Nokia phone recommendation

omb0wyn5ehpij9

My mum currently has a Nokia C5 which has seen much better days. I'm planning on buying her a new phone but really struggling to find a replacement. The replacement phone needs to a Nokia, and must not be a touch screen phone. Can anybody make any suggestions? The phone is really just used for calls and texts (with the prediction turned off!)

Thanks!

jimmynokia

The only really option available is http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5048531/Trail/searchtext%3ENOKIA.htm

Davy

Go for a secondhand 100 if you can find it, old at this stage but rock solid.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

jimmynokia wrote: »

The only really option available is http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5048531/Trail/searchtext%3ENOKIA.htm

I'd seen that but unfortunately stock seems to be very thin on the ground

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Davy wrote: »

Go for a secondhand 100 if you can find it, old at this stage but rock solid.

With it being a Christmas present, I'd rather not go down the second hand route. Thanks though!

Davy

BDJW wrote: »

With it being a Christmas present, I'd rather not go down the second hand route. Thanks though!

You will find new ones, but not many options thats why I said secondhand.

> €45

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nokia-100-Black-Mobile-Phone-Brand-New-on-Tesco-Network-/122196738528?hash=item1c737e41e0:g:eRQAAOSw7XZXhUew

AnCatDubh

Amazon.co.uk have a number of models listed (both new and used). Also, Nokia have a shop there. But your choices are limited.

Kamili

Nokia's phone business was sold to Microsoft in 2013. so I think you'll find it difficult to find new Nokia branded ones unless somewhere has stock kept, which would be hard to find.
Does it have to be Nokia?

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Yeah unfortunately it has to be Nokia!

Kamili

There are rumours they will return to the phone market in 2017 but again I'd suspect they would only be making touchscreen phones.

only one I could find is this one

http://www.phonesonline.ie/nokia-222-dual-sim-white.html

edit just found this too

http://www.toptronicstore.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1010

I don't know much about the stores linked above though so can't vouch for them

omb0wyn5ehpij9

I've found a Nokia 222 on Amazon that looks perfect. It is brand new and sim free. However, I have read a few of the questions and answers and people are saying it won't work on Three as the phone isn't a 3g phone. Is this correct? Or is this only in the UK?

jimmynokia

It is not a 3G phone, its just GSM.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

jimmynokia wrote: »

It is not a 3G phone, its just GSM.

And I take it Three in Ireland are only 3G?

jimmynokia

It will work but only for calls.

beauf

Three also have 2G.