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Pre-orders (UK)

Updates: Clove, Unlocked-mobiles, mobiles.co.uk have all started shipping orders. Handtec are expected to by the end of the week. Expansys have 14 in stock. Vodafone and Carphone Warehouse seem to have stock in stores.
Has anyone pre-ordered this phone yet? The prices for the 8gb model are currently:
play.com: £449.99 - due on 19/06
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...apixel-Touch-Screen-Mobile-Phone/Product.html
unlocked-mobiles: £429.89 (£365.86 ex VAT) - due on 14/06
http://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/sim...s-sim-free-unlocked-mobile-phone-p-60773.html
expansys: £479.99 (408.50 ex VAT) - IN STOCK (31 as of now)
http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=198072
clove.co.uk: £452.38 (£385 ex VAT) - due week commencing 14/06
http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct....&product=F2D9CCC2-695B-4BF3-BAB6-010D64B31860
handtec: £428.86 (£364.99 exc VAT) - due week commencing 14/06 **lowest price**
handtec also have the 16gb version for £528.74 (£449.99 ex VAT), but see below.
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/2976/samsung-galaxy-s-i9000--8gb--sim-free-unlocked- and http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/2977/samsung-galaxy-s-i9000--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-
mobiles.co.uk: various deals with a Vodafone contract (usually ends up costing around £480-£600 over the length of the contract)
http://www.mobiles.co.uk/vodafone-samsung-galaxy-s.html
Thanks to Archius for the handtech and clove suggestions, and jasonfreeman27 for mobiles.co.uk
Archius also pointed out this US site:
auroracell: $500 no shipping date yet
http://www.auroracell.com/samsung-i9000-galaxy-s-8gb.html
It's a good price, but does not take account of shipping, and tax could be expensive. Bear these things in mind if you are going to buy from them.
On contract, Vodafone will have the 16gb model, and all these prices are for the 8gb (except expansys).
***UPDATED DATES AND EMAILS***
OK, dates have been changing like crazy, and I have tried to keep up. The latest info (as of Monday 14th):
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Unlocked mobiles (email thanks to Ferdimage)
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Dear Customer
Just to advise, all Samsung i9000 Galaxy S orders will begin shipping tomorrow. All pre-orders will be
fulfilled and shipped by close of day on Wednesday.
Our stock is the 8GB version. If you require additional memory, we have a high quality 8GB Sandisk
Micro SD available for 22.40 inc Vat (saving 10%).
http://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/mobi...s/sandisk-8gb-
microsdhc-memory-card-p-11025.html
If you would like to add this to your order, please reply to this email.
Thank you all for your pre-order for the Samsung Galaxy S from Unlocked Mobiles.
Should you have any further questions please advise.
Regards
Unlocked Mobiles
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Clove (emails thanks to Beards)
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Part I:
We were told last week that the shipment would take place on the W/C 21st
Some distributors still believe they will get the shipment this week, but I think this is simply that the sales guys have not been updated.
I have a call in to Samsung to try and establish the exact date and whether any shipment will reach Carphone before the channel - I would be surprised
Lets await their reply later this morning.
Shipment delays on launch are always frustrating, but also very common.
However the more I see of the i9000 the more impressed I am!
Regards
Chris Love
Clove Technology
Part II:
I have just spoken to Samsung and they now do think they will get stock out later this week.
I have asked if all distribution will get stock (we have orders with all of them anyway!) and when the expect it actually to land in the warehouses.
They have confirmed that Carphone DO NOT yet have stock.
Regards
Chris Love
Clove Technology
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Handtec (email thanks to MAJED.y)
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Dear customer,
Your order has been processed and is with our dispatch department.
We are currently waiting on stock to arrive within this week. The moment we receive stock of the Samsung Galaxy S i9000 (8GB), your order would be dispatched immediately and an email to confirm shipping details would also be sent to you.
Regards
Handtec Customer Services
Handtec.co.uk
Tel: 0845 644 7727
Tel International +44 1733298500
Fax: 0845 230 4953
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Handtec (email thanks to hmj2k3) - 16gb Version
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Thanks for your email,
With regards to [the 16gb version] we are still awaiting full confirmation of this however upon the release day we would contact you regarding this, you may wish to take an 8GB model with an 8GB card, or alternatively downgrade to a 8gb version?
Please advise,
Kind regards.
30/05: Just spotted this thread over at modaco: http://android.modaco.com/content/samsung-galaxy-s-s-modaco-com/309557/prices/ No new UK info, but it does have some German pricing.
31/05: Added auroracell and edited post to make it easier to read. Removed paragraph about why I am preordering.
09/06: edited all the new dates in
14/06: added all the emails

Thanks for unlocked-mobiles.com I haven't seen that website before. For international (canada) it's very cheap.
There is also clove.co.uk which has it for a good price.
I will be pre-ordering probably.. and most probably this week.
I will maybe use unlocked-mobiles to order, however I heard that Royal Mail is not the best service to use.
In my opinion the Galaxy i9000's ROM is nearly full featured. Root will definitely help but it seems already great, and it's one of the reasons I will be choosing this over other phones. Also the good large screen that is good against the sun's reflection.
Edit: Actually it seems complicated to order internationally with unlocked-mobiles. I'll stick to expansys.ca or clove.

Archius said:
Thanks for unlocked-mobiles.com I haven't seen that website before. For international (canada) it's very cheap.
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Just to let you know that I have never used them before, so don't know how reliable/etc they are. As I say, I emailed them last night and they got back to me before noon today, so at least their customer service is pretty good.

For me it is easy to recommend Chris Love's Clove Technology.
I've known Chris for the best part of 20yrs and have never come across any other seller who is committed so highly to his customer base.
Clove are a reliable Family run business where they extend their family approach out to their customers.
They may not be the cheapest but you can guarantee if your phone develops a problem you can easily turn to Clove.

I heard also that Clove has great customer service and very reliable even for international shipping.

I've pre-ordered mine on www.mobiles.co.uk/vodafone-samsung-galaxy-s.html. Picked a £15 contract on Vodafone with £229 down payment. Unlocked of course. They are quoting stock for June 4th, as I ordered mine about 5 mins after they put up the pre-order I hope to be on the first batch

TravUK said:
I've pre-ordered mine on [mobiles.co.uk]. Picked a £15 contract on Vodafone with £229 down payment. Unlocked of course. They are quoting stock for June 4th, as I ordered mine about 5 mins after they put up the pre-order I hope to be on the first batch
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Awesome! I would love to get one as early as that! I have been waiting since it was announced, and I am so impatient...
I am put off Vodafone as their "unlimited" internet is 500mb/month, while t-mobile is 1gb (does anyone know if they will give 3gb if you tell them you are using an android device, even if they don't sell it to you? They have a 3gb allowance for android in their fair usage policy)
Do mobiles.co.uk sell unlocked phones? That would be neat, because I hate branding and the apps that the networks install. Hence why I am favouring unlocked (sim-free) phones now rather than waiting for the contracts to be announced.

Yep, all their mobiles are unbranded and unlocked. Am not too worried about the internet allowance, I tend to do the big stuff within WiFi range. But I think those caps will have to grow as more people start using android phones.

I'm so jealous right now even though i got a nexus one this phone is amazing i really hope T-mobile USA gets this.

mykenyc said:
I'm so jealous right now even though i got a nexus one this phone is amazing i really hope T-mobile USA gets this.
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I read somewhere that Samsung are releasing a T959-or similar which is a Galaxy S without the i9000 label. Usually the Samsung Txxx phones are T-mobile USA, apparently. So it's looking good for a T-mobile release over there.
Rumours are that all your 4 (?) major carriers are getting it. I hope something similar happens here: Nothing like good competition to bring prices down...

I pre-ordered mine from Clove a few days back...

NZtechfreak said:
I pre-ordered mine from Clove a few days back...
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Nice one... so did I, right bang on the first day Chris announced it.
CU back in the AndroidForum.

For Germany, Amazon.de has it on pre-order too.

I've pre order from clove as well, lets see when they deliver it.

hassan said:
I've pre order from clove as well, lets see when they deliver it.
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Strangely enough I contacted Chris Love of Clove only this morning to query the UK release, given what we heard yesterday at the Singapore Live Show where Singapore will be getting the phone first on the 5th June.
Chris came back to me and told me they had JUST received confirmation from Samsung tht a revised date is now as of and I quote from Chris ~ "We have now been given a shipment date of WK23 (W/C 7th June)".
Beards

Beards said:
Strangely enough I contacted Chris Love of Clove only this morning to query the UK release, given what we heard yesterday at the Singapore Live Show where Singapore will be getting the phone first on the 5th June.
Chris came back to me and told me they had JUST received confirmation from Samsung tht a revised date is now as of and I quote from Chris ~ "We have now been given a shipment date of WK23 (W/C 7th June)".
Beards
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Oh that's a really good news as I thought we wont be getting till 20th of June.
Can't wait to get my hands on it. Am getting sick of charging Desire almost every night.

hassan said:
Oh that's a really good news as I thought we wont be getting till 20th of June.
Can't wait to get my hands on it. Am getting sick of charging Desire almost every night.
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Clove are now emailing all people who pre-ordered asking them to confirm they still want to go ahead.
All you need to do is either ring them or click on the email link they will send you.

Good news!
but is the price set yet ?
It's still on the estimated price, I believe.

It is set at £385 + VAT where applicable.

He did email me this morning from clove because I had asked a question and he said it is still an estimated price, because I wanted to pricematch with handtec since it is 20 less. I'll buy from handtec then since both will be sold during June 7 week and it is cheaper and offers fedex shipping 2-4 days (to canada)

[Q] mobile phones direct - new email about pre-order

i have been emailed about my pre-order from mobile phones direct and now they are saying that delivery wont be in october, but they will start shipping on the 1st of november
i was hoping that i would be in the first shipments as i ordered on the 4th of sept
what do you guys think about this delay - i am seriously considering another phone, the blackberry i have now i doing my head in!
here are the emails weve been sent about the preorder:
Dear Customer
Many thanks for your order for the exciting new Desire HD!
Today, we can confirm you will still be one of the first customers to receive this amazing new phone.
We are expecting to be able to fulfil your order in the next 15 working days which means your Desire HD should be with you by the end of October.
There is no need to call us, we promise to update you with further information next week!
Kind regards
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Dear Customer
Your new HTC Desire HD!
The latest information regarding your delivery has not changed - ‘we are still expecting to be able to fulfil your order by the end of October’.
This will have no impact on you being one of the first customers to receive this amazing new phone!
There is no need to call us, we promise to update you with further information next week.
Kind regards
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Dear Customer
Thank you for your order of the stunning New Desire HD.
The demand for this product has been tremendous and unfortunately there has been a delay in getting supplies in the UK. This has meant they are in very short supply everywhere.
The good news is our shipment has been confirmed. We expect to commence deliveries during the week of the 1st of November.
We appreciate that you have been inconvenienced. We apologise on behalf of HTC.
What happens next? We will email you on the 1st of November confirming your delivery date.
Thank you and sorry for the delay.
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you could just wait ?, 1st of november is only 1 week away its not that long
at least you have a phone to use in the mean time i sold mine so i could buy the DHD imo dont be so impatient

I was in the same position as you however I ordered from e2save (part of the carphone warehouse) on Saturday via quidco, the deal was cheaper and the parcel is out for delivery today by DHL.
Needless to say I have cancelled my MPD order today, so much for utimate HTC partner!

actually if you are getting a run around like that then i would cancel and order with someone else just for the principle of give **** service then lose a sale

Yes I cancelled my order too with MPD after waiting for many weeks. The funny thing is they didn't seem to care about me cancelling, no apology for delay or trying to convince me not to cancel, just confirmation to say they have cancelled.

*BOWS DOWN*
THANKYOU! i have emailed MPD to cancel the contract, called E2Save (quidco just didnt work for me )
I got twice as many minutes, more texts and the handset price was cheaper!
AND its being delivered tomorrow!!!!!
*BOWS DOWN*
packetlos said:
I was in the same position as you however I ordered from e2save (part of the carphone warehouse) on Saturday via quidco, the deal was cheaper and the parcel is out for delivery today by DHL.
Needless to say I have cancelled my MPD order today, so much for utimate HTC partner!
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panyan said:
*BOWS DOWN*
THANKYOU! i have emailed MPD to cancel the contract, called E2Save (quidco just didnt work for me )
I got twice as many minutes, more texts and the handset price was cheaper!
AND its being delivered tomorrow!!!!!
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Just a heads up, I ordered from E2Save on the 21st October and they still haven't shipped the phone, DHL tracking says 'Parcel data received awaiting coll'. I emailed them this morning and i'm still waiting for a reply.
Won't be a happy bunny if you get yours before me

I canceled my order with mpd last week. Ordered one from onestopphoneshop today £5 a month cheaper and should be dispatched today. Will update once I have dispatch notice.

panyan said:
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THANKYOU! i have emailed MPD to cancel the contract, called E2Save (quidco just didnt work for me )
I got twice as many minutes, more texts and the handset price was cheaper!
AND its being delivered tomorrow!!!!!
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lol no problem, I am gutted because my wife was out when DHL came so I have to wait until tomorrow to get my grubby mits on my DHD!

It's probably worth noting that I spoke to MPD this morning and they have had a shipment in and will continue to get them this week so should be dispatching them on a first come first served basis.
I'm hoping the guy I spoke to is right when he says I should probably get mine tomorrow or Wednesday, but I'm guessing Wednesday now.

bugail said:
Just a heads up, I ordered from E2Save on the 21st October and they still haven't shipped the phone, DHL tracking says 'Parcel data received awaiting coll'. I emailed them this morning and i'm still waiting for a reply.
Won't be a happy bunny if you get yours before me
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the woman i ordered with today said they got a shipment of 140 just when i was ordering so it said "in stock" and so she said that i should get it tomorrow
maybe we will both get it tomorrow

Mobile Phones Direct - S*** in Service
I've ordered mine with MPD on 20th September and there is no sign of it.
I got the same email stating that they will update me about the delivery on 1st November...
I never buy with them again...

i think e2save are sending out t-mobile orders first!
i cancelled my vodafone order with them, as i had pre-ordered beginning ov october, only to hear t-mobile orders had been delivered before mine. and that people had ordered them last week, and had them next day !!!
also, all the tariffs keep changing there, last week t-mobile unlimited web 600 was £25 a month, free handset, now its £29.99 handset cost. and the vodafone deal i had has disappeared! now more expensive!!
ive given up, and am waiting til next year and 1.2 ghz ++ devices now.
and hearing all the complaints, it sounds like this is yet another rushed beta device from HTC.

Cancelled my MobilePhonesDirect order. Got it frm Mobiles.co.uk within 24hrs of order
santhoshkumar said:
I've ordered mine with MPD on 20th September and there is no sign of it.
I got the same email stating that they will update me about the delivery on 1st November...
I never buy with them again...
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I've cancelled my order with MPD just 30 minutes before. (helping those poor souls who still believe in MPD and queing there).
Ordered mine with Mobiles.co.uk (free phone + £50.00 Quidco) for the same deal on 26th October 10:00 PM. got it delivered today at 11:00 AM...
Hats off mobiles.co.uk.

I'm so glad I cancelled my MPD order! I've had my DHD since last Monday thanks to me not being willing to wait any more!

Got mine sim free from phones 4 u [email protected] £449.95, i cancelled the expansys £499order, mind you i had rang the phones 4 u northampton, corby, leicester, market harborough, coventry, and kettering branches,
if they try to tell you it is contract only, just tell them you know they sell it sim free, they tend to back down and say something like "i have just checked with my manager and oh yes i see it is available sim free.....sir"
good hunting.

Closing thread.
Topic has been talked about for a long time here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805671
Feel free to post you update there
Cheers,
M_T_M
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Buyers in US who bought from Handtec?

If you bought this phone from Handtec, did it come with UK firmware? Did you pay any customs tax to Fed Ex? How long in average it took from the day of order to the final delivery to US. ( especially west coast) Is your phone Made in Korea?
Thank you for answers

I had bought my Touch HD from them back in 2008 through google checkout. They shipped the same day and arrived in 5 days (or less) to Washington DC. Fedex dropped it to my door. No customs problems, but some legal papers concerning US vs EU thingies with it, which I threw to trash... but again I have read some incidents with customs... maybe it was my luck. Good luck with you. Decent company

Ordered Thursday night, shipped Monday morning, was at my door by 10am Tuesday morning, no issues with customs, tax, etc...using it with straight talk right now, getting H+

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If you bought this phone from Handtec, did it come with UK firmware? Did you pay any customs tax to Fed Ex? How long in average it took from the day of order to the final delivery to US. ( especially west coast) Is your phone Made in Korea?
Thank you for answers
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Yes, No, 1 day to New York, Yes.
- Frank

I ordered mine yesterday, it shipped today, and it's scheduled to be delivered to my door tomorrow before 10:30am. I received a call from FedEx today; they said something about the customs paperwork listing electronics and asked what it was. I said a cell phone and the woman said something about the FCC, then "Let me speak with my supervisor and see if this paperwork will suffice." She came back and said her supervisor gave the ok and thanks.
I'll report tomorrow if anything unpleasant happens with my order, such as it not arriving promptly and satisfying my cravings!

Argh! I just checked the FedEx tracking for my Note and it says customs delay! It says "Description provided is insufficient to classify commodity." I hope the earlier call where they asked me what it was is all that's needed and this clearance delay will not change tomorrow's delivery. But the red color of the status bar at the top of the FedEx tracking page is rather ominous...

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Ordered Thursday night, shipped Monday morning, was at my door by 10am Tuesday morning, no issues with customs, tax, etc...using it with straight talk right now, getting H+
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Same!
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maxh said:
Argh! I just checked the FedEx tracking for my Note and it says customs delay! It says "Description provided is insufficient to classify commodity." I hope the earlier call where they asked me what it was is all that's needed and this clearance delay will not change tomorrow's delivery. But the red color of the status bar at the top of the FedEx tracking page is rather ominous...
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Same here! I was hoping to have mine today by 10:30 am like the delivery estimator had said....
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Wow... i'm noticing the same!!! should i call fedex? since i have it delivered to a PO BOX (im offshore) i don't think they wont answer...

stovarich said:
Wow... i'm noticing the same!!! should i call fedex? since i have it delivered to a PO BOX (im offshore) i don't think they wont answer...
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youd better know your fedex guy or stand at that pobox all day. they wont deliver to a pobox

Ordered mine Friday Nov 3rd. Got it Nov 9th at 10am fedex (weekend in there, so it didn't ship until 7th). No customs problems or delays. No extra taxes or charges. I am in California.

This customs issue is very frustrating. They called and said the FCC form is incomplete. They sent me one to fill out since Handtec is gone for the day and I'm clueless on some of the items on it. I started a new thread with the contents of the form posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19234692#post19234692

same thing
My phone was supposed to be here this morning but held up by customs because of improper address in the manufacturer box. My son already received his without this. I guess it depends on the customs agent. I called handtech and told him they needed to fill in the complete Samsung UK address in that box. Said they would but still seem to think that customs stops some phones just for general principles. Just received e-mail from FedEx saying the package will be here tomorrow between 10:30 and 12

Are you all paying £ 449.99 or £ 584.99?? that's nearly a grand USD.

Milhouse82 said:
Are you all paying £ 449.99 or £ 584.99?? that's nearly a grand USD.
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449 pounds for buyers outside UK

US to euro
$449 it's actually around $611 The phone is unlocked with no AT&T crap on it. Also has a hardware button which is great as far as I'm concerned. When you figure AT&T will be charging $300 for it, it becomes a bargain. Very nice to have a phone that if you're in Europe you can just throw in a Sim card and use it to your hearts extent without those exorbitant AT&T charges. I can also have it right away and not have to wait six months.

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$449 it's actually around $611 The phone is unlocked with no AT&T crap on it. Also has a hardware button which is great as far as I'm concerned. When you figure AT&T will be charging $300 for it, it becomes a bargain. Very nice to have a phone that if you're in Europe you can just throw in a Sim card and use it to your hearts extent without those exorbitant AT&T charges. I can also have it right away and not have to wait six months.
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I like your thinking

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I like your thinking
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Thanks, this thinking started when I got a $500 bill from my Spain trip. That'll never happen again, there's so many pluses to buying a phone that's it's hard not to.

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$449 it's actually around $611
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Am I figuring this out wrong? To figure the price in US$ for with the £/US$ conversion isn't it roughly 1.6 x £449 = $718 plus shipping on top of that? Did you pay just $611? Thanks

I paid for 449.99 + 14.99 EU's for overnight shipping FedEx, turned out to be two overnights because of our ultra efficient customs department. Let me get out my trusty converter, that's $632. Subtract $300 I would've paid AT&T for contract and about $200 for my old iPhone 3GS equals $135 for the Samsung Note and can get dump AT&T any time I want = priceless

Very.co.uk showing 25th March delivery still

I ordered the One from very.co.uk today and noticed it stated delivery was before the 25th March, seems odd that apart from P4U it seems everyone is quoting the 29th!
http://www.very.co.uk/htc-one-smart...ver/1224926742.prd?browseToken=/q/htc+one/o/2

its very expensive

Very expensive. Check asda!
I guess u like the pay over 3 months? No interest? Lol... That's cause your paying £120 over STD price.
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Asda direct is£509 but you get free HTC case and media link
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Hi all, yes it is expensive, but I get to pay over three months, plus I get 10% off as a new customer plus 7% cashback via topcashback so overall by my calculations it works out cheaper :fingers-crossed:

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Hi all, yes it is expensive, but I get to pay over three months, plus I get 10% off as a new customer plus 7% cashback via topcashback so overall by my calculations it works out cheaper :fingers-crossed:
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I'm not sure if you noticed this or not but there's a little text there stating
"Delivery by 03/04/2013"
was it just updated recently? (0.o)

I spoke to the guys at 3 today via their sales team and they stated that they have the Silver in stock and would be delivered tomorrow should I order today the black one however isn't expected until 03/04/2013

Hello, yes that was updated this morning, my order still states the 25th, I will contact them to be sure

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I'm surprised Very are giving the 10% new customer discount off a mobile phone, they wouldn't do it for an Ipad

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Hello, yes that was updated this morning, my order still states the 25th, I will contact them to be sure
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Mines also saying the 25th. Perhaps there are more delays

Just spoke to Very, they advised it is still expected by the 25th, although I will take that with a pinch of salt!

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I spoke to the guys at 3 today via their sales team and they stated that they have the Silver in stock and would be delivered tomorrow should I order today the black one however isn't expected until 03/04/2013
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What! I ordered from 3 yesterday an they said mine will be with me on 28th this month

Mines showing delivery Monday 25th but its not dispatched.

I ordered mine through Very with the same date of the 25th. Seeing as it was cheaper to pay for over couple of months. However after calling them 4 times to find out when I was going to receive the device I was given the suppliers number to call which turned out to be Nokia Support. I have since cancelled the order with Very and taken out a contract with 3 instead. Device should be with me by the 28th. Hopefully.

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I ordered mine through Very with the same date of the 25th. Seeing as it was cheaper to pay for over couple of months. However after calling them 4 times to find out when I was going to receive the device I was given the suppliers number to call which turned out to be Nokia Support. I have since cancelled the order with Very and taken out a contract with 3 instead. Device should be with me by the 28th. Hopefully.
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Hahaha! This made my day! lol I wonder what could have happened if some less knowledgeable people got that response They could have called nokia and inquired about HTC Epic fail!

Funny enough mines still showing delivery as the 25th but delivery status is 'order received by supplier' - I tried calling twice and was told that there was no update so order should be with me on the 25th. We shall see but as tomorrow is the 24th and a Sunday, I won't hold my breath.
Popped into P4U in Northampton yesterday for a look, they had it advertised as sim free for £459, asked if they had any in stock and he told me yes but not for sim only and that would be a few weeks, which is a lie as other people on here said they went to same store and bough one. Plus I want to be able to return it if build quality is pants and can't if bought in store.

wizzywig27 said:
Funny enough mines still showing delivery as the 25th but delivery status is 'order received by supplier' - I tried calling twice and was told that there was no update so order should be with me on the 25th. We shall see but as tomorrow is the 24th and a Sunday, I won't hold my breath.
Popped into P4U in Northampton yesterday for a look, they had it advertised as sim free for £459, asked if they had any in stock and he told me yes but not for sim only and that would be a few weeks, which is a lie as other people on here said they went to same store and bough one. Plus I want to be able to return it if build quality is pants and can't if bought in store.
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I also have the same order status but was told that very would be recieving the order on the 25th and I would be getting it on the 27th

wizzywig27 said:
Funny enough mines still showing delivery as the 25th but delivery status is 'order received by supplier' - I tried calling twice and was told that there was no update so order should be with me on the 25th. We shall see but as tomorrow is the 24th and a Sunday, I won't hold my breath.
Popped into P4U in Northampton yesterday for a look, they had it advertised as sim free for £459, asked if they had any in stock and he told me yes but not for sim only and that would be a few weeks, which is a lie as other people on here said they went to same store and bough one. Plus I want to be able to return it if build quality is pants and can't if bought in store.
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Interesting and annoying that different stores have different prices for sim free.
I will be in that area next Friday but by that time Asda may have shipped mine so would need to go through hassle of returning it and refund for £40 saving.

Phillmitchell said:
I also have the same order status but was told that very would be recieving the order on the 25th and I would be getting it on the 27th
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On that basis, I will be taking the day off work on Monday and if it does not arrive I will be certainly giving them a piece of my mind. I have no confidence that it will be here/there on the 25th or 27th for that matter.

People buying from Very Handtec and Asda are all in the same boat. We have no actual ides when we will get our phones.
Only places that seem to give a realistic date is Three as they delivered phones this week as advertised.

UK availibility

I have been looking at a number of posts showing that some areas like the US have early availability. There was even one showing a youtube clip of a US T-mobile store with someone in the store demoing 3 Note 3s and saying at the end to a girl that she would go home with one. I wanted to know if anyone has seen or knows of a UK retailer that is selling them early in shop?

I have heard Tuesday night in London samsung store experience is having a event at night
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I've been trying, I have rung countless stores. Carphonewarehouse have them in stock as of Thursday but refuse to sell them, all local stores to me also say they can't sell them till 25th :/

O2 refresh pre-order
I did pre-order mine via O2 refresh, then I spoke to customer services and they confirmed that it should be delivered on the 25th.
fingers crossed

I tried to preorder one from Three UK last night but in the end they said they'd call me Wednesday (launch day?) when they are in stock and get me one sent out for Thursday. Might ring a Three store first thing Wed. and go get one if they have stock. Not bad deal, £99 for phone on 24 month contract with 500 mins, 5000 texts and unlimited data, soon to be 4g too
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Want to get this from Amazon UK... no sign of stock yet though!

I pre-ordered at the Samsung Experience Store in London. The initial price was £649, but they are doing a promotion to trade in any phone (doesn't need to be a smartphone or even working) for a £50 discount, making the Note 3 £599.
However I popped in to the store tonight and saw that they had reduced the non-promotional price to £629. I was refunded the difference, so my Note 3 will now cost £579 (trading in an old dumb-phone handset I have lying in a drawer). The price with the promo (limited to the first 500 pre-orders apparently) is the cheapest I have seen in the UK and is actually now cheaper than the online sites if you have a spare old phone (or you could buy an uber cheap one off EBay). For the promo, you must provide the trade-in phone when picking up the Note 3.
I can also confirm that the store will be hosting a special launch night at 6pm on Tuesday the 24th, where people who pre-ordered can pick up their handsets the day before the official release and likely a couple of days before online orders from other retailers will be delivered. They said they're due to get some accessories in on the same day, but could not confirm any pricing for those at the moment. I've seen some sites listing the S-View cases at around £45-50 which seems pretty steep. I'm hoping that they might have some sort offers (or maybe even freebies) available at the launch event, but I'm not holding my breath!
Hope this information is helpful to someone. I think you can pre-order the Note 3 from the store by phone and have them post the handset to you, but I don't think that would qualify for the trade-in offer, so at £629 you're better off going with Handtec or Clove.
Edit - I forgot to mention that they also had demo handsets in both white and black out on display in the store tonight, they look awesome!

It seems to me from reading this thread, seeing Youtube posts and also going to shops in London that many shops have already received them. But for some reason the UK stores are more afraid to violate Samsung's embargo than some of the US and other shops. I will make another go on Monday and see if I can at least get a sighting. If I am successful I will post the information here.

OdieS said:
I pre-ordered at the Samsung Experience Store in London. The initial price was £649, but they are doing a promotion to trade in any phone (doesn't need to be a smartphone or even working) for a £50 discount, making the Note 3 £599.
However I popped in to the store tonight and saw that they had reduced the non-promotional price to £629. I was refunded the difference, so my Note 3 will now cost £579 (trading in an old dumb-phone handset I have lying in a drawer). The price with the promo (limited to the first 500 pre-orders apparently) is the cheapest I have seen in the UK and is actually now cheaper than the online sites if you have a spare old phone (or you could buy an uber cheap one off EBay). For the promo, you must provide the trade-in phone when picking up the Note 3.
I can also confirm that the store will be hosting a special launch night at 6pm on Tuesday the 24th, where people who pre-ordered can pick up their handsets the day before the official release and likely a couple of days before online orders from other retailers will be delivered. They said they're due to get some accessories in on the same day, but could not confirm any pricing for those at the moment. I've seen some sites listing the S-View cases at around £45-50 which seems pretty steep. I'm hoping that they might have some sort offers (or maybe even freebies) available at the launch event, but I'm not holding my breath!
Hope this information is helpful to someone. I think you can pre-order the Note 3 from the store by phone and have them post the handset to you, but I don't think that would qualify for the trade-in offer, so at £629 you're better off going with Handtec or Clove.
Edit - I forgot to mention that they also had demo handsets in both white and black out on display in the store tonight, they look awesome!
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I have pre ordered too mate, I will call them tomorrow regards the price. Any idea what time they are open until on Tuesday? I could go straight from work maybe it'd be a rush but would save me wasting a day Wednesday travelling down

They will be open until their usual time of 9pm on Tuesday.
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CharlesW123 said:
I tried to preorder one from Three UK last night but in the end they said they'd call me Wednesday (launch day?) when they are in stock and get me one sent out for Thursday. Might ring a Three store first thing Wed. and go get one if they have stock. Not bad deal, £99 for phone on 24 month contract with 500 mins, 5000 texts and unlimited data, soon to be 4g too
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What's the monthly damage on this deal?
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CharlesW123 said:
I tried to preorder one from Three UK last night but in the end they said they'd call me Wednesday (launch day?) when they are in stock and get me one sent out for Thursday. Might ring a Three store first thing Wed. and go get one if they have stock. Not bad deal, £99 for phone on 24 month contract with 500 mins, 5000 texts and unlimited data, soon to be 4g too
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How much is this a month? I haven't seen it on the Three website - just says coming soon, and other sites such as buymobiles. net don't offer it on three.
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These prices better drop before release
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gal...&qid=1379867725&sr=1-3&keywords=galaxy+note+3
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gal...&qid=1379867725&sr=1-2&keywords=galaxy+note+3

3473 said:
These prices better drop before release
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gal...&qid=1379867725&sr=1-3&keywords=galaxy+note+3
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gal...&qid=1379867725&sr=1-2&keywords=galaxy+note+3
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that's crazy expensive you can get it at other place like carphonewarehouse or phones 4u, clove etc

OdieS said:
I pre-ordered at the Samsung Experience Store in London. The initial price was £649, but they are doing a promotion to trade in any phone (doesn't need to be a smartphone or even working) for a £50 discount, making the Note 3 £599.
However I popped in to the store tonight and saw that they had reduced the non-promotional price to £629. I was refunded the difference, so my Note 3 will now cost £579 (trading in an old dumb-phone handset I have lying in a drawer). The price with the promo (limited to the first 500 pre-orders apparently) is the cheapest I have seen in the UK and is actually now cheaper than the online sites if you have a spare old phone (or you could buy an uber cheap one off EBay). For the promo, you must provide the trade-in phone when picking up the Note 3.
I can also confirm that the store will be hosting a special launch night at 6pm on Tuesday the 24th, where people who pre-ordered can pick up their handsets the day before the official release and likely a couple of days before online orders from other retailers will be delivered. They said they're due to get some accessories in on the same day, but could not confirm any pricing for those at the moment. I've seen some sites listing the S-View cases at around £45-50 which seems pretty steep. I'm hoping that they might have some sort offers (or maybe even freebies) available at the launch event, but I'm not holding my breath!
Hope this information is helpful to someone. I think you can pre-order the Note 3 from the store by phone and have them post the handset to you, but I don't think that would qualify for the trade-in offer, so at £629 you're better off going with Handtec or Clove.
Edit - I forgot to mention that they also had demo handsets in both white and black out on display in the store tonight, they look awesome!
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Is there any way of knowing if you are one of the first 500? If I place a pre-order now with the trade in old phone option at the price of £579, and at the time of pick up they say I wasn't one of the 500 - could I cancel my order?
Thanks.

invisiblesense said:
Is there any way of knowing if you are one of the first 500? If I place a pre-order now with the trade in old phone option at the price of £579, and at the time of pick up they say I wasn't one of the 500 - could I cancel my order?
Thanks.
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I just signed up here and it still had the trade in option. http://www.samsungnote3andgear.co.uk
hopefully I will get a call tomorrow.

My note 3 is costing £559.18 inc Vat from one of my it suppliers direct from Samsungs UK distributor and my gear is £239.27.... sometimes working in it pays

Just ordered my from carphonewarehouse. £199.99 upfront, £52 per month 12 month contract with Vodafone, unlimited texts, unlimited minutes, 6GB of 4G data with upgrade after 9months! Best deal I could find... Also they said delivery by Tuesday but I doubt it...
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Has anyone heard if O2 stores are due to have the note 3 on release? I have asked a few stores and all they say is that they don't know and to check back Wednesday...
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setspeed said:
What's the monthly damage on this deal?
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If you go to Orange Web site via Quidco and choose the £10.50 tariff you can get the Note for less than £600.
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steveoidm said:
I just signed up here and it still had the trade in option. http://www.samsungnote3andgear.co.uk
hopefully I will get a call tomorrow.
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And now says 24 September for availability not 25th.
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