Recent content by Jcowley

Weird, before I bought mine (ended up buying one from amazon as O2 only had red) I asked O2 and they said that they would unlock it the day I bought it if I wanted. As azibs said, if O2 have said no then you should be able to get it done through a 3rd party.

Nope, if you buy a HK variant you get 0 warranty cover from Nokia UK, you have to send it back to HK. If you buy the phone in Europe (i.e. a European model), you are covered however. One thing you can do is buy a HK model then with the money you save take out insurance with a company like...

Honestly I don't foresee any fantastic innovation within the next 6 months that will render this phone obsolete. The 805 brings a moderate GPU upgrade, although it is likely to make little difference in day-to-day usage. Nobody will make games for a GPU in <1% of phones so unless you are a...

It's certainly possible to do that without damaging the microphone, however it's obviously much more likely that something may get scratched/broken/punctured. Does the dust make a difference during calls or is it purely cosmetic?

For pictures, I believe they let you zoom in until the image is cropped to 1920x1080 (or around abouts). For video, since it is already being recorded at 1080p they don't want you to lose too much definition in the picture. As the post above says, you can always crop/zoom later. I don't see the...

It's cheap because we pay 20% sales tax here and Nokia will have to pay import duty on the value of the phone (probably another 10% or so). The normal price for the RM-937 sim free (unlocked) is ~?550 or $910 so I'm sure you can understand that ?400 is a pretty hefty discount. Like I said in...

I bought a yellow model from Gooddeal4u. It's a HK model but I have had no issues with it. Also if you buy it through amazon you are covered by their A to Z guarantee which means if the seller doesn't respond etc then they will still refund you.

I have to say, I bought a yellow one around a week ago and I have no regrets. The colour and finish are both fantastic

Really? You've come here to troll about a >1% difference?

No problem. I doubt they will offer cover on handsets from outside the EU, although it still ends up being cheaper buying the 1520 from abroad then paying for a years cover with a 3rd party insurer like protect my bubble. This is the email I sent back to Howard:

Re: WPC 30K Post Challenge - You Ready?! I don't get what the fuss about 2K is. 4K yes but 1080p is already 96% of the pixels of 2K, it's all just marketing hype. Battery life isn't going to improve hugely until we come across a better material for batteries really, they're about as good as...

Hooray, I recieved an e-mail from Howard! Sadly, it's not the email anybody wanted :( I replied asking if they would cover imported handsets under warranty seeing as they are unable to sell me one, we'll see how long it takes him to say no to that! My import arrived and I couldn't be happier...

Its a Hong Kong model Really? You cant find it yourself? Nokia Lumia 1520 (Unlocked LTE, 32GB, Yellow) SIM Free *International Version*:Amazon.co.uk:Electronics Go here and select the new and used section and you will find the seller I bought from

So my Yellow 1520 had an estimated arrival date of 20th to 31st of January and it's arrived today. It was from the seller "Gooddeal4u" on amazon. I chose them because they have over 5k ratings in the past 12 months at 99%+ positive feedback. I'll post some pictures if anybody is interested and...

He's off on a training course until the 20th of January unfortunately, which means I will have to wait to open my imported phone in case I want to return it to buy a UK model. :(