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Telstra 850 where to buy

Can all the people who bought one post where and how much you paid for it. so others can purchase. ive searched google but all i get is the regular version .
thanks

Purchased a few phones and other things from here and can say they provide an easy and fast transaction, though dont know about International warranty and just a small word of caution Techoni are another large retail site but their customer service is bloody awful to say the least!

I bought mine of Ebay.
I wouldn't recommend using ebay if you're new. But if you have experience with Ebay then buy your phone from there by all means.
Recently I've seen Touch HD's go for about $900 AUS b.new in box on ebay.
That's way cheaper than any retailer that I know of.
Hell i got my Telstra one cheaper than any retail price here in Canada (all of them are selling the T8282 version rather than the T8285).

Bought mine on ebay as well. www.ebay.com.au This is an Aussie ebay site specifically to Australia. You still need to verify that it is an telstra touch hd you are getting. The T8285 and not a UK or Asian T8282 version. Let them know were you are from and if they will sell it to you from outside of Australia. I checked with five different sellers and three would sell to me in the US. I ended up getting one for $1070 AU dollars or around $730 US dollars. I ended up paying around $55 US dollars for Fedex priority international shipping and It got here in about 4 days.
Here is a link for one on ebay.au for $1000 AU which is about $686 US and it is a 850 mhz/T8285 version.
Again, a lot of the touch hd's on the Aussie ebay site are still T8282 UK versions. You have to do some digging to find out which one it is.
Love my telstra touch hd.

I bought mine from personaldigital9 on ebay and paid a little under $900 for it. I got received it in about three days super fast shipping. Very good seller.

Telstra
Directly from Telstra $1098

I also bought mine from personaldigital9, but i called and ordered over the phone... mine arrived in 3 days as well and is working great!

rdster said:
Directly from Telstra $1098
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says: Outright purchase for $1,499.00 (no plan)
http://shop.telstra.com/webapp/wcs/...parent_category_rn=30919&displayType=Advanced
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Corporate Pricing
tkalli said:
says: Outright purchase for $1,499.00 (no plan)
http://shop.telstra.com/webapp/wcs/...parent_category_rn=30919&displayType=Advanced
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As a Corporate Customer Telstra give us discount pricing over the full retail pricing so yes our outright price is less than the advertised price of $1499.

I bought a Telstra T8285 from an Australian eBayer. He is selling brand new phones for $1000 AUD (around $800 USD) right now. The price is still negotiable. The guy responds to your questions nicely and quickly, and the shipping is fast too. If you are interested, please send me email at [email protected]
Thanks,
Frank

How much was your X10?

Thought it would be interesting to see who got the best deal when they bought their phone. Post The price of your phone, any bonuses you got with it, the location you bought it and the approximate date you purchased it
I personally got mine at Best Buy for $49.99 on a 3 year contract with a bonus $75 Best Buy gift card and (he said) a free 16gb micro-sd card. Pretty sure all phones come with the SD cards though since it was already in the phone upon unboxing.
Now you!

it was 9k pesos and that's around 750 dlls

Free on a 15 pound ultd contract 24 month =)
Benifits on being on a staff contract with o2. Shame its a 2 year contract though. Had phone since realses in Europe. had 3 replacements

Mine in malaysia rm 1550.00. Us around 4+
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I traded a month-old iPhone 3GS for mine. The choice was either this or the Desire (non-hd). After 6 months of heavy use I'm glad I chose the X10. It's got an old version of Android with some small issues but the screen and design more than makes up for it imo.
The streetprice now here in Sweden is about 400€ which is slightly overpriced, I'd put it at 300-350.
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Got it from my bro who switch to IOS4 . My first android phone and as each day passes by i liking it. Great phone...

$637.00 AUD From "3" HK Network

Bought a new N900 for $350, traded it for a x10 after three weeks.

$650
+tax

Free, 3 years contract, Rogers Canada

NO Contract Its white X10a branded to rogers works on the US att. Got it for $520 around June.
Happy with it.
Purchased on eBay from a guy in Canada.

$50, and a $50 mail in rebate, so basically free. Upgraded through Rogers, didn't need to get a new plan or anything.
I definitely didn't feel like spending another $500+ on an unlocked phone

Crocketeer said:
$50, and a $50 mail in rebate, so basically free. Upgraded through Rogers, didn't need to get a new plan or anything.
I definitely didn't feel like spending another $500+ on an unlocked phone
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They have extended your contract probably. Nothing is free specially in North America.

Nimche said:
They have extended your contract probably. Nothing is free specially in North America.
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That's right! ... lol.. Another 3 years for him.
$490 CAD no contract from Pacific Mall. Never had any problems.
No contract.
Running on telus network.

$300 off my friend back in july

Free with contract renewal thru at&t.
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Sighx said:
That's right! ... lol.. Another 3 years for him.
$490 CAD no contract from Pacific Mall. Never had any problems.
No contract.
Running on telus network.
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Ah good ole P Mall
when did you buy it though? 490 is pretty good if u got it close to launch

switch my provider to rogers and they gave me two x10 (1 white,1 black) for 57cad$ plus 2 iskin casing and a car charger...just got a replacement for the black one though bcoz of restarting problem

DangerPanda said:
Bought a new N900 for $350, traded it for a x10 after three weeks.
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Holycrap what a deal! lucky you I bought mine at full retail price for $621 including tax straight from Rogers just cuz I love this phone so much, I'm not even with Rogers

I traded a year old SE Satio + $100 AUD for a brand new X10
Can't say I miss the Satio, but the camera was absolutely AMAZING.

Price Increase So Soon?

I've got melting plastic in my wallett, itching to be used. Given the prices from last week, £360 for a Galaxy Tab, I was trying to resist til the 14th to make my decision.
But today I though, nah, must have one. Playback my DivX... Hooked up the two websites and...
Nope, that's me put off for a while.
Carphone Warehouse want £399.
Tesco Direct want £449.
Clove want £442
Expansys want £499
PC World want £407
Amazon want £408
Scan £450
Ahh well. Looks like Im waiting for the Galaxy Tab 2

try bestbuy.co.uk, main page says 399, but further down it mentions other deals, such as tab+16gig upgrade+pay as you go sim for 359

There going for $250 on contract in the U.S.
I got mine for $50 from TMOUS! Great deals to be had stateside.
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rumors say the tab 2 will be a 10inch

pittphan said:
There going for $250 on contract in the U.S.
I got mine for $50 from TMOUS! Great deals to be had stateside.
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how did you get it for $50 Pittphan? i'm also looking to pick one up on contract. if i can get it less than the advertised $250 on t mobile i'd love to do so. thanks!

i just check tmo's site and it's increased $100 off contract. last week i was considering getting another galaxy tablet and it was listed as $500 off contract for about a month. now it's back up to $600 off contract - you do get $50 off if you order online though.
actually it seems the price changes depending on what page you view -
prepaid is $600 plus web discount of $50 off. LINK
"normal" contract says retail is $500 LINK
kinda stupid to list the retail value differently for the same product.

Samsung S2 [AUSTRALIA] (OZ) Thread

Expansys Australia has just put a pre order on thier page for Samsung Galaxy S II pre order. Its priced at $1145. Sorry guys just not worth it.
http://www.expansys.com.au/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-black-16gb-209648/?partner=banner&se=s7341
Everyone keep discussion in this thread to Australia zone only.
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Mobicity.com.au has phone listed but no price tag.
Here: http://www.mobicity.com.au/samsung-galaxy-s2.html
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tids2k said:
Expansys Australia has just put a pre order on thier page for Samsung Galaxy S II pre order. Its priced at $1145. Sorry guys just not worth it.
http://www.expansys.com.au/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-black-16gb-209648/?partner=banner&se=s7341
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Yeah its rip-off!! But its inline Expansys UK.

Holy Cow! Thats US$1200!

eskasi said:
Holy Cow! Thats US$1200!
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Yep, and given that for $741 USD you can get it in Switzerland/Germany, there's no way I'm forking out over $800 for it.

Seems that in the netherlands they list it for €590 (us$815)
I always hate it when a device is more expensive in specific regions

mobicity and smoothmobiles.com.au both have them now.
mobicity- $899
smoothmobiles- $895
im not sure whether to get one or not, its a extremly hefty price. i was planning on getting a normal galaxy S again, ( other died, no warranty cause i bought it 2nd hand and the owner is not here no more ) so i was going to get a brand new one
not sure what to do now.

Yeah, I'm gonna have to buy one me thinks - I'm addicted to my SGS and an upgrade will be awesome

Techrific has it for $889
http://www.techrific.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=1031&cPath=114#myshopping
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Big bump.
So the Australian release will be around June, you guys going to get it now or what?
If its on the Optus $59 I will, if its on the $79 its too much imo, I'd rather get the Arc

I'm selling my iPhone 4 and will just buy it outright from uk, Australia is just such a ripp off.
I'm half way through my contract with optus so, I sell my iPhone for $700 and the gs2 was $724 so for $24 dollars I have upgraded. to top it of when my contract runs out I'll get the sgs3 lol yayyyyyy

Yeah replacing my Atrix with my SG2 which will hopefully be here by Friday. Ordered from Handtec as i didn't wanna get ripped off by Aus online resellers lol

Hey guys, who's getting their SGSII from where?
How much did/will it cost you (in AU$)
Is it NextG?
Which processor?
NFC?

Anyone here ordered a UK versrion of the sgs2? I take it ill have to get an adapter for the charger considering the sockets are different?
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I bought from Mobicity, $900 (yay for disposable income). It says NextG compatible, no NFC and with the Samsung CPU (not NVIDIA Tegra 2)

hmmm.... I might get one from expansys.... will probably wait until next week and scope out a few other places as well.
I was upset that it won't have NFC because I believe NFC will become common use in everyday life sometime soon.... but after a bit of research I think NFC will be more commonly built into sim cards instead of phones themselves, so it's not so much an issue for me now. Also it's probably not going to hit mainstream until after the London Olympics by which time I'll have a new phone anyway.

handtec, price was AUD $700, i don't care about NFC, it is gonna be switched off constantly anyways, don't think it will get popular soon

Where to buy
Hey guys,
I've been doing some research on where to buy, I'm listing them in cost order, cheapest first. If I've missed out on a site, let me know.
If there is any reason why you wouldn't buy from the cheapest, please let me know.
I've never bought a phone online before and I'm kinda anxious about it.
I've gone as far in the checkout as I can, and prices include shipping to Melbourne, the cheapest option (no more than 7 working days).
Not VAT. Is that correct?
Currency conversions using Google on 4/05.
Unlocked Mobiles £435 $663
Handtec £456 $695
Clove £464 $707
Expansys $720
Mobiciti$914
Smooth Mobiles $924
So the cheapest is from Unlocked Mobiles, and the cheapest Australian store is Expansys.
Which store are you going to buy from, and why?
!!!!!!! I had it all nicely formatted, and the name of each site was a direct link to that website's listing for the SGSII.
But I can't post links.
Spent ages typing it up too...

my DHL online tracking still says Departed Facility in LONDON-HEATHROW - UK, same as 30 hrs ago... hm..... hope i can get it tomorrow

SuperTheMando said:
Hey guys, who's getting their SGSII from where?
How much did/will it cost you (in AU$)
Is it NextG?
Which processor?
NFC?
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I can't afford to buy outright just now, so I am waiting patiently for it to be released so I can grab it on my plan with Optus! Waiting, Waiting, WAITING!

[Q] Ordering Moto X Force to USA

I'm thinking to buy Force from England or from Mexico. Anyone had similar experience? Am I'm going to be charged for duty, tax...? If yes, how much?

Why not getting one from VZW? I got it for $424 plus tax with $300 trade-in credit.

lwang9 said:
Why not getting one from VZW?
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Because has locked bootloader and limited LTE bands.

I'm doing the same from Mexico. Much cheaper than via UK (no VAT), and there's no duty on cell phone imports in the U.S.

i've got 2 phones coming my way
1 to colorado, USA
and 1 to Canada
another one also in process.

Is that really cheaper than importing from UK? Moto.mx says the 32g costs 10499 mxn which is about 635usd. Buying from UK via clove technology, u pay 415 GBP which is about 630usd too. So essentially the same price. But you can build your own from Moto.mx while clove.uk only carries black.

Seventhwave said:
Is that really cheaper than importing from UK? Moto.mx says the 32g costs 10499 mxn which is about 635usd. Buying from UK via clove technology, u pay 415 GBP which is about 630usd too. So essentially the same price. But you can build your own from Moto.mx while clove.uk only carries black.
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Depends on currency fluctuations for the day, between U.S. dollar and Mexican peso and UK pound. Some days cheaper one way, some days the other.
But you pointed out the most important part -- through Mexico the ability to customize how you like.

ChazzMatt said:
Depends on currency fluctuations for the day, between U.S. dollar and Mexican peso and UK pound. Some days cheaper one way, some days the other.
But you pointed out the most important part -- through Mexico the ability to customize how you like.
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Just keep in mind that all customizations are extra. So you may end up paying more than just for plain black device from UK.
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Jaocagomez said:
i've got 2 phones coming my way
1 to colorado, USA
and 1 to Canada
another one also in process.
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This guy gets +1 because he did an excellent job at helping me bring over the Moto X Force into Canada for me. =)

I still have to send mine in to get a new color. I told them before that I wanted the global version that's unlocked. I spoke to "Richard" and he said that the phone doesn't have a global version and only works with Verizon. This guy clearly didn't know what he was talking about as I've been using it minus a band with T-Mobile since day one. But anyway I'm hoping to send this one in and have them send me an xforce. Think they'll do it? I paid full price for two of these and I don't want the locked Vzw one.

You want to send back T2 to replace with Force? To who?