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Smartphone recomendations

  • 30-11-2010 9:49am
    #1
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,092 ✭✭✭✭


    Just looking for a present for a friend. Smartphone. Ideally along the lines of iphone or similar but unfortunately price is the restricting factor. 250€ max. Any suggestions welcome. Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    James2693
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭James2693


    You could pick up a very good condition 2nd hand iPhone 3G 8gb/16gb with 250 have a look at adverts and done deal


  • #3
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,092 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    James2693 wrote: »
    You could pick up a very good condition 2nd hand iPhone 3G 8gb/16gb with 250 have a look at adverts and done deal

    Yeah, have been watching closely. Leaving the iphone aside, any recomendations for a half decent smart phone which could be purchased ready to go on Vodafone ? The iphone would be ideal but 2nd hand and prezzies dont really go hand in hand. So I'll just drop the bar and hunt for something else :o


  • #4
    Btwndeyes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 462 ✭✭Btwndeyes


    Tbh i bought a wildfire a couple months ago, its smaller and the resolution might not be as good as the bigger phones, but it works pretty well and froyo 2.2 will also be available shortly, cost me 239 but i think you can get it cheaper now i believe, its a good phone for a good price.


  • #5
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,092 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    Btwndeyes wrote: »
    Tbh i bought a wildfire a couple months ago, its smaller and the resolution might not be as good as the bigger phones, but it works pretty well and froyo 2.2 will also be available shortly, cost me 239 but i think you can get it cheaper now i believe, its a good phone for a good price.

    Cheers. Will look at this. Network ? Non contract ?


  • #6
    Btwndeyes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 462 ✭✭Btwndeyes


    dodzy wrote: »
    Cheers. Will look at this. Network ? Non contract ?
    I got it on pay as you go mteor, 20E a month for free meteor texts and 250mb internet.


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  • #7
    heepie
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭heepie


    3 has some pretty competitive prices and I find them to be really good all around.

    As phones goes, I would recommend HTC desire or Samsung Galaxy S but I found if you are looking for something cheaper that the Samsung Spica is a really pretty good phone at a really nice price


  • #8
    justsomebloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    Btwndeyes wrote: »
    Tbh i bought a wildfire a couple months ago, its smaller and the resolution might not be as good as the bigger phones, but it works pretty well and froyo 2.2 will also be available shortly, cost me 239 but i think you can get it cheaper now i believe, its a good phone for a good price.

    having played around with the wildfire today I have to say I prefer the Orange San Francisco, the wildfire is probably a bit snappier but the screen on the SF is a lot better.

    OP if you are heading up north you can get the San Francisco for around £120 and it is cheap enough to get unlocked online. truthfully it is probably the best value for money midrange smarthphone at the moment


  • #9
    Coriolanus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭Coriolanus


    Generous present. :)
    Id echo the above and say the HTC wildfire. Have a visit to a 3 store and there should be a live model to play with.


  • #10
    charlesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭charlesh


    what about the orange san franscisco? get it for 120 sterling up north - zap a new rom on it. unlock it - use it on any network. grand job.
    i got a HTC hero fro 140 off boards.
    plenty of options.


  • #11
    chillin_penguin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 205 ✭✭chillin_penguin


    +1 for the wildfire.

    Its a cut down version of the desire.


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  • #12
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,092 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    Thanks all for recomendations. Picked up the Desire ( as new / boxed / factory unlocked ) for 170. Prob could have got it a little cheaper but after the knowlegeable comments above, I'm sure the recipient will be happy ;)


  • #13
    AntiRip
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭AntiRip


    dodzy wrote: »
    Thanks all for recomendations. Picked up the Desire ( as new / boxed / factory unlocked ) for 170. Prob could have got it a little cheaper but after the knowlegeable comments above, I'm sure the recipient will be happy ;)

    That's a pretty good price, did you get it on ebay?


  • #14
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,092 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    AntiRip wrote: »
    That's a pretty good price, did you get it on ebay?
    Nope. Adverts. Dublin pick up to boot. Collecting it Saturday. Spoke to the owner and he assured me that it is absolutely as new condition. Wrapped in cotton wool from day one, the usual ;)


  • #15
    AntiRip
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭AntiRip


    dodzy wrote: »
    Nope. Adverts. Dublin pick up to boot. Collecting it Saturday. Spoke to the owner and he assured me that it is absolutely as new condition. Wrapped in cotton wool from day one, the usual ;)

    Very good deal..enjoy ;)


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