Huawei P8 Lite 2017 89.99 @Carphone Warehouse

rebelbmx · 15-12-2017 4:14pm

seanin4711 wrote: »

Diy on DC unlocked with a bit of follow instructions for 4 quid 5mins work

I went down that route in the end and its now unlocked. Cheers

15-12-2017 5:15pm

Does unlocking this void the warranty?

dan786 · 15-12-2017 6:00pm

rebelbmx wrote: »

I went down that route in the end and its now unlocked. Cheers

Keeps coming up as phone not found

rebelbmx · 15-12-2017 9:12pm

dan786 wrote: »

Keeps coming up as phone not found

You need to follow this step by step guide: https://www.dc-unlocker.com/huawei-android-hisilicon-unlock-guide

16-12-2017 1:58am

68508224 wrote: »

Does unlocking this void the warranty?

No

geriatric · 16-12-2017 7:57am

I've got the phone and I've ordered the eir SIM online. Do I need to wait for this to be delivered before the unlocking process or can I use a 48 SIM that I currently use in my daughter's phone?

The Muppet · 16-12-2017 8:40am

You can unlock it without any sim in it by following the guide above.

getoffthepot · 16-12-2017 9:34am

Inviere wrote: »

Got one today in Liffey Valley:

1) Free Sim from Eir (activated with €5 topup, & call made).
2) Bring said sim to Carphone Warehouse, & ask about the porting to VF deal
3) Purchase phone @ €89.99, buy mandatory €10 VF credit
4) Total €105

Any recommendations for an unlock code?

So if I'm already on vf do I need to buy the €10 credit

dennispenn · 16-12-2017 9:40am

getoffthepot wrote: »

So if I'm already on vf do I need to buy the €10 credit

I don't know for sure but I would guess yes. As you are supposedly a new customer.

I got the free eir sim. Topped up by 5. Registered it.

And ordered the phone for free delivery. 109 Inc 10 three credit.
I'm already a three customer but clicked the new customer section as when I clicked existing customer the price of the phone jumped 30 odd euro.

Thanks everyone for the reviews and the replies on what sounds like a great phone.

purple hands · 16-12-2017 10:51am

seanin4711 wrote: »

Diy on DC unlocked with a bit of follow instructions for 4 quid 5mins work

rebelbmx wrote: »

I went down that route in the end and its now unlocked. Cheers

Did your phone show up in device manager as per the instructions?

rebelbmx · 16-12-2017 11:21am

purple hands wrote: »

Did your phone show up in device manager as per the instructions?

Took me awhile to get it too work but do theses steps in this order.

On your phone dial pad code *#*#2846579#*#*, select "Project Menu", "Background settings", "USB ports settings", "Manufacture mode

Then connect the phone to PC by USB

Then download and install this http://consumer.huawei.com/minisite/HiSuite_en/

Connect your mobile to HiSuite once installed

Check 'Ports' in device manager and see if 'Android Adapter PCUI' and 'DBAdapter Reserved Interface' are there.

Launch DC-unlocker software

Select Huawei phones under manufacturer

Select Auto detect under model and click search

Your phone should be detected. Note: mine didn't show the IMEI number when detected, just the serial number.

Open Server tab, enter your username and password that you received after credits purchase. Click "Check login''

Open Unlocking tab, click “Unlock” button, Wait for device to be unlocked, mine took about 30 secs to unlock

After you see that phone was successfully unlocked, restart it to complete procedure. Now you can use it with any SIM card. You can restore phone now to it's previous mode

DopeTech · 16-12-2017 11:48am

Sorry if it's been answered already in the thread but I couldn't see it. Is there any shop that I can pick up a free prepay SIM to use to port over to get this offer?

purple hands · 16-12-2017 12:05pm

Thanks for that, worked a treat

rebelbmx · 16-12-2017 12:05pm

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Sorry if it's been answered already in the thread but I couldn't see it. Is there any shop that I can pick up a free prepay SIM to use to port over to get this offer?

Eir give free ones but you need to purchase 5 euro credit and make a call to activate it

16-12-2017 12:40pm

rebelbmx wrote: »

Eir give free ones but you need to purchase 5 euro credit and make a call to activate it

*in some cases

I used a free Eir SIM without ever putting any credit on it. They just called it while i was in the store to make sure it was active.

Klingon Hamlet · 16-12-2017 12:49pm

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Sorry if it's been answered already in the thread but I couldn't see it. Is there any shop that I can pick up a free prepay SIM to use to port over to get this offer?

You can order one online for free if that helps.

getoffthepot · 16-12-2017 4:26pm

Picked one up this morning in Tallaght. Eir insisted on a €10 topup. Anyway still a good deal.

16-12-2017 6:26pm

Has the phone an FM radio built in?

A Law · 16-12-2017 6:42pm

68508224 wrote: »

Has the phone an FM radio built in?

Yes, needs the headphones.

DopeTech · 16-12-2017 10:37pm

getoffthepot wrote: »

Picked one up this morning in Tallaght. Eir insisted on a €10 topup. Anyway still a good deal.

Is the cpw offer still on or did you buy from 3?

getoffthepot · 17-12-2017 12:03am

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Is the cpw offer still on or did you buy from 3?

The cpw is still on. It’s on their website

geriatric · 17-12-2017 9:50am

All sorted here - phone unlocked using DC Software

Thanks for your help

Beechwoodspark · 17-12-2017 2:21pm

getoffthepot wrote: »

The cpw is still on. It’s on their website

I checked and it seems they are quoting 129.99 as their best price today unless I'm missing something. Link below

https://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/shop/phones-plans/all-phones/huawei-p8-lite-2017

Gulliver · 17-12-2017 4:34pm

This offer was still valid in Sligo 20 minutes ago.

getoffthepot · 17-12-2017 4:39pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I checked and it seems they are quoting 129.99 as their best price today unless I'm missing something. Link below

https://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/shop/phones-plans/all-phones/huawei-p8-lite-2017

I see it's changed now alright.

DopeTech · 17-12-2017 6:52pm

Gulliver wrote: »

This offer was still valid in Sligo 20 minutes ago.

Same in Ashleaf too. Signs up in the window and on the TV in the window for it.

icom · 17-12-2017 9:44pm

getoffthepot wrote: »

I see it's changed now alright.

It's still on:
https://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/switch-save-smartphones-eir-vodafone-three

DopeTech · 18-12-2017 6:46pm

Is anyone else having a problem with Spotify on this phone?

chazlan · 18-12-2017 6:54pm

Just so people know, it's also â‚¬90 if you port to Eir. Might save someone porting to Vodafone and having to unlock it after.

JimsAlterEgo · 19-12-2017 8:11am

any cheap covers or cases in a B&M shop?

phasers · 19-12-2017 10:46am

So I just tried to buy one in Liffey Valley with a prepay eir SIM that I topped up, made calls on etc but they said I had to be with eir for over a month to port my number? Is this right?

19-12-2017 10:53am

phasers wrote: »

So I just tried to buy one in Liffey Valley with a prepay eir SIM that I topped up, made calls on etc but they said I had to be with eir for over a month to port my number? Is this right?

In my case, no. I had my free Eir SIM less than a week, never topped up.

I went to Nutgrove.

castle2012 · 19-12-2017 11:06am

I used a lycamobile sim I got free which I never top ed up ,worked for me , but that was 3 weeks ago maybe they have clamped down

Inviere · 19-12-2017 4:31pm

phasers wrote: »

So I just tried to buy one in Liffey Valley with a prepay eir SIM that I topped up, made calls on etc but they said I had to be with eir for over a month to port my number? Is this right?

I used a brand new Eir sim that I'd just gotten from Eir five mins before taking it to Carphone Warehouse. Did they ask you how long you had it?

rejkin · 19-12-2017 5:27pm

Went in to two carphone warehouses,one today and one yesterday. Both told me the Vodafone port is down so they can't sell it to me. Very annoying. Seems like it's the same for all stores.

kala85 · 19-12-2017 5:45pm

If you port into eir is it 90e as well

carbon74 · 19-12-2017 5:48pm

kala85 wrote: »

If you port into eir is it 90e as well

I ported from Tesco to Eir to buy this phone for a then cheap e149 about 6 weeks ago and delighted with the phone. e90 offer now is a super bargain for this great phone!

A Law · 19-12-2017 6:02pm

I got mine in Balbriggan last week. Bought an eir sim card for 12€. Told him to port that number over to Vodafone for the p8 deal. He'd no problem with it. Didn't even open the eir sim card.

DopeTech · 19-12-2017 7:53pm

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Is anyone else having a problem with Spotify on this phone?

Anyone? Seems to be the only app it has a problem with. Tried a modified version of it and that didn't work either, then I tried a different modified version called Spotify dogfood and that did work. Really strange.

Apart from that I'm liking the phone. At that price it's very good. Thanks to the op for taking the time to post it here.

Beechwoodspark · 19-12-2017 9:37pm

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Anyone? Seems to be the only app it has a problem with. Tried a modified version of it and that didn't work either, then I tried a different modified version called Spotify dogfood and that did work. Really strange.

Apart from that I'm liking the phone. At that price it's very good. Thanks to the op for taking the time to post it here.

What kind of problems are u having with that app

DopeTech · 19-12-2017 9:55pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

What kind of problems are u having with that app

Spotify would close almost instantly when i opened it. Double checked there was wasn't an optimised app or anything but couldn't see anything that would cause it. Might do a reset at some stage. Already cleared the cache but that didn't seem to do anything.

19-12-2017 10:23pm

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Anyone? Seems to be the only app it has a problem with. Tried a modified version of it and that didn't work either, then I tried a different modified version called Spotify dogfood and that did work. Really strange.

Apart from that I'm liking the phone. At that price it's very good. Thanks to the op for taking the time to post it here.

Just installed, no problems for me.

DopeTech · 19-12-2017 10:24pm

Basil3 wrote: »

Just installed, no problems for me.

May be something to do with the fact I restored the apps via Google by syncing the two phones together over Bluetooth. Spotify aside I've had no problems.

carbon74 · 19-12-2017 10:25pm

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Spotify would close almost instantly when i opened it. Double checked there was wasn't an optimised app or anything but couldn't see anything that would cause it. Might do a reset at some stage. Already cleared the cache but that didn't seem to do anything.

This happened to me too ( same phone). Logged in to Spotify.com and changed region from US to Ireland and the app loaded fine then. Hope this helps!

DopeTech · 19-12-2017 10:27pm

carbon74 wrote: »

This happened to me too ( same phone). Logged in to Spotify.com and changed region from US to Ireland and the app loaded fine then. Hope this helps!

Think you must have had a different problem because mine wasn't even staying open long enough to enter a username! Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

carbon74 · 19-12-2017 11:36pm

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Think you must have had a different problem because mine wasn't even staying open long enough to enter a username! Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

Yes. The app closed straight away. Had to open a Web browser and login to Spotify. Com. Outside of the app...

AuldDaysul · 19-12-2017 11:45pm

I got Tesco sim for €5 and brought it into Carphone warehouse 10 mins later in an old phone and ported to Vodafone. She just rang the number to verify, no other questions asked. Great phone for €95 all in!

yabadabado · 20-12-2017 12:06am

Is this deal over now ?

DopeTech · 20-12-2017 12:20am

yabadabado wrote: »

Is this deal over now ?

Still on.

https://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/switch-save-smartphones-eir-vodafone-three

JimsAlterEgo · 20-12-2017 9:31am

JimsAlterEgo wrote: »

any cheap covers or cases in a B&M shop?

anyone?

Huawei P8 Lite 2017 89.99 @Carphone Warehouse

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