The excellent 5" HD IPS screen is ideal for your e-mails, texts and web browsing with 4G for fast mobile data. The Windows 10 platform is simple and logical to use and easy to customise. Pin your favorite apps to your start screen and keep up to the minute with what matters to you with live tiles.
Mobile phone features:
Two sim slots allows you to manage two networks simultaneously. Combine both work and personal use on the same handset or use one sim in the uk and the other on a local network from your favourite foreign location for local rate services.
2 great cameras - a superb 8mp auto focus rear camera for great photo quality and a 5mp front camera for superior selfiles and video calling.
16gb of internal memory and a micro SDXC card slot for up to 128gb of extended storage for all you photos, mp3 and other files. Micro SD card not included.
Includes additional back case (white), a clear protective cover and a screen protector.
Network provider: Sim free.
Windows 10 operating system.
Quad-Core Processor.
MP3 player.
Display and camera information:
5 inch screen.
1280 x 720 pixels.
TFT display.
8 megapixel camera.
Video capture and playback.
Network and connectivity:
2G, 3G and 4G network capability.
Micro SIM card.
Dual sim.
Wi-Fi connectivity.
Bluetooth.
Memory information:
16000MB/16GB of internal memory.
General information:
Up to 160 hours standby time.
Up to 480 mins talk time.
Size H142, W72, D8.2mm.
Weight 152g.
Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
>>>>>
Top-O-Cashback just tracked at 1.57% ;-)
- 008
>>>>>
Dual sims:
Slot 1 is 3g & 4g
Slot 2 is 2g only
- 008
Top comments
celticprince
19 Jan 1618#7
Heat added.
I haven't seen a 5" bush since the 70's :confused:
chancooluk
19 Jan 165#5
It's a rebranded Archos 50 Cesium (oddly the Bush includes more storage at 16GB, and a higher res front camera), which is £20 more expensive. The processor is a Snapdragon 210, which is basically the same as the older SD400, just clocked 100mhz slower.
I like that they include an extra white battery cover, clear protective case and screen protector, as these are often hard to find for slightly obscure phones.
Hot from me.
To anybody buying this: Make sure to update the OS to the latest version, and also the store apps. I'm using a Lumia 550 at the moment, which still has a few niggles and bugs, but no showstoppers. Initially the phone was so buggy that it was almost unusable, the initial OS build (10586.0) isn't great, and the apps (such as 'Phone', 'Messaging'...etc) were beta versions from October 2015. Microsoft should really look into putting a sticker on the box warning people to expect a broken experience if updates aren't performed.
Zameen to celticprince
19 Jan 164#11
take a walk in the countryside then
gilesrdavies
20 Jan 163#42
I got my mum a 4 inch Bush windows phone for £29 from Argos in the pre-Christmas sales, and it even came with a Lebara SIM with £10 top up.
It was her first dip into the Smartphone market, and is excellent. The qaulity of the phone seems as good as any of the big brands, and came with different battery back covers and a gel case. They even come with a two year warranty too!
With these Bush, you seem to get an awful lot for your money!
Latest comments (63)
Scotty Boy
28 Jan 16#63
That section I'm not to sure about mate, as I've only got a Lumia handset running with WP8.1 installed on it - hopefully another member with WP10 can cover that bit for you.
COUPONKEV
26 Jan 16#62
Thanks. The problem was tracked down to:
1) The need to use Windows 10 mobile standard permissions allowing apps to access you calendar and contacts etc (I'd chosen custom installation when I set up the phone the first time as I thought Microsoft wanted to know too much). Switching these back to allow Microsoft to find out everything about me and my contacts allows the sync.
2) When adding POP3 settings manually via advanced set up it was necessary to suffix the incoming and outgoing server names to account for the POP and SMTP authentication. This is achieved by suffixing the standard names with a colon, the port number another colon and a 1 eg :995:1 or whatever the port numbers are. This is because the Windows 10 mobile free outlook mail app settings are very restricted, not like full Outlook settings, there is nowhere else to enter port numbers etc so you have to tag them on the end. The resulting string gets the job done.
Anyhow, now sync'd but can only see the inbox, where are sent items and junk mail etc?
COUPONKEV
25 Jan 16#58
Thank you to the OP. Purchased. Updated all apps etc. Everything is working except for email. I cannot for the life of me understand how to get the Outlook mail to download the email, it says not synced and when I click the sync at the bottom (2 swirling arrows) it just spins says syncing but then those words disappear and dots move along the top but no mail is downloaded. It is a BT Yahoo account. On my iPhone I just select Yahoo mail in the mail set up and enter email address and password and it downloads mail straight away. How do I set up on the Windows 10 phone? There are advanced settings available I think but only a limited number of input fields, no port number or SSL, some step by step instructions would be much appreciated. Thanks
Well I think I may get one,at that price is is a good deal and few good reviews from chaps on here! Thanks OP.
mickymcd
24 Jan 162#57
Picked mine up yesterday you get two rear snap on backs one white one black, you also get a screen guard and a tpu gel bumper case which is clear.The build quality is good and the camera is ok not brilliant but acceptable speaker is good windows 10 is good pretty snappy only annoying thing ive found is you cant charge the phone whilst its switched off it restarts itself if the charger is plugged in battery life seems good although top rear of the phone does get warm in use so time will tell I'm on the fence with mine ill give it a week then decide if I keep or return
interceptor02
22 Jan 16#51
anybody got this yet? would they care to review?
lestar to interceptor02
23 Jan 16#56
Yes, any comments or reviews from the first wave of purchasers?
The quality of the 8MP camera? Call quality? Loudspeaker quality? Battery life? The Windows 10 update experience?
Anything appreciated really.
interceptor02
22 Jan 16#55
yep 16GB
MAQS
22 Jan 16#53
Got it, but front camera is 2MP and not 5MP as advertised, Argos said it's a typo error on their site...haven't opened it yet as unsure whether or not gonna keep it.
chancooluk to MAQS
22 Jan 16#54
Can you confirm the storage size too? The Archos version is listed as 8GB, but the Bush version is listed as 16GB?
mclassplanet
22 Jan 16#52
Does this phone have a compass?
seanireland72
21 Jan 16#49
Battery size??
chancooluk to seanireland72
22 Jan 16#50
2100mah
vip3r09
21 Jan 16#48
Far too away from me, no chance but thanks
vip3r09
20 Jan 16#46
Out of stock already today
DevilzGtr to vip3r09
20 Jan 16#47
Many places OOS but still available in some places e.g. Banbury Cross Retail Park
Scotty Boy
20 Jan 16#45
You don't know Terry Wogan??? :neutral_face:
flooker
20 Jan 161#44
No good for me then, I don't know anyone called Terry. :stuck_out_tongue:
Skymonkey
19 Jan 161#20
This is a really good deal. My dad would love this, and agree Microsoft really should ensure retailers remind customers to update their purchases just in case. Makes absolute sense.
Scotty Boy to Skymonkey
20 Jan 16#43
+1 - Was considering replacing my aging Nokia 6303i Classic with a Lumia 435/640 but may go for this one instead, especially with it having the dual SIM support in place along with the 16GB internal storage to future proof it for W10M OS updates & apps that can't be transferred over to the MicroSDHC/XC cards.
gilesrdavies
20 Jan 163#42
I got my mum a 4 inch Bush windows phone for £29 from Argos in the pre-Christmas sales, and it even came with a Lebara SIM with £10 top up.
It was her first dip into the Smartphone market, and is excellent. The qaulity of the phone seems as good as any of the big brands, and came with different battery back covers and a gel case. They even come with a two year warranty too!
With these Bush, you seem to get an awful lot for your money!
blazindata
20 Jan 161#37
It's quite a thick bush
celticprince to blazindata
20 Jan 16#41
Agree, it's bordering on a coppice :wink:
profdarkart
19 Jan 161#1
what's going on? a seemingly decent spec windows phone from Bush? Heat from me.
I mean for a budget phone,you can not go wrong! Who would have thought Argos making phones back in the day?
Gorskar
20 Jan 16#38
Thinking of getting a WM phone for my mum.
I already got a Blu Win HD 5" LTE for my GF - and she's found it really easy to use + snappy (and it has all the apps she needs) Unfortunately Amazon have stopped selling them, and I cant find anywhere else to get them from so need to look at alternatives.
So its probably a toss up between this and the Lumia 640 (available from vodaphone for the same price, and I don't think any top-up is needed!)
The_Hoff
19 Jan 161#34
These are really unpopular in Hollywood and Brazil.
celticprince to The_Hoff
20 Jan 16#36
Yes, I believe its call quality can be a 'hairy' experience when out West :wink:
bluecityste
20 Jan 161#35
Jesus.....Archos must have the worst brand image ever if they need to rebrand to BUSH to sell more!
frostyclock
19 Jan 161#33
Good spec but no way gonna answer this in the pub with BUSH written across the back unless you can trim it down lol, hot though.
How does the dual sim work how are they separated in terms of use age, any video etc
rossmclean to rossmclean
19 Jan 16#13
Any videos I can watch to see it in action I mean, sorry
chancooluk to rossmclean
19 Jan 16#17
There are separate phone and messaging applications for each SIM. You can switch between SIM's on the fly using a switch available in each app.
Only 1 SIM can be used for 4G data at any one time. You can switch which SIM you need for data in the SIM settings page. The secondary SIM will only work for calls and texts.
luke_home87 to rossmclean
19 Jan 16#21
with the dual sim you choose what sim you want to use to call someone
so for example when you find the person you want to call it will come up with "call terry Number using sim 1
or "call terry number using sim 2)
Skymonkey
19 Jan 161#19
Or a German health spa.
szigmon123
19 Jan 16#18
Anyone able to compare this with the blu win hd lte? In particular the camera?
celticprince
19 Jan 16#16
Not quite, it was the last Mary Millington film I saw :stuck_out_tongue:
celticprince
19 Jan 161#15
What a virtuous mind you have :smile:
celticprince
19 Jan 1618#7
Heat added.
I haven't seen a 5" bush since the 70's :confused:
Zameen to celticprince
19 Jan 164#11
take a walk in the countryside then
ollie87 to celticprince
19 Jan 162#14
Was that the last time you had sex?
Makes sense.
interceptor02
19 Jan 16#10
order one will arrive in 5 days.
litwoojczyznomoj
19 Jan 16#2
Seems like a decent WM mid-ranger. Personally I'd rather go for lumia 640 refurbished from o2.
Dryosh to litwoojczyznomoj
19 Jan 16#9
Or get it unlocked and brand new for £10 (plus £20 top up) extra from carphone warehouse or £79.99 if you qualify for an upgrade.
parasitemol
19 Jan 16#8
Was just going to post this, heat from me!
chancooluk
19 Jan 165#5
It's a rebranded Archos 50 Cesium (oddly the Bush includes more storage at 16GB, and a higher res front camera), which is £20 more expensive. The processor is a Snapdragon 210, which is basically the same as the older SD400, just clocked 100mhz slower.
I like that they include an extra white battery cover, clear protective case and screen protector, as these are often hard to find for slightly obscure phones.
Hot from me.
To anybody buying this: Make sure to update the OS to the latest version, and also the store apps. I'm using a Lumia 550 at the moment, which still has a few niggles and bugs, but no showstoppers. Initially the phone was so buggy that it was almost unusable, the initial OS build (10586.0) isn't great, and the apps (such as 'Phone', 'Messaging'...etc) were beta versions from October 2015. Microsoft should really look into putting a sticker on the box warning people to expect a broken experience if updates aren't performed.
008
19 Jan 162#3
>>>>>
HEAT+ on this one, was preparing to post the deal after ordering, so nice one Devilz!
Hi Res Big Bush :smile:
DevilzGtr to 008
19 Jan 161#4
Thanks for the Topcashback info. Was just about to add that myself lol.
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Opening post
Mobile phone features:
Two sim slots allows you to manage two networks simultaneously. Combine both work and personal use on the same handset or use one sim in the uk and the other on a local network from your favourite foreign location for local rate services.
2 great cameras - a superb 8mp auto focus rear camera for great photo quality and a 5mp front camera for superior selfiles and video calling.
16gb of internal memory and a micro SDXC card slot for up to 128gb of extended storage for all you photos, mp3 and other files. Micro SD card not included.
Includes additional back case (white), a clear protective cover and a screen protector.
Network provider: Sim free.
Windows 10 operating system.
Quad-Core Processor.
MP3 player.
Display and camera information:
5 inch screen.
1280 x 720 pixels.
TFT display.
8 megapixel camera.
Video capture and playback.
Network and connectivity:
2G, 3G and 4G network capability.
Micro SIM card.
Dual sim.
Wi-Fi connectivity.
Bluetooth.
Memory information:
16000MB/16GB of internal memory.
General information:
Up to 160 hours standby time.
Up to 480 mins talk time.
Size H142, W72, D8.2mm.
Weight 152g.
Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
Full Desktop Link:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5064869.htm
>>>>>
Top-O-Cashback just tracked at 1.57% ;-)
- 008
>>>>>
Dual sims:
Slot 1 is 3g & 4g
Slot 2 is 2g only
- 008
Top comments
I haven't seen a 5" bush since the 70's :confused:
I like that they include an extra white battery cover, clear protective case and screen protector, as these are often hard to find for slightly obscure phones.
Hot from me.
To anybody buying this: Make sure to update the OS to the latest version, and also the store apps. I'm using a Lumia 550 at the moment, which still has a few niggles and bugs, but no showstoppers. Initially the phone was so buggy that it was almost unusable, the initial OS build (10586.0) isn't great, and the apps (such as 'Phone', 'Messaging'...etc) were beta versions from October 2015. Microsoft should really look into putting a sticker on the box warning people to expect a broken experience if updates aren't performed.
It was her first dip into the Smartphone market, and is excellent. The qaulity of the phone seems as good as any of the big brands, and came with different battery back covers and a gel case. They even come with a two year warranty too!
With these Bush, you seem to get an awful lot for your money!
Latest comments (63)
1) The need to use Windows 10 mobile standard permissions allowing apps to access you calendar and contacts etc (I'd chosen custom installation when I set up the phone the first time as I thought Microsoft wanted to know too much). Switching these back to allow Microsoft to find out everything about me and my contacts allows the sync.
2) When adding POP3 settings manually via advanced set up it was necessary to suffix the incoming and outgoing server names to account for the POP and SMTP authentication. This is achieved by suffixing the standard names with a colon, the port number another colon and a 1 eg :995:1 or whatever the port numbers are. This is because the Windows 10 mobile free outlook mail app settings are very restricted, not like full Outlook settings, there is nowhere else to enter port numbers etc so you have to tag them on the end. The resulting string gets the job done.
Anyhow, now sync'd but can only see the inbox, where are sent items and junk mail etc?
EDIT: Couple more links to check out - not sure if they are of any use to you but hope it does help. :wink:
How do I set up POP email on my Windows Phone? | Help | BT Business
Windows Phone - BT Internet mail setup | Email settings
Setting up or deleting an email account | Windows Phone How-to (United Kingdom)
My pleasure guys
The quality of the 8MP camera? Call quality? Loudspeaker quality? Battery life? The Windows 10 update experience?
Anything appreciated really.
It was her first dip into the Smartphone market, and is excellent. The qaulity of the phone seems as good as any of the big brands, and came with different battery back covers and a gel case. They even come with a two year warranty too!
With these Bush, you seem to get an awful lot for your money!
The Deal URL is not working for me, maybe thats causing problems for others too.
Full Desktop Link:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5064869.htm
now fixed by a mod :smiley:
I already got a Blu Win HD 5" LTE for my GF - and she's found it really easy to use + snappy (and it has all the apps she needs) Unfortunately Amazon have stopped selling them, and I cant find anywhere else to get them from so need to look at alternatives.
So its probably a toss up between this and the Lumia 640 (available from vodaphone for the same price, and I don't think any top-up is needed!)
It appears it's a rebadged Archis 50 cesium.
Only 1 SIM can be used for 4G data at any one time. You can switch which SIM you need for data in the SIM settings page. The secondary SIM will only work for calls and texts.
so for example when you find the person you want to call it will come up with "call terry Number using sim 1
or "call terry number using sim 2)
I haven't seen a 5" bush since the 70's :confused:
Makes sense.
I like that they include an extra white battery cover, clear protective case and screen protector, as these are often hard to find for slightly obscure phones.
Hot from me.
To anybody buying this: Make sure to update the OS to the latest version, and also the store apps. I'm using a Lumia 550 at the moment, which still has a few niggles and bugs, but no showstoppers. Initially the phone was so buggy that it was almost unusable, the initial OS build (10586.0) isn't great, and the apps (such as 'Phone', 'Messaging'...etc) were beta versions from October 2015. Microsoft should really look into putting a sticker on the box warning people to expect a broken experience if updates aren't performed.
HEAT+ on this one, was preparing to post the deal after ordering, so nice one Devilz!
Hi Res Big Bush :smile: