k800i....€139

MisterKipling

is there something wrong ere????
https://www.vodafone.ie/df/shop/ProductDetails.shtml?handsetselected=21070

Alanstrainor

Wow, that is mad cheap, and i'm in desperate need of an upgrade, it is on vodafone though...
It looks like it's correct there's loads of phones that are really cheap, 6300 for 119!
Let's hope that meteor reduce their prices too

drdre

It looks like its real.Thats really cheap.

Jonathan

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Dman001

Go to prepaid phones on the left hand side and scroll down. It is there.

eamon234

Here it is - is this phone easy to get unlocked??

drdre

eamon234 wrote: »

Here it is - is this phone easy to get unlocked??

Yes should be max 10 euro in town.Only problem is its going to be branded on cover and software

Thirdfox

how much would an unlocking + debranding be around?

Random

It's €149 in the shops too, seen it today. Dam that's a massive price drop! O2 are charging €249 on prepay I believe and that's only dropped from €299 recently.

drdre

Thirdfox wrote: »

how much would an unlocking + debranding be around?

around 20 but if you dont want vodafone branding on cover it will need to be changed.

SligoBrewer

think i might get this phone as its so cheap and change back to vodafone from meteor for a while anyways.
how big a step up is it from the k750i?

coillcam

I got a call from a vodafone sales rep, to see would I switch over to vodafone bill pay as I am w/ meteor prepay currently, he offered me the k800i for just 8 euros :eek: , or the N70 or 6300 free of charge to switch over. He left his details if anyone wants them..... No interest here as I'd only spend like 20 quid on credit.

Druid

seems the online shop it "out of stock"

wonder if they will be back in stock soon.

ashleey

The reason it's cheap is they have loads of stock and it's a 2 year old phone with about 3 newer models replacing it (k770i, k810i, k850i). If the price suits and you like the phone buy it, but it will only get cheaper. The operators in the UK have loads of them in stock and need to offload them, before people stop thinking about buying them.

eamon234

coillcam wrote: »

I got a call from a vodafone sales rep, to see would I switch over to vodafone bill pay as I am w/ meteor prepay currently, he offered me the k800i for just 8 euros :eek: , or the N70 or 6300 free of charge to switch over. He left his details if anyone wants them..... No interest here as I'd only spend like 20 quid on credit.

Did he just call you up out of the blue or have you been in contact with them before? Seems a bit cheeky!

besty

If I rang that rep and just pretended to be on Meteor saying that I was contacted with that offer do you reckon I could just blag and say I now want to go onto Vodafone prepay (which I currently am on)....Worth a punt for that saving I reckon.

ivoryhunter

http://www.o2online.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/O2ProductDisplayView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&phoneId=33002&flowType=S&productId=33002&newFlag=&partNumber=351708
"Up to €102 bonus call credit" + 3.2mp Camera (voda says it's a 2mp camera)

ablelocks

i read somewhere that o2 phones (sometimes) are not locked?

And that they don't do too much rebranding on the phone or the firmware?

is that true?

Thirdfox

no branding afaik

they are locked though

Fighting Irish

so its 129€ on O2, is that online price?

how much are they in the O2 shops?

Captain Chaos

Fighting Irish wrote: »

so its 129€ on O2, is that online price?

how much are they in the O2 shops?

You can only get the K800i bill pay in the shops AFAIK. I tried before a few months ago.

The only O2 branding is the software which can be flashed.

Random

Captain Chaos wrote: »

You can only get the K800i bill pay in the shops AFAIK. I tried before a few months ago.

The only O2 branding is the software which can be flashed.

The k800i is on prepay in the shops too.

Mimikyu

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ablelocks

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just got quoted €60 to get it unlocked - seems high to me?

TakeTheVeil

Has anyone sucessfully unlocked a SE K800i with CID 52 security locking on it?

Fighting Irish

TakeTheVeil wrote: »

Has anyone sucessfully unlocked a SE K800i with CID 52 security locking on it?

This guy can do it phone expo.ie

He's based in tallaght

Druid

sorry for a stupid question but what is the advantage of debranding the k800?
I can see that unlocking is a good idea but im kinda lost to see why debranding is useful.

TIA

Fighting Irish

My ma and da are with vodafone for years, if i bought the k800i and got my da to ring vodafone saying its his phone and he wants it unlocked, will they unlock it?

Fighting Irish

Druid wrote: »

sorry for a stupid question but what is the advantage of debranding the k800?
I can see that unlocking is a good idea but im kinda lost to see why debranding is useful.

TIA

Its not except it makes more space on the phone

Druid

ah right, thanks.

Mimikyu

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TakeTheVeil

Fighting Irish wrote: »

My ma and da are with vodafone for years, if i bought the k800i and got my da to ring vodafone saying its his phone and he wants it unlocked, will they unlock it?

site doesn't work..be easier if there was anyone in the city centre.. anyone on Moore street?

Fighting Irish wrote: »

My ma and da are with vodafone for years, if i bought the k800i and got my da to ring vodafone saying its his phone and he wants it unlocked, will they unlock it?

I'm not sure myself, but I could do the same so i'm interested to hear if its possible..

so <<bump>>

leche solara

The start up and close down screens can be changed in the phone anyway

JæKæ

ashleey wrote: »

The reason it's cheap is they have loads of stock and it's a 2 year old phone with about 3 newer models replacing it (k770i, k810i, k850i). If the price suits and you like the phone buy it, but it will only get cheaper. The operators in the UK have loads of them in stock and need to offload them, before people stop thinking about buying them.

nope-it was only released here tis time last year-not TWO years ago

neilled

JæKæ wrote: »

nope-it was only released here tis time last year-not TWO years ago

Actually it was end of july on the three network if i recall correctly with the other networks following suit in august/sept

Mimikyu

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Fighting Irish

TakeTheVeil wrote: »

site doesn't work..be easier if there was anyone in the city centre.. anyone on Moore street?



I'm not sure myself, but I could do the same so i'm interested to hear if its possible..

so <<bump>>

boards has it on the filter, its


phone expo.ie

neilled

Solitaryman666 wrote: »

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If you want generic Sony Ericsson firmware i suggest debranding using wotan server.

Pansy Potter

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Go to Menu>Settings>Display>Start Up Screen and set to none, or whatever you want it to be.

Thirdfox

Vodafone's reduced their price to 129 too.

Mimikyu

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TakeTheVeil

Seeing as both O2 and Vodafone are asking €129 now for the K800i.. does either one have anything over the other in anyway?

Thirdfox

Less branding on the O2 one...

Less money needs to be spent on top ups to get the "free" credit from Vodafone (20 for O2 versus 10 euro for Vodafone)...

Mimikyu

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Thirdfox

O2's webtext is international though...

...meh I use Meteor so I can't be accused of bias

TakeTheVeil

Thirdfox wrote: »

Less branding on the O2 one...

what kinda of branding does the vodafone one have? something like a big red vodafone logo in the middle or just more vodafone live stuff on the phone?

..its next day delivery off vodafone.ie so i'm considering them at the moment

Thirdfox

Well I don't know if it has changed since I've last used them but all of their phones have this horrible (imo) red and white menus, with their custom Vodafone icons... That really bugged me when I bought their phones.

TakeTheVeil

yeah i remember that on an old phone i had..think ill go with the 02 phone then.. gonna be unlocking for meteor either way..

gonna have to pay 30e for that priviledge

hgf

where can i get the w800i unlocked for 30Euro? is it the place in town? want to buy phone for boyf for xmas but he mite wana stay with meteor. was going to purchase with vodafone. bit unsure bout purchasing and being left with a phone i cant get unlocked!!!
ta

Pansy Potter

Thirdfox wrote: »

Less branding on the O2 one...

Less money needs to be spent on top ups to get the "free" credit from Vodafone (20 for O2 versus 10 euro for Vodafone)...

Vodafone give €10 per month whether you top up or not

TakeTheVeil

hgf wrote: »

where can i get the w800i unlocked for 30Euro? is it the place in town? want to buy phone for boyf for xmas but he mite wana stay with meteor. was going to purchase with vodafone. bit unsure bout purchasing and being left with a phone i cant get unlocked!!!
ta

a guy around here mentioned "phon expo".. based in Tallaght.. try search for it on google.ie

i'm sure theres other places in town that could do it too.. haven't been able to check yet