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Anyone knows how much do we have to pay in customs if we import a SGS2 from the U.K. on release day? I am looking at purchasing one once I get a good review of the GPS performance and want to make sure I am not surprised with any hidden cost.
unless you live in new york, you dont have to pay any. you just pay for shipping, i ordered from clove.co.uk, and there was no tax, or customs charges, only a shipping fee of 14 their money. however mobilecityonline.com is US based, and is cheaper than clove, you will pay 699, no tax, free shipping, no international hassle. the only reason i went with clove was because they will get it to me anywhere from 2-4 days faster
edit, i just noticed you wont be ordering the day they get released, then it would be faster to order from mobilecityonline, because they will receive stock from uk, which will take a few days to ship, but after that, you can order overnite delivery if you live in the US, so i suggest mobilecityonline.com
soraxd said:
unless you live in new york, you dont have to pay any. you just pay for shipping, i ordered from clove.co.uk, and there was no tax, or customs charges, only a shipping fee of 14 their money. however mobilecityonline.com is US based, and is cheaper than clove, you will pay 699, no tax, free shipping, no international hassle. the only reason i went with clove was because they will get it to me anywhere from 2-4 days faster
edit, i just noticed you wont be ordering the day they get released, then it would be faster to order from mobilecityonline, because they will receive stock from uk, which will take a few days to ship, but after that, you can order overnite delivery if you live in the US, so i suggest mobilecityonline.com
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MobileCityOnline has free shipping on pre-orders. But no ETA. Yes, it's 699 but no certain date when they receive stock.
I also ordered from Clove and it's about $744 with 2-4 day shipping. I hope it'll arrive by the end of that week. Also, I think there's some currency fee charged by your card issuer. Maybe 3%?
Handtec is slightly cheaper but they've been inconsistent with stock date.
rwc3b said:
MobileCityOnline has free shipping on pre-orders. But no ETA. Yes, it's 699 but no certain date when they receive stock.
I also ordered from Clove and it's about $744 with 2-4 day shipping. I hope it'll arrive by the end of that week. Also, I think there's some currency fee charged by your card issuer. Maybe 3%?
Handtec is slightly cheaper but they've been inconsistent with stock date.
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yeah but if hes going to be waiting to get his, till after people say they are happy with theirs, and everything works well, then im sure by that time, mobilecityonline will have gotten theirs.. but yah good point
soraxd said:
yeah but if hes going to be waiting to get his, till after people say they are happy with theirs, and everything works well, then im sure by that time, mobilecityonline will have gotten theirs.. but yah good point
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Sorry. Didn't read his post in entirety. Good point right back at ya
I cannot find anything on their site. If I purchase a sgs 2 from mobilecityonline will I have any kind of warranty? From them or from samsung?
nomisunrider said:
I cannot find anything on their site. If I purchase a sgs 2 from mobilecityonline will I have any kind of warranty? From them or from samsung?
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I can't directly answer that question but an email from Clove says, "Samsung offer a two year warranty on the SGS2!!"
I suppose that's regardless of where you buy the phone from. Anyone care to input?
soraxd said:
unless you live in new york, you dont have to pay any.
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I do live in New York... Where does that leave me?
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When I ordered a phone from the U.K to Chicago, I was not billed any customs rate what so ever. Even while ordering stuff from H.K, I didnt pay any customs.
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I do live in New York... Where does that leave me?
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then you have to pay sales tax, thats all, idk what it is over there, but in ohio its 7%
thats if you order from mobilecityonline, if you order from clove there wont be any tax. the tax is only from mobilecityonline because theyre actually newyork based, so newyork residents have to pay =/ not sure who would be cheaper in this instance, hmm
thanks everyone
That was one of my worries, at least I can breath now
Now to see if the GPS performs good or not. The first SGS let a sour taste in my mouth.
Ok, so the sellers that can ship to the U.S. that I have so far are:
clove.co.uk (444.00 euros + 14 euros shipping = 458 euros)
mobilecity.com (699.99 dollars + 0 shipping)
handtec.co.uk (515.99 euros + 12.99 euros shipping = 528.98 euros)
expansys.com (519.99 euros + ?? shipping)
expansys-usa.com (749.99 dollars + ?? shipping)
Watch out, UK still uses pounds, not euros
So it's actually 14% more expensive (1GBP=1.14EUR)
gaijinboricua said:
That was one of my worries, at least I can breath now
Now to see if the GPS performs good or not. The first SGS let a sour taste in my mouth.
Ok, so the sellers that can ship to the U.S. that I have so far are:
clove.co.uk (444.00 euros + 14 euros shipping = 458 euros)
mobilecity.com (699.99 dollars + 0 shipping)
handtec.co.uk (515.99 euros + 12.99 euros shipping = 528.98 euros)
expansys.com (519.99 euros + ?? shipping)
expansys-usa.com (749.99 dollars + ?? shipping)
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I believe the Handtec price you listed includes VAT, which you don't have to pay if you're in the states. The last time I checked it was about 430£.
soraxd said:
then you have to pay sales tax, thats all, idk what it is over there, but in ohio its 7%
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It's 8.75%.
I tried figuring out where it's cheapest, realized that I was using euros instead of pounds, and gave up.
I just had jaw surgery so I can't think much right now... lol
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Is it an international warranty? From my previous experience with Samsung products (laptops, not phones), the warranty would cover the item in the locale where it was purchased, which in this case would be the U.K. no?
rwc3b said:
I can't directly answer that question but an email from Clove says, "Samsung offer a two year warranty on the SGS2!!"
I suppose that's regardless of where you buy the phone from. Anyone care to input?
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dinan said:
Is it an international warranty? From my previous experience with Samsung products (laptops, not phones), the warranty would cover the item in the locale where it was purchased, which in this case would be the U.K. no?
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Clove just emailed saying if there's an issue with the device, it can always be sent back to them.
They didn't mention any other details. It sounds pretty vague so I guess I'll have to deal with either SquareTrade or Ensquared.
gaijinboricua said:
That was one of my worries, at least I can breath now
Now to see if the GPS performs good or not. The first SGS let a sour taste in my mouth.
Ok, so the sellers that can ship to the U.S. that I have so far are:
clove.co.uk (444.00 euros + 14 euros shipping = 458 euros)
mobilecity.com (699.99 dollars + 0 shipping)
handtec.co.uk (515.99 euros + 12.99 euros shipping = 528.98 euros)
expansys.com (519.99 euros + ?? shipping)
expansys-usa.com (749.99 dollars + ?? shipping)
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well this guy who has one atm, says that the gps is working good, and he has a pre production model, so it seems good
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043823&page=3
wow
and here I was thinking that was euros, so it is actually british pounds, hmmmm...
I guess mobilecity is the one
Guys, i want to make sure i've got it correctly: if I'm buying from UK (expansys or handtec) and ship it to USA address not in New York, in my case Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, then i wont pay any US taxes and customs, and expansys's price (which exclude EU VAT while shipping to US) + shipping costs will be my final price?
Price of phone plus shipping is what t
I paid. Shipped to Florida with nn tax.
vfxdomain said:
Guys, i want to make sure i've got it correctly: if I'm buying from UK (expansys or handtec) and ship it to USA address not in New York, in my case Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, then i wont pay any US taxes and customs, and expansys's price (which exclude EU VAT while shipping to US) + shipping costs will be my final price?
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http://www.expansys.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s-ii-16gb-209114/
Is this version of SGSII Unlocked, i mean can i use it in Pakistan if i buy from this website and why it is cheap on this website on Ebay the price is 800$ minimum.
ila420 said:
http://www.expansys.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s-ii-16gb-209114/
Is this version of SGSII Unlocked, i mean can i use it in Pakistan if i buy from this website and why it is cheap on this website on Ebay the price is 800$ minimum.
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It's called an exchange rate for a reason, £ and $ aren't the same. £519.99 is around $800. It's not cheap off that site at all.
519.99 GBP = 845.673 USD
British Pound US Dollar
1 GBP = 1.62633 USD 1 USD = 0.614883 GBP
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Thanks for the reply!!
Will it work in Pakistan ? If i buy from expansys, website says SimFree does it means it will work in any country ?
I was planning to buy Incredible S, i saw the price of SGSII on expansys the difference of is approx 100 GBP between these two mobile phones, isnt it better to get SGSII rathat than IS.
I have no idea if it'll work properly in Pakistan, it'll probably call and text but I don't know if it's 3G/HSDPA internet will work. Depends on the frequencies the Pakistani networks use and if they're the same as the UK ones...I don't know the actual figures for either, sorry.
Oh and yes the S2 smashed the incredible S in pretty much every aspect.
AMAZON IS 150
ATT IS 99
BESTBUY IS 99
is there one for free or 1 cent ect.?
1 cent is for a new contract only. For both ATT and bestbuy you will pay sales tax on the full retail price of the phone.
Oh sure, now everybody is $99. Last month Costco was the only for $99, at least for an upgrade. New subs could get $99 on Amazon.
gnahc79 said:
1 cent is for a new contract only. For both ATT and bestbuy you will pay sales tax on the full retail price of the phone.
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Sales tax charge on full retail is dependant upon where you live.
newter55 said:
Sales tax charge on full retail is dependant upon where you live.
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Good point. In the "great" state of CA we have to pay sales tax on full retail...not that it helps the state keep to their budget but I digress .
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Good point. In the "great" state of CA we have to pay sales tax on full retail...not that it helps the state keep to their budget but I digress .
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Don't they also add on the recycling charge? I know when I lived there a couple of years ago they hit me for that when I bought a new LCD. Do they do that for the phones in Cali also?
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Don't they also add on the recycling charge? I know when I lived there a couple of years ago they hit me for that when I bought a new LCD. Do they do that for the phones in Cali also?
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Not sure about phones...the Infuse could get dinged with the $6 fee. fun huh?
Viewable Screen Size (measured diagonally) Electronic Waste Recycling Fee (effective January 1, 2011)
Greater than 4 inches and less than 15 inches $6
Equal to or greater than 15 inches and less than 35 inches $8
35 inches and larger $10
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hi. this is a simple thread just to see what are the prices of Lumias in other countries.
you can give prices that you bought yours just for the sake of comparing it with others.
Anyway i am from Greece where all phones are sold factory unlocked.
here the Lumia 710 costs 299.90 euro (i bought mine brand new for 200 and sold it same price 20 days later fully unlocked to buy 800).
Lumia 800 here cost 539 euro but i bought mine for 343 euro, w/o contracts or anything.
post yours.
hey their,
i got my White Lumia 800 for about RS.21,000 on 28th April 2012
round about $420, and 333 euro....
Here in India we get Sim Free Phones....
US $300, unlocked RM-801, on Craigslist.
lumia 800 black-- 210€
wow, it looks like everywhere is cheaper than Greece. maybe it is time to change country. lol
bought mine for about 400 euro here in Romania way ahead official launch.
crysu said:
bought mine for about 400 euro here in Romania way ahead official launch.
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same here, 325 euros in december as a christmas present...way before the official launch...
I bought mine refurbished but in perfect condition for 300 USD.
Brand new it's 500 USD.
499€ in Italy, I bought it november 21th.
Just swapped my 5 month old Galaxy Note to a 2 week old Lumia and got $130 in between.
Really like it so far.
I got mine for $0 from nokia, I got it since I was a developer registered with nokia as I also got a N950 before.
Portugal prices
bought this phone today.
519 euros unlocked
479 is the price for locked ones
Rui
ruianast said:
bought this phone today.
519 euros unlocked
479 is the price for locked ones
Rui
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why is that countries wiyh monetary problems like greece and portugal have the highest prices? maybe taxes? 23%
bought mine in Finland on expansys.fi, but the product came from france warehouse
379€ without port price, 394€ in total.
Unlocked magenta version of course
Lumia in portugal
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why is that countries wiyh monetary problems like greece and portugal have the highest prices? maybe taxes? 23%
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Yes we have alot of taxes. 23% is this case.
taxes and firing people is the solution found by our governator to solve the crise.
in this moment 15% of our ppl are without job and they are still incrising taxes.
Per example bread ,water , gas and other essential things have now 23%tax instead of the 5-13% they had!
Sorry for my english.
But just to tell that Greece and Portugal are diferent countrys and we are dealing with this in a very different way.
I hope both country can resolve their problems and don´t fall again in misery.
Viva Portugal!
£190 for lumia 800 black.
I bought my Lumia 800 in HK(PS :I am living in mainland)
I payed about 3000 RMB for my device,about 370 eur
My Lumia 800 cost me exactly $0. I got it from Microsoft for coding some apps.
i paid just
£130
carphone warehouse uk payg superb deal right now
terminal 7 said:
i paid just
£130
carphone warehouse uk payg superb deal right now
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For an 800?
My father liked my touchpad he bought one for himself... for £230! Whoever sold it to him had added CM9 (thx!) and it seems to work well, but it seems to me to be a little expensive - the person who sold it has stuck on CM9 but effectively charged more for CM's work...
Can't quite believe he paid more than double what I paid for mine! Is that really the going rate?
If its a 32GB touchpad the going rate does stick around 185-230 so it isn't a million miles off.....some have looked after them very well and others (like me) are including accessories like case/touchstone/keyboard whatever so you haven't been conned, just should've searched around. But still not the worst buy i've seen
its because the demand is so good, thats why the price is that high, once it all dies down then there's nothing to stop the price going down down.
ace 9988 sorry if this is irrelevant, but your sig got me so bad i thought a little cockroach was trapped in my big monitor!!
ah good! thx for that - yes, it came with a case.
and he's really pleased with it so thats what counts!
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ace 9988 sorry if this is irrelevant, but your sig got me so bad i thought a little cockroach was trapped in my big monitor!!
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Well if this is right, 230 euros is equivalent to 356 US dollars.* If thats the case, that was way too much. My 32 gig Touchpad that came with a case was 230 US Dollars. Which is 183 Euros.*
*According to google
That is a euro sign right? lol
ha its a british pound - land of the queen, where tv was invented, rolls royce, rover and all that lol.
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ha its a british pound - land of the queen, where tv was invented, rolls royce, rover and all that lol.
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Well I think it equals the same. 356 US Dollars. Mine was 230 US dollars.
i like your avatar by the way!
jsgraphicart said:
Well I think it equals the same. 356 US Dollars. Mine was 230 US dollars.
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UK has huge taxes hike compared to things in america (not many states in america have sales tax?), and no point importing them cuz we pay import duty depending on the cost which ends up making the same price. Thats why nobody from europe in their right mind would want to sell anything across the pond.
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My father liked my touchpad he bought one for himself... for £230! Whoever sold it to him had added CM9 (thx!) and it seems to work well, but it seems to me to be a little expensive - the person who sold it has stuck on CM9 but effectively charged more for CM's work...
Can't quite believe he paid more than double what I paid for mine! Is that really the going rate?
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£230?!!! OMG !!!
I bought mine for £220, and that's for a 16GB version. These things have got expensive since the fire sale but it's still a far cry from the original price of £400 something and they're better than a lot of tablets at this price point too
I got mine for about 150 for a 32 gig plus an extra 50 for the case. That is in Canadian dollars
proud owner of a Touchpad and Galaxy Nexus
Lol I paid 155 us dollars for mine with nice case for $5
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Is it just me or people just don't understand economies outside of america?
230 pounds = 285 euros
it kinda feels like a steal
FYI, the electronics in the USA are much cheaper than in Europe, mainly because of the VAT and the import price.
If you can buy an used Touchpad 16GB for the average of $150 in the US, but in the UK you can buy one for £160 on the average.
So, OP, your Touchpad was not expensive, it's a perfect price for unopened product.
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Varemenos said:
230 pounds = 285 euros
it kinda feels like a steal
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if anybody wants mine its cheaper =P