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[Q] [UK] Cheapest Place to get the Galaxy Nexus Sim Free

Hi guys,
I'm looking at buying a Galaxy Nexus sim free soon and was wondering if anyone knew of any deals around now.
At the minute I have found the cheapest to be Play.com at £340.
Using a website called TopCashBack I am able to get 4.04% back on my purchase which would make the total cost of the phone a little over £326.
Although I have found better deals on eBay and Amazon merchants, a lot of these seem to ship from Hong Kong which is something that I would like to avoid at all costs.
Thanks for any replies or help with this matter.
Mike.

MikeyUK said:
Hi guys,
I'm looking at buying a Galaxy Nexus sim free soon and was wondering if anyone knew of any deals around now.
At the minute I have found the cheapest to be Play.com at £340.
Using a website called TopCashBack I am able to get 4.04% back on my purchase which would make the total cost of the phone a little over £326.
Although I have found better deals on eBay and Amazon merchants, a lot of these seem to ship from Hong Kong which is something that I would like to avoid at all costs.
Thanks for any replies or help with this matter.
Mike.
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That looks like a bargain off of play.com for a new UK phone from a reputable seller. I just got mine last week and ended up buying a used one off ebay for £220. I didn't see any that were new from the UK that would beat £326 when I was looking. The £330 ones off of amazon marketplace seem to be asian devices.

rogersnm said:
That looks like a bargain off of play.com for a new UK phone from a reputable seller. I just got mine last week and ended up buying a used one off ebay for £220. I didn't see any that were new from the UK that would beat £326 when I was looking. The £330 ones off of amazon marketplace seem to be asian devices.
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Thanks, don't fancy buying a second had phone so it looks like I will be going ahead with Play.com.
Looked at ebuyer.com on friday and the price was £329. Today it's £389!!

It was £278 delivered TO UK on amazon.de this week, also £284 HERE
http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=15615&setcurrency=gbp#specialdeals
May be able to find discount codes for this site. See hotukdeals for up to date offers.

ddee said:
It was £278 delivered TO UK on amazon.de this week, also £284 HERE
http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=15615&setcurrency=gbp#specialdeals
May be able to find discount codes for this site. See hotukdeals for up to date offers.
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Simply Electronics Ltd is a leading international retailer serving customers in the UK, Europe, US, and Australia from our headquarters in Hong Kong.
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I have seen their website before but don't like the fact that they operate from Hong Kong.
Although their prices are cheaper I have read enough reviews to make me order from Play.com
Thanks for the suggestion though

ddee said:
It was £278 delivered TO UK on amazon.de this week, also £284 HERE
http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=15615&setcurrency=gbp#specialdeals
May be able to find discount codes for this site. See hotukdeals for up to date offers.
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The amazon.de offer was more like £300 after delivery costs and you have the disadvantage of dealing with a foreign retailer (the UK site won't support the purchase).

[Q] best price for note 2

so umm has anybody found a good offer for note 2? i want to know whats the cheapest price for it.
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so umm has anybody found a good offer for note 2? i want to know whats the cheapest price for it.
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The official price in HK is $5698 simlock free
Divide by around 7.8 for USD
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The starting price for the unlocked GN2 in the Netherlands is 629 euro`s. Only one price listed so far

It is 440£ from clove.co.uk for the unlocked 16gb. It is where I ordered mine.
That comes out to $715 US. Shipping is pretty reasonable about 16£ ($26) to the US via DHL.
If you wait a bit after it is officially released you will be able to find it slightly cheaper from hk sellers on eBay (grey market versions).. Also, don't let price be your only guide as to where you are buying from, take into account the reliability of the sellers, especially if you are buying from eBay.

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It is 440£ from clove.co.uk for the unlocked 16gb. It is where I ordered mine.
That comes out to $715 US. Shipping is pretty reasonable about 16£ ($26) to the US via DHL.
If you wait a bit after it is officially released you will be able to find it slightly cheaper from hk sellers on eBay (grey market versions).. Also, don't let price be your only guide as to where you are buying from, take into account the reliability of the sellers, especially if you are buying from eBay.
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Make sure you get a genuine handset and not some import model from who knows where. If a problem should occur you may not have warrantee in the US. Better check that first, because the price looks way to low to me

Full retail on the US cellular pre order page is $799.
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gee2012 said:
Make sure you get a genuine handset and not some import model from who knows where. If a problem should occur you may not have warranty in the US. Better check that first, because the price looks way to low to me
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I was reading the pre order threads for the S2 and the S3 here on xda and Clove seems to have a good reputation, so I am not worried about receiving a non genuine phone.
However...I should probably clarify a few things since I did mention buying Grey market in my previous post: Ordering out of country always carries risks with warranty. Essentially if you order from a UK, or any dealer outside North America, you can expect not to have a US warranty, or sometimes only a service-only warranty (ie, you pay for the parts). In the case of Clove or Handtec, warranty is usually handled by the vendor company (you ship back to the shop you bought it from, and they ship it to their repair place).
If you order a grey market phone from ebay, though, expect to have no warranty coverage..as it is unlikely the seller will do a warranty return for you. Also beware of sellers who claim their products carry a Samsung "International" warranty.
I bought my SGN1 from a Sin Tat dealer in HK when I was there for a visit earlier this year. The prices there are very good, but it comes with the understanding that there is no returns, and no warranty outside of HK.

ROB281 said:
Full retail on the US cellular pre order page is $799.
This space for rent!
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Ouch I might just gn1 on swappa
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Do you have any idea about prices in Dubai? I am going to visit there in february and i think i will buy one note 2 if there won't be any better device. Maybe HTC produces some 2gb of ram devices. I'm really a fan of HTC and sense interface...
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Kinz1980 said:
Ouch I might just gn1 on swappa
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Forgot to mention that that price is for the 16gb version
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preorder for 589.99€ in my country, I've been searching everywhere, but I can not find better price.
http://www.mp3.sk/advanced_search_r...0&y=0&osCsid=347d6d18923b6aa638ce04618c36d036

I think that is very good price !
thank you my kamarát !

I have pre-ordered from here
http://www.digital-phone.co.uk/product/samsung-galaxy-note-2.aspx
best price i could find in uk

In Finland the prize is 699 e.
I think it is a bit too much. I am going to buy the handsent after the prize drops under 600.
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Preordered mine in Sweden from company called "Katshing.se". They run a deal with tele2 where total cost will land on 1200 SEK when 24 month contract ends.142.4 €…
Offer is valid until 30th of sept. Guessing only swedish customers ,contract is called Tele 2 Volym limited.
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What do you think prices will be in Canada to buy outright? What would you guys think?
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GramiFIN said:
In Finland the prize is 699 e.
I think it is a bit too much. I am going to buy the handsent after the prize drops under 600.
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which carrier are we talking about? or is it from like konebox? and did they allready confirm the price since i havent seen any prices so far....
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edit: oh and im gonna wait still until the price drops a bit. because above 590€ is a tad too much.....

Indian estore taged @ Rs 39900
Open market may start selling @ Rs 36000

Viper2005 said:
It is 440£ from clove.co.uk for the unlocked 16gb. It is where I ordered mine.
That comes out to $715 US. Shipping is pretty reasonable about 16£ ($26) to the US via DHL.
If you wait a bit after it is officially released you will be able to find it slightly cheaper from hk sellers on eBay (grey market versions).. Also, don't let price be your only guide as to where you are buying from, take into account the reliability of the sellers, especially if you are buying from eBay.
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but thats excluding vat

best price
preordered @ getgoods.de for 569,-€.... and they have the bluetooth stylus too!

Buying Nexus 7 (2013) in India

So..who all are looking to buy this in India? I'm thinking of getting one using Google Play Store and HopShopGo this or the next week, 32GB version should cost about ~350$ by my calculations (270$ + 16.5% Customs + 25$ HopShopGo shipping).
Just as a note, I am not looking into selling or buying for others, just asking for people who are looking to do same as me

Available on Ebay
The16 gigs model is listed on Ebay already. For 19900/- with free shipping from US. http://www.ebay.in/itm/Google-Nexus...t=IN_iPads_Tablets&hash=item1c3551d6e9&_uhb=1

Dragooon123 said:
So..who all are looking to buy this in India? I'm thinking of getting one using Google Play Store and HopShopGo this or the next week, 32GB version should cost about ~350$ by my calculations (270$ + 16.5% Customs + 25$ HopShopGo shipping).
Just as a note, I am not looking into selling or buying for others, just asking for people who are looking to do same as me
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I did the same and ship via comgateway and Amazon to Thailand, waiting for delivery at the moment. Should come up around us$320
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Renj_Rover said:
The16 gigs model is listed on Ebay already. For 19900/- with free shipping from US. http://www.ebay.in/itm/Google-Nexus...t=IN_iPads_Tablets&hash=item1c3551d6e9&_uhb=1
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I want the 32gig model...and that's not for less than 30k on eBay
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Dragooon123 said:
I want the 32gig model...and that's not for less than 30k on eBay
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Dude i have placed a order on Ebay for 32gb four days ago, currently the listing is finish, below is the link, with adding coupon i have it for Rs.21350/-
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Google-Nexus...40308?pt=IN_iPads_Tablets&hash=item1c35210374

hey guys, is $229 for the 16 gig model the before tax or after tax cost of the Nexus 7 in USA ? I just wanted to know the exact price difference in ordering from Ebay vis-a-vis having someone get it from US...

Do you get india warranty when u buy from ebay or amazon?

Hey people, I ordered a nexus 7 16gb wifi only, on 2nd august, and it'd be arriving either tomorrow or day after tomorrow.
There's this seller called TabIndia on eBay.
I got it for 17500/- ($288) which is the cheapest you can get. The seller is trusted, and really nice to talk to. For getting a discount of 1500 (instead of buying it at 19000 through PaisaPay by eBay), you need to deposit the money in his account and he'd send you the tablet.
Of course, it sounds like a Scam, but I did it, and the seller is trustable. He owns a nice shop and you could just check out his eBay Reviews.
you could mail him @ [email protected] if you wish to buy with certain discount.
He was selling 32gb at 20,500 AFAIK.
I'm really worried about screenguard since I don't have any. I ordered XtremeGuard but that'd take like 20 days more to arrive.
Any suggestions for the same? I have a neoprene sleeve which'd work for nexus 7 2 though.

Warranty ?
Am also considering getting one for me from USA as one of my relative is due to arrive next weekend, Can anyone here using NN7 in India tell about Warranty ?
Will we get warranty in India by ASUS ?

RiteshArora28 said:
Am also considering getting one for me from USA as one of my relative is due to arrive next weekend, Can anyone here using NN7 in India tell about Warranty ?
Will we get warranty in India by ASUS ?
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Check the contract terms where you buy it. Maybe it got international warranty or just limited.
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kika18 said:
hey guys, is $229 for the 16 gig model the before tax or after tax cost of the Nexus 7 in USA ? I just wanted to know the exact price difference in ordering from Ebay vis-a-vis having someone get it from US...
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Its before tax. I bought a 32 GB model from BestBuy. Price came to around $290 ($269 + taxes). I think Amazon doesn't charge any taxes.
I am waiting for it appear in Play Store India so that I can order one for my parents. But considering people are shipping from US, I am thinking of doing the same. Anybody has experience in how I can ship to India after buying from here?

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Its before tax. I bought a 32 GB model from BestBuy. Price came to around $290 ($269 + taxes). I think Amazon doesn't charge any taxes.
I am waiting for it appear in Play Store India so that I can order one for my parents. But considering people are shipping from US, I am thinking of doing the same. Anybody has experience in how I can ship to India after buying from here?
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Read the last posts...? A few mentioned how they did it.
You can use for example comgateway or other similar service
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chrismast said:
Read the last posts...? A few mentioned how they did it.
You can use for example comgateway or other similar service
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Sorry if my wording was not clear. What I meant was this - I am in US now. So, I was wondering if anybody had any experience buying it from US and shipping it to India? Other posters, I believe, were talking about ordering them from India.

unni_kmr said:
Sorry if my wording was not clear. What I meant was this - I am in US now. So, I was wondering if anybody had any experience buying it from US and shipping it to India? Other posters, I believe, were talking about ordering them from India.
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Well if you are in the US, just buy one and send via your trusted parcel service, e. G. DHL, should be not a problem, not sure about Indian import tax tough, I had to pay 7 percent over here.
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Ask tax form from seller. When item leave the country, immigration must pay you back to your account.

Dragooon123 said:
So..who all are looking to buy this in India? I'm thinking of getting one using Google Play Store and HopShopGo this or the next week, 32GB version should cost about ~350$ by my calculations (270$ + 16.5% Customs + 25$ HopShopGo shipping).
Just as a note, I am not looking into selling or buying for others, just asking for people who are looking to do same as me
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did u check with ishopinternational.com

what about buying from Amazon? They are offering international shipping to India. 32GB model cost $269+$52.63(Import fees)=$321.63.will anyother cost be incurred?

Phones are easy to get shipped without much customs in India...got 2 nexus 4 phones from the play store and shipped by ppo box
But Tablets can cost you lot of customs in India...beware
I got my nexus 7 2013 from the US...A cousin's friend was coming, got delivered through him
I also have an Asus tf300 that I got from US similarly last year, had a touch screen panel issue 8 months later...But got it easily repaired by Asus in hyderabad for free under global warranty....
But beware of nexus products from play store...You may not get warranty in India......getting it repaired with Asus in cities in India will be easy but may not be free
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International Warranty
pakure said:
Phones are easy to get shipped without much customs in India...got 2 nexus 4 phones from the play store and shipped by ppo box
But Tablets can cost you lot of customs in India...beware
I got my nexus 7 2013 from the US...A cousin's friend was coming, got delivered through him
I also have an Asus tf300 that I got from US similarly last year, had a touch screen panel issue 8 months later...But got it easily repaired by Asus in hyderabad for free under global warranty....
But beware of nexus products from play store...You may not get warranty in India......getting it repaired with Asus in cities in India will be easy but may not be free
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Hi my brother is planning to get me a nexus 7 2013 model he is coming to India on nov 15 i asked him to get me a unlocked(cellular) 32gig version i asked my brother about the warranty but he is not familiar wit the warranty policy and nothing is mentioned like international warranty in the best buy but when i checked in asus site it saying that nexus 7 comes with international warranty as earlier you got nexus from US do you have any idea about the warranty please help me.He is planning to buy it through BEST BUY there it mentioned as 1 year warranty nothing else

Do i have warranty?

Hi!
I am waiting for my two Nexus 7 to arrive to Poland. They are bought from BestBuy. My question is: do i have a warranty included? I know that sometimes you have to purchase your warranty additionaly, how is it in this case? If the answer would be: yes, you have warranty, then will any Asus service around the world accept my device and fix it, if it had any issues?
Thanks in advance!
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Kumczak said:
Hi!
I am waiting for my two Nexus 7 to arrive to Poland. They are bought from BestBuy. My question is: do i have a warranty included? I know that sometimes you have to purchase your warranty additionaly, how is it in this case? If the answer would be: yes, you have warranty, then will any Asus service around the world accept my device and fix it, if it had any issues?
Thanks in advance!
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Yes, I also got it from Best Buy USA and I live in the UK.
I have an international warranty card included in English and French.

Hnk1 said:
Yes, I also got it from Best Buy USA and I live in the UK.
I have an international warranty card included in English and French.
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Awesome! Thanks for your reply. Now i feel safe - after reading all of these complaints i was worried that i might find myself on my own with some issue.
Cheers
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Kumczak said:
Awesome! Thanks for your reply. Now i feel safe - after reading all of these complaints i was worried that i might find myself on my own with some issue.
Cheers
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Do you have an ASUS in your country that handles warranty ?
http://www.asus.com/pl/
Well, there are very few ones who are having problem. Trust me, the issues are very less as more people cry and complain even if they have a small defect,however, many people who got a fully working Nexus wouldnot really care to tell about it to the world and I know there are many thousands units sold already. Unfortunately, I have a problem with my Nexus with one of its speakers. The sound doesnot come from the top speakers. I will contact the ASUS UK and see what happens!

The big advantage to order in europe. You got 2 years warranty.
For me it s 2 years and I pay same like in usa. But usa is 1 year.

swisstourist said:
The big advantage to order in europe. You got 2 years warranty.
For me it s 2 years and I pay same like in usa. But usa is 1 year.
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I don't see how you're able to pay the same in Europe.
The cost of the tablet is $229 for the 16GB version or $269 for the 32GB version, which is 171 euro or 200 euro. In the UK the 16GB version costs 199 pounds, which is the same as $310. So that alone is already more expensive than the 32GB version in the USA. The 32GB version is 239 pounds which is the same as $373. Which is nearly TWICE the amount that you'd have to pay in Europe. Shipping is only $20, or around 15 euro/12 pounds. So in the end buying it from the USA with tax + shipping still saves you around a 100 euro...
Paying a 100 euro more for a extra year warranty isn't really worth it in my eyes. Not only that, most people will get the refresh next year anyway which always happens shortly before or after warranty expires.

I paid 329 swiss francs and got 10%discount at Interdiscount.ch
Total around 298 swiss francs for the 32g.

[Q] 64GB version to work in UK

Hi there,
Can someone point out reliable seller for the 64gb version which works in the UK (the WW version). I'm finding it impossible to find info directly from Asus as they have told me that the 64gb version will not be sold in the UK. Are there any EU sellers?
Thanks
Indy

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Hi there,
Can someone point out reliable seller for the 64gb version which works in the UK (the WW version). I'm finding it impossible to find info directly from Asus as they have told me that the 64gb version will not be sold in the UK. Are there any EU sellers?
Thanks
Indy
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Hi there Indy
If it's the 64GB version you want then I can't help you but I do have a good stock of the 32GB (4GB RAM) models in at the moment in dark grey/silver. These are all the CN version but reflashed with the WW ROM so as to add the Google services etc. PM me if you're interested - I am on eBay UK with the store name Petrocelli-Displays
Cheers

Thanks mate but I'm after the 64gb version and would like ww version for lte use in the uk.

I got mine from eBay he said item was from .uk but it was from Hong Kong and I ordered it from 12th got it on 18th but here is another seller saying from .uk mine is ww version works on Vodafone 4g my seller was eglobelcentral-uk
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-Zenf...734?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3aa981d29e
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-SIM-F...904?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e9ebe7568
These r all 64gb
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Mobile-Sm...1&_nkw=asus+zenfone+2+64gb&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1
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The problem with eBay is that sellers can't tell you what version the phones. I've asked ecell and all they said it was from Asia drop shipped. I wish Asus would make it easier to buy their products. Cdiscount and darty don't deliver to uk from what I can tell.

The 1st from e-cell is from Blackpool and delivery is parcel force
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I got the 32gb 2.3ghz 4gb version direct from Amazon.it for under £250 delivered.
I would have liked the 64gb version, but wanted the security of buying from a big company with a solid returns policy. Which was just as well as the 1st one died during setup! A replacement arrived this morning, and it's great.
With sd cards dirt cheap, I'm more than happy

32GB, 2.3Ghz: £250
http://www.amazon.it/Asus-ZenFone-S...32068101&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+zenfone+2+64+gb
64GB, 2.3Ghz: £226
http://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/asu...KlfZcSe9ZvLloiOj4rwU6dZIK94E48lUI4aArsv8P8HAQ

Found another off eBay but u have 2 ask seller what software version it is but it last 1
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASUS-Zenf...578?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35e93886f2
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I decided to buy from eglobalcentral and it was delivered today. Happy to report its the ww version as per the box label. Very happy with their service.

indyshergill said:
I decided to buy from eglobalcentral and it was delivered today. Happy to report its the ww version as per the box label. Very happy with their service.
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So you bought from same seller as me which model did you get gig ram
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htcdesire26s said:
So you bought from same seller as me which model did you get gig ram
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64gb, 4gb 2.3ghz silver model.

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64gb, 4gb 2.3ghz silver model.
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Did you buy from there website or eBay
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Getting 64 version in UK
REF: Zenfone 2 64gb Rom 4gb ram @ 2.4hz
ZF2 came our 19/05 (Last Tuesday) in the states.
B&H bhphotovideo....... had stock - I ordered a red one Tuesday and it arrived on Friday.
Cost me $300 or £190. (Zero USA tax!!)
Shipping was a ridiculous cost but an amazing service @ £45. (48hrs! - shipped Wed @ 21:00 arrived Fri 10:15) (still cheaper than asus France @ 350 euro)
the phone works perfectly straight out of box with both my 3 uk and T mobile sims. (the important thing to check is the 3g and 4g frequencies on your home mobile network and ensure they match the ZF2.)
So far I've had two updates and its rooted.
Hope this helps someone!

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Did you buy from there website or eBay
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I from their website.