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Google Pixel 3a €249 on Vodafone (In Stock!)

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    #2192
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,122 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Hi,
    Looking to replace my Redmi Note 5,battery life getting bad. For under €300 is this the best phone available?
    Cheers,
    Pa


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    #2193
    Gile_na_gile
    Registered Users Posts: 472 ✭✭Gile_na_gile


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Hi,
    Looking to replace my Redmi Note 5,battery life getting bad. For under €300 is this the best phone available?
    Cheers,
    Pa


    It's a mid-range phone with a plastic body, but has an excellent camera and associated software. For general work, communications, and photowork, an excellent phone. I would have bought it for ~ 280 EUR max were it not available on offer.


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    #2194
    TheMagicTurtle
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭TheMagicTurtle


    Vodafone cancelled my order on Sunday as they said the phone was out of stock and then phone arrived in the post this morning.


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    #2195
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,682 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    Arrived this morning, lovely turnaround time! Phone is great so far


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    #2196
    brianocon77
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭brianocon77


    Whats is the logic they follow to process or cancel an order?


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    #2197
    PreCocious
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭PreCocious


    brianocon77 wrote: »
    Whats is the logic they follow to process or cancel an order?

    It's a highly complex algorithm.

    I had two orders placed - received order number and hold put on credit card. They never turned up and hold dropped off the card.


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    #2198
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    brianocon77 wrote: »
    Whats is the logic they follow to process or cancel an order?

    I believe they use a group of highly sophisticated manatees to sort through the orders. The manatees throw some of the orders into the order processing machine and the others into the order cancellation machine.


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    #2199
    deiseindublin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,263 ✭✭✭deiseindublin


    deiseindublin wrote: »
    I tried everything but couldn't get ordered, different phone nums, different devices, different browsers etc. Only thing in common was our wifi, but still couldn't get to the payment screen, filled all in and failed there for some reason, just said there was an error and they couldn't proceed.
    Bizarrely, phone arrived this morn without a confirmation email. Delighted. Thanks op, again.


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    #2200
    brianocon77
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭brianocon77


    Is there a contract with these phones like 20e per month on Pay as you go? VF refers to a contract at order screen.


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    #2201
    brianocon77
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭brianocon77


    PreCocious wrote: »
    It's a highly complex algorithm.

    I had two orders placed - received order number and hold put on credit card. They never turned up and hold dropped off the card.

    Worst website ever seen across 8-10 countries I had lived in. Who designed is not an issue, why cant they improve is beyond comprehension.


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    #2202
    Gile_na_gile
    Registered Users Posts: 472 ✭✭Gile_na_gile


    The family guy manatees favoured me today, and Pixel 3a received without any problems. Also ended up with the back-up Mi 9 SE on same delivery from Amazon.


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    #2203
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    brianocon77 wrote: »
    Is there a contract with these phones like 20e per month on Pay as you go? VF refers to a contract at order screen.

    You select a PAYG plan, but you don't have to use it.


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    #2204
    brianocon77
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭brianocon77


    Order released for picking - 2020-08-18T17:37:52.000+01:00

    finally a status different than cancelled...


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    #2205
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,986 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    I've tried to order an Eir sim twice and both times it's never arrived. Any other suggestions for someone who'll actually post a sim?


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    #2206
    Esse85
    Registered Users Posts: 8,243 ✭✭✭Esse85


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    I've tried to order an Eir sim twice and both times it's never arrived. Any other suggestions for someone who'll actually post a sim?

    Lyra post it out free.


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    #2207
    DeepBlue
    Registered Users Posts: 3,671 ✭✭✭DeepBlue


    What a strange website.
    Tried to register but this failed half way through with "unknown error".
    Tried again but this now failed as email was already "in use".
    Could not login with email as no password had been recorded.

    Managed to order the phone using a different email but could not register a vodafone account using that email as could not get vodafone to send the security token to register - another "unknown error".
    Naturally no email to confirm the order and no tracking number. Money being taken from my account was the only indication that there had been any transaction.
    The phone however arrived this morning. Ordered Sunday night and received Wednesday morning.
    Used a spare 48 SIM to "transfer my number" so no need to put credit on the SIM.

    Thanks OP.


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    #2208
    Esse85
    Registered Users Posts: 8,243 ✭✭✭Esse85


    Placed order Tuesday afternoon for the first time, used the Lyra card.

    No email confirmation are anything.

    Phone delivered this morning.

    Luck of the draw I guess.


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    #2209
    brianocon77
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭brianocon77


    So as expected, money deducted twice and 2 phone received. Anyone managed to sell to CEX. Do not wanna go through hassel of a return and impossible refund process?


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    #2210
    coldfire1x
    Registered Users Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭coldfire1x


    brianocon77 wrote: »
    So as expected, money deducted twice and 2 phone received. Anyone managed to sell to CEX. Do not wanna go through hassel of a return and impossible refund process?

    No issue with cex, they will take it.


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    #2211
    DopeTech
    Registered Users Posts: 6,783 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    brianocon77 wrote: »
    So as expected, money deducted twice and 2 phone received. Anyone managed to sell to CEX. Do not wanna go through hassel of a return and impossible refund process?

    Put it up on adverts.ie at €129 and you could have a buyer at your door in minutes. Saves you leaving the house to go to cex!

    Edit: I just seen cex will give you €171 cash for it so it's up to you.


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    #2212
    boobazingaboo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭boobazingaboo


    lads is this phone sim free or is it locked to vodafone?


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    #2213
    glen123
    Registered Users Posts: 564 ✭✭✭glen123


    boobazingaboo wrote: »
    lads is this phone sim free or is it locked to vodafone?

    sim free


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    #2214
    Del Griffith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,214 ✭✭✭Del Griffith


    brianocon77 wrote: »
    So as expected, money deducted twice and 2 phone received. Anyone managed to sell to CEX. Do not wanna go through hassel of a return and impossible refund process?

    I'll take it?


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    #2215
    TJ_M
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭TJ_M


    Not available is the current status


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    #2216
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    €153 Cex will pay

    https://ie.webuy.com/search?stext=pixel%203a


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    #2217
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,122 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    brianocon77 wrote: »
    So as expected, money deducted twice and 2 phone received. Anyone managed to sell to CEX. Do not wanna go through hassel of a return and impossible refund process?

    I'd be interested as well if anyone has a spare/received two...


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    #2218
    Delboy5
    Registered Users Posts: 878 ✭✭✭Delboy5


    Anyone know if stock had run out before on the Vodafone site? What's the chances of more stock next week...


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    #2219
    Fuascailteoir
    Registered Users Posts: 612 ✭✭✭Fuascailteoir


    Delboy5 wrote: »
    Anyone know if stock had run out before on the Vodafone site? What's the chances of more stock next week...

    Yeah has happened at least twice in the last number of weeks


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    #2220
    Klingon Hamlet
    Registered Users Posts: 2,735 ✭✭✭Klingon Hamlet


    How does this compare to my current Samsung A50 4gb/128gb phone, performance, screen and camera wise?


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    #2221
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Klingon Hamlet wrote: »
    How does this compare to my current Samsung A50 4gb/128gb phone, performance, screen and camera wise?

    https://www.tomsguide.com/us/galaxy-a50-vs-pixel-3a,review-6599.html

    Or any other number of comparison sites.


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