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[Q] Coming to London (UK) for one day: Cheapest unlocked in-store option?

Hey guys...
So I'm coming to London for one day tomorrow... and I need to pick up an unlocked Galaxy Nexus. What's my cheapest option for picking one up in a store? Thanks!

Try a Three store, they have the GN on prepay for £499. It should be unlocked but ask the guys in the store to confirm this for you.
Rik.
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TareX said:
Hey guys...
So I'm coming to London for one day tomorrow... and I need to pick up an unlocked Galaxy Nexus. What's my cheapest option for picking one up in a store? Thanks!
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Try CEX as well. Grade A (used, but most likely unused due to the recent release) are going for around £450. Includes warranty etc.
Regards

Try vodafone store. They were selling for £425 unlocked sim free. A few members on xda got the deal.
Not sure if they are still doing that. Worth a try

meeporox said:
Try vodafone store. They were selling for £425 unlocked sim free. A few members on xda got the deal.
Not sure if they are still doing that. Worth a try
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The Vodafone store told me they never sold it unlocked outright. They referred me to Carphone who as it turned out, sells it for 515 GBP (taxes included). That's more than $800. Any place in London selling it for less?

Where to buy?

So after almos 2 years im looking to change my htc incredible, because it feels old and slow compared with recent phones, and my carrier is offering both CMDA and GSM (i feel more comfortable with gsm) and i've always been a fan of qwerty phones,and seeing that HTC isnt going to release an android qwerty phone anytime soon, i checked the specs of the captivate glide and realise that its is really impressive better than the droid 3, cheaper than the droid 4.
im almost convinced to buy it, but before that i would like to clarify two things, one i really would like advice from regular and power users here at xda pros and cons, if it is worth it, or if should i save some extra money to buy the droid 4 (hate motoblur and there's no networks offering LTE on my country.) and the other thing is if anyone knows a reliable place where i can buy it online im from mexico, i have no problems with an glide with the at&t brand, but i've also read that the "rogers" glide doesnt have any brand. but i really dont know where to buy it.
i checked this site (www.negrielectronics.com)and they have it listed but i dont know if its realiable.
any help would be apreciated.

There's one for sale in the Marketplace here on XDA, I believe. You could start there. I upgraded from a T-Mobile G2 and haven't looked back since. The more we get out there, the better. CarpeNoctem has put out a great little ROM for it (OsiMood) and that paired with the Cranium Kernel and Go Launcher has really got me going! I can't make an honest recommendation comparing to Droids, as my only experience with them has been futzing with one of my client's original Droid and his new Droid3, haven't really gotten any regular use time with them...
One further thing, I would check which CDMA and GSM bands your carrier is offering, I believe if I recall correctly that the i927 does not support T-Mobile's 3G band, so you'd be stuck with EDGE for 3G, which is significantly slower...
Good luck, and I hope you love your new phone as much as I love mine
L4T

I think its better than Droid 3..
Haven't tried Droid 4..
If facebranding is not a problem, you can go for at&t model as you can get it cheaper than Rogers..
One of my friend had got a phone through Negri electronics.. So far it is the only site I have come across which ships to almost all the countries..
Also try Ebay.. I got mine for 400$ in an auction.. + additional shipping, duty and unlocking charges..
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talcko said:
(www.negrielectronics.com)
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Sorry, meant to say something about this in my above post - Negri spams the hell out of Craigslist, at least local to me, I wouldn't buy from them for just this reason. If you can't find one here on the XDA Marketplace, I recommend Swappa or Amazon (though you'd probably end up paying more at either of those)
HTH
L4T

thanx for the answers, yeah i said negri becasue its ships everywhere but i trust more on amazon but the thing with amazon its that they dont ship electronics oustide the US (or at least cellphones).
Regarding the bands used by my carrier, AFAIK all carriers in mexico use 850 for GSM and hdspa+ with the exception of one that besides 850 they also use 1900 and if remember correctly both frequencies are available on the glide.
and i would like to know how does the phone feels, average battery life, etc, im really interested in buying one..

talcko said:
thanx for the answers, yeah i said negri becasue its ships everywhere but i trust more on amazon but the thing with amazon its that they dont ship electronics oustide the US (or at least cellphones).
Regarding the bands used by my carrier, AFAIK all carriers in mexico use 850 for GSM and hdspa+ with the exception of one that besides 850 they also use 1900 and if remember correctly both frequencies are available on the glide.
and i would like to know how does the phone feels, average battery life, etc, im really interested in buying one..
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The phone feels great in my hands, just the perfect size and I have a SGS II which feels too big in comparison, it is comfortable with the keyboard slides out as well. The battery life is the best I've encountered of any android phone so far.

Any other suggestion?
I tried:
negrielectronics.com (unlocked, out of stock for now)
mobicity (unlocked, out of stock for now)
canadagsm.com (unlocked)
amazon (locked)
ebay (locked and unlocked, but a bit expensive)
Can somebody provide any other supplier selling this phone? Already unlocked phones would be a very appreciated plus..
Thanks

sbiricuda said:
Any other suggestion?
I tried:
negrielectronics.com (unlocked, out of stock for now)
mobicity (unlocked, out of stock for now)
canadagsm.com (locked)
amazon (locked)
ebay (locked and unlocked, but a bit expensive)
Can somebody provide any other supplier selling this phone? Already unlocked phones would be a very appreciated plus..
Thanks
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+1, i've been hunting this phone for a month already with no luck, anyone with a good site that ships the phone internationally (to mexico) and unlocked would be awesome.

talcko said:
+1, i've been hunting this phone for a month already with no luck, anyone with a good site that ships the phone internationally (to mexico) and unlocked would be awesome.
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So, have you been checking the aforementioned websites all this time?
Negrielectronics wrote me that they can't estimate the backorder time and they invited me to check their website daily. does it mean that the backorder waiting time has been going on for (at least) one month?

Thats right, ive been checking negri almost every day for about a month and they havent re stock it. To bad cuz i really would like yo buy a captivate glide.
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Too bad.
Just to add: rogers.com sells this phone, by the name of Samsung Galaxy S Glide.
Still need to be unlocked, but rogers.com should be more trustworthy than canadagsm.
I also wrote an email to canadagsm, just to ask a couple of questions. Waiting

Update:
canadagsm.ca deals only with unlocked phones. That's great.
Still i don't know if it is a trustworthy supplier or not. Their prices are beaten only by negrielectronics, so they're quite good.
But i don't know if I can trust them. Anyway, they accept Paypal.

I bought mine unlocked from Amazon Wireless, it's being forwarded from the US to the United Arab Emirates with ShopandShip.com.

Well, I ended up buying it on Amazon.
Hope everything will go fine.
I'll give you updates.

sbiricuda said:
Well, I ended up buying it on Amazon.
Hope everything will go fine.
I'll give you updates.
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you're from the U.S?
if not what did you do to make amazon ship to you outside the US

talcko said:
you're from the U.S?
if not what did you do to make amazon ship to you outside the US
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I'm from Italy.
I'll have it shipped to an import/export company that is located in Florida. They'll ship it to me.
Their name is consegnato.com and they offer the service for Italy (shipping and enregistering under europen laws).

Well I got the phone, really liking the build quality and performance, which is no different to a Galaxy S II
Now the challenging part, it's asking for a network code. I bought this unlocked and was not expecting this. I've contacted Amazon Wireless, lets see what they say.

I've had the same problems as you guys, www.negrielectronics.com, it's in fact a reliable site, but they are, like you said before, out of stock, www.canadagsm.com, in fact, have the Galaxy S Glide, Unlocked, tried to order, but have some problems, because, like sbiricuda, I've send my phones to a Courrier in Florida, that send the package to Chile, from where my partner picks it up, and bring it to Argentina for me. And, the guys over www.canadagsm.com, told me that they only send to the same address of your PayPal account, so, I just couldn't close the deal.
Ended up buying it to cellularworld2008 on www.ebay.ca.

Amazon Wireless rep. replied, they said I can return the phone for a full refund or call AT&T to get the unlock code. Looks like I'll have to unlock it myself!
Amazon Wireless has now changed "Unlocked" to "Upgrade" when you buy that phone full price.
*sigh*

I bought a Locked phone, so I was aware that I have to unlock it after reception when I did it.
I know that it is annoying but I suggest to get an unlock code from americanunlocker or cellunlocker. It looks cheaper than sending the phone back or calling AT&T from your country. If you do, please share your experience with them!

Best Price For HTC One X - UK Unlocked

Been looking online and the best price I found for the HTC One X is £450 available at three.co.uk. I'm not sure if that comes unlock. Anyone found it selling anywhere cheaper?

I got a pay as you go from 3 for the same price. It is sim locked, you need to pay extra 15.30 to unlock it. The phone also comes with some bloatware, but they can be disabled.
One good reason to buy pay as you go from the same network is you get better support than using a sim free phone.

triniboi said:
Been looking online and the best price I found for the HTC One X is £450 available at three.co.uk. I'm not sure if that comes unlock. Anyone found it selling anywhere cheaper?
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If three.co.uk are selling it for £450 i can guarentee it will be locked to the three network.

Here:
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p120267.aspx
Change to PAYG.
Not sure if locked though.

As poster abovd said u just pay the extra to get it unlocked

Can't believe these are fetching retail money on eBay, just watched one end for £471 + £6 postage, do these people know you can buy them sim free over the counter at carphonewarehouse for £479? some have buy it now prices of £630+......
That t-mobile looks a good buy at £429.99

Three phones come branded so when you boot it, you will get the 3 logo.....buy the phone online and get the unbranded retail

I'm on T-Mobile so this looks like the perfect deal for me.

Hi All
Just to confirm this deal comes with a SIM Free unlocked and unbranded handset.
I contacted the company beforehand to confirm.

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p120267.aspx
The T-mobile PAYT for £429.99 option is a branded, simlocked handset.
Just spoke to them.

This is what I did - O2 should unlock for free. Yet to find out whether the topcashback tracked...
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/htc-one-x-431-99-381-99-after-tcb-02-1184961

jus71n said:
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p120267.aspx
The T-mobile PAYT for £429.99 option is a branded, simlocked handset.
Just spoke to them.
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I've cancelled my order.

jus71n said:
Can't believe these are fetching retail money on eBay, just watched one end for £471 + £6 postage, do these people know you can buy them sim free over the counter at carphonewarehouse for £479? some have buy it now prices of £630+......
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I'm convinced that some people on eBay have gone mad. They run around manically bidding ridiculous prices for things as if they're addicted to auctions. I bet a few of them are licking the screen with excitement as they do it.
It's not uncommon now to see used items selling on there for more than you can buy them new on Amazon. I don't understand why people are so dumb...

3uk charge £15.32 to unlock
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3uk charge £15.32 to unlock
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Best deal at the moment I think. If not mistaken they are selling the handset for £450. Give it a week or two again I'm pretty sure prices would fall.

$499 (Canada) and $578 (Usa) Deals :)

Hey there, if this is of any interest to you guys, I've found a pretty nice deal online for the HOX. Note that the $499 deal is through the Canadian website. These are unlocked, quadcore, NON-LTE versions of the phone if LTE isn't an issue for you.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875502114
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875502114

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Sorry, edited op. Working now (;

Well crap, I bought mine 11 days ago for $640, received it on the 23rd, and the price dropped on the 28th. So since the price drop happened after I received the product I'm not eligible for NewEgg's price protection. I did talk to a CS guy over livechat though and he "made an exception" and gave me a $40 gift card, so that's nice, but I still basically lost $100 for buying the phone five days too early...

That's rough my friend I've been in that boat
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murph187 said:
Hey there, if this is of any interest to you guys, I've found a pretty nice deal online for the HOX. Note that the $499 deal is through the Canadian website. These are unlocked, quadcore, NON-LTE versions of the phone if LTE isn't an issue for you.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875502114
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875502114
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Damn thanks dude. I ordered mine from handtec yesterday. On its way to be delivered!

barondebxl said:
Damn thanks dude. I ordered mine from handtec yesterday. On its way to be delivered!
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didn't you say you've recently bought a gs3 or gn? you seem not to make up your mind and finally realized the onex is better

I received mine last week from Plemix.com for $569.00

I ordered from Negri Electronics on Wednesday. Got it today.
$543.50 shipped.
https://negrielectronics.com/htc-one-x-32gb-unlocked-black.html

Tikerz said:
I ordered from Negri Electronics on Wednesday. Got it today.
$543.50 shipped.
Was it unlocked and unbranded?
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nikolastz said:
Was it unlocked and unbranded?
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Yes, it's the unlocked international version.

It wasn't branded like Vodafone or any other brand?
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nikolastz said:
It wasn't branded like Vodafone or any other brand?
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No.
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Just a warning... don't order from anyone on Amazon US. They are branded phones (Vodafone Germany for me) and they seemed to be lightly used.
I returned it to Amazon and ordered from Negri yesterday. Glad to hear they are unbranded.

Unfortunately I ordered from Amazon, and received a Vodafone HOX. I returned the phone and got it from Negri.

Been real happy so far with mine from Negri. HT24D build, no issues at all, it's perfect.

Mine is coming in on Monday, I can't wait!

[Q] Where to buy Galaxy Nexus in Germany, especially Stuttgart?

Hey pals, I'm traveling to Germany late this month and I'm eager to buy a Gnex. I own a Xperia X8 so I think it will be a great improvement!
I've been searching Amazon.de and Expansys.de among others and the price is about €380-390. I want an unlocked cell phone to work in Brazil.
Where or which store would be a good place to buy a Gnex in Stuttgart?
Thanks!

quera said:
Hey pals, I'm traveling to Germany late this month and I'm eager to buy a Gnex. I own a Xperia X8 so I think it will be a great improvement!
I've been searching Amazon.de and Expansys.de among others and the price is about €380-390. I want an unlocked cell phone to work in Brazil.
Where or which store would be a good place to buy a Gnex in Stuttgart?
Thanks!
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Well, buy one from a T-Mobile shop, and unlock it yourself... lolz... Or, go to an E+, base, Congstar, Vodafone, O2, Debitel and what ever shop, you get unlocked ones everywhere, dude...
Mine's unlocked, contract, German Telekom

You can get one at "Media Markt" in Stuttgart for ~350€.
Saturn also sell Galaxy Nexus', but I'm not sure about their prices.
Just go to some electronic stores in Stuttgart and look around.

Try a T-Mobile store.
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Oh, yes... Don't buy it at Media-Markt, they are extremely expensive... I know this sounds wierd, but Saturn and Media-Markt may be the same company, but Saturn is much cheaper... Then again, Media-Markt has got a Debitel isle in-store...
I'd still go for the T-shop though...

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Oh, yes... Don't buy it at Media-Markt, they are extremely expensive... I know this sounds wierd, but Saturn and Media-Markt may be the same company, but Saturn is much cheaper... Then again, Media-Markt has got a Debitel isle in-store...
I'd still go for the T-shop though...
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Thank you for the answer. I just saw at t-mobile.de site that the Galaxy Nexus without contract it at 529,95€
That's too much expensive!