Spotted this this morning and looks like a decent deal. I bought this phone in December for £90 during a sale & using the primenow discount after being quite disappointed with the Smart Ultra 6 (Yes, the SU6 has superior specs but I found lots of niggling issues re. build, hot battery, size, unstable OS, non removable battery, etc).
Very happy with the Swift and it's been a great upgrade from my 2014 Moto G. Biggest selling points for me:
Claim £20 cashback when you buy one of the qualifying products listed after 1st, March, 2016 and before 25th March, 2016. After you purchase this product from Amazon.co.uk, wait 30 days after purchasing before visiting www.wileyfoxpromotions.com to find the details and terms and conditions to claim. This promotion only applies to qualifying products bought from Amazon.co.uk–it does not apply to products bought from third party retailers on the Amazon platform, so please check before adding to your basket."
Top comments
dar72 to mudlover
7 Mar 163#16
Who cares? I've never contacted a company about a phone (or anything else really) after purchase, can't see why I would and I certainly wouldn't use facebook. One reason that I use Giff Gaff is that they don't have a number you can call up, otherwise a bigger part of what I pay them would go to maintaining something that I don't use, there's also no chance that they'll call me up and hassle me.
I don't want companies to "interact" with me or act like my friend...that's just creepy. I want them to give me the product then shut up and go away forever unless I need them again, if and when I do, I will contact them.
What did they say to their customers anyway? It was probably funny and just sensitive people having sense of humour failures.
rio600
7 Mar 163#14
This is a function of the phone unlock security. The numbers appear in a random order each time so no one can guess your pin from smudges on the screen!
Latest comments (35)
muttyhc
9 Mar 16#35
camera quality?
bigsipie
9 Mar 16#34
My GPS has been good, but I have heard of other with GPS issues.
bigsipie
9 Mar 16#33
Buy one..... But buy from Amazon.
coolcat21
8 Mar 16#32
ooh, thank you! I didn't know of this function - obviously I don't have latest model phones! :confused:
elbrownos
7 Mar 16#31
Oh that's interesting.
All I know is I bought the Swift and the GPS was unusable.
Returned it after a week, and Expansys said it would take them two weeks to repair it.
I exercised my rights under the distance selling regs and got a full refund. What did they expect?
Wileyfox claimed I was the only person who had ever had a problem with GPS. I don't think so.
little_green
7 Mar 16#30
been eyeing this up since black friday. reckon i'd bite if it was sub £99
but I have 3 phones hence need a really good excuse to get another haha
jordanc93
7 Mar 162#29
Agree it can be a problem and the supplied cable isn't long enough but managed to find a cable that fits and has longer tip as well as being 2 meters long from poundland.
This is the one that I Found works well with the Swift:
got one to use 3mobile 321 on second sim, if doing the same don't bother, pain in backside trying to get sim to register, they don't tell you this on their wileyfox website
Tried to raise the offer a couple of days ago but HDUK kept rejecting it.
Anyway, great phone, great price especially for a rare breed of people who need a dual sim phone (myself included).
Also a warning that if you buy it from amazon.fr as an example (slightly cheaper) the cashback will not be honored. Has to be bought from one of the suppliers listed here https://wileyfoxpromotions.com/gb/en/pages/cashback/qualifying-retailers apparently (if you reside in the UK that is).
acer786
7 Mar 16#9
price gone up to £135.39, so effective after cash back is £115.39
natlor to acer786
7 Mar 16#22
£129.63 now for black
tobykim
7 Mar 16#21
I've never had a problem with the usb, never used the one that came with the phone though. I use one of the flat cable ones for everything
Gollywood
7 Mar 16#18
Bought when it was £99 & got another £25 off via Nationwide rewards but all my USB cables kept popping out & I'd have an uncharged phone. At least 4 diff brands of usb so I ended up getting eid of it in the end. Shame :neutral_face:
redarrowrules to Gollywood
7 Mar 16#20
So this seems to be a design flaw, rather big one in my view.
redarrowrules
7 Mar 16#17
Other half has this and loves it. Only complaint is the USB charging cables seem to 'slip' out of the port with little effort. Which means she could put the phone on charge at night but then pull at the cable a little for it to come out and not see it till the morning.
Is this a known issue with this phone? We have tried a few different cables, same with them all. But all feel 'tight' on my HTC.
mudlover
7 Mar 16#8
Good deal, Hot! It's such a shame about their CS. This is company we all should have been behind and supporting and would have been had they not been so publicly sh1tty towards their customers on FB from the beginning :-(
dar72 to mudlover
7 Mar 163#16
Who cares? I've never contacted a company about a phone (or anything else really) after purchase, can't see why I would and I certainly wouldn't use facebook. One reason that I use Giff Gaff is that they don't have a number you can call up, otherwise a bigger part of what I pay them would go to maintaining something that I don't use, there's also no chance that they'll call me up and hassle me.
I don't want companies to "interact" with me or act like my friend...that's just creepy. I want them to give me the product then shut up and go away forever unless I need them again, if and when I do, I will contact them.
What did they say to their customers anyway? It was probably funny and just sensitive people having sense of humour failures.
Picard123
7 Mar 16#15
Good alternative to the likes of the Moto G and SU6.
Camera on this isn't great but that's the case with all phones at this pricepoint.
rio600
7 Mar 163#14
This is a function of the phone unlock security. The numbers appear in a random order each time so no one can guess your pin from smudges on the screen!
coolcat21
7 Mar 16#13
White is still £129.99 :laughing:
But has anyone else spotted the keypad order on teh white :confused:
got this on `grey thursday`. great screen, great build, super battery life. never had dual sim before but found it useful. I'm on ee but was hoping to use 123 sim in slot 2 but it isnt 3G so settled for voda. wileyfox cs is shockingly bad so not sure how i`d get on if it goes wrong. lack of protective cases is a real thorn in my side and although they now have their own case available, reviews are poor. also found that when i set up a pin to unlock, when someone calls it doesn't identify the caller even if they're in the contacts list. must conflict with cm12? ships with truecaller which is a revelation, no more spam calls. camera is also good having a sony 13mp sensor.
daughter has su6 and although great its just too big for me and the build quality is not a patch on the wfs.
in summary, excellent value for money and should easily last a good few years if the cm updates are available.
usetheforceluke
6 Mar 16#5
not a hot price price then considering 2 people have purchased it a lot cheaper............
cold
mrsusan74
6 Mar 16#4
damn just got this for 116 from flubit. Cracking bit of kit.
Holdol
6 Mar 16#3
Ive got this on a watch on the 3 camels, very tempted with the cashback offer
sunnydurian
6 Mar 161#1
Was £99 during Christmas, surprise to see it hold its price after 3 months.
patrick_the_wombat to sunnydurian
6 Mar 16#2
For sure, I'm glad I managed to snag it for £90! This cashback offsets the persistent price and makes it a little easier on the wallet. :wink:
From my experience these past few months I would absolutely be OK paying £130 for it.
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Opening post
Very happy with the Swift and it's been a great upgrade from my 2014 Moto G. Biggest selling points for me:
- Runs Cyanogen
- Unlocked
- Dual sim
- Removable battery
- Feels robust
From Amazon:
"£20 Cashback with Wileyfox Swift
Claim £20 cashback when you buy one of the qualifying products listed after 1st, March, 2016 and before 25th March, 2016. After you purchase this product from Amazon.co.uk, wait 30 days after purchasing before visiting www.wileyfoxpromotions.com to find the details and terms and conditions to claim. This promotion only applies to qualifying products bought from Amazon.co.uk–it does not apply to products bought from third party retailers on the Amazon platform, so please check before adding to your basket."
Top comments
I don't want companies to "interact" with me or act like my friend...that's just creepy. I want them to give me the product then shut up and go away forever unless I need them again, if and when I do, I will contact them.
What did they say to their customers anyway? It was probably funny and just sensitive people having sense of humour failures.
Latest comments (35)
All I know is I bought the Swift and the GPS was unusable.
Returned it after a week, and Expansys said it would take them two weeks to repair it.
I exercised my rights under the distance selling regs and got a full refund. What did they expect?
Wileyfox claimed I was the only person who had ever had a problem with GPS. I don't think so.
but I have 3 phones hence need a really good excuse to get another haha
This is the one that I Found works well with the Swift:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wileyfox#Swift
Anyway, great phone, great price especially for a rare breed of people who need a dual sim phone (myself included).
Also a warning that if you buy it from amazon.fr as an example (slightly cheaper) the cashback will not be honored. Has to be bought from one of the suppliers listed here https://wileyfoxpromotions.com/gb/en/pages/cashback/qualifying-retailers apparently (if you reside in the UK that is).
Is this a known issue with this phone? We have tried a few different cables, same with them all. But all feel 'tight' on my HTC.
I don't want companies to "interact" with me or act like my friend...that's just creepy. I want them to give me the product then shut up and go away forever unless I need them again, if and when I do, I will contact them.
What did they say to their customers anyway? It was probably funny and just sensitive people having sense of humour failures.
Camera on this isn't great but that's the case with all phones at this pricepoint.
But has anyone else spotted the keypad order on teh white :confused:
daughter has su6 and although great its just too big for me and the build quality is not a patch on the wfs.
in summary, excellent value for money and should easily last a good few years if the cm updates are available.
cold
From my experience these past few months I would absolutely be OK paying £130 for it.