Samsung galaxy beam €149 on carphone warehouse site

gussieg

Maybe nobody wants one, but i do! Its a projector and a smartphone, albeit a gingerbread os, but at this price worth a look.

RedXIV

link?

Edit:
Link is here http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Product/strong-Samsung-strongGalaxy-Beam-Black/238593/1_3

Out of stock at the moment though

Absoluvely

Out of stock?

Basq

Link

Not available apparently..

Sorry but this product is currently not available. Click here to signup for email notification when it comes back into stock.

Absoluvely

Back in stock :pac:

MoodeRator

On the list to be upgraded to Jelly Bean as well!
Would love to see how good the projection is!

Basq

Ordered one.. but might cancel.

Would need to unlock it - since am on O2.

And doesn't seem to be a competitor for the S3: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-Beam,Samsung-Galaxy-S-III/phones/6961,6330

A few reviews indicate the projector isn't great either.

Absoluvely

Carphone Warehouse are still selling it for £419.95 in the UK.

Therefore it is worth buying.

thecornflake

Good deal, terrible website.

Dutchy

Must.Resist.Urge.

Kristopherus

Is there a worse website?:mad:

geecee

Kristopherus wrote: »

Is there a worse website?:mad:

yes!!! o2online.ie

Basq

Suprised there isn't more takers for this..

.. maybe everyone learned from €50 iPhone 5 thread.

I expect a cancellation from this anyways.

thenightrider

Basq wrote: »

Suprised there isn't more takers for this..

.. maybe everyone learned from €50 iPhone 5 thread.

I expect a cancellation from this anyways.

I got a phone from carphone warehouse and a netbook reduced by more then half price before from them so there is a good chance it is not a mistake they do clear outs from time to time.

Ive ordered one but need to get it unlocked now to find a cheap unlock code

ThunbergsAreGo

So tempted, but reallllly dont need it

Basq

Yeah, I got the Samsung Wave off them cheap but didn't like the phone - girlfriend was using it until I got her an iPhone at Christmas though.

I do think this is VERY cheap though. Still, always worth a punt!

ciano1

It's a bit of a gimmicky phone imo.
Anyone remember a while back when the Xperia Play was heavily reduced to ~€150 in CW while the 3 store were still selling it for €519?

I have a feeling this deal is legit!

thund3rbird_

appears to be legit - the reduction is featured when you look at the list of phones ...

showing out of stock for me at the moment tho

Kenjataimu

Back in stock for me... just placed an order

EDIT now out of stock.

Maybe keep refreshing, thats what I did.

Kenjataimu

Anyone know will this be unlocked as its coming from carphone warehouse?

Basq

I'd say assume it'll be locked, but it'll be a bonus if it's not.

Kenjataimu

Basq wrote: »

I'd say assume it'll be locked, but it'll be a bonus if it's not.

I remember the xperia play was unlocked if you bought from carphone warehouse but locked if bought direct form o2. Would be handy if it was the same.

long_b

ICS update due from Samsung for this phone too.

balcan

Anyone know if this deal is instore,might have a gander in the morning and see if I can get one

Kenjataimu

Back in stock again http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Product/strong-Samsung-strongGalaxy-Beam-Black/238593/1_3

and out of stock again

thecornflake

Proco Jr. wrote: »

Back in stock again http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Product/strong-Samsung-strongGalaxy-Beam-Black/238593/1_3

Was about to post this, ordered one for the craic, have an idea for it.

Seems to be out of stock again now.

Lelantos

No official Samsung reports to say this is getting either ics or jb. I would think the reduction in price probably means its staying on gingerbread. If that's ok with you, then €149 is a good price.

loki7777

I think it is not a problem, you should be able to root it and then put "any" rom you want to:)
Too bad it is gone-I would swap my old xperia x8:)

Ballyv24

loki7777 wrote: »

I think it is not a problem, you should be able to root it and then put "any" rom you want to:)
Too bad it is gone-I would swap my old xperia x8:)

I was thinking the same. Any idea if the projector would still work with the new ROM?

From what I have been reading, if the phone did not have a projector it would be a midrange phone.

lindtee

Have no need for it but would have taken a punt if it had been in stock. Looks like its great value. Best of luck eberyone. Currently €479 (but out of stock) on vodafone.ie so if ye get it for €149, it's a steal.

loki7777

It will be working fine with custom roms(if there is any available atm). I know you can root it without any problems.

Absoluvely

Basq, you should really de-EXPIRED this thread as the offer is still available.
I just ordered.
The website is just really inconsistent on whether the phone is sold out or not.

I ordered Vodafone Upgrade rather than Vodafone New Connection.
Is the only difference that they now won't send me a free sim card with it?

Is it seven days that I have if I want to cancel it for a full refund?

Thanks for the BA, OP.

long_b

loki7777 wrote: »

It will be working fine with custom roms(if there is any available atm). I know you can root it without any problems.

How many custom ROMS would have code for a .... projector ??!

loki7777

You can port this part of original rom to custom one.

mickger844posts

Absoluvely wrote: »

Basq, you should really de-EXPIRED this thread as the offer is still available.
I just ordered.
The website is just really inconsistent on whether the phone is sold out or not.

I ordered Vodafone Upgrade rather than Vodafone New Connection.
Is the only difference that they now won't send me a free sim card with it?

Is it seven days that I have if I want to cancel it for a full refund?

Thanks for the BA, OP.

Just ordered without any problems for 149,99. It should be a lot better than my current phone which is the awful HTC Wildfire. Did others who ordered get a confirmation email as i haven't received it as yet?

embraer170

Out of stock again..

dancla

mickger844posts wrote: »

Just ordered without any problems for 149,99. It should be a lot better than my current phone which is the awful HTC Wildfire. Did others who ordered get a confirmation email as i haven't received it as yet?

I ordered and got a confirmation e-mail after an hour and a half or so..:)

thc4me

Absolute bargain, just ordered this for my mother without a hitch, but when i went back it was out of stock again, maybe it is just inconsistent like someone said above, or i got one that just came back into the system.
I got the order confirmation almost immediately, well I checked after 20 minutes and it was there
Delighted, thanks OP

tomslick

Got my confirmation a fews minutes ago. Great find OP and I just hope it doesn't end up like the iphone for €50 fiasco last week. But again, if you don't buy a ticket........

Basq

Absoluvely wrote: »

Basq, you should really de-EXPIRED this thread as the offer is still available.

Have unexpired.. but it's going in-and-out of stock too frequently to keep updating.

mickger844posts

Confirmation email received. Happy days

Kristopherus

Back in stock. And appears to be a genuine offer. When you get to order summary., it shows the discount of €330 from the full price of €479.99.

tvercetti

Just ordered one!!

zom

Me too. I think it's something wrong with the website. anyway - I still expect some entertainment from this thread :-)

embraer170

I can't seem to get it to show as in stock?

Kenjataimu

embraer170 wrote: »

I can't seem to get it to show as in stock?

Keep refreshing, you might get lucky.

Kristopherus

embraer170 wrote: »

I can't seem to get it to show as in stock?

Keep hitting F5:)

zom

embraer170 wrote: »

I can't seem to get it to show as in stock?

Maybe it shows of stock while someone is just making purchase? I know it's unusual but that's how it looks like to me. So I presume, it's faulty website and I give myself 20% chance to actually get this phone.

living

In stock right now. Amazing bargain, thanks op!!

jmch81

living wrote: »

In stock right now. Amazing bargain, thanks op!!

Picked it up also. Great phone for the mother, which she won't appreciate! Nothing like it for the price.

embraer170

Finally got it to work, many thanks OP.

Samsung's website seems to promise an upgrade to ICS:
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxybeam/spec.html

"Platform
Android™ Gingerbread 2.3
(IceCreamSandwich version upgradable)"