gawguy Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I have a Samsung smart phone. An unspectacular model that does everything I need, especially serves as Wifi hotspot for my laptops, and runs Skype and email for business, Line for fun. A lot more but space is limited. Last night a Thai lady who dropped her phone off of a taxi (song taeaow) said she would get one very cheap at 7/11. She said the larger one they sell is around 1,000 baht. Anyone know anything about that? Or a better option?? Thanks, Gaw Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Lava is a great brand, cheap and works well, mostly in AIS shops in Thailand. Most phones are made by same manufacturer in China with minimal differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 My Lava dies twice, first time was under warranty and took over one month for the repair. 2nd time, it went into the trash hopper! all in a little over one year!! For me, never a Lava again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Sounds like my daughter's Apple! Replaced three times in a year! No one makes a perfect phone, but if you want cheap there are options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Sounds like my daughter's Apple! Replaced three times in a year! No one makes a perfect phone, but if you want cheap there are options. One of my daughters, kept her iPhone, in her rear jeans pocket and would happily sit on it. After the 4th smashed screen and my explanation of how it got that way, I said, OK, you pay for it. Then I got her a pink Samsung folding phone, to replace the now destroyed iPhone. She also couldn't fathom how the speakers on the iPhone were always blown and continues to this day, to use a phone as a boom box for hippiddy hoppiddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage_Kwai Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Yes, they have very cheap phones at the 7-11. Wanted to get the 199 baht 3G one to leave in the car as the emergency, can still use chat applications if need be. The catch?? It's the packaged SIM card fees, tied to one phone company. So the old Samsung Hero 2G stays in the car. It still works, about two weeks standby, just that you get reminder SMSs telling you to change your phone to take advantage of the 3G SIM card installed. Think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawguy Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Ok. I thought there might be something like a SIM card issue. So drop that. I use AIS and it's working pretty well. So I'll post related questions. Thanks for the responses. Gaw Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawguy Posted December 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Bought a Lava Iris 820 2,640 baht (80 USD) at AIS shop. Have had a Samsung Grand Prime 2.5 yr, 8,500 baht ($260). Not knowing much about how these things go, I was thinking the Lava wouldn't be up to standard at all, but I was wrong. Almost identical specs, the Lava processor is slightly faster. Screen size the same. Memory and storage the same. Lava is thinner and lighter and gets apps going faster. It may be because the phone is new and not clogged up yet. It's running Android 6.0 (the Sumsung only upgraded to 5.0.2). There was a little negative feedback about a Lava failing after a year and it's obvious it is all plastic, cheap construction. If that doesn't happen, this would be quite a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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