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Xiaomi Mi-2 Beijing

Hi guys.
I've been reading about MI-2 for a long time now since they are unavailable to buy outside China, never gave it much thought. As it turns out, my father is going there in a few weeks and will be staying there for 2 weeks. He is going to Beijing. I live in Austria and as I understood, phone should work normally?
So does anybody have any info on where he can buy it? Will he be able to buy it in a store?
Any info would be gladly appreciated

LaMpiR said:
Hi guys.
I've been reading about MI-2 for a long time now since they are unavailable to buy outside China, never gave it much thought. As it turns out, my father is going there in a few weeks and will be staying there for 2 weeks. He is going to Beijing. I live in Austria and as I understood, phone should work normally?
So does anybody have any info on where he can buy it? Will he be able to buy it in a store?
Any info would be gladly appreciated
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i had a converstaion with XIAOMI facebook page, i was advised the only place that sells it would be Xiaomi.com
all other website claiming to xiaomi stuff are 95% fake.

Where to buy Nexus 5 in Korea?

I'm living in Korea on Osan AFB. No phone stores inside the base sell the Nexus 5, not even the LG store. I was hoping to order one online, preferebly 32GB Red, and hopefully FROM korea so it doesnt take 2 months to get here. Anyone know where I can go about getting one?

hrffd said:
I'm living in Korea on Osan AFB. No phone stores inside the base sell the Nexus 5, not even the LG store. I was hoping to order one online, preferebly 32GB Red, and hopefully FROM korea so it doesnt take 2 months to get here. Anyone know where I can go about getting one?
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Try Amazon or Ebay.

gee2012 said:
Try Amazon or Ebay.
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My problem was, I can't seem to find one that would ship from Korea so I don't have to wait months. But I could be looking wrong.

hrffd said:
My problem was, I can't seem to find one that would ship from Korea so I don't have to wait months. But I could be looking wrong.
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Noth or South Korea?

gee2012 said:
Noth or South Korea?
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Well... if I was in North Korea I wouldn't be on the internet South Korea

hrffd said:
Well... if I was in North Korea I wouldn't be on the internet South Korea
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Just asked for clarity, look here http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_navbox_596184_tips?nodeId=596188 and/or send a mail to Amazon costumer service for more info and where to order the device best.

hrffd said:
I'm living in Korea on Osan AFB. No phone stores inside the base sell the Nexus 5, not even the LG store. I was hoping to order one online, preferebly 32GB Red, and hopefully FROM korea so it doesnt take 2 months to get here. Anyone know where I can go about getting one?
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I bought mine right from Play. It shipped from Hong Kong. Had it in 3 days. Too easy.
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hrffd said:
My problem was, I can't seem to find one that would ship from Korea so I don't have to wait months. But I could be looking wrong.
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I 100% assure you that nothing takes THAT long to ship and the proof is the guy I've also quoted, although 3 days seems a little fast (maybe express shipping or something? ) Maybe there's a warehouse in Hong Kong or something. Who knows?
koe1974 said:
I bought mine right from Play. It shipped from Hong Kong. Had it in 3 days. Too easy.
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072665995 said:
I 100% assure you that nothing takes THAT long to ship and the proof is the guy I've also quoted, although 3 days seems a little fast (maybe express shipping or something? ) Maybe there's a warehouse in Hong Kong or something. Who knows?
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I don't know why it came from HK. I bought it the day it became available. Like you said, maybe a warehouse ... but the math speaks for itself...
HK > KR (Incheon) - 4 hrs
Incheon > my house - 1.5 hrs
Add some time for lunch breaks, customs, etc..
I was actually a little surprised it took 3 days. HK and KR are small and deliveries in both places usually take only a few hours from the time of dispatch to get to the intended location. If the item is in stock and it doesn't show up by the next afternoon people start to call.
PS.. Shipping was free
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Lg and samsung are korean companies and you can't get them in korea? Haha..
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jtwlbz said:
Lg and samsung are korean companies and you can't get them in korea? Haha..
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You can get them. This discussion is about how and how quickly. Osan AB and most posts in Korea aren't really "Korea". If you've lived on one you'll understand that.
Samsung, what does that have anything to do with Nexus 5?
And Google is, the last time I checked, an American company.
So China got the iPhone first? Because most of it is made by Foxconn.
Yes, LGE is a Korean company but I think you don't understand the way global trade works.
To the OP, try through the Korean Play store first. I have a Korean bank account and cc so it was easy for me. If not try connecting to Play via a VPN. See if you can have it delivered to an APO FPO or DPO.
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jtwlbz said:
Lg and samsung are korean companies and you can't get them in korea? Haha..
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That's what i'm saying..
koe1974 said:
I bought mine right from Play. It shipped from Hong Kong. Had it in 3 days. Too easy.
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Did you buy it off of English Play store? It takes 3 - 4 weeks there anyways. I can't really find one online anywhere that would send from over here. I can buy a black one and get a skin for it so that wouldn't matter either.

hrffd said:
That's what i'm saying..
Did you buy it off of English Play store? It takes 3 - 4 weeks there anyways. I can't really find one online anywhere that would send from over here. I can buy a black one and get a skin for it so that wouldn't matter either.
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I live in Korea. I bought mine from the Korean Play store. I used my Korean CC. It was delivered to my home in Korea.
So to answer the question, where do you get a Nexus 5 in Korea?
The Korean Play Store.
When you live on Osan AB or any other post in Korea, you don't actually live in Korea. You live in US territory. The Korean Play store only ships to Korea.
You will probably not find it at a KT, SKT or LGE store for the same reasons you don't find Samsung in an Apple store. Granted it's manufactured by LGE, it is a Google phone.
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koe1974 said:
I live in Korea. I bought mine from the Korean Play store. I used my Korean CC. It was delivered to my home in Korea.
So to answer the question, where do you get a Nexus 5 in Korea?
The Korean Play Store.
When you live on Osan AB or any other post in Korea, you don't actually live in Korea. You live in US territory. The Korean Play store only ships to Korea.
You will probably not find it at a KT, SKT or LGE store for the same reasons you don't find Samsung in an Apple store. Granted it's manufactured by LGE, it is a Google phone.
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Thanks for the info, i'll try to see if I can find a VPN or proxy to connect to korean playstore. But my problem is, I can't find a VPN via desktop that can connect to Korean play store.
But Osan is not just US territory. It's join force, we have korean territory also. We have to follow all korean laws on base as they do to US laws.

hrffd said:
But Osan is not just US territory. It's join force, we have korean territory also. We have to follow all korean laws on base as they do to US laws.
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I understand, been there done that. Enjoy! You might also try http://global.olleh.com or http://ktexpatblog.com/?page_id=75
show these pages to the store on base and maybe they can help you out. you could also ask a katusa to order one for you. give him 50 bucks for their troubles.
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koe1974 said:
I understand, been there done that. Enjoy! You might also try http://global.olleh.com or http://ktexpatblog.com/?page_id=75
show these pages to the store on base and maybe they can help you out. you could also ask a katusa to order one for you. give him 50 bucks for their troubles.
koeASOP 4.4.2 w/ Franco kernel
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Im an idiot, why didn't I try on their mobile websites haha. Thanks man. I'll be joining you all shortly

Purchased mate 7 32gb from ebay seller

Hi has anyone purchased a mate 7
32gb MT7-TL10 from a seller called sanho2013 ?
I purchased from them and there taking ages to deliver my phone.
He said 4-5 days delivery which states from UK but his account location is hongkong. Either way I wasn't bothered aslong as I get my device. Well I purchased last week on Monday and thursday 27th he sent me royal mail tracking. I've tracked it since Thursday and also rang royal mail as it just says tracking will update when we receive the item. Royal mail said they waiting for the item N that we have the job information like my address but the seller still.hasn't give it to them.
I contacted the seller many times he just said royal mail has got it on 26th which is wrong with estimated delivery 31st-2nd which is different to his original delivery date the 30th. But my argument is royal mail.don't even have it yet so he.is ovsly talking crap to me.
I was just woundering if anyone has experienced this ebay seller before. I did reasearch on his account before I purchased and he had a few thousand positive feedback.
I just don't understand how a £389 device hasn't been delivered to.me after a week and half.
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If you order oversea it will take at least 10 days maybe two weeks.

^ seller is shipping from abroad (HongKong) & RoyalMail not got it yet.

The tracking updated last night it is out for delivery. Wish sellers was mote truthfull. It's a lot of money to part with. The sale stated no tax sent from UK.
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vimto25 said:
The tracking updated last night it is out for delivery. Wish sellers was mote truthfull. It's a lot of money to part with. The sale stated no tax sent from UK.
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Perhaps he uses triangle shipping from HK to UK then to you.
If so then you wont have taxes to pay, the phone may not be international version though??

roy8846 said:
Perhaps he uses triangle shipping from HK to UK then to you.
If so then you wont have taxes to pay, the phone may not be international version though??
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I don't no what version all I no its a dual SIM GOLD MT7 tl10 how would I no? I have never had a huawei before allways Samsung LG Sony HTC Apple
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And yes he must use something like that. I dont mind where its from as long as it works on my ee in UK and delivery is correct not 3 days late when they say royal mail has it when they dont
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Yes exactly what he does, hongkong to third party in UK as gift or low value so no tax, then on to you.

Finally received my mate 7. What a beast it even had UK charger inside so I'm guessing its the phone is for the UK as was manufacture sealed. Only problem I found was a little dent in the top left hand corner of the bezel. Not too happy about it but not a lot I can do but will contact the seller.
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I had the same situation. From a different seller tho. Chinese people have the same tactics.
Try and cancel it, ill tell you where you can get gold mate 7 in a sealed box with eu lte bands with next day delivery for £360
Edit: just read all the comments. I guess im a little bit too late

MUG3NHC said:
I had the same situation. From a different seller tho. Chinese people have the same tactics.
Try and cancel it, ill tell you where you can get gold mate 7 in a sealed box with eu lte bands with next day delivery for £360
Edit: just read all the comments. I guess im a little bit too late
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Haha yeah little late. They ovsly making some money dodging taxs.
£360 is a good price tho I could only find 1 for 389 apart from a dodgy looking site for the 32GB version. So happy with this phone it's awesome. Definitely be looking into buying more Huawei phones in the future. Wasn't sure what I would receive from the seller but it's all UK as has UK charger inside so very happy. Just wish I didn't get a bit of a dent in the top bezel even.tho it's not very noticeable once I no it's there it eyes always sees it. Hoping for the seller to give me a partial refund as it would cost him a lot to return a doa device and then send another 1 out.
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What is the model number & firmware version ?
In asia we are experts at opening & resealing boxes, most phones centres where I live have wrapping & sealing machine so you need check things real well.
The gold 32gb dual sim is £300 here & even cheaper than that in China/Kowloon
Do you guys actually have uk warranty ! I have warranty centre in my city near me, almost £400 is a lot of money for no rear retail seller support or reliable warranty.

Mister B said:
What is the model number & firmware version ?
In asia we are experts at opening & resealing boxes, most phones centres where I live have wrapping & sealing machine so you need check things real well.
The gold 32gb dual sim is £300 here & even cheaper than that in China/Kowloon
Do you guys actually have uk warranty ! I have warranty centre in my city near me, almost £400 is a lot of money for no rear retail seller support or reliable warranty.
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Seller states a year warranty I have a feeling they have there own website as well as sell on eBay. I'm not sure if I can contact Huawei UK in future . What county are you from?
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Are you getting U.S. LTE and on what provider, I'm very interested in this beast.
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badrsj said:
Are you getting U.S. LTE and on what provider, I'm very interested in this beast.
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If this can help you ?
tndk90 Mar 21, 2015
@techfan1997 I've been using the MT7-L09 model for several months now. It works perfect with LTE on both AT&T's network and T-Mobile's network. It even works well with T-Mobile's AWS 1700 MHz band for its backhaul HSPA+ 4G service. This phone is 100% compliant with US GSM-LTE providers.
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Buying from China...Blacklisted

Hi guys !
I bought a Smartphone from an Online Shop in China...the price were awesome and I jump on the opportunity
However, for safety purposes (it is the first time that I payed so much from chines online shop), I payed for an transport insurance that will payback if the phone get lost in the "journey" from China to Europe.
By tracking system info, I know that the phone get to Spain, than Portugal (no customs system )...but it's been a while since the phone is stuck in Lisbon and, next week, the deadline for the reception of the good will come to an end....
Now, my question is:
If I activate the insurance from China, since the deadline is overdue and Lisbon won't answer my requests for more informations, and that, by some miracle, the phone finally get to my address (it happened for some goods in the past), will the phone works?
I don't know if the seller will blacklist the phone in China or in worldwide carriers....in fact, I don't even know if I will get a payback
Thanks for the help !!

Shurykan said:
Hi guys !
I bought a Smartphone from an Online Shop in China...the price were awesome and I jump on the opportunity
However, for safety purposes (it is the first time that I payed so much from chines online shop), I payed for an transport insurance that will payback if the phone get lost in the "journey" from China to Europe.
By tracking system info, I know that the phone get to Spain, than Portugal (no customs system )...but it's been a while since the phone is stuck in Lisbon and, next week, the deadline for the reception of the good will come to an end....
Now, my question is:
If I activate the insurance from China, since the deadline is overdue and Lisbon won't answer my requests for more informations, and that, by some miracle, the phone finally get to my address (it happened for some goods in the past), will the phone works?
I don't know if the seller will blacklist the phone in China or in worldwide carriers....in fact, I don't even know if I will get a payback
Thanks for the help !!
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Why would a seller blacklist a phone they are knowingly selling? Was it listed for sale as a black listed item?
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jr866gooner said:
Why would a seller blacklist a phone they are knowingly selling? Was it listed for sale as a black listed item?
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If the phone doesn't reach the client...it could mean 2 things, or it's lost or it was robbed by someone in the chain of transport...at least that's how I think.

Shurykan said:
If the phone doesn't reach the client...it could mean 2 things, or it's lost or it was robbed by someone in the chain of transport...at least that's how I think.
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So... No ones knows if a blacklisted phone in China will work in Europe?

UK Owners: You can get a free honor smartwatch worth £180!

I didn't actually find out about this until I was doing some casual googling, as carphone warehouse gave me no extra info with my contract, but if you purchase a V20 before February 6th, you can get a free Honor Magic smart watch. Info is all here https://huawei-redemptions.co.uk/honorview20promo/ (yes, it's a legit website, I phoned up carphone warehouse today to confirm. )
You need to have purchased from any of these shops according to their Terms of Service page:
O2
Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse Business
Currys PC World
Very
Argos
Amazon.co.uk (excludes purchases from sellers on Amazon’s market-place platform)
John Lewis
Tesco Mobile
Littlewoods
GoMobile
AO
JD Williams
Laptopsdirect
Technolec
Mobile Phones Direct
A1 COM
KTM Online
Buymobiles.net
Smart Phone Company

Has anybody managed to claim this yet?
The terms and conditions state you have to wait 14 days, I'm curious if anybody successfully did this before the 14 day period though, its annoys me, as there was no mention of having to wait when I purchased the View 20.

14 days is the cooling off period. Its to stop you claiming the watch then sending your phone back.

terrym2002uk said:
14 days is the cooling off period. Its to stop you claiming the watch then sending your phone back.
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I understand the principle behind it, but what I really want to know if anybody has successfully claimed it sooner.
But on your point, whilst the idea is common sense, they've missed the fact that a lot of UK online retailers offer a 30 day money back guarantee.

Amazon.co.uk are denying all knowledge of this promotion. I'm fuming!

There are 20 retailers on the approved list, Amazon included. What has probably happened is now that the promotion has ended, the customer service agent can't see the original offer that you spoke to. I will be applying for my free watch in a few days time and dont expect an issue.
Here's the link to the list. https://huawei-redemptions.co.uk/honorview20promo/tandcs.php

EViL3666 said:
I understand the principle behind it, but what I really want to know if anybody has successfully claimed it sooner.
But on your point, whilst the idea is common sense, they've missed the fact that a lot of UK online retailers offer a 30 day money back guarantee.
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14 days is because official honor site has only 14 days return policy.

I put in my request for mine as its now been 2 weeks since I got the phone. I'll update people if the watch arrives.

Same here.

Just received email telling me my watch should be here on Friday
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saldawop said:
Just received email telling me my watch should be here on Friday
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How long ago did you complete redemption form?

Day after it went live. 8th Feb
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saldawop said:
Day after it went live. 8th Feb
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Did you get an email saying your claim was successful? If so how long after applying did you get the email?

Just the email I got today informing me it would be delivered on Friday. Only previous email was the one I got when I made the claim.
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Got my email through. Estimated delivery of Tuesday

Just got my email. Applied last Sunday.

Anyone got their watch through yet? I was told mine would be coming today, but haven't received any delivery message

I got mine yesterday, it was supposed to arrive on Friday but it was delayed.
Nice little watch, although since not WearOS, I don't know if I will keep it.
For starters, just a few watchfaces, a couple of which are only relevant to China.
Did a very good job tracking my sleep last night.

Sucks that they ended this promo in Estonia a few days before I bought it. Really unfair.

tp.kahara said:
Sucks that they ended this promo in Estonia a few days before I bought it. Really unfair.
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Same. I got my view 20 two days after the promotion ended.