I’m looking for recommendations on where to buy mobile and related gadget hardware — for this week’s upcoming newsletter.
The site I always think of is Expansys — although I’ve never managed to actually *buy* anything from there.
I also use Amazon and eBay a lot.
I’d welcome your recommendations for places that you like to shop for handsets, chargers, batteries, headphones and other peripherals like that. Whack me an email — ewan@mobileindustryreview.com or post below. Or get me on Twitter via @ew4n.
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New equipment – Best Buy or directly from the operator
Used – from CraigsList.com
I've bought accessories from Expansys; they usually have an incredibly broad range, but I'd second Amazon. eBay I'm wary of, at least the auction side of things. I bought a Hero from Clove.co.uk in the UK; they seem like gadget fans themselves, which I always approve of in a retailer.
Dabr.co.uk mainly. Maplins IRL too sometimes.
For mobile stuff I'm a fan of mobilefun.co.uk. Slightly dodgy name 😉 but I've used them for a few years now and found them utterly reliable and extremely price competitive. The odd time I've needed CS they have been faultless. I'm rarely this enthusiastic about a retailer but they've yet to disappoint.