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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nsw:
My order is showing Pending Authorization on IndiaPlaza and when I talked to the CC, she told me that the payment is still pending and so the order has not been processed. Do you guys see the same status or a different one? I will contact Sulekha accordingly as they are showing that the phone is Ready To Ship on guess what...25th Nov.

As far as regrets in buying online goes, I don't mind the wait as long as I know when it is coming :). I have bought numerous products online in India and think that's the way to buy stuff going forward, especially because of the discounts offered on almost all products.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
It's not associated with LetsBuy. All our orders are being fulfilled by IndiaPlaza.

Infact, I just checked with Indiaplaza & they say that my order is "In Process". The guy first redirected me to check with Sulekha, but upon insisting, he agreed to tell me the details. He confirms that shipping will be from Bangalore. I don't expect any shipping time in my case as I am in Bangalore.

He also mentioned that I will be getting an email as soon as the product is shipped. Did you guys get any mail from Indiaplaza stating the phone has been shipped???
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
My bad. I meant Indiaplaza, not Letsbuy. The only email I got was one regretting the delay. No email was sent out when the item actually shipped out.

Being in Bangalore, you should have been holding the phone in one hand while typing "Take that, you guys!" on this page with your other hand! :)

Edit: Just got a mail from Sulekha with the tracking info.

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Just got delivery! And yes, there is a flip cover in there.

Yipee!! Will upload pictures shortly.

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- Came in a big plastic Indiaplaza bag.

-Had a flip cover, the phone box and the challan receipt

- the box looked a bit dented and yellowed. my heart sank. the seal on one side was broken, but the stickers on the other two sides looked intact.

- the phone inside looks brand new. the sticker over the screen looks untouched.

- Noticed some dust particles on the backside. But no scratches or signs that this piece is refurbished/ used.

- the phone is placed on a cheap plastic tray! Come on Samsung, for a phone like this, that is really cutting corners.

- the box has a manual, charger, battery, lanyard, data cable and headset. Strangely, the headset is white.

well, will post more impressions later.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] katyarevishal:
hey i m as excited as u to know how d handset is????

is it having any problems?

please revert asap wid ur feedback.....

dont get dived into the note :p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
mine should be here in another 30 minutes, waiting impatiently....

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http://www.ebay.in/itm/130606585552?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Just ordering this one for my note looks good as a car or desk mount..:)

Let me know if any of you have bought this.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hiteshjuneja:
yeah... got it finally about 20 minutes back... this is awesome... bill of Rs. 31900... :P there's no mention of sulekha anywhere in the package... its all indiaplaza... i still cant understand why... but whatever it is, i will buy again from sulekha if they do launch a similar scheme again... :P it has the flip cover as well... 10 days in total since i placed my order... which had 4 days as weekends... 6 business days to deliver it is great... it was just the excitement of getting the note in my hand made me so desperate... but its now time play with the beast :P
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
And it has arrived, just opening the package. yahoo.... wish me luck...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vprabu:
Good luck to all you. All of us are just enjoying and I am sure you will enjoy it too.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] cashif:
Have finally received shipping details. Dispatched through first flight :yeaaaaah:

Edit...

Just got a call that phone has been received in Chennai but sadly I am in Bangalore, it will be re-courriered today and expect it to be here tomorrow:sad: If only, the guys at Indiaplaza or Sulekha had cooperated and given the phone saturday:(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] katyarevishal:
congrats to all of u guys.......

waiting for ur first impressions.....;)

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anyone from mumbai have placed order on sulekha??

is firstflight charging octroi for mumbai region?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
All ok, till now, however downloaded a couple of apps over 3g and it heats up like s2.

battery was at 45%.

charging now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
am in navi mumbai. no octroi or any other charges.

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rooting the phone, and then doing a titanium restore from an earlier phone.

also, will try couple of custom ROM tomm.

First impressions are very positive. have not noticed any lag (there better not be!).

the display is something to die for! better than the s2, imho.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abirsharda:
Dude..can you check somthing on ur note....do songs in albums arrange by track number or alphabetical order...in the stock music player..?

Thanx
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
Congrats Folks! Looks like its an awesome deal after all. Looks like mine will arrive by tomorrow or Wednesday.

I still have a few questions:

1. Did the box arrive in a sealed condition? If not, did it look like somebody may have tampered/changed the battery or other items?

2. Does it come with Samsung India Warranty?

3. Did you find any issues with the screen?

Thanks in Advance Guys!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hiteshjuneja:
mine came sealed pack... i checked it throughout before letting the courier guy go...

it came with a legit MobileStore digital retail invoice of Rs. 31900 dated 25/11/11 along with the free flip case... so it is legit as only first 100000 units will receive it free in india...

no issues with the screen so far... its amazingly clear and its HUGE...

so far so good... i forgive sulekha for being so shady since the day i placed my order but its really worth it in the end...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] katyarevishal:
how is display brightness?

gr8 to hear guys.....

just 1 doubt is dat is screen bright enuf?

coz seen some handsets where brightness is not dat gud....

e1 gsmarena had received a device wid low brightness....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Oneiricl:
Seriously?

Cos as far as I can tell the screen is really bright. I have it at ~15% brightness and that's easily visible and readable even in direct sunlight (although even minimum brightness is easily readable indoors).

P.S. I'm glad you guys with the Sulekha deal are getting your handsets now... I was crossing my fingers majorly when I heard Indiaplaza was the actual vendor...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Finally.. good to hear some more Indians get it.. don't forget to update yours...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
Congrats to all those who received it recently. Please lemme know if the date of import was October or November on the box?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
You have the grey patch on the phone .. right?.. even I have it. Saw it when I used my phone in a dark room and when I switched the phone off ( when u switch the phone off every Samsung phone first turns grey ,den vibrates and then becomes black when it switches off) its not visible at all in normal use).. I guess most of the amoleds have that..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
It's not exactly a patch but sort of smudge marks at 2 locations. Once you see them on a plain grey background. You can then even see them when you pull down the notification menu (grey color). Btw so your phone is Nov or Oct batch?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
October... but I don't see any grey stuffs on the notification bar... in fact,I have never seen it unless I sit in a dark room with all lights off and switch off the phone...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
You mean other than when switching off the phone u don't see the grey patch anywhere else?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Nope... infact I found out dis just today when I was walking down a very very dark alley when I switched off the phone... I have tried to find these smudge marks every has been talking about for a long time.. I even tried the test codes,low brightness and grey backgrounds but never found any grey marks.. I suggest u replace it if u are finding smudge marks on daily use.. the way I found it are normal I guess,Cos most amoleds have them..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
Love the flip case idea. Instead of wrapping the device, the back of the flip cover doubles up as the back of the phone. Neat! But it also means, the back of the phone is exposed to scratches and dents.

Makes me wonder if I need another case for the flip case! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ravin87:
I ordered a Samsung Galaxy SI9003 from Sulekha deals as it was showing the price f 15295/INR which is quite cheap as compared to the market price.Product was delivered on the 4th day but when I opened the package it was shocked to find the seal of the mobile box broken. They had sent used phone and that is why I believe they are giving it so cheap. It was very difficult to reach them as no body pics the phone 180030001515 which they have given and now they are saying that we are checking with our logistics team and vendor etc. they are assuring me that they will replace it what every time I'm calling them to follow it up. I have been cheated by this company and I shall like to warn others also
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ywnmmsb:
Really awesome idea but you forgot to add that ultility wise the inside material keeps the screen clean. Verrry handy !

The concept is quite similar to Ipad smart covers.(except the magnets)

The material that is used to make back case doent seem prone to scratches.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] iphadke:
MHL Adapter??

Folks, has anyone bought an MHL adapter to run HDMI from the phone? I know people have bought OTG adapters for cheap, but that's not the same as MHL. I didn't see ANY cheap MHL adapters. Cheapest on ebay.in was around 1600 :eek:...

Oh - and I'm hopefully getting my beauty today yeehaw!!! It arrived in Pune yesterday, though tracking info shows a "Misroute" Hope that doesn't mean somebody else got it! :D:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
List of Accessories for my Galaxy Note

Clear Screen Protector

http://www.ebay.in/itm/130608986439?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Anti Glare Screen Protector

http://www.ebay.in/itm/130608985167?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Mirror Screen Protector

http://www.ebay.in/itm/130608982612?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Gel Case, better than flip IMO

http://www.ebay.in/itm/130608979490?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Car Mount

http://www.ebay.in/itm/130606585552?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

USB OTG

http://www.ebay.in/itm/130601825593?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Happy shopping:D

Just planning to get each of these for my note..

Afterall I have saved a lot with Sulekha Deal, what say...:p:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ywnmmsb:
Lol... you really suck at marketing. You gonna bur from your self huh...

look what I found at the bottom of your ebay page....

Can also pay via Online bank transfer to my ICICI A/C with Name: Ashish Anil Vig A/C No: ................ IFSC Code: ............ Branch: Thane, Ram Maruti Road.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vikie_ece:
LOL ur true
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
Lol. You made my day! This is indeed hilarious.

Btw, if you don't mind waiting couple of weeks for delivery, I would recommend buying off ebay.com, from those HK and China based sellers. Choose "Worldwide" while searching. You get stuff for cheap, and shipping is either free or a few dollars.

The only downside is that it takes time to reach you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] feynmangabir:
Lol nice detective work
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
Has anybody tried connecting the GPS on the Indian Notes? If so, how fast does it connect? I am very interested in its GPS capabilities. Has anybody tried in Bangalore yet?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
I tried it with the app Star Chart (which gives you details about what is the sky above you). GPS fix took around 20 seconds the first time.

Now that the phone knows where I am, future GPS locks should take just a few seconds.

I had the Galaxy S, and it had the worst GPS implementation ever! Looks like Samsung has fixed it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
Thanks Krumbs! Yeah 20 Secs seems decent enough...

Did you get your Silicone cases from the Chinese Seller? I am thinking of going for the same stuff. Just wanted to know if the case is actually made of shiny hard plastic or is it that flexible rubber type material? From the pics it looks like its hard plastic, but the word silicone makes me think of "Soft Materials"... ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
It takes < 30sec to get fixed, even it fixed inside room, which was never happened with my S1

as well

Google map navigation

Sygic Aura

Ndrive

Navigon

All are working flawless
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhifusion:
Hello ,

I want to purchase Note, but lack of NFC in Indian model is holding me back :confused:

Since NFC chip is located in battery, will Note support NFC at later date if we are able to source battery with NFC chip ??

I did consider Galaxy Nexus but its hardware n 5MP cam dont exite me :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Oneiricl:
The battery doesn't contain the NFC chip as far as I know. It only forms part of the antenna...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ywnmmsb:
Why does NFC interest you so much? I do not see a future in NFC in India for atleast a year

I know a lot of carriers & banks have jumped into NFC services here but the majority use will be in rural areas.

Let's hope Docomo da leaders in NFC bring a revolution?

I maybe wrong but it's just my opinion.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhifusion:
Well I would be keeping phone for 2-3 years, so till that time NFC will get quite mainstream right?

I dont want to get teased by 15k Nokia phone user that my 30k phone don't have NFC :p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] schiwa:
flip case availability in India

Can someone tell me where can I find a flip case for my note in India?

My son almost tore (!!) the bottom edge of the flip case!!

Sorry for the double post though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SAlmighty:
Are any of you facing issues with your Galaxy Note, purchased from India?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
Did USB OTG work for you?

Did anyone manage to get USB OTG working? I tried with two flash drives, one SD card adapter and couple of powered HDDs (plugged into a power adapter using a split cable).

Most of these were FAT32. But ended up with a constant loop of USB mounted/ dismounted...

Not sure if the problem is with the cable (a cheap one off ebay) or with the Note. Or do I need a custom kernel?

Edit: Also tried with a USB keyboard. It shows up as connected, but none of the keys work.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
Yeah screen issues like everybody else !
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SAlmighty:
What screen issues? Can you please elaborate? :confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
I placed my order on the 23rd with Sulekha & I still have not received my note. Upon multiple calls to Indiaplaza, came to know that they had issues with stock not being available.

They weren't kidding. I just came to know that my Note is being shipped from Mumbai instead of Bangalore. Funny thing is that some XDA members got it shipped to Mumbai from Bangalore. When I ordered at bangalore, they are shipping mine from Mumbai! :rolleyes:

Hope to FINALLY get my hands on the bad boy tomorrow... :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nsw:
I placed my order on 21st Nov with Sulekha and finally today got to know that the latest lot has been shipped from Bangalore yesterday. After pestering the customer care I now have the tracking id from Aramex and mine has been routed through Mumbai too but the final destination is Pune.

Now waiting eagerly for it to arrive :D.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
This doesn't make any sense! You ordered from Pune. So they are shipping it from Bangalore Via Mumbai. I ordered from Bangalore, and they are shipping mine from Mumbai??? :eek: WTF??? How are these people making a profit??? Are you sure it shipped from Bangalore?

I have the consignment number from FIRST FLIGHT & on their site, it says shipped from Mumbai to Bangalore on 30th Nov, 2011.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nsw:
Yeah, sounds strange especially when that could have saved me the Octroi too :). As per the tracking details mine started from Bangalore on 30 Nov. Anyway, as long as we get the phones in good condition I don't mind if Sulekha/Indiaplaza lost some money :).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
Wonder if the second batch they are shipping out also comes with flip cases. I read somewhere that these cases were bundled with the first 100,000 Galaxy Notes. If you take into account all-India sales, I am pretty sure the Note has sold lot more than 100k by now.

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Still waiting for the Chinese cases to arrive. In the meantime, I picked up two off ebay.in. Got delivery to Navi Mumbai in two days flat, from a seller in Jaipur.

One is the soft gel type. Found it to be too thick and slippery to hold. Just does not feel nice holding it.

The second one is the hard plastic TPU types... and that is pretty good. Has got a matte finish and a firm grip. Does not look cheap at all.

Here are the links:

Black Gel case - http://www.ebay.in/itm/160688429880

Black TPU case - http://www.ebay.in/itm/260901398236
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhinav919:
Hi.. I can provide u a flip case.. Actually i have a note but i nevr used my flip cover.. So if u r intrstd in buing it.. Let me knw..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ragin:
Flip case is an irritant, It just CAME OFF my NOTE when I held it & tried to clean the screen, the phone dropped to the floor.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tintin1042:
Wonder if the second batch they are shipping out also comes with flip cases. I read somewhere that these cases were bundled with the first 100,000 Galaxy Notes. If you take into account all-India sales, I am pretty sure the Note has sold lot more than 100k by now.

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but only very very few indian reviews:confused::confused::confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JAT007:
Did anyone faced similar problem like me .........

my phone restarted on its own and this has happened two times with me :confused:

my battery is full charged and working fine .....

yesterday also i faced similar problem :o
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bmunshi:
Yes it happens. With me couple of times yesterday also in the evening it restarted.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rxpaul:
I just got my Note last night and these kinda things are scary when the phone is new :)!!

BY any chance did it happen when the phone was in your pocket and the screen was facing your body?? That sometimes can happen as static builds up around the screen. That has been reported by members on another thread.

If it was outside and the phone randomly rebooted, could be any reason. Try to update the firmware if you haven't, software issues are big culprits in random reboots of any android phone!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JAT007:
how to update the firmware can u help me :)

well should i reboot it to original factory settings so that such problems ends

and one more thing i guess is that when u press the button for 10-12 seconds it restarts i think a feature in NOTE :o

and between help me how to PERMANENTLY UNLOCK THE KEYPAD i mean always a clock that locks the screen how to unlock this premanently as i don't like KEYPADS :(

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this free flipcase is useless while making calls :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rxpaul:
Updating the firmware is done by either of the two way:

1. Connect phone to PC via Kies software (download from samsung website). Once the connection between the device and Kies id established, you will see an option of updating firmware on Kies (this is assuming you have an update available for your region by Samsung). Follow onscreen instructions.

2. Via the phone itself - connect the phone to wifi internet - go to Settings-About Phone-Software update-Update(check for updates). If there is an update available, follow on screen instructions.

As a good practice, make sure your phone is fully charged before any update process, and you have your data backed up/synced up with PC.

A Factory reset may or may not help you, since the cause of the restart is unknown. If any installed software/app is prompting the restarts, it might help to do factory reset. But you will lose ALL data, so make sure to back up everything before.

The second question, sorry but I don't think I quite understood the question.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JAT007:
thankx for the help and about

actually i m talking about keylock option like in NOKIA sets what i mean is that whenever i stop using my NOTE it automatically locks the phone and there r two circles one outer and inner circle to which i have to cross while tapping......i want freedom from this option i don't want my NOTE to be locked where a clock comes and i have to login the phone again ....i hope u got what i mean
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rxpaul:
Okay, to disable the Lockscreen.. I dont think it can be done from the phone itself (I haven't played around with it yet and I always use lockscreens).

However there are apps in the Android market that can do this for you. One I know of is called 'No Lock' and its free on the market.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
This phone is AWESOME !

Finally got my Note today from Sulekha! :) I am infact, typing this message directly from the note.

However, it didn't come with the flip case even though there is a sticker on the box stating 'Ask for your free flip cover'... Will call sulekha on Monday.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] amitkhanna7:
Which colour is it blue or back...

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You got which colour of Note ...Black or blue
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
There are only two versions.. blue and white. .
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
Yes, there are only two colours.

The one currently available is dark blue. But it is so dark that it is almost black. The Samsung box calls it blue. But you really have to strain to see the blueness in it.

The other version is white. It is available off ebay.com and a few other sites. Still hard to get. And, afaik, not yet officially available in India.

I personally would recommend the blue/ black version. While watching videos, the white border can be distracting.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sid_cowabunga:
Did any of you get a 2.3.6 update yet. My friends in Germany and UK have already updated and I've been waiting for the official OTA since almost 2 weeks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Oneiricl:
Edit: Sorry misread...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rajpa:
OTG does not work.. I plugged in the OTG adapter, flash drive and.. Nothing happened!

Samsung has screwed India users again.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rxpaul:
There is some update that is available, I am still on the factory firmware and haven't bothered with it so dunno whether it is 2.3.5 or 2.3.6.

Can anyone else confirm??