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Huawei P Smart 2019 - €89.99 when you move to Three

  • 18-01-2020 12:42am
    #1
    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭


    Link.

    Was thinking of porting an unused number to get €50 off this, but I assume it'll come locked to Three and the cheapest unlocking service (for Irish networks) that I've found is €23 from this eBay seller. Still not a bad deal for €113 delivered and unlocked, I guess...

    Anyone know of any cheaper unlocking solutions? :P


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  • #2
    Frank_1969
    Registered Users Posts: 343 ✭✭Frank_1969


    peckerhead wrote: »
    Link.

    Was thinking of porting an unused number to get €50 off this, but I assume it'll come locked to Three and the cheapest unlocking service (for Irish networks) that I've found is €23 from this eBay seller. Still not a bad deal for €103 delivered and unlocked, I guess...

    Anyone know of any cheaper unlocking solutions? :P

    It might not be locked to three but might lock to the network of the first sim that's inserted into the phone.


  • #3
    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    Phones sold online by Meteor used to do exactly that. I bought many of them.


  • #4
    turbostan
    Registered Users Posts: 216 ✭✭turbostan


    sugarman wrote: »
    Literally impossible. It's either locked to the network or not.

    Nothing impossible here, it's common on prepay phones from any network, I've had a few from Meteor over the years, it's exactly how it worked


  • #5
    barrystealover
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭barrystealover


    is there a way of getting my hands on a sim,for cheap/free, to get the €50 off,does anyone know?


  • #6
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Bought a Vodafone prepay before Xmas (Huawei p 30 lite €99!) & came unlocked.
    I didn't know that so phoned Eir (whom I'm with), said I got a new phone & could they unlock it-said yes & came back to me saying it's already unlocked.


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  • #7
    cojomo2
    Registered Users Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭cojomo2


    Can anyone confirm if this phone is locked to 3? Thanks


  • #8
    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    barrystealover wrote: »
    is there a way of getting my hands on a sim,for cheap/free, to get the €50 off,does anyone know?
    https://48months.ie/free-sim
    Takes about 2 days to arrive.

    cojomo2 wrote: »
    Can anyone confirm if this phone is locked to 3? Thanks
    Mine's arriving tomorrow so I'll post back when I've checked.

    Edit: it appears to be locked to Three. I'm not in a hurry, so rather than shell out €23 to unlock it I'm gonna get a friend (who's been with Three for >2 years) to ring up and see if they can get a network unlock code from them. But that won't be until next week.


  • #9
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users Posts: 3,068 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    peckerhead wrote: »
    https://48months.ie/free-sim
    Takes about 2 days to arrive.


    Mine's arriving tomorrow so I'll post back when I've checked.

    Hi, any update?


  • #10
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    Take note, if you port to Three until the end of February, you'll get €20 bonus credit a month for 12 months added to the SIM you've ported. Only top-up requirement is the initial €20 when you buy the phone/SIM.

    Bonus credit expires after 28 days but it can be spent on Google Play etc so very useful.

    In summary, don't dump that burner SIM!!


  • #11
    biebiebie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,942 ✭✭✭biebiebie


    Quackster wrote: »
    Take note, if you port to Three until the end of February, you'll get €20 bonus credit a month for 12 months added to the SIM you've ported. Only top-up requirement is the initial €20 when you buy the phone/SIM.

    Bonus credit expires after 28 days but it can be spent on Google Play etc so very useful.

    In summary, don't dump that burner SIM!!

    That's if you actually get it. My first month was never paid after porting, even after being on to support. So I left.
    (Happily with GoMo note)


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  • #12
    utyh2ikcq9z76b
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭utyh2ikcq9z76b


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Bought a Vodafone prepay before Xmas (Huawei p 30 lite €99!) & came unlocked.
    I didn't know that so phoned Eir (whom I'm with), said I got a new phone & could they unlock it-said yes & came back to me saying it's already unlocked.

    A lot of people had problems getting unlock codes for them. Think Huawei have the phones locked down solid now compared to the past


  • #13
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,935 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    Thomas Sharp Guru wrote: »
    A lot of people had problems getting unlock codes for them. Think Huawei have the phones locked down solid now compared to the past

    Locking phones has nothing for to do with Huawei, that the network operators


  • #14
    barrystealover
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭barrystealover


    Any update on this?Has anyone got the phone and been able to verify if locked or not? if locked have they been able to unlock it for a reasonable price?


  • #15
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users Posts: 3,068 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    If i get a free sim, buy this porting over the new sim, can i simply throw away the new ported sim and put my current 3 sim in with no issues?


  • #16
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »
    If i get a free sim, buy this porting over the new sim, can i simply throw away the new ported sim and put my current 3 sim in with no issues?

    You can, but you'd be throwing away the €240 free credit on the ported SIM that you could potentially find some use for.


  • #17
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users Posts: 3,068 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    Anyone avail of this?


  • #18
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    Quackster wrote: »
    You can, but you'd be throwing away the €240 free credit on the ported SIM that you could potentially find some use for.

    Ordered the phone on 27/12, ported number and topped up for first time just now, will I get bonus credit, or when did this offer start ?




    Looks like the port needed to be after 13 Jan ...


  • #19
    sunny2004
    Registered Users Posts: 2,538 ✭✭✭sunny2004


    Quackster wrote: »
    You can, but you'd be throwing away the €240 free credit on the ported SIM that you could potentially find some use for.

    Feeling silly, but I can't see any mention of that on the link of the op?


  • #20
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    sunny2004 wrote: »
    Feeling silly, but I can't see any mention of that on the link of the op?

    Nope, no mention of it anywhere on the site as far as I can see, except on the promotions terms & conditions page:

    https://www.three.ie/pdf/Bonus_Credit_Prepay_Promotion_terms_and_conditions.pdf


  • #21
    sunny2004
    Registered Users Posts: 2,538 ✭✭✭sunny2004


    Quackster wrote: »
    Nope, no mention of it anywhere on the site as far as I can see, except on the promotions terms & conditions page:

    https://www.three.ie/pdf/Bonus_Credit_Prepay_Promotion_terms_and_conditions.pdf
    Cheers, but that seems to be for sim only transfers? Not phones purchased. Or am I reading it wrong?


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  • #22
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    Zimmerframe wrote: »
    Ordered the phone on 27/12, ported number and topped up for first time just now, will I get bonus credit, or when did this offer start ?




    Looks like the port needed to be after 13 Jan ...

    I did similar (bought a phone just before Christmas and ported last week) and we're covered by a different offer (€10 a month for 12 months):

    https://www.three.ie/pdf/prepay_promotion_christmas_terms_and_conditions_2019.pdf

    I got the first €10 bonus the day my number ported over.


  • #23
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    sunny2004 wrote: »
    Cheers, but that seems to be for sim only transfers? Not phones purchased. Or am I reading it wrong?

    Ah, my bad. Yeah, it seems the current offer doesn't apply if you purchase a phone.


  • #24
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    Quackster wrote: »
    I did similar (bought a phone just before Christmas and ported last week) and we're covered by a different offer (€10 a month for 12 months):

    https://www.three.ie/pdf/prepay_promotion_christmas_terms_and_conditions_2019.pdf

    I got the first €10 bonus the day my number ported over.

    I might fall between both stools and get nought.

    The offer you posted meant buying a 20 euro topup before 12 Jan, which I didn't and the new offer is porting after 13 Jan which I didn't either. :D


  • #25
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users Posts: 3,068 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    Just bought the phone porting a free 48 Sim. I'm sure this will be an upgrade on my old Huawei but is it a decent enough phone even by today's standards?


  • #26
    steven087
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭steven087


    Can this offer be got in shop.. Has anyone seen the huawei p smart z with pop up camera.. Is it an upgrade on the p smart 2019


  • #27
    fdevine
    Registered Users Posts: 2,943 ✭✭✭fdevine


    €50 off if porting to Vodafone with no requirement to top-up.

    P Smart 2019 comes to €110, P Smart Z €160

    Comparison:
    https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9694&idPhone2=9409


  • #28
    sunny2004
    Registered Users Posts: 2,538 ✭✭✭sunny2004


    Anyone unlock this phone ? Psmart 2019
    How did you do it?


  • #29
    rizzee
    Registered Users Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭rizzee


    P Smart Z €99 if porting to Three.

    https://www.three.ie/online/voice/prepay/p-smart-z-black/


  • #30
    bergipau
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭bergipau


    sunny2004 wrote: »
    Anyone unlock this phone ? Psmart 2019
    How did you do it?

    I moved a psmart from three to gomo. Initially I thought I would have to purchase an unlocking code, the cheapest code I could find a code was €49, luckily I called three and I was only €10 short of the minimum spend time get the code from them, after some begging and pleading they gave me the code for free.
    I have purchased unlocking codes for other phones but the psmart on three was the most expensive by far


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  • #31
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users Posts: 12,415 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    sunny2004 wrote: »
    Anyone unlock this phone ? Psmart 2019
    How did you do it?

    Check Unlock.ie don't bother with eBay sellers on there as a few of us had no joy but unlock.ie had the code back within a few days


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