1gb ram, comes with HERE maps/drive, mix radio etc.
If you just fancy messing around with Windows phone why not pick one of these up for £39.
Tesco in Glasgow Sauchihall street has about 30 of these available in orange and black. The chap thought it was national according to his stock computer. I had to ask if they had black in stock as they were out of the leaflets you take to the counter and they had a bunch in the stock room.
Whilst this is sold as a tesco mobile device. I unwrapped it and put a '3' sim in it which worked first time. I've also tried a Vodafone sim and it works a treat. unlocked goodness.
If you note the receipt, I actually picked this up for £34 as I went shopping for £15 of ready meals and received a £5 coupon. I then re-entered the shop, bought the phone and used the coupon and got this for £35.
It doesn't compare to my iPhone6s but for the curious it's about the cheapest I've found for a Windows phone.
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Chocdog
19 Nov 15#74
Thanks OP. I managed to get one because they had left the old price label of £39 on the display stand so they sold me an unlocked £89 phone and reduced it to £39. They took the price label down so no point saying which store it was! Thanks so much as I wanted this phone and wouldn't have thought of checking in store if you hadn't posted.
ssomerset
18 Nov 15#73
I went into tesco and the salesman didn't seem to know anything about this deal. Any ideas?
Thanks
markdavey1972
16 Nov 15#72
I have just had a long discussion with a guy in the Mobile Phone Shop in Tesco. The Tesco Locked ones were being sold through (and have been for while). They are selling unlocked ones now...
dalemcglone
11 Nov 152#71
It's not £39.
rabb5it
11 Nov 15#70
Thanks op, but none in the NE Tescos.
groovychick
10 Nov 15#53
Is this easy to use? I am looking for a smartphone with a camera and must be unlocked as I have a EE sim
Thanks
syntaxterror to groovychick
11 Nov 151#69
It's a bit of an oddity in a way. I've been a Windows Phone user since launch and I've certainly found it easier to use than either Android or iOS. Microsoft pitch the platform at gamers as it has Xbox Live integration but it seems to be popular amongst technophobes and older people. The large icons are very comfortable to read and press, the on-screen alphanumeric keypad seems to be more accurate than either iOS or Android, especially if you have fat fingers, and there's less clutter as all your apps are listed in alphabetical order - so none of the stupid hunting around and squinting at the screen you get with either of the other two platforms.
grahambriggs792
10 Nov 15#68
None in Accrington, dam it.
rivellangel
10 Nov 15#67
Out of stock but might be worth asking about if looking for one anyway
gabbalot3
10 Nov 15#66
I tried the customer services and they tried to contact 4 larger stores within 30 mins drive from me and couldn't get through to any of them so I set off and went around three stores Huddersfield (didn't have any phones at all) Halifax who only had the unlocked 635 and was full price then drove to Brighouse who have an actual phone store in the store and spoke to them, they also only had the full price unlocked 635 and told me the cheaper for ones are tesco locked and they are coming away from locked devices (didn't state wether sim free only or contract as well) and selling units as unlocked so selling off older stock. If anybody sees any around Leeds or Bradford areas please let me know..................
camerol
10 Nov 151#48
glasgow sauchiehall street have no leaflets on the shelf but customer services checked the stock room and said they have 1 left but it scanned at £89. I told her my friend bought one for £39 and she said thats the locked to tesco ones and they have none of those left. Looks like op was lucky to be given the unlocked one in error by someone who didn't know.
jcvanshazam to camerol
10 Nov 15#65
This.
I checked a few of stores today when I was out and about and all of them were the same. It's the locked to tesco one that's £39 (none in stock anyway) and the unlocked version is still £89 so op won a watch with dizzy staff giving him the unlocked one for £39 as seen on the receipt he posted which shows they did an override on the price.
akersj
10 Nov 15#64
Expired (or one off). Called Tesco Customer Services and they do not have it nationwide at this price and have never had it at this price. Checked 2 stores on my way home and again it's 89 pounds. So, another wild goose chase from Tesco!!
Aspman77
10 Nov 15#63
Went in my local Tesco and the deal was definitely on but they had no stock and hadn't had a 635 in stock for over 6 weeks.
beaverschuff
10 Nov 15#62
Just a quick update on the unlocked status of the phones. The *only* Lumia 635 phones that were available in the Tesco store where I picked this up were originally marked as £89 - down to £39. The 2 models available were changes to colour only (Black or Orange) and both were marked as Tesco network phones. There was no option for an unlocked Vs Locked model, both were marked as Tesco Mobile phones.
As noted originally, I unwrapped this and put a ‘3’ sim card in which worked first time then tried a Voda sim, which once again worked straight away. It’s never seen a Tesco sim and it’s not been unlocked via Ebay.
You can always take it back if it doesn’t work. It's certainly cheap enough.
nickmorc
10 Nov 15#61
Well i have used a 635 and found it to be a fine phone. Much better than Android which likes to continually update its apps. The windows store has all the main apps.
I did change it to an Android and have now gone back to windows.
LuFc6686
10 Nov 15#60
Worst phones i have ever used, i bought the 435 and it has a terrible app store most of them are fake scam apps, doesn't have official popular apps and the ones it does have are very bad. Phones force close apps all the time, web browser is awful and the phones can't even load websites properly like even hduk or n4g which is bad.... N4G it just can't load and you get a white screen when scrolling. I took it back swapped it for this 635 and it's even worse! It has all the same issues plus the touch screen is awful! I wouldn't even take this phone if it was free!
NEtech
10 Nov 151#59
The Tesco ones are still a good price at £39 if you can get it unlocked for a tenner, a nice phone on any network for under £50.
Andydreamtheater
10 Nov 15#58
None in Consett Tesco Extra.
malm
10 Nov 15#57
Only ones I saw last week were locked to tesco.
super27
10 Nov 15#56
My guess is that op was lucky and the one he got was yellow stickered
JimJamJamie
10 Nov 15#55
So has anyone else apart from the OP got one of these for £39? Seems like it's getting a lot of heat and delivering nothing but confusion and disappointment
qbs
10 Nov 15#20
Ok. It's late and I'm confused. If you go to Tesco's website, you can get a Lumia 635 SIM free in one of two ways. Select Nokia as the brand, and you get one from Tesco for £89. Or if you look for a Microsoft Lumia 635, it'll take you to one from Cleverboxes for £101. Both illustrations have Nokia as the brand. The OP's is clearly Nokia. So which is it, Microsoft or Nokia?
beaverschuff to qbs
10 Nov 15#21
This is a Nokia Lumia handset with Nokia branding, I believe it was one of the last Nokia branded WinPhones before it changed to Microsoft Lumia but I'm sure one of the WinPhone experts can fill in the history here.
Traffic187 to qbs
10 Nov 15#54
Both, Hardware is Nokia - Software is Microsoft. I think Nokia are still a bit bitter that there own software was pants.
ticman2014
10 Nov 15#52
awww thanks, well scrap that then lol, thanks for your prompt reply :-)
ticman2014
10 Nov 15#49
Will an O2 sim work in one of these, considering they use the O2 network? TIA
chancooluk to ticman2014
10 Nov 15#51
If you get one that is locked to Tesco Mobile, no. Phones locked to Tesco Mobile are double-locked, O2 or GiffGaff SIMs do not work in handsets locked to Tesco Mobile, despite running on the same network.
gabbalot3
10 Nov 15#46
Arrrrgh anybody know if any telcos in West Yorkshire have these in stock?
gabbalot3 to gabbalot3
10 Nov 15#47
*tescos even ha ha ha
qbs to gabbalot3
10 Nov 15#50
Call Tesco (or telcos if you want) on 0800 50 5555 and ask. They'll tell you what's available as of midnight last night in your local stores. Simples. But don't get your hopes up. When I checked earlier today, I could find plenty but at £89. As camerol #48 said, I think the OP got lucky. :smiley:
chancooluk
10 Nov 152#45
Both the 635 and 630 were released with 512MB RAM (the difference being the 630 is 3G only). An updated version of the 635 was released in the UK this year, with 1GB RAM. Both units have the same model number.
The 1GB version states '1GB RAM' on the back of the box (as in the OP's image). If it just states Lumia 635, it's the 512MB version.
john-boi
10 Nov 15#44
So looking like 50/50 chance of it being locked....... Anyone else :smiley:
syntaxterror
10 Nov 15#43
This is ridiculously cheap.
Although it's not a patch on my Nokia 925 (it's certainly better than my family's iPhone fives), those I've come across with the cheaper Windows Phones have been happy with them.
I'm due an upgrade from Vodaphone next month. Think I'll keep my current phone and save some cash.
DocRobotnik
10 Nov 15#42
Using one of these as a work phone. Decent little unit, although the camera is pretty awful.
trackrecords
10 Nov 15#39
Knowing Microsoft, they will kill off Windows Phone within a couple of years - I bought a printer than ran on the Windows Printing System that ran on Windows 98, when Windows XP came out Windows Printing System was no longer supported...
Oneday77 to trackrecords
10 Nov 15#41
I'd hate to upset you. 15 years and you still hold a grudge.
dreamager
10 Nov 15#34
Almost tempted but it looking at comparisons the only upside to the 520 would be a little extra ram
NEtech to dreamager
10 Nov 15#40
And that little thing called 4G which makes a world of difference to any phone if you are in a 4G area, basically makes the phone 10 times faster when using the internet.
rivellangel
10 Nov 15#38
They had these in Exeter, not on display but in a cupboard below. However, they were still scanning at £89 (they don't have tickets to take to the till as it's a dedicated phone section with a member of staff in it all the time).
I phoned my local Tesco hub on 0345 671 9454 to check stock and he told me the following (according to his system):
Unlocked should be £89
Tesco mobile should be £39
Vodafone should be £10
Looks good anybody else can verify that the tests mobile one comes unlocked, or indeed anyone else managed to get this besides OP
squirrel17 to john-boi
10 Nov 15#33
I've just managed to get a green one at the Hednesford store for £39, can't answer if it's unlocked yet as haven't opened it yet.
xenophon
10 Nov 15#32
By jove you are right Holmes! I do believe he meant to say 512MB. Without your intervention people would have believed it only had a 512KB memory. :stuck_out_tongue:
stezo2k1
10 Nov 15#30
it's the Tesco mobile one which is 39, not the unlocked one. that's 59
camerol
10 Nov 15#28
I'm thinking of getting the kids one of these each for christmas but have only ever used google play store. Does anyone know if the windows store has a lot of apps or is it very limited. I don't want them to be unable to get all the apps that their friends are talking about.
The box for the phone scans at £89 (same price online), when they scanned the display leaflet which you take to the counter this scans correctly at £39.
sotomonkey
10 Nov 151#18
Several times better than a ZX Spectrum +2. Cool.
NEtech
9 Nov 151#17
The 635 is 4G.
RicardoFuller
9 Nov 151#16
I love my windows phone
HueKuhn
9 Nov 15#8
Are these 4G or 3G?
chickenandbear to HueKuhn
9 Nov 15#11
3g
RicardoFuller to HueKuhn
9 Nov 151#15
Mines 4g I assume they are all 4g, its one of the reasons I bought it
oUkTuRkEyIII
9 Nov 15#14
Looks like it was £89 and then a member of staff changed it to £39
oUkTuRkEyIII
9 Nov 15#2
szippancs to oUkTuRkEyIII
9 Nov 15#13
What was the 89 quid?
bargain1girl
9 Nov 15#12
Saw this last week at Quinton store for £39 and it was 4g but none available to buy then.
Jameseh
9 Nov 15#10
Will have a look tomorrow, heat.
bussty3
9 Nov 15#4
None left at Spring Hill, Birmingham.
Steve Mac to bussty3
9 Nov 15#9
Thanks, saved me checking there :smiley:
preecey
9 Nov 15#7
Heat for the price.
Remember though, this has NO front facing camera.
preecey
9 Nov 15#6
I think you meant to say that the standard 630 has only 512MB of RAM.
corgi74
9 Nov 15#5
The standard 635 only has 512mb so that's a good price for the 1gb model.
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1gb ram, comes with HERE maps/drive, mix radio etc.
If you just fancy messing around with Windows phone why not pick one of these up for £39.
Tesco in Glasgow Sauchihall street has about 30 of these available in orange and black. The chap thought it was national according to his stock computer. I had to ask if they had black in stock as they were out of the leaflets you take to the counter and they had a bunch in the stock room.
Whilst this is sold as a tesco mobile device. I unwrapped it and put a '3' sim in it which worked first time. I've also tried a Vodafone sim and it works a treat. unlocked goodness.
If you note the receipt, I actually picked this up for £34 as I went shopping for £15 of ready meals and received a £5 coupon. I then re-entered the shop, bought the phone and used the coupon and got this for £35.
It doesn't compare to my iPhone6s but for the curious it's about the cheapest I've found for a Windows phone.
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Thanks
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I checked a few of stores today when I was out and about and all of them were the same. It's the locked to tesco one that's £39 (none in stock anyway) and the unlocked version is still £89 so op won a watch with dizzy staff giving him the unlocked one for £39 as seen on the receipt he posted which shows they did an override on the price.
As noted originally, I unwrapped this and put a ‘3’ sim card in which worked first time then tried a Voda sim, which once again worked straight away. It’s never seen a Tesco sim and it’s not been unlocked via Ebay.
You can always take it back if it doesn’t work. It's certainly cheap enough.
I did change it to an Android and have now gone back to windows.
The 1GB version states '1GB RAM' on the back of the box (as in the OP's image). If it just states Lumia 635, it's the 512MB version.
Although it's not a patch on my Nokia 925 (it's certainly better than my family's iPhone fives), those I've come across with the cheaper Windows Phones have been happy with them.
I'm due an upgrade from Vodaphone next month. Think I'll keep my current phone and save some cash.
I phoned my local Tesco hub on 0345 671 9454 to check stock and he told me the following (according to his system):
Unlocked should be £89
Tesco mobile should be £39
Vodafone should be £10
Possibly a wild goose looking for a Vodafone one.
http://www.tescomobile.com/help-and-support/1080-getting-started/1822-pay-monthly/unlock-your-tesco-mobile-phone
Have a browse here. Things like Snapchat are missing but not sure whether you really want your kids on Snapchat anyways!
http://www.windowscentral.com/lumia-635-1gb-ram-appears-be-official
Thanks, saved me checking there :smiley:
Remember though, this has NO front facing camera.
http://www.windowscentral.com/lumia-635-1gb-ram-appears-be-official