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Buying phones on the net

  • 20-03-2008 12:17pm
    #1
    RubyXI
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭


    Im looking for reliable sites to buy phones from. I know about the o2/vodafone/meteor etc sites and the carphonewarehouse one. But is there any other trustworthy ones?


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  • #2
    strecker
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    www.expansys.ie

    I've bought a couple of phones and accessories from them...usually o.k., but it's always worth giving them a call to see if items are REALLY in stock...so you don't wait 2 weeks on that "next day" delivery!
    But seriously, they are ok, andhave a massive range


  • #3
    rymus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    +1 for expansys.. used them in the past (the UK site, before they had an Irish operation) and always found them decent to deal with.


  • #4
    RubyXI
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭RubyXI


    Whats ye'r opinion on buying phones on ebay? I got one on it before and there was no problem but I'd always be worried about it. I guess if the feedback and all is good then it might be safe enough??


  • #5
    mkennedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭mkennedy


    phi3 wrote: »
    Whats ye'r opinion on buying phones on ebay? I got one on it before and there was no problem but I'd always be worried about it. I guess if the feedback and all is good then it might be safe enough??

    I was looking around on ebay for a HTC Polaris there recently and tbh I'll probably stick with a traditional online reseller.

    One ebay seller was selling it "brand new Boxed" for about 50 euro cheaper than usual.
    His feedback was 98% (a few thousand sales)- so not bad you might think.
    Until I started reading his NEGATIVE feedback:
    People saying things like "Not happy, AVOID" etc etc.
    So moral of the story- check out all feedback, positive and negative, thoroughly i'd say before committing to buy.

    The other Polarises on ebay were actually more expensive than the traditional online resellers.
    I was surprised by this tbh because in general i've found ebay good for less expensive stuff.
    Of course i'm sure there are great deals there- all i'm saying is read feedback thoroughly.

    One of the cheapest online resellers i've come across though is clove.co.uk- I used to use expansys a bit but clove seem to undercut them on a lot of things.


  • #6
    RubyXI
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭RubyXI


    Clove? I'll check them out


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