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It seems Best Digital offer the chepaest price and also HTC Direct. I am wondering if it is best to order through HTC Direct rather than someone I never heard of (Best Digital) in case you need a refund or return.
Also the shops in Tottenham Court Road in London may be a good place to buy and haggle for cash but I am guessing if a fault devleops in the phone, they won't exchange or give you hassle unlike dealing through reputable companies like Play.com, HTC Direct etc etc. I want to pay under £450 as over £500 is way too much for a phone.
I so want one now and HTC Direct says they will get stock in in under 2 weeks (31st Sept) whereas others say mid November. I have told myself after buying this phone I wont buy another phone again as this really seems to the best phone ever in what I want from a phone.
I just don't know who to preorder with or just wait and haggle in Tottenham Court Road.
Who are you pre-ordering with or have you already preordered?
tboy2000
I ordered it at www.digitec.ch.
BTW, it looks that they updated the delivery date to early november for the english version, up to end of november for the italian version...keep ready...
Never dealt with HTCdirect, and just in case you were wondering, they are NOT htc themselves, they are just a shop.
Expansys are usually ok, apart from the odd occasion where they buy dodgy grey import stock and sell them to get to the market early, and you end up with warranty issues.
Devicewire.co.uk are owned by brightpoint so they are usually pretty quick out of the gate with stock, and a good guide for the proper retail price and release date.
If you want to buy on TCR in London, then INKINO is your best bet. they are very good and knowledgeable and happy to help. There is another one around there that is owned by handtec (I think) and they can't get you out of the door fast enough once they've taken your money, and refuse to do anything to help if there's a problem. Best to avoid them like the plague....!
I order it yesterday here : http://www.pixmania.com/fr/fr/1761264/art/htc/pda-phone-touch-hd.html
My preorder has been in with Clove.co.uk for weeks now (over a month). It was £590+ (inc. tax) when I placed the order and it has dropped to £523 inc. tax now ....I hope they charge me the lower price when they do finally ship!
The site is still saying price and availablity TBC but they are also saying it is expected 11-Nov.
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I order it yesterday here : http://www.pixmania.com/fr/fr/1761264/art/htc/pda-phone-touch-hd.html
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same for me, i changed because Pixmania is the cheapest
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I order it yesterday here : http://www.pixmania.com/fr/fr/1761264/art/htc/pda-phone-touch-hd.html
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It's just a pity that pixmania don't sell HTC outside of france...
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The site is still saying price and availablity TBC but they are also saying it is expected 11-Nov.
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They buy their stock from Brightpoint UK, so they nearly always say the day after devicewire/Brightpoint....Surprised they haven't updated their date to the 1st of November yet. These two companies are only a couple of miles apart in Bournemouth and Poole.
I'll probably be ordering with Expansys USA.
I ordered at expansys germany. I guess they will be the first to get HTCs new device..
We'll see...
Ordered 2 from Expansys - usa
NeedAPhone said:
Ordered 2 from Expansys - usa
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Can I know the Price that you Pre-Ordered?
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Can I know the Price that you Pre-Ordered?
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it was $785 at the time i did it, but now has changed to $799
the credit card has not been charged yet
Im getting mine via Portix in the uk 12th Nov delivery Date, £413
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Im getting mine via Portix in the uk 12th Nov delivery Date, £413
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Just tried them they said not selling to retail
Trade only
Preordered it from Amazon.de for 619€. No delivery date set yet
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Im getting mine via Portix in the uk 12th Nov delivery Date, £413
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That's a fantastic price. Would love to pay that but other post says they wont supply retail.
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Preordered it from Amazon.de for 619€. No delivery date set yet
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Amazon.de has a very good price. The guys from a german o2-Shop said, that the HD will cost about min. 700,- Euros without a contract.
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I don't know who are you guys going to preorder the Touch HD from but I just saw a broshure from one of the big mobile phone sellers here in Bulgaria and the HD was listed as avaliable and at a good price!!! 1299lv. Or 650 Euro! This is verry interesting and I'll check it monday when the shops open! Keep fingers crossed!
I get mine as a present, but know that official German retail is 660 euros. So Amazon incl. shipping is not too bad. I hope the HD lives up to its promises, since it marks my return to the WinMobile world, after exiting with Tytn I.
Can all the people who bought one post where and how much you paid for it. so others can purchase. ive searched google but all i get is the regular version .
thanks
Purchased a few phones and other things from here and can say they provide an easy and fast transaction, though dont know about International warranty and just a small word of caution Techoni are another large retail site but their customer service is bloody awful to say the least!
I bought mine of Ebay.
I wouldn't recommend using ebay if you're new. But if you have experience with Ebay then buy your phone from there by all means.
Recently I've seen Touch HD's go for about $900 AUS b.new in box on ebay.
That's way cheaper than any retailer that I know of.
Hell i got my Telstra one cheaper than any retail price here in Canada (all of them are selling the T8282 version rather than the T8285).
Bought mine on ebay as well. www.ebay.com.au This is an Aussie ebay site specifically to Australia. You still need to verify that it is an telstra touch hd you are getting. The T8285 and not a UK or Asian T8282 version. Let them know were you are from and if they will sell it to you from outside of Australia. I checked with five different sellers and three would sell to me in the US. I ended up getting one for $1070 AU dollars or around $730 US dollars. I ended up paying around $55 US dollars for Fedex priority international shipping and It got here in about 4 days.
Here is a link for one on ebay.au for $1000 AU which is about $686 US and it is a 850 mhz/T8285 version.
Again, a lot of the touch hd's on the Aussie ebay site are still T8282 UK versions. You have to do some digging to find out which one it is.
Love my telstra touch hd.
I bought mine from personaldigital9 on ebay and paid a little under $900 for it. I got received it in about three days super fast shipping. Very good seller.
Telstra
Directly from Telstra $1098
I also bought mine from personaldigital9, but i called and ordered over the phone... mine arrived in 3 days as well and is working great!
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Directly from Telstra $1098
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says: Outright purchase for $1,499.00 (no plan)
http://shop.telstra.com/webapp/wcs/...parent_category_rn=30919&displayType=Advanced
Corporate Pricing
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says: Outright purchase for $1,499.00 (no plan)
http://shop.telstra.com/webapp/wcs/...parent_category_rn=30919&displayType=Advanced
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As a Corporate Customer Telstra give us discount pricing over the full retail pricing so yes our outright price is less than the advertised price of $1499.
I bought a Telstra T8285 from an Australian eBayer. He is selling brand new phones for $1000 AUD (around $800 USD) right now. The price is still negotiable. The guy responds to your questions nicely and quickly, and the shipping is fast too. If you are interested, please send me email at [email protected]
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Frank
For all of us looking for the Galaxy S, please state where did u buy the phone and how much did it cost you!
Thanks!
In holland algebeld.nl @498 Euro retail.
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In holland algebeld.nl @498 Euro retail.
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the price is higher than uk
You can pre-order in Germany for 499€...amazon
459,00€ in Germany @ TalkThisWay.de
i'm very surprised by the price
in france it's possible to pre order it for.... 595€...
thanks expansys!!
it's only £385 in clove.co.uk -_-
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it's only £385 in clove.co.uk -_-
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You made me happy for 10 minutes until I realized that's the price excluding VAT. Including if I can omit that VAT thing somehow if I purchase in another country in the EU.
A few Danish online stores state their price as being around £370 ex. shipping but incl. sales tax. Like shopitonline.dk has it listed at 3354 Danish kroner, which is ~£368. I don't know their expected shipping date or if they ship outside Denmark. But I can ask if people want to know.
Regards.
I pre-ordered at unlocked-mobiles.com for £429.89. Not sure if is the cheapest but a lot cheaper than what stores take in Sweden and UK gets the phone earlier as well.
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the price is higher than uk
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true, but the netherlands have very cheap contract with phone.
You can get phones with a contract for much less money then when you buy them seperate
Expansys USA listed for preorder ~$600.00 but the 3G frequency as 900/2100. I thought it suppose 900/1900/2100? Plan to buy using on AT&T.
Handtec, I've ordered the 16GB version with shipping to Saudi Arabia for GBP 484.88
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You made me happy for 10 minutes until I realized that's the price excluding VAT. Including if I can omit that VAT thing somehow if I purchase in another country in the EU.
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i am from Africa but i'm currently in middle east , so i was speaking about my place haha , sorry for not mentioning that
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459,00€ in Germany @ TalkThisWay.de
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could you help ask price for exclude tax, and are they accept international order and shipment
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Handtec, I've ordered the 16GB version with shipping to Saudi Arabia for GBP 484.88
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Be careful with that 16GB - AFAIK they are only available via network operaters, so this may be an 8GB model with an 8GB card.
i got my 16gb version from singapore at SGD$98 with the cheapest dataplan
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They only ship to Germany, but I'm sure they'd make an exception if we made a larger order. 459€ is a lot less than the 650€ I have to pay here.
Sent them an e-mail kindly asking them to change their policy.
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could you help ask price for exclude tax, and are they accept international order and shipment
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Yes right, could you ask if they send it in Italy and if is possible to ship it though UPS? Thanks man
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They only ship to Germany, but I'm sure they'd make an exception if we made a larger order. 459€ is a lot less than the 650€ I have to pay here.
Sent them an e-mail kindly asking them to change their policy.
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thanks, I email them now.
Anyone know where I can buy a North American version of the Arc that will ship to the USA. I see it available at Best Buy Canada but they won't ship it. No one else, not even Sonystyle seems to carry it. Anyone know where to get one?
Thanks
Check the Japanese arc thread. Lot of us ordered from a Japanese seller on eBay. You have three color options with Japanese model.
To me still Japanese(Docomo) is the best option since you get all the colors unless Sonystyle starts selling them from tomorrow...
color is not a real big deal for me and the Japanese reseller wants over $200 more then what it's being sold for in canada. Any other possibilities?
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color is not a real big deal for me and the Japanese reseller wants over $200 more then what it's being sold for in canada. Any other possibilities?
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its not $200 over , how did you get that
Rogers from store price including taxes is $650
so this is without ebay fees or paypal or seller profit or shipping fees
the to get the japanese one with paypal only is $720 and he is shipping from japan.
so you do the math now
Good luck
Best Buy canada is selling for $550 as well as their Sony Style stores.
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Best Buy canada is selling for $550 as well as their Sony Style stores.
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its 550 CAD + 12% tax = $66 CAD
total = 616 Canadian dollars = 651.3030 US dollars
Forgot about that exchange rate... But there still is paperwork with the FCC to deal with as well as 2 week international shipping wait time. I guess no one has found any place willing to ship it to the states yet. I've tried getting it shipped through rogers, sonystyle, and bestbuy and they all won't do it.
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Forgot about that exchange rate... But there still is paperwork with the FCC to deal with as well as 2 week international shipping wait time. I guess no one has found any place willing to ship it to the states yet. I've tried getting it shipped through rogers, sonystyle, and bestbuy and they all won't do it.
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I went though this Seller from Japan.
Ordered on Sunday and received it on Wednesday (Free Shipping)
No FCC, since they already got the paper works.
You choose what is best for you, but we are trying to show you more option. You may better off till someone ship it to you from Rogers or here in the US someone starts selling them.
Good Luck
Edit: This guy on ebay sells them from Canada - Rogers
http://cgi.ebay.com/SONY-ERICSSON-XPERIA-ARC-UNLOCKED-HSPA-850-1900-2100-/110680731216?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8824161217208566894#ht_2246wt_1139
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Forgot about that exchange rate... But there still is paperwork with the FCC to deal with as well as 2 week international shipping wait time.
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Does SonyStyle Canada or BestBuy Canada ship to the USA? If so, how? Please direct me to the link? Thanks!
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Does SonyStyle Canada or BestBuy Canada ship to the USA? If so, how? Please direct me to the link? Thanks!
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He said that
they all won't do it.
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He said that
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Oh, I missed that. Just woke up!
Thanks for the help everyone. I'm gonna contact the the guy from Canada, maybe we can strike a deal. If not I'll try the guy selling the ones from Japan. I'd rather get it unlocked and ready to go. It it seems unlocking and flashing the Japanese one isn't too bad. I've done some modding to my X2.
Look what showed up today on mobilecityonline for pre-order? Has anyone ordered from them? They have good reviews on Google.
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Look what showed up today on mobilecityonline for pre-order? Has anyone ordered from them? They have good reviews on Google.
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thank God i didnt wait on these suppliers i got it a week ago and dont have to wait for this stuff and at the end just only one color.
Well I am in no rush. Will wait on the silver NAM arc to show up sometime this summer.
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Hey prospective US Buyers, do you plan on importing from an international seller (if so which sellers) or are you waiting for the U.S release?
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Hey prospective US Buyers, do you plan on importing from an international seller (if so which sellers) or are you waiting for the U.S release?
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For me, I'll be most likely getting mine from ebay seller never-msrp who is located in US and imports the phones.
http://stores.ebay.com/Never-MSRP/_i.html?_dmd=2&_nkw=xperia&rt=nc&_ipg=192
There is a thread about the seller in the Z2 forums.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2777998
I'll wait and see what Sony is asking on their site. Possibly go the eBay route, Amazon, expansys, or Clove. Currently clove is taking pre-orders at ~$610 USD including shipping, eBay is about $630.
Amazon is my first choice for purchase, or the sony store, then finally ebay
Credit Card points on amazon + prime = shweet
Importing for me!
I got my Sony Xperia Z1 from http://www.clove.co.uk/sony-xperia-z3-compact last time and had zero issues getting it on time and they also do bundles too.
I plan to get the Z3 Compact from them once they get them in stock mid Sept 2014. imo totally worth it since the imported versions usually have nearly all 3G/LTE bands needed too.
I might buy it from ebay. Ebay sends me offers for 4X ebay bucks offers once in a while, which is essentially 8% off.
Looking for the green version, but apparently only http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phones/sony-xperia-z3-compact/monthly?colourCode=GREEN has it for preorder and they don't export
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Looking for the green version
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No price listed yet, but might be an option :
http://www.expansys-usa.com/sony-xperia-z3-compact-unlocked-lte-16gb-green-265640/
I placed a preorder on expansys. they have not priced it yet. I will wait and see the price and decide whether to cancel it.!
Good catch, thanks
is that expansys green for sure the 5803?
Pre-ordered a white Z3c from Handtec.
Quick question: Does importing this to U.S. mean this is a "grey market" device and has no warranty at all?
Clove has it for 500 USD including shipping!
Have anyone ordered from them? Did you have to pay customs duty?
Handtec has it for the same price, and the shipping is a little cheaper.
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Clove has it for 500 USD including shipping!
Have anyone ordered from them? Did you have to pay customs duty?
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$500 usd? Isn't it £350 on Clove... which translates to $568? (not even including shipping)
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$500 usd? Isn't it 350 pounds on Clove... which translates to $568? (not even including shipping)
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For us US buyers we dont pay VAT so it is 290 pounds + shipping. Shipping is cheaper at handtec.
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For us US buyers we dont pay VAT so it is 290 pounds + shipping. Shipping is cheaper at handtec.
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Interesting, I just asked this question earlier and got the exact opposite response
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1) Do I have to pay "VAT" if I'm importing to the United States?
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Also does anyone know if Sonys warranty on the Z3 compact will work in the U.S.?
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Interesting, I just asked this question earlier and got the exact opposite response
Also does anyone know if Sonys warranty on the Z3 compact will work in the U.S.?
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I looked at clove FAQ here.
http://www.clove.co.uk/international-customers
See the section " Can I remove VAT from my order"
It says "Customers outside of the EU are not charged VAT on any order."
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Interesting, I just asked this question earlier and got the exact opposite response
Also does anyone know if Sonys warranty on the Z3 compact will work in the U.S.?
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My bad, just checked up, no you don't have to pay the vat.