FAO: Those Wanting a Cheap Android Phone

Raikiri · 3 Mar 2011 at 13:50

Carphone warehouse are currently doing the Samsung Apollo for £7.95 (plus £10 air time).

Just ordered one as a back up for my iP4, hell of a lot cheaper than the SanFrancisco too!

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-apollo-696782/review?artc_pg=2

It'll probably never come, but worth a try eh

Russinating · 3 Mar 2011 at 13:54

Nice! Link to Carphone Warehouse: http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mo...honeFinder&tariffNetworks=ORN&clearance=false

Saundie · 3 Mar 2011 at 13:55

Raikiri said:
Carphone warehouse are currently doing the Samsung Apollo for £7.95 (plus £10 air time).

Just ordered one as a back up for my iP4, hell of a lot cheaper than the SanFrancisco too!

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-apollo-696782/review?artc_pg=2

Whoops

Russinating · 3 Mar 2011 at 13:59

Err. Mazuma are buying them for £47. And my local CW has them in stock. Errrr, be right back...

Ol!ver · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:05

That's never right, surely?

Cuchulain · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:06

They're out of stock, probably just cleared the last of it.

AtreuS · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:19

Just ordered one online... all processed normally so will see what happens. At worst they cancel, at best i make 30 quid for doing not a lot haha..

Russinating · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:21

Just ordered six. As above, will see what happens.

alex24 · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:23

Russinating said:
Just ordered six. As above, will see what happens.

Ahh you poo, I bet my local store is the same as yours. 6 is greedy!

I only ordered one....

Russinating · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:27

I called up my local store to check if they had them in stock and they did, but I thought I'd query the price. He asked how much it was online and it went something like:

Me: "It's £7.95 online"
Him: "Seven?"
Me: "Yeah"
Him: "No, on Vodafone it's £89.95 a month plus the £10 top-up"

alex24 · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:32

Well, we'll see what happens. Probably not a lot!

I guess you mean £89.95 upfront rather than per month!

R B Customs · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:32

just called CPW they said it's a mistake on the website so if you order to collect in store it will get refused as their orders will get verified witht heir instore pricing. He said it was worth giving it a go though (order online for delivery) - ordering online for collection is pointless though.

alex24 · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:37

Oh that sucks - I set to collect in store rather than deliver. I doubt it'll get shipped anyway.

Robbo · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:38

Surely if you order a couple and then pay, and the transaction all goes through properly, the contract is complete? Or do they need to ship it first?

I cant remember

alex24 · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:39

Robboftw said:
Surely if you order a couple and then pay, and the transaction all goes through properly, the contract is complete? Or do they need to ship it first?

I cant remember

Pretty sure it needs to be shipped.

R B Customs · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:40

just on ordering now this is in the TC's:

2. PRICE OF EQUIPMENT
2.1. The price of the Equipment shall be our quoted price (which we can change in the case of an error) or, where no price has been quoted (or a quoted price is no longer valid), the price listed in our published price list current at the date we accept your order. For the avoidance of doubt, the date that we accept your order shall be the date that the Equipment is despatched.
2.2. The cost (if any) of fitting the Equipment is only included in the price if the written quotation or invoice specifically states that this is the case.
2.3. If we deliver the Equipment to you, you may incur an additional charge.

Does that mean if I pay £17 quid, they can bump it up for me??

I've no hope at all any of us will get a phone for 17 quid but it;s worth a shot. They are under no obligation to sell anyone anything if I recall correctly; I just hope I don;t end up getting billed £80!

Wicksta · 3 Mar 2011 at 14:42

R B Customs said:
Does that mean if I pay £17 quid, they can bump it up for me??

I've no hope at all any of us will get a phone for 17 quid but it;s worth a shot. They are under no obligation to sell anyone anything if I recall correctly; I just hope I don;t end up getting billed £80!

That would be a bit of karma to those who got greedy and ordered loads, a nice empty bank account for at least a while.

Russinating · 3 Mar 2011 at 15:00

They can't bill you for an unadvertised price. And either way, as it's a remote sell you have 7 days to return for a refund no-questions-asked.

AtreuS · 3 Mar 2011 at 15:02

My guess is they will just cancel the orders. As far as i can tell my card has not been billed yet, just been to a cash machine and its reading as if its not been done anyway.

Abraham · 3 Mar 2011 at 15:07

currently being taken down by the look of things