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Huawei P30/P30 Pro

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    #812
    bogman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,327 ✭✭✭bogman


    Version 10.0.0.190 updated on Eir over the weekend.
    March 1st security patch...


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    #813
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    joey100 wrote: »
    If anyone went from a P20 pro to a p30 pro, what's the jump like? Worth it or just a tiny upgrade? Have my p20 pro near 2 years now and no issues with it, just fancy something newer. Not keen on the P40 pro without android and looks like P30 pro can be got for decent prices new and sim free. Would anyone expect the price to drop further with the release of the P40?

    I'd like to know this as well


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    #814
    john15
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭john15


    Wheres the cheapest place to pick a p30 pro up at the minute, I see eglobal have the 8gb/128gb dual sim for 540€ any better deals than that anyone knows of?
    Thanks


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    #815
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    john15 wrote: »
    Wheres the cheapest place to pick a p30 pro up at the minute, I see eglobal have the 8gb/128gb dual sim for 540€ any better deals than that anyone knows of?
    Thanks
    That's probably the cheapest you're going to get it for. The closest to that I've seen was when the pound tanked to €1.06 last month and it could have been gotten for €550 on Amazon.co.uk.

    I'd pay the small bit extra and buy from Amazon.de for €555 plus €8 for shipping. I've bought hundreds of euro worth of electronics from eGlobal but I wouldn't do it for a saving that small. The difference in shipping time and security alone is worth the small difference.


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    #816
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    Vodafone have it for 450


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    #817
    john15
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭john15


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    Vodafone have it for 450

    Thanks for that, would that be locked to the Vodafone network? Also it showing 500e online is it possible to get the 50e discount as an existing customer, I am coming to the end of my contract in the coming weeks and dont want to sign up to another.


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    #818
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    john15 wrote: »
    Thanks for that, would that be locked to the Vodafone network? Also it showing 500e online is it possible to get the 50e discount as an existing customer, I am coming to the end of my contract in the coming weeks and dont want to sign up to another.

    No idea to be honest, shopping around for it at the moment and it seems the cheapest in Ireland (or swapping to three for 279 + 30 a month, but then you are locked in.

    I assume getting it unlocked is just another 50 or so?

    The discount isnt applied until you get to the the checkout but its there, and I dont think I said if I was an existing or new customer. (hate the way you get better deals for not showing any loyalty!!)


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    #819
    bogman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,327 ✭✭✭bogman


    P30pro is a brilliant phone, no shortage of updates, fantastic camera, gone to the stage that my 5DMK4 has gone into semi retirement.


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    #820
    FastFullBack
    Registered Users Posts: 1,454 ✭✭✭FastFullBack


    joey100 wrote: »
    If anyone went from a P20 pro to a p30 pro, what's the jump like? Worth it or just a tiny upgrade? Have my p20 pro near 2 years now and no issues with it, just fancy something newer. Not keen on the P40 pro without android and looks like P30 pro can be got for decent prices new and sim free. Would anyone expect the price to drop further with the release of the P40?

    I'm in same position. P20 Pro with the last 18 months. Great phone but I've been having constant poor bluetooth issues. I'd had put it down to cheap headphones but recently got good quality jabra ones and still get terrible bluetooth performance and they work perfectly on my wife's Pixel 3A, so it has to be the P20 Pro.

    Anyway for €499 on Vodafone and hopefully €50 off if I can get a sim to port over to Vodafone, its a great price. Might get €200 for the P20 Pro on adverts.

    Anyone else upgrade from P20 Pro to P30 Pro?


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    #821
    ThunbergsAreGo
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    FastFullBack wrote: »
    I'm in same position. P20 Pro with the last 18 months. Great phone but I've been having constant poor bluetooth issues. I'd had put it down to cheap headphones but recently got good quality jabra ones and still get terrible bluetooth performance and they work perfectly on my wife's Pixel 3A, so it has to be the P20 Pro.

    Anyway for €499 on Vodafone and hopefully €50 off if I can get a sim to port over to Vodafone, its a great price. Might get €200 for the P20 Pro on adverts.

    Anyone else upgrade from P20 Pro to P30 Pro?

    I'll be doing it once the lockdown is over (have one for all vouchers to use). It's a great deal

    We're u tempted to get a 3a instead at all?


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    #822
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    I’ve a 3XL and an P30 Pro at home that I was messing about with the other day and if you want camera I’d 100% buy the 3A, the photos are very washed out on the Huawei by comparison and it can’t do portrait type pictures very well at all. For nearly everything else I’d get the P30 Pro.


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    #823
    iHungry
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭iHungry


    It's been happening a few weeks now. When browsing using Chrome it becomes unresponsive. If I kill the app it comes back fine. Can't see anything from an internet search. Anyone else using Chrome Web browser have freezing issues?


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    #824
    FastFullBack
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    My god the Vodafone website is simply the worst e-commerce experience I've ever had. Simply awful. Tried 4 different times to buy the P30 Pro using a Eir sim to switch, save €50 and get it for €450. Pretty sure I'm down €450 from a failed attempt where they still took payment, so I will now need to go chase a refund. I tried another 4 times after than, have tried 4 different email address and it keeps failing for different reasons. I'm chatting with Vodafone support on FB but not sure it will help.

    It's available for €515 on three.ie. Does anyone know if it's unlocked? Might just give up on Vodafone.


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    #825
    iHungry
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭iHungry


    FastFullBack wrote: »
    My god the Vodafone website is simply the worst e-commerce experience I've ever had. Simply awful. Tried 4 different times to buy the P30 Pro using a Eir sim to switch, save €50 and get it for €450. Pretty sure I'm down €450 from a failed attempt where they still took payment, so I will now need to go chase a refund. I tried another 4 times after than, have tried 4 different email address and it keeps failing for different reasons. I'm chatting with Vodafone support on FB but not sure it will help.

    It's available for €515 on three.ie. Does anyone know if it's unlocked? Might just give up on Vodafone.

    Mine was unlocked when bought from three but this was at launch last year.


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    #826
    Barr
    Registered Users Posts: 6,991 ✭✭✭Barr


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    Vodafone have it for 450

    Does anyone know if it bought through Vodafone or the other mobile operators - is it the dual sim version ?


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    #827
    Cienciano
    Registered Users Posts: 14,226 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    bogman wrote: »
    P30pro is a brilliant phone, no shortage of updates, fantastic camera, gone to the stage that my 5DMK4 has gone into semi retirement.
    Yeah, I'm seriously impressed with it. I got an iPhone 8 for work, and I know it's a bit older, but it's so bad in comparison. The camera is a disgrace when you're used to the p30 pro.
    iHungry wrote: »
    It's been happening a few weeks now. When browsing using Chrome it becomes unresponsive. If I kill the app it comes back fine. Can't see anything from an internet search. Anyone else using Chrome Web browser have freezing issues?

    I had the same issue a few times now you mention it. If you minimise by pressing the home button and then maximise it works fine, no need to kill the app. Hopefully an update sorts it. It doesn't happen too often, but I'd rather not have the issue


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    #828
    iHungry
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭iHungry


    Cienciano wrote: »
    I had the same issue a few times now you mention it. If you minimise by pressing the home button and then maximise it works fine, no need to kill the app. Hopefully an update sorts it. It doesn't happen too often, but I'd rather not have the issue

    Cool that works thanks


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    #829
    morritty
    Registered Users Posts: 887 ✭✭✭morritty


    Just got my p30 pro today from eir, but i have no update to android 10 yet, do i need to install each update 1 by 1?

    Edit: never mind, yep i had to do 3 updates in a row.


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    #830
    GIMP
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭GIMP


    Barr wrote: »
    Does anyone know if it bought through Vodafone or the other mobile operators - is it the dual sim version ?

    Not dual sim version on Vodafone


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    #831
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 27,815 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    Vodafone are giving away a pair of Freebuds 3 with the P30 Pro now.


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    #832
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    TitianGerm wrote: »
    Vodafone are giving away a pair of Freebuds 3 with the P30 Pro now.

    Nice I was holding off until shops re-open but might just go ahead with this now


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    #833
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 27,815 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    Nice I was holding off until shops re-open but might just go ahead with this now

    Yea think I'm going to get it as well and upgrade from the One Plus 5.


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    #834
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    TitianGerm wrote: »
    Yea think I'm going to get it as well and upgrade from the One Plus 5.

    This website is painful

    Not sure I can buy this till Monday now. Looks like my Eir Account number is non existent!


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    #835
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 27,815 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    This website is painful

    Not sure I can buy this till Monday now. Looks like my Eir Account number is non existent!

    Do you need to Port your number? You could just buy it at €499.

    Herself got one last week and there was no Vodafone splash screen so I think it is unlocked.


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    #836
    [Deleted User]
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    My Vodafone one has no splash screen but was locked. I had to pay around 50 euro to get it unlocked to put a GoMo sim in.


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    #837
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 27,815 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    ReginaldSmythV wrote: »
    My Vodafone one has no splash screen but was locked. I had to pay around 50 euro to get it unlocked to put a GoMo sim in.

    Yep just checked here and it's locked to Vodafone.


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    #838
    ThunbergsAreGo
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    TitianGerm wrote: »
    Do you need to Port your number? You could just buy it at €499.

    Herself got one last week and there was no Vodafone splash screen so I think it is unlocked.


    Its the website its unusable, can get to a certain point and then it crashes and then that email is "in use" but I cant get a password etc.

    An absolute mess


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    #839
    FastFullBack
    Registered Users Posts: 1,454 ✭✭✭FastFullBack


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    Its the website its unusable, can get to a certain point and then it crashes and then that email is "in use" but I cant get a password etc.

    An absolute mess

    I tried for a day and a half last week, easily 10 attempts to buy from Vodafone and simply couldn't purchase it. Kept giving me errors. I tried FB chat and they couldn't help either.

    Gave up and bought from 3. Never seen an worse website to buy from


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    #840
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    FastFullBack wrote: »
    I tried for a day and a half last week, easily 10 attempts to buy from Vodafone and simply couldn't purchase it. Kept giving me errors. I tried FB chat and they couldn't help either.

    Gave up and bought from 3. Never seen an worse website to buy from

    Yeah I want those headphones though if buying online. If not I'll just wait the week.

    Painful experience


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    #841
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    Finally got it ordered. Looking forward to getting the phone, not confident at all that the headphones will be coming with it!


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