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[One (M7) General] Neo_92:
My Htc One slipped through the customs as a USB device..I paid nothing specifically for customs...I paid Clove RS. 37440.55(incl. Shipping)

I chose int mail..I guess thats why my phone slipped through customs.:laugh:
[One (M7) General] satfun123:
goood... ur lucky :) :)
[One (M7) General] mathen:
while we wait for official launch htc one official ads (all in korean?,though)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMBuOVSkevY&list=PLmBcyIjyVaKphhqYUtjkqDDFdYVUvRkVw
[One (M7) General] ShyamSasi:
is this legit?
[One (M7) General] whosaysjohn:
if you got change to spare then it might be...not trust worthy through, read the fine print...
[One (M7) General] sandeepbg14:
Hi,

Say if I order the Developer edition from the US using an Indian credit card (Indian billing address) with delivery at a US resident address....Does it suffice??

And r thr ny conversion charges (INR to $) or any other charges??

Awaiting a quick response
[One (M7) General] sam9s:
Same here......btw congrats.
[One (M7) General] Sunil_k:
I paid a total of Rs 45000 for the developer edition. Ordered it via a friend who will ship it to me. Cant wait to get a hold of it!!
[One (M7) General] mnshzz:
Your order will be cancelled if you are using an Indian credit card to place your order.....
[One (M7) General] sandeepbg14:
Oh....is that so???

bloody Helll..... :(

Thnx so much for the info mate........
[One (M7) General] mnshzz:
It sucks but that is it... I tried that twice.. Using my shop and ship US address and the order was placed and cancelled almost immediately....... I have a buddy who is willing to buy in US but I am trying to avoid the customs cost if I can....no one close is coming back over the next 3to4 weeks!
[One (M7) General] ShyamSasi:
use the vpost services from hdfc...
[One (M7) General] sandeepbg14:
V r on 2 opposite ends.... I have somebody who is comin on 15th but I cant ask him to buy it for me..... :(
[One (M7) General] mnshzz:
I just checked vpost, it's similar to shop and ship and comgateway, ie it provides a local shipping address... The challenge is that purchase requires US credit card... There are alternates like US unlocked and others but it adds up to the cost... In some cases upto 10% of the value of purchase... and additional 7% customs on top.....the options for me seems to be to either shell out the additional cost with element of risk around the time customs may take to clear it or wait for few more weeks for it to launch in India... .....
[One (M7) General] zyryn:
Custom Rom Compatibility..

So....are the Custom Roms/Kernels for THE ONE compatible with THE ONE DEV ED ?

as in, are the two phones exactly same ?? ( other thn unlocked bootloader ofcourse ) ???
[One (M7) General] satfun123:
now s4 rate is 38595... i hope HTC One will be around 40k or less....
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
All gsm versions of HTC one are compatible with each other.. For custom ROMs etc.
[One (M7) General] Manav Asopa:
If u buy through this site and make payment , they might say to you - Kaunsa Phone :D
[One (M7) General] haran_rulez:
Htc is really testing my patience. First they didn't release the phone for us. Now, I ordered the Developer edition through my friend in US using 2 day express delivery.

For the past two days the status shows Picking order, I'm wondering if they are manufacturing or just picking pieces. :grrr
[One (M7) General] Funkym0nkey:
At least yours is showing picking order. My recent order for 2 dev edition phones placed using US address credit card, US IP and US address is stuck with them asking for some sort of identity / address verification proof.

They tested my nerve with my frist order and they are doing it again. :mad:
[One (M7) General] haran_rulez:
Things like this makes me to get pissed man. These guys should have factored all these issues when they decided to launch a product.
[One (M7) General] UCFour:
never buy anything @ kaunsa.com

its a fraud site.

there are many complaints that most of the products are cheap china mobiles or refurbished items!
[One (M7) General] Saket_k:
HTC one dev edition

Hi haran_rulez & Funkym0nkey , i have send you a PM , please check your Inbox.

Thanks !!
[One (M7) General] Neo_92:
Anyone suggest me where to buy the screen guard and the case for the HTC One faster(1-2 days):confused:
[One (M7) General] Slim Shady:
one option is amazon otterbox defender and spigen ultra clear for htc one costs 5.5k
[One (M7) General] mathen:
I tried calling few univercell outlets,all are sure about avilability in 4 to 5 days,one person even suggested prior booking by paying advance:good:
[One (M7) General] luvingguy:
HTC One Available. Can buy from under mentioned

http://www.maniacstore.com/-HTC-ONE.html
[One (M7) General] anilkumarpt12:
http://www.univercell.in/buy/HTC/One :silly:
[One (M7) General] sanusweetsmile:
What does everyone think about this

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=390591603279
[One (M7) General] sam9s:
For you all people ...... google virtual credit card USunlocked ....... and thank me later ... :D
[One (M7) General] whosaysjohn:
Really...thats only 10k more than what its gonna be here...one might as well buy the developer edition listed on ebay...

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I have used this for a lot of my phones...it costs less, so you can try it...easy to use but gets yellow in a couple of months...but it is strong...
[One (M7) General] :
So my 3 phones will be delivered by saturday .. all from UK unbranded unlocked . silver 32 gb , I paid 37500 for each . NO customs :)

YOUR ITEM HAS REACHED THE DESTINATION COUNTRY

Your item, posted on 08/05/13 with reference RUXXXXXXXXXXXGB has been passed to the overseas postal service for delivery in INDIA.
[One (M7) General] mohit_delhi:
How did you avoid paying customs?
[One (M7) General] gowt126:
Tomorrow is 10th may and i dont see any signs of ONE being available tomorrow. So i have decided to import developer edition from US.

Before i tell my fri in US to buy and ship it for me, can any one who has imported from USA to india tell me how much are the shipping and customs charges.. it will be a regular shipment and not an express.. so please help me
[One (M7) General] killerduck:
Developer Edition

I ordered the developer edition from US , and should be delivered by Saturday or Monday. But I'm sort of regretting getting it , coz it cost around 55k , and besides the 64GB space , the developer edition is not too different from the model that's going to be launched in India . The developer edition comes bootloader unlocked , but that is easily possible on the international edition also , using the HTC dev website . I thought that the developer edition comes s-off , but I was wrong .

Just wait for a week , and get the Indian 32GB , that's my opinion .
[One (M7) General] :
i have a friend in uk , he bought the phones packed them ,and on cn22 form marked as gift. Sent it to me by Royal mail internationalsigned for ... However my experience says if you use usps , royal mail , german post, ems or any govt postal service customs dont charge or check the shipment .. But any courier has to present their stuff and hence they charge
[One (M7) General] Slim Shady:
it should be $ 650 + $ 10 for domestic (shipping) + 20 for international + rs 5000 for customs as said by guys who imported from us

P.S

check ur pm
[One (M7) General] sanusweetsmile:
Have Sent u a pm
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
Dude..it will be out in a few days now..

Have waited so long.. Wait for a few more days.. Better to get it here now..
[One (M7) General] Sultan of Speed:
Wait a minute!! A 64GB Developer Edition cost you 55K? How is that even possible? A 64 GB Developer Edition costs about $650.00 and about $5 for shipping (standard shipping chosen). Current forex rates are 1 USD = 54.34 INR. That makes $655 about 35589.43 INR.

I brought my HTC One from US. It is a 64 GB Developer Edition. I paid $655 (Rs. 35,600) to my friend. That's all that this machine cost me. If at all anything, purchasing the DEV edition from the US was the right thing to do as it costs so less. Of course, in my case I had my office collegue bring it down to me as he travelling back to US. But even if you add about 4,700 INR as customs, still the net price is about 40289.43 INR. Not 55K.
[One (M7) General] sandeepbg14:
55k.....how??? :eek:

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Hi,

I used my cousins credit card who is in US to place the order for the developer edition, the transaction went smooth. Right after it, I checked my order status and it says order cancelled. what could be the reason?? Is it bcoz i am making this transaction request from here??
[One (M7) General] Sultan of Speed:
Yes. It should be booked through a US IP delivered to a US Address and paid through a US Credit Card. Oh! And a US Phone Number too!!

I did all of this. I asked my friend to pay for it who stays there. And note that - they will ask you to call them to confirm the order. So, a US Credit Card, Address & US Phone Number is also a must.
[One (M7) General] mohit_delhi:
yes, you have to mask your ip, use tunnel bear so that ur ip is shown to be of US..
[One (M7) General] sandeepbg14:
Even I used a US credit card, a New Jersey address, and a US phone number.....

it is just that he gave me all the details and he asked me to do it??

Is it the ip address....can i use tunnelbear to move to a us ip??
[One (M7) General] mohit_delhi:
yes you can use tunnelbear
[One (M7) General] forumhookersdotcom:
Can I place order in this site ? And ask my relative to ship india ?

http://shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=41589
[One (M7) General] amankapoor4:
Your relative will have to place the order, indian credit cards are not accepted.
[One (M7) General] ameeth1990:
Hey guys, I just got a reply from HTC, and this is what they say, thought it might be useful.

Thank you for contacting HTC support.

As per your email, we understand that you are not happy by the delay of releasing HTC One in India.

We do understand your concern and regret the inconvenience caused to you.

We appreciate your interest in our top line handset model HTC One.

In response to your query, we would like to inform you that HTC One should get released in the 4th week of May. However, if there are any changes on the release date then you will get the information on our website and our facebook page.

If you have any other queries, please contact us back and we would be happy to assist you.

We value your time and patience.

If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to email us or call us on 1800-266-3566, Mon to Sun - 9:00 am to 8:00 pm.

Thank you for choosing HTC. Have a nice day ahead.

The most frustrating line in the entire mail:- "WE VALUE YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE."

Damn, whom are they kidding? :rolleyes:
[One (M7) General] bornotty:
today, another store said it's releasing on 14th and on 15th it'll be out for sell, by the look of his confidence level he wasn't bull****ting =|
[One (M7) General] taha198:
Read this and guess. Read comments. HTC lost tonnes of sales in India due to delay.

http://m.androidauthority.com/htc-one-release-delayed-in-india-204668/

Jaago HTC jaago :(
[One (M7) General] Deepak Saligram:
16th may possible date

In Bangalore, there is supposedly a formal launch party in Taj west end on Tuesday and handsets will be formally available by 16th according to my dealer and his distributor. 2 of the dealers I know were making up space for ads/posters on One which HTC will supposedly put on today. Hope this date sticks and remains true :highfive:
[One (M7) General] mathen:
I think its all rumors(but I wish that it be true), earlier they said about a party @ goa on 8th,now bangalore! also writing to htc support is point less .Their reply are just "copy & paste " stuff:(
[One (M7) General] haran_rulez:
It's such a irritating thing. While Developer edition shows to be In Stock, still my order has been delayed. When I spoke to HTC LetsTalk they mentioned that they are still shipping the April orders and I need to wait for some more time.

If that's the case why on earth they can't mention that shipping might be delayed. My friend us gonna leave US on 16th, I'm afraid it gets delivered before then.
[One (M7) General] gowt126:
Hmmm let me see.. one last wait till 16th May.. Hope dev edition is also available in india. Else have to get it shipped from us as i feel its cheap in us.
[One (M7) General] japjit100:
snapdeal pre-order started that 5th week of may

http://m.snapdeal.com/product/htc-one/1370637

I think June 1th htc one will be available
[One (M7) General] luvingguy:
Htc One reaches Calcutta. Pre-order started. Delivery confirmed on 14th :)
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
I feel that htc one is asia is delayed overall. the slow production and s4 pressure .. they pushed it all out in usa and europe ignoring asia completely. it could be a nice move business wise, but its a major setback for them.. why?? because their customer service is bullcrap, look at htc official and htc india twitter and fb accounts, they dont reply! they are mum.. and keep copy pasting the same message.

all this has led to so much frustration among people. the fact is, people dont have time or patience these days.. maybe a few of us who have are still waiting.

id have gone for s4, but i sweat not to get an exynos device and im sick of sammy quality.. thts the only reason im sticking to the htc one

but seriously.. if you look at samsung india fb page, its got more likes and viewers than htc official page lol, and sammy india replies to each comment!! and query.. thats crazy!
[One (M7) General] Deepak Saligram:
Now that we have come this far waiting, ill wait it out till 16th, holding myself back from not buying the S4 (honestly not impresses either, but is a beast of a device too and wont go wrong buying it) !
[One (M7) General] vari9:
I'll wait till 16th, after that if its not available i'll buy the s4, I can't wait for a phone longer than that. Disappointed with htc.
[One (M7) General] spacebar2011:
There's a 5th week in May this year? Didn't know that :eek:

No. The Dev edition will not be available in India. India is still an immature market where releasing a Dev edition makes no sense. I wish they would release it but it makes no sense. The 64GB LTE Dev edition in the US is cheaper than the 32GB non-LTE version we'll get in India, which is a f***g shame!

It makes much more sense to buy the S4 in India considering it offers better specs (Octa + much better GPU) for a slightly lower price. That said, I will wait till the One is available here. Cannot and will not buy plastic toys from Samsung that look like they were manufactured by Fisher Price along with that absolutely hideous Touchwiz garbage dump.

Bangalore update - Sangeetha store manager says HTC have already sent posters and promo hoardings to be put up this week and stock will arrive by 15th. Only the silver, 32GB variant will be available this month though. No idea about the 64 GB or the black version.
[One (M7) General] Funkym0nkey:
Actually developer edition has nothing to do with market maturity. The whole reason HTC released DEV edition in US is due to carrier pressure where they are forced to keep bootloaders on their phones locked and prevent unlocking through HTCDev.

So they brought out this dev edition which has bootloader unlocked and developers are free to use it on carriers which usually have these restrictions like AT&T. And then there are folks who just want to pay full price and get the bootloader unlocked phone which will not lose warranty when they tinker with it.

Now coming to India. Indian phones will be bootloader unlockable through HTCDev. But we will lose warranty if we do so as even if you relock the bootloader, it will show relocked.

HTC developer edition actually makes sense for even this market if they really wanted to cater to Indian development market. You will be surprised to know how many popular apps that are on Android market are developed by Indian studios and companies.

Our consumer market share may be not as big as say US market, but significant development for both iOS and Android happens here.
[One (M7) General] sandeepbg14:
What are you saying??? I placed an order yesterday and it says it will be delivered today at the US postal address I mentioned.......
[One (M7) General] Funkym0nkey:
Does it say so on the website? That generic email is something everyone gets with the same delivery dates. But check actual status of the phone on their site by following the link in the order email.
[One (M7) General] sandeepbg14:
Where in Calcutta?? Who confirmed???
[One (M7) General] spacebar2011:
I'm well aware of that. But India is just not a priority market for HTC (partly their own fault) and releasing a Dev Edition here would make no sense because we have no carrier-contract system to deal with in the first place. To release a normal version and a Dev version, when one can be unlocked via HTCDev (you only lose software warranty btw) while the other has a unlocked bootloader from the get go, seems a bit schizophrenic. Why would anyone buy the normal version then?

I know there's a ton of Indian developers but honestly, developers use Nexus devices mostly, so the demand for a Developer edition of a OEM skinned device is really negligible here. And you're right when you say that the Dev edition is just a smoke screen to let people have unlocked phones free from carrier crap in the US. And that is not needed in a market like India, where, thankfully, that carrier nonsense does not exist. :good:
[One (M7) General] sandeepbg14:
I checked the order status bout half an hour ago and it mentions 10th May as estimated delivery date
[One (M7) General] luvingguy:
You can check the demo piece at Bhajanlal Commercials. They gonna have limited stock so if you interested pre book now. :)
[One (M7) General] bornotty:
Is it a dev edition or the consumer one? And how much extra to pre book? And how much are they pricing it for?
[One (M7) General] Stephen:
Moderator update

Posts have been cleaned remeber to keep posts on topic
[One (M7) General] luvingguy:
Its the consumer one. Can pre book by paying 1K. Price 42990.
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
spoke to satnam electronics in gk-1 , saying between 15th-17th confirmed.

their shipment got delayed and hasnt arrived on time, is the reason.

some other stores spoke about custom issues.. well, lets hope it comes this week hahaha!
[One (M7) General] satfun123:
pre-order started local retailers in chennai... finally getting good news from retailer :)

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Price confirmed? it think price will be lower
[One (M7) General] luvingguy:
Yup I also think that price should be around 40K
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
when is it available in chennai? any dates mentioned?
[One (M7) General] amankapoor4:
i have waited this long i will wait for 2-3 more weeks, retailers know that this phone is in demand, so they will not give any discount. Will get it for a little cheap later.
[One (M7) General] Neo_92:
Ya thats right..I got mine slipped through customs coz i got it through int mail:laugh:
[One (M7) General] satfun123:
next week 14 to 17
[One (M7) General] Slim Shady:
is anyone relatives coming to india this month ???
[One (M7) General] udimars30:
Still......

Any new for the price???
[One (M7) General] Chillz88:
Re: HTC One Indian buyers only

I am nowhere in kolkata.. :(.. if you are going..do enquire if the 64gb variant will come along with the 32 gb launch.. I would hate it if they delay the 64 gb..and the cost:rolleyes:

Tapatalkedddd...!!!!!
[One (M7) General] hapticc:
Re: HTC One Indian buyers only

lol i am too in delhi and here an event was hosted just for tech bloggers :(
[One (M7) General] rkial:
Xperia Z priced at £435 (clove) is up for pre order @ 39k on flipkart, Will be available for even less when its released

One is priced at £425..

Hopefully HTC wont do anything silly with its pricing here.
[One (M7) General] Cookie Ninja:
Re: HTC One Indian buyers only

The SXZ available in UK (clove) is LTE capable while the indian one in flipkart is only 3G capable, hence cheaper....
[One (M7) General] rkial:
£435 = 36k. Its not exactly cheaper in India..

and about the comparison.. both the phones listed on Clove are LTE capable. Neither in India will be.
[One (M7) General] shree.cse:
Re: HTC One Indian buyers only

I asked my retailer in Hyd, where I bought my one x on the release date Apr 3rd '12. He's saying the price would be <40k and there would be two variants 32gb and 16gb, he's not sure of 64. And the device might be available on March 15 which will be confirmed on 13th.
[One (M7) General] rkial:
There is no 16gb
[One (M7) General] shree.cse:
Re: HTC One Indian buyers only

May be, but I mentioned what the retailer said. He's sure of what he said. Any way it doesn't matter, wait for March 15.
[One (M7) General] hapticc:
Re: HTC One Indian buyers only

according to two bloggers who were at htc one delhi event device will be launched by 22nd march in India with an MRP of 44990/-
[One (M7) General] shree.cse:
May be a Rumor

HTC One to launch in India in April

HTC One to be Showcased on March 8 in Bangalore

Any one Bangalore interested?
[One (M7) General] saj2001ind:
if thats the price then it would be a tough decision for HTC One X owners like me :)

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any news in Pune
[One (M7) General] Strategist:
Yeah HTC has shot itself in the foot in India with the Butterfly pricing and it looks like they may do the same with the One. The fact is that most Indian consumers don't consider HTC at par with Samsung. You can get a GS3 for 30k and while the One is better the difference is certainly not worth 15k. I think 35-37k is the maximum that HTC can charge. Certainly not more than 40k.
[One (M7) General] saj2001ind:
and S4 being annmounced 14th March and should launch soon...One is going to be a too hard to digest at higher cost

also with same screen size and One X...dont see much of an improvement and the higher cost does not justify at all as of now...only thing it can save is S4 has to be crap..which will not happen :)
[One (M7) General] Chillz88:
Re: HTC One Indian buyers only

For everyones information s3 was launched at an mrp of about 43.5k. and you could get it stores for aror 38k.. so if the price above is true, it might cost around 40 or 41 I guess...

Tapatalkedddd...!!!!!
[One (M7) General] saj2001ind:
xperia z costing 39k
[One (M7) General] hapticc:
Re: HTC One Indian buyers only

yup like with htc one x 43.5k price tag it was available at 36k at saholic. dont buy from flipkart as they tend to have higher price. Saholic is also very good and price is somewhat lower on saholic. i expect it to be priced at 38k initially. with a minor cut in price following s4 launch. Early adopter have to pay high price as always
[One (M7) General] ethan3686:
HTC should learn from sony who know that there is competition and aggressive pricing is the key..So Xperia Z launched for MRP of 39K..which shud be available from stores for about 37k...learn HTC :(
[One (M7) General] rkial:
MRP doesnt matter.

Like someone said before.. S3 had an MRP of 43k as well and went for sale at ~38

Butterfly has a MRP of 50k and is for sale at 45.5

mid april though would be shooting themselves in the foot.

The S3 would probably be available in April as well. and once the specs/reviews for that start rolling out, it'll eat into the HTC market.
[One (M7) General] IllUMINATUz:
Re: HTC One Indian buyers only

These guys are insane.. Octa core processors!!! 4 ARM v7 and four ARM MP15 cores!!! And 2GB of RAM.. Are they trying to build a phone or a gaming PC??

Fired from my CyanogenModded One X..
[One (M7) General] mathen:
clearly its typo error ,that must be either last week/4th week of may