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Buying Sim Free

  • 12-11-2013 1:13am
    #1
    Dave1711
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 467 ✭✭


    Considering getting the S4 on Amazon sim free and unlocked...is that a simple matter of just buying a sim card from a network and my phone will work fine..or is there some snag?


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  • #2
    matty1994
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭matty1994


    Dave1711 wrote: »
    Considering getting the S4 on Amazon sim free and unlocked...is that a simple matter of just buying a sim card from a network and my phone will work fine..or is there some snag?

    Its that simple mate, if you buy any phone thats factory unlocked or sim free, you can get a pay as you go sim, stick it in and away you go, i find that if you buy a phone from the carphone warehouse most of there phones come sim free, just for piece of mind if anything were to happen to the phone, just ask in store and they will tell you, but if you buy the amazon one it will work fine


  • #3
    Dave1711
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 467 ✭✭Dave1711


    Cheers man,didn't think of checking carphone warehouse.
    Much appreciated!


  • #4
    matty1994
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭matty1994


    Dave1711 wrote: »
    Cheers man,didn't think of checking carphone warehouse.
    Much appreciated!

    No problem, you wouldnt think of it, i didnt until i bought a phone off them, and they said most phones were unlocked


  • #5
    TheBoffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 434 ✭✭TheBoffin


    Check out this site, they have alot of sim free phones and can order in stuff too.


  • #6
    advertsfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    Also available in Ireland from PhonesOnline.ie for €559 SIM Free - http://www.phonesonline.ie/samsung-galaxy-s4-black-sim-free.html


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  • #7
    Mick Murdock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,543 ✭✭✭Mick Murdock


    A little off topic. Anybody know how much these are wholesaled for?

    At €549 I'm guessing they are making nothing?


  • #8
    advertsfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    Mick Murdock wrote: »
    A little off topic. Anybody know how much these are wholesaled for?

    At €559 I'm guessing they are making nothing?
    That is wholesale price believe it or not, it's the 16GB model. The 32GB and 64GB models would probably be about €609 and €659 respectively (due to NAND prices).


  • #9
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    Could I suggest a Nexus 5 if you are going the SIM free route? Very similar specs but about 150-200 cheaper and it wont have the touchwiz launcher and bloatware which drives me nuts.


  • #10
    Dave1711
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 467 ✭✭Dave1711


    MuppetCheck wrote: »
    Could I suggest a Nexus 5 if you are going the SIM free route? Very similar specs but about 150-200 cheaper and it wont have the touchwiz launcher and bloatware which drives me nuts.

    Aren't they pretty much constantly sold out probably have to wait a few weeks to get one..Samsung S4 is also 500 on amazon atm.


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