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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.

Buying in USA or waiting in Canada

Hey guys, I'm from Canada and I'm planning to buy a tablet and decided to go with the note because of the multiscreen function and the s pen that could help me in my studies! Anyway my girlfriend parents are going to New Hampshire next week and they said they wouldn't mine buying one for me (obviously I would repay them ).
So I just wanted to know your opinions on either waiting for the note to come in canada (will be available to pre order soon at future shop) or make my gf parents buy one from the US and if so where would be a good place that would have them in stock? I don't want to make them drive everywhere to get it so somewhere not to complicated like a walmart, etc??
Thanks
PS: The sooner I get it, the better it is, I just can't wait anymore!!!!
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I remember driving around everywhere here in Maryland trying to find it when it came out. I could only find it available at Best Buy's, but they were sold out at every location. I tried looking at Office Depot, Staples, Target, and Walmart but the best tablet they were selling was the Tab 10.1 2 or the Nexus 7. I would just check Best Buy online or have one shipped to a store for pickup in NH if they are sold out so they can physically pick it up. Just check shipping times.

Some of these early models have some QC issues like light bleed. You may want to wait and buy it from a retailer who can accept a return if you are unlucky and get a faulty unit.
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Yeah maybe try amazon they have a good return policy if anything.
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Wait for the Canadian release on the 26 of Sept, the 32gb is going for $499.00 compared to $550.00 in the US.

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Wait for the Canadian release on the 26 of Sept, the 32gb is going for $499.00 compared to $550.00 in the US.
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Yeah I could but its probly gonna be impossible to find one, I may have to pre order it. I was also thinking buying one from ebay.ca because Amazon.ca only has one at 800$, but they all ship from the US. I dont want to be caught wiht a surprise bill or some like that ... haha i dont know haha
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jojo1419 said:
Yeah I could but its probly gonna be impossible to find one, I may have to pre order it. I was also thinking buying one from ebay.ca because Amazon.ca only has one at 800$, but they all ship from the US. I dont want to be caught wiht a surprise bill or some like that ... haha i dont know haha
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I'll sell you mine for $799

mitchellvii said:
I'll sell you mine for $799
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haha you dont like it or what? and ebay.ca has some for 500$ but the problem is they all ship from the US :S my best choice would probly to pre order it from best buy and wait till the 3rd of oct lol
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jojo1419 said:
haha you dont like it or what? and ebay.ca has some for 500$ but the problem is they all ship from the US :S my best choice would probly to pre order it from best buy and wait till the 3rd of oct lol
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Lol no I like it fine. Ill just sell you mine, buy another one and pocket $300.
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No sales tax in New Hampshire tho

mitchellvii said:
Lol no I like it fine. Ill just sell you mine, buy another one and pocket $300.
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Im canadian. Got mine in the states from amazon. Its flawlwss. Go for it. As long as theyre gone for 48 hours you don't have to pay any aditional costs for it.

Noxey said:
Im canadian. Got mine in the states from amazon. Its flawlwss. Go for it. As long as theyre gone for 48 hours you don't have to pay any aditional costs for it.
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What I think I'll do is to get my gf parents look for one and if there's one they'll buy it and if not I'll pre order it from bestbuy.ca thats my plan for now
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Why would you pay $499.00 for a 16gb when for the same amount can get you a 32gb?

Lokks said:
Why would you pay $499.00 for a 16gb when for the same amount can get you a 32gb?
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I got mine from B&H. It's definitely an American company, but it arrived 4 days later (cheapest option) and never seemed to spend any time in customs. The package said that it was from the B&H warehouse... in Etobicoke. I had to pay sales tax, but no duty/customs/import fees.
I'm in Calgary, so 4 days from Ontario is pretty quick! There's no way it could have crossed the border as well.
Anyways, if your girlfriend's parents can't find one in NH, I'd recommend B&H (bhphotovideo.com). I've bought camera stuff from them for years, and I've never had any "surprise" cross-border fees.

Charbucks said:
I got mine from B&H. It's definitely an American company, but it arrived 4 days later (cheapest option) and never seemed to spend any time in customs. The package said that it was from the B&H warehouse... in Etobicoke. I had to pay sales tax, but no duty/customs/import fees.
I'm in Calgary, so 4 days from Ontario is pretty quick! There's no way it could have crossed the border as well.
Anyways, if your girlfriend's parents can't find one in NH, I'd recommend B&H (bhphotovideo.com). I've bought camera stuff from them for years, and I've never had any "surprise" cross-border fees.
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I think you guys are missing the point. In Canada the 32 gb will cost you $499. In the US the 16gb is the $499 and the 32gb is $550. So you getting more for your money if you buy it in Canada.
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Lokks said:
I think you guys are missing the point. In Canada the 32 gb will cost you $499. In the US the 16gb is the $499 and the 32gb is $550. So you getting more for your money if you buy it in Canada.
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True... I forgot to actually reply to your post when I replied to your post!
The only advantage I can see from ordering from the States is getting the white one, and getting it faster. When I ordered mine in mid-August, Canada wasn't on the horizon. Now that it is though, I might have waited.
On the other hand, I've never come anywhere close to the 16 GB on my Nexus S (it's reading 11 free right now), so I really don't care about the extra space. I do like the white better than the grey, so I'm not kicking myself right now.

Lokks said:
I think you guys are missing the point. In Canada the 32 gb will cost you $499. In the US the 16gb is the $499 and the 32gb is $550. So you getting more for your money if you buy it in Canada.
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Rather than take his word or it...
Here's the page at Best Buy Canada
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product...spx?path=a6bfe466fb6bf1457fa62816fbf99aaaen02

Hey everyone, I happy to say that I just bougth the note on my lunch break today, they had some at staples, so I went there and picked one up. Didnt had the time to play with it cuz I still have one University class but cant wait after to play with it
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It has now been released in Canada.

Lokks said:
It has now been released in Canada.
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Yes. But Staples is selling the 16GB for $499. Best buy and Futureshop is selling their 32gb for $499
Better wait few days so you get better deal

Clove now has pricing and orders

It's 440 pounds (+ VAT for the EU), shipping first week of October. My phone should arrive by my birthday.

Using Note from the EU work on AT&T USA
Looking to buy international, but not sure if it will work on AT&T USA and have 4G service working on it. I don't have LTE in my area so I don't care about that.

Good news...op,did clove withdraw your money with the pre order?
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SeanX said:
It's 440 pounds (+ VAT for the EU), shipping first week of October. My phone should arrive by my birthday.
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God speed man.... God speed!

Im ready to order but still cant find any information on which lte bands it uses. Need 1800mhz lte here in oz.
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copualt3 said:
Good news...op,did clove withdraw your money with the pre order?
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No, I pre-ordered last week, but they only charged me today after confirming price and availability.
Sean

schism78 said:
Im ready to order but still cant find any information on which lte bands it uses. Need 1800mhz lte here in oz.
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Much easier here in NZ, no LTE

schism78 said:
Im ready to order but still cant find any information on which lte bands it uses. Need 1800mhz lte here in oz.
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I dont really care about lte...they are quite expensive in aussie atm. Perhaps by the time note3 came out it will be cheaper.
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chrispyutec said:
Looking to buy international, but not sure if it will work on AT&T USA and have 4G service working on it. I don't have LTE in my area so I don't care about that.
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I don't have lte on my service but i m pretty sure it will work on regular AT&T 3g/HSDPA+
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schism78 said:
Im ready to order but still cant find any information on which lte bands it uses. Need 1800mhz lte here in oz.
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The model that is on preorder at Clove, the n7100, does NOT have any lte capability. 3G only.
The n7105 model with lte comes out a bit later.

Super expensive, 670€, 100 more than euro prices of holland, germany or austria.
Greedy clove as always, not buying there.

i just purchased it -VAT as it's shipping to AU
480GBP = 746AUD inc shipping

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Super expensive, 670€, 100 more than euro prices of holland, germany or austria.
Greedy clove as always, not buying there.
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Who's selling it cheaper? If you are not in the UK, you don't pay VAT so its 551€ + shipping. I paid £464 including shipping to NZ.

Now that the wait is on, I'm more concerned with CM10 support

SeanX said:
Who's selling it cheaper? If you are not in the UK, you don't pay VAT so its 551€ + shipping. I paid £464 including shipping to NZ.
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We pay vat in all of euro zone.
most of german stores sell it at 570€, try in google.de and shopping zone.

ipguy said:
i just purchased it -VAT as it's shipping to AU
480GBP = 746AUD inc shipping
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Quite cheap heh?!....I have also ordered a mirror screen protector with the phone
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The model that is on preorder at Clove, the n7100, does NOT have any lte capability. 3G only.
The n7105 model with lte comes out a bit later.
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On the handtec website....it says it has 4G LTE but it is the N7100 model as well:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.ph...16gb--n7100--sim-free-unlocked--marble-white-
I'm a bit confused, I thought the new Note 2 has LTE support, which is something new!???

They must be wrong.

For what it's worth, PhoneArena said it has LTE support as well.
Not saying they're right, but who knows

I got an email back from clove this morning stating that the veraion they are stocking is 3g and not lte.
"As 4G / LTE has only begun trials in the UK very recently the version of the Note 2 we are receiving next week will not be LTE compatible. EE will probably have a locked down LTE version of the Note 2 at some point in the future, hopefully this year, which means a SIM free version may become available. If it does and we have access to it then we will place it for sale on the website
Regards
Josh
Sales Team
Clove Technology"
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I pre-ordered mine from clove, but ended up actually buying one (well, ordering and paying for one) from , because of some issues paying for it on the website. Handtec have got the same dates listed, so it's just a case of waiting for it to arrive now.
Swyped from my finger to your face, on my Samsung Galaxy Note.

1 day sale note 10.1 $380

Came across this dont know if I can post this but I paid alot more for mine figured id share 8 hrs left
http://1saleaday.com/wireless/
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specs
condition: Manufacturer refurbished
packaging: Retail box
warranty: 90 day
manufacturer: Samsung
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not sure how much of a deal this is. Considering you can get the 32GB for $449 at BestBuy Canada
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/samsung-samsung-galaxy-note-10-1-32gb-android-4-0-tablet-with-exynos-4412-processor-grey-gt-n8010eaexac/10220829.aspx

With only a 90 day warranty you'd probably want/need to add SquareTrade which is another $100 making it $480. How great a deal it is depends on how you feel about a 90 day vs. a 1 year warranty.

Absolutely never buy from 1 sale a day. They ship slow ( took 3 weeks once) and only offer 21 day returns from date of purchase. Horrible customer service.

I bought my 32gb in Canada for 449 at future shop as well. For once somethings cheaper in Canada. I belive the 16gb is 499 in the US.
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I bought my 32gb in Canada for 449 at future shop as well. For once somethings cheaper in Canada. I belive the 16gb is 499 in the US.
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You could have gotten it for 399 on New Years. It got cheaper after boxing week. :laugh:

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Came across this dont know if I can post this but I paid alot more for mine figured id share 8 hrs left
http://1saleaday.com/wireless/
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this is the 16G, so this is not a deal at all

I'm buying mine at the end of this month. I hope CES newer tablets make the price of the 10.1 go down some.
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klau1 said:
You could have gotten it for 399 on New Years. It got cheaper after boxing week. :laugh:
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I actually got one extra on the new year sale from them. Will be returning it next week, still sealed.
Can sell it at cost, if someone interested. Toronto/gta area

Note 3 for Full No Commitment Price?

Do you guys think the Note 3 is worth getting at $725? I don't have an upgrade, but am really want to get the Note 3..

That's a super hefty price for just a phone! I don't think it's worth it. Maybe at $500? I'd take it.

lol
This phone costs 1000 usd in norway and im still getting it ! Cant wait for it to get release since my note 2 got stolen and i got back on insurance

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That's a super hefty price for just a phone!
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But its not "just a phone".

choboii said:
Do you guys think the Note 3 is worth getting at $725? I don't have an upgrade, but am really want to get the Note 3..
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That's a super hefty price for just a phone! I don't think it's worth it. Maybe at $500? I'd take it.
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It's not just a phone, it's a power house! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2438466
However, its initial price is indeed abusive anyway.
I would suggest waiting a couple of months till prices settle a little.
And if you still think price remains abusive, set you eyes on a Note 2 which is going to be 30/40% cheaper in comparison and it's a GREAT phone ( I have it)
You gonna have 2 choices:
1) Note 3 State-of-the-art phone but quite expensive
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2) Note 2 an excellent phone nevertheless and way cheaper
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Yes its just not a phone, it is a phablet. But anyways my justification is that I just sold my HTC One and will be selling my S4 for a combined total of 750. So I'm basically trading two phones for one. Also I saw that m4sta2k was going to buy it for $1000!! which makes my purchase alittle bit better. ha.

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You gonna have 2 choices:
1) Note 3 State-of-the-art phone but quite expensive
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2) Note 2 an excellent phone nevertheless and way cheaper
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I dont know about the Note 2 being way cheaper. I remember paying full price last year ($650) and its currently $704 on AT&T's site. I guess its success caused a price increase. I can see it going down a little but not much. I would love to get the Note 3 but I really love my Note 2. Hoping to get the 4.3 update and some other goodies in the update before the end of the year or I just may get the Note 3.

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I dont know about the Note 2 being way cheaper. I remember paying full price last year ($650) and its currently $704 on AT&T's site. I guess its success caused a price increase. I can see it going down a little but not much. I would love to get the Note 3 but I really love my Note 2. Hoping to get the 4.3 update and some other goodies in the update before the end of the year or I just may get the Note 3.
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Well, I can only talk about how things go over here ( Holland ) and about sim lock free phones ( no plan/contract)
The Note2 is already around 100 euros cheaper ( 132$) than one year ago costing around 560$ at my favorite webshop
It will get even cheaper after Note3's sales warm up
Anyway I will be visiting NY next month and gonna check some gagdets prices in places such as B&H ...
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700+ is the usual price, it was the same for my note 1 and note 2 upgrade
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betoNL said:
Well, I can only talk about how things go over here ( Holland ) and about sim lock free phones ( no plan/contract)
The Note2 is already around 100 euros cheaper ( 132$) than one year ago costing around 560$ at my favorite webshop
It will get even cheaper after Note3's sales warm up
Anyway I will be visiting NY next month and gonna check some gagdets prices in places such as B&H ...
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I live in Holland to and the Note 2 is 410 euro new
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/317548/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-16gb-titanium.html
Note 3 right now available in one shop for 742 euro
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/347258/samsung-galaxy-note-3-roze-wit-zwart.html
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Anyone know what the price will be for a note 3 in the UK simfree?
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Anyone know what the price will be for a note 3 in the UK simfree?
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It's on pre-order from a number of UK suppliers for £599.99
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It's definitely worth it.
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It's on pre-order from a number of UK suppliers for £599.99
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Bit pricey don't you think
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i just dropped $745 on mine off contract from verizon

I can beat that price, but not by much.
T-Mo is selling it for $703.99 full retail.
http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phones/samsung-galaxy-note-3.html
I know this is an off contract price but I'm not sure it's an unlocked device.

Cheapest UK price I've seen is from Handtec, where I got my Note 2 from when that was released. It's currently 586 then a fiver postage, I'm literally on the site now about to place the order, but reluctant to until I know which variant is gonna see the most community activity, 3G or LTE.
As the the ones listed on, Expansys, Handtec, Clove etc are all LTE, looks like my decision had been made for me but would still love to know what version is gonna sell more.

How tough is to buy a phone without contract (simlock free) in the US ?
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apollostees said:
I can beat that price, but not by much.
T-Mo is selling it for $703.99 full retail.
http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phones/samsung-galaxy-note-3.html
I know this is an off contract price but I'm not sure it's an unlocked device.
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You're not beating the price. He meant with tax included. It's $699.99 and you don't have to pay for the SIM with Verizon. Neither phone is unlocked.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=7194
This is still better than ATT&T at $725+tax
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/samsung/galaxy-note-3-jet-black.html#fbid=lV74_TDtLBY
Mine was almost $765 with tax:

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You're not beating the price. He meant with tax included. It's $699.99 and you don't have to pay for the SIM with Verizon. Neither phone is unlocked.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=7194
This is still better than ATT&T at $725+tax
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/samsung/galaxy-note-3-jet-black.html#fbid=lV74_TDtLBY
Mine was almost $765 with tax:
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That's a rip off to pay that much and your device and not be unlocked.
True you could probably hack around and unlock lock it, but it's the principle.
It does not pay to be first when it comes to electronics.