Amazon Fire Phone 32GB £99
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Amazon said:
Hello,
We are pleased to report that the following item will dispatch sooner than expected:
"Amazon Fire Phone, 32 GB (O2)"
Previous estimated arrival date: February 20 2015 - February 26 2015
New estimated arrival date: February 03 2015
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Amazon.co.uk
We are pleased to report that the following item will dispatch sooner than expected:
"Amazon Fire Phone, 32 GB (O2)"
Previous estimated arrival date: February 20 2015 - February 26 2015
New estimated arrival date: February 03 2015
For more details, please visit the Your Account section of our web site :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/xxx
You have not yet been charged for this item. We do not debit money from your payment card until just before your items are dispatched. We will send you a dispatch confirmation email on the date of dispatch.
Regards,
Customer Service Department
Amazon.co.uk
fathomfive said:
Picked mine up today.
First impressions are; ridiculous f
king nano sim requirement; ridiculously bastardised interface; ridiculous lack of a back button.
After further testing and running it alongside my Nexus 4, I decided to send the Fire phone back.First impressions are; ridiculous f
king nano sim requirement; ridiculously bastardised interface; ridiculous lack of a back button.Even side loading apps, Nova Launcher for example, couldn't get me to gel with it.
Oh well, I'll have to stick with the Nexus 4 for a little while longer.
RobinBanks said:
I'm typing this on mine which arrived today. I really like it!
I'll be honest, i'm struggling with mine - bit of a shock coming from Ios and Android and that's before we even get to the hideously limited Amazon App storeLooks better with the Nova loader, but can't apply wallpaper! Also, it seems that the version of Fire with the locked phones (3.6.6) won't work with the manual install of the play store, so all apps have to be downloaded as APK and sideloaded instead. Even then, all the Google apps won't work.
I'll stick with it anyway, most of the time i'm just checking emails, half a dozen websites and Facebook
This is a second phone though. Mostly I use a Sony Xperia Z1.
I like the screen on the Fire despite the low resolution and I find it more comfortable in the hand than the Sony. It seems a bit slicker and quicker too.
It doesn't really need to be much good for my use. It just needs to be a phone.
I like the screen on the Fire despite the low resolution and I find it more comfortable in the hand than the Sony. It seems a bit slicker and quicker too.
It doesn't really need to be much good for my use. It just needs to be a phone.
gregf40 said:
I have just seen Amazon UK have dropped the price of these for today from £399 to £99 (with no contract).
I know it has mixed reviews but at a hundred quid seems like a bit of an absolute bargain for anyone interested.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Fire-Phone-32-GB
Special offer is back again at £99 for anyone interested - just popped up on the homepage!I know it has mixed reviews but at a hundred quid seems like a bit of an absolute bargain for anyone interested.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Fire-Phone-32-GB
Is there a way of unlocking these yet?
Wife loves her Knidle HDX and seems to have no issues using it at all.
On a 3 contract with a year to run though, plus 3 performs vastly better here, work phone is O2 and isn't great.
Is there a French version I wonder as they have to be sold unlocked if i remember correctly.
Wife loves her Knidle HDX and seems to have no issues using it at all.
On a 3 contract with a year to run though, plus 3 performs vastly better here, work phone is O2 and isn't great.
Is there a French version I wonder as they have to be sold unlocked if i remember correctly.
The_Burg said:
Is there a way of unlocking these yet?
Wife loves her Knidle HDX and seems to have no issues using it at all.
On a 3 contract with a year to run though, plus 3 performs vastly better here, work phone is O2 and isn't great.
Is there a French version I wonder as they have to be sold unlocked if i remember correctly.
If you load the latest firmware 4.6.1 (461013820) i believe that it's no longer carrier lockedWife loves her Knidle HDX and seems to have no issues using it at all.
On a 3 contract with a year to run though, plus 3 performs vastly better here, work phone is O2 and isn't great.
Is there a French version I wonder as they have to be sold unlocked if i remember correctly.
And the latest firmware lets you load the Playstore - so it's hello to Youtube, Gmail, Google Maps etc that's missing on the previous version.
littlebasher said:
If you load the latest firmware 4.6.1 (461013820) i believe that it's no longer carrier locked
And the latest firmware lets you load the Playstore - so it's hello to Youtube, Gmail, Google Maps etc that's missing on the previous version.
Anyone confirm this? If so I'll get one ordered. And the latest firmware lets you load the Playstore - so it's hello to Youtube, Gmail, Google Maps etc that's missing on the previous version.
gregf40 said:
The_Burg said:
Anyone confirm this? If so I'll get one ordered.
From what I've read it now runs Android Kit Kat and is indeed unlocked with the latest update.Though if I return triumphant with a new phone that doesn't work as a phone with my '3' sim my life won't be worth living.
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