Huawei P8 Lite 2017 89.99 @Carphone Warehouse

yabadabado · 27-12-2017 01:36AM

Folks anyone who is using this on Eir can you confirm the message center number?
I seem to have a few failed messages the last few days but can receive them OK.
I'm thinking I may not have the correct settings.

butts · 27-12-2017 03:03PM

Just picked up one for 70 euros in the Greystones branch. Still had a few handsets left in stock. Was transferring over from Three.

Stiro05 · 27-12-2017 06:25PM

I got my phone today from Longford. Very impressed with the phone and for the money there's nothing like it. I bought a Tesco Sim and transferred across. They never called the number and the phone is unlocked (red sticker on box) and working away sound on my Tesco bill pay Sim. I had to buy the e10 topup though

DopeTech · 27-12-2017 06:32PM

Absolute bargain at €69.99 and unlocking is only €4 online if yours is network locked like mine. Cheap phones are getting a lot better the last year or so. Buying a gel case for mine though, it's the slippiest phone I ever came across.

dennispenn · 27-12-2017 07:06PM

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Absolute bargain at €69.99 and unlocking is only €4 online if yours is network locked like mine. Cheap phones are getting a lot better the last year or so. Buying a gel case for mine though, it's the slippiest phone I ever came across.

that is so true! I put mine on a chest of drawers in my bedroom this morning, sat on my bed to put my socks on an watched it slide off it onto the carpet. Need to head to amazon to get a case!

TheDriver · 27-12-2017 07:33PM

Be careful with scratches on the back, you don't want a scratch over the Camera

autumnalcore · 27-12-2017 07:44PM

dennispenn wrote: »

that is so true! I put mine on a chest of drawers in my bedroom this morning, sat on my bed to put my socks on an watched it slide off it onto the carpet. Need to head to amazon to get a case!

+1 Back of mine is cracked already, slid right off my office desk with vibration from typing.

castle2012 · 27-12-2017 07:54PM

Got me and the wife one for Christmas. Battery life incredible. Ease of use unbelievable. Very fast processed. It really is an amazing bargain. I came from an iPhone 5s. I wouldn't go back

27-12-2017 09:56PM

Basil3 wrote: »

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?

Cheers for that Basil3. My account was actually linked to a college email so just made a new Google account and it worked straight away

geriatric · 28-12-2017 07:48PM

autumnalcore wrote: »

+1 Back of mine is cracked already, slid right off my office desk with vibration from typing.

Any suggestions for a good site to get phone covers for this phone please?

dennispenn · 28-12-2017 07:58PM

geriatric wrote: »

Any suggestions for a good site to get phone covers for this phone please?

I just bought, literally 2 mins ago, a screen protector and wallet case from Wish. €10:00 delivered

https://www.wish.com/

TheDriver · 28-12-2017 08:30PM

I got ones from French crowd on ebay, 2 euro and arrived in 3 days

Frank_1969 · 28-12-2017 09:13PM

Does anyone know if you can use an ID mobile sim card to port over to Vodafone?

brightkane · 28-12-2017 09:30PM

Frank_1969 wrote: »

Does anyone know if you can use an ID mobile sim card to port over to Vodafone?

Yeah. I did. Had a rolling 30 day Contract

Frank_1969 · 28-12-2017 09:32PM

brightkane wrote: »

Yeah. I did. Had a rolling 30 day Contract

Great stuff.Thanks for replying.

LaVail · 28-12-2017 11:39PM

I bought the j3 2017 model but can you point me in the direction of how to unlock it for cheap?

keizer · 29-12-2017 01:26AM

Picked one up in CPW Clondalkin today. €69.99 + €10 Top-Up.

Great bargain. Cannot for the life of me get the Apps onto the SD card or get it to use the SD card as internal storage.

fergiesfolly · 29-12-2017 02:18AM

Just for clarification, is the deal in CPW for €69.99, for the latest (2017) model or the original P8 Lite.

Stiro05 · 29-12-2017 02:21AM

P8 lite 2017 model

DopeTech · 29-12-2017 07:20AM

Gone back up to 89.99 now. Might chance my arm this morning and ask for it at 69.99. buying a second one for the gf.

Picky owner · 29-12-2017 08:44AM

keizer wrote:

Great bargain. Cannot for the life of me get the Apps onto the SD card or get it to use the SD card as internal storage.

I read that it is not possible to do this on this phone, bit of a downside, went ahead and bought one anyway really is a top class phone for the price. By the way any good recommendations for a cover, what type is the best?

DopeTech · 29-12-2017 10:01AM

keizer wrote: »

Picked one up in CPW Clondalkin today. €69.99 + €10 Top-Up.

Great bargain. Cannot for the life of me get the Apps onto the SD card or get it to use the SD card as internal storage.

Unlocked?

beauf · 29-12-2017 11:21AM

Picky owner wrote: »

I read that it is not possible to do this on this phone, bit of a downside, went ahead and bought one anyway really is a top class phone for the price. By the way any good recommendations for a cover, what type is the best?

I haven't got this phone. But with the latest versions of Android you can't move apps to the SD card. You either format the SD card as

1) external storage, music, media, photos only no apps or

2)you format it as internal storage which you can use it for apps. But you can't take out the SD card and read it on another device like a PC for transferring photos.

I wouldn't do it unless you need a massive amount of apps. I felt they run slower from the SD card.

slavedave · 29-12-2017 12:28PM

Bought one from Blanch CPW in Currys/PCWorld yesterday. Wouldn't accept a 48 card (and advised me they wouldn't accept any sim that hadn't been active for at least three months ). The assistant showed me a list of ports that had been attempted but all failed within three hours of the port process being initiated in the shop, and this had raised a flag with them regarding future ports, hence the rejection of my efforts to go and get a Three sim instead etc. In the end I ported from my own Tesco sim just to get the phone. I am stuck with vodafone for at least 6 months at an extra fiver a month, but the phone was for my daughter so I took the hit! I then unlocked the phone on dc unlocker and installed my daughters old tesco sim into the phone and everything worked a charm.
So.... a convoluted process for me but the phone was worth it - my other daughter bought a p8 lite from CPW in Aug for €185! This cost me €89.99 +€20 credit which I am now using on my new vodafone account. They would not entertain the 69.99 price at all either.
Thanks BA!

TheDriver · 29-12-2017 12:42PM

just be careful with your data, TM gave you 10Gb whereas VF only gives 1Gb a month which can go very quickly

kam3qnwvebf4jh · 29-12-2017 01:05PM

Is the Y6 a better buy at 59.99 ? It's the 2017 model with 2gb ram

DopeTech · 29-12-2017 01:06PM

TheDriver wrote: »

just be careful with your data, TM gave you 10Gb whereas VF only gives 1Gb a month which can go very quickly

An unlock for this phone is €4. Think most people are unlocking and using on other networks. If you want a generous data allowance on Vodafone you need to be on Vodafone x. Check out my thread in BA about it. It's for students but anyone can sign up to it.

Beechwoodspark · 29-12-2017 01:19PM

Does anyone find it stuttering/lagging on certain apps for example the guardian app. I think what’s causing it is the ads that show up through the page. It seems to make the phone stutter

TerrorFirmer · 29-12-2017 01:42PM

TheDriver wrote: »

just be careful with your data, TM gave you 10Gb whereas VF only gives 1Gb a month which can go very quickly

Very quickly? Some people go through that in a day easily enough!

I switched to VF and even with the 6GB option, and having WiFi on always and availing of it, and trying not to use my phone too much when without - I'm already 2 out of 6GB in a week.

sapphade · 29-12-2017 02:37PM

Got one for 69.99 plus 10 top up by porting over an old Eir sim yesterday in Tullamore before the price on website went back up. Used the DC unlocker software as per one of the previous posts . Had been eyeing it for a while but the low price caused me to pull the trigger. I am happy out, cheers guys

Huawei P8 Lite 2017 89.99 @Carphone Warehouse

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