Bought one at DSE for $49 last week but Optus is having it at $39 with free delivery. 3 different colours.
Optus Prepaid Mobile - Samsung B3310 $39 Online Only
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Can't get a 3g signal out here anyway ;)..
Need a new mobile anyway, but want something cheap i can use twitter with :)
Nice, I'm tempted to get one, but already got a phone :)
is it locked to Optus ?
if so how much to unlock it ?It is locked to Optus.
Free to unlock after 6 months or top up to $80.
Optus unlocked my old mobile after I've bought this one.
Cheers picked up another one
How long does the battery last in real life? Feedback on the gsmarena site says the battery life is not very good. Another con I see is the lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack. It's a pretty ugly looking thing. Also, did Optus cripple the functionality of the phone?
Can Optus pre-paid mobiles be used with Virgin? Since they're the same network anyway.
Should be able to.
Thanks mate, might pick one up for my brother.
I'm using it with my TPG SIM so I imagine Virgin will work as well.
Oh dear, I checked just the other day and they were still selling them for $129, that was a quick and large price drop!
Works fine on tpg. My mum got one at DSE in the $49 special.
Nice phone.
Im not into phones and dont know alot about them , can this work with my TPG account as its optus I believe? Never had a prepaid before
Yes, it should work with anyone that uses the Optus network (Optus, TPG, Virgin, Woolworths, etc). It's only 2G so internet is not going to be fast.
Thanks for the reply , what phones would be better for around $60 ? This sucker is pretty ugly and the number keys down the side seem like a bad idea
keep in mind it has a slide out keyboard. You wont be using the number keys to text.
Essentially the number keys are just like a computer keyboard.
The Samsung seems like quite good value for its price. My only worries are the battery life (from feedback on the gsmarena.com site). It hasn't got a 3.5mm jack so you will need a bluetooth stereo headset if you want to listen to the MP3 player or radio. I'd say it's going to be discontinued and they are flogging them off at a reduced price to clear them.
I don't think you can really expect too much for a prepaid under $50. Kmart, Big W, Woolworths & Coles periodically flog cheap locked & unlocked Virgin/Optus locked mobiles so you could have a look at their catalogues online each week. There are also some other Optus prepaids on the Optus web site.
I just received mine today. It came with a set of cheap stereo ear phones (with micro-usb plug) which was not mentioned on the Optus website. Also a free voucher worth $5 for 75MB mobile data. I think the phone is great value for $39. I will see how the battery life is. The numbers down the side is going to take some getting used to.
Nice , they canceled my order because I was out when they called to confirm my CC. Never had that happen before :P
lol, strangely that also happened to me as well because the voip contact number i gave them wasn't working properly. they didn't mention (or at least i didn't see) that they needed to contact you to in order to confirm the order. the 2nd time i gave a mobile number and they called within a couple of seconds of me placing the order. they saw my previous order so probably you could just ring up to get it sorted.
I did thanks. I received no notification via email that the order was canceled. I noticed the card had not been billed so I gave them a call. Reordered and as what happened with you, they called within a minute of the order being made. All good now, look forward to playing with my cheapo phone when it arrives :P
How the hell to order? It won't accept my Debit Mastercard then tell me that I failed the credit check!!!???
Mine broke down and I have just returned it for repair at the Optus Shop in Hornsby. The staff said it was a very unpopular phone and might replace it with a new one if they cannot fix it.
what is wrong with it? mine is still kicking along nicely. i find it useful even as just an mp3 player. the only thing i noticed is i need to turn the phone off & on to turn off the gprs (which chews threw the battery relatively quickly)
The screen goes completely blank.. just a white light like a torch..weird
Anyone got one of these and used it with twitter?