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I'm not sure if anyone has tried to contact HTC regarding some sort wholesale deal. I know on there web site they welcome traders.
I have used group buys in forums before and got some great deals. (I was the Buyer not the organiser) so im note sure of the best approach to get things going.
Maybe this has been even done on this forum before
has anyone got any contacts with HTC??
Any ideas welcome!!!!!! :lol:
HTC will only listen to you when your order exeeds 10K pcs or more!
Can't we try to get anyone in the forum to buy a new one?
Than we can reacht the 10k...
count me
count me in if you bid with HTC
very good idea idea
I am for it and will take one as well.
How to effect the different units to the differnt telco operators in different countries.
Htc may have some agreement with their existing distributors and this may forstall any direct deals. However having said this it should not be a dampener as nothing is impossible. good luck to us
Good ... very Good idea.
I´m in!!
I'm in for 1 Universal. I'd be more than happy to get OS updates directly from HTC...
Htc Universal
I am also in the list for buying HTC Universal.
tikkel said:
Can't we try to get anyone in the forum to buy a new one?
Than we can reacht the 10k...
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It's not practical. HTC won't send out 10,000 machines to different people. They won't send them alll to one person without payment in advance. So unless that person can afford to buy that many, 10,000 people will have to pay him/her first.
Would you want to have to send 10,000 items in the post to people all over the world? I certainly wouldn't.
What could be done tho is to contact the distributors Qtek or I-mate :wink:
Excellent idea. I'll be in for one.
MMB manages to buy them in relatively small quantitys from the carriers such as i'mate etc so it should be possible.I'll have on!
Ok guys, here I am, and I am going to help you all!
I want to be part of it... a huge part of it.
I badly need 9.974 pieces for my relatives and myself (yes, huge family).
There remain 26 pieces out and it's really hard to believe we can't find 26 more guys to do the deal, c'mon... Anybody can afford to pay 874 EUR to buy this jewel, am I wrong ?
Unfortunately my account is running pretty low right now: there remain only 8.715.004,28 EUR on it.
Considering I'm going to pay 8.717.276 EUR for my order (plus shipping), if I do not manage to get a discounted price, I am afraid we will need 2-3 more volunteers to join us.
Please let me know whether you are joining me or not.
I live in the USA and my carrier is Sprint. Do you think there is any way to get it activated on the Sprint network? The Universal works with EVDO, right?
If it's at all possible, throw me on the list for 2 of them. One for me, one for my wife.
hi people. hey SLVRBLLT are you telling us you are going to buy 9,974.0 units at 874 euro each??? just asking
This thread is amusing
If it were practically possible to execute such a deal, I would be in for it.
I think before we start assuming this like the number of units that need to be bought and prices etc. someone needs to take charge adn get in touch with HTC to see if such a thing is even possible.
I dont have any contacts so I can't do it. Anyone else?
humayunl is right....bit of organisation please before money starts flying to every corner of the globe....and nothing comes back :wink:
I'll throw down..
Hell....I just bought an SPV M2000, but I'll throw down for this. Count me in....
8)
Me too. why not just have the XDA-Developers Admins involved as well? after all, there's probably one living in each country. What we should do is find the developer in our country/state and find out if we could have a sort of hub setup. if everyone pays their admin, then the admin pays the buyer, all the buyer has to do is ship X amount of units to each admin in each country, then the ppl who paid the admin can come with their paypal reciepts and pick up the units from him one by one or something
Granted, it'd be a massive operation, but if it means everyone has a universal, then i'm all for tryin it.
Well i have started off a little interest. doesn't look like its going to be easy.
Im sure someone must post on this forum who works for HTC maybe they might come out of the woodwork if they know money is involved
Maybe a few words from the moderators would be nice :lol:
I live in the US but am willing to buy from a reputable store anywhere, although some discounts only apply to residents of XYZ so ...
I am looking to upgrade my wizard to a universal. I wanted to get a good price, am interested only in new unless I can see it in person before buying (I live near Sacramento, CA), I am picky that way ...
Anyway, with that said, does anyone know of any good deals on the universal now? I am not looking for a contract as I am about to move continents (to Ireland yay!)and dont want to either commit before I move and lose some time becuase I am not there yet or get a contract here (yeah right no one sells em here afaik) ... either way I would like to avoid that.
Thanks!
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*couldn't find the phone, its out of stock..
ouval10 said:
hi all,
i'm sorry for disturbing you all..
i live outside USA, and i want to buy a Tmobile HD 2 in USA.
is there anybody knows how can i buy the Tmobile HD 2 without plans? how much is it without plan? because i have a cousin that can ship the phone in a few days, so i will need the info about the price..
(please don't give me a price on ebay, because i need to buy the phone at the Tmobile store)
Thanks in advance..
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The price is $449 plus tax through tmobile.
addicus said:
The price is $449 plus tax through tmobile.
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is it still available now? i heard that they're all out of stock..
I'm unsure. You have to order online or call.
out of stock online and stores. hv to wait for one week.
OMG then its finished for me..
my last chance is monday..
cause my cousin will be leaving at tuesday..
do tou guys think it is still possible?
my cousin is in seattle, and i havent heard from him since yesterday..
gosh i am so curious
I've been dying to get it, but it is out of stock..
I went today to T-mobile store in Pleat Hill (SF Bay Area), and it's still out of stock.
the rep said maybe by Monday, but he's not sure
thanks for the info duke911
my cousin is in seattle right now, but tomorrow he will leave and go to portland, and going back to seattle at monday.. maybe i'll try to contact him later, just hope that there will be new stock in monday..
also, i have a simple question.. i have to unlock the phone cause i will use it in asia, and i am wondering how is the unlock process? is it gonna tke a longtime? can i ask the retail store to unlock it for me without have to call and send a fax?
It sounds like u need the European/Asian version. It is much easier to get on Ebay and such.
yeah i think so, but my cousin just moved to USA, and he never had any experiences with ebay or anything like that.
so as far as i know, the only way is to ask him to go to the retail store and try to find one (or is there any other store that sell the phone without contract at the same price?)
i tried to ask, and finally had come to a conclusion that they will restock on monday, so i hope that i can still make it, cause that is my last hope..
thanks in advance
Some Radio Shacks carry them and still have a few in stock, so tell him to call around.
hi amb9800
thanks a lot for the info, it is very useful
the problem is i dont know if the radio shacks sells them without contract or not, cause i want to buy the non contract one, and ask them to unlock it
thx for the info anyway..
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yeah i think so, but my cousin just moved to USA, and he never had any experiences with ebay or anything like that.
so as far as i know, the only way is to ask him to go to the retail store and try to find one (or is there any other store that sell the phone without contract at the same price?)
i tried to ask, and finally had come to a conclusion that they will restock on monday, so i hope that i can still make it, cause that is my last hope..
thanks in advance
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The reason why is the TMo US version will not give you 3G network in Asia or Europe. They make a version that does and it is highly available in Europe and Asia. The great thing is it works in both places so you should be covered. Truth is it would be a better phone for you from the information you've given us.
yeah i know that..
but anyway, i still prefer the Tmo US version, it comes with a bigger ROM size than the asian & european version, and it also comes with 16GB micro sd.. the Asian only comes with 8GB micro sd..
well, just called my cousin and turn out that he lives in Lynnwood seattle, and the nearest mall is alderwood mall, that has Tmobile retail shop there.. hope they have a new stock in monday..
Ebay?
Why don't you try ebay? You'll pay a little more of course, but at least HD2s are available for purchase.
as i already mentioned above, my cousin is just moved to US for 3 weeks, he doesn't know how to purchase something online (yet). so the only clue that i can give to him is to visit Tmo retail store. is there any news regarding the new stock?
Walmart
All Walmart stores sell the phone without contract for 500.00 outright plus sales tax if applicable.
thx polera257 for the info, but unfortunately my cousin is completely blind about the road maps and the only place that he can go to is the alderwood mall, lynnwood..
he is on his way to the mall to see if there's any HD2 spotted yet..
wish me luck guys.. i am so dying to have it..
I called T-mobile store today, and they said they did not receive any HD2s today
the lady said they received a bunch of different phones, but no HD2
she said that I should be notified when the device arrives since I'm on the waiting list
Man! I kinda feel like someone waiting for a heart transplant , this really sucks!
@ duke911
wow it really hurt me
until now, i cannot contact my cousin, we wouldn't reply my bbms.. so i don't know whether he got the phone (hopefully) or not..
I understand this is not exactly a Nexus S related query, but any help will be appreciated.
I'm not from the US ... live in Kuwait. I've asked a friend to get me the phone as I tried my best to get it ... proxy, bestbuy, paypal ... all of it gave me a lot of NOs.
As per the tracking no. my friend will be getting the phone tomorrow. I've asked him to use it for 2 days to check for the known problems (I've send him a list)
My query/ questions is:
He lives in Saratoga, CA (the phone was shipped from Palatine, IL (almost across). Now, once he has done his testing, I would like him to ship it to an Aramex mailbox I have got in Springfield Gardens, NY (yeah again, all the way back across the US). Can someone tell me which would be the cheapest, safest and yeah quickest way for it to be shipped from CA to New York?
I really don't want to trouble him and tell him to check out which is the cheapest, so if one of you'll know, I'd really appreciate guidance.
Thanks & Cheers
Paparasee said:
I understand this is not exactly a Nexus S related query, but any help will be appreciated.
I'm not from the US ... live in Kuwait. I've asked a friend to get me the phone as I tried my best to get it ... proxy, bestbuy, paypal ... all of it gave me a lot of NOs.
As per the tracking no. my friend will be getting the phone tomorrow. I've asked him to use it for 2 days to check for the known problems (I've send him a list)
My query/ questions is:
He lives in Saratoga, CA (the phone was shipped from Palatine, IL (almost across). Now, once he has done his testing, I would like him to ship it to an Aramex mailbox I have got in Springfield Gardens, NY (yeah again, all the way back across the US). Can someone tell me which would be the cheapest, safest and yeah quickest way for it to be shipped from CA to New York?
I really don't want to trouble him and tell him to check out which is the cheapest, so if one of you'll know, I'd really appreciate guidance.
Thanks & Cheers
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US Postal Service (aka the mail) is the cheapest shipping out there, especially across country.
Fed Ex and United Parcel Service can be a little quicker, but they charge a big premium for it.
If your friend does use Postal Service, tell him to buy the extra insurance coverage...it will be a small amount, and a waste of money in the end, but better to be safe than sorry if it's lost or damaged...
edit: PS, you can go online for any of the big three and check rates yourself, by the way...
Thanks distortedloop
Like you've advised, I'll ask him to go the postal service route with insurance.
Went to the usps.gov site, but could not figure out how things work so gave up on it. Will tell my friend to do it.
Thanks again.
Paparasee said:
Thanks distortedloop
Like you've advised, I'll ask him to go the postal service route with insurance.
Went to the usps.gov site, but could not figure out how things work so gave up on it. Will tell my friend to do it.
Thanks again.
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Hmmm...try this link: http://postcalc.usps.gov/
Should take you straight to the Domestic Rate calculator. Enter to and from zip codes, package size/weight, and class of mail.
FedEx Charged me 170 US From states to Kuwait.
I asked in Ebay some told me 125 some 150.
I payed 170 cause combined price was cheaper than the others.
Peace.
I everybody I have a Sony Ericson Xperia X10 and I am tired of it because it is to laggy. So I was tinkig about buying a new phone, and when I saw the new Nexus 4 I new that it was the e best phone for me.
The problem is that I am Portuguese, so I live in Portugal xD, and I cant buy things from the Play Store. Do you guys know any other way to buy it for the same price as in the Play Store? Like eBay or Amazon. Some place thet ships things to Portugal.
Thanks for you attention.
J.Diogo said:
I everybody I have a Sony Ericson Xperia X10 and I am tired of it because it is to laggy. So I was tinkig about buying a new phone, and when I saw the new Nexus 4 I new that it was the e best phone for me.
The problem is that I am Portuguese, so I live in Portugal xD, and I cant buy things from the Play Store. Do you guys know any other way to buy it for the same price as in the Play Store? Like eBay or Amazon. Some place thet ships things to Portugal.
Thanks for you attention.
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prolly not gonna happen just yet. ebay is crazy, the phones are going for 500-1000 right now. if anyone buys them at that price, CRAZY! lol
just wait, maybe google will open support for your country. it takes time but if you can't wait, ebay for the crazy high prices.
Sorry to hear that.
J.Diogo said:
I everybody I have a Sony Ericson Xperia X10 and I am tired of it because it is to laggy. So I was tinkig about buying a new phone, and when I saw the new Nexus 4 I new that it was the e best phone for me.
The problem is that I am Portuguese, so I live in Portugal xD, and I cant buy things from the Play Store. Do you guys know any other way to buy it for the same price as in the Play Store? Like eBay or Amazon. Some place thet ships things to Portugal.
Thanks for you attention.
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Sorry to hear about that. D:
Right now the only cheapsies way to get it is wait for the Play Store, ebay is ridiculous overpriced. Do you know anyone in a region that can buy it for you? Whenever they get them back in stock, rumors point to possibly as early as tomorrow, but Google claims in the next couple of weeks on their google plus page.
Ebay is out of the question, they're way higher than the Play Store.
My advice is ask someone you know to buy one for you in a region that sells them, and you would likely have to pay them a bit extra to ship it to you. :\ Sorry that's all I got.
quickmirror said:
My advice is ask someone you know to buy one for you in a region that sells them, and you would likely have to pay them a bit extra to ship it to you. :\ Sorry that's all I got.
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This is your best bet. However, since the phone is sold out in the playstore everywhere, it will take a while for even this option to become viable.
Thanks for all the replys. I have an uncle in the UK, I wll ask him about buying and stuff.
Thanks again.:good:
There might be another way!
J.Diogo said:
Thanks for all the replys. I have an uncle in the UK, I wll ask him about buying and stuff.
Thanks again.:good:
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Hi J. Diogo,
You could try contacting a company in your country which does this kind of stuff. They give you an address from United States or any country which they ship from, so you can buy without having to travel. After Google ships to the given address and the company has received it, they ship it to brazil, then you pick it up. You may pay for weight and combustible, i'm not sure, you'll need to find it out with this company.
You'll probably need:
- A payment method accepted by Google.
- A VPN to change your IP to the country of the given address. — You'll need to check if it is legal or illegal in your country.
- The shipping address given by this company.