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Nokia Lumia 625 €99.99 in Carphone Warehouse with Meteor

  • 05-06-2014 09:02PM
    #1
    Asdfghjkl987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭Asdfghjkl987


    It's a decent enough phone...

    Picked one up today. It's great for the price :D

    Also got a 3 months membership for Xbox Live. Won't be using it though.

    Sorry, I can't add a link as I am a new user but if you just look up Carphone Warehouse it should come up on the home page.


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  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Moved from Comp & tech.

    My Beer Glass collection site 🍺

    My Irish Callcards site



  • #3
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,639 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    The Hunt is ON


  • #4
    Anonamoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭Anonamoose


    Worth a look


  • #5
    wilser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭wilser


    Oops


  • #6
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,301 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Homepage-750x390-MS-New.jpg?1402002906452

    http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Product/Strong-Nokia-strong-Lumia-625/238893/1_3


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  • #7
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,639 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Gone online already by the looks of it, damn wish I had held out for one of these rather than the 520.


  • #8
    Asdfghjkl987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭Asdfghjkl987


    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    Gone online already by the looks of it, damn wish I had held out for one of these rather than the 520.

    It says out of stock on the website but it's only out of stock on the web store. It does not say stock levels that are in the shops :)


  • #9
    Asdfghjkl987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭Asdfghjkl987


    I must warn though, if your looking to protect it with a case the range is VERY limited. Looked everywhere and finally found a gel one in Meteor for €15.


  • #10
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,766 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    Gone online already by the looks of it, damn wish I had held out for one of these rather than the 520.

    520 at €49.99 is better value than a 625 at €99.99 imho :)

    There's really not all that much difference between them in useful specs. Same screen resolution, both just 512MB and 8GB and you probably wouldn't notice that the cpu in the 625 is a tiny bit faster. Battery time is the only significant plus on the 625

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



  • #11
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,639 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    The screen is bigger would be the main draw for me. 520 is great btw, I will track one down tomorrow and sell my 520 I think.


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  • #12
    Asdfghjkl987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭Asdfghjkl987


    Battery life is great! Only took about an hour to fully charge from nothing aswell! :)


  • #13
    KCAccidental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,492 ✭✭✭KCAccidental


    625 has a front facing camera as opposed to the 520 as well.

    The new version of the 625, the 630 is just about to be released. no front facing cam on that either, but it does have windows phone 8.1 pre-installed. (I recommend anyone who buys the 625 or the 520 recently to manually update theirs. 8.1 really gives the phones a new lease of life)


  • #14
    Asdfghjkl987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭Asdfghjkl987


    KCAccidental wrote: »
    625 has a front facing camera as opposed to the 520 as well.

    The new version of the 625, the 630 is just about to be released. no front facing cam on that either, but it does have windows phone 8.1 pre-installed. (I recommend anyone who buys the 625 or the 520 recently to manually update theirs. 8.1 really gives the phones a new lease of life)

    Do you know if Windows 8.1 has been released for manual update for 625 or the 520? I was keeping an eye on the check for update but maybe I'm missing something :)


  • #15
    KCAccidental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,492 ✭✭✭KCAccidental


    Asdfghjkl987 wrote: »
    Do you know if Windows 8.1 has been released for manual update for 625 or the 520? I was keeping an eye on the check for update but maybe I'm missing something :)

    http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/how-to-install-windows-phone-8-1-and-cortana-on-any-wp8-device-221950.html

    there you go. It's not officially released for Windows phone 8 phones yet so you have to use the developers preview.


  • #16
    bmm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bmm


    520 is far better, lighter, reacts faster, just better.

    For some reason the screens smudge so easily on these fones , so you find yourself wiping it constantly, especially outside with the glare. Smudgy screens are almost unviewable outside. These screens are supposed to be glass but they feel like plastic.


  • #17
    bidiots
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭bidiots


    I just set the brightness level to the max, does the job


  • #18
    Asdfghjkl987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭Asdfghjkl987


    bmm wrote: »
    520 is far better, lighter, reacts faster, just better.

    For some reason the screens smudge so easily on these fones , so you find yourself wiping it constantly, especially outside with the glare. Smudgy screens are almost unviewable outside. These screens are supposed to be glass but they feel like plastic.

    I disagree. They both have a 512 MB ram.

    The 625 is a bigger phone and although it's kinda heavy it's probably just because it's size.

    The Lumia 625 has a lot of things the 520 lacks. Front facing camera, longer lasting battery,1080p video recording, 4G and LED flash for the back camera.

    I agree that the screen smudges quite easily but I think it feels solid enough. And a quick rub will lift all the smudges straight off :D


  • #19
    Asdfghjkl987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭Asdfghjkl987


    Asdfghjkl987 wrote: »
    there you go. It's not officially released for Windows phone 8 phones yet so you have to use the developers preview.

    Thanks a lot for that! Installed it last night with no problems. It's a big improvement:)


  • #20
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,457 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    They smudge because they don't have the Nokia clear black filter on the screen. Hides the smudges and makes the screen much easier to see in sunlight. The New 630 and the higher models have that.

    Any one actually bought an unlock for one if these?

    Unlocks for Lumia phones tend to be hard to find and pricey.


  • #21
    54kroc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭54kroc


    There should be a few on eBay, as usual they are €20+.

    beauf wrote: »
    They smudge because they don't have the Nokia clear black filter on the screen. Hides the smudges and makes the screen much easier to see in sunlight. The New 630 and the higher models have that.

    Any one actually bought an unlock for one if these?

    Unlocks for Lumia phones tend to be hard to find and pricey.


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  • #22
    murphy05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭murphy05


    Anyone have problems with connecting to WiFi with the 625?


  • #23
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,457 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Its not an old Eircom router.is it

    check you don't have a space at the end of the password


  • #24
    murphy05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭murphy05


    beauf wrote: »
    Its not an old Eircom router.is it

    check you don't have a space at the end of the password

    Yes, it about 7 years old. Time to change it?


  • #25
    soirish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭soirish


    what colours are available?


  • #26
    Asdfghjkl987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭Asdfghjkl987


    soirish wrote: »
    what colours are available?

    Just black but you can change the colour of the back with the interchangeable covers. Can't find anywhere that sells them though


  • #27
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,902 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Asdfghjkl987 wrote: »
    Just black but you can change the colour of the back with the interchangeable covers. Can't find anywhere that sells them though

    Amazon.fr sells covers.


  • #28
    POKERKING
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,397 ✭✭✭POKERKING


    beauf wrote: »
    Its not an old Eircom router.is it

    check you don't have a space at the end of the password

    What do you mean by this? I can't get my 520 to connect to my eircom which is around 5 years old, says password is wrong but have connected to all other devices with same password,

    Thanks


  • #29
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,457 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    I notice some people cut and paste the password, and grab an extra space at the end.

    The Eircom router is a different thing. The older ones seem to have a problem with the Lumia's. See here.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=85788451


  • #30
    scudodave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭scudodave


    Picked one up, asked the sales assistant if they were locked,she checked, vf locked meteor unlocked. Got it on meteor and is indeed unlocked and no meteor branding.
    Very nice phone. Windows takes a bit of getting used to.


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  • #31
    Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 750 ✭✭✭Farmer


    beauf wrote: »
    I notice some people cut and paste the password, and grab an extra space at the end.

    The Eircom router is a different thing. The older ones seem to have a problem with the Lumia's. See here.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=85788451

    from Nokia forum set to 802.11g only

    http://discussions.nokia.com/discussions/attachments/discussions/Nokia_with_Windows_Phone/48091/1/motorola-settings.JPG


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