looks brand new. only USB cable included no plug. but I got enough of them.
TehJumpingJawa
21 May 17#88
Had a wi-fi problem; phone was left idle for several days (still charged though).
Came back to it and wi-fi wouldn't connect without a phone restart.
Only happened once, just something to keep an eye out for.
dwl99
20 May 17#87
I always have this problem even using different browsers. It has been like this for months. I needed to place the order by phone.
PaulK00
18 May 17#85
I have tried few time to arrange the payment but the website keep refusing the payment even if using differen cards. Am I the only one with this issue?
HammerTime10 to PaulK00
19 May 17#86
BACK IN STOCK!!
Did post a deal but didn't know this was still active.
ra11
18 May 17#83
So if you order click collect at a store that has stock (anyone find one that does?) you can then change store and get it delivered to another nearer?
dwl99
14 May 172#82
Here's how I rooted my phone. This assumes some previous knowledge of using ADB and TWRP. I strongly recommend SIM-unlocking your phone BEFORE you do this - I used this ebay service which cost £1.99 and I received the codes 36 hours later.
Please note that although this worked on my phone, I accept no responsibility if you brick your phone doing this :wink:
1. Update your ROM to the latest version, open Settings -> About and tap on Build Number seven times to enable Developer options then check USB debugging & OEM unlocking of the bootloader.
2. Connect your phone to your PC, start ADB and type adb devices - this will bring up a prompt on your phone that you need to respond to. Type adb reboot-bootloader
3. Once in bootloader mode, type fastboot oem unlock. Hit the Volume Up key to confirm.
4. Disconnect the phone from the PC and pull the battery for at least 3 seconds.
5. Download the SuperSU flashable zip https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/supersu/download/zip/SuperSU-v2.79-201612051815.zip and copy it to a microSD card and insert it in the phone.
6. Download TWRP recovery to your PC http://www.mediafire.com/file/4hb66m26kfkw9qt/twrp.img and copy it to the same folder as your ADB (I use Minimal ADB & Fastboot https://androidmtk.com/download-minimal-adb-and-fastboot-tool ).
7. Start the phone in bootloader mode by holding the Power and Volume Up buttons together until you see white text on the screen. Use the Volume Up button to navigate to Fastboot then select it by pressing Volume Down. Connect the phone to your PC.
8. Type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
9. Disconnect the phone from the PC and pull the battery for at least 3 seconds.
10. Start the phone in Recovery mode by holding the Power and Volume Up buttons together until you see white text on the screen. Use the Volume Up button to navigate to Recovery then select it by pressing Volume Down.
11. You should then see TWRP starting. Tick the box to agree then swipe the blue button to the right.
12. Tap on Wipe then Format Data. Do not miss out this step or TWRP won't be able to mount the /data partition.
13. Tap the Back button then Factory Reset and swipe the blue button to start.
14. Tap the back button then Install then Select Storage -> microsd card then your SuperSU file then swipe the blue button to the right to flash it.
15. Tap on Reboot System and your phone should boot to your newly rooted OS! Don't panic if the first boot takes 5 or 10 minutes. If it gets stuck, pull the battery & try again.
16. Make sure you disable System Updates as they will no longer work with the non-stock recovery. Hopefully it shouldn't be too long until there's an AOSP or LineageOS ROM for this phone :smiley:
This method works for the single SIM ROM on the O2 phone mentioned in this post and also for the dual-SIM variant.
dwl99
13 May 171#81
Update - finally cracked it! Will post details in the morning.
dwl99
13 May 17#80
Rooting update - still no success. I tried the modded bootloader and TWRP mentioned in my earlier post but this just softbricked the phone. I flashed the stock ROM for the dual-SIM version of the phone with SP Flash Tool and that brought it back from the dead. I then tried booting directly to TWRP via fastboot without actually installing it but no joy. Finally, I tried iRoot and SRSroot which also failed. SRS root claimed it had succeeded but all it did was install a lot of Chinese adware on the phone.
Here's a strange one, the second handset unlocked but not the first.
Gooner77
10 May 17#77
Sometimes it takes a while for the network operator to release the codes, so t may work later?
sajjadashraf
9 May 17#76
Not yet able to find another way
dark_shadow
9 May 17#75
You had any luck?
Can't seem to find anything on XDA
dark_shadow
9 May 171#74
Tried the unlock from the ebay link posted above and I got the following:
Any ideas? Really needed to use it until my phone is repaired. Thanks all
sajjadashraf
9 May 17#73
Rest of the sellers charging ~£15
dwl99
9 May 17#72
It's sometimes worth trying a few sellers on ebay
sajjadashraf
9 May 17#71
Message from eBay seller
""I am sorry we dn't know. supplier just refund us when there is no code on thier server.
we can refund or send me new imei""
sajjadashraf
9 May 17#70
I ordered one but seller on eBay unable to unlock it. He says some units cannot be unlocked
RustySpoons
8 May 17#69
Wonder if yours is as bad as mine if you try the same while its charging LOL, it makes one hell of a sound.
This happens on calls too, I have to unplug it to make a call.
TehJumpingJawa
8 May 171#68
Yep, same.
RustySpoons
8 May 17#67
Can someone please check something on theirs, try and record a video using the default camera app, preferably somewhere quiet.
Play it back and see how it sounds, mine has an awful buzzing sound on it.
TehJumpingJawa
8 May 17#66
Anyone tried logging into Amazon underground app store?
In the app, when I navigate to the sign in page, I get a 'toaster' message stating:
"Please check your internet connection(1)"
The app then backs out of the sign in page.
In running a completely clean install over wi-fi, with no SIM present.
Seems strange that Amazon underground would barf because there's no SIM... But maybe it tries to grab the IMEI as a means of associating user to device?
:edit:
Never mind, got the amazon app store (intended for tablets) working instead.
RustySpoons
8 May 171#65
Just got mine, absolutely incredible value for £20. Will do me for now till I get my new phone and perfect as a backup phone or if I go hiking I can just swap sims over.
TehJumpingJawa
8 May 17#64
Well, one of the two I ordered arrived today....... with device protection enabled..... so it can't be accessed without a login from the previous owner's Google account.
Good one O2.... nice QA procedure YOU DON'T HAVE.
Fortunately there's an exploit to bypass this security 'feature'... but really? as a paying customer, should I be having to do this?
Even the most amateur of ebay sellers will usually ensure that a 2nd hand device they sell will actually be usable by the purchaser.
Though having worked in the mobile phone sector a few years ago, I don't know why I didn't expect this sort of incompetence - if there's one industry where you fail upwards, it's the mobile industry.
shakerstevens
8 May 17#63
In stock again now but only for collection from your local store.
So you pay on line (not reserve) and have delivered to your local store rather than home.
This is what I did last week and I collected it on Satuday. Very happy with it as a back up/holiday phone. It runs a lot faster than I expected, good (but not amazing) screen. Camera is rubbish but everything is fine, can't complain at that price :smiley:
ra11
7 May 17#62
still OoS.... :disappointed:
ra11
6 May 17#61
damn it - i checked and must have just missed again!! ffs.... :disappointed: OoS again online :disappointed:
RustySpoons
6 May 17#60
I know this phone is cheap. But I just read on a review that it doesn't have a proximity sensor, brightness sensor and there is no AF on the camera? beginning to think about paying a bit more for something else. Shame the LG K4 isn't £19.99 at the moment.
sarahtweak
5 May 17#59
thanks - have been wanting a spare phone after mine had a close run in with a basin of water at the weekend (survived, after a bag of rice!).
RustySpoons
5 May 17#58
Ordered :smiley: - Having issues with an S8+ and using a 8" Huawei Media Pad T1 Pro as a phone right now, it's driving me nuts! Keep meaning to buy a backup phone.
Just ordered 2 and looking into getting them rooted. Can someone who has received theirs post the exact model number? Thanks.
TehJumpingJawa
5 May 171#53
No.
If you stretch to ~£40 and go for a Chinese phone, you can get better specs.... but then you've got the risk of customs charges, long delivery times, dodgy firmware, and non-existent warrant/support.
Side note:
it's available for delivery again.
RustySpoons
5 May 17#52
About to order for a spare phone, is there anything better for £20-£30?
nougat
5 May 17#51
Thanks ordered another
nougat
5 May 17#50
website is so slow I'm about to give up
raj75
5 May 17#49
In Stock now. But be quick.
raj75
5 May 17#48
In Stock now.
ra11
5 May 17#47
OoS.... and has been for several days now - i checked almost every hour
Gooner77
5 May 17#46
Thanks
raj75
4 May 171#45
They are single sim.
Gooner77
4 May 17#44
I ordered one, but am out of the country at the moment, does anyone know if they are dual sim?
nougat
3 May 17#43
I ordered one and it was delivered today. I was very impressed for £20. I wish I ordered 2
shakerstevens
3 May 17#42
Yep, its back in stock today.
I was able to select click and collect (any manchester area store) or select home delivery. I picked click and collect and I've just paid, it says it will be ready for me on Friday.
bobdylan
2 May 171#41
What are you on about?? As I said before and as has been said below, these CAN be used WITHOUT a simcard being inserted as can ANY phone
maj2509
2 May 17#40
Thank you.
TehJumpingJawa
2 May 17#36
Damn, would have had one.
Gooner77 to TehJumpingJawa
2 May 17#39
They seem to go in and out of stock, may be worth bookmarking the page a checking every so often?
froggit
2 May 17#37
Still available for click and collect!
Dissatisfied_dad to froggit
2 May 17#38
Where?
maj2509
2 May 17#17
Can someone please provide link for unlocking code. Thank you.
Hot from me, ideal mp3 player or internet radio gadget to hook up to a Bluetooth speaker for the garden.
Andwoo
2 May 17#31
pity its oos now
shakerstevens
2 May 17#25
Do you need to keep a sim card in this?
I'm wondering if it could be used as a small tablet/MP3/video player etc. Or does it need a sim to stay active?
bobdylan to shakerstevens
2 May 17#28
No phone as far as I'm aware need a sim in them to remain active
raj75 to shakerstevens
2 May 171#30
you can use it as small tablet/MP3/video player my connecting as Wifi Only. No sim card needed.
415
2 May 17#29
well someones never turned a phone on without a sim in have they lol
99% of phones will give you and insert sim message when you try it
--
ask for the question you cant use these without sim in, tho you can always get around that if you have an old expired (old cancelled contact or PAYG older tan 6 months) sim around those work fine to get past the message for insert sim, and as they both dead would be free of harassment from the network
Dissatisfied_dad
2 May 17#27
OOS round Sheffield / Donny / Barnsley too :disappointed:
sam_of_london
2 May 17#26
sold out
Kasia29
2 May 17#20
oos
shakerstevens to Kasia29
2 May 17#24
only for delivery
still available for click and collect
sneakybifta
2 May 17#23
All gone online, there's click & collect stock somewhere if you can find it...
CosmicAero
2 May 17#14
anyone know what courier it's delivered by?
raj75 to CosmicAero
2 May 171#15
Last time I ordered from o2, it was delivered by UK-Mail
AndyRoyd to CosmicAero
2 May 17#19
My Jan 2017 "like new" o2 purchase was delivered by Ukmail.
0193 to CosmicAero
2 May 17#22
ukmail as others have put is the only courier any of my o2 orders have ever been delivered by
--
as for the phone past only £1.01 profit on it at cex, unlike the £8.01 for the trend 2 lite ofc oos atm but with o2's like news they in and out of stock all day long
jane_crabtree
2 May 17#11
presumably can use a giffgaff sim straight out of the box?
Krooner to jane_crabtree
2 May 17#21
Yep.
Phusky
2 May 17#18
sounds pretty good for a kids phone
malm
2 May 17#9
is it like new or perfect says both,confusing for me.
nougat to malm
2 May 17#16
A great range of phones, for less. That's what you get with Like New.
Looking for your next phone? Check out our second-hand, Like New phones.
You'll get a USB charger and sim pin (for iPhones), you just need to take care of things like a headset or plug. If you change your mind, you'll have 14 days to return it just like a new phone.
Perfect phones look like they've hardly spent any time out of the box.
They're like brand new phones, just not in their original box. They won't have blemishes of any shape or size. We security wipe the data and install the latest operating system. And you'll get a 12 month warranty to put your mind at ease.
jane_crabtree
2 May 17#13
purchased one of these for my daughter as her first phone for when she starts seniors. have some heat :smiley:
bestpricebob
2 May 17#10
Thanks op
Are these cheap to sim unlock?
leeparsons to bestpricebob
2 May 17#12
I purchased 2 lg joy h220 for £20 each
mine where sim lock, but ebay can do it for you. Just check
CosmicAero
2 May 17#6
so will I only be charged for the tariff if I put it in
Crossbow to CosmicAero
2 May 17#7
If you put an O2 sim in it, you won't be charged until you top it up with some credit. Similarly, with a non-O2 sim (after unlocking it).
nougat to CosmicAero
2 May 171#8
No you pay for the phone £19.99, choose a tariff and they will send you an empty sim card set up on that tariff but you have to pay to top it up. You don't have to if you intend to use it with a different sim card. just throw the simcard with the packaging
nougat
2 May 17#5
I just ordered and it was £19.99 sim won't be activated until you top it up if you want to when you receive it.
malm
2 May 17#2
do you have to cancel tariff.
emodan to malm
2 May 17#3
It's Pay as you go so nothing to cancel.
Crossbow to malm
2 May 17#4
It's PAYG, so no tariff to cancel. Will need to be unlocked though if you want to use a non-O2 sim.
Opening post
No Topup required (Select any Tariff, you won't be charged Extra)
Unlock codes for £1.99 from eBay
4G
Screen 4.5"
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
1.0GHz Quad Core processor
Storage 8 GB + micro SD Slot
RAM 1 GB
Rear Camera: 5MP + Flash
Front Camera: 2MP
Please can this be unexpired? It is still available sporadically.
- hsnali
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https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/lenovo/b/#contractType=payasyougo
looks brand new. only USB cable included no plug. but I got enough of them.
Came back to it and wi-fi wouldn't connect without a phone restart.
Only happened once, just something to keep an eye out for.
Did post a deal but didn't know this was still active.
Please note that although this worked on my phone, I accept no responsibility if you brick your phone doing this :wink:
1. Update your ROM to the latest version, open Settings -> About and tap on Build Number seven times to enable Developer options then check USB debugging & OEM unlocking of the bootloader.
2. Connect your phone to your PC, start ADB and type adb devices - this will bring up a prompt on your phone that you need to respond to. Type adb reboot-bootloader
3. Once in bootloader mode, type fastboot oem unlock. Hit the Volume Up key to confirm.
4. Disconnect the phone from the PC and pull the battery for at least 3 seconds.
5. Download the SuperSU flashable zip https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/supersu/download/zip/SuperSU-v2.79-201612051815.zip and copy it to a microSD card and insert it in the phone.
6. Download TWRP recovery to your PC http://www.mediafire.com/file/4hb66m26kfkw9qt/twrp.img and copy it to the same folder as your ADB (I use Minimal ADB & Fastboot https://androidmtk.com/download-minimal-adb-and-fastboot-tool ).
7. Start the phone in bootloader mode by holding the Power and Volume Up buttons together until you see white text on the screen. Use the Volume Up button to navigate to Fastboot then select it by pressing Volume Down. Connect the phone to your PC.
8. Type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
9. Disconnect the phone from the PC and pull the battery for at least 3 seconds.
10. Start the phone in Recovery mode by holding the Power and Volume Up buttons together until you see white text on the screen. Use the Volume Up button to navigate to Recovery then select it by pressing Volume Down.
11. You should then see TWRP starting. Tick the box to agree then swipe the blue button to the right.
12. Tap on Wipe then Format Data. Do not miss out this step or TWRP won't be able to mount the /data partition.
13. Tap the Back button then Factory Reset and swipe the blue button to start.
14. Tap the back button then Install then Select Storage -> microsd card then your SuperSU file then swipe the blue button to the right to flash it.
15. Tap on Reboot System and your phone should boot to your newly rooted OS! Don't panic if the first boot takes 5 or 10 minutes. If it gets stuck, pull the battery & try again.
16. Make sure you disable System Updates as they will no longer work with the non-stock recovery. Hopefully it shouldn't be too long until there's an AOSP or LineageOS ROM for this phone :smiley:
This method works for the single SIM ROM on the O2 phone mentioned in this post and also for the dual-SIM variant.
Anyone else?
Can't seem to find anything on XDA
Any ideas? Really needed to use it until my phone is repaired. Thanks all
""I am sorry we dn't know. supplier just refund us when there is no code on thier server.
we can refund or send me new imei""
This happens on calls too, I have to unplug it to make a call.
Play it back and see how it sounds, mine has an awful buzzing sound on it.
In the app, when I navigate to the sign in page, I get a 'toaster' message stating:
"Please check your internet connection(1)"
The app then backs out of the sign in page.
In running a completely clean install over wi-fi, with no SIM present.
Seems strange that Amazon underground would barf because there's no SIM... But maybe it tries to grab the IMEI as a means of associating user to device?
:edit:
Never mind, got the amazon app store (intended for tablets) working instead.
Good one O2.... nice QA procedure YOU DON'T HAVE.
Fortunately there's an exploit to bypass this security 'feature'... but really? as a paying customer, should I be having to do this?
Even the most amateur of ebay sellers will usually ensure that a 2nd hand device they sell will actually be usable by the purchaser.
Though having worked in the mobile phone sector a few years ago, I don't know why I didn't expect this sort of incompetence - if there's one industry where you fail upwards, it's the mobile industry.
So you pay on line (not reserve) and have delivered to your local store rather than home.
This is what I did last week and I collected it on Satuday. Very happy with it as a back up/holiday phone. It runs a lot faster than I expected, good (but not amazing) screen. Camera is rubbish but everything is fine, can't complain at that price :smiley:
I've added this info to a thread at XDA https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/to-root-lenovo-vibe-b-t3544148
UPDATE - DO NOT TRY THIS on this phone - it results in a non-booting OS. Now to try to flash a stock bootloader & ROM with SP Flashtools!
Product Model is A2016a40
http://lenovomobilesupport.lenovo.com/gb/en/products/phones/vibe-series/vibe-b
http://lenovomobilesupport.lenovo.com/gb/en/products/phones/vibe-series/vibe-b/pa4r
If you stretch to ~£40 and go for a Chinese phone, you can get better specs.... but then you've got the risk of customs charges, long delivery times, dodgy firmware, and non-existent warrant/support.
Side note:
it's available for delivery again.
In Stock now. But be quick.
I was able to select click and collect (any manchester area store) or select home delivery. I picked click and collect and I've just paid, it says it will be ready for me on Friday.
I'm wondering if it could be used as a small tablet/MP3/video player etc. Or does it need a sim to stay active?
99% of phones will give you and insert sim message when you try it
--
ask for the question you cant use these without sim in, tho you can always get around that if you have an old expired (old cancelled contact or PAYG older tan 6 months) sim around those work fine to get past the message for insert sim, and as they both dead would be free of harassment from the network
still available for click and collect
--
as for the phone past only £1.01 profit on it at cex, unlike the £8.01 for the trend 2 lite ofc oos atm but with o2's like news they in and out of stock all day long
Looking for your next phone? Check out our second-hand, Like New phones.
We put every second-hand phone through our five point check and sort them into our grading system - Perfect, Almost Perfect and Perfectly Fine.
You'll get a USB charger and sim pin (for iPhones), you just need to take care of things like a headset or plug. If you change your mind, you'll have 14 days to return it just like a new phone.
Perfect phones look like they've hardly spent any time out of the box.
They're like brand new phones, just not in their original box. They won't have blemishes of any shape or size. We security wipe the data and install the latest operating system. And you'll get a 12 month warranty to put your mind at ease.
Are these cheap to sim unlock?
mine where sim lock, but ebay can do it for you. Just check