Best smartphone for £100

scorpiolady

movilogo wrote: »

Where did you unlock it from?

Ebay Item number: 190456258184

MoneyGypsy

Phone arrived on time this morning. Orange even sent a text giving me an hour window for delivery. Plus the delivery men found me even though orange had typed in the wrong address. So a thumbs up from me.

I have ordered my unlock code. The bonus is that I had ebay voucher points so the code only cost me 24p.

rwalton159

Received the case yesterday - it is not perfect but will do for the time being.

I had to use a sharp blade to remove a section so the speaker isn't covered up.

Still have the original screen protector so have yet to use one I bought.

If anyone finds a better case than the one I posted above please post back

MoneyGypsy

Unlock code sent this evening - worked perfectly. i then followed the instructions on APN settings on modaco so that I could connect to the internet - http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-blade-modaco-com/318970/access-point-name-apn-settings-for-uk-mobile-network-providers/

All in all I'm v. happy. T-mobile contract £7.50/month = £90 and a phone for £78.99 = total £168.99. Equivalent to about £14/15 per month. However, i had my last phone for 4 years so will probably get more out of this one. off to sell the old one now for an even greater bargain.

1jim

have just ordered this phone (have been dithering for a couple of weeks) and coming tomorow, cant wait, will unlock and use with giffgaff for free internet

Do I have to use the orange sim to get phone working first or can I sell this sim on ebay? (noticed something in email about having to acivate sim first)

Im not sure about rooting/roming the phone....not sure I am brave enough for that but have read that the phone can be so much faster/smoother with this done so will see

Will be browsing the android market tomorrow and downloading like mad given half the chance. Can anyone reccomend some great/must have apps?

MoneyGypsy

Nope you don't have to use the orange ine first. When the box arrives note your imei no. Then order an unlock code then when u put in your sim it will ask 4 the code.

starM

Hi,

Currently using the above phone. Have activited wireless on my phone and internet is working fine. Tried to install appbrain on my phone - http://www.appbrain.com/info/getting-started

everytime I try to install it says "starting download" but nothing further happens.

What should I do?

MS

Ferrety_2

Just ordered mine for £78.99 - I got really excited because they said I could have the £30 discount AND use my £13 phone fund, but then the guy found he couldn't use both together after all! Oh well, still a bargain.

I wish there was a simple step-by-step on the web somewhere for smartphone idiots like me, telling you how to unlock, remove all the Orange stuff and get it souped-up and ready to roll!

rwalton159

Ferrety wrote: »

I wish there was a simple step-by-step on the web somewhere for smartphone idiots like me, telling you how to unlock, remove all the Orange stuff and get it souped-up and ready to roll!

http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-blade-modaco-com/321479/remove-orange-apps-on-san-francisco/

There's quite a bit of stuff on android.modaco

My only concern about removing / modding anything is if the phone develops a fault.

headcoat

Anyone know if this works well with endomondo?