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Budget android phone under £70? (payg/sim free)

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  • grumbler
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    foreign_correspondent wrote: »
    ....I currently have the LG Optimus, which cost me about £70 18 months ago, I am looking for something a bit quicker,...
    What Optimus? There are at least 4 different 'Optimus'.
  • foreign_correspondent
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    grumbler wrote: »
    What Optimus? There are at least 4 different 'Optimus'.


    cheers, its this one - LG-P500 OPTIMUS ONE
  • grumbler
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    edited 22 April 2012 at 11:08PM
    Well, for this phone £70 is far too good price even now. I don't see it cheaper than £200 anywhere.
    Re the speed, it's processor is 600 MHz, but in reality the performance depends not only on the CPU speed.

    The cheapest 800 MHz I know are Orange San Francisco 2 and T-mobile Vivacity for about £100. Both locked to the corresponding network.

    The cheapest 1000MHz is Huawei Ascend g300 exclusively this Friday @ Vodafone for £100
  • AndrewRH
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    The USB charger on my Orange San Francisco I (first gen) broke last night. Off to the Orange shop at lunch today.

    The Orange San Francisco II on sale for £89.99
    Promotion today (this week?) to get £10 off phone purchase when you use your phone fund (which I had £8.50 in).
    They force you to buy £10 top-up for PAYG.

    So, all in, this upgrade to my wonderful SF was just £81.49. Bargain.

    Info about updating the phone (careful about warranty) is at sanfranciscoandroid.co.uk

    ~Andrew~
  • rdwarr
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    I think the Huawei Ascend G300 is way ahead of everything else in its price range.
    Can I help?
  • cabbage
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    Hi

    could you tell me if there are any unlock/debranding instructions for Mac/Safari users?

    many thanks

    AndrewRH wrote: »
    The USB charger on my Orange San Francisco I (first gen) broke last night. Off to the Orange shop at lunch today.
    Hi




    The Orange San Francisco II on sale for £89.99
    Promotion today (this week?) to get £10 off phone purchase when you use your phone fund (which I had £8.50 in).
    They force you to buy £10 top-up for PAYG.

    So, all in, this upgrade to my wonderful SF was just £81.49. Bargain.

    Info about updating the phone (careful about warranty) is at sanfranciscoandroid.co.uk

    ~Andrew~
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