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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
New india lb2 out. You can try it. I m using since 1 hr, attend two call no call drops, but shud b confirm after few more call
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Coolkriss:
I upgraded to lb2. The touch sensitivity has improved a lot.so far no call drops. Looks good.did not find any other changes.

Anything that am bit seeing.@Dr?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
Google + is added as system app

Battery management improved
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] fulltank:
Finally its mine too...

After a long wait to make sure there is no real for Gnote in MWC , I went to shop and grabbed one.I made a lot of search for the best price in the net and lowest was 30K/-.But I didn't like the feeling of pay and wait.I checked shops - Most of the chain outlets (univercel , Sangeetha etc) offer it >32K.Burma bazar guys ~ 31-32K,with the best offer was 30.5K who charges 1% extra for card pay,so made no difference - they all had only one or two in stock.I found a main shop out side who had many in stock including white notes-both at 31K ( he charges 1.5% extra for debt card,but no charges for credit card).I chose the blue one after a debate though I was inclined to white.Got the std pouch and a silver Ganesha as compliment.The blue ones were with Jan 2012 Manufactured and white on Feb 2012 - all made in Vietnam.

Impression so far - I have been using HD2 with Android (ICS -CM9 now),But its getting old.The only few negative points with Gnote are - flimsy back cover, a lag to display on and getting hot when playing games etc....But everything else is excellent.

BTW I am at Bangalore.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SreejithRNair:
Got mine last mont

The beauty reached me for almost a month now -got it as birthday gift from my wife - She got fed up watching me searching net for the reviews, pics and videos of this beauty :p

I must say, I was badly in need of Note : Now i can spent time browsing, play games, check mails, update facebook and make/take calls too :o

Loving it more day by day [update by update]... Anxiously waiting for ICS

Note : LB2 rocks

Sreejith
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Coolkriss:
You should have purchased one from eBay like i did. I purchased it on eBay for 30,990 (paid by 3 Easy EMI's ) and then ontop of this got a Micromax dual sim Q3 free from eBay as my purchase was above 30 K ..

received it in flat 3 days after payment...

had it for a while now and love it :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zanyguy:
Hi all,

I bought a note 3 weeks back. Since last week, I am facing problems during calls. The voice from my end will suddenly go mute and the opposite side will not be able to hear me. It doesnt happen always, and when it happens there is no fixed time. The Samsung service centre rotated the mic, but was of no help. After showing him that this doesn't help, he said that it may be a RAM issue.

Almost always more than 50% of the ram is used up on background applications. When I clear memory, around 17 applications get closed though I may have only one application on!

Just wanted to know if anyone else is facing this issue. Also, do you all also have so many apps running in the background?

After researching I was able to find the exact same problem reported extensively - however, only for Galaxy Nexus and not Note!

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=24019

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1403051

Any help is appreciated!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JulyDerek:
Sorry, I guess you got a bad piece. Have it replaced. Make a huge noise if they only offer to repair it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Coolkriss:
Bad piece. They can not say RAM problem and push you off. Ask for explanation and get it replaced. All of us have apps running in background. I only have around 300 MB free must of the time. That's no big deal.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zanyguy:
Hi,

Many thanks JulyDerek and Coolkriss. I have done extensive search online. This seems to be a bad piece indeed. However, the phone is strangely now acting properly. Thought don't want to take a risk of this happening again.

I strongly feel that there must be a no-questions-asked replacement policy at least for the first month! What's the point of buying such premium phones if you have to spend time figuring out stuff like this!

Thanks once again.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] deus_:
I am developing a app for Note. However, Samsung does not have a device loan program in India and I *need* to test my app on a real device. So if there is someone in Noida with a Note who won't mind spending 1 hour of his time, please let me know :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Prankey:
+1 Buying it for more than 32k or so is rather silly!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Yup.. you are right.. but I doubt if d cost will get lower than 32k if u wan to get it by November atleast.. 32k I guess will b the right amount.. not too much or not too less for such a hot selling device... The shop which I told u guys about ordered 10 pieces by 13th, out of which 4 pieces have already been preordered by some people for 33k even b4 it was available...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] indapurkar:
Friends see this!!!!!Its comming soon to FLIPKART FOR RS34990!!!!! :)

h t t p:// www .flipkart .com/mobiles/samsung/itmd3ngdghh2rep8?pid=mobd3ng5rbhhrvrh&_l=qoFUjXIr2LQVya6shU4AfQ--&_r=LtQ%20 ZHi4FZyoj2KNfRTzSQ--&ref=491c30ae-9 87d-4a44-a7fe- 5c5d288e0ab3

(Remove all spaces in link and see as i have not posted more than 8 posts so i am unable to post full link)

I am going to buy one when it will be for sale on FLIPKART!!!!!Now its status is coming soon on FLIPKART!!!!!Its PRICE IS 34990!!!!! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
We knew that but its still too expensive on flipkart
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
Please read earlier posts before posting redundant info...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] yogi7272:
Its MOP is 32k .. so should buy it at 32k or less .. That's a market operated price.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
I doubt it will be less than 32k
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
SO has anybody ordered from letsbuy ??
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
Poorvika in Chennai says about 7-10 days. They have no idea about pricing. He said they are currently testing the batch or something(what's that supposed to mean?)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thebytegrill:
Hi, I almost did but since I had never heard of them before, I decided to wait a few days more.

I heard from androidnerds dot net it's going to be out on the 10th of November! Not sure how credible the information is, can't post the link as this is my fist post here.

Cheers :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Lets buy is a credible online shop... U can believe them.. it was the first shop which took preorders for galaxy s2 in India... But I suggest you to wait
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Oneiricl:
Well, Letsbuy is at full price and they're stating a delivery time of 10-12 days... might as well wait till it's available in shops...

Anyone got any updates for Mumbai?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
well letsbuy is samsung india's official authorised online retailer. so it should be fine. plus u can use 10% discount coupon as well. i m waiting for its market availability so i can get my hands on before buying it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thebytegrill:
Plus their delivery time states 10 to 12 days on letsbuy. Will buy after checking it out too.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kannanX10:
Note will be available for sale at retail outlets across india starting from 14th of this month.....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Oneiricl:
Latest update for Mumbai:

Orbit in Colaba says 12th for them - no demo pieces though. Rs. 32-35.

Samsung flagship in Andheri says 15th. No other information available. (Really sad that is... :/ )

SR Telecom in Vile Parle says 14th onwards. Price is Rs. 32-34. He says he has the 16GB unit... doesn't know when the 32GB is coming...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
32.5k is the price I got here... If anyone's got a better confirmed price,post it here.. I wana get this as cheap and early as possible..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
Just confirmed from a delhi dealer. He is getting demo unit as well as fresh stock tomorrow. He has offered 34k on phone. Interested members for group buy please pm me so that i can bargain a better price.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
http://www.desidime.com/forums/hot-deals-online/topics/pre-book-samsung-galaxy-note-rs31-491-cheapest-online-offline

Good newss...

Galaxy note is available at Indian plaza for31,491 if u add a coupon posted in the link... And its available by 15th

I havnt tried it myself.. cos I mite not buy it online

:) hope it helps u guys.. I just found this out.. nd reply if it works guys
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
Gr88 find, m8. Thank you !

Just Tested it. IT WORKS !!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Welcome;) .........................

Apparently this line was so short to post a reply so I had to add this line..

:p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
Great find, buddy! But I guess I want to hold it once before buying, cause that thing is HUGE!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thebytegrill:
Great finds for sure, Thanks!

One question, anybody bought stuff from indiplaza.com before? The reviews frightned me away.

I've had great luck with flipkart.com, wish they'd get on the program.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Oneiricl:
I don't trust indiaplaza. Definitely not with this kind of money.

My girlfriend tried to buy a book, worth Rs. 2500 or so, from them about 9 months ago, and it took them two weeks (after taking the credit card payment) to say it wasn't in stock! (Seriously :s) And they still haven't refunded the money..

Flipkart rules... I've ordered tons of books from them and never had an issue... plus with them Cash on Delivery is an option... I just wish they'd fix a date and sweeten the offer...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sudarshank:
Interested in Group buy

Hi,

I am from Navi Mumbai and interested in buying Galaxy note. Let me know if anybody grouping.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kirangarapati:
available on ebay.in

Grab'em while you can

ebay.in/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-NOTE-N7000-/320791195501?pt=IN_Mobile_Phones&hash=item4ab0a52f6d

Don't forget to add www infront of the link ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
I have an official confirmation that store launch is on 12th in all Samsung stores. Must be true for other stores as well. Sri Vasavi mobiles is already selling this for $34k. Not sure if it is grey market item or with warranty.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
That's significantly over-priced compared to the expected market price 2 days from now. I don't think anyone would rush to buy it at that price.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
@vprabu 34k..?.. Its is been provided in Chennai and for Bangalore people for 32.5k..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
I meant Vasavi mobiles. No price information from Samsung stores yet.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
I got confirmation.. I don't know about vasavi mobiles.. nd vasavi is not d only samsung mobile shop. It can be got in Chennai for 32.5k... Dats d cheapest price Der till now..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Oneiricl:
The Samsung store in Mumbai is still telling me the national launch is on the 15th. :s Tried telling them others are offering me the Note on the 12th and 14th... but they insist...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
Can you please tell me which shop have you checked? My birthday is coming up this weekend and I SO want this now!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
I can arrange it for u from a shop in Chennai by 14th.. the shop I m buying from in Kerala has contacts in Chennai.. so if u groupbuy with me, I will arrange d buy for u.. just pm me ur name and any contact info such as kik or gtalk or your yahoo.. nd the group buy is only available for people in Tamil nadu and Karnataka.... Nd btw happy bday in advance:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
Thanks!

But Poorvika itself is getting by 14th(therefore all other shops too, most probably)... I want it by 12th... :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Yup.. but the cost is gona be above 32.5 there..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
You can get it even lower via group buy? Seriously? And is there any chance of getting it by 12th?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Yup u can.. I hav no idea of any shops which will get it on 12th for sure....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
Oh! Ok... I would buy it via group buy, but I'd like to see it first, given that so many reviews are mentioning it's size as a con... let's see...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Yeah.. I know.. but if I am buying it, I will buy it by 14th or 15th..:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] my969:
I enquired at Alpha2, Mumbai today afternoon regarding the availability of the Samsung note he said another 7 or 8 days.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
Another thing that I keep hearing is that Samsung is going to throw in the cover (replaces the back cover and provides a protective front cover) for free for the first 10000 purchases or something. No confirmation on this though. Yes, 32.5k is a good price.

Ps: i am it saying Vasavi is a Samsung shop ;-). I checked with Mr. William in Usman road branch of Samsung brand shop.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
Couple of questions to all you guys! Sorry for hijacking this thread a little bit.

1. Don't you guys feel that Yamaha DAC could be a potential deal breaker?

I was literally upset when I came across threads that crib about the SQ of Galaxy S2 as well as Note. I have been going through various YouTube videos on S2 to convince myself (I need to gift my iPhone to my wife to get this). I have requested for a demo piece before I put my money into it ;-) I don't want to settle for anything less on SQ. I literally feel tired reading about the goodness in SQ in S1.

2. I also connect my iPhone to Alpine system through the iPhone dock. I am wondering how to connect the Note. Alpine supports USB based mount too. I know Note has mini USB. Any ideas?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] my969:
About no.1 I've read somewhere on this forum that if you listen to music thorough bluetooth like the sony ericsson mw600, like I do, it bypasses the phone dac so the sound is decent. I have been doing this with my hd2 for years and I have no complaints. Mind you I'm no audiophile, but if the sound was crap I wouldn't have bothered on my hd2. Search for mw600 in the general samsung note forums you should find it.

I'm more concerned about the greenish tinge on the screen that's plaguing samsung super oled screens including my brothers s2. Some have complained about the note too. :)

Cheers
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
Is it available now for 32.5? Or sometime later? Because Poorvika(Anna Nagar) has no stock yet.

---------- Post added at 10:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:40 PM ----------

Btw, leather case was confirmed by the samsung country head. But I don't think they'll be giving that flip case... they'll probably throw in some cheap cover...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JSAHITA:
It is confirmed here in mumbai it is launching on 12th nov lucky ones can also get the phone tomorrow evening when stocks are slated to arrive.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
No confirmation on price yet. Yes, poorvika, univercell don't have the stock yet.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
But I use my Bose headphones most of the time (over the ear and qc15). Don't use BT.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Oneiricl:
Where is it available on the 12th?

---------- Post added at 11:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:29 PM ----------

Can tell you that if sound quality is a big issue to you, you shouldn't buy this phone. It's not aimed at the audiophiles here..

It's brand new tech and has high end specs (really high end) but that's not the primary characteristic of the phone... (I mean, come on, in a month or two something will release that will top this, and a few more months down the line, quad cores will release...)

The Note's major design features are the notepad size and functionality. For someone like me, this is perfect. I guess you'll have to think about it, only you can really tell if it's right for you...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
Well, I am not a audiophile either. However, with the way the technology is heading, we shouldn't be reinventing the wheel and things like audio quality etc are assumed to be given thing. Why i am interested in this phone mainly because of its screen size, battery life and the processor.

I have to carry too many idevices and I feel this guy would help me solve that problem. But frankly it would be a let down of the call quality and music quality is bad. I am sure it would be to all of us here. Isn't it?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] asmorth:
Where in Mumbai will it be available ???
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ambition8753:
No NFC???

I have read quite a no. of reviews till now and the phone surely seems very very impressive.. The more I read, the more I wanna buy it.. :D

but no NFC in India??? :O .. Can anyone confirm this??

Nokia is already advertising NFC as one of the key feature their new series phones, and also BB 9900 comes with NFC capabilities..

It does seem to be the key feature which would kill bluetooth in future, considering it can be used to pair with other devices / accessories.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Oneiricl:
There is no NFC. I had a conversation with their customer support...

Actual quote from their email:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
There is no NFC.. but wifii direct is there..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ambition8753:
Thanks for the info Oneiricl..

:( .. sigh..!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] loser:
Any idea when it becomes available in Bangalore ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
Its probably 3rd week of nov now, as even letsbuy have changed the delivery time from 10-12 days to 3rd week of Nov.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
It's going to be available from 4pm onwards in samsung stores in Delhi. So, shouldn't take more than a day to come to other cities hopefully!

http://androidos.in/2011/11/samsung-galaxy-note-goes-on-sale-in-india-tomorrow/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
Both Univercell and Poorvika (Chennai) are saying 14th/15th now :( . Univercell says 33-35k while Poorvika guys won't comment on the pricing.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
Poorvika (opp. Meenakshi college) never heard of this model ;-) I would never buy anything from Univercell. So, thinking about Samsung stores.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
But wont they sell on MRP? Poorvika(Thirumangalam, Anna Nagar) guys had told me 10 days on 4th november, and said Monday/Tuesday yesterday...

Also, any idea about the leather pouch? Is it a flip case, or just like the pouch on S2? The pouch was completely useless, but the flip-case is interesting...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
Univercell has 33k as its price on their website. Yes, flip case is what I am also looking for.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Yup.. univercell has it for 33k... I have heard that they will sell it lesser on bulk purchases... Do they? How about we do a bulk purchase from them, so we get it for lesser..?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
Sure. I will be definitely interested.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Cool... Let's inquire tomorrow about d flip case den.. and hope more people join so that it gets cheaper..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
Did a Univercell rep tell you 33k or is that from the site? Their site gives rough (and sometimes ridiculous) estimates. Before launch, they placed lg o2x, sgs2, and ld o3d all at 30k... And for a week after launch they were selling it for 32k...I'll probably jump at 32.5-33k price...but only if someone in Chennai gets stock... :/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rjtkm:
Proud to be one of the First Few Owners

Grabbed my Spankin' New Samsung Galaxy Note on the 12th (Saturday), for Rs. 34990.00

Not a penny less. The sale went on for 1 hour, 4pm to 5 pm. Reached there at 4.30PM. Asked them about the availability for a White Version in near future. By them I mean, some Asian Head who was present at the pre launch (Korean Guy in a Suit), they have no plans to get white versions of the phones in India (neither The Samsung Galaxy SII), nor are they planning to get the 32GB versions of any of these phones. They have all of them saved for the Korean Market (even the Pink Version of the SGSII) "I feel sad, for our wives".

Anyways, the Phone was on sale for only 1 hour and the goodies were priceless, literally. This is what I received :

1. The Sealed Box "Samsung Galaxy Note" GT-N7000 (Colour: Blue, Storage: 16GB) = INR 34,990

2. Samsung Original Accessory : Car Adapter CAD300UBEC/INU = INR 400

3. Samsung Original Accessory : Flip Cover (Black) EFC-1E1FBECSTD ~ INR 2,250 (Not For Sale BTW)

4. Samsung Original Accessory : HS3000 Bluetooth Stereo Headset w/ Headphones/Charger = INR 3,800

Lets do the math : 34990-(400+2250+3800)= INR 28540.

Considering that someone like me, who uses the phone for 10-11 months and then sells it off within the warranty. All the accessories would have been purchased in due time. I believe the only things left out were MHL (HDMI) and USB OTG Cables. My 35K, well spent.

Any questions?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SAlmighty:
Post Pictures! Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
Cool. Would appreciate your feedback on the most debated audio, call quality ;-)

Wondering if Samsung would throw in the same offers in Chennai too....need the flip case badly...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rjtkm:
Samsung Galaxy Note : First Look

Want More? Be Specific.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rjtkm:
Samsung Galaxy Note : Call Quality

I'm not sure, why they worry about the Call Quality. Here are my two cents :

1. One wouldn't be using the phone, "literally" to make voice calls, you have a stereo headset (White) in the box, and you "may" get a bluetooth headset with it as well. Any other ways, you would end up using a BT Headset or your generic Wired Headset.

2. If and only if you are going to use the Note for making calls and placing it near your "face", then you don't have to worry about that as well, the In-Call Volume is pretty good, the loudest setting is unbearable (it would hurt your ears) and the voice quality is very clear but nothing to write home about, if you're asking about having problems listening to the person on the other end, it isn't there.

If it helps you decide, it has a Noise Reduction Option during the call, this actually makes your input sound better on the other side, as the Note has two mics, one on the bottom and the other on the top (diagonally opposite). The other person was able to hear me pretty clearly. Both the times, would be checking the usability in the coming days, should work fine though, I have my faith in Samsung.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ambition8753:
Availability in Bangalore??

Any idea when and where it is available in Bangalore??

I checked with Mobilestore, however they said they have no idea when its going to be available.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] frogrurp:
Is Galaxy note has HSPA+(4g). I know it is not available in India but when reliance will launch it next year will it work . Or galaxy note is simply a HDSPA?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] guntas:
Congratulations on getting the beast!

Great news, thanks for the quick write up

Have a few quick questions -

- How's the sound quality when listening to music

(heard Samsung beefed up the Yamaha DAC of the SG2, but still not better then the Wolfson. Not a dealbreaker for me, but want to know)

- Just wanted to clarify - the flip cover came in the box/incl in the price, right, or did you have to pay extra for it. The dealer here told me it has to be purchased extra

- Have you installed a screen guard

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kunalparwani:
Is this offer available at samsung stores throughout the country, or just that one?