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[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
Nah, I spoke to a guy at one of these outfits and he talked a little about the constraints of being on the selling end of a hot new phone and what that involved. The gist or at least the part that matters to us would be you have an ODM, almost certainly at least some of the parts involved however come from suppliers. Production is based not on being able to supply initial demand but on a dollars and sense bean counting of what comes out to the most profitable means of manufacturing all the devices needed over the course of a production run. Capacity is designed to meet the overall production goal, not being able to meet inital demand. The inevitable result is a shortfall of product in the early time period of production.
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
Still waiting on my phone from Handtec

I was wondering if anyone has received confirmation that Handtec has shipped from its second batch of phones????

As many have reported Handtec has sent emails saying they would have a small number of phones this week and would ship according to preorders.:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] Homam Ageel:
nothing till now!!!

I've ordered 5 phones .. still waiting
[Galaxy S II General] nox156:
anyone has heard anything, especially if you ordered close to the 4th of May?

They are closing in 1h for the weekend and we have yet to hear anything regarding the stock they were supposed to get today.
[Galaxy S II General] nox156:
nevermind, they have just updated the product page with the following message:

Stock is on route to us to arrive late 20th May. We should be able to fulfill some early pre-orders. Customers will receive tracking via email over the weekend (20th-23rd May) as we prepare to ship. We expect more stock week commencing 23rd May.

Guess some of you guys are going to get lucky, I doubt they'll fill all the way to mine (May 11th) :(. Oh well, here's to hoping they get a descent batch next week...
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
hmmmm hope i'm part of the "some early pre-orders"
[Galaxy S II General] bsb1:
Post your pre-order date !! lets see who's in the front Que :)

mine is on the 7th May 8am Uk time
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
I read elsewhere an email a fellow posted from handtec stating that WHEN the order came it would be of a sufficient quantity to cover all back orders.
[Galaxy S II General] victorinoxs:
fingers crossed..........................................

May 8, 2011 12:21 AM EDT
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
Mine was ordered 7th May 2pm UK time but the payment didn't clear till Monday the 9th. I think I saw somewhere that they were going by payment date instead of order date. I also got the email saying they expected to fill all of the preorders but I think the rules are changing as they get smaller shipments.
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Ya, things change, unfortunately... they probably got/are getting a lot less than they were expecting...

Pre-order placed May 13th, credit card approved on the 16th...

*deep breath* Enjoy your phones people... gonna be a long wait for me :(
[Galaxy S II General] blue265:
My payment went through on May 17th. So I think I have a few weeks to wait. I hope not but looks that way.
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
I preordered on the 13th (Credit Card charged on the same day). Fingers crossed, although I'm not hoping.

Remember to post here if your order shipped and the date you ordered!
[Galaxy S II General] Digital1325:
Cancelled my preorder. Decided I'm going to wait on the HTC Sensation.

There's too many issues that seem to plague this device (GPS, 3G, WiFi, banding, etc). Oh well.
[Galaxy S II General] phonex1:
or you could just buy the rogers one when it is out. Which is what I am after. The variant issue is no big deal (the captivate was pretty good except for GPS only) and it will be way cheaper. For now I just got a Nexus S for a good price and am pretty happy. Don't miss my iPhone 4 one bit. In fact NS is making the wait for SGS2 variant much easier now that I can do a lot of cool android stuff on it :)
[Galaxy S II General] victorinoxs:
Not sure if the Rogers variant will have quad-band HSPA though...I'm tempted to cancel my order too....very disappointed at Handtec for not keeping their customers updated...
[Galaxy S II General] phonex1:
Yeah that is a mystery for weeks to come :( But considering SGS2 is already compatible with AT&T bands, attain might also have the same bands, which I hope is also the rogers variant. Would be pretty awesome if it had rogers LTE as it is launching late this year.

With people reporting different issues I might as well play it safe and get one that can be returned/replaced at will :P
[Galaxy S II General] Little Dragon:
Hmmm...with all you cancelling it tempts me even more to order with handtec! Still the cheapest price I can find incl shipping.
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
Actually Unlocked Mobiles is the cheapest. Handtec is second cheapest. I only went with Handtec assuming they would ship it before May 26th (that's when unlocked mobiles is getting stock).

Also, there's no reason to cancel on this phone. This is still the best Android handset in existence right now. The HTC Sensation is not nearly as good in terms of...well, everything. The display's not as good. There's not as much RAM. The CPU is worse. Everything about the Sensation is worse except its unibody design, but that also makes it heavier. See thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1090199

It's ridiculous to choose anything over the Galaxy S II right now.
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
so anybody with early pre-orders got their tracking info from Handtec yet?
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
I'm interested in knowing too. Credit Card got charged on the 13th here, no signs of shipment yet. :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] malignau:
There are people like me who ordered on the 4th and 5th, and we still havnt gotten any tracking yet. Unfortuantely i think you might have to wait a while longer for yours.
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
Haha, yeah I know. Remember to tell us when yours ships. It gives people like me some hope. >.<
[Galaxy S II General] Mouaz10:
I have pay for it 4 May at 17:40 GMT:mad:

Tracking not yet received
[Galaxy S II General] bsb1:
No tracking from Handtec.. I actually doubt they will be working on weekends tho.. I've also ordered from Expansys on Saturday 21st may when the stocks status was in "stocks with 100+".. Now as i checked my order status, it was changed to the below.

Remaining to be shipped:

Item	Qty

Ordered	Qty Remaining	Status

Samsung GALAXY S II (16GB)	1	1	Expected 3 Days

So i'm very confused.. I've no idea what all this retailers are trying to do...
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Well, on handtec's website, they say, "Customers will receive tracking via email over the weekend (20th-23rd May) as we prepare to ship."

Apparently Mondays (the 23rd) are now a part of the weekend ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
well i guess most likely they're going to send ppl their tracking info tom. and then they can say well they didnt lie, they did say tracking info would be sent from the 20th to 23rd lol
[Galaxy S II General] bsb1:
ok, just received this email from Handtec

"Thank you for your email.

Your order is with our dispatch department and we are expecting stock for the Samsung Galaxy S to arrive in week commencing 23.05.11.

Please be advised that we will be shipping orders on a first come first serve basis and hope to have all our back orders fulfilled in next weeks shipment.

We would highly appreciate your time and patience in this matter."

I dont quite understand it. Are they telling me that my order is with their dispatch department and is ready to ship or are still waiting for stocks to arrive next week? secondly, i hope its a typo as i order galaxy S2 not S !! :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
When did u place your order?
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Ya, when was your order placed, and did you open a ticket asking for any status? Or were you just patiently waiting and out of nowhere you got the email?
[Galaxy S II General] bsb1:
order placed 7th may 8am uk time... i asked if my purchase will be ship with their 20th shipment allocation
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Sounds like you didn't get in on time for the 'small shipment late May 20th' (if they even got one). Typical canned response, but they're saying they 'hope' to get all backorders filled next shipment... I'd say you're probably well off for next shipment.
[Galaxy S II General] XeroState:
Ordered May 4th (two phones), payment went through early May 9th. Got my tracking info just now
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Sweet! Congrats!! :D

*hitting refresh constantly on email client*
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
It sounds like they are going by Order date instead of Payment date.

Did your tracking info say when it shipped? Did it give an estimated arrival date?
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
so one person got tracking info so far for an order that was confirmed on May 9th?

i'm sure there are ppl with confirmed orders earlier than that...
[Galaxy S II General] XeroState:
Anticipated ship date: May 22, 2011

Estimated delivery: May 24, 2011
[Galaxy S II General] fryhole:
Just got my tracking information. Same ship/delivery date as XeroState. I ordered on 5/2, but didn't get my confirmation until 5/5 thanks to a lengthy verification process.
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
Ordered on the 12th, payment went through on the 13th. Still no shipment information. Gotta keep waiting...
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
I'm in the same boat as you. 12th order, 13th confirmation of payment accepted. I'm hoping to get an e-mail shortly.
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
^5.

I wish I had ordered it earlier. I was waiting for GSMArena's review before buying - just had to make sure this was the perfect device. Shouldn't have waited...

I'll keep you guys updated if it ships.
[Galaxy S II General] rAmO1984:
Ordered and paid on the 6th @ 10AM EST, I got my FedEx tracking info a little over an hour ago.
[Galaxy S II General] bsb1:
Congrats !! If calculation is correct, ur order is 6th 3pm uk time... mine is 7th 8am uk time.. getting pretty close to my order date... Oh, i just hope they have enuff stocks to reach my order !!:(

Come on Handtec!! email me my tracking no. this instant !!
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
I double checked my confirmation and it was at 12:58 UK time on the 7th so I should be right behind you. I went ahead and placed an order with Clove this morning seeing that they would get more stock on the 25th. Just hoping for a phone this week no matter what.
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
the hell? my order was placed on the 6th and payment went thru same day.

no tracking info yet...:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] malignau:
I just called up handtec and was told that my order (from the 5th) is being shipped out later today uk time. He also called up the warehouse and got my DHL tracking number for me which is nice.

He also said that they tend to send out tracking details late in the afternoon (uk time), so you can either call them up for your tracking number (if your impatient like me) or just wait a few hours and have it emailed to you.
[Galaxy S II General] victorinoxs:
I just called them as well. The cutoff date is the 6th.................
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Thanks for the update. I can stop hitting refresh on my email every 5 seconds now (until their next batch arrives).
[Galaxy S II General] cawithe:
Be interesting to see how the cutoff works. I ordered at 4:23 EDT on the 6th, I'm hoping they're just using the date as a cutoff.
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Handtec has updated their SGS2 page:

"We are expecting stock to arrive throughout this week (23/05 - 27/05). Orders will be shipped on a first come basis. We are hopeful that we should clear a majority of backorders in the next few days.

Please place pre-orders early to guarantee fast shipping."

We'll see how their 'hopeful' expectations pan out :|

Has anyone ordered later than me? May 13th (payment went through 16th)
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
They probably meant they the most recent order filled before they ran out of units was on the 6th...
[Galaxy S II General] kinder__bueno:
guys, i bought from expansys.com on the 16th and got my shipped confirmation today...

Also checked the main page and seems like they are selling it with a 1-5 available.

May worth a try if you are desperate to get one... i was. and i called them almost everyday. and it´s on his way :)
[Galaxy S II General] blue265:
Yeah, I ordered May 17th and payment the following day so will be a bit after you. If they're just getting to the 6th, I will be lucky to get it before the next few weeks. Unless all of a sudden they get a huge shipment come in (fingers crossed). I'm so tempted to Ebay one but its so much more expesnive from there
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
got this email from them today when i asked if my order (ordered and confirmed on the 6th) was part of the stock that arrived on friday...
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
'More stock throughout the week'? This means multiple shipments? I doubt that...

'eventually your order will be processed' hahahaha, man, I really regret ordering through these guys...
[Galaxy S II General] ArcherFasting:
lol, dang man. Not a response I would want to hear from a company I threw $700+ at.

Oh well, hopefully you get it soon and hopefully working perfectly with no issues! GL
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
if the phone doesnt ship this week, maybe i should take it as a sign not to spend $700+ on this phone and cancel my order...

guess i'll be looking closely tom. to see what "500 new features" WP7 brings lol
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
No doubt. Having $700 lingering out of my bank account for almost two weeks is ridiculous. I'm trying to sell my Atrix before the SGS2 comes out on AT&T so I can get some kind of return for it.
[Galaxy S II General] blue265:
I feel the same. I'd like to sell my current phone but want to have more of a firm date on when SGS2 is coming. Reading some of the people with technical issues with their SGS2 is starting to give me cold feet as well. I think its just a small number of people though so am hoping Sammy sends a good batch, lol. I am sure all will be fine, just some waiting involved
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
There are always faulty units, and only people with faulty units post about it. I'm sure everything will be fine. I don't think you should cancel though - handtec is not the only company that's struggling to find stock. I'd say all the shops are the same.
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
Ignore him, cancel away :)
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
Where would you buy it from if you cancel it? Do share.
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
I'm trying to jump up the list haha.
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
lol, I would cancel if there was another seller that is likely to ship it before handtec too, but if you check the other threads for places like Expansys, they're not having any better luck.

Of course, if another Android phone exist that can best the SGS2, that would be another story...:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
Got my tracking info just now!
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Excellent! Congrats!

I have a "expect to ship within the next week" from them today :(
[Galaxy S II General] bsb1:
Congrats Mate !! Hope my 7th may order will be ship soon !! :D
[Galaxy S II General] cawithe:
Same here. Ordered on the 6th.
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Wow, I'm happy for you folks that ordered on the 6th... I think handtec took the majority of UK orders, because here's what Clove just updated on their site:

"SOLD OUT - orders placed before 24/5 shipping this week, orders placed from 24/5 onwards shipping next week. "

Somehow I have my doubts that my order from handtec on the 13th will make it this week :|
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
I ordered the 7th and just got my tracking info about 45 minutes ago:D

Good luck on yours!
[Galaxy S II General] bsb1:
huh?, i tot u were slightly behind me on the list?.. i've not receive tracking info yet! :confused:

COngrats mate!! :)
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
I thought so too. I did double check and my order confirmation came to me at 12:58 pm UK time on the 7th. Even though my payment didn't go through till the 9th I guess they are going by the order number that was in their system. My number ended with 5509 if that helps you to know how it compares to yours.
[Galaxy S II General] bsb1:
Thanks, mine's 5446... pretty sure i'm ahead... Dam u Handtec@! !@@
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
There's 1600 orders between ours :| they better not all be SGS2s!! D: lol
[Galaxy S II General] blue265:
I am 2600 orders after yours. Why did I wait so long to order? Damn
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Ahh, I see you over there on RFD, blue ;) I know its hard to imagine, but there are definitely other orders that are not SGS2s, as well as failed orders.
[Galaxy S II General] mungbang:
samsung galaxy s2

you fools, my order number is 1116222, and i ordered it on may 8. it is going by the order date not order number!
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Wow, they must have a really strange setup then. Every eCommerce website I've ever worked on auto-increments their order numbers, and dumps a timestamp on it at the same time. Therefore, lower order number == earlier order date.

However, if by order date, you mean the date the payment was finalized, then why is someone who reports order on the 7th and payment on the 9th getting theirs shipped already?

Fools indeed... Back up your claim!
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
According to the posts in this thread 1115446 was ordered on the 7th in the am UK time. Order number 1115509 was ordered on the 7th at 12:58 pm (my order). And your order was on the 8th with an order number of 1116222. It seems to me the order number is incrementing according to the time and date of the order.

Kind of foolish isn't it.:)
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
so anyone who got tracking info today actually had their phone picked up yet and is in transit?
[Galaxy S II General] cawithe:
Not yet. Shows an expected delivery date of 25 May, so I'm hoping that fedex has it and

is slow updating their site.

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[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
Same here. I do have the advantage of being in CST. It is only 6:24 pm here.
[Galaxy S II General] cawithe:
While it would be nice to get an update, I'm not gonna slam the door in the fedex guy's face for bad tracking info :-)

Hopefully,tomorrow's a good day for both of us.
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
Order #7011, still no news... :(
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
my est. delivery to the states is the 25th as well. hope that's correct.

if it is, then thumbs up to Handtec for the next day delivery. when i ordered it was originally 2-4 days...
[Galaxy S II General] ImperialX:
Not very impressed with Handtec atm when Expansys actually has fulfilled all their backorders and even have 39 left in stock!

http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-android-smartphone-unlocked-16gb-209554/

Ordered on the 13th with no news. People who ordered with Expansys on the 16th had their shipped yesterday! Hoping it's just that the same stock is coming to handtec...
[Galaxy S II General] blue265:
I think I am going to cancel with Handtec and go with Expansys. I ordered May 17th and the rate its going, I'll be getting it in a few more weeks. What do you guys think? I don't know how accurate Expansys stock is and am afraid I'll order with them and be back in the same position and perhaps waiting even longer. lol

Edit - I ended up cancelling with Handtec. Minutes after ordering from Expansys it said out of stock however so who knows. I just know that Handtec is still working on filling orders for people who ordered on the 7th and 8th while Expansys shipped out to people who ordered last week. So maybe I will get it sooner, who knows. I also like that Expansys doesn't charge you until its ready to be shipped vs the other guys
[Galaxy S II General] Little Dragon:
Question to all: did you have to pay any custom fees? If so, how much?
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
Mine still shows that it hasn't been picked up. The anticipated ship date went from the 24th to the 25th. Strangely enough the estimated delivery date stayed the 25th. Again, hope they are slow updating shipping info.
[Galaxy S II General] nox156:
Can we get an update of where they are at in the preorders?

I have placed my order on the 10th and have yet to receive my tracking number. Anyone ordered before that time and did not receive anything yet? I am still hoping to get my number before the end of the day so I can have it in time for the weekend.

cheers,
[Galaxy S II General] bsb1:
5446, 7th may 8am uk time. from them yesterday...

Thank you for your email,

In regards to your shipment it will be processed shortly for you and then the appropriate tracking details should be sent to you automatically within 24 hours, if you do not receive this tracking then please feel free to contact us again so we can provide it for you,

If i still dont hear from them in half an hours time i shall email them again ...
[Galaxy S II General] malignau:
i just got this:

Wednesday, May 25, 2011	Location	Time

11	Clearance processing complete at MELBOURNE - AUSTRALIA	MELBOURNE - AUSTRALIA	22:45

10	Arrived at Sort Facility MELBOURNE - AUSTRALIA	MELBOURNE - AUSTRALIA	22:30

After it left london i got no updates till this one. It seems it bypassed all other sorting facilities and came straight to melbourne. Hope its the same for the rest of you guys. We should be getting them tomorrow morning :D
[Galaxy S II General] bsb1:
5446, 7th May 8am uk time.. dispatched !!

woo hoo !! :D
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
Congratulations!!! :)
[Galaxy S II General] XeroState:
For 2 phones I paid 78.90$ to Fedex in Saskatchewan
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Sweet! Congrats :D

For the rest of us, handtec is claiming they are receiving units on a daily basis now... I wonder how fast they are catching up on all the pre-orders... if they're only up to orders from the 7th so far....
[Galaxy S II General] bmcsfuze:
Order #5509 to USA via Fedex...Tracking info just updated to "Picked Up" on 25th and Estimated Delivery 26th by noon CST. I had originally got my tracking info yesterday but the package must not have been picked up from Handtec till this morning. I will be happy as long as I get it by the weekend. :D

As far as customs, I wasn't charged anything when I ordered. I am not aware of any additional charges that may be coming.
[Galaxy S II General] Murfle:
Be ready with your credit card. Fedex will charge you any custom fees and usually an extra $35 for doing the paperwork (brokerage fee) on delivery. Unless you get extremely lucky
[Galaxy S II General] nox156:
For anyone in the US/Canada still waiting for their order to go through, expansys still has a few in stock.

Ordered 1 an hour ago and it just shipped :) I am going to cancel my order from Handtech. By using the LSMAY25 voucher code (have to order today), the price breaks pretty much even with Handtech's price + you apparently get a free UK/US AC adapter

Just thought id let your guys know
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
Why oh why didn't I look at this thread sooner! Ordered one from Expansys but used EXP10 instead of that coupon code, could have saved 10 bucks more :( Oh well.
[Galaxy S II General] mick2021:
thanks for the update! i just pulled trigger and select 1 day shipping! :)

Hope I can get it before Memorial weekend.
[Galaxy S II General] FromToronto:
Was wondering how it breaks even? My order from handtec cost me a total of $720 (provided taht does not included customs/taxes that I may get hit with). From what I gather, Expanses comes up to over $800?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] Silent8Strike:
Handtech have updated the GSII page, now it says they expect to ship all backorders by the end of the week. I'm hoping they ship mine soon, ordered on the 12th.

"We have stock arriving/shipping daily throughout this week (23/05 - 27/05). Orders will be shipped on a first come basis. We should clear ALL backorders by the end of the week. Customers who receive tracking via email can expect goods to be shipped within 24hrs."