You can say that again

So basically a waste of time then trying to get this deal if there are only 6 units, with half this thread trying to snap them up?

I wanted this but because of it lacking Band 20 went for Ulefone Power instead, I get up to 3 days out of the battery!

Supports bands 3 (1800Mhz) & 7 (2600Mhz), but doesn't support Band 20 (800Mhz) I think.

Google talkmobile settings and input them, settings,sim cards and mobile networks, talkmobile, access point names, click add at bottom and fill in settings. After that, settings, sim cards and mobile networks,talkmobile,preferred network type and choose 3g.

how do I get my talk mobile 3g to work I can't seem to get it to work

Was going to grab one of these even though it was almost £110 Just seen today that they're over £195 now. Bummer.

glad that worked for u good bunch those xda boys . what did you have to do

Thanks, used xda developers and worked a charm, just downloading latest miui global now.

Thanks

​I flashed mine without issue for the same reason, will see if I can find instructions and send them across

Try XDA-DEVELOPERS forum search for similar problem or register and post your problem link http://forum.xda-developers.com/ there are loads of threads for xiaomi on there to ask a question just make a new thread

Yes, followed everything to the letter, I might try one more time this weekend but it's driving me mad!

did you use 64bit windows and have the ADB drivers installed on pc apparently wont work on 32bit pc

Thanks, but I've tried that and no joy, looks like I'll be sending it back, shame because the phone is excellent

​Think this may only apply to the redmi note 3, as I believe that it's the only xiaomi phone they make that has a version with band 20 for 4g

Why is it thai always recieve HUKD emails 1-2 days AFTER the deals have expired?!
Come HUKD sort it out please!

​Virtually as stated that has better battery and 3d graphics speed and this has better cpu

have a look at this dont know if it will help link http://xiaomitips.com/guide/how-to-flash-miui-fastboot-rom-on-locked-redmi-3/

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​you don't need to unlock boot loader.
there are 3 ways to put new ROM, system update, via Mi PC suite or flashboot.

Updater app /Mi PC suite doesn't work if the phone has vendor custom ROM.

Use Fastboot method , with miflash tool and global ROM, stable or dev version whichever you like.. I used dev as it is Miui 8, stable is miui 7.5.
all info/downloads available from en.miui.com so authentic ROM. just search for your phone model.

I've got a Moto E like that, anyone who doesn't have e-mail, it deletes altogether :P

I got one of these from banggood 2 weeks ago and it has a fake rom on it. Does anyone know how to unlock bootloader because I've tried with no luck?

Actually both are now a similar price on banggood so you can take your pick, I've heard the s has better battery life and the pro has slightly better processor so depends what you need it for, I mostly want it for pictures so not fused which.

there is no custom duty on mobile phones or laptops or tablets only VAT and handling charge if you are caught have a read of this link http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Buying-from-China-Do-You-Pay-UK-Import-Tax-VAT-/10000000017669493/g.html

It was hardly really a deal. I clicked the same second it went live and was sold out.

Sold out :disappointed:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Redmi-3S-5-0-inch-4G-Phone-Call-Tablet-PC-3GB-32GB-MIUI-7/32698241957.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.2.ExFu8K&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_8,searchweb201602_2_10057_10056_10065_10068_10055_10054_10069_10059_10058_10073_10017_10071_10070_10060_10061_10052_10062_10053_10050_10051,searchweb201603_1&btsid=1ea323b5-01bb-40f5-b20e-73009e73492f

Is this the same phone?

If you're unlucky on the flash sale (more than likely) the full price is pretty cheap anyway

http://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Redmi-3-Pro-5-Inch-Fingerprint-3GB-RAM-32GB-ROM-Snapdragon-616-Octa-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1045002.html?utmid=873

Great phone, just lack of Band20 that made me look elsewhere, bought a Uhans S1 and loving it.

Obliged kind sir, will check it out.

This more like only six items available in the world, since is shipping worldwide:D

just get the s model for 15 quid more its basically the same phone performance wise

Since this deal looks like a non event, can anyone suggest a similar quality phone at similar price?
Currently have Fire Phone and getting more and more frustrated at its limitations.
Thanks in advance.

Bands for the ordinary version
4G FDD-LTE: 1800/2100/2600MHz, TDD-LTE (B38/B39/B40/B41: 2555-2655MHz)

Bands for the "official International" version

4G FDD-LTE: 4G: FDD LTE B1/3/4/5/7/8/20 (2100/1800/1700/850/2600/900/800MHz), TDD-LTE B40/B41 (2300/2500MHz)

This is according to the "Geekbuying" website (about £113 there).

Now that's an interesting thought?.

And if they do, can someone provide a link for it here too please?. :-)

I've noticed a few people mention no Play Store on here?, and/or the complications with installing Play Store on there, etc?.

But via the OP's link, the Deal itself says:

Note:
The Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro supports multi-language, and pre-install the play store. -- Started from 9th May, 2016.

Just seen another Xiaomi sold for $99.99 with 6 units available.
Watched the counter go down from 1 second down to 0 and instantly say 'this item is sold out'.
Must be hundreds of thousands of people trying to buy. Maybe worth someone writing a script to bag the items if they haven't already!

Good question, I'd like to know that?

what happens if you refuse delivery, do you have to pay any fees ?

From money saving expert website
" Keep your order below £15 and you shouldn't pay any tax

VAT
The thorn in many China shoppers' bed of roses is the customs charges. This is another reason why AliExpress is best for small, cheap bits. Buy goodies under £15 and you shouldn't pay any VAT, customs or Royal Mail handling charges.

What you pay depends on the item's value, but an easy rule of thumb is that above £15, customs, delivery and VAT charges can add around 30-40% to the list price. So first ensure you know what you'll pay – the pricier the item, the bigger the fees.

20% VAT. Buy goods worth more than £15 online from non-EU e-tailers and you need to pay 20% VAT. This is calculated based on the total package cost, regardless of how many items are in it. It's charged on the full price of the package, not just the value that exceeds the £15 limit.
Customs duty. On top of that, customs duty applies to items shipped from outside the EU if they're above £135 (unless the duty comes to less than £7, when it's waived). The duty rate depends on where they came from.

There are about 16,500 custom duty classifications for products, with average percentages between 5% and 9% on the kind of item being bought or imported. However, customs duty can sometimes be as low as 0% or as high as 71%, depending on the goods in question.
£8 Royal Mail handling fee. On top of this, Royal Mail charges an £8 fee if you need to pay charges. (Fees vary for other couriers.)"
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/buy-from-china-aliexpress?utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=10-Aug-16-v1&utm_campaign=nt-oneliners-one&utm_content=1#customs

​yes

Are these any good for teens??

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I could be mis-understanding this but it looks like Banggood are having a snap sale and as part of it are selling the Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro for £90.53
Looks like a 6 piece limit, though again I could be wrong. Good luck.
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And you could probably buy a phone for the clickthroughs hotukdeal is getting from this I imagine lol.

Voted cold. There are only six phones ffs...

Can you imagine voting a Tesco deal hot if there were only six items available in the UK? That's how crazy what you're doing is. Guess sometimes Richer Sounds deals come close to this. .

Redmond note 4 gets an antutu score of 85k vs note 3 pro of 75k. so it's an improvement but not massively so. as both have 3gb ram... most likely the note 3 pro will do most people's needs and be cheaper

Yeah - when someone asked that question earlier, it wasn't answered.

Please also take into consideration that you can still get hit for VAT and currency conversion prices.

That's an amazing price. I played £125 for mine.

HOT.

Yes, it's a (not-so-clever) marketing ploy to get you to the site hoping you will be one of the six to then be disappointed and settle for an alternative handset on the website - which to be fair, can happen, as Banggood does have some really interesting stuff if you don't mind waiting.

I speak from experience as I have been 'one of ten' on a much smaller deal (I think it was for a 4-port QC2.0 car charger) that was later cancelled. Remember, you're not just competing with other HUKDers, it's a Global website!

So basically a waste of time then trying to get this deal if there are only 6 units, with half this thread trying to snap them up?

This snap deal - it means there are just SIX units available at this price in total, not overall! Even if you do happen to purchase it, they can still cancel the order. I've been involved in one of their flash sales before (similar thing) and this is how it works.

It will work in 3G but rarely in 4g. A few locations will have the bands the device does support but generally don't expect those phones without band 20 to have great 4g coverage.

If you are feeling really lucky they have one Mi5 going for £75.49 LOL!

I take it with Vodafone you only get 4g in some areas due to the lack of band 20, is there any way of finding out what band the use in certain areas

.....and again and again..:-)

Really surprised at the quality and usability, £125 and very happy, because at that price I can buy more phones than I can use :smiley:

they have pathetic service recently bought same model for 109£ & it has got screen flickering at the bottom, numerous emails but no resolution. i will be calling credit card for claiming money back via them

is there a guide that will show you how to run UK apps only?

Does this have a compass, does anyone know please?

Not many fully functional for mi5 as they have yet to release the kernal sources

So there's no actual time given for when it goes live and there are 6 units for the whole world to buy?
Don't rate my chances here ROFL!
Would've 100% bought this if it was availabe, got super excited!

I bought two from banggood for me and the wife. took 2 weeks to arrive.

both fine

no case or screen protector.

great quality phone

2 days battery life on heavy use

no bloatware. minimum apps installed

comes with google playstore

I think the snap deal means they will only be selling 6 phones at the deal price, first come first served. After this you have to wait for the next snap sale, or buy using the normal price.

my sister bought from gearbest. no antivirus shown anything but malwarebytes did

I have one in West Midlands with 4G. Mine's with ID mobile. Any sim on the EE or Three networks, or derivatives of those, can get 4G with this phone in the UK.
It's a really good phone.

No adware/ malware on mine. Though bought mine from gearbeast

Not for this model unless im wrong?

will this work with UK 4G networks

amazing price, for great specs, still not fully convinced by miui system but really like the two xiaomi phones i have

sorry but what does it mean that it is missing band 20? will it work with 3

what version of Android? Dont see it on the website?!!

Said phone not phablet

this is another phone that needs to be flashed ( possibly rooted too) in order to get best out of it. great hardware and Chinese market firmware. I convinced my sister to buy it and leave iphone for good.she is happy with battery and camera but the soft in general is far from faultless and contains preinstalled adware that cannot be easily removed.

You can say that again

Is the Note 4 version much better than this?

I have one of these and it's a great device but I've never been able to get it to sync to Google contacts so had to export them from my old phone and will need to import to new phone eventually. But of a pain in the ****.

only the redmi note 3 3i special version has band 20 if you check the other models no band 20 this is a new version receantly released comes in 2gb/16gb or 3gb/32gb models this is the only seller on aliexpress selling it at the moment and they are also on geekbuying there is a current deal post for aliexpress on hukd http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/official-global-version-xiaomi-redmi-note-3-3i-pro-prime-special-version-smartphone-2499464

If you put B20 in a search, you get a few more:

https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20160907081055&SearchText=Xiaomi+b20

Just got the 3s this is an excellent phone and possibly the only phone on the market that will last a full day no matter what you are doing on it

This does not have UK bands. Xiaomi have no phone with B20/800 band.

Do you have to pay duty and import tax etc?

This does not have UK bands. Xiaomi have no phone with B20/800 band.

This does not have UK bands. Xiaomi have no phone with B20/800 band.

I wanted this but because of it lacking Band 20 went for Ulefone Power instead, I get up to 3 days out of the battery!

does this phone get OTA updates? don't want to be fiddling about with custom roms etc.

There are two versions of the 3s, the Prime which has 3GB Ram and 32GB storage:

http://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Redmi-3s-5-Inch-Fingerprint-3GB-RAM-32GB-ROM-Snapdragon-430-Octa-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1061752.html

Or the standard, which has 2GB and 16GB:

http://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Redmi-3s-5-Inch-Fingerprint-2GB-RAM-16GB-ROM-Snapdragon-430-Octa-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1061703.html

Sale doesn't start till tomorrow does it?

Looks like the deal won't go live until tomorrow

The Redmi 4 is due this month, so the odds are they're clearing the 3 stock. Could be worth checking all the sellers over to see what they drop this too. . .

​most Chinese phones don't support o2 for 4g

Yeah, it is slightly confusing. When I posted the deal it had a 20 minute countdown to when the deal starts, but that has now changed to over 23 hours!

Supports bands 3 (1800Mhz) & 7 (2600Mhz), but doesn't support Band 20 (800Mhz) I think.

I've just clicked on "rush to buy" then this message pops up "Snap-up deal coming later." Wtf going on, looking like it's not available just yet! Or am I missing something?