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[Official SGSIII UK Owners Thread] - UK Related News-Reviews-Chat-Tips-Tricks

Thought I would start a UK only thread for all us Brit's
So come on in and say hi
If you find any UK related news or tips please post it.
Let us have your take & review of what you like or not.
(When you get it of course)
I've ordered mine from the CPW.
White, 16Gb + 64Gb SDXC (No way I can wait for the 32Gb )
Vodafone-600min-UL Text-1Gb Data

OMG how slow is this month going
Getting pretty excited now though, just under a week to go :YAY:
*** Place holder for my review ***

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OMG how slow is this month going
Getting pretty excited now though, just under a week to go :YAY:
*** Place holder for my review ***
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amen brother...will not get it just yet..gonna wait few weeks first and then sell my One X and get this phone...just everything about it is perfect and let alone the development that this phone will have will the best in the forums..so looking forward man

Goku80 said:
amen brother...will not get it just yet..gonna wait few weeks first and then sell my One X and get this phone...just everything about it is perfect and let alone the development that this phone will have will the best in the forums..so looking forward man
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Arrh man, I was so close to pulling the trigger on a One X, even ordered it and had to refuse the delivery, just to wait and see what SGSIII would offer.

funb0b said:
Arrh man, I was so close to pulling the trigger on a One X, even ordered it and had to refuse the delivery, just to wait and see what SGSIII would offer.
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i can assure you mate you have not missed out..great phone but to many hurdles from stopping it being the great phone it should be..well at least for us who love flashing custom roms on it

Thought this may be of interest a Bluetooth Receiver with aptX CODEC
Anyone got one? or planning on getting one?
Would love to know what its like :Nod:
http://www.richersounds.com/product/wireless-streaming/cambridge-audio/bt100/camb-bt100

Goku80 said:
i can assure you mate you have not missed out..great phone but to many hurdles from stopping it being the great phone it should be..well at least for us who love flashing custom roms on it
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Ya I've messed about with my sisters One X & I liked it
But
The Killers blows for choosing the SGSIII were removable battery & expandable memory. Plus all the other things smart stay etc.
I hope it now lives up to my expectations

Found this image whilst going though the Samsung firmware which made me chuckle a bit:
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I get mine on the 29th. I've got 3 days of work at the London MCM Expo, so it should kill some time.

i should be getting mine on the 31st through amazon.
bits i have also ordered are the dual pack of slim samsung cases, the tpu blue case(samsung), an extra battery,pack of 2 screen protectors(samsung) and recently the rock hard cover. Im always unsure which case will work best, but i hate the flip tops.
according to amazon, the screen protector should arrive on the 29th, the battery on the 1s of June. The covers are ordered from mobilefun and i have no info on those..
Pebble blue for me as well, and i have an extra 16GB micro SD waiting for the phone...
Aha! replaced my delivery method with amazon and now ill get it on the 30th of May! yeah!

Ordered mine through dialaphone for delivery on the 30th, so only 5 more sleeps! It comes with a case and 32GB card, but they turn up in a month which seems a bit bizarre!
I've ordered a rock case with screen protectors, a car holder, a bike holder for my golf trolley and some nfc chips to play with

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and some nfc chips to play with
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Oww really, where did you get them from?
Sounds like something interesting I'd like to play with

I ordered 10 25mm ultralight ones from nfcdog.com it came to just under £11
But having read up some more apparently the 38mm ones are easier to use as you don't have to be as accurate with them
The plan is to for one in each holder to auto launch the correct program when I insert the phone. And one by the bed to turn the phone into silent

Did an early upgrade with Orange last night, guy on the phone was very helpful, 36 a month, 1000 mins, unlimited texts and 1gb of data.
I lost my SGS1 about a month a go and my bank have replaced it for me with an SGS2! which i will sell towards the early upgrade cost and any accesories i buy.
Gonna go with the 64gb sandisk mobile ultra sd card, and some sort of pouch.
Is there anywhere i can buy an official pebble blue battery cover? I'm concerned that because i'm upgrading through Orange that it'll have an Orange logo on the back cover and all the bloatware, can anyone shed any light on if this was the case for the SG2 or other newish handsets?
Been so indecisive on wether to get the blue or white that even now i've ordered i'm starting to have second thoughts

Ordered mine as a free upgrade from my s2. £29 per month 2000 anyone anytime mins 5000 texts 5000 3-3 mins truly unlimited web with no throttling. Result..... been hearing a lot in last hour blue s3 is delayed. Hope not tho
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adz > What network is that with?
I've had mine ordered since the 5th of May. This has been the longest wait of my life!! I'm upgrading from an iPhone 3GS to the Pebble Blue S3 - 16GB + a 32GB SD card and cover.
I hope these delay rumours are unfounded! I was praying that because it was pre-ordered it could possibly arrive on the 29th.
This is my first Android phone ever!! So I'm looking forward to getting my hand dirty and showing its capabilities off to the iSheeple in my family (and friends).

Waiting for my sim-free blue S3 from Clove (hopefully not delayed!). Not planning on getting any accessories apart from at some point a case for the beach,and maybe the wireless charging kit when it's available but that will depend on price really. Already received and activated my replacement micro sim from Three so everything is ready
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Starchini said:
adz > What network is that with?
I've had mine ordered since the 5th of May. This has been the longest wait of my life!! I'm upgrading from an iPhone 3GS to the Pebble Blue S3 - 16GB + a 32GB SD card and cover.
I hope these delay rumours are unfounded! I was praying that because it was pre-ordered it could possibly arrive on the 29th.
This is my first Android phone ever!! So I'm looking forward to getting my hand dirty and showing its capabilities off to the iSheeple in my family (and friends).
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3 uk. They would not give me a deal and I said if you want my custom you'll have to offer me something better than what's on site. They said they couldn't so I asked to be put through to disconnection. They then sorted me out this deal..
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I ordered the pebel blue Samsung Galazy S3 that comes with a 32gb card a screen protector and a pouch..
it's with Vodafone £29 a month for 24 months..
On top of that i ordered a few items to go with the phone..
1 x 64gb card
1x Samsung blue case
1x Car Holder + charger
1x Anti finger print screen protector
i have everything just waiting for the phone is killing me. But then again next Wednesday and we should be all good yay..
5 more days people lol..

I have a One X, but I have discovered that I can't live with just the available 25GB storage. The battery isn't such an issue, but I will certainly be happier with a removable one.
The One X has had teething problems. For example I still haven't got GPS, and HTC have said to get it, I will have to send it back for repair. So I have ordered a S3, from Carphone Warehouse, to collect on the 30th. I have got a 64Gb card, and I am looking forward to the 50GB Dropbox storage; double the amount that the HTC has. I wonder what - if any - teething problems the S3 will have?
When I get the One X back, I will compare them, and keep the best.

Available for £350 at Clove and Handtec UK !

Yes, amazing price (that's why I put an exclamation mark in my title).
Price includes vat, don't know how much the postage is.
Green colour not available from Clove, available at Handtec but costs a lot more.

Wow. That's actually an insane price. I'm seriously tempted the cancel my Sony Store order and get it through these guys instead.

SteveYorks said:
Yes, amazing price (that's why I put an exclamation mark in my title).
Price includes vat, don't know how much the postage is.
Green colour not available from Clove, available at Handtec but costs a lot more.
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tilal6991 said:
Wow. That's actually an insane price. I'm seriously tempted the cancel my Sony Store order and get it through these guys instead.
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2 quick questions as I'm a newbie to importing:
1) Do I have to pay "VAT" if I'm importing to the United States?
2) Would Sony honor the warranty on this 'grey market' device in the United States?
Thanks for any help you can give

Wow, indeed. I'll probably order from Handtec soon.

ap3604 said:
2 quick questions as I'm a newbie to importing:
1) Do I have to pay "VAT" if I'm importing to the United States?
2) Would Sony honor the warranty on this 'grey market' device in the United States?
Thanks for any help you can give
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You'll need to pay the vat as it's been sold in the UK and the taxman will want his cut of that sale.
Don't know about the warranty, it could be a European one or Worldwide, you'll need to contact the seller or Sony to check.
Also you'll need to check that the GSM will work in your region.
Update - No vat to pay for exporting.

I'll probably order a red one from Clove tomorrow,I hope this isn't a typo and they honor the price. I'm sure though I've seen it on Clove before at £420, so it does look like this is a genuine price reduction.

http://www.handtec.co.uk/sony-xperia-z3-compact-16gb-green.html
£425.99 incVAT
£354.99 exVAT

Thanks for the info on the low price! Went ahead and ordered one from Clove.

Ordered mine. Great price. Happy to see Sony going for volume over margin. Hope to see lots of development on this, as it should be incredibly popular. Honestly expected it to be £500 at the Sony store and ~£440 at the cheaper retailers.
Re: importing to the US, you shouldn't need to pay VAT (contact the retailer to make sure they don't charge - may be better to order over the phone), but you will need to pay import / customs duty and possibly sales tax in your state in the US.

Me too. Brilliant value

GREAT! Thanks!
Just brought a red/orange one from Handtec, since they use DPD which is my favorite delivery company.
Does anybody know if the phone their sell is UK model, EU or grey import?
P.S. DPD will give you 1 hr window slot in the morning of delivery, and you can track the drive on a map to see roughly when you will get your delivery within the 1hr time frame. Much better than other company's 8am to 6pm delivery time frame, too afraid to go the the bathroom for missing the door bell approach.

Bigmille said:
GREAT! Thanks!
Just brought a red/orange one from Handtec, since they use DPD which is my favorite delivery company.
Does anybody know if the phone their sell is UK model, EU or grey import?
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There are only two models: D5803 and D5833. The D5803 has UK and EU bands, as well as bands for some US carriers. The D5833 is the one for Asian markets. You can be sure the Handtec one is the D5803.

Handtec removed the green z3c and also matched price with clove - both are about 290 GBP without VAT

Ordered mine today and was pleasantly surprised when it came out to 290 GBP at the checkout since I'm from Canada and don't have to play the VAT fee! Best pre-order pricing for a beastly phone eVar!
P.S. LULz at all the Apple fanboys waiting in line and paying nearly twice as much for a significantly more inferior phone, but hey, whatever floats your boat!

boojay said:
Ordered mine today and was pleasantly surprised when it came out to 290 GBP at the checkout since I'm from Canada and don't have to play the VAT fee! Best pre-order pricing for a beastly phone eVar!
P.S. LULz at all the Apple fanboys waiting in line and paying nearly twice as much for a significantly more inferior phone, but hey, whatever floats your boat!
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Although this doesn't have that much to do with this topic, I would still like to share this:
Since it's very true!!
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Since it's very true!!
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Hah! Yeah, I've seen that graphic make its rounds around social media. Classic. But also true! So by 2016, the iPhone 7 may have finally caught up to the Z1 Compact.

Ordered mine from Clove yesterday, with shipping to Mexico so no VAT.
I can't wait for this to be delivered!

Anybody know if phones from clove / handtec come as bootloader unlockable?
Listings say sim free/unlocked which is not the same thing...

phroenix said:
Anybody know if phones from clove / handtec come as bootloader unlockable?
Listings say sim free/unlocked which is not the same thing...
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From history, it has always been the case that sim free Sony phones from any outlet always allow unlocking of the bootloader. I doubt that this would change this generation.

Hah! Just noticed Clove is basically selling the Z3C for the same price as a Z1C. That's crazy!

Cheapest place to purchase Mate 7

Hi Guys,
I just purchase a brand new unlocked Huawei Mate 7 Gold 32gb (LT10) for $480 (EUR 400 / GBP 317).. I was surprised that his is the retail price set by Huawei! Keep in mind that the purchasing power is high in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Countries (UAE, Qatar, Kuwait.. etc).. usually phones are more expensive over there (simply because people can afford it!)
but the HAM7 is much cheaper than Europe and US.. I think it's even cheaper than Asia!!
What's the cheapest HAM7 32gb you've found ?

I think they are deliberately keeping the price low in gulf countries to catch up the market. Nice.
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Are there any sites that you know of that sell at that price and ship internationally?

unfortunately not.. they only ship locally or regionally (within the middle east)

hello i am travelling next week to the UAE and i plan to buy the huawei ascend mate 7
do you recommend any nice smartphone stores with good prices in the UAE and specially Sharjah?
thank you
waiting for your reply

chako123 said:
hello i am travelling next week to the UAE and i plan to buy the huawei ascend mate 7
do you recommend any nice smartphone stores with good prices in the UAE and specially Sharjah?
thank you
waiting for your reply
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here but in spain . on ebay cheap
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HUAWEI-As...9?pt=ES_Teléfonos_móviles&hash=item4ae4e05f35

Could you pls tell where have you find the 3gb/32 gold edition with 400 euro? I have my cousin in doha Qatar and I'd like to order a device from there. Could you mention any shop?
Thanks in advance

I think Jarir is having a bookstore in Qatar. They are selling in KSA for around $500 the 3/32 GB version.
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are there any jarir bookstores in the UAE?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=391000996221&alt=web
Ebay USA

chako123 said:
are there any jarir bookstores in the UAE?
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http://www.jarirbookstore.com/html/showrooms-abudhabi.asp
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cheapest place to purchase Mate7
i bought this phone at coolicool . the customer service is really good

yeah there are a lot of shops that have it, I see that COOLICOOL actually also support paying with Paypal so that should be a good safe place to buy from in my opinion - and they ship internationally also.

Spotted cheap
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huawei-As...31491952356?pt=DE_Handy_s&hash=item35e5fedee4

This is cheapest in UK with most trusted and reliable dealer with 2 year warranty
http://www.handtec.co.uk/huawei-ascend-mate-7-16gb-black.html

onlinejobwork said:
This is cheapest in UK with most trusted and reliable dealer with 2 year warranty
http://www.handtec.co.uk/huawei-ascend-mate-7-16gb-black.html
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Man mone cost me 300 in begining of december .
So now this phone cheapest goes for 280?

Simona Simmy said:
Man mone cost me 300 in begining of december .
So now this phone cheapest goes for 280?
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Yes around £280 delivered is what I paid.
Amazon.it now for GBP 259.35 delivered
Used but Unmarked, damn £20 cheaper than last week!

Simona Simmy said:
Man mone cost me 300 in begining of december .
So now this phone cheapest goes for 280?
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I am thinking of buying, where can I get £280 in UK? Can you give me link please. no ebay please

onlinejobwork said:
I am thinking of buying, where can I get £280 in UK? Can you give me link please. no ebay please
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£260 delivered to UK? (Used excellent condition, no marks at all from Amazon Italy, 30 days warranty.)
http://www.amazon.it/gp/offer-listi...b_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used&mv_color_name=1
Log in via your normal amazon account, use Chrome and translate page. Pick the best condition one on there
I got one from there for £280 which will be delivered tomorrow, I will share some pics to show you how good Amazon warehouse is
I ordered a speaker from there before (UK warehouse, Klipsch KMC3) RRP 250, I paid 80 and it came brand new!
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onlinejobwork said:
I am thinking of buying, where can I get £280 in UK? Can you give me link please. no ebay please
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why no eaby ?.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00NEEXACE/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Nexus 5X Indian Thread [Pricing, Availability, Reviews, Support and More]

Welcome to this official Indian Nexus 5X discussion thread..
Official Website
http://www.google.com/nexus/5x/
Price
Nexus 5X – 16GB - Rs. 31,900 (All 3 colors)
Nexus 5X – 32GB – Rs. 35,900 (All 3 colors)
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Why the pricing is so high for Indian market? It's more than 100 USD in India than in USA
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parthabhatta said:
Why the pricing is so high for Indian market? It's more than 100 USD in India than in USA
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Shipping charges more taxes... It's always same in India prices of phone are high here...
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Let's hope.it will be available in India till November...
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I just wanted the minimum 32gb at price of 16
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Not happy with Indian price. Specially 16gb costs 32k
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OCT 13 Release Date In India

Coming to Physical Stores on Oct 15 Apparently
I was told by my local electronics store guy, who got the info from LG sales guy, that it would be available at the store from Oct 15 onwards. I booked mine already. Should be faster than ordering from Google Store I'm hoping.

i joined the waiting list thing on google store...haven't received anything so far

Amazon India Nexus 5X Pre-Order page
Amazon has Nexus 5X exclusive to their site. It will go on sale October 13th at 14:00 Indian Standard time.
Being new to the site, I can't post the link but yeah do check it out.

Pre-order link?
Anybody knows the link for pre-ordering? Can't seem to find it.

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Anybody knows the link for pre-ordering? Can't seem to find it.
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Seems like only the 16 gb black and mint is online though

http://www.amazon.in/LG-Nexus-LG-H791-Charcoal-Black/dp/B015ML0Y7U?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&ref_=amb_link_197519507_2
Releasing on Oct 16th, expected to ship on Oct 17th. Don't be surprised if it arrives on your doorstep by Oct 16th evening itself.

Waiting for 32 GB Pre-order on Amazon
Yep. Waiting for the 32 GB version. Amazon Help tweeted that 32 GB version is currently unavailable. So I guess that means it won't be available anytime soon.

Nexus 5X pre booking has started, Moto X Style looks like a better option already, what do you people think ?
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Yep. Waiting for the 32 GB version. Amazon Help tweeted that 32 GB version is currently unavailable. So I guess that means it won't be available anytime soon.
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Its coming to india in some time as per I got to know through a friend who attended the india event.

Whats the difference there are 2 options for preorder.
Preorder this item today
Preorder this item now ?
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http://www.amazon.in/LG-Nexus-LG-H791-Charcoal-Black/dp/B015ML0Y7U?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&ref_=amb_link_197519507_2
Releasing on Oct 16th, expected to ship on Oct 17th. Don't be surprised if it arrives on your doorstep by Oct 16th evening itself.
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Amazon says its due for release on Oct 20., and it reaches a couple of days from then.
NexusNow said:
Coming to Physical Stores on Oct 15 Apparently
I was told by my local electronics store guy, who got the info from LG sales guy, that it would be available at the store from Oct 15 onwards. I booked mine already. Should be faster than ordering from Google Store I'm hoping.
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Which retail chain did you enquire at? I'm interested to buy it asap too. Thanks.

In reply to zapper.abhi
I'm not considering it cuz it's too big. With Moto pushing speedy updates it does seem to be a sensible buy though.
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Amazon says its due for release on Oct 20., and it reaches a couple of days from then.
Which retail chain did you enquire at? I'm interested to buy it asap too. Thanks.
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I'm still waiting to hear back from the guy. It's not a retail chain, just a small shop in my city. I'll let you know when I get more details.

I had this comparison with LG Nexus 5X vs Moto X Style vs Samsung A8 vs One Plus 2 as they all have the same processor I seriously too am considering Moto X Style as I'm considering going unrooted for a year.

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I had this comparison with LG Nexus 5X vs Moto X Style vs Samsung A8 vs One Plus 2 as they all have the same processor I seriously too am considering Moto X Style as I'm considering going unrooted for a year.
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If you don't want to root then don't buy nexus go for moto. I like development of roms multiple roms to flash that I can use as a daily driver not like other devices which has broken roms.. Specially Samsung that has no development after galaxy s3
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nitinvaid said:
If you don't want to root then don't buy nexus go for moto. I like development of roms multiple roms to flash that I can use as a daily driver not like other devices which has broken roms.. Specially Samsung that has no development after galaxy s3
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I know I remember you from the GS2 thread which got banned and a lot of other people too the problem is that with the device fragmentation explosion people went to different threads as they opted for different devices.
I already had the knowledge about rooting and stuff and I did not want to switch away from stock nexus thus I ended up not frequenting the forum and lost track of time and people ..... it is always when i'm between devices i visit XDA to make up my mind.
On custom roms the deal is I happen to know that for Moto you need to register your device ID for unlocking the bootloader with the manufacturer thus violating the warranty. Don't know if the service centers here have an idea about as in the good olden days you could get away with anything due to ignorance of people. Cause I only use root for Titanium Backup, Tasker and Ad-away that's pretty much it..... oh also better battery stats. So i know i can do without those for a year or so. By the time my warranty would be over i would be sick of the stack and would be in a position to try all things custom ...... so yeah I could go with moto x style .................. plus the 5X is sooooooo grossly over priced.

digi_fort said:
I know I remember you from the GS2 thread which got banned and a lot of other people too the problem is that with the device fragmentation explosion people went to different threads as they opted for different devices.
I already had the knowledge about rooting and stuff and I did not want to switch away from stock nexus thus I ended up not frequenting the forum and lost track of time and people ..... it is always when i'm between devices i visit XDA to make up my mind.
On custom roms the deal is I happen to know that for Moto you need to register your device ID for unlocking the bootloader with the manufacturer thus violating the warranty. Don't know if the service centers here have an idea about as in the good olden days you could get away with anything due to ignorance of people. Cause I only use root for Titanium Backup, Tasker and Ad-away that's pretty much it..... oh also better battery stats. So i know i can do without those for a year or so. By the time my warranty would be over i would be sick of the stack and would be in a position to try all things custom ...... so yeah I could go with moto x style .................. plus the 5X is sooooooo grossly over priced.
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Last year I had bought galaxy s4 I have used it for like 7 days no support then finally I switched to nexus I bought nexus 5 and what a smooth nice experience 1st devicd I have used it for 1 year then I bought nexus 6 was not that much satisfied with it.. I lost it after 3 months... Now waiting for nexus 5x
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Where to buy in New York?

Hi, as an unhappy owner if the Nexus 5X, I am looking to buy a 6P. As an EU resident however, I won't put up with the ridiculous price over here. Luckily for me, I am going to NY next week, and if I manage to find one for the right price, I will definitely get one.
I want to ask some local people for some tips and places where to look for one. It also doesn't have to be new..even refurbished or second hand in great condition would do.
Thanks
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Best Buy in NY have it in stock. Check their website.f

Check bestbuy, create an account if it is in stock and you can just pick it up with your photo ID and CC if you're afraid it'll be out of stock by the time you get there.
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Or B&H link

So 499 is the lowest as I can get? What about some places that sell used or refurbished ones?
Thanks
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Rash-182 said:
Hi, as an unhappy owner if the Nexus 5X, I am looking to buy a 6P. As an EU resident however, I won't put up with the ridiculous price over here. Luckily for me, I am going to NY next week, and if I manage to find one for the right price, I will definitely get one.
I want to ask some local people for some tips and places where to look for one. It also doesn't have to be new..even refurbished or second hand in great condition would do.
Thanks
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It's not New York, but they're refurbished.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...&LH_ItemCondition=2000&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

OP: I assume you know that the US version (1511) only supports certain bands of the international version (1512) that may limit the usage in EU and elsewhere. A reminder post, if nowt else.

Rash-182 said:
So 499 is the lowest as I can get? What about some places that sell used or refurbished ones?
Thanks
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as @thecarp1975 said or you can check swappa on this link for the 6p. If you have friends or trust someone, do the purchase now because it could take sometime for the shipping

kboya
Guy from a local forum has bought the 5X from US and all the bands are working..he also posted a picture of the box with all the EU bands listed..but I might double check on that one
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Big thanks to all the others who gave tips
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I'm in NY and for the last 3 weeks they were on sale. Best buy had the 32 gb version for 450 and 64 gb got 500
A store known to most in the NY and NJ area called b & H photo had them even cheaper.... 32 gb for 425 and 64 gb for 475, no tax and included a $50 gift card to use at the b&h store now. Unfortunately, those sales ended a couple of days ago on March 27th. I was lucky enough to get the 64 gb for 475
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...gift-card-with-no-sales-tax-outside-new-york/

bustinstugots24 said:
I'm in NY and for the last 3 weeks they were on sale. Best buy had the 32 gb version for 450 and 64 gb got 500
A store known to most in the NY and NJ area called b & H photo had them even cheaper.... 32 gb for 425 and 64 gb for 475, no tax and included a $50 gift card to use at the b&h store now. Unfortunately, those sales ended a couple of days ago on March 27th. I was lucky enough to get the 64 gb for 475
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...gift-card-with-no-sales-tax-outside-new-york/
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got one on order myself through the B&H website unfortunately when I placed mine they had just ran out of stock and the availability date keeps getting pushed back. Went from 3/29 to 4/8 now. Disappointed as I've had good luck with them in the past

crucialcolin said:
got one on order myself through the B&H website unfortunately when I placed mine they had just ran out of stock and the availability date keeps getting pushed back. Went from 3/29 to 4/8 now. Disappointed as I've had good luck with them in the past
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B&H is awesome. They recently had a sale where all 6P's were 50 cheaper plus a 50$ gift card... So everyone bought from them, that's why they are now ridiculously backordered.

mackster248 said:
B&H is awesome. They recently had a sale where all 6P's were 50 cheaper plus a 50$ gift card... So everyone bought from them, that's why they are now ridiculously backordered.
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yes probably going to somehow find some patience if I still want that discount :laugh: I'm sure it doesn't help that I got the 64 GB graphite which I see as potentially quite popular.
Looking forward to the upgrade from the original Nexus 5 to the 6p though. hopefully they won't make me wait too long