Moto E 2020 smartphone Koodoo or Telus Prepaid $119.99

Will Telus/Koodo unlock it when you sign up or only after a set amount of time?

Groovycake wrote: ↑ Will Telus/Koodo unlock it when you sign up or only after a set amount of time?

These are already unlocked


As of December 1st 2017, any device provided by a service provider to the customer for the purpose of providing wireless services must be provided unlocked.

From The Wireless Code, simplified

you can get this on a Shaw Mobile tab for $5/month over 24 months...

great to combine with the $0 talk and text plan if you have Shaw Fibre + service

720p :/

So this looks like the stripped down version of the Moto G Fast. if the G Fast was a hot deal @ $150, then I guess this is similarly hot at $120, or at least a very close 2nd.

Groovycake wrote: ↑ Will Telus/Koodo unlock it when you sign up or only after a set amount of time?

All phone in Canada is unlock out of the box.

Add a $30 and get the Moto G Fast from Costco during Boxing week

Would this work with Speakout?

hagbard wrote: ↑ Would this work with Speakout?

Yes

Yup. Works with speakout, great phone coming from a moto e 2nd gen.

2GB RAM makes it tough.

720p isn't great but not a deal breaker.

RAM is tough unless this is a pure burner phone.

redflagdealsguy wrote: ↑ 2GB RAM makes it tough.

720p isn't great but not a deal breaker.

RAM is tough unless this is a pure burner phone.

I have this phone as a daily driver, some observations.

With this phone, 2GB is fine. I have had zero performance issues, the CPU is rather speedy, and I think Android 10 deals with memory better than the older versions.
720p is also a non issue when you actually use the phone. could be a little brighter in direct sunlight, but still readable. Most people are not going to complain about the screen.
Camera is not bad, not great.

I do not play games, or open multiple apps, so if you are a power user, this might not be the phone for you.

But by far, this is the best phone you can get for $120. It punches well above it's weight!

Ridinginoffice7 wrote: ↑ Add a $30 and get the Moto G Fast from Costco during Boxing week

Is the sale for certain? When does it start?

pallidman wrote: ↑ Is the sale for certain? When does it start?

Time machine?!?!?

Soon to be replacing my Moto G 1st gen for talk and text.

How does this work? You just pay $120 at bestbuy and insert your current sim card (i.e. Speakout) ? Do I have any commitment with Telus/Koodoo? Thanks.

IMO, 2 gigs doesn't cut it for Android. It's a pretty inefficient operating system as it is, plus every manufacturer bloats the hell out of it with their garbage apps. Only a senior citizen or a person who uses a phone as just a phone, wouldn't care. Outside of the price, it's nice this one has a larger screen and some actual storage space versus the usual 8gb or 16gb ones they release.

Unless you really want a warranty and the convenience of it being local, I'd just go eBay and grab either an old flagship in this price range or consider upping your limit to $200ish.

RiCHC3 wrote: ↑ IMO, 2 gigs doesn't cut it for Android. It's a pretty inefficient operating system as it is, plus every manufacturer bloats the hell out of it with their garbage apps. Only a senior citizen or a person who uses a phone as just a phone, wouldn't care. Outside of the price, it's nice this one has a larger screen and some actual storage space versus the usual 8gb or 16gb ones they release.

Unless you really want a warranty and the convenience of it being local, I'd just go eBay and grab either an old flagship in this price range or consider upping your limit to $200ish.

Yeah, but if you don't have a recent version of Android most new apps won't work (which is my problem, I have an older phone and apps I need always refuse to install. Rarely use the phone so hate it when everything is becoming dependant on having one.

It's not a bad deal, I've just come to realize that 3GB RAM is the minimum comfortable amount of RAM to swing with an Android phone.

I have a 2GB Android phone I use for specific purposes, but with very few apps running it's still close to it's memory limit frequently. I couldn't imagine using it as a general use smart phone.

My two cents.