Hi there guys,
Hope you all are having a good day.
So the thing is that I decided on getting myself a Note 3 (the international version). I sought the add out on Amazon and will be purchasing it soon.
Could someone who has an idea about the import tell me as to how much will the final price be that I have to pay after the custom clearance? I really need to know this before buying it. The on-shelf price of the Note 3 on the website is $705 and the seller is 'mygsmstore'.
It would be a great help. I can't ask questions on the website as I haven't yet bought anything from amazon.
Hi there,
I am also trying for the same. if you refer to my question here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47783662, I am trying to get this from Expansys.
Let me know if you are interested and/or want to pursue this!
Thanks,
Ckhurana
Even I was thinking of the same, however there are quite a few problems.
1. How good is the retailer. As we will lose all warranty since its a USA product. So we need to be pretty sure of genuineness of the product.
2. Customs is quite tricky. I have searched and could barely find a convincing answer about the customs aspect on importing the phone
3. Region Locking- Samsung region locks the device. i.e. if we get it from USA, how will we get a US sim to unlock it.
Would be glad if some community member can help us.
anir1.618 said:
Hi there guys,
Hope you all are having a good day.
So the thing is that I decided on getting myself a Note 3 (the international version). I sought the add out on Amazon and will be purchasing it soon.
Could someone who has an idea about the import tell me as to how much will the final price be that I have to pay after the custom clearance? I really need to know this before buying it. The on-shelf price of the Note 3 on the website is $705 and the seller is 'mygsmstore'.
It would be a great help. I can't ask questions on the website as I haven't yet bought anything from amazon.
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hey bro. i am also planning to get the note 3 n9005 in india .
have you purchased it. if yes then from which site .please do reply with all the information and what were the custom taxes you have to pay.
also how much did it cost to you overall including all the taxes and charges.
Thanks
alok_dhawal said:
Even I was thinking of the same, however there are quite a few problems.
1. How good is the retailer. As we will lose all warranty since its a USA product. So we need to be pretty sure of genuineness of the product.
2. Customs is quite tricky. I have searched and could barely find a convincing answer about the customs aspect on importing the phone
3. Region Locking- Samsung region locks the device. i.e. if we get it from USA, how will we get a US sim to unlock it.
Would be glad if some community member can help us.
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I think u guys must think to buy from U.A.E Dubai, from dubai its region lock free, if someone known person is coming than u can have custom duty free also.
AmanAgrwl said:
hey bro. i am also planning to get the note 3 n9005 in india .
have you purchased it. if yes then from which site .please do reply with all the information and what were the custom taxes you have to pay.
also how much did it cost to you overall including all the taxes and charges.
Thanks
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why dont you buy from Ebay.in, i know most of the people dont prefer ebay but still its in Endia so you wont be having serious problems with the dealer or the product.
adilrenzu said:
why dont you buy from Ebay.in, i know most of the people dont prefer ebay but still its in Endia so you wont be having serious problems with the dealer or the product.
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but bro ebay does not have the n9005 version. i can see only one seller and that also says that that the box will be open and all that.
what about your note 3?? where did you buy it from??
AmanAgrwl said:
but bro ebay does not have the n9005 version. i can see only one seller and that also says that that the box will be open and all that.
what about your note 3?? where did you buy it from??
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is that so well as i recall it i could see a number of sellers who directly import unused and unopened Note 3 from the US, only extra cost which the customer may need to pay is OCTROI if applicable.
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Brand-New-Sa...nes&hash=item27de67a81f&_uhb=1#ht_3324wt_1275
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Samsung-Gala...nes&hash=item19e850c59e&_uhb=1#ht_3699wt_1041
http://www.ibhejo.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-N9005-32GB-White.html
Try these ones, as for me i live in KSA so its easily availble here.
Hi all
I went ahead and got this beast from g s m store - arena the link is as below -
http://mygsmstore.com/242-samsung-n9005-galaxy-note-3-lte-32gb-black.html
i got this delivered in the us which was brought back by a friend. If you want it to be delivered in india the cost is a bit more for shipping but i am not sure about the taxes octroi or custom duty
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
How is that N005 is working?
ckhurana said:
Hi all
I went ahead and got this beast from g s m store - arena the link is as below -
i got this delivered in the us which was brought back by a friend. If you want it to be delivered in india the cost is a bit more for shipping but i am not sure about the taxes octroi or custom duty
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Hi,
I see that you have ordered note3 N9005, even I am planning to buy one from US. But there are two main concerns, first, is this a genuine Samsung phone? Second, about region lock policy of Samsung.
So, please let me know did you face any region lock problem and how is your phone working so far (could you check your phone with android app which verify the originality of Samsung phone). If your phone is good, I can order from the same seller.
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Hey people,
An uncle is coming down from US to India (my current country) and I plan to buy the Omnia 7.
Should I ask him to buy one for me...but again, will I have to unlock it???
Does it come carrier specific like the iPhone?
Do I have to "Unlock" it?
Or should I just ask him to get the phone and pop in my SIM card from India?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I'm pretty sure the Omnia 7 isn't sold in the US. They have the Focus instead.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Yes, it's not sold in the US or Canada. But he can order one from ExpanSys (who gets them from Europe).
I picked a few up from Canada before I headed to Saudi Arabia. Work like a charm. Just gotta remember there's tax, warranty, customs, shipping. Not much profit made for reselling them Manuals also came in french, but that's not a big deal if you know how to use these things.
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Yes, it's not sold in the US or Canada. But he can order one from ExpanSys (who gets them from Europe).
I picked a few up from Canada before I headed to Saudi Arabia. Work like a charm. Just gotta remember there's tax, warranty, customs, shipping. Not much profit made for reselling them Manuals also came in french, but that's not a big deal if you know how to use these things.
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Hey thanx a lot guys for ur replie...its a lil surprising that teh Omnia isnt in the US...
Peew971 said:
I'm pretty sure the Omnia 7 isn't sold in the US. They have the Focus instead.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Anywyas what about Dubai? The main Proper City???Even on the website, nothing clearly is mentioned...when where etc??
But thanx! And do let me know about Dubai...
Hello...
As Peew971 said: Omnia 7 isn't sold in USA by default, and ExpanSys actually have a very high prices, I got mine from Australia, factory unlocked and shipped to Libya (cost me about 840$ at that time, with Screen Protector + Case + Shipping Insurance), I've checked the website now (becextech.com.au) and it is priced at 699 AUD$ (= 687 US$) without shipping costs.
I hope I've helped you...
ahmadmr said:
Hello...
As Peew971 said: Omnia 7 isn't sold in USA by default, and ExpanSys actually have a very high prices, I got mine from Australia, factory unlocked and shipped to Libya (cost me about 840$ at that time, with Screen Protector + Case + Shipping Insurance), I've checked the website now (becextech.com.au) and it is priced at 699 AUD$ (= 687 US$) without shipping costs.
I hope I've helped you...
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Hey ahmadmr,
Thanx for your reply...I am not very confident of ordering a phone from somewhere else..especially from another country..there is a similar website here in India..I contacted them and they asked me to wait for a couple of days..so lets see, but thanx again..if it is available in the Middle East (Dubai) I can ask a friend to get it too...
t mobile germany is probably your best bet. ive seen a number of posts saying the phone is unlocked & i think its the 16Gb version too.
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t mobile germany is probably your best bet. ive seen a number of posts saying the phone is unlocked & i think its the 16Gb version too.
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Oh ok...Germany..yea...makes sense...Will surely try now...a couple of friends keep going there...
Hey guys, as the popular term goes, I'm a long time lurker, first time poster and have to say what an awesome section this is! I was hesitant after bad reviews whether or not to get this bad boy, but after reading countless positive opinions on this forum I have decided to take the plunge. My only question is, do you guys think it's safe to get it off eBay for 400$au? It just seems very cheap and I want to know it's factory unlocked and not hacked before I get it, thanks in advance and keep up the good work!
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Hey guys, as the popular term goes, I'm a long time lurker, first time poster and have to say what an awesome section this is! I was hesitant after bad reviews whether or not to get this bad boy, but after reading countless positive opinions on this forum I have decided to take the plunge. My only question is, do you guys think it's safe to get it off eBay for 400$au? It just seems very cheap and I want to know it's factory unlocked and not hacked before I get it, thanks in advance and keep up the good work!
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eBay comes with buyer protection anyway so you won't loose your money
just check the sellers feedback score and histroy, if it seems to be too good to be true!!
i brought my xperia play from ebay and was perfectly fine just sim locked when it came out
Hi man
Im in Australia and bought mine through Ebay for AUD $398 about 2 months ago so that price is right. It came from Hong Kong, it works perfectly, im heaps satisfied with it and there are no faults.
Also to let you ease your mind dude, they are unlocked so they work with any Australian mobile network and also when purchasing the phone make sure you get the R800i xperia play model as these ones work on all of the Australian network bands for mobile 2G, 3G etc.
Another thing also like someone said before, Ebay offers their protection program and if you use paypal they also offer their own protection program so you are pretty much covered if somethings goes wrong.
Have fun with it dude If you wanna know anything else let me know.
the r800a runs on telstras 3g network, not the r800i, and it costs a fair bit more to buy but is worth it imo for telstras far superior network(least where i live)
the r800i can use telstras old 2100mhz 3g network..but thats not long for this world..
TLR telstra:r800a, optus or anyone else:r800i
Thanks guys, I'm actually in china now on holiday so I'm wondering whether to grab one while I'm in hong kong, but as previously mentioned eBay gives the security of buyer protection... will let y'all know how it fares but either way I'm looking forward to joining the club
just bought mine through ebay, price was $394 (ausd). came with an 8gb card, case, screen protector and car charger. seller is based in hong kong and i'd gladly recommend him if you were to buy through ebay. no hassles, no stress, no problems at all. seller even used ups for shipping which allowed full tracking online. i bought my unit on a thursday. ups online said that the unit was already in melbourne by saturday. got my phone by monday morning (darn, no postal services on sundays =)
2 of my friends got it through the same vendor I think. He's called rose#somenumber#.
Trouble-free and they got it for 280-300€ depending on the change rate.
280-300? Geez, that's a bargain! I saw that rose guy (or girl) on eBay but Aussie price is 385, still a good buy, just wanna stop at HK first n see if I can haggle a bit with the locals
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280-300? Geez, that's a bargain! I saw that rose guy (or girl) on eBay but Aussie price is 385, still a good buy, just wanna stop at HK first n see if I can haggle a bit with the locals
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just be careful, mate. no offense to anyone honk kong related...i was based there for 2.5 years mind you...but a mate of mine dropped by hk recently. he bought a brand new xperia arc and haggled for a lower price. the seller took out 150 bucks from the phone. phone was working fine but when he got back to melby the phone stopped functioning.
if you're going to hk, try getting the phone in tsim sha tsui (kowloon). specifically, ocean terminal (right beside the ferry and bus depot). there's a building there called star city. second floor houses the best electronics from reputable stores. or, there's something similar in wan chai (hk side). but personally i prefer the one in kowloon as the one in wan chai can be a bit dodgy regarding some stores.
im not sure what country your in but if your not in australia you may have to pay import tax which will boost the price
Thanks for the advice guys, ended up getting it from wanchai paid 340aud so pretty happy, it is a wicked phone so far n I havent even rooted it yet! Need some help with but I asked in another thread and am googling as I type thanks again guys, looking forward to exchanging info once I suss it out.
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This question is for my Indian brothers here.
I am very impressed with this device And I am buying this instead of nexus 4.
Well I searched a lot, went on androidguruzz site, they are selling for Rs. 27440 but I cannot add the device to cart (site problem)
I thought to order from oppostyle but as you guys know INR value is down these days and if I order from there it well cost me 30000+ Rs. which I cannot afford.
I just want to ask if there is any shop in new delhi which have already imported this device when price were low I will buy from there. Is there any shop selling this device in new delhi?
I am very confused and really wants this device but have got no idea what to do?
Please help me with this, thank you
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you can try www.liaow.com but they are selling china version with international flashed rom. warranty is not supported from oppostyle if you buy china version, you have to send it back to liaow.com. but i highly suggest to buy from oppostyle, since they are giving out free easy cover if you buy a find 5 that could easlily translate to 2000 inr
ironlady said:
you can try www.liaow.com but they are selling china version with international flashed rom. warranty is not supported from oppostyle if you buy china version, you have to send it back to liaow.com. but i highly suggest to buy from oppostyle, since they are giving out free easy cover if you buy a find 5 that could easlily translate to 2000 inr
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I cannot by from oppostyle, if I import the device these days, it will cost around 50 USD more than normal price (weak economic condition in India). If anyone here live in India can tell me if any shop already have this device ?
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vishal007 said:
This question is for my Indian brothers here.
I am very impressed with this device And I am buying this instead of nexus 4.
Well I searched a lot, went on androidguruzz site, they are selling for Rs. 27440 but I cannot add the device to cart (site problem)
I thought to order from oppostyle but as you guys know INR value is down these days and if I order from there it well cost me 30000+ Rs. which I cannot afford.
I just want to ask if there is any shop in new delhi which have already imported this device when price were low I will buy from there. Is there any shop selling this device in new delhi?
I am very confused and really wants this device but have got no idea what to do?
Please help me with this, thank you
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youcan buy anywhere in china
Im Still looking for a cheap Version of the 305SH, to use it in Europe. ONLY GSM.
Maybe we can share our Informations, which seller is trustworthy, which is the cheapest etc.
This is the best offer i found so far 320$ for a unlocked Phone. Anyone who can beat the price?
http://www.lt-comm.com/product.php?id=175
If you already bought a unlocked Phone, have any other Informations, where to unlock it, feel free to Post it and tell us how the purchase worked for you
Thanks.
onroP89 said:
Im Still looking for a cheap Version of the 305SH, to use it in Europe. ONLY GSM.
Maybe we can share our Informations, which seller is trustworthy, which is the cheapest etc.
This is the best offer i found so far 320$ for a unlocked Phone. Anyone who can beat the price?
http://www.lt-comm.com/product.php?id=175
If you already bought a unlocked Phone, have any other Informations, where to unlock it, feel free to Post it and tell us how the purchase worked for you
Thanks.
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It says unlocked, is it true???
NemesisMB said:
It says unlocked, is it true???
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There are many Shops that sell unlocked Versions, but you need to pay for it.
This guy sell it too
https://www.facebook.com/HirotokeitaiTM
http://hirotokeitai.com/
He accept paypal as payment.
Thats why i made this topic, so some users can post their experience with different sellers and if the phone is really 100% unlocked for all Sim Cards. I know a User who bought a phone form Hirotokeitai and he says its 100% working.
onroP89 said:
There are many Shops that sell unlocked Versions, but you need to pay for it.
This guy sell it too
https://www.facebook.com/HirotokeitaiTM
http://hirotokeitai.com/
He accept paypal as payment.
Thats why i made this topic, so some users can post their experience with different sellers and if the phone is really 100% unlocked for all Sim Cards. I know a User who bought a phone form Hirotokeitai and he says its 100% working.
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I am ready to buy it from it-comm at 320$ but need confirmation that it is unlocked. I mailed them, sent them messages but no response, tried to call them at ALL the numbers provided by them but they it goes to either answering machine or just keeps ringing. Have you tried to contact them?
NemesisMB said:
I am ready to buy it from it-comm at 320$ but need confirmation that it is unlocked. I mailed them, sent them messages but no response, tried to call them at ALL the numbers provided by them but they it goes to either answering machine or just keeps ringing. Have you tried to contact them?
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Not yet, give em some time.
Its New-Year in China, their 2015 started yesterday if im not wrong, i guess they are drunk and celebrate.
Better wait till they contact you to be 100% save.
btw this is there https://www.facebook.com/ltcomm there are some customer reviews, looks not bad, and 15k likes is also solid number for a shop.
You can pay with paypal, so it should be save. Just call paypal to ask em, they have great customer service.
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Not yet, give em some time.
Its New-Year in China, there 2015 started yesterday if im not wrong, i guess they are drunk and celebrate.
Better wait till they contact you to be 100% save.
btw this is there https://www.facebook.com/ltcomm there are some customer reviews, looks not bad, and 15k likes is also solid number for a shop.
But you can pay with paypal, so it should be very save. Just call paypal to ask em, they have great customer service.
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Haha, drunk they must be. Thanks for info.
onroP89 said:
Not yet, give em some time.
Its New-Year in China, their 2015 started yesterday if im not wrong, i guess they are drunk and celebrate.
Better wait till they contact you to be 100% save.
btw this is there https://www.facebook.com/ltcomm there are some customer reviews, looks not bad, and 15k likes is also solid number for a shop.
You can pay with paypal, so it should be save. Just call paypal to ask em, they have great customer service.
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They've replied back and confirmed that it is Unlocked and SIM free.
Ordered and got a good deal
I ordered the Phone on lt-comm as they are also selling the Harman Kardon Onyx for USD 90 including shipping to India (No shipping to Qatar but I will be visiting My parents in a couple of months) which costs USD 200 in USA as I checked on amazon. So it costs me USD 465 for Sharp Aquos Crystal and a Harmon Kardon Onyx Studio. I'd say it is a good deal. What you guys think?
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I ordered the Phone on lt-comm as they are also selling the Harman Kardon Onyx for USD 90 including shipping to India (No shipping to Qatar but I will be visiting My parents in a couple of months) which costs USD 200 in USA as I checked on amazon. So it costs me USD 465 for Sharp Aquos Crystal and a Harmon Kardon Onyx Studio. I'd say it is a good deal. What you guys think?
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can you please tell me how much cost phone alone in INR and model no.
Did you receive the phone now
Kumar281 said:
can you please tell me how much cost phone alone in INR and model no.
Did you receive the phone now
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The link is in the first post,
320 $ for the phone
Than you use google, HERE
selling a sharp 402sh
selling a sharp crystal x 402sh black its software unlocked if interested please message me ,
used for 2 weeks in brand new condition, $600 plus post costs
sorry if im posting this in wrong thread.
kidza66 said:
selling a sharp crystal x 402sh black its software unlocked if interested please message me ,
used for 2 weeks in brand new condition, $600 plus post costs
sorry if im posting this in wrong thread.
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Yes this is wrong thread and $600 plus postal charges is too expensive.
My package dispatched by seller. So happy and eagerly waiting!
Received and
Just to let you know I was shocked to find there's no charger and Data cable in the pakage, but then the seller confirmed that in Japan, companies don't provide the chargers and accessories. Kinda bizarre to me but I checked online, it seems to be the case, plus I downloaded the softbank crystal user guide it does say that the charger and usb are optional accessories. So, there you go, if you are thinking about cost of accessories as well, it is on you. Now whoever wherever is selling the 305sh is NOT supplying the charger and or usb cable. You ONLY get the phone that's it.
How about the phone ?
did you tested with GSM sim card
where are you buy it ?
where do yo live ?
can you test gsm and 4g lte and feedback here thank you , phone are not lagguy with s400 snapdragon ?
support nfc ?
i just order mine i can not wait grrrrrrrrrr
soudara said:
where are you buy it ?
where do yo live ?
can you test gsm and 4g lte and feedback here thank you , phone are not lagguy with s400 snapdragon ?
support nfc ?
i just order mine i can not wait grrrrrrrrrr
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Do you even read the posts? The link is in the first Post. He also posted is several times.
http://en.lmgtfy.com/?q=test+Sharp+Aquos+Crystal
hello
i just receive mine 305sh white unlocked and just working perfect after turn in english , nova launcher ,change region with region changer to french (adb shell required), gsm ,3g and 4g lte working perfect with any operator in french ,phone is beautiful and very smooth i wait for rooting for better customization
soudara said:
hello
i just receive mine 305sh white unlocked and just working perfect after turn in english , nova launcher ,change region with region changer to french (adb shell required), gsm ,3g and 4g lte working perfect with any operator in french ,phone is beautiful and very smooth i wait for rooting for better customization
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That's great!
soudara said:
hello
i just receive mine 305sh white unlocked and just working perfect after turn in english , nova launcher ,change region with region changer to french (adb shell required), gsm ,3g and 4g lte working perfect with any operator in french ,phone is beautiful and very smooth i wait for rooting for better customization
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Nice, where you bought it,which seller? And ofc how much did you pay ?
What do you mean you need adb shell to chance the region? You cant use the normal menu?
Hello everyone,
I am eagerly waiting to preorder the much-awaited S8(+), but since I do not live in any of the regions which traditionally supply the dual sim variant (South Korea? India? Singapore? China? Thailand?) I would like to know if any supplier is well known for forwarding a dual-sim S8 to Europe, and if so which one would you advise choosing.
My guess is preorders will be quickly saturated so I would like to know where I could get my hands on a dual sim S8 as early as possible
Thank you xda!
Me too, for import to France
In my opinion best dual sim versions coming from UAE. Currently I have s7 edge duos from UAE, and is perfect. Looks same like EU version (even address on backplate is UK). I had in the past s6 duos from china, all documentation in Chinese, also China address on the back. However it was working perfect.
Anyone know reliable online shop in UAE, who shipping to UK?
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In my opinion best dual sim versions coming from UAE. Currently I have s7 edge duos from UAE, and is perfect. Looks same like EU version (even address on backplate is UK). I had in the past s6 duos from china, all documentation in Chinese, also China address on the back. However it was working perfect.
Anyone know reliable online shop in UAE, who shipping to UK?
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There is none reliable online store and I don't recommend buying from there as as difficult to get local warranty, still if you want to buy than get it from someone working or living there like friend or relative etc.
Saying reliable online store I mean, real store with good recommendation, who will send device to me without any problems. Unfortunately I don't know any person living there...
troxter said:
Saying reliable online store I mean, real store with good recommendation, who will send device to me without any problems. Unfortunately I don't know any person living there...
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I don't agree with many ppl here.. There are lots or reliable sources in uae, well known local online stores with a track record, i personally bought from them (and i live in dubai) and i know for a fact that they ship to many customers in Europe (reading from few other threads on xda related to Samsung products) try Mike&Smith uae and try mygsm uae.. Just Google them.. Hope this helps as i did buy from both many times..
I contacted mygsm uae. They will have s8 duos in stock next week, Shipping to UK is £20, so I will use them
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I contacted mygsm uae. They will have s8 duos in stock next week, Shipping to UK is £20, so I will use them
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WooooW i never thought they will get it that fast, am already on the waiting list for several sellers here in dubai. Good luck for us.
Thank you for all the advice, mygsm does not display price yet and Mike&Smith sells the S8+ for 4000AED (1020€) which is crazy expensive, will any reseller be cheaper, or is there any other dual-sim friendly country which may sell it for less?
erclalle said:
Thank you for all the advice, mygsm does not display price yet and Mike&Smith sells the S8+ for 4000AED (1020€) which is crazy expensive, will any reseller be cheaper, or is there any other dual-sim friendly country which may sell it for less?
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This is the price for early birds, give it sometime till the official release, and the price will drop down.. These are my trusted sources whom i used for a while, can't advice on any that i didn't try..