Just a poll to see the numbers.
It wil be useful to see the ratio of those that didn't manage to get an order off to those that did/already received it.
Mines out foe delivery today! should get it soon
Ordered 32GB version from the UK playstore. No word yet on shipping. Anyone else from the UK ordered/received theirs?
I ordered 2 pieces one 16 and one 32 gb. The 32 gb per accident, but I thought about it and preferred the 32gb one. The 16 gb Version I have cancelled. Others want to have one, too!
The 32 gb Version was shipped yesterday and at the moment DHL is shipping it to me. Can't wait until receive it taday!
Ordered mine on Nov 13 and still hasent shipped yet. And I live in CA where Google's headquarters is. Im waiting on the shipped email to be forwarded to me from my father(it was a gift bought under his gmail account). This is driving me mad!
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Ordered on Tuesday and got my shipping confirmation fairly late last night from TNT. Out for delivery today, anytime before 6! Very happy it's being delivered today as I go on holiday for 9 days tomorrow morning, didn't want to wait that long for it!
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I ordered the N10/32G on Tuesday and received the shipping confirmation this morning as expected.
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I also got my shipping information today... Anyone know where they ship from in the United States? Or is there different locations it can come from?
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ohhh nice
It's arrived:
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32GB in the UK.
I ordered mine as soon as it was avaible to order on Tuesday here in the US. It sill has not shipped.
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Ordered on Tuesday and got my shipping confirmation fairly late last night from TNT. Out for delivery today, anytime before 6! Very happy it's being delivered today as I go on holiday for 9 days tomorrow morning, didn't want to wait that long for it!
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I had this as well, although the information number from TNT was not for me, so I'm hoping im in the same boat as you. Emailed Google trying to get a working tracking number though.
EDIT: I'm stupid and can't use the website properly. Out for delivery 9-6
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I had this as well, although the information number from TNT was not for me, so I'm hoping im in the same boat as you. Emailed Google trying to get a working tracking number though.
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Good luck I hope it gets there soon! Mine was delivered at 12:30 this afternoon while I was out, luckily someone is always home. It's everything I hoped it would be!
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Good luck I hope it gets there soon! Mine was delivered at 12:30 this afternoon while I was out, luckily someone is always home. It's everything I hoped it would be!
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Tell us more! I'm so greedy for more information.
Haha, happy to oblige. Much like the N7, it feels like a premium tab to me. Everything I've tried so far has been beautifully smooth. The screen is every bit as good as people have said it is. Got no problems with light bleed on this one so can't comment on that. I was sceptical when I first read about the layout but having used it it doesn't bother me in the slightest.
Also just finished downloading Amazing Spider-Man and it looks stunning on this display.
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Haha, happy to oblige. Much like the N7, it feels like a premium tab to me. Everything I've tried so far has been beautifully smooth. The screen is every bit as good as people have said it is. Got no problems with light bleed on this one so can't comment on that. I was sceptical when I first read about the layout but having used it it doesn't bother me in the slightest.
Also just finished downloading Amazing Spider-Man and it looks stunning on this display.
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How about the size? Is using the keyboard a stretch on the 10-incher? That's really my biggest concern at this point. Thanks
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I also got my shipping information today... Anyone know where they ship from in the United States? Or is there different locations it can come from?
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Got my shipping info today as well. There are 3 shipping schemas: If you're on the east coast, it ships from the west coast. If you're on the west coast, it ships from the east coast. If you're in between, they ship the box from the east, device from the west and the shipping label from canada - then they assemble it all and repost it from Iowa.
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How about the size? Is using the keyboard a stretch on the 10-incher? That's really my biggest concern at this point. Thanks
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Personally I find it very comfortable to hold either one or two-handed. Even though it's a big unit it's very well designed. Using the keyboard on this is really a question of how easy it is to use a keyboard on a 10inch tablet in general rather than the N10 specifically. Personally I'd say it's no easier or harder. I love the new keyboard itself, to the point where for the first time ever I may well continue using a stock android keyboard.
Ordered my 32gb 10 the morning they were released... After many, many tries!
Got my UPS tracking # last night but still doesn't work as of a few minutes ago. Just want to know the projected delivery date!
Finally updated, says it's in Kentucky. Why ship two day on a Thursday??
C'mon, Google. For $14 shipping you can do better.
Still hoping it will update for delivery tomorrow...
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English-only available docks on eBay for ~$250 with Buy it now.
Chinese/English TF201 docks available now off ebay for $185 shipped.
They're come with a bi-lingual keyboard, English is primary.
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Bought one, will report back.
I heared you get Taiwanese/Chinese(?) letters above the normal letters, should look out if you don't want that..
who knows how long it would take to get it... might as well try shopblt.com since theyre supposedly receiving 200 grey / 200 champagne docks in 2 days.
Yeah, it says right on the ebay page "Please Note: The keyboard is English and Chinese symbols."
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who knows how long it would take to get it... might as well try shopblt.com since theyre supposedly receiving 200 grey / 200 champagne docks in 2 days.
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Damn - would have saved myself $50 with shopblt -
http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop...110020050010_BLL5656P.shtml&order_id=!ORDERID!
Really wanted to have the keyboard when my Prime arrives in a few days however, so I'll pay for the privilege of not waiting on a pre-order list.
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Yeah, it says right on the ebay page "Please Note: The keyboard is English and Chinese symbols."
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English is the primary language on the keys, and Chinese in tiny print in the right of the each key. If I ever want to learn Chinese I'm set
I find it weird to see you guys scrambling to get a dock, over here its a mandatory part of the 32gb package.
We only have 32gb with dock, and 64gb without dock, both packages priced the same.
there are 332 back ordered at blt and only 209 coming
I bought mine from this guy. I personally had a great experience with the transaction and received tracking information very promptly. I have no idea how this happened but I received it in about 8 days. I was expecting it to take at least 5 days to clear US customs alone and wasn't really expecting it's arrival so quickly. Your mileage may vary.
The Chinese symbols don't bother me very much. I don't really look at the keyboard when I type anyway.
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there are 332 back ordered at blt and only 209 coming
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promptly edited top post because of this. Will be interesting to see how fast they restock...
Ordered mine from Newegg earlier today!
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Ordered mine from Newegg earlier today!
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and Newegg held their stock for all of maybe 15 minutes.
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I bought mine from this guy. I personally had a great experience with the transaction and received tracking information very promptly. I have no idea how this happened but I received it in about 8 days. I was expecting it to take at least 5 days to clear US customs alone and wasn't really expecting it's arrival so quickly. Your mileage may vary.
The Chinese symbols don't bother me very much. I don't really look at the keyboard when I type anyway.
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Thank you for the great feedback on this -
paid $50 more, but I bought a u.s. one from ebay. They pop up every now and then.
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paid $50 more, but I bought a u.s. one from ebay. They pop up every now and then.
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You mean $50 over the original price, or over $185?
There's a great number of them on eBay in the $220-250 range.
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You mean $50 over the original price, or over $185?
There's a great number of them on eBay in the $220-250 range.
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Mine arrives tomorrow from Abe's of Maine, exactly 6 days after ordering it (I ordered around midnight so really 5 days plus we had another holiday for shipping.)
If I didn't want it sooooooo bad I would be tempted to profit on it. Ain't happening.
I ordered mine from newegg earlier. I received a text at 5:14 and ordered it by 5:19. I wasn't missing out on this one lol.
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Yea seems like Newegg still might be a decent bet for the next go, just setup the auto notify and glue your phone to your ear until it goes off.
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You mean $50 over the original price, or over $185?
There's a great number of them on eBay in the $220-250 range.
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I paid $200, I thought the original price was $150.
I just don't get it.?Why on earth are the docks so hard to find? I figured the tablet would be hard to find.
Got mine today from Amazon. Ordered on 12/20. 64 GB Grey should be in on Monday (1/9).
It's on a dod site, it looks like it comes with everything, has a 90 warranty. Cheapest I've seen on amazon is $70 for new. I've seen a couple of threads on bluetooth headsets so I thought I'd post this.
http://www.dailysteals.com/
I've purchased from daily steals, good site. Hope this helps someone
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Wow. Amazing deal! Chrome was throwing a few red flags so hopefully I didn't get bamboozled. I just bought 2 of these. So thanks!
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Wow. Amazing deal! Chrome was throwing a few red flags so hopefully I didn't get bamboozled. I just bought 2 of these. So thanks!
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Well like I said, I've purchased from them before and they were prompt and somewhat fast. As for the red flags, I use WOT and Mcafee siteadvisor in FireFox when I'm not sure and it didn't throw any flags when I first checked them out.
Glad this was of use to you.
I just bought one, thanks for the tip, I just saw it while browsing the forum page. It kind of sucks that it says it can take up to 6 business days to ship, but that is the max so it is probably just in case. Get the best bluetooth for the price of the worst.
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Wow. Amazing deal! Chrome was throwing a few red flags so hopefully I didn't get bamboozled. I just bought 2 of these. So thanks!
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I bought my galaxy s3 off this site. Very good deal.
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I bought my galaxy s3 off this site. Very good deal.
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How much was it on the site, just wondering?
The Tracking number they gave me starts with a 9 and it should start with 1Z usually for UPS, but they may use SurePost(a combo of UPS and USPS) which I dont know much about. Does anyone know what is going on with the shipping tracking?
I received a similar number dorm my order last week and it took a few days (including the weekend) before i was able to track it.
I ordered last Wednesday and it should arrive thisThursday.
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I received a similar number dorm my order last week and it took a few days (including the weekend) before i was able to track it.
I ordered last Wednesday and it should arrive thisThursday.
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I had the EXACT same experience. I ordered on Wednesday got the tracking info on Friday(I think, not by email). I was only able to track it when I checked today after like 10 or 11 maybe not sure, but before that it said "Not available". It is a different type of shipping....It is 1 hr 10 min away from me RIGHT NOW, and I wont get it till Thurday either(estimated, possibly earlier I guess).
"UPS Mail Innovations" is who is shipping it, may not be that same.
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I had the EXACT same experience. I ordered on Wednesday got the tracking info on Friday(I think, not by email). I was only able to track it when I checked today after like 10 or 11 maybe not sure, but before that it said "Not available". It is a different type of shipping....It is 1 hr 10 min away from me RIGHT NOW, and I wont get it till Thurday either(estimated, possibly earlier I guess).
"UPS Mail Innovations" is who is shipping it, may not be that same.
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I don't recall getting an email giving me a shipping number, but I checked the webpage and shows that I'll get mine Thursday. oh and mine is 104 miles away. Knowing UPS, it'll be here on Thursday they don't tend to like to get things to me early.
So I just got this in on the 20th and wanted to play with it a bit before I said anything about it. In a nutshell, I don't like it. I like it's premise with A2DP, the accelerometer and the cool integration things, but in the end I feel it was poorly executed.
First the rubber actually hurts my ear, which is a novel concept for me because I have big ears. Even with a big earpiece, I was hoping it would apply enough grip that I could wear it without the loop, but no such luck. The over the ear hook is cool, it disconnects easy enough but not so easy that i'll pop off while on your ear and it swivels for optimal positioning, but it's hard plastic and it's a small loop.
The audio is good, but not better than any of it's competition, but in the same breath it isn't worse than it's competition either. The noise assassin, is a cool idea, but no more effective than the competition's noise canceling.
The tap tap function is cool, but why not just use a button? It has a function called shake shake so you can answer your phone call while it isn't in your ear, my only question is why not just put it in your ear and answer it then? To pair, it uses a double shake shake, which is handy to quickly put the headset into pairing mode, but how often do you need to pair a headset?
The software. Oh how i wish I could say that all of that could be made up with the software. But all you can do with the software is tell it what you want the talk button to do when you press it and if you want it to speak your calender reminders.
Lastly is the webpage. First you have to install the updater software, which you would imagine to operate similar to like a logitech software bundle but all it does is provide an interface for your headset and the webpage which is fine. You can choose from 6 different voices which is cool AND you can specify what service you want to use when you do a press and hold action. Unfortunately the majority of the services, (all 7 of them) require accounts/payments. From the webpage you can access different functions like disabling the tap tap or shake shake feature or A2PD, but my question is, why can't the app handle these?
I guess I'm being just picky or maybe I'm jaded because I just got it in and it isn't working with my phone anymore (not sure if it's a ROM issue or a headset issue) but I don't like the headset. If anyone wants it, i'll give it up for a little less than I paid for it or else it'll probably end up in a drawer whilst I continue my search for the best bluetooth headset.
Oh and a bit on dailysteals, good company, the headset only came with the 1 ear cover, and the back was a little scratched up where it looked like someone couldn't figure out how to plug it in but I can accept that for a headset that's still going for $70 to $110 new.
I'll take it off your hands if you want.
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I'll take it off your hands if you want.
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Wanted to share this with folks, as I know a lot of you would like an early upgrade to the Note 2.
First, we are a business customer; that is my wife works for a large corporation that allows us some nice discounts on our service. We have 3 phone lines in our family, so we are not that big of a account personally..
I called CS today, and asked about an early upgrade. We are only in month 10 of our agreement, so I didn't think I had much chance. The first guy I spoke to was trying to get me to change my plan, and add a line, and do all other stuff, so he could "justify" upgrading me for $299.
I told him no, I didn't want to add a line, or do anything silly like that, and asked to speak to retention.
After being transferred, I politely told the gentleman that I wanted a $199 upgrade to a Note 2; I mentioned that Sprint and T-Mobile had promos for that price, and, I could sell our 3 phones on ebay, and make more than enough to pay the cancellation fees, but, I wasn't threatening to leave, nor did I want to leave, nor did I want 3 upgrades; just one for me.
He came back and said he could do the upgrade for 299, plus he would give me a 30 dollar credit for the next 6 months, effectively making the price 119!! (299-180=119).
I asked him to waive the activation fee, and he said he would give me another 36 dollar credit to take care of that, and, also, throw in 2 day shipping for free!
So, I should have my phone by Friday, and am excited to move to the note 2, especially at THAT price!!
My point is, it appears that now that Xmas has passed, they are more receptive to doing early upgrades for those of us that don't really qualify; also, being very polite, and nice to the agent probably helped me as well!
Thanks to all the great friends, dev's, and mods that I have made in this thread, and, a lot of you have already moved to the Note 2, and I am sure a lot more of you will be there soon as well. Hopefully, you can be as successful as I was in getting an early upgrade if that is what you so desire...See you on the other side soon!!
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Sniff.....(wipes eyes)
There goes another satisfied customer....
Pretty soon...It'll be me, and the moderator.....(echo)...LOL....g
I know you will be over there soon too, man..
Not me, I figured how to get multi view and the fancy camera feature About Face. I'm set.
yeh wase,
Ranger and I have multi-window already...
but since your leaving, none for you....
put your glasses on right side up ranger, and he'll never know...LOL...g
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Not me, I figured how to get multi view and the fancy camera feature About Face. I'm set.
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Wait what? Multi window is all I need on this Note to be happy! Please share, please
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Wait what? Multi window is all I need on this Note to be happy! Please share, please
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I would hold out for world peace as my condition for happiness.
One phone feature isn't enough for me.
I've also got multi window... Lol. Gotta love being xposed
I would love to try this but with note 3 talk already out maybe I should wait.
Yes it will be a long wait but.....
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Hah, there's talk of the next phone the day one is released. I hear that 2020 Mustangs gonna be a bad ass mofo!
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Hah, there's talk of the next phone the day one is released. I hear that 2020 Mustangs gonna be a bad ass mofo!
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So true, man..If we always waited until the next "big thing" came out, we'd all still be using bag phones!!
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So true, man..If we always waited until the next "big thing" came out, we'd all still be using bag phones!!
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I think I will save my upgrade for the note 3.
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I really like the notepad feature. I can write easily, but the unit lacks portability.
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I think I will save my upgrade for the note 3.
I really like the notepad feature. I can write easily, but the unit lacks portability.
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I LOVE that 2 tone look....acoustic modems FTW!!
Its true that there will always be a next big thing. The flashaholic in me wants a note 2 but att extended my upgrade time to 1 1/2 yrs when I upgraded to the note and I didn't upgrade early. So wait until Oct or pay full price. I'm sure they would be happy to let me pay full (overpriced) retail.
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I count on the prices on Craigslist to drop. I have never used my upgrade, because I never want a contract.
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Not me, I figured how to get multi view and the fancy camera feature About Face. I'm set.
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Do tell!! I've been looking for a ROM with this capability for a while now. Still haven't found a solution.
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I count on the prices on Craigslist to drop. I have never used my upgrade, because I never want a contract.
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+1 I use the same strategy.
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Do tell!! I've been looking for a ROM with this capability for a while now. Still haven't found a solution.
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Sorry, buddy, I was just pulling a few legs. Its sort of an inside joke around here because there has been almost 15 threads started about this. Now you're inside.
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Sorry, buddy, I was just pulling a few legs. Its sort of an inside joke around here because there has been almost 15 threads started about this. Now you're inside.
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:crying: I've been googling for an hour now!! haha. Oh well. Hopefully it'll hit the boards at some point soon. I'm really looking forward to playing with that functionality.
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:crying: I've been googling for an hour now!! haha. Oh well. Hopefully it'll hit the boards at some point soon. I'm really looking forward to playing with that functionality.
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Have you guys not tried xposed frameworks and the multi window apk? Works on stock tw based ROMs.
Cheers Folks,
for the time being the dealers mostly show the 06.09. as the start date for their deliveries of the XZU here in Germany, which still is a tough period for waiting patiently...
But whilst the time from June they were also quite unisono stating the 23.09. and some further dates.
Due to the dragging devlopement of LTE offers here, the LTE Version of the XZU would be nice to have but not hardly neccessary.
So if the release date will be in 3 or up to 4 weeks, i would cancel my preorder and go for a 3G Version from China.
So does anyone has a definite info when Sony will roll out the devices in Europe / Germany?
Thanks already now for some input.
Release date in the UK is set to sept. 9th, so i guess around that date? Sony said it will get released in Q3, so we'll get it in september "no matter what", but i agree, the waiting is killing me, so i hope september 9th is the date.
Nice avatar, jack!
I'm also from Düsseldorf :laugh:
Waiting for the SBH52, hopefully it will be released together with the XZU in germany.
Same date here in sweden too. I can't hold it much longer! :fingers-crossed: But I want the LTE version otherwise I would have ordered it from Asia.
The shop were i've placed the preorder now states 4 working days for delivery, which would mean that they have to get it on wednesday to deliver it overnight on thursday.
Let's cross fingers they're not promising too much.
Release date slipped now to the 09.09. on trader side, which will then be in line with the leaked release overview that was spread for the SGN3
Delivery then should take place then on the 10.09.
Still early enough to take along the LTE Version with European Support.
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This is starting to **** me up a bit ...
Now the online-shops over here started to pass on the release date again - actually they're up to the 13.09., which then would be in line with the UK statement but still already a week later then announced initially.
But why Sony is not able to provide a clear and explicit statement, especially in the course of the current IFA?
Seems to me, that they're using the devices in HK & Singapore as Beta Testers for a smoother European rollout.
Sony hasn't given us a specific date as far as i know, but that doesn't stop the stores to speculate. Some stores won't add a date at all or add a "late date" since they haven't got a specific date. Other stores will add a much earlier date so people will pre-order one (that's cash in the bank for them), and then they'll just push the date until they get them. Sony said Q3, and Q3 is over in 3 weeks, so we'll get it in september. My guess is next week.
Rule of thumb; don't ever pre-order anything without having an official release date.
In my profession i got so called off the books, verbal and non written contacts to the decision makers, which grants me a fundament to make my preparations on the quiet. If i don't have them, i keep my fingers still and my mouth shut providing better nothing, then something again and again wrong.
But it's a more general topic of communication and information policy. Even Samsung is able to state the release date directly in the release show. And we dont have to talk about the overall quality of Samsung beyond performance, right?
So its on the one hand surely the scruffy behaviour of the traders. But this wont be the case, if Sony would communicate in a proper way to make proper business.
In the end this all does not influence my preorder. If i made a decision that i want a product, then it's rock solid and even delivery times won't affect that.
Just a way to ease the pain, and ... communicate
From the really beginning I heard mid September, for earlier date it is only shop speculations. The firmware .510 isn't totally stable as there is still the black screen when uncheck Optimized backlight and restart the phone. Main reason the phone came out in developing Asian countries is to give a large scale test for the device and develop a stable phone when released in EU and USA.
It'll be in Europe soon and you'll enjoy a full functional phone
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I preordered from Clove.co.uk and they state on the site that they'll receive the first batch on the 12th and start shipping on the 13th.
I had it shipped via FedEx to Italy so I guess I will be playing with it Monday or Tuesday...
Here in Italy I personally asked in several shops (~6) and they look at me like they just seen an alien, and tell me the only 6+inches device they know of is the "great" Galaxy Mega.
Then I lol a bit and get the F off those shops, keeping in mind to come back with the device and shove it in their faces.
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Sony on their part now lists two different versions over here in Germany.
First "Coming soon"
http://shop.sonymobile.com/de/buy/xperia-z-ultra-black/1275-9772/
Second "End of September"
http://www.sony.de/product/smartphones/xperia-z-ultra
Both are official Sony websites / stores.
But 2 different official "statements" of the same company would fit in the "not mentioniong anything solid" circle ...
Mytrendyphone says it is in stock, made for german market.
Purple: http://www.mytrendyphone.co.uk/shop/sony-xperia-z-114592p.html
White: http://www.mytrendyphone.co.uk/shop/sony-xperia-z-114553p.html
Black: http://www.mytrendyphone.co.uk/shop/sony-xperia-z-114541p.html
A bit more expensive than other stores but it's the first store I've seen that has the LTE version in stock in Europe :good:
SÜPERUSER said:
Mytrendyphone says it is in stock, made for german market.
Purple: http://www.mytrendyphone.co.uk/shop/sony-xperia-z-114592p.html
White: http://www.mytrendyphone.co.uk/shop/sony-xperia-z-114553p.html
Black: http://www.mytrendyphone.co.uk/shop/sony-xperia-z-114541p.html
A bit more expensive than other stores but it's the first store I've seen that has the LTE version in stock in Europe :good:
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Would not trust them, especially when, as usual, the Purple color will come later than the classical White/Black.
That I'm sure of.
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Their "In Stock" looks like gambling to me, especially as they're buying time with the "usually dispatched within 3-7 days" instead of usual delivery time.
Sadly the live chat is offline, would be good to get a further statement of them.
fastest83 said:
Would not trust them, especially when, as usual, the Purple color will come later than the classical White/Black.
That I'm sure of.
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I agree with you, also their products is always more expensive if not double the price in some cases compared to many other stores. I see it more like a sign that the Z ultra perhaps is arriving in some stores now.
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I agree with you, also their products is always more expensive if not double the price in some cases compared to many other stores. I see it more like a sign that the Z ultra perhaps is arriving in some stores now.
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For the same price I bought it from Clove.co.uk getting the SW2 and the SBH20 attached... I'd say their price is asking waaaaay too much
On the other hand, if you look at the listing price here in Italy is around that, so I wouldn't be surprised going around London or Milan seeing the Z Ultra on display with that price.
Let's not forget we ARE NOT the majority of people, and that the majority will discover the mere existence of this device when window shopping maybe for Christmas...
Furthermore, I would be willing to bet that nobody will rise an eyebrow seeing the premium price, as for the simple customer bigger equals more expensive.
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So Sony Germany via Twitter came back on my request ... but at the end of the day, the statement isn't really worth the time they've spent on writing it.
"The Xperia Z Ultra will be release soon. No appointed day known."
Beyond that a german carrier (o2 Germany, Telefonica) also came back, giving an impression of optimism mixed with unknowingness - at least in my opinion.
If the "soon" of Sony is going along with the "this week" of o2 - praise the lord ... Mighty king of honor and smartphones, it's here.
So the traders here are giving green lights for avalibility.
Mine sent me the delivery confirmation this morning, and with the overnight service i'll get it by tomorrow.
Finally
It's available in Norway now. Some carriers have got it, so I guess it's a sign that it's now officially released.
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Can't wait to get it! When i pre-ordered my Nexus 5 it shipped the day before and I got it on launch day. Maybe that will happen here?
I paid the extra $7 for 1-day shipping so heres to wishing it will be here tomorrow!!
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I did the same thing! I hope it ships today...but I think its already late
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I did the same thing! I hope it ships today...but I think its already late
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My Nexus shipped around 5PM the day before. With things like this I think Google and Fedex have the whole thing planned. Google just gives them pallets of devices and Fedex does the rest.
When your talking about 100s of thousands or possibly millions of dollars for one "order" fedex will move mountains to make things happen
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My Nexus shipped around 5PM the day before. With things like this I think Google and Fedex have the whole thing planned. Google just gives them pallets of devices and Fedex does the rest.
When your talking about 100s of thousands or possibly millions of dollars for one "order" fedex will move mountains to make things happen
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i have to agree with this.
i really hope this time around, they ship from canada to canada. when i got my nexus 4 it came from east usa somwhere, and got stopped in fargo because of 1 cm of snow...
In my experience it ships from Google's warehouse in California. Close to where they are headquartered.
This will most likely be the case this time too.
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My Nexus shipped around 5PM the day before. With things like this I think Google and Fedex have the whole thing planned. Google just gives them pallets of devices and Fedex does the rest.
When your talking about 100s of thousands or possibly millions of dollars for one "order" fedex will move mountains to make things happen
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This is where the UK Falls over, Delivery services are absolutely rubbish! Cost £9.99 for postage, (Approx $14) for 2-3 Days delivery, and will be lucky to get it on the 3rd day...
tslagle13 said:
My Nexus shipped around 5PM the day before. With things like this I think Google and Fedex have the whole thing planned. Google just gives them pallets of devices and Fedex does the rest.
When your talking about 100s of thousands or possibly millions of dollars for one "order" fedex will move mountains to make things happen
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Can I ask where you live? I live on the west coast, so I Dont know what you're 5pm is but I hope you're right!
trh1341 said:
Can I ask where you live? I live on the west coast, so I Dont know what you're 5pm is but I hope you're right!
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Im in the midwest. So my 5PM is your 6PM.
I think right now the warehouse employees are just sticking tons and tons and tons of shipping labels on boxes with G watches in them. Then Fedex (maybe UPS if they changed carriers since Nexus 5) will pick them up. Then we SHOULD get it tomorrow if you did one day shipping.
One can pray and do rain dances to hope lol
Every device I've preordered I've gotten before or the day of launch so laws of the universe maintain that won't change so we are all safe and will have some g watch goodness tomorrow....at least I hope.
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Im in the midwest. So my 5PM is your 6PM.
I think right now the warehouse employees are just sticking tons and tons and tons of shipping labels on boxes with G watches in them. Then Fedex (maybe UPS if they changed carriers since Nexus 5) will pick them up. Then we SHOULD get it tomorrow if you did one day shipping.
One can pray and do rain dances to hope lol
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Sweet! I hope its true! I ordered one day shipping and really don't want to wait! And that must be a boring job! Sticking a bunch of shipping labels on those boxes!
demitrix said:
Every device I've preordered I've gotten before or the day of launch so laws of the universe maintain that won't change so we are all safe and will have some g watch goodness tomorrow....at least I hope.
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Agreed! N4, N7. N10, and N5 have all been delivered on launch day with one day shipping
trh1341 said:
Sweet! I hope its true! I ordered one day shipping and really don't want to wait! And that must be a boring job! Sticking a bunch of shipping labels on those boxes!
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Ha! Lets just say im glad im not doing it. I like being on the receiving end of my electronic purchases .
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Agreed! N4, N7. N10, and N5 have all been delivered on launch day with one day shipping
Ha! Lets just say im glad im not doing it. I like being on the receiving end of my electronic purchases .
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Really? All devices google ships arrive on launch day?
And yeah! Much easier and satisfying!
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Really? All devices google ships arrive on launch day?
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If you do one day shipping, yes
Hopefully this doesn't change here. First time im ordering a non-nexus device from the Play Store.
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If you do one day shipping, yes
Hopefully this doesn't change here. First time im ordering a non-nexus device from the Play Store.
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I sure hope this time around its the same thing! I'm very impatient!
I remember when I ordered a Nexus 5 I didnt get a shipment email until like 11:30 pm, then it came the next day at like 1. So maybe we'll get lucky and that will happen again. God I Just dont want to wait until monday
Secretwar1 said:
I remember when I ordered a Nexus 5 I didnt get a shipment email until like 11:30 pm, then it came the next day at like 1. So maybe we'll get lucky and that will happen again. God I Just dont want to wait until monday
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Same thing happened for me with my N10 I dind't get a notification until like 4AM and it came 6 hours later lol.
My order updated to show Leaving ON July 3rd. So My guess is I'll get the confirmation email around midnight of or early morning of July 4th with tracking info. Being that, likely going to be Monday since I doubt it will be delivered on Saturday even for 1 day shipping.
coolsilver said:
My order updated to show Leaving ON July 3rd.
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Mine always said this. Yours didn't initially?
coolsilver said:
My order updated to show Leaving ON July 3rd. So My guess is I'll get the confirmation email around midnight of or early morning of July 4th with tracking info. Being that, likely going to be Monday since I doubt it will be delivered on Saturday even for 1 day shipping.
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mine changed too.. i thought something was different, but couldnt remember what it said before.
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Mine always said this. Yours didn't initially?
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I couldn't remember. I checked the initial email and showed BY not ON.
Google Play Product Page updated as well:
In stock
Leaves warehouse in 1 - 2 business days.