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[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
If you get a 2 year contract with ATT, you cancel before 2 year or whatever grace period (1.75 years or whatever), you get charged early cancellation fee.

If it is a smartphone or semi-smartphone (iPhone), you are also obliged to have A data plan. If you originally signed up for the more expensive unlimited or 2 GB data plan, you can only downgrade to 200 MB plan, but you cannot cancel it all together.

How do I know this? My Captivate was stolen, I am 2 months to end of my contract. I can't cancel my data plan, not can I downgrade to $15 or $10 dumb phone internet plan.

However this is all subject to whatever rep you encounter at AT&T. If you are close to contract renewal, or are getting into another 2 year plan, they willl be more flexible with you.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
from what I know, you can't cancel a data plan until the 2 years expires, thought you can downgrade to the cheapest plan. My advise is call AT&T, tell them you lpost the iPhone, tell them you have a spare dumbphone on which you want to have a dumb phone Internet plan, see if they change your plan.
[Galaxy S II General] pplcallmeGOD:
Just found out that you can cancel a data plan if your on contract if you insert your SIM into a dumb phone and call CS. They ask you for the IMEI number of the phone and once they see that your not using a smartphone, they will let you cancel the data plan. This is great news for me as I can get two iphones on my parents lines, sell them, and then cancel the data plans. Thanks for all the help and I hope this post helps those looking to do the same. Now I'm off to sell my 3GS's and ordering two SGSII!:D
[Galaxy S II General] kumarshah:
Question, if you buy this from Expansys or import from UK. Will you be able to get the firmware update Samsung puts out including any Android version updates?
[Galaxy S II General] Sebring5:
you can buy a charger with detachable usb cable for less than $3 from Amazon

I bought a few.
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
Yes. Whatever updates come out for the international unlocked version will be available to you.
[Galaxy S II General] kumarshah:
Thanks.

And same as someone asked before, are the included wall mount charger usable in US?
[Galaxy S II General] RogerPodacter:
No you do NOT have to stay on your smartphone data plan for the duration of your contract. You can sign new contract, the next day switch phones and go to regular data plan. You only have to keep smartphone data plan as long as you keep your sim in an att smartphone.

Just switch anytime you want, then change your plan.
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
purchased

I just ordered one from Handtec from Wyoming. I hope I made the right decision...
[Galaxy S II General] matt310:
Congrats on your purchase and what sounds like a perfect delivery. Can you confirm: Does the phone have the Samsung logo on the front (top) of the device?

Thanks,

Matt
[Galaxy S II General] -John-:
Has anyone else aside from kreoXDA received there phone? Mine has been "Ready to ship" for a couple of days now. When I first ordered on the 4th it said "Usually ships in 1-5 days", then the next day it said "Usually ships in 5 days". It kept on increasing as the days go by and now it's saying "Usually ships in 9 days". Now I wonder if they really have any phones in stock...
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
They don't have stock. I called them last week and they're just taking as many orders as they can... said they "should" receive stock this week but who knows.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
Thanks! Confirming, same UK device that was reviewed and shown here in abundance, with white shiny "Samsung" on the front top below the earpiece/receiver.

Just to confirm: I ordered from expansys-usa.com when the OP created this thread. I initially saw the item on the site with "42 available", and I placed my order when it was around "30 available". That Thursday, May 5th. You are stating you placed order on the 4th with "ships in 4-5 days" (BTW I think this is their way of saying "not in stock but expecting soon"), and then the days kept increasing???? I know 100% on the 5th they had them in stock for a couple of hours. Are you sure you ordered from expansys-usa? If you ordered directly from UK, it is a different story.

thanks
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
I'm about 2.5hrs away from their company. I might just swing by and pick the phone up today if they let me. I used to work down there anyway so stopping by to say hi to friends would be nice too.
[Galaxy S II General] -John-:
I ordered on Expansys-USA on the 4th and it said that they have 50 phones in stock and that was before the OP posted this thread. But then I had that little problem with the phone number on my credit card being outdated. They might have given the phone to someone else then...

Edit:

And now they just changed my status from "Ready to ship" to "Awaiting stock"... :(
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Yep, just got off the phone with them and they said they are sold out with more stock coming in this week. Dag.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
Guys,

I placed an order for this phone YESTERDAY on sunday when it said it had 4-7 or something units left on the website.

Do you think that was not updated to reflect sold out?

because as of right now 10:25 am my order status still says "Not processed".
[Galaxy S II General] randa73:
I just received a (second) email from them asking to update the address with the credit card company. I did this last saturday, so my guess is that they are trying to buy time until the next stock gets in.

Does any of you where this phone can be bought now? I am thinking about cancelling and order it somewhere else.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Same thing happened with me. They were ready to ship mine and I got bumped out of the queue. Dang.

They won't hold your place in line either.
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
I spoke to them just before I opened the lid top my laptop and came here. In other words 5 minutes ago. I ordered on the 5th with more than 30 in stock on the usa website. My order was processed that day and showed ready to ship. As of today they do not have them in stock. They HOPE but are not certain that they will get some in later this week. Their website lies. They lie. They have showed in stock up to now, they still show 1 to 5 in stock. They are not in stock. They have not been in stock. They do not know when they will be in stock.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
I just canceled mine, I called them up and they didn't even process the order yet because it's sold out.

Does anyone know where else we USA people can buy ours from? ;)
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
popularelect.com sells them in chicago. They have a "lowest price guarantee" but when i asked if they can match their $850 SGS2 with expansys $750, he said "no because we don't match with people who are out of stock." Then, I asked if I can just pick it up in store and he said "no because we have reserves and wont have stock till Wednesday". They lost my business interest after that.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
I mean yeah... why can't these people be straight forward? it's like they are afraid to tell us the truth about stock.

It's really shady if you ask me, but i guess that's the kind of people you get when dealing with these Radio Shack/Phone dealer types.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Well, i google mapped the store, its not reputable by any means, but he said he had "65 reserved phones." I'd be afraid to have that kinda stock in a small little strip mall store in chicago...
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Ok, this is odd..

NEXT DOOR to popular electronics, is overseas electronics.

http://www.welectronics.com/gsm/Samsung/SAMSUNG_I9100-GALAXY-S-II-16GB.HTML

They have it in stock, for $799 plus tax. I called and they are holding one for me ATM. Ill report back once I get there and buy the phone.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
annnnnnnnd now they "dont have it". Ugh. This is fishy
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
Hey Rob,

can you contact me? If you do actually manage to find some in stock, i'd be willing to work out some sort of payment your way for helping me get one then shipping it to me ;) An extra tip for you i mean.

computermilk@gmail.com
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
that's very interesting.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Will do, he said he will have some in on Wed, maybe tomorrow. Like I said though it seems shady:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=overs...=us&ved=0CDwQ2wU&sa=X&ei=xxTITeD9DpbONP-8-b8M
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
You know what? I have a feeling these guys don't even have those "65" in stock on reserve.

What they are probably doing is running some sort of You pay now operation where they take our money then BUY it from some sort of Wholesaler we don't know about, then ONCE they get it in their possession they then have it then ship it to us.

But basically they aren't buying them with their own capital, they are using OUR money to buy it, and saying they have them in stock.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Agreed, at $800 plus tax (chicago is 10.25%) $882 doesnt seem worth it when its $725 but back ordered with expansys, and $755 shipped via negri with the $35 off discount, but backordered.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
lol dude the google maps picture is hilarious... if you do go over there Make sure to wear a vest first! XD :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Haha no kidding!
[Galaxy S II General] jon102034050:
Lol, that does look ghetto... Btw - I spoke with Expansys this morning and they said that they are expecting a shipment in near the end of this week, so they would ship out then. They should really say "out of stock" if they don't have any to ship......
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Yea, they told me "a week or so" and when I asked if there was a backorder line he said "all orders should be filled with the next shipment if we get what we are supposed to." sayin' something, without sayin' nothin. Either way, i cancelled my order and will wait to see if the AT&T Attain version really does get announced on the 25th.
[Galaxy S II General] randa73:
i just received an email from Expansys saying that my transaction was accepted and looking on their website this is what you can find now:

" If you order this product before 3pm CST today, US customers can expect shipment in 4 working days.

" Stock Usually Ships In 4 Days
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Yea, thats what it said for me too. Ive also seen it say 1-5, 5, 8, and 4 within the last 24 hours.
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
That is what mine said on day one which was four days ago. This morning it said nine days. I just checked now and it says SEVENTEEN days.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I just ordered mine from Cleverboxes in the UK. It's being shipped tomorrow and will be here Thursday. It was $800 shipped but my remorse period's up soon on my piece of crap T-Mobile G2X so I didn't want to chance it with Expansys. My company does a lot of business with the commercial division of Samsung so I did some checking on the warranty. If you buy a UK product (from an authorized dealer) in the UK, it's covered by their global warranty which includes getting it serviced here in the U.S. Where it's shipped is irrelevant. Something to think about when being invoiced in the U.S. for a non-US phone.
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
Interesting... didn't know about that. How do you tell which UK companies are authorized dealer?
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
That's a good question. I don't see a dealer's list on the UK website. I had my contact check out Cleverboxes so I know they're authorized. I'm sure the big names are all authorized too. If it's a lesser known company I'd e-mail Samsung in the UK.
[Galaxy S II General] leet414:
Expansys-USA Orders Delayed... :(

Sharing some info I just received. I just got off the phone with Expansys-USA to see if the expected ship time for my Samsung Galaxy S2 order was 17 days (as I'm seeing on my order status) or 4 days (as I'm seeing on the product page), and I was told by their sales dept that it's probably closer to 2+ weeks. I was told that there was a shipment expected for Thursday but now that shipment's arrival is in doubt and has probably been pushed back a week and a half to two weeks. FYI, I submitted my order early on Friday (5/6) and was told I'm early in the queue...

Anyone else getting this same message?
[Galaxy S II General] Techvir:
just cancelled the order with expansys over the phone.

Delivery date changed from 4 days to 16 days.

According to the rep that i talked, there are 216 orders in pending.
[Galaxy S II General] chop32:
Yeah I got the same message. I'm thinking about cancelling & ordering from some place else if I find a retailer with it in stock
[Galaxy S II General] randa73:
How would you cancel the order? i didn't pay attention if there is a 1-800 number on their site. Do you guys think the order can be canceled by email?
[Galaxy S II General] Techvir:
There is a no. in the mail that they sent u .

Or click on the tracking info and it will take u to order status page it has the no.

I think u can also cancel by sending an email with the order no. and other details
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Log into your account on the site. There's an option to cancel.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I canceled via e-mail and get a confirmation back in about 30 minutes.
[Galaxy S II General] randa73:
Thank you guys. I will probably wait until the end of this week (just in case the ghost shipment materializes) and if there are no news, I will cancel it.
[Galaxy S II General] davin8r:
Canceled my order with Expansys due to the misleading "in stock" sign on their web page last week, which they didn't change until Sunday even though I told them about it by phone on Thursday.

Placed order today with Cleverboxes, whose web site *says* they have 18 in stock. I'm hoping to get confirmation on that tomorrow (Tues).
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Let us know! How much usd after import is it?
[Galaxy S II General] davin8r:
It came to $818. Ouch. Crazy I know, but I'll be phoneless if I don't get one this week!
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
I looked at the clever box site.. but i'm not even sure if they themselves have stock... =/
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I ordered via Google Checkout and got an e-mail confirmation from a real human being at Cleverboxes within 90 minutes. The phone ships tomorrow. They ship through a company called NCS which is an international courier. I'm hoping that means no stupid customs issues because they know what they're doing. I'll post more when I hear more from Cleverboxes tomorrow with an airbill number. They're more expensive (mostly due to shipping) but from what everyone's posting all the big shops in the UK seem to be out of stock for two weeks or more.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
When did you place your order?
[Galaxy S II General] king_dani:
hey everyone,

I am a Canadian resident, who would have to move to states (Philly) in less than a week, so I decided to pre-order and send it to some friend's address in Philly, and save some time this way. I have no idea which mobile carrier will end up with, but I am determined to stay away from contracts at all costs. I will have T mo or AT&T. my questions are:

.am I right that every single phone delivered already is with UK plugs? I hate it, I bought Nexus one, when I was living in UK, and now have to put up with an incompatible plug in US as well.I know you can have an adapter, but it will add to already tiny size of awesome charger.

. will i be able to ship to a US address while I use my Canadian credit card? if so, which online retailer?

. judging by the posts, I assume Expansys US is by far the best, but I can't be sure. is there any positive feedback from a particular retailer?

. finally, I heard about the May 24th announcement by Samsung and AT&T, but i really don't like the idea of S II with no front camera or a TEGRA 2 or any other toned down combinations these US carriers come up with frequently. So what is your take on it? a real S II experience on major carriers?

thanks for the input in advance
[Galaxy S II General] davin8r:
Yeah, for this much shipping cost we are paying, I hope NCS service is overnight!! (like Handtec and Expansys have been doing with FedEx)
[Galaxy S II General] ccrows:
It works on the 850 where the original did not...
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Late afternoon UK time...
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Is there something special about the SGS2 charger? Won't any Samsung charger work, or for that matter one of the half-dozen HTC chargers I have laying around?
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
any 1 amp charger would work I think ;)

I am using my old Sammy charger at home and a $2 chinese knockoff at work.
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
Well, a 500ma charger will work, it justs takes longer. :)
[Galaxy S II General] king_dani:
thanks for the responses. I assume the original charger will be UK plug. how about other questions though, any constructive comments?
[Galaxy S II General] davin8r:
I can't imagine any of these companies will let you use a Canadian card and ship to a US address because of security concerns (i.e. stolen credit card numbers), unless *maybe* if you first get that US address added onto your credit card as an "official" address. Good luck.
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
Posted this in another thread, but just looking for some advice.

Was wondering what everyone thought about pricing.

I really don't need the phone for another month or so (I'm finishing up my contract on another carrier and looking to switch to AT&T mid June to use this phone).

Do you guys think it would be better to wait another few weeks to purchase the phone (in case the price drops... or in case AT&T offers a subsidized version in the near future), or should I just place my order now, given that there seems to be at least a 2 week waiting period for shipping? Would the price perhaps even go up?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] davin8r:
Update: The "18 units in stock" notification at Cleverboxes.com was another convenient "accident", so they too had zero units in stock and don't know when they are getting more. I'm canceling that order as well, since the only reason I'd pay over $800 is if they had it in stock right now.
[Galaxy S II General] -John-:
I chatted with one of the operators from Cleverboxes.com named Paul and here is what he said:
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I got an e-mail saying mine will ship tomorrow and arrive Friday. They're a small B2B shop so I'd cut them a little slack on the "accident." Mobile phones are buried deep in the website while servers are on the front page.
[Galaxy S II General] chop32:
http://www.expansys-usa.com/customer-service/
[Galaxy S II General] JeankDragon:
Any new news on the inventory of expansys? have already arrived?

Thx
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
so i ordered from Expansys using Amazon Payments on May 5th thinking they had in stock as the website said.

i cancelled the order on May 6th as soon as i found out that they were misleading ppl about stock on their website.

i received a confirmation email on May 6th saying that the order was cancelled.

however my Amazon Payments account says the transaction is still "Open" and Amazon says it because they may not have cancelled the order as yet.

am i being misled again? it seems to be a norm with Expansys.

i will be pretty damn pissed if they go ahead and charge my credit card and ship a phone to me since i have already ordered elsewhere.

i have sent numerous emails to them asking them to cancel ASAP.

should i be worried?
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I've bought a lot of stuff from Expansys and they're a bit administratively challenged. If you canceled the order I'd guess there's just some lag in them updating the info with Amazon. If the order's canceled in the Expansys system they're not going to ship you a phone.
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
i hope so. they finally updated their website today saying they have no stock :|
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
Just to let people know, I just gave them a call, and they're expecting a shipment by next week. However, they wouldn't be able to guarantee that a new order would be fulfilled by that shipment. It seems as if they have 120 or 140 (I don't remember the exact number) people on the wait list at the moment. :(
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Don't forget that Expansys USA is depleting inventory that could easily be sold in the UK. They also sell the phone with calling plans in the UK which makes sales there more profitable. The UK site says "stock expected in 10 days" so it'll be interesting to see when the U.S. phones start shipping again.
[Galaxy S II General] JeankDragon:
Too bad, I made ​​my order on day 7 through Amazon Payments also could have patience to wait another week, but hopefully by that time I can deliver, in fact when I made ​​the order that was clearly indicated in stock, so why not buy inmediantamente! do not think I will go very well with the delivery.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
So the only place I found that will be shipping out sgs2's on Thursday is selling them for $880 with free fedex ground. my question is, do u guys think it's worth that much? I'm personally still on the fence about it.
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
No. Just wait 1 more week for a more reputable seller like Handtec/Clove or maybe Expansys.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Expansys might be a while, I might just throw in another order though since they don't charge you till they get it in stock anyway. How is buying from hantec and clove? Arent there massive import fees?
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
The only "fees" will be the taxes you are supposed to pay later when you file your taxes in April 2012. I'm assuming you're american. It's up to you to pay those taxes =)

Other than that, the only fees I can see you paying is the foreign transaction fee that your card may or may not take (depends on your card) which will probably be less than a few dollars anyway.

It's only Canada and other countries that require you to pay the taxes to even get the package in your hands.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Ah gotcha. Well then I might skip the 880
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Anyone else ordered from handtec? Looks like $725 which is a great price!
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
Yea... it's similar to Expansys USA's price with the $25 coupon code.
[Galaxy S II General] anuj25:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-Samsung-...80963?pt=AU_Mobile_Phones&hash=item3a65e79ce3

check this out ,too good to be true?
[Galaxy S II General] theomega:
My personal policy: Don't ever buy expensive electronics from sellers with 0 feedback
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
I did. The total was $748.60 USD. It's back ordered though, but they sent an email saying they would have stock in on the 16th.
[Galaxy S II General] sky23:
MobileCityOnline is selling it for $699.99 with free shipping. It is still in pre-order now though, not sure when they will have stocks..
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Buying the phone from an authorized dealer in the UK = Samsung global warranty

Buying the phone in the U.S. or from an unauthorized dealer (EG: eBay) = no warranty

With no carrier support, factor the price difference between the two in to your buying decision. The cheaper phone could end up costing more if it breaks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fliptechnologies:
ok jist is

tried kernal update, fone stuck on boot screen galaxy s i9000M

SAMSUNG

no matter what i do, even load stock samsung firmware, i get as far as this screen

odlin can still see phone though.

any help would be great
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NCSoft:
3 combos buttons work ?

Vol down+home+power on/off ?

Vol Up + home+ power on/off ?

if yes, try to flash the correct rom for I9000M
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maelu:
If you can get into download mode, and Odin sees your phone, then it is very unlikely that you bricked it.

Just flash Darkys ressurection or stock Samsung ROM from Odin.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fliptechnologies:
ok installed darkys, now all phone does is flash galaxy i9000 screen