Orange san francisco/ZTE Blade.

bungle4by4

Where is the best place to buy one of these phones from, all the shops want a top up, which i dont want. and ebay is about 140 quid.

so where would you recommend to try?

OneADay

£99.99 at prepaymania.
Have bought a £5 phone from them once and all worked smoothly but other people have had trouble with warranty issues where a phone sold in UK is not covered because its a European warranty only. Best to check first with them (shouldn't be a problem as its meant to be on Orange UK).

c-m

The price shot up as they gained popularity, despite no longer coming with OLED displays. I currently own one, and it's a great introduction to android.

bealimar

c-m wrote: »

I currently own one, and it's a great introduction to android.

I own one too and exactly that, a great introduction to android. I have really enjoyed the Blade.

Having had this unlocked phone for a couple of months, I have decided that I will invest in a more expensive HTC, having been unsure as to whether I would get on with an android and didn't want to waste £300+ on something I wasn't sure about.
Due an upgrade, so can look at other phones.

Dreamnine

Yup, I've had one since last October (the original OLED one), and unlocked, de-branded and put 3.3 on it.

Great phone.

Empty_pockets

My local Orange shop had them on weekly special so £20 off.

They also offer empolyers discount to many. M I Law is NHS so took one of her payslips in for a further discount.

Think I paid £80 and that included £20 credit.

Gambler

OneADay wrote: »

£99.99 at prepaymania.
Have bought a £5 phone from them once and all worked smoothly but other people have had trouble with warranty issues where a phone sold in UK is not covered because its a European warranty only. Best to check first with them (shouldn't be a problem as its meant to be on Orange UK).

You have to also buy a £10 top up to qualify for this price. How does it compare to the htc wildfire s?

c-m

It's £20 in all Orange shops i tried in Norwich. They said their policy is different to the online store and other outlets.

diable

Check Argos

Gambler

diable wrote: »

Check Argos

Thanks. £99.99 (including £10 credit)

So how much is it Orange shops?

bungle4by4

yep, got it in argos. just rooted, debranded and upgraded it to froyo, and its working perfectly