Will Moto X Play and Style be on sale in Ireland?

tok9 · 27-08-2015 12:44pm

listermint wrote: »

One Plus One or Moto x Play...

I have the One, but kind of want the play dont know why.

What would you do? advice appreciated.

I'd stick with the one to be honest. I imagine it has a better or similar spec.

That said I generally don't see the point in upgrading a phone yearly. Personal opinion is 2-3 yrs.

Which is why I'm moving from my HTC One M7 to the Play and it's primarily for the battery.

MonkstownHoop · 30-08-2015 5:41pm

http://www.expansys.ie/motorola-moto-x-play-black-280777/

What are these guys like?

Famoso · 30-08-2015 5:43pm

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

http://www.expansys.ie/motorola-moto-x-play-black-280777/

What are these guys like?

Good but that's very over priced for an apparent budget phone. I pulled the trigger recently on a 64GB 1+1 for 320€ instead.

0lddog · 30-08-2015 9:01pm

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

http://www.expansys.ie/motorola-moto-x-play-black-280777/

What are these guys like?

http://store.orange.com/eu/mobile-phones/sim-free-phones/motorola-moto-x-play-white-280774/

Is another route to the same product via Expansys. But note no delivery charge

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I've bought from them and would again.

marcbrophy · 31-08-2015 5:46am

Bit of a review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtTlUyOVGD0

hu4rorZ · 01-09-2015 8:26pm

Clove dotcodotuk have the style version up officially now, claiming Sep 21st stock arrival

(cant post link, soz)

duridian · 01-09-2015 11:23pm

hu4rorZ wrote: »

Clove dotcodotuk have the style version up officially now, claiming Sep 21st stock arrival

(cant post link, soz)

http://www.clove.co.uk/motorola-moto-x-style

£350 sterling. That's less than the second generation was when it launched last year.

MonkstownHoop · 02-09-2015 9:12am

Any sigh of them in shops here?

StereoSound · 02-09-2015 11:50am

I really hope this to be available to us at a reasonable price. I'd buy it in a second.

tok9 · 02-09-2015 12:40pm

Mine has been dispatched today

Edit: Looks like it'll still be a while yet though, I didn't realise it was being dispatched from China.

MonkstownHoop · 02-09-2015 3:31pm

Orange want me to send all sorts of scanned documents ffs, why can't I just buy the damn phone

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 02-09-2015 4:30pm

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Orange want me to send all sorts of scanned documents ffs, why can't I just buy the damn phone

Terrible company to deal with. I personally wouldn't send them anything. Buy elsewhere.

MonkstownHoop · 02-09-2015 4:35pm

Techmaster wrote: »

Terrible company to deal with. I personally wouldn't send them anything. Buy elsewhere.

Are expansys the same?

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 02-09-2015 5:12pm

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Are expansys the same?

Yes, Orange is run by Expansys. Absolutely stay away from them. Very poor, rude customer service and if something goes wrong, they will try their least to help you out.

duridian · 03-09-2015 10:06am

The American version of Moto X Style, the Pure edition is getting some great reviews. I really hope they release the Style directly for sale here.

god's toy · 03-09-2015 12:51pm

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Orange want me to send all sorts of scanned documents ffs, why can't I just buy the damn phone

Yep same with me, they wanted pics of card front and back and prof of address by way of utility bill within the last 4 months plus more... I sent a pic of a crap load of nuts and told them that a PayPal link would have sufficed. Never heard back from them... Wonder why.

MonkstownHoop · 03-09-2015 2:36pm

god's toy wrote: »

Yep same with me, they wanted pics of card front and back and prof of address by way of utility bill within the last 4 months plus more... I sent a pic of a crap load of nuts and told them that a PayPal link would have sufficed. Never heard back from them... Wonder why.

Ha ha, I bought it on Amazon for €30 cheaper

listermint · 03-09-2015 2:50pm

god's toy wrote: »

Yep same with me, they wanted pics of card front and back and prof of address by way of utility bill within the last 4 months plus more... I sent a pic of a crap load of nuts and told them that a PayPal link would have sufficed. Never heard back from them... Wonder why.

had to deal with them before, tbf to them they have been burned vastly in the past on credit card fraud. where goods where sent and they were out of pocket.

Not that i am defending them at all, its the nature of the business but i think they are protecting themselves, not in the most ideal way from a consumer perspective.

IV1916 · 03-09-2015 9:56pm

Still no signs of the Moto X Style being available directly to Ireland?

marcbrophy · 03-09-2015 10:57pm

Moto X Play is £250 on amazon right now for the black version.
The white version is £270

Anyone get one of these yet, or recommend the move from 1+1?
Lollipop is a dog at times with 3gb ram on the 1+1, I'm not sure that I could get by with 2gb of ram in the Play

Any thoughts?

SuperRobotWars · 03-09-2015 11:15pm

Hey guys, I'm thinking of picking up either the moto x play, the one plus one or the samsung galaxy S4. Any recommendations on where to buy any of these phones (Cheaply) and which one to get?

bert911 · 04-09-2015 1:52pm

Argos have stock of Sim Free Motorolla Moto X Play Phone for 349

emo72 · 04-09-2015 7:25pm

bert911 wrote: »

Argos have stock of Sim Free Motorolla Moto X Play Phone for 349

so it is. thanks.

hu4rorZ · 04-09-2015 11:03pm

anyone know if its possible to use the motomaker site and ship it to Parcel Motel?

Berty · 04-09-2015 11:12pm

hu4rorZ wrote: »

anyone know if its possible to use the motomaker site and ship it to Parcel Motel?

It certainly won't work. Tried different ways and spoke to them. Terms say no freight forwarders and the post code(s) are flagged.

hu4rorZ · 04-09-2015 11:13pm

Berty wrote: »

It certainly won't work. Tried different ways and spoke to them. Terms say no freight forwarders and the post code(s) are flagged.

Thanks for the info, appriciate it. Plan B so!

Berty · 04-09-2015 11:33pm

hu4rorZ wrote: »

Thanks for the info, appriciate it. Plan B so!

You can try it yourself. Within an hour I kept getting "your order is on hold". Tried BT36 4PE and 4PX but no go.

duridian · 05-09-2015 10:04am

Unfortunately the only hope for getting a Moto Maker custom build X or G at present is if someone living in UK or Germany can get it for you.

I dunno why they haven't extended this to Ireland. (Also dunno why they haven't in the past offered the X models here until now).Possibly they are being affected in some way by forces unseen to the public eye.

thomasj · 08-09-2015 10:01am

For those of you willing to wait until Christmas or new year this might be worth a look. Combines both the x styles and x plays strengths!

http://m.gsmarena.com/moto_x_force_tipped_for_december_launch_to_carry_628_price_tag-news-13898.php

tok9 · 11-09-2015 9:09am

Well I got the phone on Monday but only starting using properly yesterday as I said I'd wait for the nano sim.

On the phone itself, it's a nice size. I was a little worried thinking it might be a bit too big as it was roughly the same size as the iPhone 6 + but it's a bit wider therefore not as long so it's a lot easier on the eye.

On the software, haven't done anything major on it (then again that's why I bought it) but it's nice and responsive in comparison to my HTC One M7. I like how when you pick it up it has this notification screen that lights up and you can switch between whatever notifications you have.

Finally I decided I'd check how the battery would do on my standard days so I charged it yesterday until 7:30 and since then I've been using it normally, playing music and podcasts, check some tweets and using whatsapp. Right now it's down to 63% so the battery is looking good so I'm very happy with that.

skodacb · 11-09-2015 4:29pm

tok9 wrote: »

Well I got the phone on Monday but only starting using properly yesterday as I said I'd wait for the nano sim.

On the phone itself, it's a nice size. I was a little worried thinking it might be a bit too big as it was roughly the same size as the iPhone 6 + but it's a bit wider therefore not as long so it's a lot easier on the eye.

On the software, haven't done anything major on it (then again that's why I bought it) but it's nice and responsive in comparison to my HTC One M7. I like how when you pick it up it has this notification screen that lights up and you can switch between whatever notifications you have.

Finally I decided I'd check how the battery would do on my standard days so I charged it yesterday until 7:30 and since then I've been using it normally, playing music and podcasts, check some tweets and using whatsapp. Right now it's down to 63% so the battery is looking good so I'm very happy with that.

Ah so tempted to pull the trigger, between this, the Style and new Nexus. Decisions, decisions.
What's the camera like on it? And how's the battery when not on WiFi.

tok9 · 12-09-2015 2:32am

skodacb wrote: »

Ah so tempted to pull the trigger, between this, the Style and new Nexus. Decisions, decisions.
What's the camera like on it? And how's the battery when not on WiFi.

The camera seems fine but I'm not really one to worry about the camera too much.

I don't know what the battery is like with wifi off but it's still going strong for me here. Looks like it's going to last 2 and a half days.

digitaldr · 16-09-2015 8:46am

Moto X Style now available for pre-order. Still UK only though - estimated delivery 08/10/15

vincent coffey · 16-09-2015 8:54am

Moto x style went pre order on UK Motorola site this morning.

Not shipping to ireland.

Any ideas how to circumvent this?

http://www.motorola.co.uk/products/motomaker/FLEXR6UK?utm_source=motoemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ECOMM_EMARA_GB_EN_PRODUCT_MOTOXSTYLELAUNCH&utm_content=LAUNCH&utm_term=build_yours

digitaldr · 16-09-2015 8:56am

There's no way around it. They won't ship to mail forwarders eg Parcelmotel and I'm not even sure if they'll take a UK credit card. You're only hope is to get a relative/friend in the UK to order it for you.

vincent coffey · 16-09-2015 8:58am

digitaldr wrote: »

There's no way around it. They won't ship to mail forwarders eg Parcelmotel and I'm not even sure if they'll take a UK credit card. You're only hope is to get a relative/friend in the UK to order it for you.

The play appeared pretty quick on argos
Could wait and see if they will carry the style

That or ring my sister in law in England.

Really want this phone.

digitaldr · 16-09-2015 9:01am

Even if Argos get the Style in, the chances of them offering customization would be nil.

vincent coffey · 16-09-2015 9:05am

Tbh the customisation wouldn't bother me. I'll stick it in a case from day one.

youcancallmeal · 16-09-2015 9:39am

digitaldr wrote: »

Even if Argos get the Style in, the chances of them offering customization would be nil.

Any idea if it's likely they will get the style?

Kobe · 16-09-2015 1:22pm

Just ordered mine from Motorola UK and will have it sent to my friend's house in London, they won't send it to Ireland but accept card from ireland.

vincent coffey · 16-09-2015 1:23pm

kobe, how long until it ships?

I read somewhere it doesn't ship for up to 2 weeks.

Thanks

Kobe · 16-09-2015 1:51pm

vincent coffey wrote:

kobe, how long until it ships?

Estimated delivery date is 9th of October.

digitaldr · 16-09-2015 3:04pm

What colours did you go for? I know a BMW salesman - he always tells people to avoid whacky colours as can affect resale value - I'd say the same applies to the Moto X!

Kobe · 16-09-2015 3:27pm

digitaldr wrote:

What colours did you go for? I know a BMW salesman - he always tells people to avoid whacky colours as can affect resale value - I'd say the same applies to the Moto X!

White & light gold front, light gold accent, leather back, looks normal enough for me lol.

flangemeistro · 16-09-2015 4:00pm

Kobe wrote: »

White & light gold

Are you sure it wasn't blue and black?

Kobe · 16-09-2015 7:58pm

Update:
Just got an email from Motorola UK says that my order is on hold and need to call them. Maybe because of the Irish card.

Niemoj · 17-09-2015 5:57pm

I really want the Play, my Moto G 4G is dying a slow death.

sentient_6 · 17-09-2015 6:26pm

Niemoj wrote: »

I really want the Play, my Moto G 4G is dying a slow death.

It's in argos right now for 350.

Niemoj · 17-09-2015 7:28pm

sentient_6 wrote: »

It's in argos right now for 350.

Yeah, albeit with no customisability though.

thomasj · 17-09-2015 7:50pm

Niemoj wrote: »

Yeah, albeit with no customisability though.

But it's a great phone. One of the few left phones left that you can insert an SD card plus android marshmallow will come changes that will give you the option to download apps and files direct to your SD card and will integrate your SD card with your phone storage

Reports say this will be one of the first phones after nexus devices to get marshmallow, quiet soon. The moto g got lollipop a week after its release. Plus its stock!

Will Moto X Play and Style be on sale in Ireland?

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