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Anyone who gets the phone - where and how much did you pay

For all of us looking for the Galaxy S, please state where did u buy the phone and how much did it cost you!
Thanks!

In holland algebeld.nl @498 Euro retail.

mbr01 said:
In holland algebeld.nl @498 Euro retail.
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the price is higher than uk

You can pre-order in Germany for 499€...amazon

459,00€ in Germany @ TalkThisWay.de

i'm very surprised by the price
in france it's possible to pre order it for.... 595€...
thanks expansys!!

it's only £385 in clove.co.uk -_-

Nex_1 said:
it's only £385 in clove.co.uk -_-
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You made me happy for 10 minutes until I realized that's the price excluding VAT. Including if I can omit that VAT thing somehow if I purchase in another country in the EU.

A few Danish online stores state their price as being around £370 ex. shipping but incl. sales tax. Like shopitonline.dk has it listed at 3354 Danish kroner, which is ~£368. I don't know their expected shipping date or if they ship outside Denmark. But I can ask if people want to know.
Regards.

I pre-ordered at unlocked-mobiles.com for £429.89. Not sure if is the cheapest but a lot cheaper than what stores take in Sweden and UK gets the phone earlier as well.

wliu88 said:
the price is higher than uk
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true, but the netherlands have very cheap contract with phone.
You can get phones with a contract for much less money then when you buy them seperate

Expansys USA listed for preorder ~$600.00 but the 3G frequency as 900/2100. I thought it suppose 900/1900/2100? Plan to buy using on AT&T.

Handtec, I've ordered the 16GB version with shipping to Saudi Arabia for GBP 484.88

gllu said:
You made me happy for 10 minutes until I realized that's the price excluding VAT. Including if I can omit that VAT thing somehow if I purchase in another country in the EU.
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i am from Africa but i'm currently in middle east , so i was speaking about my place haha , sorry for not mentioning that

Knobibrot said:
459,00€ in Germany @ TalkThisWay.de
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could you help ask price for exclude tax, and are they accept international order and shipment

hmj2k3 said:
Handtec, I've ordered the 16GB version with shipping to Saudi Arabia for GBP 484.88
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Be careful with that 16GB - AFAIK they are only available via network operaters, so this may be an 8GB model with an 8GB card.

i got my 16gb version from singapore at SGD$98 with the cheapest dataplan

wliu88 said:
could you help ask price for exclude tax, and are they accept international order and shipment
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They only ship to Germany, but I'm sure they'd make an exception if we made a larger order. 459€ is a lot less than the 650€ I have to pay here.
Sent them an e-mail kindly asking them to change their policy.

wliu88 said:
could you help ask price for exclude tax, and are they accept international order and shipment
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Yes right, could you ask if they send it in Italy and if is possible to ship it though UPS? Thanks man

Toss3 said:
They only ship to Germany, but I'm sure they'd make an exception if we made a larger order. 459€ is a lot less than the 650€ I have to pay here.
Sent them an e-mail kindly asking them to change their policy.
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thanks, I email them now.

Obtaining a North American SE Arc

Anyone know where I can buy a North American version of the Arc that will ship to the USA. I see it available at Best Buy Canada but they won't ship it. No one else, not even Sonystyle seems to carry it. Anyone know where to get one?
Thanks

Check the Japanese arc thread. Lot of us ordered from a Japanese seller on eBay. You have three color options with Japanese model.

To me still Japanese(Docomo) is the best option since you get all the colors unless Sonystyle starts selling them from tomorrow...

color is not a real big deal for me and the Japanese reseller wants over $200 more then what it's being sold for in canada. Any other possibilities?

bagofsnakes said:
color is not a real big deal for me and the Japanese reseller wants over $200 more then what it's being sold for in canada. Any other possibilities?
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its not $200 over , how did you get that
Rogers from store price including taxes is $650
so this is without ebay fees or paypal or seller profit or shipping fees
the to get the japanese one with paypal only is $720 and he is shipping from japan.
so you do the math now
Good luck

Best Buy canada is selling for $550 as well as their Sony Style stores.

bagofsnakes said:
Best Buy canada is selling for $550 as well as their Sony Style stores.
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its 550 CAD + 12% tax = $66 CAD
total = 616 Canadian dollars = 651.3030 US dollars

Forgot about that exchange rate... But there still is paperwork with the FCC to deal with as well as 2 week international shipping wait time. I guess no one has found any place willing to ship it to the states yet. I've tried getting it shipped through rogers, sonystyle, and bestbuy and they all won't do it.

bagofsnakes said:
Forgot about that exchange rate... But there still is paperwork with the FCC to deal with as well as 2 week international shipping wait time. I guess no one has found any place willing to ship it to the states yet. I've tried getting it shipped through rogers, sonystyle, and bestbuy and they all won't do it.
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I went though this Seller from Japan.
Ordered on Sunday and received it on Wednesday (Free Shipping)
No FCC, since they already got the paper works.
You choose what is best for you, but we are trying to show you more option. You may better off till someone ship it to you from Rogers or here in the US someone starts selling them.
Good Luck
Edit: This guy on ebay sells them from Canada - Rogers
http://cgi.ebay.com/SONY-ERICSSON-XPERIA-ARC-UNLOCKED-HSPA-850-1900-2100-/110680731216?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8824161217208566894#ht_2246wt_1139

bagofsnakes said:
Forgot about that exchange rate... But there still is paperwork with the FCC to deal with as well as 2 week international shipping wait time.
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Does SonyStyle Canada or BestBuy Canada ship to the USA? If so, how? Please direct me to the link? Thanks!

batman_112 said:
Does SonyStyle Canada or BestBuy Canada ship to the USA? If so, how? Please direct me to the link? Thanks!
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He said that
they all won't do it.
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Nimche said:
He said that
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Oh, I missed that. Just woke up!

Thanks for the help everyone. I'm gonna contact the the guy from Canada, maybe we can strike a deal. If not I'll try the guy selling the ones from Japan. I'd rather get it unlocked and ready to go. It it seems unlocking and flashing the Japanese one isn't too bad. I've done some modding to my X2.

Look what showed up today on mobilecityonline for pre-order? Has anyone ordered from them? They have good reviews on Google.

batman_112 said:
Look what showed up today on mobilecityonline for pre-order? Has anyone ordered from them? They have good reviews on Google.
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thank God i didnt wait on these suppliers i got it a week ago and dont have to wait for this stuff and at the end just only one color.

Well I am in no rush. Will wait on the silver NAM arc to show up sometime this summer.
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Where do you buy your SGS II?

Hi guys. I'm looking for a good deal to buy a new SGS II. Where do you get yours?

Outer Mongolia super saver store .
jje

I bought mine on eBay from a seller with lots of good feedback and the transaction went smoothly and no problems at all.

Wireless Wave, Toronto, Canada

phones4u in the uk

Irate_KID said:
phones4u in the uk
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same

Brought from Cell Works, a store here in the Philippines.
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triducblackmask said:
Hi guys. I'm looking for a good deal to buy a new SGS II. Where do you get yours?
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Newegg.com or amazon have it.
The cheapest is probably expansys-usa.com They usually have a $10 off coupon, I think there still might be one. Making the total price $650.
Try LSJULY10 for July.

got it for 160€ at 3 (Provider) with a 18months contact
(20€: 1000text/1000min tel, unlimited internet + about 30 channels mobile tv)
all costs together it costs mi 520€ (exerything included).

Handtech, from the UK. That way I have a UK warranty if anything goes wrong ;-) was like 660$ including shipping. Americans don't pay "VAT".
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[Q] Where can i buy a Nexus 7?

I already saw in the official links of the play store and i can't find a web that sells the nexus 7 and delivers to Mexico, in case of find a way to buy it, how many will i have to pay in taxes?
Thank you so much in advance :laugh:

DiegoConD said:
I already saw in the official links of the play store and i can't find a web that sells the nexus 7 and delivers to Mexico, in case of find a way to buy it, how many will i have to pay in taxes?
Thank you so much in advance :laugh:
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Not sure if this will help you but I ordered my N7 2013 from Amazon and shipped it via ExCaliberPC to South Africa. They do international shipping and it arrived at my door in 5 working days. I did however pay $250 for the 16GB WiFi, plus $40 tax from Amazon's side, then South African customs pegged $50 more onto the cost total say $340), but this will be less for you in Mexico I think. All in all they have excellent service and tracking, so if you're eager like me, find the 16GB N7 2013 on Amazon and choose to buy it from ExcaliberPC if you want it shipped to you.

DiegoConD said:
can't find a web that sells the nexus 7 and delivers to Mexico
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how many will i have to pay in taxes?
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Got mine here, delivered by UPS to Europe within days, Mexico is also on their list of countries:
http://www.adorama.com/searchsite/default.aspx?searchinfo=nexus+7
Looks like ~ US$ 43 shipping to Mexico.
Taxes and/or import duty... that is for you to find out, Google is your friend

US Buyers: Importing?

Hey prospective US Buyers, do you plan on importing from an international seller (if so which sellers) or are you waiting for the U.S release?

Galactic2 said:
Hey prospective US Buyers, do you plan on importing from an international seller (if so which sellers) or are you waiting for the U.S release?
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For me, I'll be most likely getting mine from ebay seller never-msrp who is located in US and imports the phones.
http://stores.ebay.com/Never-MSRP/_i.html?_dmd=2&_nkw=xperia&rt=nc&_ipg=192
There is a thread about the seller in the Z2 forums.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2777998

I'll wait and see what Sony is asking on their site. Possibly go the eBay route, Amazon, expansys, or Clove. Currently clove is taking pre-orders at ~$610 USD including shipping, eBay is about $630.

Amazon is my first choice for purchase, or the sony store, then finally ebay
Credit Card points on amazon + prime = shweet

Importing for me!
I got my Sony Xperia Z1 from http://www.clove.co.uk/sony-xperia-z3-compact last time and had zero issues getting it on time and they also do bundles too.
I plan to get the Z3 Compact from them once they get them in stock mid Sept 2014. imo totally worth it since the imported versions usually have nearly all 3G/LTE bands needed too.

I might buy it from ebay. Ebay sends me offers for 4X ebay bucks offers once in a while, which is essentially 8% off.

Looking for the green version, but apparently only http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phones/sony-xperia-z3-compact/monthly?colourCode=GREEN has it for preorder and they don't export

bilboa1 said:
Looking for the green version
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No price listed yet, but might be an option :
http://www.expansys-usa.com/sony-xperia-z3-compact-unlocked-lte-16gb-green-265640/

I placed a preorder on expansys. they have not priced it yet. I will wait and see the price and decide whether to cancel it.!

Good catch, thanks

is that expansys green for sure the 5803?

Pre-ordered a white Z3c from Handtec.

Quick question: Does importing this to U.S. mean this is a "grey market" device and has no warranty at all?

Clove has it for 500 USD including shipping!
Have anyone ordered from them? Did you have to pay customs duty?

Handtec has it for the same price, and the shipping is a little cheaper.

premneo said:
Clove has it for 500 USD including shipping!
Have anyone ordered from them? Did you have to pay customs duty?
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$500 usd? Isn't it £350 on Clove... which translates to $568? (not even including shipping)

ap3604 said:
$500 usd? Isn't it 350 pounds on Clove... which translates to $568? (not even including shipping)
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For us US buyers we dont pay VAT so it is 290 pounds + shipping. Shipping is cheaper at handtec.

premneo said:
For us US buyers we dont pay VAT so it is 290 pounds + shipping. Shipping is cheaper at handtec.
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Interesting, I just asked this question earlier and got the exact opposite response
SteveYorks said:
ap3604 said:
1) Do I have to pay "VAT" if I'm importing to the United States?
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You'll need to pay the vat as it's been sold in the UK and the taxman will want his cut of that sale.
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Also does anyone know if Sonys warranty on the Z3 compact will work in the U.S.?

ap3604 said:
Interesting, I just asked this question earlier and got the exact opposite response
Also does anyone know if Sonys warranty on the Z3 compact will work in the U.S.?
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I looked at clove FAQ here.
http://www.clove.co.uk/international-customers
See the section " Can I remove VAT from my order"
It says "Customers outside of the EU are not charged VAT on any order."

ap3604 said:
Interesting, I just asked this question earlier and got the exact opposite response
Also does anyone know if Sonys warranty on the Z3 compact will work in the U.S.?
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My bad, just checked up, no you don't have to pay the vat.