Moto E (2nd gen) (requires £10 top-up) - £39.00 - £29 @ Vodafone

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Moto E (2nd gen) Now £29 (requires £10 top-up) - £39.00 @ Vodafone

£29 Vodafone28 Jul 16

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Mobiles

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deany76

28 Jul 16

Its good to see a truly affordable smartphone - or an £80.00 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B013UDL5HU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 128GB (with sd card) iPod touch
review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEjSMHzYHNg

BTW
thanks OP

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horsepills

28 Jul 16 #1

COLD - NOT A SMART ULTRA 6! LOL

Just a word of warning on this though - I'm a huge fan of budget smartphones (my main phone is a moto g), but I couldn't stand the lag on my moto e.

I only installed a couple of apps, nothing heavy - but just simple web browsing often ground to a halt for a few seconds. My experience with 8gb androids has always been similar.

So whilst it's a great price, I would only recommend to those who can put up with a sluggish phone.

Stompa

28 Jul 16 2 #2

I have no lag or sluggishness with mine.

BrianM

28 Jul 16 #3

With it's quad-core Snapdragon processor I found the Moto-E pretty good - it could certainly run the iPlayer App just fine (which many of the really budget Androids cannot keep up with)

With Marshmallow it should be possible to fold a fast micro-SD card seamlessly into the phones's 8Gb!

simonbrown

28 Jul 16 #4

Can I ask what apps because I never had such issues with my E2.

preecey

28 Jul 16 #5

Game offers £38, and if you have both a CeX and a Game store in your town, you can get CeX to beat Game's price providing that you bring in proof (usually a printed quote on a receipt).

ady85

28 Jul 16 #6

is this first or second generation?

radles

28 Jul 16 #7

Cex only pay £29 cash for the phone if it's locked to Vodafone. You are quoting the unlocked price.

iskillz

28 Jul 16 #8

I'm going abroad a couple of times in the summer, so will definitely use the SIM for it 500Mb of data roaming. Unfortunately, it appears that the £10 Big Value Bundle is now oos.

iskillz

28 Jul 16 #9

in fact, it now appears that the phone is now also oos. Frustrating as I just had it in my basket!

thefinest1

28 Jul 16 2 #10

dear all,

i bought this a month ago when it was posted here for £35. do not buy off the website. it took me a month! yes a month to get it! arrived this week. buying from website is straight forward. i chose to deliver to a store near my work. i had emails saying it was delivered and ready for pick up, but the store had not seen or have any record of it. i had numerous conversations with their live support which yielded nothing. phoning call centre..nothing, just promises. in the end i complained via letter, yes letter! no email, and finally they sent me the phone. if you can get this phone in store then do so. you will save yourself a whole load of head ache.

deany76

28 Jul 16 #11

Hi
I have choosen to collect at nearest VodaFone store but have googled their number and its not listed. Any idea how I can save myself a journey and speak to the store. thanks

sirhobo

28 Jul 16 #12

I think the key is not to have it delivered to store. I had a similar problem and it seems like the supply channel from warehouse to store is massively flawed. Buy it from the website and have it delivered, and it's much more reliable. Vodafone are cowboys but they have some good offers on PAYG phones from time to time

tyr

28 Jul 16 #13

Yes, I can confirm that buying from website with home delivery caused much less issues except waiting time for me, ordered several times from Vodafone in the last six months

gsj87

28 Jul 16 #14

Just picked one up for £29 - guy at the store let me buy one without the SIM card. I guess it all depends on who you get!

preecey

28 Jul 16 #15

Game pays £38, regardless of whether it's locked or not.

preecey

28 Jul 16 #16

This is the second generation, as stated in the title.

finknottle

28 Jul 16 #17

You're lucky, after two weeks of waiting for mine to even be dispatched I phoned them, only to be told by some South African bloke that my order had been cancelled. No reason given.

nascent

28 Jul 16 #18

OOS

sdduk2

28 Jul 16 #19

You sure you have the 2nd gen? not the first runs fine also you can use your sd memory card has default instead of the internal memory if you have marshmallow on it.

radles

28 Jul 16 #20

Is that cash or credit, and does it take ino account their current proom of 20% extra cash for phones ?

Sprograt

28 Jul 16 #21

It's saying email me when in stock I presume it's now OOS.

Stompa

28 Jul 16 #22

TBH the 1st gen runs pretty smoothly too, there's barely any difference performance wise (other than 4G) between the E1 and E2. And annoyingly they've removed the notification LED on the E2.

thefinest1 to Stompa

28 Jul 16 #24

don't cancel just wait for the email to say its instore to collect. i hope its there. if its not. don't even bother talking to the staff, as they will tell you its an online order. just complain via letter to the complaints team including your evidence. it will be a whole lot quicker! you must also tell them what you want, either to cancel the order or the actual phone. i wanted the phone so thats what i requested

good luck!

deany76 to Stompa

28 Jul 16 #25

Hi

I have had this e-mail is it okay for me to go to store with ID? thanks
"Your order WEB- XYZ
is now ready to collect from our Ellesmere Port store. Please check the below information before arriving in store and note that you will need to collect your order within 14 days. Please allow at least 20 minutes to collect your order in store

Store details

Mercer Street

Opening times and directions

Before you collect your order you will need to do the following

Check the opening hours for Ellesmere Port store
Note that you'll need to collect the order yourself

Make sure you bring the correct ID with you

You'll need all of the following:

A valid debit/credit card owned by you that is registered to your account address
Photographic proof of ID e.g passport or photo card driving license
Proof of address which shows current address e.g. utility bill, bank statement, council tax bill (bills / bank statements must be dated within the previous 3 months).

Get started

Once you've got your order we'll help you get started in store or you can visit our website

Thanks

Vodafone Customer Services team"

deany76

28 Jul 16 #23

Anyone know the Vodafone customer serve number from a non Vodafone phone

preecey

28 Jul 16 #26

It's cash, and includes the current summer promotion.

tobtan

28 Jul 16 #27

Got a dispatch email, DPD delivering tomorrow. I only ordered at lunchtime!!

david1274 to tobtan

29 Jul 16 #37

^. Okay, I'm with you. Thanks..

Jacob_Kreed

28 Jul 16 #28

excellent phone, brilliant find

phox

29 Jul 16 #29

I too got mine in that batch, and none of the eBay code sellers could get a code, which is why I said some XT1524 models

faustino

29 Jul 16 #30

Collected mine from Ealing store yesterday. At the time of ordering it showed as in stock.

mar_uk

29 Jul 16 1 #31

Good phone for the price especially for the young ones.

- Collected from store & got them to cancel the pre-activated bundle 30 days and they reinstated £10 pay as you go credits through online chat. Wondering what their expiry on credits?
- Unlocked via ebay for £1.20 within 20 minutes or so (link already given here)
- Upgraded to Marshmallow, Unlocked bootloader, log, etc.
- Now playing with so-called with Adopted Storage 

CHAOSEN3 to mar_uk

29 Jul 16 #32

That's interesting, maybe you had a lot of apps/browser tabs open in the background? I use this Moto E for Pokemon Go, WhatsApp, and browsing. Generally high usage as well as it being rooted with things running in the background and I don't run into any sluggishness/lag at all, quite surprised as I never expected this phone to be as good as it is.

Shame the screen protectors for the phone are pants though.

faustino to mar_uk

29 Jul 16 1 #33

Unlocked with ebay code, link provided earlier in this thread.

iskillz to mar_uk

29 Jul 16 #38

Back in stock for Store collection. I just reserved mine, just now. I will be picking it up over the weekend.

david1274

29 Jul 16 #34

Did you unlock bootloader without installing custom rom and why do it?

Anyone know how to get the phone to restart rather than shutdown?

david1274

29 Jul 16 #35

Using one of these. Works as well as any protector I've used

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311514373486?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Also ordered one of these because I keep phone in my pocket a lot with keys etc. Haven't fitted yet but not expecting any issues

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291780539015?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

mar_uk

29 Jul 16 #36

Yes, not really interested in custom rom. I did it to root it, to install Xposed Framework/Modules, etc. Also bit of an habit I guess, lol

If you install Xposed modules, you should get modules like GravityBox to give options to restart, etc,

iskillz

29 Jul 16 #39

I actually went to the store today and surprise, surprise... the phone wasn't there. I assumed the phone was provided via the store stock, bit not the case. Wasted my time travelling to the store for no reason. I spoked with VF customer services and they had no idea why I received this email to say the phone was ready. I will need to chase them up again on Monday to find out the latest, but I think I'm going to try and get my delivery address changed to my home address to save me the trip and further disappointment.

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