Maybe a windows 7 thing, but not too bothered if it doesn't work tbh. signal is great and goes really loud if you need it to. Is very basic which i like, and the GPS is superb. Recommended!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Clifford Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Have you got the GPS to work? I cant get anything from it - the Java software seems to want to connect to the Internet and then reports communcations failure. All I really want is for it to tell me my position so I can find myself on a real map - I dont want turn by turn Google map download stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calle-fas Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Have you got the GPS to work?I cant get anything from it - the Java software seems to want to connect to the Internet and then reports communcations failure. All I really want is for it to tell me my position so I can find myself on a real map - I dont want turn by turn Google map download stuff... I've got the same problem with my XP3 Quest. It goes for all the JAVA applications. Besides, I was truly disappointed to find the phone not being compatible MMS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calle-fas Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I've got the same problem with my XP3 Quest. It goes for all the JAVA applications.Besides, I was truly disappointed to find the phone not being compatible MMS. Solved the problem. You have to use the fifth gprs profile for JAVA to work. Actually replying from the phone right now. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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