Completely disagree. The Pixel, albeit a good phone, is massively overpriced.
Huawei are making some excellent handsets these days and they sport some very useful features not found in stock/vanilla Android devices.

Take camera apps for example. The default camera app on a Nexus or Pixel is so basic you can hardly do anything with your photos. Huawei and Samsung's camera interfaces allow you to do so much more and fiddle around with loads of different options. My Honor 8 (and other devices) even allow you to keep the shutter open, so you can create some very nice looking light trails etc.

I've had near-stock Android phones such as the Moto G and Smart Ultra 6, and after owning a Huawei phone I'm amazed at how feature rich it is in comparison to a stock Android experience

Hi, thank you for the feedback, the Social Media Team is a separate team to the Customer Service's Team, if this has still not been fully resolved, please do contact the Facebook Team again if this is more convenient for you than calling.

We really appreciate your feedback and timeline of events, as this will help us to improve our service for the future.

Are the Facebook team and Phone line team in different locations, or a different group of people? The different between the helpfulness is quite large.

I wouldn't join your network again for the service I received.
This is a timeline of events:
1) I called up to cancel, and the phone agent processed my cancellation. But I felt something was off as I didn't receive any kind of confirmation via text or email.
2) I called again a couple of days later and this agent said it hadn't been cancelled and they'd find the recordings and call me back.
3) I wasn't called back so called again, they said they hadn't found the recordings and will call me back shortly.
4) They never called me back.
5) I resolved the issue over the Facebook customer service.

I was lied to 3 times over the phone on 3 different phone calls. The records of the account are still appearing on my credit file, however the missing payment has been fixed. I might raise a complaint with the ICO at some point for it still not being fully resolved but it's a bit of a hassle.

For the reasons above I would never join your company again, nor recommend them to anyone, in fact I'd do quite the opposite!

ID mobile put a missed payment on my credit file which I noticed the other day. Had already cancelled with them but I guess they did it by mistake somehow. They don't seem to know what they are doing on the phone customer service. If you have any issues the only decent customer service they have is there facebook chat. The phone line customer service seems to be ran by a load of incompetent losers.

Edit: Forgot to say after contacting them on Facebook they removed it after realising their mistake.

Hi lucauk, it's not good to hear that you were not able to pick up a network whilst roaming with iD. Were you using the same phone that you used with your Three SIM as you should be able to pick up the same network whilst roaming.
In order to access data services abroad with iD mobile, you would need to have the correct APN settings for your handset.
What was the issue that you encountered when contacting customer services?

Hot!

Great! Fantastic news! Thanks so much & have a great 2017 too. I wish I could "super like" a comment as I would totally do that for your helpful comments lol :smile:

Cheers mang

You are most welcome!

I think the screen showing the colour bleed at boot up is just a consequence of the screen type / design, I dont think it is anything to worry about. I have seen it mentioned on some other reviews of this device that I read prior to purchase.

I would imagine that this device will see an OS upgrade at some point. My previous phablet, a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, was always about six months behind every other device on the market as Samsung take some time to tweak their front end to support the new OS prior to pushing it to their devices. I can imagine this will likely be the same with this Galaxy Tab A 7.

All the best and Happy New Year.

Hey Goopster, thank-you for taking the time to reply to my question so thoroughly - it's very kind of you.

I'm not sure if I / we should be worried or relieved by the 'light bleed' as you called it - as I mentioned aside from the issue itself everything seems to be 'fine'.

Fingers crossed for the android 6 update! Although judging from the end of your message it would seem it's almost certain to happen at some point? As, as I said I'm currently using this as a phone! (or phablet as people are calling them lol). I'm just anti-social enough that it works :smiley: and am very happy I grabbed one.

Thanks again for the reassurance with the SIM card and all the other help, without people like you idiots like me wouldn't stand a chance! :smile:

Hello!

Yeah, mine has a bit of 'light bleed' around the edges of the screen, like you say, most noticeable at boot up - don't tend to see it at other times unless I look for it.

The 8GB is a bit stingy - some apps can be moved to an external memory card through the application manager - but not all. If this gets an update to Android 6, then I believe ALL apps can be moved to external memory, so that issue should hopefully go away. Apparently Samsung have confirmed the WiFi version is getting Android 6 and have started to roll it out in some countries, so it should only be a matter of time before the 4G one gets the same. They are notoriously slow to update OS's on their devices though.

Glad it worked out for you.

Hey man, while booting up does your tab have a little greenish tint around the edges? Mines only ever so slight and there is no sign of issues (no touch issues, colour distortion etc) except when the tablet is showing a 'black' colour (i.e, at boot).

aside from that it's awesome, I've been looking for something to replace my Chinese spyware phone for months and if I find another phone I like I can save up and use this as just a tablet.

Only complaint is it's 8GB... didn't think about that enough! I installed GTA:SA and filled up my tab within a signal download! (Damn bloatware! 3GB +! ) anyway, it's great - I can call people, people can call me - I can text and I now have two simcards lol / numbers with a total of 4GB of data each month - very happy all around - although a case as you said wouldn't go amiss...

To answer my own question, the part number for the official case that includes a cut out for the earpiece is EF-BT285PBEGWW, and it is pretty expensive in the few places that sell it.

These any good?

Thank-you so much for the reassurance! I took a risk figuring worst case I can just send it back or sell it; £109 is a steal - plus as it's unlocked, why not use both SIMs? :smile:

regardless, thank-you again for your time and sharing your knowledge on the matter... I'm legitimately hoping to use this as my phone for the next year or so lol..

will update when it shows up (due 30th)

Out of stock

Yep, I can second the comment above - mine was unlocked - worked fine with my GiffGaff SIM on calls, text and data. The phone is packaged with the original box inside an ID box with the SIM card stuck to the lid. Discard or ignore it, and you have the same packaging as a factory unlocked SIM free phone. You'll see what I mean once you get yours. Let us know how you get on.

You sure about this mang? I don't mean to sound like I'm questioning your intellect or knowledge but I've been misinformed plenty of times before online :disappointed:

This (it being locked or not) is literally the one thing putting me off buying it and I DESPERATELY need a phone and I think this'll do just the ticket - BIG thanks for the quick reply

(and super kudos for Totoro - I'm overdue for a Studio Ghibli binge lol)

edit: I bought it, fingers crossed! :s

It will be unlocked.

The team who responded on eBay clearly don't have a clue.

iD Mobile and Three do not lock handsets or tablets.

So which is it? Is it locked or unlocked? If it's unlocked I'll totally get one. Anyone have any actual proof of it working for a call etc on something other than 'iD'?



Please reply, as I would be very grateful!

I have tried a 3 SIM and a GiffGaff SIM in mine and they both worked. Doesnt seem to be locked to a network...

​dell, as well as most other cellular tablets don't have call feature. A few have them, but can only be used with a bluetooth connection. Its mostly the Samsungs celluar tablets that have call feature as well as ear piece that you can hold against your ear like a mobile phone (and look a bit silly! )

Now down to £109.99

most dell tablets with mobile broadband dont have any call features on unless im missing something?

Yes it can make normal calls. It's just in effect a big(ger) mobile phone.

lol vastly grow up fanboy,

Thanks. I'm interested if it makes non data based calls and from what your saying, I think, is you think it does?
The GSMArena page indicates it has the capability (I think):

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_a_7_0_(2016)-7880.php

Can anyone confirm either way?

Can anyone definitively advise if this can do normal voice calls over on a UK phone network, rather than just via 3/4G calls or WIFI?
thanks

If this tablet can indeed make calls and is sim unlocked, this is almost the perfect option for someone like me, who hardly ever does calls/texts and is only looking to install a few select apps.

Perhaps buy one of those <£30 Three pre-paid 24GB data cards from Amazon (which from the sounds of things can be converted to use their 3-2-1 package) http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/three-payg-trio-data-sim-preloaded-with-24-gb-data-28-40-amazon-2543727?p=29632545 and it could be a winner winner chicken dinner deal.

Here's a challenge - can anyone find an official Samsung branded case for this thing?

I can find one for the WiFi version but I know they do one for the Cellular version with a cut out in the front for the earpiece so you can take calls with the cover closed.

WiFi one looks like this - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01D19ISDM/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Thanks in advance for anyone who can help. Even a part number would be useful.

Cheers

If it's a data tablet you'll likely pay through the nose for any calling/texting features. Bare that in mind.

wiping the floor lol stop talking ****

I meant the quality of Samsung's flagship devices are vastly superior to what Apple offer, and also superior to rival Android brands.

Samsung is the premium Android manufacturer (imo, though I really don't think that's disputable), and this was just the point of my reply. Its phones are consistently the best specc'd, well built, well designed, best features, and most sought after market leading Android devices. They were exceptionally unlucky with the battery issue as that Note 7 was a beast of a phone in every category and would have been the best phone on the market by some margin. HTC, LG, whoever manufactures Google's line of devices, Huawei, etc, their flagships are rarely as good. For phones I think you'd have to go back to the original Google Nexus for a non-Samsung leading flagship Android phone, and even that was manufactured by Samsung. Since then their Galaxy (S or Note) lines have always been the best Android phones around. The other manufacturers really need to up their game.

Hold on a sec, because you could say that a number of android OEMs are destroying apple right now.

In terms of actual profit etc though, none of them come close to apple. So wiping the floor isnt really apt in the broad sense.

Samsung have improved a lot, and with the nougat update for s7, I beleive they have the best of both worlds in the android space.

Pixel is way too expensive and lacks a lot of features at that price. Where as you can get a new s7 edge for around £400 these days. You're essentially paying high Google tax for a faster OS. The screen isn't the greatest on the pixel either. I actually preferred the accuracy of the oneplus 3 screen with srgb vs the pixel. Samsung's basic mode is just epic.

Cold. Samsung and 8gb, £120 for a brick.

ebay question response

Cold it's Curry's good luck if things go wrong

I don't know why, but every time I read "Samsung Galaxy Tab A" my inside voice puts a comma before the "A" and raises pitch at the end, so it sounds like a Canadian saying it.

for me I wouldn't pay £30 for a tablet with 8GB on board storage... after formatting and Android OS/Samsung bloatware enjoy the 1GB you're left with for everything else.

I agree. Huawei's take on Android is pretty special. They've given a lot of thought into exactly what needs improving, and what doesn't, in stock Android, say compared to some of the older versions of Samsung's TouchWiz and the godawful LG overlay.

Great value for this one, I pay attention to it for a long time, thanks.

​Try to go abroad, no roaming. No network at all, not even if you want to pay it. Customer service is just useless. I went to the US with 3 and saved almost 5k in a bill thanks to Feel at home. I had Internet and with id my partner couldn't connect with home unless WiFi. To me ID could go bankrupt for the experience we had.

Don't go for ID! It's bad and useless.

Nice quality tablet. Stuck a 3 SIM in mine and it works fine for calls too. Thanks.

Price is same on Currys eBay and Currys website but website seems to offer 2 year warranty whereas eBay only mentions 12 months warranty

7" is to small in imo....had loads of tablets and settled on a 8" but am tempted as it was looking at the larger 10.1

The spec of this pad looks different to the one on the JLewis site. Even allowing for the wifi/4G difference.

It doesn't and you can't.

I got all excited but then saw it's the 7" model :disappointed:
If it was the 10" incher i would have been in there..

What's the difference between disagreeing and completely disagreeing.

:stuck_out_tongue:

Any input on how this tablet compares to the Amazon Fire 7? Or even the Fire 8 HD (besides the screen size difference).

Cold I have the wifi one and quickly bought a Huawei M2 8.0 16GB, dont get me wrong the sammy is a lovely device for that price however the 8GB is almost entirely eaten up by their bloatware.

cold, its a samsung. Only Android devices to have are nexus / pixel

Hmm, I've voted hot based on the fact that it's a 4G tablet with a SIM slot, and that it comes with 12GB of data to be used over six months,

BUT - if you don't care about having a SIM slot, you can get the higher specced Lenovo Tab 3 8" tablet from Argos with more RAM, double the internal storage and a slightly faster processor for £30 less.

At John Lewes for £94.99 ( with 2 years warranty) , without data ! Is this the latest model with curved edge ??

Does this have a stylus?

I know I'm showing my ignorance here but.. this is a tablet you can make calls on, right? Or, can you? I'm looking for something to replace my phone / replacement phone. I had a Samsung S4 but that broke - then I bought a Moto G4 off Amazon which was faulty and the "replacement" was stolen by one of their OWN logistics couriers... (NEVER again...!).

Now I'm broke and stumped. I basically need something that'll be okay for GPS and good battery / not fragile - I'm careful but a total idiot and accident prone. Any suggestions for phones / (or tablets that'll accept my sim card and allow me to make calls) would be greatly appreciated :smiley: merry christmas all and happy new year.

Is this unlocked? It's not in the 'unlocked tablets' section of ebay, and I don't see unlocked mentioned in the details, but I do see unlock codes advertised online for this tablet.

Could the data sim be used be used in another device? (such as a mifi)

And (sorry about all these questions, but trying really hard to justify buying this to OH) can this tablet with the ID sim be used for tethering?

Great deal with the data included. I use EE for my main phone and their 4gee double speed is super fast but expensive for the amount I get. When the contract is up I'm moving it to iD which I use for this spare phone. I can upload at 100Mb/s. Through the WiFi router (EE) I max out at 100kb/s upload speed. It all depends where you live which provider is best for you. I can't get any signal at all on O2, and Vodafone barely registers too. No cable in the area so no superspeed broadband from any company. That leaves 4g my only option for a decent experience online and so far EE & iD have been the best I've tried. In other regions of the UK that might be different. Saying [insert mobile provider] are garbage, don't go near them is poor advice if you're basing that solely on the weak/non-existent signal you received from them.

This looks like a good deal - I currently have a 3G Galaxy Note 8.0 that I just use for surfing but it is falling apart, this might be a good stopgap. Heat, thanks.

This was posted a few days ago.

Op was given the frank......

Wow

Very good deal indeed

Heat

4g too!
And new.

Must buy if you need one...