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Polaris is available in Netherlands

I just ordered mine from PDAShop. Here is the link. Looks a bit steep on price
http://www.pdashop.nl/product/47090/htc-touch-cruise-p3650-uk.html
Victor

Eh...OK now I'm
I knew there were 2 versions, at least, in silver and another in black. But that picture shows a hybrid of the two.

Or is that a 3rd color variant? looks more black/blue than black/silver.
Edit: it say in the description gray/black (translated)
It's about £30 more to what I'm paying here in the UK. Wonder what's their shipping cost to the UK?

victoradjei said:
I just ordered mine from PDAShop. Here is the link. Looks a bit steep on price
http://www.pdashop.nl/product/47090/htc-touch-cruise-p3650-uk.html
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Victor,
How did you order I cant read the website and wonder if they can ship to the US.
Thanks,
Mauricio

turcomora said:
Victor,
How did you order I cant read the website and wonder if they can ship to the US.
Thanks,
Mauricio
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Yes I ordered the UK (English) variant. I am not sure if they will ship to the US. You may call their line listed on the site and check.
I am in Netherland and it comes with free shipping throught Nederland. I am picking it up at their shop in Rotterdam tomorrow

They say that it's the black variant (that the overall color is black, but that the touch pad is silver). But still, people aren't sure that there's even a black and a silver variant...
I hope so, since I'm hoping for the black one

there is a thread about where you can get the touch cruise in the netherlands... It's a list with prices And shippingcosts.

PDAShop has dropped their price!
Just got a call from them. They have dropped their price Down by 30 Euros to 569

batumulia said:
there is a thread about where you can get the touch cruise in the netherlands... It's a list with prices And shippingcosts.
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This i just to let you know that there is stock at this particular shop. There are several webshops that are expecting stock, but we want the product NOW

I emailed them and got a reply that they don't deliver to the UK.

Can't wait to recieve mine

victoradjei said:
I am in Netherland and it comes with free shipping throught Nederland. I am picking it up at their shop in Rotterdam tomorrow
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You must be enjoying your new toy since you haven't been around much
The annoying thing is that they STILL have stock but won't deliver to the UK. Believe it or not, I even looked for a day return flight with no joy (holidays + fog f-ing great).
Just tell me it's worth the wait, please.

Abbsta said:
You must be enjoying your new toy since you haven't been around much
The annoying thing is that they STILL have stock but won't deliver to the UK. Believe it or not, I even looked for a day return flight with no joy (holidays + fog f-ing great).
Just tell me it's worth the wait, please.
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I could buy and DHL it to you if you are that desperate to have one

victoradjei said:
I could buy and DHL it to you if you are that desperate to have one
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That's nice of you to offer mate. I'll buy you a drink for the trouble
I'll PM you.

victoradjei said:
I could buy and DHL it to you if you are that desperate to have one
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I am offered too

UK price - Online for £359.88...

..delivered next day, seems a good price or a mistake as it appears to be £110 cheaper than anywhere else, or are prices on the way down.
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/1351/htc-touch-pro

err link? website etc

Sorry, yes, edited original post.

BUMP!!!
...and, Doh!!! I paid £480 for mine about 7 weeks ago. Sigh. I wonder if people have stopped buying them because of some of the possible issues!

just found it on hotdeals! posted by..... you nice
why soo cold tho??? full of knobs!

You got to love and hate hotdeals.
It is without doubt a bargain, if you want one and can afford it, I believe that people on that site just vote cold on anything they dont want or cant afford or dont understand, shame really.

rolandrat said:
..delivered next day, seems a good price or a mistake as it appears to be £110 cheaper than anywhere else, or are prices on the way down.
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/1351/htc-touch-pro
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Thanks for that - i've been waiting for play.com to have a 10% discount which would have only bought the price down to £432(approx).
This is a great price - i only hope they don't say its a mistake as it looks like one (its cheaper than the Diamond which is £363.39).
It Should arrive on Thursday - just ordered it now.

spark9990 said:
Thanks for that - i've been waiting for play.com to have a 10% discount which would have only bought the price down to £432(approx).
This is a great price - i only hope they don't say its a mistake as it looks like one (its cheaper than the Diamond which is £363.39).
It Should arrive on Thursday - just ordered it now.
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I've decided to give a WM phone a go again and ordered myself.
To start with I'll just use it with a data sim, to see what its like, as you can't knock a blackberry for staying in touch with IM etc, but Im just so bored of the crap browser experience and lack of software like Live Mesh, which I use one hell of a lot to keep things synced.
I'll use both for a few weeks and see how it goes.

Looks like they have discovered it - gone back up to £466.89 without postage.
Good thing i bought mine

LOL! I don't feel so sick now ; )
spark9990, when your new pro arrives, please could you take a look at what version ROM it ships with now? (start/settings, system tab, device information - though I'm sure you'll know that already). Congratulations on getting such a great price!!!

spark9990 said:
Looks like they have discovered it - gone back up to £466.89 without postage.
Good thing i bought mine
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Yes and mines on tracking so give them credit for keeping the price for those that bought.
I've used them many times actually and they always have been good.

rolandrat said:
Yes and mines on tracking so give them credit for keeping the price for those that bought.
I've used them many times actually and they always have been good.
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They've cancelled my order - twats. Can they do that?

Mine as well, mine was at the delivery depot.
Not even a offer of a good will gesture, I'm going to check out if they can do that, especially I can prove it was out for delivery.

rolandrat said:
Mine as well, mine was at the delivery depot.
Not even a offer of a good will gesture, I'm going to check out if they can do that, especially I can prove it was out for delivery.
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Let me know what you find - I'm trying to find out if they can do that as well.

Had they sent emails to you both confirming dispatch? If so then then I guess they had entered into a contract with you... talk to Trading Standards for a firm answer....

Ouzo said:
Had they sent emails to you both confirming dispatch? If so then then I guess they had entered into a contract with you... talk to Trading Standards for a firm answer....
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I don't have proof of that - but i do have a receipt, and they did take money out of my account.
Then without my permission carried out a refund transaction. I trying to find out how to contact trading standards but in the mean time i am going to try to reason with sellers.

In a retail store, if a product is tagged as a cheaper price by mistake, then the retailer has to give it at that price.

If Handtec had debited your back account/credit card account, then they had entered into a contract with you to supply that item at that price. Speak to both Trading Standards and Handtec about it and make sure you can demonstrate that they had taken your dosh. All you did is select a product on Handtec's website in good faith and, for their part, it would appear that they too entered into that contract to suppply it, so I suggest they honour it!
EDIT: http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk, and they should have an entry in your local phone book. Kent is 0845 7585497 (just in case - good luck!)

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In a retail store, if a product is tagged as a cheaper price by mistake, then the retailer has to give it at that price.
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Thats not true. Most big stores (such as Tesco) will sell you at the quoted price for the good will. By Law they infact have something like 24 hours to correct the price once notified by a customer, during which time they can sell at a different price than is quoted.

That is really bad!
I thought maybe it had something to do with stock levels, but if it got to the depot, you think they would have realised!
Hope you get a response from them or Trading Standards

Where to buy?!

Hi guys! I did not know where to ask this question, so I turned on here may be some of you have an experience. I am planning to buy a Nexus 5 to replace my Nexus 4. Tis should be a pretty cheap phone now since 2 years has passed from its release. I live in Canada and I was planning to buy one from ebay. They ship from Hong Kong and looks like it is new. For example this one:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/LG-Google-Ne...319349?hash=item3396062d75:g:kB0AAOSw3ydVyHn4
Now my question is am I going to be charged with extra fees (like duty and taxes)? Anybody has any experience buying new phones from ebay shipped from china?
P.S. I am open to any suggestion for a new phone!
P.S.2. Sorry if the question is not really related to the forum, I just did not have anywhere else to ask it.

that ebay posting is over priced. you can get a 32 gb for cheaper than that now. my advice is keep looking on ebay, slickdeals, adnroid central, swappa for a good deal.
and you'll find one in no time.

Thanks drago10029! I will. Still do you know if I am going to be charged if I buy a new item from ebay (or any other site)?
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that ebay posting is over priced. you can get a 32 gb for cheaper than that now. my advice is keep looking on ebay, slickdeals, adnroid central, swappa for a good deal.
and you'll find one in no time.
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mmutoo said:
Thanks drago10029! I will. Still do you know if I am going to be charged if I buy a new item from ebay (or any other site)?
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charged? of course you have to pay for it, the prices are getting lower so continue to look for nexus 5 discounts.

) of course I know that. Please look at the first post. I was asking if I am going to be charged for duty and taxes for those items come from China.
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charged? of course you have to pay for it, the prices are getting lower so continue to look for nexus 5 discounts.
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It depends on shipper's declared value as to whether you are charged duties and taxes.
No mention of warranty on the listing.

Thanks. I contacted the seller. They said they offer 3 months exchange warranty and 1 year of repair.
audit13 said:
It depends on shipper's declared value as to whether you are charged duties and taxes.
No mention of warranty on the listing.
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Who does the warranty repair? Seems like a good deal.

mmutoo said:
Thanks. I contacted the seller. They said they offer 3 months exchange warranty and 1 year of repair.
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ah i see, i skimmed it.. i shamefully admit lol. but here's another bone thrown your way that I found, they have several deals for nexus 5 32GB so scan carefully: http://www.expansys-usa.com/black-f...bKM-6WlNa_AStghRJBsQP4klUg&ito=LKSJAF5WzpxbKM

Thanks a lot! I appreciate the help.
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ah i see, i skimmed it.. i shamefully admit lol. but here's another bone thrown your way that I found, they have several deals for nexus 5 32GB so scan carefully: http://www.expansys-usa.com/black-f...bKM-6WlNa_AStghRJBsQP4klUg&ito=LKSJAF5WzpxbKM
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drago10029 said:
ah i see, i skimmed it.. i shamefully admit lol. but here's another bone thrown your way that I found, they have several deals for nexus 5 32GB so scan carefully: http://www.expansys-usa.com/black-f...bKM-6WlNa_AStghRJBsQP4klUg&ito=LKSJAF5WzpxbKM
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I just bought a red 32gb from expansys. Will be delivered tomorrow. I'll post back about if it's in a factory box or anything else. I hope they're not trying to pass off refurbs as new.

I hope so. With the Canadian currency though, I think it is expensive for me. And i am not sure if they ship to canada. And if they do they would probably charge for taxes and other fees too!
wolfen69 said:
I just bought a red 32gb from expansys. Will be delivered tomorrow. I'll post back about if it's in a factory box or anything else. I hope they're not trying to pass off refurbs as new.
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mmutoo said:
I hope so. With the Canadian currency though, I think it is expensive for me. And i am not sure if they ship to canada. And if they do they would probably charge for taxes and other fees too!
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Call and ask.

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Call and ask.
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mmutoo said:
Thanks a lot! I appreciate the help.
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you welcome and maybe you guys can assist me. I have a n% but just need a new logic board, 32 GB, you guys seen any for cheap?

drago10029 said:
I have a n%
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What's that?

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What's that?
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:/ n5, meant nexus 5

essential cutting the price of the ph1 by $200

What's the chance for us early adopter to get a refund? Or are we Sol?

The facebook post says early adopters get a 200 dlls coupon. That could bring the cost of the phone to 300!

They better release the dock before then. =/
Pretty miffed about this.

I smell a death spiral

TheDethEgineer said:
The facebook post says early adopters get a 200 dlls coupon. That could bring the cost of the phone to 300!
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Can confirm, just filled out a small form online, and said it will take "15 Days to process"

Exsurgence said:
Can confirm, just filled out a small form online, and said it will take "15 Days to process"
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That's great! Amazing deal!

Exsurgence said:
Can confirm, just filled out a small form online, and said it will take "15 Days to process"
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Any link to that form?

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Any link to that form?
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Link is in their blog post. https://www.essential.com/pages/friends-and-family-offer
While it's nice for them to offer this to us early adopters, it really doesn't benfit us unless they release the dock or other accessories by Dec 15th.

Well, my wife is really enjoying her phone... May pick up a white one for 299 with the code...I think that it's a great value at that price...

Oh, great idea, the white one is a nice idea... lol

Still waiting on them to release the gray and green version. Already have the phone so I am waiting for the dock and or smart home hub. It's nice that they at least gave us early adopters a bone. But without new accessories it really is a waste for us. They have dropped the ball before, so hoping they don't do it again. :/ They have allot of potential I just hope they get there. Also hopefully the lower price leads to more developers jumping in on the device and helping to get the developer section in this community going.

Oh, to have one of those codes. Id then go out on a limb and buy one of these great looking phones.
So tempted, but just not enough at $500.

bought off ebay
I literally bought and paid for a phone off ebay saturday night. the seller shipped it and said he would not work on price.
I want to be able to get a coupon but i'm afraid that "someone" will have already claimed it or essential will not honor it.... If anyone is in same situation, please let me know if you were able to get the coupon.
Thanks!

mongofrye said:
I literally bought and paid for a phone off ebay saturday night. the seller shipped it and said he would not work on price.
I want to be able to get a coupon but i'm afraid that "someone" will have already claimed it or essential will not honor it.... If anyone is in same situation, please let me know if you were able to get the coupon.
Thanks!
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Bought mine on swappa 4 weeks ago, just sended the email to essential so now I'm waiting for their reply, I'll let you know.
Did you alrealy filled up the form for the coupon?

TheDethEgineer said:
Bought mine on swappa 4 weeks ago, just sended the email to essential so now I'm waiting for their reply, I'll let you know.
Did you alrealy filled up the form for the coupon?
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I did not. the seller had the phone until this morning. i asked for the IMEI and he said i would get it when it comes in the mail. so basically can't make the request until i get the imei. i have sneaky suspicion that he may have claimed.... he knew all about the promotion when i sent him a message.

I am just going to get another phone.
I don't think I'm going to bother with the charging pad if they release it in time seeing I keep the phone in a case anyway.

Sent out the info for my credit to Essential, and called Best Buy this morning and got them to price match the new price since I was within my return window (the credit has already shown up on my card).
So I got $200 back from Best Buy and will get $200 credit from Essential. Sweet.
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JasonJoel said:
Sent out the info for my credit to Essential, and called Best Buy this morning and got them to price match the new price since I was within my return window (the credit has already shown up on my card).
So I got $200 back from Best Buy and will get $200 credit from Essential. Sweet.
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How did you get them to do that? I haven't bought one, but if I can get them to knock another $200 off the 499, that'd be dope!

So I filled out the form, is there suppose to be an email confirmation?

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How did you get them to do that? I haven't bought one, but if I can get them to knock another $200 off the 499, that'd be dope!
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No, I originally bought it for $699. Got best buy to price match it back to $499 after the price drop.
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Pre-orders open for Huawei China

Hi All,
seems that pre-orders have started for Huawei China from either Huawei Mall or Gizmod.
Delivery in EU available.
Shall we order in EU?
@People from Romania /Bucharest if you are interested to buy, PM me maybe we order several units in a single delivery package.
1. Payment deposit ( 2019.09.19 23:30 ~ 2019.09.26 17:30 )
2. Pay the final payment ( 2019.09.26 18:08 ~ 2019.09.27 23:59 )
3. Waiting for delivery (sending in the order of payment deadline)
Waiting for thoughts

stefanz08 said:
Hi All,
seems that pre-orders have started for Huawei China from either Huawei Mall or Gizmod.
Delivery in EU available.
Shall we order in EU?
@People from Romania /Bucharest if you are interested to buy, PM me maybe we order several units in a single delivery package.
1. Payment deposit ( 2019.09.19 23:30 ~ 2019.09.26 17:30 )
2. Pay the final payment ( 2019.09.26 18:08 ~ 2019.09.27 23:59 )
3. Waiting for delivery (sending in the order of payment deadline)
Waiting for thoughts
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seems like a good deal. I'm however waiting for the 5G version. They are only listing the 4G version.

danon.brown said:
seems like a good deal. I'm however waiting for the 5G version. They are only listing the 4G version.
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you made previous orders to them on vmall.com?
thanks

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you made previous orders to them on vmall.com?
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its been a while but yes. It can be done with a mail forwarding service if you live outside of the delivery area. I did it with the P30 pro. Then found out that amazon.de or amazon.es would deliver the the US. Also clove.uk delivers to the US. I guess it just depends on your level of patience and where you live. IMO i would try to hold out for Amazon since they have the easiest return policy for me. I went through the green screen thing with the Mate 20 pro.

They are also available on jd.com
Still the 4G model

danon.brown said:
seems like a good deal. I'm however waiting for the 5G version. They are only listing the 4G version.
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https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?sp...osqC5q&id=603416823985&ns=1&abbucket=2#detail

Is there an english site to order from with worldwide shipping?

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Is there an english site to order from with worldwide shipping?
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they are available on ali express
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...chweb0_0,searchweb201602_2,searchweb201603_53

danon.brown said:
they are available on ali express
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...chweb0_0,searchweb201602_2,searchweb201603_53
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Thanks!!!

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they are available on ali express
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...chweb0_0,searchweb201602_2,searchweb201603_53
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Thanks for link.... But is it pre-order or they are in stock?

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Thanks for link.... But is it pre-order or they are in stock?
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It was a pre order. They were launching in China on the 26th which was yesterday.. So they should be available to ship.

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It was a pre order. They were launching in China on the 26th which was yesterday.. So they should be available to ship.
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Noted. Thanks. Keep us updated if you get one.

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Noted. Thanks. Keep us updated if you get one.
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I'm going to wait for Amazon. Aliexpress wanted a picture of my license and picture of the card when i tried to buy 1 yesterday. Needless to say the purchase didn't go through.

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I'm going to wait for Amazon. Aliexpress wanted a picture of my license and picture of the card when i tried to buy 1 yesterday. Needless to say the purchase didn't go through.
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Dodgy or what! I'm sure there are good sellers on aliexpress but it's a lottery.
I've just bought from liaow.com and got it gets here in under a week. I'll give my impression. I got the green pro. If not I told him any colour will do

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Dodgy or what! I'm sure there are good sellers on aliexpress but it's a lottery.
I've just bought from liaow.com and got it gets here in under a week. I'll give my impression. I got the green pro. If not I told him any colour will do
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Trusted seller? I'm just curious as they say will set to English and install gplay. Dunno if I like someone else playing with loading apps....

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Trusted seller? I'm just curious as they say will set to English and install gplay. Dunno if I like someone else playing with loading apps....
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I told them to keep that box sealed and unopened. If they dropped it accidentally you know they'd still send it to you lol
And I can install Google myself

almost pulled the trigger with that website listed. The guy Mike has good feedback on another forum. Then i saw this. International release may be cheaper than what was announced.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...rop-leads-to-strong-early-sales/#2995d5d255fd

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I told them to keep that box sealed and unopened. If they dropped it accidentally you know they'd still send it to you lol
And I can install Google myself
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I'm going to TRY and hold off for a little bit to see how things go but I like that unopened and sealed approach.
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almost pulled the trigger with that website listed. The guy Mike has good feedback on another forum. Then i saw this. International release may be cheaper than what was announced.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...rop-leads-to-strong-early-sales/#2995d5d255fd
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I dunno, I'd expect the price to drop a bit by November either way, currently on u11+(TW) so no stranger to playing around with things lol. Damn phone has me excited with the raw potential. Am I the only one struggling bro be patient?

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I'm going to TRY and hold off for a little bit to see how things go but I like that unopened and sealed approach.
I dunno, I'd expect the price to drop a bit by November either way, currently on u11+(TW) so no stranger to playing around with things lol. Damn phone has me excited with the raw potential. Am I the only one struggling bro be patient?
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I couldn't be patient. Price won't drop much, look at the mate 20x 5, old phone, just cause it is 5g so what, expensive as hell.
With all their Google woes they're still coming out with high price phones. Ridiculous

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I couldn't be patient. Price won't drop much, look at the mate 20x 5, old phone, just cause it is 5g so what, expensive as hell.
With all their Google woes they're still coming out with high price phones. Ridiculous
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I'm on att and as far as I know only developers and business class get access to 5g so there's no point in that aspect for me. Maybe once there's something worthy of upgrading to after this one