Chinese Android Phones 2 - Read First Post!

Ten Pin · 25-08-2015 7:00pm

eamonnq wrote: »

Yeah, IIRC he was on here shilling for a while.

Just a one-man-band reselling?? The site has very little detail about delivery time, cost breakdown etc

GristlyEnd · 25-08-2015 9:31pm

After playing around with it for a while, I'm loving the speed of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2. I did an AnTuTu benchmark and it gave a score of 45368. I've no idea what that means but it seems to have quite a high ranking for such a cheap phone.

Had an issue with location services but after installing Google maps that quickly resolved itself. The only real issue right now is when you want to change ringtones it defaults to a Chinese marketplace. How do I get around that?

It ended up costing me €170 including DHL delivery. It left Hong Kong on Saturday, arrived into London yesterday for clearance and was delivered to me this morning. No taxes to be paid.

Edit: Meant to say, this is my second Chinese phone. First one was a iNew V7 which was nice but very badly supported.

The Sparrow · 25-08-2015 10:40pm

DarrenG wrote: »

After playing around with it for a while, I'm loving the speed of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2. I did an AnTuTu benchmark and it gave a score of 45368. I've no idea what that means but it seems to have quite a high ranking for such a cheap phone.

Had an issue with location services but after installing Google maps that quickly resolved itself. The only real issue right now is when you want to change ringtones it defaults to a Chinese marketplace. How do I get around that?

It ended up costing me €170 including DHL delivery. It left Hong Kong on Saturday, arrived into London yesterday for clearance and was delivered to me this morning. No taxes to be paid.

Edit: Meant to say, this is my second Chinese phone. First one was a iNew V7 which was nice but very badly supported.

Where did you order it from?

eamonnq · 25-08-2015 10:58pm

Ten Pin wrote: »

Just a one-man-band reselling?? The site has very little detail about delivery time, cost breakdown etc

Yep, and not much about how he will handle the warranty etc. or whether you have to pay VAT if the goods are shipped directly to you from China !!

Site does not seem to be working either though as I can't seem to actually place an order, to see if it tells you about delivery charges VAT etc.

GristlyEnd · 26-08-2015 12:52pm

The Sparrow wrote: »

Where did you order it from?

Shenzhen Chigon Technology on AliExpress

savemejebus · 26-08-2015 12:57pm

DarrenG wrote: »

Shenzhen Chigon Technology on AliExpress

Sorry to bother you now but was that the GSM version and does it have a micro-sd card slot?

digitaldr · 26-08-2015 12:58pm

DarrenG wrote: »

Shenzhen Chigon Technology on AliExpress

Used them recently - very good service.

CantGetNoSleep · 26-08-2015 1:03pm

savemejebus wrote: »

Sorry to bother you now but was that the GSM version and does it have a micro-sd card slot?

Looking at it, it looks like FDD is the version to order (although I'm not 100%)

Ten Pin · 26-08-2015 3:49pm

Apart from Jiayu S3 do any other phones have support for 4G on BOTH sims?

SK1979 · 27-08-2015 4:57pm

Looks like the huawei honor 7 is on sale from the vmall UK site for £209 (after applying the £40 off voucher). Seems like good value.

Just had a quick look at it but couldn't put an order through cos of an issue selecting countr . Don't know if this is cos they don't ship to Ireland or browser based. Will check again later when I'm home.

Iseedeadpixels · 27-08-2015 5:49pm

SK1979 wrote: »

Looks like the huawei honor 7 is on sale from the vmall UK site for £209 (after applying the £40 off voucher). Seems like good value.

Just had a quick look at it but couldn't put an order through cos of an issue selecting countr . Don't know if this is cos they don't ship to Ireland or browser based. Will check again later when I'm home.

Use parcel motel.

kingerae86 · 27-08-2015 11:49pm

Does any Irish network offer 3g on the following bands 900 1900 2100 .

I got an umi iron and I'm with emobile.I can't seem to get it connected to internet bar using WiFi. I'm considering leaving emobile due to other reasons.

Is there any settings I can check on phone to see if there is something switched off?

Digital Solitude · 27-08-2015 11:55pm

kingerae86 wrote: »

Does any Irish network offer 3g on the following bands 900 1900 2100 .

I got an umi iron and I'm with emobile.I can't seem to get it connected to internet bar using WiFi. I'm considering leaving emobile due to other reasons.

Is there any settings I can check on phone to see if there is something switched off?

http://maps.mobileworldlive.com/ Try this to find one.

kingerae86 · 28-08-2015 12:17am

Digital Solitude wrote: »

http://maps.mobileworldlive.com/ Try this to find one.

- Network: GSM 900/1800 / 1900MHz, WCDMA 900/1900 / 2100MHz, FDD-LTE B1 / B3 / B7, Supports 2G & 3G & 4G LTE Network - See more at: http://en.efox-shop.com/umi-iron-mtk6753-15ghz-octa-core-55-zoll-fhd-bildschirm-android-50-4g-lte-smartphone-g-302842#sthash.oTJoziAu.dpuf

thats the phone bands spec.should it be able to connect to meteor/emobile internet?i cant get my head around these bands.....

if not will it work on vodafone?

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

"feeling dumb"

Digital Solitude · 28-08-2015 12:22am

Should work with emobile. For the internet you need to set up the APN yourself. It's easy, but you'll have to give them a call to get the settings.

It'll work with any operator, all the Irish ones have 900 or 2100, all you need is for one of them to overlap with the phone to got asignal

kingerae86 · 28-08-2015 6:35am

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Should work with emobile. For the internet you need to set up the APN yourself. It's easy, but you'll have to give them a call to get the settings.

It'll work with any operator, all the Irish ones have 900 or 2100, all you need is for one of them to overlap with the phone to got asignal

That's great.thanks for that

ahniceone · 28-08-2015 1:14pm

Steven Numerous Flare wrote: »

Just bought the umi hammer for my wife from coolicool EU warehouse.
143 euro.
Wouldn't mind but I only bought her a Nokia 635 last Christmas which she managed to break.

On the plus side I've another Chinese phone to play with

Alright bud! I was looking at that phone on coolicool too and thinking of getting it. Is that site legit? Did it take long to arrive?

Digital Solitude · 28-08-2015 1:20pm

ahniceone wrote: »

Alright bud! I was looking at that phone on coolicool too and thinking of getting it. Is that site legit? Did it take long to arrive?

Coolicool is lefit yeah. With DHL it takes 2-5 days after dispatch, An Post is 21-30 days to ROI, or 7-14 to Parcel Motel, roughly. Parcel Motel may reject it though, with VAT due

kingerae86 · 28-08-2015 1:48pm

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Should work with emobile. For the internet you need to set up the APN yourself. It's easy, but you'll have to give them a call to get the settings.

It'll work with any operator, all the Irish ones have 900 or 2100, all you need is for one of them to overlap with the phone to got asignal

i was onto customer service,
got the details

1.From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks.

2.Tap Mobile networks > Access Point Names.

3.On the APNs screen, press MENU and then tap New APN.

4.On the Edit access point screen, enter the APN settings. Tap an APN setting item to edit it.

5.Press MENU and then tap and Save.

FOR DATA

1.eMobileAPN - Data.eircom.ie
2.No user name
3.No password
4.Leave all other settings as current defaults on handset

but still no internet,has anyone had any problems with this before?

Digital Solitude · 28-08-2015 2:05pm

Have you roaming turned on? I've to turn on data roaming with 48

Iseedeadpixels · 28-08-2015 5:09pm

Merimobiles emailed me a offer of free speakers for shilling

Anyone else get it?

Digital Solitude · 28-08-2015 5:13pm

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Merimobiles emailed me a offer of free speakers for shilling Anyone else get it?

I never get these shilling emails

Talk about feeling unloved, even these desperate Chinese don't want me.

wiz569 · 28-08-2015 5:14pm

kingerae86 wrote: »

FOR DATA

1.eMobileAPN - Data.eircom.ie
2.No user name
3.No password
4.Leave all other settings as current defaults on handset

but still no internet,has anyone had any problems with this before?

Not sure if it matters but that d in the first line should be a lower case d not capital D

Iseedeadpixels · 28-08-2015 7:07pm

Digital Solitude wrote: »

I never get these shilling emails Talk about feeling unloved, even these desperate Chinese don't want me.

Think it was a email they sent to all subscribers.

eamonnq · 28-08-2015 9:25pm

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Merimobiles emailed me a offer of free speakers for shilling Anyone else get it?

You shouldn't have posted on the thread and instead keep an eye out for anyone mentioning Merimobiles wonderful service and great prices!!!

Iseedeadpixels · 28-08-2015 9:37pm

eamonnq wrote: »

You shouldn't have posted on the thread and instead keep an eye out for anyone mentioning Merimobiles wonderful service and great prices!!!

They are fabalous and wonderful

beardo81 · 29-08-2015 12:03am

What do you guys think of this?

http://weareono.com/

Would it be safe to preorder off an unknown??

JoeOD1998 · 29-08-2015 1:58am

beardo81 wrote: »

What do you guys think of this?

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Would it be safe to preorder off an unknown??

someone is getting a protoype next month and has spoken to ono just take a look through this page its on the one plus one forums /ono-u1-truly-flagship-killer-specs.321821/page-11

RossieMan · 29-08-2015 8:50am

If that's the actual price it'll be very hard to not buy one. May even wait to see what it comes out like!

Berty · 29-08-2015 9:19am

I figured I could risk the purchase financially and also because it's PayPal so secured.

"The payment could not be completed because there's a problem with the sellers PayPal account" or something similar.

Strange and worrying result.

PaulieBoy · 29-08-2015 10:01am

Anyone looked at Wileyfox? An interesting new entrant into the cheap android phone market. Comes with Cyanogen preinstalled.
http://wileyfox.com/storm/

daytob · 29-08-2015 10:14am

For a screen with those specs you would probably want a bigger battery tbh

Iseedeadpixels · 29-08-2015 1:33pm

beardo81 wrote: »

What do you guys think of this?

http://weareono.com/

Would it be safe to preorder off an unknown??

Coming up account suspended.

Juvia · 29-08-2015 4:03pm

I just bought a Meizu M2 Note from Shenzhen Chigon Technology. Hopefully everything is fine.

horse7 · 29-08-2015 7:53pm

kingerae86 wrote: »

That's great.thanks for that

. www.willmyphonework.net/

CantGetNoSleep · 29-08-2015 7:54pm

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Coming up account suspended.

Looked great too, hope people didn't get scammed

RossieMan · 29-08-2015 8:03pm

Anyone ordered the 32gb version of the xiaomi redmi note 2? Very close to jumping on one this evening but would prefer a review to persuade me.

Mezcita · 31-08-2015 1:58am

RossieMan wrote: »

Anyone ordered the 32gb version of the xiaomi redmi note 2? Very close to jumping on one this evening but would prefer a review to persuade me.

First English video review I've seen. Gives his thoughts about it at 19.35.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEZ0TJEqMXg

Edit. Another one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR_la5ngaco

savemejebus · 31-08-2015 9:14pm

Any thoughts on whether to get the multilingual rom and play services flashed on a redmi note 2 or whether it's best to do it yourself? Planning on getting it from the aliexpress seller mentioned above as a gift.

RossieMan · 31-08-2015 9:22pm

Still not enough reviews of the xiaomi to make me buy it. No reviews of the pro version out from what I can see.

digitaldr · 31-08-2015 9:25pm

I bought a lenovo k3 from that seller and after flashing a few ROMs from XDA ended up going back to the it shipped with as it had much less bloatware. Once it was rooted was easy enough to clean it up.

GristlyEnd · 31-08-2015 10:01pm

savemejebus wrote: »

Any thoughts on whether to get the multilingual rom and play services flashed on a redmi note 2 or whether it's best to do it yourself? Planning on getting it from the aliexpress seller mentioned above as a gift.

Do it yourself. I kept getting weird pop up ads on mine after getting the AliExpress seller to put the play services on it. I've since flashed the developer Chinese rom, installed Gapps and removed the bloatware. I'm sure an international rom will be out in a month or so.

GBX · 31-08-2015 10:26pm

If your getting ads check if there's an app called "recents" installed on you're phone. I've downloaded certain apps and found pop ups after. Saw it noted on a thread on XDA and found it on my phone.
Have got rid of it twice in a few weeks.

Berty · 01-09-2015 3:45pm

Got an email from vmail about my Honor 7 order in that it will be 2-3 to ship the item. Gives me a chance to see about other phones and the one plus before I can safely cancel my order.

digitaldr · 01-09-2015 6:55pm

Berty wrote: »

Got an email from vmail about my Honor 7 order in that it will be 2-3 to ship the item. Gives me a chance to see about other phones and the one plus before I can safely cancel my order.

Is that 2-3 weeks? Did you use Parcelmotel?

Berty · 01-09-2015 7:05pm

digitaldr wrote: »

Is that 2-3 weeks? Did you use Parcelmotel?

Yes and Yes

kingerae86 · 02-09-2015 7:16am

In the process of upgrading android on the umi iron to 5.1.how long should it take to install?few minutes/few hours etc as I will need phone for work

CantGetNoSleep · 02-09-2015 1:41pm

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is gone from the earlier AliExpress seller - anyone have any other suggestions on where to get it?

GristlyEnd · 02-09-2015 1:59pm

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is gone from the earlier AliExpress seller - anyone have any other suggestions on where to get it?

This crowd have them. I used them before but it takes around 3-4 weeks to arrive.

NATLOR · 02-09-2015 2:00pm

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is gone from the earlier AliExpress seller - anyone have any other suggestions on where to get it?

The first aliexpress seller recommended for no customs charges,on page 1 of this thread seems to have it (16 and 32g)

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