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Iseedeadpixels

Got the Oneplus one today as my phone has been acting up, the TCL is still on the way but Ive a friend taking that.

Ryback

Picked up a LETV Le1s X500 from mobilehike, decent value. Ended up being 220 euro even after being stung for 35 quid in customs. Ordered on 26th and was delivered yesterday. Any emails were answered very quickly and they mailed unprompted the day after the order to say there would be a delay until the 30th before dispatch which impressed me.

Came with the stock ROM which for these phones is the way to go to ensure you get OTA updates. A quick flash of Google apps with TWRP and installed Nova Launcher and you'd never know it was a Chinese phone. Build quality is very good, which was a big worry for me coming from an HTC M8. Seems excellent so far if a little bit pink.

eoinpower02

Hi, long shot but is there any decent tablet for under €100

GBX

eoinpower02 wrote: »

Hi, long shot but is there any decent tablet for under €100

I know its not from a Chinese site, but Samsung Tab 3 or 4 in 7" was available around Christmas for about €100 ? Maybe check adverts or PC World?

unaaine

More or less decided on the Meizu M2 note from Gearbest here
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_218964.html?wid=3
would prefer the grey but will get a cover and for the cheaper price I can live with the white. Anyone know where I can get a good protective cover/case for this phone? I replaced the screen on my Mi3 three times before I sourced a decent (time will tell) shock proof case.

CantGetNoSleep

unaaine wrote: »

More or less decided on the Meizu M2 note from Gearbest here
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_218964.html?wid=3
would prefer the grey but will get a cover and for the cheaper price I can live with the white. Anyone know where I can get a good protective cover/case for this phone? I replaced the screen on my Mi3 three times before I sourced a decent (time will tell) shock proof case.

You are probably better off not ordering from Gearbest, all Chinese sites have bad stories but they really appear to be the worst

Stallingrad

eoinpower02 wrote: »

Hi, long shot but is there any decent tablet for under €100

PM'd you Eoin.

unaaine

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

You are probably better off not ordering from Gearbest, all Chinese sites have bad stories but they really appear to be the worst

Ah Ok. Forgot that was mentioned before in the thread. Would you know of a more reputable seller with an EU warehouse/ Want to get it quickly and with customs paid. It's available on honorbuy but a lot more expensive.

RossieMan

Try the seller in the op on aliexpress, usually very reasonable.

unaaine

No luck getting the Meizu M2 eu direct with any of the sellers in the OP. The only place I can find that has it in stock is honorbuy but it would be €152 delivered. Plus the cost of a case+screen protector.

http://www.honorbuy.com/419-meizu-m2-mt6735-2gb-ram-16gb-rom-smartphone-white.html

wiz569

unaaine wrote: »

No luck getting the Meizu M2 eu direct with any of the sellers in the OP. The only place I can find that has it in stock is honorbuy but it would be €152 delivered. Plus the cost of a case+screen protector.

http://www.honorbuy.com/419-meizu-m2-mt6735-2gb-ram-16gb-rom-smartphone-white.html

Try Honkongeek they say the will refund any VAT you get hit for

wiz569

RossieMan wrote: »

Just got the basic model, I already have a yoga 2 so this is more of a back up play toy.

Lets know how you get on with customs etc m8 please

MightyMandarin

wiz569 wrote: »

Try Honkongeek they say the will refund any VAT you get hit for

Has anyone actually got their VAT back from Hongkongeek?

Ordered a redmi note2 off them yesterday and just curious as to how good their word is.

wiz569

MightyMandarin wrote: »

Has anyone actually got their VAT back from Hongkongeek?

Ordered a redmi note2 off them yesterday and just curious as to how good their word is.

Rossieman ordered off them a few days ago,so waiting to hear before I buy

Allyall

MightyMandarin wrote: »

Has anyone actually got their VAT back from Hongkongeek?

Ordered a redmi note2 off them yesterday and just curious as to how good their word is.

I've never got charged the VAT from them. I've used them over 5 times, not sure how many. I'm sure they would have no problem paying it. They've been going for quite a while.

unaaine

wiz569 wrote: »

Try Honkongeek they say the will refund any VAT you get hit for

Is the VAT already included in the Honkongeek price I wonder? Their price for the m2 of €150 is the same as honorbuy's EU warehouse price (incl. delivery) of €152. Other chinese sites have it priced at c.€107.

RossieMan

Will update as soon as its arrived. The shipping number they gave still doesn't work but I can only imagine it's on its way now.

MightyMandarin

unaaine wrote: »

Is the VAT already included in the Honkongeek price I wonder? Their price for the m2 of €150 is the same as honorbuy's EU warehouse price (incl. delivery) of €152. Other chinese sites have it priced at c.€107.

I think that's just their prices. I looked around for redmi note 2's and hongkongeek was the cheapest all in for for about €140. Aliexpress sellers would've been about €20 dearer, but other phones were cheaper there than on hongkongeek.

fixXxer

Is anyone having issues sending pictures with Redmi Note 2? Using developers version of MIUI and pictures won't send with viber whatsapp or Gmail on mobile data, WiFi works fine. Tried sim in a different phone and all accounts work perfectly so seems to be the note 2.

Páid

fixxxer wrote: »

Is anyone having issues sending pictures with Redmi Note 2? Using developers version of MIUI and pictures won't send with viber whatsapp or Gmail on mobile data, WiFi works fine. Tried sim in a different phone and all accounts work perfectly so seems to be the note 2.

Go in to Downloads > Settings > Downloads Limit = Unlimited

and Turn off the xunlei download accelerator.

Iseedeadpixels

Allyall was right dealsmachines are jokers, cancelled yesterday get a mail saying your refund will be in 3-7 working days.....no thanks ill be getting onto paypal asap.

eamonnq

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Allyall was right dealsmachines are jokers, cancelled yesterday get a mail saying your refund will be in 3-7 working days.....no thanks ill be getting onto paypal asap.

Did you cancel or did they ?

Iseedeadpixels

eamonnq wrote: »

Did you cancel or did they ?

I cancelled, they hadn't sent the phone out in the period they said they would.

eamonnq

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

I cancelled, they hadn't sent the phone out in the period they said they would.

Ah jaysus, give them a chance, they are probably very busy at this time of year!!

Iseedeadpixels

eamonnq wrote: »

Ah jaysus, give them a chance, they are probably very busy at this time of year!!

Sure I got the oneplus one so no need for the TCL

Stallingrad

You're all mad, Xiaocai, Zopo, Xiaomi, Doogee, had them all, impressive in some areas, deeply flawed in others. Beware being seduced by the numbers, I'm done with Chinese phones!

GBX

Fair enough.
My brothers have had issues with Samsungs & HTC phones. Between signal/call drops, random power off's, sim card's not working in phones where they worked in others.
Check out the one plus thread or the Applé forum on here. No brand is without its issues.

RossieMan

Sure my friend dropped his phone and it broke. I'm done with phones, back to tip cups for me.

fixXxer

PÃ&#161 wrote: »

Go in to Downloads > Settings > Downloads Limit = Unlimited

PÃ&#161 wrote: »

and Turn off the xunlei download accelerator.

Done both of these. Still won't send. So weird.

unaaine

Stallingrad wrote:

You're all mad, Xiaocai, Zopo, Xiaomi, Doogee, had them all, impressive in some areas, deeply flawed in others. Beware being seduced by the numbers, I'm done with Chinese phones!

I'm far from being an expert but would find it v hard to fault my Xiaomi Mi3. It's a beautiful phone and always runs smoothly. Have previously owned Nokias & Samsungs & they wouldn't come near in terms of quality & usability.. Only downside I can think of is the lack of expandable storage but tbh this just makes me keep it nice and lean with storage & non essential apps.