It's back down to business for the Microsoft Lumia 650!
Microsoft state themselves - "Discover the benefits of a seamless cross-device Windows 10 experience in a precision crafted package. With refined performance and premium design, the Lumia 650 is the smart choice for your business."
Experience a crisp and bright viewing experience, even in direct sunlight, with a super sharp 5’’ HD OLED display
Not sure if its been posted before but seems like a nice deal, I ordered the id sim only for £5.00 pm on a 30 day contract but cancelled after they told me to go instore to get my number ported over, this seems like a much better with a phone too.
only downside is that its a 24 month contract and the price includes cashback but the seem very reliable paying
Free Phone
£4.50 Inc. VAT
per month / 24 months
2 GB UK Data
1000 UK Minutes
5000 UK Texts
£192.00 cashback reducing the monthly line rental from £12.50 to £4.50
Latest comments (41)
Julan
10 May 16#41
Cant speak for everybody but I think its great, had windows phones for years now and find the operating system Win10 a bit different from the previous but was a great deal for those who got it
jco83
5 May 16#40
How is the phone guys?
Julan
31 Mar 161#39
got mine too :sunglasses:
CardboardCutout
31 Mar 16#38
Damn, very jealous, I waited an hour to think about it!
balu_sw
30 Mar 16#37
This deal should be expired as the price has gone up
ioscorpio
29 Mar 16#36
It's a shame that the price has gone up to £15/£8.50 or £12.50/£9.50 a month.
FunkyMonkeyDooDa
29 Mar 161#35
Righto, got mine this afternoon. Didn't have any info on cashback, so I phoned and yep - got the £192. Nice lady has sent me an email to confirm. All good. Phone's definitely worth it!
liamo
28 Mar 161#34
Yes, they have honoured it.
Mines dispatched, and have got an order completion email with the tracking details, and the following details in it;
Well, that I am not sure of yet. The phone is marked as despatched, but there's no indication of any redemption deal on it - the order just states £12.50/m.... I'll let you know as it should come to me tomorrow. Suffice to say, if they don't honour the deal it will go back.
Julan
26 Mar 16#32
they still have the 550 at the same rate which is still not bad i think
liamo
26 Mar 16#31
Think so. Mine has been approved, and is now in the status waiting for dispatch. I've also got an email stating this, so I think it should be out for delivery on Tuesday with parcelforce.
BurkusCat
26 Mar 16#30
Did they honor the deal?
rheumatoid
25 Mar 161#29
I also failed a credit check despite an impeccable credit record. There is also no sign of a check being undertaken on my credit report. I have since received lots of spam from them saying sorry I failed a credit check but look at these other great deals we can offer you. I think they put up deals few if any will get in order to try to get you to take out something more profitable. Crooked business model. I would not trust them again.
infiniti
25 Mar 161#28
Not available now, £8.50 pm after cash back :neutral_face:
dazzl3r324
25 Mar 16#27
Because they know some people will sign and then not claim back
stphnstevey
25 Mar 16#26
Nice
FunkyMonkeyDooDa
25 Mar 16#25
Hope I managed to get it - placed the order this morning, noticed the price had gone up so phoned them to check - no order on system, but they are experiencing a bit of a technical hitch apparently(!)
CardboardCutout
25 Mar 16#24
Line rental price has gone up :disappointed:
chancooluk
25 Mar 161#23
Not true. Lumia handsets sold directly by the networks are always locked. However, if you bought your handset from a third party (such as Carphone Warehouse or Mobile Phones Direct), the handsets are unlocked and paired with a separate SIM.
Great deal though. I recently reviewed the Lumia 650 and found it to be an excellent handset, with great build quality. It's very light and thin, but doesn't feel like its about to snap in half. The screen is great quality (although it is pentile, which some people hate). Otherwise it runs W10M almost without a hitch. Just make sure that you update the OS and Store apps to the latest versions, as the OS that ships with the handset is out-of-date and full of bugs and lags.
williamw11
25 Mar 161#22
Used them a few times
Cash back received without issue
MasterFunk73
25 Mar 161#21
I had a two year contract from them and got every cash back easily
holmesyhukd
25 Mar 16#20
Took almost 10 days to make a decision on a recent application (which they declined - despite being a home owner and having 4+ d/d which I've never missed a payment on) They also lured many people under false pretense in a recent deal that was left on their website for 48hours+ only for them to then pull the deal.
Customer service was non existent despite numerous calls.I seldom complain but they handled the whole affair so poorly.
zchari5
25 Mar 16#19
Have had one contract with them. TCB didn't pay out as I was referred to the mobile operator (Vodafone) possibly for a credit check. However cashback was exceedingly easy as it's all online and you get verification that they've received it then an email when they have confirmed you sent the right bill and then it's a BACS transfer. Now on another contract but have to wait till month 6 to start claiming again
I read this review also but I think the comments below the article are valid and te review is misleading. I had similar problems on an early insider win 10 mobile preview, which I ditched. The latest release much better (but still things missing). So I would take some of these observations with a pinch of salt.
holmesyhukd
25 Mar 16#16
i'd stress to anyone considering go ahead with this deal, to avoid this company like the plague.
pcs7038 to holmesyhukd
25 Mar 16#17
Why? Please explain
pantaiema
25 Mar 161#9
Is the monthly line rental £4.50 which down from £12.50 or you will need to pay £12.50 pm first and then reclaim it back by redemption ???
If it is a cashback by redemptin this is not a deal as there are hundreds of similar deal outthere using the dodgy principles cashback by redemption.
If they are really sincere why they do not just reduce the price rather than asking peope to reclaim it back ??
manicmidlander to pantaiema
25 Mar 162#13
because their business model incorporates the assumption that not everyone will be organised enough to claim the cashback. Those people will be subsidising the others. The deal isn't a sound business proposal at £4.50 a month for everyone
littel helper to pantaiema
25 Mar 16#14
exactly my thought..
MeganathanK
25 Mar 16#8
Phone locked to talk mobile? Or unlocked ?
manicmidlander to MeganathanK
25 Mar 161#12
talk mobile phones are unlocked
manicmidlander
25 Mar 16#11
good deal but redemption makes people nervous.
d8smt
25 Mar 161#10
I've got the lumia 830, very similar spec to the 650 without the wireless charging and less than 2/3 off tthe price, its a great phone. Much higher quality feel to it than the 640s (the 650, that is) Lumias were always shipped unlocked by Nokia at the end of 2015 (mine was EE but was unlocked), not sure if this is still the case. All the carriers are offering the 650 on PAYG for less than £120 currently, which is amazing value. I'm just waiting to see the specs/prices of the 750/850 before I replace our last iphone4...really like the Qi charging....
liamo
25 Mar 16#7
great deal by the way, heat added.
Ordered it, and also went by TCB for the chance of £30 cashback, worth a try, should hopefully pay out.
SpeedyG
25 Mar 16#5
I have the 640 model. is this 650 any better? this one only has 8gb memory...
liamo to SpeedyG
25 Mar 161#6
The 650 has 16Gb storage, the 640 only has 8Gb, so this has twice as much storage. Both have 1gb RAM.
Pretty much the same phones, this one has a much more premium feel.
Biggest downside i can see is this one has a 2000Mah battery life, the 640 has 2500Mah, so a lot better.
I've ordered it, as the contract alone is pretty good, you can probably sell the phone if you don't want it for over £100, thereby having essentially a good free contract for 24 months, (assuming you get to claim all the cashback's).
ioscorpio
24 Mar 162#4
£31.50 TCB as well = £3.19 per month and can sell at CEX for £87 so a profit of £10.50 for a free sim contract.
BurkusCat
24 Mar 16#3
Anyone know the terms of the cashback? Awesome final price which makes me woried that the terms are something BS
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Microsoft state themselves - "Discover the benefits of a seamless cross-device Windows 10 experience in a precision crafted package. With refined performance and premium design, the Lumia 650 is the smart choice for your business."
Experience a crisp and bright viewing experience, even in direct sunlight, with a super sharp 5’’ HD OLED display
Not sure if its been posted before but seems like a nice deal, I ordered the id sim only for £5.00 pm on a 30 day contract but cancelled after they told me to go instore to get my number ported over, this seems like a much better with a phone too.
only downside is that its a 24 month contract and the price includes cashback but the seem very reliable paying
Free Phone
£4.50 Inc. VAT
per month / 24 months
2 GB UK Data
1000 UK Minutes
5000 UK Texts
£192.00 cashback reducing the monthly line rental from £12.50 to £4.50
Latest comments (41)
Mines dispatched, and have got an order completion email with the tracking details, and the following details in it;
Talkmobile £12.50 per month
+ 1000 Minutes
+ 5000 Texts
+ 2 GB Data
+ 24 Month Contract 1 FREE FREE
Talkmobile Nano SIM Card 1 FREE FREE
Includes £192 Cashback by Redemption 1 FREE FREE
Total (inc. VAT): FREE
Great deal though. I recently reviewed the Lumia 650 and found it to be an excellent handset, with great build quality. It's very light and thin, but doesn't feel like its about to snap in half. The screen is great quality (although it is pentile, which some people hate). Otherwise it runs W10M almost without a hitch. Just make sure that you update the OS and Store apps to the latest versions, as the OS that ships with the handset is out-of-date and full of bugs and lags.
Cash back received without issue
Customer service was non existent despite numerous calls.I seldom complain but they handled the whole affair so poorly.
If it is a cashback by redemptin this is not a deal as there are hundreds of similar deal outthere using the dodgy principles cashback by redemption.
If they are really sincere why they do not just reduce the price rather than asking peope to reclaim it back ??
Ordered it, and also went by TCB for the chance of £30 cashback, worth a try, should hopefully pay out.
Pretty much the same phones, this one has a much more premium feel.
Biggest downside i can see is this one has a 2000Mah battery life, the 640 has 2500Mah, so a lot better.
I've ordered it, as the contract alone is pretty good, you can probably sell the phone if you don't want it for over £100, thereby having essentially a good free contract for 24 months, (assuming you get to claim all the cashback's).