If i had 200 quid to spend on an unlock mobile what should i get?

Eliot · 2 Mar 2006 at 23:44

Hey ive got a Sharp gx10 atm which is laughably bad, it does everything.... but badly. So can anyone recomend a nice looking decent phone for 200 quid
Cheers

PS. this is all providing i do well in my gcses

smokey · 2 Mar 2006 at 23:47

are we talking pay as you go, sim free or contract? also what features etc? i need to know what i'm working with

Spamalot · 2 Mar 2006 at 23:49

nokia N70

Eliot · 2 Mar 2006 at 23:51

We are talking pay as you go, my intenteion was to use the sim i have now
i want a good camera. cool looks. basically

Spamalot · 2 Mar 2006 at 23:55

V3i has 1.3 mp camera and looks.

e36Adz · 2 Mar 2006 at 23:58

Look into the nokia N70 as spamalot mentioned, nice looking fones with a good quality camera

e36Adz · 2 Mar 2006 at 23:59

Spamalot said:
V3i has 1.3 mp camera and looks.

Your first suggestion was miles better

smokey · 2 Mar 2006 at 23:59

as the n70 is contract only, youll have to pay sim free which is ~£300. The SE k750i is £170, as is the samsung d500. if your budget will stretch to £230 the samsung d600 and the SE w800 are both good. all have a 2 MP camera apart from the d500 which is 1.3 MP IIRC.

the v3i is good a solid improvement on the v3 and would be good - i just hate the gui on them! can't fault it on sophistication though...

its up to you though, each person has their own tastes, my advice is to get down to a phone shop and try them all out!!

e36Adz · 3 Mar 2006 at 00:02

smokey said:
as the n70 is contract only, youll have to pay sim free which is ~£300. The SE k750i is £170, as is the samsung d500. if your budget will stretch to £230 the samsung d600 and the SE w800 are both good.

the v3i is good a solid improvement on the v3 and would be good - i just hate the gui on them!

Was not aware the N70 was that expensive, I could have sworn my mate has just picked one up for around £180, il have to check with him.

edit: And theres no way the d500 can be £170 its absolute crap :eek:

the d600 can be had for that price im certain.

Spamalot · 3 Mar 2006 at 00:08

N70 on ebay for around £180.

smokey · 3 Mar 2006 at 00:10

i work with what google gives me! cant remember most of the prices at the mothough

edit: http://audiovisual.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/sbs/100020213/14379654.html for the n70 price that i got

edit 2: the d500 goes all the way upto £210 for pay as you talk. scary really!

Gavin · 3 Mar 2006 at 07:44

d500 is crap why? Please explain your reasoning?

People rave about the d600 and its primarily the same just better screen and camera and expandable memory

gib786 · 3 Mar 2006 at 10:44

its crap for the price, as its an old phone now, when it first came out it was considered decent, now its just old and bland

Herminator · 3 Mar 2006 at 15:35

You may aswell go for a contract phone.
You can get the N70 from Orange with half price line rental for 6months, no faffing around with cash back.
Online the phone is free, in the shop it's £50 but then you can give them your old phone for £50 credit on your account.
Which is what I did, basicly paying for the first four months upfront. I also go three months free wap, just need to cancel it after three months.

Eliot · 3 Mar 2006 at 17:42

i really cannot be assed for a contract. Ives seen a d500 unlocked for 250, could someone tell me what pre-pay is? is it the same thing as pay as you go?

james.miller · 3 Mar 2006 at 17:45

who in their right mind would pay £250 for a d500 :rolleyes:

i wouldnt pay £50 for one. 6230i's can be nad for less than that. hell even 6630's are only £129 on orange. just a shame you cant unlock them easily.

Eliot · 3 Mar 2006 at 19:18

ok so, i might as well scrap the unlocked idea, which pay as you go phone shall i get on orange. (i like the look of them, they seem like a good phone network)

Eliot · 3 Mar 2006 at 19:19

james.miller said:
who in their right mind would pay £250 for a d500 i wouldnt pay £50 for one. 6230i's can be nad for less than that. hell even 6630's are only £129 on orange. just a shame you cant unlock them easily.

my bad i meant d600 lol

e36Adz · 3 Mar 2006 at 20:22

Gavin said:
d500 is crap why? Please explain your reasoning?

People rave about the d600 and its primarily the same just better screen and camera and expandable memory

Its not crap, its utter **** imo. I had one and the screen messed up after about 5 months. Almost every person I knew who had the fone, had the exact same problem with it. Not only that it feels very cheap and tacky. Luckily I got mine replaced for free then quickly sold it off

e36Adz · 3 Mar 2006 at 20:27

Eliot said:
my bad i meant d600 lol

Mate you can pick them up for even less the £250 unlocked on all networks, brand new. Just keep an eye out on the well known auction site

For £200 you have quite afew options available, dont buy anything without having a good read about it first.