Oppo F1S (Optus) - $249 @ Kmart

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gooddealmate on 29/10/2016 - 16:05 files.ozbargain.com.au (918 clicks)
Last edited 19/12/2016 - 21:17 by 1 other user

$10 cheaper than the last deal.
Bought one then but unfortunately lost it to the sea.. (don't ask). Was very happy with it overall after coming from a SGS6+.

So needed another one and happened to call in Kmart before going into the Optus shop. Plenty left at Southport, I'm assuming other stores will stock this at the same price but you would need to check.

Sells for around $340 elsewhere and this one is obviously without the selfie-stick which cam with the last deal.

Other MVNO sims with Optus will also work with this. I'm using an Exetel sim in mine.

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  Raynes on 29/10/2016 - 16:15

  +1

  Excellent phone, bought for GF after her HTC M7 carked it and she loves it. Screen looks surprisingly good despite being 720p.

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    gooddealmate on 29/10/2016 - 16:17

    +4

    Same here, can't see me ever going back to Samsung's at 4 times the price.. as good as they are.

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  Bucksaver on 29/10/2016 - 16:19

  +1

  Excellent phone! I am using it since a week now. Only set back is 7-Eleven fuwl lock app doesn't work.

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  atw on 29/10/2016 - 16:32

  +3

  How did you loose the phone at sea?

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    bargainhunter on 29/10/2016 - 16:43

    +2

    Save what you can, the sea takes the rest.

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    windwai on 29/10/2016 - 17:33

    +1

    There is a lot of way, such us kissing your GL like in the Titanic.
    Or fishing.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GlncOY3PYQo

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  zolinger on 29/10/2016 - 16:46

  IS this single or dual sim OP? Looks like a good deal for a dual sim

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    gooddealmate on 29/10/2016 - 17:07

    This version is a single sim.

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  unity1 on 29/10/2016 - 16:47

  +3

  It's worth reinforcing this comment from the previous deal https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/4062510/redir

  Also selling for $259 delivered from the Optus store, not $340

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    Brickles on 29/10/2016 - 17:21

    Is it crippled at a software or hardware level? If it's just the software, can those bands be resurrected by installing a custom rom?

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      unity1 on 29/10/2016 - 17:35

      No idea sorry, but I'm sure someone else might know

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      twister292 on 29/10/2016 - 21:26

      The Optus version of the phone is crippled so it won't support 850MHz for either 4G (Vodafone) or 3G (Optus).

      Even if you were to unlock the phone, the Optus prepaid version is still gimped and won't be very useful for telstra or voda. On the flip side if you intend to use it in metro areas, it's still usable with telstra.

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  cyssero on 29/10/2016 - 18:31

  +1

  For what it's worth if you paid on a gold/platinum or better credit card you generally get 90 days of accidental loss/damage coverage. The excess is hefty but cheaper than the cost of a new phone.

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  irev1 on 29/10/2016 - 18:32

  what's the PPI like? I have the F1 720p 5" would like one of these just worried without seeing one first. @ 5.5" 720p

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  Tsquared on 30/10/2016 - 08:44

  +1

  Anyone know where to unlock these cheaply? An ebay link earlier posted on the other thread is expired. Otherwise have to think of buying the more expensive unlocked version.

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    peterpeterpumpkin on 01/11/2016 - 13:23

    I suppose if you were going to use Telstra in an area with poor 4g reception you might want 850 mHz support anyway (but I have no idea of the latest), which unlocking won't give you.