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[Galaxy S II General] JeankDragon:
As is the delivery of FedEx? I ordered with standard shipping, I think it is 5 days, just come in that time? or normally are coming soon? and I want mine delivered!

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Elite GunnerX:
mine will get here tuesday!!
[Galaxy S II General] -Tj-:
I can also confirm that I got a US adapter in the shipping box. I was disappointed that one wasn't in the product box, but while pulling out the shipping label out popped the adapter. ;)

Mine came with a screen defect so I have to send it back. Expansys responded in less than a day with an RMA number and shipping label. These guys are awesome, and I totally recommend them!

Edit: Just wanted to mention about the shipping, it took mine about a week (7 days) to get to me, and while in transit the estimated date fluctuated between the 12th and the 14th. Ultimately it came on the 12th, and I used free shipping.
[Galaxy S II General] elena11:
I just placed an order but I get Out of stock 5-10 days. Is there any other place to order from?
[Galaxy S II General] Little Dragon:
Handtec or clove

Both UK
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
I would wait until next week to order & keep checking the site to see when they have stock. I was able to order on Fri at 10am when their last shipment came in.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
You are looking at the situation from a wrong point of view.

Imagine you are a girl, going on a blind date, and to your surprise meet a GREAT SMART GOOD-LOOKING STRONG ;) guy who brought a small rose to the date to present to you. The rose is probably $2, but you feel very happy and special because of that one touch.

P.S. I am a straight man, just know women well ;)
[Galaxy S II General] motionUS:
Just canceled my preorder. Concerned about working gps and poor wifi. My iPhone 4 has great wifi and quick gps lock every time. I still want to pick up an android device but not willing to spend over $700 for a device where there are a few too many concerns. I'll wait it out a bit and see if these are real issues.
[Galaxy S II General] elena11:
It is the same with them. All out of stock. Any idea if it is worth waiting for the NFC chip? Thank you.
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
My SGS2 works perfect with no issues.
[Galaxy S II General] Little Dragon:
Handtec should have stock starting tomorrow and, here in Canada, NFC isn't really used.. there aren't a lot of stores, etc that support that tech yet and with the slow-ass govt and regulations, i don't see it coming into major use in quite some time. so, personally, i don't need NFC
[Galaxy S II General] designgears:
Salt lake city, Utah is getting NFC all over the place first.

http://www.tgdaily.com/mobility-brief/55223-salt-lake-city-goes-nfc-next-year

Would be cool to have, but certainly not a deal breaker.
[Galaxy S II General] elena11:
I will check back with Handtec tomorrow and if you are right I guess I will cancel the Expansys USA order and go with them..
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
That's cool. I live pretty close to SLC, so it'd be fun to try it out.
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
I got an email from Handtec saying they will have stock in on the 16th.
[Galaxy S II General] mattism78:
Ugh... The wife finally caved and gave me the go-ahead. Now, I'm stuck like everyone else not knowing who to order from to get it the fastest...
[Galaxy S II General] bhagiratha:
I don't care if I only get EDGE service on Tmobile, but I'm getting this phone. Don't feel like moving to ATT as yet, since we not sure what's going to happen if this merger goes through.

I am already tired of the G2x and listed it on ebay today. Think I will get the SGS2 from eXpansys since it will be the cheapest and comes with a US adapter. $725 is not that bad, considering I might get about $450 - $500 for my unlocked G2x.

Cheers!
[Galaxy S II General] :
I hear names like Galaxy Attain, Function and Within (kind of strange names!) for US variants.

Hopefully they will look similar to the International versions, easier to upgrade and economies of scale.

Maybe some official announcement soon
[Galaxy S II General] benson12:
I ordered on Friday with next day shipping, and received it today. They did include the adapter for the USA in the box, so that was nice. Very pleased with Expansys, quick shipping, free adapter, and a great product. Just thought I'd post a follow up and a recommendation for Expansys.

Also, the phone is awesome. I'll be selling my iPhone 4 on the eBay soon.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
the announcement scheduled for May 24th (that many expected to be related to SGS2) is now postponed until unknown date
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
See how the Wifi and 3g data work. I want to buy this but i am scared of what some people say. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] elena11:
I spoke to Expansys USA. They said that they should be getting them on Wednesday.
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
This makes me feel silly for ordering from Handtec. By the time it gets here, I could have had it twice from Expansys for the same price.
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
I feel the same way. Plus, I don't think Handtec will throw in a free power converter adapter. If I cancel my order with Handtec now, they will ship them out tomorrow. If I don't, it will be another week and Expansys will have their next batch out within hours... That's just my luck ;)
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
That's what happened to me. I ordered it on Thursday.. Expansys got stock in on Friday and was immediately shipping.
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
I emailed Handtec today, they said they will be getting stock and sending them out "soon", but that could mean anything...
[Galaxy S II General] elena11:
I will be very happy if Expansys gets them on on the 18th. I had ship in 3 days, now it says ship in 8 days.
[Galaxy S II General] benson12:
I haven't tested wifi yet (my internet is down at home), but 3G is working great. Just did a speed test - with 4 bars of H+ signal, I got 3127kbps down and 1146kbps up with a 149ms ping on AT&T.
[Galaxy S II General] AmesCell:
My wifi seems to work just as well as on my Atrix, but it definitely seems to have less range.
[Galaxy S II General] Idan73:
Hot mine yesterday morning and wifi works just fine. At least same as my sgs.

First run on h+ in industrial zone away from highways and traffic on fido/rogers towers gave me 6961 kbps down and 1296 kbps up and 102 ping. Fast reconnection times as well so no complaint there either.

One thing to note. In comparison with sgs the voice quality on handset is definitely better but with Bluetooth people hear more surrounding noise. They can still hear me fine though.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
Thanks Idan. I dying to buy this but expansys is out of stock. I hope GPS is fine too. I strongly believe this is the best Android ever. Also looking at the reviews in gsmarena and phonearena i definitely can say this is the best phone.
[Galaxy S II General] Idan73:
Will test GPS extensively today but will relate comparrisons only to sgs which sucked so anything better than that will be getting a passing grade from me.

Note I'm not talking about how fast GPS locks or how accurately it can track me walking. I'm testing real world usage, me driving and getting to an address left and right on small streets where sgs fails so miserably showing me passing through an intersection and recalcullating all the time and then secconds later realising I have made the turn where I was supposed to and recalculating back.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
Did they delay it by 5 more days ???? When did you place the order ?? I actually called them yesterday one of their rep's randy told me that they are expecting stock by the end of this week. So is that delayed now ??
[Galaxy S II General] elena11:
It was supposed to be for Wednesday, now I guess it is for the end of the week.
[Galaxy S II General] pplcallmeGOD:
Anyone here order from expansys-usa with paypal and used the $25 off coupon? If so do any of you have a temporary hold on the refund amount? Was looking through my Paypal transactions when I noticed that expansys-usa first charged me $749.99, then they gave me a partial refund of $25. What's strange though is my Paypal account showed a balance of $25 after the refund and then right after that transaction, there is another one, this time a temporary hold for $25 from Paypal. Was wondering if anyone had the same happen to them, and if so how long did it take for the hold to be lifted. If not I might have to give Paypal/Expansys a call. Also anyone order through ebates and have the 3% show up in their account yet?
[Galaxy S II General] Spartoi:
^ How did you pay with PayPal? Do you have one of the PayPal debit cards?
[Galaxy S II General] pplcallmeGOD:
There was an option to checkout with paypal in the shopping cart.

*Edit* Actually the option to checkout with Paypal is on the product page, however the product has to be in stock for the option to appear.
[Galaxy S II General] Spartoi:
Wow, this makes things so much better/easier. Thanks for telling me that.
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
This phone is in stock no where. Ugh.
[Galaxy S II General] slayer214:
Placed my order earlier today. It was an early birthday gift to myself. Just hope expansys gets it to me by my bday, June 4.
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
Wednesday... as in today or next week?
[Galaxy S II General] mattism78:
Just spoke with someone in customer service. They're "hoping" to have a shipment in next week... I placed my order on Monday.
[Galaxy S II General] co.ag.2005:
same here. shipment early next week is what they told me. I also placed my order on Monday
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
Does Expansys have them in stock now? Looks like it from their site...
[Galaxy S II General] elena11:
I spoke to them again today, and the answer was at the end of the week.
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
I canceled my order with Handtec. Expansys will probably ship sooner, 25 dollars cheaper, and a free adapter.
[Galaxy S II General] mattism78:
Just called sales (because I AM that impatient) and was told their next shipment is due in early next week.
[Galaxy S II General] Little Dragon:
clove is expecting stock on the 20th:

http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-16gb
[Galaxy S II General] Swisha7:
Clove had the 19th before and then changed it to the 20th.

*sigh* i jus hope Handtec gets this week too
[Galaxy S II General] elena11:
Expansys.com says in 3 days. According to Expansys USA, they should geth the stock 2 days after Expansys UK or .com gets them.
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
Now that several of you have your new phone, do you think it was worth the buildup and excitement?
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Absolutely terrific phone. Best android phone i've used (i've used a lot.) I had to send it back for an exchange and expansys is being absolutely awesome about.

In the meantime i'm having to use my Atrix and i'm HATING it. I cannot wait to have the GSII back.
[Galaxy S II General] elena11:
I can hardly wait to get mine. I ordered it last week and I was hoping to get it by Friday ( tomorrow ). It looks like it will be next Friday. I hope it can handle over 3500 contacts, lots of emails and constant sync updates better than I.
[Galaxy S II General] cdd543:
Ordered mine..got $25 off with a coupon. LOL Can't wait.
[Galaxy S II General] Der Teufel:
International Shipping?

Hey guys, do you know if they are corrently shipping to Mexico or another Countries?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II General] ermacwins:
Slightly off topic: will a galaxy s2 work coming in the UK from Saudi Arabia? Apparently unlocked aswell.
[Galaxy S II General] Little Dragon:
Yes it should work and they do ship worldwide it seems
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
Just got my phone today. Amazing.

Btw, has anyone had any luck installing Amazon cloud player. The service is only available in the US, and unfortunately when I go install the app from Android Market, it seems to automatically install the UK version of the Android Music app (sans cloud streaming)...

Is there a setting in Android Market or anywhere else on the phone to designate that we are indeed using this phone in the US?
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
Great..When did you order yours ? From Expansys ?
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
I do not use Amazon Cloud player , but to check your issue, I just installed the app problem-free straight from Amazon MP3 Market page.
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
Unfortunately, it also installs the UK (non cloud version) :(
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
Even if I download the apk and install it manually, it still installs as the UK version. I'm wondering if there's something on the device (firmware or software) that gives away the fact that it came from the UK. Really odd.

If there's no way around this, it might be a little worrisome regarding other apps or services that are designed only to work in the US.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
do not know what is going on with your phone. I just pushed the MP# playes from the link I provided earlier, it installed by default on my phone, I then ran the app, pushed the "cloud" button, and signed into my Amazon account. No problems.

Maybe you are on WiFi and you have to be on packet data?

So far I have not had ANY location related problems with any apps I usually use.
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
I have been on wifi all day (I'm inside a concrete building that gets very weak at&t signal). I'll try outside in a bit.

Thanks kreo.
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
Arghhh.. Still the same issue when off wifi. Maybe I should try resetting the phone.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Odd mine worked just fine.
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
Just tried a factory reset. Reinstalled... No luck. I have no idea why my phone keeps installing the uk version of the amazon music player. :(
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
Did you enable location tracking on the phone?

May be you should try the "market fix" then that is suggested for tablets.
[Galaxy S II General] saffad:
Try change the language of your phone to English US..
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
http://www.stmmiami.com/show_product_details.jsp?cid=395148&brandtype=0

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SAMSUNG-I91...ell_Phones&hash=item1e63c53472#ht_3178wt_1139

Here is another seller. I assume he is genuine since he is in ebay not sure though. But its 831$ and in stock at the moment.
[Galaxy S II General] Der Teufel:
Try Market Enabler

Try with the Market Enabler Application, u can get it from Market.

It did'nt worked for me, to update Google Earth outside US, but, just try, who knows...
[Galaxy S II General] co.ag.2005:
yeah, but you save 37%!! ;)
[Galaxy S II General] hotsync100:
Amazon link for rich people ;-)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QTBQ2C?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Just a warning... If you buy the phone from anyone but an authorized retailer it has no warranty. Anyone in the U.S. isn't an authorized retailer because it's a UK product which is not intended for sale in the U.S. The exception is Expansys USA because they offer to act as a middle man and have the phone shipped to the UK on your behalf for service. So, you may get it faster and cheaper on eBay or in the garment district of NYC but anything you save could be given up in the long run.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Ships in THREE TO FOUR WEEKS.

Yeah... what a steal.
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
Finally got it to work. Not sure how. Installed new firmware, changed all language settings to US English... and a host of other things.

Oh well. Just glad things are fine. :)
[Galaxy S II General] Elite GunnerX:
It has to be a UK one! Korean use some crazy 3g frequencies so if UK is the only other country with SII in stock then it has to be quadband UTMS correct?

There is no such thing a dual band Galaxy S2! (not yet anyways)
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
Mine shows the order being placed in the uk even though it was from the usa site. The only diffrence with the korean one is the nfc and language isnt it? To my knoweledge there is no dual band handset. The only question there ever was was if the phone had the us bands disabled or lacked the radios to access them. That one is well put to bed.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
There is also a Russian version - that one also lists 4 bands.

I got my tracking number at 1pm EST, about 1 hour after placing order today. The FedEx site still does not recon it though, the box will get picked up and scanned later tonight I guess.
[Galaxy S II General] Elite GunnerX:
Me and Krabman are on the same page here....
[Galaxy S II General] Elite GunnerX:
but is the Russian version released yet?
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
BTW I emailed them a few hours ago to ask about which version this was and warranty and they replied saying it was the UK version with the UK warranty. Not sure how credible "Eric Smith" from Expansys is but he's the one who replied.
[Galaxy S II General] Elite GunnerX:
that would be the quad band one then! thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
Got the same reply from the same person.
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
I ordered around 1:30pm but no tracking or anything. Called them but they don't pickup... gonna cancel it I suppose. They must be taking orders even though they've run out of stock... typical.
[Galaxy S II General] Elite GunnerX:
Got one too! waiting on confirmation
[Galaxy S II General] designgears:
Quad band confirmed!
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
What time did you order?
[Galaxy S II General] Elite GunnerX:
8:36 PM London UK Time

2:36 PM Central time zone (where I live)
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
There is a lag because the order is actually processed in the uk. Mine says packed and ready for shipping. They show 1 to 5 available now on their website.
[Galaxy S II General] Arcadia310:
I just ordered one with one day shipping. How long did it take for you guys to get a shipping confirmation?
[Galaxy S II General] Elite GunnerX:
Thats what I thought...looks like it wont ship tell tomorrow. Thats if they have any in stock!
[Galaxy S II General] ignign0kt:
They are out of stock and expect more next week.
[Galaxy S II General] Arcadia310:
Yeah I'm going to cancel. Thought they were in stock right now.
[Galaxy S II General] dtosun:
Anybody got galaxy s2 from there. It seems in stock now?

http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-android-smartphone-unlocked-16gb-209554/
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
I see "1-5 in stock" - i believe it means they have nothing and simply expect stock.

When I placed my order yesterday the stock status said "30 in stock". My order is with Fedex now, for Sat or Mon delivery here in New York.

I do not know though why you would want to buy to Turkey from USA - there are closer DIRECT places like the UK :) Expansys-Usa just gets UK shipments.
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
Expansys uk is going to get stock in a day or two. What if we buy it from them ?? Would it be more than 749$(Price in Expansys USA) ?? If so how much ??

Also in US dollars how much is it in handtec and clove.??? I can convert the currency myself but that's not what i am asking do we have VAT. I remember someone it is only 743$ in handtec. But it is around 850$ if you covert (540 Euros approx). Is it only 743$ in clove and Handtec ??
[Galaxy S II General] Little Dragon:
www.xe.com
[Galaxy S II General] pplcallmeGOD:
All orders placed outside the UK and EU don't pay VAT. From my knowledge we don't pay any customs tax here in the US so the non-VAT price is what you pay.
[Galaxy S II General] RogerPodacter:
Handtec comes to 744 dollars, no VAT is added.
[Galaxy S II General] Oat23:
Just ordered from the UK site.

Got off the phone from the US Expansys, and the person on the line told me a shipment of 100 is expected to come in Tuesday or Wednesday, and it's on back order for about 100 as well, but guaranteed if I ordered it today I'll receive it within the next week or two.

However I'm aware that the UK site gets their shipment in 1-2 days before the US site, and it said "estimated 1 day", and after applying a coupon, "EXPSAMSUNG", which is £15 off any unlocked Samsung, it came out to be $720 USD total, which is about $5 cheaper than the US site with the -$25 coupon.

So I saved $5, which is not much considering the price of the phone, and I should be getting it sooner than if I was to have ordered with the US site.
[Galaxy S II General] kakwvu:
I'm more worried about getting the phone soon instead of waiting a few weeks and getting it just prior to a US launch.
[Galaxy S II General] :
A couple of days ago I ordered from Expansys UK because I worked it out to be cheaper than ordering from Expansys USA. The next day I got an email from sales support saying that because the address they were to deliver to was in the United States, that I HAD to order from the USA branch. She transferred my order over and as a result I believe I'm paying ~10 dollars more than I would have if the UK purchase had gone through.

My order status the phone will "usually ship in 5 days."
[Galaxy S II General] RMXO:
Anyone that orders from Expansys should get a US adapter but if they don't then email us-returns@expansys-usa.com & ask for one.

Here's the reply they sent me after I sent them an email requesting an adapter.

I know I can get one for hella cheap but if they are willing to send me one for free, then why not I say.

They are an awesome bunch. When I had issue's with my CC when I placed my order a while back. They worked with me to get it taken care of & I got my phone the next day on Sat. You have to call them & specify you want Next Day Sat delivery if you want to go this route.

GL to all that recently placed an order. The phone is worth every penny. I'm going to be loving this phone until the next gen Android phone's come out.
[Galaxy S II General] Oat23:
Aww that sucks because that's what I did today.

Is the transfer quick and painless, or do you have to put in all your information again and wait longer?
[Galaxy S II General] :
The transfer actually was quick and painless. A woman emailed me and said that I had to change to the USA store, and as such I had to choose a new shipping method. I emailed her back a minute later, told her which method I wanted, and she emailed me back 5 minutes later with a new order confirmation from Expansys USA and everything worked out fine.
[Galaxy S II General] mattism78:
4 (working) days and counting. Expansys keeps updating their site and from the looks of things, phones will be going out Thursday.

They have it on their page that if anyone orders today by 3pm est, they will have their device shipped in 4 days. Just a heads-up for you guys.
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
But you probably won't get the free adapter.
[Galaxy S II General] mattism78:
Read a few more posts. They automatically refer your order (if you're in the US) to the expansys-usa branch if you try to order it from the UK site.
[Galaxy S II General] Onliluv:
I really want this phone... but it costs soooo much =/
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
So guys should i order from Expansys UK ?? Or Expansys USA. I live in USA. If at all i order from UK would i be getting it in the next 4 days or not sure since they already have 100 back orders to be filled first.
[Galaxy S II General] Little Dragon:
if you live in USA and try to order from UK they will forward your order to their US warehouse anyways
[Galaxy S II General] :
Quoted for truth.
[Galaxy S II General] entraik:
Hey guys, so I'm gonna order from the USA site later today. Just wanted to make sure a few things. This phone does come with the warranty correct? Also, it works normally with ATT (no differences)? If there are any issues after I receive my phone, will they do a switch? Thanks. Just making sure as I'm about to spend 700 bucks :x
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
How about this guyz only 700$. Is this website a bot ??

http://www.cellhut.com/Samsung-I910...alaxy-S-II-(Unlocked-Quadband)-GSM-Cell-Phone
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Is saving $50-100 really worth giving up your warranty?