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€200 android mobile.

  • 04-03-2015 1:23pm
    #1
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hi guys, the wifes Moto G needs to be changed.
    It will no longer take a charge and we cant get photos off it as the port where you connect to usb is broken , tried cleaning it out,different charger cables etc.
    Its only 6 months old so its under warranty and argos say they will refund.
    Any suggestions for a €200 or there abouts android phone?


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  • #2
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 27,774 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    Dcully wrote: »
    Hi guys, the wifes Moto G needs to be changed.
    It will no longer take a charge and we cant get photos off it as the port where you connect to usb is broken , tried cleaning it out,different charger cables etc.
    Its only 6 months old so its under warranty and argos say they will refund.
    Any suggestions for a €200 or there abouts android phone?

    Download Dropbox and upload all her photos before you return the phone. You can then install dropbox on the new phone and have the photos there.

    As to phone not quite sure to be honest but at the €200 mark it will be slow enough as most phones in that price range would have 1gb memory.


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    RHJ
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  • #4
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Thanks guys i thought of that but the phone is now dead, was @ 9% this morning after being on charge overnight hence how we found the problem.
    Since the connector is fecked ive no means of retrieving the photos, raging as she has a lot of photos of our kids on there including our 4 month old :(
    Thankfully i have a lot on my phone and more backed up but a lot fro her phone will be lost.

    I see argos have the Sony Xperia M2 for €225, seems an ok phone?


  • #5
    phill106
    Registered Users Posts: 6,810 ✭✭✭phill106


    Dcully wrote: »
    Thanks guys i thought of that but the phone is now dead, was @ 9% this morning after being on charge overnight hence how we found the problem.
    Since the connector is fecked ive no means of retrieving the photos, raging as she has a lot of photos of our kids on there including our 4 month old :(
    Thankfully i have a lot on my phone and more backed up but a lot fro her phone will be lost.

    I see argos have the Sony Xperia M2 for €225, seems an ok phone?

    Just to rule out the obvious, have you checked if she had a microsd card in the phone, could have been saving the pictures to it?
    Another thing you can do is get someone who has the same phone, borrow their charged battery (assuming its removable) for a few minutes to backup the data.


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    RHJ
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  • #7
    Owryan
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    Hi. I had a similar problem with my moto g. Wouldn't charge from dead. Leave the phone for 24hrs and then try charge it again.

    This worked for me.


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    RHJ
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  • #9
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Thanks everyone, i managed to get the phone to turn on with 1% battery left and quickly sent 30 or so photos from it to my phone via whats app before it finally died.


  • #10
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Owryan wrote: »
    Hi. I had a similar problem with my moto g. Wouldn't charge from dead. Leave the phone for 24hrs and then try charge it again.

    This worked for me.

    Herself just tried it again there and its now charging away.
    Not sure how long it will last but atleast i can backup her photos.


  • #11
    Owryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,024 ✭✭✭Owryan


    Dcully wrote: »
    Herself just tried it again there and its now charging away.
    Not sure how long it will last but atleast i can backup her photos.

    That's good at least. Seems to be a bug with the moto g. When it dies it can be hard to get it to charge


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  • #12
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,502 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Moto g 2?
    I bought one recently from amazon for under 200 delivered. Unlocked to all networks. Delighted with it.


  • #13
    Scruff
    Registered Users Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭Scruff


    I use this app to backup all my pictures and videos to my NAS. Especially handy if you have a phone without an SD card.


  • #14
    Kleine Hundin
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Kleine Hundin


    https://forums.motorola.com/posts/3d5eadc25d

    I had a similar issue before with my moto g. Phone not charging or booting up. I did something similar from what was listed in the above link and it was been working ok. Seems to be a known issue.


  • #15
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    Has logged in with gmail account to google plus to see if her photos were uploaded? You can have like 15GB of photos and email in a gmail account


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