Wileyfox enters administration

08 February 2018
The UK mobile phone manufacturer and retailer has been placed into administration resulting in redundancy for 20 of its staff.

Sort by:

  • D
  • Dave
  • 3@i
  • 16 Nov 2019

Andy, 08 Feb 2018No surprise. Their phones were not that great and expensive... moreYou clearly never owned one.

    • c
    • cloudranger
    • 80g
    • 23 Sep 2018

    I have had a Swift for about 3 years now, and we have 5 others in the family that have been running for a couple of years.

    We paid about £100 each for them, and they were good value for money at the time I bought them, nothing else could come near on price for the same spec. I have been very pleased with them.

    Sadly now there will be no more software upgrades so I will have to sideload my own upgrades as I plan to keep running these phones for a year or two more yet.

      • C
      • CLoTC
      • y%@
      • 20 May 2018

      Soros, 19 Mar 2018Mine was a very good phone and very cheap for the specs--sa... moreThey were very decent phones, sad that the market is so hostile to smaller businesses

        • S
        • Soros
        • Tm1
        • 19 Mar 2018

        Mine was a very good phone and very cheap for the specs--sad to hear this

          • E
          • Ellis
          • m5Z
          • 15 Feb 2018

          Very sorry to hear this. Have had my Spark + for about a year with few problems. Parrticularly good now that it runs the latest Android. A few days ago I had to return a faulty Samsung A5 whilst the WF keeps performing well. Sad if the market is swallowed up by two or three giant corporations. We need variety and choice and the WF was a decent mid-range low cost alternative. Hope the funding mechanism can be sorted and the phone returns.

            • E
            • Ellis
            • m5Z
            • 14 Feb 2018

            Very sorry to hear this. Have had my Spark + for about a year with few problems. Parrticularly good now that it runs the latest Android. A few days ago I had to return a faulty Samsung A5 whilst the WF keeps performing well. Sad if the market is swallowed up by two or three giant corporations. We need variety and choice and the WF was a decent mid-range low cost alternative. Hope the funding mechanism can be sorted and the phone returns.

              • D
              • AnonD-137499
              • dQ4
              • 09 Feb 2018

              Andy, 08 Feb 2018That's because iPhones suck too. Many better android phones... moreWhatever you think of iPhones, they are rated highly...I looked at the phones you mentioned but none were as cheap as the swift 2x.. Actually they were about 40% more expensive... Regardless of spec, a very well optimised phone with stock android and no bloatware

                • A
                • Andy
                • 3Jn
                • 09 Feb 2018

                Anonymous, 09 Feb 2018just because the brand is not that famous doesn't mean its ... moreI am basing my opinion on specs, design and build quality not the name. There phones were not competitive in their for their price range. Which should be fairly evident as they're bankrupt

                  • ?
                  • Anonymous
                  • P@Y
                  • 09 Feb 2018

                  Andy, 08 Feb 2018No surprise. Their phones were not that great and expensive... morejust because the brand is not that famous doesn't mean its crap, most people are blinded by a logo
                  so until you used a phone you cant judge the company, btw mostly big brands are crap tbh

                    • A
                    • Andy
                    • 3Jn
                    • 08 Feb 2018

                    AnonD-137499, 08 Feb 2018I bought a swift 2x phone in July last year for £149 ... moreThat's because iPhones suck too. Many better android phones for around £200. Lenovo p2, honor 7x, Xiaomi Redmi 5 plus, Moto G5s plus etc

                      • D
                      • AnonD-137499
                      • nGH
                      • 08 Feb 2018

                      Andy, 08 Feb 2018No surprise. Their phones were not that great and expensive... moreI bought a swift 2x phone in July last year for £149 and it compares very very well to my partner's iPhone 7s so I have to completely disagree with your post.

                        • W
                        • WOAH
                        • J2k
                        • 08 Feb 2018

                        I had the first Wileyfox Swift, it was AMAZYING for it's price and after getting bored of Redmi thought to get the upcoming Wileyfox phone..
                        Sad to see that they've chose Russia as partner since after Russia's aggression in Ukraine, they're under sanctions, every year dozens of Banks going bankrupt, which is exactly what they deserve, but too bad it's actually hurting such a cool brand as Wileyfox..

                          • D
                          • AnonD-731363
                          • SH3
                          • 08 Feb 2018

                          Have no idea of who they are and what was their products.
                          I am happy with my android one in my Moto X4.

                            • ?
                            • Anonymous
                            • Gx4
                            • 08 Feb 2018

                            Anonymous, 08 Feb 2018In my country Fileyfox phones were priced very competetivel... morePretty sure "Chinese phone" support their local band either. Just your band isn't local.

                              • ?
                              • Anonymous
                              • M%i
                              • 08 Feb 2018

                              Andy, 08 Feb 2018No surprise. Their phones were not that great and expensive... moreIn my country Fileyfox phones were priced very competetively, better than most Chinese brands. And unlike those Chinese phones, Wilefox supports all local LTE bands.

                              That's quite sad.

                                • ?
                                • Anonymous
                                • Trn
                                • 08 Feb 2018

                                Andy, 08 Feb 2018No surprise. Their phones were not that great and expensive... moreNever even heard of them before :)

                                  • D
                                  • AnonD-632062
                                  • nCd
                                  • 08 Feb 2018

                                  Sad Life...

                                    • ?
                                    • Anonymous
                                    • XNU
                                    • 08 Feb 2018

                                    Who? What?

                                      • A
                                      • Andy
                                      • 3Jn
                                      • 08 Feb 2018

                                      No surprise. Their phones were not that great and expensive for what they offered