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Buy Trinity but where?

Hi to all, I just want to share with you my odisey to know more about these device, to know when and where to buy this device.
I from Spain, I visit many web page and try to contac serious sellers and all told me we have no idea when and where. We have some bad news about the end of november or earlier december.
Could you please tell me where I can buy a white device???
Hope this post help others to make a easy way to but it.
Thanks a lot.

i've contacted expansys UK n they quoted me 595 euros including shipping to asia, u can try to contact them maybe? but i suggest u wait til it launches in your country as purchasing via the internet u have to take risk

I bouth several devices in Expansys, but always in Spain. By the way, the UK Expansys and Spain Expansys, hope are almost the same, so hope I can buy it at the end of these month.

cidriver said:
I bouth several devices in Expansys, but always in Spain. By the way, the UK Expansys and Spain Expansys, hope are almost the same, so hope I can buy it at the end of these month.
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u should be able to get it end of the month in europe, the devices should be released in asia by the end of the year if everything goes smoothly, i believe HTC should have released it in europe by then

I sent several mails to Expansys UK and they told me:
Dear Sir,
The handset Only Price: £449.95 (382.94 exc.)
Shipping costs 13.95 ukp. We will accept CC or bank transfer as the payment method.
Regards
Now my question is; I'm not a Brithish citizen, so I think I have not pay for a tax, I'm right?
They still inform me DUE november 23th. Is that right? just wait for a while.

Available in Portugal
Hi;
The WWE version was launched today in Portugal. I think you can buy it in several pt on-line stores like:´
www.lusopix.com
www.minfo.pt
www.fnac.pt
It's also in Corte Inglés or FNAC stores since today.
GLF

leitao.fernandes said:
Hi;
The WWE version was launched today in Portugal. I think you can buy it in several pt on-line stores like:´
www.lusopix.com
www.minfo.pt
www.fnac.pt
It's also in Corte Inglés or FNAC stores since today.
GLF
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Superb! Congratulations!
Any info in Portugal on the promised "available soon" standalone GPS capabillities??

Ohhh ****, I made a stupid buy in FNAC 699€ and MINFO 547€. A lot of different. May I cancel the order? I used my visa card.

cidriver said:
Ohhh ****, I made a stupid buy in FNAC 699€ and MINFO 547€. A lot of different. May I cancel the order? I used my visa card.
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maybe u can try to email them coz different companies have different cancellation policy, might cost u bit of money i believe

The different is to BIG!!! I didn't sleep well the hole night.

u should be so butthurt -_-
btw here in italy cheapest price is 630 euros!
any of your portugal shop sell trinity with italian language?

selling for sgd1298 about euro650 over here in Singapore

The Portuguese Web pages that I saw, offer the device in English.
So in moment, no Italian or other language. Hope the Trinity will sale in hole Europe at the end of next week or in two weeks. And of course, you can buy it in your native language.

German discounter are selling it at 505 to 515 euros, available shortly, - anybody that wants to pay more - enjoy it!

Lucas0511 said:
German discounter are selling it at 505 to 515 euros, available shortly, - anybody that wants to pay more - enjoy it!
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thats quite a price if converter to my country's currency!!! get me a set wouldn't u!!!

cidriver said:
I sent several mails to Expansys UK and they told me:
Now my question is; I'm not a Brithish citizen, so I think I have not pay for a tax, I'm right?
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If they ship to Spain you will have to pay UK VAT. Both the UK and Spain are part of the European Union.

lmf_slacker said:
thats quite a price if converter to my country's currency!!! get me a set wouldn't u!!!
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You might indeed get a good deal, since for export the 16% German VAT is deducted, but of course you pay shipping and Singapore VAT. During my Asian travels for the last two years I noticed that prices in Germany are much better than in Asia, wonder why - these boys toys are made in your backyard
Unfortunately this respected online shop of a large trader only sells within Europe, at 501,12 Euro incl. VAT: http://www.handyattacke.de/cgi/websale6.cgi?shopid=etronixx&subshopid=attacke
But even Amazon Germany is not far behind, at 519 euros: http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000JWEAL4/idealode-21/ref=nosim
My local shop promised to match their price, in case I buy this baby...

I made a cancellaton, why? simple, I ordered last saturday and today I don't have the device. I made a call phone to Portugal and they told me the device is in Portugal yet. So, tomorrow I'll make a trip and at the end of the week end and international trip for long term.
Bye, bye Trinity.!!!! I'm so furious.

>lucas0511 - hehehe don't understand german at all so will give the website a pass thanks anyway!!! but although the price is quite a figure in my country i can have a gurantee in which i would not have if i import from overseas, if the set gets damaged along the way to Singapore it will be a major headache for me already hahaha so will stick to buying the set in SIngapore instead!!!

Where to buy the Trinity in the UK
Hi Guys just to let you know that I popped into Inkino in Central London and they have the whole HTC range. Picked up the Trinity. Good thing is that I was able to try it out and get a feel for the unit. Something that the web experience lacks! What also amazed me was that the also keep the Dell x51v and the Fujitsu Siemens n560 and T830. Thought that I would would just mention this as I thought that these units were only available for purchase on the web. Inkino are at www.inkino.co.uk and their store address is 243 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7QS. What also is useful is that they have a Russian speaker (useful for me!) Their other staff include fluent Chinese and Spanish speakers. I have become a fan of shopping in a shop again! Hope this is useful for anyone struggling to find the Trinity as I know some online sellers had run out of stock.

Buying an Omnia 7

I noticed that on Expansys they have knocked the price of the Omnia 7 down to £349.99 and I was wondering if these are UK specific handsets or EU ones & if they are EU ones what effect if any would there would be in getting updates compared to the UK handset?

Super Chimp said:
I noticed that on Expansys they have knocked the price of the Omnia 7 down to £349.99 and I was wondering if these are UK specific handsets or EU ones & if they are EU ones what effect if any would there would be in getting updates compared to the UK handset?
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Expansys ships from all over EU, so they're generic EU (even in UK, afaik). UK handsets are branded by carriers, so more chances to get updates delayed if you buy a UK Omnia7. If you're considering buying one, try Germany, as there you can find the 16 GB model (not sure if on Expansys though).

EnderPsp said:
Expansys ships from all over EU, so they're generic EU (even in UK, afaik). UK handsets are branded by carriers, so more chances to get updates delayed if you buy a UK Omnia7. If you're considering buying one, try Germany, as there you can find the 16 GB model (not sure if on Expansys though).
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Thanks for that. I know that ones that on the UK website are the 8GB model. But from what you're saying it might be worth a look on there German site just to see.

Super Chimp said:
Thanks for that. I know that ones that on the UK website are the 8GB model. But from what you're saying it might be worth a look on there German site just to see.
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There are a couple of sellers on eBay Germany that you can check out, who supply 16gb versions and are cheaper than Expansys. Mine is 16gb, new, unlocked and unbranded, and arrived in about 3 days. I was given the tracking details so I was able to track my parcel across Europe. The mains adapter came with a 2-pin plug so you'll need to supply your own. When I first turned the phone on I was given an option to switch to English.
The best thing was that when I connected the phone up to Zune it immediately told me that there was an update available (the pre-update). The update was smooth and painless. As the device is unbranded future updates should be available straightaway as they don't need to be "approved" by a carrier first.

I have to confess the one thing I have avoided buying through eBay is expensive electronic items, but I will certainly look into following what you have said.

Super Chimp said:
I have to confess the one thing I have avoided buying through eBay is expensive electronic items, but I will certainly look into following what you have said.
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No need to buy from eBay, if you have bad experiences (I had a couple in hundreds of good purchases).
The price for Omnia 7 16GB on Amazon.de is 299E + cca 7E shipping.
Note: apparently this is still a seller, on Amazon, yesterday there were ones on sale from Amazon, I guess they run out

EnderPsp said:
No need to buy from eBay, if you have bad experiences (I had a couple in hundreds of good purchases).
The price for Omnia 7 16GB on Amazon.de is 299E + cca 7E shipping.
Note
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But Amazon.de don't ship to the UK (at least for that particular item), as I've just tried it. The eBay seller I used also has a shop that you can buy directly from: http://www.es-mobilfunk.de. The price is 289 Euros plus shipping. I went through eBay as I was able to benefit from Paypal buyer protection if needed.
See here for more info:
http://wmpoweruser.com/massive-price-drops-for-windows-phone-7-handsets-in-europe/

Thanks for those links.
I have to say I hadn't noticed price drops in the WP 7 handsets over here, just the Omnia 7.

I don't think the price-drops are as extreme as they're suggesting. I only noticed price drops for the Omnia 7, mainly because I wanted to buy one at the time. Its a good time to buy if you're interested in WP7

Had a look on those sites and I wish I read/spoke German as it would make things a lot easier!

Super Chimp said:
Had a look on those sites and I wish I read/spoke German as it would make things a lot easier!
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I don't speak German either so I used Google Chrome to browse the links for the German sites (it will translate whole pages on the fly for you). I think Firefox will also work if you have the Google Translate add-in installed.

Pdauser92 said:
I don't speak German either so I used Google Chrome to browse the links for the German sites (it will translate whole pages on the fly for you). I think Firefox will also work if you have the Google Translate add-in installed.
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Excellent and thanks for that suggestion.

Sorry for the double post but I must be going blind as I cannot locate that ES-Mobilfunk on eBay?

Super Chimp said:
Sorry for the double post but I must be going blind as I cannot locate that ES-Mobilfunk on eBay?
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Try this link
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370493517978&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

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Try this link
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370493517978&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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Thanks. Now I wonder why that didn't come up when I did a worldwide search on there for the 16GB model.

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

Question to those who bought from amazon.de

If you bought your phone from amazon.de web site, was it intended for german market or is amazon re selling units for other world market? There was an issue with guys purchasing Samsung Galaxy 2 from amazon.com where they find out that their unit was meant for Chilean or Vietnamese market. I am going to purchase from amazon.de and want it to be with german firmware version.
Can you please check? Thank you

carlitos66 said:
If you bought your phone from amazon.de web site, was it intended for german market or is amazon re selling units for other world market? There was an issue with guys purchasing Samsung Galaxy 2 from amazon.com where they find out that their unit was meant for Chilean or Vietnamese market. I am going to purchase from amazon.de and want it to be with german firmware version.
Can you please check? Thank you
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Initially on bootup it is in German. At the wizard press the bottom right button. Select English. Then that's it its an English OS.
Some issues with the market. Its suggestion German ones to me like amazon app and google translate. Fix will be easy.
The instructions are EU and first language is English. Also note it comes with an EU plug.

Also some of the pre-defined browser shortcuts are for .de websites - notably Samsung. Again no problem.
A similar "localisation" occurs wherever you buy it from.

[Q] GNote from Handtec?

Anyone got a GNote from Handtec and NOT get the Polish version? If so when did you buy it?
I believe the polish version has a polish user manual.
Thannks

Yes, preordered from Handtec on Oct. 27th, and got an English version. Back of manual says (English (EU), 10/2011, Rev 1.1).

got from handtec, and it has 2 manuals, one in english, and one in another language, like thai or something. the box is all english on the front and back. what does this indicate about the unit?
p.s. handtec is awesomw, shipped device right away and got it in like 20 hours in texas. fully sealed and brand new.