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I live in europe, but not in UK. Does anyone have ideas about how I should get my hands on the Nexus S, when it becomes available?
Any thoughts are most welcome
If you can wait, then sign up here: https://services.google.com/fb/forms/nexuss/
If you're in a hurry, then there are a few options:
1. Best Buy + delivery service like http://www.aramex.com/shopandship/default.aspx
2. eBay. Prices are about $730 now, I'd wait a bit.
3. Wait for somebody local to import a load of phones and sell on at higher price.
Carphone warehouse, vodafone contract only tho
shrivelfig said:
If you can wait, then sign up here: https://services.google.com/fb/forms/nexuss/
If you're in a hurry, then there are a few options:
1. Best Buy + delivery service like http://www.aramex.com/shopandship/default.aspx
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I'm afraid but "Best Buy does not ship to known freight forwarders, and orders to such will be canceled."
umbrella42 said:
I'm afraid but "Best Buy does not ship to known freight forwarders, and orders to such will be canceled."
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And I don't understand why...
Anyway i will place the order, if they reject my order i will take a Galaxy S...
velenox said:
And I don't understand why...
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Best Buys statement sounds like Erich Honecker DDR command economy to me. Anyway ...
velenox said:
And I don't understand why...
Anyway i will place the order, if they reject my order i will take a Galaxy S...
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Please inform us if you will recieve a phone ..
A lot of friends bought iPhone 4 in Apple store in other country and they recieved it via freight forwarders. It would be strange if Nexus S can be bought in this way, because they will only lower their sales.
According to this review, it will be available in EU in February and it will have lower price than Galaxy S i9000:
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/google-nexus-s-en.shtml
Also at that time Samsung will unveil i9100..
umbrella42 said:
I'm afraid but "Best Buy does not ship to known freight forwarders, and orders to such will be canceled."
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Huh. Disappointing, and smells of politics
Well, if BB don't want my money, then I will happily take it elsewhere. There might be an initial rush, but come January it will not be difficult to get one online, no matter where you live. Well, perhaps if you're on the ISS.
I think you can use site like MyUSABox (http://www.myusabox.com/), but personally I don't have experience with it. Don't know if anyone can comment about the site
shrivelfig said:
2. eBay. Prices are about $730 now, I'd wait a bit.
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I live in Greece....so if i am gonna buy it from ebay (US) does it comes with comes with one year warranty?...and after how many months do you think it will be sold in ebay (US) in the same price it is sold in US market (530$)?
What if Best Buy dun accept non-US credit card.....
lokto7 said:
What if Best Buy dun accept non-US credit card.....
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then we are f*cked!
but my best guess ... googles checkout or paypal ... not!?!
lokto7 said:
What if Best Buy dun accept non-US credit card.....
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Seems pretty unlikely.
I'm pretty sure they are unable to block credit cards by country.
If your credit card belongs to an established network (Visa or Mastercard for example), the payment should go through smoothly.
I'll be placing an order as soon as the Nexus S is in stock at best-buy.com, I'll keep you guys posted regarding the payment.
DJTaurus said:
I live in Greece....so if i am gonna buy it from ebay (US) does it comes with comes with one year warranty?
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I find no mention of warranty anywhere at all at Google, eBay or Best Buy. US warranties tend to be short, so I'd guess a phone sold in Greece would have a longer warranty, but at a higher price.
and after how many months do you think it will be sold in ebay (US) in the same price it is sold in US market (530$)?
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That will probably never happen. If you could buy loads of stuff somewhere at $530, would you sell them on eBay at the same price?
theophane said:
Seems pretty unlikely.
I'll be placing an order as soon as the Nexus S is in stock at best-buy.com, I'll keep you guys posted regarding the payment.
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How do you manage the shipment to france as best-buy.com delivers only to U.S. addresses?
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How do you manage the shipment to france as best-buy.com delivers only to U.S. addresses?
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The Nexus S will ship to NY, a friend of mine will then forward me the parcel to France.
Best buy ships to Εurope?
Any link about their shipping policy?
DJTaurus said:
Best buy ships to Εurope?
Any link about their shipping policy?
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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Help-To...rs/pcmcat204400050019.c?id=pcmcat204400050019
DJTaurus said:
Best buy ships to Εurope?
Any link about their shipping policy?
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No, Best Buy does NOT ship to Europe.
Hey guys,
Greetings from the far East Asia!
I am from Hong Kong and was thinking how to get it from US Play Store to my place... I can access US Play Store using US proxy, but the purchase and delivery,,,,,
Anyone?
Thanks!
eminemkh said:
Hey guys,
Greetings from the far East Asia!
I am from Hong Kong and was thinking how to get it from US Play Store to my place... I can access US Play Store using US proxy, but the purchase and delivery,,,,,
Anyone?
Thanks!
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It's not up for sale yet. But you can use an international credit card to pay for it. To get it shipped, you'll have to get someone to ship it to you.
vickpick said:
It's not up for sale yet. But you can use an international credit card to pay for it. To get it shipped, you'll have to get someone to ship it to you.
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Thanks mate, I know it is not on yet but its good to be prepared before the hunting begins...
The shipping thing is what I concern, I don't have a relative in US nor friends....
eminemkh said:
Hey guys,
Greetings from the far East Asia!
I am from Hong Kong and was thinking how to get it from US Play Store to my place... I can access US Play Store using US proxy, but the purchase and delivery,,,,,
Anyone?
Thanks!
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friends, relatives, etc. those are your best bet. third party stores are gonna charge you extra on both device and shipping.
Lancez said:
friends, relatives, etc. those are your best bet. third party stores are gonna charge you extra on both device and shipping.
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urgh... that's the problem
Use http://www.comgateway.com to forward ur US Shipment. Very safe , fast & Tax free state
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afdals said:
Use http://www.comgateway.com to forward ur US Shipment. Very same , fast & Tax free state
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You are the MAN
Can you explain your method? I tried kiss/tor with no luck....
lqrt said:
Can you explain your method? I tried kiss/tor with no luck....
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http://saptakmohanta.blogspot.in/2013/01/how-to-get-nexus-4-in-india-from-google.html
Use Comgateway or HopShopGo
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I am not referring to the forwader.... i cannot access us play store
lqrt said:
I am not referring to the forwader.... i cannot access us play store
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US Proxy will do the job
I'm looking for a sure fire way i will get during release.. Google has been VERY stringent with checks..
If the card address is not from the us. There are occasions the order will bounce..
But thanks for the suggestions!
lqrt said:
I'm looking for a sure fire way i will get during release.. Google has been VERY stringent with checks..
If the card address is not from the us. There are occasions the order will bounce..
But thanks for the suggestions!
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This will be my concern as well.......
Guess good luck to all trying from outside us
Use https://www.tunnelbear.com & select US server
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Or you could always wait for "water" products (imported) from the small stores. I was in Hong Kong this summer, the Nexus 7 2013 only took like 1 week from when it was on sale at the US play store. The typical price was around $2200 HKD for the 16 GB version, about a $400 HKD premuim. It'll probably cost that much paying double shipping by using comgateway.com or other mail forwarding service.
It will not cost sgd80 for forwarder...
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im also from hk.. i think you should wait until it comes to hk.. the nexus 4 came in december costed 4k hkd which is good enough...
I live in Singapore where anything is subjected to a hike of around 30%-50%. The nexus 4 is sold here at sgd600+ at large retail stores... gpu can cost SGD 300 more
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Actually, for Hong Kong users, it might be a really bad idea to buy from the US play store if any of you are planning to use it for 4G services. According to the LTE band thread, the UK version is a much better choice, mainly in that the US (D820) version of the phone will NOT work with 4G services in Hong Kong. Wikipedia says that the Hong Kong networks use bands 3,7, 40, the US version do not support any of these frequency bands, whereas the UK (D821) version supports bands 3 and 7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475275
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#Asia
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
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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.
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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.
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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
Hi,
I'm going to be in China from now and until October and I really want to buy a 1+1, but don't have an invitation.
My question is where I can find this phone on the streets and how much will it cost there?
(I'll be at Shantou, Hong Kong, Guilin, Chengdu and Beijing).
Tnx for the help!
Couldn't you just buy the Chinese OPO online and have it shipped to where you are staying? Since they will ship from China, it won't take too long for it to arrive where you're staying?
He could save on shipping, tax and customs if he's already going to China
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hashim71 said:
He could save on shipping, tax and customs if he's already going to China
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If you're already in China I don't think you have to pay for customs? I could be wrong as I'm not familiar with China. I would assume a Chinese phone shop could have them in stock or various carrier mobile stores.
D or 8 said:
Hi,
I'm going to be in China from now and until October and I really want to buy a 1+1, but don't have an invitation.
My question is where I can find this phone on the streets and how much will it cost there?
(I'll be at Shantou, Hong Kong, Guilin, Chengdu and Beijing).
Tnx for the help!
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I'm in Beijing and if you go to a store like Gomez they will have it there. Don't remember the price but I remember it being pretty close to what the cost for it was online.
Thanks for the comments!
When you say pretty close to the prices we see online, you mean online Oneplus store or sites like DX, eBay..?
D or 8 said:
Thanks for the comments!
When you say pretty close to the prices we see online, you mean online Oneplus store or sites like DX, eBay..?
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Oppomart, Aliexpress.
Did they ship it with the phone or separate?
You order it after you bought the phone.
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^This
To receive the card, you're supposed to open the Samsung Members app on your new phone and click the offer banner once it shows up (often takes up to three days). You should have been informed about this when you purchased your phone.
Do you have to buy from Samsung to get it?
PieceofSlice said:
Do you have to buy from Samsung to get it?
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Nope. Any authorized retailer will do!
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Nope. Any authorized retailer will do!
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What about brand new off of eBay?
oddbehreif said:
^This
To receive the card, you're supposed to open the Samsung Members app on your new phone and click the offer banner once it shows up (often takes up to three days). You should have been informed about this when you purchased your phone.
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What is the Samsung Members app?
I'm just wondering if anyone received it from Samsung yet?
I'm totally lost. Is this a new deal? Is it free? Can't seem to find an answer by Googling it.
Same here can't find any info on the offer
The offer could be for specific market area. For example, here the small print says "in effect in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark (Nordic Approved)". Each market area could have their own lures, depending on the market/sales situation, etc.
AFAIK, that "Samsung Members" app does about the same as "Samsung+" app (the latter is only for US). A good example about how a "global" company does not really understand what "global" means for customers.
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I'm totally lost. Is this a new deal? Is it free? Can't seem to find an answer by Googling it.
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This was a couple of weeks ago. Samsung was selling the 512GB card for $49.00 with the purchase of a new Note 9. A week later they were giving the 512GB card for free with the purchase of the Note 9.
I believe these deals are dead now. Seen a couple of people saying they receive a pack of 10 of the 512GB cards when they received their card from this promo.
Just wanted to hear from people that actually received the card from Samsung.
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I believe these deals are dead now.
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Over here the campaign continues to the end of the year. But, I can't give feedback on receiving a card, as I bought my phone one month before the campaign even started (tough luck for me).
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Over here the campaign continues to the end of the year. But, I can't give feedback on receiving a card, as I bought my phone one month before the campaign even started (tough luck for me).
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Over where? Link pls?
Im from Norway and have a 512GB Note 9. When I bought the phone I got information about the bundle, that you get 512gb card.
Signed it, got confirmation and tracking and now 2 weeks after I got mine
I still have the link and the promo is vaild to 10. january. I think the promo is only for Norway/ Nordic.
Cant post links right now, because Im a new user...
But whoever that need that link, try to PM me and I will reply it.
Here is the finnish campaign page:
https://www.samsung.com/fi/smartphones/galaxy-note9/note9-sdcard/
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Here is the finnish campaign page:
https://www.samsung.com/fi/smartphones/galaxy-note9/note9-sdcard/
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Is there an American one and what do purchased dates have to be?
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oneandroidnut said:
Is there an American one and what do purchased dates have to be?
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The American one was a few weeks ago and I believe it's history now.
That one guy that says he received 10 of them from Samsung might be legit. I heard to same thing from another seller on eBay saying he also received 10 when he ordered the promo from Samsung with the phone.
I got one but had to pay through the nose for it.
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The American one was a few weeks ago and I believe it's history now.
That one guy that says he received 10 of them from Samsung might be legit. I heard to same thing from another seller on eBay saying he also received 10 when he ordered the promo from Samsung with the phone.
I got one but had to pay through the nose for it.
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I have a 256 gb just hate that pre-ordering a phone doesn't do you any good anymore. I would rather have 512 gb sdcard then the headphones I got lol
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I just wrote to guy at tweeter that is PR from Samsung about this promo in Poland, i would gladly buy 512 GB card just to spare memory of phone and for storage more loseless music but 512GB card is very expensive, as was phone So - fingers crossed for this action. Maybe with little bit of luck - here in Poland - i can also get one card for free?
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PR from Samsung told me at tweeter that he dont know at what prices and conditions phones was sold at Finland or Norway so he cant tell why in Poland there was no such promotion. So as far as i know this is just very polite way to say "fk you" to all customers who pay sht load amount of cash for their phone. I bought mine (512GB version) in promotion for about $1150 / 1k EUR and this is a lot. I dont know what what they are thinking but im really disappointed. Normally 512GB version now you can buy from Samsung store for 1 256 euro or $1 437. Well...
DeVilio said:
PR from Samsung told me at tweeter that he dont know at what prices and conditions phones was sold at Finland or Norway so he cant tell why in Poland there was no such promotion.
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Typical normal customer prices have been around 1030€ (128GB) and 1300€ (512GB), with pretty much no normal/significant discount campaigns so far; most campaigns have been offering something additional instead of price reduction.
The conditions for getting that campaign are (out of memory) about having to be bought during the campaign, in Nordic countries (and probably also taken into use in those countries), create/have a Samsung account, using the Samsung Members app (i.e. one has to register that account on the phone, too), and can not be combined with other campaigns/discounts.
As I mentioned earlier, the campaigns are likely "market" specific (just like the prices and models are), and are made up and run by Samsung as they see fit in each area. E.g. if they had too much stock of NEE model, put up a nordic campaign for a month, problem solved. Or something like that.