From: Sak Wathanasin on 14 Jul 2010 10:17 On 14 July, 14:59, Sara <saramerri...(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > However, the phones will still be locked to O2, so you will need to > > get them unlocked. Tesco are doing pretty good deal at the moment. > > Once they're out of contract, don't O2 have to unlock them if asked? > When we moved from Vodafone they unlocked them all without quesion or > charge. That means they're already unlocked - sorry, thought you got the iPhones through an O2 contract, in which case they would have been locked to O2 (mine are - must get round to unlocking them).
From: Jon B on 14 Jul 2010 10:59 Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > In article <1jlmdiv.1k39i1x1no3jf3N%black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com>, > black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com (Jon B) wrote: > > > Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > And to make matters worse - I'm also looking at broadband deals, > > > landline deals and *and* a whole new hardware phone system. > > > > > Eeek. Do like Phone Co-op for our lines esp at work. All based in > > Oxford, bloody good support, cheaper than BT. Keeps us happy. > > > I'm down to a choice of three hardware options or a fully hosted IP > system - no hardware on site bat handsets. Scary, but interesting idea. > Yeah, be interested on details but worrying that would be at risk of ISP. Presumably would stick that behind something bit more resistant that standard ADSL. > > Had one come to look at ours the other month, told us our phone system > > was old and outdated (installed back in 2003), and then on our budget > > recommended the £4000 Siemens Hi Path 3550. Hum, we've got a Siemens > > 3550 bolted to the wall already... [1] > > It's a Siemens Hi Path that we're getting rid of. > > > > > Sob. How many salesmen can I listen to before someone - them or me - > > > dies. > > > > Think positively, it's them that has to die. > > > > [1] And it's a modular system, want to swap something, slide a card out > > and slide in the new version of it. No need to replace the full system. > > Until you *want* to do that, then suddenly it's not so easy. Or cheap. Always the way. I've looked at the Draytek 3510IP system but right now the 9-5 hasn't got the budget for anything till the Siemens breaks anyway. What's the hardware options you've looked at? -- Jon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
From: Sara on 14 Jul 2010 11:02 In article <1jlmk5s.13zv209tjfvnN%jim(a)magrathea.plus.com>, jim(a)magrathea.plus.com (Jim) wrote: > Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > > I am the professor of not envying you, not envying you university, > > > notenvyingyousville. Have an owl. > > > > awww ta. An owl always makes me feel better. > > Even large ones? > > Jim Oh yes! The bigger the better - even if they are all furriners. -- Sara Run out of ideas for a sig for the moment
From: Sara on 14 Jul 2010 11:03 In article <a20fe548-4f4b-49c6-b939-48b2d55cc3db(a)d8g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>, Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> wrote: > On 14 July, 14:59, Sara <saramerri...(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > > However, the phones will still be locked to O2, so you will need to > > > get them unlocked. Tesco are doing �pretty good deal at the moment. > > > > Once they're out of contract, don't O2 have to unlock them if asked? > > When we moved from Vodafone they unlocked them all without quesion or > > charge. > > That means they're already unlocked - sorry, thought you got the > iPhones through an O2 contract, in which case they would have been > locked to O2 (mine are - must get round to unlocking them). Yes I did - the Vodafone lot were the old handsets, not the iPhones. My mistake for using 'them' to mean two things in one place. -- Sara Run out of ideas for a sig for the moment
From: Sara on 14 Jul 2010 11:04
In article <saramerriman-584FC0.15023114072010(a)news.individual.net>, Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > I'm down to a choice of three hardware options or a fully hosted IP > system - no hardware on site bat handsets. Scary, but interesting idea. ^^^ That should have been a 'but'. I sort of like the idea of bat handsets though. -- Sara Run out of ideas for a sig for the moment |