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Iseedeadpixels

RossieMan wrote: »

its 24hours after its dispatched, like every eu retailer.

They have claimed twice it's dispatched, asked for a tracking number got a copy and pasted broken English reply.

lapua20grain

youcancallmeal wrote: »

The rumoured Xiaomi Mi Note 2 will be something to keep an eye on. Should be out soon but probably won't be as cheap as Xiaomi phones usually are

Cheers much appreciated will keep an eye out for it

Rock Paper Scissors

Hey guys,

I just got a chinese phone yesterday (which supports band 3 and 20) and bought a three sim card and topped it up by 20 euro.

I can make calls/send texts fine and wifi/gps etc all works great but my mobile internet wont connect.

It might connect for a minute and ill get 4-5mbps and then it drops again.

I have a feeling its something to do with the settings.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks guys

RossieMan

Go to settings - sim cards - APN or network settings, is the APN correctly configured for three?

Rock Paper Scissors

Thanks for your reply mate, here are my settings:

Date Roaming: Enabled
Network type: 4G
APN: 3ireland.ie
APN Type: default,mms,supl,net
Proxy: not set
Port: not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
MMSC: http://mms.um.3ireland.ie:10021/mmsc
MMS Proxy: mms.3ireland.ie
MMS Port: 8799
MCC: 272
MNC: 05
Authentication Type: None
APN Protocol: IPv4
APN Roaming Protocol: IPv4
Bearer: unspecified
MVNO Type: None

Do any of these settings look incorrect?

RossieMan

Looks similar to mine. Few differences but nothing that should stop it working. I assume you've roaming set to on? Can sometimes cause issues with the o2/three merger.

Ryback

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

Hey guys,

I just got a chinese phone yesterday (which supports band 3 and 20) and bought a three sim card and topped it up by 20 euro.

I can make calls/send texts fine and wifi/gps etc all works great but my mobile internet wont connect.

It might connect for a minute and ill get 4-5mbps and then it drops again.

I have a feeling its something to do with the settings.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks guys

I had the same issue and ended up having to move provider, Three were unable to tell me why it was happening.

What type of phone are you using? If it's a dual sim phone pick up a cheap Meteor sim card and use that sim slot for data to test if there's any change.

I was constantly losing data connections until I moved onto Meteor.

myshirt

Xiaomi have released a version of the Redmi with dual cameras. What use is this?

Jelle1880

myshirt wrote: »

Xiaomi have released a version of the Redmi with dual cameras. What use is this?

More phones are getting this.

All I can say is, my P9 has it and it's phenomenal.

ThunbergsAreGo

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

Thanks for your reply mate, here are my settings:

Date Roaming: Enabled
Network type: 4G
APN: 3ireland.ie
APN Type: default,mms,supl,net
Proxy: not set
Port: not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
MMSC: http://mms.um.3ireland.ie:10021/mmsc
MMS Proxy: mms.3ireland.ie
MMS Port: 8799
MCC: 272
MNC: 05
Authentication Type: None
APN Protocol: IPv4
APN Roaming Protocol: IPv4
Bearer: unspecified
MVNO Type: None

Do any of these settings look incorrect?

As above, try turning roaming on

54and56

Jelle1880 wrote: »

More phones are getting this.

All I can say is, my P9 has it and it's phenomenal.

In what way? What benefit does a dual camera setup deliver?

Frankmagnet

Has anyone ordered the Redmi Note 4?

New to these Chinese phones and really like the look of the specs for the price.

Would only be using it for a work/2nd phone. More curious to see what the quality is like.

Is their any sites that review in English? Most seem to be in Chinese or Indian.

Thanks guys

Thargor

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

In what way? What benefit does a dual camera setup deliver?

Colour handled by one lens, monochrome in the other, merged in software. Sounds like a gimmick but every review especially the Huaweis makes it sound like the results are fairly spectacular. Ill have a dual lens setup on my next phone anyway.

When that will be I dont know because my Oneplus One just refuses to die or degrade in performance in any way, its completely bulletproof...

Esel

So, more correctly dual lens rather than dual camera?

Interesting concept - never heard of it before!

Iseedeadpixels

Never using Antelife again, they used my billing address instead of my parcel motel address, chances are the package will be missed now arghh.

eamonnq

Esel wrote: »

So, more correctly dual lens rather than dual camera?

Interesting concept - never heard of it before!

http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/6/11377202/huawei-p9-dual-camera-system-how-it-works

Nice explanation there, not sure I would be paying over 1k over 2 years for it though!!

54and56

Thargor wrote: »

When that will be I dont know because my Oneplus One just refuses to die or degrade in performance in any way, its completely bulletproof...

Couldn't agree more. I did a clean install of Android 6.0 to my OnePlus One and I honestly couldn't be happier with its performance. It's really snappy and bulletproof. No freezes or hangs at all.

I can't see any reason whatsoever to upgrade it. Reckon it might be the first phone I keep for more than two years and I'm a fairly heavy user.

Jelle1880

eamonnq wrote: »

http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/6/11377202/huawei-p9-dual-camera-system-how-it-works

Nice explanation there, not sure I would be paying over 1k over 2 years for it though!!

That's not really how it works though, is it ? (Because let's be fair, it's aimed at me and others who buy it with a subscription, right ? )

You don't pay the monthly fee for the phone alone. I get roaming all over Europe, Sky Sports Mobile,...

Also, it comes down to 960 for 2 years :P

eamonnq

Jelle1880 wrote: »

That's not really how it works though, is it ? (Because let's be fair, it's aimed at me and others who buy it with a subscription, right ? )

You don't pay the monthly fee for the phone alone. I get roaming all over Europe, Sky Sports Mobile,...

Also, it comes down to 960 for 2 years :P

+50 euro for the phone = 1010 ? :P

I know that is not really how it works, but I don't roam around Europe much and I don't need Sky Sports mobile. I am sure it suits some people but I would prefer a 200 euro phone and feel free to 'upgrade' whenever the fancy takes me, although I am not a 'heavy user' of calls/texts either so the PAYG option suits me better.

GatsbyGal

Looking for recommendations for my Dad who currently has a Samsung mini. He has run out of storage on it so phone has seriously degraded performance on it. It only has 4gb storage. He is looking for something similar that will run well on the three network. Can anyone suggest one that may suit him? Thanks.

Kilboor

GatsbyGal wrote: »

Looking for recommendations for my Dad who currently has a Samsung mini. He has run out of storage on it so phone has seriously degraded performance on it. It only has 4gb storage. He is looking for something similar that will run well on the three network. Can anyone suggest one that may suit him? Thanks.

Bluboo Maya?

54and56

Kilboor wrote: »

Bluboo Maya?

It's a lot of phone for $80 - http://www.geekbuying.com/item/BLUBOO-Maya-2GB-16GB-Smartphone---White-368861.html

Will the 3G frequencies work on all networks here?

No 4G which for an entry level phone or phone for a kid should be fine.

Kilboor

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

It's a lot of phone for $80 - http://www.geekbuying.com/item/BLUBOO-Maya-2GB-16GB-Smartphone---White-368861.html

Will the 3G frequencies work on all networks here?

No 4G which for an entry level phone or phone for a kid should be fine.

It indeed does work on 3G frequencies here.

aaronm13

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

It's a lot of phone for $80 - http://www.geekbuying.com/item/BLUBOO-Maya-2GB-16GB-Smartphone---White-368861.html

Will the 3G frequencies work on all networks here?

No 4G which for an entry level phone or phone for a kid should be fine.

Could be a great Xmas present for my mother who isn't the most technical to say the least. She has some crappie Sony that is so slow. Are these any good or would they be more trouble then they're worth for me giving tech support

Kilboor

aaronm13 wrote: »

Could be a great Xmas present for my mother who isn't the most technical to say the least. She has some crappie Sony that is so slow. Are these any good or would they be more trouble then they're worth for me giving tech support

Waiting on a Maya now for a friend. Bought the Bluboo Picasso for my father a few weeks ago. It was his first smartphone and he loves it! No issues so far.

baingal nancer

I got a bluboo picasso about 4mths ago,worked great at the start but then the touch screen was non responsive, seems to be an issue with that model according to there community page on the website, i ended up getting a refund and buying oukitel k4000

54and56

aaronm13 wrote: »

Could be a great Xmas present for my mother who isn't the most technical to say the least. She has some crappie Sony that is so slow. Are these any good or would they be more trouble then they're worth for me giving tech support

The only downside I can see if it's intended for a light user or a kid is that it doesn't have an expandable SD card which for kids can be very useful in terms of transferring and storing music and movies etc. Other than that it looks like great value for money.

Kilboor

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

The only downside I can see if it's intended for a light user or a kid is that it doesn't have an expandable SD card which for kids can be very useful in terms of transferring and storing music and movies etc. Other than that it looks like great value for money.

It does have an SD card as far as I can see

54and56

Kilboor wrote: »

It does have an SD card as far as I can see

Just re-read the desctiprtion on Geekbuing and it says "support TF card up to 64GB" which is what I'd overlooked.

Serious kit for $85 inc a 32GB SD card from Ali Express - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/5-5inch-Bluboo-Maya-Original-Cell-Mobile-Phone-Android-6-0-MT6580A-Quad-Core-2GB-16GB/32682912477.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_0,searchweb201602_4_10057_10056_10065_10037_10055_10054_10069_301_10059_10058_10032_10017_10070_10060_10061_10052_10062_10053_10050_10051,searchweb201603_4&btsid=b9f389ae-beed-4f98-b4ab-03b0a3a9fb6b

aaronm13

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Just re-read the desctiprtion on Geekbuing and it says "support TF card up to 64GB" which is what I'd overlooked.

Serious kit for $85 inc a 32GB SD card from Ali Express - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/5-5inch-Bluboo-Maya-Original-Cell-Mobile-Phone-Android-6-0-MT6580A-Quad-Core-2GB-16GB/32682912477.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_0,searchweb201602_4_10057_10056_10065_10037_10055_10054_10069_301_10059_10058_10032_10017_10070_10060_10061_10052_10062_10053_10050_10051,searchweb201603_4&btsid=b9f389ae-beed-4f98-b4ab-03b0a3a9fb6b

Definitely , so who's going to be the Guinea pig and order it first. Must look up some reviews as I think it would be perfect for my mother.