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I wondered as there are so many of us here around the world if we could maybe help each other out a little.
I want a 1Gb SD Card for my MDA III here in the UK I can pay anything from £64.00 (48x) to £98.00 (60x) of course I want the 60x but wonder why I should pay so much when I know its cheaper in the US.
Yes I could buy from some US person on Ebay and have it shipped but I normally only purchase from UK sellers I feel safer that way.
So maybe there is an opportunity for one of you lovely US peeps with and XDA/MDA etc to help out us folks from the UK who have to pay through the nose or maybe even someone from Hong Kong etc
The best make I know it Integral 1Gb SD which is 10Mb sec read anyone know better and how much is it in your neck of the woods.
i bougth a 1gb sd card from ebay, kingmax 60x speed works great, i paid £49.49.
just checked he still had some and they are now £42.79 buy it now plus £6.99 post.
there are scandisk 1 gb for £38.49 plus £6.95.
Great.
m1bwe said:
i bougth a 1gb sd card from ebay, kingmax 60x speed works great, i paid £49.49.
just checked he still had some and they are now £42.79 buy it now plus £6.99 post.
there are scandisk 1 gb for £38.49 plus £6.95.
Great.
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Nearly all the ones I can find are outside the UK if they are UK ones post the links please
They are in the U.S but it only takes a couple of days to recieve them..
m1bwe said:
They are in the U.S but it only takes a couple of days to recieve them..
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Did you have to pay import duty and VAT? When did the card arrive with you? I often buy car parts from the US and they'll get delivered for a good price but a few weeks later (sometimes a couple of months later) the shipping company sends me a bill for the duty (10%) and the VAT (17.5% of price + shipping + duty).
It took 3 days to arive, from paying for it (paypal). no import duty or tax, just the price plus post and packaging plus post insurance in my case it totaled £57.47 well happy and now they are getting cheaper,,
I couldn't wait when I saw how cheap they were - just ordered a Kingmax one for £52 inc. post and insurance! Whoo!
Just hope it works now...
Thanks for the tip, m1bwe. If I have any problems I'll be round your place to put a bat up yer nightdress! :lol: :wink:
PS. CarlnAdele - the eBay seller was in the UK for this one - just the card is shipped from the USA. They're a major power seller so hopefully my first (ever) purchase on eBay should go smoothly... 8)
No problem,,, Peter.. :lol:
Incase anyone wants the Link
The 1Gb Kingmax Cards are at
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=74696&item=3853395532&rd=1
i don't get !!!
isn't the 1gig sd cards the same price in ebuyer
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=63726
The eBuyer price doesn't include VAT.
However, there isn't a lot of difference in price. £52 (for me from the US) vs. £58 from eBuyer (inc VAT).
issie said:
i don't get !!!
isn't the 1gig sd cards the same price in ebuyer
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=63726
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Near as Darn it and had I looked there I would prob of got one from them but I've ordered the £52.00 one from the US too.
Pays to search more I guess, although I did but didnt look at Ebuyer, can't be perfect can we
Strange that they are cheaper here. Don't they all originate from Asia anyway?
Well, ya pays yer money, ya takes yer chances... Still waiting from my 1GB SD card from the eBay power seller called sarafatl. Apart from a PayPal receipt I've had nothing at all... No order confirmation and no response to my three emails...
Starting to be really pissed off with this now. First ever order on eBay and I get the most uncommunicative seller in the world. Got no idea whether there's even a card on its way to me.
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get in touch with paypal!!! they can see if hes recieved payment.. peter
hello,
actually...I am a ebay seller from HK... maybe we can have some transaction......just PM me if you want to order from me...No need to worry about it...I am a serious guy
Update: well, my 1GB SD card arrived this morning and it's not the one I ordered, so I'm waiting for this bloody crappy seller to get back to me and tell me what they're going to do. I have no idea whether this card will work in my XDA II and you can bet your teeth that if I open the packet to try and it doesn't work, I won't get any replacement or refund.
Jeez, why am I the unlucky one on eBay??? :evil:
Anyone got any experience of 'My Flash' cards, made by A-data, in their XDA?
Hi
www.aria.co.uk have some cheap SD cards at the moment. 1M, 512M and 1G. Have a look at their specials page.
I bough the 1G card, the pic is an example, mine was a sandisk device. Works a treat. Think it was £55 incl p&p.
Nigel
Another update: This A-data 'My Flash' 1GB card does seem to work fine in my XDA II so I guess all is well in the end. I called the eBay seller and he was pretty helpful, so it's only in emails that he's unresponsive.
AVI movies recorded straight to the SD card are a little jerky on playback but apart from that this card seems OK. Its speed is 40x instead of the 60x that I thought I was getting. Ho hum...
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Strange that they are cheaper here. Don't they all originate from Asia anyway?
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I guess youve never heard of "rip-off Britain", then?
Anyway, I'm from the US and I'm going fom London (Dec) to NYC and back to London (Jan). Im gonna get myself one of these large SD cards, oO if anyone wants help to get a few cheap in the US, PM me and we can work something out.
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
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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).
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
Is it possible? i have a friend that should be int the sates on October and i want him to buy it from the AT&T store, but can he buy it without any contract or a sim card?
if not is there any other way? i don't want to buy it directly and ship it to my country cos the taxes here will make the purchase unjustified (will add more the 125$ not including the shipment).
Yes, you can buy any phone that AT&T sales in stores without a contact.....except the iPhone. Currently the off contract of the Captivate Glide is $500 though from AT&T
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Is it possible? i have a friend that should be int the sates on October and i want him to buy it from the AT&T store, but can he buy it without any contract or a sim card?
if not is there any other way? i don't want to buy it directly and ship it to my country cos the taxes here will make the purchase unjustified (will add more the 125$ not including the shipment).
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Or via amazonwireless.com
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I bought mine from Amazon Wireless, as phone only (phone upgrade), $ 399, and then unlock with an on-line service ($ 25).
the problem wit amazonwireless for me is that i need to have a US adress, there is a service for that but the charge an arm and a leg.
plus the taxes to import the phone makes it unwise to buy it online. i need to cheack with the customs again, maybe (if buddha will premit) there wont be import taxes on this phone (VAT will probley will be but its low amount).
I live in Europe and went to US in March and a tried to buy this phone in a AT&T Store and it was not possible. Even to buy the phone without contract they require a contract plan. I did buy the phone thru ebay later. I would suggest you the same if you have access to US address.
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I live in Europe and went to US in March and a tried to buy this phone in a AT&T Store and it was not possible. Even to buy the phone without contract they require a contract plan. I did buy the phone thru ebay later. I would suggest you the same if you have access to US address.
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That makes no sense why does a no contract purchase require a contract??
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That makes no sense why does a no contract purchase require a contract??
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They will only sell you the phone if you have a plan subscribed
is there anybody who tried to order thr glide from amazonwireless to a non-us adress?
I bought mine on ebay (is quite cheaper than amazonwireless), altough shipping to Germany took a while the purchase was flawless.
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I bought mine on ebay (is quite cheaper than amazonwireless), altough shipping to Germany took a while the purchase was flawless.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I927 using XDA
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Do you mind telling us how much you paid without shipping then how much was shipping. Just to give others an idea on what they can get via eBay?
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Do you mind telling us how much you paid without shipping then how much was shipping. Just to give others an idea on what they can get via eBay?
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The phone itself has cost $389,99 and international USPS Express shipping was $44,99. This was quite cheap compared to the $600 (+ shipping) on Amazonwireless back then.
Btw. If any German is interested in the taxes I had to pay: It was about 63€ (~19%)
now days the glide cost 400 dollors via amazonwireless and the shiping in the staes is free.
i think i got lucky cos i have a friend that is gona visit is family in the states sooner then expected and he agreed that i will ship this to his family house, and he will bring it to me when he come back. so i can get away from shiping and taxes via customes.
yeah ebay its the only place to buy a phone anymore, altho some pawnshops will cut good deals. seems 300 for a new or refurbished phone on ebay is the going rate & most folks dont mind shipping outa country.
helpslip is there a problem buying from amazonwireless if i ship it in the US?
i can arrange a frined living there to get my package, dont know if he have AT&T service and actualy don't care only want the phone with no contract.
i wouldnt think so altho i have zero 1st hand experience w/ amazonwireless, if its ran the same way as amazon your purchasing from an independent seller sometimes just a dood w/ a garage no different than ebay & ebay now has 30 day buyer protection so they refund price & shipping (& return shipping if needed) if something doesnt arrive or doesnt work etc... ive even been refunded after more than a year for an item that didnt arrive from australia (to usa) altho i keep in contact w/ seller through ebay so they could verify a problem.
damn i sound like a shill for ebay sorry.
now i got confused. i saw that i can buy from amazon wireless an locked phonw with or without a contract and also from amazon.com itself that its seems sells from independet seller (like the market). whoshould i choose? at least i have some time to think about it cos my firned will be in the states in a month from now.
I bought from Amazon Wireless, which is Amazon direct. They will sell you a locked phone without contract.
When I bought it, it used to be wrongly labled as "unlocked" I contacted them and they offered a full refund. Since I'm in the UAE I didn't want that, just an unlock code, to which they said they can't help me with that. So I ended up unlocking from AmericanUnlocker.
I prefer to buy direct, in this case it would be Amazon Wireless, that'll help with returns.
thank incidentflux you made my choice clearer. i will buy it from amazon wireless direct. also the delivery is free and will take 2-3 days to my friend's door.
unfourtuntly it will take a while until i will get it, hope ics will be out by then and if not the inc3ption rom will be a great choise
Glad to help. Yes shipping is free as well. But the smartphone will still be locked to AT&T by the way, which is an inconvenience.
I also ordered the SanDisk 64GB MicroSDXC
Hi Guys,
I've fried the mobo on my A100, now im looking for replacemnt mobo to get somewhere.
And now i have a simple (possibly stupid) question:
can i use a mobo from A500 ?
note that it does not have to fit in the case.. i use it i my car as gps and etc... and all i need it to do is jusbt work.
Any thoughts on that ?
Thanks
i've been looking through some pics and it seems that its different in size for sure and what worse is that it does not have same connectors.. so i can not interchange perts.. or at leaset that what it looks like..
if you have different info please let me know.
I bricked a100, i find 16gb motherboard mb.h6s00.001 in china, in taobao, 70€ + ship and i buy with yocomproporti.com, because all is in language chinese.
thanks man.. i just wrote to yocomproporti to see how much and how quick can i get the part to spain ))
At least twenty days to ship, i'm waiting for the mobo.
That's awesome! Make sure to let us know how it works!
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Yeah,of course, I think they are used, but if they work worthwhile, 16gb price and size, if the 8GB costs $ 120 + shipping. Release the Nexus7 morning.
jorge
dude,
i think i gona go via www bhiner com
they are abit more automated and i still did not get a reply from the other one (2 days now) ...
Ill let you guys know whtas going on with the shipping and how it turns out in the end
Are just holiday in China, and a delay in shipping 7 days.
daamn ) ok.. gona have to wait
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I bricked a100, i find 16gb motherboard mb.h6s00.001 in china, in taobao, 70€ + ship and i buy with yocomproporti.com, because all is in language chinese.
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I got several hits in Google for part # mb.h6r00.001 (8gb model) one as low as $89.99 on eBay. I couldn't find much for the 's' part number (16gb).
I am currious why you don't just buy another a100 used somewhere. I see them all the time online for about $120 on craiglist and ebay. It would save on a lot of waiting time and uncertainty about whether it works or not.
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I am currious why you don't just buy another a100 used somewhere. I see them all the time online for about $120 on craiglist and ebay. It would save on a lot of waiting time and uncertainty about whether it works or not.
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I agree. I was giving some useful info on what's out there. Some people may want to just see if they can fix it, or just like tinkering. If it is as easy as remove, install and flash a stock ROM, I don't know, but if somebody tries and succeeds they may save a few bucks and gain some knowledge. And give another option to those with bricks and no warranty. It would be interesting on how the new boards internal memory comes and what it takes to get it up and running.
This involves: warranty void in Spain by buying U.S. and unlock the bootloader. Price: € 350 repair, change mobo.
Buy mobo used ebay $ 89 + shipping to Spain =? + Time.
Buy new mobo $ 120 + shipping to Spain =? + Time.
Buy Mobo 16gb buy in taobao, 60 € +20 € shipping, paypal and broker commission yocomproporti.com.
The time ranges from 15 to 30 days. not hard to change, we must be careful with the connectors combs.
My opinion is it worth putting the 16GB instead of 8GB, one price, the 16GB is 50 € more expensive than 8gb, faster and space(-weak data and apk). know if they are new, used or refurbished, but only paypal claim.
And which option you choose?
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This involves: warranty void in Spain by buying U.S. and unlock the bootloader. Price: € 350 repair, change mobo.
Buy mobo used ebay $ 89 + shipping to Spain =? + Time.
Buy new mobo $ 120 + shipping to Spain =? + Time.
Buy Mobo 16gb buy in taobao, 60 € +20 € shipping, paypal and broker commission yocomproporti.com.
The time ranges from 15 to 30 days. not hard to change, we must be careful with the connectors combs.
My opinion is it worth putting the 16GB instead of 8GB, one price, the 16GB is 50 € more expensive than 8gb, faster and space(-weak data and apk). know if they are new, used or refurbished, but only paypal claim.
And which option you choose?
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Personally I would go with what is cheapest and from a good seller. I took as quick look on eBay/eBay.UK, and the cheapest I could find a refurbished a100 is about 200€ (shipped to spain) that's not including any taxes. With refurbs being that high in your area it might be best to repair it. I wouldn't worry about the memory size, that can be worked around. Check the return policy from thee sellers most have 30 days.
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This involves: warranty void in Spain by buying U.S. and unlock the bootloader. Price: € 350 repair, change mobo.
Buy mobo used ebay $ 89 + shipping to Spain =? + Time.
Buy new mobo $ 120 + shipping to Spain =? + Time.
Buy Mobo 16gb buy in taobao, 60 € +20 € shipping, paypal and broker commission yocomproporti.com.
The time ranges from 15 to 30 days. not hard to change, we must be careful with the connectors combs.
My opinion is it worth putting the 16GB instead of 8GB, one price, the 16GB is 50 € more expensive than 8gb, faster and space(-weak data and apk). know if they are new, used or refurbished, but only paypal claim.
And which option you choose?
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Yepp, im going exactly this way (taobao) but with the other company (see my post above ).
Ill get it in 4-6 with ups i thing.. itll cost only 30 euros. so ill have the new mobo prolly by the end of the next week.
and yes to all wondering: i LOVE tinkering with stuff )) and the other thing is that i would have to take apart any other A100 coz its going into my car. and i already have the power button and some other stuff solodered out and into my dash borad
today im finishing the dashboard bytheway D
ps. i've spoken to 2 guys from ebay already and the are in US ... delivery will cost me around the same 30-40 euros and the board itself the cheapest one was 89 and the next was 109 and 129 dollars. they all would deliver to spain but again... delivery cost used mobo and etc.
Did anyone order from Best buy and checkout show a $200 BB gift card included ? The best buy web site shows you get a $100 best buy E - gift card with purchase of pixel or xl. Well when I ordered my black xl with payment plan on a new account the offers came up on checkout one was a $200 gift card and the 2nd option was the $100 gift card. The $200 gift card option listed something about available until 11-13-16 I believe. Any way I picked the $200 gift card I just hope that is what I get just because their web site only lists the $100 e gift at the main purchase pages. Unless the $200 one is a verizon one ?
Any way I ordered the black xl 32 gig model. I wanted 128 gig but bb does not sell the 128 gig. Another odd thing is during checkout verizon required me to port in a number from another carrier ? Maybe that is part of the $200 gift card. Guess I should have taken a screen shot of those offers for my proof so I for sure get the $200 gift card and not the $100 e gift card which is a bb one.
Also odd thing they showed the black xl 32 gig in stock at local best buy stores where the ship options showed 11-2-16 for 2 day shipping and 11-7-16 for free shipping those being expected delivery dates, so they estimated mine for pick up today being ordered today, where verizons web site lists them as being back ordered until 11-9-16 but this bb deal is better with the gift card plus a free chromecast.
So if anyone wanting a good buy check out best buy and chime in if you got a $100 or $200 gift card coming and if you can tell if your gc is a bb or verizon one ? The $200 one listed verizon promotion so hope the $200 is a verizon one and I will add it to my verizon bills lol.
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Did anyone order from Best buy and checkout show a $200 BB gift card included ? The best buy web site shows you get a $100 best buy E - gift card with purchase of pixel or xl. Well when I ordered my black xl with payment plan on a new account the offers came up on checkout one was a $200 gift card and the 2nd option was the $100 gift card. The $200 gift card option listed something about available until 11-13-16 I believe. Any way I picked the $200 gift card I just hope that is what I get just because their web site only lists the $100 e gift at the main purchase pages. Unless the $200 one is a verizon one ?
Any way I ordered the black xl 32 gig model. I wanted 128 gig but bb does not sell the 128 gig. Another odd thing is during checkout verizon required me to port in a number from another carrier ? Maybe that is part of the $200 gift card. Guess I should have taken a screen shot of those offers for my proof so I for sure get the $200 gift card and not the $100 e gift card which is a bb one.
Also odd thing they showed the black xl 32 gig in stock at local best buy stores where the ship options showed 11-2-16 for 2 day shipping and 11-7-16 for free shipping those being expected delivery dates, so they estimated mine for pick up today being ordered today, where verizons web site lists them as being back ordered until 11-9-16 but this bb deal is better with the gift card plus a free chromecast.
So if anyone wanting a good buy check out best buy and chime in if you got a $100 or $200 gift card coming and if you can tell if your gc is a bb or verizon one ? The $200 one listed verizon promotion so hope the $200 is a verizon one and I will add it to my verizon bills lol.
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This cool be why you seen the additional 200 applied. Their giving 100 GC for any Verizon phone purchased on device payments...
The $200 gift card is for a new line of Verizon service at Best Buy. It's been going on for a couple weeks. I bought an iPhone 7 in store last week and received it at the time of the purchase. The gift card is for Best Buy, and I was able to use part of it to pay for tax on the phone. The following terms indicate the gift card will be delivered after an online purchase. The $100 would also be a Best Buy gift card, but it would go to Verizon customers that are not getting a new line of service.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/verizon-smartphones-evn4314
I originally tried to order the phone on bestbuy.com and the first way i did it it gave me the option of a $150 gift card then i tried to open a new line on my account and it gave me the option for a $200 gift card..... couldnt get it to work online but went into a store and got my new pixel xl with a $200 gift card....... Last week i dont think the offer is valid anymore though
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This cool be why you seen the additional 200 applied. Their giving 100 GC for any Verizon phone purchased on device payments...
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No actually the $100 best buy e card was the first option, where option # 2 was the $200 gift card. After searching the net I believe the $200 gift card is also best buy one. I wish it was a verizon gift card to pay my verizon bills with lol.
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I originally tried to order the phone on bestbuy.com and the first way i did it it gave me the option of a $150 gift card then i tried to open a new line on my account and it gave me the option for a $200 gift card..... couldnt get it to work online but went into a store and got my new pixel xl with a $200 gift card....... Last week i dont think the offer is valid anymore though
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The list the offer for $200 gift card is extended to 11-13-16 I believe but it is still in effect for sure.
I had a not so fun experience with best buy on line order of a black pixel xl 32 gig. I ordered like 6am on saturday morning. The web site listed in stock and for pick up that day so I pulled the trigger. So like 9:12 am est saturday morning I got an email and text both showing the order was ready for pick up. So I made a 35 mile drive to get to the store to pick it up. I was there an hour guy couldnt find the phone then they tell me oh only the free chromecast that came with the order was there lol. I was like wtf your email and text did not list only part of the order was in. So I asked to speak to the sales guys boss and explained hey this was not right I feel that you should be able to give me a gift card for wasting my saturday afternoon and my wasted gas. He said oh I cant do anything. So I said I would like to talk to the store manager and he refused also said he cant just give out gift cards. I said then how about you at least take back the chromecast that I really had no use for and just give me a gift card for its value and he said he couldnt, I think doing that was not being anything but fair and no deal. So I was going to write down his name and he gave me his best buy business card. I said ok I will call customer service about it when I get home.
So I did and the woman looked my order up and she said yeah shes not sure why their web site let me select store pick up when the pixel xl is on back order until 11-7-16 She apologized and said there was nothing she could do on the phone not shipping until 11-7-16, and I said well I just feel like I got the run around and wasted my saturday afternoon and 70 miles of driving gas as 35 miles each way. So she offered me a $50 best buy gift card I was shocked as I was expecting less of a gift card maybe half that. I thanked her and said I felt that was more than fair and I really appreciated it.
The gist of it is best buy at their stores no longer have a 100% customer satisfaction policy anymore, and either cant do anything to make things right or they just plain refuse to, but if you call customer service they are more willing to listen and be fair and make things right, well actually for me they more than made things right which I appreciated what they did to fix the situation.
alluringreality said:
The $200 gift card is for a new line of Verizon service at Best Buy. It's been going on for a couple weeks. I bought an iPhone 7 in store last week and received it at the time of the purchase. The gift card is for Best Buy, and I was able to use part of it to pay for tax on the phone. The following terms indicate the gift card will be delivered after an online purchase. The $100 would also be a Best Buy gift card, but it would go to Verizon customers that are not getting a new line of service.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/verizon-smartphones-evn4314
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How did you manage to use it to pay the taxes ? I thought they list you get the card after you activate as in they send it to you ? Or did you purchase out right if that makes any difference as mine is on the payment plan lol
I ordered Saturday ( yesterday ) from Best buy and I just already got the $200 bb gift card emailed to me. I was shocked figured they would wait to send it until after the pixel xl was activated. A nice surprise, the card being a verizon gift card would have been more nice but hey cant look a gift horse in the mouth lol or at least we shouldnt lol. Would be nice if you could use a best buy gift card on your verizon bill and being bb is a verizon dealer they could really do that if they decided to and verizon just credit back bb for it, but yeah that would be having your cake and eating it too lol.
Use it this way
A BB gift card is good for anything BB sells, purchase a visa gift card with the BB card
Problem solved profit.
M9guy said:
How did you manage to use it to pay the taxes ? I thought they list you get the card after you activate as in they send it to you ? Or did you purchase out right if that makes any difference as mine is on the payment plan lol
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I bought it on the payment plan, since that was listed in the terms, and the Best Buy outright price is higher. If you buy in store you get the gift card at the time of the phone sale, so they allowed me to use the gift card on the sale. When I returned the iPhone the Best Buy employee only found two stores in my state that listed having the Pixel currently in stock.
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I bought it on the payment plan, since that was listed in the terms, and the Best Buy outright price is higher. If you buy in store you get the gift card at the time of the phone sale, so they allowed me to use the gift card on the sale. When I returned the iPhone the Best Buy employee only found two stores in my state that listed having the Pixel currently in stock.
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Mine had the pixel xl listed in stock but it was wrong and its on back order. I got an email the day after with my $200 best buy gift card. It definitely makes up for the phone being overpriced.
My best buy order of my pixel xl 32 gb that I placed on 6am est saturday the 29th was estimated to be on back order until 11-7-16 then yesterday the 31st I got a ship email from best buy and the UPS tracking showed it actually got picked up. Crazy thing is I didnt pay extra for shipping but they must have given me free overnight shipping because UPS shows its for delivery today so yeah that is one day shipping lol. Very much a nice surprise