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This post is dedicated to giving you a price comparison of all the different places where you can get the xperia Z.
Xperia Z Unlocked:
Handtec - £497
Amazon Black xperia Z - £500
Asda Mobile - £500
The Order - £509
Unlocked-mobiles - £515
Digital Phone - £520
Expansys - £525
Clove - £530
Sony mobile - £530
Stains Distribution - £540
Mobacity - £599
Littlewoods - £769
Gsmwijzer.be -€532
Pdashop.nl - €629
4launch.nl - €629
Expansys - €634.99
Amazon.de - € 649.99
Smartphone Shop - €649
Phonehouse Germany - € 649.99
**Tip**
People outside Europe DO NOT get charged VAT. So if your thinking of getting the phone don't buy it were you live as this will have VAT from YOUR country. It would be wise to get the phone imported, as you would save yourself a lot of money as the price of the phone is £520, $821.60 or €610 WITH VAT but if you live outside Europe you can avoid some tax and get the device for £435, $687.30 or €510.47, if your interested proceed to http://www.handtec.co.uk/sony-xperia-z.html
Xperia Z Carrier Deals:
Phones4U
Three - £450
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Carphone Warehouse
Tesco Mobile
Belsimpel Netherlands
Reserved.
Clove showing £522 today with free wirelss speakers ( it would been better if that wireless charging dock they sell for £20 instead of £65 worth speaker)
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s-X-s said:
Clove showing £522 today with free wirelss speakers ( it would been better if that wireless charging dock they sell for £20 instead of £65 worth speaker)
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Do you guys think it will be that much in the states? I read somewhere that states most phone comes in at around 650$
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Clove showing £522 today with free wirelss speakers ( it would been better if that wireless charging dock they sell for £20 instead of £65 worth speaker)
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I agree!
Fasty12 said:
Do you guys think it will be that much in the states? I read somewhere that states most phone comes in at around 650$
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No it costs $800 :/!
Fu#k me it's gonna be a rip off but with specs like that I'll have to be selling my S3 and getting this
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xiFIL said:
No it costs $800 :/!
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How fast do new phone drop price? I know the DNa is going for around 550 on ebay but did it have the same price as the Z when it came out?
jonny68 said:
Fu#k me it's gonna be a rip off but with specs like that I'll have to be selling my S3 and getting this
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Yes i sold my S3 for £230, so half way there
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No it costs $800 :/!
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Yep, that's what I'm about to drop for the Z. It's my big splash for 2013, so hopefully it'll live up to expectations. I think it will, though.
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expansys.si/
mobisvet.si/ <---- still not announced
no carriers have any info about it yet
I think I'll get this beauty for the... next Christmas. I hope the price will drop a bit, considering the bigger prices here in Romania. I think it will be around €670-€690 at the release.
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Unless I get lucky in the next two weeks I'll be getting mine from here: http://www.smartphoneshop.be/product/272748/sony-xperia-z.html
I did pre-order as one of the first people, and because of that I got my pre-order at €629.
I hope when other phones will come out later (with the same caliber) prizes will be lower! I want to change my Arc to this!
Ambroos said:
Unless I get lucky in the next two weeks I'll be getting mine from here: http://www.smartphoneshop.be/product/272748/sony-xperia-z.html
I did pre-order as one of the first people, and because of that I got my pre-order at €629.
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Thank you for that link, i shall update the post. You are very lucky indeed!
is this phone fully compatible with T-mobile network?
fineazbro said:
is this phone fully compatible with T-mobile network?
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No. It doesn't support AWS and it doesn't support Band IV LTE. The ZL will at least to the LTE side of things. With T-Mobile you have to be pretty careful as their network is quite different to most.
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mattman83 said:
No. It doesn't support AWS and it doesn't support Band IV LTE. The ZL will at least to the LTE side of things. With T-Mobile you have to be pretty careful as their network is quite different to most.
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What if i just want to make calls with tmobile, i dont need a data plan i use wifi
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What if i just want to make calls with tmobile, i dont need a data plan i use wifi
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I'm not an expert on T-Mobile stuff, but I don't even know for sure that it'll do calls.
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Sony Mobile Korea is not releasing any news about Xperia Z.
I have emailed them but they say " We cannot tell anything about it because it is not release " everytime...
Considering to buy my phone from internet. Can you please suggest me a trustable site with international delievery? Thanks
Hope the price to drop on April because my contact with my carrier ends on April
I live in Thailand and have been waiting for Z1 release here. I don't want to import from EU due to high import duty and lack of warranty in case I get defective phone. I just went to Sony Store to see if I could pre-order one. They told me that Z1 will officially launch at Thailand Mobile Expo 2013 from Oct 3~6 and I can pre-order at Sony booth. I'll order mine on very first day Hope it'll come with latest firmware and fix superior auto by the time it is released.
What model that sell in Thailand c6902 or c6903? Thx
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What model that sell in Thailand c6902 or c6903? Thx
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It is not clear if they are going to release just one model with LTE or 2 models with and without it. A guy at sony store had no detail info.
Sitti01 said:
It is not clear if they are going to release just one model with LTE or 2 models with and without it. A guy at sony store had no detail info.
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Are you Thai?
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Are you Thai?
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Nope, just a farang (westerner in Thai) live and work here.
are you going to Thailand Mobile Expo 2013 on the first day?? i'm thai. i've been waiting for the z1. i hope it'll be available to buy in the expo not just
for pre-order.
I'm in Thailand, I bought from Clove in the UK and although I paid VAT in Thailand I was exempt from VAT in the UK so actually worked out cheaper even with postage
warranty is a concern but if it comes to the worst I'll post it to Clove
Nice to see Thailand stepping up a little
natkaen said:
are you going to Thailand Mobile Expo 2013 on the first day?? i'm thai. i've been waiting for the z1. i hope it'll be available to buy in the expo not just
for pre-order.
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if you ask me yes am going to get z1 on the first day of mobile expo and I'm Thai to^^
DamBadz said:
if you ask me yes am going to get z1 on the first day of mobile expo and I'm Thai to^^
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hope there'll be lots in stock. since i won't be able to get there till about 2pm :crying:
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hope there'll be lots in stock. since i won't be able to get there till about 2pm :crying:
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I don't think we will be waiting too long even if we don't get it on first batch. Thai market is still crazy with galaxy and iphone. I bet many Thai smart phone users don't even know about Z1.
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I don't think we will be waiting too long even if we don't get it on first batch. Thai market is still crazy with galaxy and iphone. I bet many Thai smart phone users don't even know about Z1.
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Yeashh that right :thumbup:
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xperia z1 price has been confirmed at 20,990 baht with 3 colors to choose. the price is quite good, i thought it'd be like 22,900 baht. i hope there'll be 4g since 1 web said there was going to be 4g but another web said there won't be.
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xperia z1 price has been confirmed at 20,990 baht with 3 colors to choose. the price is quite good, i thought it'd be like 22,900 baht. i hope there'll be 4g since 1 web said there was going to be 4g but another web said there won't be.
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At that price it has to be the C6902 HSPA version I'd be very surprised if it was the LTE version - still good price though
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Geoffxx said:
At that price it has to be the C6902 HSPA version I'd be very surprised if it was the LTE version - still good price though
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it's actually the LTE version. i've just read the official sony xp page and they said it was LTE, but i don't think thailand need LTE anyway lol
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it's actually the LTE version. i've just read the official sony xp page and they said it was LTE, but i don't think thailand need LTE anyway lol
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does that price include taxes etc as it's about 4k cheaper than I bought mine for from the UK when you include delivery and VAT - very good indeed
Geoffxx said:
does that price include taxes etc as it's about 4k cheaper than I bought mine for from the UK when you include delivery and VAT - very good indeed
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i think so, because lg g2 launch price was 19,900 baht and it was sold at the shop for 19,900 baht.
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natkaen said:
it's actually the LTE version. i've just read the official sony xp page and they said it was LTE, but i don't think thailand need LTE anyway lol
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Reasonable price, cheaper than what I was expecting. I'm going to get purple Never had a purple phone before. LTE...I don't really care much about that. If it is included, well that would be great. If not, no big deal. LTE won't be widely available in Bangkok in a year or two. By that time, we all will be buying new phones anyway.
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Reasonable price, cheaper than what I was expecting. I'm going to get purple Never had a purple phone before. LTE...I don't really care much about that. If it is included, well that would be great. If not, no big deal. LTE won't be widely available in Bangkok in a year or two. By that time, we all will be buying new phones anyway.
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sony page said that there won't be much purple color in stock, so you'd better hurry! :good:
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sony page said that there won't be much purple color in stock, so you'd better hurry! :good:
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Oh no, thanks for the heads up. Btw are they actually going to sell at Sony booth or just taking pre-order?
Could you post link the to this Sony page? I can't find it.
Sitti01 said:
Oh no, thanks for the heads up. Btw are they actually going to sell at Sony booth or just taking pre-order?
Could you post link the to this Sony page? I can't find it.
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yep, you can get your device straight away. no pre-order. the page is in facebook https://www.facebook.com/sonyxpth it's in thai though. still not sure if it's 4g or 3g since sony didn't confirm officially, but their sony xp page said so. the old model that was Z and ZU both had seperate version of 3g/4g for sell with difference prices, they might do that again with z1 lol. have to wait for them to confirm officially. i don't really care anyway since i'll still get it. :laugh:
Hi, I have a friend that is willing to send me Glass from the US to UK.
Do anyone know how much will i get taxed? (via shipping)
Thanks.
By the way,
I have declared the goods for 500 dollars instead of 1500,
the tax comes up to near 80 pounds.
in germany that would be tax fraud.... and they are very good in finding it out
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Also tax fraud in the UK and not hard to spot. Customs are pretty hot on it and all that will happen is they will be taken
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gbohm said:
in germany that would be tax fraud.... and they are very good in finding it out
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Its a grey area,
1. There is no retail price tag on the device.
2. Its not brand new, sold off second hand by a friend. Hence cannot set RRP on the device.
3. Declared it as a "Camera and Video Recording Device" which then is not totally inappropriate. (still a device that does picture and videos).
just my 2 cents.
FYI for those wanting a Z1 LTE model. I was about the pull the trigger and get one on Newegg for like $550. I paused and did a quick ebay search and noticed that Buy.com (Rakuten) is selling them (Xperia Z1 C6906) for $284.99!!! That's less than a Nexus 5 and you get Sony's amazing glass/aluminum build quality. Got me a white one
Time to sell my LG Optimus G Pro too! I'm excited because I was about to drop over $500 bucks. Still want a Z2 though - time for some gluten free beer (Omission)
On ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Sony-Mo...1308577083?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item258ebd8d3b
Direct on the Buy.com /Rakuten site: http://www.rakuten.com/prod/sony-mo...-wireless-lan-4g-bar-black-sim/261427063.html
Happy buying! Oh and my final price was $290 with two day business shipping.
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Looks all units on Ebay and Buy.com at the price of $284.99 have been exausted.
After the release of Compact and Z2 this was inevitable.
What a crazy deal... Is this the one that works on Tmobile? If so it makes me Z1s I got in February seem really expensive... Ha, that's the way it goes I suppose.
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Kanes_Inferno said:
What a crazy deal... Is this the one that works on Tmobile? If so it makes me Z1s I got in February seem really expensive... Ha, that's the way it goes I suppose.
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Yup! This is the latest international Z1 that Sony released with LTE for TMO and ATT. Yeah I've been in your shoes before, it happens.
Can I use the c6906 in Australia, particularly Virgin Mobile?
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Can I use the c6906 in Australia, particularly Virgin Mobile?
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I'm not 100% but I'm thinking it would work.
Looked up the Australian Z1 (C6903) Virgin Mobile sells there and it's listed as using the following frequencies
NETWORK
Band 3G: 850/900/1700/1900/2100
4G: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20
2G or 3G? 4G
Your C6903 vs the LTE C6906 model
GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903
LTE 700 / 850 / 900/ 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6906
LTE 800 / 850 / 900/ 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6943
Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z1-5596.php
Hope this helps!
I just went on their mobile site, only an international version available.
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Gotta be a mistake or something. That price is crazy. Be interested to see if they actually honor that price.
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Spectre51 said:
Gotta be a mistake or something. That price is crazy. Be interested to see if they actually honor that price.
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I think the price is ledgit. The three listings on eBay were all created yesterday for the black, white and purple models and have sold over 30+ units. Also the prices reflect the buy.com sites as well
Wow. Might have to get one then sell my C6903.
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Well that was quick...no longer available.
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Wow. Might have to get one then sell my C6903.
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Well that was quick...no longer available.
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Yeah I looks like the eBay listings are done! Also the price went back to over 500 bucks on Buy.com
Hope others got in on this while they could.
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Yeah I looks like the eBay listings are done! Also the price went back to over 500 bucks on Buy.com
Hope others got in on this while they could.
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I knew it was too good to be true! Thankfully while I was deciding whether or not I should order it, I typed in my credit card and ordered hastily. Mine is processing now. Let's hope for shipping today!
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CollinFX45 said:
I knew it was too good to be true! Thankfully while I was deciding whether or not I should order it, I typed in my credit card and ordered hastily. Mine is processing now. Let's hope for shipping today!
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Awesome! I saw that someone on e-bay purchased 10 of the white ones! LOL Guess to flip em'. I was so close to getting two more to resell and make some extra cash but aint' going to happen now, ha!
I cant believe i missed out . I got mine direct from Sony with a student discount for $539
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I cant believe i missed out . I got mine direct from Sony with a student discount for $539
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That stinks! Also the Nexus 5 is on sale on Ebay for $389 shipped and NO TAX! Can't beat that. Posted here.
So I'm actually getting pretty concerned. My hopes are diminishing. No shipping confirmation yet.
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/buy
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So I'm actually getting pretty concerned. My hopes are diminishing. No shipping confirmation yet.
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/buy
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I'm not worried. Their website says it takes two business days to process an order before it ships.
This is what my order looks like (see attachment)
And if you are worried of getting shafted on your order, there is always a credit card dispute you could open.
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I'm not worried. Their website says it takes two business days to process an order before it ships.
This is what my order looks like (see attachment)
And if you are worried of getting shafted on your order, there is always a credit card dispute you could open.
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You are lucky, my friend. I ordered at the same time and mine is:
Shipping Method: Second Day
Warehouse is processing your order
Ohhhh boy am I livid! These ****ers canceled my order AND took my money without notifying me. The cancellation reason states they are "out of stock" but the phone IS in stock because I can order it for over $500 dollars.
I e-mailed them asking to please re-instate my order and filed a PayPal dispute because they were more than happy and willing to take my cash, lol. Whatever - if this doesn't work out, I ordered a white 32gb Nexus 5 on ebay that was on a daily deal and arrives this Thursday
I still want my darn Z1 though! Darn you Buy.com
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Ohhhh boy am I livid! These ****ers canceled my order AND took my money without notifying me. The cancellation reason states they are "out of stock" but the phone IS in stock because I can order it for over $500 dollars.
I e-mailed them asking to please re-instate my order and filed a PayPal dispute because they were more than happy and willing to take my cash, lol. Whatever - if this doesn't work out, I ordered a white 32gb Nexus 5 on ebay that was on a daily deal and arrives this Thursday
I still want my darn Z1 though! Darn you Buy.com
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Dude noooooooooooooo
Mine is still processing! I told you we were going to get f-ed by Rakuten. Ughhhhhhh.
I won't let it go that easy. Their eBay page had 50+ available at that price. This is fraud.
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http://www.androidauthority.com/xperia-z2-us-407194/
Cool, it's still a D6503 so maybe we'll get baseband improvements for t-mobile/att? Still much cheaper on Amazon...
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Cool, it's still a D6503 so maybe we'll get baseband improvements for t-mobile/att? Still much cheaper on Amazon...
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Its great that its a 6503 because for those of us in the US who have the international 6503, we don't really have warranties. Maybe now we can somehow get warranty work done if needed, since the models are so close.
Sony's Xperia care has you covered, it's a global warranty program that will cover you, regardless of where you got your phone.
I say this because I bought an unlocked D6503 off eBay (Taiwan 大哥大 branding), it suffered water damage, and Sony replaced it. (The white water detection papers weren't wet, the phone must have leaked somewhere else.) So, now I have English versions of the manuals
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Sony's Xperia care has you covered, it's a global warranty program that will cover you, regardless of where you got your phone.
I say this because I bought an unlocked D6503 off eBay (Taiwan 大哥大 branding), it suffered water damage, and Sony replaced it. (The white water detection papers weren't wet, the phone must have leaked somewhere else.) So, now I have English versions of the manuals
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Is that something i can buy like a square trade or extended warranty? I just googled it and it looks like a support site. I don't see a purchase Xperia Care button anywhere. I also cannot find xperia z2 on there. I'm just asking because I was thinking of going ebay with square trade.
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Is that something i can buy like a square trade or extended warranty? I just googled it and it looks like a support site. I don't see a purchase Xperia Care button anywhere. I also cannot find xperia z2 on there. I'm just asking because I was thinking of going ebay with square trade.
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I'd like to know this too. Just bought today after waiting for US availability and then realizing the US price was insane.
I got a new D6503, noise canceling headphones, two official docks, a 32GB MicroSDHC card and an 18-month warranty plus two day shipping for less than the phone unshipped with sales tax would've cost me from Sony.
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I'd like to know this too. Just bought today after waiting for US availability and then realizing the US price was insane.
I got a new D6503, noise canceling headphones, two official docks, a 32GB MicroSDHC card and an 18-month warranty plus two day shipping for less than the phone unshipped with sales tax would've cost me from Sony.
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Where did you get it? Im thinking of getting one from never msrp with a square trade.
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Where did you get it? Im thinking of getting one from never msrp with a square trade.
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Expansys. Third time I've done business with them.
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Expansys. Third time I've done business with them.
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Sweet deal. Im in the same boat with you. The total from sony with 2year warranty was like $843 for me.
Does Expansys charge tax? Im assuming no.
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Sweet deal. Im in the same boat with you. The total from sony with 2year warranty was like $843 for me.
Does Expansys charge tax? Im assuming no.
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Nope, no tax.
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Sony's Xperia care has you covered, it's a global warranty program that will cover you, regardless of where you got your phone.
I say this because I bought an unlocked D6503 off eBay (Taiwan 大哥大 branding), it suffered water damage, and Sony replaced it. (The white water detection papers weren't wet, the phone must have leaked somewhere else.) So, now I have English versions of the manuals
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How long ago was this and how long did it take?
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good news for those waiting to buy / on the fence about the Z2. (like me.)
with the possibility of Sony shipping millions more of these units, maybe they've tightened up their manufacturing/quality control process, and worked out a solution to the overheating camera, the self-cracking glass, the earpiece volume, etc.
one can hope?
Newegg has it for $599
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875212309
but thier return policy sucks
I'd really like to know more about the Sony warranty that was mentioned earlier. I am almost positive they will try to deny a warranty for a phone that was purchased outside of your region. For example if you bought a 6503 two months ago before the USA 6503 was announced, and then called Sony USA to have a warranty replacement done, they would just claim that the model nunmber isn't in their database and there is nothing they can do. I went through this with Morola last year.
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I'd really like to know more about the Sony warranty that was mentioned earlier. I am almost positive they will try to deny a warranty for a phone that was purchased outside of your region. For example if you bought a 6503 two months ago before the USA 6503 was announced, and then called Sony USA to have a warranty replacement done, they would just claim that the model nunmber isn't in their database and there is nothing they can do. I went through this with Morola last year.
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There is only one model D6503, so it will have warranty regardless where it was purchase
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There is only one model D6503, so it will have warranty regardless where it was purchase
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They know which region it was sold for, though.
Unless somebody can show a Sony document saying this product (or Sony Xperia smartphones in general) have an international warranty, they almost certainly don't.
If anyone can afford this and obtains, please post ftf.
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augie7107 said:
If anyone can afford this and obtains, please post ftf.
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Just found out. US firmware is already out. What was thought was Canada's firmware as their unbranded phones is actually using US generic firmware.
Awesome thanks... I was running the unbranded Singapore firmware on my D6503 bought from amazon. Downloading the US firmware and flashing now
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Where to download?
kirdroid said:
Awesome thanks... I was running the unbranded Singapore firmware on my D6503 bought from amazon. Downloading the US firmware and flashing now
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