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O2 XDA II Release Date in Sydney, Australia

Hi all,
For any Sydneysiders interested in release dates for the XDA II: Harvey Norman, David Jones and Harris Technology have all confirmed a shipment arriving on Wednesday December 10th, product instore Thursday, December 11th.
(Sorry if this information's already been posted!)
Hope this helps anyone who has so little else going on in their lives that they have to obsessively stalk small, touchscreen technologies (like me). :roll:
DMcG

Thats the same time frame as Ive beeen quoted in Melbourne.
Did they mention any prices, Ive been quoted 1599 with a 128 SD card and 1467 without.
Jon

Geez, I hope that that will be similar for Melbourne. I had a P800, and lost it in Bourke st. waiting for a tram. My insurance has been approved, so I am just waiting for Optus to get the XDAII so I can pay the difference. I have called them numerous times, and they don't have any idea when it will be out, they say maybe end of december, early Jan?!!? You can really tell they don't have a clue. They better hurry up and get it before I go to Queensland on the 23rd!! :roll: :roll:

916senna: Just for your info. , Calculator King in south Melbourne has had the imate-ppc since last Thursday. I called them up this morning as I saw it on their website.
Now the question is: how long will it take Optus to have them available?????????

Thanks GTR,
Organiser world has had the Imate for about the same time. But I think (Not sure) they are sim locked to vodaphone, whereas the O2 ones are for Optus and Telstra.
Telstra told me they will have them on the 12th and I dont see why Optus would be different, You just need to find someone in Optus who knows what there talking about.........good luck!
Cheers
Jon
PS Do you have a GTR?

Who did you speak to regarding the Telstra release? I called and the only release they are expecting is some time in January, according to their product testing update.
Also, no I dont have a GTR. I used to have a R33 gts-t, but I havent changed my nick in aages. Back then, I used to blow over GTR's, hehe.

Telstra shop in Queen St City.
Spoke to a girl named Mia.
But to be honest I'm not sure if shes got a clue. Tried to sell me a Bluespoon digital at what she called retail price. Except it was about $50 more than the published retail for the bluespoon. I specifically asked for a price on an XDA2 and she gave me the price for the XDA. (That when she checked and said the XDA2 would be in on the 12th.)
Cheers
Jon

I gave them a call, and they also said the 12th. The guy there reckons that that is when their stockist will have it, and it could be another month until they get it at their store. ?Q!!?!?!?
I called another Telstra store, and she is getting back to me (said she would call the stockist directly, then get back to me). I missed her reply, so now its a cat and mouse game of getting back to each other.....

Kinda moot, but here's an update anyway.
916senna - Harvey Norman has quoted $1557 at me, and that's with no bonus bits.
I've been on their back about the XDAII since last Wednesday. First the shipment was delayed... then it was delayed again... then they didn't know what was happening:
"Duh, it's not here. I dunno where it is."
(Yeah... that helps me).
So on Tuesday I emailed TechPacific about shipment arrival and delivery, and was told they started shipping to stores on Friday. Called back Harvey Norman (in a minor fit of rage) and spat this information at the attendant.
They: "Uuuh... it usually takes two or three days for stuff to get to our stores..."
I: *growl*
They: "...and everyone's been asking about them..."
I: *growl* "Then you should really know more about them, shouldn't you?" *growl* *teeth clench, one cracks*
They: "...hello? Are you there? I'm getting static... *pause* That's better. We can put your name down and reserve a unit for you, if you like."
I: "That-would-be-lovely-thank-you."
So now, my name is allegedly on a waiting list, to be called when the XDAII arrives.
It's now Thursday, mind you, and I've heard nothing. Soooooooo, I'm going to call David Jones and see if they've got the XDA II. If they do, I'm going to call back Harvey Norman and see what's going on. If they have them and didn't call me, then they've just lost themselves a customer. $1557 will go to someone else without hesitation, I've had it with incompetent retail staff. It's not that hard a job.
DMcG

I know now that its at Telstra stores (the one in Highpoing shopping centre anyway), they called me and said they now have it in stock for $1599!.
Just waiting for Optus stores to get it now, so that my insurance can organise for me to get one as a replacement for my P800 (paying the difference in market value of course)

*grumble*
Not more than an hour after writing my last post, Harvey Norman called me. "Your phone's here... come get it..."
*sigh* That huge spike in blood pressure for nothing.
Anyway, I'm now the ridiculously proud owner of an XDA II and a Logitech Mobile Bluetooth Headset. So far, so good...
No word on the XDA II backpack yet... they seemed quite offended when I asked after it. "What, isn't this enough?!?!"

Who is this tech pacific? Are they the Australian distributors or something?
If so, do they distribute for Optus? I have no idea, and you probably wont either. Im haaaaaaaaaaaanging for my XDAII from Optus.

TechPacific are the Australian distributors for a lot of techy-nerd products.
You can try contacting them, they were really quite civil with me - replied within the hour.
http://www.techpacholdings.com.sg/Contacts/contacts__tech_pacific_australia.html
Hope this helps you.

Would anyone like to take a guess as to what sort of pricing Optus will release the XDA II on contract? My contact expires in March 04 but they normally let me upgrade a month or so earlier...

No Idea. Id be gessing it will be similar to telstras pricing. In Melbourne, Telstra had it for $1,599, and in Queensland at Pacific Fair, they had it for $1,349!!!!! whats going on there? Anyways, I dont care about others, just Optus. I have been waiting for sooooooooo long for them to get it, so I can get it as my insurance replacement. They seem to be the only ones who dont have it yet. Apparently, Optus finished their network tests a few days before christmas (according to a guy named Owen as Pacific Tech). Optus stores, let alone insurance department however, dont even have a listing, or a price. They keep saying now early january, mid january.
This is making me insane

Notebook.com.au have the XDA2 for $1305 which seems to be the best price going around in Australia.
http://www.notebook.com.au/ProductDetails.aspx?item_id=3XDA0002
But I am still faithfully waiting for Optus (Damm you Optus!) to bring out the XDA2 on a plan. I am happy to stay on contract with Optus and hopefully they can beat that price with the contract.

Bugger Optus, I was waiting for too long. They had been saying for soooooo long they were getting it, and never do. Apparently, they are having problems testing on the network. (I was told by Pacific Tech, their distributor and tech staff at optus). I was waiting as I had put in a claim for my P800, and got market value for it for $1239. I thought I would wait for Optus to get it, pay the difference, sweet. Instead, I kicked up a fuss about how log I was waiting, and I got a cash settlement instead ) happy me!!!!
Telstra store in Port Melbourne did the O2 XDAII for me for $1230 cash, I was VERY happy. Im on Optus, no problems at all. I think what they are waiting for is to set up that Optus ZooTV to be compatible with the XDAII first, before they release it. (Told by Danielle in Insurance). This is because, I was told, the XDAII doesnt have some type of browser compatibility with Zoo TV. Once thats cleared up, they seem to think 2 weeks from last Friday, it should be available to stores to buy.

Without actually looking to closely at it that Zoo Tv looks pretty crappy. Well I plan to give it about a month (by then my contract should expire). There seems to be heaps of places that are now selling the XDA II and I-mate but I want the XDA II. The prices are continually dropping so it might even be a $100 cheaper in a month or so. Will wait for Optus to release it but if they don't I'll consider buying it outright somewhere else, then getting another phone on contract from Optus and selling the handset to try to make up the difference.
Andrew.

iMates
G'day All,
http://estore.pressd.com have the imates at $1299 and the iMate SmartPhones at $790 (in stock).
Cheers
Andy

Sorry to bang this thread again but does anyone know if Optus (Australia) is ever going to release the XDAII? I was at an Optus World Shop last week and the sales person had no idea.
Andrew.

URGENT NEWS ON XDA EXEC

Todays i rang O2 online and they imformed me that EXEC is available as from Monday 26th of September at 8:30am this is not a hoax as i rang 2 different sales advisors and the XDA EXEC is now showing on there latest stock sheet.
I did question them about the 3rd of October date and they imformed me that they had decided to bring the date forward by a week.
O2 has imformed me that there are some seriously exellent 3g data and video calling bolt ons coming so hold tight......

If this indeed so, I'll be there in the morning! Can anyone else confirm this, as Tekguru has been informed that there may be a delay of 2-3 dats as of the 3rd October? Confusing?!?

Yay
Does anyone have details on the pricing structure that O2 will be using?

I don't want to be a killjoy, but I have used O2 for a month when I got an XDA IIs (before I knew about the Exec), and if you need their customer services, you will pay national rate for approx. half an hour before O2 actually get round to speaking with you.
This is the reason I have gone with Voda in the end. T-mobile were pretty good as well, and also Orange were good.
Just be careful in case you need support from them.
Joe

Not quite true
I've been on the phone to o2 last week and just thinking how much better they had gotten. They are much better than 'Club PenPal"
=> Hi, I'm Mo, how can you I help you today?
=> Sorry, please wait for the next rom upgrade.
=> When? When? I don;t know, but have a great day, thank for you using Club Pen pal."

The O2 UK website now has the XDA EXEC on there website!!!!
Bring it on in Australia!!!!

Rang Staff Accounts this morning (o2).
They confirmed that they have a release date of 26/09 but that they don't have it on their systems yet.
Also I've 4.4 months left on my current contract and would cost me about £144 to get out of it...
I would sell my 2i for about 200 quid, so I'm looking at around £170ish in total to get into a new contract with the Exec, though I'm not sure if I would get the Exec at the same price as upgrading from the 2i...
Hmmmmmm
Ant

Just been on the phone to 02 and they are saying that it is out today, but its not in stock and they have no prices for it till its in stock or a date/time it will be instock wtf they are going to call me back when its in stock so that will be sometime never i surpose lol

I just spoke with someone in sales department; today is only a provisional release date, the product will be in stock around 2nd week in october I really want one of theses things...it's driving me CRAZY :evil: having to wait!!!

Anton.Valleyman, u think u could buy two units...I don't live in the UK so I can't buy one direct...maybe we can make a deal :roll: any help?

Sorry, I have a stinking cold today, and I was coming down with it and being miserable yesterday.
I tried to call Voda to see if they can do anything appart from gratuitously skanking me for data (6 quid = 5 mb, 15 for 10, 25 for 42megs...), and when I ask why for 23 quid you get 70 megs on a 3G laptop card, I am put on hold for 45 mins and then I gave up. They have beaten my O2 misery record and now are the front runners in crap service.
My jasjar has a slightly loose screen and so I think it will be RMA'd back to Expansys and cancel the whole thing until T-mob release their one:
T-mobile seem the best deal to me with 200 mins and 55mb data for 35 per month. Any advances on the best voice data mix?
And youmeus, just save up yer $$$ and buy an imate or the other version outright - you don't want a slightly iffy Jasjar do you? :lol: only joking, I wouldn't sell it to anyone if it's not 100% perfect.
I'm going for my lemsip...
Joe

I know what you mean,
Upon waiting 8mins before actually speaking to someone i asked the simple question " is my multimedia enabled?"
15 mins on hold, before being told, they've just enabled it for me, and that they were having problems finding the sim update for my device, and me being ignored when saying i have the settings cab.
= 23 mins not as bad as you and i didnt get pestered for more of the hard earned, tell a lie, they did ask if i needed insurance, told em i got a 3rd party insurance.

i'm begining to see that o2 is terrible when it comes to customer care :roll: oh well, will wait and see what t-mobile have up their corporate sleeves! BUT YOU MUST ADMIT THE BLACK o2 LOOKS "HOT"

Still not out
Well i phoned O2 upgrades this evening and was told that they don't have any details on the XDA Exec.
When i pushed his further - stating i've heard on this forum it should be available today - i was told that the product has been pushed back to next week 3rd October.
I hate the way O2 can give out different information to different people.
Does anyone have any more information on the release date and prices?
Thanks

Choose.
Which one would you like to have ? I think Mitac Mio A701 is a better choice the only drawback Mitac Mio A701 has comparing to Xda Exec is that Exec has QWERTY keyboard.

Theres no comparison dude, Universal is more of a lappy-style accurate data thing, and that Mitac is more like a mobile phone on steroids.
But, ppl like the phone-style thing, hence the phone-windows OS's success I spose.
For me, the Universal is the donkey's ding-a-ling, and the Mitac is a mobile phone.
Do you like the smaller form factor then?
Joe

I rang o2 today.
I was told available 30th October.
I rang back not believing 1st person and was told 3rd October.

Does the mitac not have built in gps? That is a cool feature that should be included in all ppc's

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Does the mitac not have built in gps? That is a cool feature that should be included in all ppc's
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it does have a built in GPS not sure if it has built in Wi-Fi.

Looks like they will be about $1,599.95 here in Oz
http://www.mrgadget.com.au/catalog/o2-xda-exec-pocket-pc-p-1013.html

News for anyone who is considering the VPA version

I know that most people here already own a Jasjar or MDA and those who don't would much prefer the metalic finish of the SPV or the black XDA when they come out, but for those of you who are after the gameboy DS lookalike version, the VPA a word of warning, I have just gotten off of the phone with Vodafone as I was planning on getting my number transfer code... suddenly theyt start asking questions about why I want to transfer over to another network (no big surprise there) when I explained about the XDA Exec she slammed me on hold and sent me to her supervisor. She went through the options and hit me with some nasty figures...
First off its unlikely they will be getting it in before December
and far more scarily
Even if you sign up for an 18 month tarif at £99 a month (anytime 3000)they won't be selling it for less than £250 for either a new contract or upgrade, it would cost even more on the lower ones.
Although it is still up in the air as to weither they will be stocking the white device at the moment or rebadging the Qtek 9000 when they get their hands on it
something tells me voda won't be shifting many handsets

I've just finished a very interesting conversation with vodafone...
2 days ago I requested my PAC code in order to go for a deal I'd seen for a XDA exec via buymobilephones.com. I called today to get the pac code (takes 48 hours they said) and proceeded to signup with it on buymobilephones.com. Funnily enough their signup process died with an error on the final step!
Few seconds later, vodafone rung me... "We heard you're planning to leave becase you can't get an HTC Universal... we've made some special arrangements and you can have one, it's a Qtek..." he then proceeded to insist it was a Qtek 1620 (which *really* worried me because I think that's an HTC Blue Angel, not a Universal). We debated that for a while and he insisted that it's definitely a universal they're sending me - he described the rotating screen etc. So, it arrives tomorrow, new contract, fair enough, £70 cost, keep my wonderful 100mins for £15 a month tariff (was called online 100, and I'm not a heavy user so expected much higher costs to get a Universal).
So... I'm a very happy bunny (or at least I will be when it arrives tomorrow, and if it's a Universal), and I've only got good things to say about Vodafone right now! I should have asked whether the Qtek was going to be generally available from vodafone... but he did say it was a 'special retention arrangement'!
Matt S.

Let us know when it arrives please and what did you actually get

I am a business user and trying to get info about any smartphone devices is like getting blood out a stone. However they say the Qtek V1640 is imminent and "is the same as the O2 Exec". What finish it is I do not know. I presume it is just a rebadged QTek 9000
I would go and get one from another network, but we have hardware credit with Voda so it is effectively free!
If yours doeas turn up tomorrow I wold be very interested to hear !
T-Mobile and Orange have both offered trial units to keep me going until I can get a Voda one (not told them that!)

I'm not wanting to turn into C/S troll boy around here but ..
They will just blatantly lie to you.
They have to me already reg. billing and handset replacement.
The people they employ are often sub-intelligent and very young and the business methods of these companies are generally appauling.
Don't be suprised if they screw you over ..

I Agree with Gubb

A slightly pear-shaped twist...
Called vodafone this morning to confirm I should expect delivery today. Fine they said, all ok, you'll get it today.
4pm and no sign so I called again... this time, long while on hold... out of stock, no idea when we'll have it, try Monday, we're really sorry. They gave me £10 credit on my account however for messing me about, which is good I suppose, but obviously I'm a bit miffed.

Called back again, this time went through to the retentions team... he checked stock levels etc, assured me that they were coming in on Monday and I'd get it on Tuesday. I won't hold my breath.

SPV M700 on orange UK

Hi all,
Although I have been a member for a while I have not made many posts so bear with me please.
Has anyone managed to get this device on orange UK. I have been waiting weeks for it to come back in stock to upgrade to it ( I currently use a nokia N80 which is slowly dying on me)
I check their website daily and for upgrades and new customers it is still out of stock.
I phoned orange 2 weeks ago and was told the website is always out of date by 2 to 3 days, and that they had just had stock in and it is being checked.
I phoned orange again and was told no still out of stock.
So 2 questions,
1. Has any one managed to get their mitts on this device.
2. Is there a problem with this device preventing orange from having it in stock.
Many many thanks to you all

Yes - no problem
No problem, I did a lot of research for the best prices.
Managed to get one FREE with 7 MONTHS FREE LINE RENTAL (via one of those stupid voucher redemption schemes. though
try out -
http://www.buymobilephones.net/store/merchant-4-75-1434-Phones.ihtml
Delivery was 2 days, service just about the usual. they have a call centre thats actually in the UK and is helpfull!!
If you are thinking off them, please send me a message as they give a £20 reward to all persons reccomended by an existing cutomer when you buy.
Good luck

i got mine from orange last week as an upgarde. i did have to wait 7 days.

I got my M700 on the 3rd March.
I didn't have to wait as there was no waiting list and they had plenty in stock. This was at the Orange shop in the Sheffield city centre AND at the Meadowhall shop.
I used to have an O2 XDA IIi and this is much better.
Its smaller, lighter, more stylish and the camera is much better too. I use the sat nav and I get unlimited internet usuage off peak.
Best choice I could have made.. very happy customer.

i got mine tail end of feb about 4 days after it was released, for nowt and still on the old premier 600 plan huzzah!

I ordered mine from the website, only to be told 3 days later that it was out of stock.
I was a little bit pissed, but I went into my local store in Leeds White Rose and the Phone Advisor, a great guy called Waleed, sorted me out with no problems.
If you have an Orange store local to you then try and get the upgrade from them and they'll give you a better deal than the website. Plus you can walk away with the phone there and then.
Cheers,
Al

prawntoast said:
I ordered mine from the website, only to be told 3 days later that it was out of stock.
I was a little bit pissed, but I went into my local store in Leeds White Rose and the Phone Advisor, a great guy called Waleed, sorted me out with no problems.
If you have an Orange store local to you then try and get the upgrade from them and they'll give you a better deal than the website. Plus you can walk away with the phone there and then.
Cheers,
Al
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i got told by orange on the phone i could have the phone for free but they had none in stock whereas they then said 'if you find one in an orange shop the deal stands' so after a bit of hunting i got one heheheheheheh

I was entitled to a free upgrade and had to keep phoning the business customer services (they told me to try every day). I was also on a back order list. Also the Orange website kept showing in stock but it wasn't. Anyway I got it free from the Orange shop. But when phoning around I get the impression that they have limited stock and want to use them for new customers rather than free upgrades. They try to fob you off in the Orange shop. They told me that they had a different upgrade structure and that I would have to pay £100. Anyway as I said I got one free from an Orange shop.

I got mine for free from
http://www.buymobilephones.net/store/merchant-4-75-1434-Phones.ihtml
with 7 months free libe rental and was delivered the next day

that is the total cost of ORANGE SPV M700

Malkav said:
i got mine tail end of feb about 4 days after it was released, for nowt and still on the old premier 600 plan huzzah!
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Malkav I found you on another forum lol

....you ain't seen me....right!

Malkav said:
....you ain't seen me....right!
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Don't worry. it does not make any difference . I've seen others, mods included on other forums too

aww am only kidding the MU monitors many forums...its no wonder you bumped into me here....

Worst Gadget Buy EVER !!!

I have been wanting and waiting on the Xperia for a year now. Ever since they first started talking about it on the web. I pre-ordered the phone through Dynamism and cancelled the order twice with each delay. I heard that many people were ordering from Expansys and decided that since they had them in stock, I would give them a try.
Thursday morning I tried to order the Xperia from them with my Paypal account when there were 7 available units on their website. I had to jump through many hoops because my confirmed address with Paypal is a Post Office Box and Fed Ex will not deliver to a PO Box .. I scanned envelopes as requested by Expansys, showing that I received deliveries at my office address. I kept checking by telephone to see if their order department received the scans. A few hours later they said 'yes they had finally received the scans of my office delivery address, but now the phone was SOLD OUT.' I was told to keep checking the website to see when more units become available .." Expansys issued a refund to Paypal, but Paypal has not yet released it to me because the money I paid with came from my bank and they have to wait until that clear, which it did, but Paypal gave me some lame excuse ... Said I will have the refund within 4 business days.
Late in the day I saw the Expansys website was showing 72 available units. Quickly I called their UK office - My 6th international call in one day, can't wait to get the bill. The UK office was now closed and my call was forwarded to the USA .. I was talking to the USA at international rates
Spoke with someone named **** in the USA office. He said that even though the site says 72 units available, he can't say for sure if there really are any until I place an order. Said I could try and purchase one and see what happens.. So I did.
First I explained "I can't afford to have more money taken from my account if there aren't going to be any available phones." and he assured me that my debit card will NOT be charged if the phones are on back order.
I entered the debit card info, but with the wrong expiration date and the order didn't go through ... their computer retried the card 3 times and that put a lock on my card. I didn't know why it wasn't going through, or that the card was now destroyed, but since I have two bank accounts I used my other debit card.
That card was approved but inventory once again showed NO PHONES AVAILABLE. **** was on the line with me while I was ordering and on the line when the message came back NONE AVAILABLE .. He was still on the line when I logged into my online banking and sure enough, the failed order placed another hold on $800+ It will take 4 days for that hold to be removed. There is nothing I can do, my bank can do or Expansys can do to release the funds..
Last night when my bank saw another attempt to charge from Expansys.com they thought they were doing me a favor and froze that card too. I couldn't buy a cup of coffee at McDonald's this morning with either card and when I called my bank to ask why, they told me what had happened and why both cards were locked.
It didn't matter that my bank locked my second card, because by now there wasn't much money left ..
BUT BEFORE MY ACCOUNTS WERE FROZEN ..
I read here that someone was selling some Xperias on eBay .. person has great feedback etc ... With the last of my money I tried again. He shipped UPS yesterday morning and now .. more than 24 hours later .. my phone is still in customs in London for 'unknown reasons.' I was supposed to be getting it tomorrow ..
SO ... other than THAT Mrs. Lincoln .. How was the play ???

OMG
You're truly a gadget maniac to go through all that for a phone...
I salute thee and hope that you get your money and your Xperia soon enough
Makes me feel guilty that i can just go downtown and get one

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OMG
Makes me feel guilty that i can just go downtown and get one
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The USA is always last to get new gadgets !! Good gadgets .. I just gotta wonder .. what will come first .. My phone or "CHANGE." I am looking forward to both.

Amen to that!
theonlynickleft said:
The USA is always last to get new gadgets !! Good gadgets .. I just gotta wonder .. what will come first .. My phone or "CHANGE." I am looking forward to both.
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Man I can't believe what you've dealt with trying to get an X1. After all the frustration and stress you deserve it for free but we all know they're definitely not giving these things away . Wish I would have posted something sooner about Clove's service because they made the wait manageable and handed things very professionally.
Anyhow, props on being so patient and persistent! Let us know when it finally arrives and I certainly hope it is soon. Once you do get it, you won't regret it.....it's an awesome device.

I just checked with UPS again. They still can't tell me where the package is, why it hasn't moved or when I will receive it. I put a stop pay on my Paypal payment. I don't think I want this phone anymore. I am surely not going to pay a high dollar for it .. I will wait until something new comes out. This experience has taken all the fun out of the phone ...

If you imported it from the US to the uk and customs have nabbed it, I'm sorry to say that you'll probably have to pay 17.5% tax, with some random £8 or so fee to boot.
I've had the same when ordering memory from ebay, I had to pay an extra £50 on top of what I'd paid, as well as waiting 3-4 days for customs to get their finger out of their...

SquidgyB said:
If you imported it from the US to the uk and customs have nabbed it, I'm sorry to say that you'll probably have to pay 17.5% tax, with some random £8 or so fee to boot.
I've had the same when ordering memory from ebay, I had to pay an extra £50 on top of what I'd paid, as well as waiting 3-4 days for customs to get their finger out of their...
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It is coming from the UK to the USA .. Hasn't moved for 48 hours. This is my thought. The package is going to my office. A coin shop. the word "coin" is in the name of the business. I forgot to tell the seller to remove that. My bet is on that someone at UPS thought it was full of coins and opened it. Then tossed it aside when they didn't find any. If it had contained coins, I would have received an empty box.
ALSO.. Our insurance company will no longer insure packages that are shipped UPS for this exact same reason.

I dont know, maybe it wasnt meant to be.

theonlynickleft said:
It is coming from the UK to the USA .. Hasn't moved for 48 hours. This is my thought. The package is going to my office. A coin shop. the word "coin" is in the name of the business. I forgot to tell the seller to remove that. My bet is on that someone at UPS thought it was full of coins and opened it. Then tossed it aside when they didn't find any. If it had contained coins, I would have received an empty box.
ALSO.. Our insurance company will no longer insure packages that are shipped UPS for this exact same reason.
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Gutted, I hope it does turn up for you, I'd be mightily miffed (as I was when ordering that memory) if anything got delayed.
I'm waiting for word from Vodafone UK when they get some xperias in stock, I'm exchanging my Touch Pro as I've had a quick go on an xperia one of my colleagues has gotten his hands on and I'm quite impressed by the responsiveness compared to the TP.

1. the title of the thread is wrong.
2. take a deep breath , and relax, THIS JUST ONLY A NEW GADGET !

ChefChaudart said:
1. the title of the thread is wrong.
2. take a deep breath , and relax, THIS JUST ONLY A NEW GADGET !
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+1, from the title I thought you didn't like the phone. Sorry about all your trouble.

True it's just a phone, but that phone cost her her morning coffee and that is nothing to be joked about
to OP: I hope you get the phone soon and that all the trouble is left behind

You basically screwed your self 3 times here trying to get this phone. Chill out and wait till you know for sure. Customs does this **** all the time, they can take anything they want and hold it for as long as they want. Happens to me all the time with shipments from Thailand for my company. You definitely shouldn't have done Paypal, then had them refund it, and then use your debit card (with the same company) the same day for the phone again, that was stupid. You should have just given the money via paypal and been the first to get the phone when it was back in stock. I am sure you have another phone you can use in the meantime.

OK .. my final post on this subject - Got my last payment refunded by the ebay seller. Of course, gotta wait for it to clear before I get access to that money. Have first payment still on hold in Paypal and the second on hold at my bank .. but the GOOD NEWS IS ..
My regular gadget seller has one coming to me overnight - saturday delivery .. He just got his shipment in. I buy most of my gadgets from him and he is totally reliable and honest .. in case anyone is looking .. In fact. Sometimes he has things that he hasn't up on his website yet. Thats how it was with my Blackberry Bold and my HTC Touch Pro .. just tell him Diane sent you .. you won't be disappointed .. EVER !!
His name is Ron and his website is www.networkingrus.com - I should have waited on him. He seems to always get the latest gadgets quick for a USA seller. He was a lagging a little behind the UK -- - but I had asked him weeks ago to let me know when he got the xperia in and at noon he sent me an email saying he had some. YIPPEE <<< I will yell that tomorrow in BOLD if nothing goes wrong ..
Diane

Expansys is a great place to buy from. Just make sure you're buying through your country. Being in the US and buying from expansys UK is a huge hassle. You should have bought through expansys USA. http://www.expansys-usa.com we had 4 arrive today.

ORLANDO,
FL, US 11/01/2008 7:07 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
Yippee !!!

Oh man, you really need that phone so bad I'm still waiting it to be released officially in Hungary, though I could buy it already trough UK stores. Nothing's worth so much trouble with customs and foreign online stores
BTW Expansys sells the X1 at a very expensive price, I wouldn't recommend to buy it from them.
I hope the X1 will please you

theonlynickleft said:
ORLANDO,
FL, US 11/01/2008 7:07 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
Yippee !!!
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Glad to hear!
I've had a text from Vodafone confirming that I'll get mine on monday
I'm looking forward to the xperia, from what I've seen of a mate's phone, it's more responsive and is much better for playing and recording videos than my Touch Pro. I'll miss the keyboard on my TP though...