jaseuk

No probs Gabby, I'll think I'll stick with buymobiles. On a side note has anyone read anywhere if Sony are pre-sticking on the screen protectors on the S like they did for some of their other Xperia's? Because that would be friggin sweet.

gabbyevs

im not ssaying it will happen again but probably best to jsut stick with your order now unless buymobiles get severely delayed

oh did they used to do that with their phones that would be great im terrible at putting those things on

angelus97

Looking at some of the unboxing videos it looks as though Sony aren't attaching the screen protectors themselves but are including one in the box.

gabbyevs

thanks-oh well will have to maybe get someone else to do it for me

zafonic

I think like the Arc a shatter proof sheet will already be applied to the screen with a spare in the box.

gabbyevs

oh i hope so would be handy

jaseuk

Just read this, check the comments for info re: pre-applied screen protector

24 hours with the Xperia S | Xperia Blog

.... yes there is!

gabbyevs

thanks for that jase

reading through it looking good im not a fan of port flaps either i tend to get very annoyed with them so will prob end up snapping it off lol

like the look of the homescreens though

great that the screen protector is already on why are people asking if they can put their own one on you wouldnt have to?

zafonic

My one and only concern about the Xperia S is the touch sensitive buttons just above the transparent element...there have been some reports of them being very much hit and miss, as stated on the Xperia blog.

jaseuk

Hmmm....will they even be used when the S gets ICS? Also don't a lot phones have a touch sensitive section on the bottom eg Sensation XE?

bayhota

when are they expected to release this? and where is the cheapest deal to get one sim free. all ive seen so far is that its expected to be released on the 27th of march.

Last edited by bayhota; March 1st, 2012 at 02:29 PM.

jaseuk

Sim free I couldn't tell you, but on contract delivery estimate is within 8 days on some sites, I guess sim free will be sooner if anything

Alien987

ICS on screen buttons are optional, so if the phone already has soft buttons they surely won't use on screen buttons, it wouldn't make any sense.

The cheapest sim free I could find shipped (to the US) is Handtec, and they're expecting to start shipping next week.

angelus97

Some retailers are saying it'll be released next Tuesday. I'm not holding my breath but it'd be awesome if I had one by this time next week.

gabbyevs

mpd are still saying 8 days for delivery as i said before they state days and it never seems to materialise in time

gabbyevs

play says 6 march still for a sim free phone

zafonic

And Clove still expect stock week commencing the 5th March.

jaseuk

Just an update: I rang Buymobiles and the lady said that for O2 they are getting their delivery on Tuesday 6th March, to despatch asap. I'll wait a few more days then and see if they can deliver by mid next week.

gabbyevs

nice one-yeah it does now say expected 6 march on their website

davewood44

I'm back in the room! I couldn't resist so re-ordered the s in white from clove. Still got the Htc one x on pre-order mind but the Sony was too good not to try.

If in a month I still want the Htc then I will try both for a few days and then put one of them on eBay!

zafonic

Ordered the white one from Clove too. Hopefully they will have delivery on Monday so I can have it by Tuesday/Wednesday. I hate all this waiting, especially as it has now been released.

davewood44

Fingers crossed!

However I see handtec are now saying they have no eta for the white version only the black will be guaranteed for monday. so I hope the same won't be said for clove on monday morning? I will sit next to my inbox all day

zafonic

It's rather annoying as the white version is available from phones4u NOW at £399.

zafonic

That has been the case for the last 2/3 weeks since I have been looking on Handtec.

zafonic

Come on I want my phone!

gabbyevs

me too zafonic you heard anything

zafonic

No not yet. Clove still expecting stock week commencing 5th March.

bayhota

any news on when they are expecting this to be released? Was going to pre-order this but waiting to see who gets stock in first.

Last edited by bayhota; March 5th, 2012 at 04:52 AM.

zafonic

Which country are you from?

bayhota

from Northern Ireland, some sites ive seen says this friday, whilst others like play say tomorrow.

zafonic

Phones4u have stock already of both black and white. I think most will get stock by Wednesday at the latest.

gabbyevs

i havent heard from p4u but they said next week anyway

all others still say expected in tomorrow

bayhota

Sony Xperia S review | The Verge

Not a great review.

gabbyevs

depends if its sim free you want or contract bayhota

gabbyevs

thats the worst review ive read but tbh i think theyre being a bit unfair i dont care about ics not being on it yet

zafonic

UPDATE:

I have been misinformed by a member of staff from phones4u, they are expecting stock of the Xperia S next week.

gabbyeves,

I have just looked on the Clove site and stock of both black and white Xperia S is not expected now till 12th March.

bayhota

Just brought it from handtec, never getting into a contract again.

gabbyevs

i thought i wasnt going mad lol

oh so everywhere been put back now?

zafonic

I would think so, haven't checked other sites. Really annoying that it's been put back another week as the phone is already released.

gabbyevs

buymobiles still says expected arrival tomorrow but they just might not have updated yet cant see contracts coming out before sim free

angelus97

It's annoying that it looks as though we're going to have to wait a few more days, but at least reviews are appearing. I know it'll be an awesome phone, but it's nice to see reviews before the product is released rather than after.

Amazon are now saying the 12th and Play are no longer saying pre-order and are saying it'll be despatched in 1-2 weeks.

bayhota

Handtec now saying 7-10 days for stock.

zafonic

I just hope it's not further delayed come next Monday. It's hard enough waiting another week when it looked very likely they were going to be shipped out this week.

gabbyevs

thats a shame looks like everyones got to wait till next week now-maybe they screwed up the uk dates in the first place?

jaseuk

Just got this email from buymobiles:

Thanks for your order. You have passed our initial security check and your order is ready for processing however your Sony Xperia S is not in stock at the moment.

We expect it to be available again within 10-15 working days, so we are going to temporarily hold-off from processing your credit check until it is back in stock.

As soon as it arrives we will process your order, send you an email, and ship your phone for next-day delivery.

Kind regards

Customer Services
0844 880 8100
Mon - Fri: 8:00am till 5:30pm
Sat: 9:00am till 1:00pm

Crap, I'd called them today too at 5.20pm and up to then all was still go.

gabbyevs

got a feeling they were blagging it jase

why wouldnt they know at the end of the day 5pm that there was no stock in yet?

gabbyevs

looks like theyre all saying next week now must have been a delay for release

wouldnt be surprised though if contracts are put back even further

bayhota

my mate works for phone4u and he was saying they have it but they cant release it until the 13th. So id say it would be the same for the rest of the online traders.

jaseuk

Ive just canceled my pre-order with buymobiles, I'll search around on closer to the time and try and get some free nfc tags as well

angelus97

Tesco are doing some good deals. I'm arming myself with their offers when I go into the O2 store.

£21.50 per month with O2, 200 mins, unlimited texts, 500MB Data & 20 MMS bolt-on, 24 month contract and free phone

With Phones 4 U they have the £21.50 O2 deal, but it's 3000 texts not unlimited and the phone costs £89.