Huawei G300 £65 from Tesco

sillygoose

People are nuts! :doh:

Watching G300's on Ebay for a cheap 'spare' take this one...

USED and it went for £101 ...why would anyone do that?

Its only £100 BRAND NEW from Very, Sainsburys or even Vodaphone direct!!!

It just seems amazing if someone has looked around enough to decide they want to buy this model, then not know how much it costs in all the (few) places its sold.

I see this quite a bit on Ebay for G300's people paying daft money, even for ones people have updated with who knows what ROM's.

MillicentBystander

The G300 used price should plummet when the G330 is sent to the retailers in the New Year. T'would be great if Very/Isme were to stock it, wouldn't it?

labp04

Big thanks to JethroUK and SG for advice re how to save cash when buying this 'phone also to others who are such keen supporters and users. Based on the comments on this thread we have bought one via Quidco and the Very new customer route and this is our first venture into the wonderful world of smartphones - just a pity about this particular owner! So, newly purchased Ovivo sim installed off we go.

Wi-fi working well, how's about 3G. Whoops, cant access the net via a mobile network despite testing it in a few locations and with what seems to be generally very good signals, Calling and texting seem fine, have changed the settings as set out by Ovivo and still no access.

It may be a dumb question but I've looked through this thread and that about Ovivo and cant find a solution. Have also been in touch with Ovivo who say they will send the settings which doesnt seem to have happened. If anyone has the time to post their Ovivo settings for this 'phone or can shed any light then we'd be really very pleased.:o

sillygoose

labp04 wrote: »

Big thanks to JethroUK and SG for advice re how to save cash when buying this 'phone also to others who are such keen supporters and users. Based on the comments on this thread we have bought one via Quidco and the Very new customer route and this is our first venture into the wonderful world of smartphones - just a pity about this particular owner! So, newly purchased Ovivo sim installed off we go.

Wi-fi working well, how's about 3G. Whoops, cant access the net via a mobile network despite testing it in a few locations and with what seems to be generally very good signals, Calling and texting seem fine, have changed the settings as set out by Ovivo and still no access.

It may be a dumb question but I've looked through this thread and that about Ovivo and cant find a solution. Have also been in touch with Ovivo who say they will send the settings which doesnt seem to have happened. If anyone has the time to post their Ovivo settings for this 'phone or can shed any light then we'd be really very pleased.:o

:cool:

suggest you add your question to THIS topic as well about Ovivo as its more likely to have fellow Ovivo users see it and hopefully someone can confirm your settings for you.

Quentin

labp04 wrote: »

If anyone has the time to post their Ovivo settings for this 'phone or can shed any light then we'd be really very pleased....

http://nxwiki.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/ovivo-mobile-apn-settings-for-android.html

JethroUK

sillygoose wrote: »

People are nuts! :doh:

Watching G300's on Ebay for a cheap 'spare' take this one...

USED and it went for £101 ...why would anyone do that?

Its only £100 BRAND NEW from Very, Sainsburys or even Vodaphone direct!!!

It just seems amazing if someone has looked around enough to decide they want to buy this model, then not know how much it costs in all the (few) places its sold.

I see this quite a bit on Ebay for G300's people paying daft money, even for ones people have updated with who knows what ROM's.

I had HTC desire with my contract, used it for 3 months, sold it as used on eBay £109 and bought g300 for £70 fish

bought a Sony blue ray player from "Sony centre " online (where the whole world could see it) brand new for £90 incl del

3 months later I wanted a ps3 so i put it on eBay - i expected to get about £60 used - did a quick check via model number to find the cheapest seller on ebay was £350 brand new

I figured I might as well try it at £150 as used (+ £8 delivery)

I kid you not - it sold within 2 minutes of posting my listing

£60 profit on a used item with no guarantee?????

curiosity got the better of me and typed the model number back in Google, clicked "shopping" and it was on the first page, still at £90, from the proper Sony Centre brand new, incl delivery and full guarantee

so you're right ebayers are totally nuts

Silk

labp04 wrote: »

Wi-fi working well, how's about 3G. Whoops, cant access the net via a mobile network despite testing it in a few locations and with what seems to be generally very good signals, Calling and texting seem fine, have changed the settings as set out by Ovivo and still no access.

In case you still have problems after checking the link by Quentin you could try downloading Tweaker and using that to check the settings are correct
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tweakker&hl=en

Kernel_Sanders

I've had an email from Isme which includes this link Our best festive deals, all in one place! + shop before 7pm and get an extra 10% off!
but I can't see anything on the site about it.

MillicentBystander wrote: »

The G300 used price should plummet when the G330 is sent to the retailers in the New Year. T'would be great if Very/Isme were to stock it, wouldn't it?

It would, especially for those of us who haven't bought anything from them yet and still have our £30 discount. But how long will that discount be on for?
That article states TalkTalk get it first with other carriers promised in the new year. Well, don't hold your breath; Voda had exclusive rights to the G300 for just 3 months, but no other carrier took it on. I suspect the reason is slim profit margins, which are even more likely to apply to the G330.

JethroUK wrote: »

... and bought g300 for £70 fish

That reminds me of when a poacher sold me a big salmon for just £10. I put it on E bay and some mug paid £70 for it

rwalton159

I use GiffGaff and whenever I send a text I receive a message with my balance - is there a way to switch this off on this phone please?

Stompa

rwalton159 wrote: »

I use GiffGaff and whenever I send a text I receive a message with my balance - is there a way to switch this off on this phone please?

Just log in to your account and turn off balance notifications.