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[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
I just did some research on currently available and recently announced high-end/flagship Android devices here in the States, and it makes me feel a bit better about the UK import S2 lacking NFC.

In terms of NFC capabilities,

AT&T:

Motorola Atrix - No

Samsung Infuse (unreleased) - No

Sprint:

HTC EVO 3D (unreleased) - No

T-Mobile:

G2x - No

HTC Sensation (unreleased) - No

And, of course, the current iPhone 4 doesn't have it either, though no one knows if iPhone 5 will have NFC capabilities.

So, although I've been a bit bummed that the UK S2 currently doesn't have NFC, it doesn't seem like any current or immediately-available phones here in the US will either. Of course, that may all change in a few months, including with the release of the US carrier S2 variants, but hey, we're getting the phone now and not later... and technology is always changing. The mere fact that a couple of yet-to-be-released carrier flagship devices (EVO 3D and Sensation) lack NFC seems to tell me that it's going to be awhile before it takes off here in the US.

The main thing that still worries me is something that was mentioned in the NFC S2 thread here, which is the possibility of firmware fragmentation, especially with the custom ROMs here at XDA... though I honestly have no idea if the difference of this single chip/feature will be that big of a deal for the developers.
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
Btw, has anyone nailed down the warranty policy with these UK imports? Does expansys guarantee the product for a year (doubt it). Will Samsung USA offer warranty repair?
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
As long as the device is purchased from an authorized retailer samsung will honor the warranty, expansys does not. Nor does clove, handtec, etc.
[Galaxy S II General] anthonylokrn:
You sure about that?

Importing an item is considered a "gray market" item, and most manufactures in the USA (SamsungUSA) will not honor the warranty regardless of it coming from an authorized retailer.

Now if you ship it back to SamsungUK, they will honor the warranty.
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
So which one is it? Warranty coverage from Samsung USA or no? Anyone certain?
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
It is grey market when it is bought from the grey market. If you buy it from an authorized retailer samsung will honor the warranty. Somewhere here someone posted the actual warranty and also contacted samsung. The question that remained was do you have to send it to an eu warranty station. Never caught up to whether that was answered.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Samsung is a global company selling products worldwide. If you buy a Samsung product through an authorized dealer in the country the product is meant for, it's covered by their warranty. Under warranty, it can be serviced at any Samsung service center worldwide.

UK product purchased in the UK at an authorized dealer = Warranty

UK product purchased in the US (EG: Expansys, Mobilecity) is considered "gray market" = No warranty

UK product purchased via eBay = No warranty

You will be asked to produce an invoice if you should need warranty service. A UK product with a UK invoice (no matter where it was shipped) is valid. A UK product with a U.S. invoice or no invoice at all isn't considered valid.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Expansys usa told me that your covered if purchased from them.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
A product purchased in a country (USA) other that for which it is intended (UK) is not covered by Samsung's warranty. If Expansys gives you a UK receipt that shows the phone was purchased in the UK then you're good. Candidly, their opinion and comments are meaningless. Samsung's the final word and I've shared their warranty policy. You'll only know for sure if you try to get warranty work done on the phone.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Just relaying what they told me. I ordered mine through handtec Uk so I would assume I would be covered.
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
Again, its very simple, buy from an authorized dealer and you have warranty. That dealer will be in the UK or other country where it is sold by authorized dealers. There are no authorized dealers in the United States for the international version, THEY are grey market dealers and your warranty will be suspect at best although some folks have reported getting away with one here and there by shipping to a warranty station in the actual country of origin. I have not done this myself just reporting that I have read that folks have succsesfully done it.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
As an example, I bought a Sony Vaio P in Hong Kong and needed warranty work done in the U.S. I had to PDF them a copy of my original invoice and the Amex statement showing the charge in HKD; the dates on both had to match. If you have an invoice from Expansys in USD, and Samsung works like Sony, you'd be SOL.
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
So ordering directly from handtec UK seems like the way to go if having the warranty is important?
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
as I mentioned earlier in this thread, I bought mine from Expansys USA last week, and it came with all labels intact, with the Serial number and IMEI number not sawed off or filed off or anything like that.

I just went ahead and registered my phone on support site www.samsung.co.uk

It let me register just fine, only asked for Model Number, Serial Number, and address (I supplied my US address).

So then I tried to "open a support request", and was presented with a lengthy form that also required ADDRESS. It automatically filled in my US address that I used during registration, but the fields available were ONLY the UK standard address fields, so my US address could not be entered or validated. A message appeared "Please contact the Customer Contact Centre" because it could not match my US zip code to a UK "postal code" :)

So I hope I can get warranty, just not through the site.

Can someone with hopelessly broken SGS2 try to validate this? ;)
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
I spoke to a couple people over at expansys--one in sales and the other in customer service--and they both let me know that if the phone needs servicing, they will ship it back to the UK for free for servicing there. The customer service rep said that they are one of the only companies who offer that kind of service.

Of course, it would be easier to just go through Samsung USA (probably a lot less turnaround time), but at least some kind of servicing would be available.

Also, it still looks like they're on track to receive a huge shipment tomorrow.
[Galaxy S II General] RogerPodacter:
this is what i've been saying all along. nokia for example do not honor warranty unless you service their phone in the proper market based on your address. samsung may work differently though. but my nokia experience if i bought a UK nokia phone in the USA, they would not honor the warranty, even if i bought the device directly.

people are claiming samsung WILL honor the warranty just have to send the device to UK. but my gut is thinking that once we do that, samsung would see it came from the USA, and not honor the warranty.

wish i had a definitive answer on this:(.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
That makes sense. Everyone complains about Expansys but I've bought a lot of stuff from them and they've always been quite good. Their systems suck and what you see status wise on the web has little to do with what's actually happening with your order. When people ***** about them it's usually because of that, not their overall service. I'm glad for all you U.S. purchasers.

Using my Sony experience again, they couldn't have been nicer over the phone. They even overnighted me the material to ship the laptop in for service. Once it got there, I got the phone call requesting the invoice and credit card receipt. There's probably no angle that we can conjure that Samsung hasn't seen used before. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] sky23:
Just saw in expansys' website that if you order by 3pm CST today, you can get your order by May 25th!
[Galaxy S II General] mattism78:
No, their next shipment is due in on the 25th. You will then have to wait for the device to be shipped.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
I seriously hope they ship it out on Monday-Tuesday or Wed of next week... =/

Did anyone else buy the FEDEX Next day air option like I did?
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
Just spoke with an agent. Their big shipment is coming in an hour or so, and they expect to ship a lot of phones today.

I placed my order on Wednesday, and it looks like mine will be going out today.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Expansys Def seems the way to go for the price, $725 shipped and from USA. However I live in IL so id get that extra $60 tax. FML right?
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
I'm not sure this was mentioned already, but a couple of cashback sites (Mr. Rebates and Ebates) are offering cashback at expansys for 2% and 3% respectively. I went the Mr. Rebates route, since they process more quickly, and the 2% has already posted to my account there (I ordered on Wednesday). So, combined with the $25 coupon, my final price was $710.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
OMG are you serious... PLEASE tell me this is true.. did you call them up? or email them...

I wonder if i can find out if I'm going to be on that list.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
I just checked my order status and it says "READY TO SHIP"
[Galaxy S II General] animezine:
It must have just came in...over 100+ in stock as of 11:51AM!
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
Please oh please oh please ship mine today!! I chose NEXT DAY AIR! that means I'll get it tomorrow or MOnday!@ even Monday is great!!!

:):):):):):):):)
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
I called in to speak directly with a sales rep. And, as another person just posted, the website is reflecting huge availability.
[Galaxy S II General] shizman:
Check your orders. My order from Wednesday just changed to "Ready to ship" :-D
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
Yeah mine says Ready to Ship also!!!! =-D

:):):):D:D:D:D
[Galaxy S II General] poloboogie:
Ready to ship on my end as well I got next day air also but forgot I had to go out of town so if they do ship today I want see it till Monday or tues. Fine by me
[Galaxy S II General] sky23:
Geez I have placed my order already! I should have known this before I ordered.. And yes I also did have a sales tax for Illinois delivery.. shucks! But my order is ready to ship as well!:)
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Mine has shipped!!!

SOOOO Excited.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Gah, my impatience got the best of me. i called Expansys, they were able to re-activate my order and I'll make the 2hr drive to pick it up, right meow!
[Galaxy S II General] Extreme184X:
People, wake up, Expansys has 100+ in stock. Hurry before stock finishes.

Also don't forget to use coupon code in first page (unlike me who was desperate to order and forgot about the coupon code)

go, go, go...!
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
OMG NO FAIRS!

Mine is still stuck in "Ready to ship"

=p

Where are these things shipping from???
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
Any word on Handtec inventory? I guess I should have gone with Expansys...
[Galaxy S II General] Andrmgic:
I just placed an order.. but when I click on the product link from the order status, it says the product is no longer available in my region..

and the order status says 6 days..

I'm not hopeful..
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
They are already here in the US?

Well crap... I probably should have given you Money Rob to buy me 1.

That way to make sure I get it at the EXACT MOST POSSIBLIST FASTEST TIME POSSIBLE! lol

oh well too late now probably.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
How do you know they have 100 in stock? the website does not reflect that.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
It showed 100+ in stock a moment ago.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
Hey where is yours shipping from?
[Galaxy S II General] kzakaria:
Ordered Yesterday. Shipped Today

Ordered Yesterday. Shipped Today. Cannot be happier!!!!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
I just placed my order in with next day delivery for a total of $752.94. I'm frakin crazy for paying this much for a phone. :D

Do they charge my CC right away or when it ships?
[Galaxy S II General] benson12:
Yeah, I just ordered one too with next day delivery. They say they charge it when it ships.

If you click the order status link, mine says the phone usually ships in 6 days. Here's hoping they have them in stock and it'll get here Monday though...
[Galaxy S II General] Andrmgic:
My order status has been updated to "Ready to ship"..

I just ordered about an hour ago.

Hopefully this means it'll really be leaving soon.
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
I see the same thing when I checked order status. I'm on the phone waiting to talk to a CS rep & will ask them. Stupid me typed in the wrong CC info.
[Galaxy S II General] pplcallmeGOD:
I'm at the point of no return now. Just placed my order at expansys-usa and I'm about to meet up with someone to sell my old 3GS. Can't wait to get this beast and join the android bandwagon!:D
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
Crap, I just talked to CS Rep & they said if my bank doesn't verify my address again, I will be ass'd out. Since there was a delay, I'm not guaranteed to get a phone once it goes through. Daym you BoA! Maybe this is god telling me I shouldn't buy this phone. :(
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
Wtf? ??

Man I ordered mine on wed...

Excuse me for being rude but can you provide a screenshot of your order status page saying its shipped? If yours shipped and mine didn't that means they are definitely doing something wrong in the order of orders received .... :/
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
Hold the phones people!!! Mine now says shipped. "!!!!!!

:)
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
Daym it. I'm not guaranteed to get one this shipment cause of my stupid CC address delay. :crymeariver:
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
;( that sucks man...
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
I was told they ship from Illinois. I haven't checked the tracking info yet.
[Galaxy S II General] RogerPodacter:
oh man i am going nuts here about to order but then talk myself out of it, so much money for a phone. what to do what to do. the low volume and screen issues are worrying me too. grrr i'm going crazy here!
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
Yea lol... with the 25 coupon and 3% cashback from ebates it's only a tad above $700 shipped which isn't THAT bad when you consider the cost of factory unlocked iPhone 4's...
[Galaxy S II General] Andrmgic:
Ordered a couple hours ago..

Order is shipped.. I have a fedex tracking number.

So far, it seems that I'm happy with expansys :)
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
Dude, I was so worried & a little pissed but then I got this email

OH HELL YAH! :D

I selected next day delivery. Hopefully I get this tomorrow.
[Galaxy S II General] kzakaria:
Now it says shipped. I will not lie to you.
[Galaxy S II General] kzakaria:
Now it says shipped. I will not lie to you:D
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
I know mine says shipped to. ;)

Now let's see how good FEDEX Next day air REAAAALLY is... I google searched it and FEDEX DOES do next day air deliveries on sat's
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
dooooooooo eeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :d

I did the same thing after I got the email that said my order has been shipped. LOL
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
I just checked and it says the Estimated Delivery is on the 16th... =(

so much for "Next day air"

Great job FEDEX, screw you.
[Galaxy S II General] Larsin:
I just went for it and ordered overnight too and canceled with Handtec....Come to Papa and SHIP PLEASE! :p
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
WTF? That sucks. Where do you see estimated delivery?
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
I clicked on the actual FEDEX button in order status which links to the FEDEX tracking page, where it says Shipped 13th, and Estimated delivery the 16th.. even though on FEDEX's website they say they do Sat deliveries.. so wth is the point of Next day air?

edit - says Estimated delivery May 16, 2011 by 3:00 PM
[Galaxy S II General] Larsin:
Mine hasn't shipped yet(only ordered VERY recently), but the way I look at it is this: Even if it isn't delivered until Monday or Tuesday for me, it is still quicker than Handtec who was expecting a delivery ON the 16th(and then security checks, international shipping etc).

EDIT - BUT I agree 100% that NEXT DAY should be NEXT DAY if you pay for it...
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
I have no problems with Monday at all.

BTW UPDATE- Just called to check with FEDEX, Next day air does NOT mean Sat, it has to be a "Next day air WITH Sat shipping" option which is an extra 15$ charge.

I was totally willing to pay that, it's too bad Expansys did not give us that option =/

it's going to be MONDAY for everyone if it shipped today.
[Galaxy S II General] Andrmgic:
Next day is next business day.. I'm perfectly ok with monday.

I'm just glad expansys actually had the product and shipped it within 2 hours of my ordering it.
[Galaxy S II General] Larsin:
Thanks for checking that and the verification. And yes, it would have been nice to have the option :(
[Galaxy S II General] Larsin:
ARGGGHHHH!!! Mine just went from "Ready to Ship", to "Awaiting Stock"...:mad:

UPDATE- Ok...so it changed BACK to "Ready To Ship"....LOL WTH?
[Galaxy S II General] smokie700:
they do offer Sat delivery but you have to contact expansys for it.

http://www.expansys-usa.com/delivery/

read the notes
[Galaxy S II General] jdlorinser:
Damn, Can't believe I just ordered this phone for $725 and it doesnt work on 3G on Tmobile. I felt like a crack addict, I just HAD TO click Submit. I couldn't control myself. (I was sweating and everything). Is there some type of treatment out there for phone addiction??
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
I'm calling them now to see if I can change me shipping to Sat. Will update once I get off the phone

EDIT: They found my box & charged me an extra $15 for Sat delivery. Hurry up & call them guys to get Sat delivery!

Sorry there is no treatment for your phone addiction but to switch to ATT to get the full benefit of your phone!
[Galaxy S II General] smokie700:
I think the treatment is to order an iphone and allow yourself to become a mindless drone, lol
[Galaxy S II General] smokie700:
good luck:)
[Galaxy S II General] Larsin:
Woot! Mine just changed to "Shipped". 1 hour and 45 minutes from order placement to shipping. C'mon Monday!
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
eh. tomorrow is one week since I got mine. i must tell you, the excitement almost wore off by now. the feeling is similar to getting excited to meet an old childhood friend you did not see for 10 years, speak to him for 5 minutes and realize you grew apart and have nothing in common anymore. :(

the phone is really nice but it is just a phone.
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
Thanks, I was able to get Sat delivery for an extra $15 once they found my box. Hurry to all the peeps that want Sat delivery before FedEX comes to pick up your box.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
i just got mine upgraded also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow !!
[Galaxy S II General] Andrmgic:
mine is shipping to my office anyway, so I'll just have a nice surprise on monday when I get in :)
[Galaxy S II General] motionUS:
Just ordered. Mine is awaiting stock. Looks they are out. I called and they said more are coming in sometime next week. Looks like I just missed out.
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
I ordered around 12:40 est but they required more info which I provided but now it says awaiting stock... guess I missed the boat by not having my correct phone number =(
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Just picked mine up. 3hr drive with a hail storm. It was worth it rhough :-)
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
GRATS to YOU!
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
LOL ROB....
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
lol wtf... a HAIL storm? isn't it like 70 degrees outside in illinois?
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
Well the only thing left to do now is go to an ATT store and figure out how to get them to add a line to my account and JUST give me the sim card for that line.
[Galaxy S II General] Extreme184X:
I Was one of the first people here today that ordered, and shipped as expected. Now lets see how long will it take to get to the STATES.

If anyone didn't order this phone about 5 hours ago from expansys, your best bet is call them to make sure that they have more in stock (which they should still have more) not everyone can afford this phone and the demand is high.

Just call them.
[Galaxy S II General] randa73:
Exactly the same thing I did. I am just glad I Will NOT be there tomorrow :)
[Galaxy S II General] jackleung:
Shipped!

Order mine @ 12:10pm PST and got shipped notification! Nice and save a few bucks by cancelling my delayed order from handtrek.
[Galaxy S II General] robstunner:
Yea utill the storm him lol. ten cars bunkered under a gas station awning ftl lol
[Galaxy S II General] Spartoi:
Does the included charger work with US or EU outlets?
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
My Handtec order already processed or I would have cancelled. Should still be here early next week. I'm psyched to dump the Atrix. Not a huge fan.
[Galaxy S II General] Idan73:
Can I cancel handtec over the weekend or do I have to wait for Monday 10am British time? And how?

Do not want them to get the phone on Monday and ship it and getting stuck with 2 phones with only few days to sell second one before going on vacation.
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
y would u want to cancel with Handtec now?

Expansys is already out of stock...
[Galaxy S II General] randa73:
I don't understand why everybody keeps asking if the recharger has a UK adapter. The SGSII uses a micro usb. Anybody can get one @ amazon for $.99 or walmart for a couple bucks.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
Yeah and if you've owned a PREVIOUS android phone all the same chargers will work.
[Galaxy S II General] Spartoi:
I just wanted to know if I would need to buy an adapter or not.
[Galaxy S II General] Idan73:
cause it says shipped lol delivery monday by 12pm

and that's a question and not an answer to mine
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
It's a sealed UK retail box, with retail charger inside of UK type (3 square prongs). They don't throw in an adapter for free. You can buy one for a couple of dollars, or just reuse any of your old usb chargers.
[Galaxy S II General] jdlorinser:
Can someone who has a G2 tell me what the output (in amps) does it say on the charger that came in the box. I know most Samsung chargers put out 0.7 amps and I just want to buy whatever came with it to be safe.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
PEOPLE, I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT LESSON FOR YOU!!!

Do not ever believe a random stranger on the Internet, me in this case (quote above, and multiple quotes on this topic before in different threads)

EXPANSYS-USA ROCKS BIG TIME!!!!!!

I was just cleaning up my place and decided to throw out the box my SGS2 came a week ago. What do I find in the box??? A plug adapter, three prong USA to three-prong UK!!! Free!!!!!!

Expansys was thoughtful enough to include this free adapter for us :)

Sorry for misinforming everyone, Expansys - I apologize ;)
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
I'm such a loser. I keep refreshing the FedEx tracking page to see where they are at even though it says,

Stupid truck needs to get to my house so I can play with my new toy. :D

EDIT: just got mine SGS2 & it didn't come with a US power plug.
[Galaxy S II General] computermilk:
I CAN VERIFY THIS AS WELL!! I got a FREE Adapter!! HOLY COW I WAS SHOCKED!!!

I will make another thread post about this, in case anyone misses this.
[Galaxy S II General] -John-:
Awesome! Can't wait to have mine here by Monday.
[Galaxy S II General] jdlorinser:
Lol, thanks for the laugh. That's good news. I was just about to order a Samsung wall charger off eBay. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
You guys are certainly easily pleased, these things reatail for like $5. I guess because I travel I'm thriiled to get a UK caable so I dont have to bring a US>UK adapter.