VODAFONE 4" SMARTPHONE...29 EURO

slave1

Went for this cover...

ron 1

Thanks for posting this deal-Ordered it and waiting for delivery. Pressie for other half whose phone is ( not smart) and on its last legs. Also his iPod not doing too well these days so hoping to get a mircosd card and use it for music.

Any tips on what to look out with the Microsd card?

Also can you listen to radio without being in wifi?

Thanks for any help.

supersparkz

ron 1 wrote: »

Thanks for posting this deal-Ordered it and waiting for delivery. Pressie for other half whose phone is ( not smart) and on its last legs. Also his iPod not doing too well these days so hoping to get a mircosd card and use it for music.

Any tips on what to look out with the Microsd card?

Also can you listen to radio without being in wifi?

Thanks for any help.

Radio works with headphones as the aeriel can work without wi fi.

With regard to Micro sd Essentially, the higher the number, the faster the card. A Class 2 SD card has a write speed of about 2MB/s, a class 4 SD card is about 4 Mb/s, and so on. I normally go with class 6 and find them fine for most things.

Cantona's Collars

Will Tesco sim work straight out of the packet in an unlocked phone so I can get the verification code when I sign up online? Found my other sim had 'died'.

slave1

zerks wrote: »

Will Tesco sim work straight out of the packet in an unlocked phone so I can get the verification code when I sign up online? Found my other sim had 'died'.

Yes, that's exactly what I did, got the text message verification code and signed up online for the €20 off deal...

Cantona's Collars

slave1 wrote: »

Yes, that's exactly what I did, got the text message verification code and signed up online for the €20 off deal...

The gods of BA are conspiring against me,stuck in the sim & phone now says Tesco Mobile but still no message

Cantona's Collars

I'm fit to throw the phone,sim and anything else to do with it out the window.

zom

zerks wrote: »

The gods of BA are conspiring against me,stuck in the sim & phone now says Tesco Mobile but still no message

It's quite straightforward - I always have 3-4 spare SIMs from Meteor (I am getting them when buying my monthly top-up), and 2-3 from O2 (they are sending them for free - just to sign on the website) in case I want to deal with Meteor.
First after I unpack new SIM and put it in my spare mobile I try to call it from my "main" telephone. In fairness some older SIMs doesn't work and that is good check. Then I use it to do "move the number" deal. Simple.

AlanS181824

Great deal, have this phone unlocked and waiting to be wrapped for Christmas

daytob

zerks wrote: »

I'm fit to throw the phone,sim and anything else to do with it out the window.

buy it off you for 35 euros

paddyp

zerks wrote: »

I'm fit to throw the phone,sim and anything else to do with it out the window.

Just try again, with a new sim it can take a while for all the messaging gateways to get the route to a new phone.

Cantona's Collars

paddyp wrote: »

Just try again, with a new sim it can take a while for all the messaging gateways to get the route to a new phone.

Sorted,stupid sim holder had a different phone number on it than the one printed on the booklet.Tried the one on the booklet & it was correct.

m4rkiz

i just unlocked it here: www.ebay.ie/itm/111126072164 instant delivery of code, my imei was 86... so i was unsure if it will work as most listings have 35... examples only

slave1

My tesco number no longer works in my old handset but does not work on the new phone either and I've been trying in vain to get through to someone in Vodafone, stuck in limboland

infocal

I got my code in 10 minutes from this seller!

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/251355895472?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Ardennes1944

how would this compare to an S2?

AlanS181824

It's a great little phone, I love the look of it. Sure it has its bad points but for €29 theres not much ye can be complaining about There are so many Vodafone apps preloaded though...

long_b

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

how would this compare to an S2?

Here's the comparison

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5464&idPhone2=3621

paddyp

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

how would this compare to an S2?

Sreen is poor, camera is poor, battery life is poor but its about 1/6 of the price of an s2, if the camera isn't too important moto g is cheaper and better inevery way than an s2:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5831&idPhone2=3621

AlanS181824

On GSMarena it says the Vodafone Smart 3 takes a Mini Sim which is untrue as it takes a full sized regular sim.

infocal

AlanS181824 wrote: »

On GSMarena it says the Vodafone Smart 3 takes a Mini Sim which is untrue as it takes a full sized regular sim.

mini sim = regular sim

m4rkiz

AlanS181824 wrote: »

On GSMarena it says the Vodafone Smart 3 takes a Mini Sim which is untrue as it takes a full sized regular sim.

full size sim is the size of credit card

mini sim is what we know as ordinary sim

then there is micro sim that is about half the size of mini sim with few mm plastic around metal contacts

and nano sim with metal contacts only

now back to the studio:

rooting is easy - turn on usb debugging and use this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2386677
after that install superSU from google play as method above is installing only su executable in sbin

anyone has any luck finding working recovery?

AlanS181824

Ah, I see now, thanks to the both of you.

Ruu

These are 39 euro now at least for me, 59 with 20 euro off to switch.

AlanS181824

Ruubot2 wrote: »

These are 39 euro now at least for me, 59 with 20 euro off to switch.

Yeah the €29 price was part of their "12 Deals Of Christmas" promotion. €39 is still really good I think.

swab

Quick question - will this phone support tethering straight out of the box or will vodafone have rendered such functionality off limits ?

now online

Questionv re porting number

Hi I'm hoping someone can advise me. I ported my number to vodafone after I got the phone unlocked, is it possible to get back to Tesco mobile keeping the same number ?
Thanks

daytob

now online wrote: »

Questionv re porting number

Hi I'm hoping someone can advise me. I ported my number to vodafone after I got the phone unlocked, is it possible to get back to Tesco mobile keeping the same number ?
Thanks

can you not just tell tesco you want to port the number over?

Supercell

now online wrote: »

Questionv re porting number

Hi I'm hoping someone can advise me. I ported my number to vodafone after I got the phone unlocked, is it possible to get back to Tesco mobile keeping the same number ?
Thanks

Sure its easy, I use my old 085 number with Tesco mobile just fine. Call them, is done in seconds

loopymum

infocal wrote: »

I got my code in 10 minutes from this seller!

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/251355895472?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I used the same on your recommendation. Got code after about 5mins and unlocked it. Great

paddyp

Basil3 wrote: »

Sorry, this one

Edit: now seeing their live chat is offline, so hopefully doesn't slow the process too much

I wouldn't bother ordering from these guys, ordered three days ago no code yet, no response through ebay, live chat or direct email. Haven't had to wait that long for a code in ten years. And yes I've checked my spam folder etc.

slavedave

I used them and got the code within a couple of hours. Much faster than sellers I have used to unlock other phones in the past (up to a day to get an unlock code). Send them an email on their contact address and see what progress you make. All the best.

paddyp

paddyp wrote: »

I wouldn't bother ordering from these guys, ordered three days ago no code yet, no response through ebay, live chat or direct email. Haven't had to wait that long for a code in ten years. And yes I've checked my spam folder etc.

Did you use the live chat function? As I said, filled out form, paid, used live chat and was given code straight away. Whole process 2 mins max.

bk

I'm trying to buy one of these phones and get €20 off by switching a Tesco Mobile number, but every time I enter the Tesco Mobile number I see the following message:

We're sorry. The number entered is already a Vodafone number. We cannot switch this number to Vodafone.

Anyone seen this and worked around it. The number is definitely a Tesco Mobile number and not Vodafone.

tomdempsey200

anyone know where I cab get a unlock code for a Euro?

all I got left on card..

MuffinsDa

I didn't have any problems like that when I ported a new Tesco Mobile sim. How do you know it's Tesco mobile? Are you saying it just because it starts with 089 or are you 100% sure it's never ported (or is a new sim card).

bk

MuffinsDa wrote: »

I didn't have any problems like that when I ported a new Tesco Mobile sim. How do you know it's Tesco mobile? Are you saying it just because it starts with 089 or are you 100% sure it's never ported (or is a new sim card).

It is a new SIM card, freshly bought from a Tesco shop yesterday and then enabled.

Cheers

MuffinsDa

In that case I'd say it's probably best to give Vodafone a ring, I doubt if there would be any workaround you could do yourself.

paddyp

paddyp wrote: »

I wouldn't bother ordering from these guys, ordered three days ago no code yet, no response through ebay, live chat or direct email. Haven't had to wait that long for a code in ten years. And yes I've checked my spam folder etc.

slavedave wrote: »

I used them and got the code within a couple of hours. Much faster than sellers I have used to unlock other phones in the past (up to a day to get an unlock code). Send them an email on their contact address and see what progress you make. All the best.

Basil3 wrote: »

Did you use the live chat function? As I said, filled out form, paid, used live chat and was given code straight away. Whole process 2 mins max.

As I said no repsonse through livechat, email or ebay. Tried again last night still no response, live chat offline everytime I've checked it in the last few days.

PeterDuggan

Does this model have NFC? I know the manual refers to it but has anybody actually see it work?

Burrow_Ursidae

Any tips on opening the thing?

Can't put in the battery or sim card lol

Burrow_Ursidae

It's ok I got it.

Great phone so far, everything is really smooth, much more so than my Huawei y300 which cost 79

JTMan

paddyp wrote: »

As I said no repsonse through livechat, email or ebay. Tried again last night still no response, live chat offline everytime I've checked it in the last few days.

Time to request a refund so.

Any other source of unlock codes? Thanks.

slave1

Fungus wrote: »

Time to request a refund so.

Any other source of unlock codes? Thanks.

I used this guy, got the code in a few hours, worked 100%

Cantona's Collars

Burrow_Ursidae wrote: »

Any tips on opening the thing?

Can't put in the battery or sim card lol

There's a slot beside the headphone socket where you take the surround off from the top of the phone first then the back panel comes off.Just use your fingernail to pop it off.

Am actually very impressed with the phone's battery life in stand by. I have my second phone number on this phone, and hardly use it, but battery is still at 65% after 3 days. Can't complain, my previous spare was going flat every couple of days and I had to keep remembering to charge.

slave1

Still nothing on my Fatcheese account, anyone else seeing anything on theirs?

slavedave

slave1 wrote: »

Still nothing on my Fatcheese account, anyone else seeing anything on theirs?

Yes - showing €24 for each of the two phones I purchased.

Burrow_Ursidae

One of the best bargain alerts ever.

Really nice phone. As I said it runs smoother than my Huawei y300.

The unlock code worked perfectly as well.

By the way you can get this deal in Bricks and Mortar Vodafone for 39 if you bring them in your old number and switch.

AlanS181824

slave1 wrote: »

Still nothing on my Fatcheese account, anyone else seeing anything on theirs?

Yes, on mine it says
"04 Dec 2013 Vodafone Ireland Pending €24.00"
Should expect the cashback around May :P