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Vodafone Smart 3 ...4" android...20euro when switching to vodafone

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  • #2
    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    Not that great when you consider how much more expensive Vodafone is. Vodafone are hemorrhaging customers, I read they've lost 34,000 customers so far this year. They need to offer better deals to compete especially now Three bought O2


  • #3
    mikeyjames9
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 700 ✭✭✭mikeyjames9


    you just unlock it for a euro when you get it


  • #4
    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    mikeyjames9 wrote: »
    you just unlock it for a euro when you get it

    But you've already ported your number


  • #5
    Etnies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,151 ✭✭✭Etnies


    Saving 15 Euro on a phone that isn't even worth what they're selling it for and its out of stock and you'd need to have a SIM to port over hardly worth it


  • #6
    mikeyjames9
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 700 ✭✭✭mikeyjames9


    same ol sh1te wrote: »
    But you've already ported your number

    you use a free sim

    i got 2 this week already in the post from emobile and tesco


    and then you put in your real sim into the phone if you want


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  • #7
    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    Hold on, this is the smart 3, not the 4. How is this a bargain?


  • #8
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,119 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    same ol sh1te wrote: »
    Hold on, this is the smart 3, not the 4. How is this a bargain?
    A smartphone for €20 is a bargain


  • #9
    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    snubbleste wrote: »
    A smartphone for €20 is a bargain

    Not really, budget Android smartphones are a horrible way to experience Android


  • #10
    leo2a6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭leo2a6


    mikeyjames9 wrote: »
    you just unlock it for a euro when you get it

    where ?


  • #11
    projectgtr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,463 ✭✭✭projectgtr


    same ol sh1te wrote: »
    Not really, budget Android smartphones are a horrible way to experience Android

    Its actually not too bad tbh, at 20 its is definitely a bargain standby phone


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  • #12
    peckerhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    projectgtr wrote: »
    Its actually not too bad tbh, at 20 its is definitely a bargain standby phone
    +1. A distinct step up from the likes of the Galaxy Y, etc.

    Jaysus, some people are never happy. :(


  • #13
    Big Nelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    how would it compare to a SAMSUNG GT-S5570 GALAXY ?


  • #14
    zom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭zom


    Not bad phone, quite slim, a bit slow but that's what you expect for the price. The only major issue is slippery plastic used for cover - giving no grip at all. I would love to use it but I continuously worry I would lost it...
    I tried to find some silicon case for it on ebay (I got the phone year ago) but I coudn't. Let me know if anyone found some.


  • #15
    leo2a6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭leo2a6


    mikeyjames9 wrote: »
    you just unlock it for a euro when you get it

    where do u unlock it for 1 euro please ?


  • #16
    peckerhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    £0.99/€1.24 here.
    Gel case €5.21 here.
    Flip case €6.67 here.

    Get with the program, lads! :D


  • #17
    KCAccidental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,492 ✭✭✭KCAccidental


    my housemate had one of these phones. Christ it was painful to use! I can see how it would be a good deal as a backup/emergency phone. Day to day use, not a hope.


  • #18
    Zardoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,614 ✭✭✭Zardoz


    Big Nelly wrote: »
    how would it compare to a SAMSUNG GT-S5570 GALAXY ?

    It is a vastly superior phone.
    Faster cpu, bigger screen ,higher resolution,more memory ,newer software ,no comparison really.
    Its a great phone for the money ,I have one for the last 7 months and it has never given me an ounce of trouble.


  • #19
    breathn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 483 ✭✭breathn


    I have had one since christmas. Mine is fairly unstable, apps crash if left running for too long (vodafone time service crashes a good bit too), and when I have GPS turned on when an app is using it the whole device crashes and reboots a lot.

    Handy for a backup phone but not worth porting your number for this.


  • #20
    Zardoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,614 ✭✭✭Zardoz


    breathn wrote: »
    I have had one since christmas. Mine is fairly unstable, apps crash if left running for too long (vodafone time service crashes a good bit too), and when I have GPS turned on when an app is using it the whole device crashes and reboots a lot.

    Handy for a backup phone but not worth porting your number for this.

    You dont have to port your number ,just port a free Tesco sim ,thats what I do all the time.


  • #21
    Big Nelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    Zardoz wrote: »
    It is a vastly superior phone.
    Faster cpu, bigger screen ,higher resolution,more memory ,newer software ,no comparison really.
    Its a great phone for the money ,I have one for the last 7 months and it has never given me an ounce of trouble.

    My young lad has the Samsung as his main phone, uses viber and some games and nothing else, would this do the job? No point spending big money as he has a habit of losing/breaking stuff


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  • #22
    beardo81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭beardo81


    Out of stock online, now showing €40 too. Same deal in store?


  • #23
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    I got this phone for my Mam for Christmas and she uses it solely for QuizUp!

    It's a grand little phone.


  • #24
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,493 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    beardo81 wrote: »
    Out of stock online, now showing €40 too. Same deal in store?
    Out of stock as of 8.45 this morning. €39.99 but small print says 20quid off if you port.


  • #25
    kumar_aq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭kumar_aq


    Back in Stock today. Was wondering if Vodafone Smart 4 mini is a better bargain. Its 60 - 20 = 40 (when you switch from another network).


  • #26
    peckerhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    That's what I'd do, tbh. That's what I happily paid for the Smart III just before last Christmas, and the Smart 4 mini claims better battery life (and has a dual-core processor).

    Then again, it's twice the price! :D — and the III has a 5Mp camera over the 4 mini's 3.2Mp.... compare here.


  • #27
    kumar_aq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭kumar_aq


    This is a full comparison.
    http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=6295&idPhone2=5464

    Smart 3 - Has a better camera
    Smart 4 mini - Has a better processor, lighter and better battery life


  • #28
    Big Nelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    back in stock, just ordered one for the little lad....might keep for a while as second phone.....


  • #29
    frankz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 248 ✭✭frankz


    kumar_aq wrote: »
    Back in Stock today. Was wondering if Vodafone Smart 4 mini is a better bargain. Its 60 - 20 = 40 (when you switch from another network).

    The smart 4 mini was €49.99 (less €20 if you port) last week so they have upped it by a tenner - I would hold off and they will probably advertise a new "sale price" of 49.99 on this phone in about a month!

    Its grand at the price but is you are used to Samsung (like me) the screen is poor and the keyboard frustrating. Grand as back up or take with you hiking/mountain biking phone etc but thats about it


  • #30
    beardo81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭beardo81


    Bought this tonight, anyone put a custom rom on it and clear and bloat?


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  • #31
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    beardo81 wrote: »
    Bought this tonight, anyone put a custom rom on it and clear and bloat?

    I highly doubt there's a big enough community for maintaining custom ROMs.

    Best bet would be to root it and put titanium backup on it to clear the crap.


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