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[Galaxy S II General] nox156:
Handtech billed about 720$ on my credit card and I know I would have had to pay about 95$ in brokage fees and whatnot so thats 815$ total (rough estimate).

Expansys, after voucher, billed me 819$.

Hence why I called it "Pretty much even".

Brokage fees may vary depending on where you are I suppose, and so do taxes, I am talking about a delivery to Quebec, Canada where I am taxed at 12.9% on the purchase.
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
While it would be very nice if this holds true, as I ordered on the 13th after you, I would not be surprised if they are saying that only to stop us from writing/phoning asking "Where's my new phone?!" :D
[Galaxy S II General] dilwaala:
I've heard some negative feedback about expansys. I just placed an order for the S II there and since you've placed an order with them, how was your experience thus far? have they shipped it to you already?
[Galaxy S II General] victorinoxs:
The tracking info is so confusing; it's actually jumping between countries. I'm not even sure whether or my phone has been shipped......:(

May 25, 2011 11:36 PM -- In transit -- STANSTED GB

May 25, 2011 11:26 PM -- In transit -- STANSTED GB

May 25, 2011 3:37 PM -- In transit -- MISSISSAUGA, ON -- Package to be cleared by FedEx broker

May 25, 2011 8:36 PM -- Left FedEx origin facility -- BISHOPS STORTFORD GB

May 25, 2011 12:32 PM -- In transit -- MISSISSAUGA, ON -- Package to be cleared by FedEx broker

May 25, 2011 5:10 PM -- Left FedEx origin facility -- WELLINGBOROUGH GB

May 25, 2011 3:32 PM -- Picked up -- WELLINGBOROUGH GB

May 24, 2011 8:49 AM -- Shipment information sent to FedEx

May 24, 2011 9:49 AM -- In transit -- MISSISSAUGA, ON -- Package to be cleared by FedEx broker
[Galaxy S II General] meshdub:
Looks like the date/timestamps are just not in order =)
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
My order number: 1117011

Ordered: 12th

Paid: 13th

I just received an E-Mail from Handtec Customer Services.

Hopefully it'll be here soon!

I'm in Melbourne too! Did you have to pay any custom taxes?
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
I paid through Google, so I have no idea what my order number is. I have a "Google Order Number" that doesn't correspond the same way. My payment cleared on the 12th. I patiently await news.

I guess the silver lining about the delay is that we're reading about newer shipments coming with updated firmware. Maybe they're reading about production problems and correcting them as well.
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
I paid through Google as well (just to be safe). You can get your order number by emailing them or calling them.
[Galaxy S II General] Bakedbread:
:O :O

I just got shipping email from Handtec!!

I ordered mine on May10th and payment went through same day.

My order number was	1116353 if that helps anyone

YAY
[Galaxy S II General] Silent8Strike:
I got an email earlier today from Handtec with a Fedex tracking number! I guess Fedex doesn't kick in until it reaches Canada for some reason because the first tracking location is today in Ottawa at 3pm. Its stuck in customs or something I assume for a while, but expected delivery is still Friday! I ordered on the 12th if that helps anyone.
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
What's your order number I'm wondering?
[Galaxy S II General] Silent8Strike:
I only have my Google order number ending in 2008968.
[Galaxy S II General] NikoBellic:
Is there a way to check the order number on Handtec's webpage if you used paypal and ordered as a guest?
[Galaxy S II General] bsb1:
You should receive email confirmation from Handtec with Handtec order/tracking number. I pay thru paypal as well. Check you spam box, if for some reason they did not send u email confirmation go to http://www.handtec.co.uk/support/index.php?_m=tickets&_a=submit submit an eticket to ask for your tracking order and the status. U may need to quote your paypal ID transaction.
[Galaxy S II General] malignau:
Nup no taxes. You only need to pay taxes on orders over $1000 AUD. My phone arrived at 9am this morning.

So happy, its sitting in front of me right as we speak... its so pretty..... now i just gotta figure out how to use it! lol...
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
Getting close

My order number was 1115509 and here is my Fedex Tracking Info. It should be here withing the next 2 hours. I called this morning and Fedex said there would be some additional charges that I could pay to the driver. They did not have the amount at the time I called. At this point I will pay anything within reason.

Also FYI, I did order a phone from Clove on Monday and was able to cancel no problem just by responding to the order confirmation email. They sent another email back saying my order was cancelled

May 24, 2011 08:49

Shipment information sent to FedEx

May 25, 2011 15:32

Picked up

WELLINGBOROUGH GB

May 25, 2011 17:10

Left FedEx origin facility

WELLINGBOROUGH GB

May 25, 2011 21:08

In transit

STANSTED GB

May 25, 2011 21:26

In transit

STANSTED GB

May 26, 2011 00:58

Arrived at FedEx location

MEMPHIS, TN

May 26, 2011 02:07

Int'l shipment release

MEMPHIS, TN

May 26, 2011 04:21

Departed FedEx location

MEMPHIS, TN

May 26, 2011 07:41

At local FedEx facility

CORINTH, MS

May 26, 2011 08:05

On FedEx vehicle for delivery

CORINTH, MS
[Galaxy S II General] du.renato:
My order is 9838!!! Guess that means I should be really patient... :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
"Thank you for your purchase with Handtec.co.uk

Your goods have been processed for dispatch on Thursday 26th May."

Ordered May 13th, payment cleared 16th, order # 7100ish. Problem is, the tracking # for DHL says my shipment left on the 20th, and was delivered on the 23rd... In another country... (I've wrote them asking for the correct tracking number, assuming it was only them supplying the wrong tracking #)

Update: Looks like they gave me the same tracking # as someone previous... Both are showing up on the tracking page...
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
Finally Arrived!!!!

Ordered on the 7th and finally got my phone about 2 hours ago. Very pleased. I wasn't charged any extra charges either.:D
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
My order number: 1117011

Ordered: 12th

Paid: 13th

Finally shipped! :D
[Galaxy S II General] sufibravo:
Still haven't received any email confirmation from DHL, however I can confirm mine has already been shipped; ordered from Handtec on the 19th. For those who want to check even if they haven't received shipping confirmation here's an awesome tip from user BAZZAZZ on the Whirlpool AU forums:

Visit http://www.dhl.com.au/en/express/tracking/shippers_reference.html

Enter your handtec order number in the Shipper's reference fields and adjust the latter date in the dropdown to todays date and if you're lucky VOILA!!!!

EDIT: Might also work with FedEx with your handtec order number at this link:

http://fedex.com/AltRefTracking

Not sure if my tip works for those outside Australia, but I don't see why not, sorry if it doesn't :(
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
Nice. I still haven't received confirmation.
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Did you order on/before the 25th? If so, I would call them (they close in 5 minute though, I believe)... I've heard of people not getting the tracking #s in email...
[Galaxy S II General] FromToronto:
Received confirmation email early this morning and is in transit w/ FedEx:

Order number: 1118655

Payment Processed: May 19
[Galaxy S II General] Bakedbread:
Just received my S2 about an hour ago

loving it so far

for anyone whos wondering - it came with latest KE7 firmware so it looks like the "newest" batch being sent out from Handtec has all the updated software

cool beans!

I kinda wasnt a big fan of touchwiz..so i went back to launcher pro

but with some of the touchwiz widgets and stuff it works well!

BUTTERY SMOOTH
[Galaxy S II General] FromToronto:
Do you get any sort of data-connection hangs as some users have mentioned?
[Galaxy S II General] blue265:
I'm glad we are all starting to get them now. I ordered from Handtec on 17th but grew impatient and ordered from Expansys.ca on Wednesday. I now have it in my hands as of this evening 2 days later. Very impressed so far, no problems whatsoever to report. My only complaint is my wallet being $800 lighter. lol
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Wow, as of right now, handtec says the units are in stock. And now the title of this thread is once again accurate! lol

(oh, and my phone is stuck at customs, but they don't deliver on the weekends anyhow. Let's hope for Monday!)
[Galaxy S II General] sdoc96:
Yeah they have stock again.

I ordered Wednesday and phone shipped yesterday, will be here Tuesday apparently.

So looking forward to this thing...:D
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
I finally e-mailed today. Its in stock and my order still hasn't shipped. This is ridiculous.
[Galaxy S II General] FromToronto:
Mine came with KE2, billed on.the 16th and.came yesterday. Mine also came with.German or something as the default.language and my firmware is actually XWKE7.. may have to update firmware with generic KE7. Just fyi.
[Galaxy S II General] daraj:
Am I missing anything here??? Handtec is way more expensive then Expansys-USA. Handtec is about 830 US $$ (after conversion) while Expansys is selling it for $749.
[Galaxy S II General] du.renato:
Bought on the 25th, already confirmed, but still no tracking number... And they have reduced the price!
[Galaxy S II General] Aero:
I ordered midnight (my local time EST) on Jun 1st and I received my tracking a few hours ago Jun 2nd around 6-7am
[Galaxy S II General] du.renato:
Finally shipped, tracking number received... Expect to get it by the end of next week (if the taxman doesn't intercept it, that is)
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
I cancelled my order yesterday. My payment had been processed for 3 weeks and the phone itself had been in for a week. I could have had the phone from Expansys a few times now.
[Galaxy S II General] Spartoi:
http://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/sim...i-sim-free-unlocked-mobile-phone-p-83707.html

Even cheaper.
[Galaxy S II General] Aero:
Where did you get that conversion? Its ~410 GBP converted is ~$660 CDN or ~$670 USD. (Does not include shipping or taxes/duty/etc...)
[Galaxy S II General] michaelko999:
every one got their phone from handtec?
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
Mine is on the way from Handtec.

DHL Status:

Saturday, June 04, 2011	Location	Time

8	Shipment on hold	LEIPZIG - GERMANY	10:25

7	Arrived at Sort Facility LEIPZIG - GERMANY	LEIPZIG - GERMANY	04:57

6	Departed Facility in EAST MIDLANDS - UK	EAST MIDLANDS - UK	01:50

Friday, June 03, 2011	Location	Time

5	Processed at EAST MIDLANDS - UK	EAST MIDLANDS - UK	23:42

4	Arrived at Sort Facility EAST MIDLANDS - UK	EAST MIDLANDS - UK	22:10

3	Departed Facility in CAMBRIDGE - UK	CAMBRIDGE - UK	20:09

2	Processed at CAMBRIDGE - UK	CAMBRIDGE - UK	17:15

1	Shipment picked up	CAMBRIDGE - UK	16:00
[Galaxy S II General] tiesto4:
i did the order before 10 hours ago... but handtec was close... and the opened before 45 minutes... now waiting for tracking number or any confirmation email.... did my order via google checkout....
[Galaxy S II General] Aero:
They are kind enough to refund me 20 GBP coz of the price drop. :)
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
When was your order date? And when was you shipping date?
[Galaxy S II General] Aero:
Jun 1 is my order date, then it went from 424 gbp to the current 404 gbp on jun 2, a few hours before they sent me the tracking number. I was lucky, I contacted them immediately and they sent the refund back to my card a few hours ago.
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
Thanks for informing me.

I've emailed them for money refund and they accepted to refund 20 pounds kindly. :)
[Galaxy S II General] du.renato:
Asked for a refund as well... Let's see how it plays out...
[Galaxy S II General] tiesto4:
handtec told me google still didn't process my payment.... don't know how much time it should take but hope not more then 24 hours
[Galaxy S II General] tiesto4:
update : they got my payment , but now they want id or driving license... (first time i order from them via google checkout)

i sent them all the things, but they not answer me by an email , someone know if they work today ?
[Galaxy S II General] du.renato:
They should be working, there is no mention of holiday in the support page... They are usually fairly quick to answer emails
[Galaxy S II General] tiesto4:
i was talk with them yesterday till they were closed, (send them all the verfication that they wanted)

and email them today before 4 hours (they opening time) and still didn't get any answer...

don't know what's going on there...
[Galaxy S II General] tiesto4:
fater i called them (international call) they told me they still could not verified me

and i need to do bank wire transfer

i cancel my order ... and will try order from clove
[Galaxy S II General] du.renato:
Finally arrived! According to brazilian post service it should be waiting for me at home! I bought it on May25th, security checks cleared on May 31st, posted on June 3rd, Brazilian post registered it on June 8th, delivered it only today. Quite a marathon

At least I seem to have dodged the taxman...
[Galaxy S II General] :
Unbelievably fast shipping in my case. I just chose the normal 2-4 dayday FedEx option. It shipped to me, in my hands, right now, in a day. Handtec scared the crap out of me by sending it in a mailer but all is well. Customs opened it as well but all was cool. Excellent price, shipping and customer service.
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
so anyone else who ordered from Handtec and shipped to the states got something from Fedex a few weeks later saying they had to pay a fee of $25?
[Galaxy S II General] nomis_md:
I ordered from Handtec and shipped to Canada. Paid $41 when the item was delivered to the FedEx rep.

Ordered on July 1 (Saturday), the phone arrived on Tuesday July 5.

Here is the receipt:

***edit: sorry I am a new user so the forum won't let me post URLs. If you know how to use imgur the image code is HCyWg.jpg***

Hope this is helpful!
[Galaxy S II General] TheSobadef:
I'm quite curious as to why you couldn't wait a week for the phone to launch with Bell in Canada... You would have saved quite some money
[Galaxy S II General] nomis_md:
Are you kidding?! The phone has a confirmed retail price for when it is sold in Canada - $599.95. Add HST to this and the price is $677, plus another $20+ if you want to unlock the phone to Rogers like I would have had to do (and not do it for free ie. root and void warranty).

I have the same warranty, a factory unlocked phone, weeks before it's out in Canada, before Bell or Virgin, and likely months before it comes out with Rogers, and I paid less for it - 389GBP from Handtec plus shipping and only $41 tax/duty. I saved at least $60 AND have the phone earlier.
[Galaxy S II General] otacon888:
I also got that email.
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
Have you ever been to an electronics store in England? I wouldn't expect much more lol...
[Galaxy S II General] virussnake:
they are working on a bank holiday i guess they are in a real hurry to get everything out in one day when the competition needs 3 days... cut them some slack its just a typo...

btw fedex tracking info received
[Galaxy S II General] tublah:
When did you order? I keep obsessively looking for my tracking info -- of course I ordered with Google Checkout - so I dunno if it'll be delivered through there...or what the deal will be.
[Galaxy S II General] xspyda:
Wow, slagging off another retailer is low. I have never had any problem with Amazon whatsoever and anything I have received from them (and there have been many items) have always been UK spec unless otherwise stated.

I know who I would sooner order from but having said that I am sure those that have ordered through Handtec have nothing to worry about.
[Galaxy S II General] u23sjw:
Lol, just when I'd decided to wait and order from Amazon...

Surely that's not true about Amazon, is it?!
[Galaxy S II General] darkninja157:
I'm sure the actual amazon does not sell phones from other countries without warranty. But amazon does sell many items from companies that simply list their items on amazon. Which is probably what handtec is referring to.

Such as you find phone "A" through amazon, but when you go to check out you notice the phone is being billed and shipped from another vendor "mobilecheapskates.com." I'm not defending Handtec as I've never dealt with them before my order of the SGS II, but no company really wants to price match do they ;) . I do however have faith in Handtec from comments by other members on XDA.
[Galaxy S II General] beWater:
Hey guys, I just received my tracking No. from Handtec! WOOOOOOO HOOOOO~~~

on the DHL site, it says

Monday, May 02, 2011

1 Shipment information received

Location:CAMBRIDGE - UK

Time:23:46

Looks like Handtec did work on the bank holiday to get things sorted.

Now it's the last few days before i get rid of my old old nokia, yay!

update:

for anyone that would like to know:

- pre-ordered 16G version mid March

- DHL as shipping method

- paid via google checkout for around AUD $700 (698 iirc)
[Galaxy S II General] mickliq:
Got my Fedex tracking # as well, although of course Fedex hasn't picked them up from Handtec yet. I placed my order on April 21.

Anyway, they made good on their pre-bank holiday weekend pledge to prep the orders on Monday (which really just means the shipping labels...). Let's see when they actually receive the stock and have Fedex pick up.
[Galaxy S II General] NIK516:
got tracking as well, i also ordered April 21st.

However it says "This shipment is scheduled to be sent on 05/02/2011.

Then when i go fedex site it says : Anticipated ship date May 2, 2011

Estimated delivery May 6, 2011 by 5:00 PM

Ehhh its all good they did a great job so im happy, glade i didnt cancel my order and go with clove, would be epic sad face atm.
[Galaxy S II General] ph00ny:
hahaha i'm literally f5'ing my gmail
[Galaxy S II General] virussnake:
i don't think they are working on 1:22 am...
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Kakarot:
what happens if you order today? lol
[Galaxy S II General] NIK516:
just because they have stock doesnt mean they have the man power to send all stock straight away, dont mean to be a negative but just trying to be realistic, but the sooner you order the sooner you get it i guess :)
[Galaxy S II General] tublah:
I got my tracking number about 30 minutes ago (which is 2:30AM ish in UK)

That is commitment! Handtec, I am a believer.
[Galaxy S II General] rwc3b:
I'm curious to know that too
[Galaxy S II General] intruda119:
Just placed a order. It must be something special about sgs2, first phone Ive ever payed full price for. I offically have the best future wife in the world.
[Galaxy S II General] Skysezto:
i got my tracking number 40 mins ago(i ordered on 4/29).
[Galaxy S II General] ronj1986:
How much did you have to pay including shipping costs?
[Galaxy S II General] Skysezto:
i'm using chase credit card

FOREIGN TRANSACTION FEE(Other) $22.28

GOOGLE *HANDTEC(Other) $742.9

total: $765.24
[Galaxy S II General] intruda119:
mines was 760 including shippng.
[Galaxy S II General] ph00ny:
i got my notice roughly an hour ago
[Galaxy S II General] chizzwhizz:
I just got my fedex tracking number!!!!!! Phone will skip out tmrw and expected delivery is WEDNESDAY!!!! I might just take a sick day *cough cough*
[Galaxy S II General] misticjeff:
May I ask when you ordered??

I just ordered about 3 hrs ago so am hoping for some love :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] ignign0kt:
Ugh... stupid handtec. I got an email saying I need to either send them official documents for proof of ID, or call my bank to get an auth. number.

I sent them a document because my bank does not give out auth numbers. Handtec got my document and then replied telling me to send the auth number as if my document didn't matter...
[Galaxy S II General] master_watch:
Bummer :(

If you don't mind me asking where are you located and which method of payment did you use?

I placed an order this morning 9:30 AM PST (I'm located in Vancouver, Canada), but haven't received anything from them yet (Confirmation email) other than the Google Checkout receipt.

I also read from one of the posts that if we pay through Google Checkout, they won't ask for ID or auth. number. Can someone confirm this?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] ajftl:
why would they ask for id if the phone is going to same address as billing address? unless u choose a none billing address i guess
[Galaxy S II General] Skysezto:
Google Checkout receipt is all you need. just waitfor the tracking number email
[Galaxy S II General] ignign0kt:
The email said they needed proof of ID because I'm a new customer. I live in the US and I used a credit card
[Galaxy S II General] beWater:
I used google checkout too, for both SGS2 and Nexus S (1 months ago for my girlfriend), the transaction was smooth. Even though I had my billing address and shipping address to be different, handtec did not ask me for anything.

I've also heard that paying using paypal or credit cards will induce a worse conversion rate than google checkout, don't know if that is really the case.
[Galaxy S II General] ignign0kt:
It's probably more likely for international orders.

What sucks is they are not swift about replying... it takes a day

Which means I will have to wait longer.

I actually told them if they want to verify the transaction with the bank that they have to call them themselves lol.
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Kakarot:
well, I just tried it out.... guess I will find out, sooner or later.... sure would be sweet if it ended up in Canada by Friday, lol

$700 total, google, visa
[Galaxy S II General] master_watch:
Hmmm, It seems by using credit card directly triggers them to check for ID (International Order)? But I'm not too sure about this or it could be that the ID check just a random procedure after a certain number of customers.
[Galaxy S II General] intruda119:
Anyone had problems with paypal?
[Galaxy S II General] NIK516:
no payed with paypal, I'm from Australia.

same shipping and paypal address.

ordered 21st April they didn't ask for I'd, payed as guest also.

may be due to different shipping and card address?
[Galaxy S II General] NIK516:
honestly reading through this post I'd checks are almost random?
[Galaxy S II General] OHDUSER:
dam.. ordered yesterday.. Hope I'll have mine sent with the first batch...b

used credit card, sent them credit card statement and driving licence just incase they ask me too... hope it will make it faster...
[Galaxy S II General] vimto25:
Some of you guys dont sleep? :D
[Galaxy S II General] beWater:
I'm in Australia waiting for the phone to be dispatched, it's tuesday afternoon here:D:D:D
[Galaxy S II General] vimto25:
sweet!!!! :p
[Galaxy S II General] Deusdies:
Wait where do you guys check if the phone has shipped? I mean their "account" part of the website is "temporarily offline".

I ordered mine 5/1, still nothing :(
[Galaxy S II General] OHDUSER:
same.. ordered yesterday yet there is nothing yet..
[Galaxy S II General] Deusdies:
Disregard my previous post. I live in the US. Just got tracking info. However, it's weird: it says "expected ship date: May 3rd", but also "Estimated delivery: May 4, 2011 by 10:30 AM". Is it possible they're doing overnight?!?!
[Galaxy S II General] bilboa1:
that such bull**** marketing speech lol

"sorry they are known to punch the boxes before sending them"

"but with us ur safe!"

alternative

"often they send fake dummies!"

"but with us ur safe!"

and so on

there should be proper laws against that :P
[Galaxy S II General] vimto25:
yes its possible for overnight delivery
[Galaxy S II General] NIK516:
who will be the first aussie to get it? who ever looses buys the other a beer at the pub and gets to have a nerd fit over his device lollllll:D
[Galaxy S II General] cayce:
Ordered mine from Israel, having it shipped to my uncle in the UK who's flying over here tomorrow.

Really hope they don't delay anything or I'll be forced to cancel cause it'll be too late...

I've been waiting 4 years to upgrade my cell. SE K610i. Hardcore.