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Motorola Moto X Style (Unlocked & Unbranded), $299 from Vodafone (When Added to Plan)

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Motorola Moto X Style (Unlocked & Unbranded), $299 from Vodafone (When Added to Plan)
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jimbobaus on 01/05/2016 - 16:48 imgur.com (5993 clicks)
Last edited 03/05/2016 - 00:38 by 2 other users

Was in my local Vodafone store doing an upgrade and found out about this bargain.

So Vodafone which had the X Style as an exclusive have dropped the RRP on the device to $299

From what I have been told not every store has stock and they are no longer able to order them in however Online has 100's of units remaining.
There are 2 ways to get the device (other than getting on a plan of course, which is $0 on every plan at Vodafone)

1) Added to a Vodafone Plan as an installment (cheaper this way) $12.45 per month for 24m or $24.90 per month for 12 months You can also get Vodafone to add to your plan in 1 installment of $299

2) REMOVED: Lots of feedback indicating that Stores are unable to sell outright, phone must be added to new or existing plan, have removed this info to prevent disappointment, you can try and find Outright.. but expect resistance.

I was happy to add the phone to my existing plan for the 12m

in store you can ONLY get the black model (one i got)
if you are a Vodafone customer and are going option 1 above, you can call them or go online and get the White Model if your prefer.

Stock is showing as 2-3 days from order approval at moment so still plenty in stock

Not a bad phone for the price.. battery is not awful but not awesome. (one day max apparently)

SPECS: (from Voda Website)

Technical Specification
Operating System: Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)….. NOTE: Some units are already updated to Marshmallow (if not will update when you turn it on)
Processor Chip: Hexa-core 1.8GHz 64-bit Processor
Internal Memory Capacity: 32GB
External Memory: Micro SD
Expandable Memory Capacity: Up to 128GB
RAM: 3GB

Camera
Front-facing camera: 5MP with Wide-Angle Lens
Rear-facing camera: 21MP with Phase Detect Auto-Focus
Digital Zoom: 4 x Digital Zoom
Flash Type: Dual LED CCT Flash
Video Recording: HD/4k/Slow Motion/HDR Video

Battery
Talk Time: Up to 16 hours
Standby Time: Up to 14 days
Type & Capacity: 3000mAh Li-Ion

In the Box
SIM Type: Nano SIM
Headphones
Charger
Battery: Built-in

Network
2G Network Band: 850/900/1800/1900
3G Network Band: 850/900/1700/1900/2100
4G Network Band: 700/800/850/900/1800/1900/2100/2300/2500/2600 LTE Cat 6 Ready
Device Data Capability: 4G

Display
Screen Size: 5.7” QHD TFT LCD 1440p
Main Screen Resolution: 1440 x 2560 (520ppi)
Touchscreen

Size & WeightSize & Weight
H x W x D: 76.2 x 153.9 x 10.4 mm
Weight: 179 grams

EDITED: thanks to KaptnKaos its showing as $299 total online (installments of $12.45 per month for 24m) Edited post to reflect this info.

EDITED: As mentioned on Whirlpool, those wanting to get a new sim only and add phone.. GO TO A STORE they will credit check you for both together and get phone sent to you if they don't have stock.. same deal for people wanting to keep old plans with Vodafone.

EDITED: Updated to reflect that phone can ONLY be obtained by adding to an existing or new plan.

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  • Phoebus on 03/05/2016 - 09:14

    Anyone tried in store today?

    • syswong on 03/05/2016 - 09:49

      They all have to go through the same order system to create the order for you. So if the price is not in the system anymore, it can't be done

  • currentfad on 03/05/2016 - 09:27
    +1

    Received phone this morning. Ordered online on Sunday. Thanks OP!

  • Phoebus on 03/05/2016 - 09:39
    +7

    Queenslanders ripped off. Oh well, we get to save $299. Bargain

  • bargaino on 03/05/2016 - 10:02

    They still have it for sim-only price +$10/month on a contract online. White/bamboo only.

    e.g. $40/month x $24 = $960 total with 2 years unlimited calls and 500MB/month. Not bad if you are willing to commit.

    • angelkulit025 on 03/05/2016 - 10:04
      +1

      500mb per month? i'm not gonna survive with that for 24months =D

  • thriver on 03/05/2016 - 10:12

    Yeah I booked to buy one from north Ryde store today… The person in store called now to cancel as the price was corrected over night… He mentioned it was a price error….

    • nexus4 on 03/05/2016 - 18:33
      +1

      You made a booking to go to the Vodafone store?

  • ProjectZero on 03/05/2016 - 10:13
    +1

    Lol… let the ebaying begin.

    and gumtree

    • syswong on 03/05/2016 - 10:26

      Were that white with wood back cover also Australia stock? Damn that looks nice!!

      Anyone interested in a swap with black???

    • BlueElephant on 03/05/2016 - 14:10

      at least some of them are happy with $30/50 profit.

      • ProjectZero on 03/05/2016 - 14:53

        lol… how muchare ebay fees these days? I'd be happy to buy them off their hands CoD if they are willing to sell it for 30 to 50 profit lol

  • fakefilo on 03/05/2016 - 10:21

    Went on the online chat to order this today, rep said the deal is over. Offered me the phone for $816 or $34 per month over 24 months.

    Reckon I can still walk into a store and try there?

    • ProjectZero on 03/05/2016 - 10:27

      As someone said, they order through the same system so highly unlikely… also most of the stores are OoS.

  • Buff on 03/05/2016 - 10:56

    I just picked up mine form Marion SA Vodaphone store for $299

    Any recommendations for a good case and a screen protector?

    • gottacatchemall on 03/05/2016 - 11:12

      When did you order it I thought the deal is expired now?

    • windwai on 03/05/2016 - 11:13
      +2

      Since there is a bumper case included in the box, I didnt order any case but good to know if there is a good one.

      I ordered this screen protector http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/151987186829
      But Its hard to tell if good or not as they all looks same……

      • Buff on 03/05/2016 - 11:39

        Thanks man just placed my order.

    • [Deactivated] on 03/05/2016 - 11:25

      Does it mean the deal is still valid?

      • Buff on 03/05/2016 - 12:13

        May be store only… Call before

    • rowanb1 on 03/05/2016 - 11:50

      did you buy outright or on a plan?

      • Buff on 03/05/2016 - 12:12

        Outright

    • bargaino on 03/05/2016 - 13:16

      Any recommendations for a good case and a screen protector?

      I recommend you put the bumper on, at least for a few weeks. It would be a shame to cover the beautiful existing case with anything more.
      That will give much better protection from falls than any thin film applied.

      To me, screen protectors belong back in the days of plastic screens, which were scratched more easily, but less prone to breakinmg.

  • Buff on 03/05/2016 - 11:23

    Like an hr ago…. It might be still valid in store. I can show you my receipt of required?

    • shrapnelreloaded on 03/05/2016 - 11:40

      Hi can you show me receipt? Thanks!

      • Buff on 03/05/2016 - 12:12

        http://imgur.com/TReYAur

        • ProjectZero on 03/05/2016 - 12:30

          Is that an upgrade or did you get a new plan? Because the Moto X Style is free on the $40 plans and above from what I remember.

        • Buff on 03/05/2016 - 12:52

          I kept my Sim only plan untouched.

        • fullmetal on 03/05/2016 - 13:40

          @Buff: You are lucky they changed manually and the shop still honour it. I went in just an hour ago sign the month by month plan while stating from the start and again and again before I sign that I will only sign the plan if the phone is 299. Yes, they said when it is time to do the upgrade to get the phone for 299 they said the price changed to 800+. Now I am stuck with a plan and no phone.

        • Buff on 03/05/2016 - 13:53
          +2

          @fullmetal87: they should still honor it. Bad Customer service. 👎

        • KupoHo on 03/05/2016 - 14:35

          Curiously, I went in to the store I bought it from yesterday (Hay st Perth) and the same sales rep advised that it was a pricing error. In which I responded "oh really" and he said yeh sometimes these things happen or something like that…although yesterday he told me it was due to being overstocked. So yes, who knows! Was the $299 special actually advertised anywhere? Yay that yours being honoured by that store! :)

        • oz-dave on 04/05/2016 - 04:38
          +1

          @fullmetal87:

          If they misrepresented what they were selling, you are not "stuck with a plan" - demand a refund/annulment since what you received was significantly different to what was promised…

          Get the TIO involved if you have to, but just mentioning that option should be enough to prompt them to action over a month by month contract.

        • fullmetal on 05/05/2016 - 15:43
          +1

          @oz-dave: Thanks for the information, I finally managed to cancel after going to the store calling with the store rep to Vodafone customer service. This is the situation, at 03-05-2016 they changed the price on their system but not their pricing matrix. Apparently, 30 mins after I left the store around 12pm, the store reps received an email telling them the 819 price is with immediate effect. Vodafone refused to admit it is their mistake. They don't have a process, they update the system before official statement is announced.

          Anyway, for those who recently signed a plan to buy this phone you can cancel the plan and pay for any usage used if any and save the 30 bucks.

          Here is the link http://www.vodafone.com.au/aboutvodafone/network

    • NotSoRoyal on 03/05/2016 - 14:34

      Can you please PM me how did you managed deal? Just trying to match same deal

  • ChillBro on 03/05/2016 - 11:46

    Mine was delivered just then. Updating system software now.

    • THICKnSLOW on 03/05/2016 - 15:14

      Update to Marshmallow?

      • ChillBro on 03/05/2016 - 15:45

        Yep, updated to 6.0.

        • THICKnSLOW on 03/05/2016 - 17:28

          I will flip a coin to decide whether to update now or leave it a few months. From various web reviews, the disadvantages still outweigh the advantages :(

  • Dr PhilGood on 03/05/2016 - 12:45

    I'm thinking I'll probably receive my black one sometime today. Kind of wishing I ordered the white though! Anyone in the Melbourne area wanting to swap their white for black?

  • Jaff on 03/05/2016 - 13:16

    Had my phone delivered today.
    Phone was facing down with battery already in it. Same with you guys too?

    • currentfad on 03/05/2016 - 13:19
      +4

      The battery is not even removable..

    • Buff on 03/05/2016 - 13:19
      +1

      Yes.

  • dannyhc on 03/05/2016 - 13:39

    If anyone has one in white they want to get rid of please PM me as I couldn't get the phone yesterday without going on a plan or outright.

  • Jaff on 03/05/2016 - 13:40

    OK thanks guys.

  • mooreshady on 03/05/2016 - 14:00

    Saw on youtube, they come with a TPU gel case, but seems weird that is a full back cover, could be hard to take good photos if you use the back flash.

  • jonnois on 03/05/2016 - 14:30

    yep so the price went up today back to $819, so if you lived in QLD like myself and you could go in yesterday to buy one you missed out. I'm so sad face right now, they literally were doing the contract up and it said $819 and he was like sorry man the price went up today. Who wants to sell one???

  • twister292 on 03/05/2016 - 14:39
    +2

    I bought one for myself yesterday…just as I was about to unlock my car and drive off, I remembered my friend whose S4 is about to die any day…I called her and she looked up the specs for the device, and nek minnit I was running back the length of Highpoint SC to make it to the VF store just before closing time…

    I had bought the last bamboo coloured one, but knowing my friend, she's still going "kinda sorta" between bamboo and black, so I can't put any of them to use till she takes her pick…

    /Coolstory

    • mooreshady on 03/05/2016 - 14:47

      more than happy to swap your white for black :)

      • twister292 on 03/05/2016 - 14:57

        I think my friend will pick white according to Murphy's law lol

    • Temporary username on 03/05/2016 - 14:47

      i bought one yesterday at 11 am, they said only black avail. :0

      • twister292 on 03/05/2016 - 16:02

        I saw the white one with the sales guy and liked it… But now I'll have to settle for black anyway because the white has been claimed by my best friend haha

  • mooreshady on 03/05/2016 - 14:45

    So the black one, is it a silicone/rubber type of grip for the back?

  • skdreams on 03/05/2016 - 15:25
    +2

    For those ppl who ordered White model online, be prepared to have your order failed as white has run out in VF warehouse. What you can do however is to talk to Vodafone live chat and they can cancel your existing order and put in an order for a black one instead, at the same price.

    • username999 on 03/05/2016 - 16:34

      How do do you talk to Vodafone live chat online? I cannot seem to find it on their main website? Can someone please give me a link or tell me where to go?

      • THICKnSLOW on 03/05/2016 - 17:29

        Log in, soon enough you get an annoying splash screen with "Chat?" on it. You'll need a browser with flash compatibility.

    • ericeric on 03/05/2016 - 18:11

      Tried live chat, and they refuse to offer the black one for the same price $299 and ask me to keep waiting for the white one.Not happy

      • unity1 on 03/05/2016 - 20:10

        I was told the handset was end of line, so once stock was depleted no more would be ordered.

        • username999 on 03/05/2016 - 20:48

          So did you ended up getting the black one you reordered?

          It's a shame that some of us that put an order online on Sunday missed out yet people that put an order in over the phone through call centre gets it (even white stock).

          Ahh well

        • orange123 on 03/05/2016 - 20:48

          If that was the case they wouldn't still be selling it for 800 plus.

        • ChillBro on 03/05/2016 - 20:50

          @orange123:
          It's what the staff told me too and that if there was a problem with the phone, we would get a Nexus 6P as a replacement.

        • orange123 on 03/05/2016 - 20:57

          @ChillBro:
          Bummer.. So how do you know if your order isn't coming through? My status still hasn't changed.

        • ChillBro on 03/05/2016 - 21:02

          @orange123:
          Mate, I've no idea since I did mine in store. Have you tried calling them?

        • orange123 on 03/05/2016 - 21:05

          @ChillBro:

          Can't be bothered for their mumbo jumbo. I'll just wait it out and complain once I get notification.

        • ChillBro on 03/05/2016 - 21:08

          @orange123:
          Yeah that usually works. You might even get upgraded to a Nexus 6P if that's your thing.

        • unity1 on 03/05/2016 - 22:25

          @Pepsii: Yes I did. Looks like I got in whilst stock was still available.

        • mooreshady on 04/05/2016 - 14:14

          @ChillBro:
          NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO……

          the only issue with 6P is lack of microsd…

        • ChillBro on 04/05/2016 - 14:29
          +3

          @mooreshady:
          True although I'd give that up for 6P's better battery, thinness, AMOLED screen, camera and fingerprint sensor. I'd happily trade my Moto X Style for a 6P.

    • johnyBgood on 04/05/2016 - 12:59

      I ordered white as well and my order failed, I didn't receive any email notification, I only happen to know when I asked the
      support guys through chat about the status of my order. They said their stock was exhausted and couldn't fulfill the order. Problem is my account now is locked-up to 6months and couldn't make any upgrade online due to their system still detecting that I just upgraded. The chat support have to raise a ticket to the backend team to update the status of my plan.

    • preasm14 on 04/05/2016 - 13:14

      same thing here. the person I chatted with will put a new order for black once my existing orders has been cancelled. unfortunately cancellation of order need some clearance which can be completed by tomorrow.

  • mrwindow on 03/05/2016 - 16:36

    Anyone have any luck updating OS over mobile , I want to use the free data i have for two months but says over wifi only? on sammy and htc I could check a box to say update over mobile data?

    Thanks

    It is a great phone though, like it a lot!

    • THICKnSLOW on 03/05/2016 - 17:31
      +1

      Put your data sim back into old phone, enable WIFI Hotspot, logon with your X via WIFI.

      • twister292 on 03/05/2016 - 17:48
        +1

        You'll also need to go into settings->data usage and then go to the 3 dot menu,tap network restrictions and unrestrict that hotspot.

        By default it won't update apps or OS over hotspotted connections.

        • mrwindow on 04/05/2016 - 10:51

          the simple things…i didn't have the same size sim as it was a new one..but this how i updated my second one wen i got home, thanks!

  • poppit88 on 03/05/2016 - 23:41
    +5

    OP - Thanks for this deal! Absolutely fantastic….. I raced in the very next day after seeing your post and was luck enough to pick up a phone. An incredible deal when you look at phone specs. Thanks so much!

  • S3ISOR on 04/05/2016 - 05:19

    Did anyone's Moto X from a phone order get picked up by Australia Post yesterday? Mine wasn't… kind of weird.

  • chuneeperformance on 04/05/2016 - 09:40

    Has anyone received their white colour phone? The vodafone online tracking is still blank with no details…

    • SammyK300 on 04/05/2016 - 10:07

      Mines still blank as well, from what I've read they're out of stock, I'm in no rush so I'll just wait and see what happens and only kick up fuss if it gets cancelled.

    • johnyBgood on 04/05/2016 - 13:54

      Expect a cancellation, I had the same issue yesterday where the tracking page is blank. I've chatted with them and they said my order failed because they don't have a stock. Read my post above.

      • samehada on 04/05/2016 - 16:24

        If you did put through online order for White, Live Chat with them and demand Black one for same price or contact TIO for escalation.

    • samehada on 04/05/2016 - 16:23
      +1

      If you ordered White colour, you'd better do Online Chat with them asap and ask them to re-order Black one for the same price. This is what I did

      • Go to Vodafone Contact Us page and wait for popup for Live Chat
      • Give them order number UPxxxx and tell them to check it because the White colour is out of stock
      • They will check and tell you order failed, you can tell them you are not happy with this and ask them to cancel that order and re-submit order for Black colour for the same price.
      • Make sure to ask them to clearly note it in the system that the phone is on $12.45 pm and that will be the payout figure if you terminate it.
        This is just in case they give you credit to bring down the payment figure from $34 and that credit will not be included in the payout calculation x remaining months.

      You will get the new order number within 1 day.

      • mlburnian on 04/05/2016 - 18:22

        i did something similar, guy said they have about 30 in stock of the black handsets.

      • dodgey on 04/05/2016 - 20:14

        I had the white on order too.

        Got live Chat, and got passed around a few times. They couldn't do anything for me online, but have sent me an email and will call to confirm when they can cancel and put an order in for the black one.

        They said it should be done by tomorrow…

        Not very confident, but then, not really too fussed :D

        • unity1 on 04/05/2016 - 20:47

          I was just on live chat and was told black is not available. Yesterday I was able to get the order for my white handset cancelled and resubmitted an order for the black handset. Whilst the order went through ok they don't have stock to fill the order. I'd say it's too late to do anything now.

        • dodgey on 04/05/2016 - 20:53

          FWIW, the first guy I spoke to on live chat said that black was not available too, so he transferred me to the upgrades team.

          That person went away to see if there's any other handsets he can offer, and then came back and said they might be able to get a black. I left it at that and gave him my details so he can contact me back. He sent a notification email immediately

        • preasm14 on 04/05/2016 - 21:35

          I was told the same thing that new order will be done tomorrow. So probably they do the it in batches.
          I was even told that they new stocks for the black just came in when I chatted yesterday. I also got an email guaranteeing that I will be getting the black at the same price. fingers cross..

        • pinkfong on 05/05/2016 - 07:23

          After a few times live chat, they told me they run out of stock and will not stock the phone anymore. I believe the price is low due to stock clearance. Whoever order white online, eventually will not get the phone. So i guess the deal is over.

        • preasm14 on 05/05/2016 - 09:47

          @EdwardLim:
          seems no more stocks. just received an email offering either sony m5, samsung s5 or samsung a5 As a replacement

        • SammyK300 on 05/05/2016 - 09:50
          +1

          @ronaldo0917:
          Well that sucks, hardly the equivalent

        • orange123 on 05/05/2016 - 11:01

          @ronaldo0917:

          When did you order your phone?

        • dodgey on 05/05/2016 - 11:34

          I'll just live without a replacement if that's the case…

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