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| Thread ID: 142895 | 2016-10-03 16:54:00 | need new phone MUST BE CHEAP | Mirddes (10) | PC World Chat |
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| 1426870 | 2016-10-05 19:58:00 | Yeah, the Redmi3 has a slightly better range of bands it supports: www.gsmarena.com It's the model prior to the Redmi3S and doesn't have a fingerprint reader, plus a slightly different CPU etc |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1426871 | 2016-10-06 00:42:00 | Sweet as. I've got one on the way - wife's birthday coming up, so that covers that! :p Thanks for the help. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1426872 | 2016-10-06 06:04:00 | Protip: Flash MIUI8 via EDL mode Some friends / family that imported their own had issues with non-standard firmware being on them... It's worth just grabbing the latest official firmware for them from here: en.miui.com Flash and flash that in EDL mode, you'll be good :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1426873 | 2016-10-06 06:07:00 | this thread is helpful for everyone excluding myself thus far. the real question is, can i get by with just wcdma 850/2100 instead of getting a handset that has both. most of the cheap phones on aliexpress are quadband GSM, some of the slightly more expensive ones ($20) have limited wcdma, either having none or one of the frequencies supported by spark. The XT Mobile Network is a UMTS and LTE mobile network run by Spark New Zealand (formerly Telecom New Zealand). The network was initially built nationwide on WCDMA/UMTS 850 MHz, with 2100 MHz infill in major urban areas. since im a suburbanite, will a phone supporting just 2100 MHz UMTS be fine? |
Mirddes (10) | ||
| 1426874 | 2016-10-06 20:32:00 | Try the skinny forum on Geekzone forums. You may get an answer from a skinny wondertech :-) | 1101 (13337) | ||
| 1426875 | 2016-10-06 21:50:00 | some of the slightly more expensive ones ($20) You've just shown there's not going to be any helping you, with unrealistic expectations like that. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1426876 | 2016-10-06 22:21:00 | as is usual with his threads | bevy121 (117) | ||
| 1426877 | 2016-10-06 23:09:00 | Protip: Flash MIUI8 via EDL mode Some friends / family that imported their own had issues with non-standard firmware being on them... It's worth just grabbing the latest official firmware for them from here: en.miui.com Flash and flash that in EDL mode, you'll be good :) Thanks heaps, really appreciate it. And don't be so down Middres, just work on vicariously experiencing the assistance this thread has given to others, while you find more than $20 for a new phone. :pf1mobmini: Ps - www.willmyphonework.net might be handy for you. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1426878 | 2016-10-06 23:09:00 | Use this site to look up a ph for NZ compatibility http://willmyphonework.net/ also www.skinny.co.nz Have a look at gearbest & bangood , they both sell cheap ph's . Might be easier to find something with them , than aliexpress (too many sellers & choices) ? Also, due to lithium batt airfreight laws , some sellers have limited options on sending & some actually send via europe (China to Eu(by ship) to NZ) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1426879 | 2016-10-06 23:57:00 | The local supermarket often has a bin full of cheapo phones for one network or the other. I don't like them myself, the original list of requirements is almost exactly the opposite of what I'd want. I tend to search trademe for last years flagship phones when the new models come out and those that feel the need for the latest and greatest start selling them off. |
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