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THE SMART DOCK IS NOW SHIPPING FROM VERIZON. I got my tracking number a few minutes ago.
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I've been on the phone and in live chat with Samsung 3 separate times over the last 2 weeks, trying to get an answer about when the Smart Dock is going to be in stock. As we all know, it is listed as 'back ordered' on their website right now. Nobody can give me an answer, which is frustrating. What I am hoping is that they aren't going to hold out releasing until the 50% off coupon expires, which they very well could do. The fact that they can't be found anywhere (not even eBay) tells me that the only ones that are in the wild are review units, and that they have not even officially 'released' anything yet.
Anyone have any information to share on the subject of the Smart Dock?
meatlocker said:
I've been on the phone and in live chat with Samsung 3 separate times over the last 2 weeks, trying to get an answer about when the Smart Dock is going to be in stock. As we all know, it is listed as 'back ordered' on their website right now. Nobody can give me an answer, which is frustrating. What I am hoping is that they aren't going to hold out releasing until the 50% off coupon expires, which they very well could do. The fact that they can't be found anywhere (not even eBay) tells me that the only ones that are in the wild are review units, and that they have not even officially 'released' anything yet.
Anyone have any information to share on the subject of the Smart Dock?
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I saw one at a Sprint store but no discount. I am in the same boat as you, waiting for Samsung.
Wondering if it's vaporware, myself.
Would believe it was seen at a sprint store if I saw a photo of it for sale.
It's not unusual for mfrs to create buzz for products and never release them, and cell phone accessories are among the most notoriously over-hyped and never-delivered. I don't even care about a discount - $100 isn't crazy for an HDMI-out and 3 USB ports all in one compact unit. Granted I'd love it at $50 but just think what Motorola would charge for this device and you'll feel better.
dbraba01 said:
I saw one at a Sprint store but no discount. I am in the same boat as you, waiting for Samsung.
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if i saw it at a sprint store, i'd buy it - did you happen to catch sprint's SKU number off the unit? I'd like to call around and see if anyone has them locally...
I've had one on backorder, but I've not yet passed the two week threshold. For what it's worth, Verizon has them in stock online: [Click!] I don't know about in stores when the Note II releases with them, though.
Link. said:
I've had one on backorder, but I've not yet passed the two week threshold. For what it's worth, Verizon has them in stock online: [Click!] I don't know about in stores when the Note II releases with them, though.
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Thanks for this. I ordered one. This is the first retailer I have seen with them supposedly 'in stock'. We'll see if it really is.
meatlocker said:
Thanks for this. I ordered one. This is the first retailer I have seen with them supposedly 'in stock'. We'll see if it really is.
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Well, I ordered a couple of hours ago from Verizon, and my status already says 'shipped', although they have not provided a tracking number yet. So if you are looking for a Smart Dock and are willing to pay full price, it appears that Verizon is the place to go!
Since one issue I've seen identified with this is that you need to install an app to force the phone into landscape to take advantage of a HDTV display, I wonder if you could stick a TecTile to the back of the dock and set it to force landscape.
Thanks for the tip - if it's really available from VZW that's temping, though I've got an Amazon credit just sitting there. Keep us posted.
Does anybody know when the dock will be released in the UK? Seems to be no word on the web.
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Biggest question: will it be available in dark silver/black?
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Insane_Prawn said:
Biggest question: will it be available in dark silver/black?
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That, I can't answer. I have only seen white in all of the promo pictures.
Anyone know where I can buy additional charging cradles? I'd like a 'travel' one as well as my 'home' one?
Can't find anything on Amaozn...
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Ben
There's already threads for this. You can't get them
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Um... It's not just a simple cradle because we can pair up via NFC with this cradle.
ben1000 said:
Anyone know where I can buy additional charging cradles? I'd like a 'travel' one as well as my 'home' one?
Can't find anything on Amaozn...
Best,
Ben
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Try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2493181&page=5
This is emergency charging solution - Until SAMSUNG start to offer them.
ben1000 said:
Anyone know where I can buy additional charging cradles? I'd like a 'travel' one as well as my 'home' one?
Can't find anything on Amaozn...
Best,
Ben
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I will sell you my for $180
Samsung's website has replacement charging cradles for $24.99, but they're on backorder.
They do have them in stock on AT&T's site for $25.00.
Got mine today.
Seems identical to the one that came with the Gear:
- NFC
- PC recognizes device
Check the other threads on this, as I posted a 50% discount code from Samsung, and so did another after me. Sorry, but going to bed so can't find and link for you, but do a quick search. Got mine for $17 with tax and shipping, but I recommend ordering 2 when they are back in stock, as shipping is the same I believe.
Cheers!
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highlordkram said:
Check the other threads on this, as I posted a 50% discount code from Samsung, and so did another after me. Sorry, but going to bed so can't find and link for you, but do a quick search. Got mine for $17 with tax and shipping, but I recommend ordering 2 when they are back in stock, as shipping is the same I believe.
Cheers!
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UPDATE 1/18/14
They are back in stock at Samsung website. Coupon code (rv18623) still works if you are registered / logged in on Samsung site. Just ordered 2 and does not raise the shipping cost above that for single unit (3.95 US$ I think it was).
EDIT: Got my order confirmation and they DID double up on the shipping
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UPDATE 1/18/14
They are back in stock at Samsung website. Coupon code (rv18623) still works if you are registered / logged in on Samsung site. Just ordered 2 and does not raise the shipping cost above that for single unit (3.95 US$ I think it was).
EDIT: Got my order confirmation and they DID double up on the shipping
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thanks in US with code $17.43 shipped
I have an additional cradle for sale if anyone wants to PM me about it.
ebay has them expensive :fingers-crossed:
http://www.expansys.com/s.aspx?search=galaxy gear
In the UK Expansys has them @ £14.99 and also the Samsung store at Westfield Stratford @ £19.99
galaxy gear compatibility
I am looking to buy the new galaxy gear , which came out with sgs5. I have a galaxy grand duos running cm11 . will the device be compatible
rijchat said:
I am looking to buy the new galaxy gear , which came out with sgs5. I have a galaxy grand duos running cm11 . will the device be compatible
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Should work.
I have a spare black nfc charging cradle if anyone needs one. $30 shipped inside US.
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EBAY now has a small cradle version for about $20
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Charging-Doc...Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item2c7e36cdd1&_uhb=1
akira8473 said:
EBAY now has a small cradle version for about $20
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Charging-Doc...Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item2c7e36cdd1&_uhb=1
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I bought one of these on Amazon under the "Monoy" brand. Works fine, doesn't stay on as well as the original but it is good enough. I got it shipped next day prime for about $33. They seem to be out of the particular one I bought now. There are others you can find via search.
rooobbbbb said:
I bought one of these on Amazon under the "Monoy" brand. Works fine, doesn't stay on as well as the original but it is good enough. I got it shipped next day prime for about $33. They seem to be out of the particular one I bought now. There are others you can find via search.
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Best Buy is selling now for $25; and many of use got them a couple months back from Samsung for $17.50 including shipping, so try them.
if your still looking i just saw lots of choices on amazon between $10 generic and $30 oem hope that helps also if you have prime most of the oem ones are prime eligible
I have an extra charger cradle available
sold my gear and got a fit. It is on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231209437072?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Check out in the local samsung stores.
I'm looking for a replacement battery for a Note 2 in the UK, and wanted to buy an Anker but they don't seem to be available anywhere. There are lots of "genuine" Samsung batteries on eBay, and this one on Amazon which has very few reviews:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Galaxy-Note-GT-N7100-EB595675LU/dp/B014WD73QY
Can anyone recommend a good one that is actually available in the UK??
Hello and thank you for posting in the Q&A section,
the battery you linked is a good one. I am not using it, but it is okay.
Kind regards
Trafalgar Square
itm said:
I'm looking for a replacement battery for a Note 2 in the UK, and wanted to buy an Anker but they don't seem to be available anywhere. There are lots of "genuine" Samsung batteries on eBay, and this one on Amazon which has very few reviews:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Galaxy-Note-GT-N7100-EB595675LU/dp/B014WD73QY
Can anyone recommend a good one that is actually available in the UK??
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The Anker one is now back in stock. I have just ordered one.
Aiadi said:
The Anker one is now back in stock. I have just ordered one.
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Thanks - I've just ordered one
I just bought this thing off Ebay and didn't do my homework because some people have bought other wireless chargers that were cheap like this one. I'm going to go to Best Buy and will pick up the original one to compare to the one that is coming. The one off ebay is $39.99 while the one's on BB is $69.99. Sounds too good to be true. I already contacted the seller and told them that I WILL KNOW if it's fake. I'll post my findings here so no one gets screwed like probably I did. I'm going to return it (almost certain).
Sounds too good to be true, so.....
Keep us posted.
meyerweb said:
Sounds too good to be true, so.....
Keep us posted.
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That's what the concensus is currently for these things.
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That's what the concensus is currently for these things.
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I'm actually quite curious about this myself.
BWolf56 said:
I'm actually quite curious about this myself.
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I saw a video on YouTube where someone waswas explaining tdifferences between a fake wireless charger and an original wireless charger. There were somesome subtle differences and you could only tell by having the original and fake one side by side. I think that someone mentioned that the fake one would only do a "wireless charging", while the original one would say "fast charging", when you would put the phone (S7 edge) on the charger. Also there are power bricks that are fake too. Honestly, I would only buy these charges from BB and maybe B&H. Not even AMZN, because there have been fake ones in there too. I'll pick up the original one probablyprobably today from BB. The one from Ebay is coming tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath.
OK, so I just picked up the original wireless charger pad for $75 at the local BB. Now I have to wait for the one coming from eBay. I also bought a car charger that is supposed to be from Samsung too, but BB doesn't carry that one. I'm also weary about the car charger. It sucks to have to deal with this, but it is what it is.
Update: just tested the car charger bought from Ebay (hopefully original Samsung charger). My phone does say "fast charging", so I'm thinking that is a good sign.
I've just recently taken delivery of four of these (black) sold and shipped by Amazon.com LLC for $36.34 a piece.
They are quite genuine. Not sure why anyone would want to risk eBay when those are available.
afh3 said:
I've just recently taken delivery of four of these (black) sold and shipped by Amazon.com LLC for $36.34 a piece.
They are quite genuine. Not sure why anyone would want to risk eBay when those are available.
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Some of the stuff I buy from eBay ends up coming from Amazon. But anyways, after carefully looking at the one that came from BB and the one that came from Ebay, the Ebay one seems original, but it almost looks used (the BB one looks more glossy, if that makes sense). Also the chargers look slightly different. The Ebay one has a V in the back, while the BB one has a VI. Also, the packaging is different too, so I'll probably be returning both and buying one from AMZN like it was mentioned above. Even at AMZN you have to be careful because some sellers do slip fake chargers in there too. So bottom line, don't get this from Ebay.
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Even at AMZN you have to be careful because some sellers do slip fake chargers in there too.
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Precisely why I referenced Amazon.com LLC as the seller. Maybe others have had an experience dissimilar to mine, but I've never received a fake product from them - and even if it were to happen, has anyone ever had them deny a legitimate return?
With Red Weasel Sales (TM) you take your chances. Maybe you'll win, maybe you'll get burned.
If you find out it's real, and there's more, please post up links. Nobody wants to pay full price lol.
I'm looking to buy a Wireless Charger for the first time as i find myself ordering new cables more often than i would like.
(unfortunately im in the UK so i got the DEX with my Note8)
I don't really wanna fork out the full Samsung Price but at the same time i do not want my house burning down because of a cheap rip off
What are you guys using / have used and what would you recommend?
i use the samsung one for this year, and i truly recommend it for his quality/speed and premium feel. or you could save some money and get last year's version instead.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/192302942710
I got this and it's spot on
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My experience is to buy whichever wireless charger you decide on from an actual store like Best Buy or even directly from Samsung. I've purchased "real" fast wireless chargers from eBay and Amazon and had to go through the hassle of getting my money back because they turned out fake.
Mr.Ash.Man said:
I'm looking to buy a Wireless Charger for the first time as i find myself ordering new cables more often than i would like.
(unfortunately im in the UK so i got the DEX with my Note8)
I don't really wanna fork out the full Samsung Price but at the same time i do not want my house burning down because of a cheap rip off
What are you guys using / have used and what would you recommend?
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If you don't mind one that stands up, rather than laying flat, I can thoroughly recommend the Choetech desktop charger - it fast charges no problem.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014ZOBI3Y/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
xbmoyx said:
My experience is to buy whichever wireless charger you decide on from an actual store like Best Buy or even directly from Samsung. I've purchased "real" fast wireless chargers from eBay and Amazon and had to go through the hassle of getting my money back because they turned out fake.
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This is what i was afraid of, pretty much every single one on eBay looked fake to me and the product description was suspect. you really can not trust eBay with anything these days.
StevePritchard said:
If you don't mind one that stands up, rather than laying flat, I can thoroughly recommend the Choetech desktop charger - it fast charges no problem.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014ZOBI3Y/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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I saw that one, but i have also seen fake replica's of the same one too which put me off a little. In the end i decided to go for this one > CHOETECH Qi Fast Wireless Charger will pick it up tonight after work and see if its any good.
decided a stand up one would be nice to take advantage of the always on display. Also the misses has my old S7Edge so we will both be using it
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This is what i was afraid of, pretty much every single one on eBay looked fake to me and the product description was suspect. you really can not trust eBay with anything these days.
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I purchased 2 of these directly from Samsung after getting burned a few times with fakes. I used my 30% off any accessory coupon for registering my Note8 and got it for less than $30 (it would seem the price has went up since then) and it works with my Otterbox Defender case. https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/m...s-charging-pad-black-sapphire-ep-pn920tbegus/
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I purchased 2 of these directly from Samsung after getting burned a few times with fakes. I used my 30% off any accessory coupon for registering my Note8 and got it for less than $30 (it would seem the price has went up since then) and it works with my Otterbox Defender case. https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/m...s-charging-pad-black-sapphire-ep-pn920tbegus/
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Thanks I heard about that coupon but I'm in the UK and don't think they give that over here ;( would of preferred the Samsung one for sure!
Glad you got rid of the fakes... There an accident waiting to happen.
Mr.Ash.Man said:
This is what i was afraid of, pretty much every single one on eBay looked fake to me and the product description was suspect. you really can not trust eBay with anything these days.
I saw that one, but i have also seen fake replica's of the same one too which put me off a little. In the end i decided to go for this one > CHOETECH Qi Fast Wireless Charger will pick it up tonight after work and see if its any good.
decided a stand up one would be nice to take advantage of the always on display. Also the misses has my old S7Edge so we will both be using it
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For future reference, the link I supplied is the genuine link from Choetech themselves (it's the link I used to get the review model they provided for me).
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For future reference, the link I supplied is the genuine link from Choetech themselves (it's the link I used to get the review model they provided for me).
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Oh cool you managed to get a free one? I applied too but didn't hear anything looks like ill be doing a paid review for this one.. haha
And yeah I can see it's official I just meant it discouraged me seeing other fakes around of the same product
(There are replica's around that instead of being branded "CHOETECH" are branded "Fast Charge")
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Oh cool you managed to get a free one? I applied too but didn't hear anything looks like ill be doing a paid review for this one.. haha
And yeah I can see it's official I just meant it discouraged me seeing other fakes around of the same product
(There are replica's around that instead of being branded "CHOETECH" are branded "Fast Charge")
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Yeah. I got a free one (and was genuinely impressed). The cables were good quality too.
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https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/192302942710
I got this and it's spot on
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How was it? charge fast as original?
I just got the shipping notice that my free Samsung wireless charger was delivered today. Cannot wait to try it out as I have seen a ton of good stuff written about it. Will let you all know what I think.
Got my Samsung Wireless charger set up yesterday and it works amazing. I love being able to switch from a flat to a cradle setup and have not had a single issue with the charger finding the phone, even with the Spiegen Neo Hybrid case (which I love btw) on the phone. This is my first foray into wireless charging and I am already wondering why I waited so long.
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How was it? charge fast as original?
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Yes it does . I'm pleased with it. Times all seem the same as Samsung one.
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Have you guys noticed wireless charging gets your phone hotter than cable charging?
borijess said:
Have you guys noticed wireless charging gets your phone hotter than cable charging?
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It will do. As your using an induction coil to charge.
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Mr.Ash.Man said:
Oh cool you managed to get a free one? I applied too but didn't hear anything looks like ill be doing a paid review for this one.. haha
And yeah I can see it's official I just meant it discouraged me seeing other fakes around of the same product
(There are replica's around that instead of being branded "CHOETECH" are branded "Fast Charge")
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I got one for free but it doesn't work with an OtterBox Defender charger so I literally never used it.
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It will do. As your using an induction coil to charge.
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I've wondered if this heat will reduce battery life over time or not.
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I've wondered if this heat will reduce battery life over time or not.
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Same