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[Galaxy Note 4 General] apprentice:
My discount code was in response to a complaint I made with the Samsung eStore earlier this year. They aren't the best when it comes to customer service, the discount voucher was a bit of an insult in relation to the way I had been treated but I couldn't be bothered to pursue it any longer. Came in useful for my Note 4 purchase though.

The codes understandably only work once, so they can't be shared unfortunately.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] istrikerx:
A good point to note is that by the time this thing drops to a price you find reasonable, you've essentially missed out on using the device for numerous months.

Is it really worth missing out on a few months of enjoyment for something like £10 a week?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
I would note disagree at all - and also, the longer I wait, the less I'll probably get for my note 3.. Or is this just trying to justify to ourselves that it's a wise decision? :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] istrikerx:
Tbh the Note 3 is worth very little now anyway. The going rate was less than £300 a month before the Note 4 was even announced.

And you could apply the same logic to everything really. If you keep waiting for prices to drop, eventually something better will come along, and you'll wait again, until you end up repeating the cycle.

You get one life, enjoy the things you can afford when you can afford them. :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
Very true, if I can get £250 for it I'll be happy as I only paid £300 in the first place..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
Looks like the date has been pushed back to the 17th now, unless this is just for preorders placed after today?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jah:
I can't believe online pre orders will arrive before first pick up from the Stratford Experience Store.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] prophet42:
Went to Unlocked mobiles, thought "Great, look at that price! £574, plus £5 for next day delivery, Stock expected on October 3rd. Awesome!".

Click to buy, fill out details, on my way to having a Note 4, and earlier than everyone else selling too!

Bam! Get to the page where i have to select my delivery. Miraculously the £5 next day delivery is gone, and replaced with Royal Mail 7 day delivery for £20! WTF! That's the cheapest of course. I can get 2-3 day delivery for £50 extra!

What gives? Is this a scam or something? Might as well just wait until it comes out properly, and I'll still have it quicker and cheaper on Amazon Prime most likely.

Has anyone else managed to order from there and actually get it next day for a fiver like they say?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
I'd be a bit wary of unlockedmobiles. I preordered an s4 from there before as they had the best price but a week before launch they increased the price and there was no choice but to pay it. Then they delayed saying they had no stock. What's more they actually debit your card when you preorder, although cancelling is fairly straight forward. I don't believe they are getting stock on the 3rd.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] prophet42:
I don't believe they will be getting stock either. They say they only take the money when they actually send the order out, but it's clear what they say can't be trusted.

I ordered my S4 from Amazon, only to find when I switched it on it was carrier branded, in Portuguese from Brazil! They bundled some cheap plug in the box, which blew up straight away. Try getting any issues done under warranty then!

My Note 2 from Amazon turned out to be French when the ariel disconnected and needed to be repaired on the board. Samsung almost reported me! I had to argue with them just to explain I did actaully buy it in the UK.

Can't trust half the sites you buy from these days! I think I might have to be going with Samsung after all!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
Sounds like you've had quite a few bad experiences!

You probably can't go wrong getting it direct from Samsung even if it is a bit more. If you've got Quidco you should be able to get just over £30 cashback which eases the blow somewhat.

I'm still unsure whether they will be delivering on the 10th as promised, or on the 17th as it now states.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] prophet42:
Very true. Who knows, I might be in the first 200 to get the gear offer, but somehow I doubt it!

I have, but then I do order a lot of phones, and I have flashed them all. So it stands to reason I'd have some bad things happen at some point :)

Well they say 10th, but then they could run out of stock before they get to your order Hopefully not though.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
200 gears? Where did it say that?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] prophet42:
Said it on http://store.samsung.com/uk/ng/mobile-tablets/mobiles/galaxy-note-4-pre-order/c/SM0112

It said first 200 pre-orders for Note 4 (showed all colours) will get a free Gear shipped too. But now when I go back, it doesn't have the offer anymore.

It was there an hour ago though. Guess they've reached their 200 pre orders. Although I did just get a 5% discount code just for browsing the site. Some small consolation.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] cathain:
Whats wrong with Clove? They seem to be the cheapest for pre-orders at £575? Ordered a couple of phones from them before no problems
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
Ah right I didn't see that it was limited to 200. But when I preordered the offer was still live so I think I'll be ok.

5% is not too bad, brings it more or less in line with other retailers.

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The white and black versions have definitely been put back til the 17th, but the gold will be delivered on the 10th. Anyone go for gold???
[Galaxy Note 4 General] prophet42:
Yeah exactly. That was my thinking as well. Although unlocked are now talking with me, and saying they don't understand why it's coming up the wrong price with me. Still not filling me with confidence though.

I deffo wouldn't go for the gold. Not my bag at all. Was tempted by the white (seem to change colour every year between black and white), but this time I think I'll stick with black.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Warren.D:
Maybe lol. I'm gonna insure it next week, just in case. Just gotta try and find a reputable company online.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
What kind of damage did it do?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Warren.D:
Screen is intact. Just a couple of scuffs. Main one being the spen hole. And a few dings around the aluminium. Lol l. I was at the pub having a cigarette and it just slipped out. I was drinking coke before it happened. Soon went on to the stiff stuff!!!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
Nothing too serious then. I can see the same happening to me at some point. I'm reluctant to put it in a case or even put a screen protector on so I'll just have to be ultra careful!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Warren.D:
Even if ya have it in a case grit will get caught in it and cause dings.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Batfink33:
I dropped mind this morning on a wooden floor and it was absolutely fine, its a heart stopping moment as you pick it up and look at the screen! Did i read correctly though, you wanted an IPhone instead....:-O
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Warren.D:
Haha I just heard it and gave it to my mate without looking. Yeah I was gonna take it back to exchange it for a 64gb iPhone 6. My note has a slight gap and I'm a little unimpressed with the volume through headphones. Gotta deal with it now lol carphone will tell me to get lost if I try to take it back now
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Batfink33:
Wow, I wouldn't go near an IPhone , IOS is like a 10 year old OS compared to the Note ROM. Anyway, can you not say it was like that when you bought it? One of the tricks with the CPW is to phone their helpline and tell them the problem, then they put notes on your file and they just exchange the phone without looking at it when you go in as they see the notes when they look on the computer :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Warren.D:
They most probably haven't got Note 4s in the shops to exchange with anyway. And I'm sure they'd be complete a***wipes about it. Plus I got it yesterday wouldn't it be a bit late to complain about it now?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RCJ89:
Dropped my Z3 yesterday coming out of my car yesterday only 22 hours after having it, had a dent on the bottom corner and a clean silver scratch down the side. So I took it back to my local carphone warehouse and told them the phone had issues it kept switching off intermittently and also kept dropping my calls - none of which was true. Bad i know but I couldn't deal with having a scratched phone that I had not even had a day!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Warren.D:
Did they not say anything about it having damage??
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RCJ89:
Guy looked at it didn't even notice it. He was more concerned about the phone having 'problems' :o
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Doeshen:
Available at £540 on EE but 2 week wait. Will this be EE branded and locked?

Sorry, not allowed to post the link
[Galaxy Note 4 General] istrikerx:
Yes EE branded boot screen, apps, long waits for updates, and locked to EE.

They aren't too great when it comes to unlocking phones either. But you can easily debrand it by flashing a normal ROM from Sammobile through Odin.

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Personally I'm still looking out for a site that will send the Exynos version to the UK.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jonstatt:
Yes I got it earlier today also. The thing is, I had already committed my old phone, so I am not sure quite what to do now.......
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jah:
Perhaps too late for you but Samsung make a custom case for the Note 4 to add extra protection should be a great fit, see here. http://www.expansys.com/info.aspx?i=265566

And here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2902799
[Galaxy Note 4 General] oursoul:
Wrong on both counts.

I've just moved from Orange to EE and there was no branding, only the Chrome homepage was set to EE and that's all.

Also after six months they offer to unlock the phone via their site very simple.

I was reluctant to move to EE but so far the experience has been awesome.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] mike_m:
Accidents happen. Suck it up and be honest. Don't go crying back to the retailer being dishonest.

I presume you can't claim on any insurance?

If you really can't live with the damage, sell it on PSC Forums. You won't get full price but with the phone being so new you will still get a good price. Be honest with the description of the damage and make photos available if requested.

I feel your pain. I would be gutted if same happened to me but that's still no reason to be a ****.

I keep my phone in a pouch. In that way if it accidentally falls out a shirt pocket then there is some protection. But in everyday use I use it naked as it is meant to be.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jah:
Here is the link: http://shop.ee.co.uk/mobile-phones/pay-as-you-go/samsung-galaxy-note-4-payg/details
[Galaxy Note 4 General] voges:
You mean you sold your old phone?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] 9e705ebbf0:
That site is strange - it lists the model number as SM-N910F (which is a snapdragon variant) but says it's "1.9GHz Quad + 1.3GHz Quad-Core" in the features. It's the same as MobileFun - they're listing the Note 4 but have the specs down as the Exynos variant.

They're also the first people I've seen to list a 64 gig model, even if it's down as "Out of Stock".

It'll be interesting to see what turns up on Monday - do report back and let us know.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Pat.:
Well done on your deal although I'm curious about where you say "double speed 4G".. what do you mean by that ?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] OdieS:
EE offer two different speeds of 4G data depending on the price plan.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Pat.:
Trust them to come up with that. 4G is supposed to be UP TO 100mbps lol effectively they are actually offering half speed : D

Either way I only ever use EE myself even if I (as in my Note 3 last year) actually buy the phone on Voda to get a good deal.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jonstatt:
I had promised my old phone (at a price) to a friend whose phone is falling apart. He could wait until Tuesday when we should have had our bronze/gold ones, but not 3 weeks. And when I asked the staff yesterday on a second call to them how certain they were of the new date, they emphasised it was just an estimate!

So my thinking now is to pick up a white one (as I am so fed up of black phones) separately.....use it until the bronze one shows up. Then I sell the Gear Fit and use the 100 quid towards the Gear VR....sell the white one, and I won't lose anything at the end of the day other than a bit of hassle organising everything. I baby my phones...the old phone still looks like new, so it shouldn't devalue too much. In this way i get to use a new Note 4 right now, as I am more than suspicious that the date changes again....
[Galaxy Note 4 General] wizardofoz85:
Has anyone managed to register on Samsungs site and get a discount code from them? I registered mine but no code. Although I got a Black Note 4 and the site only seemed to find White one's so who knows what's going on there.

Looking at some other threads it looks like the get a 50% code in the US for doing it. It's probably the only way I'd consider getting one of the overpriced cases/accessories from Samsungs site.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] voges:
sounds like a plan..

The voucher is only valid till this december 31 though..

Hope they atleast get some decent accessories or gear vr by then so that we can spend it on them..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dannysmith43:
I think the retailers make enough money out of us, every now and then the working man gets his own back...good on him.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] han4mi:
Just ordered 2 black note 4's from eglobalcentral, will let you know about shipping time and quality :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] cathain:
So am I right in saying that if there are any faults with these phones you can't get them fixed under warranty in the UK/EU? Also will they work fine on the UK LTE bands?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] oursoul:
Yep it was a great deal, I mentioned the fact that vodafone were doing the phone with no upfront cost and got through to retentions and then the magic happened. He first equalised the vodafone deal which only had 4GB data but before the call ended I quickly asked what we could do to up the data and came back and said if I paid £9.99 I could have 10GB!

EE has two data rates, the faster one is part of 'EE Extra' that also includes free calls and texts in the whole of Europe :highfive:

Oh and Fast Track support and free calls to 0800 numbers :good:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] han4mi:
I read the warranty/return policy and you can return the phones if there is anything wrong with them within 1 month. LTE works with 3, EE and Vodafone (according to wikipedia). Doesn't work with O2 since it only uses the 800 band. Warranty covers defects for 2 years, but you have to send the phones back to them.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] cathain:
Yeah but you would have to return it to Samsung in Hong Kong I presume? I had a Nokia Lumia 1520 bought in Hong Kong and there was a problem with screen and Nokia wouldn't fix it under warranty in the EU. I really want to order from eglobal but don't want to get stung again if there is any defects.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] han4mi:
I don't think there's much difference between sending it to China or somewhere in the UK. There is a very low chance that the phone you buy is defected so its a matter of taking it or not. I'vce bought my LG G2 from China and it was perfectly fine. I'm actually pretty lucky when it comes to electronics since I've never had to send anything away cus it was defective!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] huntleth:
I ordered a black n4 yesterday from CPW on EE, unlimited texts and minutes and 10gb data, 69 pounds for the handset. I'm a bit confused about whether they'll have any in stock so not sure when it will arrive, pretty happy with the price though.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lawtq:
I ordered from them today too. Keep us posted
[Galaxy Note 4 General] cosimoss:
1.29MB firmware update appeared this morning:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] JCM800:
It's shocking how Carphone warehouse charge £650 yet if you want to sell it back to them./trade in on they are offering £225....
[Galaxy Note 4 General] han4mi:
By the way guys, I forgot to mention that the note 4 at eglobal costs 527 pounds after a 13 pound discount. It's quite a bargain considering the exynos version is better, supports lte in the UK on almost every network and that the price here is 600+. Use the code: ACSUM12 if you like. I found it online :P Saved me 26 pounds
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
Any idea what difference this makes?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Batfink33:
There's no details on it and I can't see anything different.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RandyKaoss:
My Note 4 arrives in 5 mins. The delivery driver is literally around the corner...

:D:D
[Galaxy Note 4 General] akalias1981:
What a surprise. Handtec have had a stock delay and they don't know when they will receive it. Fuming.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] cosimoss:
No. I wish they would finally say what the fixes/enhancement were.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] han4mi:
Eglobal just emailed me that they ran out of stock and I won't be getting the phones until next week. what a bummer!!!!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lawtq:
No longer in stock! Annoying
[Galaxy Note 4 General] han4mi:
i'm cancelling my order and forgetting about the note for a few weeks so the launch calms down. the price should be lower as well. Kinda sick of all of the delays!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lawtq:
That's so crap. Was listed on their site in stock all day long! As soon as I spoke to them after ordering they say out of stores and even take the note off the site completely! :(

Took my money immediately though

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I received no such email otherwise I'd do the same. Samsung are dryer than a rich tea biscuit this launch
[Galaxy Note 4 General] sampglov:
Slightly off topic. But has anyone who has managed to get there hands on the Note 4 in the UK had the firmware update to improve battery life?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RandyKaoss:
I received my Note 4 this morning (ordered online from Carphone Warehouse on Friday afternoon - result!)

After setting it up, it updated twice OTA. One update was tiny, 13MB or so.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] @home:
Is sim free or on contract?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RandyKaoss:
Contract with EE.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] JCM800:
I went back to my local Carphone Warehouse today (after being to Friday I couldn't buy one, and to return Monday by their 'Samsung expert' )..

Had a play around with it (wasn't approached by the aforementioned Samsung expert either (she knew I was there to buy one)..

After twenty minutes playing I left,, satisfied that I didn't give her the pleasure again of turning me down to buy one again :)

Also made me realise my Note 3 really is still pretty blooming decent actually. And if a Note 4 doesn't come along cheap , ill be looking at a Nexus 6 if I do upgrade..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] cathain:
I put in an order this morning. Got the order confirmation email but expect it to be postponed like yours anyway :(
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
I've had two updates so far, including a very small update this morning. Battery life started off ok but today it's been draining quite fast - may be because I've been mostly on mobile data.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lawtq:
Snapdragon note 3 gave me 8 hours sot. Note 4 snapdragon gives me 6. Disappointed.

Anyone know another place to get the exynos is version from? Either the n910c or n910c version
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RandyKaoss:
Remember that Lithium Ion batteries take a few charge cycles to come up to full capacity.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Dan1909:
CPW seem very strange! I walked in on Saturday afternoon and bought a SIM-free Note 4 with no hassle whatsoever. Last one they had as well, apparently.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] JCM800:
Was talking to an ex Phones 4u employee who now works for CPW he hates working for them. Said they would only get 25p commission for a Note 4 sold off contract..

So, doesn't explain why they won't sell me one - cos they're selling to other ppl?.. Nevermind.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Batfink33:
Weird. Do the whole shop get comission on number of contracts sold? It seems to be manager/store specific?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] JCM800:
It does seem that way, he wouldn't go into too many details but compared to Phones 4u, let's say this, he refers to Carphone Warehouse as Carphone Whorehouse, can't wait to leave after a temporary spell there to go and work for EE.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] eddhard:
I'm not a fan of ee at the moment. I've been told everyday that my phone will come tomorrow. ..... raised a complaint with customer services
[Galaxy Note 4 General] skanj:
I asked EE about my note 4 upgrade and there saying 7 days.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] 1iam5mith:
Still trying to find a cheap contract for this.

So far the mobiles.co.uk deal of £99 for handset, then £28 pm for unltd mins, unltd texts and 1GB seems to be the best price I can find...

Any better deals anyone?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jonstatt:
I went for a white Note 4 after the delays with the bronze one although I haven't cancelled my bronze order yet.....

However, this white one is perfect with a very uniform screen and lovely finish except for one stupid thing. The earpiece is absolutely crap. If the voice at the other end is quite a resonant bassy sound, the earpiece rattles away terribly if the volume is past half way. I think I may be fussier than most as this is not the first time I have had phones where the earpiece drives me nuts. I have a sensitive high frequency hearing and so the rattle is probably more intrusive to me than some....nevertheless, I will probably have to try getting it swapped....
[Galaxy Note 4 General] prophet42:
Same as, but with Clove. Then they announced delays until the 24th, so I figured Sod it, changed my order to Black.

Just spoke to Clove on the phone, as far as they know they're still expecting their stock on Friday and will ship as soon as they have it. But she did say they haven't heard anything yet, but that's not to say they won't cancel or have further delays and will be told at shorter notice. They're expecting people who've placed an order with them to have their Note 4's on Monday.

But we shall see!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] LBTaylor1984:
I do hope it drops price in November as it's very expensive imho.

I will get one but I've been working out how and at this moment I can't put nearly £600 down on a phone. Sure I can get £300+ for my G3 on ebay but I need more than half again to buy one and that's mental.

To say i'm eager is an understatement but when I look at the price of the note my eyes water lol.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] han4mi:
beware!

I don't recommend eglobal central, ordered 2 phones, they emailed me that they are out of stock! When I was placing my order it clearly stated that the phones are available. I asked them to return my money and I'm having a hard time getting a reply from then since.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] @home:
That's poor - I was hoping to get mine on Saturday Morning - In fact we should be getting it on day of release if we have pre-ordered, that being the 24th.

It's a poor show if we have to wait till Monday. I paid for next day special delivery.

We shall see what happens.....

It's all turning in to a bit of an arse....
[Galaxy Note 4 General] prophet42:
That's only if it arrives early on Friday morning according to the woman at Clove.

To be honest, I've been checking eBay all morning since. There are some people selling that can get it delivered by Thursday or Friday, but even so they're charging like £650+.

Found a couple going really cheap, but they always seem to be the SM-910K Exynos versions.

They say by Friday, but if they have to post from Asia will they arrive on time. That's the question!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markboi13:
Will Clove give any vouchers or anything to those affected by the delay?