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Best deal...who's selling the note for less?

I'll be getting this phone with in the next month, but I was curious what outlets you guys are aware of that are selling the phone.
I saw it on amazon 2 weeks ago for $900.00. Today its around $700, but I wanted to know if you guys knew of anywhere with even better deals.
It's a long shot I know, but I figure it is worth asking. Thanks

I would like to know this too. Seems the 'Hands Down Cheapest Place to Buy' thread is dead
Every day I scour XDA, Google, Ebay, etc looking for prices. I'm in Canada. With taxes,etc I think I'm looking at about $800 more or less (can anyone confirm that?). I think after Christmas I may go for this price but ideally I'm looking to pay about $700 more or less total. Then I'm worried about screen issues or a dead pixel which happened with the Nexus One I ordered from the States so I don't really want to ship it back overseas if this happens which it may judging by other threads...
So I'm looking for it to come down about another $100 but dont know if/when this will happen.
And ideally would like it to be released in Canada or even the US so I don't have to get it shipped which may lower that cost? But don't know if or when that will happen.
Then there is the fear that Samsung will discontinue it and I'll never get one or the prices will shoot up or something?

http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/5504/samsung-galaxy-note--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-
About $670 without VAT. From what I've seen in other threads, it doesn't apply if you're outside the EU. I think that might take the cake as the cheapest?
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...RDX6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322262246&sr=8-1
Also Amazon has a couple different sellers with the SGN in stock. Around low 700-750s. Most of these are in the US which would be better in case of a defect.

MinionOfEckerd said:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/5504/samsung-galaxy-note--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-
About $670 without VAT. From what I've seen in other threads, it doesn't apply if you're outside the EU. I think that might take the cake as the cheapest?
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I ordered mine from HandTec when they had it listed briefly for £418.99 plus £14.99 shipping, for a total of £433.98, (which PayPal converted to $697.46), but HandTec has put the price back to £434.90 + shipping since I ordered. May still be the best price, however.
OTOH, Amazon now has a Prime 2-day shipping seller for $739. I'd pay the extra $40 or so bucks to have Amazon peace of mind if I had seen a price that good 4 days ago.

cushcalc said:
I ordered mine from HandTec when they had it listed briefly for £418.99 plus £14.99 shipping, for a total of £433.98, (which PayPal converted to $697.46), but HandTec has put the price back to £434.90 + shipping since I ordered. May still be the best price, however.
OTOH, Amazon now has a Prime 2-day shipping seller for $739. I'd pay the extra $40 or so bucks to have Amazon peace of mind if I had seen a price that good 4 days ago.
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The new issue with handtec is that fedex will charge you 30 $ 1-2weeks after u get the phone

So because I'm in Canada I'm looking at around $800
But if I was in the US or UK I'd be looking at around $700

Same thread and a few tips in here.. UK, US, CA, India, HK..... sources...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320023&highlight=hands+down
Hands down cheapest place to buy without contract

thanks for the links and info....whats up with fed ex charging me for anything? im already paying shipping when i order, no? is it COD only or something

seeking said:
thanks for the links and info....whats up with fed ex charging me for anything? im already paying shipping when i order, no? is it COD only or something
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Ditto . . . .

Hands Down Cheapest...
Well I still think Clove.co.uk is the best place to buy at this time simply because they're including a matching Samsung OEM Flip Case free! Also, being a commodity and having the price fluxuate by the hour (literally) keep checking MobileCityOnline.com too!
These two places at one point during the day can hit anywhere from $699 - $729 at the absolute lowest. But keep in mind Clove.co.uk INCLUDES the free Samsung OEM Flip Case. For some that's a deal maker plus most other outlets are selling this same flip case for $65 on average.
That is why if you catch Clove on the lower end of price fluxuation it's such a good deal. You won't go wrong choosing either one of these retailers that's the good news. The only possible bad news is at what price you'll end up paying for your Note.
Anyway you do it - your going to LOVE THIS PHABLET!
Abso - ****ing - lutly love it... quote me on that too.
Happy Hunting boys and girls.

drgopoos said:
The new issue with handtec is that fedex will charge you 30 $ 1-2weeks after u get the phone
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I got the phone almost 3 weeks ago. I have not gotten this extra charge. I already paid $10 brokerage on delivery?
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drgopoos said:
The new issue with handtec is that fedex will charge you 30 $ 1-2weeks after u get the phone
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Charge $30 for what? FedEx hasn't charged me anything in the States for ordering from Handtec.

By far cheapest place to buy this phone is from India.
You get this phone for about US$ 615-620 range which includes official Samsung flip cover in the package.
If there is significant interest from people in states or UK, some of you guys can get in touch with some ebay.in sellers with good reputation and request him for shipping quote and get him to create a special thread for you guys.
Last time around with SGS2 couple of my mates from US requested a seller from ebay india this way and got him to create a private listing for them and got their SGS2.
Or if you guys trust someone from India around here in these forums, get him to purchase phones and paypal the funds to him.
Note is significantly cheaper here than anywhere else from what I have seen online.

DWI have the Note for $635 Australian this weekend and if you use the code LIKEDWI you get free priority shipping.
www dwidigitalcameras com au
These are shipped from Hong Kong, no idea if they are actually in stock or sourced once the order has gone through.
I ordered one on Friday, seeing $635 was my crumbling point and i couldnt resist anymore.

expansys USa $100 off GNote for net delivered $695
Use code BFNOTE during checkout and the price of the black GNote drops from $794.99 to $694.99 with free shippiong to USA address.
Hope that helps

Carphone Warehouse - Galaxy Note deals
Got mine yesterday from carphone warehouse (UK)
Orange 24 month contract £30 per month
400 minutes
Unlimited Texts
750MB data
Handset cost £200
includes official flip cover.

aesthetics1210 said:
DWI have the Note for $635 Australian this weekend and if you use the code LIKEDWI you get free priority shipping.
www dwidigitalcameras com au
These are shipped from Hong Kong, no idea if they are actually in stock or sourced once the order has gone through.
I ordered one on Friday, seeing $635 was my crumbling point and i couldnt resist anymore.
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So that's a) AU dollars and b) a company called Digital World International who only deliver to Australasia, then...

sketch-UK said:
Got mine yesterday from carphone warehouse (UK)
Orange 24 month contract £30 per month
400 minutes
Unlimited Texts
750MB data
Handset cost £200
includes official flip cover.
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that is a very expensive contract.
Especially taking into account the low amount of minutes and data you get.
Also paying £200 for the phone on top of the £720 is a big slap in the face...
return it and get a 'bigger' contract for less and also only pay a max. of £50 for handset

claude4 said:
Use code BFNOTE during checkout and the price of the black GNote drops from $794-99 to $694-.99 with free shippiong to USa address.
Hope that helps
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Great price for the Note from a dealer here in the US. Thanks!
Also don't forget to combine the 2% cashback for Expansys-USA through Fatwallet making it $681.

aesthetics1210 said:
DWI have the Note for $635 Australian this weekend and if you use the code LIKEDWI you get free priority shipping.
www dwidigitalcameras com au
These are shipped from Hong Kong, no idea if they are actually in stock or sourced once the order has gone through.
I ordered one on Friday, seeing $635 was my crumbling point and i couldnt resist anymore.
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Darn! Can only select New Zealand or Australia for shipping.
Waiting, waiting, waiting for the price to come down a bit as I'm willing to pay a bit over $700 here in Canada total with shipping, tax, etc. but not willing to pay a over $800!! Just seems like too much...
I had a dream last night I was using my GNote & loving it... maybe the universe is trying to tell me to just order the darn thing

Explain this to me........

Allright now the canadian dollar is worth more than the american dollar so why is the nexus 4 more expensive. Shouldnt it be cheaper? Now its 359 for the 16gb version right and fricking taxes and shipping make it 416$! so pissed.

FaDeGFX said:
Allright now the canadian dollar is worth more than the american dollar so why is the nexus 4 more expensive. Shouldnt it be cheaper? Now its 359 for the 16gb version right and fricking taxes and shipping make it 416$! so pissed.
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Don't care? Check.

Ask your government, it probably costs extra since it comes from the US.
Either that or Google doesn't like you guys.

Because Cell-phone market is more stable than Stock Market.
Also it doesn't matter how much the cell-phone cost is in one country and compared to other. There may be extra charges like custom duty, tax, and VAT. Thus the price may increase

Currency isn't the only factor involved in pricing.

with google its not so bad but many other companies price hike in different regions; best example i can give is here in australia photoshop is twice the price that it is in the US but our dollar is worth more than the american dollar ......how that makes sense i dont know.
with Google play however its probably added import costs and taxes added to the price $416 is about the same as what we pay in Australia after shipping + tax and i believe US price is like $385-$395 inc tax + shipping so the price difference is pretty close so i don't think its a case of Google screwing regions over.

Probably because it ships from the US into Canada, then there's also tariffs and whatnot. RIM is based in Canada so methinks they really do have an Apple and Android tax.

And in Europe it costs 349 Euro, they just exchanged the currency symbol and added 10 CAD Dollar more.
So basically the unit costs 362 USD in Canada which is still cheaper then Europe with 459 USD (349 Euro)

FaDeGFX said:
Allright now the canadian dollar is worth more than the american dollar so why is the nexus 4 more expensive. Shouldnt it be cheaper? Now its 359 for the 16gb version right and fricking taxes and shipping make it 416$! so pissed.
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This is the case with every item sold in Canada. No idea why you think google would price it different. And are you really complaining about the price of the phone being 415 after taxes, find me another phone with the same specs that less than $600 after tax.

International fees
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customs, and all other crap

It's nine dollars more... I mean.. c'mon.

It's because in the LONG term the US dollar is worth more.

rascalz1504 said:
This is the case with every item sold in Canada. No idea why you think google would price it different. And are you really complaining about the price of the phone being 415 after taxes, find me another phone with the same specs that less than $600 after tax.
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Im sorry that im complaining about that much money, i dont have much. If you do please give me some.....douchebag.

The price it is set, is determined by not only currency costs, but also factors such as transportation costs, tariffs (although there is no apple or android tax), in some cases the necessity to have French on it as well. There are many reasons, and simply put we are talk about less than 10$. As it relates to this case, I doubt there is an international tax/tariff, Google has a Toronto office where these phones are from, they are shipped from Kentucky, and no duties are applied, which suggests they are covered under NAFTA.
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FaDeGFX said:
Im sorry that im complaining about that much money, i dont have much. If you do please give me some.....douchebag.
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Then perhaps you should find a different phone with cheaper price instead of complaining here. No one will help you with that attitude.

If i calculated correctly for my province(~15% federal tax+Qc provincial tax) i pay 412 before shipping... besides aren't you used to it yet? We keep getting screwed over on pricing for so many things in Canada its life (although I'm sure other places have it worse) I'm not rly complaining since I'm still gonna get it and brag to all my friends lol its still a pretty good price for a phone like this can't wait (for it to come back on Play store and I can order lol)

In Alberta...I paid $392 all in
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I paid 470 US$ in Germany for the 16gb, stop whining about a few bucks. Europe gets screwed a lot more than you by exchanging currency 1:1 despite an exchange rate of $1.3=1€...
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Yeah there are some sort of extra fees charged as well, whether it be tarrifs or import taxes, etc. The Nexus4 costing $9 more here is actually quite good compared with the iPads that cost $20 more, and the iPhone5's that cost a whopping $50 more. $50 more, seriously... I'm just happy the Nexus4 is a minute $9 more.

[Q] Groupon lying about the Nexus 7 price?

http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-google-nexus-7-refurbished
Can anyone here remember the Nexus 7 being listed at $260?
How about the 16GB version? It's list is now $199. It was $249 at launch, but not now.

List price is what the manufacturer suggests it should sell for and often has no relation to what it actually sells for. Kind of like the difference between retail price and street price. Sellers often use List price for comparison because it makes their deal look better even though smart people know it never really sold at that price. This groupon deal is bogus. Why would anyone pay $10 less than current selling price just to get a refurbished model with a shorter warranty (most are only 90 days instead of 1 year)? Only an idiot would look twice at that offer.

Groupon is a bunch of liars.
It never listed for $260, certainly not a refurbished model.
I often see their "deals" as sounding much better than what is actually the truth. Every so often when I see some heavily discounted product, I look up how much other sites are selling for. Nine times out of ten, you can buy the exact same thing for LESS than the Groupon price at a name brand retailer.
But in this case, the MSRP claim here is a flat out lie. It was $249 at launch, and is now $199. And just because the MSRP *was* $249 months ago doesn't mean it still is.

Possible to order this tablet from US to India?

I am still interested in this tablet but the price in India is completely ridiculous, around 47000 (almost $800) for the 32 GB 3G version. I thought Samsung might lower it over time but the price hasn't budged in 9 months.
I am interested in the 16GB Wifi version which seems to be available for around $350 refurbished on Amazon. I was wondering if any Indian posters have ordered it through them and what the final price is after shipping, taxes etc.

Online / store price the best that I have seen is INR 45,500...
But I agree on both counts
1. Price has certainly proved resistant to lowering
2. Its expensive (currently picked up an ipad air 16 gb for 36k at amazon india)
Have not ordered this from US as I will prefer to buy it local because
1. Warranty and repair service - god forbid something goes wrong with the tablet, doubt samsung would honor the warranty of another country and am not confident on the situation of parts and all for a model not sold here locally...service in India stinks!
2. Custom duties - we have some crazy custom duties typicall plus add the cost of shipping and chances are whatever savings in the price you get will be nullified by the cost of having it delivered in your hands.
Me, even if I could accept the second.l, cannot accept the first as I don't want to end up with an expensive paper weight.
Purely my own thoughts, yours may of course vary.
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I agree with your points which is why I wondered if anyone had any personal experience of ordering from India especially with respect to point 2. If the savings are sufficient I would be prepared to risk the lack of warranty.
Samsung has really missed the boat with pricing on this tablet. They could have easily launched the 16GB wifi version for 35. And it's baffling that they have refused to reduce the price. The Note 3 which was released at the same time is now 38 and the GS5 which was released 6 months later is 35. Hopefully once they launch the newer version, the price on the 2014 will drop sharply.

i just received mine yesterday. i bought it via amazon.
It was used( open box Like new). And really is just new unit. But there is little bump on back side near samsung logo.( I searched on google and many new unit also have same issue. and anyway its not noticable.)
Price was $387 (including fast shipping in 2-5 days).It converted into 24263 inr (always place order in USD).
It shipped via fedex. custom duty is little less than 15%.+ fedex fees and service tax. Totally i paid 4268 inr as duty.
Its super easy just make everything clear with seller.
I hope it helps you.

Thanks. So it works out to around 29000. I have to say that's quite tempting even given the warranty issues.

Yeah that's the reason i got one.

LG V20 US 996 Conversion

If I buy a US Cellular branded US996 can I easily convert it to the unlocked software and retain the unlocked features? Could I do the same thing with the T-Mobile version or is it not possible? The unlocked version on the LG website is way over priced compared to what's on Amazon so I would like to do a software conversion if possible and use it on Verizon.

Just buy this one
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/co...zNOm6dQCFcKIswod8wUJPw&is=REG&m=Y&sku=1285961
Yesterday they had it on sale for 370 dollars

ricohz said:
Just buy this one
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/co...zNOm6dQCFcKIswod8wUJPw&is=REG&m=Y&sku=1285961
Yesterday they had it on sale for 370 dollars
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Or: https://jet.com/product/LG-V20-US99...-US-Warranty/d6d3a7fdd6b34347b9aacc2517f18ea8 <$400 including tax+free shipping with SAVE15 at checkout, let us know if anyone knows of a better current deal for a new one..:good:

SMARTPHONEPC said:
Or: https://jet.com/product/LG-V20-US99...-US-Warranty/d6d3a7fdd6b34347b9aacc2517f18ea8 <$400 including tax+free shipping with SAVE15 at checkout, let us know if anyone knows of a better current deal for a new one..:good:
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Just ordered mine from Bestbuy. They price matched Neweggs $379. But the had to order it since there wasn't one in store.
They could only order the silver version and I wanted Titanium, but at least it's for sure new and warranted.

ymDroid said:
Just ordered mine from Bestbuy. They price matched Neweggs $379. But the had to order it since there wasn't one in store.
They could only order the silver version and I wanted Titanium, but at least it's for sure new and warranted.
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How did BestBuy price match $379 when Newegg lists $499.99 for Silver ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16875136397 ) & $429.99 for Titan Gray ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAM853A4091&cm_re=lg_v20-_-75-136-396-_-Product ) ?
The Silver has actually grown on me after watching some YouTube reviews of it & seeing this case https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5M72E0 but have yet to see the LG V20 Silver in person. When you get it let us know if you'd still prefer the Titan Gray..
https://jet.com/product/LG-V20-US99...-US-Warranty/d6d3a7fdd6b34347b9aacc2517f18ea8 is $409.99 after the $20 discount max fine print* rather than the advertised 15% off so http://www.cell2get.com/index.php?k...dvanced_search_result&search_in_description=0 at $399.99 for both colors is the lowest current price I've seen for the LGUS996 model not accounting for possible state sales tax where $419.99 at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072R2JC5B may be the lowest current bottom line price depending on state.
*"Jet.com Promo Code Details Eligible for new customers only. Maximum discount $20. Minimum order of $35 required. Offer expires 9/1/2017. Limit 3 per household. Offer can’t be applied to previous orders. Offer may be combined with other qualifying offers. Offer is subject to change or cancellation. Void where prohibited. Limited quantities available. Brand, category and other restrictions may apply."

SMARTPHONEPC said:
How did BestBuy price match $379 when Newegg lists $499.99 for Silver ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16875136397 ) & $429.99 for Titan Gray ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAM853A4091&cm_re=lg_v20-_-75-136-396-_-Product ) ?
The Silver has actually grown on me after watching some YouTube reviews of it & seeing this case https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5M72E0 but have yet to see the LG V20 Silver in person. When you get it let us know if you'd still prefer the Titan Gray..
https://jet.com/product/LG-V20-US99...-US-Warranty/d6d3a7fdd6b34347b9aacc2517f18ea8 is $409.99 after the $20 discount max fine print* rather than the advertised 15% off so http://www.cell2get.com/index.php?k...dvanced_search_result&search_in_description=0 at $399.99 for both colors is the lowest current price I've seen for the LGUS996 model not accounting for possible state sales tax where $419.99 at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072R2JC5B may be the lowest current bottom line price depending on state.
*"Jet.com Promo Code Details Eligible for new customers only. Maximum discount $20. Minimum order of $35 required. Offer expires 9/1/2017. Limit 3 per household. Offer can’t be applied to previous orders. Offer may be combined with other qualifying offers. Offer is subject to change or cancellation. Void where prohibited. Limited quantities available. Brand, category and other restrictions may apply."
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https://flash.newegg.com/Product/9S...affiliates&utm_source=afc-Illogical+Robot+LLC
NewEgg flash had it on sale through today for $379. Pretty sure it was a refurbished model though. All them and the the rep didn't know for sure since it wasn't listed at NEW like the one in the regular New Egg website.
Dropped into the store, showed them the listing and they matched the price.

ymDroid said:
https://flash.newegg.com/Product/9S...affiliates&utm_source=afc-Illogical+Robot+LLC
NewEgg flash had it on sale through today for $379. Pretty sure it was a refurbished model though. All them and the the rep didn't know for sure since it wasn't listed at NEW like the one in the regular New Egg website.
Dropped into the store, showed them the listing and they matched the price.
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https://flash.newegg.com/campaign/13643 looks like a flash sale until 3AM EST (Midnight Pacific) where the silver is sold out, why could Best Buy only order the silver for you?
Best Buy price match has been a hassle for me in the past but worth a try & easier returns if needed.
Good find, if it was refurbished-used they'd likely have to list that so it should be new (with listed 1 yr warranty):
https://flash.newegg.com/Product/9SIAAM85K76047/ReturnPolicy