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Tax/Duty when buying from US.

Hey guys, is it possible to import a single Relay 4G without the tax? (its 44$ for US to Poland ;/ )
EDIT:
Btw, is it very different to flash a rom on relay than it is on xperias ?
Any intructions?

Artanis02 said:
Hey guys, is it possible to import a single Relay 4G without the tax? (its 44$ for US to Poland ;/ )
EDIT:
Btw, is it very different to flash a rom on relay than it is on xperias ?
Any intructions?
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Ask the seller to ship it as a gift item or promotional item. This generally cancels the levied tax.. Not sure if it applies in your country though.. :silly:
Also, yes it's different. You use odin here or you can flash via recovery.. The forums have all the relevant information required..
I'd suggest Liquid Smooth, it's very smooth and customizable..

Yeah i downloaded everything required.
I just need to find a guide.
The seller told me that the tax is unavoidable ;/ i'll live with it though Paid 300$ for my Xperia Pro, i can surely pay 250 for Relay
Wish me luck with the shipping

Artanis02 said:
Yeah i downloaded everything required.
I just need to find a guide.
The seller told me that the tax is unavoidable ;/ i'll live with it though Paid 300$ for my Xperia Pro, i can surely pay 250 for Relay
Wish me luck with the shipping
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Haha.. Hope it brings you as much happiness as it has brought me..
All The Best!!:good::good:

I'd like to ask someone from U.S. to help me get a Relay 4G from eBay.
I found out that if someone buys from the guy on eBay (the one i want) and then sends it to me as a gift, then I'd be able to pay around 40$ less.
If there's anybody that could help me, I'd really appreciate it.
We could set the terms through pm (I'm down with securing the trade via eBay).
I hope there's someone rich with a lot of time that can help me
Greets

I'm selling my Relay if anyone is interested.
PM me

I recently went to the US and bought a Relay from eBay for 99$. When you go there in person, no taxes need to be paid.
But I bought the first Relay some time ago also from eBay, and their GSP (global selling program) is really good. Especially because they tell you in advance how much shipping AND taxes you have to pay, and I had not only this but some other stuff as well shipped to me and I never had to go anywhere to pick it up and never had to pay anything additional. So for buying to the EU at least I can very much recommend it.
You'll recognize GSP items if it says something like "includes customs clearance and international shipping with package tracking" (in your language) and they give you an estimate of the taxes and shipping on the eBay item page.
And in my experience, declaring items as gift does exactly nothing, because it doesn't matter - you're bringing goods into the country and you have to pay taxes for it, no matter whether it's a gift or not. And finally, according to http://www.dutycalculator.com/country-guides/Import-duty-taxes-when-importing-into-Poland/ you don't have to pay anything if the total value is below 150 EUR - which should be enough to get a used Relay 4G.
Stefan

I see.
Regarding the 150 EUR limit, a new relay costs ~190 $, that's like 140 EUR, but the seller still includes the tax... why's that?

Just bought one unit from ebay for 222$ with import and delivery charges.
Hope it comes in one piece
UPDATE:
Package already in Poland, any day now

Just got it it's great, but wifi doesnt work.
I mean it finds some networks but not mine, can anyone help?
EDIT: Had to reset my router setting, work fine now
Do the ROMs on XDA support Polish language on keyboard and menu?

Artanis02 said:
Just got it it's great, but wifi doesnt work.
I mean it finds some networks but not mine, can anyone help?
EDIT: Had to reset my router setting, work fine now
Do the ROMs on XDA support Polish language on keyboard and menu?
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Yes, we did some...
Tak robimy coś w tym temacie. Jest na forum.

mazak23 said:
Yes, we did some...
Tak robimy coś w tym temacie. Jest na forum.
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Great
I actually have the Polish keyboard working right now, but it's on CM11, which has performance problems for me ;/
I'd really like to get cm 10.2 (or whatever the lastest Jelly Bean is) with Polish word correction support.
I made an attempt to copy the keyboard files from CM11 to CM10.2 zip file, and the keyboard worked fine, but the launcher would crash quite a bit ;/
Could you let me know about any threads regarding Polish keyboard support?
Greets

[Q] Is the genuine? OPO on dx.com?

Hi guys,
I've bought tons of stuff on dealextreme (dx.com) and thought I'd check out what a screen protector for my OPO cost. In my search I found that you can actually buy the OPO 16Gb on the website for $408 and the 64Gb for $465. I find this rather odd, since I thought that the phone was only available through invitations.
Is this for real? If it is, I find the invitation system quite pointless...
J.

In China you don't need an invite to be able to buy this phone. They can be bought in stores everywhere.
DX.com is one of the ePRO E-commerce's sites, which is a Chinese company. That explains it.

I bought my oneplus one off them, just make sure it will work with your network
Hit Thanks if I Helped
-_-NAMELESS ROM 1+1-_-

jonasb_dk said:
Hi guys,
I've bought tons of stuff on dealextreme (dx.com) and thought I'd check out what a screen protector for my OPO cost. In my search I found that you can actually buy the OPO 16Gb on the website for $408 and the 64Gb for $465. I find this rather odd, since I thought that the phone was only available through invitations.
Is this for real? If it is, I find the invitation system quite pointless...
J.
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Gamm86 said:
In China you don't need an invite to be able to buy this phone. They can be bought in stores everywhere.
DX.com is one of the ePRO E-commerce's sites, which is a Chinese company. That explains it.
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Only the Chinese version is available on those sites, not the international version. The intentional version is only available directly from OnePlus and via invitation.
Transmitted via Bacon

You might want to take a look here aswell: http://www.gizchina.com/2014/06/30/...lus-one-unboxing-first-impression-comparison/

Where To Buy?

So, anyone know where I can pick this beast up?

I tried to find a Vivo nex in a shop in Belgium, then expanded to Europe... but no luck. Then I saw Ali express mentioned some shops doing pre-order. I contacted a few - I'm always afraid of fake devices when buying from China - and one shop cached my trust. Si that's where I ordered my nex. It should be deliverd in about 30 days. I'm so excited about this device. I will report my experiences once I got it.

Guy1731 said:
I tried to find a Vivo nex in a shop in Belgium, then expanded to Europe... but no luck. Then I saw Ali express mentioned some shops doing pre-order. I contacted a few - I'm always afraid of fake devices when buying from China - and one shop cached my trust. Si that's where I ordered my nex. It should be deliverd in about 30 days. I'm so excited about this device. I will report my experiences once I got it.
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You have a link for them?

Ultraman666 said:
You have a link for them?
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Here you are:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Glo...549.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.3da24c4dXrcl6P
yw

Ill wait for gearbest to have it, im thinking on switching this beast for my mi mix 2

These people will definitely have it:
https://liaow.com/vivo-nex-black-256gb.html
Email them and ask them when its in. They provide excellent service, although are expensive.
Another great seller is:
https://www.wondamobile.com/
He also provides excellent service, at not expensive prices.
Email him and see what he says

Wow ,it is the moment I found Vivo showing its AD(LOGO) on the World Cup 2018 field that I realized Vivo NEX might be for first time Chinese Android phone actually became a shining superstar in the world.
Finally Chinsese phone manufacturing companiers Vivo and Oppo got Snapdragon flagship chipsets. OMG!!!!
Wish you get the phone soon .
BTW, it is for the first time I realize that living in China can actually be a convenient way to get a certain nice electronic device excluding Xiaomi's .
LOL

Guy1731 said:
I tried to find a Vivo nex in a shop in Belgium, then expanded to Europe... but no luck. Then I saw Ali express mentioned some shops doing pre-order. I contacted a few - I'm always afraid of fake devices when buying from China - and one shop cached my trust. Si that's where I ordered my nex. It should be deliverd in about 30 days. I'm so excited about this device. I will report my experiences once I got it.
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Yea, please let us all know how you like it when youve had time to play with it for awhile. I know I wont pick up one for a few months, maybe Christmas time. I am very eager to see what developers start doing for this phone tho, I hope it has a huge following.

Phaze1585 said:
Yea, please let us all know how you like it when youve had time to play with it for awhile. I know I wont pick up one for a few months, maybe Christmas time. I am very eager to see what developers start doing for this phone tho, I hope it has a huge following.
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I will test my new device for sure. Especially those things that bother me most: is that fingerprint on display efficient? What about apps that use fingerprint for confirmation or login (bank apps, safeincloud,...) Will those still work? Will the device 'feel' the difference between tapping the screen and adding your fingerprint? Will apps need to be updated for this device? What's about that screen vibration that replaces the speaker? And will it still play music without earpeaces? Then what about Google play; will I be able to install my favorite apps and will they run as they do on my other devices? In a way, it's all part of the excitement of expecting an new device...

I prerecorded mine here:
aliexpress.com/item/VIVO-NEX-Screen-Fingerprint-Cellphone-8GB-128GB-Snapdragon-845-Smartphone-Octa-Core-6-59-OLED-Full/32884745578.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.20b14c4dFanTlv
Seems to be a trustworthy vendor. 100% positive rating, responds fast and accurate as far as I can tell.

SlyUK said:
These people will definitely have it:
https://liaow.com/vivo-nex-black-256gb.html
Email them and ask them when its in. They provide excellent service, although are expensive.
Another great seller is:
https://www.wondamobile.com/
He also provides excellent service, at not expensive prices.
Email him and see what he says
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Thanks for you information, I appreciate it very much. So far it seems the only one I can find short of waiting for JD.com to ship to Canada is liaow.com.
Have you ever ordered from them and I assume by your comments a good experience?
Thanks again

Looking forward to hearing feedback when those of you who have ordered this phone rec
I'm still trying to decide which phone to buy this year, so many have come out or are due to come out. This phone looks interesting, I like the size of the screen, the battery capacity, the rear camera specs and the fact it's an international phone that includes LTE bands for North America. I hope to see some reviews once new owners receive their phones and have a chance to use them. Thanks in advance.

ShadyGame said:
Ill wait for gearbest to have it, im thinking on switching this beast for my mi mix 2
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This is what the Mi Mix 2 should've been, what the Lenovo z5 wishes it can be, and what every notch phone needs to be. Lol.
Anyway hate that resellers always jacking up these initial prices. Gotta wait a couple months before I can pick up this bad boy.

imapfsr said:
Thanks for you information, I appreciate it very much. So far it seems the only one I can find short of waiting for JD.com to ship to Canada is liaow.com.
Have you ever ordered from them and I assume by your comments a good experience?
Thanks again
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I haven't ordered from them, but know they are excellent. In the same respect I know that WondaMobile is also an excellent place to order from, from others who have bought from there.

SlyUK said:
These people will definitely have it:
https://liaow.com/vivo-nex-black-256gb.html
Email them and ask them when its in. They provide excellent service, although are expensive.
Another great seller is:
https://www.wondamobile.com/
He also provides excellent service, at not expensive prices.
Email him and see what he says
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I ordered the flagship 256gb from your first link. Observing that the seller seems to be responding to questions and from your advice I'll trust him. I'll report back to see what happens.

xNiNELiVES said:
I ordered the flagship 256gb from your first link. Observing that the seller seems to be responding to questions and from your advice I'll trust him. I'll report back to see what happens.
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I'm sure they will provide top quality service. If they have it in stock and you order - you will have receive it within a short period of time. They want the business after all.

Guy1731 said:
I tried to find a Vivo nex in a shop in Belgium, then expanded to Europe... but no luck. Then I saw Ali express mentioned some shops doing pre-order. I contacted a few - I'm always afraid of fake devices when buying from China - and one shop cached my trust. Si that's where I ordered my nex. It should be deliverd in about 30 days. I'm so excited about this device. I will report my experiences once I got it.
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Looking forward to your update thread! I hope you get your device earlier

SlyUK said:
I'm sure they will provide top quality service. If they have it in stock and you order - you will have receive it within a short period of time. They want the business after all.
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I can confirm this seller is a boss. He communicates really fast and guess what! The Oppo Find X that'll be announced in 2 days will be carried by liaow.com and he will allow me to switch my order if I want! He also messaged about switching the language to english and preinstalling the google play store.

xNiNELiVES said:
I can confirm this seller is a boss. He communicates really fast and guess what! The Oppo Find X that'll be announced in 2 days will be carried by liaow.com and he will allow me to switch my order if I want! He also messaged about switching the language to english and preinstalling the google play store.
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Oppo Find X looks beastly too. People are hoping that future OnePlus 6T will be based off it.
Good luck with whichever phone you go with

Also listed on Banggood and CECT-SHOP, but you can't order it. I think it will be available next week.
Yeah for me if will be the Vivo Nex or Oppo Find X. Tuesday we know more about Oppo Find X
Finaly the dream phones are coming.
High-end phone, big flat AMOLED screen, black color, almost no bezels, no ugly notch, dual camera and et cetera.

[Europe purchase]

Hi guys,
I'm finally in the process of changing to OP6 and am currently looking at options to obtain the device in Europe. I'd appreciate any input on where best (cheapest) to buy the device, especially looking at the 128 gb versions (color not that important). I'd prefer to keep the European warranty, but if Chinese import is the very best option then that's fine too.
Thanks a lot in advance!

Jkay7 said:
Hi guys,
I'm finally in the process of changing to OP6 and am currently looking at options to obtain the device in Europe. I'd appreciate any input on where best (cheapest) to buy the device, especially looking at the 128 gb versions (color not that important). I'd prefer to keep the European warranty, but if Chinese import is the very best option then that's fine too.
Thanks a lot in advance!
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After a very quick search on Google (my very best friend by the way): https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_6_arrives_at_european_stores-news-31121.php

dieco said:
After a very quick search on Google (my very best friend by the way): https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_6_arrives_at_european_stores-news-31121.php
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Yes I've been checking a broad variety of direct and indirect resellers, I was merely posting here in hopes of someone on here recently having luck in purchasing a particularly cheap OP6 who could point me in the right direction. As such, I value every input - so thank you

Jkay7 said:
Yes I've been checking a broad variety of direct and indirect resellers, I was merely posting here in hopes of someone on here recently having luck in purchasing a particularly cheap OP6 who could point me in the right direction. As such, I value every input - so thank you
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My pleasure ...
I bought mine from belsimpel.nl

Cheep you can buy from sites from China. Price is in Us dollars, but you may or may not pay vat and taxes in youre country.
For example in the days of op5T i found in a shop in China OP5T with 364 us dollars. On OnePlus site 499 euro. HUGE difference.
On OnePlus site is 669 us dollars (8gb/128gb variant) but the VAT and custom taxes are payd by OnePlus.
I both mine from a dude that was visiting his family and works in UK. I paid about 435 euro. i both it in the at the beginning of june. So the phone was really new. Full box.

Pre order links -EU

Launch day today - has anyone found the pre order link for UK / Europe?
Their customer service opens shortly so I'll enquire there too and post here if/when I find it...
Edit: can anyone find any other EU pre order links?

https://m.alza.co.uk/asus-zenfone-7-pro-black-d6122969.htm?o=1
They have the white one available too
These aren't a UK based company though so may hold off and await one

So I emailed asus about this:
"Hi there,
It has been stated that the zenfone 7 pro is due to launch in Europe today (01/09/2020).
Could you tell me where I can find a link to buy the phone in the UK?"
I got this in response:
"Dear {redacted},
Thank you for contacting ASUS Support and for your interest in our products.
Unfortunately, ASUS and ROG mobile handsets are currently no longer on sale in the UK.
For any further enquiry, please contact the UK PR team at: [email protected]
If you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. "
So I'm not sure what is going on...

Torn_Darkness said:
So I emailed asus about this:
"Hi there,
It has been stated that the zenfone 7 pro is due to launch in Europe today (01/09/2020).
Could you tell me where I can find a link to buy the phone in the UK?"
I got this in response:
"Dear {redacted},
Thank you for contacting ASUS Support and for your interest in our products.
Unfortunately, ASUS and ROG mobile handsets are currently no longer on sale in the UK.
For any further enquiry, please contact the UK PR team at: [email protected]
If you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. "
So I'm not sure what is going on...
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Thanks for that.
I reckon I may order it from the Alza website, exciting times!
Just perhaps holding off just in case a better price/sooner available option becomes available... Though can't seem to find any at all!

I'm interested in this phone too and only link I have found is the Alza one. I'm tempted by it but currently on a OnePlus, I'm not sure how big the development community will be in comparison. I'd also like to see if anyone comes up with a decent GCam port first.
Keep us updated on whether you decide to order from Alza and your experience with that site.

will it come out from Wondamobile?

crumble6 said:
I'm interested in this phone too and only link I have found is the Alza one. I'm tempted by it but currently on a OnePlus, I'm not sure how big the development community will be in comparison. I'd also like to see if anyone comes up with a decent GCam port first.
Keep us updated on whether you decide to order from Alza and your experience with that site.
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I'm in communications with Arnova8G2, a developer of Gcam and they said "I have the zenfone 6 and it is very good with gcam, zenfone 7 pro already works with gcam 7.3 and more" - so based of this response I'm definitely gonna pre order the Zenfone 7 Pro! I think gcam on it will make it the perfect phone!
As for development, I've reached out on zenfone 6 thread and HavocOS. Which is inspiring that there's some good roms available for that device at least. Though worst case scenario, I'd be happy with rooted stock and gravitybox - which is my current setup for Xperia 1 ii.
Alza says "expected 14th September" but that would also mean shipping from Prague to UK for me. Could be earlier therefore, or later. I'll be preordering soon I reckon.
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will it come out from Wondamobile?
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Hmm unsure. So far I've only seen Alza sell it, nowhere else!

I've ended up just buying a mint condition oneplus 7t pro on ebay for around the same price of this phone. It does what I want and was easy to find.

Torn_Darkness said:
I've ended up just buying a mint condition oneplus 7t pro on ebay for around the same price of this phone. It does what I want and was easy to find.
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To be fair, that's a very good shout.
I had the oneplus 7 Pro prior to my current xperia 1 ii. It was a great phone, active rom development, loved the pop up camera and the gcam port made it a pleasure to take snaps with. My only slight gripe with it was the curved screen, I just wasn't a fan of it, but all in all a great phone.
As much as I love the Xperia there's just something not quite right for me about it. I know it's camera possibilities is one of its main features, but I miss the gcam and apparently (after speaking with the dev) hard to get working.
I love the flip camera on the Zenfone and do miss a 90hz display, plus with a likely more active rom community I'm gonna sell this and basically switch at no/little cost.

Hey guys, I'm presuming Alza only ships to the UK?

CVonV said:
Hey guys, I'm presuming Alza only ships to the UK?
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Nagh they're based in Czech Republic and seem to ship to a few EU counties (see attached)

cd993 said:
Nagh they're based in Czech Republic and seem to ship to a few EU counties (see attached)
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Ahhh cheers. Does VAT apply to all countries it ships to? Sorry I'm from Australia and don't know how it works over there. I'm thinking of having it shipped to a friend in either UK or Germany and have them ship it to me.

CVonV said:
Ahhh cheers. Does VAT apply to all countries it ships to? Sorry I'm from Australia and don't know how it works over there. I'm thinking of having it shipped to a friend in either UK or Germany and have them ship it to me.
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Hmm I presume so, it certainly showed in my pre order invoice.
Perhaps best check with them to confirm.
Good luck!

For French users only,
The Zenfone 7/7 Pro is only available on LDLC.com and official Asus store page. 699€ for the vanilla variant and 799€ for the Pro.
https://www.ldlc.com/recherche/zenfone 7/
https://eshop.asus.com/fr-FR/smartp...asus.com&utm_campaign=bouton-acheter-zenfone7

I've just preordered from here, a German site. Let's hope it makes it's way safely to me in the UK!
https://www.alternate.co.uk/ASUS/ZenFone-7-Pro-Cell-phone/html/product/1665534?

cd993 said:
I've just preordered from here, a German site. Let's hope it makes it's way safely to me in the UK!
https://www.alternate.co.uk/ASUS/ZenFone-7-Pro-Cell-phone/html/product/1665534?
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Any reason why you went with this site over Alza?
It's my girlfriend's birthday next weekend and she wanted a new iPhone. Now I've ordered here that (albeit a bad time as iPhone 12 will be out soon) I feel like I need to upgrade my 3 year old handset! ?
Think I'm settled on getting the ZenFone now, it ticks all the boxes for me.
Also, as no official UK release, I presume it will be shipped with EU charger?

crumble6 said:
Any reason why you went with this site over Alza?
It's my girlfriend's birthday next weekend and she wanted a new iPhone. Now I've ordered here that (albeit a bad time as iPhone 12 will be out soon) I feel like I need to upgrade my 3 year old handset! ?
Think I'm settled on getting the ZenFone now, it ticks all the boxes for me.
Also, as no official UK release, I presume it will be shipped with EU charger?
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I wished to use PayPal on this occasion and they accepted it.
They mention that they'll include an UK adapter, hopefully they actually will but no biggy if not!

cd993 said:
I've just preordered from here, a German site. Let's hope it makes it's way safely to me in the UK!
https://www.alternate.co.uk/ASUS/ZenFone-7-Pro-Cell-phone/html/product/1665534?
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According to their customer service they're due to receive it in the next couple days (9th September).
Will keep you posted. So far excellent customer service.

It's now arrived at Alternate!
https://www.alternate.co.uk/html/product/1665534

cd993 said:
It's now arrived at Alternate!
https://www.alternate.co.uk/html/product/1665534
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Awesome! Looking forward to seeing some GCam samples when people start receiving their new handsets.