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Sony Xperia Z2 - Available for pre-order NOW!

Chris_K
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We have some more great news for you guys 😉

The Sony Xperia Z2 is now up for pre-order too! Head on over here to check out all the tariff and availability details > http://po.st/CeeYGb

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As well as being available on our revolutionary O2 Refresh tariff, you also have the chance to bundle a Sony Xperia Tablet Z for just £99.99, saving a whopping £300! This is an amazing offer and stock is limited. Just to repeat... That's the incredible Tablet Z for a one-off £99.99 when you pre-order the Z2!

Go on, you're tempted right? I know I am... I can almost justify a third handset and second tablet 😉


UPDATE @ 28th May, 2014 - Q&A section added with common questions being asked, and their answers:

Why is the claim site still up? You said it’d be updated! This is closing on the 29th May.
Although we’ve received 2,200+ claims, a large chunk of these were duplicates or were using false data. As a result, we have not yet exhausted all 2,000 tablets we had available for this offer. As outlined in the offer terms, claims must be made prior to 29th May and as we still had tablets available, the site was left open for last minute claims until stock was exhausted. Although Z2 pre-orders were delivered to many on 1st May, some who opted to collect in store still have not actually collected them, so these customers still have until 29th May to get their claims in and assuming they pass validation, will also receive a tablet subject to stock.

Your terms say I’d have a tablet within 28 days of my claim. Where is it?
Due to  the Z2 launching on the 1st May, we had to wait 2 weeks from this date to begin our validations. The reason for this is because it allowed our validation team to ensure the handset wasn’t returned during the 7 day cooling off period. Unfortunately, due to the amount of claims we received during this first week, it took an extra week for us to get all of the returns data from our systems. Our validations began from 14th May and the 28 day delivery clause began from when you were validated. We apologise if this part of the offer terms was not made clear enough, or caused you any confusion.

Where are you now with claims and Tablet orders?
As mentioned above, we’ve had over 2,200 claims, several hundred of which were duplicates or using falsified data. To date, all claims have now been validated. You should have received an update by text alerting you that we have not forgotten about your claim. Of all validated claims, our team have placed around 500 tablet orders, most of which have been delivered. We have around another 1,300 tablet orders to place against accounts which we expect to be completed within the next fortnight. We are currently looking into the possibility of getting more staff involved in this process in order to speed it up and complete them sooner.

Why have some people received a 4G tablet and mine is Wifi?
The tablet offer has always been for the Wifi-only version, though within our allocation of 2,000 Tablet Z’s, some of these were a 4G+Wifi version. We allocated these 4G versions to the first customers to submit their claim, who subsequently passed our validation checks. For the majority of claims, customers will receive the Wifi-only Tablet Z as advertised – but if you were amongst the first, you could get the upgraded 4G version. Whichever version you receive, it’s worth the wait – we promise.

Which order were claims being validated?
Claims were validated in order they were received - eg, if you were the first to claim, you would have been the first to go through validation. In reality, not all of this has been straight forward as some customers submitted data that didn't match what we had on our systems or the account, so we've had to get in touch with some customers to correct these details. As such validating these small number of claims has taken a little longer than expected.

Why haven’t you been in touch sooner with this update?
Unfortunately the launch of the Z2 did cause us some issues. We were always aware the device would launch during the week commencing 28th April, but it wasn’t until much closer to this date that we got an official UK launch date. This had caused us some issues and along the way, our validations team had run into some unexpected issues which they have worked through tirelessly. Despite this, we can again confirm all claims to date have been validated and weather successful or not, you will receive a text confirming the status of your claim.


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And there I was thinking the tablets were black.

They look soooo much more flamboyant when the back panel gets wet, AngelAngel

Go on, they're waterproof after all.

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@TheOnlyPaulV any news yet?

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I have contacted O2, they said they are still processing the claims and it will take 28 days from the day we received the text from O2, not from the day of submitting the claim on Sony's website.

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I guess by next week most of us should get delivery confirmations. Fingers crossed.

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@Anonymous well this is new!

28 days after the text insted of 28 days after fillling the form!

Is it me or are they changing t&c for the tablet randomly

 

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viridis
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Sony site terms:
We will deliver your tablet within 28 days of receiving your claim.
As far as most are concerned they "received" the claims as entered on the site with the terms attached. Surely?
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I'm sure they will say it's 28 days from when o2 receive them and claim sony only sent them last week.
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Hi guys!
Sorry not been about, been out of contact for the bank holiday weekend, but I can say that there has been progress.
Firstly, I have had no email, no text and nothing coming from O2, however I do have a tablet.
How?
Well unsurprisingly this thread is now quite big outside of these forums and is being linked to from consumer forums and hot UK deals. I have had a few emails from people claiming to know what's happening within O2 and I don't know if any of them are really O2 or not, but they all said the same thing: O2 just don't care. For them this entire process is like processing a refund: they have to do it, but that does not mean they have to do it quickly nor do they feel that they owe us, the customer, anything. They are doing it through clenched teeth: they have your money now and they do not want to pay Sony for tablets.
In any case, one message I did recieve was from some one giving me the tip off to a group of people in O2 who sort this kind of thing out. Basically helping customers like what Toby and Chris should have been doing but we're seemingly incapable of doing.
I emailed them, explained the problem about being missed out and within the hour I got an apology, promise to look into it, explanation of what's going on AND an order for the tablet put in. 30 mins later I got confirmation of dispatch from UK mail.
Now I don't want to name who I got the email address off in case they get into trouble, but if he/she wants to claim credit for this then they are welcome to.
My advice? Don't bother with the social team, they are, I feel, useless at best and ignorant at worst (and that's not slander, they how I feel).
In the end, I did not get any emails or texts and I had to sort this out my self. I firmly believe I'd have been refused a tablet if I waited long enough on acount of my broken Z2 and no one at o2, except these guys, were prepared to lift a finger.
If you are not getting any where with your order, or your stuck, email upgrade referrals at O2 dot com and get the service you should have got in the first place.
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Thanks for the heads up @TheOnlyPaulV

I'll email them too if I don't get a update by tomorrow morning. 

Don't want the deadline to pass.

At work right now or would've sent it right now.

As for getting any contract from O2 in the future,never again!

I've told my experience with O2 to all the friends and family members too.

Told them never to trust the deal they advertising no matter how good it sounds. 

Pay a bit more and get SIM free phone, less insulting!

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@TheOnlyPaulV Do you know if they're sending you a 4G model or WiFi only? 

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