Need another mobile :-(

twopenny

With the move to 4G I'm going to have to start looking for another mobile.

Use only for calls and texts but want to keep the function for the net just in case.

Currently have a small samsung smart phone that I'm very happy with. £50, very second hand, unlocked.

SAMSUNG GT- 19100 - and it fits in my bag pocket tightly

The 2 local dealers, rural location, are insisting that it has to be £150-200 second hand.......

I'd like to get the same size, unlocked but I'm floundering.

I see something on Amazon for 'refurbished'. How reliable is that? Returning and another would be a small nightmare.

Don't do Ebay.

Tescos has a random selection that is often sold out and not sure about it being really unlocked.

I plan to go to the county town where there's a big established store to see what they have but it's a long trip, parking nightmare. The benefit that I can see and feel the phone.

Any thoughts would be helpful.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could just convert your existing phone to 4G.

Neil49

You could take a look at Doro. Phones are quite basic but are new, unlocked and some run on 4g. Check the specifications section as some are just 2g.

https://www.doro.com/en-gb/products/mobile-phones/?gclid=CjwKCAjw36GjBhAkEiwAKwIWyR5KTtYWZuqkC_hR-GZgOUwpncM8s4Y89WasotGihQd-6AFLyszdmRoC-7cQAvD_BwE

twopenny

Neil I keep being reminded that I'm getting older but I'm not in need of big buttons yet

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Hi,

have a look at TESCO outlet.

Neil49

twopenny said:

Neil I keep being reminded that I'm getting older but I'm not in need of big buttons yet

It's more the size of the phone I was thinking of. Unless you go for an expensive iphone mini most modern phones are quite large.

Also take a look at Giffgaff refurbished. They are all unlocked and I've had a couple of really nice phones from them in the past. 

twopenny

frugalmacdugal that looks interesting.

A lot of Motorola on there. I don't know much about them but a good price. Will trawl later.

Thanks Neil, I had no idea GifGaf did refurbished.

tempus_fugit

twopenny said:

frugalmacdugal that looks interesting.

A lot of Motorola on there. I don't know much about them but a good price. Will trawl later.

Thanks Neil, I had no idea GifGaf did refurbished.

GiffGaff are good, in my experience. All above board and not trying to catch you out. And you get 21 days no quibble returns if the phone doesn't suit you.

EssexExile

twopenny said:

frugalmacdugal that looks interesting.

A lot of Motorola on there. I don't know much about them but a good price. Will trawl later.

Thanks Neil, I had no idea GifGaf did refurbished.

Motorola are fine, we've had many in this household.

km1500

make sure whatever phone you buy make sure it runs a 64-bit Android and definitely not 32 bit

twopenny

Km that was something I hadn't a clue about so good tip

So thanks folks, I had a quick squiz at Tescos feeble offerings in store just now. Poor.

I'll check out the sites for refurbished and hope I still have the box for a shop in town that was part of a chain but didn't make it on our side street. I got a couple of good things from there.

My only problem with them was the cheap generic charges that came with them. Don't know if that is the norm?

Newcad

Just to note that if you don't want/use the internet then 2G is going to be around for a few years yet, and your current Galaxy SII will still work quite happily for calls and text only on 2G.

Mobile phones have grown in size since that GT-19100 (Galaxy SII) was designed in 2011.
I had a Galaxy SIII mini since 2014 which I updated last November to a brand new Galaxy A13 4G for £130 from Argos.
It is bigger but I've got used to that.

Currently Argos have the Galaxy A04s for £139.99. It measures 165mm x 77mm x 9mm thick.
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1172418?clickPR=plp:1:59
It's 4G capable and has Android 12. (That should update itself to Android 13 once in use).
It's SIM free (unlocked) so you can put a SIM from any provider in there. (It can actually take 2 different SIMS with different providers and/or numbers).

If you want to keep your current provider than you'll have to ask them to send you a new 'nano' sized SIM card, the card from the Galaxy SII won't fit the new phone. But that will probably be the case with any new phone that you buy.
I had to do that and EE had a new nano sized SIM to me the next day, I just had to activate it in the new phone to keep my old number.
There's also a Samsung app to connect old and new phones and transfer your contacts, photos, etc. across to the new one.

PS. In case you didn't know new phones rarely come with a charger these days, so unless you already have a suitable charger you will have to get one.
I got a fast charger from my local computer shop for £10, (of course Argos sells them too if you are buying there anyway).