Blackberry Z10 £179.95

Ivefoundgod · 12-11-2013 11:09PM

irishpancake wrote: »

I've got a Sammy S3, but never liked it, sooo I think I'll ditch it for this, good project!!

If I had your HTC One, I'd not be changing either!!!

How much could I get for a year-old S3?? I could sell it with a Samsung HDMI/MHL unit, which works fine, and 16G SD card.....and an Otterbox Case!!!

I had the S3 too before I got the One. I got €230 for it but I've seen them go for €300+ but that was 2/3 months ago. At this point i'd say €250 would be doing pretty well for it, with the SD card maybe €15 more? Check Adverts for an idea of price.

The Z10 is intriguing though, would love to give it a try for a while. Might see if I can convince a friend to get one so I can play with it:)

Idbatterim · 12-11-2013 11:18PM

I really liked Blackberry, but had to get an xperia smart phone as BB didnt have viber or whattsapp at the time, is this still the case?!

irishpancake · 13-11-2013 03:28AM

Idbatterim wrote: »

I really liked Blackberry, but had to get an xperia smart phone as BB didnt have viber or whattsapp at the time, is this still the case?!

As above, earlier regarding sideloaded Android Apps:

Viber:

http://www.bb10bars.net/apps/com-viber-voip

Whatsapp:

http://www.bb10bars.net/apps/com-whatsapp

Zimmerframe · 13-11-2013 05:03PM

Tinie wrote: »

No it doesn't.

The Samsung Ativ S is a good bit cheaper than this phone, delivered from Amazon Germany, and its got very similar specs, and just as good, if not better phone in my opinion. Windows phone is a rapidly growing OS, where as WebOS is dead in the water.

So theres an option for people reading this thread.

Shouldn't that be BB10, as WebOs hasn't been around since the Palm/Hp days, although BB might have pinched a few tricks.

Idbatterim · 13-11-2013 05:12PM

thanks, what exactly is a sideloaded app?

Zimmerframe · 13-11-2013 05:39PM

Idbatterim wrote: »

thanks, what exactly is a sideloaded app?

Android apps, which weren't really intended or available for Blackberry, can be installed via a process referred to as side loading.

eg.

http://crackberry.com/how-put-android-apps-your-blackberry-10-device

sebphoto · 13-11-2013 06:11PM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

I had the qwerty Q10 version of this phone and side loading apps wasn't an issue. It's a nice (and underrated) operating system, blackberry hub is excellent and at that price it would blow any of the cheaper Android or Windows phones out of the water. I'm tempted to get one as a spare phone now.

Out of a curiosity, where you purchased q10? I'm looking for one at the.moment.

Regarding z10, do you gus use skype on bb?

MuppetCheck · 14-11-2013 12:24AM

Tinie wrote: »

No it doesn't.

The Samsung Ativ S is a good bit cheaper than this phone, delivered from Amazon Germany, and its got very similar specs, and just as good, if not better phone in my opinion. Windows phone is a rapidly growing OS, where as WebOS is dead in the water.

So theres an option for people reading this thread.

But this phone doesn't run the now defunct WebOS. It runs BB10. Smaller screen but more ram.

MuppetCheck · 14-11-2013 12:26AM

sebphoto wrote: »

Out of a curiosity, where you purchased q10? I'm looking for one at the.moment.

From my operator. They don't carry much stock as there is little demand.

sebphoto · 14-11-2013 11:29AM

Does anyone already ordered z10 from Amazon? How long did it take to deliver?

Ivefoundgod · 14-11-2013 12:13PM

Amazon themselves are usually 3-5 business days.

whiterebel · 21-11-2013 11:57PM

Delivered today, seems to be very impressive for that money. Thanks OP.

irishpancake · 28-11-2013 08:35PM

Well pheck it, I seem to have missed this bargain....

I was in hospital for 2 weeks, and now it's gone up to £224.99 with Amazon...

It is available still SIM free from Carphone Warehouse UK, £179.99 free delivery to their stores.

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/BLACKBERRY_Z10/HANDSET

They have one in Enniskillen, but you need to have a UK Credit Card [one with a UK Billing Address]

I would be willing to head to Enniskillen to buy this, does anyone know any way around the Credit Card thing??

54kroc · 28-11-2013 09:21PM

Do you have to pay online first?
Could you not just head up to Enniskillen and buy it there and then?

irishpancake wrote: »

Well pheck it, I seem to have missed this bargain....

I was in hospital for 2 weeks, and now it's gone up to £224.99 with Amazon...

It is available still SIM free from Carphone Warehouse UK, £179.99 free delivery to their stores.

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/BLACKBERRY_Z10/HANDSET

They have one in Enniskillen, but you need to have a UK Credit Card [one with a UK Billing Address]

I would be willing to head to Enniskillen to buy this, does anyone know any way around the Credit Card thing??

beauf · 28-11-2013 10:54PM

I really like the idea of the notification light and the music controls mapped to the volume keys. Is it still a good deal over something like the Moto G.

irishpancake · 29-11-2013 12:09AM

54kroc wrote: »

Do you have to pay online first?
Could you not just head up to Enniskillen and buy it there and then?

Not sure it would be in stock normally, by ordering on-line you can ensure delivery to the store you choose to pick up from.

There is no delivery to NI addresses, only to Mainland UK, so using Parcel Motel is out.

Thanks anyway...

Francie Barrett · 08-01-2014 06:59PM

Now down to £150.

http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_z10_now_150_offcontract-news-7518.php

J_E · 08-01-2014 07:00PM

Would you really pick one over a Moto G though?

TBi · 08-01-2014 07:10PM

Cydoniac wrote: »

Would you really pick one over a Moto G though?

Yes

DERICKOO · 08-01-2014 07:12PM

Back up to : £209.99

beauf · 08-01-2014 07:14PM

DERICKOO wrote: »

Back up to : £209.99

Thats amazon the new price is on the BB site and CW.

J_E · 08-01-2014 07:15PM

TBi wrote: »

Yes

The phone is probably capable but the Moto G is cheaper and at the cutting edge in terms of relevancy and OS updates, this thing will never get more than an unofficial following, and Blackberry are on shaky ground. Won't clog up the thread with unrelated stuff though.

beauf · 08-01-2014 07:25PM

heart vs head....

sebphoto · 08-01-2014 09:46PM

beauf wrote: »

Thats amazon the new price is on the BB site and CW.

cw? carphonew.?

whiterebel · 08-01-2014 11:24PM

Brilliant phone, but I'm changing back to iOS as I can't get by without the apps I use a lot. Even side loading Android apps onto it, most didn't work. A pity because its a great phone to use, changeable battery, light and slim, hard to believe its so much bigger than an iPhone. BB should pay the developers that do Android and iOS to port their apps to BB, otherwise they will die.

beauf · 08-01-2014 11:25PM

sebphoto wrote: »

cw? carphonew.?

See this...

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Now down to £150.

http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_z10_now_150_offcontract-news-7518.php

..click it....

sebphoto · 08-01-2014 11:34PM

whiterebel wrote: »

Brilliant phone, but I'm changing back to iOS as I can't get by without the apps I use a lot. Even side loading Android apps onto it, most didn't work. A pity because its a great phone to use, changeable battery, light and slim, hard to believe its so much bigger than an iPhone. BB should pay the developers that do Android and iOS to port their apps to BB, otherwise they will die.

For me it's way better phone than iphone, but I only use the phone, gps, multiple mail accounts (including gmail), calendar, gtalk, skype, viber and that's it.

September1 · 09-01-2014 11:43AM

Cydoniac wrote: »

The phone is probably capable but the Moto G is cheaper and at the cutting edge in terms of relevancy and OS updates, this thing will never get more than an unofficial following, and Blackberry are on shaky ground. Won't clog up the thread with unrelated stuff though.

You could be left with 4G personal hotspot in case BB would disappear, which is not desirable but also not so bad outcome.

billy few mates · 09-01-2014 01:23PM

I got one on a free upgrade from eMobile at the beginning of December and I love it. There aren't that many apps that I use so the fact that there aren't that many available doesn't bother me, the email works well on it, the browser works swell, the screen is sharp and clear, it's a fantastic music player (it even plays flac) and the battery life is great. I loved the BB 9900s I had before it, I hated the iPhone I had before those, and I love the Z10 now.

gunnerfitzy · 09-01-2014 07:19PM

whiterebel wrote: »

Brilliant phone, but I'm changing back to iOS as I can't get by without the apps I use a lot. Even side loading Android apps onto it, most didn't work. A pity because its a great phone to use, changeable battery, light and slim, hard to believe its so much bigger than an iPhone. BB should pay the developers that do Android and iOS to port their apps to BB, otherwise they will die.

The next OS update (10.2.1) will allow the direct downloading and installation of Android apps. Also, the Android runtime will be updated to allow almost all Android apps to be run. There are leaks of the 10.2.1 OS available on CrackBerry. I have one loaded up and it's great. I have about a dozen Android apps on my Z10 now. Many did not work with earlier versions of the OS but every Android app I have tried to install works now. The 10.2.1 SDK Gold was released to developers yesterday so expect an full OS release in the near future.

Blackberry Z10 £179.95

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