Huawei P8 Lite 2017 89.99 @Carphone Warehouse

DopeTech · 21-12-2017 03:29PM

leex wrote: »

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

Is it locked to eir now?

21-12-2017 04:47PM

Lenny17123 wrote: »

Just bought this in carphone warehouse in Limerick. Had to buy €10 credit with it. So all in cost €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.

I got an activation code for the credit I bought too. Do you know if this is the same as topping up via a shop as in dial a number and put in the code?

peckerhead · 21-12-2017 09:10PM

Lenny17123 wrote: »

Just bought this in carphone warehouse in Limerick. Had to buy €10 credit with it. So all in cost €100.

Do you mind me asking, Lenny17123 — did they do any other check besides call the other number you brought with you? (and was this in the Crescent, the Jetland or Arthurs Quay?) Also, did they insist on putting the Vodafone SIM card into the phone, or could you just say "nah, you're grand, thanks, I'll do it myself" and take it away unopened?

mossy464 · 21-12-2017 09:13PM

peckerhead wrote: »

So they're basically still honouring the original deal, yeah? I'm getting tempted meself now...

Do you mind me asking, Lenny17123 — did they do any other check besides call the other number you brought with you? (and was this in the Crescent, the Jetland or Arthurs Quay?) Also, did they insist on putting the Vodafone SIM card into the phone, or could you just say "nah, you're grand, thanks, I'll do it myself" and take it away unopened?

I bought it this evening in Nutgrove and they just rang the other number I had. Gave me the phone unopened with a separate sim. Had to buy 10er credit

Lenny17123 · 21-12-2017 09:20PM

68508224 wrote:

I got an activation code for the credit I bought too. Do you know if this is the same as topping up via a shop as in dial a number and put in the code?

I guess just ring the number and top up as normal. It's a present so il be able to confirm on Monday.

Lenny17123 · 21-12-2017 09:22PM

peckerhead wrote:

Do you mind me asking, Lenny17123 â€” did they do any other check besides call the other number you brought with you? (and was this in the Crescent, the Jetland or Arthurs Quay?) Also, did they insist on putting the Vodafone SIM card into the phone, or could you just say "nah, you're grand, thanks, I'll do it myself" and take it away unopened?

It was Arthurs quay at lunch time today. They didn't even ring the number I gave them. Everything is given separate. The phone was unopened. The sim they gave is on its own and the top up code on another docket.

yabadabado · 21-12-2017 11:49PM

Is this dual sim ?

dennispenn · 22-12-2017 12:56AM

yabadabado wrote: »

Is this dual sim ?

no.

noeleeee · 22-12-2017 01:14AM

Sir Dosser wrote: »

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.

Hi Sir Dosser - I just did what you did above and I get the message SIMLOCK_DEACTIVE
Am I one of the lucky ones that has an unlocked phone ?
I have a vodafone ready to go Sim in it at the moment and want to use Three sim in it.

Zardoz · 22-12-2017 01:36AM

yabadabado wrote: »

Is this dual sim ?

Out of the box no its not but I believe it can be flashed with a dual sim rom but I am not sure yet.
I hope to make mine a dual sim ,I will let you know if I succeed.

brightkane · 22-12-2017 09:57AM

Do they put through the port or do you do it yourself online and they just ring the number to make sure it's active

leex · 22-12-2017 10:15AM

noeleeee wrote: »

Hi Sir Dosser - I just did what you did above and I get the message SIMLOCK_DEACTIVE
Am I one of the lucky ones that has an unlocked phone ?
I have a vodafone ready to go Sim in it at the moment and want to use Three sim in it.

I didnt do any of this, just put in Eir Mobile SIM which worked for a call out. I put the Vodafone SIM in then but didnt call out as I hadnt credit applied - I didnt get any message about phone being locked.

kala85 · 22-12-2017 02:48PM

Anyone know if WiFi calling will work on it with the eir network

long_b · 22-12-2017 02:58PM

kala85 wrote: »

Anyone know if WiFi calling will work on it with the eir network

That only works with BillPay phones last time I checked

22-12-2017 03:53PM

Could anyone help me. New to Android with this phone and can't get play store to work. Keep getting error while retrieving information from server (df-charta-01). Also when I search for an app i just get no results found. Any one with similar issues?

22-12-2017 04:05PM

68508224 wrote: »

Could anyone help me. New to Android with this phone and can't get play store to work. Keep getting error while retrieving information from server (df-charta-01). Also when I search for an app i just get no results found. Any one with similar issues?

Google says you might be using a school associated account that has Google apps disabled? Have you tried a different Google account in the play store?

Lenny17123 · 22-12-2017 04:08PM

brightkane wrote:

Do they put through the port or do you do it yourself online and they just ring the number to make sure it's active

They put through the port for me anyway. They also didn't ring my number to check it but I'd say it just depends on who is serving you.

brightkane · 22-12-2017 04:10PM

yeah i lost my spare sim in the car outside the shop! so i used one of my sims in my dual sim one plus 3 to port over.

they didnt ring it but ported it within minutes.

icom · 22-12-2017 05:29PM

Thanks OP, bought a Tesco Sim for a fiver, walked into the Vodafone store next door and handed them the unopened pack. They took care of the porting and in 5 minutes I was sorted. Great phone for the money, very pleased so far. I'm with Vodafone, so just put my existing sim in the new phone.

yabadabado · 22-12-2017 08:35PM

Picked one up today.
Used a free Eir sim(never topped up) and they didn't ring the number.Had to buy tenner credit but they didn't add it to phone. Unopened phone and sim and 10 credit on a docket.
Is there any expiry date on that credit just trying to think what can I do with it.

Frank_1969 · 22-12-2017 08:41PM

Can these phones be updated to the latest version of Android?

DopeTech · 22-12-2017 08:43PM

Frank_1969 wrote: »

Can these phones be updated to the latest version of Android?

They are on Android 7.0 with Oreo confirmed also.

yabadabado · 22-12-2017 08:49PM

Frank_1969 wrote: »

Can these phones be updated to the latest version of Android?

Comes with 7 but I read that it will get Oreo.

loki7777 · 22-12-2017 08:54PM

yabadabado wrote: »

Picked one up today.
Used a free Eir sim(never topped up) and they didn't ring the number.Had to buy tenner credit but they didn't add it to phone. Unopened phone and sim and 10 credit on a docket.
Is there any expiry date on that credit just trying to think what can I do with it.

Most of the time 90 days, sometimes 30.

yabadabado · 22-12-2017 10:37PM

Using the phone for a few hours now and the one thing that stands out for me is the fingerprint scanner. Far superior to the S8 I was using until a few weeks ago.

DopeTech · 22-12-2017 10:57PM

yabadabado wrote: »

Using the phone for a few hours now and the one thing that stands out for me is the fingerprint scanner. Far superior to the S8 I was using until a few weeks ago.

I agree, I was a little bit weary going for a cheaper phone that the fingerprint reader may not be as good as the Samsung I was using. It's every bit as good if not better and I am coming around to the fact it's on the back.

yabadabado · 22-12-2017 11:02PM

The S8 has it on the back but it's a mess imo. This phone has done a good job with the indent and is very responsive.

yabadabado · 23-12-2017 12:25PM

Two questions folks.

Best place to get this unlocked ?

Can anyone recommend a good SD card to buy?I'm thinking 64 gb will be plenty.

yabadabado · 23-12-2017 03:50PM

rebelbmx wrote: »

Took me awhile to get it too work but do theses steps in this order.

On your phone dial pad code *#*#2846579#*#*, select "Project Menu", "Background settings", "USB ports settings", "Manufacture mode

Then connect the phone to PC by USB

Then download and install this http://consumer.huawei.com/minisite/HiSuite_en/

Connect your mobile to HiSuite once installed

Check 'Ports' in device manager and see if 'Android Adapter PCUI' and 'DBAdapter Reserved Interface' are there.

Launch DC-unlocker software

Select Huawei phones under manufacturer

Select Auto detect under model and click search

Your phone should be detected. Note: mine didn't show the IMEI number when detected, just the serial number.

Open Server tab, enter your username and password that you received after credits purchase. Click "Check login''

Open Unlocking tab, click “Unlock” button, Wait for device to be unlocked, mine took about 30 secs to unlock

After you see that phone was successfully unlocked, restart it to complete procedure. Now you can use it with any SIM card. You can restore phone now to it's previous mode

Got as far as the bolded and it doesnt show up.Any ideas ?

Edit:sorted that problem but when I go to "Unlock Tab" - The "Network Unlock " tab is greyed out.I have 4 credits in the account.

Edir: Found the issue,for some reason when I had it set to Project Menu", "Background settings", "USB ports settings", "Manufacture mode" it was changing to Huawei suite in the settings during the set up.

Thanks OP a great job.

rejkin · 23-12-2017 05:54PM

Weirdly enough when I put my virgin SIM in the phone it worked straight away without unlocking.

Strange that some are locked and some aren't.

Huawei P8 Lite 2017 89.99 @Carphone Warehouse

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