Are those cheap chinese phones worth it?

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ZactheRipper

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#63855 3-Jul-2010 16:15

I just fizzucked my nokia by dropping it on the ground and it broke the screen hinge.

So i decided i want to spend less on a phone than i did last time ($250)

I can't find a definate answer wether these phones suck or don't.

I keep seeing these phones on TM with wifi, tv and all that crap and i want to buy one.

Does anybody with one reccomend a certain type or reccomend avoiding them full stop?

If they do turn out sucking i will probaly just get a cheapie and not worry about al that fancy crap.

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#347522 3-Jul-2010 16:20

I'd avoid :) get a cheapy that will last longer :)

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#347541 3-Jul-2010 17:53

I would avoid. Not only could there be reliability issues, I would be concerned about the battery exploding, leaking, etc!

Safety first mate.

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#347554 3-Jul-2010 19:45

Have fun with the dual sim ones and throw it away if anything goes wrong.

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#348152 5-Jul-2010 19:04

Have fun with no software updates, and an ignorant usually ESL seller who doesnt give a .... about you, the phone or their obligations under NZ law. That is if you can find them.

They are not making much on each phone, importing small numbers of loads of types so the chances of them even being able to swap a dud one out like for like is so small its not funny.

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#348153 5-Jul-2010 19:07

[Moved this to a more approproate forum]

I wouldn't touch those cheap no-brand, parallel imported phones...

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#348167 5-Jul-2010 20:00

You might as well spend $100 on a branded phone which might not have all the bells and whistles but at least it does everything as it should, and is likely to last longer.

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#353176 19-Jul-2010 00:20

I agree with everything said above. You get what you paid for in my opinion.

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#355180 23-Jul-2010 03:17

when you can get a super tasty phone like this for $250 http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=477727 then why bother with trademe?
(touchscreen, gps, smartphone os, made by big nokia, etc...)

of course if want even cheaper, then pricespy is still your answer:

http://pricespy.co.nz/category.php?k=103&o=produkt_pris_inkmoms#prodlista

A phone for thirty bucks or so.

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#355217 23-Jul-2010 08:52

Seeing the price variance between the parallel imported ones and the vodafone sourced ones on pricespy is just reinforcement of my policy of never buying non parallel imported handsets.

What do vodafone do to justify their near doubling of the price?

I would love to see the results of one of those chinese phones being actually tested for its RF performance. Screw apples touch it wrong and the call drops problem, the one I had a play with had a hold it to your head and the call drops problem

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#355355 23-Jul-2010 14:16

I'm gonna pick up a parallel imported Nokia 2730, I know a guy with one and i used it and it fits the bill perfectly. $167 3G handset!

But whats the diff between a parallel import phone and a NZ market one?

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#355378 23-Jul-2010 14:49

Different keypad, different software load with different languages, sometimes different stuff in the box with it.

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#355397 23-Jul-2010 15:16

If there were any problems with services your provider would probably be unsympathetic because you were using equipment which they did not support.