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[Q] Any Aussies had this delayed in Customs

I got my tracking noticed last night that my Galaxy Nexus was on the way. The next update said "Clearance Delay". I rang DHL and they said that the package was going through a Standard Customs Clearance which takes 24 to 48 hours. Not too happy about that since items normally clear customs immediately.
So my questions are:
1. Have any Aussies had this same issue.
2. What's the chances that the package has been halted because the paperwork is wrong.

Mine came through without any customs delays or hassles. According to DHL clearance took about 1.5 hours from the time it reached Sydney. Who did you order from?
11 Clearance processing complete at SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA 23:49
10 Arrived at Sort Facility SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA 22:19

Ordered from Handtec

i ordered three of them from handtec so had to pay GST to DHL sadly, but it cleared customs within the day.

Advice needed, where should I order my GN from?

So I habe a T-Mo GSII and I want to order a Galaxy Nexus, this'll be my first Nexus phone. I've been looking around the forums and there's different sites people have usied to order one. Any personal opinions on which is the best place to order from? Thank you in advance.
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If you want top service, order from Expansys. Aside from having a rep on this board who is VERY responsive & helpful (COREY L) they also have a $40 discount coupon 40OFFGNX (that's four-zero-oh) which worked for me as of late last (Thurs) night.
Ordered last night 11PM (PayPal) and it was already picked up by Fedex and scheduled for delivery tomorrow by noon(I paid for SAT delivery).
My guess is if you wait another 2-3 weeks you will see a pretty decent price drop but if you're in a rush I'd say EXPANSYS.
I just sold my T-Mo GSII as well.

Seconded, Expansys
I pre-ordered mine from Expansys and it arrived at my house about 5 days after the release overseas (including Thanksgiving). The transaction was professional and painless.
Yes, it's pricey at the moment, but the price should come down after the festive season.
Failing the announcement of a domestic US GSM version, go with Expansys.

Handtec UK has consistently been $50 cheaper since release. I've picked 2 from them so far. They also have free shipping to USA. Since it is your first Nexus I should point out that any grey market device will have marginal or no warranty service, including expansys us, read the fine print not the ads. Good luck.

Thanks for all the input guys. Yea and I was really wondering too about he whole warranty thing, would there be none since I'm ordering overseas?
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I think Negrielectronics.com still has a $40 off "HOLIDAYS" coupon. That makes it about $685, with free shipping.

+1 on expansys.
corey L is the sh!t!

Purchased mine from negrielectronics.com. Great experience.
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+1 for Negrielectronics.com . They had the cheapest price when I got mine, free shipping and I literally had it delivered to my house the next day. (Sadly it was a friday and I wasn't home so I had to wait until Monday for it to come around again but that was my bad.)
If you do use Negri, use amazon or google check out to speed things up, people processing credit cards with them have reported delays in the process.

Negri also - best price (after coupon), and shipped quickly. Also, no tax for me!
$685 is pretty good for this level of phone off contract.
-bZj

MisterEdF said:
If you want top service, order from Expansys. Aside from having a rep on this board who is VERY responsive & helpful (COREY L) they also have a $40 discount coupon 40OFFGNX (that's four-zero-oh) which worked for me as of late last (Thurs) night.
Ordered last night 11PM (PayPal) and it was already picked up by Fedex and scheduled for delivery tomorrow by noon(I paid for SAT delivery).
My guess is if you wait another 2-3 weeks you will see a pretty decent price drop but if you're in a rush I'd say EXPANSYS.
I just sold my T-Mo GSII as well.
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I don't think I'll ever use expansys UK again. Mine was faulty on arrival and it took two weeks between reporting it faulty and getting the replacement through. Seemed like forever!!!
I don't know if that's typical for Internet retailers, quick to send but slow to resolve problems. It's all sorted in the end so can't complain but waiting two weeks was torture.

+1 for Expansys, Got mine delivered 2 days after ordering, no problems at all.
NewEgg is selling it for 719.00 right now, NewEgg is always on point, great service and prompt shipping.
Coupon codes available for both...

down8 said:
Negri also - best price (after coupon), and shipped quickly. Also, no tax for me!
$685 is pretty good for this level of phone off contract.
-bZj
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Ordered from Negri on the 22nd, the coupon was good for $50. My total was $680.50, and they were offering free shipping via FedEx Saver. Its due on the 29th.
I've always used Handtec, but with that coupon, Negri was cheaper.

Just order from Negri, they lower their price+ coupon. Paid $639.50
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Just order from Negri, they lower their price+ coupon. Paid $639.50
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I think I'm going with negri, I'm looking at 689 with no coupon. That's still not bad. Thanks for all the input guys, really appreciate it.
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I sold my T-MO GS2 and bought a galaxy nexus as well. Great decision imo.
I ordered from Negri and it was there in three days. Ordered on Sunday night, got it on Wednesday morning. Got it for 685.

Ohhhh of course a couple days after I order, they lower the price.
Anyway, did you guys get FedEx shipping? Mine was shipped on the 22nd, and still says estimated delivery is the 29th. I was really hoping for like Monday, or Tuesday at the latest...

stacio88 said:
So I habe a T-Mo GSII and I want to order a Galaxy Nexus, this'll be my first Nexus phone. I've been looking around the forums and there's different sites people have usied to order one. Any personal opinions on which is the best place to order from? Thank you in advance.
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If you're still looking and depending on how close to the USA/CND border you are you could pick one up from Bell or Virgin off contract. Especially while the US DOllar is stronger. Just my 2cents...

I went to a Verizon store and bought mine for $650 and didn't have to worry about shipping.

Sometimes buying off contract doesn't make sense, can someone explain?
I have a question about buying unsubsidized phones off contract. It makes sense on certain plans, like T-mobile value plans that end up saving you money. However, for the rest of the folks who are on regular plans with Verizon, doesn't it make sense to get the phone subsidized from somewhere cheap like Amazon. I mean you're going to have the phone at least for 6 months, then you can pay the prorated Verizon ETF whenever you want to cancel your contract. Doesn't it come out cheaper? Am I missing something? Are you guys on different Verizon plans?

amazonwireless back-ordered till January 9thish

Yea I went to apply for it and well it gives a estimated arrival date of January 9th... I was so bummed. I don't want to order a phone adn be charged for service before I even get the phone.
So where did you guys and gals order it from?

Best Buy.. $99 this week

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:{ Wonder if it is because i am a JR and my father lives at the same address and they can't find me...

I received mine from a LG covention they had in Atlanta weeks before its release, then I ordered one through Sprint on the 19th and havent got a shipping notification yet. That could be because of the holidays, but at work we can order them and have them in within 3 days, so I wouldnt think they are on backorder from the manufacturer, probably amazon is setting expectations for the holiday season.

Like mentioned before BestBuy will price match almost any online price and if its a new line of service not an upgrade almost every real coporate sprint store will as well.

i got it from letstalk wireless. The error was that WHile I am a JR my father has a sprint account and we live at teh same address so they needed confirmation it was someone different. Anyways No deposit and 3 lines :} Im happy lol and with my corporate/university discount I only pay around 64~69 ish a month.
So My soon to be fellow phone owners long live optimus G XD

Mike_77 said:
Best Buy.. $99 this week
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I got mine Sat. at BB. Last one in stock. I just walked in at the right time I guess.

Lucky well Im atill waiting for letstalk to start shipping they haven't recieved that I've been approved yet
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Im telling you cancel your order and take the confirmation email to any of your local sprint retailers and they will price match it to close new line activations an we have plenty in stock on hand so there will be no waiting
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BigRitz said:
Im telling you cancel your order and take the confirmation email to any of your local sprint retailers and they will price match it to close new line activations an we have plenty in stock on hand so there will be no waiting
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I would but the closest one is 45 minutes away and with being a full time college student and full time job plus a second one travel time is a tad limited. And the stores here. raduoshack etc don't carry it so I was stuck going online.
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Just wondering if you received your device yet? I ordered a device from amazon recently and seems like they gave me the same 8 week till ship scenario too, just wondering if it will really be that long.

cmsjr123 said:
I would but the closest one is 45 minutes away and with being a full time college student and full time job plus a second one travel time is a tad limited. And the stores here. raduoshack etc don't carry it so I was stuck going online.
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I am cheap, so waiting was no problem as I had an epic I still love. I ordered it Dec. 1 (my upgrade date) and it said it was backordered until jan 16th for the estimated delivery. Anyway, long story short it came in the mail on the 6th. I can't say the backorder is just BS, but I thought I was gonna be doing the 25 days after christmas countdown to get my phone.

When I bought mine, it said it was on back order and expected in January. I got it 5 days later. Not promising anything, just sharing my experience.
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Ordered from lets talk and got it next day
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Best buy is $99 now and they will price match amazon if either price changes.
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Order at Best Buy Store

I went to my local Hawaii Best Buy Store, and of course none of the stores here got any in today. However, a sales rep ordered me a black via their internal system. I paid for it, and and it upgraded me free to FedEx 2 day air. My receipt is showing an ETA of September 9, delivered to my house.

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I went to my local Hawaii Best Buy Store, and of course none of the stores here got any in today. However, a sales rep ordered me a black via their internal system. I paid for it, and and it upgraded me free to FedEx 2 day air. My receipt is showing an ETA of September 9, delivered to my house.
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I ordered my Moto 360 online at bestbuy.com. Chose express shipping and had it the next day. On Oct 6.th BB showed no in-store pickup available but got fast delivery !

Sprint Note 4 shipped?

I have seen where some t mobile customers phones have shipped. I thought I would make a thread so we could keep up with actual shipping times for Sprint.
I pre-ordered from best buys website last week and paid for expedited shipping. I'll post as soon as it ships.

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I have seen where some t mobile customers phones have shipped. I thought I would make a thread so we could keep up with actual shipping times for Sprint.
I pre-ordered from best buys website last week and paid for expedited shipping. I'll post as soon as it ships.
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You will not be able to participate int he $200 trade in - unless to shipped to store.

tarpon6 said:
You will not be able to participate int he $200 trade in - unless to shipped to store.
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I tried to order in the store on Monday and they told me they were out of pre-orders. I talked to the manager and they are going to give me the $200 gift card when I receive my phone even though I had to have it shipped to my house. I picked up a net 10 smartphone for $20 that day to use as my trade in.

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I tried to order in the store on Monday and they told me they were out of pre-orders. I talked to the manager and they are going to give me the $200 gift card when I receive my phone even though I had to have it shipped to my house. I picked up a net 10 smartphone for $20 that day to use as my trade in.
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Good that you have a cooperative manager there! They should since I heard ship to store wasn't an available option when pre-ordering online.

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Good that you have a cooperative manager there! They should since I heard ship to store wasn't an available option when pre-ordering online.
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If you pre-ordered be sure and post when yours ships. Thanks

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If you pre-ordered be sure and post when yours ships. Thanks
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I did the pre-order in store, and I'll post when I get the email or call..

Any ideas for a phone to trade in that costs more than 10 dollars?
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I pre-ordered online. I noticed the pre-authorization that Sprint put on my debit card got credited back, so once they put in the actual charge for the device and ship it, I'll make sure to post here.

That's interesting because my charge wasn't a preauthorization. It was a real charge that posted to my american express a day after I made the purchase. I just checked it again and it is still there.
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I got the real charge too. No pre-authorizations.
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Patch7 said:
That's interesting because my charge wasn't a preauthorization. It was a real charge that posted to my american express a day after I made the purchase. I just checked it again and it is still there.
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Interesting. I had to pay a down payment with mine (that's what sucks when you have no credit and pay cash for everything in your life). So I paid $250 + estimated sales tax of $53.38, so a total of $303.38. They pre-authed that amount to my debit card. A day later, Sprint changed the order total, as the system charged me too much sales tax. The actual tax owed is $48.60, so the actual total was $298.60, so they credited me the $303.38 and will instead charge the proper $298.60 once the device ships.

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I pre-ordeed through Sprint on the telephone on Oct 6........still waiting for tracking #
$320.99 has been charged to my debit card

I as well paid the 299 (349 without the credit coming) plus tax upfront the day I pre ordered it. My order went in 4 minutes after the pre orders started and within about 2 minutes it showed up through my bank and cleared just a day later. I expected sprint to charge me for the upgrade fee but they did not yet. Maybe they are waiting for me to actually do the swap.
The T-mobile thread definitely has me wondering if Sprint is sitting on a bunch of Note 4's and just waiting to get them shipped just in time for the 17th. If Sprint ships UPS it will show up in MyUPS and I will get an email. Hoping to see some activity on Monday.

I pre-ordered through best buy and they charged my card the full amount ($903 which includes expedited shipping) but then it wasn't showing on there a couple of days later. I called to make sure my order wasn't cancelled and the best buy rep told me the card would be charged when the phone ships.
I'm supposed to be getting a price match of $720 then a $200 best buy gift card for trading a working smartphone. I hope this works out like the store manager says.

I was in my local Sprint Store today for repair of my wife's G3 and I mentioned that T-mobile users were already getting their Note 4. The first guy said "Impossible, Samsung will not allow it" but the guy in the back room working on someones phone said "Yeh my brother got his a few hours ago" he continued with the possibility that Sprint will start shipping on Monday or Tue for pre-orders in order to guarantee that it will be delivered by the end of the day on release date. So some may get it as early as Wed or as late as Friday. Nothing is for certain as Sprint may wait till Thursday and ship it next day air saver (assuming they use UPS) in which case it could be as late at 8 P.M Friday.
In my opinion I cant see Sprint waiting to the last second. Yes pre-ordering has its advantage of making sure you get your phone in que but I cant see them making it available in stores on Friday morning while the rest of us who pre ordered are just waiting on delivery. I am willing to bet the Wed or Thur delivery is a bit more reasonable. My neighbor did not pre-order but is planning on just walking into sprint when they open on Friday to buy one. Would be a crappy feeling to see him with his Note 4 before me when I ordered it 3 weeks ago.

dat $200 tradein tho

I pre-ordered through Best Buy and called their "mobile hotline" today to check on arrival date and they said it's currently in transit with delivery on the 16th. I'm hoping Best Buy doesn't hold it for a day to be released, but there's potential for people who purchased through BB that'll their device will be a day early.
The sales rep told me (if he knew what he was talking about) when I pre-ordered on sept 26th, first day of allowed pre-order that I would probably be on the second shipment due to the number of orders already placed that day so possibly there is a Oct 15th arrival for the initial group.

When I spoke to Sprint today I got quite the run around. When I check my order, which was placed on the third, It's still sitting in the same state it was at when I originally received the order number. Called this afternoon to ask and was told that Sprint has yet to receive any phones, which I'm sure isn't true, and that all the blame is on Samsung. I asked how T-Mobile customers received their phones and was pretty much ushered off the phone. I was told that the release date was "around" October 17th and was then hung up on.
I don't even care, I assume they'll do right by us, I just hate receiving the BS canned responses.

There is a discussion going on over at the official Sprint forums. Someone who claims to work at UPS says that on Monday he saw the the labels which indicate a Tue Wed ship out. Now I don't work for UPS but I thought that the company who is shipping would do the printing, taping, and sending to UPS. I cant see sprint showing up with 10,000 phones and all the UPS employees having to tape the labels on the boxes before ship. I can see the info being sent electronically though and maybe this person has access to it.
I keep reading that AT&T is shipping Monday night into Tuesday. No word from Verizon or Sprint.

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There is a discussion going on over at the official Sprint forums. Someone who claims to work at UPS says that on Monday he saw the the labels which indicate a Tue Wed ship out. Now I don't work for UPS but I thought that the company who is shipping would do the printing, taping, and sending to UPS. I cant see sprint showing up with 10,000 phones and all the UPS employees having to tape the labels on the boxes before ship. I can see the info being sent electronically though and maybe this person has access to it.
I keep reading that AT&T is shipping Monday night into Tuesday. No word from Verizon or Sprint.
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If that person works for UPS Supply Chain he may be telling the truth. They warehouse and ship for hundreds of companies.