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Xperia Z2 Pre-Order Offers in UK

Hey guys. Since I spent the last few days looking for Xperia Z2 pre-order offers, I thought I'll share my findings with you. Here's the list of offers I managed to find. Please be advised that I included SIM-Free and unlocked offers only, as I don't care about contracts - for those you simply need to look at your network's page - and only retailers I personally know and trust as I ordered stuff from them before.
I know that some of them have already been mentioned here, but thought it would be nice to have them all in one place. Also, they are mostly UK retailers, but som if not most of them will ship within the EU so feel free to browse, even if you don't live here.
Sony Mobile:
Price: £599
Postage: Free
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Temporarily Unavailable
Bundle:
Noise Cancelling Headphones
Sony Premium BT Speaker
6 Digital Films from Sony
30 Days of free Sony Unlimited Music
Clove UK:
Price: £540
Postage: Not Free
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Bundle:
Noise Cancelling Headphones
SRS-BTM8 BT Speaker
6 Digital Films from Sony
30 Days of free Sony Unlimited Music
Unlocked Mobiles:
Price: £544.98
Postage: Not Free
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Bundle:
Noise Cancelling Headphones
SRS-BTM8 BT Speaker
6 Digital Films from Sony
30 Days of free Sony Unlimited Music
Handtec UK:
Price: £535
Postage: Not Free
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Bundle:
Noise Cancelling Headphones
SRS-BTM8 BT Speaker
6 Digital Films from Sony
30 Days of free Sony Unlimited Music
Mobile Fun UK:
Price: £539.99
Postage: Not Free
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Bundle:
No pre-order bundle offered
Carphone Warehouse:
Price: £549.99
Postage: Not Free + Free Pick-up offer available
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Bundle:
Might be available with Pay Monthly plans only, CPW website is vague about it.
Noise Cancelling Headphones
Harman Kardon Onyx BT Speaker
6 Digital Films from Sony
30 Days of free Sony Unlimited Music
Half-Price Voucher for Sony SmartBand
Amazon UK:
Price: £559
Postage: Free + Premium Available
Shipping date: 14th of April
Bundle:
Noise Cancelling Headphones
£50 Amazon Voucher
I'm going with the Amazon offer. I don't need the speaker, and I can spend the £50 voucher to get a nice 64gb MicroSD card and a docking station or the official Sony case.
If you find anything else - let me know or simply post it here, I'll add it to the list.

Thanks for posting these but it looks like the wireless speaker at CPW is only available on selected monthly deals

james_d said:
Thanks for posting these but it looks like the wireless speaker at CPW is only available on selected monthly deals
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You might be right. This is a bit confusing, they posted the bundle on the SIM-Free page as well, but the * says "selected pay monthly deals".

Where did you find shipping dates for Clove and handtec? I see Clove says they will have stock starting the 7th. handtec doesn't appear to say anything. I'm not too familiar with these sites so I might just not be seeing it. If they are saying they will ship between 7-14 that would be good news. Thanks.

JMonkeYJ said:
Where did you find shipping dates for Clove and handtec? I see Clove says they will have stock starting the 7th. handtec doesn't appear to say anything. I'm not too familiar with these sites so I might just not be seeing it. If they are saying they will ship between 7-14 that would be good news. Thanks.
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"First stock due week commencing 7th April"
This week is the 7th to 14th window. I assume they will ship as soon as they get the stock, that's why I put this date. All the dates, however, are not guaranteed.
Interestingly, I got an e-mail from Amazon's customer service and they assured me that their Z2s will ship on the 14th of April.

I don't get it, the phone was supossed to be released this month and sony said they're not delaying the launch only that their stock is limited but where are the phones? The phone should be out this week (last week of march) , it sounds plausible since the Xperia tablet Z2 was already released, but I haven't seen any early unboxings of the Z2 , any sample pictures from final hardware/software apart from the ones coming from Japan, the ones the press took while they were in Barcelona :crying: and that Clove review

I made payment to Clove and waiting for delivery.But still thanks.

Sony why must you hate the US

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wow thanks, I had a gdoc with all of this in and was checking the links seperately.
I too am leaning towards the amazon deal as I already have some gift balance available.
I do kinda wish they would price match the others though especially as the other's have a "better value" pre-order.

i ordered mine via vodafone 12 month contract with the free sony bravia tv on a 12 month contract and 20% discount £149 upfont £50 quidco works out around £670 over the year

stinkypoo said:
i ordered mine via vodafone 12 month contract with the free sony bravia tv on a 12 month contract and 20% discount £149 upfont £50 quidco works out around £670 over the year
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I'm not a fan of 'big red', but this deal seems good. How did you get the 20% discount? I can't see any mention on their website.

chaps said:
I'm not a fan of 'big red', but this deal seems good. How did you get the 20% discount? I can't see any mention on their website.
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I work for the nhs mate so get 20% of my line rentals every month on the veas scheme Vodafone employee advantage scheme check if you r company is in it police nhs military loads in it

stinkypoo said:
I work for the nhs mate so get 20% of my line rentals every month on the veas scheme Vodafone employee advantage scheme check if you r company is in it police nhs military loads in it
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Just ordered mine with the TV too. Got the 20% discount as my mum works in the NHS
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I just paid £360 to get out of my Vodafone contract early. Their network performance is shocking. Less 3g masts and when you do get one one, the performance isn't there, in my experience.
Would strongly recommend steering clear of their network!

Yeah I am on Vodafone in London and I hate it. Will be going else where for sure.

I haven't been able to find anything better than what's been posted already. Please update if the offers change or something new comes along.

Is there a specific place to go to on Amazon to get the voucher offer? I can't see it...
Also, have you seen it in purple on Amazon anywhere?

sdfgsteve said:
Is there a specific place to go to on Amazon to get the voucher offer? I can't see it...
Also, have you seen it in purple on Amazon anywhere?
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They appear to have removed the product as sold by Amazon themselves, I guess they have pre sold the allocation they have ordered.

packetlos said:
They appear to have removed the product as sold by Amazon themselves, I guess they have pre sold the allocation they have ordered.
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It's still available for pre-order with the voucher...
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kersey said:
It's still available for pre-order with the voucher...
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Ha! Somehow I missed that wee box, thanks!
Still, no purple version though Maybe purple isn't coming to the UK? I can't find it anywhere.

Available for £350 at Clove and Handtec UK !

Yes, amazing price (that's why I put an exclamation mark in my title).
Price includes vat, don't know how much the postage is.
Green colour not available from Clove, available at Handtec but costs a lot more.

Wow. That's actually an insane price. I'm seriously tempted the cancel my Sony Store order and get it through these guys instead.

SteveYorks said:
Yes, amazing price (that's why I put an exclamation mark in my title).
Price includes vat, don't know how much the postage is.
Green colour not available from Clove, available at Handtec but costs a lot more.
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tilal6991 said:
Wow. That's actually an insane price. I'm seriously tempted the cancel my Sony Store order and get it through these guys instead.
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2 quick questions as I'm a newbie to importing:
1) Do I have to pay "VAT" if I'm importing to the United States?
2) Would Sony honor the warranty on this 'grey market' device in the United States?
Thanks for any help you can give

Wow, indeed. I'll probably order from Handtec soon.

ap3604 said:
2 quick questions as I'm a newbie to importing:
1) Do I have to pay "VAT" if I'm importing to the United States?
2) Would Sony honor the warranty on this 'grey market' device in the United States?
Thanks for any help you can give
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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.
Don't know about the warranty, it could be a European one or Worldwide, you'll need to contact the seller or Sony to check.
Also you'll need to check that the GSM will work in your region.
Update - No vat to pay for exporting.

I'll probably order a red one from Clove tomorrow,I hope this isn't a typo and they honor the price. I'm sure though I've seen it on Clove before at £420, so it does look like this is a genuine price reduction.

http://www.handtec.co.uk/sony-xperia-z3-compact-16gb-green.html
£425.99 incVAT
£354.99 exVAT

Thanks for the info on the low price! Went ahead and ordered one from Clove.

Ordered mine. Great price. Happy to see Sony going for volume over margin. Hope to see lots of development on this, as it should be incredibly popular. Honestly expected it to be £500 at the Sony store and ~£440 at the cheaper retailers.
Re: importing to the US, you shouldn't need to pay VAT (contact the retailer to make sure they don't charge - may be better to order over the phone), but you will need to pay import / customs duty and possibly sales tax in your state in the US.

Me too. Brilliant value

GREAT! Thanks!
Just brought a red/orange one from Handtec, since they use DPD which is my favorite delivery company.
Does anybody know if the phone their sell is UK model, EU or grey import?
P.S. DPD will give you 1 hr window slot in the morning of delivery, and you can track the drive on a map to see roughly when you will get your delivery within the 1hr time frame. Much better than other company's 8am to 6pm delivery time frame, too afraid to go the the bathroom for missing the door bell approach.

Bigmille said:
GREAT! Thanks!
Just brought a red/orange one from Handtec, since they use DPD which is my favorite delivery company.
Does anybody know if the phone their sell is UK model, EU or grey import?
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There are only two models: D5803 and D5833. The D5803 has UK and EU bands, as well as bands for some US carriers. The D5833 is the one for Asian markets. You can be sure the Handtec one is the D5803.

Handtec removed the green z3c and also matched price with clove - both are about 290 GBP without VAT

Ordered mine today and was pleasantly surprised when it came out to 290 GBP at the checkout since I'm from Canada and don't have to play the VAT fee! Best pre-order pricing for a beastly phone eVar!
P.S. LULz at all the Apple fanboys waiting in line and paying nearly twice as much for a significantly more inferior phone, but hey, whatever floats your boat!

boojay said:
Ordered mine today and was pleasantly surprised when it came out to 290 GBP at the checkout since I'm from Canada and don't have to play the VAT fee! Best pre-order pricing for a beastly phone eVar!
P.S. LULz at all the Apple fanboys waiting in line and paying nearly twice as much for a significantly more inferior phone, but hey, whatever floats your boat!
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Since it's very true!!
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Hah! Yeah, I've seen that graphic make its rounds around social media. Classic. But also true! So by 2016, the iPhone 7 may have finally caught up to the Z1 Compact.

Ordered mine from Clove yesterday, with shipping to Mexico so no VAT.
I can't wait for this to be delivered!

Anybody know if phones from clove / handtec come as bootloader unlockable?
Listings say sim free/unlocked which is not the same thing...

phroenix said:
Anybody know if phones from clove / handtec come as bootloader unlockable?
Listings say sim free/unlocked which is not the same thing...
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From history, it has always been the case that sim free Sony phones from any outlet always allow unlocking of the bootloader. I doubt that this would change this generation.

Hah! Just noticed Clove is basically selling the Z3C for the same price as a Z1C. That's crazy!

Z3 Compact Available on US Website

US Model XZ3D5803 is now available on Sony website for $529.99 USD!
http://store.sony.com/xperia-z3-com...martphone?vva_ColorCode=BC009&_t=pfm=category
Networks
Cellular and Wireless : UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1700 (Band IV), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) MHz;
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz;
LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20)
Is there any difference than the 5803's thats been selling on ebay or from the UK?

If you add to cart it says backordered, ship date unknown. Hopefully this will be updated shortly!

Same as UK D5803.

Does anyone have any experience ordering from Sony online? Return/exchange hassles? With the reports of some people getting units that the flaps don't close, I want to be sure that an exchange will be easy. I hope Amazon itself will sell these. Even if it were a bit more, I think I'd pay a bit more to be sure of good customer support if something goes wrong.

Figures...I just bought one via Ebay last week...Latin American version I think...Wish I would have known this was coming...Is it possible to flash the software that will come with the US version to the unit I have? Or will it break the camera?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NBOYRNS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1A0163V84UKHW
Anyone know if this model is any different than the Sony Website one?
This is significantly cheaper with faster shipping and no tax (Plus Chase cashback).

unk3 said:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NBOYRNS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1A0163V84UKHW
Anyone know if this model is any different than the Sony Website one?
This is significantly cheaper with faster shipping and no tax (Plus Chase cashback).
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Significantly? Sony's site is $529, it's $519 from that 3rd party Amazon seller.

oryan_dunn said:
Significantly? Sony's site is $529, it's $519 from that 3rd party Amazon seller.
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"This is significantly cheaper with faster shipping and no tax (Plus Chase cashback)."
Based in NJ, USA.
Sony = $529.99 + $37.10 tax = $567.10 and no ETA
Amazon = $519 + no tax -$25.95 (Chase Freedom 5% cashback) = $493.05 and delivered 10/18
Is why I asked if it was the same phone/firmware. I think amazon will be selling the UK version though. Both still have 1 year warranty.

unk3 said:
"This is significantly cheaper with faster shipping and no tax (Plus Chase cashback)."
Based in NJ, USA.
Sony = $529.99 + $37.10 tax = $567.10 and no ETA
Amazon = $519 + no tax -$25.95 (Chase Freedom 5% cashback) = $493.05 and delivered 10/18
Is why I asked if it was the same phone/firmware. I think amazon will be selling the UK version though. Both still have 1 year warranty.
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Just an FYI, the phone you linked to on Amazon is not sold by Amazon, it is from a 3rd party.

Now that the Sony U.S. store officially sells these, should those of us who bought from, say, Clove, be able to get warranty service from Sony in the U.S.?
Or would we still have to go through the international original vendor like Clove?
Sent from my D5803

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Just an FYI, the phone you linked to on Amazon is not sold by Amazon, it is from a 3rd party.
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It's likely the UK model sold by a 3rd party. If I was not buying direct from Amazon or Sony, I'd likely get it from clove. With 1-3 day DHL shipping, it's $496 at the current exchange rate. I'm not sure about your chase cash back and why it doesn't work with Sony, but perhaps it'd work with Clove? In that case, it'd be even cheaper.

I've ordered from Sony directly, but I hope we can get an updated shipping time soon. If you're a student, they are giving 10% off for students at SonyStyle as well.

desertflyer said:
I've ordered from Sony directly, but I hope we can get an updated shipping time soon. If you're a student, they are giving 10% off for students at SonyStyle as well.
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Really? Do you have a link or instructions on how to get the discount?

oryan_dunn said:
Really? Do you have a link or instructions on how to get the discount?
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Register at this link. The discount is applied at checkout.

desertflyer said:
Register at this link. The discount is applied at checkout.
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Thanks! It says you either have to be a student or the parents of a student; I wonder if you have to have a .edu email? If so, I'll have my fiancé sign up with her college email.

Nice! Now $476.99 buying from sony store!

Are we sure this is exactly the same as the European version? I count ten 4g/lte bands listed on the US version, but I only count 9 in the European one.
And do we know a ship date yet?

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Are we sure this is exactly the same as the European version? I count ten 4g/lte bands listed on the US version, but I only count 9 in the European one.
And do we know a ship date yet?
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Sony Store now shows ship date of 11-2-2014 if you add to cart.

Frontier3 said:
Are we sure this is exactly the same as the European version? I count ten 4g/lte bands listed on the US version, but I only count 9 in the European one.
And do we know a ship date yet?
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it's the same. the european one has the same 10 bands too. i think you miscounted.

Nexus 6 Australian Thread

Hi everyone
Thought I'd make a thread for prospective Australian owners to discuss the device.
I'm personally super excited by the fact that the Nexus phone is a phablet. A bit less enthused by the price but we'll wait for the official $AU price. It'll still be cheaper than the $900+ Note 4 which is its only other competitor currently.
Looks like it'll be coming to Telstra in December according to the well connected and reliable Crazy CS from Whirlpool:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2324246&p=3#r50
If so, that means it'll probably get released in JB Hifi and Officeworks. Maybe it'll be a bit cheaper like last year with their marginally better than RRP prices for the Nexus 5.
Anyways discuss away

I'm excited with this release and been waiting for this phone but bit disappointed with the listed price, I was hoping @ 500 mark.

Carrier release info:
http://ausdroid.net/2014/10/16/which-australian-carriers-will-offer-the-nexus-6-and-nexus-9/

I paid like 700 for the Galaxy Nexus here OZ. I'd pay it again for a smaller a Nexus 6. Why is there no choice if you want better battery and stock Android?

Re: Prices
So the AU prices for the Nexus 9 are out. As you can see there is roughly a 1.2x multiplier from the US price which is fortunately less than currency conversion + GST.
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Nexus-Tablet-8-9-Inch-Black/dp/B00M6UC5B4
https://play.google.com/store/devic...Wi_Fi_Indigo_Black?id=nexus_9_black_16gb_wifi
Nexus 9
16GB = $399.99 US = $479 AU – 1.198 multiplier
32GB = $479.99 US = $589 AU – 1.227 multiplier
Plus of course the $19.95 shipping.
Extrapolating to the Nexus 6 (1.2 multiplier)
32GB = $649.99 US = $779.99 AU = $799.94 shipped
64GB = $699.99 US = $839.99 AU = $859.95 shipped
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_6_32GB_Midnight_Blue?id=nexus_6_blue_32gb
Preorder link but not open for pre-orders yet.
Personally a bit high for me as a day 1 purchase from the playstore. Think I might wait a couple of weeks and try to nab one off a local retailer (JB/OW/HN etc) for 10-20% off ala what happened with the Nexus 7. Although come to think of it, did they ever stock the nexus 5/4? Thought they only sold nexus tablets?
From past history grey importers like Kogan/DWI have not sold Nexuses for cheaper than RRP either.
Hmmm....needs more thought.

wow, not buying at that price point, goole lost me with this one.
Gone are the days of Nexus being device for poor man, they've joined the premium club.

With the release of the FCC data of the international and US version of the N6, we can see the lte and 3g bands they support. http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/nexus-6-fcc-t2917562
Band 28 is what you really want...
Red = None
Blue = US
Orange= International
Green = both
2G
900Mhz – Telstra, Optus & Vodafone
1800Mhz (Telstra, Optus & Vodafone all use this band for 4G instead)
3G
850MHz (B5) – Telstra, Vodafone
900MHz (B8) – Optus, Vodafone –
2100MHz (B1) – Telstra, Optus, Vodafone
4G
2100Mhz (B1) FDD (0000000000000001) – Telstra (a handful of sites), Optus (Tasmania)
1800Mhz (B3) FDD (0000000000000004) – Telstra, Optus, Vodafone
850Mhz (B5) FDD (000000??????????) – Vodafone (refarming 5Mhz of 3G to 4G across all metro areas by end of 2014)
900Mhz (B8) FDD (0000000000000080) – Telstra (a handful of sites, utilises spectrum previously used by 2G)
700Mhz (B28) FDD (0000000008000000) – Telstra, Optus (switched on early in a couple of cities, will be widespread in 2015)
2300Mhz (B40) TDD (0000008000000000) – Optus (Vivid wireless spectrum)
To follow late 2014:
2600Mhz (B7) FDD (0000000000000040) – Telstra, Optus, TPG

dhaneri said:
wow, not buying at that price point, goole lost me with this one.
Gone are the days of Nexus being device for poor man, they've joined the premium club.
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Before the Nexus 4, Nexus devices weren't cheap. The nexus 6 and 9 are definitely not as cheap as I'd want but they're still cheaper than the competition and google has upped the build quality a lot
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Well I paid $800 for the Galaxy Nexus (my first ever Android phone) when it was released - it was cool when I got it but looking back I wouldn't have got that phone again. Could've got the Galaxy S2 cheaper at the time.
The Nexus 6 looks to cost about $750 for the 64gb version shipped, purchased from overseas of course. From talking with some phone guys at Telstra they expect the Nexus 6 to retail outright around $800-$900, depending on where you get it from. That is not a good deal in my opinion. Considering the inflation in our prices for tech devices between $750 and $850/$900 could be very close to right for the 64gb version.

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Well I paid $800 for the Galaxy Nexus (my first ever Android phone) when it was released - it was cool when I got it but looking back I wouldn't have got that phone again. Could've got the Galaxy S2 cheaper at the time.
The Nexus 6 looks to cost about $750 for the 64gb version shipped, purchased from overseas of course. From talking with some phone guys at Telstra they expect the Nexus 6 to retail outright around $800-$900, depending on where you get it from. That is not a good deal in my opinion. Considering the inflation in our prices for tech devices between $750 and $850/$900 could be very close to right for the 64gb version.
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Where would you import it from?

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Where would you import it from?
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Buy from Google play for $699 + the usual $50 shipping to Australia will put it at $749 for the 64gb or purchase through carrier at the (as I was told) approximate price between $800 and $900 per phone.
$900 for Nexus 6 is actually more expensive than the Note 4; you can pick that up cheaper elsewhere.

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Buy from Google play for $699 + the usual $50 shipping to Australia will put it at $749 for the 64gb or purchase through carrier at the (as I was told) approximate price between $800 and $900 per phone.
$900 for Nexus 6 is actually more expensive than the Note 4; you can pick that up cheaper elsewhere.
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Oh, but then you wouldn't have decent telstra 4g... I though you had another way of getting the international edition.
Thanks for the reply though!

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Oh, but then you wouldn't have decent telstra 4g... I though you had another way of getting the international edition.
Thanks for the reply though!
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If you wanted the phone cheaper with Telstra 4G I would get a Telstra plan (with no phone included) and buy the Nexus 6 outright from Google.
That is not a cheap option BUT could be slightly cheaper than going direct to Telstra. Telstra may have the best 4G network but in reality it is not much better than the other carriers. Fact. Telstra are WAY overpriced. I quit them for Vodafone and while Vodafone is cheaper and the internet is slightly less stable, I'm still able to carry on my business as per normal without problems.
FYI my original Telstra plan was:
$80 per month which included:
- 1 phone (Samsung Galaxy Ace)
- 1.1 gigs download per month
- 100 free calls
- 100 free texts
- 50 free international calls
- Locked in for TWO YEARS
My current Vodafone plan is:
$28 per month which includes:
- 2 gig download per month
- 500 free calls
- 500 free texts to any phone in Australia
- Locked in for one year
- Free phone (ironically, Samsung Galaxy Ace)

spartanm99 said:
If you wanted the phone cheaper with Telstra 4G I would get a Telstra plan (with no phone included) and buy the Nexus 6 outright from Google.
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Pretty much what I'm planning to do.
I need the reception as I spend a lot of time in really marginal service areas where the extra range of 700mhz of 850mhz should make a significant difference.
I've thought about Optus, as they have a pretty decent remote area coverage but it just isn't as good as Telstra. I'm on a Telstra plan already, so I'll just keep going with that.
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I signed up for the 70$ byo testa plan the other month.. receive 3.5gb for upgrading 950 in calls and unlimited sms/mms... I grandfathered my previous plan from when I got my galaxy nexus due to the value dropping significantly in that time period up to now. I continually complained when they used to call to try and get you to upgrade. Nexus 6 will be preorder on first available date just like with the 9 last week
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Hi I have a query regarding the pricing / Network coverage/net speed and data bundles provided in Sydney /Australia. Could you please tell me about which network/sim should I go for ..?
I was using10GB mobile data per month in Abudhabi ....Currently I have an S2 and a Nexus 7 WiFi (I use the phone mobile data for tethering)..
My priority now is max Data >Budget>Coverage/Speed
I plan on getting the Nexus 6 in Jan/Feb2015 and would like to use the 4g to its max potential...
Thank you and have a nice day
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hooligan007 said:
Hi I have a query regarding the pricing / Network coverage/net speed and data bundles provided in Sydney /Australia. Could you please tell me about which network/sim should I go for ..?
I was using10GB mobile data per month in Abudhabi ....Currently I have an S2 and a Nexus 7 WiFi (I use the phone mobile data for tethering)..
My priority now is max Data >Budget>Coverage/Speed
I plan on getting the Nexus 6 in Jan/Feb2015 and would like to use the 4g to its max potential...
Thank you and have a nice day
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Free mobile app
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Compare this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56279117&postcount=7
With this: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=australian+telco+coverage+map

Australian play store is up. Showing as coming soon, but prices are confirmed. Not pretty. ?

srthempo was
wow, google is really screwing us now. At current conversion rate US 650 comes to AUD 758, instead we'll have to pay AUD 869 for 32GB version, not happy at all. Not sure if delivery is on top of that or is included?
For AUD 60 more, 64GB device makes more sense if anyone buys, that is.
Edit: change AUD 30 to 60

dhaneri said:
wow, google is really screwing us now. At current conversion rate US 650 comes to AUD 758, instead we'll have to pay AUD 869 for 32GB version, not happy at all. Not sure if delivery is on top of that or is included?
For AUD 30 more, 64GB device makes more sense if anyone buys, that is.
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You mean $60 more for 64gb. And delivery will be another $50.

Availability in EU

Hi,
Looks like you can preorder Nexus 6P in US, UK, Canada. I'm still seeing "Coming soon" in Play Store Finland, as well as in Germany&Netherlands when trying via VPN. Has there been any mention anywhere when the availability will be broadened?

Yeah the same is happening? Last night it was Pre-order now, and this morning I check to buy it and it says Coming Soon.

ziadramman said:
Yeah the same is happening? Last night it was Pre-order now, and this morning I check to buy it and it says Coming Soon.
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not available in Italy too..tried to order from UK with VPN but it didn't ship to Italy.
Although I'm happy now it didn't...it's 150$ more then the US for the 6P.

tal123 said:
not available in Italy too..tried to order from UK with VPN but it didn't ship to Italy.
Although I'm happy now it didn't...it's 150$ more then the US for the 6P.
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Considering 24% VAT in Finland for example and with average US sales tax of 9%:
Buy it in US: $499 * 1,09 = $544 = 506€
Order it from US to EU via MyUs.com: 464€ * 1,24 + 20€ (shipping estimate) = 595€
Order from UK to other EU country: 636€ + 20€ (assuming there's some mailbox service in UK) = 656€
Wait and order it from local shop : 649€ * million of having to wait = Unbearable
Considering that you need power adapter in many cases if you order it from abroad, all options suck. Not no mention if US phones work in EU. How is it nowadays?

jpalo said:
Considering 24% VAT in Finland for example and with average US sales tax of 9%:
Buy it in US: $499 * 1,09 = $544 = 506€
Order it from US to EU via MyUs.com: 464€ * 1,24 + 20€ (shipping estimate) = 595€
Order from UK to other EU country: 636€ + 20€ (assuming there's some mailbox service in UK) = 656€
Wait and order it from local shop : 649€ * million of having to wait = Unbearable
Considering that you need power adapter in many cases if you order it from abroad, all options suck. Not no mention if US phones work in EU. How is it nowadays?
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I don't care..and nobody should. -same phone- should be the same price and not 50% more *after* USA taxes. The consumer shouldn't think about Google and VAT. We should only think about the final price and that one vs other prices around the globe(/USA). it's def a ripoff. What I will be doing though is just order and ship to a friend from the US that will bring it to me in a few weeks in hand. a week difference and no less then 150$ extra in your wallet..which is almost half of a new 5X!
Last time I did that(With the Nexus 5 and a Galaxy S4) I didn't have any issues with reception..if the carrier supports LTE then it will most likely run great in your country.
What really makes me angry is that if Google has official support for several countries outside of the US(and they don't support hundreds of countries officially in EU & Asia..only a few), then they should have the same pricing for them as the USA. Why do I need official support in the UK if it doesn't make the services cheaper? bah

Still waiting for preorder in Switzerland.. i'm getting pissed off waiting for so long now. They announced 26. October for Switzerland and as of now there is not any information about shipping available!
Devices seem to be shipping soon in Australia and India but no word on Europe ? WTF ?

On a German website is written that the 6P will be available by 9. November, marketing starts on 2. November.
I don't know how reliable that is but it's a well-known website here.
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d3sm0nd said:
Still waiting for preorder in Switzerland.. i'm getting pissed off waiting for so long now. They announced 26. October for Switzerland and as of now there is not any information about shipping available!
Devices seem to be shipping soon in Australia and India but no word on Europe ? WTF ?
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I called Google this afternoon and they told me to wait for an official announcement. Even the employee seemed lost.
Here is the contact data if you'd would like to try : https://support.google.com/store/answer/6178715?hl=fr