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alisam

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#288660 15-Jul-2021 15:02
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My wife has a Huawei P10 Lite (June 2017) and it constantly stops charging. The best way of charging it I have found is to use a powerbank (I have plenty of charges and cables but they just don't seem to work or stop working with the phone as the charging light goes off).

 

I have had enough of it as has she.

 

My wife is on Vodafone Pre-Pay. Even then it is only $10 ($30 days)

 

The brief is the cheapest and simplest phone.

 

The phone is really just an emergency phone (we still have our landline with Spark) for when she goes shopping. She doesn't ring friends on it.

 

I saw this one: Vodafone Smart N12 Locked - Grey - Noel Leeming which is $129.

 

Any recommendations?





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alisam

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  #2744648 15-Jul-2021 15:15
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PC: Dell Inspiron 16 5640 (Windows 11 Home), Dell Inspiron 7591 2n1 (Windows 11 Pro), HP ProBook 470G1 (Windows 10 Pro), Intel NUC7I5BNH (Zorin)
Net: Grandstream 1 x GWN7062 Router, 1 x GWN7665 Access Point
Storage: Synology DS216play NAS, 2 x 6TB
Media: 3 x Amazon FireTV. Echo, Dot, Spot
TV: 2 x Samsung H6400 55" LED TV, Panasonic TH-P50G10Z 50" Plasma TV
Mobile: Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
Wearable: Gear S3 Frontier




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  #2744649 15-Jul-2021 15:21
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Or if its purely for emergencies, just get one of those basic phones for $30 from Countdown etc.

 

 





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  #2744739 15-Jul-2021 20:32
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Vodafone Smart, entry level Samsung, or a dumb phone would all be good choices.


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