Hey guys. The Nexus 10 isn't available here in India and i doubt it will ever be. And even if it will they'll up the price by a few hundred dollars because **** it. Now,my friend just ordered a nexus 4 via a VPN directly from the play store and shipped it to an acquaintance's place who are coming over sometime this month. I thought I could do something similar and I have family living over in the US. What I wanted to know was,can I use an Indian Debit card via a VPN from here through google wallet? My friend used a credit card,but I wanted to know if i can use a debit card. Also,most importantly,do you guys have any idea about the custom duty and other stuff? I will most probably ask my family to open up the package so it wouldn't classify as a new item. Will this work to evade custom duty? Also,how much should I expect to pay for shipping charges (approx.) ? Thanks.
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Hey guys. The Nexus 10 isn't available here in India and i doubt it will ever be. And even if it will they'll up the price by a few hundred dollars because **** it. Now,my friend just ordered a nexus 4 via a VPN directly from the play store and shipped it to an acquaintance's place who are coming over sometime this month. I thought I could do something similar and I have family living over in the US. What I wanted to know was,can I use an Indian Debit card via a VPN from here through google wallet? My friend used a credit card,but I wanted to know if i can use a debit card. Also,most importantly,do you guys have any idea about the custom duty and other stuff? I will most probably ask my family to open up the package so it wouldn't classify as a new item. Will this work to evade custom duty? Also,how much should I expect to pay for shipping charges (approx.) ? Thanks.
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You can buy the product from India itself. Please check GRABMORE dot IN website - the product code is 12786354, costing only Rs.34,000/- for a 32GB version, including all customs/taxes/shipping charges. I've just ordered the product and it supposed to be in my hands in very early Jan/2013. PS: It's with US warranty only.
akshayshankar1 said:
Hey guys. The Nexus 10 isn't available here in India and i doubt it will ever be. And even if it will they'll up the price by a few hundred dollars because **** it. Now,my friend just ordered a nexus 4 via a VPN directly from the play store and shipped it to an acquaintance's place who are coming over sometime this month. I thought I could do something similar and I have family living over in the US. What I wanted to know was,can I use an Indian Debit card via a VPN from here through google wallet? My friend used a credit card,but I wanted to know if i can use a debit card. Also,most importantly,do you guys have any idea about the custom duty and other stuff? I will most probably ask my family to open up the package so it wouldn't classify as a new item. Will this work to evade custom duty? Also,how much should I expect to pay for shipping charges (approx.) ? Thanks.
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i ordered it from US google play store using expressvpn and set shipping address to myus.com who do shipment forward service, they received it and shipped it to me in UAE. total cost was $440 (nexus 10 16gb + tax + shipping) + $10 (myus.com account setup cost one time) + $58 (shipping from US to me using fedex 2 day delivery)
all in all, order on 9th, google processed on 12th, reaced myus on 13th and i got it on 15th and total cost was still cheaper than if i were to buy from UAE, almost $100 cheaper
pingks4 said:
You can buy the product from India itself. Please check GRABMORE dot IN website - the product code is 12786354. I've just ordered the product and it supposed to be in my hands in very early Jan/2013. PS: It's with US warranty only.
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can we trust it buddy....
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You can buy the product from India itself. Please check GRABMORE dot IN website - the product code is 12786354. I've just ordered the product and it supposed to be in my hands in very early Jan/2013. PS: It's with US warranty only.
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The quoted price here is 31,000 Rupees whereas if i was to buy it directly from the playstore,I'd pay $399 which equals 21769.44 Rupees,according to Google. Exactly why I wanted to know about shipping from the US to India
khal_nayak said:
i ordered it from US google play store using expressvpn and set shipping address to myus.com who do shipment forward service, they received it and shipped it to me in UAE. total cost was $440 (nexus 10 16gb + tax + shipping) + $10 (myus.com account setup cost one time) + $58 (shipping from US to me using fedex 2 day delivery)
all in all, order on 9th, google processed on 12th, reaced myus on 13th and i got it on 15th and total cost was still cheaper than if i were to buy from UAE, almost $100 cheaper
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Thanks,does the warranty still stand valid in the UAE?
akshayshankar1 said:
The quoted price here is 31,000 Rupees whereas if i was to buy it directly from the playstore,I'd pay $399 which equals 21769.44 Rupees,according to Google. Exactly why I wanted to know about shipping from the US to India
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ull get charged $399 + $13.99 (shipping to US address) + $27.93 (tax) = $440.92 from Google itself
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Thanks,does the warranty still stand valid in the UAE?
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actually the warranty is international but if bought from US google will support it elsewhere samsung is supposed to if they have their own service center and if through distributor they might not support it
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ull get charged $399 + $13.99 (shipping to US address) + $27.93 (tax) = $440.92 from Google itself
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actually the warranty is international but if bought from US google will support it elsewhere samsung is supposed to if they have their own service center and if through distributor they might not support it
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Yeah,that comes to around 24144.78 Rupees plus maybe 3000 Rupees shipping charges even if I somehow skip customs. Oh,well it looks like I'll have to buy it here. Thanks.
34,000Rs is daylight robbery guys. I got it for 33k and I don't feel it's worth that amount. Just a word of caution and nothing else. It's worth 22-25k nothing more.
I suggest you get it from the USA
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34,000Rs is daylight robbery guys. I got it for 33k and I don't feel it's worth that amount. Just a word of caution and nothing else. It's worth 22-25k nothing more.
I suggest you get it from the USA
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agreed, not worth 30k+, get it from US to myus.com and from there to u, myus.com declared my item as $10 so no customs were charged for me, prefer fedex as they have much quicker customs clearance and they deliver in 2 days max.
problem is its not available in any google store as of now, out of stock, so ull have to wait till january
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probably non of the tablets r still worth the price that r in the market, bear in mind, nexus 10 doesnt have sd card slot or sim card slot, ull have to go for note 10.1 for such things or u can always use a otg cable and make use of some patches to make such things work, the only reason i got a nexus 10 was to watch movies and surf only and a direct google vanilla experience with quicker software updates but i guess even with new and better hardware it will need a few more revisions in software as well as more optimized apps to make use of its potential or else its just a waste of hardware
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not to mention adobe stopped flash support on jelly beans, its really annoying coz my wife plays games on facebook and most of them r flash based
khal_nayak said:
i ordered it from US google play store using expressvpn and set shipping address to myus.com who do shipment forward service, they received it and shipped it to me in UAE. total cost was $440 (nexus 10 16gb + tax + shipping) + $10 (myus.com account setup cost one time) + $58 (shipping from US to me using fedex 2 day delivery)
all in all, order on 9th, google processed on 12th, reaced myus on 13th and i got it on 15th and total cost was still cheaper than if i were to buy from UAE, almost $100 cheaper
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So totally considering buying the 32gb version, had the same dilemma...
Now if my math is correct:
$499 (for the tablet)
+ $13.99 (shipping to US address)
+ $27.93 (tax)
+ $10 ( for myus.com registration)
+ $12.95 (for express VPN reg)
+ $58 (Shipping charge with FedEx)
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$621.87
= Rs. 34,112.679 (as of 17/12/12)
Grabmore.in price = Rs. 34,000
So, other than the issue of trusting them (grabmore.in) to deliver a non broken/damaged/messed-up piece. I'm thinking this is a good deal....
Just hope you wont have any hardware problems like light bleed etc when you receive the device as replacing it would be tough...
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So, I did it, took the plunge....
Order placed and confirmed... delivery should happen between the 27th and the 4th....
Fingers crossed... I hope this all works out ok.
Grabmore.in... here's looking at you
light bleed is a issue on almost all devices that are edge light, i was worried about the same and my device does have it but its very minor, not noticeable easily, its the bottom 2 leds which when viewed from top in highest screen brightness and black screens is visible, same is the issue with my lg ips monitor but now it doesnt bother me much
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So totally considering buying the 32gb version, had the same dilemma...
Now if my math is correct:
$499 (for the tablet)
+ $13.99 (shipping to US address)
+ $27.93 (tax)
+ $10 ( for myus.com registration)
+ $12.95 (for express VPN reg)
+ $58 (Shipping charge with FedEx)
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$621.87
= Rs. 34,112.679 (as of 17/12/12)
Grabmore.in price = Rs. 34,000
So, other than the issue of trusting them (grabmore.in) to deliver a non broken/damaged/messed-up piece. I'm thinking this is a good deal....
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But thats the point. You see,my friend didn't have to register for the VPN,it was free and if we could overcome the customs crap then we save like 3k anyway. Here's the free VPN I was talking about: http://us.newfreevpn.com/ this works perfectly with a Google Wallet Account and indian Credit Card. And As far as stuff like Flash is concerned,we can always side load it using an apk.
the problem still remains, google play store doesnt have it in stock so what r u anyways going to order?
u can check where its available from here http://www.n4checker.com/?type=n10_32gb
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i have the device in my hands, i installed the flash using the apk but it doesnt perform well at all and never will till browsers and native support for flash isnt good but they r going to stop flash all together, dont get fooled by the 1.7ghz etc processor, exynos is know to have broken drivers for its processor, a qualcomm is good for fluidity
khal_nayak said:
the problem still remains, google play store doesnt have it in stock so what r u anyways going to order?
u can check where its available from here http://www.n4checker.com/?type=n10_32gb
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i have the device in my hands, i installed the flash using the apk but it doesnt perform well at all and never will till browsers and native support for flash isnt good but they r going to stop flash all together, dont get fooled by the 1.7ghz etc processor, exynos is know to have broken drivers for its processor, a qualcomm is good for fluidity
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Thank you so much for that link and advice.
Could you tell me at what price is the Nexus 10 available in the UAE? Specifically Dubai?
it still isnt available but when it does, 16gb would cost Dhs2000 to Dhs2200 and 32gb would cost Dhs2350 to Dhs2550, ill keep u posted when its in stocks here
I've checked the Grabmore site today they are now selling it at 36,000 INR, Increased 2,000 in two days.....
I wanna buy too
I have searched through net a lot .. i was waiting for nexus 10 since it was announced and knew it wont b released in India. Tradus, Grabmore etc are trustworthy sites i believe but 30k+ is a lot...
The method you told about getting from uncle is clean with no custom duties and stuff...Common, people from outside can bring their phones and stuff I am planning to get one through this way .. but the problem on my side is I cant asked them to open the package for any defects as they are not related to us directly ...
I also asked samsung india about support for nexus 10 and they directly declined it saying there no support till it is announced in India. And i guess google doesnt provide international warranty. So here is a drawback...
After seeing this tab i dont feel like buying any other tab of this price range as none stand beside nexus 10 in 20k bucks !!
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Hi there
Has anyone who has imported a galaxy tab 10.1 from the states to Europe/UK comment on their experience please, ie how much was duty, tax, VAT, where from etc.
Its just that Im planning on buying one from ebay US since the tab isnt probably going to arrive here in France till after september and I've already been waiting to buy a tab since the original 7 inch tab came out and cant wait anymore!
cheers
You will pay a hefty premium on eBay, sellers look like they are charging way over retail, plus tax when it arrives with you.
It's a bit early for anyone to have any experiences yet, unless they got one from Best Buy in NY last week, but then they'd have probably brought it back in person and may have avoided taxes.
I ordered mine from Amazon via a mail forwarder, should be with me by the middle of next week. Expecting to pay around ~25% of the value in taxes and duty, so anything less than that is a bonus. Still works out to about the same price as the wifi Xoom over here, so I'm happy.
You will need to do research for your country as to what is charged if you want to have any hope of an exact price.
Great I found this thread !!
Amazon isn't having issues shipping to mail forwarders right? Because best buy is, also amazon selling white or metallic grey?
thanks in advance
Cheers
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There is no import duty on the tablet in the UK, but you will pay VAT at 20%. A guy on these forums posted about www.bundlebox.com which is a forwarder. Apparently they offer warranty cover as well. We are discussing it over here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127772
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Amazon isn't having issues shipping to mail forwarders right? Because best buy is, also amazon selling white or metallic grey?
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White are BB exclusive so if it's from anywhere but BB they are metallic grey plasic made to look like metal.
Which mail forwarder do you use?
And which method did Amazon use to ship your item to the mail forwarder?
I have setup mail forwarder (BongoUS.com), but I don't sign the USPS form 1583. So, the mail forwarder cannot accept item shipped via USPS. Anything else, UPS or FedEx are OK.
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You will pay a hefty premium on eBay, sellers look like they are charging way over retail, plus tax when it arrives with you.
It's a bit early for anyone to have any experiences yet, unless they got one from Best Buy in NY last week, but then they'd have probably brought it back in person and may have avoided taxes.
I ordered mine from Amazon via a mail forwarder, should be with me by the middle of next week. Expecting to pay around ~25% of the value in taxes and duty, so anything less than that is a bonus. Still works out to about the same price as the wifi Xoom over here, so I'm happy.
You will need to do research for your country as to what is charged if you want to have any hope of an exact price.
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Which mail forwarder do you use?
And which method did Amazon use to ship your item to the mail forwarder?
I have setup mail forwarder (BongoUS.com), but I don't sign the USPS form 1583. So, the mail forwarder cannot accept item shipped via USPS. Anything else, UPS or FedEx are OK.
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I'm using Comgateway as the freight forwarder to ship my tab to Australia. I've used them several times and the service was great. They are based in Portland, Oregon..so you don't have to pay any state sales tax. They will ship your item through DHL.
Amazon used ONTRAC when they sent my order and it reached CGW on Friday morning.
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I'm using Comgateway as the freight forwarder to ship my tab to Australia. I've used them several times and the service was great. They are based in Portland, Oregon..so you don't have to pay any state sales tax. They will ship your item through DHL.
Amazon used ONTRAC when they sent my order and it reached CGW on Friday morning.
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Ok, so what will you do if the item is faulty?
You are asking about warranty
Of course this is the risk for people who import because as we all knew, the GT10.1 does not have international warranty.
It is a gamble, but it is not the end of the day.
You can return it, but you must pay the shipment your-self. More or less like this. Fried forwarder will handle return.
So, it is your choice.
It is a big gamble in terms of cost. If it is OK, then good! If it is not OK, it means you must spend more money (return processing).
NOTE: I checked comGateway.com, it seems OK, but I don't find any business address or customer support phone numbers. This makes me think to use their service, although it should be OK (I read some reviews). But, I want to be able to contact them quickly (by phone) if anything bad happens.
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Ok, so what will you do if the item is faulty?
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Ok, so what will you do if the item is faulty?
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Electronics are late & overpriced here, so I guess it's a risk I'm willing to take when importing stuffs If, the product is faulty...most probably will try to contact samsung or return it to amazon.
Ive been looking into the forwarder Viaddress. Has anyone else used them or heard anything about them? They advertise themselves as being much better than the others. Also Im not keen on filling out the 1583 form so Im thinking about using Tigerdirect as they use UPS to ship items as opposed to Amazon where you cant choose your carrier.
update: from what Ive read, Viadress doesnt seem to be a very trustworthy service. I think Im going to go with one of the ones thats been mentioned here instead.
I am going to use TigerDirect as well for UPS shipment.
And for the forwarder, I use BongoUS.com. This is my first time experience.
So far they are ok, support responded my questions quickly, also checked their live chat. And they have phone number where you can contact, also the company address is clearly visible in their website.
https://bongous.com/contact.php
However, to use that, you must pay one time fee $5 (no monthly fee) and your credit card will be verified (by sending a small amount $0.1 - $1.0 and you need to tell them that).
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Ive been looking into the forwarder Viaddress. Has anyone else used them or heard anything about them? They advertise themselves as being much better than the others. Also Im not keen on filling out the 1583 form so Im thinking about using Tigerdirect as they use UPS to ship items as opposed to Amazon where you cant choose your carrier.
update: from what Ive read, Viadress doesnt seem to be a very trustworthy service. I think Im going to go with one of the ones thats been mentioned here instead.
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I am going to use TigerDirect as well for UPS shipment.
And for the forwarder, I use BongoUS.com. This is my first time experience.
So far they are ok, support responded my questions quickly, also checked their live chat. And they have phone number where you can contact, also the company address is clearly visible in their website.
https://bongous.com/contact.php
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Im looking at using Bundlebox now. They seem very good. All tax/duties are included. Its going to cost me 559euros all up for the 32GB model. I think thats pretty good. How much is it costing you? btw I think we're having the same conversation over 2 threads lol
I don't like the included tax with the forwarder.
Because there is chance their calculation is wrong? Or double charged by the tax office in our country?
So, I want the forwarder to not include the tax. The custom will charge the tax anyway.
Seems safer to me.
I have no idea how much in total because I don't know how to calculate the tax in NL.
I could assume VAT 20% though ... shipping cost to NL would be around $50. .... So, ($500 + 20% * $500) = $600 + $50 shipping = $650 USD = 454 euro ... not bad.
But again, I don't know the tax/duty, never done this before.
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Im looking at using Bundlebox now. They seem very good. All tax/duties are included. Its going to cost me 559euros all up for the 32GB model. I think thats pretty good.
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I don't like the included tax with the forwarder.
Because there is chance their calculation is wrong? Or double charged by the tax office in our country?
So, I want the forwarder to not include the tax. The custom will charge the tax anyway.
Seems safer to me.
I have no idea how much in total because I don't know how to calculate the tax in NL.
I could assume VAT 20% though ... shipping cost to NL would be around $50. .... So, ($500 + 20% * $500) = $600 + $50 shipping = $650 USD = 454 euro ... not bad.
But again, I don't know the tax/duty, never done this before.
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There is no duty in France but there is VAT/tax. Calculated on their site its 95euro, which is around the 18.6% VAT charged on goods+shipping costs etc. So its correct. And even if when it arrives I have to pay more, I can just refuse it (unless its only a couple of euros)
On the bundlebox site they show you the tax/duty by country
From their site for NL:
http://www.dutycalculator.com/help_center/Import-duty-taxes-when-importing-into-the-Netherlands/
Thanks for the calculator, I found there is no duty as well. So, it's good
I will order this evening at TigerDirect.
And you? Made up your mind?
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There is no duty in France but there is VAT/tax. Calculated on their site its 95euro, which is around the 18.6% VAT charged on goods+shipping costs etc. So its correct. And even if when it arrives I have to pay more, I can just refuse it (unless its only a couple of euros)
On the bundlebox site they show you the tax/duty by country
From their site for NL:
http://www.dutycalculator.com/help_center/Import-duty-taxes-when-importing-into-the-Netherlands/
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Thanks for the calculator, I found there is no duty as well. So, it's good
I will order this evening at TigerDirect.
And you? Made up your mind?
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No problem. Yeah Ive just pulled the trigger on my bundlebox account. So Im all setup. Just need to go to tigerdirect now. I want the dock as well but its not in stock yet. I can wait for that though, cant wait anymore for the tab.
goodluck!
LOL! Forget TigerDirect, it does not accept CC from NL nor FR
Damn ...
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No problem. Yeah Ive just pulled the trigger on my bundlebox account. So Im all setup. Just need to go to tigerdirect now. I want the dock as well but its not in stock yet. I can wait for that though, cant wait anymore for the tab.
goodluck!
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Isn't Amazon listed on BundleBox as one of the most popular stores used? If so, surely you can use Amazon?
does anyone know the dimensions of the package? also check out this one
www.shopandship.com
Microcenter is selling Asus Transformer Primes Grey 32GB for $449.99
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0380193
I called to double check and they said they do have it available for shipping
It's out of stock right now from both CA, CO and GA locations. Didn't try the other locations.
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It's out of stock right now from both CA, CO and GA locations. Didn't try the other locations.
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Yea, its out of stock in stores. But apparently not at their warehouse or so the online order support said. You can order one online, worse thing that could happen is that your order gets cancelled =P
Looks like a 15% restocking fee. Not my favorite...
Got shot down again on Price Match request with Best Buy, who said Microcenter's nearest store was too far from me to qualify. (Got shot down previously on HHGregg deal, cuz they said they didn't match online-only deals).
But lots of people do report success with the Price Match thing at Best Buy, so it doesn't hurt to try.
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Looks like a 15% restocking fee. Not my favorite...
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But if there's a defect with it, they've got to give a refund... no?
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A 15% Open Box Fee will be charged on all returns and exchanges unless the product is defective and is exchanged for the identical product.
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I wonder if that means they'll keep giving exchanges until you get a working one and no refunds will be given?
yep i think that's what it means
There are 10+ in stock near me in Columbus, Ohio
If I didn't have one already I'd go pick one up.
Pulled the trigger. Wish their overnight shipping wasn't $60 but oh well. Still paid under $500 with shipping and tax. SCORE!!
Can't wait
Pulled the trigger too. Will update when I get it. But Microcenter has one of the best customer service I've encountered. The manager always comes to shake my hand whenever I buy a notebook. Its kind of odd XD. So I am pretty sure they will find some way to accomindate you or at least store credit maybe?
Isn't it kinda odd seeing two companies now having it below the usual price of $500? Asus can't make them quick enough to even keep up with demand. People are waiting for these that are in backorder at other places. Why sell them for less when they will already sell out for a higher price?
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Isn't it kinda odd seeing two companies now having it below the usual price of $500? Asus can't make them quick enough to even keep up with demand. People are waiting for these that are in backorder at other places. Why sell them for less when they will already sell out for a higher price?
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Can't explain why Microcenter is selling at their price, but HH Gregg already said theirs was a mistake that they're honoring.
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Microcenter is selling it at 449$ because they are the new kid on the block I think. They are offering ALL tablets at a discount of 50$.
Microcenter has been selling any Android or Windows tablet priced $299.99 and up for $50 off for months now. If you go to their website and scroll down a little, it's advertised on the right. Since they are now selling the TFP, it falls into that discount.
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Microcenter is selling Asus Transformer Primes Grey 32GB for $449.99
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0380193
I called to double check and they said they do have it available for shipping
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How did you find the item? I can't find it using the site search by product name, sku, upc, anything.
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Microcenter has been selling any Android or Windows tablet priced $299.99 and up for $50 off for months now. If you go to their website and scroll down a little, it's advertised on the right. Since they are now selling the TFP, it falls into that discount.
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How did you find the item? I can't find it using the site search by product name, sku, upc, anything.
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I can find it from the home page by searching for "TF201-B1-GR" or "Eee Transformer Tablet".
Also, the link comes up first if you do a Google search for "TF201-B1-GR microcenter" Or you can search on "TF201-B1-GR" in Google Shopping, and the link comes up.
Ok.. changed my location to Columbus/OH and the search came up. They have it in stock. I was looking at another location that didn't have any in stock and doing a search there didn't come up with any results.
best buy price match is so gay.
they seem to have the tablet in chicago, not in ny. bestbuy wont match it cuz, its more than 25 miles from my loc...
i argued that bestbuy doesnt even have it at there locations.. wtf
pisses me off i paid 499.. when hhgreg had it for 399 and now microcenter has it for 449. with a couple days.
oh wells.
I just called the bestbuy online number from the hhgregg thread and the first guy had no problem giving me my $50 refund. Took about 5 minutes on the phone and got confirmation already as well.
Just needed my online order number and then told him about the price, asked where it was, said no problem.
Not sure if this works for matching if you bought it at a store but if you bought it online should be no problem.
fyi for all of you that ordered from this place - microcenter ONLINE does not have tprimes in stock, they never had them in stock and the web site's "In Stock" status is an error. all the incoming orders are going into a queue, just like everyone else, and they are hoping to receive some in "the next week or two", just like everyone else (best buy and tigerdirect excluded from this generalization, as these seem to be the winners that most available stock is being funneled to).
Anyone know their return policy? The store in St Louis Park, MN is showing 10+ in stock which I find suspicious but I am nervous about buying from a place like this as far as returns go.
Edit - Looks like 15% restock fee but that is for online orders. I can't find anywhere it discusses tablets or orders you pick up.
Edit 2 - Meh, it just throws an error if I try to add one for in store pickup.
Edit 3 - I guess they don't like Chrome, IE worked fine. Picking it up tonight.
Hello everyone.
Does anyone know where i can buy Z2 unlocked (simfree+bootloader) in local store in london? Oxford street?
Also i am a tourist so i want to pay cash to get vat refund at the airport..do you know what i have to get for vat refund??
Please its very important to me..i have only 2 days to buy it..
dandi212 said:
Hello everyone.
Does anyone know where i can buy Z2 unlocked (simfree+bootloader) in local store in london? Oxford street?
Also i am a tourist so i want to pay cash to get vat refund at the airport..do you know what i have to get for vat refund??
Please its very important to me..i have only 2 days to buy it..
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It would be easier to just purchase It at an airport because you would get It duty free. I'm not aware of any way that you can get the tax back retrospectively.
If you want to go for a high street shop then carphone warehouse should do it sim free.
Kashim said:
It would be easier to just purchase It at an airport because you would get It duty free. I'm not aware of any way that you can get the tax back retrospectively.
If you want to go for a high street shop then carphone warehouse should do it sim free.
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Wich store have in hetrow airport at terminal 1 that i can buy z2 tax free?
Also is any one know if three stores can give me vat refund form?
dandi212 said:
Wich store have in hetrow airport at terminal 1 that i can buy z2 tax free?
Also is any one know if three stores can give me vat refund form?
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Ok I just did some reading up on it as I was interested:
VAT refunds for international travellers leaving the UK
If you are leaving the EU, the information below will help you understand if you may be able to get your VAT back on personal exports of goods.
If you live outside the EU
If you are an overseas visitor, to qualify for a VAT refund you must:
live outside the EU
leave the UK for a destination outside the EU with the goods you have bought by the end of the third month after the month when you bought them
show customs officials the goods, your receipts for them and a completed VAT refund document when you leave the EU.
You can obtain VAT refunds for anything on which you pay VAT in the UK apart from the following:
new or used cars
a boat you plan to sail to a destination outside the EU
goods worth more than £600 exported for business purposes
goods to be exported as freight
goods that need an export licence - except antiques
unmounted gemstones
bullion over 125g, 2.75 troy ounces or ten Tolas
mail order goods, including Internet sales
goods used or partly used in the EU, such as perfume
service charges, such as hotel expenses
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I would post you links but unfortunately my post count isn't high enough after 4 years. However the best approach would probably be in this case to go on the high street and fill in the VAT 407 form when you arrive at the airport.
You could try and do it there but the only tech shop I saw online is Dixons and they may not stock the phone at their airport locations.
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Ok I just did some reading up on it as I was interested:
I would post you links but unfortunately my post count isn't high enough after 4 years. However the best approach would probably be in this case to go on the high street and fill in the VAT 407 form when you arrive at the airport.
You could try and do it there but the only tech shop I saw online is Dixons and they may not stock the phone at their airport locations.
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ok thank you very much...
If any one have more information please let me know..
Go to Three, and buy one for £470, its sim unlocked and has a bootloader that can also be unlocked.
Three are not part of the tax free shopping scheme.
Carphone warehouse are but fill in the form AT THE POINT OF sale if you fill it in later it's pointless as the store assistant needs to fill in the sales confirmation section and needs to prove he saw your non EU passport.
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It's a yellow 4 page booklet if I remember rightly and it needs to filled out when the purchase is made. Some stores will even give you the refund there (minus a fee) but most will require you visit a booth at the airport with your form and sales receipt and the item.
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corallus said:
Three are not part of the tax free shopping scheme.
Carphone warehouse are but fill in the form AT THE POINT OF sale if you fill it in later it's pointless as the store assistant needs to fill in the sales confirmation section and needs to prove he saw your non EU passport.
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It's a yellow 4 page booklet if I remember rightly and it needs to filled out when the purchase is made. Some stores will even give you the refund there (minus a fee) but most will require you visit a booth at the airport with your form and sales receipt and the item.
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Carphone waerhouse price is 550£ .
If i get vat refund form from carphone i will have to pay some fees so i will get only 10-12% vat refund so the price in three stores are cheaper without the vat refund...
is any one know stores that have better price then carphone wearhose that can give me vat refund form?
By the way i'm soory for my bad english
Three store
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I think your best option is three without the refund, however look around before you buy and look for a sticker in the window saying tax free shopping and see if they do a price match, if they do, ask for the form when buying.
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yeah three would be even more convenient / cheap even without the VAT as you will save yourself a lot of hassle at Heathrow.
Good news guys, the Nexus 6P is finally available to be ordered from the google store in Australia.
I just ordered a 64 GB Graphite for AUD 999
i ordered the graphite myself, shipping address was wrong google told me to cancel order and re-order in the 5 minutes i had waiting for the money to release back to my account the graphite sold out... had to then get the aluminium. it will be in a case anyway so i didnt really care but still... they must have had like 50 handsets lol
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i ordered the graphite myself, shipping address was wrong google told me to cancel order and re-order in the 5 minutes i had waiting for the money to release back to my account the graphite sold out... had to then get the aluminium. it will be in a case anyway so i didnt really care but still... they must have had like 50 handsets lol
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Are you sure??? The Graphite 64GB still shows up for me though.
Secondly, was your CC charged? Mine has not been yet.
Yeah it was greyed out for me and when refreshed, closed browser it did not return for purchase just said join waitlist... So I switched over to aluminium and it worked as I said I don't really mind as it will be in a otterbox style case anyway... As for cc I used a debit card so it listed the trans as pending.. Had to wait till the temp hold was released and I could repurchase.. The card declined a few trys and on looking at bank it was pending for a few minutes
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Yeah it was greyed out for me and when refreshed, closed browser it did not return for purchase just said join waitlist... So I switched over to aluminium and it worked as I said I don't really mind as it will be in a otterbox style case anyway... As for cc I used a debit card so it listed the trans as pending.. Had to wait till the temp hold was released and I could repurchase.. The card declined a few trys and on looking at bank it was pending for a few minutes
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Ok. Thanks for the information mate.
Now the wait begins
@prgopala
Yeah listed as shipping on November 2, same as the US I believe for the 6p so good to see we got something on time even if it is the remaining unsold devices the initial release countries lol
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Yeah listed as shipping on November 2, same as the US I believe for the 6p so good to see we got something on time even if it is the remaining unsold devices the initial release countries lol
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Yes. It will be great if we get the phone at the same time as other countries even though it was listed just now.
Ridiculous pricing though. The 6p is cheaper than the nexus 6 was in the states. And we still pay more than last year. I think I'll skip this year. My n6 is still mint, so I might as well keep it some more.
Just so you guys know, the nexus 6p is for $744 with a $20 plan - no contract on virgin.
Im getting this because stuff paying the $900 aud price gouge.
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Just so you guys know, the nexus 6p is for $744 with a $20 plan - no contract on virgin.
Im getting this because stuff paying the $900 aud price gouge.
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virgin's coverage is garbage, telstra i read is not really interested in nexus devices and i have had a terrible time with optus in the past.. leaves not much choice for some. Replacing a tired 2013 Note 3 thats over 2 years old. If on the other hand, I bought the N6 last year, which i had planned to do i probably would have kept it, i like the size and the device plus paying for new premium device each year is not within budget
You can get the n6 cheap now on the google store.
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That's actually a great deal. 32gb only, but still $200 cheaper than buying from google. Nice find.
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[INDEX] Huawei Nexus 6P
i just checked virgin mobile and indeed they are selling the N6P/32gb/black for $744, just the phone, for existing customers.
no other option for phone color and memory.
still a good deal if you're with them, stuff paying $899 for a nexus device...
aliguu said:
i just checked virgin mobile and indeed they are selling the N6P/32gb/black for $744, just the phone, for existing customers.
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I wonder if a prepaid customer qualifies
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I wonder if a prepaid customer qualifies
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I highly doubt it, the carriers don't actually consider prepaid users as customers.
With virgin, what you can do is sign up for a sim only plan, get it set up and working, then use your account to order this handset outright @ $744, then if u want, cancel the virgin account after 1 month.
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You just sign up with virgin on a sim only plan, pay the money for the device & $20 for the first month's plan & cancel straight away in store. No more virgin bs & n6p in hand. Laughing. F u google. Why no love? We're a lovable bunch aren't we?
Am stumped on what to do. I want the N6P 64g and only Vodafone's doing a plan for $75 bucks a month. The thing is I've been with Optus for over 25 yrs and be hesitant to leave them over voda.
Is Vodafone any good these days?
Half the reason am considering it is cause with the online deal you get a case,headset and huawei talkband b2 worth $229 alone.
Is it worth the switch guys?
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Anyone have any info when the 128GB versions may be released?
Dualz said:
Is Vodafone any good these days?
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I've heard Vodafone definitely has improved from its fiasco a few years ago. It is now more or less decent. Unfortunately, that is still no indication whether or not Vodafone is any good for you. The best way to go about still is to get a Vodafone sim and to try it out at your usual locations eg. home, work, frequent places.
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Anyone have any info when the 128GB versions may be released?
I've heard Vodafone definitely has improved from its fiasco a few years ago. It is now more or less decent. Unfortunately, that is still no indication whether or not Vodafone is any good for you. The best way to go about still is to get a Vodafone sim and to try it out at your usual locations eg. home, work, frequent places.
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I checked coverage for my area and it says 4G but until I try as you said I may not know. Everyone I know is on optus and been with them so long. Optus has a 32g version but don't know if that's going to be enough storage.
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Discussion thread for UK prospective buyers!
Personally I'm looking to purchase on the Three network. Currently on a SIM only deal £15/m for 30GB of data, so its going to be a bit of a hit to my wallet, im sure!
I'm planning purchase direct from Samsung UK on the old CC. Hoping there's a 128gb version available to the UK.
Looking forward to the Unpacked event at 16:00 today
Notification email from Samsung UK during the presentation. Straight onto the order page and order completed at 4.42pm. How sad am I... (never ever queued outside an Apple store)
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Notification email from Samsung UK during the presentation. Straight onto the order page and order completed at 4.42pm. How sad am I... (never ever queued outside an Apple store)
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Odd I received no notification from them and usually they are always sending me them?
Not too impressed by the lack of blue colour at launch.
CarphoneWarehouse deals up now. This is theone id go for.
15GB data £43/m, £220 up front. Works out at £1253 over 24m
If I wanted to buy out right and stay on my current 30GB data £15/m contract, it would be £15/m, £870 upfront which would be £1275 over 24m.
OK I loose half my data, but I rarely go over 15GB anyway. Its with EE though, eughhhhh.
Free Dex on all pre orders as well
Pity the Orchid Grey isnt a release colour...
Why do Samsung always do this nonsense of not releasing the handsets in the more interesting colours.
By the way do they charge now or on dispatch?
whats the difference between the single sim and dual sim models, do they receive the updates on the same day? are there any potential custom rom issues with going for the dual sim?
neildo said:
Notification email from Samsung UK during the presentation. Straight onto the order page and order completed at 4.42pm. How sad am I... (never ever queued outside an Apple store)
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Not sad at all! I ordered one from Carphone Warehouse at 17:03 - I am a big Note fan and since losing my Note 7 this year it's been a bit miserable. I can't wait to get the Note 8 now.
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Seems like a big price hike over the Note 7. From memory over £100 more?
Waiting for the price to drop. £870 for 64gb. Lousy offer of a DeX that probably haven’t been selling that well. Otherwise it looks lovely. And I am not going to be a guinea pig and suffer if there’s an issue.
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Seems like a big price hike over the Note 7. From memory over £100 more?
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It is but hell who cares, I'm in. Ordered mine @ 5:44pm today.
Are you in Jah?
@home said:
It is but hell who cares, I'm in. Ordered mins @ 5:44pm today.
Are you in Jah?
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You and have been through the wars...so if you're in i better take the plunge
Ordered!
jah said:
You and have been through the wars...so if you're in i better take the plunge
Ordered!
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Excellent.
I went for the Black.
gavinfabl said:
Waiting for the price to drop. £870 for 64gb. Lousy offer of a DeX that probably haven’t been selling that well. Otherwise it looks lovely. And I am not going to be a guinea pig and suffer if there’s an issue.
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Would you rather pay over a thousand pounds for an iPhone 8?
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Would you rather pay over a thousand pounds for an iPhone 8?
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We’re not talking about iOS. I’d rather not have a freebie, and pay £799. The upcoming android flagships due in September and October are going to be very compelling.
As an another example the S8, S8+ and S8+ Dual sim are easily bought with 15% off the prices shown on Samsung’s website. And from official places. Hence why I’ll wait this time. A few weeks will save me a few quid and maybe we will see some larger storage Note 8 options.
But going back to iOS , the 7+ 128gb costs £819, £919 for the 256gb. So if Apple sell a 512gb option, plus allowing for price increases, a £1,000 plus model is very likely. Difference here is if you want iOS you have no other option.
If Samsung had offered 128gb at the £869 price, that would have been easier to swallow. But that’s life
Any chance UK ex owners of the Note 7 to get a discount on the Note 8?
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@home said:
Excellent.
I went for the Black.
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Me to. Did you get a pre order acknowledgement from Samsung? I have an email from PayPal but not from Samsung.
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Any chance UK ex owners of the Note 7 to get a discount on the Note 8?
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Me to. Did you get a pre order acknowledgement from Samsung? I have an email from PayPal but not from Samsung.
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Yes I did. I payed with a Credit Card..
Thought i would share this deal for others in the UK seems to be the cheapest i can find
https://www.mobiles.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-8
deal is with o2
2 year contract
£150 upfront
£39.00 a month
unl texts / mins
5gb data - after data is used up you still have unlimited data but speed is reduced
voucher code is NODRAMA10 for an extra £10 off the 150 payment
jah said:
Any chance UK ex owners of the Note 7 to get a discount on the Note 8?
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I've sent this question to the 'President Office Escalations' contact who dealt with my Note7 complaint. Don't hold your breath as I expect the usual patronising response.