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Chinese Phone Shops

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  • 10-03-2015 9:15am
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    radar0976
    Registered Users Posts: 433 ✭✭


    Any comments / recommendations on Chinese phone shops around town ? I'm looking to buy a cheap backup android phone seeing as my own Samsung Galaxy S3 packed up over the weekend and is off for repair at the moment. Thanks in advance.


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    .red.
    Registered Users Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭.red.


    theres no bargains to be had in any of the phone repair shops. They know what their selling and what its worth. If its cheap, its cheap for a reason.
    cheap android phones are a dissaster. Slow processors, crap memory and they will freeze on a daily basis.
    if its something to tide you over for a few days then fine, any longer and itll drive you mad, especially if your used to one if the top androids.


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    Greenmachine
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    Most of the main networks have loaner phones, which you can borrow for a small deposit.


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    radar0976
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    Greenmachine wrote: »
    Most of the main networks have loaner phones, which you can borrow for a small deposit.
    That's what I thought would be the case. Dropped my phone in for repair to Three yesterday and they had none because (and I quote) "O2 took all our loan phones when we merged with them!!"


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    Greenmachine
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    radar0976 wrote: »
    That's what I thought would be the case. Dropped my phone in for repair to Three yesterday and they had none because (and I quote) "O2 took all our loan phones when we merged with them!!"


    Wow weird, especially when it was 3 that bought out 02.


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    Jentle Grenade
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    radar0976 wrote: »
    That's what I thought would be the case. Dropped my phone in for repair to Three yesterday and they had none because (and I quote) "O2 took all our loan phones when we merged with them!!"

    I think it depends on who serves you to be honest. What branch did you call in to? I've had a loaner phone before from 3 and my brother a week later was told they don't do loaner phones from the same branch-branch by the savoy.


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    radar0976
    Registered Users Posts: 433 ✭✭radar0976


    Jentle Grenade wrote: »
    I think it depends on who serves you to be honest. What branch did you call in to? I've had a loaner phone before from 3 and my brother a week later was told they don't do loaner phones from the same branch-branch by the savoy.

    It was the one in Wilton Shopping Centre.


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