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Touch HD IdiotSale in Israel

well, 2 people have already offered me the Touch HD as they came from aboard (i didn't even bother to ask from where)... and my tongue was .2 inches from telling them to shove it up their asses.
one offered it to me for 1342$
the other.. and you won't believe if i told you..
offered for 2144$
They're PMing every israeli they can find on this forum with phone numbers to buy from. you're all invited to ignore those dumbasses and approach this in a different direction. I would like to get my hands on one as well.. if anyone knows of a way to order it from France or the UK for reasonable prices without having to pay those annoying Israeli 100% tax demands we can have a group purchase and ship it over here.
unfortunatly my 3rd year in the uni is starting and at a hectic pace so i don't really have time to put into searching..
Thank you

I buy mine in this very serious french website : http://www.pixmania.com/fr/fr/1761264/art/htc/pda-phone-touch-hd.html
After you have to find someone who can bring it back here in israel cause the site doesn't delivered outside Europe

yeah.. that's actually one of the main problems

Jbs_Israel said:
I buy mine in this very serious french website : http://www.pixmania.com/fr/fr/1761264/art/htc/pda-phone-touch-hd.html
After you have to find someone who can bring it back here in israel cause the site doesn't delivered outside Europe
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*loool*
Pixmania... one of the most sucking und unserious "seller" I'd ever seen.
Don't trust that! Pixmania s**ks

D-Jay said:
*loool*
Pixmania... one of the most sucking und unserious "seller" I'd ever seen.
Don't trust that! Pixmania s**ks
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lol, okay, if you tell it....
I have passed a lot of order on this website, no problems at all.
And, i have pre-ordered my Touch HD on it too, so...

i'd buy it there if i had anyone coming from france to israel

D-Jay said:
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Pixmania... one of the most sucking und unserious "seller" I'd ever seen.
Don't trust that! Pixmania s**ks
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I can say they are very serious...at least in Portugal.
I buy alot of stuff there and never had problems.

lol that's just wonderful. no pixmania in israel

don't know if it is of any use, but www.expansys.com seem to ship all over the world. the price of the HD is 525GBP (around 850USD according to www.xe.com). as for the taxes I know that in some countries pocket pcs can pass as "educational goods" (in the same way that personal computers do) therefore you might not need to pay any import tax (although you might be asked to pay VAT). maybe it's worth checking it, if you haven't already.
all the best

Hi I am ready to sell mine for 1100 dollars. I live in Israel, and it is unlocked to all sims. I just recieved it on 2/12/2008 from the uk. I can show you also taxes I paid on it. it was about 1388 shekels

Hey, i live in israel too, managed to get a friend to bring me one from the UK which i bought on expansys. With VAT having just got down its also more reasonable now if you know anyone is doing the trip. Only thing is getting the hebrew on it which is proving a pain.

Nexus One now Available for Pre Order

Guys, The news is that Nexus one is now available for Pre order with Free Shipping but the thing is it costs around $999 on google checkout.......

Where did you find this "news"?

URL?

google checkout eh, link

But this isn't the official google page. 1000$ would be stupid, thy won't sell one device. For 530$ I would get one asap.

Is it just for USA or any news on it coming out in the UK too?

as far s I understood google will ship it worldwide

jamesyb0i said:
google checkout eh, link
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Why would you spend double the price???

Breakthecycle2 said:
Why would you spend double the price???
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Yes, this dosent seem like a good idea. Also from what I understand the big G will be only one actually selling the phone, legally that is.

acerliquid and nexus root
do they have an acer liquid and nexus root yet!??

this doesnt seem very legit to me. I didn't think the nexus had an fm radio rcvr... The phones listed as "import" not covered by manufacturer.

vivek_golecha said:
Guys, The news is that Nexus one is now available for Pre order with Free Shipping but the thing is it costs around $999 on google checkout.......
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Your joking right ahaha, Well that site is just doing that. I wouldnt spend 1000$ on a nexus one and also not on site ive never heard of lol. I will however pay the price that google lists it for.

HumpDdumpD said:
this doesnt seem very legit to me. I didn't think the nexus had an fm radio rcvr... The phones listed as "import" not covered by manufacturer.
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Actually The Broadcomm Chip is capable of FM Receiving i dont think android uses it at release though.

price is only $599 now on there site.. But says Pre-Order..

Better yet...
Better yet:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Nexus-One-U...ell_Phones?hash=item3358e2a75f#ht_5069wt_1165

The price is showing for $599.99 for me on the same page link you sent.
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wir...ic&utm_term=HTCNEXUSBKEU&utm_campaign=froogle

Skyheartblue said:
Better yet:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Nexus-One-U...ell_Phones?hash=item3358e2a75f#ht_5069wt_1165
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20 bucks says the seller doesn't even have one yet. They are just hoping to get more money than its worth before they buy one from Google tomorrow.

dont think i would buy from this seller that has only a 5 feedback rating and only registered since oct 09 .... i would stay far far away

Beware! It looks like a scam....

sthoeft said:
as far s I understood google will ship it worldwide
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Tried to order one today (UK). But i've not been able to even view any page about the phone, so as usual it seems like you have to know someone to ship it from the US to get hold of them.

Google changes plan, will stop selling Nexus One online.

Wow. just plain wow. Did not see this coming at all.
Google will stop selling it online, and instead will let the carriers sell the phone instead.
Reason? Google says it's because customers want a hands-on experience before buying the phone itself.
The online store was for early adopters+niche market.
Just to clarify things up: The Nexus One is not dead, it just won't be available online, only through carriers as stated by the employee:
More retail availability. As we make Nexus One available in more countries we’ll follow the same model we’ve adopted in Europe, where we're working with partners to offer Nexus One to consumers through existing retail channels. We’ll shift to a similar model globally.
From retail to viewing. Once we have increased the availability of Nexus One devices in stores, we'll stop selling handsets via the web store, and will instead use it as an online store window to showcase a variety of Android phones available globally.
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Source:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/google-changes-nexus-one-plans-will-stop-selling-handsets-onlin/

sorry, you're late buddy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=681521

rheza02 said:
sorry, you're late buddy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=681521
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It's different news tho. That one was an article on why Verizon probably didn't carry the Nexus One. This is google officially coming out to say they will stop selling it.
If it really is repetitive, then feel free to lock. 0.o

Does this mean we can finally get subsidized N1s? If so I'm going to sale my N1 while they are still worth something. Then use money to get subsidized one.

The ONLY thing Google has conceded, in no longer exclusively selling the N1 via website, is that people don't want to buy something site-unseen.
Nexus One lives on, but now will be more readily available for people to "kick the tires" before buying.

wondercoolguy said:
Does this mean we can finally get subsidized N1s? If so I'm going to sale my N1 while they are still worth something. Then use money to get subsidized one.
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You can already with t-mobile.
They are probably gonna be available with more plans now though.

Interesting... I wonder how Google is going to get retail stores to showcase the N1? By Google paying the Retailers a portion of the profits for each one sold but maintaining control or by giving the retailers total control over the phone and the retailers paying Google for each N1 sold?
Thoughts?

Shoot, I'm keeping mine. They sold so few of them, it might someday be a collectors item.

So then how are AT&T versions of the N1 to be sold when AT&T clearly doesn't want to sell it?
Google's Blog
I am less than happy about this.

ap3604 said:
Interesting... I wonder how Google is going to get retail stores to showcase the N1? By Google paying the Retailers a portion of the profits for each one sold but maintaining control or by giving the retailers total control over the phone and the retailers paying Google for each N1 sold?
Thoughts?
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IDK, if you were me... would you feel better picking a N1 up in the store or ordering from the online store. I'm liking the online store better for some reason..

So now since my 2 year contract is up on both of my lines, will i be able to get it subsidized through tmobile dirt cheap?

e4604 said:
So now since my 2 year contract is up on both of my lines, will i be able to get it subsidized through tmobile dirt cheap?
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I doubt it and its probably going to sell for the same price $180/2 year.

Why cant they do both ?
Interesting.
BTW this may mark the first time in history a celphone store worker was right. Had one insisting the Nexus One would be avilable in Tmo stores by June.....of course that was followed by "we're also getting the iphone"...so....

jp_macaroni said:
I doubt it and its probably going to sell for the same price $180/2 year.
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Well 180 is better then 570, which is what i paid for my current n1. Although i just might wait and see what else they come out with.

I think this is good news. Im predicting nexus sales will jump up 80%.

FINALLY
Finally, we can stop seeing all these RETARDED articles about "awwwmagad was the nexus one a faylure!?!?"
NO!
The Nexus One was GREAT!!!! The store was not.
If it wasn't for the N1, phones like the Incredible or the Evo would most likely have come out much, much later than they did/will. It certainly raised the bar for "high-end" Android phones, and smartphones in general.
I'm also sad about this, because as attn1 mentioned, what's going to happen when carriers like AT&T don't want to carry a particular phone in the future?? Buying a phone through Google for AT&T was like a big "Hey AT&T, here's a /middle finger for you!"
AND not only does it allow phone manufacturers to make and sell a device without worrying about the carrier blocking it, but it allows for selling it worldwide without even taking into account WHICH carrier it's designed for. Grab the phone, use it in Canada, India, Europe, etc.
How many people on this forum would never have an N1 had it not been for the Google store?
Last but certainly not least, it also leaves the phone bloat-ware free! Can you imagine the Nexus Two with AT&T crapware and not being able to install non-market apps like the Backflop??
I really, really, really hope this isn't the last we've seen of the Google store. There are just too many benefits aside from the above three. At the least, I hope the Google Store will be an addition to carrier-sold phones.

Paul22000 said:
FINALLY
Finally, we can stop seeing all these RETARDED articles about "awwwmagad was the nexus one a faylure!?!?"
NO!
The Nexus One was GREAT!!!! The store was not.
If it wasn't for the N1, phones like the Incredible or the Evo would most likely have come out much, much later than they did/will. It certainly raised the bar for "high-end" Android phones, and smartphones in general.
I'm also sad about this, because as attn1 mentioned, what's going to happen when carriers like AT&T don't want to carry a particular phone in the future?? Buying a phone through Google for AT&T was like a big "Hey AT&T, here's a /middle finger for you!"
AND not only does it allow phone manufacturers to make and sell a device without worrying about the carrier blocking it, but it allows for selling it worldwide without even taking into account WHICH carrier it's designed for. Grab the phone, use it in Canada, India, Europe, etc.
How many people on this forum would never have an N1 had it not been for the Google store?
Last but certainly not least, it also leaves the phone bloat-ware free! Can you imagine the Nexus Two with AT&T crapware and not being able to install non-market apps like the Backflop??
I really, really, really hope this isn't the last we've seen of the Google store. There are just too many benefits aside from the above three. At the least, I hope the Google Store will be an addition to carrier-sold phones.
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Agreed.
Which is why I dont see why they cant do both.
I probably wouldnt have the N1 if it wasnt unlocked and available through Google. I was only a few months into contract.

xManMythLegend said:
Why cant they do both ?
Interesting.
BTW this may mark the first time in history a celphone store worker was right. Had one insisting the Nexus One would be avilable in Tmo stores by June.....of course that was followed by "we're also getting the iphone"...so....
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If you spew bull**** long enough, some of it is bound to come true.

JCopernicus said:
You can already with t-mobile.
They are probably gonna be available with more plans now though.
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I'm on a family plan so I could never get the N1 for anything less than 529.00; I had to wait till some crazy chick on craigs list sold it to me for 400 because she just wanted an Iphone, lol

altarity said:
Shoot, I'm keeping mine. They sold so few of them, it might someday be a collectors item.
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Yea, just like the Jordana is a collectors item....oh wait.

Europeans with american N4

I've bought the Nexus 4 in USA, but i'm Italian. I'm wondering how many europeans bought an USA N4 and what are you planning to do if your phone breaks (since there's no warrantly)

Sell it, then buy one in Italy if you're worried about that. Problem solved

Why not buy a warranty through someone like SquareTrade?

rashad1 said:
Sell it, then buy one in Italy if you're worried about that. Problem solved
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N4 is not selling in Italy ATM
joshnichols189 said:
Why not buy a warranty through someone like SquareTrade?
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Guess squaretrade is only in USA right? If so it's the same problem

I'm pretty sure warranties on these "world phones" apply to all countries and that you can simply contact your local Google Play store and/or LG for possible repairs. Apple certainly works that way as do other multinationals who recognize the fact that people do move from one country to another on occasion.

floepie said:
I'm pretty sure warranties on these "world phones" apply to all countries and that you can simply contact your local Google Play store and/or LG for possible repairs. Apple certainly works that way as do other multinationals who recognize the fact that people do move from one country to another on occasion.
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LG isn't selling Nexus 4 in Italy right now. But i've contacted LG support and they told me the warrantly is valid only for italian products

Well, that's the risk that early adopters take. If the phone works fine for couple of weeks, generally that would mean no manufacturing defects and eventually nothing down the road. IMO - don't put too much thought into it..

floepie said:
I'm pretty sure warranties on these "world phones" apply to all countries and that you can simply contact your local Google Play store and/or LG for possible repairs. Apple certainly works that way as do other multinationals who recognize the fact that people do move from one country to another on occasion.
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That's not how it works. When the i9250 came out last year it was international only. I bought one in the US from an import store and had no warranty at all through Samsung USA. I had to go through Samsung UK.

leobg said:
Well, that's the risk that early adopters take. If the phone works fine for couple of weeks, generally that would mean no manufacturing defects and eventually nothing down the road. IMO - don't put too much thought into it..
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The phone is good now, but you'll never know what's gonna happen. Better safe than sorry

Did you buy it through an Italian retailer, or a US one? If you bought it through a US retailer, you should be good. For example, I bought mine through T-Mobile but bring it back overseas. AFAIK, I should still have it under warranty.

Stryder5 said:
Did you buy it through an Italian retailer, or a US one? If you bought it through a US retailer, you should be good. For example, I bought mine through T-Mobile but bring it back overseas. AFAIK, I should still have it under warranty.
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I bought it from T-mobile.

i don't know why buy a phone without warranty,only for have it instantly...when you can wait 1\2\3 months and take it new with warranty in italy.this afternoon i saw n4 in commercial centres..30\40 days after,but with 24 months warranty...it was not a so big deal!

This might be why you can’t find a Nexus 6 in the Google Play Store right now

http://bgr.com/2014/10/30/nexus-6-sold-out-in-google-play-store/
The publication says the Nexus 6 is “huge” for Google’s future in the smartphone company, and the phone is intended to be sold mainly through carriers, rather than on Google Play.
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Interesting read if for nothing more than the comments

Dumb. Dumb.
Another great flagship phone that next to no one can buy...instead of by design due to a moronic invite system...this time due to a moronic inventory choice.

Heads are going to roll for this 3 years mess: Today Andy Rubin, co-founder and former leader of Google Inc.’s Android mobile business is leaving Google!
Not sure exact reason but....

Skripka said:
Dumb. Dumb.
Another great flagship phone that next to no one can buy...instead of by design due to a moronic invite system...this time due to a moronic inventory choice.
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How is it moronic if numbers say most will buy through a carrier. Seems like a simple choice to me.
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It could be that there is an official agreement to allow carriers to sell most of the devices. Of course, if that were the case they never should have offered a Play Store pre-sale in the first place.

Just seems like a typical BGR article. They're a rag of a site that makes up news

BGR..... I cant even bring myself to click their click bait $*¥+ any more

Benny879 said:
How is it moronic if numbers say most will buy through a carrier. Seems like a simple choice to me.
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When Google has a golden opportunity to sell a device that most carriers haven't even listed on their sites yet or formally announced plans to carry, and make money...it is moronic.
Having a flagship device that no one can buy due to your (Google's) idiotic bureaucratic decision making is how to get people who otherwise are your fan base pissed at you...see the idiocy of One+

Skripka said:
When Google has a golden opportunity to sell a device that most carriers haven't even listed on their sites yet or formally announced plans to carry, and make money...it is moronic.
Having a flagship device that no one can buy due to your (Google's) idiotic bureaucratic decision making is how to get people who otherwise are your fan base pissed at you...see the idiocy of One+
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Its not moronic if that was the condition carriers wanted if they were to carrier the product. I'm pretty sure the men making these decisions know more than the all of us here. Not to mention they have access to numbers and info we don't to make such a decision.
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people need to stop crying and just go into their carrier and buy it there. it's not like it isn't the same phone online.
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The phone isn't even released yet... People need to calm down. Even IF you were able to preorder it would still have been weeks before you got the phone.

NightHawkUndead said:
The phone isn't even released yet... People need to calm down. Even IF you were able to preorder it would still have been weeks before you got the phone.
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But if everyone calmed down, I'd have nothing to entertain myself with for the next couple of weeks...

dtroup64 said:
But if everyone calmed down, I'd have nothing to annoy xda'ers with for the next couple of weeks...
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Fixed. [emoji2]

Prod1702 said:
people need to stop crying and just go into their carrier and buy it there. it's not like it isn't the same phone online.
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Odds are it isn't.
You get some degree of bloat (albeit removable it sounds like) and what is more delayed updates.

Skripka said:
Odds are it isnt.
You get some degree of bloat (albeit removable it sounds like) and what is more delayed updates.
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If its the same model you could just flash the factory image so its no big deal.

Pilz said:
If its the same model you could just flash the factory image so its no big deal.
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tmobile nexus 4 and 5 was the same one from the play store nothing different. it still got the updates from Google. no bloat at all unless Google put it on there. I can't speak about the others. I am buying mine on the 12th from the tmo store and I am sure it will be the same one Google sends out.
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tmobile nexus 4 and 5 was the same one from the play store nothing different. it still got the updates from Google. no bloat at all unless Google put it on there. I can't speak about the others. I am buying mine on the 12th from the tmo store and I am sure it will be the same one Google sends out.
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This is one of two things I was worried about if I have to pick it up from T-Mo:
- 1) I just want to make sure the updates come from Google and not the carrier (T-Mo in this case). Especially since I will be paying all upfront for it since I am prepaid and don't want to sign up for a post paid plan. There's no sense in me having to wait for an update if I'm not tied to any sort of plan or carrier.
- 2) I would very much rather purchase directly from the Play Store if only for the GREAT 1-year hassle-free warranty coverage they have. I had to do a warranty exchange a few weeks ago on my N5, and whole procedure was absolutely painless. I had my replacement device in-hand the very next day.
So, as much as I would prefer to buy it from the Play Store, if the speculation that the majority of sales will be taking place through the carriers and the supply on the Play Store will be scarce, I would just want the T-Mo phone to be EXACTLY like the one they sell in the Play Store, with no carrier meddling/bloatware.

Google news for us in the uk then as long as there is a decent amount of stock as no carriers have listed it as exclusive to either O2, ee, Vodafone or three afaik

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Google news for us in the uk then as long as there is a decent amount of stock as no carriers have listed it as exclusive to either O2, ee, Vodafone or three afaik
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I'm really hoping the same thing doesn't happen in the U.K. with Stock issues
Hopefully its all under control by then, and they just put it on the site for sale and ship the same time as the US

charesa39 said:
This is one of two things I was worried about if I have to pick it up from T-Mo:
- 1) I just want to make sure the updates come from Google and not the carrier (T-Mo in this case). Especially since I will be paying all upfront for it since I am prepaid and don't want to sign up for a post paid plan. There's no sense in me having to wait for an update if I'm not tied to any sort of plan or carrier.
- 2) I would very much rather purchase directly from the Play Store if only for the GREAT 1-year hassle-free warranty coverage they have. I had to do a warranty exchange a few weeks ago on my N5, and whole procedure was absolutely painless. I had my replacement device in-hand the very next day.
So, as much as I would prefer to buy it from the Play Store, if the speculation that the majority of sales will be taking place through the carriers and the supply on the Play Store will be scarce, I would just want the T-Mo phone to be EXACTLY like the one they sell in the Play Store, with no carrier meddling/bloatware.
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1.) Same freaking phone no doubt about it. Its been said a billion times. Updates from google Tmobile bloat
2.) You get next day shipping with Tmobile if you have their insurance plan which I recommend as it extends it past the 1 year google offers.
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