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Anyone bought a phone from china on the net?

  • 20-10-2008 3:02pm
    #1
    mel123
    Registered Users Posts: 2,212 ✭✭✭


    if so can you recommend a website and also was everything ok?


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  • #2
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,254 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Don't bother, who's going to fix it if it goes wrong?!!

    I'm currently in the middle of a paypal dispute...:mad:

    Are there no Irish ones that will do you...?


  • #3
    cooperguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,650 ✭✭✭cooperguy


    Got an N82 from Hong Kong about a month ago on ebay. The seller had loads of good feedback for similar stuff so it was pretty safe. No complaints so far.


  • #4
    samhail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    aye, i got an N78 through eBay from hongkong.
    other than the favourites all being in chinese or japanese.

    I had 2 small issues, which you may want to take into account.
    1) The google maps had a 3month trial maps or what ever... but after i activated it i found out that it was for hong kong. not much good flying along the M50. not that i used that facility.
    2) Another big issue specifically for this phone was the FM Transmitter (i think this is the only nokia with an FM Transmitter). was that for some countries transmitting on FM is illegal so it was disabled.

    I'm not really bothered about the maps. i have google maps if i *really* need it, and i figured out about the 2nd issue.


  • #5
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,468 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    did ye caught by customs lads?


  • #6
    samhail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    {(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote: »
    did ye caught by customs lads?

    hmmm thats a good question heh. i dont think so. i think he marked it as a gift. which it was ! sincei gave him all that money.

    which reminds me i think i haveto pay import duty on something. vageuly remember seeing a letter hmmmm. *shrugs* :)


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  • #7
    Barr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,013 ✭✭✭Barr


    Another issue would be getting the MMS setting - as some of the models are not supported in Ireland.


  • #8
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,129 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Barr wrote: »
    Another issue would be getting the MMS setting - as some of the models are not supported in Ireland.

    ?

    any of the nokias will be fine, settings are the same on them all


  • #9
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,254 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Cyrus wrote: »
    ?

    any of the nokias will be fine, settings are the same on them all

    Can they be repaired under warranty in Ireland?


  • #10
    cooperguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,650 ✭✭✭cooperguy


    No customs charges for me:) Its luck of the dice though, they check a certain percentage of packages coming through.


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