New Moto G from Tesco for £129.99

noodler · 31-01-2015 12:28am

RobertFoster wrote: »

Over the second gen model? If you want a bigger screen, better camera, or 4G isn't useful to you.

Thanks for that.

I guess 4G plus the cheaper price would outweigh the bigger screen and better camera for me.

Skippy along · 31-01-2015 8:52pm

Any use to anyone

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/tesco-mobile-motorola-moto-g-4g-white-black-99-tesco-direct-instore-starts-monday-2132223?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=01312015&utm_campaign=Daily%2BHot

RossieMan · 31-01-2015 9:36pm

Was posted in the previous page.

talkabout · 31-01-2015 9:45pm

Got the Moto G (second Gen) from handtec, worked out cheaper than Amazon. Not bothered about 4G but wanted a dual sim phone. Its a great phone and in my view great value for money. Easily as good as phones twice the price.

peckerhead · 31-01-2015 10:50pm

Aye. When that Tesco deal kicks in on Monday, it will be £99 + £2 unlocking = £101 --> €135 + €3.95 Parcel Motel = great phone for under €140.

Silver-Tiger · 01-02-2015 10:14pm

Will this be live from Mid night tonight, does anyone know?

beauf · 01-02-2015 10:17pm

Probably sold out 5 mins after.

Sam Mac · 01-02-2015 10:31pm

Worth buying for that price do you think? I'm after a new phone. Much issues reported with this model?

Soarer · 01-02-2015 10:43pm

Still looking for the 2nd gen at a decent price, if anyone comes across it.

peckerhead · 02-02-2015 12:03am

In Argos atm for €189.95 with a €20 voucher back (until 3 February only) — so €169.95, kind of.

Edit: sorry, just saw it's out of stock everywhere...

Aquos76 · 02-02-2015 1:13am

Tesco direct have just dropped the price to £99

Sam Mac · 02-02-2015 1:14am

Bought a 4G Black for £99 just now. My phone is cracked and dying slowly but surely.
Hope it arrives in good condition! Does the warranty apply for Ireland too?

Aquos76 · 02-02-2015 1:26am

Sam Mac wrote: »

Bought a 4G Black for £99 just now. My phone is cracked and dying slowly but surely.
Hope it arrives in good condition! Does the warranty apply for Ireland too?

Regarding the warranty, if you're unfortunate enough to have an issue with it you'll have to return the phone to them in the UK, Tesco Ireland won't do anything for you I'm afraid.

Sam Mac · 02-02-2015 1:34am

Aquos76 wrote: »

Regarding the warranty, if you're unfortunate enough to have an issue with it you'll have to return the phone to them in the UK, Tesco Ireland won't do anything for you I'm afraid.

But I can just go straight to Motorola here surely?

Have there been many issues with this phone reported by other users? I know the 5'' variant got a lot of complaints with panel issues.

Aquos76 · 02-02-2015 1:44am

Sam Mac wrote: »

But I can just go straight to Motorola here surely?

Have there been many issues with this phone reported by other users? I know the 5'' variant got a lot of complaints with panel issues.

I assume you probably could alright, I bought a first gen from Amazon before Christmas, had an issue with the phone dialling numbers by itself, I spoke to Motorola about it and they confirmed it was a known issue affecting some handsets and advised me to send it to fonefix in Dublin and they'd take a look at it. As the phone was only a week old, I deci to return it to Amazon and got a full refund instead, I then purchased a gen2 version from Tesco direct and so far that's been perfect. It was a Christmas present for my Mam. She's delighted with this handset. I paid £105 from Tesco a month ago for it, so this price of £99 is a great price.

Sam Mac · 02-02-2015 2:21am

Aquos76 wrote: »

I assume you probably could alright, I bought a first gen from Amazon before Christmas, had an issue with the phone dialling numbers by itself, I spoke to Motorola about it and they confirmed it was a known issue affecting some handsets and advised me to send it to fonefix in Dublin and they'd take a look at it. As the phone was only a week old, I deci to return it to Amazon and got a full refund instead, I then purchased a gen2 version from Tesco direct and so far that's been perfect. It was a Christmas present for my Mam. She's delighted with this handset. I paid £105 from Tesco a month ago for it, so this price of £99 is a great price.

Excellent. Good to have that option rather than jumping through hoops sending it back to Tesco UK. Looking forward to receiving it.

Klingon Hamlet · 02-02-2015 8:33am

How much are unlock codes

Sam Mac · 02-02-2015 8:44am

Klingon Hamlet wrote: »

How much are unlock codes

Around the €2 mark.

noodler · 02-02-2015 11:25am

Just signing up with Tesco Direct now, they want a UK mobile, what did people put in?

Are there still 10pound vouchers around or was that a once-off?

RossieMan · 02-02-2015 11:38am

i put in PM. got me through it.

Don't see any 10 off on hotukdeals.

deisediva · 02-02-2015 10:15pm

Whats the difference in the 2 argos ones for 189 ? I have the first Moto G and its on last legs well battery is so need new phone. Have one reserved in Argos but not sure which one is best to go for
This is one I have reserved
http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&productId=639164

beauf · 02-02-2015 10:37pm

bigger screen, better camera, dual sim, 3G (not 4G) battery life slight less (due to bigger screen same size battery).

ALiasEX · 03-02-2015 3:37pm

I've heard of phones locking to the network of the inserted sim. Will the Moto G 5 from Argos stay unlocked?

Fresh Pots · 03-02-2015 3:40pm

ALiasEX wrote: »

I've heard of phones locking to the network of the inserted sim. Will the Moto G 5 from Argos stay unlocked?

Yeah if its sold as sim free it will stay unlocked, networks sometimes flash a different firmware that'll lock to the first sim inserted but that won't happen with sim free

deisediva · 04-02-2015 8:42am

I have the 1st Moto replacing due to battery not lasting and sound on calls hit and miss very crackly need to hang up and dial again.

Have both the newer ones reserved in Argos both now 189. Which one is best to go for?

tylercheribini · 04-02-2015 1:33pm

deisediva wrote: »

I have the 1st Moto replacing due to battery not lasting and sound on calls hit and miss very crackly need to hang up and dial again.

Have both the newer ones reserved in Argos both now 189. Which one is best to go for?

doesnt look too big a job for those changing phone because of reduced battery life. i will prob do it myself in the long run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv5C0axnGIw

noodler · 05-02-2015 3:21pm

Is it okay to put the PMID in the same address box as the Company Name on the Tesco Direct Delivery field?

e.g. PMXXXX, Parcel Motel

If I give it its own field and move everything down one then I'd end up with fields being out of sync with info.

Just ordered anyway. Won't get it til this time enxt week in all liklihood but looking forward to trying it.

Silver-Tiger · 06-02-2015 10:35pm

Ordered Monday Morning. Arrived in Parcel Motel Terenure this evening.

Great bargain. Downgrade from my Nexus 5 but a perfect piece to tie me over.

noodler · 07-02-2015 3:19pm

Silver-Tiger wrote: »

Ordered Monday Morning. Arrived in Parcel Motel Terenure this evening.

Great bargain. Downgrade from my Nexus 5 but a perfect piece to tie me over.

Get it unlocked yet?

Aquos76 · 07-02-2015 3:37pm

This is the guy I used on eBay to get the moto g I bought from Tesco unlocked a couple of weeks ago, code was emailed to me within an hour

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=151207502909

noodler · 07-02-2015 3:42pm

Aquos76 wrote: »

This is the guy I used on eBay to get the moto g I bought from Tesco unlocked a couple of weeks ago, code was emailed to me within an hour

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=151207502909

Thanks. Was rereading the thread last night and saw some ppl had trouble finding ebay sellers with the 4g codes.

noodler · 07-02-2015 3:44pm

noodler wrote: »

Thanks. Was rereading the thread last night and saw some ppl had trouble finding ebay sellers with the 4g codes.

Another aside here.

I use an old meteor sim, will I need a new 4g one (micro?) In order to use the moto g?

Sam Mac · 07-02-2015 6:38pm

Picked up the Moto G 4G from my local Parcel Motel today. Happy so far. Anyone else notice the M logo on the back cover isn't right in the middle of the circle? - strange!

Silver-Tiger · 09-02-2015 10:19am

M Logo is in the centre on my device!

Got an unlock code handy on Ebay. £1.99 and back within an hour or two.

Still think this is an excellent bargain. (albeit i only have the phone a few days)

Haven't missed my Nexus 5 at all tbh. Perhaps the return to KitKat helps this.
Confirms my thoughts that KitKat > lollipop bar a small few features.

tiegan · 09-02-2015 3:39pm

@Silver-Tiger - did you get the £99 MotoG 4G from Tesco? Was thinking about it, but live in rural Tipp and reckon by the time we get 4G here my phone might be obsolete. But seriously tempted all the same looks to be great value!! Have you 4G where you are??

Silver-Tiger · 10-02-2015 11:00am

tiegan wrote: »

@Silver-Tiger - did you get the £99 MotoG 4G from Tesco? Was thinking about it, but live in rural Tipp and reckon by the time we get 4G here my phone might be obsolete. But seriously tempted all the same looks to be great value!! Have you 4G where you are??

Ye, Dublin City Centre so 4G working perfectly.
€140 all in including Unlock and Parcel Motel.

noodler · 11-02-2015 11:32pm

Aquos76 wrote: »

This is the guy I used on eBay to get the moto g I bought from Tesco unlocked a couple of weeks ago, code was emailed to me within an hour

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=151207502909

Been two or three hours. Still no word back with a code from these guys!

Aquos76 · 11-02-2015 11:43pm

noodler wrote: »

Been two or three hours. Still no word back with a code from these guys!

Oh, they did tell me that code could take up to 24hrs but they were back to be within the hour. Obviously I only used them the once and it was also 9am in the morning when I made contact with them, if that makes any difference.

noodler · 12-02-2015 12:14am

Aquos76 wrote: »

Oh, they did tell me that code could take up to 24hrs but they were back to be within the hour. Obviously I only used them the once and it was also 9am in the morning when I made contact with them, if that makes any difference.

I'm not fretting for my €2 or anything, just have no phone til it's unlocked. (meteor gave me a new microsim but it meant deactivating my plan sim).

padair · 12-02-2015 5:46pm

Silver-Tiger wrote: »

Ye, Dublin City Centre so 4G working perfectly.
€140 all in including Unlock and Parcel Motel.

Is the £99 phone the 2nd generation phone?

noodler · 12-02-2015 5:48pm

Got mine yesterday. Unlocked today.

Fairly delighted with it - just want buy a 32gb card and a case now (if anyone can recommend any).

Its so much quicker than any phone I have ever had (although - I have had crap budget phones to date mostly).

NATLOR · 12-02-2015 6:11pm

padair wrote: »

Is the £99 phone the 2nd generation phone?

No its the 1st gen with 4g and a micro sd slot added but only comes with 8g internal storage.2nd gen has bigger screen and better camera but no 4g AFAIK

Sam Mac · 12-02-2015 6:14pm

NATLOR wrote: »

No its the 1st gen with 4g and a micro sd slot added but only comes with 8g internal storage.2nd gen has bigger screen and better camera but no 4g AFAIK

Correct. 2nd Gen is a 3G phone, no 4G. There is a re-release version with 4G coming soon enough though.

deisediva · 16-02-2015 9:09pm

See this in Argos is it a new version again anyone know ? Order in for collection not available yet.

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&productId=755584

Sam Mac · 16-02-2015 9:15pm

deisediva wrote: »

See this in Argos is it a new version again anyone know ? Order in for collection not available yet.

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&productId=755584

It is the 3G 5'' 2nd Gen.

Chimichangas · 16-02-2015 11:33pm

noodler wrote: »

Got mine yesterday. Unlocked today.

Fairly delighted with it - just want buy a 32gb card and a case now (if anyone can recommend any).

Its so much quicker than any phone I have ever had (although - I have had crap budget phones to date mostly).

just be careful that the case allows you to recharge the phone while in the case. I got a fold down case and i have to remove phone to charge it..

Toast · 17-02-2015 10:25am

Chimichangas wrote: »

just be careful that the case allows you to recharge the phone while in the case. I got a fold down case and i have to remove phone to charge it..

Watch out for the headphone socket as well as the Moto G has a center placed one and if you get a vertical flipping cover make sure to get one with an offset clasp that doesn't block the headphone socket.

SeamusFX · 17-02-2015 1:25pm

Is the Sim Free Motorola Moto G for €189.95 at Argos good value? This price seems at least comparable to the previous £129.99 locked to Tesco which is at least €175 plus PM and unlocking, but is this phone worth €190 when there are plenty of other Android smart phones for half the price?

beauf · 17-02-2015 2:03pm

It was previously at 165 ish on Argos.

Value for money yes.

Worth it depends on your requirements.

papu · 17-02-2015 2:07pm

SeamusFX wrote: »

Is the Sim Free Motorola Moto G for €189.95 at Argos good value? This price seems at least comparable to the previous £129.99 locked to Tesco which is at least €175 plus PM and unlocking, but is this phone worth €190 when there are plenty of other Android smart phones for half the price?

They've also got half the performance.

New Moto G from Tesco for £129.99

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