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Buying a new Samsung Galaxy s3 in Ireland

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  • 30-09-2014 7:16pm
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    sw33t_r3v3ng3
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭


    Im looking to get the s3 new in Ireland. I'd much rather deal with a shop than someone over the internet (unless its the official site). I cant find any service providers that have the s3 for sale. Any help?


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Tesco mobile have it for €299. http://www.tescomobile.ie/phones/displayPhone.aspx?p=136


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    Kenny Logins
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    Even better, Argos €249.95 - http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1618202/Trail/searchtext%3EGALAXY+S3.htm


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    Zipppy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Zipppy


    S3 is oldddddddddddd at this stage .......would you not go upmarket a bit?


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    sw33t_r3v3ng3
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭sw33t_r3v3ng3


    Zipppy wrote: »
    S3 is oldddddddddddd at this stage .......would you not go upmarket a bit?

    Can't afford it tbh!


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    beno619
    Registered Users Posts: 5,006 ✭✭✭beno619


    sw33t_r3v3ng3 wrote:
    Can't afford it tbh!


    You would be better served getting a new midrange phone that and 3 year old flagship.


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    sw33t_r3v3ng3
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭sw33t_r3v3ng3


    beno619 wrote: »
    You would be better served getting a new midrange phone that and 3 year old flagship.

    But as i said, money is the issue


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    Kenny Logins
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    beno619 wrote: »
    You would be better served getting a new midrange phone that and 3 year old flagship.

    I'm not so sure. I had a Note (n7000) until very recently and had no issues with it. I'd still be using it, if I hadn't smashed the screen. Not everybody needs the latest specs, and for €250 the S3 is still a good buy IMHO. The Moto G is worth a look and is cheaper, but the camera quality can't touch a Samsung.


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    beno619
    Registered Users Posts: 5,006 ✭✭✭beno619


    sw33t_r3v3ng3 wrote:
    But as i said, money is the issue

    What's your budget? new midrange would be around the same price as that gs3.
    Kenny Logins wrote:
    I'm not so sure. I had a Note (n7000) until very recently and had no issues with it. I'd still be using it, if I hadn't smashed the screen. Not everybody needs the latest specs, and for €250 the S3 is still a good buy IMHO. The Moto G is worth a look and is cheaper, but the camera quality can't touch a Samsung.

    All personal preference I guess, I wouldn't purchase a 3 year old device. I'd also regard the Note series way higher than the S.


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    Kenny Logins
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    What would you suggest for €250?


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    sw33t_r3v3ng3
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭sw33t_r3v3ng3


    beno619 wrote: »
    What's your budget? new midrange would be around the same price as that gs3.



    All personal preference I guess, I wouldn't purchase a 3 year old device. I'd also regard the Note series way higher than the S.

    €250, but €270-€280 would be the limit of my budget. Would you get a new note for that price?


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    sw33t_r3v3ng3 wrote: »
    €250, but €270-€280 would be the limit of my budget. Would you get a new note for that price?

    No. My point was that I was using a four year old phone.


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Actually, Amazon still has them for £225!

    Look at recent models first though, see how they compare.


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    G1032
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    sw33t_r3v3ng3 wrote: »
    €250, but €270-€280 would be the limit of my budget. Would you get a new note for that price?

    Do you absolutely have to have a new phone? Would you try the second hand market? There'll be a few up for sale no doubt with the Xperia Z3 released in Ireland only a few days ago and the Note 4 on the way?


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    sw33t_r3v3ng3
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭sw33t_r3v3ng3


    G1032 wrote: »
    Do you absolutely have to have a new phone? Would you try the second hand market? There'll be a few up for sale no doubt with the Xperia Z3 released in Ireland only a few days ago and the Note 4 on the way?

    I'd much rather buy new than second hand. I'd consider second hand if it was a fantastic phone fairly new.


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    dubrov
    Registered Users Posts: 3,558 ✭✭✭dubrov


    The Nexus 6 will probably be announced in two weeks.

    The Nexus 5 is likely to drop to about €200 at that point.


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    Vego
    Registered Users Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭Vego


    S3 had to have been the worst phone I ever had


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    sw33t_r3v3ng3
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭sw33t_r3v3ng3


    dubrov wrote: »
    The Nexus 6 will probably be announced in two weeks.

    The Nexus 5 is likely to drop to about €200 at that point.

    Il probably hold out for that so!


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    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    I have the S3 for like 6 months( got it for €200 on the Tesco Paddys day weekend special) and I hate the speed of it. It takes forever for apps to close and open. It keeps freezing as the processor cant handle the new software. But I love my brothers moto G.

    Maybe consider the new Moto G. The camera is as good as a S3. Its a bit bigger(the .3" of a screen difference is actually huge and far better) and its good value on amazon.co.uk


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    ShaneU
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    Moto G is the best value for money phone out there.


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    Sonics2k
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    sw33t_r3v3ng3 wrote: »
    €250, but €270-€280 would be the limit of my budget. Would you get a new note for that price?

    The general consensus here is not to pick up the S3. It was a decent phone when it came out and really put Samsung on the map in a big way, but it was actually quite slow and buggy.

    For a lower price you can get the Xperia M2 for €219. A very good phone with a gorgeous display.
    As others have said, there's the Moto G which is a phenomenal device for about €200 aswell.


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    sw33t_r3v3ng3
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭sw33t_r3v3ng3


    Think il seriously reconsider the s3, might look for a nexus 5 seeing as people don't like the s3!


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    amdaley28
    Registered Users Posts: 800 ✭✭✭amdaley28


    I've had an S3 for two years now & never had a problem with it.
    My partner also has one & she's a heavy user, never had a problem.
    Before that she had an Iphone & she hated it.
    Some people mess around with their phones & when things go wrong they say its rubbish.


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    D_turbo
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭D_turbo


    Had an S3 and hated it. Went for a nexus 4 on launch date.

    As said s3 was a decent phone when it launched, but not really any more.

    A nexus 5 can be got brand new for 282€ Delivered. Much much better then the s3


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    sw33t_r3v3ng3
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭sw33t_r3v3ng3


    D_turbo wrote: »
    Had an S3 and hated it. Went for a nexus 4 on launch date.

    As said s3 was a decent phone when it launched, but not really any more.

    A nexus 5 can be got brand new for 282€ Delivered. Much much better then the s3

    Where did you happen to see the nexus 5 for that price?


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    D_turbo
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭D_turbo


    http://www.eglobalcentral.eu/lg-nexus-5-16gb-sim-free-unlocked-black.html

    Some People Have been hit with VAT etc. But my Mate Got Hes Xperia Z2, Sony DSLR camera, A Digital Camera and a Go pro OFf it and never been hit with any taxs/Duty


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    Mayo Yid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 366 ✭✭Mayo Yid


    With Android the most important thing for longevity is support through updates from the manufacturer. No point buying a 3yo S3 as Samsung stopped supporting it long ago. Better to buy a modern midrange with support, like the Moto G.


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    cython
    Registered Users Posts: 4,758 ✭✭✭cython


    amdaley28 wrote: »
    I've had an S3 for two years now & never had a problem with it.
    My partner also has one & she's a heavy user, never had a problem.
    Before that she had an Iphone & she hated it.
    Some people mess around with their phones & when things go wrong they say its rubbish.

    I would actually be the reverse of the section in bold. I've an S3 for over 2 years now and while I have't been motivated to upgrade yet, the only reason for that is that I rooted it and installed CM after a Samsung update rendered it borderline unusable!

    As others have said, the support for the GS3 from Samsung is pathetic at this point, and I actually wouldn't buy Samsung again (unless I could get a play store edition, then maybe) after the improvement I got out of the phone by rooting and flashing it. Nexus 5 would be a much better option if you can stretch to it, IMHO.


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    corwill
    Registered Users Posts: 3,799 ✭✭✭corwill


    cython wrote: »
    I would actually be the reverse of the section in bold. I've an S3 for over 2 years now and while I have't been motivated to upgrade yet, the only reason for that is that I rooted it and installed CM after a Samsung update rendered it borderline unusable!

    As others have said, the support for the GS3 from Samsung is pathetic at this point, and I actually wouldn't buy Samsung again (unless I could get a play store edition, then maybe) after the improvement I got out of the phone by rooting and flashing it. Nexus 5 would be a much better option if you can stretch to it, IMHO.

    If that's the 4.3 "upgrade" you're talking about, I think it was little more than sabotage/accelerated obsolescence. I wouldn't buy another TouchJizz product in a fit.


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    Zipppy
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    D_turbo wrote: »
    http://www.eglobalcentral.eu/lg-nexus-5-16gb-sim-free-unlocked-black.html

    Some People Have been hit with VAT etc. But my Mate Got Hes Xperia Z2, Sony DSLR camera, A Digital Camera and a Go pro OFf it and never been hit with any taxs/Duty

    Great price...


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    cython
    Registered Users Posts: 4,758 ✭✭✭cython


    corwill wrote: »
    If that's the 4.3 "upgrade" you're talking about, I think it was little more than sabotage/accelerated obsolescence. I wouldn't buy another TouchJizz product in a fit.

    I don't think it was actually, as I recall being frustrated by the slow release of updates by both Samsung and in turn Meteor/eMobile, so I think I was back on 4.1.X at the time. My GF stayed stock and got the 4.3 release though, and I do recall it was terrible. Running Android 4.4.4 here via CM11 though and pretty happy, though the inevitable sluggishness of 2.5 year old hardware is setting in, to be fair.


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