Windows 10 upgrade ruined my Lumia phone, I hate it now .............. buy an Android
monkey1999 to MrRee
3 Jan 17#4
Android oh dear
PaulHM to MrRee
13 Apr 17#24
This phone originally came with Windows 10 and so could not have been ruined by Windows 10. It will not run Windows 8.1.
I bought one of these today for £35 from Sainsburys. I did not need a top up and immediately put a much more affordable Talkmobile SIM in it. Talkmobile runs on the Vodafone network. I needed a Lumia 550 so that I could use it in Snowdonia which has very good Vodafone/O2 coverage and poor EE coverage. My main phone is with EE.
ThePrince
3 Jan 17#5
Good price, decent phone. Heat from me :smiley:
damadgeruk
3 Jan 172#6
Good phone, good price, shame Vodafone have horrible customer service. They recently tried telling me my daughters phone was out of warranty, I had to remind them otherwise. I've read of others having similar issues, don't know if it is ignorance or recommended practice. Not the only issue I've had.
ilikedeals21
3 Jan 17#7
is the phone unlocked?
pengwyn
4 Jan 17#8
Still waiting for the fiver virgin giveaway deals come on bill gates... Can you please ablige me :-D
Anon32 to pengwyn
4 Jan 17#9
Virgin have stopped doing payg upgrades now!
monitor1
4 Jan 17#10
Just use Talkmobile sim.
semo to monitor1
5 Jan 17#18
I tried using my talkmobile SIM inside a vodafone branded phone and it worked. Somewhat unrelated but I've also used a Life/plusnet SIM inside an EE locked tablet and that also worked.
So it seems MVNO SIMs work inside devices locked to their respective host networks.
I'm tempted by this deal as I'm looking for a phone with a removable battery, SD slot and at least 720p screen. I'm not so sure about paying £20 for an unlock code and don't even know if their 30 day rule will be met by just using a talkmobile SIM. Also, I prefer not to identify myself to my phone. I'm never signed in to gmail or play store (I use aptoide and apkmirror for my apps). I don't think you can download MS apps without signing up for one of their accounts.
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I bought one of these today for £35 from Sainsburys. I did not need a top up and immediately put a much more affordable Talkmobile SIM in it. Talkmobile runs on the Vodafone network. I needed a Lumia 550 so that I could use it in Snowdonia which has very good Vodafone/O2 coverage and poor EE coverage. My main phone is with EE.
So it seems MVNO SIMs work inside devices locked to their respective host networks.
I'm tempted by this deal as I'm looking for a phone with a removable battery, SD slot and at least 720p screen. I'm not so sure about paying £20 for an unlock code and don't even know if their 30 day rule will be met by just using a talkmobile SIM. Also, I prefer not to identify myself to my phone. I'm never signed in to gmail or play store (I use aptoide and apkmirror for my apps). I don't think you can download MS apps without signing up for one of their accounts.