Cheap mobile for my son

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  Hotpotcorn on 22/02/2016 - 10:59

  +5

  the iphone 6s plus 128GB rose gold

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    fuzzywuzzywozawoman on 22/02/2016 - 10:59

    +4

    he wishes

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      Hotpotcorn on 22/02/2016 - 11:04

      +1

      ok being serious now, whats ur budget?

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        fuzzywuzzywozawoman on 22/02/2016 - 11:05

        maybe around $50?

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        Hotpotcorn on 22/02/2016 - 11:06

        @fuzzywuzzywozawoman:
        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/235529

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        [Deactivated] on 22/02/2016 - 12:42

        @fuzzywuzzywozawoman:

        Woolies generally have a phone for $49, sometimes under at their front desk area

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    mskeggs on 22/02/2016 - 11:42

    +1

    My daughter says all the parents who truly love their children in her class at school get them these.
    I tell her my love extends to a Alcatel Pixi 3.

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      fuzzywuzzywozawoman on 22/02/2016 - 11:59

      $18 at officeworks! and works on Aldi?

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        mskeggs on 22/02/2016 - 12:08

        Needs $1.50 unlock code from ebay. Will work fine in the city, I think it misses the Telstra 3g/4g bands in the bush.
        My daughter uses one on Telechoice which is the same network as ALDI and she is happy with it. Note there is a Pixi 3 v4 that has been $29 at Woolies that is the one she has, I think the $18 one might be the older version.

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        fuzzywuzzywozawoman on 22/02/2016 - 12:53

        @mskeggs: great, thanks i'll check it out

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        Densor on 23/02/2016 - 08:08

        @fuzzywuzzywozawoman:

        The Alcatel only supports the Optus frequencies of 900 and 2100. You need a phone that supports 850 for telstra and Aldi. This will be even more important in December when Telstra turn off their 2g network.

        Telstra do use 2100 in some areas, but you won't have a 2g network to drop back to where they don't.

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        fuzzywuzzywozawoman on 23/02/2016 - 08:41

        @Densor:

        Ok thanks, so the Telstra ZTE T815 would have to be ok then right?

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        mskeggs on 23/02/2016 - 09:50

        @Densor:
        My understanding is Telstra wholesalers (like ALDI) are getting 4G access by June ahead of the 2G turn off, presumably to ensure coverage is still available when the 2G is gone.
        http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/570543/telstra-whole…

        The Alcatel Pixi 4.5 should be fine as it supports 700MHz
        http://www.optus.com.au/shop/prepaidmobile/alcatel/pixi-4g
        3G Network: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
        4G Network: 2100/1800/1900/2600/700 MHz

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  Ughhh on 22/02/2016 - 11:03

  Any old nokia phone

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    ProjectZero on 22/02/2016 - 12:10

    Just get him 3210 and be done with it

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      stygian on 22/02/2016 - 12:55

      Doubles as a weapon.

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        ProjectZero on 22/02/2016 - 13:07

        lol get him two of those and he can use it a nunchucks XD

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  macfanboy on 22/02/2016 - 13:19

  Also, Get an Aldi $5 sim.
  The credit lasts for 365 days.
  Both my kids that have phones have this as they only use the phone to make calls/sms rarely.
  They receive calls/sms and use wifi mainly.

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  shannonn54 on 23/02/2016 - 16:04

  why a smartphone? Does he need to play games via internet?

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    fuzzywuzzywozawoman on 23/02/2016 - 16:06

    I said doesn't need to be a smart phone.

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      shannonn54 on 23/02/2016 - 16:07

      oops my apologies didn't see the doesn't due to word wrap