What is the best 'phone?

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d123

08-07-2015

Originally Posted by Old Endeavour:
“Doesn't the Note 5 come out soon?

(Bet Three would consider that to be a phablet and not allow it on PAYG)”

Why do you think that?

I've used many Galaxy Notes and other similar sized handsets (including a Three UK Galaxy Mega) with a 3 PAYG sim without issue.

Old Endeavour

09-07-2015

Originally Posted by d123:
“Why do you think that?

I've used many Galaxy Notes and other similar sized handsets (including a Three UK Galaxy Mega) with a 3 PAYG sim without issue.”

I was looking at a cheap Chinese phone the other day (LANDVO L200S) as I have bricked my current one and in the reviews for it on Amerzon, someone posted:

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“Very good handset and excellent value, but Three UK say it is a "Phablet" so will block any PAYG sim card inserted into it.”

And that is only a 5" phone. So I imaged that something like a Note X would be seen as a phablet by Three and not allowed on PAYG ???

So it really depends on what you read and who to believe - The phone I bricked had a 5" screen and I used that with no problems on Three PAYG, so I really don't know.

Rossby41

09-07-2015

Originally Posted by clewsy:
“These cheaper network branded phones. Are tbey still being subsidised by the networks or are they just being sold at small profit margins or cost price to get users on to the networks?”

Partly, I also thinks it is they are being made by lesser know mobile manufacturers (who make the phones more cheaply in a hope that you will buy them).

d123

09-07-2015

Originally Posted by Old Endeavour:
“I was looking at a cheap Chinese phone the other day (LANDVO L200S) as I have bricked my current one and in the reviews for it on Amerzon, someone posted:

And that is only a 5" phone. So I imaged that something like a Note X would be seen as a phablet by Three and not allowed on PAYG ???

So it really depends on what you read and who to believe - The phone I bricked had a 5" screen and I used that with no problems on Three PAYG, so I really don't know.”

It's far more likely to be because even by Chinese standards it's a 'no name' phone so Three don't have any idea what it is and just restrict it.

I'm sure most people who work for Three have at least heard of a Samsung Galaxy Note...

Old Endeavour

09-07-2015

Originally Posted by d123:
“It's far more likely to be because even by Chinese standards it's a 'no name' phone so Three don't have any idea what it is and just restrict it.

I'm sure most people who work for Three have at least heard of a Samsung Galaxy Note...”

That's all very true. I wonder if someone complained to Three, if Three would spend 15 seconds Googling it, seeing that it's just a phone and updating their list?

No, of course not!

d123

09-07-2015

Originally Posted by Old Endeavour:
“That's all very true. I wonder if someone complained to Three, if Three would spend 15 seconds Googling it, seeing that it's just a phone and updating their list?

No, of course not! ”

I was actually going to make a comment about contacting Three and suggesting asking them to consider the handset as a mobile phone device to fix the problem, then I realised how ridiculous the suggestion was, so didn't

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