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INQ Cloud Touch $99 Outright in Store at Vodafone Starting Tomorrow (14/09) - Save $100

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An excellent Android phone for the price, though somewhat hampered by the silly Android skin. Should be free to unlock, but if this is important to you, get the rep to check first on the website to make sure.

Price on the website is currently listed as $179, was going in store for $199 (or $149 with a $50 recharge), will be going for $99 starting tomorrow.

edit: to clarify, no purchase of a recharge is necessary to get the $99 price point.

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    • CarbonTwelve on 16/09/2011 - 22:20
      +3

      I've been using it a couple of days now, and I can say I'm very happy with it. It hasn't crashed or reset on me, although it did hang for about 5s when I turned the GPS on one time (only once, other times it's been fine), but pressing the power button to turn the screen off and then on again fixed it, so not a big deal. I used a IDEOS U8150 for a couple of days when I got one for my mum, and the larger screen on this is certainly welcome, plus I swear it's thinner than the IDEOS (even though specs say only by half a mm). It does lag a tiny bit every now and then, but for the most part it's a pretty smooth experience, and definitely better than the U8150 (I noticed the lag quite a lot on that).

      Overall unless the stability gets a lot worse I'd say this is a fantastic phone for the price.

      • King Tightarse on 16/09/2011 - 22:39
        +2

        Thanks, I am slowly coming around to this after initially not liking the placky look of it.
        I was thinking a bout an IDEOS but I think their time is done. I had a look at the Samsung Galaxy 5 but that was so outdated looking and clunky.
        Maybe…just wish it could do flash.

        PS whats the speaker like? Especially on speakerphone?

        • CarbonTwelve on 16/09/2011 - 23:01
          +2

          The INQ definitely has a cheap look & feel to it, no doubt about that. If the looks of the phone are a high priority, I'd say look elsewhere (although personally I think the IDEOS is a bit fugly too).

          The speaker is fine, no complaints at all. Clear enough, loud enough, and well placed so your hand won't be covering it when you're holding the phone.

        • King Tightarse on 16/09/2011 - 23:14

          Thanks buddy, you've helped me a bit with this.
          I think I'll go down to Voda and grab one. It seems like its got the best bang for buck ratio at the moment.
          I wish there was a decent gel or other case to cover its native fugliness, but it seems its a bit obscure (nothing much showing in Ebay)

          Some blokes over at whirlpool are getting a bit adventurous and testing removing all the unnecessary apps. Might be worth a look.

          http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1775300&p…

        • johnn on 17/09/2011 - 00:20
          +1

          I wish there was a decent gel or other case to cover its native fugliness, but it seems its a bit obscure (nothing much showing in Ebay)

          The only case I could find was the Case Mate but it's damn expensive, and it's modelled with the black version of the Cloud Touch so who knows how it'll look with the white or red models

      • jackofspade on 16/09/2011 - 23:15

        How long would the battery last if I were to use it as a wifi hotspot?
        Is the touch screen responsive? I had a quick play with it at the shop and it doesn't seem very responsive and the screen feels like sticky plastic.

      • fars on 17/09/2011 - 09:26
        +1

        Yeah it sounds alright..how about the battery life??

      • fars on 17/09/2011 - 09:26

        that doesn't sound too bad…how is the battery life?

  • King Tightarse on 17/09/2011 - 11:19

    Went down and had a play….
    in the balance of good vs bad, I think I'll wait or something else.
    Just too kiddy/placky for me.

    Nearly but not quite. I probably would have bought it if it had flash.

  • Duff5000 on 19/09/2011 - 14:16

    the voda website is a useless piece of junk.

    Tried on 3 different browsers and i can get through the "my details" page!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • CarbonTwelve on 19/09/2011 - 14:20

      You need to click the "Details" at the top, rather than at the right. Here's the direct link:
      http://shop.vodafone.com.au/mobile-specs/INQ-Cloud-Touch-Red

      • Duff5000 on 19/09/2011 - 15:11

        I got it into my cart. the continue button when trying to buy it wasn't working… now the whole site isn't working.

        http://shop.vodafone.com.au/
        Proxy Error

        The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
        The proxy server could not handle the request GET /.

        Reason: Error reading from remote server

    • Duff5000 on 19/09/2011 - 17:50

      Now that the site is back up the order went straight through….

  • Blinda on 20/09/2011 - 12:17
    +1

    white one is available online for $89 now. No need to recharge. Just select 365 days offer

  • jackofspade on 20/09/2011 - 15:36

    To those people who ordered online, did the package came with a tax invoice?

  • Duff5000 on 22/09/2011 - 21:12

    Ordered monday still hasnt been delivered.

    • jackofspade on 22/09/2011 - 22:02

      What colour? I think the white one is out of stock.

      • Duff5000 on 23/09/2011 - 12:26

        red

        • jackofspade on 23/09/2011 - 19:16

          Red one is now out of stock. Did anyone get an ETA on the white one?

    • johnn on 22/09/2011 - 23:21

      Same, ordered last Friday.

      They must've been waiting for the white stock to come in

    • edgar28 on 23/09/2011 - 01:22

      no news on my white one too

    • Duff5000 on 27/09/2011 - 13:03

      Ordered on the 19th and still hasnt been shipped.

      No email to say it has been delayed, no idea when it will ship. "please give it another 24-48 hours and check again"

      Vodaphone, you suck….

      • edgar28 on 27/09/2011 - 23:52

        called the support centre
        1st reply, no such track number. then ask to wait, the answer is still processing…….

  • Bappy on 26/09/2011 - 20:13

    White one is also out of stock (Online)

  • spy on 28/09/2011 - 18:37

    same here - no delivery on my two whites.

  • NeBlackCat on 29/09/2011 - 19:40

    IMHO the Acer Liquid Metal currently at JB for $27 more is three times the phone. Free unlock, Gingerbread, much faster CPU (ARM V7, so Flash capable), much better screen.

    • spy on 29/09/2011 - 20:27

      Agreed, though I got mine for $83 after staff discount. Awaiting delivery of course.

    • Duff5000 on 30/09/2011 - 20:44

      yeah cancelled the INQ when yet another call to vodafail couldnt tell me where my order was.

      picked up a couple of acers at JB this afternoon.

      • Blinda on 30/09/2011 - 20:49

        They told me I won't be able to cancel the order until I receive it.

        • Blinda on 01/10/2011 - 10:28

          Just received a delivery confirmation email. D'oh

      • jackofspade on 12/10/2011 - 20:14

        Has anyone received a refund for their cancelled order?

        • fenger on 12/10/2011 - 23:42

          I am having a hard time trying to get back my money for the cancelled order. Many times I called and was promised to be called back but not even once anybody called me. Last Friday I called again and was assured that someone would call after 48 hours. Nothing happened by Tuesday evening so I called again and this time they said it would take 72 hours for someone to check and return my call. I will wait till end of this week and if I don't hear from them I will seriously consider reporting to the TIO.

        • jackofspade on 13/10/2011 - 18:00

          If i don't get my refund soon then i will take the longer route and lodge a chargeback request with my bank.

  • McLarenHonda on 10/10/2011 - 21:27

    Some stores have received new stock in store now. Worth a check.

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