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Meteor: €30 off Moto G 3rd Gen and Samsung Galaxy J3 2016

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  • #62
    Stallingrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,295 ✭✭✭Stallingrad


    Just ordered, cheers OP. A new screen for a 2nd Gen was going to cost €80, this solves that problem!


  • #63
    peckerhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,385 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    crabbypaddy wrote: »
    Cheers to frosty jim mine arrived today [...] happy days.
    +1


  • #64
    EBono96
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭EBono96


    I've been waiting since 11am for Nightline to deliver mine. Is anyone else in the same boat?


  • #65
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,079 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    EBono96 wrote: »
    I've been waiting since 11am for Nightline to deliver mine. Is anyone else in the same boat?

    If you check the tracking it doesn't give you a 2 hour window no?


  • #66
    EBono96
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭EBono96


    FrostyJim wrote: »
    If you check the tracking it doesn't give you a 2 hour window no?

    Yeah it did, from 11:13- 13:13. I've been stuck at home all day unfortunately.


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  • #67
    EBono96
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭EBono96


    Just arrived about 25 minutes ago. Looks like a great phone, thanks for the bargain FrostyJim!


  • #68
    aghbren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭aghbren


    mine arrived too tx a mill mr frosty jim


  • #69
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,079 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    aghbren wrote: »
    mine arrived too tx a mill mr frosty jim

    Just glad everyone is getting theirs and the orders weren't cancelled. Posting from mine now and it's a great little phone for €89.


  • #70
    ShadyAcres
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭ShadyAcres


    You are all getting a great bargain. I paid 149.99 for the Moto g 3rd gen from 3 only a month ago. Very happy with the phone, just wish I'd known that if I waited a few weeks I would have got it for 60 less.


  • #71
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    It's the 8gb model?


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  • #72
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,079 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    It's the 8gb model?

    yes. got an sd card slot though and marshmallow merges all your internal/sd card storage into one.


  • #73
    pissed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭pissed


    How does it perform with the 1GB of RAM?


  • #74
    jjjd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭jjjd


    FrostyJim wrote: »
    yes. got an sd card slot though and marshmallow merges all your internal/sd card storage into one.

    Does the phone come with a sd card? If not where do you recommend picking one up and what size is best?


  • #75
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,079 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    jjjd wrote: »
    Does the phone come with a sd card? If not where do you recommend picking one up and what size is best?

    No car included but any micro SD card will do. Argos often have good prices.


  • #76
    crabbypaddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭crabbypaddy


    Get a class10 card, marshmallow allows you to use sd as internal storage you want it to be a decent speed card. Update the phone before using it. I had to restart the phone 6 times to get it to download the update it kept stalling.


  • #77
    jjjd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭jjjd


    crabbypaddy wrote: »
    Get a class10 card, marshmallow allows you to use sd as internal storage you want it to be a decent speed card. Update the phone before using it. I had to restart the phone 6 times to get it to download the update it kept stalling.

    Where could I get one of those cards? What size is best for this phone?


  • #78
    crabbypaddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭crabbypaddy


    jjjd wrote: »
    Where could I get one of those cards? What size is best for this phone?

    Depends on what you do with your phone 16gb is plenty for most people unless you like hoarding photos and videos on your device which you should be backing up in the cloud anyway in case of loss/theft/failure.

    I usually have about 5gb of apps and app data, 3-5gb of spotify downloads and 2-3gb of photos / videos, approx 1gb of crap like pdf downloads, documents etc.


  • #79
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,096 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    crabbypaddy wrote: »
    Depends on what you do with your phone 16gb is plenty for most people unless you like hoarding photos and videos on your device which you should be backing up in the cloud anyway in case of loss/theft/failure.

    I usually have about 5gb of apps and app data, 3-5gb of spotify downloads and 2-3gb of photos / videos, approx 1gb of crap like pdf downloads, documents etc.

    Can't comment on android, but I'd imagine they aren't to far off also, but no way your fitting all that on a 16gb iPhone anyway, at most there's about 11.5gb available on a 16gb iPhone after ios is installed


  • #80
    crabbypaddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭crabbypaddy


    Aquos76 wrote: »
    Can't comment on android, but I'd imagine they aren't to far off also, but no way your fitting all that on a 16gb iPhone anyway, at most there's about 11.5gb available on a 16gb iPhone after ios is installed

    Theres 8gb internal storage which accommodate all the system apps and their update versions plus immovable apps. The 16gb sdcard after formatting in ext4 gives you about 14.5gb free.


  • #81
    Whats happening
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭Whats happening


    Got my Moto G in the post today, but while there is a USB cable, there is no plug? Did anyone else have this or was it in the outer box?


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  • #82
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    Whats happening wrote: »
    Got my Moto G in the post today, but while there is a USB cable, there is no plug? Did anyone else have this or was it in the outer box?

    It doesn't ship with a power brick, it's one of the reasons it's so cheap for the spec.


  • #83
    Whats happening
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭Whats happening


    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    It doesn't ship with a power brick, it's one of the reasons it's so cheap for the spec.

    That to me at least is crazy, so to be able to charge it you need to buy a power brick or already have had one from a previous phone / tablet and if this is your 1st purchase of a smartphone you've nothing to charge with.

    What's more interesting is this is not called out anywhere on the website


  • #84
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    Ah, I think it's safe to assume almost everyone has a power brick in their house at some stage, even if they've never owned an android their apple power brick will accept the cable, and if you don't have one you can pick one up for half nothing.


  • #85
    peckerhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,385 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    Mine shipped with a *white* USB cable, fml...

    :pac:


  • #86
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,079 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    peckerhead wrote: »
    Mine shipped with a *white* USB cable, fml...

    :pac:

    They all did.


  • #87
    Whats happening
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭Whats happening


    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    Ah, I think it's safe to assume almost everyone has a power brick in their house at some stage, even if they've never owned an android their apple power brick will accept the cable, and if you don't have one you can pick one up for half nothing.

    You know what they say abouting assuming, you make and ASS of U and ME, and not directed at you, but Meteor for not calling it out. And while i agree with you, and i have a house full of USB plugs, you said it yourself, they are half nothing and given the amount i'm sure they ship the cost per must be very low to them.

    Trying to think of any other electric product where they'd ship it with the means to power it and coming up blank?


  • #88
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,079 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    Whats happening wrote: »
    You know what they say abouting assuming, you make and ASS of U and ME, and not directed at you, but Meteor for not calling it out. And while i agree with you, and i have a house full of USB plugs, you said it yourself, they are half nothing and given the amount i'm sure they ship the cost per must be very low to them.

    Trying to think of any other electric product where they'd ship it with the means to power it and coming up blank?
    Everyone also has plenty of USB ports in their house too that they could charge it from. I know I'd rather pay less and get no power plug than get one and pay 5 or 10 euro more.


  • #89
    crabbypaddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭crabbypaddy


    Whats happening wrote: »
    Trying to think of any other electric product where they'd ship it with the means to power it and coming up blank?

    I'm a fan I already have about 12 usb wall warts 4 of them fast chargers, i wish they suplied multiple cables instead. Other things we've had in our house that came with no charger - kindle, nook, new 3ds xl.


  • #90
    Junkyard Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,116 ✭✭✭✭Junkyard Tom


    Thanks Frostyjim for the heads-up and instructions, appreciated. I bought one last night to upgrade from my 1st Gen Moto G which has served me very well.

    Anyone got any recomendations on a good value protective case? Was looking at this last night, seems okay?


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  • #91
    Stallingrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,295 ✭✭✭Stallingrad


    Mine arrived, but don't see the Meteor Sim anywhere, despite it being listed in the package?


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