The Xperia Z3 will officially launch in Canada tomorrow, October 31st.
Quite possibly the only region that hasn't received it yet. (as usual)
It'll be available at Rogers, Bell, Telus, Wind and unlocked at the Sony Stores for $699 or $599 for the Z3 Compact.
Who is getting one here from Canada?
I'm currently with Wind but I pre-ordered through the Sony store for a white Z3.
Doesn't look like there's any extras coming with the box.
I'm thinking of getting one. I'm just waiting to see how much it will go for at Bell (since I'm on Virgin). Rogers is supposed to have it for $599 so if they are the cheapest, I may get it from them and just pay to unlock it. If Bell sells it for the same price, then I can just get it from them and save having to do the unlock right away. If Sony pricematches Rogers, then that is another option as well.
I may wait a couple of weeks before jumping in though to make sure there are no particular issues with the Z3 in Canada.
I would have preferred a 32GB version (especially considering the $699 price from Sony) but 16GB should cover me as I don't install games on my phones and the SD card will cover the 30 some GB's of media I do carry around.
I just hope the battery is good and the screen can be read outdoors in sunlight. Two of the main reasons I got rid of my Nexus 5.
I'm going to pick up my Z3 tomorrow at the Sony store Just got a call that my preordered phone is ready
I called up and went to a few Rogers stores in Toronto, they all said it would be $699 off contract and not $599 as reported by MobileSyrup
Also kinda disappointed that it doesn't come with earphones - might have to buy the NC earphones later
pngface said:
I'm going to pick up my Z3 tomorrow at the Sony store Just got a call that my preordered phone is ready
I called up and went to a few Rogers stores in Toronto, they all said it would be $699 off contract and not $599 as reported by MobileSyrup
Also kinda disappointed that it doesn't come with earphones - might have to buy the NC earphones later
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Damn was hoping they would be cheaper on Rogers so that the Sony store could price match.
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Damn was hoping they would be cheaper on Rogers so that the Sony store could price match.
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Same here. Guess we'll know for sure tomorrow. Mobilesyrup did have a screenshot so maybe there is still some hope.
Fr3lncr said:
Same here. Guess we'll know for sure tomorrow. Mobilesyrup did have a screenshot so maybe there is still some hope.
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I'm going to pick up the phone at 11 am tomorrow. Hope Rogers has pricing info out by then
i'm up for one, in white, before year's end. will buy from the Sony Store.
still watching and waiting for the bugs to be identified/remedied, while slowly picking out accessories. the pink spot in photos = not impressive for a device that's 700 clams.
I'll have mine in exactly 8h50min. Already waiting for me at the sony store. I pre-order a black one but I hope I'll be able to change for a copper one .
I already received my cruzerlite bugdroid case from amazon. Really nice case by the way. All the buttons & ports are uncovered except for sim/sdcard port.
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Hey guys, just went in to a Rogers store today and got the sales guy to scan the price for the Z3 - showed as $699. Which means I won't be cancelling my pre-order :'(
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Hey guys, just went in to a Rogers store today and got the sales guy to scan the price for the Z3 - showed as $699. Which means I won't be cancelling my pre-order :'(
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That's disappointing. I guess MobileSyrup got taken with a fake screenshot, or Rogers changed their pricing. It's still nice phone but for $699, we should have the 32GB version the US does. I'll probably still be getting it though.
Just picked mine up
The store only had 2 z3 cases and I didn't like either - have to check amazon or ebay now.
Also, it doesn't come with earphones (the rep didn't know this either)
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Hey guys, just went in to a Rogers store today and got the sales guy to scan the price for the Z3 - showed as $699. Which means I won't be cancelling my pre-order :'(
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MobileSyrup just posted a release for the Z3 for all carriers and they are still reporting the Z3 as being $599 from Rogers:
http://mobilesyrup.com/2014/10/31/xperia-z3-arrives-at-rogers-bell-telus-wind-mobile-mts-and-sasktel/
I followed through the URL and it's showing me $599 on Rogers site as well if you choose no term when buying.
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MobileSyrup just posted a release for the Z3 for all carriers and they are still reporting the Z3 as being $599 from Rogers:
http://mobilesyrup.com/2014/10/31/xperia-z3-arrives-at-rogers-bell-telus-wind-mobile-mts-and-sasktel/
I followed through the URL and it's showing me $599 on Rogers site as well if you choose no term when buying.
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WHAT - this is messed up.
Could you tell me how you got to select the no term price? I can only select on 2 year contracts.
I will go to the Rogers store and show them - and then return the one I got to Sony
liltitiz said:
I'll have mine in exactly 8h50min. Already waiting for me at the sony store. I pre-order a black one but I hope I'll be able to change for a copper one .
I already received my cruzerlite bugdroid case from amazon. Really nice case by the way. All the buttons & ports are uncovered except for sim/sdcard port.
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I got my hands on a copper z3. I've been playing with it for the last twi hours, I'm really happy with it si far.
The smoke clear bugdroud clear with the cooper z3 give an awesome look!
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WHAT - this is messed up.
Could you tell me how you got to select the no term price? I can only select on 2 year contracts.
I will go to the Rogers store and show them - and then return the one I got to Sony
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You have to follow the link on MobileSyrup's web site, but here it is:
http://www.rogers.com/web/link/wirelessBuyFlow?forwardTo=PhoneThenPlan&productType=normal&productId_Detailed=XPERIAZ3BLK&N=52+11+277+4294920246
While 'live', it isn't accessible yet from the main site. I tried to search for it from the home page and couldn't get it.
Still trying to find a way to get it without a plan though since online you still end up having to choose something. Will stop by a Rogers store later today and see what happens.
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You have to follow the link on MobileSyrup's web site, but here it is:
http://www.rogers.com/web/link/wirelessBuyFlow?forwardTo=PhoneThenPlan&productType=normal&productId_Detailed=XPERIAZ3BLK&N=52+11+277+4294920246
While 'live', it isn't accessible yet from the main site. I tried to search for it from the home page and couldn't get it.
Still trying to find a way to get it without a plan though since online you still end up having to choose something. Will stop by a Rogers store later today and see what happens.
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Thanks. I did go to the link through mobilesyrup, but what I meant was, what do you do next? I click Add to Cart and it takes me to select a plan etc. I can't find a way to get it without a plan
If I can find it on the website I will go to the store and ask if I can just get it from them
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Thanks. I did go to the link through mobilesyrup, but what I meant was, what do you do next? I click Add to Cart and it takes me to select a plan etc. I can't find a way to get it without a plan
If I can find it on the website I will go to the store and ask if I can just get it from them
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Sorry... Misunderstood. I:
- Added to cart
- Selected 'I want to add a new line to my account'
- Choose any plan and you should see the 'no term' price of $599.
If you select 'I want to upgrade my device' after adding to cart, it wont go anywhere as it directs you to go to a store or call.
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EDIT 2 - Sorry... you are right, you can't purchase without adding a plan online. Maybe try in store. That's what I will try. The fact that online it has the 'no term' price as $599 might help getting it without a plan for the same price in store. (Hopefully!)
So.. I just tried this - and it didn't work
I showed it to the store rep and he said that it was a 'bug' in the site, and they can't sell it at that price. When he scanned the phone again it showed up as $649 (earlier today it was $699)
At a $50 difference I'm going to stick to the unlocked one I got from the Sony store. Hope you guys have better luck.
Btw, this is 100% the best looking phone I've ever seen
pngface said:
So.. I just tried this - and it didn't work
I showed it to the store rep and he said that it was a 'bug' in the site, and they can't sell it at that price. When he scanned the phone again it showed up as $649 (earlier today it was $699)
At a $50 difference I'm going to stick to the unlocked one I got from the Sony store. Hope you guys have better luck.
Btw, this is 100% the best looking phone I've ever seen
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Hi. I guess I got lucky as I was able to pick one up from Rogers for $599 but it was one of those 'perfect storm' things as it was coming up in his system as $599 for new activations and $649 as a new phone on existing plan. As he assumed that was a mistake, he called someone who gave him authorization for an override for the $599 price. He was supposed to confirm with his manager but they had left and didn't answer his call. So, I was able to get it.
Now I just have to find a place to unlock it. I had found a place earlier that said $17 CDN but I've lost the link.
At $649, I'd probably go to the Sony Store. Online it states you can't return them which was a concern for me if I didn't like it but in store you still have 14 days. Unlocked might be better for upgrades as well.
Going to stop by Rogers tomorrow... Fingers crossed for 599
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i just checked clove.co.uk, it showing X1 in black is IN STOCK!
i preordered in silver, just emailed them if they can change color to black and ship my X1 today!
I got that e-mail too.. Really tempted after I cancelled my order
Anyone have FINAL confirmation of UMTS bands on the X1i?
850 3G on there????
kinda sad, they said they will ship out on monday!
i was expecting they ship out today!
dbond45 said:
I got that e-mail too.. Really tempted after I cancelled my order
Anyone have FINAL confirmation of UMTS bands on the X1i?
850 3G on there????
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This has already been asked over and over and over again. Look at some of the other threads where people got X1's already. For instance Sweden go the X1i earlier this month...
Any advantage with the black over the silver? Will the black have more of a chance to have paint chipping you think?
I almost bought one on eBay. In fact, I clicked to buy it now. They were selling $950 plus $10 shipping. They wouldn't ship the same day [ Friday ] and they won't ship overnight... they even had a 'make offer' option. Any way, I got the phone number and called him. He tells me he is a pilot and purchased a bunch in the UK [ I think he said that ] and said he paid $250 each .. Sounded like a crock - maybe I am wrong - but I have decided to wait for mine to ship. I think it will ship this coming Friday and the unit is silver. I decided on silver because I too didn't like the contrast of the keyboard against the black. Someone said it looked like 2 different phones stuck together .. I sort of agreed, and now I can't get that description out of my head .. BESIDES .. I am like a ferret .. I like shiny silver things !
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I almost bought one on eBay. In fact, I clicked to buy it now. They were selling $950 plus $10 shipping. They wouldn't ship the same day [ Friday ] and they won't ship overnight... they even had a 'make offer' option. Any way, I got the phone number and called him. He tells me he is a pilot and purchased a bunch in the UK [ I think he said that ] and said he paid $250 each .. Sounded like a crock - maybe I am wrong - but I have decided to wait for mine to ship. I think it will ship this coming Friday and the unit is silver. I decided on silver because I too didn't like the contrast of the keyboard against the black. Someone said it looked like 2 different phones stuck together .. I sort of agreed, and now I can't get that description out of my head .. BESIDES .. I am like a ferret .. I like shiny silver things !
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I don't think that is possible...
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I don't think that is possible...
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It could be somewhat possible, I have friends working at airline companies and sometimes manage to get packages intercepted. I mean if he is a pilot he should be somewhat known. Also if there is a delivery going to whatever store via air parcel and it happened to get stolen and he is in on it he may get a cut for the shipment.
All I am saying there is a possibility, I have people who do it all the time.
phones can be signed through IMEI, not a big deal buy a stolen one
BuddyLee said:
It could be somewhat possible, I have friends working at airline companies and sometimes manage to get packages intercepted. I mean if he is a pilot he should be somewhat known. Also if there is a delivery going to whatever store via air parcel and it happened to get stolen and he is in on it he may get a cut for the shipment.
All I am saying there is a possibility, I have people who do it all the time.
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Good thing I didn't buy it. Received this email today.
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We're writing to let you know that the listing for the following item you bid on has been removed:
130264385409 - Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Smartphone, Unlocked
We strongly recommend that you do not complete this purchase. Purchases of items listed on eBay but then completed outside of eBay are extremely risky. They are not covered by eBay buyer protection programs and are highly susceptible to fraud.
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Good thing I didn't buy it. Received this email today.
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We're writing to let you know that the listing for the following item you bid on has been removed:
130264385409 - Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Smartphone, Unlocked
We strongly recommend that you do not complete this purchase. Purchases of items listed on eBay but then completed outside of eBay are extremely risky. They are not covered by eBay buyer protection programs and are highly susceptible to fraud.
For more information on offers to buy or sell outside of eBay, please go to:
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I ordered mine this morning from expansys and paid for it. Its en route via dhl
maybe I should do the same. I have a pre-order in with Dynamism --- I wanted the Silver one though.
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maybe I should do the same. I have a pre-order in with Dynamism --- I wanted the Silver one though.
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Time to throw a wench into your thought process. I was one definitely stickin go the silver but after thinking of the silver and how it looks closed. I was like if it was all silver in front with the buttons silver and not black I would have passed up the black. Now with the black the black is all good and well when it is closed but when it opens up it shows the silver keyboard. Now with that said I tend to use my xperia ...
1. majority of times closed, which is why a 1 toned color on the phone face is great + majority of my gadgets and gears are already black
2. i dont expect to be walking around with my xperia to be open to show off the silver on silver x1i.
With that said ... majority ruled for me also since it was readily available for me to ship.
BuddyLee said:
It could be somewhat possible, I have friends working at airline companies and sometimes manage to get packages intercepted. I mean if he is a pilot he should be somewhat known. Also if there is a delivery going to whatever store via air parcel and it happened to get stolen and he is in on it he may get a cut for the shipment.
All I am saying there is a possibility, I have people who do it all the time.
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I could get lots free if I was a criminal and robbed the phone shop...
If I was you, I'd change my friends.
My point was, I seriously doubt you can get an Xperia (legally) anywhere for $250; theonlynickleft's post seems to confirm this.
If it seems to good to be true...
What is wrong with you guys?
BuddyLee said:
It could be somewhat possible, I have friends working at airline companies and sometimes manage to get packages intercepted. I mean if he is a pilot he should be somewhat known. Also if there is a delivery going to whatever store via air parcel and it happened to get stolen and he is in on it he may get a cut for the shipment.
All I am saying there is a possibility, I have people who do it all the time.
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Why do you guys like to buy stolen goods? Its is not right to do so. Imagine the poor guy who is waiting for his X1 to be shipped to later find out it has been stolen and bought buy one of you guys. Do not encourage such practices. If you cannot afford to buy or wait, don't buy it.
I never said I bought anything from them, I like many people here have paid for the xperia with hard earned money. Now, if someone were to talk up to me in the street or post an ad on craigslist saying he is selling an xperia for half price and wants to know if I buy more. If they are real I will not lie, chances are I would have bought it from him knowing there is a high chance there was some crookery involved. But I wouldnt ask how he got it, if they are legit he gets my money.
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if it was all silver in front with the buttons silver
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You got me thinking .. and you made a really good point. Actually I Thought the keys were silver metal too. I don't like 2 toned anything actually [except my car which is 3 tone]
Is expansys in the USA ?? They do overnight ??
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You got me thinking .. and you made a really good point. Actually I Thought the keys were silver metal too. I don't like 2 toned anything actually [except my car which is 3 tone]
Is expansys in the USA ?? They do overnight ??
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There is an expansys in the US and I tried to get it from there but they said they a long list to fulfill first. But they do overnight shipping ... but expansys UK have them in stock and do deliver to the us via DHL 2-3 day shipping (that is where I ordered mine from yesterday) and now its en route to the us. I should have mine by tomorrow or day after the latest. But it is up to you, I mean personally I wanted this phone more or less right away, and when I factored in the store that have it in the us plus waiting times I decided to order mine directly from the uk where i am guaranteed to get it friday latest
Trying to figure out the cost. I think it said 584 including VAT << what is VAT, shipping ?? And is that almost $1200 US ?
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Trying to figure out the cost. I think it said 584 including VAT << what is VAT, shipping ?? And is that almost $1200 US ?
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no way hun we dont pay vat this is the exact cost for everything for me including shipping....
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Bad news is:
Only Newcastle City Centre, Leeds City Centre, London Oxford Street and one other I can't remember?
There are another 90 in central warehouse in Wednesbury
More bad news: they will not sell for cash, only on Vodafone monthly contract.
Had a try with one at the Leeds store and all the staff could say is "My God it's so BIG!
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Had a try with one at the Leeds store and all the staff could say is "My God it's so BIG!
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But what did they say about the phone!!!
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But what did they say about the phone!!!
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Humour lives in Basingstoke!
I don't know where did u get that information from but it's not completely valid.
I've visited 2 Carphone Warehouse stores in City Centre, one of them didn't know what samsung galaxy note is, another one said that it's going to get stock next week.
If this news is true about the Leeds City Centre branch having stock of the phone then I'll be heading down first thing tomorrow and upgrading!
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I don't know where did u get that information from but it's not completely valid.
I've visited 2 Carphone Warehouse stores in City Centre, one of them didn't know what samsung galaxy note is, another one said that it's going to get stock next week.
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Which city centre? I only had info for Leeds and Newcastle main stores. Not everyone in the Leeds store was aware of the product.
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If this news is true about the Leeds City Centre branch having stock of the phone then I'll be heading down first thing tomorrow and upgrading!
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Hope you're on Vodafone Ben. That's the only network they were offering.
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Which city centre? I only had info for Leeds and Newcastle main stores. Not everyone in the Leeds store was aware of the product.
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Which Newcastle are you talking about?
I've been to Newcastle Upon Tyne stores so it might be different from the ones you had in mind.
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Hope you're on Vodafone Ben. That's the only network they were offering.
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I'm not, I'm on T-Mobile, but my contract ends on the 20th and I'm not against changing network. Do you know if they had any white ones in?
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Hope you're on Vodafone Ben. That's the only network they were offering.
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Is that luck or curse from vodafone?
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Do you have any idea if and when it's going to appear on 3 network? So far I've seen galaxy note available on all UK networks except 3.
out tomorrow at carphone warehouse
http://recombu.com/news/samsung-galaxy-note-launch-event-tomorrow-at-carphone-warhouse_M15707.html
I want it on T-Mobile!
From the above website:
"The Samsung Galaxy Note will be one of the first devices to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Google’s new tablet and phone operating system."
You sure you trust the source.
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Which Newcastle are you talking about?
I've been to Newcastle Upon Tyne stores so it might be different from the ones you had in mind.
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I was in the Gateshead Metro Centre store and the manager showed me on his system that there were 4 in Newcastle ("Just across the River" he said, the main store).
I also saw there were some in Leeds Briggate store. I called in to Leeds on the way home to the Midlands today and they brought one straight out when I asked, nothing was on display.
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Is that luck or curse from vodafone?
Do you have any idea if and when it's going to appear on 3 network? So far I've seen galaxy note available on all UK networks except 3.
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People I've spoken to at 3 have said they were going to test it before release at the end of the month.
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I was in the Gateshead Metro Centre store and the manager showed me on his system that there were 4 in Newcastle ("Just across the River" he said, tne main store).
I also saw there were some in Leeds Briggate store. I called in to Leeds on the way home to the Midlands today and they brought one straight out when I asked, nothing was on display.
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So how much are CPW selling them for Sim Free?
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I'm not, I'm on T-Mobile, but my contract ends on the 20th and I'm not against changing network. Do you know if they had any white ones in?
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Don't know. The one I saw was black, or very very very dark blue ;-)
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So how much are CPW selling them for Sim Free?
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That's the bad news, they won't sell sim free. Vodafone contract only. He had no sim free pricing.
That's why I've ordered from Amazon.de at a lower price and should be here by the weekend.
If the CPW guy would have sold it today I may have been tempted, even at a possibly higher price.
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That's the bad news, they won't sell sim free. Vodafone contract only. He had no sim free pricing.
That's why I've ordered from Amazon.de at a lower price and should be here by the weekend.
If the CPW guy would have sold it today I may have been tempted, even at a possibly higher price.
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That is bad news. I was holding off buying from Amazon.de and hoping to pick one up from CPW tomorrow, but if they are not selling sim free I guess I might as well order online, or maybe wait and see tomorrow after official launch date has passed?
CPW always offer SIM free prices, so it should change
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That's the bad news, they won't sell sim free. Vodafone contract only. He had no sim free pricing.
That's why I've ordered from Amazon.de at a lower price and should be here by the weekend.
If the CPW guy would have sold it today I may have been tempted, even at a possibly higher price.
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When you got to see it, does it feel very big when holding it with one hand. Really silly looking when holding it to your ear ?
Contemplating selling my SGS2 to get one and using a dumb phone while i am on site.
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When you got to see it, does it feel very big when holding it with one hand. Really silly looking when holding it to your ear ?
Contemplating selling my SGS2 to get one and using a dumb phone while i am on site.
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It was big but I'm not planning on talking on it much. My employer provides me with a Darkfruit for that.
Didn't try much with one hand, I was concentrating on the s pen for note taking which will take some getting used to.
Fellow Filipinos, let's discuss here our thoughts about the upcoming HTC One.
Anyone of you know when is the release here in our country?
And any of you already has their handset with them, please post here.
Ordered mine on handtec - color black. Still awaiting it's first stock expected next week.
I'm not sure about the availability of the handset in our country but last time I asked(before the delay happened) HTC said we're to expect it mid of April. But judging by the delays that happened it should be between mid of April to mid of May.
And yeah Doubt this thread would be active since HTC isn't that widespread in our country. They don't even have any stores here in Iloilo or even in the whole visayas and mindanao.
Best chances of getting it is through Kim Store lol!
I know a lot of people who use HTC here, and I'm located in mindanao
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I know a lot of people who use HTC here, and I'm located in mindanao
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^^ I was talking about HTC stores Not 3rd party retailers hehe and that's why I mentioned kimstore in the end since they're usually the first 3rd party retailers here in our country that sells latest gadget earlier than official date. I heard they're exporting their products from singapore/hongkong to sell it here.
Riyal said:
Ordered mine on handtec - color black. Still awaiting it's first stock expected next week.
I'm not sure about the availability of the handset in our country but last time I asked(before the delay happened) HTC said we're to expect it mid of April. But judging by the delays that happened it should be between mid of April to mid of May.
And yeah Doubt this thread would be active since HTC isn't that widespread in our country. They don't even have any stores here in Iloilo or even in the whole visayas and mindanao.
Best chances of getting it is through Kim Store lol!
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How much did it cost you? I saw CMK Cellphones post one already but it's still coming soon. I know Kimstore and they currently have the best deal for gadgets so I'm waiting for them to post about prices etc.
Yeah, HTC isn't really popular here in our country because of the lack of advertisement. You know people here believes what they see on advertisements rather than experiencing the gadget itself or rather reading reviews about it.
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I know a lot of people who use HTC here, and I'm located in mindanao
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Are you going to switch from One X to HTC One brother? I'm currently using DHD so I really need to jump now to a higher handset.
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Are you going to switch from One X to HTC One brother? I'm currently using DHD so I really need to jump now to a higher handset.
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I might, depending on the price. If it's less than 30k then there's a huge chance I'll upgrade.
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I might, depending on the price. If it's less than 30k then there's a huge chance I'll upgrade.
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I think it'll be 30k flat or less. Since a lot of online shops are offering smart phones now on a lower price than mall stores.
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So yep 29-30k PHP. If you decide not to get the urbeats addon it should only total to about 28k+ PHP. And yeah you could also get lesser charges on the shipping fee if you opt in for UK Royal mail but it's a little bit slower compared to fedex which would prolly take about 3-4days until it arrives here.
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How much did it cost you? I saw CMK Cellphones post one already but it's still coming soon. I know Kimstore and they currently have the best deal for gadgets so I'm waiting for them to post about prices etc.
Yeah, HTC isn't really popular here in our country because of the lack of advertisement. You know people here believes what they see on advertisements rather than experiencing the gadget itself or rather reading reviews about it.
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Hi! Here's my reciept.
So yep 29-30k PHP. If you decide not to get the urbeats addon it should only total to about 28k+ PHP. And yeah you could also get lesser charges on the shipping fee if you opt in for UK Royal mail but it's a little bit slower compared to fedex which would prolly take about 3-4days until it arrives here.
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That being said, I might actually buy one right now! Hahaha, how much is your total including the shipping fee from Fedex?
Hi! It's already on the screenshot. 29,725.24 PHP no more no less Although I'm pretty sure it's gonna be alot more cheaper right now since the value of our currency is a little bit higher compared to the time I purchased the HTC One.
For me this is already a cheap deal. Having a free flip case + urbeats headphone which would total to like 4-5k+ PHP if I sell it on ebay. The sole reason why I opted in on getting the UK variant is because it has more wider range of LTE bands compared to the Asian variant and I'm not even sure if we will be getting the LTE variant here in our country.
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That being said, I might actually buy one right now! Hahaha, how much is your total including the shipping fee from Fedex?
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hi guys! anyone in the US who got theirs yet? I just ordered the 64GB today, crossing my fingers and hoping i"ll get it in 2days
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I can see that you're a Samsung user would you also buy the HTC One? Or just passing by?
Hi! How did you preorder the 64gb version? Is it through At&t or through HTC directly(developer edition)?
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hi guys! anyone in the US who got theirs yet? I just ordered the 64GB today, crossing my fingers and hoping i"ll get it in 2days
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Hi! It's already on the screenshot. 29,725.24 PHP no more no less Although I'm pretty sure it's gonna be alot more cheaper right now since the value of our currency is a little bit higher compared to the time I purchased the HTC One.
For me this is already a cheap deal. Having a free flip case + urbeats headphone which would total to like 4-5k+ PHP if I sell it on ebay. The sole reason why I opted in on getting the UK variant is because it has more wider range of LTE bands compared to the Asian variant and I'm not even sure if we will be getting the LTE variant here in our country.
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That's a good deal! More tempted to buy one now *drools* What color did you get anyway?
I chose the color black. I preferred it because with the silver one the sides(yellowish stained white), volume rocker(grey) & power button color(black) doesn't seem to match the overall color of the handset. Whereas the black has a black power button & a black volume rocker so for me it's alot more cleaner & sleeker. Anyways that's just personal preferences eversince the nokia 6600 days I always opted the black over any other colors when it comes to gadgets anyway.
And yeah of course it would match the color of the otterbox I ordered lol!
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That's a good deal! More tempted to buy one now *drools* What color did you get anyway?
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I chose the color black. I preferred it because with the silver one the sides(yellowish stained white), volume rocker(grey) & power button color(black) doesn't seem to match the overall color of the handset. Whereas the black has a black power button & a black volume rocker so for me it's alot more cleaner & sleeker. Anyways that's just personal preferences eversince the nokia 6600 days I always opted the black over any other colors when it comes to gadgets anyway.
And yeah of course it would match the color of the otterbox I ordered lol!
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There's already an otterbox for One? Commuter or Defender?
I hope the black 64gb would arrive here in the Phils. I was almost convinced to upgrade to the Butterfly but when I saw the One, I think I will hold my upgrade, though the black 64gb variant is yet to be seen as of now. I'll just wait for local units, since my One S is still less than a year old.
I'm glad to see that there are still filipinos who aren't blinded by nonsense gimmicks and plastics and rather choose the One.
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@SammyDroidWiz
I can see that you're a Samsung user would you also buy the HTC One? Or just passing by?
Hi! How did you preorder the 64gb version? Is it through At&t or through HTC directly(developer edition)?
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Hi! Yes go here... http://www.otterbox.com/htc-one-cases/htc-one-cases,default,sc.html
By the way I ordered mine on e-bay. Making an order on the official site would cost me more with the shipping fee since they're using fedex too. So what I did was ordered from ebay instead and have it shipped through USPS.
I saved like 1.5k+ and yeah I wouldn't spend that much shipping fee just a for a protector case lol!. And yep Commuter and Defender is already available.
Here's the seller whom I purchased the otterbox case.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/for-HTC-ONE...-Protector-Silicone-Skin-Black-/350756644099?
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There's already an otterbox for One? Commuter or Defender?
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Wait for the developer edition if you're willing to purchase outside our country I heard it's already coming in a few weeks from US.
You can use this service to purchase the developer edition there since it requires a valid US shipping address.
http://www.my-shoppingbox.com/
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I hope the black 64gb would arrive here in the Phils. I was almost convinced to upgrade to the Butterfly but when I saw the One, I think I will hold my upgrade, though the black 64gb variant is yet to be seen as of now. I'll just wait for local units, since my One S is still less than a year old.
I'm glad to see that there are still filipinos who aren't blinded by nonsense gimmicks and plastics and rather choose the One.
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Anybody know how to claim the offer from 3 when you have bought the G3? I didn't get any info when my phone was delivered today.
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Yay finally this info is public, I was told about it about a month ago from a certain Three employee that may or may not be featured in the tweet above
Thanks for the info is the watch not out till the 8th then?
ant78 said:
Thanks for the info is the watch not out till the 8th then?
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I believe the 8th is when the global services for the watch are opened so owning one before then won't get you very far anyway.
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I believe the 8th is when the global services for the watch are opened so owning one before then won't get you very far anyway.
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I bought my G3 from three last week and had no idea about this offer??
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I bought my G3 from three last week and had no idea about this offer??
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I may be wrong, but I believe the offer was only open to anyone who pre-ordered the g3.
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I may be wrong, but I believe the offer was only open to anyone who pre-ordered the g3.
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I DID pre-order
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I DID pre-order
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in which case show your receipt to a store from the 8th and they will honour the offer
I also did a preorder here on Vodafone spain d855 gold one with lg smartwatch and the lg g3 case for free only 300 units
Hope that i will be lucky . on 9/7i will have it and i will post some pictures here
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i went into three this morning and the guy there was adamant that I had to have pre ordered the watch at the same time I pre ordered the G3...
He wasn't going to budge, so i walked.
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i went into three this morning and the guy there was adamant that I had to have pre ordered the watch at the same time I pre ordered the G3...
He wasn't going to budge, so i walked.
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should have got him to telephone HQ he would have been put right.
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should have got him to telephone HQ he would have been put right.
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he assures me he has....don't believe him though.
This was the Cannon Street store, and I have also had the same reply from the Holborn store. Canterbury say they will do it, but I can't get there for another week or so.
I phoned 3 myself and they were useless, because I upgraded in store, they tell me they are unable to provide any clarification.
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i went into three this morning and the guy there was adamant that I had to have pre ordered the watch at the same time I pre ordered the G3...
He wasn't going to budge, so i walked.
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I had exactly the same. So I cancelled my contract with them
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I had exactly the same. So I cancelled my contract with them
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This "promotion" is a joke. I mean, at NO point when i was upgrading did they say that I had to pre-order both at the same time.
Did you have to pay any fee for the remainder of your contract?
This is from the Three website:
"Only £99 When Bought with LG G3*
*Once you’ve purchased the LG G3, visit one of our stores within 21 days to get the LG G Watch for only £99, which is usually £169 when purchased on its own. You must provide proof of purchase via your dispatch note/receipt with mobile number and ID.
The LG G Watch is available in store from the 8th July, but you can secure yours on pre order from 26th June in store."
It seems pretty clear to me, but apparently I am reading this wrong.
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This "promotion" is a joke. I mean, at NO point when i was upgrading did they say that I had to pre-order both at the same time.
Did you have to pay any fee for the remainder of your contract?
This is from the Three website:
"Only £99 When Bought with LG G3*
*Once you’ve purchased the LG G3, visit one of our stores within 21 days to get the LG G Watch for only £99, which is usually £169 when purchased on its own. You must provide proof of purchase via your dispatch note/receipt with mobile number and ID.
The LG G Watch is available in store from the 8th July, but you can secure yours on pre order from 26th June in store."
It seems pretty clear to me, but apparently I am reading this wrong.
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My contract is only 7 days old! They just said return the phone then.
So I then rang again to the online team and they confirmed and apologized that the other staff haven't got a clue what they are talking about. She told me to go in-store from the with with my receipt to claim my watch
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My contract is only 7 days old! They just said return the phone then.
So I then rang again to the online team and they confirmed and apologized that the other staff haven't got a clue what they are talking about. She told me to go in-store from the with with my receipt to claim my watch
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well good luck with that. I tried this also, but he was adamant, even with a receipt and proof of what their website he wasnt doing it.
Ive had this problem went in this morning and refused to accept that this offer exists at all which was rather annoying tbh so i told them to ram it ill buy one online.
They also said that this offer was onky for pre orders and that everyone should of known about it at no point has 3 in my town ever advertised this offer or mentioned it when i got my phone ended up having a huge argument with the store manager telling him is useless and a joke then i showed him my tweets from here that i posted between my self and Brendan and he still refused to acknowledge the offer so i gave up.
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Ive had this problem went in this morning and refused to accept that this offer exists at all which was rather annoying tbh so i told them to ram it ill buy one online.
They also said that this offer was onky for pre orders and that everyone should of known about it at no point has 3 in my town ever advertised this offer or mentioned it when i got my phone ended up having a huge argument with the store manager telling him is useless and a joke then i showed him my tweets from here that i posted between my self and Brendan and he still refused to acknowledge the offer so i gave up.
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I just spoke with "Sharon" at three on the phone. She confirmed that the watch should have been pre-ordered at the time i got the phone.
But, she has applied the £70 difference to my account so i can buy the phone at the full price and be no worse off.
My advice, speak with three, tell them whats happened and they should sort it out.
Good luck, took me a 30 minute phone call to get the resolution i deserved!
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I just spoke with "Sharon" at three on the phone. She confirmed that the watch should have been pre-ordered at the time i got the phone.
But, she has applied the £70 difference to my account so i can buy the phone at the full price and be no worse off.
My advice, speak with three, tell them whats happened and they should sort it out.
Good luck, took me a 30 minute phone call to get the resolution i deserved!
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This is pretty stupid seen as they were not even offering the watch at the time most people pre-ordered!
So last night I ordered my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge directly from the Samsung UK website and nowhere did I see it mention the free VR that everyone else is getting.
I placed my order anyway and decided to give Samsung UK a call to find out why. It turns out that only carriers are offering the VR on contracts and not on SIM Free purchases direct from Samsung, despite what was said in the keynote. The support staff told me that they had lots of people calling to complain about this and have started an internal petition on behalf of their users, the more people that call the bigger the list.
If you want any chance of getting a VR like everyone else I would give them a call and complain. It's worth a shot.
The number for support is: 0330 726 7467
The Galaxy S7 Edge is actually even more expensive in the U.K. than the rest of the E.U. (thanks to some shady Euro > Pound conversion). 639.00 GBP = 818.902 EUR vs €799 in continental europe.
There is no white version in the UK for some reason either, as opposed to countries within the Eurozone.
I have just ordered two S7 Edges on Vodafone and ensured I got a headset with each phone. I'll sell one of them to make £50 back as the other phone is for the wife.
Pretty crappy of Samsung not to provide the headset when you buy direct. I wouldn't be at all happy about that.
Thanks very much for posting this. Just called them and added my name to their "internal poll".
As you said, the more that call, the more chance this will happen.
Other details I got from them were:
- The UK region is only scheduled to get Gold or Black for now
- The UK region is only scheduled to get a 32GB model
No polls for either of those, seems like quite a "set" thing.
EE still have nothing about the gear vr on their website? i
I ordered through chitter chatter and they are giving a 64 gb micro sd card instead.
Ill give that samsung number a ring and see . THanks
A Samsung employee posted on another thread that when pre ordering, sim free phones aren't eligible, only those on contracts.
See that really wouldn't bother me if they said that at the keynote. What they did say was "preorders in the US & special countries" then later stating Europe. As the UK is in Europe and I preordered at the right time I assumed I ticked all the boxes. Instead all we get is a lousy rugby pen.....I hate rugby haha so that's just salt in the wound.
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I've noticed the Samsung website now says free VR for all pre-orders before March 10th. It didn't say this yesterday, so they must have updated it
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This is great news now does anyone know if it should be on your order if your getting a free VR I ordered yesterday and my order just states free rugby pen will I still get a VR or do I need to call them and anend my order . Anyone know pls ?
It's showing free vr on all pre order before 10th March. I just joined the upgrade programme waiting for the decision now, hope it gets accepted
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It's showing free vr on all pre order before 10th March. I just joined the upgrade programme waiting for the decision now, hope it gets accepted
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good luck let me know if it says your vr on the reciept as mine was ordered before the offer changed and want to know how they plan to send them out thanks
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good luck let me know if it says your vr on the reciept as mine was ordered before the offer changed and want to know how they plan to send them out thanks
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Its not on the email I got back confirming my pre-order. Sure we'll all get one as the website states it. They cant false advertise.
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Its not on the email I got back confirming my pre-order. Sure we'll all get one as the website states it. They cant false advertise.
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thanks for replying i emailed samsung and have a email saying we will get a vr so i have evidence now if it doesnt go to plan im sure it will though
Just a follow up, I called support asking whether the VR would show on the order and was told "we're not sure whether we're adding the VR as a separate order or onto existing ones" this explains why they're not showing on preorders.
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The Galaxy S7 Edge is actually even more expensive in the U.K. than the rest of the E.U. (thanks to some shady Euro > Pound conversion). 639.00 GBP = 818.902 EUR vs €799 in continental europe.
There is no white version in the UK for some reason either, as opposed to countries within the Eurozone.
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Samsung UK is selling the S7 for 569 GBP, though which is exactly the same as 699 EUR.
On the other hand, we don't have a white option for the regular S7 here in Bulgaria and I think none of the markets have it in white, actually.
The S7 Edge, however, should come in white as well.
only voda and car phone warehhouse are giving the gear vr free so the whole free on all pre orders was just a lame marketing ploy to boost initial sales. As to the g5 I have a g4 at the minute and only the 815 international version has an unlockable bootloader unlock via lg only and bye bye warranty since the g4 has a hardware bug that is causing bootloop in the first batch devices I don't put much faith in lg for a substitute.G4 had bad overheating and touch screen issues for about 5 months till lg patched it out.
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Its not on the email I got back confirming my pre-order. Sure we'll all get one as the website states it. They cant false advertise.
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they changed the UK website a few days back stating its only voda and car phone warehouse check it now
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Samsung have updated their site advising the VR is included in all orders on their website directly. Support have also confirmed this on twitter and email for me.
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Yes I've just had an email from Samsung UK stating that all preorders from them automatically get the VR headset "while stock lasts"
Was a bit disappointed as I thought it was a shipping email ?
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I got my S7 Edge (SIM free) and my Gear VR in two separate order numbers/delivery emails from CPW.
Any decent pre order deals in the UK?