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Pre-Ordering a Kaiser

Has anybody around here ever used www.superetrader.co.uk, 'cause that's who I'm thinking of placing my pre-order with...
Alternatively, has anyone got any recommendations for where to put my name down (in the UK, preferably).

They are active over at pocketGPSworld and seem legit, although given Expansys aren't claiming to have an in-stock date I'd be a little dubious about stock coming in Wednesday.
Do let us know what you do
Gordon

Thanks Gordon.
I don't really believe the availability date, they have other HTC phones with the same date given for availability so it's probably just a general day when they receive their HTC shipments or something.
The P4550 page looks a bit out of date - a couple of the specs (GPS chip, RAM) look like they're taken from old information, so I'm guessing the availability date is a little way out as well. I've been waiting since January though, so a bit longer wont hurt.
They've got quite a good score on DealTime but I'm never sure whether to trust those sorts of sites, I'm happier listening to forum opinions, so unless I see a load of negative opinion, I'll probably go with them later this week - but I think I'll use PayPal or Google Checkout for a little extra peace of mind.

Seems they have removed the phone now as cannot see it on there site.

Superiorgadgets is taking pre-orders
http://www.superiorgadgets.com/ca/product_info.php?products_id=224

Couple of suggestions
I've used these guys before:
http://www.easydevices.co.uk/pp/PDA/HTC/HTC_P4550.html
and these guys have been around for ages!
http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct....Category=591602F7-C32B-44D8-859D-F9230F032E7E
Gordon

Expansys
I used expansys sometimes it is a great seller so i ask me why they don`t accept pre-order for the Kaiser... You can pre-order a iphone too wich nobody knows when it will be aviable in Europe....

Another one taking pre-orders
http://www.devicewire.co.uk/HTC-P4550

Another pre-order HERE

Wow $869 USD???
Is that really the price?
What if I waited and purchased it from Cingular? I'm wondering if the preorder price is so high because it's without carrier?

evolution_theory said:
Wow $869 USD???
Is that really the price?
What if I waited and purchased it from Cingular? I'm wondering if the preorder price is so high because it's without carrier?
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check link agian it costs now : $766.50

This product will be in stock on Thursday 20 September, 2007.?!?!? Well not so quickly

It was supposed to june in Asia, then delayed til Aug, now most probably will be Sep however will want HTC to iron out the details first before we get our hands on one, don't really wish to be a guniea pig tester

kaiserchief said:
Has anybody around here ever used www.superetrader.co.uk, 'cause that's who I'm thinking of placing my pre-order with...
Alternatively, has anyone got any recommendations for where to put my name down (in the UK, preferably).
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I used superetraders to get my ETEN M700, they were very helpful with the order (complicated with a cc registered in one country and delivery to another country). The device arrived within the time they said and the phone had had a pre-sales check - I never got any of the problems that seemd to plague others!
I can heartily recommend them!

Anyone know if Kaiser is going to be available in Australia if so when.

Well I placed my oredr with Superetrader and payment was taken straight out of my account because I (stupidly, it seems) used Google Checkout.
Google Checkout showed my P4550 as "Posted" but, as noted earlier in this thread, Superetrader then took the P4550 off their site.
A few e-mails later trying to figure out what was really going on, Superetrader have confirmed that the release date has slipped to "Hopefully late July or early August". Shame I had to pay for the thing way in advance, but I'm hopeless with money so at least I know it's paid for and will be on it's way asap.
Moral is avoid Google Checkout! I have no problem with Superetrader, but the whole process has been complicated by Google and their fledgling payment service, which clearly needs a bit of ironing out.

Kaiser on ebay
Guys,
Grab a Kaiser from ebay
Just found this one.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-Kaiser-P4...oryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

deluxion said:
Guys,
Grab a Kaiser from ebay
Just found this one.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-Kaiser-P4...oryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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$1350?!?!?! I hope that is packed full of gold and various high-quality jewels.

Pre-Release Phone Sold
deluxion said:
Guys,
Grab a Kaiser from ebay
Just found this one.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-Kaiser-P4...oryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Sorry guys, phone is sold... to ME
Yer it is slightly expensive.. but I am going to salary sacrifice it.. trusty tax cut so overall it wont be that bad.
Can't wait till it gets here! Tho it will be a few days cos its coming to Aus..
- Syrius

mightyox said:
Anyone know if Kaiser is going to be available in Australia if so when.
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I have an email confirming that the delivery date is scheduled for the fisrt week of September.
www.calculatorking.com.au
I bought my O2 Mini from these guys so they are very reputable.

The definitive 8925 Release Date Confirmed!!!

Well I just got off the phone with Mr. AT&T and he said that the absolute definitive release date for the 8925 will be on the 3rd, or 12th, 17th, 27th or sometime next month. I was amazed and I told him not to worry and that I would go straight to my computer and post these definite release dates so people can stop using their magic 8 ball and post every five F_CKIN minutes on a new release date.
Just thought I would share the great news so everyone can sit back and relax.

not too definite now is it fella
yeah, those dates were more than one so not to definte, i was told by both the sales department and biz. care that the date would be on the 27th as posted about 3-4 threads down. silly goose

WOW YOU ALL NEED TO GET A SINCE OF HUMOR! This was simply posted to point out how silly it is to have many different threads started with the same topic. The truth is there are many dates we have heard this will be released but shouldnt they be on the same thread? Anyway, I was trying to find some humor in all of this.

mr_nonshalant said:
yeah, those dates were more than one so not to definte, i was told by both the sales department and biz. care that the date would be on the 27th as posted about 3-4 threads down. silly goose
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Thanks for the silly goose comment I was kidding but it seemed like no one realized how silly this release date game was becoming. Ill have mine soon and I will share as much as possible.
Oh, and my post just below yours was before I saw yours

swtaltima said:
WOW YOU ALL NEED TO GET A SINCE OF HUMOR! This was simply posted to point out how silly it is to have many different threads started with the same topic. The truth is there are many dates we have heard this will be released but shouldnt they be on the same thread? Anyway, I was trying to find some humor in all of this.
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I thought it was clever but earlier today when I went to respond "LOL" wasn't long enough for a post.

You guys don't have to believe me, but all I can do is reiterate the truth.
The phone IS coming to the AT&T warehouse on Monday. Period.
The retail stores will get a batch of phone throughout the month of sept. This is why you keep getting scattered dates.

iservealot said:
You guys don't have to believe me, but all I can do is reiterate the truth.
The phone IS coming to the AT&T warehouse on Monday. Period.
The retail stores will get a batch of phone throughout the month of sept. This is why you keep getting scattered dates.
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I believe in you!

iservealot said:
You guys don't have to believe me, but all I can do is reiterate the truth.
The phone IS coming to the AT&T warehouse on Monday. Period.
The retail stores will get a batch of phone throughout the month of sept. This is why you keep getting scattered dates.
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I believe I will believe it when I see it, but thanks for the info.

iservealot said:
You guys don't have to believe me, but all I can do is reiterate the truth.
The phone IS coming to the AT&T warehouse on Monday. Period.
The retail stores will get a batch of phone throughout the month of sept. This is why you keep getting scattered dates.
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So, since my nearest retail store is about 30 miles away, what matters to me is the date upon which I can order one online.

Monday is a Holiday, either the units are already at the warehouse, or they'll be there Tuesday. Most carriers do not deliver on Holidays period, or they would deliver on a holiday at an extra cost.

AT&T increase the price for 8525
It seems like the 8925 will cost around $499 as they raised the price of 8525 with a 2 yr contract from $299 to $349 overnight.

The 8525 was $349 with 2 year contract when I checked on it 2 weeks ago.
DLD

RacerX10 said:
The 8525 was $349 with 2 year contract when I checked on it 2 weeks ago.
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It was showing $299, when I tried to upgrade, and was for a 2 year renewal.

KarmaNP said:
It seems like the 8925 will cost around $499 as they raised the price of 8525 with a 2 yr contract from $299 to $349 overnight.
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No. I've been shopping for a new phone for a bit over a week, and the $349 price shown today is what I've been seeing all along.

iservealot said:
You guys don't have to believe me, but all I can do is reiterate the truth.
The phone IS coming to the AT&T warehouse on Monday. Period.
The retail stores will get a batch of phone throughout the month of sept. This is why you keep getting scattered dates.
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What good is it at a warehouse ?
I was so hoping that today was going to be the day so disapointed about to cry !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mstevens said:
No. I've been shopping for a new phone for a bit over a week, and the $349 price shown today is what I've been seeing all along.
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I'll sell my BNIB AT&T 8525 for that with no contract

Will the ATT version have GPS
that will be the only reason I upgrade from my 8525
if no GPS I will be sticking with my 8525

techhi said:
Will the ATT version have GPS
that will be the only reason I upgrade from my 8525
if no GPS I will be sticking with my 8525
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Yes, it will. The only hardware lacking will be the front camera.

I stand corrected with the official price drop. Sorry. ATT is not up to date I guess.
Looks like ATT will hang on to the higher price for a while longer.

xda store Kaiser shipping update?

Begining to lose all faith in XDA Store. Ordered 8 days ago as "in stock". Not shipped. Emailed Richard yesterday. He responded they were expecting shipment today to fill all backorders and have extras. The day is now over, no email of shipment notice. Furthermore the Kaiser model has apparently been removed from their site. I can only believe Richard lied in his email. That they do not know when any kaisers will be received. Any shipment they would be recieving would have its own tracking, delivery date should not be suspect. XDA store fraudulently took my money and does not care the in the least about its customers. Richard knows exactly who is waiting for their paid merchandise and does not have the decency to tell them they have problems. Is any one else waiting for a shipment from XDA? All of you that received yours apparently were simply lucky. The Kaiser is available from other vendors (yes, at higher price) and he has prevented me from ordering elsewhere. VERY Low class outfit.

The day is not over for them as I was notified at 9 or 10PM the day mine shipped. I would email Richard again and just ask if they came in and did yours ship. Pretty simple.
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this is what i received from him around 4pm EST:
yes, they came in just a while ago... over the cutoff time @ the
warehouse (1::30pm EDT) . I begged them to please process them and they
will do their best.
Good news is that they come with the TomTom and the US adapter for the
plug.
Regards
Richard
XDA-Developers Store

the latest update....at 8.30pm EST
seems like they were not able to ship them out as DHL already had done
their last pickup for the day. this means you will have it for sure have
it on Tuesday.

MannyNoela said:
the latest update....at 8.30pm EST
seems like they were not able to ship them out as DHL already had done
their last pickup for the day. this means you will have it for sure have
it on Tuesday.
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what i got as well. im ok with that. i ordered on friday last week so i feel your pain.

mjm2950 said:
Begining to lose all faith in XDA Store. Ordered 8 days ago as "in stock". Not shipped. Emailed Richard yesterday. He responded they were expecting shipment today to fill all backorders and have extras. The day is now over, no email of shipment notice. Furthermore the Kaiser model has apparently been removed from their site. I can only believe Richard lied in his email. That they do not know when any kaisers will be received. Any shipment they would be recieving would have its own tracking, delivery date should not be suspect. XDA store fraudulently took my money and does not care the in the least about its customers. Richard knows exactly who is waiting for their paid merchandise and does not have the decency to tell them they have problems. Is any one else waiting for a shipment from XDA? All of you that received yours apparently were simply lucky. The Kaiser is available from other vendors (yes, at higher price) and he has prevented me from ordering elsewhere. VERY Low class outfit.
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This sounds a bit harsh to me. I ordered from them just a few days ago. I haven’t received any info back from Richard yet but lets be realistic....this phone is a VERY hot item and I am sure he is inundated with requests like "I ordered 10 minutes ago....can you send me my tracking number..etc, etc,etc"
Getting items shipped to the U.S. like this is not just a piece of cake. It takes a bit of time and a bit more patience. I have no affiliation with store.xda in any way but just think that the assumption that someone lied to you because you haven’t received an email from them is a bit presumptuous. So is the assumption that other stores have them available to ship immediately.
"The key to everything is patience....You get the chicken by hatching the egg..not by smashing it"
just my 2cents.

thank you
My main business is a an investment advisor. I am held to very high service standards by government agencies (your investment results may vary oower). I can not tell people i have something, charge them for it and not give it to them and stay in business very long. Frankly the few dollars I saved was not worth it. Richard knew yesterday the shipment would not arrive in time to ship and should have said so. Frankly his lack of proactive damage control is very disappointing and it is very clear they simply do not care about customers. I do thank you for those last few posts with updates. At least I have been able to acquire all the immediate accessories while waiting (screen protectors, 6gb microSD etc.)

mjm,
Yes, there is no certainty that Richard would know exactly when his stock would arrive. When I asked him this same question yesterday -- about the stock he is expecting...he was candid..here is his reply:
Yes. Hopefully early enough so all can be processed for shipping out again
Regards,
Richard
XDA-Developers Store
Even AT&T stores could not forecast precisely when they would receive some of their stock... But I agree that he should have warned customers about stock issues before charging the accounts...
rgds, MN

I ordered on Sep.30 (last sunday) so it's been 6 days since i ordered and i have yet to recieve news yet. When i asked him yesterday he told me what he told you guys, that a shipment was coming in on friday and that all the backorders will be fulfilled. Since i have not recieved a notice, im guessing that the shipment came late and they couldnt send out my kaiser, what sux more is that i live in canada so it'll take a week for me to get mine, so either next friday or the following monday

hmm... mjm2950,
why would there be any lying going on? The next shipment was coming in on Friday, as per the messages, and it did indeed come in on Friday, just not on time to be processed into inventory, prepared for shipping and sent out again. Actually, they were ready, but as you can read in the messages, there was no more DHL pickups at that time.
I feel that even with the issue that it appeared to be in stock (which was corrected), the communication has been great with anyone that mailed and that honest answers where provided. It is a p.i.t.a. to work around the scheduling mishaps with some suppliers and that is what happened with XDA receiving stock on this item.
If you were not happy with the wait, why didn't you just Cancel your order and go elsewhere and pay more? I am sure someone else sitting in the queue would be happy to receive that phone.......
PS: I heard that this issue with the stock of the phone will be fixed with a good and reliable supplier they found and also that they will offer the Tilt with contract sometime next week or so.

Mr Byte
Thank you for you input. I email twice, only one repsonse. The lying was when they sold a product they did not have and charged my card the day of order. Anyway we will never see eye to eye on the service issues. My standards are signifcanly higer across all three of my companies.

mjm2950 said:
Thank you for you input. I email twice, only one repsonse. The lying was when they sold a product they did not have and charged my card the day of order. Anyway we will never see eye to eye on the service issues. My standards are signifcanly higer across all three of my companies.
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To be quite honest, i work in a very customer service driven enviroment, and i know how things work... I know that richard himself does not control the website, but is merely an employee of the company that does, richard has no control directly on the site, he may make requests to the people that do, but thats it... every company is that way..
Richard has provided by far the greatest customer service i have experienced in a long time, he is always prompt and polite when dealing with him, and also relays the information accurately as its given to him. As with any customer service representative we are all just merely puppets on a string...
As for you, you are a consumer, as a consumer you have the right to make a purchase with whomever you choose. If you feel that you have made an error in judgement then you do have the right to take your business elsewhere... Im sure that you could cancel your order and get your money back and perhaps buy one on ebay and have it shipped out right away..

shogunmark said:
To be quite honest, i work in a very customer service driven enviroment, and i know how things work... I know that richard himself does not control the website, but is merely an employee of the company that does, richard has no control directly on the site, he may make requests to the people that do, but thats it... every company is that way..
Richard has provided by far the greatest customer service i have experienced in a long time, he is always prompt and polite when dealing with him, and also relays the information accurately as its given to him. As with any customer service representative we are all just merely puppets on a string...
As for you, you are a consumer, as a consumer you have the right to make a purchase with whomever you choose. If you feel that you have made an error in judgement then you do have the right to take your business elsewhere... Im sure that you could cancel your order and get your money back and perhaps buy one on ebay and have it shipped out right away..
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yes i had to wait a bit but i was ok with that. cause i have a smile on my face today cause i got my phone. and richard did outstanding responding to all of my inquires as well as one of my co-workers.

same here -- mine arrived today, as promised...there were delays beyond Richard's control, but when the stock finally came on friday, he told me I would receive mine on tuesday and they came early this morning..
I am now play'n
/MN

Recieved mine today as well...just waiting to get the thing charged.
It is the UK version and it came with a U.S. to UK adapter.

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To be quite honest, i work in a very customer service driven enviroment, and i know how things work... I know that richard himself does not control the website, but is merely an employee of the company that does, richard has no control directly on the site, he may make requests to the people that do, but thats it... every company is that way..
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Same here. I manage a services organization.
shogunmark said:
Richard has provided by far the greatest customer service i have experienced in a long time, he is always prompt and polite when dealing with him, and also relays the information accurately as its given to him. As with any customer service representative we are all just merely puppets on a string...
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I think I posted before - there were probably 5 email that I sent to get 2 back. I went as far as to go to the website and use their form just in case something was going whacky.
And like the other poster - the purchase posted mins after I made the purchase. A week later - and it was still not sent. And I got two email giving me the "it's almost here". It wasn't until I sent a "Cancel my Order" that my phone was ready to ship... :-|
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As for you, you are a consumer, as a consumer you have the right to make a purchase with whomever you choose. If you feel that you have made an error in judgement then you do have the right to take your business elsewhere... Im sure that you could cancel your order and get your money back and perhaps buy one on ebay and have it shipped out right away..
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It took over 48 hours to post the funds back to my account.
:-(
The other interesting part to this is that I bought a XDA-Membership to go with this to lower the price. That wasn't refunded. I decided not to ask for it to be refunded because I want to support this site.
Free $40 for leading me on for a week.
Mark that against my Premier order from AT&T: Ordered at 1:12AM on Friday night. 2 day fed-ex. Arrived on monday at 11:00 am (a day early).
You don't have to have great customer service when you do what you say you will... .......... ....
-Daniel

dweidman said:
It took over 48 hours to post the funds back to my account.
:-(l
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.. that is normal. When a credit is issued, it posts some when during the night and it doesn't appear on your account for at least 48 hours. I have seen cases where it even takes more, some warn on 30 days........
Glad you got all working now, with a deprecated Kaiser though

Yea I don't think they were doing any big time investments with your 700 bucks in those 48 hours. Hey they did you a favor you saved what 600 bucks and got the Barbie phone....Good luck with that. There certainly are alot more happy campers with XDA than not. I am certainly very happy ATT was so customer oriented for you and I think you made the right choice in phone for you,,,,,,...... )
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rec'd Kaiser today, but not accessories
Came home to my phone today. YEAH, It is very nice. But XDA did not ship the car charger I ordered with it. Plenty of room in DHL box. Just emailed them to check on it. Now I will be up late playing with it.

Congrats your going to love it.....
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HTC Diamond UK stock sold out till End June!

Feel lucky to of got a few Diamonds from expansys before stock running out on the 10th of June, anybody know where i can get a Diamond in the UK which is not pre order and before end of June?

ebay power seller:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130228910138
389 including delivery, a hell of alot cheaper than expansys!
Remember it WILL be an import, and these guys probably won't handle shipping it to HK for you, like expansys say they will. (assuming HTC don't do worldwide waranty).
I just ordered one. These guys are pretty well known and have been around forever. Hopefully will be here tommorow

How annoying of TotalPDA! I've also chickened out and gone for the ebay route (hope it actually comes, I've had problems with ebay in the past S), even tho it's an import it's still the cheapest out there and you all know we'll end up with a custom rom anyway P
If it does come I'll let you all know.... this guy's gonna love us if he's genuine!

I know people who've used these guys before, so i'm prett confident it'll come. I'll also let you know when mine arives

someone1234 said:
I know people who've used these guys before, so i'm prett confident it'll come. I'll also let you know when mine arives
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Did you choose the express option? I did but I think i've missed the deadline for today.

someone1234 said:
ebay power seller:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130228910138
389 including delivery, a hell of alot cheaper than expansys!
Remember it WILL be an import, and these guys probably won't handle shipping it to HK for you, like expansys say they will. (assuming HTC don't do worldwide waranty).
I just ordered one. These guys are pretty well known and have been around forever. Hopefully will be here tommorow
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Can you let us all know how much RAM your device has. My understanding is that the official UK version is 192 MB and any import available now is only 128 MB.
thanks, cojo

I have import from HK - ebay - 192 MB RAM

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Can you let us all know how much RAM your device has. My understanding is that the official UK version is 192 MB and any import available now is only 128 MB.
thanks, cojo
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128MB is only on the pre-release versions. All diamonds brought legally, no matter where you get it, will have 192MB (bear in mind 64Mb is used for the OS). The main difference is which bands it will work on as the US have different operating bands for GSM and UMTS than Europe/Asia

cojones said:
Can you let us all know how much RAM your device has. My understanding is that the official UK version is 192 MB and any import available now is only 128 MB.
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As said above, only the pre release ones had 128mb. I think this 'rumour' about imports came from one or two posts (maybe the same guy) where the user was looking at the user ram total and available. This doesnt take into account the ram the ROM uses. If you search for the posts you'll see that a few posts later its clarified, but by then its too late - people are posting everywhere its 128mb already!

someone1234 said:
As said above, only the pre release ones had 128mb. I think this 'rumour' about imports came from one or two posts (maybe the same guy) where the user was looking at the user ram total and available. This doesnt take into account the ram the ROM uses. If you search for the posts you'll see that a few posts later its clarified, but by then its too late - people are posting everywhere its 128mb already!
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Have you received yours through ebay yet. I've received an email today saying it has been sent out so I should get mine tomorrow

iainparkes said:
Have you received yours through ebay yet. I've received an email today saying it has been sent out so I should get mine tomorrow
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Thanks for clarifying the RAM query. I ordered mine through yer ebay chap this morning but have only received the auto conf email. I chose express delivery and am eagerly awaiting the 'dispatched' email. Be interested to hear if yours turns up on time and your initial thoughts tho...

iainparkes said:
Have you received yours through ebay yet. I've received an email today saying it has been sent out so I should get mine tomorrow
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Not yet. I didnt get a despatched email either, but i supose thats because yours was sent by some courier with a tracking code?
I ordered it 1pm yesterday, so i expect it should be here tommorow via Royal Mail special delivery - assuming they did ship it already!
Don't worry i'll post on here as soon as i get it

someone1234 said:
Not yet. I didnt get a despatched email either, but i supose thats because yours was sent by some courier with a tracking code?
I ordered it 1pm yesterday, so i expect it should be here tommorow via Royal Mail special delivery - assuming they did ship it already!
Don't worry i'll post on here as soon as i get it
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I ordered mine at 3pm yesterday, received a dispatched email this morning. The tracking is only a Royal Mail thing as I have asked for next day/express

iainparkes said:
I ordered mine at 3pm yesterday, received a dispatched email this morning. The tracking is only a Royal Mail thing as I have asked for next day/express
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i'm confused. It seems you are receiving dispatched mails within a day or two of placing the order, with express shipping. I too chose express shipping when I ordered yesterday morning and I received this email from them this morning saying...
"Your item is due for dispatch.Sorry for keep you waiting,but as per our listing,for all the high value item,we need 5 working days to arrange delivery upon receive payment.You will get the tracking number after delivery,thanks!"
This suggests that they aren't going to dispatch it for another FOUR days despite having my money and me meeting all their criteria for express delivery. This is a little worrying. If they have stock why wait 5 days before sending it? I smell something fishy, do you think they are importing on order?

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I smell something fishy, do you think they are importing on order?
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You might be right. I checked with the friends who said they have used these guys before...
They ship anytime between 0 and 5 days with the normal shipping, they say its an anti fraud measure - probably to make sure your not ordering to some empty house and breaking in on the next day to get it
Thats plausable, but i think its probably to get you to pay the extra 10 quid for express, or to allow them to get stock (import).
I didnt pick the express option thinking it would be 1 to 3 days max. Mine still hasnt shipped yet
I'm confident talking to my friends you'll get the phone - but i think your right, they are importing to order with a small buffer which has probably run out.
BTW has anyone received their phone from these guys yet? Can you check the rom version please?

Well i decided to buy one, just placed a pre-order with TotalPda as they seem to be the cheapest for uk spec models...£445 with del included. Told me that i should have the phone by the 24th of this month.
Not really sure if i will keep it but they did say i could return it if im not happy so ill have a play for a few days before making up my mind on whether to keep it or not.
I do hope that i fall in love with it or else ill be waiting for the Sony Xperia X1.

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Blimey, we're all so eager, us gadget freaks aren't we...seems I just didn't have the patience, got this earlier...
"Hi,
GREAT NEWS - YOUR ITEM HAS BEEN DISPATCHED!!
*********** IMPORTANT INFO FOR MOBILE PHONE CUSTOMERS **********
We supply a Royal Mail Recorded or Royal Mail International Signed for reference
number for
every phone. This information is on Paypal and you should have an email
direct from Paypal
with this information. (Royal Mail do not supply detailed tracking information,
just
confirmation of delivery). If you do not have this information, First check
online with Paypal
or 2nd ask us."
I got the reference number, but what good is it to me if it isn't valid until after delivery?!!
Also, RM do provide tracking numbers as standard with special delivery, which next day is so I'm still confused!!!

Spawn12 said:
Not really sure if i will keep it but they did say i could return it if im not happy so ill have a play for a few days before making up my mind on whether to keep it or not.
I do hope that i fall in love with it or else ill be waiting for the Sony Xperia X1.
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I know what you mean...I want the Xperia too. Some sites say next month so taking all into account I'm guessing I'll be getting it early September!!

cojones said:
I know what you mean...I want the Xperia too. Some sites say next month so taking all into account I'm guessing I'll be getting it early September!!
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Well i was under the impression that it was going to be Sept but now they arent so sure..some are saying Jan/Feb 2009 which if they wait that long then its game over for Sony Ericsson...i really do hope its Sept when its released.
In the meantime ill wait for the Diamond and see how i get on with it...i have a feeling from what i have been reading here and other forums...that ill end up sending it back for a refund and wait for the X1. But im hoping the UK spec of the Diamond will be better than the grey imports that alot of people have...its been delayed due to HTC fixing some software issues or so i have heard.

Been monitoring and just (in the last hour) seen Play.com change their date from 13/06 to 27/06, so going to have to wait another two weeks for my order - damn.
Still £429 inc. VAT and delivery though

[Official] Play Store orders & shipping thread!

Updated Dec 6 1:30AM EST
Below is specific only to the orders from the first day the Nexus 4 was live.
Limbo 1 order fulfillment: ~99%
Limbo 2 order fulfillment: ~99%
Limbo 3 order fulfillment: ~91% (the majority of orders fall into this category)
"fulfillment" = shipped
Above is my educated guess on the status of the shipments that have been going out. I'm constantly tracking this and several other sources for continuing information.
Current status of orders and shipments:
Points below are confirmed:
First major batch shipped Nov 19 (upgraded to Next Day Air).
All orders that took place on the 13th that were back-ordered will be upgraded to Next Day Air for free.
Play Store Customer Service do not have any relevant information about your order. Calling them is nothing short of a complete waste of time.
Orders have not been shipped on a first-come first-serve basis. There is no pattern to the shipments, it is seemingly random. We have indisputable evidence of this.
Addendum to above: It is believed that we are finally going in order. Some of the later orders were shipped first due to an incomplete manifest.
Many people have noticed the last updated date on the Play orders page has changed. No one is certain yet what this might mean.
Points below are likely:
Logistics have been outsourced to UPS.
Order mechanics "slid" during the initial rush of the first few minutes of the product going live. This caused several issues (including an incomplete manifest sent to UPS).
Status of your order (limbos):
1) Order placed. No e-mail of any kind (including order confirmation) received.
2) Order placed. Order confirmation received. No other e-mail of any kind received.
3) Order placed. Order confirmation received. Back-order e-mail received.
If you want to see the "levels" post that everyone is talking about, you can find that here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34283797#post34283797
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I made a small G+ post here, in an attempt to get more information:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/114261440449469571809/posts/bwnLP4C4vJA
Please +1 and reshare it if you have a moment.
A petition (over 1000+ signatures at this point in time!)-- if you have a moment, please sign it:
https://www.change.org/petitions/go...onse-on-the-nexus-4-shipping-backorder-fiasco
A letter template drafted up by member thekooliest:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34369253#post34369253
Tentative US order time: 09:00AM PST
Changed "confirmed" to "tentative". 09:00AM PST is most likely, but you should be watching out regardless.
These are some of my favorite threads here! We all heard that the Nexus 4 is now official but I'd wager that a lot of us are waiting for preorders to open up on the Play Store.
Post the usual "I ordered!" "It shipped!" etc. here! I, personally, cannot wait for this guy. Just sold my S3 for it.
I did call Google to ask if they were going to open pre-orders for the device. Doesn't look like it this time around, but I was told that you will be able to purchase on November 13th and that stock would start shipping "either on the 13th or the 17th," whatever that means.
Current information (as of Nov 12):
No one knows what time the purchase will go live.
Best guesses are sometime in the morning of the 13th (office hours), or at 00:00 PST. I'm personally leaning toward the former. (NEW: see below)
There will be no pre-order on the Play Store.
Check here for specific country availability.
Check here for more information on shipping and handling for your country.
A Virtual Credit Card (VCC) cannot be used with your purchase in the device store. Also, at this time, the country of your credit card must match the the country to which you're shipping.
Taxable charges, if any, depend on what state you're ordering from.
We do not know what shipping options will be available. Right now, only 2-day shipping is confirmed. We are hopeful for an overnight option at launch.
News added Nov 10:
Android Police got a little clarification from Google-- the rep said pretty much exactly what we've been assuming for the past couple of weeks. They also agree with me that the button will be more likely to go live in the morning sometime, rather than at midnight. See source here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...-shipments-start-november-13th-no-pre-orders/
News added Nov 13:
A German Google employee has revealed that the Nexus 4 should be selling at "around breakfast time" in Germany. He also mentioned that would be about 8-9AM. This would lead us to believe that the order form will go live at 0:00PST as originally anticipated. Germany is 9 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time-- aka, 2AM Central, 3AM EST.[/url]

im guessing on nov 13th but they really didnt say.

From the Play Store:
Coming soon!
Available for purchase on Tuesday, Nov. 13th
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It seems pretty clear to me.

bozzykid said:
From the Play Store:
It seems pretty clear to me.
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They've had stuff up for pre-order before announced retail dates for most of the devices so far.

Plexicle said:
They've had stuff up for pre-order before announced retail dates for most of the devices so far.
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Sure. But the Play Store says you can purchase it on the 13th.

I would imagine that means a direct purchase. It doesnt mention when pre-orders will start. I for one will definitely be pre-ordering (if possible) this phone. Just hope I can get around £160 for my HTC Desire HD with lots of cases and accessories included

hello guys , i am from montenegro.
i am from one of those countries in which Google Store isnt available in yet...
so if you guys can pls help me , i wanted to ask you :
what other options do i have for buying it (besides ebay)
thank you

Will sell my S3 for it

lskeys said:
Will sell my S3 for it
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Just shipped mine off! I was hoping to be able to mostly cover the N4 with what I got back from it. Turns out that I actually made money in the trade.
Very excited!! :laugh:

I may sell my sgs3 for this. But I want to hold it first, I'm still on the fence.

Plexicle said:
Just shipped mine off! I was hoping to be able to mostly cover the N4 with what I got back from it. Turns out that I actually made money in the trade.
Very excited!! :laugh:
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What are you using as a replacement phone until the Nexus 4 arrives? All I have available is an old Blackberry..

Tibbz96 said:
What are you using as a replacement phone until the Nexus 4 arrives? All I have available is an old Blackberry..
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My trusty Atrix 4G.
It served as my go-between phone when I went from Note to S3, too. Got a clean CM10 on it, runs like a charm.
Sorry that you're stuck with a Berry, haha. :angel:

Plexicle said:
My trusty Atrix 4G.
It served as my go-between phone when I went from Note to S3, too. Got a clean CM10 on it, runs like a charm.
Sorry that you're stuck with a Berry, haha. :angel:
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My Inc S broke a month ago, I have been stuck with a £10 Nokia dumbphone waiting for this phone! It can't come soon enough...

Hoping we can preorder before the 13th

ste1164 said:
Hoping we can preorder before the 13th
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+1 I want to be first in line

I'll most definitely be getting one of these. The price is good, it looks good, and I really dig the wireless charging. I've many times where I'd just put my phone on my desk, forgot to connect the charger, and fall asleep just to wake up with a (mostly) depleted battery. Finally a worthy replacement for my ageing Nexus one.

Makaijin said:
I'll most definitely be getting one of these. The price is good, it looks good, and I really dig the wireless charging. I've many times where I'd just put my phone on my desk, forgot to connect the charger, and fall asleep just to wake up with a (mostly) depleted battery. Finally a worthy replacement for my ageing Nexus one.
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I wouldn't be surprised if the wireless dock is not available for quite a while.

Here's to hoping they do same day delivery this time around which may explain no pre order date...
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Plexicle said:
Just shipped mine off! I was hoping to be able to mostly cover the N4 with what I got back from it. Turns out that I actually made money in the trade.
Very excited!! :laugh:
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Yeah! I'm sellin my S2 on craigslist(so many scammers ) Some guy from new york just offered me $280 (I was asking $250)
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Plexicle said:
My trusty Atrix 4G.
It served as my go-between phone when I went from Note to S3, too. Got a clean CM10 on it, runs like a charm.
Sorry that you're stuck with a Berry, haha. :angel:
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I might have to go back to my trusty captivate lol

bozzykid said:
I wouldn't be surprised if the wireless dock is not available for quite a while.
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It's not too big of a concern. The wireless charging is a more of a luxury than anything. The most important thing is the option is available; the aftermarket solutions either adds thickness or look just plain ugly.
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