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Where to purchase x7501 in Australia

Hi guys, i know this is not a normal question in these forums but i don't know where else to look.
apart from ebay, is there any other way an australian can get their hands on an htc x7501?
any help is appreciated.
thanx in advance

After extensive searching, the only place I found was ebay. Also, just making sure that you know the X7501 does not have a front camera for video calls. Only the X7500 does.

that would be because the X7501 is only for the North American Market, the X7500 is for the rest of the world, but obviously it depends on orders from the retailers and networks as to whether the distributors will bother to import it.
i would say Ebay all the way, or from a reputable worldwide online retailer such as expansys or someone similar.

PashaK said:
Hi guys, i know this is not a normal question in these forums but i don't know where else to look.
apart from ebay, is there any other way an australian can get their hands on an htc x7501?
any help is appreciated.
thanx in advance
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WHy do you want a 7501 rather than a 7500? Did you realise the 7501 is the same but just missing the front camera?

Unfortunately, when I asked the same question of HTC on Oct 24, they replied "
"There is no plans for a release of HTC Advantage X7500/X7501 at this current stage. The shift is due for release last quarter of this year, hopefully this will suite your requirements."
The Shift doesn't suit my requirements so I ordered a 7501 from Mobileplanet - it arrived yesterday!

I asked HTC where I could buy Dopod U1000 back in March this year. They replied that they will not be sellin this device in Australia and New Zealand.
They said the Telco in Australia wanted to charge them an arm and leg for 'testing fee', which HTC refused to pay.
So I got mine from Singapore, and found out that no testing is needed. It just worked.
I don't see SHIFT doing well at all in Australia. It's too small to be used as a Vista machine but too big to be carried around. It's too battery poor, and too slow. I do see Advantage/Athena doing very well in Australia. It is almost a perfect device.

Thanx for the reply guys. i know the differences between the x7500 and x7501 but the increase in price just for the front camera is not justified. i dont use video call anyway.
i'll check out mobileplanet, how much did you pick it up for?

also fixerboy, how long did it take to be sent to you from the day you ordered it? and how much was the combined price with shipping in AUD? was there any customs fees?
thanx

Approx $A1200 inc shipping and a 4 in 1 cable - Ordered approx 10 days ago - said backlog was until Nov 22 but the day before yesterday, the tracker said it was backlogged for 9 days - then it showed up yesterday so approx 12 days from order to arrival.

excellent news. i might order it today. i had a look through the checkout process, do you remember which shipping option you chose? in other words, which ones apply to australia? is "rest of the world - 3 - 4 days" the only option available to australians?
also, how did you pay? credit card, wire transfer?
thanx

PashaK said:
excellent news. i might order it today. i had a look through the checkout process, do you remember which shipping option you chose? in other words, which ones apply to australia? is "rest of the world - 3 - 4 days" the only option available to australians?
also, how did you pay? credit card, wire transfer?
thanx
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Ship to Asia, I think
Credit card - they only charge to the card once shipped

thanx for the reply, uve been very helpful

Looking for x7510

I just find out that x7510 will not not going to sell in my country (Malaysia).
This is indeed a very bad news as I really wanted to buy this unit.
Can anyone recommend any good & trusted online shop which sell this unit (preferably the one that offer the unit with good price) and willing to send to Malaysia & also accept Paypal or Google Checkout.
Now I am looking at expansys UK but it is good to get a few more alternative for comparision purpose.
Thanks

I live in Australia and I got it from the uk @ www.clove.co.uk/ . They are good, ive got lots of stuff from them.

Vico100 said:
I live in Australia and I got it from the uk @ www.clove.co.uk/ . They are good, ive got lots of stuff from them.
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Thanks, Their price seem to be slightly cheaper than expansys. But how about packing. Do you received the items in good order?

Mine came from www.onthegosolutions.com based in Illinois, USA. I don't know how the price will seem to you, but I have nothing but good words for the service.

ghz said:
Thanks, Their price seem to be slightly cheaper than expansys. But how about packing. Do you received the items in good order?
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Theres no tax for you also, so you can exclude vat
packing yea was good. Water proof sealed bag with bubble wrapped around the x7510 box.
I suggest you buy if from the uk if you live in Malaysia since the Americans like to mod their phones for them to work in their country plus don't you use 240 voltage?

i got mine straight off UK online retailers

robjhellis said:
Mine came from www.onthegosolutions.com based in Illinois, USA. I don't know how the price will seem to you, but I have nothing but good words for the service.
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Thanks for this but seem like the price they offer is rather high.

Vico100 said:
Theres no tax for you also, so you can exclude vat
packing yea was good. Water proof sealed bag with bubble wrapped around the x7510 box.
I suggest you buy if from the uk if you live in Malaysia since the Americans like to mod their phones for them to work in their country plus don't you use 240 voltage?
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Yes in Malaysia, we are using 240V. Another plus point is that UK & Malaysia is using the same electrical plug.

AllGamer said:
i got mine straight off UK online retailers
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Would you mind share which UK retailer?

there are many, 2 of which are trust worthy
expansys,
and
devicewire

Here is a list of OFFICIAL HTC RETAILERS in the UK (select UK): http://www.htc.com/europe/where_to_buy.aspx
As you can see CLOVE Technology is in there (that's where I bought mine delivered to the US via DHL)
DEVICEWIRE is in there too.
Stay away from EXPANSYS and ONTHEGOSOLUTIONS. Why? Because they are OVER PRICED. Their service is just as good as any of the listed from above. Nothing different.

Thanks for all suggestion. Now I am more keen to get it from clove.

ghz said:
Thanks for all suggestion. Now I am more keen to get it from clove.
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I bought from Inkino.

However, in the end I did not buy X7510 but instead choose to purchase used Dopod U1000 from local owner at very good price I think. Its only £275 but with almost new condition with remaining 4 month warranty from HTC. I could not see any scratch whatsoever The previous owner seem like not using it at all. It comes with 2GB memory card, VGA out cable & car holder as well. I am a very happy of to own this unit.

Where to buy from?

Where do you think is the best place to buy from? i have seen people saying mobiles.co.uk are unreliable. can anyone tell me where they got their touch HD from. thanks

Kloten said:
Where do you think is the best place to buy from? i have seen people saying mobiles.co.uk are unreliable. can anyone tell me where they got their touch HD from. thanks
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I just had a good experience with expansys (well, to-date at least). Ordered contract+phone today, got it shipped same day - may arrive tomorrow if luck favours me.
Petrov.

direct from Orange, via Retentions.
Called Friday afternoon (around 3ish), phone was here following Tuesday
Not the cheapest deal - but then it is actually sitting here right now

Bought
I bought mine from Clove UK for cheapest on the web and had it shipped to the US in 3 days.

I am in Hong Kong and would like to buy to buy HD too...
But don't know where has best price and can ship to Hong Kong........
Anyone can tell me please?
Thanks!

Kayzee,
You can use Expansys in UK or Clove UK....but no test first ..because it sealed..
You can also buy here in HK, but it's HKD 6,500 with only shop warranty..but you can test first..
It is some shop in Mongkok... let me know if youre interested...? PM me..

anyone know if buymobilephones.net is any good. they have some good deals on there

Bought mine from handtec.co.uk. Paid them on Wednesday, sent on a Thursday, received in Australia by Monday!

Oppressa said:
Bought mine from handtec.co.uk. Paid them on Wednesday, sent on a Thursday, received in Australia by Monday!
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Mate, did you have to pay any GST or Duty ?
Looking to get one soon. Do you know if HTC Australia will accept any warranty claims ?
Cheers.

If you don't mind the customer services issues and think purely on the tangible bottom line - then you should go for mobiles.co.uk I say.

Got mine from mobiles.co.uk - arrived with no real problems.
Customer Services are very hit and miss but as I now have my phone I can go to my local Carphone Warehouse shop should it need the attention of the repairs department.

Thanks for all your replies; and so quickly...........great forum.
Have a great day guys.

i bought mine from clove uk
and it arrive to saudi arabia after 3 business days

[Q] Cheapest place to get the Xperia play in the uk? (without a contract)

Hi I just wanted to see if anybody could point me to a place I get get the Xperia play for cheap?
I found it for £474.99 on expansys and for £442.80 on clove.co.uk, but ive never heard of clove before and im not sure if they are a reputable company.
If anybody can point me to any better deals or tell me if clove is any good or not I will very much appreciate it

bubblegumballon said:
Hi I just wanted to see if anybody could point me to a place I get get the Xperia play for cheap?
I found it for £474.99 on expansys and for £442.80 on clove.co.uk, but ive never heard of clove before and im not sure if they are a reputable company.
If anybody can point me to any better deals or tell me if clove is any good or not I will very much appreciate it
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I got my Play off eBay UK, unbranded, sim free, brand new still sealed in box for £295

waw thats awesome, Ive seen alot of them on ebay but sometimes it seems too good to be true.

Other than ebay, the cheapest I found was Tesco for £430. And everyone knows someone who works for them so 10% off that too.
Sent from my R800i using Tapatalk

Thanks for the info but I currently have an an orange sim on a 24 month contract (6 more months left) and I cant get the play unless its on orange or unlocked :I

ebay
got mine new in box for 280
also yay first post lol

bubblegumballon said:
waw thats awesome, Ive seen alot of them on ebay but sometimes it seems too good to be true.
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even if it is a scam, with paypal buyer protection, you have like 28 days to tell paypal and they give you your money back

it's sold on Amazon.de for €457 (~£399)

I managed to snatch it for €400.

Got mine from gumtree for £270 no online transaction just face to face meetings with cash
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Won it on ebay for £310 thanks for the help all.

I just got mine. £250 of ebay with dock!!

I got mine for £285 delivered from Ebay. Brand New.

Finally some more UK Players to play against on Gameloft Games, add me: FKA1
Cheers and welcome!

I've got one brand new unopened if anyone wants to send me an offer before I stick it on ebay.

Release date for Australia?

hi guys,
does anyone have any ideas when the note will be released in Australia? can't wait to upgrade my Streak for it. always loved Samsung phones for their Amoled screens.
if they're not in Australia any soon, might look for one on eBay
thanks guys

If you're planning to buy it off-contract anyway, MobiCity are selling them already.

Note will be released in AU early next year.
EBay is pretty expensive now. Why not try expansys which had the lowest price now for €455 plus delivery (about AU$ 750). It's really good time to buy while AU dollar is high.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App

siamchen said:
Note will be released in AU early next year.
EBay is pretty expensive now. Why not try expansys which had the lowest price now for €455 plus delivery (about AU$ 750). It's really good time to buy while AU dollar is high.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App
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hi,
just wondering where you got the 455 Euro from on the website?
because they are all around € 619,99 on the site
thanks

We don't pay VAT, dude. You can remove that from the price.

i see.....lol...
If I buy it from a European Country other than UK....will it have English Language on it and will it work properly in Australia? What about also the abilities for system updates?
Thanks again....

DMax99 said:
i see.....lol...
If I buy it from a European Country other than UK....will it have English Language on it and will it work properly in Australia? What about also the abilities for system updates?
Thanks again....
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If you buy a EU version, then you will still have the ability to select English as your language on the initial setup screen. Android support multiple languages.
You also can apply updates as all EU zone use the same thing.

siamchen said:
Note will be released in AU early next year.
EBay is pretty expensive now. Why not try expansys which had the lowest price now for €455 plus delivery (about AU$ 750). It's really good time to buy while AU dollar is high.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App
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Thanks siamchen....
but I still can't find the one that's 455 euro....can you please ps me a link to it?
I have been to most of the Europe sites like Germany, Netherlands etc....can't understand the writings on them...so don't know how to get rid off the VAT...plus they don't post to AUS??
thanks again

DMax99 said:
Thanks siamchen....
but I still can't find the one that's 455 euro....can you please ps me a link to it?
I have been to most of the Europe sites like Germany, Netherlands etc....can't understand the writings on them...so don't know how to get rid off the VAT...plus they don't post to AUS??
thanks again
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Hi mate, it's from a German site which doesn't ship to Australia (I tried). The current cheapest one I find is expansys.com which is 480 ponds including postage (AUD730 based on last night exchange rate. AUD is worth less today after the interest cut).

siamchen said:
Hi mate, it's from a German site which doesn't ship to Australia (I tried). The current cheapest one I find is expansys.com which is 480 ponds including postage (AUD730 based on last night exchange rate. AUD is worth less today after the interest cut).
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lol...I have just found that one too...that's a pretty good deal atm....have you purchased and received the phone from them yet?

DMax99 said:
lol...I have just found that one too...that's a pretty good deal atm....have you purchased and received the phone from them yet?
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I pre-ordered from them on 12th Oct which price is 4 ponds less than the current one. But, my order still hasn't been processed yet. I called them yesterday and they told me should be post yesterday but they didn't.
For the EU verion ordered from expansys, you can remove the UK convertor from your order detail screen which save you 0.99 ponds. And choose DHL instead FedEx for delivery.