Support NeoGAF

[kharma45]

Edit - Crazy cheap now, $39.99

http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.htm...BE90&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_p=1671394142&pldnSite=1

Pretty amazing for the price. Perfect as a spare smartphone, GPS, music player or whatever.

http://holiday.microsoftstore.com/s...20-No-Contract-for-ATampT/productID.283842800

If it's still OOS with MS then Amazon has the phone for $60

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E45043A/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Got one for my mother to replace her crappy old phone. Worked out well. Pretty amazing at that price, gotta say.

 

[Business]

My girlfriend needed a super cheap phone and she's actually very happy with one of these. I own a 925 and at the end of the day (save the camera) this does the same job.

 

[Ghost]

wow! It's £120 in the UK

 

[Milchjon]

Why do these deals never make it over here.

It's still about 120-140 Euros in most stores, which is at leas $160.

 

[adamsapple]

I have this phone, it's amazing. Sure it's not a Galaxy S4 but for a casual phone user like me, the feature set, especially at the price is simply unbeatable.

 

[Ghost]

Oh...

We're sorry but Nokia Lumia 520 No Contract for AT&T is currently out of stock and cannot be added to your cart. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Your shopping cart is currently empty.

 

[adamsapple]

Oh...

Yeah no shit, I bet people are eating it up. 520 has already become the highest selling Lumia phone around the world, with an even lower price point like this, people will eat it up.

 

[kharma45]

wow! It's £120 in the UK

CPW have it for £60 on PAYG upgrade or £70 on regular PAYG. All their phones are unlocked too.

 

[Winterfang]

This is weird, here we have the 650 or 625 or six something, usually at 90-80 bucks. It has a 4.7 screen but I think besides that both of them are the same.

Gamestop has the 520 at 80 dollars but that's the T-mobile version I believe.

 

[VanMardigan]

AT&T stores are supposed to have it at that price as well, not sure if they are open today or not.

 

[Snaku]

$60 on Amazon right now.

 

[kharma45]

$60 on Amazon right now.

Fairly reasonable. I'll add it into the OP.

This is weird, here we have the 650 or 625 or six something, usually at 90-80 bucks. It has a 4.7 screen but I think besides that both of them are the same.

Gamestop has the 520 at 80 dollars but that's the T-mobile version I believe.

Sounds like the 625. They're the same internals bar the 625 is clocked slightly higher, has a better quality screen, camera flash and a FFC.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

So wait, if I buy this off-contract, can I use it on any carrier? Looking to dump my barely working Galaxy Note 2 but I have Sprint.

 

[kharma45]

So wait, if I buy this off-contract, can I use it on any carrier? Looking to dump my barely working Galaxy Note 2 but I have Sprint.

It'll be locked to AT&T.

 

[robochimp]

It'll be locked to AT&T.

But you should be able to use it with prepaid services that use ATT's network. Right?

 

[kharma45]

But you should be able to use it with prepaid services that use ATT's network. Right?

From checking out the reviews on Amazon it will.

 

[rrs]

Saw one 10-20 USD more expensive on some home shopping network but T-Mobile locked.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Best Buy in Canada has it for $90 this weekend. Not quite as good of a deal, but not bad either.

 

[phosphor112]

Damn great phone. Sadly I'm not a fan of the Win 8 phone OS... even though I love my Surface lol...

 

[kharma45]

Saw one 10-20 USD more expensive on some home shopping network but T-Mobile locked.

Frys has the T-Mobile 521 for $60 http://www.frys.com/product/7721338?site=frys_promo_ecampaign&date:110413

 

[juliushandle]

Yes I can confirm that this works for Aio Wireless and Straight Talk Wireless. Unsure about Simple Wireless.

 

[Ryck]

Is it locked for AT&T ? I have t-mobile and I want to get this.


That fry's link isn't working for me :-/


Edit: doesn't matter looks sold out... :-/

 

[aorange999]

I bought 3 of these a few months ago for about $79 each and got them unlocked for $3 at fireunlocks. At $50 or $60 its easily the best deal in mobile. I have a Lumia 1020 and its exactly the same experience bar the cameras and a small handful of apps.

 

[Dunlop]

Best Buy in Canada has it for $90 this weekend. Not quite as good of a deal, but not bad either.

thanks for the info,

My wife wants a new phone...and I want a new OS to play with

Hopefully it is the Telus one

 

[TastyOreoFriend]

I thought about one of these just because I'd like to try a windows phone. It is a good deal. I'm kinda tired of my Galaxy Nexus and the Android updates that break my phone.

 

[kharma45]

Is it locked for AT&T ? I have t-mobile and I want to get this.

That fry's link isn't working for me :-/

Edit: doesn't matter looks sold out... :-/

Yeah it's AT&T, the 521 is the T-Mobile variant. Best price on it bar that Frys one is $79.

 

[catmincer]

You cannot get a better phone for that price. Insane deal.

 

[tim.mbp]

How does the prepaid airtime work? Can I use this without a data plan, just wifi and talk?

 

[Darryl]

I got one of these recently and I like it. It's probably not the best for games and stuff but it gets all of the phone functions done well. It looks great, too. I like that it is cheap too because I don't have to worry about it getting stolen, wet, or broken.

 

[kharma45]

How does the prepaid airtime work? Can I use this without a data plan, just wifi and talk?

You can yes.

How easy is it to unlock these?

Seems fairly easy to do from a quick Google, around $15 to get it done according to WPCentral forums.

 

[sonikokaruto]

Its not something you can do yourself?

you need a carrier unlock code me thinks

 

[kharma45]

Yeah you'll need to unlock the SIM with a code from your network or one of the many sites out there that also offer the service, it's not something (usually) that you can yourself.

 

[rocketskates]

Noo both links day OOS, woulda been perfect for my dad

 

[SCHUEY F1]

thanks for the info,

My wife wants a new phone...and I want a new OS to play with

Hopefully it is the Telus one

I believe it is. I had one as a back up and sold it to my mother-in-law a little while ago. She really likes it.

 

[kharma45]

Noo both links day OOS, woulda been perfect for my dad

It seems most Tiger Direct stores stock it if you've one nearby for $60 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8512151

Cheaper than Walmart where it's $70

 

[juliushandle]

Nokia Here Maps and Nokia Mixradio are included with this and both make for amazing offline experiences.

 

[doctorcdcs]

hey, just bumping to let you know that amazon.com is selling the 520 for $49.99 US

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E45043A/?tag=neogaf0e-20

apparently it dropped a few minutes ago, and i just happened to check it on my bookmarks. i wouldn't have bought this since i gotta save money, but my iphone 3gs is sorta having issues.

if anyone missed out on the $49.99 price from MS and wanted this phone, go go go go!

edit: deals dead. hopefully one of you got it too!

edit 2: nevermind! its back up!

 

[kharma45]

If anyone missed it Microsoft themselves are doing it for $59 which still isn't exactly expensive http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...-520-No-Contract-for-AT-T/productID.283842800

 

[kris.]

I just about pulled the trigger. My One X has a cracked as hell screen and the external speaker is out and I don't have an upgrade til November but man. I dunno.

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

Best Buy has it at $49.99
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/at-t-nokia-lumia-520-4g-no-contract-mobile-phone-black/1558441.p

 

[kris.]

Best Buy has it at $49.99
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/at-t-nokia-lumia-520-4g-no-contract-mobile-phone-black/1558441.p

Wait, I thought they were only 3G capable? Best Buy claims 4G.

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

Wait, I thought they were only 3G capable? Best Buy claims 4G.

Amazon says 4G too. I'm pretty sure they are 4G. I'm probably going to pull the trigger because I'm not due for an upgrade for almost a year and I shattered my iphone.

 

[kris.]

Amazon says 4G too. I'm pretty sure they are 4G. I'm probably going to pull the trigger because I'm not due for an upgrade for almost a year and I shattered my iphone.

Yeah, I'm on the same boat. Might as well. Too good of a deal to pass up. That lack of a micro-SD slot is killer though.

 

[kharma45]

Best Buy has it at $49.99
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/at-t-nokia-lumia-520-4g-no-contract-mobile-phone-black/1558441.p

Good shout!

Wait, I thought they were only 3G capable? Best Buy claims 4G.

Amazon says 4G too. I'm pretty sure they are 4G. I'm probably going to pull the trigger because I'm not due for an upgrade for almost a year and I shattered my iphone.

They're not 4G, they're HSPA+.

Yeah, I'm on the same boat. Might as well. Too good of a deal to pass up. That lack of a micro-SD slot is killer though.

520 does have MicroSD.

 

[Johnlenham]

wow! It's £120 in the UK

Its 60 in carphone warehouse. I have one and I love it. I dont give a shit about the camera, its snappy and does maps,whatsapp,facebook,internet and obv calls and text perfectly fine.

Also it seem to be desined to explode into the 3 parts when dropped and ive dropped this atleast twenty times and there hardly a mark on it.

Cant recommend it enough

 

[kris.]

520 does have MicroSD.

LOL SOLD
internet lied to me

 

[kharma45]

Its 60 in carphone warehouse. I have one and I love it. I dont give a shit about the camera, its snappy and does maps,whatsapp,facebook,internet and obv calls and text perfectly fine.

Also it seem to be desined to explode into the 3 parts when dropped and ive dropped this atleast twenty times and there hardly a mark on it.

Cant recommend it enough

Yeah £60 through CPW on PAYG upgrade on Orange, Vodafone and T-Mobile or £70 with O2. I grabbed two for my parents for Christmas, good upgrade from my mothers Nokia 6170 and whatever my fathers crappy Motorla is.

 

[bigkrev]

Just ONCE I would like to see a decent phone off-contract deal for Verizon.

I had an issue where my phone needed to be repaired and lost use of it for a month, and my "replacement" phone was a nearly 10 year old Moto Razr.

 

[hwalker84]

I actually purchased one to replace my Zune. My 1020 is my daily driver and the 520 is my MP3 player.