Vodafone TCL 10 5G €319

woodyg

Anyone got this phone?
Vodafone seem to be the cheapest place to purchase it and was wondering how people are finding it?

It matches up spec wise very well with the Moto G 5G Plus and the OnePlus Nord as it has the same Snapdragon 765G chip

https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=10178&idPhone2=10307&idPhone3=10289

might get it an see if i can find an unlock for it

rizzee

They might come unlocked already?

woodyg

rizzee wrote: »

They might come unlocked already?

Would have thought any phone sold be a carrier is carrier locked?

From reviews it seems a cracking budget 5G phone to get into 5G with.
Fairly stock android OS as well

bobbyy gee

you can buy better phones than tcl for less its cpu is very weak and old.if you have bad cpu photos are not as good


https://www.kimovil.com/en/best-smartphones-moviles/most-wanted

bobbyy gee

bobbyy gee wrote: »

you can buy better phones than tcl for less its cpu is very weak and old.if you have bad cpu photos are not as good


https://www.kimovil.com/en/best-smartphones-moviles/most-wanted

https://www.kimovil.com/en/best-smartphones-moviles/most-wanted

bobbyy gee

bobbyy gee wrote: »

you can buy better phones than tcl for less its cpu is very weak and old.

The CPU is less than a year old.

woodyg

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The CPU is less than a year old.

Yea it's basically a brand new chip specially for 5G mid rang phones
And none of the stuff he linked is in the same price bracket at all

rizzee

woodyg wrote: »

Would have thought any phone sold be a carrier is carrier locked?

Nah, not necessarily. Especially with some newer phones that are dual sim, they're all sim free.

Ten Pin

Depends on the phone and the network, some network sold dual SIM handsets have one slot locked, for example...
https://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=112084350&postcount=330

The lower the price, the more likely it is to be locked and Vodafone IRL phones cost more than other networks to unlock.

Compare Vodafone UK & IRL for unlock code prices and there's a noticeable difference between them.

rizzee

Ten Pin wrote: »

Depends on the phone and the network, some network sold dual SIM handsets have one slot locked, for example...
https://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=112084350&postcount=330

The lower the price, the more likely it is to be locked and Vodafone IRL phones cost more than other networks to unlock.

Compare Vodafone UK & IRL for unlock code prices and there's a noticeable difference between them.

Didn't know that, must keep an eye out in the future if I ever going back to buying from a network, thanks!

OP: you could get a Nord for €388 (w/student discount) at the moment that should include some freebies (earphones and case), direct from Oneplus.

woodyg

rizzee wrote: »

Didn't know that, must keep an eye out in the future if I ever going back to buying from a network, thanks!

OP: you could get a Nord for €388 (w/student discount) at the moment that should include some freebies (earphones and case), direct from Oneplus.

A looooong time since I was a student lol
I looked at the nord and don't think it's worth the 60 price difference for what spec wise is a near identical phone.
I'll most likely see if I can pick up a tcl in a brick store tomorrow and report in with an update in a couple of days

rizzee

woodyg wrote: »

A looooong time since I was a student lol
I looked at the nord and don't think it's worth the 60 price difference for what spec wise is a near identical phone.
I'll most likely see if I can pick up a tcl in a brick store tomorrow and report in with an update in a couple of days

Just threw the Nord in as it's by an established brand and you're guaranteed regular updates for a while (I also have one, so half biased )

Yeah do, interested to know your opinion on it! It looks like a great phone anyhow. The 765G is like butter. Best of luck!

woodyg

rizzee wrote: »

Just threw the Nord in as it's by an established brand and you're guaranteed regular updates for a while (I also have one, so half biased )

Yeah do, interested to know your opinion on it! It looks like a great phone anyhow. The 765G is like butter. Best of luck!

So it's not locked to a carrier
In fact it's direct from TCL themselves and has the void if removed tape on it
With that sim free 5g phone for €320 must be a bargain alert!

So far as said above the 765g chip has serious perf to it coupled with the 6gb ram an fast storage

I'll do a proper 1 week driver test post on Sunday
But anyone looking for a new phone should take a good luck at this

flazio

What's the Android experience like? Close to stock or do TCL put their own spin on it?

woodyg

flazio wrote: »

What's the Android experience like? Close to stock or do TCL put their own spin on it?

Pretty much stock from what I can tell
There's a TCL launcher but yea can disable that straight away

woodyg

so after a week of use i must say this is a fine phone at this price point
it competes with the likes of the new pixel 5 which is €200 more expensive

performance wise the combo of the Snapdragon 765 CPU\6GB Ram and high speed ssd means you wont have any issues with lag, jutter and even mild gaming.

it's basically stock Android 10 apart from the camera app which uses TCLs

for anyone that is on the look out for a new phone i highly recommend

pancyk

Got this phone from Three, switched from Vodafone for 159eur deal - serious bargain for a 5G phone

When I was checking coverage map, my house suppose to be in Three 5G range - but map is wrong, very poor 4G is my reality with Three.

Want to switch back to Vodafone, but phone is locked.

Any recommendations on some unlocking service ?

CoBo55

pancyk wrote: »

Got this phone from Three, switched from Vodafone for 159eur deal - serious bargain for a 5G phone

When I was checking coverage map, my house suppose to be in Three 5G range - but map is wrong, very poor 4G is my reality with Three.

Want to switch back to Vodafone, but phone is locked.

Any recommendations on some unlocking service ?

Very difficult to unlock Hutchinson (3) phones, any I owned when I was with 3 couldn't be unlocked, I ended up flogging them as locked to 3, their network has gone to the dogs completely.

CoBo55

I see this phone is down to €260 now, can a VF rtg customer like me get 5G or do I have to go bill pay? Don't fancy going billpay again.

pancyk

CoBo55 wrote: »

I see this phone is down to €260 now, can a VF rtg customer like me get 5G or do I have to go bill pay? Don't fancy going billpay again.

Hi, unfortunately Vodafone don't offer 5G on PAYG plans

Tony H

pancyk wrote: »

Got this phone from Three, switched from Vodafone for 159eur deal - serious bargain for a 5G phone

When I was checking coverage map, my house suppose to be in Three 5G range - but map is wrong, very poor 4G is my reality with Three.

Want to switch back to Vodafone, but phone is locked.

Any recommendations on some unlocking service ?

got this phone this morning , three's 5g service not showing up with existing 3 sim , any suggestions for unlocking or should i just send it back

pizzahead77

Tony H wrote: »

got this phone this morning , three's 5g service not showing up with existing 3 sim , any suggestions for unlocking or should i just send it back

Are you getting any signal on Three? You need to purpase the 5G add-on to activate 5G servicee.

Tony H

pizzahead77 wrote: »

Are you getting any signal on Three? You need to purpase the 5G add-on to activate 5G servicee.

I turned off automatically select network and
all the 4g Inc "forbidden" networks are showing up ,the new SIM will probably show up Monday but when the ice melts a bit I might take a spin around, don't know if the 5g network will show up without paying the 5 euro add on

pancyk

Tony H wrote: »

I turned off automatically select network and
all the 4g Inc "forbidden" networks are showing up ,the new SIM will probably show up Monday but when the ice melts a bit I might take a spin around, don't know if the 5g network will show up without paying the 5 euro add on

On pre-pay, you have to buy the 5G add-on to get a chance of 5G connection.
You can check if the 5G is around your neighborhood by this link https://www.three.ie/shop/coverage-check.html

the map coverage https://www.three.ie/coverage-checker/ is not accurate in my case, according to this map my house is within 5G reception, but when type in my postcode in to other 5G checker https://www.three.ie/shop/coverage-check.html -the answer was NO 5G:mad:

Tony H

the map coverage shows I'm in range but the other checker you linked to says no , I'll have a spin near the towers later and check from there , I'm tempted to hold on to the phone even locked as I have good 4g with 3 and if the 5g shows up soon I'll be sorted

DopeTech

Tony H wrote: »

the map coverage shows I'm in range but the other checker you linked to says no , I'll have a spin near the towers later and check from there , I'm tempted to hold on to the phone even locked as I have good 4g with 3 and if the 5g shows up soon I'll be sorted

If it's getting 4g/3g or even 2g signal on 3 then it's not locked. You're just not in a 5g area and/or haven't purchased the add-on. Always best to have network selection set to automatic.

Tony H

DopeTech wrote: »

If it's getting 4g/3g or even 2g signal on 3 then it's not locked. You're just not in a 5g area and/or haven't purchased the add-on. Always best to have network selection set to automatic.

should have said it's a 3 phone ,just noticed it's a Vodafone thread , I has a spare SIM and ported it to get the phone for 160 on 3 .

ED E

Tony H wrote: »

got this phone this morning , three's 5g service not showing up with existing 3 sim , any suggestions for unlocking or should i just send it back

If you have the old (better) PAYG plan then you dont get 5G.

Tony H

ED E wrote: »

If you have the old (better) PAYG plan then you dont get 5G.

but would 5g show up in a scan , the older 3 SIM is very handy all right ,keep the credit and I'm getting €10 free every month as well even comes in without a topup

ED E

I don't know, I suspect not as it's 5G NSA only at the minute in Ireland.

Tony H

ED E wrote: »

I don't know, I suspect not as it's 5G NSA only at the minute in Ireland.

thanks for that won't give up hope yet , hopefully I'll have the new SIM by Monday ,will check then .

Tony H

well I got the new sim ,it was in the packaging , and went testing , there seems to be only one mast enabled for three in my area and it's about two miles away , did a speed test underneath it and got this ,
https://photos.app.goo.gl/t4Vd35RYwJu7sv1v9

for those that live in Cobh it's at the top of Ticknock hill and I got a signal out as far as white point and beyond the gaa club with decent speeds , nothing like under the tower but at least 80MB/s , hopefully three will upgrade the other side of town soon

ED E

Atop Cobh 33kv sub. 80Mbps may indicate its radio linked and not properly fed. If they dropped in 10G of single mode it'd speed way up.

Tony H

ED E wrote: »

Atop Cobh 33kv sub. 80Mbps may indicate its radio linked and not properly fed. If they dropped in 10G of single mode it'd speed way up.

that's MB/s not Mb/s the speed test nearly took a gig of data

pancyk

CoBo55 wrote: »

I see this phone is down to €260 now, can a VF rtg customer like me get 5G or do I have to go bill pay? Don't fancy going billpay again.

I got a call today from Vodafone to switch to BillPay with 5G

so for 25Eur/month :

Unlimited Calls and txt to Irish Mobiles and Landlines
25GB Data with highest speed with 5G included
50 international minutes
free International txt

1st month is free
contract duration 12 -months

I think this is cheapest plan with 5G that you can get ?

CoBo55

pancyk wrote: »

I got a call today from Vodafone to switch to BillPay with 5G

so for 25Eur/month :

Unlimited Calls and txt to Irish Mobiles and Landlines
25GB Data with highest speed with 5G included
50 international minutes
free International txt

1st month is free
contract duration 12 -months

I think this is cheapest plan with 5G that you can get ?

Looks to be a brilliant deal, feckers never ever ring me offering a deal like that...

pancyk

CoBo55 wrote: »

Looks to be a brilliant deal, feckers never ever ring me offering a deal like that...

You might try to call them and ask for "Simple Smart 25"

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CoBo55

pancyk wrote: »

You might try to call them and ask for "Simple Smart 25"

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My newly acquired Mi Note 10 Lite won't run 5g or will it?

pancyk

CoBo55 wrote: »

My newly acquired Mi Note 10 Lite won't run 5g or will it?

If it's the Mi Note 10 Lite 5G version, you will benefit from 5G as long as you're in the 5G coverage

ED E

Tony H wrote: »

that's MB/s not Mb/s the speed test nearly took a gig of data

You're some sort of sadist.