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So I have been wondering for a while how we here on XDA like to buy our phones.
I hope to catch most everyone with the following categories. And please leave a comment on why you buy the way you do.
Please help me figure this out!
I always have to buy them outside from my country because immediate availability and better price
I trade my Phones on XDA, good deals lol
Sell my old phone on eBay and buy the new one I want at full retail.
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I shop around for the best place to cash in my subsidization upgrade. Got my Focus for -$22 on contract!
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I will look for online stores that can provide me handsets at discounted rates with complete reliability.
got my used T-Mob HD2 on ebay.. not available in my country, so the only possibility is to buy it from there..
I like buying my phones online since I get a better selection to choose from and no dealing with pushy salespersons....
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I normally buy phones from Craigslist since people in my area don't really seem to know the worth of phones. I got my MyTouch4g the week after it was released for 300. Then I sell the older phones on eBay.
I prefer eBay or something like that. Contracts try to hold you down.lol
I shop for mine online. Best deals hands down.
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Prefer prepaid full retail, or second hand.
I won my current phone though Huawei IDEOS for free
Almost always off contract, but I try to buy used or refurbished.
I will buy it on Contract. I can get any phone of my choice at cheaper price and it doesnt matter that after contract gets end I will have to gave my phone back.
Most of the time I pay the upgraded price of the phone. Ie. Whatever it cost with a 2 year extension.
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I saw tmobiles site and they have the g2x for 360
Pretty good deal if you ask me, would u get it?
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It was free a couple days ago...personally Id wait till it's free again...
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If you want a refurb or quality used unit from a reputable supplier try eBay seller alltechwholesale. They are the company that powers eBay instant sale and handles trade-ins and returns for large companies such as Radio Shack. I have bought many devices from them, including my mint condition G2X for $255 plus shipping, and the condition is always better than they state in the auction description. I am in no way affiliated with this seller other than being an extremely satisfied repeat customer. Plus if you buy this way you can do a T-Mobile value plan with no contract and pay less per month. If you don't mind a contract the refurb units on TMO's site are now only $49.99 with online discount and rebate, and new ones are currently $149.99.
I'm not buying it on contract, I'm coming from Canada and bringing it back to use on a Canadian network.
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subxero123 said:
I'm not buying it on contract, I'm coming from Canada and bringing it back to use on a Canadian network.
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Then try the eBay seller listed above. Units in very good to mint condition are going for $250 to $280 (some still in boxes), depending on the bidding. $10.99 delivery to Contiguous USA addresses only. I got mine and had it reshipped to
Thailand. Got the unit for over half less the new 2Xs sell here for in Thailand and got the Vanilla Android and GB also. New 2Xs here are still sold with Froyo also with GB nowhere in the sights.
Why don't you buy a Wind Mobile unit? There are the same exact model, P999, with no TMO bloat.
Cant find it, can you post the link to the seller please?
And i dont want the crappy LG overlay i want vanilla android, and i heard the wind optimus didnt get gingerbread
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Just go to eBay, do an advanced search on seller for "alltechwholesale". All of their current listings will come up.
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whats the best way to get a shield shipped to the uk cheap ebay seems too steep anyone traveling to uk and bring one with them? or any other way to get one no telling how long nvidia will do a uk release.
jutley said:
whats the best way to get a shield shipped to the uk cheap ebay seems too steep anyone traveling to uk and bring one with them? or any other way to get one no telling how long nvidia will do a uk release.
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You can try hopshopgo buy for me service. They will charge 10% for the amount you want to buy then use DHL to ship it for you.
I have use it 2 times to ship the item to me that the site dont have international shipping and payment.
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Try http://www.shopusa.com/ that worked for me, not sure if they ship to UK. But Denmark was no problem
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used borderlinx, ~ 46 € for two Nvidia Shield.
But carefull, the Shield DONT have a CE-Certification, you may dont get it through customs
jutley said:
whats the best way to get a shield shipped to the uk cheap ebay seems too steep anyone traveling to uk and bring one with them? or any other way to get one no telling how long nvidia will do a uk release.
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hello
am in the uk and bought mine from eBay.com and it took only 5 working days to arrive to me here in london, but i had to pay an extra £90 for shipping and custom charges
Hupo said:
Try http://www.shopusa.com/ that worked for me, not sure if they ship to UK. But Denmark was no problem
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Sadly they don't do the UK
I'm personally just waiting for the UK launch, I have to wait for the cash to buy one anyway.
ebay
jutley said:
whats the best way to get a shield shipped to the uk cheap ebay seems too steep anyone traveling to uk and bring one with them? or any other way to get one no telling how long nvidia will do a uk release.
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Just buy one on ebay, yes you will pay a little more, but as yet there is no UK release date or price
daleph said:
Just buy one on ebay, yes you will pay a little more, but as yet there is no UK release date or price
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Thanks guys for the replies just keeping a eye on prices on ebay will make my move soon.
Finally bit the bullet and got one off ebay £286 delivered not bad well should have it in a couple of weeks looking forward to it.
tax
Mine got charged 66 pounds import tax so be wary.
Well with no release date for europe just glad i got one.
Question
Is there any restriction importing nvidia shield
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Currance in playstore as £ or PC streaming using a gtx 650 or highter gpu
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Is there any restriction importing nvidia shield
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Currance in playstore as £ or PC streaming using a gtx 650 or highter gpu
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Price should convert straight into pounds unless your bank adds a fee. But you will have to pay quite a bit for privately shipping the device and you may also have to pay customs which could set you back a fair bit.
I paid £288 and then my bank charged about £8-9 conversion fee i chose for my bank to convert the currency instead of paypal don't know if it works out cheaper but my guess is it is cheaper.
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I paid £288 and then my bank charged about £8-9 conversion fee i chose for my bank to convert the currency instead of paypal don't know if it works out cheaper but my guess is it is cheaper.
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Paypal for my orders abroad have always done the conversion for free. But when paying £288 already, an extra 10 quid or so isnt a big deal I guess.
http://www.mobicity.co.uk/nvidia-shield.html#.Ui89K8twbbU
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for all of us who cant get it via the play store , when can we expect it to be for sale on amazon? :fingers-crossed:
Well considering the Nexus 4 wasn't even available for sale on Amazon until a few months ago, your chances are slim. Plus on amazon it's individual sellers with large markups. You could try eBay, but again, there might be mark ups.
The best option right now is to go to Sprint when they have it on November 8th, and ask if they can sell you one off contract, and if it's GSM unlocked or not. Otherwise, T-Mobile will have it unlocked off contract also, but there's no pricing or release date as of right now. T-Mobile does have a email sign up for alerts when it's available.
Keep an eye on the Play store the next few days too. There's small chance more will come in stock, but most likely they'll sell out within minutes.
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Well considering the Nexus 4 wasn't even available for sale on Amazon until a few months ago, your chances are slim. Plus on amazon it's individual sellers with large markups. You could try eBay, but again, there might be mark ups.
The best option right now is to go to Sprint when they have it on November 8th, and ask if they can sell you one off contract, and if it's GSM unlocked or not. Otherwise, T-Mobile will have it unlocked off contract also, but there's no pricing or release date as of right now. T-Mobile does have a email sign up for alerts when it's available.
Keep an eye on the Play store the next few days too. There's small chance more will come in stock, but most likely they'll sell out within minutes.
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But im from ireland you see , where they don't sell the nexus on the play store , do you know if i get an american nexus 5 , would it work in ireland? i know that the uk one definately would! but unsure about the the us version
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/android-for-all-and-new-nexus-5.html?m=1
At the end of the official blog post, Google states that it will be available and other retailers, including amazon in time for the holiday season. So I expect 2-3 weeks max.
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klin1344 said:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/android-for-all-and-new-nexus-5.html?m=1
At the end of the official blog post, Google states that it will be available and other retailers, including amazon in time for the holiday season. So I expect 2-3 weeks max.
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Ah sorry, I didn't realize they had posted that information. I was expecting it'd be the same as last year.
klin1344 said:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/android-for-all-and-new-nexus-5.html?m=1
At the end of the official blog post, Google states that it will be available and other retailers, including amazon in time for the holiday season. So I expect 2-3 weeks max.
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So do you think it would be worth waiting for seen as im from ireland ?
There's a host of information available here: http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1pmrrr/nexus_5_amazon_release_monitoring_cooperative/
Do you know when B+M stores like BestBuy will have them in stock? thanks
I'm wondering this as well.... Also if I should get the 16gb or 32gb hmmm. Going to sell my HTC ONE towards it
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There's a host of information available here: http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1pmrrr/nexus_5_amazon_release_monitoring_cooperative/
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Thanks for that link. Seriously considering canceling my play store order; probably going to wait and see for now. I'm on an LG Optimus L9 and it's kind of crappy but if I can get the phone for almost $50 less on Amazon if I wait a couple of weeks, that's what I'm going to do.
I just wonder if getting warranty replacements is easier if you purchased the device through Google directly as opposed to a third party.
On Amazon now... wouldn't recommend it though
http://www.amazon.com/Nexus-Lg-5-16...=1383275736&sr=8-11&keywords=nexus+5+unlocked
Yea, not sold by Amazon though. I think that's probably what most people are waiting on.
I have one ordered through Google Play, but I might cancel to get one from Amazon because I have Prime, and I have a lot of Amazon GC's. Didn't see that they would have it until after I placed the order. So I hope they start selling it soon.
Quick thing everyone, I know T-mobile and Sprint will get the phone but I don't think it will be cheaper because T-mobile sells the N4 for roughly $430 but Google was selling it for $300-$350, and if you wait to get it on Amazon it'll most likely be around the same price because the Nexus 7 is the same price on Amazon as it is on Google play, but if you have prime you can probably get the free 2 day shipping which is nice.
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Quick thing everyone, I know T-mobile and Sprint will get the phone but I don't think it will be cheaper because T-mobile sells the N4 for roughly $430 but Google was selling it for $300-$350, and if you wait to get it on Amazon it'll most likely be around the same price because the Nexus 7 is the same price on Amazon as it is on Google play, but if you have prime you can probably get the free 2 day shipping which is nice.
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And not have to pay sales tax in most states
Like best buy, att, or even amazon?
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http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/2/5058086/best-buy-charging-799-for-nexus-5-off-contract
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I think it wouldn't be available on retail store unlocked
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http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/2/5058086/best-buy-charging-799-for-nexus-5-off-contract
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If the 16gb is 799 then the 32gb must be 999, they should throw in some monster cable titanium usb cables while they're at it...
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I think it wouldn't be available on retail store unlocked
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Yes, it will. Nexus phones have always and will always be unlocked.
Best Buy's prices on this phone(as well as some overpriced stuff like cables) make me feel much much better about using them as a showroom. I'd be willing to pay $50-$100 more to get the phone a couple weeks earlier(I lost my phone Halloween) but the price point they're pulling is ridiculous.
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Best Buy's prices on this phone(as well as some overpriced stuff like cables) make me feel much much better about using them as a showroom. I'd be willing to pay $50-$100 more to get the phone a couple weeks earlier(I lost my phone Halloween) but the price point they're pulling is ridiculous.
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Best buy will price match amazon so no worries on that... Even though it is ****ed up...
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Radio Shack ?
Why would Best Buy sell the 16gb phone for $799 ????? They sell Chromecast at the regular $35 price, same as the Play Store.
What's wrong with these people ?? Worst Buy is damn right.
I was looking forward to find the N5 in a brick and mortar store, does anyone have an idea when it will be available at Radio Shack, and what the price will be there ?
BTW I think a ~$25 premium over the Play Store is fair, ie $375 for the 16, $425 for the 32gb version. No more than that.
Walmart > Best Buy, they sell iPads and iPhones for LESS than Apple does !
sordna said:
Why would Best Buy sell the phone for $799 ????? They sell Chromecast at regular $35 price, same as the Play Store.
What's wrong with these people ?? Worst Buy is damn right.
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Made me giggle.
Best Buy lowered the price to $449 for the 16GB version now. Better than $799 but still too much IMO, given the google price is $349.
sordna said:
Best Buy lowered the price to $449 for the 16GB version now. Better than $799 but still too much IMO, given the google price is $349.
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That's $449 for the 16GB model, not 8GB, so it's $50 more than Google Play. The 8GB model is $349 from Google Play and Best Buy doesn't even list that one, and of course the $449 16GB is listed as a Sprint model (doesn't matter since it's unlocked regardless).
If you just gotta get one right freakin' now then that's probably the only option given the shipping times and inventory shortages at Google Play - but then again it says November 8th availability too, bleh.
There is no 8gb nexus 5. On Google play its $349 for 16gb, $399 for 32gb.
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