I've had quite the frustrating week regarding this phone. As I currently need a 4G device, preferably one that is capable of using two sim cards, I've had my eye on the Nokia 1 for quite some time now. Every bit of information on it that you can find mentions that it is a dual sim phone.
The web page for this phone on the official Nokia website can be quoted as saying "Enjoy 4G LTE connectivity for streaming and surfing, and easily switch between SIM cards thanks to Dual SIM."
Clicking on "Buy now" in the top right hand corner takes you to the price of R999 and a drop down list of shops where this phone is available.
There is actually no indication anywhere that there is a single sim variant and I had no idea that such a variant existed. So I went to the first shop in that list, Game, purchased the Nokia 1, got home and opened it up and discovered that it is only a single sim phone. I did however, still pay R999 for it. So I returned it. Thankfully they took it back and returned my money without any hassle but when I asked about this, the cellphone salesperson very confidently said "Nokia doesn't make dual sim phones." When I showed them the official Nokia website saying that it is a dual sim phone, they said "must be a typo". Sure thing, Nokia doesn't make dual sim phones and they just made the same typo regarding dual sim phones on every product page. Got it. I then also went into Incredible Connection and Cell C and nobody knows anything about a dual sim Nokia 1.
I emailed Nokia themselves asking about this and got the response "The device does have a dual sim version available but maybe the partners we are working with choose to sell only the single sim version." Great, so basically Nokia doesn't give a sh*t that they're advertising a dual sim phone for R999 but all the shops they listed "choose" to sell the single sim version at the same price instead. Why the **** would they choose to do that unless they are wanting to trick people into buying things that they don't want? Why would any of these retailers f*cking choose to do this unless they are assholes that don't think South Africa should have good value for money?
So anyway, this is why I am here. Does anyone around here know where one could get a dual sim Nokia 1 in South Africa? I've looked around for other cheap phones around the same price range that are both dual sim and 4G but honestly the thought of a Hisense smart phone doesn't exactly fill me with excitement. Can anyone point me in the direction of dual sim Nokia phones or perhaps even a reputable alternative within the same price range? I'm not interested in having twenty 3000 megapixel cameras dotted around the phone or something so large that it can't even fit in your pocket. I just want a basic device capable of using two sim cards with a 4G network. Doesn't even have to be Android. Does such a thing exist?
The web page for this phone on the official Nokia website can be quoted as saying "Enjoy 4G LTE connectivity for streaming and surfing, and easily switch between SIM cards thanks to Dual SIM."
Clicking on "Buy now" in the top right hand corner takes you to the price of R999 and a drop down list of shops where this phone is available.
There is actually no indication anywhere that there is a single sim variant and I had no idea that such a variant existed. So I went to the first shop in that list, Game, purchased the Nokia 1, got home and opened it up and discovered that it is only a single sim phone. I did however, still pay R999 for it. So I returned it. Thankfully they took it back and returned my money without any hassle but when I asked about this, the cellphone salesperson very confidently said "Nokia doesn't make dual sim phones." When I showed them the official Nokia website saying that it is a dual sim phone, they said "must be a typo". Sure thing, Nokia doesn't make dual sim phones and they just made the same typo regarding dual sim phones on every product page. Got it. I then also went into Incredible Connection and Cell C and nobody knows anything about a dual sim Nokia 1.
I emailed Nokia themselves asking about this and got the response "The device does have a dual sim version available but maybe the partners we are working with choose to sell only the single sim version." Great, so basically Nokia doesn't give a sh*t that they're advertising a dual sim phone for R999 but all the shops they listed "choose" to sell the single sim version at the same price instead. Why the **** would they choose to do that unless they are wanting to trick people into buying things that they don't want? Why would any of these retailers f*cking choose to do this unless they are assholes that don't think South Africa should have good value for money?
So anyway, this is why I am here. Does anyone around here know where one could get a dual sim Nokia 1 in South Africa? I've looked around for other cheap phones around the same price range that are both dual sim and 4G but honestly the thought of a Hisense smart phone doesn't exactly fill me with excitement. Can anyone point me in the direction of dual sim Nokia phones or perhaps even a reputable alternative within the same price range? I'm not interested in having twenty 3000 megapixel cameras dotted around the phone or something so large that it can't even fit in your pocket. I just want a basic device capable of using two sim cards with a 4G network. Doesn't even have to be Android. Does such a thing exist?
