The Official Lenovo P2 Thread

Wah007 · 16 Jul 2017 at 19:50

I want to buy this, I rang Three today and they said it's out of stock and they don't know when it'll be back in.

Some people on HOTukD were commenting that it came in stock yesterday and they put their orders in, but it went out of stock quickly .

lltfdaniel · 16 Jul 2017 at 21:01

Wah007 said:
I want to buy this, I rang Three today and they said it's out of stock and they don't know when it'll be back in.

Some people on HOTukD were commenting that it came in stock yesterday and they put their orders in, but it went out of stock quickly .

They have some in stock here http://www.csmobiles.com/epages/783...Ne2olZvGY8NFRJQQmARISQ8fsLyu8bq-RgaAlLZ8P8HAQ but it comes with a 2 pin charger so you will need one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01LXPPK25/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1.

That is where i got mine from, apart from being a 2pin charger it supports english so yeah as well as my three sim card so it must be unlocked.

As well as csmobiles reputation, they delivered my phone 8 days after ordering and is fine.

Came all the way from spain, then france, then uk.

Wah007 · 16 Jul 2017 at 22:25

lltfdaniel said:
They have some in stock here http://www.csmobiles.com/epages/783...Ne2olZvGY8NFRJQQmARISQ8fsLyu8bq-RgaAlLZ8P8HAQ but it comes with a 2 pin charger so you will need one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01LXPPK25/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1.

That is where i got mine from, apart from being a 2pin charger it supports english so yeah as well as my three sim card so it must be unlocked.

As well as csmobiles reputation, they delivered my phone 8 days after ordering and is fine.

Came all the way from spain, then france, then uk.

Thanks for that.

I'm not sure if this one supports Band 20?

Because out of all the others I checked on the internet apart from the Three one didn't support band 20. The one that Three are selling does support band 20. That's the only thing stopping me from buying it from anywhere else.

If possible can you please check if yours is the P2a42 variant or the p2c72 variant?

lltfdaniel · 17 Jul 2017 at 09:37

Mine is the p2a42.

Hades · 17 Jul 2017 at 09:40

Mine is P2a42 bought from Three, 4gb RAM.

Wah007 · 17 Jul 2017 at 10:24

lltfdaniel said:
Mine is the p2a42.

Hades said:
Mine is P2a42 bought from Three, 4gb RAM.

Thanks. I've heard Three have discontinued these. If the model from the Spain company is the p2a42 variant then I might go for it.

oggiet · 17 Jul 2017 at 11:33

Got them on flash sale on gear best for £179.42 !!

Wah007 · 17 Jul 2017 at 11:56

oggiet said:
Got them on flash sale on gear best for £179.42 !!

Is that the P2a42 variant and does it say p2a42 on the box?

oggiet · 17 Jul 2017 at 11:59

Yeah that's the model. Not sure if to get one as have note4x on the way .

Wah007 · 17 Jul 2017 at 12:01

oggiet said:
Yeah that's the model. Not sure if to get one as have note4x on the way .

Thanks. There's two variants. One is the p2a42 which supports Band 20 and that's the one I need, if it's the other one (Chinese) then that's going to be an issue.

oggiet · 17 Jul 2017 at 12:03

Wah007 said:
Thanks. There's two variants. One is the p2a42 which supports Band 20 and that's the one I need, if it's the other one (Chinese) then that's going to be an issue.

Might get it and sell it on. Thanks for the info

lltfdaniel · 17 Jul 2017 at 12:50

Wah007 said:
Thanks. I've heard Three have discontinued these. If the model from the Spain company is the p2a42 variant then I might go for it.

As you can see from model number it is what i stated.

https://ibb.co/hEwREa If you click on this link it will show you the phone came from spain.

Wah007 · 17 Jul 2017 at 12:54

lltfdaniel said:
As you can see from model number it is what i stated.

Lol I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else. I've just scrolled a few posts up and realised that it was you who gave me the link to that Spain shop last night.

Thanks, I think I'm going to order it from there later today.

lltfdaniel · 17 Jul 2017 at 14:42

No problem i am a bit brain dead, sorry.

edit

Was confused.

Wah007 · 17 Jul 2017 at 15:15

lltfdaniel said:
No problem i am a bit brain dead, sorry.

edit

Was confused.

Forget about it.

It happens to all of us.

lltfdaniel · 17 Jul 2017 at 15:54

So yeah if you do decide too order from csmobiles, all you got to do is turn on the phone pick what language you want so english then, put the sim card in facing downward but regarding the sim card (you will need a nano sim card) you will need a sim ejection tool for that and it doesn't come with one so you will have to buy one something like this > https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00V74YSNS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 you simply put that tool in the sim ejection port on the phone then the sim tray comes out and the simply put in your nano sim card.

Also don't forget the 3 pin to 2 pin plug, apart from all of that your good to go which is the same as me.

Your looking at roughly £10-12 for these parts on top of the phone price or less https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007L3QV1G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 .

I tried a paper clip but it was too big, maybe a small paper clip for the SIM ejection port?

If you don't know what to do with the sim ejection tool read this > http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI...pid=38994,varset_cid=38998,Case=EXT(EM110627)

I am now done

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Wah007 · 17 Jul 2017 at 16:32

lltfdaniel said:
So yeah if you do decide too order from csmobiles, all you got to do is turn on the phone pick what language you want so english then, put the sim card in facing downward but regarding the sim card (you will need a nano sim card) you will need a sim ejection tool for that and it doesn't come with one so you will have to buy one something like this > https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00V74YSNS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 you simply put that tool in the sim ejection port on the phone then the sim tray comes out and the simply put in your nano sim card.

Also don't forget the 3 pin to 2 pin plug, apart from all of that your good to go which is the same as me.

Your looking at roughly £10-12 for these parts on top of the phone price or less https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007L3QV1G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 .

I tried a paper clip but it was too big, maybe a small paper clip for the SIM ejection port?

If you don't know what to do with the sim ejection tool read this > http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI...pid=38994,varset_cid=38998,Case=EXT(EM110627)

I am now done .

Thanks for that information, it's really helpful.

I'll give it another read when I receive the phone.

I should be good with the charger and sim ejection tool, I've got an Anker Quickharge 3.0 fast charger and I can use the wife's sim ejection tool from her Moto X Play.

I'm going to buy a case and tempered glass screen protector for it.

lltfdaniel · 17 Jul 2017 at 16:34

Wah007 said:
Thanks for that information, it's really helpful. I'll give it another read when I receive the phone.

I should be good with the charger and sim ejection tool, I've got an Anker Quickharge 3.0 fast charger and I can use the wife's sim ejection tool from her Moto X Play.

I'm going to buy a case and tempered glass screen protector for it.

No problem i just don't want someone to be in a situation i was in regarding this phone which is from cs mobiles/spain.

Now you know what to expect if you get it from csmobiles

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I also got a case for the p2 and fits fine so any case for the p2 will work with this phone.

I'm not a salesman for csmobiles just suggesting and giving advice.

The reason why i got it from csmobiles was because of the price, and didn't know what to expect so yeah.

lltfdaniel · 17 Jul 2017 at 17:02

Here is another picture of my battery usage (note i have this on mostly extreme battery saving mode)

Wah007 · 17 Jul 2017 at 19:03

lltfdaniel said:
No problem i just don't want someone to be in a situation i was in regarding this phone which is from cs mobiles/spain.

Now you know what to expect if you get it from csmobiles .

I also got a case for the p2 and fits fine so any case for the p2 will work with this phone.

I'm not a salesman for csmobiles just suggesting and giving advice.

The reason why i got it from csmobiles was because of the price, and didn't know what to expect so yeah.

Lol I know, you're just trying to help, that's kind of you, Thanks. That battery is a beast.

It got me thinking when you mentioned that it didn't come with a sim card ejection tool, I'm watching some unboxing videos on youtube and all of them have sim ejection tools in the box.

Can you confirm if it says p2a42 on the phone's box as well? Because some sell the p2c72 but they flash the p2a42 rom on them so it will show as p2a42 when checking on the phone menu.

I don't know if there's a way to test if it works on band 20 but I want to be absolutely sure before I place the order. As my 3 signal is bad as it is but if this phone turns out not to support band 20 then the signal will only get worse for me.

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