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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
It is impossible to get through to anyone at Sulekha. Nobody picks up the toll free number, and if you call the landline number, the operator transfers you to a bunch of extensions which - you guessed it - nobody bothers answering.

Regretting this deal. If something sounds too good to be true, then there has to be a catch somewhere! Wish I had paid a bit more and gone with Indiaplaza. Have bought from them before, and they are prompt.

So anyone out there tempted by the Sulekha deal, please be warned that customer support is non-existent.

I think they got so many of us snapping up the Galaxy Note offer, that the entire deals team has gone on an offsite to Thailand to celebrate with company paid massages! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
What i feel is sulekha will provide only, when price slashed down in market(happens as usual with all model, in 2 wks)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
The Sulekha Deals Receipt (an email they sent confirming payment) clearly states (in bold letters) - "The product will be shipped to you within 6 working days to the following address:"

Currently I am on day 4. Will wait two more days and then raise a huge stink!

Btw, anyone else here got delivery? I believe another member had placed an order on the 18th.

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Persistence pays. After eight attempts, I finally got through to someone in the Deals dept at Sulekha. Apparently, they are having some "IVR problem" and hence unable to attend all calls.

My order, placed on the 21st is supposedly shipping out tomm, and I will get it by Tuesday. So let's see!

Btw, an ebay seller is suggesting that Sulekha might be selling it so cheap because:

a] Their stock does not carry Samsung India's warranty.

b] Might be refurbished/ used pieces.

Not sure about the first point, but the second point looks unlikely, given that the GNote has been introduced only recently.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
Just got a call back from Sulekha deals as had left them a VM, now they say my note will get shipped tomorrow evening and I should expect delivery by Monday evening. justification given was that they have got far too many orders for this model.

Thats not my problem, if I dont getting shipping details by tomorrow, I am going for a refund.

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when did you order ?

I have ordered on 21st.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
Man! I am beginning to regret placing an order here. I am not willing to accept any of the above points. I want Samsung India Warranty & it should be a new model. Else I am going to demand a refund.

Having said that, I am willing to wait for 6 days, even though I would like to have it ASAP. I think they have every right to demand 6 days as they have mentioned this clearly before taking the order. However, no warranty or refurbished pieces is an outrage! This was not communicated anywhere.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nsw:
I placed the order with sulekha.com on 21st Nov as well and have written a couple of mails to them to know the status of my order as the website shows a blank status against it. The latest reply I got from them is the following (I had explicitly asked about India warranty but looks like the executive didn't know anything more than what is mentioned on the product page):

I am going to wait till Saturday morning before I will start contacting them again if the status is not updated. Also, since the flip cover seems to come in a separate packaging (at least what I can make out from the photos online), I doubt that is going to be included. If it is there, then it will be a pleasant surprise for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
I visited some six stores to haggle over the price of the GNote. At couple of places, I saw the flip cover shrink-wrapped and stuck to the back of the phone box. At other places, it was in a separate package.

So not sure what stock Sulekha has got. But yes, I don't think we will be getting a freebie flip cover.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] cashif:
Just called their Hotline 180030001515, CC assured me that the mobile will be dispatched tomorrow from Bangalore. Apparently they have got written confirmation and she was 100% sure, it will be dispatched tomorrow.

That is a satisfying news for me. The sad news is that I am goin to Bangalore tomorrow and will be there next week, so I will be receiving the phablet only on Monday/Tuesday in Chennai. Again, it has been sent to Bangalore for me and I guess I have to wait one more week:(

I requested for shop name to collect it personally but she said that she cannot disclose the shop name/logistics detail:****:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hiteshjuneja:
well i just spoke to them and they said it has been shipped on the 23rd Nov... it will either be delivered by friday or monday.. their facebook page clearly states all the orders will be getting the free flip cover.. if that turns out to be true, then i'd say it was worth waiting.. lets see if they really had shipped it or not..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ywnmmsb:
I bought mine from a high priced letsbuy. com

I also got the free flipcase aswell as the sticker was on da box.

If you guys wants to see pic of da sticker then I can upload it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] iphadke:
Finally got through!

I finally got through to Sulekha.com on their toll free#. The guy told me that it is being shipped tomorrow :D:D:D ... Early times to celebrate, but lets see if the package status really changes tomorrow...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bmunshi:
I have a strong feeling that sulekha uses our money to generat money for them, ones they are in profit they will ship it. I doubt they will cheat, but you never know.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
Any of the indian owners, just once try to lower the brightness to about 10% and see static grey color from any of the dead pixel tester software from the market like: dead pixel checker or Dead Pixel Detect and Fix and just see your screens with grey background. Do you see any unevenness or smudges or marks of any kind (visible only on grey color) from a distance of 5-7 inches. Please let me know ASAP as tomorrow is my last day when i can get my phone replaced.

Would be very very thankful to u all !!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] itsme_4ucz:
Do let us know more about your piece... Not so sure about sulekha and there model....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nsw:
Still not sure if we will get the free flip cover or not but coincidentally, after indiaplaza.com increased the price on their site (actually reduced the discount) by Rs.982, sulekha.com has today increased the price by exact same amount (=29190+982). So, either they are procuring the sets from the same source or sulekha.com is sourcing them from indiaplaza.com. Thought it was interesting to share :).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
just spoke to sulekha, we would indeed be getting a flipcover, now that looks like a great deal, hoping it arrives in one piece.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
That sounds awesome!!! But the problem is that noone has received the note from these guys yet. Not even the ones that ordered on the 18th! I expect to get some updates tomorrow from those guys.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nsw:
Indeed that's a good news!!! However, the delay in shipping is definitely taking a test of our patience. I don't see any update in the order status and have now mailed them regarding the same. Let's see what they have to say now (if they at all).

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Okay, got a prompt reply from them (in less than 5 mins) :):

And, my optimistic self is back planning for its arrival :D.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
Well, well, well, what have we here! After five days, the status of my order with Sulekha has changed to "Ready to ship". Strangely, the expected shipping date is showing as yesterday, Nov 24.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nsw:
Congratulations :)!!!

I just got an email from IndiaPlaza :) :), saying the following:

So, that confirms that Sulekha.com is sourcing the phones from IndiaPlaza. Now, I need to figure out how to check the status of the order as I can't see it under the account that I have with the same email id.

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Okay, now I see the order status (silly me believed that the link name will be exactly same as that provided in the mail :p). Unfortunately from it, I don't see how it is going to get shipped today unlike what the Sulekha.com customer care told me. It is saying that my order is Pending Authorization :(.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JAT007:
thats whyy people still sayss don't buy ELECTRONIC items ONLINE ......LOL u paid 10 days earlier and still waiting for GALAXY NOTE lol :D:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
Strange! I have the exact same mail sitting in my inbox right now...

Dear Raghav Baijal,

We regret to inform you there is a delay in shipping out the item Samsung Galaxy Note (N-7000) that you placed under order # SLXXXXXXXXXXXX.

The same will be shipped by 25-Nov-2011.

Our sincere apologies for the delay and inconvenience caused.

The details of the above order can also be checked on "Track your pending orders" in the My Account Page.

Please feel free to revert for further clarifications.

Warm Regards,

Indiaplaza​
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] iphadke:
Delay...

To be pedantic, 7 days .. and the idea is to gain a lot (of money) with a little pain... :rolleyes::D:D

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Today evening I saw my status change to "ReadyToShip" - only the date was as of 22nd Nov... Huh? Because they told me yesterday, both on phone and over email that it's shipping on 25th. So don't know much yet as they so far haven't updated AirBill#. So basically it looks like sometime next week.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vikie_ece:
Same Blood!!

Dear Vikram,

We regret to inform you there is a delay in shipping out the item Samsung Galaxy Note (N-7000) that you placed under order # SL********.

The same will be shipped by 25-Nov-2011.

Our sincere apologies for the delay and inconvenience caused.

The details of the above order can also be checked on "Track your pending orders" in the My Account Page.

Please feel free to revert for further clarifications.

Warm Regards,

Indiaplaza
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] iphadke:
Shipping date

The plot thickens.. The date is changed now to 25th Nov. Still no Tracking# though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
Same here. From Nov 24, the expected shipping date has become No 25. No AWB info yet. I wonder if these folks work on Saturdays.

About not buying electronics online, I totally disagree! I have been buying all kinds of gadgets online (local, US, AU and Chinese sites) for the last decade, and barring a few negative experiences, it has been great. Nothing beats having stuff delivered to your home. Also, you are not buying clothes or perfume, that you need to physically go to a store to first try out. With electronics it is simple - read the specs, read the reviews and click click click - bought!

To me, the price difference on the Galaxy Note (Sulekha's 28.5k vs a local stores 32k) more than justifies the extra 8-10 days wait. Think of it this way - the money I saved has gone into buying a silicone case, two screen protectors, a MHL HDMI adapter, a USB OTG cable... and I am thinking of picking up a 32GB MicroSD card.

Totally worth the wait, right?!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
Galaxy s2 extended 3500 mah battery

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Extended-bat..._Accessories&hash=item1e680783c7#ht_815wt_922

Will is be available for note?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] arjun90:
Odd, but here are my observations

Hey all, have been living without a proper phone for quite a while. Haven't been to the forums since I got rid of my S2 due to personal reasons. Recently, I got interested in the Note; its a perfect hybrid. Today, I checked out some dealers, comparing specifically the displays.

After reading some of the threads about screen issues faced, I decided to do a comparison between three dealer's demo units today. Here are the findings.

- The 1st device had lines running horizontally across the screen (Rs. 32,990)

- The 2nd device had black dots spanning throughout the display (Rs. 32,000)

- The 3rd device had a PERFECT display (31,900)

These findings were made in a complete dark room with an all black background display!

All '3' devices had a manufacture date on Oct. 23, 2011, according to the battery

All '3' devices were manufactured by Samsung, I don't know what this exactly means, assuming it is either China or Vietnam as per what the dealer says

Are these variations normal?

Shouldn't you be getting what you pay for? :confused:

Also for those interested in purchasing the Note; Note, that Monday onwards the pricing increases 6%, apparently because of current market conditions. Go figure, lol. ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] cashif:
We are in for a long wait, I think.

yesterday when I contacted indiaplaza cc was responsive and assured me that it will be shipped by night but when I contacted today, she was curt and asked me to contact sulekha since it was a sulekha deal..

I've been trying to reach sulekha but to no avail. I'm able to get thru to their landline(60004050) but they are diverting call to hotline number which no one is responding..

Now I'm extremely angry. I'm having a real bad week as I've lost my cc and now I've to deal with this ****(even if I cancel this order, don't have credit card to order new phone)

End of rant....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
It mite be..don't u think it will make the note ugly... buy an extra charging adapter...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vikie_ece:
It seems to be we are not getting it atleast for another week since there is not even a single piece with sulekha right now:eek::confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
Got my tracking number for galaxy note

Domestic Shipment Tracking

*

Consignment Numbers

Consignment Number	Booking Date	Origin	Destination	Status	Receiver Name* **********&********* Contact*Number	Delivery Status

Time/Reason	Date

F11352187	26-Nov-2011	Bangalore	Mumbai	In Transit[Contact]	*	--	--

Consignment Number : F11352187

Date	** Serving Location*	Status

26-Nov-2011	Bangalore	Despatched From Origin

28-Nov-2011	Mumbai	Arrived At Destination Hub

Just got these details through indiaplaza. Sulekha has not been of any help. Check this out guys, finally it's dispatched. Yippee.....

*

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Call indiaplaza now and take your tracking numbers. Call india plaza at 08049091234..

Enjoy...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vikie_ece:
finally some relief , atleast we are seeing some shipping details. how do u managed to get those details?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
Got these details throug india plaza. Call them and take yours.

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Just got delivery of USB otg. Best price. Total value for money.

Thought you guys wold be interested, it works like a charm on my s2 also and delivered in flat to days.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/USB-Host-Ada..._Accessories&hash=item1e6879b539#ht_699wt_922

Waiting for my note now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bmunshi:
I too got that its very good :-)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hiteshjuneja:
even firstflight's info is shady... its 27th today... and it says 28th Nov Arrived at destination hub... :P
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
Did a bit of snooping around on the Firstflight site, based on your consignment number. Your number ends in 187. I went backwards till 181...

All of these consignments have been dispatched on Nov 26th from Bangalore and are headed to various parts of the country! I saw Goa, Cuttack, Mumbai...

This gives me hope that they are all Indiaplaza shipments of the GNote... and somewhere on that list is my Note headed to Mumbai. :))

Guys, I think we should be getting the Notes on Monday or Tuesday.

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I picked up the same one! Also bought a MHL adapter from the cheapest deal I could find.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/TV-OUT-MHL-M...?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item3f109664fe

Plus got two cases (one black, one grey), and two screen protectors. Plus have two more cases and protectors en route from China.

Now the only thing missing is the damn phone!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] katyarevishal:
Lol.....gud one..........

guys plz put ur responses as soon as u get the note from sulekha......

also let us know review of the handset (i have not yet ordered thinking they are selling defective handsets in discount.) so please let us know....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
Could you share the link of what cases have u ordered from china? I will order as well.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
Two cases and two screen protectors came to Rs 508. Shipping was free.

www.ebay.com/itm/320775817748
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] cashif:
Any updates guys??

Again contacted Indiaplaza, they informed me that since I ordered from Sulekha, I have to contact them for status. And I am not able to reach Sulekha- worst experience of my online experience!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
My experience was different. Called Indiaplaza around 10.30 am today. CC picked up on second ring, I gave him the order no, and he got back in 10 seconds with the tracking number! Done!

Sulekha, however, has the worst customer support I have interacted with. It would be easier to connect with the PM than with Sulekha CC!

Firstflight is showing the shipment as "in transit". Doubt if it will arrive today. Tomm seems more likely.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
Same here. When I contacted Indiaplaza & gave my Order Number, CC was expecting the number to start with SM----, but since I purchased from sulekha, my order Number started with SL----- & he said that he can't retrieve the details n asked me to contact Sulekha.

I managed to get hold of Sulekha CC in the morning & she said that their system is down & she can't retrieve the details. Asked me to call back at 2:00 pm.

Funny thing is, I am from Bangalore & on Friday, I got a mail from Indiaplaza stating my note will be shipped by 25th. Since it is shipping from Bangalore, how the hell has it not reached me yet??!!! :confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] iphadke:
Krumbs... You bet it's worth the wait! Where did you pickup the MHL Adapter / Screen protectors and for how much?

And what is a USB OTG cable? Not Oven Toaster Griller I presume?:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JAT007:
NEVER GREED About the prices online and thats why u guys r struck :p AT LEAST if u have opted for retial purchase u could get that at instant :D !!!!!thank god i never purchased such products online :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hiteshjuneja:
USB OTG... OTG here stands for On-The-Go... it lets you attach different peripherals to your phone as i converts the micro USB port on your phone into a normal USB port to fit wider hardware like Pen drives, mouse and keyboard etc...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] iphadke:
Ashish... What order # did you tell Indiaplaza? I told them my SUL... order# and apparantly there is no such order with them... :confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chetanpan:
Sulekha.com shows that my note is shipped!

After all, I do not have to curb buyer's syndrome of getting item shipped ASAP...becaase they have shipped it actually and I can track it on courier website!

So, all of you should also receive same info in short time....

Enjoy!

Let me know where I can buy HDMI adapter and USB otg for reasonable price. Seems everywhere prices of these items are too high...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hiteshjuneja:
yes the shipping info has been updated on the 'My Deals' page at sulekha... finally feeling better... do let me know who one by one successfully receives it... :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
USB OTG allows you to use the phone as a "host". You can connect USB devices like pendrives, powered HDDs, keyboards, etc to the phone. For example, you could carry your movies on an external storage, plug it to the Galaxy Note using USB OTG, and watch 'em directly. No need to transfer to internal storage or buy SD cards. Or you could plug in a keyboard and start typing away!

Things I have bought so far to complement the Galaxy Note:

USB OTG cable - http://www.ebay.in/itm/280777382255

MHL HDMI adapter - http://www.ebay.in/itm/270859371702

32GB Class 4 MicroSD - http://www.ebay.in/itm/160527984424

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

Black TPU case - http://www.ebay.in/itm/260901398236

Screen protectors, 2 pieces - http://www.ebay.in/itm/260900892439

Sony MW600 stereo Bluetooth headset - http://www.ebay.in/itm/280775671478

2 cases, 2 screen protectors from China - http://www.ebay.com/itm/320775817748

(bought this before I saw similar items listed on ebay.in. For Rs 508 total, this was an amazing deal. Though delivery will take around two weeks)

So you can see, I have invested a bit in the phone. :) Which I am yet to get from Sulekha! But anyway, the welcoming party of accessories is ready and waiting.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
http://www.ebay.in/itm/USB-Host-Ada...?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item1e6879b539

I picked up otg from this link, it lest you directly connec pendrive mouse and keybaord.

Works like a charm, fastest delivery ever. Recommended.

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http://www.ebay.in/itm/USB-Host-Ada...?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item1e6879b539

Cheapes OTG for note. ordered 2 for me.

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tell them indiapalza order id that you received in mail dated 25th.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krumbs:
The aftermath for Sulekha and us

Interestingly, Galaxy Note is no longer featured on the mobiles.sulekha.com page.

Also, if you go to the actual product page, price has crept up to Rs 30,170 (from 28,490). http://mobiles.sulekha.com/samsung_galaxy-note_mobile.htm

Looks like the Galaxy Note promotion was a rocking success. So successful that they had to remove it! Wonder how much Sulekha lost on it. Surely they paid more than 28,490 for each phone (including credit card fees, shipping, handling, Letsbuy's profit margin, etc).

Wonder what has happened to the biz dev/ marketing person who came up with the Galaxy Note promotion. Will she/ he get a promotion or just get lot of flak for losing Sulekha money?!

The key point is, did Sulekha manage to convert us buyers into regular customers? After all, that would have been the main reason for this promotion, right? Customer acquisition.

Well, in my case, the answer is an emphatic NO. The delays, the shoddy customer support, lack of status updates, the uncertainty... has left me with a bitter experience. If anything, I will not be touching Sulekha with a barge poll or recommending it to any of my friends... well, unless they have another rocking scheme going that makes it worthwhile!

Anyway, we got a good deal, even if Sulekha did not. The lesson here is to first have the infrastructure in place before luring in customers with great deals. Or maybe it is Letsbuy that dropped the ball on this one, and Sulekha is the one that ended up hearing the music!