[Liverpool] ZTE Racer

[Sebastian Arcus]

Glad you found a way to convert your entire family to Android! And as 
far as tech support goes - surely (where art though, oh Great Leslie 
Nielsen!) it's the kind of experience that can beef up your CV :D

Sebastian


On 24/07/11 08:14, Andrew Bates wrote:
> Just chiming in on this - my sister got 2 of these phones over the
> weekend, one for my mother and one for my brother, and these phones are
> actually really great considering the price.
>
> Was really easy to SIM unlock, root, and install a tailored Cyanogenmod
> on there
>
> http://android.modaco.com/topic/340596-android-234-mooncake-v1113/
>
> The phone's performance is actually quite snappy for such a cheap phone,
> and if you get rid of the standard ROM that it comes with, it's really
> very capable. Of course there's no multitouch due to it being a
> resistive touchscreen, and it's not going to be blazing any trails with
> gaming. But as a smartphone that does 'smart' things, it's just fine.
>
> Thanks very much for the recommendation on this Sebastian, now my entire
> family are using Android. Although, I kinda dread the tech support that
> I'll be obliged to provide now!
>
> - Andrew
>
> On 18 July 2011 19:30, Sebastian Arcus <shop at open-t.co.uk
> <mailto:shop at open-t.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>
>
>     On 18/07/11 19:17, Simon Johnson wrote:
>
>           On 18/07/2011 18:04, Sebastian Arcus wrote:
>
>               And before I forget, a quick heads up for anybody in need
>             of a quick
>
>         and dirty Android phone. For £50 (from Argos), you get wifi,
>         bluetooth
>         and GPS, Google maps and Android market. It can also be network
>         unlocked
>         in a tick for free on the Internet - thus could be used with
>         local sim
>         cards abroad when on holiday. The screen is resistive and low
>         resolution
>         - but just about usable. It also looks a lot better and less
>         plasticky
>         then T-Mobile Pulse Mini. As disposable/holiday Android phones go, I
>         would say it's not bad.
>
>
>
>         The link for anyone that's interested.
>
>         http://www.argos.co.uk/static/__Product/partNumber/5186761.htm
>         <http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5186761.htm>
>
>         Cheers,
>
>         Simon
>
>
>     Thanks Simon
>
>
>
>
>
>
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