don't forget that us Southerners also get higher wages, and incredibly cheap housing prices plus most of us get free Waitrose food because they're jolly decent like that. Anyway, I've got to shovel another load of iphone 6's onto the fire as it's getting chilly.

:stuck_out_tongue:

...meanwhile via Google:
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_g_4g-6355.php

I`ve phoned tesco and they done a check of the north west and they cant find any at all so I wouldn't even bother.

The problem with these deals is that the staff snap them up or hide them before anyone has got the chance.

sorry cold from me

Obvious wild goose chase! (it's cold and i CBA to go out and look).

Whats the megapixal of the camera and memory size?

This deal refers to the Moto G LTE with the small screen like the 1st Gen Moto G.

The LTE version gets the official OTA upgrade to 5.1 and for me that was painless (and done before installing anything else on the phone!)
The real 1st Gen (with 3G but no 4G) only got an official upgrade to 5.0 -- and that doesn't seem to have been quite as smooth, perhaps due to being applied to phones with lots of historical app-clutter (and so needing much cache-clearing.)

Motorola's careless marketing has caused confusion about the identity of all the different versions (including some intended for outside Europe with dual-sim slots).
"Its a Moto G innit?"

Anyway - the Lolipop (5.1) upgrade seems well worthwhile for the XT1039 (the 1st Gen 4G that this deal is about).

Can't remember the exact steps (I no longer have a Moto G to check) - but it's something like the process described here ->https://motorola-mobility-en-hk.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/100135/p/30,6720,9151

It's certainly similar to this - I did it immediately after my phone first had Lollipop installed, and it was fine.

How do you do this? My wife has a 1st gen Moto G, it's been a great phone but the battery life has dropped off a cliff recently.

You have to ask. They not on the shelves. She said it was the last one. How do I post a pic lol

I can confirm this deal. Just bought from braintree marks farm. White version. Heat added

I would also recommend clearing the cache partition from the recovery mode - when I had my Moto G (xt1039) I did this after installing Lollipop and performance was better than it had been with KitKat

Moto G 2nd Gen.. HOT!!!!!!

That's normal. It's because of ART. It should only do it once.

Will open one and see which gen they are when I get home, anyone know if Tesco mobile lock their phones?

Good to see others having luck finding them and it wasn't a wild goose chase :smiley: (for some that is)

Sorry I don't have one to sell, keeping one for myself as a spare in case anything happens to my Moto E and the other will be given as a birthday present next month to someone I know. Here's hoping the ebay unlock codes work when they come through.

Just to add, been back to Tesco south shields tonight and all they have left are a couple of cheapo Nokia's for £15 and one Moto G unlocked for £69 - its also scanning at £69 just to save people a wasted trip.

Obvious wild goose chase! (it's cold and i CBA to go out and look).

Just spent ages on the phone checking all stores in Hertfordshire and London area, but they have none.

OP, if you could get me one & post it, I could send you the £23.75 + money for postage via PayPal? :smirk:

Don't call asking if they have stock for gawd sake. At that price they may have stock but customers won't see any! My step brother does this with cheap stock, yes we have one in stock and actually have 5 on the shelf type of thing.

I once went to Argos to the cashiers desk and asked about stock about an item behind counter, The chap said there was four and wow, what a great price. I think I bought one and after I collected mine, I thought gee, I want some more.
So I went back to same cashier at his desk and said to him I changed my mind and want some more.

Well, I wondered how stock could disappear so quickly between cashiers desk and Collection point but cashier kept an embarrassed silence to my ruminations when I went back for more.

Moral of story: don't call all the shops asking because then staff can spot a deal when you let them know.

They are definitely selling these but there are none in Newport,Cardiff Road or Spytty,Risca,Caerphilly or Cardiff Gabalfa.
A guy in store just checked for me,lucky if you do find one though.

Thank you OP, great deal for the ones able to get it. To **** off the North Easterners, including myself, I found out that Stanley sold out the last 4 today and Billingham the last 2. None available anywhere else in the NE. If anyone elsewhere in the country finds stock, I'd be grateful to receive one, please pm me.

Interesting review:
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/mobile-phones/1401248/moto-g-2nd-gen-review-now-with-android-50-and-4g

Ok np. Thanks

No chance of there being any left now, some unscrupulous b-----d probably cleaned em out after seeing this deal :smirk:

Are you able to go back into store and pick me one up please :smile:

I'll cover price and postage

Thanks

Of course I needed two, one for me and the other for ebay - by the time I've sold one I've doubled my money, paying for both phones :smirk:

I picked two up because they were cheap, I could have bought them all but left at least one, possibly two on the shelf which is a lot more than some people do on here, wonder how many people in the last week bought more than one iPad, more than one Samsung TV etc from the Tesco deals on here.

i wasn't referring to the two phones you bought as "tonnes". i mean when people go in and clear the shelves of all remaining stock so no one else can have it.

schadenfreude is very common these days it seems.

Oh come on, even filthy rich toffs (like every single southerner) knows it's daft to burn a 6S, they're slightly more aerodynamic than the previous model and thus are more accurate to throw at our household staff when they misbehave.

What the hell has it got to do with you?

And I would hardly call two "tonnes". I'm really pleased it annoys you so much though.

wow surprised to see my gentle and often self deprecating southern humour really hits a few nerves with some members and by hit I suppose I mean smash with a JCB, shoot up with a shotgun then take a massive dump on the ashes. Such as shame there's still such a massive north/south divide at times.....honestly we don't get all the best Tesco wild goose chase deals down south, I promise.

oh and I don't really have a butler :smirk:

Another wild goose chase :disappointed:

[quote=armchair]I`ve phoned tesco and they done a check of the north west and they cant find any at all so I wouldn't even bother.
The problem with these deals is that the staff snap them up or hide them before anyone has got the chance.
sorry cold from me[/qu
You've got to take whatever perks you can when working for £7.50 an hour

they do if you call them to ask :smile: ...

Nothing wrong with capitalism, buying and selling is what makes the world go round

Great deal :smiley:

A southerners "wit" is a curious mix of stupidity, arrogance, pomposity, and bullsh*t
Often seen by other southerners as wit.
Seen by everyone else as something that RHYMES with wit.

Stupidity is also far greater among you southerners I see from this little epistle.....

Yesterday I paid £1-69 to get a 3rd generation Moto G unlocked http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161959591431?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Or Jonny Feckin Wilkinson if you were a Munster supporter in Toulon

If I'm in Tesco I'll look out for one. Thanks op for the headsup

see he was right.

Fantastic backup phone. Grab one if you see it!! HOT!!

After the last Nintendo and Nokia goose chases I don't want to give the Tesco staff the satisfaction of the same old reply the computer says no. The Tesco staff are all getting very wise to HUKD unfortunately.Great deal though.

O2.

Thank you, Jonny. You did do a great thing for us all in 2003. It was actually you, wasn't it?

P.S. One last thing Jonny, it is Jonny, not Johnny. :wink:

Cooooooooooooooooool Deal OP. :-)

Need to check at some point (hopefully ... ) during this weekend, lol. :-)

Hopefully London will have a few of these knocking about somewhere ..... :-)

Only iphone 6's? ...peasant.
I'm burning buckets full of iphone 6s plus just for the fun of it...

Not heard that one before ..... much. iNept une JW. Must try harder to convert your retorts and achieve your goals. Or at least take Jonny's advice. [/quote
You're just looking for arguments, and I'm quite satisfied with my last "retort" it was ok (however to describe helping the England Rugby team win the World Cup to become the only northern hemisphere team to achieve it as something ok is a bit of an understatement! ....... I'm sure you could better.......? lol You must set really high standards for yourself.......? lol

Fantastic find

Not heard that one before ..... much. iNept une JW. Must try harder to convert your retorts and achieve your goals. Or at least take Jonny's advice.

has anyone noticed a lot of these tesco wild goose chase deals are found in south sheilds? why does this store seem to sell off everything cheap?

Or someone named after a Gas Giant.......? although I think Uranus would've been a more apt name as you talk out of it!

None in Cheltenham super store

Nothing here in Redcar. As usual.

He is. But not as funny as someone vicariously living their life through a person who did something OK over 12 years ago. Get a new avatar and profile name, JW!! :laughing:

some cheap phones from Tesco cant be unlock outside...need to get code from tesco

​Got a 1st gen 3g version (an unlocked tesco one), and im running 5.1

Its another Tesco's own, great wild gooze hunt, that no one will get.

I`ve phoned tesco and they done a check of the north west and they cant find any at all so I wouldn't even bother.

The problem with these deals is that the staff snap them up or hide them before anyone has got the chance.

sorry cold from me

Your'e so funny...ha...ha excuse me while I crack a rib with laughter!

cameras are shocking, actually, beyond shocking, such a shame but they only made them acceptable in the latest version.

Still, its a fast enough phone that will suit many people, just dont give one to one of your kids who snapchats or selfies all the time as they will throw it back in your face.

I'll have a chat with my HR dept and see what they think,

My metro only had 2nd generation :/

Wow you can dock his wages and outsource to Waithoes his living costs for free...the life of the filthy...

Yeah, the phones were where they put the clearance stuff like near out of date food, damaged items, and the like. Its a like a small two feet wide section of shelving at the end of the tinned food section

Well you might have more chance to win Euro million ....

Thanks dont think we have one of these at our branches maybe as we have a phone shop in the store, shame would love one of these for my son.

Are these deals in the phone shop part of tesco stores or on the shelf?

Great if you can find it. My wife has this phone and is very happy..... great battery and does all the basic stuff.... whatapp, facebook, skype...... unfortunately none within 30 mile radius from where I live

I just picked up the 5" LTE model (XT1072) for £34.75 locked to Tescos. It was the only one left but thought it was a bargain for my Dad's first smart phone. Also got 28 days to use it and try it out and take it back if he doesn't get on with it.

Always a one off deal in the North.

The South is discriminated against!

Thanks! Think I'll try Kingston Park... nearer for me... and a sight easier to get to on a Friday evening! Heat added BTW.

Have a word with giffgaff. You need an unlocked phone to use giffgaff, so they offer advice..

So... when you say "they had a few..." could you be a little more specific? 'Cause I've looked it up, and "few" is slightly less than "some" and definitely less than "many" :stuck_out_tongue:

Great price, thanks OP. Hot.

I believe Tesco double lock their phones, so you couldn't simply use O2, giffgaff etc.
At least the last Tesco phone I had was like that. You would still need an unlock code to use O2.

You have to do a manual update using your usb and connecting to your PC I think.

You have to update your 'motorola update services' on the play store.

Well my butler usually goes to Waitrose of course but it's a good idea.

Just get to Waithoes, i'm sure they will give you a chair, cuppa and free wifi to keep all of you warm :wink:

Mine is on Tesco Mobile, and the upgrade to 5.1 happened months ago. You could always try and kick it off yourself: settings>about phone>system updates or something similar on 4.4..

It came out months ago for the unlocked versions - June maybe? I certainly was running 5.1 when I stopped using mine in November.

For more details on the Tesco firmware, I would guess it might be hidden in the very long forum at https://forums.motorola.com/posts/edc7501cc4

did these have a yellow sticker on them?

Any idea when the XT1039 is going to get Lollipop? Mine [originally from Tesco, but now unlocked] is still on Android 4.4.4 and I was hoping for an O/S upgrade - seeing as it's almost "pure Android".

Mine came with 4.4, but upgraded to 5 later. Nice phones - the 5mp seems like a lot more..

That'd be 3rd Gen, then... :smiley:

Maybe worth also pointing out that they (we) aren't scheduled to get Android M (Marshmallow). Though the Cyanogenmod version of Marshmallow seems a reasonable expectation, in the fullness of time!

True.
I'm very pleased with my XT 1039.
For cases, etc, look for one intended for the original Moto G.
My unlocked one cost me £85 (IIRC) last summer at Tesco. So £79 now ain't so hot.
But £23.75 ... I'd give you that for a spare new one, even locked to Tesco!

Luke warm at best if anyone can actually find one!

Pls what's the Barcode

If it's 4G (or LTE) it's second generation - xt1039 - we have two of these on Tesco mobile. Excellent phones!

Scorchio.

xt1039

What's the model number. As can't seem to able to find it online.

Product Number? tell me where to look

Great phones at a great price - kids have had all iterations of these. All excellent. Heat.

Any product number??

Missing Goose hunt pictures...........

and yes its correct there is a batch of these phones that is impossible to unlock so only good if your on the tesco network

is it staff discount which is hidden?
I saw what you did there !!!

yeah, got two XT1032 from o2 (same network) and 1 was unlocked easy, other i've tried about 5 sellers, nothing works.



5MP, probably 1GB RAM, 8GB Flash
MicroSD?

Oh man, that's hot!

I need one for the Mrs too, hey ho, no chance by the time I get to a Tesco to check.

Priced at £23 on the shelf.

Said

Phone shop soda these are £79.99 ?

In saying that there was a batch that was really hard to unlock so don't know if that was ever improved upon.

This.
They will be locked to O2. Hot deal.

That picture looks like a first gen 4g I think.

:confused: Hot, if you can find them

Hot if you can find them.