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Touch Hd for £474.99, free shipping in UK

UPDATE... MISTAKE: It is 0.5% cashback not 5%. Sorry all!
That would bring it to £497.49
Play.com price: £499.99
Quidco Cashback: 5% (https://www.quidco.com)
Total cost: £474.99
I think that is the cheapest price in the UK. Play.com only ship mobiles to UK only though.
Very tempting.

Thanks for the link -I already ordered from Clove though - they say stock will be coming in 4th Nov.......but I might order from Play if the dates change - that's a good price!

tboy2000 said:
UPDATE... MISTAKE: It is 0.5% cashback not 5%. Sorry all!
That would bring it to £497.49
Play.com price: £499.99
Quidco Cashback: 5% (https://www.quidco.com)
Total cost: £474.99
I think that is the cheapest price in the UK. Play.com only ship mobiles to UK only though.
Very tempting.
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even cheaper here http://www.bestdigitalmarket.com/view/index/product/HTC-Touch-HD-Blackstone-p-497/

mwatson said:
even cheaper here http://www.bestdigitalmarket.com/view/index/product/HTC-Touch-HD-Blackstone-p-497/
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Yes, I just call them, they reply me that, they will have the HD in stock by next week and it realy cheaper than Expansys, you can even pick it from the shop at Tottenham Court Road, I am going for it. thanks

I am tempted to go down there next week to get it.

Wow! That's a great price. Is there a catch. I a London based too. Shall we all meet up and go there together to Tottenha Court Road? BTW, Uk guys, I am on 3 network. I should be able to use my USIM in the HD right?

When is it coming out at best digital market? I am tempted but I am afraid that I will have problems with my T-Mobile sim and the phone.

mwatson said:
even cheaper here http://www.bestdigitalmarket.com/view/index/product/HTC-Touch-HD-Blackstone-p-497/
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Don't bother guys, to buy from bestdigitalmarket.com, the price has gone up and release date is same as expansys, lucky me that did not cancell my order with expansys..

Anybody had experience ordering from handtec.co.uk? They seem like the best price right now and a Nov 12th availability.

NeedAPhone said:
Anybody had experience ordering from handtec.co.uk? They seem like the best price right now and a Nov 12th availability.
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I've used Handtec a couple of times. On both occasions I had no problems, with quick delivery on stock items. They do seem to slightly undercut many other suppliers. They are shown as an official supplier by HTC.
- Steve

Play appear to have updated their price now - to £519.99 ...

Man why can't these companies stick to one price? Why are the constantly going up and down?

tboy2000 said:
Man why can't these companies stick to one price? Why are the constantly going up and down?
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Because they know that customers like us will ready to pay anything, who cares, I am stick to one place and that is expansys UK, waiting for my order

amireshan said:
Because they know that customers like us will ready to pay anything, who cares, I am stick to one place and that is expansys UK, waiting for my order
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Me too - Clove! ....it's sooo close now I'm twitching!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=260308612336

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=260308612336
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you belong banned for posting that in almost every topic. at least be a man and state that it is you who is selling Touch HD on ebay.
by the way, to start bidding at 500GBP (+ 25 GBP shipping) is a rip off, dude.

According to the new CPW catalogue it's £499.99 from them.

Prices have skyrocketed in the U.S.

Can you believe how the prices have gone up in the U.S. for the unlocked international version? Heck, the price of the GN sold directly from Amazon has gone up a lot even though they don't have any in stock.
I bought one on eBay and the guy cancelled on me after I won the bid.

how much did you pay??

Bought it here for 699 Euros = 893.39 U.S. dollars
How are the prices there?

Check handtec.co.uk, they have been dropping the price each week.
Looks like $650.00 including shipping to US.

I got mine from simply electronics for £480, and it seems to be going down every week.

500 euros on amazon.de.

We have to pay BRL1800 in Brazil for you. That's roughly USD1000. Don't you ****ing dare to ocmplain on your prices =p

MrNetwork said:
Can you believe how the prices have gone up in the U.S. for the unlocked international version? Heck, the price of the GN sold directly from Amazon has gone up a lot even though they don't have any in stock.
I bought one on eBay and the guy cancelled on me after I won the bid.
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Agreed! I was bought one in eBay and had to return it because it was pretty beat up. While I ordered that one prices for new ones were around $650. Now they have shot up over $100! Now I am stuck with a complete set of accessories e.g. case, screen protectors, car dock etc and NO GALAXY NOTE

Here in India, it is available for Rs32250 which is roughly $611. Unfortunately, Flipcart.com doesn't ship overseas.
Black:
http://www.flipkart.com/mobiles/sam...OA--&ref=2d8981d7-2b97-4d58-b86d-29b8e02ac251
White:
http://www.flipkart.com/mobiles/sam...OA--&ref=2d8981d7-2b97-4d58-b86d-29b8e02ac251

The prices were dropping the prior to Christmas on Amazon. The lowest I saw was 638 or so. They started to go back up and I pulled the trigger at 649.90. I noticed they are higher than that now and Global Mobiles higher also and is running out of stock.
Demand must be growing!

At&t version be released soon. once thAt hAppens the prices will come down
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planoman said:
The prices were dropping the prior to Christmas on Amazon. The lowest I saw was 638 or so. They started to go back up and I pulled the trigger at 649.90. I noticed they are higher than that now and Global Mobiles higher also and is running out of stock.
Demand must be growing!
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I got mine at $638. It was briefly $635 but the price went up while I had it in my cart.

dwboston said:
I got mine at $638. It was briefly $635 but the price went up while I had it in my cart.
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we must have been looking at the same time lol!

I got mine 21 days ago and the price when convert to US$ is 687.19. But now the price reduce to US$674.69
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Viamonte said:
We have to pay BRL1800 in Brazil for you. That's roughly USD1000. Don't you ****ing dare to ocmplain on your prices =p
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Paid $665 on Amazon. Will pick it up in the States in less than 2 weeks.

drgopoos said:
At&t version be released soon. once thAt hAppens the prices will come down
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Maybe not, the US one has a nerfed CPU. If you want the real version you still have to import.
I have the import and it is mint with a good screen (no bad pixels or dark areas). I might sell it nd replace with the Galaxy tab 7.7 if that comes out. Still not sure though.

DaveC1964 said:
Maybe not, the US one has a nerfed CPU. If you want the real version you still have to import.
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I think what will help is that the average consumer has no idea what a Snapdragon or an Exynos is; but, one thing is for sure supply goes up prices come down!

I bought mine a couple weeks before christmas on eBay for $680 USD with free shipping.

Once the supply is directed to the large carriers there will most probably be a shortage on the unlocked front,Samsung doesn't manufacture Galaxy Notes alone.

I was originally going to wait for the AT&T version but once I heard about the CPU I plopped 690 for the international, should be here in 4 days, time to say goodbye to skyrocket

Cheapest prices

Let's share the cheapest price we can find for each country...
I did a price compare for UK sites and so far the cheapest I can find is £345 on Clove (clove.co.uk) for the deep-grey 16GB Wifi. That's relatively cheap compared to the prices I've seen so far...
Can anyone recommend clove as a retailer?

404Science said:
Let's share the cheapest price we can find for each country...
I did a price compare for UK sites and so far the cheapest I can find is £345 on Clove (clove.co.uk) for the deep-grey 16GB Wifi. That's relatively cheap compared to the prices I've seen so far...
Can anyone recommend clove as a retailer?
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Also, Expansys.com has the white 16 wifi for £399, and the deep-grey 3G for £479..

Did yo include the Vat?
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I just pre ordered one from Clove UK. I have bought three smartphone from them before and they have always been excellent.
I got the Note 10.1 WiFi 3G, Grey model... It cost me AUD 671.00 - Delivered to me- here in Australia.

globalgpj said:
I just pre ordered one from Clove UK. I have bought three smartphone from them before and they have always been excellent.
I got the Note 10.1 WiFi 3G, Grey model... It cost me AUD 671.00 - Delivered to me- here in Australia.
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Oh, cool! Didn't realise it would be that much cheaper without Vat.
But isn't that on pre-order?

oznick said:
Oh, cool! Didn't realise it would be that much cheaper without Vat.
But isn't that on pre-order?
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Yes, hopefully it won't be too long.
Release date is set for tommorrow, Aug. 16th in the UK.

globalgpj said:
Yes, hopefully it won't be too long.
Release date is set for tommorrow, Aug. 16th in the UK.
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I hope you are right.
Although a couple of other UK stores are getting their stock on the 24th. Considering New Zealand sales are supposed to start 29th, we might be getting them locally about the same time.

404Science said:
Let's share the cheapest price we can find for each country...
I did a price compare for UK sites and so far the cheapest I can find is £345 on Clove (clove.co.uk) for the deep-grey 16GB Wifi. That's relatively cheap compared to the prices I've seen so far...
Can anyone recommend clove as a retailer?
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That price doesn't include VAT and Clove are selling the 3G note for £508, which is more expensive that Expansys.

diverblue said:
That price doesn't include VAT and Clove are selling the 3G note for £508, which is more expensive that Expansys.
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My bad, didn't include VAT. But the Expansys price includes VAT, which makes it cheaper by £15.

Expansys just changed the release date from 24th Aug to 1st Sept. When is the official release here in the UK?
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US Buyers: Importing?

Hey prospective US Buyers, do you plan on importing from an international seller (if so which sellers) or are you waiting for the U.S release?

Galactic2 said:
Hey prospective US Buyers, do you plan on importing from an international seller (if so which sellers) or are you waiting for the U.S release?
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For me, I'll be most likely getting mine from ebay seller never-msrp who is located in US and imports the phones.
http://stores.ebay.com/Never-MSRP/_i.html?_dmd=2&_nkw=xperia&rt=nc&_ipg=192
There is a thread about the seller in the Z2 forums.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2777998

I'll wait and see what Sony is asking on their site. Possibly go the eBay route, Amazon, expansys, or Clove. Currently clove is taking pre-orders at ~$610 USD including shipping, eBay is about $630.

Amazon is my first choice for purchase, or the sony store, then finally ebay
Credit Card points on amazon + prime = shweet

Importing for me!
I got my Sony Xperia Z1 from http://www.clove.co.uk/sony-xperia-z3-compact last time and had zero issues getting it on time and they also do bundles too.
I plan to get the Z3 Compact from them once they get them in stock mid Sept 2014. imo totally worth it since the imported versions usually have nearly all 3G/LTE bands needed too.

I might buy it from ebay. Ebay sends me offers for 4X ebay bucks offers once in a while, which is essentially 8% off.

Looking for the green version, but apparently only http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phones/sony-xperia-z3-compact/monthly?colourCode=GREEN has it for preorder and they don't export

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Looking for the green version
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No price listed yet, but might be an option :
http://www.expansys-usa.com/sony-xperia-z3-compact-unlocked-lte-16gb-green-265640/

I placed a preorder on expansys. they have not priced it yet. I will wait and see the price and decide whether to cancel it.!

Good catch, thanks

is that expansys green for sure the 5803?

Pre-ordered a white Z3c from Handtec.

Quick question: Does importing this to U.S. mean this is a "grey market" device and has no warranty at all?

Clove has it for 500 USD including shipping!
Have anyone ordered from them? Did you have to pay customs duty?

Handtec has it for the same price, and the shipping is a little cheaper.

premneo said:
Clove has it for 500 USD including shipping!
Have anyone ordered from them? Did you have to pay customs duty?
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$500 usd? Isn't it £350 on Clove... which translates to $568? (not even including shipping)

ap3604 said:
$500 usd? Isn't it 350 pounds on Clove... which translates to $568? (not even including shipping)
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For us US buyers we dont pay VAT so it is 290 pounds + shipping. Shipping is cheaper at handtec.

premneo said:
For us US buyers we dont pay VAT so it is 290 pounds + shipping. Shipping is cheaper at handtec.
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Interesting, I just asked this question earlier and got the exact opposite response
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ap3604 said:
1) Do I have to pay "VAT" if I'm importing to the United States?
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You'll need to pay the vat as it's been sold in the UK and the taxman will want his cut of that sale.
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Also does anyone know if Sonys warranty on the Z3 compact will work in the U.S.?

ap3604 said:
Interesting, I just asked this question earlier and got the exact opposite response
Also does anyone know if Sonys warranty on the Z3 compact will work in the U.S.?
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I looked at clove FAQ here.
http://www.clove.co.uk/international-customers
See the section " Can I remove VAT from my order"
It says "Customers outside of the EU are not charged VAT on any order."

ap3604 said:
Interesting, I just asked this question earlier and got the exact opposite response
Also does anyone know if Sonys warranty on the Z3 compact will work in the U.S.?
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My bad, just checked up, no you don't have to pay the vat.

Amazon White Z3c £291

Cheap cheap cheap
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00N8N48FY/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/275-2031194-3265835
Pre-order the Sony Z3 or Z3 Compact Smartphone from Amazon.co.uk get a £10 Amazon voucher when your phone ships. Offer ends at 11:59pm BST on Monday, 29 September

Shame its only the white one otherwise I'd changed my preordrr in a heartbeat. Still seriously tempted - its effectively £281 with the voucher.

tilal6991 said:
Shame its only the white one otherwise I'd changed my preordrr in a heartbeat. Still seriously tempted - its effectively £281 with the voucher.
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They have Black and Orange as well

King p1n said:
They have Black and Orange as well
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Not at the same price

I just looked, its not at that price at all now, still cheaper via Clove at this time.
£428.95 + FREE UK delivery
This item is due to be released on September 29, 2014. Please note that release dates are subject to change.
Sold by total digital stores
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Given that the price appears to have changed within an hour, it was probably a pricing error or something.

Yep... Now disappeared

did anybody get it at 291£? that would border on stealing

Managed to get the deal but now it's a waiting game to see if they will honour it. Prefer black and orange but can't complain if I can get it at that price.

I got it yesterday at € 404,43 on amazon.it, but today they cancelled the order saying the price was wrong. (19% off, from € 499)

Pyres said:
I got it yesterday at € 404,43 on amazon.it, but today they cancelled the order saying the price was wrong. (19% off, from € 499)
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Too bad the lower price at €281 even better .
Wonder what these will go for in USA - I see Welectronics has them as preorder for $699. Factory Unlocked.
Do you think we will see $500-$550

robertkoa said:
Too bad the lower price at €281 even better .
Wonder what these will go for in USA - I see Welectronics has them as preorder for $699. Factory Unlocked.
Do you think we will see $500-$550
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Clove/Handtec are at the 290 british pounds. With 2 day fedex shipping, Handtec is £301.89 which translates to $494 assuming your credit card doesn't charge foriegn transaction fees (~505 with paypal including fee). What makes the 291 price the norm in America is that we don't pay 20% vat (national sales tax) on the purchase.

Early Pricing of Z3 Compact
On the UK Site for SONY which I was directed to in order to purchase Z3 Compact direct from SONY the price
was 429 Pounds which is unfortunately about $701. lol
If it was $500 I would SERIOUSLY have shipped to USA via paypal , Site said free shipping, not sure if they would ship to USA.
Shipping date was September 26.
Switching to USA Sony via same Parent Site, no ordering or preordering options yet- a little strange maybe.
Assuming a little fine tuning in the Camera Software, a Manual with some semi Auto Modes where you can easily tweek exposures AND a little better QC on the Speakerphones so they are clear like the big Z3 and
this little Z3 Compact will be a great phone- probably worth $700 but ouch thats a lot for a Phone but hopefully I can get for $600.
Never MSRP on Ebay has preorder price at $ 629.

Well, I live in NY and ordered the Z3 Compact from Handtec for $504 through paypal so that is a doable thing (the thread clove special offer is about clove and handtec having the $504-515 preorder price with a free case/phone charger).