Vodafone have reduced the price of the Smart Prime 6 to £49 (from £65) for the weekend.
No top-up is required, simply select 'Keep your existing SIM' at the bottom of the SIM bundle page (just prior to checkout).
The phone can be unlocked via code from ebay cheaply, but you will probably have to wait for 30 days from the day of purchase before the code is available, as the ebay sellers use the Vodafone database for their codes for this model.
Great for under £50:
5" HD (720p) IPS Touch Screen
Snapdragon 410 Quad Core Processor
4G-LTE
1GB RAM
8GB Storage + Micro SD slot
8MP Camera + 2MP FFC
Android 5.0.2 Lollipop + Stagefright fix
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cleverdic to 229mel
27 Feb 1610#14
This thread is about the Vodafone Smart prime 6, not the iPhone....
The Ghostbuster
26 Feb 163#1
Was about to get excited thinking it was the ultra 6 still good price I guess
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The Ghostbuster
26 Feb 163#1
Was about to get excited thinking it was the ultra 6 still good price I guess
Tried to order one but just keep getting "sorry, there's been a problem" whenever I try to confirm my order.
reddit
27 Feb 16#4
Unlocking seems rather expensive.
Cheapest I could find on fleabay was £13
229mel
27 Feb 16#5
overpriced chinese phone
cleverdic to 229mel
27 Feb 1610#14
This thread is about the Vodafone Smart prime 6, not the iPhone....
edgarwells
27 Feb 16#6
it can be upgraded to Andoird 6.0 :confused:
nirvanaman to edgarwells
27 Feb 16#12
what makes you think that?
hapless
27 Feb 162#7
No eBay unlockers work.
In fact no online code works, unless it's from Vodafone, who had to ask the manufacturer (Alcatel), as it is not in Vodafone database.
Budget £20 and a 30 day wait after activating on the Vodafone network for your unlock code.
E- GAIN ID - 117*****!**!
Hi hapless,
Here’s an update on your request to unlock your phone so you can use it on a different network.
We are getting the code for you
We didn’t have the code on our database so we’ve asked your phone’s manufacturer for it.
Reference Number: ******!*!*
How long does it take?
It can take up to 10 working days from today for us to get the code from them. As soon as we do, we’ll email it to you – along with instructions on what to do next.
Thanks
Grishma Ramaiya
Vodafone Network Unlocking Team
And code was sent 5 days later. Worked fine.
This was after trying 6 eBay unlocks, and 9 online unlocks.
It can be unlocked by cable and furiousgold or sigmakey software, but finding an unlock shop with the software was nigh on impossible.
Wife is using it now, but ultra 6 is far superior, much better phone and very easy to unlock. Get that one instead.
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horsepills to hapless
27 Feb 16#10
It's all very well saying "get the ultra 6 instead", but that's more than double the price of this.
seattle
27 Feb 16#8
well its a very good phone and the smaller display / size may appeal to some people versus the ultra 6.. albeit as people said more expensive to unlock (the huawei y6 is another phone that is difficult/costly to unlock..)
the reduction in price helps, and if you add the unlocking cost it jumps back to the £60ish level which is ok for the specs..
if you buy put a screen protector on it.. theres been reports of the screen/glass being a bit on the fragile side..
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No top-up is required, simply select 'Keep your existing SIM' at the bottom of the SIM bundle page (just prior to checkout).
The phone can be unlocked via code from ebay cheaply, but you will probably have to wait for 30 days from the day of purchase before the code is available, as the ebay sellers use the Vodafone database for their codes for this model.
Great for under £50:
5" HD (720p) IPS Touch Screen
Snapdragon 410 Quad Core Processor
4G-LTE
1GB RAM
8GB Storage + Micro SD slot
8MP Camera + 2MP FFC
Android 5.0.2 Lollipop + Stagefright fix
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Link for Silver model
Cheapest I could find on fleabay was £13
In fact no online code works, unless it's from Vodafone, who had to ask the manufacturer (Alcatel), as it is not in Vodafone database.
Budget £20 and a 30 day wait after activating on the Vodafone network for your unlock code.
E- GAIN ID - 117*****!**!
Hi hapless,
Here’s an update on your request to unlock your phone so you can use it on a different network.
We are getting the code for you
We didn’t have the code on our database so we’ve asked your phone’s manufacturer for it.
Reference Number: ******!*!*
How long does it take?
It can take up to 10 working days from today for us to get the code from them. As soon as we do, we’ll email it to you – along with instructions on what to do next.
Thanks
Grishma Ramaiya
Vodafone Network Unlocking Team
And code was sent 5 days later. Worked fine.
This was after trying 6 eBay unlocks, and 9 online unlocks.
It can be unlocked by cable and furiousgold or sigmakey software, but finding an unlock shop with the software was nigh on impossible.
Wife is using it now, but ultra 6 is far superior, much better phone and very easy to unlock. Get that one instead.
2p
the reduction in price helps, and if you add the unlocking cost it jumps back to the £60ish level which is ok for the specs..
if you buy put a screen protector on it.. theres been reports of the screen/glass being a bit on the fragile side..