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Is clove a good site to get this phone from or is there a better place?
Without contract the best places are expansys - £494, Handtec - £502 and Clove - £514
With a contract the best place is www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk, you can get the phone on Vodafone or T-Mobile for a very cheap price and it is fully unlocked to all networks.
NekciuQ said:
Is clove a good site to get this phone from or is there a better place?
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clove is the best if you dont have to pat VAT. I am in the states so ther eis no VAT for me.
mallman said:
clove is the best if you dont have to pat VAT. I am in the states so ther eis no VAT for me.
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I get it from clove. Fast delivery and nice tracking too :>
I get it from Inkino in London the price is 519 pounds.
I'd vote for Clove - have used them for years (since the Psion days) and they're nice & friendly. Delivered mine next day.
Did any of you US clove buyers end up paying import duties? If so, how much?
My vote is for Clove also. Just started using them but found them to be quick and reliable.
mallman said:
clove is the best if you dont have to pat VAT. I am in the states so ther eis no VAT for me.
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i gatta be the noob here and ask what VAT means?
Lyian said:
i gatta be the noob here and ask what VAT means?
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Value Added Tax like the States Sales tax...
Let's see if we can crowdsource the best prices for a SIM-Free Desire.
In the UK I think the cheapest SIM Free deal is from Clove.co.uk (the dark gray model):
£330 (£387.75 inc sales tax)
€381.95 (€448.79 inc sales tax)
£6 or £8 for shipping to UK
£18 or £22 shipping to Europe
They are out of stock until this Tuesday 4th May (they already sold out of two shipments)
Second cheapest seems to be from play.com at £399 including tax and shipping.
Have you seen cheaper? What about in your country?
BTW: The best Class 6 SD Card deal I found so far was at scan.co.uk. A 16GB class 6 card for £46.98 (£55.20 inc sales tax) - catalog number LN32727 - but it's status is on pre-order at the moment
apparently 3uk have it for £350 on payg...
In Romania you can get as low as 422Euro (VAT included) SIM-Free from online retailer CEL.ro
On contract you can get it at 199Euro and 48E/month, or 229Euro with 32E/month fee at Vodafone that includes unlimited data plan (for 2 years subscription).
In Switzerland, no EU VAT, ~ €347
toppreise.ch
predo said:
apparently 3uk have it for £350 on payg...
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I can confirm this as I have one in my pocket. In store that is, it's not on their website. It came unlocked and unbranded. HTC are currently supplying them with SIM free Desires, however this may well change at some stage.
TheOriginalKi said:
I can confirm this as I have one in my pocket. In store that is, it's not on their website. It came unlocked and unbranded. HTC are currently supplying them with SIM free Desires, however this may well change at some stage.
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Okay - That's >12% cheaper than Clove (after tax & shipping)! 350 is the record cheapest for the UK so far.
Here in Luxembourg it is 409€ unlocked. You can buy it at any LuxGSM Shop.
phonemania.co.uk has second cheapest price for htc desire.... including VAT it costs 385 GBP which includes shipping.... just check it out...
I bought my desire from 3 on payg for £349.99
he hehe i bought mine locked to t-mobile BUT
the handset was meant to cost me £124 + £15pm x 18months however they didnt charge me for the phone at all which means my phone costs £270+ costs of unlocking which are about £15 at t-mobile == £285
Italy: 430 is the most cheap I've seen but out of stock, 440 plus shipping can be found I think. shipping costs in Italy are quote steep, around 10-15 €
by the way is the dark grey model nice?
Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
apparently 3uk have it for £350 on payg...
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3 now want you to buy a £20 topup with every purchase which makes this £370 now, not so cheap. (just called them as was going to buy one for the missus).
zomig said:
3 now want you to buy a £20 topup with every purchase which makes this £370 now, not so cheap. (just called them as was going to buy one for the missus).
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The guy asked me to buy a £10 top-up, which wasn't an issue as I gave this to my brother and he gave me the £10 back! (He's on 3 PAYG). So mine cost me £350
Even still, if you buy the £10-£20 top-up and throw it away, it's still the cheapest you can pick one up!
If you get stuck I'm sure some one on these boards will give you £10 for a £20 top-up.
I bought mine through Orange France, then promptly debranded and unlocked it.
Here is their absurd pricing scheme...
479€ tax included without contract
379€ tax included with a prepaid sim card -- the thing is you can just chunk or sell the simcard the second you get it, they dont even activate it. Just hand it to you and ring you up at the register.
Why anyone would pay 479 is beyond me
The guy asked me to buy a £10 top-up, which wasn't an issue as I gave this to my brother and he gave me the £10 back! (He's on 3 PAYG). So mine cost me £350
Even still, if you buy the £10-£20 top-up and throw it away, it's still the cheapest you can pick one up!
If you get stuck I'm sure some one on these boards will give you £10 for a £20 top-up
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If it's a topup that can be applied to any 3 sim then that is different as don't mind that as can sell it. I thought they would want to use it on the one they give you.
zomig said:
If it's a topup that can be applied to any 3 sim then that is different as don't mind that as can sell it. I thought they would want to use it on the one they give you.
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They print you off a top-up voucher code. I imagine this can be applied to any 3 (UK) PAYG sim, however I don't think my brother has used it just yet - he's waiting for his current allocation of internet to expire.
in italy 469€ without contract from bow.it
469 € in Belgium too.
Around 500€ here in Norway.
First of all, I'm new in the site(first thread) and i am an iPhone user so sorry for questions that maybe stupid for you guys.
I live in Israel, we run GSM here and after being with the iPhone 3 and 4 I've decided that i want to try android.
I played with my friend's android and it's great so i thought why not?
the thing is that my mom goes to a business trip to Boston from the 20 to the 25 of November and because it will take ages for the GN to come to Israel i want her to buy it for me there.
i read here that at first it will come to Verizon(bad for me)
do you think that retail stores will sale it without a contract at the release date?(GSM)?
plus, i know that US sells locked phones, and with the iPhone unlocking is always a pain in the ***, how do i unlock an android? or better yet the galaxy nexus?
thank you all!
71 views? i didn't explain myself clear or it's just that you don't have answers yet?
It was just lunched before 2 days. So I don't think you will find an answer yet. At least not before November I guess.
alainwolf said:
It was just lunched before 2 days. So I don't think you will find an answer yet. At least not before November I guess.
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k i'll wait.
from your experience, how long does it take for an android to get unlocked?
Weren't the last two Nexus phones carrier unlocked?
i have no idea...
i know that the s2 for example had to be unlocked(if you bought it from US)
nexus phones were bootlocked, but not sim locked. Google fastboot oem unlock for good info. unlocking is easy.
I would bet big money there will be a gsm version that works fine in your country.
Just check this forum everyday, all the info will be here.
okay happy to hear it!
I'm sure too that a GSM version will come up the only problem is that i need it to be till the 25 of November and in stock:/
thank you all for your help
Well Google seems to indicate that Israel's GSM frequency bands are 900/1800, and the Galaxy Nexus supports 850/900/1800/1900, so yes, you should be fine.
just check Clove.co.uk and other sites if ur from EU.
read the thread lol, i'm from israel and i'm gonna buy it from the us
dvirginz said:
read the thread lol, i'm from israel and i'm gonna buy it from the us
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lol sry dude, i forgot from where you are...
buy it cheaper in the EU, 520 € for your country
BuzzFuzz said:
lol sry dude, i forgot from where you are...
buy it cheaper in the EU, 520 € for your country
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520 € is much more than 600$
BuzzFuzz said:
lol sry dude, i forgot from where you are...
buy it cheaper in the EU, 520 € for your country
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wrong calculation.. itl be 614 with shipping.
so just wait until your country has it.
the few 20 euros cheaper isnt worth it.
ill never go above the 500euro mark my self.
ghost010 said:
wrong calculation.. itl be 614 with shipping.
so just wait until your country has it.
the few 20 euros cheaper isnt worth it.
ill never go above the 500euro mark my self.
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How 614 €?
are u takling for your country Netherland...?f
*try with VAT number, i always buy all with some fake VAT number...
Israel is 520 € + 27 € delivery = 547 €
Slovenia 512 € (with EU Vat number) + 20 € delivery = 532 €
My problem is, sell or not to sell GS2 and switch to Nexus just because of ICS
BuzzFuzz said:
How 614 €?
are u takling for your country Netherland...?f
*try with VAT number, i always buy all with some fake VAT number...
Israel is 520 € + 27 € delivery = 547 €
Slovenia 512 € (with EU Vat number) + 20 € delivery = 532 €
My problem is, sell or not to sell GS2 and switch to Nexus just because of ICS
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lol. yha. but i dont have a fake vat number
Could you also please tell me about the VAT numbers? I live in Sweden and want to buy it either from EU or the states. Whatever cheapest.
steCkmeiSter said:
Could you also please tell me about the VAT numbers? I live in Sweden and want to buy it either from EU or the states. Whatever cheapest.
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check PM....
... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384663
just go to expansys-usa.....pretty sure the price has been around $50 the whole time with free shipping
it's too expensive for me.but if it's 50RMB.I'll get one...
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..what do ya mean bro?
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... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384663
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Bought one on eBay for EUR. 29,00... no need to advert 50 USD solution at all IMHO, especially if you're in EU
BTW, received mine in 3 days...
It's $40 AUD locally here in Australia, has been for many months too
Fevves said:
Bought one on eBay for EUR. 29,00... no need to advert 50 USD solution at all IMHO, especially if you're in EU
BTW, received mine in 3 days...
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Hello, can you please share a link to the EUR 29. item on ebay.. thnx in advance.
Cheers from Mauritius
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It's $40 AUD locally here in Australia, has been for many months too
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do you know if they do shipping to Kiwiland?
Hey guys I have an international S3 right now to avoid paying 30/month on ATT and to have real unlimited data.
I paid about 730 or so for my S3, and have noticed the note II on clove is 588 USD after shipping. I have 2 upgrades on my ATT account, and plan on keeping ATT for a long while unless something crazy happens with them. All carriers are about the same in US and I am in the military so I can't go with a carrier that works in the city only.
What I was wondering is should I snag the internaitonal note for 600 bucks (could sell my GS3 for 5 at least) unlocked or should I use an upgrade and get one from ATT?
Another thing I was thinking about (since my wife isn't getting the iphone 5, which frees an upgrade up) is using my 2 upgrades on S3s and selling them on ebay, thoughts?
PS iirc the note was 300 with a new contract right?
Just looked on Clove, and the Note 2 is definitely more than $600 USD. Where are you seeing that price?
Mushroom. said:
Just looked on Clove, and the Note 2 is definitely more than $600 USD. Where are you seeing that price?
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Just priced it a few hours ago and it was 456 Euro, which is 588 USD right now
Edit: Link http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-2
No VAT for USA
votum said:
Just priced it a few hours ago and it was 456 Euro, which is 588 USD right now
Edit: Link http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-2
No VAT for USA
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It is 444 UK Pound which it is about $712 USD.
i don't think the UK uses the Pound any more. i think they all switched to Euro. i could be wrong, though.
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i don't think the UK uses the Pound any more. i think they all switched to Euro. i could be wrong, though.
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No! UK Still using the GBP
aidanklenk said:
i don't think the UK uses the Pound any more. i think they all switched to Euro. i could be wrong, though.
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Yes, you're wrong. Euro extends slide against Pound and Dollar
Oops yeah it is in pounds. Regardless. I'd only be paying 200 or so after my S3 got sold, so which would make more sense? Upgrade via ATT and ETF or retail via ATT or retail international?
don't you have to pay VAT too? which is nearly USD856 + shipping + import duty
nismo-gtr said:
don't you have to pay VAT too? which is nearly USD856 + shipping + import duty
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No VAT for non-UK.