Huawei P8 Lite 2017 89.99 @Carphone Warehouse

phasers · 19-12-2017 10:46AM

So I just tried to buy one in Liffey Valley with a prepay eir SIM that I topped up, made calls on etc but they said I had to be with eir for over a month to port my number? Is this right?

19-12-2017 10:53AM

phasers wrote: »

So I just tried to buy one in Liffey Valley with a prepay eir SIM that I topped up, made calls on etc but they said I had to be with eir for over a month to port my number? Is this right?

In my case, no. I had my free Eir SIM less than a week, never topped up.

I went to Nutgrove.

castle2012 · 19-12-2017 11:06AM

I used a lycamobile sim I got free which I never top ed up ,worked for me , but that was 3 weeks ago maybe they have clamped down

Inviere · 19-12-2017 04:31PM

phasers wrote: »

So I just tried to buy one in Liffey Valley with a prepay eir SIM that I topped up, made calls on etc but they said I had to be with eir for over a month to port my number? Is this right?

I used a brand new Eir sim that I'd just gotten from Eir five mins before taking it to Carphone Warehouse. Did they ask you how long you had it?

rejkin · 19-12-2017 05:27PM

Went in to two carphone warehouses,one today and one yesterday. Both told me the Vodafone port is down so they can't sell it to me. Very annoying. Seems like it's the same for all stores.

kala85 · 19-12-2017 05:45PM

If you port into eir is it 90e as well

carbon74 · 19-12-2017 05:48PM

kala85 wrote: »

If you port into eir is it 90e as well

I ported from Tesco to Eir to buy this phone for a then cheap e149 about 6 weeks ago and delighted with the phone. e90 offer now is a super bargain for this great phone!

A Law · 19-12-2017 06:02PM

I got mine in Balbriggan last week. Bought an eir sim card for 12€. Told him to port that number over to Vodafone for the p8 deal. He'd no problem with it. Didn't even open the eir sim card.

DopeTech · 19-12-2017 07:53PM

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Is anyone else having a problem with Spotify on this phone?

Anyone? Seems to be the only app it has a problem with. Tried a modified version of it and that didn't work either, then I tried a different modified version called Spotify dogfood and that did work. Really strange.

Apart from that I'm liking the phone. At that price it's very good. Thanks to the op for taking the time to post it here.

Beechwoodspark · 19-12-2017 09:37PM

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Anyone? Seems to be the only app it has a problem with. Tried a modified version of it and that didn't work either, then I tried a different modified version called Spotify dogfood and that did work. Really strange.

Apart from that I'm liking the phone. At that price it's very good. Thanks to the op for taking the time to post it here.

What kind of problems are u having with that app

DopeTech · 19-12-2017 09:55PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

What kind of problems are u having with that app

Spotify would close almost instantly when i opened it. Double checked there was wasn't an optimised app or anything but couldn't see anything that would cause it. Might do a reset at some stage. Already cleared the cache but that didn't seem to do anything.

19-12-2017 10:23PM

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Anyone? Seems to be the only app it has a problem with. Tried a modified version of it and that didn't work either, then I tried a different modified version called Spotify dogfood and that did work. Really strange.

Apart from that I'm liking the phone. At that price it's very good. Thanks to the op for taking the time to post it here.

Just installed, no problems for me.

DopeTech · 19-12-2017 10:24PM

Basil3 wrote: »

Just installed, no problems for me.

May be something to do with the fact I restored the apps via Google by syncing the two phones together over Bluetooth. Spotify aside I've had no problems.

carbon74 · 19-12-2017 10:25PM

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Spotify would close almost instantly when i opened it. Double checked there was wasn't an optimised app or anything but couldn't see anything that would cause it. Might do a reset at some stage. Already cleared the cache but that didn't seem to do anything.

This happened to me too ( same phone). Logged in to Spotify.com and changed region from US to Ireland and the app loaded fine then. Hope this helps!

DopeTech · 19-12-2017 10:27PM

carbon74 wrote: »

This happened to me too ( same phone). Logged in to Spotify.com and changed region from US to Ireland and the app loaded fine then. Hope this helps!

Think you must have had a different problem because mine wasn't even staying open long enough to enter a username! Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

carbon74 · 19-12-2017 11:36PM

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Think you must have had a different problem because mine wasn't even staying open long enough to enter a username! Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

Yes. The app closed straight away. Had to open a Web browser and login to Spotify. Com. Outside of the app...

AuldDaysul · 19-12-2017 11:45PM

I got Tesco sim for €5 and brought it into Carphone warehouse 10 mins later in an old phone and ported to Vodafone. She just rang the number to verify, no other questions asked. Great phone for €95 all in!

yabadabado · 20-12-2017 12:06AM

Is this deal over now ?

DopeTech · 20-12-2017 12:20AM

yabadabado wrote: »

Is this deal over now ?

Still on.

https://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/switch-save-smartphones-eir-vodafone-three

JimsAlterEgo · 20-12-2017 09:31AM

JimsAlterEgo wrote: »

any cheap covers or cases in a B&M shop?

anyone?

20-12-2017 11:54AM

JimsAlterEgo wrote: »

anyone?

Carphone Warehouse offered me one for €14.....if you call that cheap.

20-12-2017 06:38PM

Picked up this evening in Kilkenny. Didn't need to top up eir sim card to port it to Vodafone but had to buy €20 Vodafone credit to get the deal

sector_000 · 20-12-2017 09:44PM

Just picked one up in Naas CPW for €90 = €10 VF topup. Used a 48month.ie free sim. Thanks OP!

DopeTech · 20-12-2017 09:53PM

carbon74 wrote: »

Yes. The app closed straight away. Had to open a Web browser and login to Spotify. Com. Outside of the app...

Oddly that did work for me too. Thanks, never would have thought to go there myself.

mossy464 · 21-12-2017 12:48PM

So quickest way to get this would be pick up a sim in Tesco and have it in another phone then go to Carphone warehouse and switch.

The phone will cost 90 then? Is there an obligation to buy VF credit? Want to buy this for someone who is already with Vodafone

DopeTech · 21-12-2017 12:51PM

mossy464 wrote: »

So quickest way to get this would be pick up a sim in Tesco and have it in another phone then go to Carphone warehouse and switch.

The phone will cost 90 then? Is there an obligation to buy VF credit? Want to buy this for someone who is already with Vodafone

I was told you need to buy €20 credit. I think others were in a similar situation and asked if they could get credit for a different network and they were allowed. You apply the credit so if you do buy credit for any network theres no obligation to put it into the phone you just bought.

leex · 21-12-2017 01:28PM

Not all of these phones are network locked.

DopeTech · 21-12-2017 02:32PM

leex wrote: »

Not all of these phones are network locked.

Mine is. Had you a sim in it when you found out it was unlocked?

Mine says network locked when I dial *#*#2846579#*#* and check under network info. Bought in cpw on Vodafone.

Lenny17123 · 21-12-2017 03:03PM

mossy464 wrote:

The phone will cost 90 then? Is there an obligation to buy VF credit? Want to buy this for someone who is already with Vodafone

Just bought this in carphone warehouse in Limerick. Had to buy â‚¬10 credit with it. So all in cost â‚¬100. They give you an activation code for the top up so you could just give this with it as a gift maybe.

Thanks op, looks a decent spec phone for the price.

leex · 21-12-2017 03:19PM

Sir Dosser wrote: »

... Bought in cpw on Vodafone.

Same here. Tried an Eir sim first and it dialled out ok.

Huawei P8 Lite 2017 89.99 @Carphone Warehouse

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