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iPhone SE 32gb is this a bargain?

  • 22-07-2017 9:43pm
    #1
    webpal
    Registered Users Posts: 1,267 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering if this is a bargain for an unlocked IPhone SE 32 gb?

    I'm not familiar with iPhone prices but am looking for a good 4" unlocked phone with good memory. €369 is cheaper than apple's site.


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  • #2
    Q&A
    Registered Users Posts: 551 ✭✭✭Q&A


    Seems a good price for argos

    http://checkargos.com/product/6875985

    But from a quick google I found it cheaper here

    https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/apple-iphone-se-32gb-sim-free-unlocked-space-gray.html

    I'm open to correction as I don't have one but I'd double check the argos specs - I've never heard of an iphone with expandable storage.


  • #3
    Jurgen Klopp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭Jurgen Klopp


    Stick to Argos if your getting it. Far less hassle with warranty returns if something goes wrong


  • #4
    Maz2016
    Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭Maz2016


    Jurgen Klopp wrote: »
    Stick to Argos if your getting it. Far less hassle with warranty returns if something goes wrong

    Definitely go with Argos. I bought it off them in May (although I paid 469 !! After a few days I had an issue with the sound and calls. Went back into Argos - not even the store I bought it in and it was exchanged on the spot. Nothing like peace of mind

    Edit. By the way 369 is a fantastic price


  • #5
    Jurgen Klopp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭Jurgen Klopp


    Maz2016 wrote: »
    Definitely go with Argos. I bought it off them in May (although I paid 469 !! After a few days I had an issue with the sound and calls. Went back into Argos - not even the store I bought it in and it was exchanged on the spot. Nothing like peace of mind

    Edit. By the way 369 is a fantastic price

    Exactly. I have had no issues with Argos ever.

    I don't know if eglobal can be got in teh EU small claims court if they refused to cover something in warranty is my thinking. I know they have European warehouses but I'm not sure of the legality if say you needed to try and claim off them


  • #6
    long_b
    Registered Users Posts: 4,928 ✭✭✭long_b


    I getting product not available


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  • #7
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,073 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Looks like that colour out of stock think silver and rose gold are same price


  • #8
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,727 ✭✭✭degsie


    Excellent price, I'm tempted.


  • #9
    torrevieja
    Registered Users Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭torrevieja


    I wouldnt buy of Argos A lot of there Laptops etc are older than the models out there and when i rang dell they said that the model i was sold was not the latest edition


  • #10
    Sup08
    Registered Users Posts: 1,670 ✭✭✭Sup08


    Wrong link.

    I have a code for Ashbourne if anyone wants it for a silver. Collection Monday.


  • #11
    Erik Shin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭Erik Shin


    long_b wrote: »
    I getting product not available

    You're on your phone, switch to desktop view, else it won't show up


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  • #12
    testicles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭testicles


    This post has been deleted.


  • #13
    mailburner
    Registered Users Posts: 23,813 ✭✭✭✭mailburner


    theres a few on adverts and done deal for a little cheaper, some private some shops


  • #14
    mailburner
    Registered Users Posts: 23,813 ✭✭✭✭mailburner


    sugarman wrote: »
    Decent price alright but fairly underwhelming specs wise this day and age.

    Not turning into Apple v Android here, fan of both, but theres better value for money out there.

    been thinking about getting one of these for a while as I like the 4 inch screen for one and I do like the iphones
    what I would like is an android fone with a 4inch screen so if you can recommend one that would be great
    I've only ever had an android fone and that wont change (mobdro) but have owned an ipad and ipod


  • #15
    ScouseMouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,070 ✭✭✭ScouseMouse


    Tempted tempted. Daughter has a 5s needing replacement and these are available in Argos UK where I am going on Wednesday.
    If I buy (and collect within the 7 days allowed) can it be returned to an Irish store if it goes faulty?


  • #16
    beno619
    Registered Users Posts: 5,006 ✭✭✭beno619


    mailburner wrote: »
    been thinking about getting one of these for a while as I like the 4 inch screen for one and I do like the iphones
    what I would like is an android fone with a 4inch screen so if you can recommend one that would be great
    I've only ever had an android fone and that wont change (mobdro) but have owned an ipad and ipod

    It simply doesn't exist. The SE is a good buy at this price.


  • #17
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,911 ✭✭✭dodzy


    torrevieja wrote: »
    I wouldnt buy of Argos A lot of there Laptops etc are older than the models out there and when i rang dell they said that the model i was sold was not the latest edition
    Irrelevant. If you're buying an SE, they are hardly going to give you a 5/5S instead.

    Great price, for a great phone.


  • #18
    CarefulNow!
    Registered Users Posts: 304 ✭✭CarefulNow!


    Sup08 wrote: »
    Wrong link.

    I have a code for Ashbourne if anyone wants it for a silver. Collection Monday.
    Yes please


  • #19
    Yamanoto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,489 ✭✭✭Yamanoto


    torrevieja wrote: »
    I wouldnt buy of Argos A lot of there Laptops etc are older than the models out there and when i rang dell they said that the model i was sold was not the latest edition

    How is it Argos fault, if you failed to do some basic research on the model you purchased?


  • #20
    Phonicks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭Phonicks


    got a code for a silver in blanchardstown to give away PM me


  • #21
    trompele
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭trompele


    Wexford code for silver model if anyone interested.


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  • #22
    Alpha_zero
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Alpha_zero


    It might lock to the first sim card put it


  • #23
    Phonicks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭Phonicks


    Alpha_zero wrote: »
    It might lock to the first sim card put it


    nah when you buy from vodafone, three etc they subsidise the price and then lock them to make sure the user will paying them for calls texts and data so they will eventually get the full cost of the phone and more in return, you can eventually get them unlocked and the stay unlocked for life

    argos is not a provider so will are selling it unlocked and it will remain so


  • #24
    Alpha_zero
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Alpha_zero


    Phonicks wrote: »
    nah when you buy from vodafone, three etc they subsidise the price and then lock them to make sure the user will paying them for calls texts and data so they will eventually get the full cost of the phone and more in return, you can eventually get them unlocked and the stay unlocked for life

    argos is not a provider so will are selling it unlocked and it will remain so
    Mr.S wrote: »
    No, this is a practise networks use on some phones, mostly android devices.

    These are sim free iPhones. Basically the same as buying direct from Apple.

    There is some confusion around this, a sim free phone is not the same as a factory unlocked phone, the person in argos told me that the phone would lock to the first network, and apple sales said the same thing.


  • #25
    Phonicks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭Phonicks


    Alpha_zero wrote: »
    There is some confusion around this, a sim free phone is not the same as a factory unlocked phone, the person in argos told me that the phone would lock to the first network, and apple sales said the same thing.

    Interesting, were they sitting beside you in a pub?

    Or

    Your probably mixing it up with activation lock


  • #26
    Maz2016
    Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭Maz2016


    Alpha_zero wrote: »
    There is some confusion around this, a sim free phone is not the same as a factory unlocked phone, the person in argos told me that the phone would lock to the first network, and apple sales said the same thing.

    Well that's complete rubbish. I bought the iPhone SE in Argos in May. Put my 3 SIM card in. Then I ported over to meteor and put my Meteor sim in and that worked no problem! Then, I put my Spanish sim in(had it before roaming changed) and that worked. So you are not tied to any network if you buy in Argos


  • #27
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Maz2016 wrote: »
    Well that's complete rubbish. I bought the iPhone SE in Argos in May. Put my 3 SIM card in. Then I ported over to meteor and put my Meteor sim in and that worked no problem! Then, I put my Spanish sim in(had it before roaming changed) and that worked. So you are not tied to any network if you buy in Argos

    Since you've been using an SE since May would you recommend this phone Maz2016? :)

    Does buying a phone in Argos offer the same guarantees/warranty/return options as buying from a phone shop 3/Vodafone etc? :)


  • #28
    sdanseo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    Alpha_zero wrote: »
    There is some confusion around this, a sim free phone is not the same as a factory unlocked phone, the person in argos told me that the phone would lock to the first network, and apple sales said the same thing.
    Phonicks wrote: »
    Interesting, were they sitting beside you in a pub?

    Or

    Your probably mixing it up with activation lock
    Maz2016 wrote: »
    Well that's complete rubbish. I bought the iPhone SE in Argos in May. Put my 3 SIM card in. Then I ported over to meteor and put my Meteor sim in and that worked no problem! Then, I put my Spanish sim in(had it before roaming changed) and that worked. So you are not tied to any network if you buy in Argos

    I worked in phone retail for several years and there are ways of making a handset lock to the first network. However this is done when the intention is that the phone will be subject to a contract or a pay as you go agreement where a minimum topup would be needed to unlock.

    I'd find it hard to believe that argos are selling a phone that's restricted in this way. If they describe it as sim free, it is sim free. If it were to then lock to the first provider you used, it would fall eligible for a refund, repair or replacement for up to six years (provided that, if it's more than six months old, you can prove a fault existed when purchased - which won't be too hard if your receipt says sim free and the handset is telling you it's network locked).


  • #29
    Maz2016
    Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭Maz2016


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Since you've been using an SE since May would you recommend this phone Maz2016? :)

    Yeah I would. Saying that I had the 16GB 4s model which had got old and slow. If your upgrading from an iPhone it's great as everything carried over including texts, photos etc. The SE has Apple Pay , so if your with AIB/Ulster bank you can use it for that. It allows you delete a lot of the apps that come on the phone as default. I find the camera good, although I don't use it a lot. I paid 469 and I'm glad I purchased it.


  • #30
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,164 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Mr.S wrote: »
    That's incorrect, not sure why they told you that.

    This phone is 100% sim free, regardless of what sim you first put in. That practise is done when you buy a subsidised phone from a network.

    It happens in the US, if you buy a SIM free device and insert an AT&T SIM it'll lock itself to them. Crazy but ongoing.


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  • #31
    Alpha_zero
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Alpha_zero


    Mr.S wrote: »
    That's incorrect, not sure why they told you that.

    This phone is 100% sim free, regardless of what sim you first put in. That practise is done when you buy a subsidised phone from a network.



    The SE is a great phone, it's basically an iPhone 6S (bar a different selfie camera and no force touch) with the design of the iPhone 5/S, so it's perfect you want the smaller screen size. I use one as my work phone and love it.

    You get the same warranty as any store, and Argos are pretty good at replacing faulty stock. You also get the standard warranty direct with Apple if Argos cause any issues.

    I contacted Apple sales and they also said it would lock to the first network, sim Free means the phone was once locked to a network, as opposed to Factory unlocked where the phone was never restricted.


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