Vodafone Smart 3 ...4" android...20euro when switching to vodafone

mikeyjames9

4" android

20 quid when you port to vodafone

http://shop.vodafone.ie/shop/phones/vodafone-smart-3-pay-as-you-go-black

same ol sh1te

Not that great when you consider how much more expensive Vodafone is. Vodafone are hemorrhaging customers, I read they've lost 34,000 customers so far this year. They need to offer better deals to compete especially now Three bought O2

mikeyjames9

you just unlock it for a euro when you get it

same ol sh1te

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

you just unlock it for a euro when you get it

But you've already ported your number

Etnies

Saving 15 Euro on a phone that isn't even worth what they're selling it for and its out of stock and you'd need to have a SIM to port over hardly worth it

mikeyjames9

same ol sh1te wrote: »

But you've already ported your number

you use a free sim

i got 2 this week already in the post from emobile and tesco


and then you put in your real sim into the phone if you want

same ol sh1te

Hold on, this is the smart 3, not the 4. How is this a bargain?

snubbleste

same ol sh1te wrote: »

Hold on, this is the smart 3, not the 4. How is this a bargain?

A smartphone for €20 is a bargain

same ol sh1te

snubbleste wrote: »

A smartphone for €20 is a bargain

Not really, budget Android smartphones are a horrible way to experience Android

leo2a6

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

you just unlock it for a euro when you get it

where ?

projectgtr

same ol sh1te wrote: »

Not really, budget Android smartphones are a horrible way to experience Android

Its actually not too bad tbh, at 20 its is definitely a bargain standby phone

peckerhead

projectgtr wrote: »

Its actually not too bad tbh, at 20 its is definitely a bargain standby phone

+1. A distinct step up from the likes of the Galaxy Y, etc.

Jaysus, some people are never happy.

Big Nelly

how would it compare to a SAMSUNG GT-S5570 GALAXY ?

zom

Not bad phone, quite slim, a bit slow but that's what you expect for the price. The only major issue is slippery plastic used for cover - giving no grip at all. I would love to use it but I continuously worry I would lost it...
I tried to find some silicon case for it on ebay (I got the phone year ago) but I coudn't. Let me know if anyone found some.

leo2a6

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

you just unlock it for a euro when you get it

where do u unlock it for 1 euro please ?

peckerhead

£0.99/€1.24 here.
Gel case €5.21 here.
Flip case €6.67 here.

Get with the program, lads!

KCAccidental

my housemate had one of these phones. Christ it was painful to use! I can see how it would be a good deal as a backup/emergency phone. Day to day use, not a hope.

Zardoz

Big Nelly wrote: »

how would it compare to a SAMSUNG GT-S5570 GALAXY ?

It is a vastly superior phone.
Faster cpu, bigger screen ,higher resolution,more memory ,newer software ,no comparison really.
Its a great phone for the money ,I have one for the last 7 months and it has never given me an ounce of trouble.

breathn

I have had one since christmas. Mine is fairly unstable, apps crash if left running for too long (vodafone time service crashes a good bit too), and when I have GPS turned on when an app is using it the whole device crashes and reboots a lot.

Handy for a backup phone but not worth porting your number for this.

Zardoz

breathn wrote: »

I have had one since christmas. Mine is fairly unstable, apps crash if left running for too long (vodafone time service crashes a good bit too), and when I have GPS turned on when an app is using it the whole device crashes and reboots a lot.

Handy for a backup phone but not worth porting your number for this.

You dont have to port your number ,just port a free Tesco sim ,thats what I do all the time.

Big Nelly

Zardoz wrote: »

It is a vastly superior phone.
Faster cpu, bigger screen ,higher resolution,more memory ,newer software ,no comparison really.
Its a great phone for the money ,I have one for the last 7 months and it has never given me an ounce of trouble.

My young lad has the Samsung as his main phone, uses viber and some games and nothing else, would this do the job? No point spending big money as he has a habit of losing/breaking stuff

beardo81

Out of stock online, now showing €40 too. Same deal in store?

AlanS181824

I got this phone for my Mam for Christmas and she uses it solely for QuizUp!

It's a grand little phone.

dodzy

beardo81 wrote: »

Out of stock online, now showing €40 too. Same deal in store?

Out of stock as of 8.45 this morning. €39.99 but small print says 20quid off if you port.

kumar_aq

Back in Stock today. Was wondering if Vodafone Smart 4 mini is a better bargain. Its 60 - 20 = 40 (when you switch from another network).

peckerhead

That's what I'd do, tbh. That's what I happily paid for the Smart III just before last Christmas, and the Smart 4 mini claims better battery life (and has a dual-core processor).

Then again, it's twice the price! — and the III has a 5Mp camera over the 4 mini's 3.2Mp.... compare here.

kumar_aq

This is a full comparison.
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=6295&idPhone2=5464

Smart 3 - Has a better camera
Smart 4 mini - Has a better processor, lighter and better battery life

Big Nelly

back in stock, just ordered one for the little lad....might keep for a while as second phone.....

frankz

kumar_aq wrote: »

Back in Stock today. Was wondering if Vodafone Smart 4 mini is a better bargain. Its 60 - 20 = 40 (when you switch from another network).

The smart 4 mini was €49.99 (less €20 if you port) last week so they have upped it by a tenner - I would hold off and they will probably advertise a new "sale price" of 49.99 on this phone in about a month!

Its grand at the price but is you are used to Samsung (like me) the screen is poor and the keyboard frustrating. Grand as back up or take with you hiking/mountain biking phone etc but thats about it

beardo81

Bought this tonight, anyone put a custom rom on it and clear and bloat?

Tinie

beardo81 wrote: »

Bought this tonight, anyone put a custom rom on it and clear and bloat?

I highly doubt there's a big enough community for maintaining custom ROMs.

Best bet would be to root it and put titanium backup on it to clear the crap.

mikeyjames9

what's the simplest way to root these phones?
I'm getting a smart 4 turbo and forgot how I did the last one

godtabh

Can the smart 4 turbo be unlocked?

zom

Tinie wrote: »

I highly doubt there's a big enough community for maintaining custom ROMs.

They are Alcatel OneTouch family phones - is it really to small community for that?

xbox360

www .jellydroid. com /2013 /10/how-to-root-vodafone-smart-3/


Worked for me!
Phone came today.My son is delighted with it.For €20 will be perfect for him.

johnnyblues

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

what's the simplest way to root these phones?
I'm getting a smart 4 turbo and forgot how I did the last one

http: // www cydiaimpactor com/

Charlie19

johnnyblues wrote: »

http: // www cydiaimpactor com/

xbox360 wrote: »

www .jellydroid. com /2013 /10/how-to-root-vodafone-smart-3/

Worked for me!
Phone came today.My son is delighted with it.For €20 will be perfect for him.

Does rooting the phone network unlock it?

Prefect_1998

Can this phone be used as a hotspot?

AlanS181824

Charlie19 wrote: »

Does rooting the phone network unlock it?

No, you will need to get an unlock code from eBay for that.

They are about €1.25

danielle_door wrote: »

Can this phone be used as a hotspot?

Yup! It's got virtually stock Android on it and can indeed be used as a Hotspot.

mikeyjames9

johnnyblues wrote: »

http: // www cydiaimpactor com/

thanks

Prefect_1998

Tried to get this offer, when I enter the movie number to port its says is a Vodafone number already, I bought a tesco sim today so its 100% tesco number

Any ideas

Cyber Ghost

Bought this phone last Xmas when it was 30 but lost it a few weeks later!
But it's a brilliant phone for the price.
Ordered another one for 20 as a back up.
This is an amazing phone and one of the bargain alerts of the year

AlanS181824

danielle_door wrote: »

Tried to get this offer, when I enter the movie number to port its says is a Vodafone number already, I bought a tesco sim today so its 100% tesco number

Any ideas

No clue about the Tesco Mobile sim tbh.

Just go into any phone shop, CarphoneWarehouse, Vodafone etc and ask for a PAYG sim.

They might try and get you to buy credit with it or set up some details but just say you want a new number, or even say it's for a family member.

They will be free.

Then put the sim into an unlocked phone and follow the prompts on the Vodafone website, I think you get a code via SMS and you enter that.

Then once your Vodafone Smart 3 arrives it will come with a white sim card that has the ported number on it.

(Speaking from personal experience BTW.)

mikeyjames9

is the warranty gone when you root the fone?

momec

Might be worth checking if theres money back from fatcheese.com for buying something from vodafone (thats if they every bloody pay it out)

momec

danielle_door wrote: »

Tried to get this offer, when I enter the movie number to port its says is a Vodafone number already, I bought a tesco sim today so its 100% tesco number

Any ideas

Am having the same trouble. If you get sorted let me know how you did it. Also from past experience don't even bother with vodafone customer service.

Prefect_1998

momec wrote: »

Am having the same trouble. If you get sorted let me know how you did it. Also from past experience don't even bother with vodafone customer service.

Went to shop today with the issue, they checked number and was not on their system. Also they said the phone was out of stock and won't be getting it back.

Went to meteor got a free sim went to mc Donalds ordered a coffee and bought the phone online as meteor sim worked to port.

mikeyjames9

I used a Tesco SIM yesterday online

it worked fine

I tried an Emobile SIM first but that wouldn't work...said it's a vodafone number?

are they the same company?

RobbingBandit

EMobile are Meteor/Eircom not Vodafone.

mikeyjames9

RobbingBandit wrote: »

EMobile are Meteor/Eircom not Vodafone.

well there must be problems with the website so

I definitely could not buy using a new emobile sim yesterday

another poster couldn't buy with a Tesco SIM

RobbingBandit

Tesco sim not working now for porting for me.