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Galaxy S III Pricing, Availability and Pre Order Thread

Figured I'd make this one stop thread for early adopters like myself wanting to get the device on launch date. Or even those who cant get it on launch date but to use as a future reference.
I'm in the US on ATT hoping to get it same day shipped on released.
Remeber if you are in us you dont pay VAT
Expansys USA
$694.99
Handtech
£416.49
Clove.co.uk
£429.00
Negielectronics
$805
Play.com
£499.99
carphonewarehouse
£499.95
Mobilefun.co.uk
£544.95 including VAT
Gummobile
599 pounds
Amazon.de
EUR 588,90
Mobicity
$999.00
Expansys UK

Hspa+ bands on the international will most likely work on att right? But not lte?
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Most likely so, as I use the I9100 with hspa+ and unlimited data for $15.
I personally don't mind not having lte, especially since nyc hspa gives me 4-6 down and 2 up unlimited.
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Where you fellas (and ladies..) plan on ordering from? I know of Expansys and Negri Electronics..just curious if these are a popular place to order or pre order the upcoming SGS3 as this will be my first pre-order ..
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Coreym said:
Where you fellas (and ladies..) plan on ordering from? I know of Expansys and Negri Electronics..just curious if these are a popular place to order or pre order the upcoming SGS3 as this will be my first pre-order ..
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My two places of choice are expansys uk and clove.co.uk. Either one of those two I'll be ordering mine from. I usually get overnight AM delivery with expansys coming to New York

Coreym said:
Where you fellas (and ladies..) plan on ordering from? I know of Expansys and Negri Electronics..just curious if these are a popular place to order or pre order the upcoming SGS3 as this will be my first pre-order ..
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I've pre-ordered mine from Expansys NZ.
For any other Kiwis around here:
Expansys
Mobicity
Two places I've found available for pre-order so far. Mobicity have a price, Expansys don't (yet). Although Mobicity will want payment up front.

BuddyLee said:
My two places of choice are expansys uk and clove.co.uk. Either one of those two I'll be ordering mine from. I usually get overnight AM delivery with expansys coming to New York
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How's amazon for this kind of stuff?
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BJ van Beethoven said:
I've pre-ordered mine from Expansys NZ.
For any other Kiwis around here:
Expansys
Mobicity
Two places I've found available for pre-order so far. Mobicity have a price, Expansys don't (yet). Although Mobicity will want payment up front.
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For me personally it is also important to consider insurance. If I'm forking over 700 US$ I want to protect my investment
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Amazon has them but hardly ever at release date. MoCity usually have them but the price is normally more expensive from what I remembered. Clove normally had the best price.
But from my experience with clove and expansys, you have to pay upfront. But remember this for those in the USA, if you order from UK sites we don't pay vat and the total including shipping is cheaper than ordering from America.
With regards to insurance, never had a problem personally, but if I did samsung has warranty covering it.
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I ordered by Galaxy Nexus through Handtec (handtec.co.uk) and had a good experience with them. If I do pull the trigger and order a GS3 then I will probably do it through them. Depending on price.

Expansys been taking pre orders for them.
Expansys UK
Expansys US
Negri Electronics
Carphone Warehouse

I always buy electronics from Negri. There probably the best customer service I've dealt with. It all comes down to personal preference with this type of stuff.
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S3 accessories up at expansys

BuddyLee said:
Expansys been taking pre orders for them.
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Has expansys uk removed the pre-order link? I can't find yesterdays link.

BuddyLee said:
S3 accessories up at expansys
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I saw accessories like battery, dock etc .... but whats up with stylus ?

nilste said:
Has expansys uk removed the pre-order link? I can't find yesterdays link.
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Yup it's gone.
Here is hoping that will come back later on today, with a shipping date due in the next 4-5 days... Fingers crossed..

The pre order links are back up on expansys for both white and blue colors as well as 16, 32 and 64 gb versions. I pre ordered all six as I am not sure which color or size is going to be available on release date.
Oh you don't have to pay upfront to pre order
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Excuse the noobness... I'm Canadian, can I buy the euro phone to work in Canada because they are both be GSM? Is it all the same?
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ciscostud said:
Excuse the noobness... I'm Canadian, can I buy the euro phone to work in Canada because they are both be GSM? Is it all the same?
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this first release of S3 will only work on Bell, Rogers, Fido, Telus
I'll wait for the Tmo release, which is usually like the 3rd incarnation of the same phone every year
as AT&T and Verizon or Sprint usually gets the 2nd generation release of the same phone

BuddyLee said:
The pre order links are back up on expansys for both white and blue colors as well as 16, 32 and 64 gb versions. I pre ordered all six as I am not sure which color or size is going to be available on release date.
Oh you don't have to pay upfront to pre order
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Where do you see 32 and 64 gb versions? I only find 16 gb.

[UK] Nexus 7 UK Discussion Thread

Hi there!
I just purchased a Nexus 7 FHD 32GB from scan for £239.99, Their site says i will get it on the 28th but it has not been marked dispatched yet, and release date for UK is the 30th. So all you UK customers come out and say what deal you got where and how you intend to purchase your brand new baby. Make this a thread for all UK customers to see where and how they can get their nexus 7, and if you have had issues, tell us your story.
I will update OP for any info that may need to be at top.
For an overview of the Nexus 7 and Chromecast release check this video.
DEALS
16GB
Tesco Direct: £199 LINK
SCAN: £199.39 LINK
32GB
Tesco Direct: £239 LINK
SCAN: £239.18 LINK

I think the launch date is the 28th for UK. I have pre-ordered from Tesco - 16G wifi only for £179 (including the bank holiday offer of £20 off tesco direct). Tesco states launch on the 28th, expect delivery before 2nd. Hoping it might arrive by the weekend but probably depends on volume of preorders.

Yeah, UK launch is tomorrow, 28th. I plan to walk nonchalantly into my local Argos and pick one up in the morning.

Ebuyer shipped mine to me last week, had 2 of them in my hands by Friday

I ordered mine from Amazon.co.uk, 32 GB, shipped to NL for 299 euro.
Estimated delivery time August 30/31.

Does anybody knows a site in the UK where the nexus 7 is available that ships internationally and also uses Paypal for paying?(Other then Ebay)

I chased my currys pre-order today. They still had it down for delivery after September 13th, they pushed the order through as they did have stock but said it would be delivered in a couple of days. Being impatient as I am in asked them to cancel the order and ordered from ebuyer who have plenty in stock.
It's due for delivery tomorrow now and I can't wait to get my hands on it! I might have accidentally upgraded to the 32gb model in the process but shhhh... I haven't told the missus yet, I'm hoping she won't notice!
Had anyone else ordered from currys?
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Sorry for the duplicate post if you are following the European thread too, I posted there first but then noticed this thread.
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worldboss said:
Does anybody knows a site in the UK where the nexus 7 is available that ships internationally and also uses Paypal for paying?(Other then Ebay)
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what country?
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Got mine from Amazon.co.uk marketplace 10 days ago.

big_b0sss said:
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I live in Belgium

Purchased mine from Ebuyer on Monday and it should arrive Wednesday. Cannot wait.

Just checked the Play Store out of curiosity - the new Nexus 7 is live. I presume it went live at midnight. Ordered mine from Ebuyer though, to get it on Thursday.

Any discount code from the retailers? Planning of getting the 32GB WiFi, but considering LTE.
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I know it's not relevant but holy sh*t... the Nexus 4 is £199 now. On topic, my Nexus 7 should arrive in the next few hours. :good:

worldboss said:
I live in Belgium
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well ebay would be the only option for u atm pixel deals does delivery within eu. by the way if u have any friends living in uk ask them if they would send one out for you
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Mine should arrive this morning, just a few hours, I hope the ones in the uk are a fresh batch with lower defect rate. It seems the prices have levelled off at £199 for 16GB and £239 for 32GB, I have not seen the LTE variant yet but i believe that would go for £299 32GB, but again i am not sure. :laugh:

I paid for the Express AM service from Parcelforce on Ebuyer so it might be here in the next hour or so. I literally cannot wait.

worldboss said:
I live in Belgium
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You can buy from Amazon.co.uk.
They deliver internationally.
I placed my order yesterday to ship to The Netherlands.

gogol said:
You can buy from Amazon.co.uk.
They deliver internationally.
I placed my order yesterday to ship to The Netherlands.
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Yes but I only can buy with paypal and they don't work with that.
is this a good and trustworthy site for buying the nexus 7; http://www.tiptopelectronics.co.uk/ ?

Got mine in PC World this morning, after going Click & Collect and getting the whole dickhead salesman monologue- "You should buy one of these MiFi things so you can go online on the go despite having just told me you have a 1GB mobile allowance for tethering and rarely use more than 200MB of it", "Oh you need to buy antivirus, whenever you go online with it you could catch a virus", "Here's a case for it [Points to Nexus 7 Mk 1 case], you should totally get one in case you drop it", "You should take out our Piece of Mind plan that's twice what your accidental damage premium is, in case you GET A VIRUS or you DROP IT TWICE".
After all that the ****ing thing had some of the Taiwanese wildlife wedged into the bezel where it got crushed when they installed the glass and the display suffered from major touchscreen fail. Went straight back and got it replaced for a unit which, mercifully, works fine. Great device.

Another UK retailer pricing at £479, screenshot, reservations, estimated availability

Another UK retailer pricing the 16GB Wifi only 2014 edition at £479.
My colleague reserved the note 2014 edition on Friday at John Lewis Oxford Street in London:
Notification via telephone call when stock arrives, reservations held for 7 days after stock arrival and
best of all no deposit required.
Cashier gave an estimated arrival date of October 14th.
They even managed to grab an inventory screenshot. (Attached)
Strangely, the colour is not specified in the inventory listing.
Exact John Lewis Product code: 86010167 (would advise using the product code to avoid delays & confusion)
Above product code is not currently returning any results on the John Lewis Website.
Not sure if the product is on the system across all John Lewis store or only at Oxford Street.
All the best......

Great find! I'm slightly more optimistic now, I was worried we'd be getting it in November like Canada. I have quite a few friends who work in John Lewis so I'll do some interrogating I think! No word on a 32GB model?

INTERNET EXPLORER!!! Save this computer by installing chrome!!
BTW is it 479 with VAT? If yes, How much would it be w/o? tnx

nebsif said:
INTERNET EXPLORER!!! Save this computer by installing chrome!!
BTW is it 479 with VAT? If yes, How much would it be w/o? tnx
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That would be with 20% VAT, so excluding VAT is ~£399.

I just received the following email from John Lewis Customer Service Representative:
Thank you for your enquiry regarding the 32GB Samsung Galaxy Note 2014 with Wi-Fi in black.
We currently do not know when we are likely to receive stock of the above item; however, the product code you provided is for the 16GB model. Although we do not have a date for stock we should receive a consignment of stock in the near future. If you have not already done so your local John Lewis store may be able to advise when stock is likely to arrive.

Available at the Samsung store Westfield!!
Hey Guys!! I happened to be in Westfield (Stratford) today and decided to pop in to the Samsung store to find out when the new Note 10.1 2014 would be in stock.
And it apparently had been in stock from earlier on this week!! They only have the White 16GB wifi version available at the moment, no information/availability regarding any other model/colours, no accessories and it cost £479.00 inc VAT.
I wanted the Black version but mannn I could not wait! Ended up purchased the White one haha, the screen is really awesome took me literally 2 minutes to crack and impulse buy !!

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Hey Guys!! I happened to be in Westfield (Stratford) today and decided to pop in to the Samsung store to find out when the new Note 10.1 2014 would be in stock.
And it apparently had been in stock from earlier on this week!! They only have the White 16GB wifi version available at the moment, no information/availability regarding any other model/colours, no accessories and it cost £479.00 inc VAT.
I wanted the Black version but mannn I could not wait! Ended up purchased the White one haha, the screen is really awesome took me literally 2 minutes to crack and impulse buy !!
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Nice! I'm going to hold out for a black 32GB model. I really hope its coming within a fortnight.
EDIT: Found a listing for the 16GB white version here, £529

Hey can you share a screen shot please of the available space for the 16gb model? Thanks
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Hey can you share a screen shot please of the available space for the 16gb model? Thanks
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Sure!

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Sure!
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Are you able to move apps to the SD card on this?

Ryangan said:
Are you able to move apps to the SD card on this?
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I can move apps to the SD card on my galaxy S4 so the tablet should do the same.

I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but it looks like the UK will not be getting it until November, although the 16GB white model may be out a bit earlier:
http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-101-2014-edition

I just ordered a black 16gb model (greece). It should arrive by Wednesday! So excited!
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Lympe said:
I just ordered a black 16gb model (greece). It should arrive by Wednesday! So excited!
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Is there a 32GB model available in Greece?

Lympe said:
I just ordered a black 16gb model (greece). It should arrive by Wednesday! So excited!
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From Public or Plaisio ?
Ryangan said:
Is there a 32GB model available in Greece?
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So far only the 16GB model is available in Greece.

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Lympe said:
I just ordered a black 16gb model (greece). It should arrive by Wednesday! So excited!
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Which Greek website did you order from? Also do you have to pay any vat charges once it arrives ?
I asked samsung uk on twitter and they stated that it will be available end of October
Will order from ebay from the US

vivekfurtado said:
Which Greek website did you order from? Also do you have to pay any vat charges once it arrives ?
I asked samsung uk on twitter and they stated that it will be available end of October
Will order from ebay from the US
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Same here with samsung Greece.... better ask some major retailer in UK!
The only Greek site i have found so far :http://www.plaisio.gr/laptop-tablet...-P600-10-1-2014-Wifi-Black-SM-P6000ZKEEUR.htm

I'm trying to decide between these two listings on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-SM-...31040611190?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item4d138edb76
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAMSUNG-G...ROID-4-3-/380740516313?_trksid=p2054897.l4276
I would go for the US listing, but I need it by the 26th (when I go on a trip to Beijing, need something to watch all my movies on!)
Gone for the latter, don't like the white. Would have really liked 32GB but 16GB should be enough for two or three movies and all my apps.

Ryangan said:
I'm trying to decide between these two listings on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-SM-...31040611190?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item4d138edb76
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAMSUNG-G...ROID-4-3-/380740516313?_trksid=p2054897.l4276
I would go for the US listing, but I need it by the 26th (when I go on a trip to Beijing, need something to watch all my movies on!)
Gone for the latter, don't like the white. Would have really liked 32GB but 16GB should be enough for two or three movies and all my apps.
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I found an ebay seller selling the 32gb from the US - however he ran out but assured me hw would have some more on wednesday.
Its just irritating that we can get it outside the UK but not in the country.
o you have to pay any vat if ordered from europe?

The 16Gb version is also available on the German Amazon website and seems to be shipping to the UK

Anyone order from Samsung directly?

I placed my "pre order" for the 32GB white model on September 28th I think it was (from Samsung's online store). Still listed as being on backorder.
Anyone else order from Samsung? Have you received your device yet?
Rob
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rcatron said:
I placed my "pre order" for the 32GB white model on September 28th I think it was (from Samsung's online store). Still listed as being on backorder.
Anyone else order from Samsung? Have you received your device yet?
Rob
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I pre-ordered my 32GB version from Samsung as well. A few days after the units began shipping, and hearing no word from Samsung, I canceled the pre-order and ordered one from Amazon. I had it the next day.

brcosmas said:
I pre-ordered my 32GB version from Samsung as well. A few days after the units began shipping, and hearing no word from Samsung, I canceled the pre-order and ordered one from Amazon. I had it the next day.
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Hmmmm, I don't like the sound of that. I emailed them and was told that the item is on backorder. Not much of a pre order. I wanted to use bill me later 6 month deal, so I guess I will hold out....
Thanks
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just ordered uk

just ordered mine today 26/05 here in the uk i get it thursday 28/05 cant wait

Awesome, where did you order it from?

sharp910sh said:
Awesome, where did you order it from?
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car phone warehouse

Ordered mine earlier from Clove
Appears they have stock now so I should have this tomorrow
LG G4 Tan leather £518.39 delivered RMSD

Could you add where, price/deal and colour? Would be really helpful...

Ordered from Handtec.co.uk - £543.47, Red Leather (including Delivery).
No Freebies, but I bought it from there as they don't charge straight away when you pre-order.
Spoke with them on their live chat on Monday and they are expecting stock by the end of the week.

Ordered from mobilefun.co.uk, 520/brown leather + tempered glass screen protector - but ustomer supports told me they're expecting stock on 19/06?!
Can anyone confirm once they've gotten a shipment today from any of the other UK retailers, might just order 2 and sort this mobilefun one later if theyre incompetent.

Received mine from carphone today! It feels bigger than the G3 and you get 2 covers!
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monkmeister901 said:
Received mine from carphone today! It feels bigger than the G3 and you get 2 covers!
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It IS bigger...
Just a tad, but bigger [emoji12]

MooseJC said:
Ordered from mobilefun.co.uk, 520/brown leather + tempered glass screen protector - but ustomer supports told me they're expecting stock on 19/06?!
Can anyone confirm once they've gotten a shipment today from any of the other UK retailers, might just order 2 and sort this mobilefun one later if theyre incompetent.
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Clove have stock and are dispatching today