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Lumia 950 / 950XL? [Stock info/Stores/Networks etc]

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    #122
    Griffinx
    Registered Users Posts: 496 ✭✭Griffinx


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    Buy it on Meteor for €469 and pay to unlock and cheaper again

    How much to unlock if you pay 469 upfront?


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    #123
    Do-more
    Registered Users Posts: 4,748 ✭✭✭Do-more


    Griffinx wrote: »
    How much to unlock if you pay 469 upfront?
    No listings yet for unlock of the 950 on ebay.co.uk you could try messaging some of the sellers of unlock codes to other lumia models to see if they will offer it.

    Could be anywhere between £4 and £25.

    invest4deepvalue.com



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    #124
    senordingdong
    Registered Users Posts: 10,673 ✭✭✭✭senordingdong


    Crocked wrote: »
    That's nuts. Why would you not spend the extra 20 and buy sim free direct from Microsoft?

    I'd say we'll see more of this as manufacturers look for ways to bypass the carriers hold.


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    #125
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    senordingdong wrote: »
    I'd say we'll see more of this as manufacturers look for ways to bypass the carriers hold.
    Depends though on deals struck with operators,its a problem for everyone take the CDMA networks in the US for example.
    If you have a sim free model they will not let you in,some of them.


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    #126
    senordingdong
    Registered Users Posts: 10,673 ✭✭✭✭senordingdong


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    Depends though on deals struck with operators,its a problem for everyone take the CDMA networks in the US for example.
    If you have a sim free model they will not let you in,some of them.

    Never knew that. But with apps like Skype and whatsap, I don't think it will be long before the tables have turned.


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    #127
    stocktrader
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭stocktrader


    Will there be a bundle with free wireless charger etc like last year for the 940?


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    #128
    cunstunt
    Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭cunstunt


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    €469.99 on Meteor Prepay. That's good.

    There was a thread on bargain alerts maybe for the 930 which said that any 930's sold at Carphone Warehouse would be sim free as they are "uk stock". Would this still be the case for a 950 meteor prepay bought for 469.99?

    I got my 930 there along with a nice free bundle ( portable charger and nfc speaker) for a decent price. It was a meteor pre pay phone but it took my 3 sim straight away.
    Might be worth investigating??


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    #129
    Antar Bolaeisk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    Wonder if I can convince work that I need a new phone...


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    #130
    ablelocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,682 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »
    Wonder if I can convince work that I need a new phone...

    Ditto - I'm trying to convince work that my 1020 is now obsolete. If I wasn't self-employed I'd have some chance...


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    #131
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    cunstunt wrote: »
    There was a thread on bargain alerts maybe for the 930 which said that any 930's sold at Carphone Warehouse would be sim free as they are "uk stock". Would this still be the case for a 950 meteor prepay bought for 469.99?

    I got my 930 there along with a nice free bundle ( portable charger and nfc speaker) for a decent price. It was a meteor pre pay phone but it took my 3 sim straight away.
    Might be worth investigating??

    CPW first batch always sim free really,they seem though to be stocking mostly sim free to cross sell on networks rather than having a pile for each network which would be a stock nuisance.


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    #132
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    stocktrader wrote: »
    Will there be a bundle with free wireless charger etc like last year for the 940?

    Not this time round by the looks of it..


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    #133
    stocktrader
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭stocktrader


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    Not this time round by the looks of it..

    just can't really see the benefits. I've had a 920 for three years and windows 8.1 and nothing but pain. I've installed windows 10 now build 10586 on developer preview and the software is still rubbish. you move between pages and it says resuming, sometimes theres freezing and this will be the case when it goes live , trust me. So I pay 700 for a 950 xl or 869 for an iPhone 6s plus. iPhone is solid and has great software and all the apps.

    You can bang on about the hardware all you like but when you can't even order a hailo or it freezes when you open email attachments whats the excuse?

    hmmmm if no bundle it might be back to the iphone. fed up with this rubbish OS


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    #134
    MJohnston
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    stocktrader wrote: »
    just can't really see the benefits. I've had a 920 for three years and windows 8.1 and nothing but pain. I've installed windows 10 now build 10586 on developer preview and the software is still rubbish. you move between pages and it says resuming, sometimes theres freezing and this will be the case when it goes live , trust me. So I pay 700 for a 950 xl or 869 for an iPhone 6s plus. iPhone is solid and has great software and all the apps.

    You can bang on about the hardware all you like but when you can't even order a hailo or it freezes when you open email attachments whats the excuse?

    hmmmm if no bundle it might be back to the iphone. fed up with this rubbish OS

    You should just get an iPhone as you obviously aren't enjoying WP. Personally it's still my favourite OS, iOS is still static and dull to me, and anytime I've to use my work iPhone 6, I'm very glad to get back to WP. Not for everyone though!

    edit: also not sure why a bundle would convince you otherwise.


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    #135
    MJohnston
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    Though, having said that, you'd be absolutely mental to buy at 16Gb iPhone, so you're really looking at the 6s Plus for 979


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    #136
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    WP is not going well I admit but for €469 with Meteor it's a steal. ios I detest, boring, locked down and static.
    Live tiles on WP is great, but the lack of apps is a huge issue which is why I use Android alongside Windows Phone..


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    #137
    MJohnston
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    They need to get the Windows Bridges to a really great state in the next 6 months or so, and then use those to keep things ticking over until the mobile web really kicks off again.


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    #138
    silvelu88
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭silvelu88


    Vodafone confirms will stock both devices surprisingly (can't post links, check their forum). I thought only Microsoft will have the XL.


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    #139
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    silvelu88 wrote: »
    Vodafone confirms will stock both devices surprisingly (can't post links, check their forum). I thought only Microsoft will have the XL.

    http://community.vodafone.ie/t5/Nokia/Lumia-950-950XL-availability/m-p/187576#M5970

    I would take with a pinch of salt for now half the time there is no connection between one dept and another and the XL maybe an order online only device..


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    #140
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    http://community.vodafone.ie/t5/Nokia/Lumia-950-950XL-availability/m-p/187576#M5970

    I would take with a pinch of salt for now half the time there is no connection between one dept and another and the XL maybe an order online only device..

    I have asked on twitter they said yes too,so perhaps its good news.


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    #141
    One eyed Jack
    Registered Users Posts: 23,656 ✭✭✭✭One eyed Jack


    stocktrader wrote: »
    just can't really see the benefits. I've had a 920 for three years and windows 8.1 and nothing but pain. I've installed windows 10 now build 10586 on developer preview and the software is still rubbish. you move between pages and it says resuming, sometimes theres freezing and this will be the case when it goes live , trust me. So I pay 700 for a 950 xl or 869 for an iPhone 6s plus. iPhone is solid and has great software and all the apps.

    You can bang on about the hardware all you like but when you can't even order a hailo or it freezes when you open email attachments whats the excuse?

    hmmmm if no bundle it might be back to the iphone. fed up with this rubbish OS


    No actually. I won't trust you because you're talking about software that hasn't even been released yet. You're working with a Technical Preview, not the finished product. I see it all the time on Windows Central, people throwing their toys out of the pram and pissing and moaning because they're experiencing issues on WP10 Technical Preview.

    And this 'resuming' delay on a two year old 920 would push you towards forking out €869 on a phone because you haven't got any app to order a cab? We'll ignore the Cortana integration with Uber then, which still leaves you with a dial pad. That's what I usually use anyway on my Lumia 625.

    I will admit that 8.1 was laggy, but WP10 has so far been quite surprising in terms of speed, and last week I bought the Lumia 535 for €80 in Vodafone, put WP10 Technical Preview on it, and there's no lag, at, all.

    As for the apps availability, horses for courses really, but I buy my phones for the hardware, and when I'm buying the 950XL, I don't care that I won't get a store with 100 fart apps, in fact the fewer apps I need to download, the better, so the "lack" of apps in the store doesn't bother me in the slightest. It seems like a crazy notion to me to fork out nearly €900 on a device, and then have to download more paid apps to make it do what I need it to do.


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    #142
    silvelu88
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭silvelu88


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    I have asked on twitter they said yes too,so perhaps its good news.

    I personally wanted the 950 anyway because it's slightly smaller (it's not the best thing to carry the 1520 in a pocket of your pants). Hopefully it will be available long before Christmas.
    One eyed Jack wrote: »
    No actually. I won't trust you because you're talking about software that hasn't even been released yet. You're working with a Technical Preview, not the finished product. I see it all the time on Windows Central, people throwing their toys out of the pram and pissing and moaning because they're experiencing issues on WP10 Technical Preview.

    And this 'resuming' delay on a two year old 920 would push you towards forking out €869 on a phone because you haven't got any app to order a cab? We'll ignore the Cortana integration with Uber then, which still leaves you with a dial pad. That's what I usually use anyway on my Lumia 625.

    I will admit that 8.1 was laggy, but WP10 has so far been quite surprising in terms of speed, and last week I bought the Lumia 535 for €80 in Vodafone, put WP10 Technical Preview on it, and there's no lag, at, all.

    As for the apps availability, horses for courses really, but I buy my phones for the hardware, and when I'm buying the 950XL, I don't care that I won't get a store with 100 fart apps, in fact the fewer apps I need to download, the better, so the "lack" of apps in the store doesn't bother me in the slightest. It seems like a crazy notion to me to fork out nearly €900 on a device, and then have to download more paid apps to make it do what I need it to do.

    He also mentions the 10586 build, which is not even available for insiders yet. Curious where he got the 'lags' from...


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    #143
    MJohnston
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    950XL down to £479 on Amazon UK which now makes that a cheaper price than MS' Irish store

    http://m.windowscentral.com/amazon-uk-has-cut-pre-order-prices-lumia-950-and-950-xl


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    #144
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    MS store always expensive, idiots.


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    #145
    stocktrader
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭stocktrader


    silvelu88 wrote: »
    I personally wanted the 950 anyway because it's slightly smaller (it's not the best thing to carry the 1520 in a pocket of your pants). Hopefully it will be available long before Christmas.



    He also mentions the 10586 build, which is not even available for insiders yet. Curious where he got the 'lags' from...

    10586 is on fast ring chief


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    #146
    stocktrader
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭stocktrader


    One eyed Jack wrote: »
    No actually. I won't trust you because you're talking about software that hasn't even been released yet. You're working with a Technical Preview, not the finished product. I see it all the time on Windows Central, people throwing their toys out of the pram and pissing and moaning because they're experiencing issues on WP10 Technical Preview.

    And this 'resuming' delay on a two year old 920 would push you towards forking out €869 on a phone because you haven't got any app to order a cab? We'll ignore the Cortana integration with Uber then, which still leaves you with a dial pad. That's what I usually use anyway on my Lumia 625.

    I will admit that 8.1 was laggy, but WP10 has so far been quite surprising in terms of speed, and last week I bought the Lumia 535 for €80 in Vodafone, put WP10 Technical Preview on it, and there's no lag, at, all.

    As for the apps availability, horses for courses really, but I buy my phones for the hardware, and when I'm buying the 950XL, I don't care that I won't get a store with 100 fart apps, in fact the fewer apps I need to download, the better, so the "lack" of apps in the store doesn't bother me in the slightest. It seems like a crazy notion to me to fork out nearly €900 on a device, and then have to download more paid apps to make it do what I need it to do.

    8.1 has been laggy. Latest build of Windows 10 is still laggy and supposedly its the one they will release. Emails crash, attachments take an age to download. What about payment apps, android pay, apple pay. they are light years ahead. nobody is developing for windows phone as its a waste of time. I hope this will change. I think the display dock might win me over and hardware is good.

    Is it too much to ask that I can get apps like hailo, starbucks? Then pay with my watch or similar? I'm just talking about necessary free apps . the edge browser is better as sites actually work now instead of IE on 8.1


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    #147
    MJohnston
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    stocktrader wrote: »
    8.1 has been laggy. Latest build of Windows 10 is still laggy and supposedly its the one they will release. Emails crash, attachments take an age to download.

    I haven't been experiencing this at all with the latest build (which is 10581, NOT 10586), I suspect it might be something to do with your setup. I tend to suggest that a hard reset is a good idea before installing preview builds.
    What about payment apps, android pay, apple pay. they are light years ahead.

    Windows 10 includes Host Card Emulation via NFC, I'd expect a Windows phone NFC payment option very soon.
    Is it too much to ask that I can get apps like hailo, starbucks? Then pay with my watch or similar?

    Hailo, I dunno, maybe they'll take advantage of Project Astoria or Islandwood, in the meantime I'm just using Uber. As for Starbucks, you can pay for it via an MS Band.


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    #148
    Davy
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Guys can we leave this thread for just 950/950XL updates rather than mixing the OS issues into it, cheers

    This thread would be more suited: Windows 10 for Phones


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    #149
    InTheTrees
    Registered Users Posts: 9,900 ✭✭✭InTheTrees


    I just read that the release date is November 20th


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    #150
    silvelu88
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭silvelu88


    InTheTrees wrote: »
    I just read that the release date is November 20th

    Isn't that the release date at AT&T in US? MS Store Ireland website says the devices will ship by 27 November.


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    #151
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    There is various dates for different regions.


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