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If you bought this phone from Handtec, did it come with UK firmware? Did you pay any customs tax to Fed Ex? How long in average it took from the day of order to the final delivery to US. ( especially west coast) Is your phone Made in Korea?
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I had bought my Touch HD from them back in 2008 through google checkout. They shipped the same day and arrived in 5 days (or less) to Washington DC. Fedex dropped it to my door. No customs problems, but some legal papers concerning US vs EU thingies with it, which I threw to trash... but again I have read some incidents with customs... maybe it was my luck. Good luck with you. Decent company
Ordered Thursday night, shipped Monday morning, was at my door by 10am Tuesday morning, no issues with customs, tax, etc...using it with straight talk right now, getting H+
carlitos66 said:
If you bought this phone from Handtec, did it come with UK firmware? Did you pay any customs tax to Fed Ex? How long in average it took from the day of order to the final delivery to US. ( especially west coast) Is your phone Made in Korea?
Thank you for answers
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Yes, No, 1 day to New York, Yes.
- Frank
I ordered mine yesterday, it shipped today, and it's scheduled to be delivered to my door tomorrow before 10:30am. I received a call from FedEx today; they said something about the customs paperwork listing electronics and asked what it was. I said a cell phone and the woman said something about the FCC, then "Let me speak with my supervisor and see if this paperwork will suffice." She came back and said her supervisor gave the ok and thanks.
I'll report tomorrow if anything unpleasant happens with my order, such as it not arriving promptly and satisfying my cravings!
Argh! I just checked the FedEx tracking for my Note and it says customs delay! It says "Description provided is insufficient to classify commodity." I hope the earlier call where they asked me what it was is all that's needed and this clearance delay will not change tomorrow's delivery. But the red color of the status bar at the top of the FedEx tracking page is rather ominous...
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Ordered Thursday night, shipped Monday morning, was at my door by 10am Tuesday morning, no issues with customs, tax, etc...using it with straight talk right now, getting H+
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Argh! I just checked the FedEx tracking for my Note and it says customs delay! It says "Description provided is insufficient to classify commodity." I hope the earlier call where they asked me what it was is all that's needed and this clearance delay will not change tomorrow's delivery. But the red color of the status bar at the top of the FedEx tracking page is rather ominous...
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Same here! I was hoping to have mine today by 10:30 am like the delivery estimator had said....
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Wow... i'm noticing the same!!! should i call fedex? since i have it delivered to a PO BOX (im offshore) i don't think they wont answer...
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Wow... i'm noticing the same!!! should i call fedex? since i have it delivered to a PO BOX (im offshore) i don't think they wont answer...
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youd better know your fedex guy or stand at that pobox all day. they wont deliver to a pobox
Ordered mine Friday Nov 3rd. Got it Nov 9th at 10am fedex (weekend in there, so it didn't ship until 7th). No customs problems or delays. No extra taxes or charges. I am in California.
This customs issue is very frustrating. They called and said the FCC form is incomplete. They sent me one to fill out since Handtec is gone for the day and I'm clueless on some of the items on it. I started a new thread with the contents of the form posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19234692#post19234692
same thing
My phone was supposed to be here this morning but held up by customs because of improper address in the manufacturer box. My son already received his without this. I guess it depends on the customs agent. I called handtech and told him they needed to fill in the complete Samsung UK address in that box. Said they would but still seem to think that customs stops some phones just for general principles. Just received e-mail from FedEx saying the package will be here tomorrow between 10:30 and 12
Are you all paying £ 449.99 or £ 584.99?? that's nearly a grand USD.
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Are you all paying £ 449.99 or £ 584.99?? that's nearly a grand USD.
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449 pounds for buyers outside UK
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$449 it's actually around $611 The phone is unlocked with no AT&T crap on it. Also has a hardware button which is great as far as I'm concerned. When you figure AT&T will be charging $300 for it, it becomes a bargain. Very nice to have a phone that if you're in Europe you can just throw in a Sim card and use it to your hearts extent without those exorbitant AT&T charges. I can also have it right away and not have to wait six months.
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$449 it's actually around $611 The phone is unlocked with no AT&T crap on it. Also has a hardware button which is great as far as I'm concerned. When you figure AT&T will be charging $300 for it, it becomes a bargain. Very nice to have a phone that if you're in Europe you can just throw in a Sim card and use it to your hearts extent without those exorbitant AT&T charges. I can also have it right away and not have to wait six months.
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I like your thinking
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I like your thinking
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Thanks, this thinking started when I got a $500 bill from my Spain trip. That'll never happen again, there's so many pluses to buying a phone that's it's hard not to.
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$449 it's actually around $611
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Am I figuring this out wrong? To figure the price in US$ for with the £/US$ conversion isn't it roughly 1.6 x £449 = $718 plus shipping on top of that? Did you pay just $611? Thanks
I paid for 449.99 + 14.99 EU's for overnight shipping FedEx, turned out to be two overnights because of our ultra efficient customs department. Let me get out my trusty converter, that's $632. Subtract $300 I would've paid AT&T for contract and about $200 for my old iPhone 3GS equals $135 for the Samsung Note and can get dump AT&T any time I want = priceless
Google Play offers other forms of shipment rates right? If they offer other shipping rates, I'm definitely going to be paying extra. How much do you think it's going to be for around a 1-2lb package?
I think about 30 :d. And I gonna do that
If the option is available and doesn't take a huge chunk of money ill be doing the same & ordering 2! Ohh this been a long 2 weeks without a phone!
If i don't get it before the weekend, I might... Also, as long as the price isn't outrageous..
isnt this next day air only available if you're ordering from the USA? just asking, because im in australia and im not sure if theyll be able to do next day air :/
I'm not seeing any shipping options for the N7 when purchasing through the play store, I think they only offer UPS 2 day.
And it says, delivered in 3-5 business days, by the way. So, if we are lucky, we'll get it by the weekend. AndroidPolice had an article saying we may get it shipped same day.
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I'm not seeing any shipping options for the N7 when purchasing through the play store, I think they only offer UPS 2 day.
And it says, delivered in 3-5 business days, by the way. So, if we are lucky, we'll get it by the weekend. AndroidPolice had an article saying we may get it shipped same day.
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Here ya go:
http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/11/12/lg-nexus-4-and-samsung-nexus-10-shipping-release-tomorrow/
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Here ya go:
http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/11/12/lg-nexus-4-and-samsung-nexus-10-shipping-release-tomorrow/
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...um, thank you... I guess. Why do I wan't this?
Related question: are sales starting at midnight or...?
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Related question: are sales starting at midnight or...?
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That is what's assumed, but there has been no official confirmation (as far as i know). There's also the question whether it'll be midnight in the US for all Play Stores or midnight in the respective European countries.
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...um, thank you... I guess. Why do I wan't this?
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It says details about Google's shipping and stuff
When I called the rep, they said there is ONLY UPS 2 Day shipping for $13.99. I don't think there is any overnight. But the earliest would be Thursday and latest Monday is what they told me based on the number you are on the list of the orders.
I have a huge problem with waiting for devices like this, I've literally been counting hours of today until it even starts selling, but are you guys honestly paying an extra 10-15 dollars to get it a day or two earlier?
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I have a huge problem with waiting for devices like this, I've literally been counting hours of today until it even starts selling, but are you guys honestly paying an extra 10-15 dollars to get it a day or two earlier?
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if its only $10-15 dollars more im willing to pay that. I've been without a phone for about a week now, and i need/want it asap. I'm going to be ordering 2 phones so we'll be splitting the shipping cost.
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That is what's assumed, but there has been no official confirmation (as far as i know). There's also the question whether it'll be midnight in the US for all Play Stores or midnight in the respective European countries.
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Midnight PST or EST? Cuz midnight here,eastern, is only 9pm in the west... which is where it will start.. I'm guessing
What air? What's air got to do with next day delivery?
Are you intending to have it delivered by private jet or something?
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Midnight PST or EST? Cuz midnight here,eastern, is only 9pm in the west... which is where it will start.. I'm guessing
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Well Google headquarters is in PST so I'd assume midnight for them, why not
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Well Google headquarters is in PST so I'd assume midnight for them, why not
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That's what i figure
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What air? What's air got to do with next day delivery?
Are you intending to have it delivered by private jet or something?
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The United States is a bit larger in area than the United Kingdom. A truck would take about 3 days to get from California to New York. To get around this, our major shippers (UPS, FedEx, and USPS) each have large fleets of cargo planes that transport packages across the country. Usually they use a hub-and-spoke system where all of the planes fly into a central hub, which redistributes the packages from their arrival flights to their destination flights. From their destination airports, the packages are then loaded into trucks that now have a much shorter distance to drive. The total process takes between 2-5 days, and you can pay extra to make sure it arrives sooner. There are also direct flights between all major cities, and for an even larger extra fee, you can usually ensure that your package is on one of them, so that you can receive it the day after it is sent (next day air).
Many online shippers (Amazon in particular, and apparently Google's new US distributor) have their major warehouses located in or near Louisville, Kentucky or Memphis, Tennessee, as Louisville is where the US UPS hub is located, and Memphis is where the FedEx hub is located. This can greatly improve shipping speed while lowering shipping cost, as they can cut one of the flights completely out of the process while still using the cheaper hub-and-spoke system.
Google does not have next day delivery atm they only have two day shipping.
Hi,
It would appear that as of tomorrow (13th) we will be able to order the Nex4 from the Play store (hopefully with delivery for the 14th). There are also rumours that CPW will have stock from the 14th (although their website says delivery 13th).
Wondering if anyone has any more concrete info... I am mainly wondering if there is anywhere to pick up a Nex4 tomorrow (13th) for the Play store prices and sim-free as per hte Galaxy Nexus and Nex7.
Anyone???
/R
CPW stock is for contract-only at the moment. They're not selling it SIM-free. I asked at the Leeds branch yesterday.
Prices start at £31 per month on a 24 month contract, so that's £744 for a £279 phone. It's just madness!
I'll be buying the Nexus 4 from the Play store to go with my £15 per month contract-free 3 mobile tariff with all-you-can-eat data.
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CPW stock is for contract-only at the moment. They're not selling it SIM-free. I asked at the Leeds branch yesterday.
Prices start at £31 per month on a 24 month contract, so that's £744 for a £279 phone. It's just madness!
I'll be buying the Nexus 4 from the Play store to go with my £15 per month contract-free 3 mobile tariff with all-you-can-eat data.
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not really the phone is more around the £450 maybe more its just that google are really subsidizing the handset by quite a bit so if you think about it the phone is worth the rrp which will be around 450 mark maybe more lol
Best bet in UK is that play store imho
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Yeah you won't find it at Play Store prices anywhere else because Google are subsidising the price, hence it being so low. There was a story about a Spanish website who are refusing to stock it because LG will only sell it for over £100 more than the Play Store.
Basically, your only options are Play Store or pay more (catchy )
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Yeah you won't find it at Play Store prices anywhere else because Google are subsidising the price, hence it being so low. There was a story about a Spanish website who are refusing to stock it because LG will only sell it for over £100 more than the Play Store.
Basically, your only options are Play Store or pay more (catchy )
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Has that actually been confirmed? Spain may just be being treated completely differently - they might just be getting shafted thanks to the current financial situation there.
Does anyone know, what time does the sale starts?
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Does anyone know, what time does the sale starts?
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No one does.
Ok so I am putting my browser in F5 mode
There was a theory in another thread that it would be 5pm UK time, based on the Nexus 7 having gone on sale at 9am PDT on its day of release.
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There was a theory in another thread that it would be 5pm UK time, based on the Nexus 7 having gone on sale at 9am PDT on its day of release.
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There's been many theories, none have been confirmed.
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There was a theory in another thread that it would be 5pm UK time, based on the Nexus 7 having gone on sale at 9am PDT on its day of release.
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If that was the case, they wouldn't be delivered on the 14th, which is what I thought was supposed to be happening?
I am looking at three likely possibilities, in ascending order of likelihood, for UK buyers:
- Midnight tonight - Pretty unlikely as that would actually be 4pm on the 12th in Pacific time (Google's own timezone). I can only see this if they launch in each territory separately.
- 8am tomorrow morning - More likely as that would be a midnight launch in Pacific time.
- 5pm tomorrow afternoon - That would be 9am Pacific time. This seems most likely given that it's normal office hours and the time they've launched other devices in the Play Store.
I've still entered my email for notification, plus set up http://www.changedetection.com/ to email me when the page changes! I have then set tasker to fire an alarm if I get emails from either of these! I'll still be up at midnight anyway though, and get up at 6 for work.
I went to CPW today and they said they are not allowed to sell them till the 14th, and are under strict instructions to "NOT SHOW THEM TO ANYONE" until then!
He also said they didn't know if they were going to be sold Sim free, but if they were he thought they would be £400 off contract. He also said that someone else had been in earlier on today asking about it!
I also went into T-Mobile (EE), to get a Micro-Sim (which they gladly took £10 off me for the privilege), I said I was buying a new phone, the girl asked where I was buying it, I said the Google Play Store and she looked at me like I was mental!!
She asked what it was called and I said it was the Nexus 4, and she said she had never heard of it! Glad to see that carriers are keeping their staff up to date with upcoming devices (I know T-Mobile is not getting it as such, but Google selling it for £279 is pretty major news in the Mobile world).
I then pulled out my GNex to change sim cards and she asked what that one was? I said it was the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and she hadn't heard of that either - even though its a year old phone!!!
/End Rant!
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She asked what it was called and I said it was the Nexus 4, and she said she had never heard of it! Glad to see that carriers are keeping their staff up to date with upcoming devices (I know T-Mobile is not getting it as such, but Google selling it for £279 is pretty major news in the Mobile world).
I then pulled out my GNex to change sim cards and she asked what that one was? I said it was the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and she hadn't heard of that either - even though its a year old phone!!!
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Haha! Did she actually know what a mobile phone was? Or was she an iPhone user
I was in a CPW today in London, the guy had heard of it and said it should be available from the 14th. He didn't even know that there was a UK Google Play store and that it could be ordered from there. He didn't know the price either and was basically just saying get it from the play store if you can.
5PM tomorrow leaves a very tiny chance of receiving the device on the 14th, even if there is the next day option at checkout. Although ebuyer lets you order next day up until 11pm so it is possible to do from a logistical point. Fingers crossed
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"However, it seems Google has other plans for its new phone and tablet launch. Google Germany employee Stefan Keuchel took to Google+ today to inform followers that the new devices would not be available at the stroke of midnight, as some had speculated. Instead, he says he's learned that Germans will be able to start ordering devices tomorrow afternoon or early evening."
Still think it will be a global launch, but based on the Yanks. So most probably tomorrow evening seems logical. Next day delivery is still possible as long as they don't use crap couriers like Yodel!
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Haha! Did she actually know what a mobile phone was? Or was she an iPhone user
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Yeah I think she was an iPhone user, since she said she preferred the App Store to Google Play!
UPS 2nd Day Air has an option for saturday deliveries, it may or may not be extra, I know Amazon Prime does it and they use UPS 2 day.
Anyone know if UPS included saturday delivery with all 2 day orders now? Their website makes it seem like its an add-on charge but they dont explicitly say it is.
If it isnt included in all 2 day shipping then does anyone know if Play uses saturday delivery?
Someone please say yes...
usually during holiday season all 2nd day shipping has the saturday option, so possibly. however, i doubt it.
It's been answered a million -1 times. The answer is no.
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It's been answered a million -1 times. The answer is no.
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what is their source?
Does this apply to UK too or just 'merica?
No when I ordered my nexus 7 there was no Saturday delivery
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No when I ordered my nexus 7 there was no Saturday delivery
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did it ship out on a thurs?
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did it ship out on a thurs?
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No but others in the nexus 7 forums did and they didn't get it till monday
The answer is no.
UPS charges $15 for Saturday delivery which is more than twice the cost Google charged to deliver the package.
Google really screwed us on this one >=(
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From past experience.
And I called Google and UPS for a Saturday delivery and both rejected. I had to leave town on Monday so I was hoping they would deliver on Saturday.but they wouldn't. I'm sure others had same experience as well.
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The answer is no.
UPS charges $15 for Saturday delivery which is more than twice the cost Google charged to deliver the package.
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Well they charged $14, which is a completely ridiculous price in the first place. Amazon gives you saturday delivery for a fraction of that (or included with Prime).
I cant believe they are going to ship on thursday and not include saturday delivery. This is absolute incompetence. 6 day shipping for $14... un f***ing believable.
They should be busting their asses to get these things shipping tonight if they are going to charge that much and not do saturday delivery. Whose dumbass idea was it to ship on the day that would take longest possible shipping time?
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Google really screwed us on this one >=(
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What did google do?
This is getting annoying. "Google screwed us when we were ordering" "Google screwed us when shipping" "Google screwed us with packaging" "google screwed us with 30 units available"
Google didn't screw anyone. The only thing that close was the ordering system. They should have had a pre order.
Shipping. Do you think its easy to ship out probably 10 000 units in 2 days? Shipping is UPS side. Google has nothing to do with shipping. If you want it so bad. Get it from TMO or any place that sells it retail. That way you have it in your hands the second you pay for it.
This is why we can't have nice things. People complains and points fingers when nothing is wrong. Just because they are excited.
You waited for least 2 weeks now. Another week isn't going to ruin your life.
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What did google do?
This is getting annoying. "Google screwed us when we were ordering" "Google screwed us when shipping" "Google screwed us with packaging" "google screwed us with 30 units available"
Google didn't screw anyone. The only thing that close was the ordering system. They should have had a pre order.
Shipping. Do you think its easy to ship out probably 10 000 units in 2 days? Shipping is UPS side. Google has nothing to do with shipping. If you want it so bad. Get it from TMO or any place that sells it retail. That way you have it in your hands the second you pay for it.
This is why we can't have nice things. People complains and points fingers when nothing is wrong. Just because they are excited.
You waited for least 2 weeks now. Another week isn't going to ruin your life.
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Well there you go, a simple pre order would of been enough to help us out and Google didn't do that so yes they screwed us on this one. At least they should have the common decency to give us Saturday shipping or have it listed as an option. But i understand that maybe UPS fault? But still not even preorders were offered .
10,000 units in 2days is trouble some to ship, but from what i have heard, no ones N4 has been shipped yet not even one. (at least in the U.S)
So I stand by my last post :]
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Well they charged $14, which is a completely ridiculous price in the first place. Amazon gives you saturday delivery for a fraction of that (or included with Prime).
I cant believe they are going to ship on thursday and not include saturday delivery. This is absolute incompetence. 6 day shipping for $14... un f***ing believable.
They should be busting their asses to get these things shipping tonight if they are going to charge that much and not do saturday delivery. Whose dumbass idea was it to ship on the day that would take longest possible shipping time?
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$14 for shipping is cheap. Move to canada.
Anything you buy from the states is almost least $20 for 2 weeks delivery time. That's for something that weights a pound. I paid $100 to ship a turbo over from the states to canada. That took 2 weeks. It cost a dealer about $1500 to ship a car. And i'm paying $100 to ship a turbo that weights maybe 15lbs. Both takes about the same time to deliver. That's ridiculous.
Just because companies spoils you with free shipping doesn't mean its ridiculous for another to charge. N4 is stupid cheap as it is. Just be wait.
Unless you are willing to ship something for free and with saturday delivery, don't complain.
It depends to be honest. If you need it sat, my suggestion is to track it. If the phone is in a local distribution center, call them and arrange a pick up
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At least they should have the common decency to give us Saturday shipping or have it listed as an option. But i understand that maybe UPS fault? But still not even preorders were offered .
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yeah I agree they should have had an option for saturday but think about it from google's POV.
They have a ton of unit to ship and mistakes will happen if they don't keep things simple.
Google isn't a hardware complain, They are a search engine, advertising and software company. So they could only have 100 warehouse workers trying to get everything out vs apple with 1000 (made up number) so its easier for them and have lessen the chance of a mistake. Or shipping the saturday ones with regular shipping times.
Who compares shipping to Amazon? Seriously. Amazon sends a million shipments a day. They have their own carrier distribution facilities. Amazon is in a league of their own with shipping so don't expect other companies to live up to their level.
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$14 for shipping is cheap. Move to canada.
Anything you buy from the states is almost least $20 for 2 weeks delivery time. That's for something that weights a pound. I paid $100 to ship a turbo over from the states to canada. That took 2 weeks. It cost a dealer about $1500 to ship a car. And i'm paying $100 to ship a turbo that weights maybe 15lbs. Both takes about the same time to deliver. That's ridiculous.
Just because companies spoils you with free shipping doesn't mean its ridiculous for another to charge. N4 is stupid cheap as it is. Just be wait.
Unless you are willing to ship something for free and with saturday delivery, don't complain.
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So because you pay international shipping rates it makes sense to charge international rates for domestic shipping as well? If anything that makes the shipping price even more absurd.
Stop acting like Google is some mom and pop company, they are one of the richest companies in the world and have been shipping phones out of Play for the past year with multiple warehouses, they do not pay full price for shipping like we do because they ship thousands of products a month and get bulk discounts like every other retailer. Ive gotten far better and cheaper service from Ebay stores than I have from Play, and they have to pay full price for shipping.
The poor service would be much easier to swallow if they didnt charge far more in shipping than any other retailer on the internet.
Im currently using a nexus 5. My screen is broken pretty badlyand and my headphone jack is failing. I really like the specs of the force/turbo. I'm on ATT so I would need to go force. I'd also like to get the force so I can root. But I'm haveing a hard time finding the phone on the market though. Is there anyone in the US that is using the force? If so where did you end up buying it from? Are you enjoying it?
You can get one from Mexico. I've got mine from UK because I went to EU for holidays. I'm really enjoying it. The best Android phone I ever had and the first one I'm using at is. No bl unlock, no root. Strange feeling
Usually I'm unlcoking and flashing custom rom max few days, max one month after purchase.
Did you order from the Motorola EU online store or did you buy it in person somewhere? I looked at the Mexico Motorola store today but it looks like they will only ship to Mexico. Need Google translator to confirm though.
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Did you order from the Motorola EU online store or did you buy it in person somewhere? I looked at the Mexico Motorola store today but it looks like they will only ship to Mexico. Need Google translator to confirm though.
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I won it on ebay auction. Few shops from UK selling it too. Jaocagomez can help you to get one from Mexico.
I'm still in Europe (Budapest) on business trip and flying back to San Jose on February 6. Maybe you can order here and I can bring to you. Not sure is it good idea
Thanks, but I'd rather purchase it so it ships directly to me. No middle man hasels.
I did confirm Motorolas Mexico site will only ship to Mexico.
Hunting around I feel like the phone has not been released yet. I know its going to be released in India in February but from the news articals I read the phone was released in november, yet most webistes say preorder or coming soon. Did I miss something? Even some ebay listings reflect this. Unless you want to spend 900$+.
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Thanks, but I'd rather purchase it so it ships directly to me. No middle man hasels.
I did confirm Motorolas Mexico site will only ship to Mexico.
Hunting around I feel like the phone has not been released yet. I know its going to be released in India in February but from the news articals I read the phone was released in november, yet most webistes say preorder or coming soon. Did I miss something? Even some ebay listings reflect this. Unless you want to spend 900$+.
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I ordered mine from Clove technologies in the UK
Thanks! I saw them before but didn't see an option to select US by just browsing the site. But I just tried checking out and there it was. They even have it listed for a very reasonable price.
A you wish. I wasn't sure should I offer you help or not, take responsibility, etc.
I saw one on swappa and another one on ebay, both USA sellers but prices was really bad. One from Ebay sold for $810!? Then I've checked sites from the link I posted and contacted them. If you're buying from USA then is without VAT but you're importing it in USA so you have to pay duty, tax and maybe stuck at border to get permission for importing uncertified device.
@BladeRunner could you share details how much you paid all together and did you have any problems at border. Would be really useful info for everyone.
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A you wish. I wasn't sure should I offer you help or not, take responsibility, etc.
I saw one on swappa and another one on ebay, both USA sellers but prices was really bad. One from Ebay sold for $810!? Then I've checked sites from the link I posted and contacted them. If you're buying from USA then is without VAT but you're importing it in USA so you have to pay duty, tax and maybe stuck at border to get permission for importing uncertified device.
@BladeRunner could you share details how much you paid all together and did you have any problems at border. Would be really useful info for everyone.
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I paid ~615 USD. It's been sitting at JFK International since the 21st, but I think that may be because of the Blizzard and a sunday rather than any issues with customs.
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I paid ~615 USD. It's been sitting at JFK International since the 21st, but I think that may be because of the Blizzard and a sunday rather than any issues with customs.
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That's without VAT? Would be awesome if we can order phone from UK without VAT and do not pay anything else. Handtec representative told me opposite.
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That's without VAT? Would be awesome if we can order phone from UK without VAT and do not pay anything else. Handtec representative told me opposite.
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Correct, no VAT for anyone outside of the EU
BladeRunner said:
Correct, no VAT for anyone outside of the EU
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Yeah but it's hard to believe that you can just import without paying anything. Please keep us up to date.
I want to buy from clove store , please confirm is true if I can buy from UK???? I live in NY thanks
Thanks for looking into this so much guys!
With my gears a turning the past couple of days I think im going to hold off though. Id really like to buy straight from motorola. That way if I have any issues I can just deal with them directly. That and I gain the ability to cusomize the phone if I order through them.
Im being optamistic I know but the phone was listed on Mexico's site on Monday and just noticed it was listed for Brazil today. So you never know.
This is definatly a good thread to keep alive incase others are interested like Makiger.
So I thought I would try and do an "over the phone" order to see if there was anything special they could do. Sadly this was unsuccessful. But the agent I spoke with did say something that may be intreeging to some. It honestly could mean nothign or it could mean real soon. Who knows?
Jessel: Oh, I do apologize for that. As of the moment, this Moto X Force is not yet available on our webiste. What I can suggest is to visit third party vendors and see if they already have Moto X Force available here in the US. We looking forward to this phone to be available soon.
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I think that agent doesn't have a clue what he's talking He's just repeating generic phrase. Turbo 2 is exclusive for Verizon. Do you really think that Moto can offer basically the same device in US and brake exclusive contract with Verizon?
Don't get me wrong, I would like that Moto didn't even make Turbo 2, just Force globally.
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I want to buy from clove store , please confirm is true if I can buy from UK???? I live in NY thanks
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you can buy from the UK, it just takes a while to get it.
A listing just popped up on India Amazon a little early for the rumored release date..
http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B01A8DQSW2?tag=kostprice-21
PSA:
If you do buy from Clove Technology - or any overseas store - and you're paying with PayPal, make sure to change their default currency conversion to use your credit card's exchange rate instead.
Just priced the phone (Jan 29, 2016) as £431.83 shipped to me in the USA. According to XE.com, that's $613.78 USD with a conversion rate of 1 USD = 0.703554 GBP.
PayPal was giving me a rate @ 1 USD = 0.678425045 GBP, which would make the cost $636.52 USD, or an increase of $22.74, which is a full tank of gas for me.
Good Experience With Handtec
I got mine from Handtec UK (Sorry, can't post a link)
It arrived today in Louisiana from FedEx and it only took about 2 days to get here. No problems with customs or VAT whatsoever. All in all, it cost me around $625 (Used PayPal at Checkout), including shipping. Other than the UK wall plug it came with, I'm very satisfied so far.