Does anyone know if fake or replica ones are now flying around from China (just like iphone)? I found some ebay sellers offering HD2 on a very very low price, but I'm under the impression that they are replicas
If in doubt, don't buy from shady sources. There's a list of official retailers in your country on HTC.com.
Personally, I haven't seen any fakes yet but I guess it's reasonably to assume that there are some out there. btw: The cheap mobile phone offers on eBay are often coupled with a carrier contract, thus the low price.
Just don't do it. There's not that much of a mark-up through official retailers, so unless they're doing you a favour and selling at a loss...
I got burned once, and once was enough when buying a glofiish x800. Never again.
well my budget is limited and i'd really like to get the tmobile version, but they are sold out everywhere in stores and people are marking up the prices on ebay ;(
bry4ntt said:
well my budget is limited and i'd really like to get the tmobile version, but they are sold out everywhere in stores and people are marking up the prices on ebay ;(
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But if you blow your limited budget on a fake, you won't have anything at all?
yes, i get your point, thanks all for your inputs
can u upload here the image for the fake hd2?
Keep a look out for http://www.dealextreme.com website. They usually have all kind of popular phone knock-offs for a few hundred bucks if you're into those kind of thing.
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Hi everbody
I think to buy XDA ATOM this week so i visit and research this phone price but i visited www.alibaba.com then i search this word "XDA ATOM" and results says that a lots of companies sell this device 200~300 USD.Has anyone buy it this phone this price or is it fake? pls help me
Thanks
it's fake or or "black" production
Alibaba is a famous international distributer. The price is real. However you would probably need to order 100 to get that price.
cool! really good price.... one more question: where can i put other 99 pcs?
start selling them around here id gladly take one off you for 350 dollars (anybody selling theirs for that matter?hint hint!)
Alibaba is notorious for cell phone scams.
Don't even think about it
Hi,
Just want to share some info for those who did not know yet. www.expansys.com is a good place for you to get any accessories for Kaiser or any other Pocket PC.
Excellent news! Hadn't heard of them before! Will check them out straight away!
Weird that you guys never heard of them before.. they are well known of selling overpriced stuff I remember there is this audio adapter which is a 3" long adapter which they sell for US$15 (or something like that).
hanmin said:
Weird that you guys never heard of them before.. they are well known of selling overpriced stuff I remember there is this audio adapter which is a 3" long adapter which they sell for US$15 (or something like that).
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Really? Can you please share any other site that can offer better deal, better price? Please share
yep, _expensys_ would be the right name.
they sell the kaiser for 749.- bucks (€) lol.
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tom
iazmin said:
Really? Can you please share any other site that can offer better deal, better price? Please share
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Well, for sure if you're in UK, eBay would be a better choice.. but since you are in the capital city of Malaysia (i.e. much nearer to China), I would presume you can get stuff off the local shops pretty easily (i.e. many cheap China imports).
Anyway, this www.dealextreme.com is the cheapest I know. Waaaay to cheap to be true, sometimes.. that I thought it may be a scam. But things there are sometimes too cheap to be scammish. I haven't tried it, but it looks pretty trustworthy. You may have to dig your way around to find stuff. I guess *expensysve* has a reason for their pricey stuff for nicely organized stuff.
Well, for the Malaysian, expansys is still the cheapest to buy the Kaiser but NOT IT ACCESSORIES.
Here in Malaysia, the telco operators do not sell the phone through contract. Here in Malaysia we buy phone separately and then register with any telco that can over the best package for us. Hence the price of the phone especially the high end model such like Kaiser/TyTN II.
So, anyone has any ideas where I can get the accessories at a cheaper price?
I have made several orders from www.dealextreme.com in the last few months, they are a pretty good site to do business with. Some of their stuff you get exactly what you pay for, cheap products. Most everything I have ordered from them has been great though
Hello,
i very want to buy a HTC Touch HD and would like to ask something.
My friend will travel to China in September and maybe i will order 1 , how much cost HTC Touch HD in China? Is it cheaper then in Europe? I have find some chinese sites where it cost 240 usd. Is it original? What you think?
Thank you
Regards
Coktail
Coktail said:
Hello,
i very want to buy a HTC Touch HD and would like to ask something.
My friend will travel to China in September and maybe i will order 1 , how much cost HTC Touch HD in China? Is it cheaper then in Europe? I have find some chinese sites where it cost 240 usd. Is it original? What you think?
Thank you
Regards
Coktail
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USD240 is absolutely fake.
here brand new HD in China is around 527USD. just for reference.
JohnQ is right, I bought mine for around $550 US in Shenzhen about a week ago, $240 is probably either used or a "shanzhai" phone (aka rip off look-a-like).
A note however, do look closely at what you are buying as there aren't any "official" HTC retailers here in China-- where HTC operates under it's Chinese subsidary, "Dopod". Most of the HTC phones in China are brought across the border either from Hong Kong or Taiwan.
I had the store clerk bring me five Touch HDs to try and I picked the best one and haggled with them until they threw in an extra battery.
If you'd rather be sure to get the real thing, I recommend you get it from Hong Kong; it's pretty cheap there too. In China, Dopod also has an identical device also called the Touch HD, however, the difference-- like between all Dopod phones and HTC phones-- is that the Dopod versions don't include Wifi and 3G. Gov't restrictions maybe? :S
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JohnQ is right, I bought mine for around $550 US in Shenzhen about a week ago, $240 is probably either used or a "shanzhai" phone (aka rip off look-a-like).
A note however, do look closely at what you are buying as there aren't any "official" HTC retailers here in China-- where HTC operates under it's Chinese subsidary, "Dopod". Most of the HTC phones in China are brought across the border either from Hong Kong or Taiwan.
I had the store clerk bring me five Touch HDs to try and I picked the best one and haggled with them until they threw in an extra battery.
If you'd rather be sure to get the real thing, I recommend you get it from Hong Kong; it's pretty cheap there too. In China, Dopod also has an identical device also called the Touch HD, however, the difference-- like between all Dopod phones and HTC phones-- is that the Dopod versions don't include Wifi and 3G. Gov't restrictions maybe? :S
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HAHA , DOPOD announced HD early this year. you know how much they are selling in the beginning? RMB8288, As exactly the same with its model number T8288, DOPOD is crazy. DOPOD HD doesn't include WIFI/3G
Can get it with 3G and Wifi in China
It is possible to get the Touch HD in here in China with 3G and Wifi....If you buy a Dopod branded phone, it won't have either, but if you go to a mobile store and ask for "shui huo" you can get them. The "shui huo" versions of the phones are usually brought in from Europe then brought across the border (tax free). Don't let the sales staff trick you into paying more for them. These phones are cheaper than the Dopod branded ones and they are exactly the same phone (with more features enabled). As mentioned above, you also have to be aware of fakes, but if you take your time and check out multiple vendors, you should be ok....Always ask to try the phone before you buy it (ALWAYS).
Additionally, it will be extremely difficult to find one with a WWE rom. I usually come on here and flash a WWE rom as soon as I get my phone...Never had a problem...
China has some great deals and some great rip-offs...Just exercise some caution and you should be fine. Test the phone and make sure the Wifi and 3G options work and you should be fine.
newer high-end mobile phones are ALWAYS cheaper in the US/EU than in china. IN fact, everything that is "name brand" or high-end is more expensive in China. THe idea that China is cheaper than the west is just totally wrong these days, when I go back to the USA I stock up on clothes, electronics, etc. as the quality is certain, there are no spy programs or disabled features, and the price is much lower. If you want to buy cheap garbage, it will be cheaper in China, but for anything nice it is MUCH more expensive.
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newer high-end mobile phones are ALWAYS cheaper in the US/EU than in china. IN fact, everything that is "name brand" or high-end is more expensive in China. THe idea that China is cheaper than the west is just totally wrong these days, when I go back to the USA I stock up on clothes, electronics, etc. as the quality is certain, there are no spy programs or disabled features, and the price is much lower. If you want to buy cheap garbage, it will be cheaper in China, but for anything nice it is MUCH more expensive.
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That's not necessarily true...
HTC is a Taiwanese company and they export their products to places all over the world. One of them is Hong Kong, and as we all know, there are no taxes, customs, tariffs, or whatever on imported products there. Thus, electronics are generally cheaper in Hong Kong than they are elsewhere. Also, due to the proximity of Hong Kong and Taiwan, shipping is also cheaper than to the Americas for example, thus further reducing the end-user cost (however this may just be a little bit). Therefore, many of the "shui huo" HTC products brought into China from places like Hong Kong actually end up being cheaper (even more if you haggle and perhaps they'll throw in some goodies too!) than they are elsewhere.
Hope that sheds some light upon this issue.
So now now... don't go around making imperatives like "everything" all the time... hehe
This thread is really helpin me out.
Anyone can point me where to get the best price in Hongkong. I'm particularly looking for HTC Touch Pro CDMA.
Thanks before
mrayearth said:
This thread is really helpin me out.
Anyone can point me where to get the best price in Hongkong. I'm particularly looking for HTC Touch Pro CDMA.
Thanks before
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You could try Mong Kok/Wang Jiao Computer Centre; you can get some great deals if you haggle...
Check it out. It's near the Ladie's/Women's Market.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mong_Kok
Hey I'm going to get an HD2 VERY soon, was just wondering if anyone purchased one from any sellers located in Hong Kong, and if everything was as expected? I Just don't wanna pay for a fake lol.
I suggest not purchasing from a user with low reps, even if they have 100% feedback. If it is something you consider, ive ordered my htc kaiser from hong kong. They used ups, and guess what? When i recieved the phone i got charged atleast 100 from customs, which wasnt needed.. also the box was beat up.
Hope you´ll enjoy the great feeling to get a brick in a box
I once ordered an Universal (anyone remembering it?) from HK a looong time ago. Actually, I go a badly damaged box, had trouble with german customs and the device was a bad chinese copy of something that was was definitely not an universal. How much are you gonna save compared to a purchase in whereever you live?
Sometimes, that is not an option. It wasn't in my case, because nobody in Panama actually sells the HD2, and I think I might be the only person to own one in the entire country.
I generally dont buy these kind of things from Ebay as ive been stung before (even though the loser got caught and is behind bars .
If you must stick to the power sellers, check their feedback,look for volume sellers who have sold many, use paypal for a little more peace of mind in theory etc. good luck.
If you are based in the UK there are plenty of sellers that have got them as afree upgrade. I bought one for £335 in a sealed box and unlocked it to Orange for £7.20.
Someone I know purchased an iPod from a strange ebayer, with good rep, it arrived, looked just like an iPod, but had some weird OS on it which WASNT iPod and very nasty. Just becareful when buying items like this on ebay.
eBay has them for the T8585 and I've seen at least one seller claim that they won't be compatible with the American version. Any suggestions?
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-HTC-HD2-T85...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27b1b48dc9
Thanks ahead of time.
Don't know where you can get the US version but that is definitely the EU version. The easiest way to tell IMO is to look at the audio connection point, The EU has a cylindrical bulge as it is closer to the back edge. The US version lacks this bulge because they moved this connection point towards the front of the phone. GL on finding it. Post it here if you find a source as others may be looking.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-HD2-T-Mobil...d=ViewItem&pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item20b12683dc
You can take this one apart.
www.cnn.cn has them. Here is the link:
http://cnn.cn/shop/tmobile-housing-p-8762.html
The only problem is they are $88! They also have the digitizer/lcd's for a whopping $179.00
Dealt with them in the past for Kaiser stuff - out of Hong Kong but shipping was pretty fast and their products are real HTC OEM.
I'd rather just pay the extra 6 bucks a month for insurance...
wow thats insane. $90 for a stupid housing that probably costs $10 to produce. how much would you pay for that broken screen one? maybe $150? $200?
When I posted that link for the HD2 with the broken screen, it was $.99. I wouldn't pay more then $50.00 for it but I am notoriously cheap.
I found one that might be a T-Mobile US version. It doesn't have the butt looking thing sticking out on the back. For $18, it doesn't look too expensive either.
http://cgi.ebay.com/T-Mobile-HTC-HD...Accessories&hash=item19bc711d05#ht_4984wt_927
and this one includes a battery cover also
http://cgi.ebay.com/T-Mobile-HTC-HD...Accessories&hash=item3a5b5ae919#ht_3323wt_911
I need one for mine now :-s Can you guys help