I got a lumia for a poor persons phone it does the job, makes calls, texts, what's app. I don't need it to switch the TV over or do the hoovering

locked to Microsoft

Wasn't Betamax actually the better quality format? It's just VHS became the winner not because it was better.
(Not defending Windows phones just the comparison)

6 percent topcashback as well. Great phone by the way wp10 is a great improvement

6 percent topcashback as well. Great phone by the way wp10 is a great improvement

Thanks !

I presume this is unlocked too?

you could also get a "free" Otterbox case of 64GB memory card if you have an AMEX card - £30 off £100 spend offer

Cold, They do not honor the warranty, When you phone in to ask what the reasons for now honoring it they tell you to send an e-mail which they do not respond to. I have personally sent in follow-up e-mails which in turn are not responded to.

I wanna see you be brave! Hot tech at an incredible price.

Snapdragon 212 is it slow?

Sorry but no.

1 GB/16GB ROM/Snapdragon 212.
5" 720p display

Completely USELESS OS. (I used it for 10 years including predecessor). Absolutely TERRIBLE. Just DON'T go there.

For £80 (plus topup) you could get the Huawei P8 Lite, which has slightly better specs, but doesn't suffer from the CANCEROUS, DEAD OS.

Windows phones are akin to Beta max and Phillips in video .
Android is they way to go.

Fantastic phones but dead in the water now with hardly any apps.

It's the p9 lite that's 150.

I got a lumia for a poor persons phone it does the job, makes calls, texts, what's app. I don't need it to switch the TV over or do the hoovering

Heat add btw

@ Voda

Windows phone don't waste your time the apps support dead

Both out of stock for white and black

Just been supplied with one for work. Seems like a perfectly reasonable phone.

I didn't hate it 10 years ago, obviously. When Windows Phone came out it was much better than Android & IOS. Windows Phone 7 and 8 were both great. But then the apps started getting cancelled, and Windows 10's launch was a catastrophe and now it's just a joke.

There's nothing to recommend about this phone.

Can this be made to dual boot into Android? :P

Seriously? Cancerous? Classy.

Windows phones, you either love em or hate em. I love em, oh and they are so virus proof unlike the opposition......

There was one proper app along with the standard apps i found useful, called flash sports, 79p a month for premier league streaming which was great! If you dont have an array of apps you need to use then this is fine,but for apps its limited! NO SKY GO...that was a killer lol

The white is now back in stock all of a sudden.

I needed two of these, the total came to £158.
6% Top Cashback (presumably of the ex vat amount £131.66) which is £7.89
Plus redeemed the £30 off over £100 spend through Amex
Total cost for two ended up being £120.11.

Last week I almost bought them both from Amazon for around £110 each so this is a bargain.

Brilliant phone... Wife uses this model and she is a total technophobic and hates tech. She loves it.

renagade27

that's a new one..

I sent one of these 650s back recently, when I transferred all my apps from my old win 8 nokia lumia a lot of the good apps didn't work, especially the navigator.

Both OOS again.

Decent phone if you want to make calls, text, Facebook, messenger, web browse, email.
A grown up mobile.

Decent apps for me are - here drive, i.player, ITV hub etc, deezer, justeat, moliplayer, obd diagnosis, and banking app.

The only thing I miss is the eBay app. And as mentioned you don't get malware etc.

It was the hardware on Betamax and Philips that was supposed to be better but VHS cornered the software market and therefore people were buying the sets that would play the tapes. Sony learnt a big lesson from that.
Windows will not be a competitor unless they up their game with the apps.

:smile:

Wish it was 950 at this price with docking station

is it possible to root windows phone for android?

Thanks. I have never used a windows phone before and wanted to know if I did not like no of apps available etc can I put it to some use or not.I think I will stay with android.

Ah I see. Maybe hold on for a deal on one from Amazon as can easily send that back of you don't like it.

Great phone especially for this price.

Windows phone has all the apps I need, some are even better on Windows.

No malware/pop ups/virus crap to worry about.

Doesn't need no Cleaning apps just to keep the phone running smoothly.

I have used Android for a while and ios, and went back to windows phone because I missed so much about it.
Im very happy with my Lumia 950 and waiting for a surface phone.

Do you need it to run any apps thou :-D

Microsoft phone? I'm NOT taking it even if it coming free :disappointed:

Re my earlier post , in video Phillips was a far better quality , then came Betamax , then VHS .
The difference was that VHS flooded all the video rental shops with the largest selection of films , first.
So if you wanted to watch the latest films you had to buy a VHS player and having bought one , were unlikely to then go and buy a Betamax or Phillips..

The same true with mobiles , android has the greatest selection of apps . Windows phones will die out.

I'm waiting for Carphone warehouse to knock these out on virgin or the 550s for a fiver then I'll get one :-D

Love my 640. These have a lot of the major apps on boards, however if you are an app monster then look elsewhere. These are imho great phones at a tremendous price, bought mine almost new for £50 - a total steal.

windows phone ...... nooo!!!!!!

Banking, EE, Twitter, one drive, outlook, pdf reader. Did have FB and messenger but don't like FB that much in general. Have tried other apps but prefer using mobile site if anything. Music is stored on memory card
Here maps app keeps my child occupied on bus. I removed kindle,kik and few other apps pre installed.
Mine is lumia 635

If my 5yr old phone hadn't of died I would still be using that. I wanted a cheap phone that I could get whatsapp.

My 19yr old won't be seen dead with it even as cheap replacement until she saves for latest iPhone

For the price it's hard to find a better phone. Sure there's Android phones for similar (or less) money, but they won't run nearly as well as Android is not as smooth on low end devices. Obviously there's no iPhone alternative anywhere near this price so it's not worth comparing.

The issue as has always been the case for Windows is apps. That said there's still hundreds of thousands and most people will find what they need & when I compare my phone to my iPad, I don't really have anything essential on the iPad that I need on my phone, they are mostly just time-wasters or apps where the website is actually fine and I just use the app for so called convenience.

So for me a £100 Windows Phone is a better option than anything up to at least £300 on Android. Even then I actually prefer the UI, Windows is clean and simple, Android is still clunky and a mess despite years of UI overhauls. I wouldn't recommend it to people if I knew they needed lots of apps or a specific one that's not on Windows (like Snapchat), but in general to people who just need calls, texts, email, browsing, news, weather, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc then really I think something like this is a better option.

I really think the (in my mind mostly misplaced) hatred of MS is a shame as the industry really needs something more than just two choices for phone OS. Android is like a clunky version of Windows XP with ideas stolen from iOS & Microsoft Metro design, and iOS hasn't changed fundamentally since it's inception; just that boring grid of icons. Windows Phone was dynamic, clean and futuristic, such a shame people are resigning it to history and using OS's that actually are stuck in the past design wise.

Has it got your band 20 seal of London approval?

not a big fan of windows phone

They cancel my order.

Excellent phone paid £149.
I have been using the phone over 1.5 years.
Excellent Battery
Good Camera
Excellent call quality + Video Player Sound

DO NOT update to windows 10, makes the phone slower.

Heat added.

Its £109 now :-(