Yes, and have done so for several years - would not go back to over priced tier 1 phones. I have a 3.5 year old THL W8+ phone and it has never missed a beat. My wife has a Xiaomi Rednote 2 with 5.5" screen and it is gorgeous. Just ordered a Xiaomi Rednote 3 Pro for my daughter-in-law, and awaiting delivery at present. I will probably get one too in a few months. Paid $254 delivered with a case and a tempered glass screen for this latest one. It is a very high specced phone for an unbeatable price, and this particular version includes the 700mhz range to pick up the relatively new rural oriented signal, which will be interesting to see.
My wifes' Rednote 2 picks up the LTE4 signal in the house that was never possible before with her previous 3g chinese phone. There is a lot of bang for buck with these phones, and in my experience, quite reliable.
HTH
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