Motorola V220 Mobile - Flip and Camera - £14.99 [CLOSED]

Premier_2

Spoke to O2 about an hour ago - they told me they don't have any battery chargers. :rolleyes:

If I'm not happy with the product I should return it for a refund.

Sound like typical BS from O2 CS.

For those of you who are thinking about using a non-motorola charger (e.g. from Mr T.) take a look at page 15 of the instruction book, something else that appears to be missing from the delivery :rolleyes:

Always use original Motorola batteries and battery chargers. The warranty does not cover damage caused by using non-Motorola batteries and/or battery chargers.

You can download the instruction book here:

http://direct.motorola.com/manuals/29213_522_eng.pdf?country=GBR

wildheart_2

can this be charged through the usb port?

malc1603

Premier wrote:

Spoke to O2 about an hour ago - they told me they don't have any battery chargers. :rolleyes:

They've got some chargers still for sale on the O2 site...

http://shop.o2.co.uk/shop/o2uk/jsp/accessories/accessoriesOnly.jsp?selected=Motorola&manu=&model=&prodids=%5BPRODIDS%5D&search.x=9&search.y=7

Also isn't it a legal requirement to include instructions for electronic/electrical devices?

ja3h

Hey, so are the people who bought this phone not going to be getting chargers?

I wanna try out the phone so i'm going to buy a charger from phones4u tomorrow, £4.99

http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop_accessories_details.asp?AccKey=113167&AccTypekey=2

Chargers are about £4-5 on ebay inc delivery

Stumpy

malc1603 wrote:

Also isn't it a legal requirement to include instructions for electronic/electrical devices?

Inside the box that the phone came in (yay - got mine - no charger, but keeping my fingers crossed, and the data cable that came with my 75% off argos pda works with the phone too!) there was a small leaflet that said they no longer provided paper user guides for used handsets and gave websites where you could download them. It also included a brief startup guide on the back.

I haven't worked out how to unlock it yet though - I've got most of the way through, but apparently some flash software or something needs "downgrading" first and then "upgrading". Sounds a bit scary to me. :eek:

2ax

2005CLAIRE wrote:

2AX,

If I join on Christmas Day will I still get the 3 months?


It all looks very good value for £10 doesn't it? They could have 3 months each of using the phones a lot and then they can settle down and use them when they need to.

that's the way I read it, yes

Eligible customers who OPT IN to an eligible Bolt On during the Promotional Period will receive their chosen Bolt On for free for 3 months from the day they are sent a confirmation text from O2

I went to the shop about the charger - they didn't have one but ordered it across from another branch. Having read some of other people's feedback, like they might be sending them, I think another phone call is merited.

Premier_2

malc1603 wrote:

They've got some chargers still for sale on the O2 site...

http://shop.o2.co.uk/shop/o2uk/jsp/accessories/accessoriesOnly.jsp?selected=Motorola&manu=&model=&prodids=%5BPRODIDS%5D&search.x=9&search.y=7

Thanks for that - I didn't know that when I called first time. Called them again just before 8 - they put me on hold whilst they investigated then cut me off :rolleyes:
Called straight back to be told they close at 8 o'clock and that I should call again :mad:

malc1603 wrote:

Also isn't it a legal requirement to include instructions for electronic/electrical devices?

Don't know about the legalities but O2 could be on very dodgy product liability grounds here.

I asked the CS guy if the phone was covered by a 1 year warranty - he confirmed it was.
I asked him if it would still be covered if I use the phone in a manner that is against the manufacturers instructions, since at the momment I do not know what they are.

He then just reiterated "If you are not happy with the phone, return it within 14 days for a full refund" :rolleyes:

I advised him I was very happy with the phone as far as I could tell, but would like the rest of the order to be delivered (instructions & charger) to ensure the phone actually works :rolleyes:

2ax

edna_clouds wrote:

They are starting to be listed on ebay at £50+ each.Easy money if you can get it.:) They may of been listed there before but there seems to be a lot of newly listed on the buy it know.Good luck to them.

cheaper on the O2 website, and in the O2 shops (£40 with trade-in)

I've never understood why some stuff on eBay costs more than retail prices, which is why I don't look there much

thor

Stumpy wrote:

I haven't worked out how to unlock it yet though - I've got most of the way through, but apparently some flash software or something needs "downgrading" first and then "upgrading". Sounds a bit scary to me. :eek:

I don't think it is as easy as that.You need some kind of additional hardware(a phone clip perhaps?) as well. This phone cannot be unlocked remotely so it may cost you an extra fiver to get a 'pro' to do it. I found out too late about this offer but seeing how much hassle it would be to unlock I probably would not have ordered it anyway.

2005CLAIRE

You know everyone says about unlocking phones and say that they wouldn't buy one if they couldn't unlock it, what is the reason for unlocking a phone? Are the 02 charges that bad that no one uses them and people have to unlock them to go with a different company? I would like to know just in case I'm missing out