The original Moto G was marketed as a budget phone with great specs for the price, but, once popularity took hold, the price increased with newer versions. The Smart Ultra 6 has taken the G`s value-for-money crown, but the plethora of Chinese alternatives are waiting to pounce.

sounds more of a mistake than a deal. :disappointed:

This a mistake. However if you're lucky enough to get their new Christmas brochure instore it's listed in there at this price.

Staff have been told to honour it providing customers have the brochure.

There's hundreds of brochures in stores as they are not removing them.

Fill your boots!

The 1st gen and 1st gen 4g ate exactly the same, other than a SD card and being 4g

Good find. They look like the specs of the 1st gen 4G model

Pretty sure it is the new 3rd Gen model and it's confirmed on the box. Bought for my daughters Xmas so I'm sure she'll be happy.

sounds more of a mistake than a deal. :disappointed:

downside i noticed with all the motorola gen the camera dont focus as good as samsung or htc i had

Please be a deal & not a mistake - my wife has been after this for ages!!

ok, cheers.
I'm also looking at the Smart Prime 6 - not a bad phone for the price but the Moto G 3rd Ver. is miles better - But it should be £100/£110 not £150 like the Moto Gs before were.

The original Moto G was marketed as a budget phone with great specs for the price, but, once popularity took hold, the price increased with newer versions. The Smart Ultra 6 has taken the G`s value-for-money crown, but the plethora of Chinese alternatives are waiting to pounce.

This a mistake. However if you're lucky enough to get their new Christmas brochure instore it's listed in there at this price.

Staff have been told to honour it providing customers have the brochure.

There's hundreds of brochures in stores as they are not removing them.

Fill your boots!

Overpriced for the spec

3rd Gen. Whoa this is too good.

Is it the 8gb model or the 16gb ?

this is a pricing error. you got lucky.
that price is suppose to be for the MOTO E not G.

This or Vodafone smart 6 ultra?

Wondering whether it's worth upgrading from the 1st gen 4g model. Will the stores still have the erroneous Christmas brochure available?

Depends on what you are after. The SU6 is not as well built IMO and was too big for who I have in mind. Moto G is also £30 cheaper if you can get it. SU6 seems to be s good deal in its own right though and will be some peoples preference

Anyone had a try at getting the phone with the misprice leaflet

We tried but shop where we live shut on a Sunday.............

Might be wrong but 1st gen 4g doesn't have a card slot ?

Mine certainly does!

Hi, does anyone know if Sky go works on 3rd gen yet?

I stand corrected. Fair enough.

tried in the local shop, they don't have any stock..

These phones suffer from ghost touches

I've just got one of these 3rd gen Moto G's from the Vodafone store in Meadowhall, Sheffield, for £80 inc PAY £10.

I was going to be charged £130 until I pointed out the £70 price in the Christmas leaflet (lots of leaflets still out on display in store,btw). Then the manager argued that "Oh, that photo and price is for the old 1st gen phone", until I pointed out that I had a 1st gen Moto G in my hand which *didn't* have the horizontal microphone grille across the bottom of the handset whereas the photo in the leaflet did, hence it must be the 3rd gen phone for £70.

After a few moments and some friendly banter and conversation from me, he put it through as a manager's discretion discount.

Thanks to sales assistant Rebecca for a nice chat during all this! She said it was their last phone in stock, but it's worth visiting other stores and being polite. I did mention that I'd read other stores were putting them through for £70 for goodwill and that Head Office was aware of the printing error.

Photos of the mistake in the leaflet, my receipt and the box attached for the unbelievers.

I've just picked up the last one in Nuneaton for the brochure price. Had no arguments from the staff, he said it was a printing error and it was the last in stock so honoured it. Quick unlock code from eBay now and I'm ready to go! Love these handsets so thanks to the original poster xxxx

No luck here. I was told it was a pricing error and they had a communication advising staff not to honour the lower price even if the xmas brochure was presented (he actually showed me the communication on their screen), which I did when they tried to charge me £130.

I think that's illegal isn't it? Anyway, didn't get anywhere, about to fire off a complaint when I get back

Is it locked and if it is how much would it cost to unlock it if one gets lucky to buy one ?

Re the unlock codes from eBay, how do they work ? Can I just use the Vodafone Sim until the £10 credit used up or am I best unlocking it before any SIM card inserted. Never done this before. Happy to use Vodafone for a short while rather than waste the credit. Glad others have managed to benefit from the mispriciing.

Ah okay thanks. Even better in that case. Cheers.

Three local stores all refused to sell for that price insisting they are £130 even when presenting the christmas brochure. I can't stand Vodafone!

rung my local store, they said £160 :disappointed:

All I can say is YOU LUCKY B4$74RD!..

I got one. £80. Thanks OP :wink:

easy to unlock?

Really easy to unlock. Search on eBay, first result returned a seller at £1.35. Code received back in 6 hrs job done.

Went to store showed brochure and was refused advertised price due to email from head office, id say this deal is expired!

Thanks OP....have some heat! Picked up 2 this afternoon. I was expecting hassle so firstly I asked if they had any in stock so I wouldn't get fobbed off! When it was rung up at £130, I queried the price and the sales assistant said this was the 4G version, so that's when I produced the brochure and said yes, that's what it says in the brochure. She just said no problem, I'll reduce to £70 and add the £10 top up so I just politely asked for a second one and she said sure! £160 for the 2 Moto 3rd Gen 4G phones with 2 x £10 top ups.......Result!

Quite a few people now been successful with this. As someone pointed out earlier, politeness is helpful. The shops are not obliged to sell at the reduced price. Ask for one and query when they ask for full price at the till. No point in getting annoyed or upset with the store staff about refusal. That will make them less likely to sell. anyway Xmas brochures still out there and valid so there is always a chance.

got mine unlocked4£1.35.Heat given

Managed to get two from Princess Street, sales assistant (courteous and professional) initially a bit puzzled when it scanned at £130 but reduced it to £80 without any issues.

Tried Ocean Terminal and Fort Kinnaird - no go - sold out/wrong price and the sales assistants were rude.

Got an unlock code from the £1.35 fleabayer, which worked, but it took a full 24hrs to receive the code.

anyone unlocked & using on three & getting 800Mhz (band20) volte? Details & how, ta

Thanks OP... managed to get last one in stock at Tooting...luckily i popped into the store yesterday and showed the leaflet, and the store manager was not sure whether to process it as it was a misprint....so he spoke to area manager and called me this morning to say that he will do it as a one off and also the leaflets are taken off as they now have new leaflets for black friday...i did try in couple of stores who said that their system was showing £130 and can't process it...

Delighted with mine! Unlock code bought and arrived within an hour, case and screen protector glass arrived today....great for the money!

I tried at Manchester city centre and store assistant referred the price to store manager who refused to honour the deal despite the stock. Plenty of brochures lying around. They were not aware of the promotion Very bad experience

Some Vodafone shops are still honoring or unaware of the mistake.
Picked one up from the Worcester Vodafone shop & another from Merry Hill Dudley; both times I just showed the brochure One for me & one for the mother-in-law! Both £70 + £10 top-up.

I thought the top up was just £10 cash credit but when I applied the first code to my mothers phone it was a £10 mega bundle of minutes, texts and data. Vodafone CS were great though and converted to cash on my mothers phone and did the same with the other voucher I gave her which I got with the 2nd Moto G I bought.

Doncaster stores (both) wouldn't budge. Wont honour this. really frustrating as they still have the leaflet in store.

Will it work with a TalkTalk sim

Just thought I would relate my experience when I got one of these for a Christmas present.

We were on the lookout for this phone and I'd seen that Vodafone had had them on sale for £99, though the current price showed £130; thought it might be worth checking in store on the off chance. While I was waiting in the store I spotted the brochure and flicking through it I saw the £70 price, which didn't seem to make sense to me so I waited to be served and asked the store manager about it. She said they didn't have any in stock, and it was a misprint, but that if they had had any in she would've sold me one for the advertised price. She said they didn't know whether they would be getting any more in but that they were getting daily deliveries so to keep checking every day. (This was on Sunday the 20th.)

On the Monday morning I went back to the store. The manager I spoke to the previous day wasn't in but the assistant manager was. I showed him the brochure (which was still on the shelf), he said they did have stock but that he would have to check with head office as giving a £60 discount on the phone would raise some eyebrows. He rang me back a bit later and told me head office claimed the brochure had been issued too early and was not supposed to be put out until the 24th; clearly wrong as the cover stated November-December and some of the terms in the back expired on the 24th. He did say though that he would be able to honour the price, but not until the 24th, as that was when the price was to change; he promised to reserve one for me and would sell it to me for £70 regardless of the actual sale price.

Sure enough when I went back in to store on Christmas Eve there was a phone waiting for me and he processed the sale at £80 (£70 + £10 top up). Processing a £19 discount was a lot easier to authorise than £60 which was fair enough. He did ask for the brochure back.

TL;DR version- if you can find a store with the brochure still on display, there's a good chance of getting one for £80; I think £99 is still a good price for it but every little helps!

If anyone wants one but can't get one in-store, PM me. I'm considering taking mine back for refund, as it doesn't seem worth even the mistake £80 compared to my 1st gen Moto G. I'm in the M1 J36 area.