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SCOOP 64

Anyone know anything about this phone,apart from being cheap,anygood ?

ttp://www.ebay.ie/itm/DOOGEE-Unlocked-Android-5-1-Quad-Core-5-5-2GB-16GB-GPS-4G-LTE-Mobile-Smartphone-/262204836811?hash=item3d0ca04bcb:g:nkEAAOSwNsdXRRMB

Allyall

smilerf wrote: »

I think ive been unlucky with my ulefone power. My camera wont open. It says another apparently using flash. Did reset. Still no joy

Does it say cannot connect to camera, or Another app is using flash?

smilerf

Allyall wrote: »

Does it say cannot connect to camera, or Another app is using flash?

yes another app using flash but I can't see any app doing it

Allyall

smilerf wrote: »

yes another app using flash but I can't see any app doing it

Can you screenshot it when it appears.
Do you have a flashlight app on the phone?

If you reboot the phone, does it still happen?

smilerf

Allyall wrote: »

Can you screenshot it when it appears.
Do you have a flashlight app on the phone?

If you reboot the phone, does it still happen?

If I reboot it sell don't work

smilerf

Screen

Allyall

Go to settings -> Apps -> Camera -> Force Stop + Clear Data
Reboot your phone.

If it still happens,
Uninstall any apps that you have installed that use the camera (Snapchat, kik, etc.) and repeat the above.

If you have a microSD card in your phone, remove it.

wilser

For anyone that has ordered from banggood will an eircode work for the zip code when ordering?
Keep getting refused because the zip code is blank and not sure what to enter.

Allyall

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Anyone know anything about this phone,apart from being cheap,anygood ?

ttp://www.ebay.ie/itm/DOOGEE-Unlocked-Android-5-1-Quad-Core-5-5-2GB-16GB-GPS-4G-LTE-Mobile-Smartphone-/262204836811?hash=item3d0ca04bcb:g:nkEAAOSwNsdXRRMB

Camera and battery not great, but apparently decent for the price.. There are many decent phones around that price on flash sales and different sites if you look around.
The valencia pro (Doogee) is supposed to be decent, or the Homtom HT3 Pro.
http://www.kimovil.com/en/compare/doogee-valencia-2-y100-pro,doogee-x6-pro,homtom-ht3-pro

wilser wrote: »

For anyone that has ordered from banggood will an eircode work for the zip code when ordering?
Keep getting refused because the zip code is blank and not sure what to enter.

I always use 0000.

Straight Edge Punk

I don't fancy reading through hundreds of pages. What is the general consensus on what Chinese phone is the best one?

I'm currently using a OP2 having previously had a note 3 and then a note 4, I'd like to stay at this size. I would be a heavy enough user so a decent battery is essential, I'd like a lot of ram for the phone to be quick while opening apps etc.

Digital Solitude

Straight Edge Punk wrote: »

I don't fancy reading through hundreds of pages. What is the general consensus on what Chinese phone is the best one?

I'm currently using a OP2 having previously had a note 3 and then a note 4, I'd like to stay at this size. I would be a heavy enough user so a decent battery is essential, I'd like a lot of ram for the phone to be quick while opening apps etc.

Xiaomi Mi5 or Mi Max would be the top end ones, depending on your ROM 2gb is normally fine.

Whats your budget?

Straight Edge Punk

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Xiaomi Mi5 or Mi Max would be the top end ones, depending on your ROM 2gb is normally fine.

Whats your budget?

Anything under €500 is ok.

Im just fed up of being stuck in a contract so I'm going to go down Chinese phone route and 30 day rolling contracts or just PAYG.

BonnieSituation

wilser wrote: »

For anyone that has ordered from banggood will an eircode work for the zip code when ordering?
Keep getting refused because the zip code is blank and not sure what to enter.

Why wouldn't you enter your Eircode?

If the box is there enter your Eircode.

Allyall

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Why wouldn't you enter your Eircode?

If the box is there enter your Eircode.

I haven't used it - but apparently eircode isn't working all that great. Causing more problems than it is solving.

https://brianmlucey.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/the-eircode-mess-a-view-from-the-usa/

Some people taking extra long to get their items, or not getting them at all.

BonnieSituation

What?

How is that even possible? Are people just using the Eircode without any additional address?

Like just putting K75 F496 on the package with nothing else and hoping for the best.

I've had no problem using the Eircode when delivering anything. I mean it is quite absurd to think that a new postcode would have "zero" bugs but to blame stuff not being delivered is kinda bizarre.

If my address is:

123 Main St
Lucan
Co Dublin
K79 E4F7
IRELAND

How could the Eircode possibly cause any issue? At all?

If someone left out the IRELAND part and say posted it in Canada then of course there could be confusion but that's not Eircode's fault.

For years we have done without and stuff got here; my default post code was always something like D0BL1N or something like that if it was a required field and I never had an undeliverable.

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The clincher though is your anecdotal "Some people..."

Use it, don't use it, but there is no way there is any evidence that the Eircode could possibly slow down delivery. It just isn't credible. All the other information being correct it acts as a check more or less if it is included. If it's not included then An Post rely on the address as before and if that's wrong they'll do what they've always done, have a gander at the possibilities.

We've all heard stories of mad stuff being delivered by An Post:

http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/fun-times/this-letter-is-proof-that-an-post-can-find-anybody-342914.html

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That whole blogpost from Lucey is a crock of uninformed shoite. Anyway, moving on...

Digital Solitude

And my remarkable luck with bricked phones continues.

After flashing a chinese ROM onto a US version of the Le Eco 1 Pro I've had for a week, I was left with a pretty device that made Windows make an annoying sound whenever it was plugged in, and not much else, no recovery, no bootloader, no nothing.

Messed up the whole boot configuration afaik.

However I'm not the only one and had a tutorial available, and can now safely say I have brought a totally hardbricked device back to life.

With a new US ROM in tow

Allyall

Anyone that's interested in the OnePlus 3-

OnePlus 3 free VR Headset over the next few days - Ireland (rumoured to be 5,000 a day worldwide).
More info about the OnePlus 3 and the Promotional events - http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/new-product/mobile-phone/oneplus-3-feature-specification-rumours-oneplus-3-images-leak-online-6gb-4gb-15-matt-htc-best-amoled-hold-vr-june-official-free-popup-3632312/

BonnieSituation

I upgraded my crocked Galaxy core Prime to Marshmallow today and it's zooming away. I think I'll wait for a while now before taking the plunge on the Ulefone Future. The lack of NFC really has put me off.

Esel

BonnieSituation wrote:

That whole blogpost from Lucey is a crock of uninformed shoite.

Eh.... no.

Moving on I agree with.

smilerf

Allyall wrote: »

Go to settings -> Apps -> Camera -> Force Stop + Clear Data
Reboot your phone.

If it still happens,
Uninstall any apps that you have installed that use the camera (Snapchat, kik, etc.) and repeat the above.

If you have a microSD card in your phone, remove it.

I can't find a camera in settings-apps

smilerf

smilerf wrote: »

I can't find a camera in settings-apps

It was under fast camera. Seems to have worked thanks

wilser

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Why wouldn't you enter your Eircode?

If the box is there enter your Eircode.

Having never ordered from bang good before and knew people on here had just wanted to find out what worked for them. Used 0000 as a zip code and the order went through no bother.

corwill

God I wish I could justify a new phone...

http://m.gsmarena.com/zte_nubia_z11_max_is_now_official_with_6inch_screen_snapdragon_652-news-18682.php

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Straight Edge Punk wrote: »

Anything under €500 is ok.

Im just fed up of being stuck in a contract so I'm going to go down Chinese phone route and 30 day rolling contracts or just PAYG.

For half that you'll get a decent phone

Rockin

Whats the best chinese hanset - camera wise - at the moment ?

Satriale

Can anyone be so kind as to recommend me the best Redmi note 3 that will get 4g on Three? I'm a bit confused with all the options.

I bought a note 2 recently from this shop with no problems, but i dont mind where its coming from.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/342812/search?SearchText=Redmi+note+3+&minPrice=&maxPrice=&filterAllSearch=false&freeShipCountry=

Justwinginit

Satriale wrote: »

Can anyone be so kind as to recommend me the best Redmi note 3 that will get 4g on Three? I'm a bit confused with all the options.

I bought a note 2 recently from this shop with no problems, but i dont mind where its coming from.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/342812/search?SearchText=Redmi+note+3+&minPrice=&maxPrice=&filterAllSearch=false&freeShipCountry=

Was that full of bloatware chinese stuff? or just ready to go good old english and google play ....

Kavrocks

Satriale wrote: »

Can anyone be so kind as to recommend me the best Redmi note 3 that will get 4g on Three?

None of them will have full 4G coverage in Ireland as they all lack the 800 MHz 4G frequency. They do have the 1800 MHz 4G frequency which is used in large cities like Dublin.

The best Redmi Note 3 kind of depends what you are looking for too. If you want the best hardware then the Redmi Note 3 Pro Prime is the best.

Satriale

Justwinginit wrote: »

Was that full of bloatware chinese stuff? or just ready to go good old english and google play ....

It was for my mother but AFAIR it was ready to rock and roll out of the box, I might have had to set the timezone or something but nothing major.

accap1f8

Kavrocks wrote: »

None of them will have full 4G coverage in Ireland as they all lack the 800 MHz 4G frequency. They do have the 1800 MHz 4G frequency which is used in large cities like Dublin.

The best Redmi Note 3 kind of depends what you are looking for too. If you want the best hardware then the Redmi Note 3 Pro Prime is the best.

Is this the same for the redmi 3?

That's a disaster if it is cause I just ordered one.