Hi OzB.
My daily driver's display broke and I have ordered a display assembly. Its going to take atleast 10-15 days until I get my hands on it. I was looking for a real cheap Android device that can serve me during the waiting period. The cheaper the better. Any recommendations?
Great. just checked their website. Looks like its locked to optus. Any idea how much to get it unlocked?
ebay, such as this one cost $2.31
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Unlock-Code-Zte-Telstra-4GX-Buzz-…
please do a more thorough search in ebay as i was doing it on the fly.
Thanks for that.
who are you with at the moment… telstra/optus/voda?
vodafone.
the optus phone above may not have the correct 3G frequencies… although for 2 weeks you may not care
Good point.
maybe a smart first from the 'free' deal 6 months ago.. people will be looking to get rid of them:
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/footscray/android-phones/bran…
perhaps someone on ozb wants to offload one?
Seriously just call a few mates and borrow one of their drawer phones!
You must have at least one friend who has an old iPhone 4 or Galaxy S3 in a drawer somewhere as a "backup" phone?
Get a Windows phone. :p
Any reason you need an ANdroid?
I always buy budget phones from eBay or Australia Post.
Here's the catalogue: http://auspost.com.au/retail-and-gifts.html
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Totally agree with you there. Windows Phone offers a great OS for budget phones
Coles
Be warned: Android with 512MB RAM is next to unuseable, better off getting a feature phone because it … works.
Any phone these days with less than 1GB RAM is a feature phone these days : )
Hey paro,
What is your broken phone? (iOS, Android, Windows, Other)
And what network do you use? (Telstra, Optus, Voda, Other)
Should be in the OP, to give you better suggestions!
IGA have unlocked phones for $59.00
Coles/Bi-Lo Coles Prepaid ZTE Chat 4G 1ea $49.50 ($49.50, 50%)