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This is just a warning to others thinking about using MobilePhonesDirect, They may seem cheap but they are pretty useless.
I pre-ordered my new HD2 from MobilePhonesDriect last over a week ago. They promised that they would have stock ready for dispatch on 12th Nov for delivery via Royal Mail special delivery before 1pm on 13th.
I ordered:
HTC HD2
18 Month @ £25pm
200mins, 200txt, unlim data.
Handset = £132
So I took the day off work today to wait around for it. Did it show? No of course it didn't
Now I look at their website and it says they have the HD2 in stock and if you order before 3pm you can get next day delivery. Also the handset price has gone down from £132 to £107 and they are throwing in a free 2GB micro SD card.
Hopefully I'll be able to cancel my pre-order and just reorder at the cheaper price. What is the point of taking pre-orders if you can't supply the customers. They'd even sent me a mail earlier in the week saying they had easily enough stock to supply all pre-orders.
Of course their customer service team isn't answering the phone and also not responding to emails. I feel very let down by this bunch of clowns. I was hoping to be playing with my new phone all weekend. Now I just have to be content with watching all the other people's videos on YouTube who did get theirs on time.
I actually recieved my hd2 from them today, but have to agree, their customer service is appalling.
I actually recieved my hd2 from them today, but have to agree, their customer service is appalling.
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You're one of the lucky ones.
I wouldn't particularly mind but they basically lied to me. I figured it would be just my luck not to catch the post today and maybe have to wait til monday. But they specifically said they had enough stock to fill all their pre-orders but after that other would probably have to wait til mid Dec for their phones.
That's why I pre-ordered.
Now they're saying they've got loads in stock and put the price down
Did you get a free 2GB card with yours?
What plan did you go for?
I had a 2 gb card, leather pouch on the combi 30 web n walk 18 month contract, free phone.
OK, so they must have heard me ranting.
I just got an email at 7pm on a Friday night saying that my phone has been dispatched. Fat lot of good that'll do me as they won't deliver on a Saturday so it'll be Monday when I get it but Tuesday before I can pick it up from the depot. I should have just held on and bought it today for the cheaper price. Grrrrr
Right, rant over, sorry folks.
Moral of the story. Be wary of promises that sound too good to be true.
owz206 said:
I had a 2 gb card, leather pouch on the combi 30 web n walk 18 month contract, free phone.
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Wow you did ok so was the 2gb and pouch expected or complete surprise?
Chimp - i'm in the same boat as you, I was also looking forward to playing with the phone but now will be watching others play with theirs...sad LOL.
I'm sure their is more to life then this.
Well, at least you have got your email. I got all excited when I had the in stock, deliver Friday or monday message. Couldn't get reponse by email or phone, shame I have people with me Sunday for the day and if they saw and tried it i reckon MFD would have seen a couple of orders.
No email saying despatched for me so I can only hope they will still be packing/posting tomorrow and there's still a chance for Monday.
As a matter of interest what's happened to your status on the site now you have had your despatched email?
It just says 'Status - Complete'.
I got this in an email at 18:52 13/11/19
Dear Mr Matt Johnson
Thank you for placing your order with Mobile Phones Direct.
Your Order has been despatched .
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Royal Mail do Special Delivery on Saturdays, don't they?
I think in this thread or a MPD one in the Leo forum it was said that in some areas the Post Office delivers on a Saturday but it's a bit hit and miss as to where - technically it's next "working day" and that normally means Monday to Friday.
They do but for a £2.50 additional charge. I doubt that MFD are going to shell out for that considering they only charged £3 P+P and the cheapest Special delivery charge is £4.95
My understanding is that they deliver Special Delivery on Saturday, its just not guaranteed unless you pay the extra, so more often than not a package will arrive on Saturday. But I'm probably wrong!
Well I won't hold my breath (but I will be crossing my fingers in hope)
Man, I need to get out more
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Well I won't hold my breath (but I will be crossing my fingers in hope)
Man, I need to get out more
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Your not on your own mate, there are loads of us. Check out the other thread in this section of the forum.... Loads of us.
Yep, I should get out more, and will once I can take my HD2 with me. :
10.04pm I received the "Your order has been dispatched message".
Peace now reigns.
Worde case is that it goes into the post tomorrow for monday delivery but I am holding out for their having got it in the post earlier but only updated the computer system late and there might be a slim chance for tomorrow. (The odds are better for that than they are for me to win the lottery).
At least they had their stock on the 12th - I have read some suppliers missed out and it's no chance for a phone before Tuesday or Wednesday next week.
chimpsinties said:
OK, so they must have heard me ranting.
I just got an email at 7pm on a Friday night saying that my phone has been dispatched. Fat lot of good that'll do me as they won't deliver on a Saturday so it'll be Monday when I get it but Tuesday before I can pick it up from the depot. I should have just held on and bought it today for the cheaper price. Grrrrr
Right, rant over, sorry folks.
Moral of the story. Be wary of promises that sound too good to be true.
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That's another way to see what a mess of a company MPD is, you pre ordered a week ago and got despatched today but what me that ordered 16 of Oct so as every body can see they have a big mess
I can confirm 100%.
Hopefully it will (eventally) arrive ok and I'll never have to deal with them again. I go out of my way to avoid companies that provide such a pathetic level of "service". Had I known what an utter failure their part in this would have been, I would have waitied for someone else to have a T-Mo contract available for it.
Can't wait to see the last of these jokers.
can i play devils advocate?
Sometimes.. you will end up with a few delays but patience is the key here - and if it doesnt arrive on Monday then I would complain.. But in the meantime I wouldnt slag them off too harshly - its a pretty awesome phone so they will have had a busy few days.
Although you do have a point about the price dropping within the space of a week that certainly would get my goat.
i too have to wait till Monday for mine! worth the wait I hope.
I spoke to MobilePhonesDirect yesterday and was told that they had had a few problems with their system, owing to high demand.
Whether you believe this or not is up to you!
Where I live most parcels sent via special delivery on a Friday WILL arrive the next day, they just cannot guarantee it....and the assistant said it could well come tomorrow.
I ordered mine on Tuesday on the T-Mobile Combi 30 plan, 18 month.
As it happens I already have an HD2 anyway: It's a beautiful device, but to be honest I'm terribly disappointed with the keyboard, and being as typing is crucial to me as a textaholic I'm hoping that HTC will release an updated keyboard that behaves as well as that on the Hero.....for me this one just won't do, and i've been testing out some alternatives......but that's another story!
I ordered one. Helpful staff. Came in 7 days of shipping.
http://pcpartsohio.com/BookDetail.aspx?item_id=1333
Figured i'd throw the community a free meal ticket!
***** $209.99 DOES NOT INCLUDE SHIPPING I BOUGHT MINE WHILE THEY WERE LISTED FOR $199.99 AROUND FEB. 1ST 2012. I PAID IN TOTAL $234.99 SHIPPED TO MY DOOR IN SEVEN DAYS. STILL THE BEST DEAL I COULD FIND. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMEONE FIND A BETTER DEAL!!!!*****
My apologies for the misleading title!
Looks too good to be true...
where are you located.. That company is only 600 miles or so from me maybe less. I will give them a call if they still have them mid week..
thanks for the link..
Located in Central Texas. I didn't care if the thing had to come from alaska! I LOVE XDA and my Sam Cap phone so I was fiending for more dev action on a tablet. SCOURED the internetz realm for over a week strait 8+ hrs daily looking for the "BEST" deal ^_^.
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/PC_Parts_Unlimited
The 5 star review from Feb 8th is mine. BTW the $209.99 doesn't include shipping. When I purchased my A500 about three weeks ago, the tablet was on their site for $199.99!!!! You still have to pay around $30 shipping, but hey... you can't beat this deal ANYWHERE!!! It takes amazon's sellers out to dinner and never calls them again...
For those who aren't inclined to click....
irate_yourate
5/5 Stars
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"I don't know why there are so many negative reviews. My experience with PCPARTSOHIO.COM was VERY pleasant. They returned my emails in under 24 hours of working business days. NO COMPLAINTS. I have full faith in ordering from this company. Reason being; I ordered an ACER A500 TABLET 16GB from their site. I was skeptical, but said what the heck. I'll risk my $234.99 shipped strait to my door. This was the BEST and CHEAPEST price on the ENTIRE INTERNET after I scoured www.shopwiki.com www.aliexpress.com www.amazon.com www.ebay.com and MANNNNNYYYY other sites. I emailed the company about refund and return policies in case of DOA or other problems. I was politely informed that they have a 90 day return policy. Excellent! I was so anxious to put my order through; I never waited for a response regarding these questions. They responded promptly @10:30am on the following Monday (order placed on Saturday). Informing me I would receive a tracking # when my package shipped in 2-7 business days from UPS. I was also informed that they work with liquidations that’s why it may be delayed to ship. I said that was fine and eagerly awaited the email. I never received (to my knowledge) a tracking email. I may have missed it since I receive multiple emails an hour, and never clean my inbox. All in all, I WILL do business with them again. Soon, in fact. I will be ordering my wife a tablet as well. They are great. I was also informed that it may arrive with a scratch or two from shipping process, although there were NONE!!! The package arrived exactly 7 days from the day my card was charged (Monday). Everything worked right out of the box. There was no original packaging, which I was well aware of. One Charger, One Tablet. One ecstatic man. I am super pleased with www.pcpartsohio.com
PC Parts Unlimited Corp.
34675 Melinz Pkwy., Unit 105B
Eastlake, OH 44095
and look forward to doing business with them in the future. A+++
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PS: The tab came with a charger and the Tablet itself. Nothing else. BUT!~!!~~ It was shipped with NO scratches AND stock 3.0 or 3.1 I believe!! I OTA updated with out knowing I needed original stock to root. Lol took me about an hour to revert.... Tablet is running STRONG today. As it does every day! Ordered a green silicon case from amazon with screen protector for around $7.00.
*edit: IDK if they have a mandatory shipping rate or if the prorate for the area of travel erica so it could be more or less depending on location. My shipping costs personally were 34.99. I totaled the order to my door for $234.99. Best money my wife has ever spent lulz i'm in the market for buying her one soon too! Can't wait for stable ICS with full function.... *Drools*
Thank you very much for the information and reply back so soon..I have had the a500 since April since last year i pre ordered mine from BB.. EVEN thou im not a best buy fan..
again Thanks
Thats a steel of a deal right there
Erica..... In case you haven't looked all the way through the seller's site, the catch is in the shipping, see attached quote......
UPS Ground -- $35
UPS BLUE (2nd Day) Place Order by 1 PM EST -- $55
UPS Red (Overnight) Place Order by 1 PM EST -- $69
UPS 3 Day Select (shipped next business day) -- $49
My order would have come to $244.99 which is a far cry from $209. At the finished price i.e. $245 and a possible unknown time taken to ship, it doesn't honestly seem such a great deal especially as daily deals are being offered on the A500 in anticipation of the release of the Tegra 3 machines.
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Thank you very much for the information and reply back so soon..I have had the a500 since April since last year i pre ordered mine from BB.. EVEN thou im not a best buy fan..
again Thanks
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No problem! I love to help! Especially when it deters people from Ipad/Iphone/Ipod... not flaming them I am just pro-open source. The fact that Apple will electronically murder your phone if they find out you jailbreak..... reminds me of the southpark episode "Humancentipad"..... sorry I had to bring that up >.< so gross.... like apple... *cough*.... again this is just an opinion so nobody get disgruntled please. ^_^
Oh yeah i'm not a BB fan either except for test runs! It's awesome to have everything you can get online for half as much right at your fingertips for pre-purchase testing!
metpolds said:
Erica..... In case you haven't looked all the way through the seller's site, the catch is in the shipping, see attached quote......
UPS Ground -- $35
UPS BLUE (2nd Day) Place Order by 1 PM EST -- $55
UPS Red (Overnight) Place Order by 1 PM EST -- $69
UPS 3 Day Select (shipped next business day) -- $49
My order would have come to $244.99 which is a far cry from $209. At the finished price i.e. $245 and a possible unknown time taken to ship, it doesn't honestly seem such a great deal especially as daily deals are being offered on the A500 in anticipation of the release of the Tegra 3 machines.
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Yeah this is true that the shipping is the catch... I myself did not notice this til I was ready to check out. Just choose ground.... doesn't take long. If you are someone scouring the internet today or soon or have been and you want a good deal this is one... Again It was $199.99 when I bought a couple of weeks ago so no telling if it will drop again soon... a good site in general for random computer parts(yeah that was off topic so sue me ) But for those poor souls out there looking on Amazon or ebay because that's the only sites they know, this does help. Why pay $350 on amazon or $280+ on ebay? I know we are in a not so fluffy economy and I for one LOVE to save ten dollars... let alone a hundred... or two...
~Much love to the community.
Just ordered one for a friend. Total with plain ole ground shipping, $244.99! Thanks for the heads up.
thats a steal!!!
i m looking for a A501 tho which is with the sim slot tho. any luck any one?
carpenterethan said:
I ordered one. Helpful staff. Came in 7 days of shipping.
http://pcpartsohio.com/BookDetail.aspx?item_id=1333
Figured i'd throw the community a free meal ticket!
***** $209.99 DOES NOT INCLUDE SHIPPING I BOUGHT MINE WHILE THEY WERE LISTED FOR $199.99 AROUND FEB. 1ST 2012. I PAID IN TOTAL $234.99 SHIPPED TO MY DOOR IN SEVEN DAYS. STILL THE BEST DEAL I COULD FIND. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMEONE FIND A BETTER DEAL!!!!*****
My apologies for the misleading title!
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seems like a smooth transaction there, how do you confirm order and secure your money if something goes wrong?
carpenterethan said:
I ordered one. Helpful staff. Came in 7 days of shipping.
http://pcpartsohio.com/BookDetail.aspx?item_id=1333
Figured i'd throw the community a free meal ticket!
***** $209.99 DOES NOT INCLUDE SHIPPING I BOUGHT MINE WHILE THEY WERE LISTED FOR $199.99 AROUND FEB. 1ST 2012. I PAID IN TOTAL $234.99 SHIPPED TO MY DOOR IN SEVEN DAYS. STILL THE BEST DEAL I COULD FIND. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMEONE FIND A BETTER DEAL!!!!*****
My apologies for the misleading title!
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I got mine for $199 + $35 shipping from them. Im pleased with it and it was in perfect shape. They reported it as new open box but was actually a refurbished one. That being said it was a great tablet @ a great price. Get one while you can.
drellisdee said:
I got mine for $199 + $35 shipping from them. Im pleased with it and it was in perfect shape. They reported it as new open box but was actually a refurbished one. That being said it was a great tablet @ a great price. Get one while you can.
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Our son is about to leave for college very soon.So thought i would buy him one as i often have to hide mine from him..
Gonna miss the boy but someone has to take care of us when we old.So better send him away.
Great find, thx to the OP
carpenterethan said:
I ordered one. Helpful staff. Came in 7 days of shipping.
http://pcpartsohio.com/BookDetail.aspx?item_id=1333
Figured i'd throw the community a free meal ticket!
***** $209.99 DOES NOT INCLUDE SHIPPING I BOUGHT MINE WHILE THEY WERE LISTED FOR $199.99 AROUND FEB. 1ST 2012. I PAID IN TOTAL $234.99 SHIPPED TO MY DOOR IN SEVEN DAYS. STILL THE BEST DEAL I COULD FIND. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMEONE FIND A BETTER DEAL!!!!*****
My apologies for the misleading title!
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Great find! This is cheaper than I've been buying them off of Craig's List!
I went to buy one of these, but one the page that I was supposed to enter my credit card info, I noticed that Google Chrome says it wasn't safe.
Here is the definition they gave:
"The site uses SSL, but Google Chrome has detected either high-risk insecure content on the page or problems with the site’s certificate. Don’t enter sensitive information on this page. Invalid certificate or other serious https issues could indicate that someone is attempting to tamper with your connection to the site."
I sent their support an email. Don't think I will order from there until they explain this.
very low rating....
resellerratings.com/store/PC_Parts_Unlimited
I'm officially calling Shenanigans on this company and anyone promoting them. Their business ratings are abysmally bad and it's clear that their site fakes customer ratings.
There's no free lunch, and I highly doubt anyone ordering one of these red herrings will receive an A500 in any kind of reasonable condition. Judging by what other customers have said about their purchases at PC Parts Unlimited, you'll get something that was used, in a flood, inoperative, and possibly stolen. Use a reputable dealer.
My dad and I just ordered a pair from here. I'll let you guys know how it goes.
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Got my Acer Iconia a500 from the woot website. I bought a 32gb refurbished a500 with wifi (standard with 90 day Acer warranty) and I received it in about a week and a half. It cost me 300 plus 5 dollars shipping and it has been working great so far. Love the forums by the way, very helpful (first time poster here).
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Hey guys,
First off i'm sorry if this isn't allowed or anything but because I'm a student I have this offer from Amazon and I'm not going to use it so I thought I would pass it on.
These are the three eligible products. http://goo.gl/cUY3v
If your interested post in this thread. I will not respond to PM's about this. Its first come first serve.
P.s I will handle this like any normal marketplace transaction except for a few differences.
You pay the Paypal fees and shipping from me to you. (It's required to be shipped to my address)
I'm asking for that because I'm doing this to help a person save some money and I'm not losing any.
For The Moderators
If this is against the rules by ANY means please send me a message or post in here, or just lock it.
Isn't this just a coupon because I see the offer and i'm able to use it as well
For me it says it's a student offer only and I gotta wait 48 hours after confirming my student account before the coupon even shows up. (in process now) lol
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Hmm, maybe it shows up because I used that 6 month Student Prime Account offer about 10 months ago, or maybe because I'm a Prime Member still
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Hmm, maybe it shows up because I used that 6 month Student Prime Account offer about 10 months ago, or maybe because I'm a Prime Member still
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are you still using the discounted amazon prime membership? that's probably why
Hi, it currently says ships in 5-6 weeks. Will the money come out now or in 5-6 weeks? As I don't have the money now, but will do in 5-6 weeks..
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Hi, it currently says ships in 5-6 weeks. Will the money come out now or in 5-6 weeks? As I don't have the money now, but will do in 5-6 weeks..
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The money has to be in the account at the time of ordering as Google will first put a short hold, about a week depending on how long your bank holds funds, on the exact amount then charge the account again about a day before it actually ships.
Just order off eBay.... Forget waiting a month....
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Just order off eBay.... Forget waiting a month....
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
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The Nexus 4 on eBay currently sales for much more than what Google is asking for. Unless you MUST have it ASAP, it is better order from Google Play and wait for 6 weeks.
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Hi, it currently says ships in 5-6 weeks. Will the money come out now or in 5-6 weeks? As I don't have the money now, but will do in 5-6 weeks..
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I just ordered a 16GB for £289 inc shipping (5-6 weeks) with a current account with £300 in it. The order went through fine, and I still have £300 available in that account.
I'd give it a try, the worst thing can happy is the order fail to go through.
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The Nexus 4 on eBay currently sales for much more than what Google is asking for. Unless you MUST have it ASAP, it is better order from Google Play and wait for 6 weeks.
I just ordered a 16GB for £289 inc shipping (5-6 weeks) with a current account with £300 in it. The order went through fine, and I still have £300 available in that account.
I'd give it a try, the worst thing can happy is the order fail to go through.
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The phone is worth it to pay a lil extra....i don't see a point in waiting 6 weeks for a phone.... I could wait for a couple days....but a month + is just too much for me....
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
Google checked if I had the money on the day I ordered 11/27 and just today they finally charged me for it (I used a debit card). So it should be shipping soon
I think I will just wait till I have the money and see if they have any in stock at that time. Cheers for the info though lads (or ladies)
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