Moto G™ + 4G LTE Black Tesco £139.00 (or £149.00 Sim Free)

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The new 4G Moto G at below expected retail price...

Locked to Tesco for £139.00 or Sim free version for £149.00
Sim free: tesco.com/dir…860

Tesco £139 sim locked model comes with a couple of extra backs too.

Don't forget the £10 off code TDX-PRKW for new customers - which makes it £129.00 (or £139.00 Sim free) ~ Now expired.

Also possible £15 off £75 code TDXR-HTGF - though seems to be specific to receiving an email from TD - but worth checking your email :-) as could be £124.00 (or £134.00 Sim free).

8GB in there for those that want to know
- Max-Power

This model has a micro-sd slot for those that want to know
- RedDwarfIsCool

Get £129 version then unlock with ebay code for £1.99

ebay.co.uk/itm…8df

(credit stuart 9787)
- copperspock

unlock phone for £1.68.

Deal NOT EXPIRED, still on ebay...
hotukdeals.com/dea…059
- jonnithomas

to answer the multiple questions :Locked to Tesco does not mean it has any Tesco bloatware on. There is None.
- mrwhitelabel

Interesting info from Motorola about Installing or moving apps to your sd card on the 4g:
motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app…050
- DudeyGeeza

01 July - Amazon have matched £149 for the Sim free model - but currently out of stock...
amazon.co.uk/Mot…DBG

03 July - New £10 off 1st order code TDX-KYNK
(Credit to Arbk66)

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26th Jun 2014

Suspected Tesco customer reported to have unlocked his phone! Beware!
26th Jun 2014
ivandias
For those people who are getting this phone make sure u all have an extra … For those people who are getting this phone make sure u all have an extra charging adapter at home as there is no charging adapter supplied with this phone it only comes with a data cable but u all can still charge it using the laptop. cold because of the price and no charging adapter. There is a SIM free one on Amazon.co.uk at £127.95 here is the link http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00ECBREK2?cache=8754830a32fe6bc1ecbe22f93128c6ed&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1403769774&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1

That's the old 8GB, non-LTE one you wally.
26th Jun 2014
faketanman
Just a word of caution, despite what the know it alls will lead you to … Just a word of caution, despite what the know it alls will lead you to believe it is actually illegal to unlock your handset. It's effectively theft as the network are subsidising the cost on the understanding you use their network. If you're happy to run the risk of having a knock at your door from the boys in blue then fair enough. The greedy me me me mentality might be enough to make you overlook this fact.

Don't be stupid.
26th Jun 2014
A micro sd slot is no use at all for app storage (unless you root and use a 3rd party utility). 8gb is too small for those who have a lot of apps/games as you will run out very quickly.

Good price for the phone but I won't be interested until a 16gb version comes out and even then it's still not great, 32gb should be the standard on all phones now.
26th Jun 2014
Great price. Paid £159 for mine from P4U as I wanted white really happy with the phone though. Even my old coloured backs and case for the old Moto G fit perfectly.

Another tip if you were planning on buying a screen protector - the Motorola logo and other bits of text rub off the plastic layer that it leaves the factory with. It's as clear as a screen protector and only suffers from having the liftable edge in the bottom corner, but aside from that it will keep your screen protected until something ships from eBay (if you're obsessively careful like me!)
26th Jun 2014
havoc666
DON'T FULL YOUR 8GB (5GB AVAILABLE) ROM MEMORY COS TRIM FUNCTION WILL BE … DON'T FULL YOUR 8GB (5GB AVAILABLE) ROM MEMORY COS TRIM FUNCTION WILL BE STOP. LEAVE MINIMUM 20% TO MAKE YOUR MOTO G OPTIMAL FAST!

I am somewhat reluctant to take technical advice from someone who seems unable to use their keyboard properly...
There's a button marked "Caps Lock" or similar way over on the left side of most keyboards. Please press it until you notice your posts becoming readable.
26th Jun 2014
for clarification regarding unlocking:

It is not illegal to SIM unlock a phone in the UK - In America it is via other methods (won't go into it as we're in the UK)

It WON'T void your warranty if you SIM unlock via unlock code. This is how the networks (except iPhones) will do it if you pay them a bigger fee.

It probably will void your warranty if you unlock via other methods, i.e. via an unlocking box. These boxes most the time root your phone to make changes to the system to remove the restriction.
These same type of boxes can also change your IMEI- which is ILLEGAL as that is classed as unblocking. However it is only legal for you to restore your devices IMEI if it gets corrupt using those tools. For example mainly with samsungs if you damage your EFS partition those tools repair it.

I will summerise and say Unlocking your Moto G is Legal
Unblocking is ILLEGAL
26th Jun 2014
nanuek
I am somewhat reluctant to take technical advice from someone who seems … I am somewhat reluctant to take technical advice from someone who seems unable to use their keyboard properly...There's a button marked "Caps Lock" or similar way over on the left side of most keyboards. Please press it until you notice your posts becoming readable.

Maybe he just lives near an airport or building site?
26th Jun 2014
Brilliant price now that they've 'corrected' the two downsides of the original version i.e. they've added a microSD slot and given 4G capability.

It's a no-brainer now unless you want to spend silly money on S5/M8/Z2 etc.
26th Jun 2014
maddoglewis
Lack of memory is going to slow this device down too much for me. And 4G … Lack of memory is going to slow this device down too much for me. And 4G is just going to make the under-powered battery even worse.

4G doesn't use any more power than 3G. And it has 1GB of memory which is perfectly fine. And if you actually meant storage then it has 8GB which can be expanded up to 32GB with a microSD card. Adding a microSD will not slow the phone down too much as long as you buy a fast-ish card.

Use the internal storage for apps and use the microSD for media files. The camera app should automatically save photos onto the microSD card and any large games should also do the same too.

By the way, some users on XDA-Developers are reporting some issues with Class 10 UHS-1 cards as the Moto G LTE does not support UHS-1 and some cards are not switching to a lower compatibility mode. One card that is confirmed to work is this one amazon.co.uk/Sam…2Y/ but users are recommended to use Class 6 cards in the Moto G LTE. Motorola even say in the spec sheet not to use Class 10 UHS-1 cards

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26th Jun 2014
Ordered 2 on 2 separate accounts. Bob-on.

Decided to get them straight SIM-free, as I remembered there was an XDA thread I saw when I rooted the last one I got, the minor 'Tesco' feature was that the voicemail was locked to the Tesco v/mail number, even when SIM unlocked.

See this domoco thread for possibly what the problem was between Tesco Moto G 4.3 and 4.4

When I factored the £10 increase (less £2-ish unlock code) vs the worry of anything going wrong when I'm flashing and re-flashing, I decided to go crazy and spend an extra £8 per handset.

Call me crazy.
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1st Jul 2014
mshmsh
Too expensive for a basic phone.cold

I guess you don't know the diff between basic phone & smartphone? Some really stupid people on here. X)
26th Jun 2014
First decent price below RRP for this, heat added.
26th Jun 2014
This site needs more Moto G "deals".
26th Jun 2014
oldmanhouse
Can anyone confirm that the eBay unlock codes work on this new 4g model?

Just ensure you purchase one that is specifically for this model and not the original Moto G.

ebay.co.uk/itm…8df
26th Jun 2014
Mr No
This site needs more Moto G "deals".

Or we could rename this site

MotUkDeals
26th Jun 2014
faketanman
Just a word of caution, despite what the know it alls will lead you to … Just a word of caution, despite what the know it alls will lead you to believe it is actually illegal to unlock your handset. It's effectively theft as the network are subsidising the cost on the understanding you use their network. If you're happy to run the risk of having a knock at your door from the boys in blue then fair enough. The greedy me me me mentality might be enough to make you overlook this fact. Great handset though, it easily outguns anything that Apple or Samsung can offer.

It is not illegal to unlock a handset in the UK.
26th Jun 2014
We know now that unlocking a phone isn't illegal.
26th Jun 2014
Just a heads up, not sure if anyone else has said this already, but the unlock code is only any good if you keep the phone, if you choose to format it and sell it on, it loses the unlock and goes back to what it was. I had this problem on my Moto G when I stupidly sold it, was on Vodafone, i unlocked it via eBay, formatted it to sell and it went back to Voda only. Might not bother too many people, but its something to know.
29th Jun 2014
you sound like my wife lol
3rd Jul 2014

**New customer £10 OFF code, TDX-KYNK

Expires 04-08-2014
26th Jun 2014
my 15 year old daughter is wanting a new phone, are these any good?
26th Jun 2014
Locked to tesco means open to giffgaff right?
26th Jun 2014
Anything Android am voting hot.
26th Jun 2014
Ordered with the £10 off code.
Went for unlocked even though I know codes readily available cheap.
26th Jun 2014
Code TDX-PRKW works, £129 for this phone is scorching hot.
26th Jun 2014
Majumba
After unlocking is the Tesco model identical to the SIM free model? i.e. … After unlocking is the Tesco model identical to the SIM free model? i.e. Does it have any additional bloatware or physical markings?

There's no bloat on my Moto g I bought at Christmas from Tesco.
26th Jun 2014
Crosshash
Shoot, I wasted my money on a Galaxy S4 when I could've just got this!

Well, this is no S4 , it can compete on most things but still, its no S4.
26th Jun 2014
PEOPLES! DO NOT MOVE APPLICATIONS ON SD CARD COS YOUR MOTO G WILL BE SLOWER! 8GB MEMORY INSIDE PHONE IS A LOT OF FASTER THAN SD CARD! USE SD CARD ONLY FOR MOVIES, MP3 OR FLAC AND PICTURES!

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26th Jun 2014
haggisheid
Does this take a standard SIM or is it a micro SIM?

Microsim . Had to order one through EE last night (or you can take it instore)
26th Jun 2014
Roger_Irrelevant
If their marketing people think they will get away with that they're … If their marketing people think they will get away with that they're pretty deluded. So I take a picture and it says I can't store it as there's no signal, not that I'd want it going into Google's data warehouse anyway. Or I can't play a game as the data in on their cloud?What's the deal with Android, I thought it was open source, hopefully CyanogenMod will be more user friendly by the time any such rediculous Apple-like restrictions come into play.

You have to remember that most people who come up with such ideas at Google or Apple or A.N.Other tech ocmpany live in closeted little worlds based around Silicon Valley where the 4G, Wireless and other connectivity is superb - they have little understanding of the rest of the US let alone of the rest of the world.

I worked for one major tech company where their streaming video was superb in super-fast broadband wirelss Silicon Valley and they all thought it was fantastic - the fact that it was rubbish in the rest of the world had not even occured to them. The thought had not crossed their mind.
26th Jun 2014
Here's a little reminder for the best way to prolong the life a smartphone's battery. Basically try to keep it charged above 50% but less than 100%, and let it discharge to 0% about once a month.
26th Jun 2014
Camcam911
Just a heads up, not sure if anyone else has said this already, but the … Just a heads up, not sure if anyone else has said this already, but the unlock code is only any good if you keep the phone, if you choose to format it and sell it on, it loses the unlock and goes back to what it was. I had this problem on my Moto G when I stupidly sold it, was on Vodafone, i unlocked it via eBay, formatted it to sell and it went back to Voda only. Might not bother too many people, but its something to know.

Straight up-and-down: No.

I unlocked 3 Moto Gs via eBay code, and have formatted them all several times. All still work across all networks.
27th Jun 2014
Yep comes with two extra back covers, blue and light blue
27th Jun 2014
Thanks OP,

Picked mine from Tesco, unlocked with £1.68 code, box comes with a USB cable, 2 shells (Blue & Green).

Impressive performance for the price with no screen lag so far.
28th Jun 2014
m.ebay.co.uk/itm…RCH

Cheapest unlock I can find.
29th Jun 2014
kevlfc
you sound like my wife lol

I feel sorry for her...
30th Jun 2014
faketanman
Just a word of caution, despite what the know it alls will lead you to … Just a word of caution, despite what the know it alls will lead you to believe it is actually illegal to unlock your handset. It's effectively theft as the network are subsidising the cost on the understanding you use their network. If you're happy to run the risk of having a knock at your door from the boys in blue then fair enough. The greedy me me me mentality might be enough to make you overlook this fact. Great handset though, it easily outguns anything that Apple or Samsung can offer.

I think its entirely unfair the abuse you are getting, when obviously no one knows what the law is on your planet.
26th Jun 2014
Would the new customer £10 off code work with this too?
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26th Jun 2014
scoobdriver
Ordered with the £10 off code. Went for unlocked even though I know codes … Ordered with the £10 off code. Went for unlocked even though I know codes readily available cheap.

Brilliant :-) Thanks for posting, I've just updated the details to remind others about the code...