Cheapest Nokia Lumia 800/710/610 Phone Prices

Looking for the Cheapest Nokia Lumia 800/710/610 Phone Prices?

As of 30 September 2012, the price of the Nokia Lumia 800 mobile phone, the former flagship of the Nokia Lumia Windows mobile phone range has dropped massively in the UK at some mobile stores making the Lumia 800 one of the cheapest smartphones available.


Cheapest Nokia Lumia 800 prices / Lumia Price drops

While Carphone warehouse are still selling the Nokia Lumia 800 for £379 sim-free the price has been reduced to £149 at O2 stores and to £159 at Orange shops and Sim-free for £179 at Phones4U. These reduced prices are in advance of the new Windows phone 8 release in oct 2012 with the new Nokia Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 models announced.

The cheapest Nokia Lumia 800 that I have found is £129.99 from Phones4U when you upgrade a PAYG SIM that has credit on it. So if you have an old Sim lying around then use it to get a cheaper upgrade. The phones sold by Phones4U are unlocked so can be used on any network. The Sim free cost is £179 or with a PAYG deal the Lumia 800 costs £159 plus £10 airtime credit.

That is a saving of over £200 compared to the price at Carphone Warehouse and the previously charged price before Oct 2012. The Lumia 710 and Lumia 610 have also had their prices cut but the Lumia 800 now appears to be the best value of all the Nokia phones.


Presumably Nokia are keen to clear their shelves prior to the release of the new phones and hence the price cuts on the Lumia 800. Various articles online refer to price cuts on the Lumia 800 of around 10-15%, these Lumia price cuts are far more dramatic and are of the order of 60% dropping the Lumia 800 price below that of the Lumia 710 and 610 models.

Cheapest Nokia Lumia 800 Phone prices - not a Carphone Warehouse

As a sign of how drastic these Lumia price drops are, I also saw a Lumia 800 for sale in a second hand store for £230 and on Ebay they are still being sold second hand for £150+. Crazy when they are now that price new!

Migrating from iPhone to Nokia Lumia

Are you looking at migrating from iPhone to Nokia Lumia/Windows Phone? This page will detail my experiences as I move from my iPhone 3GS to the new Nokia Lumia 800.

The data to move from the iPhone to Nokia Lumia/Windows Phone/Windows Mobile is:

• Text messages
• Contacts
• Photos
• Music
• Apps

Out of these the only really problematic one is Text Messages. If you are using a Cloud based service such as Google then all your contacts will automatically be backed up and when you sign into your new Windows Phone/Nokia Lumia then all the contacts will automatically be added to the phone.

Nokia Lumia 800 price crash / Lumia Price drops

Prices of Nokia Lumia 800/710/610 Falling Rapidly

As of 30 September 2012, the price of the Nokia Lumia 800 mobile phone, the former flagship of the Nokia Lumia Windows mobile phone range has had it's price slashed in the UK at some mobile stores.

While Carphone warehouse are still selling the Nokia Lumia 800 for £379 sim-free the price has been reduced to £149 at O2 stores and to £159 at Orange shops and Sim-free for £179 at Phones4U. These reduced prices are in advance of the new Windows phone 8 release in oct 2012 with the new Nokia Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 models announced.



Nokia Lumia 800 price crash / Lumia Price drops

Presumably Nokia are keen to clear their shelves prior to the release of the new phones and hence the price cuts on the Lumia 800. Various articles online refer to price cuts on the Lumia 800 of around 10-15%, these Lumia price cuts are far more dramatic and are of the order of 60% dropping the Lumia 800 price below that of the Lumia 710 and 610 models.

As a sign of how drastic these Lumia price drops are, I also saw a Lumia 800 for sale in a second hand store for £230 and on Ebay they are still being sold second hand for £150+. Crazy when they are now that price new!

iOS6 Apple Maps Problems - Errors with Locations

iOS6/iPhone5 Apple Maps Problems

Problems with the iPhone 5 and iOS6 Apple Maps having serious errors have been widely reported with incorrect place locations and map errors across the world.

In the UK it is reported that Dudley has disappeared from the map, Old Trafford is in the wrong location and other towns do not appear anywhere on the map. The underlying mapping data is provided by TomTom which makes the mistakes in the iPhone 5 maps even more bizarre.

iPhone 5 / iOS6 The Mobile Cliffs of Dover



iOS6 Apple Maps Problems - Errors with Locations

This is one example from the UK with the White Cliffs of Dover now appearing several miles inland. At the weekend the White Cliffs of Dover appeared at Deal so they seem to be rather mobile at the moment but at least Apple are trying to update the maps in iOS6 as a result of feedback.

With climate change and coastal erosion maybe Apple are already planning the maps of 2050 and this is where the White Cliffs of Dover will be by then!

iPhone 5 Features Released

Apple has finally released the feature list for the iPhone 5 and having not jumped on the iPhone 4/4S bandwagon sticking with my iPhone 3GS I think I will be upgrading this time.

The key headline features of the iPhone 5 are:

• New A6 processor, apparently twice the speed of the 4S.
• Larger 4" screen with 16x9 widescreen ratio
• Less reflective screen and integrated aluminium/glass case
• 4G data connectivity - only on Orange/T-Mobile in UK initially
• Improved 8Mp camera
• New connector to replace current 30 pin

So when can we get hold of the iPhone 5 in the UK? Apparently the UK release date is 21 September so get your order in quick!

New iPhone 5 Release Date?

Rumours are flying about the new iPhone 5 Release Date as Apple have announced an event on 12 September to reveal a new product. This is strongly rumoured to be the iPhone 4S replacement likely to be known as the iPhone 5.

New iPhone 5 Release Date?

The flyer sent out to invite attendees shows a 12 for the date with a 5 reflected below it sparking the rumours that this will be the iPhone 5 launch.