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  • #4892
    Andy From Sligo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,082 ✭✭✭✭Andy From Sligo


    worth noting on these 3G china phones that 3G (if its in your area) is the best you will get ... you wont even get 3.5G / HSPA+ on these phones if I have this correct.

    I think personally, in real time, there is great difference of speed when browsing on H+ compared to 3G


  • #4893
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Andy From Sligo wrote: »
    worth noting on these 3G china phones that 3G (if its in your area) is the best you will get ... you wont even get 3.5G / HSPA+ on these phones if I have this correct.

    I think personally, in real time, there is great difference of speed when browsing on H+ compared to 3G

    Every Chinese phone I've had, I've been able to get 3G/H+/4G


  • #4894
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    antodeco wrote: »
    Every Chinese phone I've had, I've been able to get 3G/H+/4G

    Same as this, Mi3 got H+ everywhere


  • #4895
    RossieMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Always check what Bands are available before buying. Most are perfect, xiaomi missing band 20 is a bit of a pain buy definitely not a breaker. 3g is much easier on battery anyway.


  • #4896
    GBX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,016 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    antodeco wrote: »
    Every Chinese phone I've had, I've been able to get 3G/H+/4G
    RossieMan wrote: »
    Always check what Bands are available before buying. Most are perfect, xiaomi missing band 20 is a bit of a pain buy definitely not a breaker. 3g is much easier on battery anyway.

    @Antodeco - yeah the majority do but as RossieMan says, the likes of Xiaomi and one or two others and on occasion it is after the phone is received that somebody finds out that they are missing a 4g band.

    www.willmyphonework.net
    https://www.frequencycheck.com/

    Are good to check before.


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  • #4897
    Andy From Sligo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,082 ✭✭✭✭Andy From Sligo


    Yeah I should have made it clearly that if your buying a 3G Chinese phone. If you buy a cheap 3G China phone then you won't get 3.5g H+ ... Buy a phone listed at 4G you should get H+ and 4G if the bands match up with Ireland system


  • #4898
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Andy From Sligo wrote: »
    Yeah I should have made it clearly that if your buying a 3G Chinese phone. If you buy a cheap 3G China phone then you won't get 3.5g H+ ... Buy a phone listed at 4G you should get H+ and 4G if the bands match up with Ireland system

    Inaccurate again, Xiaomi Mi3 is a 3G phone, works with H+ no problem. There's cheap phones that can handle 4G here and expensive ones that can't, it's not as black and white as cheap ones get 3G, expensive ones get 4G and H+


  • #4899
    Andy From Sligo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,082 ✭✭✭✭Andy From Sligo


    Sorry if I have mis-led. It's been in my experience that on 3G China phones I have ordered won't get H+ my present one a umi Rome x 3G same again, not capable of browsing in H+


  • #4900
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    I think I said that bitchier than was meant.

    It's just dependant on the phone


  • #4901
    RossieMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Stop buying **** from gearbest would be my advise.


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  • #4902
    wozza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭wozza


    RossieMan wrote: »
    Stop buying **** from gearbest would be my advise.

    My advice would be to advise people to read phone specs and check their own network's before buying any phone


  • #4903
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    wozza wrote: »
    My advice would be to advise people to read phone specs and check their own network's before buying any phone

    And then don't buy it from Gearbest.

    Hell Hongkong Goldway made me confirm I was okay with the fact my phone was missing a few 4G bands in Ireland before they'd ship it


  • #4904
    Andy From Sligo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,082 ✭✭✭✭Andy From Sligo


    I am OK with my present UMI Rome X .. I knew from the start it was 3G, only cost me 80eur as well so wasnt expecting a decent 4G for that price, everything else Im happy with, a pretty good phone for the price apart from a bit laggy (only got 1gb ram) - only on Tesco Mobile and they dont do 4G anyway...


  • #4905
    wozza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭wozza


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    And then don't buy it from Gearbest.

    Hell Hongkong Goldway made me confirm I was okay with the fact my phone was missing a few 4G bands in Ireland before they'd ship it

    so who would you recommend to buy from in china/HK DS ?

    Just ordered from Banggood but if the hype is to be believed they are as bad as Gear


  • #4906
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    wozza wrote: »
    so who would you recommend to buy from in china/HK DS ?

    Just ordered from Banggood but if the hype is to be believed they are as bad as Gear

    Top One and Hong Kong Goldway from AliExpress are two I've used.

    Never had trouble with Banggood but I've never actually had a problem with an item from there so can't give a complaint there. I didn't realise they were as bad as GB.

    Geekbuying have always been good to me.

    Never used ibuygou but they have been received well by boardsies in the past iirc.

    Honorbuy were sound, they've rebranded now and I forget the new url

    If you look at the OP, you'll see it was posted by me and has a tonne of stores listed, I've used a lot of them in the past and have recently stopped following the market so I'm not up to date on the new stores people use or phones as much, these are just the ones I remember off hand


  • #4907
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,526 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Anybody have any experience of the Bluboo X9? It has a lot of good reviews, it's very cheap and I'm thinking of pulling the trigger and buying it.


  • #4908
    eamonnq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭eamonnq


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Anybody have any experience of the Bluboo X9? It has a lot of good reviews, it's very cheap and I'm thinking of pulling the trigger and buying it.

    Be wary of the reviews, end-user reviews are probably worth reading but many of the 'reviews' on phones are supported by the likes of GB etc.


  • #4909
    Do-more
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,748 ✭✭✭Do-more


    Anyone with any experience of smart watches? My young lad is looking for one to go with his OPX he'll be buying it with his own money so nothing too dear but I don't want him buying something real cheap that will be useless and end up in the drawer after 3 days either.

    invest4deepvalue.com



  • #4910
    Danger781
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,700 ✭✭✭Danger781


    Do-more wrote: »
    ... end up in the drawer after 3 days either.

    This is exactly what happened to me and my Sony smart watch.

    That said, the one I had was pretty limited in terms of functionality and design:
    http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/19/2876341/sony-smartwatch-review


  • #4911
    fixXxer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,449 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Do-more wrote: »
    Anyone with any experience of smart watches? My young lad is looking for one to go with his OPX he'll be buying it with his own money so nothing too dear but I don't want him buying something real cheap that will be useless and end up in the drawer after 3 days either.

    If he really wants one I'd say get one of the Pebble watches. I have one and its great for notifications from the phone and fitness tracking. I've used Android wear watches but the Pebble is definitely my favorite. Battery life is usually 5-7 days on a single charge, depending on how many notifications I get.

    If you reeeeeeeeeealy want and android wear watch, I have a Moto 360 sports on adverts.ie


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  • #4912
    Wombatman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭Wombatman


    Any idea how to use the European Union Express shipping option on Hong Kong Goldway?


  • #4913
    RossieMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    I'm not sure what you mean, it's really straight forward. Some phones don't give the option though.


  • #4914
    corkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,400 ✭✭✭corkie


    Wombatman wrote: »
    Any idea how to use the European Union Express shipping option on Hong Kong Goldway?

    Goldway has removed the option for "Sellers Shipping Method" which was there method of avoiding VAT. Still available on some products.

    Try getting your device from "Top One" with DHL EU express option.

    ⓘ "At some point something inside me just clicked and I realized that I didn't have to deal with anyone's bullshit ever again."
    » “mundus sine caesaribus” «



  • #4915
    Wombatman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭Wombatman


    corkie wrote: »
    Goldway has removed the option for "Sellers Shipping Method" which was there method of avoiding VAT. Still available on some products.

    Try getting your device from "Top One" with DHL EU express option.

    Thanks.

    Top One don't seem to have International Edition of Redmi phones (LTE band 20) but Goldway do :(


  • #4916
    Kerry_2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 295 ✭✭Kerry_2008


    Can. Anyone recommend a budget android phone something like the blackberry classic. I prefer the physical keyboard and used have a blackberry before. Thanks


  • #4917
    BobbyPropane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭BobbyPropane


    Kerry_2008 wrote: »
    Can. Anyone recommend a budget android phone something like the blackberry classic. I prefer the physical keyboard and used have a blackberry before. Thanks

    Honestly from what I've seen there is nothing really out there at the moment. I think your best bet would be a regular smartphone with bluetooth keyboard accessory.

    Or you could buy the Blackberry Priv

    http://uk.blackberry.com/smartphones/priv-by-blackberry/overview.html


  • #4918
    Missymoohaa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Missymoohaa


    After reading reviews I've decided not to go with the Lenovo vibe P1 for my daugh terms and I'm looking at the Xiaomi RedmI Note 4 pro

    http://www.tinydeal.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-4-pro-3gb-ram-mtk6797-deca-core-android-60-4g-phone-p-162154.html

    Anyone got one of these? Would love to hear your thoughts, I'm definitely buying end of this month.


  • #4919
    mightyreds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭mightyreds


    Anyone any recommendations on a phone that uses a lot of the meteor bands, I have a redmi note 3 pr, and although the phone is great, I just can't use it as when I go out side the bigger towns the data is unusable , so much so I'm back on a galaxy s4


  • #4920
    Thecageyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Thecageyone


    Missymoohaa wrote: »
    After reading reviews I've decided not to go with the Lenovo vibe P1 for my daugh terms and I'm looking at the Xiaomi RedmI Note 4 pro

    http://www.tinydeal.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-4-pro-3gb-ram-mtk6797-deca-core-android-60-4g-phone-p-162154.html

    Anyone got one of these? Would love to hear your thoughts, I'm definitely buying end of this month.


    Interested in this one myself. Was eyeing the Redmi note 3 pro, but since this is now available I'll go the extra for that if buying abroad. How reliable is that site?


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  • #4921
    Kenny Powers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 988 ✭✭✭Kenny Powers


    Je_suis_Jean wrote: »
    Do-more wrote: »
    Looking for some recommendations please.

    My 10 year olds hand me down Nexus 4 is on its last legs and I was considering a Moto G3 as a replacement but it looks like a sideways step at best performance wise so I thought a Chinese phone may be a better buy.

    Looking for a 5" screen, (screen res doesn't matter so much).

    Vanilla Android or at least the ability to flash a similar ROM is a must.

    Decent GPS for Pok mon go purposes and decent battery life would also be important.

    Budget of around 200 max.

    I just bought the phone linked in this post above http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=101147113&postcount=4684 for 150 or so for my daughter. Super specs and a 5" screen which was an important factor for me too as a 5.5" screen would be too big for her. Hasn't arrived yet but it does look a serious phone for the money.

    How did you find the Gigaset mate looking at getting one myself, seems like a good deal lost my phone at the weekend so want to keep costs down.


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