Where to buy Windows Phone 8 smartphones by UK carriers
We have all heard about the new Windows Phone 8 devices, which includes the HTC Windows Phone 8X, HTC 8S, Nokia Lumia 920, Lumia 820, and the Samsung ATIV S, so now we want to let you know where you can buy these by UK carrier. We will let you know what carrier will have these handsets as well as prices.
The UK carriers that will be stocking and selling the above phones will include Phones 4U, O2, Carphone Warehouse, as well as EE, Three and Vodafone, please take a look below and let us know where you will be buying your favourite Windows Phone 8 smartphone.
Phones 4U
These will be selling the HTC 8X, HTC 8S, Samsung ATIV S and the HTC Windows Phone 8X Blue, they also have the Nokia Lumia 920 starting at £19.99 for the handset and then £46 per month, the ATIV S will start at £36, the Lumia 820 from £31 as well as the same price per month for the 8X, the 8S will be £20.50.
O2
O2 will be offering the Samsung ATIV S, HTC 8X and the HTC 8S, all these Windows phones will be free but on contract except the 8X, which will cost you an additional £29. Contracts will start at £36 per month, the HTC 8S will be from £21.50 and all we know is that November will be the release time frame.
Three
You should be able to buy the HTC 8X and 8S via this store sometime in November, as of yet there is no word on pricing, according to Engadget they suggest that the 8X will cost you a straight up £30 as well as a monthly contract bill of around £29, not too sure about the 8S though at the moment.
EE
We all know Everything Everywhere is the only UK network that offers its 4G network; Engadget has put a price list on the top Nokia and HTC handsets. Prices will start at £49 for the Nokia Lumia 920, and for the 820 it will start from free, the 8S and 8X will be begin its pricing at free and £29, Contracts will be from £36 per month and the 8S from £20.50.
Vodafone
There is not a lot of information for this carrier as of yet, but we do know that they will be stocking the HTC 8X and 8S, as well as the Nokia Lumia 820, when and price is another article at a later date. We have to say this is the same story with Carphone Warehouse, but we will keep you all notified.
Please let us know what carrier and what phone you will be choosing, the commenting area below is awaiting your presence.
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5 thoughts on “Where to buy Windows Phone 8 smartphones by UK carriers”
Any idea how much the phones will cost alone without a contract? Already have a contract with Vodafone (and my phone recently got run over!!) and struggling to pick between the 8X and the Lumia 920 :/ got any advice?
I went to Phone4U before and they said they had already sold WP8 devices and had sold out of both the Lumia 920 and the 8x. I wish MS/Nokia/HTC would release an actual release date.. keeping everyone in the dark. Not sure when they will have more in. Lumia 920 was £479 and the 8x was £379. Hope that helps.
Would you be able to put any sim into the Nokia Lumia 920 if you bought it outright for 479 pounds?
Will the EE phones be available under the old T-Mobile/orange? If not this is a sad day for mobiles in the UK EE is a new level of extortion while tmobile and orange where both great value.
I went into Phones 4 U yesterday, and the salesperson said that they will be selling the Lumia 920 Unlocked, but I have since read that the Sim Free version on sale will still be locked to EE (which I presume means Orange and T-Mobile sims will work). This is useless for me as I am desperate to buy the Nokia but my work pay for my Sim which is on Vodafone! It seems they want to ensure they sell as few phones as possible…