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Nokia Lumia 520 for just €49.99. Meteor/ Carphone Warehouse/ Harvey Norman

  • 08-05-2014 12:46PM
    #1
    balfe1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 507 ✭✭✭balfe1990


    Only just after seeing this in store so I picked one up for the ma.

    Bought one for my girlfriend on the weekend for twice the price after Moore Street botched her iPhones screen replacement and she's delighted with it.

    Crazy good value for money. With Windows Phone 8.1, this would be silly to turn down.

    http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Product/strong-Nokia-strongLumia-520-White/238912/1_3


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  • #2
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,872 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    its a great phone, windows phones are much easier to use than android to be honest however its not to everyones taste. Great battery life however.


  • #3
    Phantom99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 204 ✭✭Phantom99


    balfe1990 wrote: »
    Only just after seeing this in store so I picked one up for the ma.

    Bought one for my girlfriend on the weekend for twice the price after Moore Street botched her iPhones screen replacement and she's delighted with it.

    Crazy good value for money. With Windows Phone 8.1, this would be silly to turn down.

    Was looking to buy one of these but on o2 network. 100EUR on o2. Is there any way to buy this and unlock it to use as o2 billpay phone


  • #4
    balfe1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 507 ✭✭✭balfe1990


    TheDriver wrote: »
    its a great phone, windows phones are much easier to use than android to be honest however its not to everyones taste. Great battery life however.

    I'm of the opinion that they're much better than Android handsets (the majority anyway), especially with 8.1. The app gap is there (buy closing fast), but there's always third party apps

    The thing of it is, with this phone youre getting 80-90% of the experience for a tiny price. If you were to buy an Android for the same cost, you'd maybe be getting 40% of the experience if youre lucky. And you'd be dealing with a buttload of lag as time progresses.


  • #5
    balfe1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 507 ✭✭✭balfe1990


    Phantom99 wrote: »
    Was looking to buy one of these but on o2 network. 100EUR on o2. Is there any way to buy this and unlock it to use as o2 billpay phone

    Dunno, the aforementioned mother is also on O2, so will be looking to unlock this too. I know there's a bloke on adverts.ie that unlocks these. Just search Lumia 520 unlock and you should find him.

    eBay or the Chinese shops are other options.


  • #6
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,493 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    In store do you have to port a number, am having some issues with my iphone and think I might switch to this.


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  • #7
    balfe1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 507 ✭✭✭balfe1990


    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    In store do you have to port a number, am having some issues with my iphone and think I might switch to this.

    No, I just went in on a whim and bought the phone. They gave me a meteor sim (that's fit for the bin), as procedure.

    No credit purchase necessary.


  • #8
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,493 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    I got €5 free credit with mine and the sales assistant insisted on opening the phone to put the credit on the phone, also asked my for my details, bit miffed at the phone having to be opened as the box is now torn


  • #9
    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,505 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    TheDriver wrote: »
    its a great phone, windows phones are much easier to use than android to be honest however its not to everyones taste. Great battery life however.

    totally agree, I bought this as my first smart phone (mainly due to price and it being a Nokia) and I'm not disappointed. Brilliant phone, I paid €120 for mine and was happy but €49.99 is unreal value.


  • #10
    ShagNastii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,495 ✭✭✭ShagNastii


    I'd agree. Absolutely super value. I'm an iPhone man and I bought a Lumia for my dad for Christmas. Was astonished just how good it measured up to the higher end of the smartphone market. Will probably pick one up as a spare.


  • #11
    leo2a6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭leo2a6


    TheDriver wrote: »
    its a great phone, windows phones are much easier to use than android to be honest however its not to everyones taste. Great battery life however.

    do u have one ? Coz I wanted to buy one and read lot of bad review on the battery life, screen breaking easily, few windows apps, etc...


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  • #12
    Plascebo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 798 ✭✭✭Plascebo


    balfe1990 wrote: »
    Only just after seeing this in store so I picked one up for the ma.

    Bought one for my girlfriend on the weekend for twice the price after Moore Street botched her iPhones screen replacement and she's delighted with it.

    Crazy good value for money. With Windows Phone 8.1, this would be silly to turn down.

    http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Product/strong-Nokia-strongLumia-520-White/238912/1_3

    Showing as out of stock now :(


  • #13
    bmm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bmm


    Sold Out , online at least !


  • #14
    balfe1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 507 ✭✭✭balfe1990


    Try instore if you can, there was a good few available in Dun Laoighre earlier. Only in black though, so no red, yellow, cyan etc.


  • #15
    Fingleberries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,403 ✭✭✭Fingleberries


    balfe1990 wrote: »
    Try instore if you can, there was a good few available in Dun Laoighre earlier. Only in black though, so no red, yellow, cyan etc.
    The Meteor branded Lumia 520 also works on the eMobile network (I've confirmed it with my spare handset) purchased in-store, Balbriggan.

    It's a fantastic little phone, great performance all around (small battery, though) but with Win 8.1 installed it's great. All the fancy bells and whistles features, too (including Cortana).


  • #16
    Moneymaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,844 ✭✭✭Moneymaker


    Excellent value there, no question.


  • #17
    Xivilai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 721 ✭✭✭Xivilai


    I have this phone and its great


  • #18
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Great value for a phone of that quality.


  • #19
    shema
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭shema


    Does the camera on this phone have a flash?


  • #20
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,442 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    No.


  • #21
    fdevine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,976 ✭✭✭fdevine


    The Samsung phones that CPW were selling recently were SIM free.

    There is every possibility that the Nokia phones are SIM free too. Worth checking


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  • #22
    Sadderday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭Sadderday


    Just got one in Grafton Street... they only had white left. seems good so far but guy in the shop said I could play candy crush on it and I can't :(

    Anyone rate the battery life ?


  • #23
    bidiots
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭bidiots


    You will not get a better phone for the money, simple. Even at twice the price.


  • #24
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,461 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    I don't have data on but do have wifi on and with light use it lasts me a day and a night. But I'm a light user.

    Not as many apps, (with the same quality) on WP. Love the speed though.


  • #25
    Sadderday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭Sadderday


    well I can watch netflix on it so happy dayz


  • #26
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,461 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Sadderday wrote: »
    Just got one in Grafton Street... they only had white left. seems good so far but guy in the shop said I could play candy crush on it and I can't :(

    Anyone rate the battery life ?

    Is it unlocked do you know?


  • #27
    Sadderday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭Sadderday


    beauf wrote: »
    Is it unlocked do you know?


    No idea I thought it was meteor pre pay deal

    You need a micro sim though


  • #28
    paddyk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 300 ✭✭paddyk


    Will this phone work in the USA?


  • #29
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,493 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Box says Meteor on the sticker so unlikely.


  • #30
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,872 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Sadderday wrote: »
    Just got one in Grafton Street... they only had white left. seems good so far but guy in the shop said I could play candy crush on it and I can't :(

    Anyone rate the battery life ?

    brilliant, much better than expensive smart phones


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  • #31
    balfe1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 507 ✭✭✭balfe1990


    Sadderday wrote: »
    Just got one in Grafton Street... they only had white left. seems good so far but guy in the shop said I could play candy crush on it and I can't :(

    Anyone rate the battery life ?

    Yeah, no candy crush, but there's a million alternatives that are more or less the same. Glass Crush(lol) for e.g.

    I don't play many games but Geodefense is legit. Its got Xbox Live integration too.

    Battery life is daycent. If you've got battery saver on (turns off non-crucial processes and background tasks), it can go for a few days. Medium to heavy use, it should see you through the day easily.


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