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Hi everyone,
Whats the cheapest price for the Artemis? I've seen it for $699 as a pre-order. Is this the best U.S. price?
Thanks,
GP
Hey where can i buy an Artemis in US.
dont think its available in US yet as i believe Artemis will b released in europe 1st before it hit your shores n my shore (Asia)
You can purchase it online at www.smart-mobile-gadgets.com. That's where I got mine. Mad Monkey Boy from Howard Forums has them, as well, I believe.
Last I checked on that site, it is $609 today.
NutritionN said:
You can purchase it online at www.smart-mobile-gadgets.com. That's where I got mine. Mad Monkey Boy from Howard Forums has them, as well, I believe.
Last I checked on that site, it is $609 today.
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PhoneSource is quoting US$599. (in stock) http://www.phonesource-usa.com/
How much do they charge for shipping generally at smartmobilegadgets. I feel cheesed that I bought mine for $770 CAD
I originally purchased through SMG when the price was at $639. With 2-day shipping, the finally tally was $670.
When mine was ready to ship, his price went down to $619. This was on a Friday; so instead of refunding me $20, he upgraded my shipping to overnight with Saturday delivery.
Exact shipping costs I can't recall, but he was very fair to work with. And his communication was great.
currently available on singapore's yahoo! auctions at sgd1250 which is around usd799
So here's my long story short - I've placed 2 orders now for a grey P8000 and still I have no phone. My original order was on October 3rd...
Both are Chinese/HK vendors (Focal Price & iGOGO) showing stock but weeks pass and nothing happens except generic responses to my queries about delays in receiving new stock.
Eventually I just cancel my orders (unfortunately manually via PayPal claims due to a lack of cooperation from the vendors).
Now I know these vendors can be a little shady with little or no customer service but I now wonder should I just give up? It seems there's no easy way for me to get this phone (at least at the RRP)?
I've since pre-ordered the Umi Iron Pro via BangGood but I'm now doubting whether this is a good move due to a lack of development, no open sources and no 800Mhz LTE for the UK. However the design is nice, twin flash, full metal casing, better cameras, OTG support and slimmer(!) bezels.
Would welcome any feedback or suggestions you may have. Such a shame as I really thought I'd have a new gadget to tinker with by now!
Try UK seller.
Although the prices are low there waiting time plus the chance of vat hit put me of Chinese sellers.Took a punt on Ebay UK seller,a £115.99 bid excepted on Friday morning for a gold one.
Royal Mail site entered tracking number and states waiting arrival to them at 9 am yesterday,so fingers crossed should be here by Thursday.
So with the price at the moment £113.81 on Focalprice can not see the benifit of buying there,what if its faulty etc.
Hi,
why not buy it in the manufacturers shop?
I bought my phone @ "elephone DOT hk" (sorry, I am not allowed to post a link here as a fairly new user) and didn't have any problem except the price was a bit higher but no problems with delivery etc.
morrig said:
Although the prices are low there waiting time plus the chance of vat hit put me of Chinese sellers.Took a punt on Ebay UK seller,a £115.99 bid excepted on Friday morning for a gold one.
Royal Mail site entered tracking number and states waiting arrival to them at 9 am yesterday,so fingers crossed should be here by Thursday.
So with the price at the moment £113.81 on Focalprice can not see the benifit of buying there,what if its faulty etc.
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Thanks for replying. Can I ask the name of your eBay seller? I'm tempted by the gold metal and then buying a black battery cover off AliExpress to tone down the carbon fibre effect!
cyrrel said:
Hi,
why not buy it in the manufacturers shop?
I bought my phone @ "elephone DOT hk" (sorry, I am not allowed to post a link here as a fairly new user) and didn't have any problem except the price was a bit higher but no problems with delivery etc.
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Thanks for replying.
I've seen this link before: http://www.elephone.hk/online.htm
Due to the numerous links, I personally found it a bit hard to differentiate between authorised resellers, third-parties and the 'official' store.
Hi,
not 100% sure that this is the official store, but from my research it looked good and as I have received my phone I guess they aren't bad
Have a look at Dealsmachine.com. Just got mine from them. Took just one week from ordering to receive in Canada via DHL and their customs valuation was very positive in my favour !
shiggs1988 said:
Thanks for replying. Can I ask the name of your eBay seller? I'm tempted by the gold metal and then buying a black battery cover off AliExpress to tone down the carbon fibre effect!
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The carbon fibre effect is actually really nice! The black cover is probably more grey but it would soften the look a bit
Well I've now cancelled my Umi Iron Pro pre-order - can anyone recommend a UK-based eBay seller?
I've used Geekbuying (based in China) on a number of occasions to purchase phones and tablets. In each case the process has been hassle free with the goods despatched around a week from the order point (assuming in stock). I'm also in UK and like the fact that the small delay in despatch is because this retailer checks the item works and configured it for the UK before sending the item out. I've always used the very cheap DHL option which means once despatched the item is with me within 3 days with full tracking on route.
I don't have any links to this company but have found them reliable.
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I used Everbuying.net. I ordered in August and the phone only arrived in October, so it was at least 2 months wait. I assume they have stock now, as the phone went on special not long ago.
As mentioned above I used Everbuying with no problems and fast delivery. Just did a quick check and is on sale for less than 100.00 GBP - $149.99 US which is what I paid. Fast dispatch on gold (3-5 days) but longer on other colours (4-10 days). I assume they got a decent sized shipment and are now blowing it out. I was a little leery of them but have no complaints at all and my import cost was about 8% including DHL brokerage fee even though we have 12% tax so that gives an idea of how they valued it for customs purposes.
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Thanks for replying. Can I ask the name of your eBay seller? I'm tempted by the gold metal and then buying a black battery cover off AliExpress to tone down the carbon fibre effect!
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I bought from mobileskingdom based in Hayes UK,they have a white and gold with bidding over £105.59 with nearly 3 days to go.
Royal mail have it tracked to there Royal distribution centre London at 0.22 this morning.
Its for my partner in place of a Cubot s208,bit of a upgrade,she uses two hands so should be ok for diddy woman hands.
You can buy it on AliExpress: KlickKlack After Discount you pay $154,99.
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I bought from mobileskingdom based in Hayes UK,they have a white and gold with bidding over £105.59 with nearly 3 days to go.
Royal mail have it tracked to there Royal distribution centre London at 0.22 this morning.
Its for my partner in place of a Cubot s208,bit of a upgrade,she uses two hands so should be ok for diddy woman hands.
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Thanks - I bought the grey model yesterday from their sister seller (same contact details plus also listed in Hayes) and they've emailed me this morning to say the grey is out of stock and can only offer the gold!
I've accepted the gold but would quite like a free case or something to make up for it! I do wonder if I've just been extremely unlucky so far...
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Thanks - I bought the grey model yesterday from their sister seller (same contact details plus also listed in Hayes) and they've emailed me this morning to say the grey is out of stock and can only offer the gold!
I've accepted the gold but would quite like a free case or something to make up for it! I do wonder if I've just been extremely unlucky so far...
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The grey ones are damn nice but my partner wanted gold and have ordered the gold clock cover from Banggood.
If getting a silicon case it would hardly be noticable but then you lose the lovely look, but then you could buy a grey cover to replace the gold one.
Just checked on Elephone site and grey one for P7000 is £8.56 so P8000 one should be available soon?
Gearbest was great with me, and a friend of mine also bought one from Gearbest which arrived successfully. They had some stock issues initially but were honest about it, and my patience paid off. They usually dispatch from China after 5 days and send it through Express postage. From dispatch, it arrived within 7 days by courier. I paid $159.99 (£109 at the time), and after two months with the device, its fantastic and was worth the wait - the stock ROM was perfectly usable with a few bugs, but the Eragon ROM has completely sorted these. Knowing what I know now, ensuring a strong developer community should be a very high priority when buying a china phone.
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Thanks - I bought the grey model yesterday from their sister seller (same contact details plus also listed in Hayes) and they've emailed me this morning to say the grey is out of stock and can only offer the gold!
I've accepted the gold but would quite like a free case or something to make up for it! I do wonder if I've just been extremely unlucky so far...
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I have just bought from an eBay seller and told the same thing, no grey, only gold. Ordered Wednesday morning, expected delivery today (hopefully).
kevvyboy said:
I have just bought from an eBay seller and told the same thing, no grey, only gold. Ordered Wednesday morning, expected delivery today (hopefully).
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Got a message this morning to say it's been dispatched with a Royal Mail tracking number but it's not showing on their system yet.
There's obviously a massive supply problem with the grey model and it wouldn't surprise me if these 3rd party sellers are expecting new deliveries of stock from Elephone that just keep on getting delayed?
I paid £110 and have been promised a £3(!) refund to cover the inconvenience
I'm considering buying the black battery cover though:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Elep..._91_22_80,searchweb201644_5,searchweb201560_9
Black and gold might be a good look after all...
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Got a message this morning to say it's been dispatched with a Royal Mail tracking number but it's not showing on their system yet.
There's obviously a massive supply problem with the grey model and it wouldn't surprise me if these 3rd party sellers are expecting new deliveries of stock from Elephone that just keep on getting delayed?
I paid £110 and have been promised a £3(!) refund to cover the inconvenience
I'm considering buying the black battery cover though:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Elep..._91_22_80,searchweb201644_5,searchweb201560_9
Black and gold might be a good look after all...
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I think the gold looks decent. It's for the wife who is going to slap a purple silicone TPU on it anyway! If she complains then she can have the grey cover from my p8000!
Hello all,
I am very interested in buying the mi5s however only if it is in the deep grey colour as I can't live seeing the black outline of the screen. I can't seem to find anywhere that sells the 128gb deep grey version for under £330 (I don't want to pay more than this) so I was wondering if anyone knew when this specific colour will be more readily available for the UK. Is there a date for when more deep grey phones will be sold??? If you already know of a good website that sells it please link it in the comments.
Thank you!
Hi,
I'll see if I can help. I've been hunting the Mi5s Plus and then with the announcement of the Mi Note 2 I'm looking for something different but I've been around all the retailers before so I can give you a hand hopefully.
Firstly it's definitely the Mi5s rather than the Mi5s Plus you're after right?
Does that £330 figure have to include VAT and shipping or are you a taking the VAT as a gamble and willing to go for a cheap shipping option?]
You could have the exact model in your hand tomorrow or Monday (okay okay Tuesday at the latest - but a quick phone call would answer that) from a UK Seller with a VAT invoice and Royal Mail delivery for £427 from TheSolutionShop.co.uk
Which is cheaper than the eBay Listing for the same (which also excludes VAT). Even the 64GB Model comes in around ~£360 here (again eBay) before VAT.
And frankly that's about it for people that claim to currently have it in stock.
There is no way you'll get deep grey 128gb for £330, silver yes. You're looking at at least £380.
Thanks for the replies, just to confirm im interested in the mi5s and NOT the plus version. I think i read somewhere that the deep grey version becomes more available on November 10 but am not sure. How much is VAT if the border asks for it does anybody know?
Typically the normal VAT you pay in your country for electronic products.
So I ordered through Mobile phones direct, expected delivery is the 8th, contacted them today and they are saying they will begin shipping on the 7th. This is no use to me and I won't be getting mine on Friday as I live in the northern parts of Scotland. However it is an indication that others Such as 02 & Vodafone will begin on the 7th.
Use this thread to provide carrier updates as to when you get your notifications of shipping through.
I've preordered through Three and have Friday 8th as the delivery date.
Carphone Warehouse O2 upgrade here, Friday 8th delivery promised.
I've also ordered a snapdragon from abroad which will get here early next week.
I'll do some cpu/battery benchmarks and probably return the Exynos
Had my call from Samsung store earlier to book my collection time slot for Friday.
S10+ Ceramic Black 8/512 ready and waiting ?
I ordered mine for use in the US from Clove UK - an awesome retailier I have used to buy virtually every Samsung Phone since the S8 Plus. Good Prices - fast shipping (considering it is overseas) and awesome support. Whether they ship on the 7th or 8th, I won't get it until Monday because it is overseas - but it will be worth the wait.
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I ordered mine for use in the US from Clove UK - an awesome retailier I have used to buy virtually every Samsung Phone since the S8 Plus. Good Prices - fast shipping (considering it is overseas) and awesome support. Whether they ship on the 7th or 8th, I won't get it until Monday because it is overseas - but it will be worth the wait.
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Hey, which model did you order?. I'm looking to get the Exynos version as well, usually get it from Ebay, but I've heard of Clove as well. Looking to get the Black 1Tb, but its not available.
EE are shipping tonight for delivery tomorrow I believe,
Samsung UK ships on 7th and delivers the day after, nobody got their units in the UK yet.
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Samsung UK ships on 7th and delivers the day after, nobody got their units in the UK yet.
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Same here. Shipping on the 7th for next day delivery.
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Anyone ordered from Very?
Just got an email from Samsung... My order is on its way!! happy Fridays guys!
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Just got an email from Samsung... My order is on its way!! happy Fridays guys!
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Nice one, great to see some movement at last hopefully mine will be dispatched today also.....:good:
Got an update this morning on my DPD app. The parcel is on its way [emoji16]
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Very are absolutely S**t, when I ordered it said expected Delivery on or before Friday 8th March, I just called them now for a order status and was just told that I wont get it until 29th of March wtf
Omg got a text from Carphonewarehouse that my order is ready for collection, went in and they can't give it to me till tomorrow. This is torture!
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Omg got a text from Carphonewarehouse that my order is ready for collection, went in and they can't give it to me till tomorrow. This is torture!
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Yup seems to be the trend here in the UK, all suppliers must adhere to the release schedule, pre orders or not.....
Well hurrah I now have my dispatched notification through.......
I'm probably the only one praying I don't get a dispatch email tonight and that virgin don't screw up and send out tonight for tomorrow like they did with my X's when asked for Saturday delivery fortunately the wife was just on way out when yodel turned up but tomorrow nobody home [emoji24][emoji2957][emoji2957][emoji2957][emoji2957] I just know there going to screw it up[emoji122][emoji122]
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Been a while since i had a Samsung, just got the email that its been dispatched, expected tomorrow
Well this is a turn up for the books, everyone getting their notifications, I just hope the next day delivery is correct, from England to northern Scotland in 24hrs, let's see......
Pre-ordered a shiny new Oneplus 7t frosted silver through Amazon on Sunday as I had birthday vouchers, expecting to have it delivered today so I could play with the new shiny thing. Just received a mail from Amazon UK to say its been delayed and estimated deliver is now 24th October? I'm a little confused and saddened by this, Surely they have enough product for launch? has anyone else experienced this..
Just got mine delivered fom Amazon UK. But I went for the blue. I saw that frosted silver went out of stock very quickly yesterday so may just be the sheer number of orders for that varient was unexpected.
Think a lot of orders were placed...
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Pre-ordered a shiny new Oneplus 7t frosted silver through Amazon on Sunday as I had birthday vouchers, expecting to have it delivered today so I could play with the new shiny thing. Just received a mail from Amazon UK to say its been delayed and estimated deliver is now 24th October? I'm a little confused and saddened by this, Surely they have enough product for launch? has anyone else experienced this..
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Mine was supposed to be here on launch day also (frosted silver) but got delayed said it'll be here on the 21st instead but came today (day after launch) instead.
Don't give up hope.
Ordered mine just after 10 am Friday here in the states, expected 22nd. (With the 10$ discounted fast shipping) would have been nice to offer Saturday delivery.
Exactly in the same position as the OP. I ordered mine from Amazon UK (Frosted Silver) literally as the keynote finished. It was showing delivery on the 19th right up until late on the 18th then noticed that Amazon were showing estimated delivery as 24th October.
Every other retailer had the Frosted Silver showing as in stock.
I spoke to Amazon CS and he stated that they will have stock on the 24th October but even that wasn't a guarantee.
I cancelled and ordered from OP and the phone was delivered on Saturday.
It's more of an Amazon issue rather than OP.
Well,
Just got a notification of dispatch.. Its due today now... I guess after them telling me there is no chance of getting it until the 24th, they were wrong again.
Shame I have plans today so I won't be able to sign for it.
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Well,
Just got a notification of dispatch.. Its due today now... I guess after them telling me there is no chance of getting it until the 24th, they were wrong again.
Shame I have plans today so I won't be able to sign for it.
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You got your device yet?
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Unboxing mine as we speak!
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Ordered froat silver from Amazon UAE on the 12th of October, still waiting. Showing "Temporarily out of stock". However the blue version is available.
I see that silver version is available in many other stores from the launch day. Something wrong with UAE Amazon store
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Ordered froat silver from Amazon UAE on the 12th of October, still waiting. Showing "Temporarily out of stock". However the blue version is available.
I see that silver version is available in many other stores from the launch day. Something wrong with UAE Amazon store
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Same here, I ordered op7t froat silver from amazon.ae since 18th.. I am still waiting...