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[Galaxy Note 4 General] roryh86:
I can confirm from Samsung Customer Support via email that the Hong Kong version (SM-910U) does not support the 800 MHz frequency (Band 20). This means that anyone who bought the Exynos SM-910U will not have 4G if their network is Vodafone, as Vodafone currently is ONLY using 800 MHz for 4G in the UK. The 2600 MHz frequency according to Vodafone customer support hasn't rolled out yet, and when it does, it will only be used around densely populated areas like stadiums etc..

If you have EE then you will be able to receive 4G as EE uses 800, 1800 (widely used), and 2600 frequencies for their 4G.

THREE network will also work as they own a share of EE's 1800 band.

I am having the same problem as I have a 2 year 4G contract with Vodafone and I'm only in the first year, and I want the Exynos version. It's really a shame.

However, I've heard from a few people that the SM-910C is Exynos and supports 800 MHZ 4G LTE. I still haven't been able to confirm that yet. So many mobile seller websites are listing 4G LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 for the Exynos SM-910U which is INCORRECT.

Make sure you ask what version of the Note 4 the seller is selling before you order one. 4G is a big deal for me, especially on a device such as the Note 4. I wouldn't sacrifice it for the Exynos. I'd have to go with the Snapdragon if there is indeed no Exynos variant out there with 800 MHz 4G LTE.

Don't bother getting 4G from Vodafone, it won't work with your phone. You'll need EE or Three.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] SquidgyB:
Yup, that's the conclusion I came to after a few hours of research. I only renewed my contract with Vodafone last week so I should be good to cancel and go to EE (Three have no 4G coverage at all in my area, but their data plan would be unlimited... I don't know how long it'll be before they roll out 4G and signal is patchy with them around here anyways).

I certainly don't regret going Exynos though - I just loaded up GTA, whacked all the settings to max and hooned around the city like a fool.

Oh, and if anyone likes their radio controlled aircraft - PicaSim looks absolutely amazing on this screen. Like, really, stupendously good. :D
[Galaxy Note 4 General] roryh86:
I think I'm gonna wait a bit more until Note 4 goes worldwide. I believe that the Middle East version will have both Exynos and 800 MHz support. I noticed that on the arab and some african countries Samsung pages, in the 4G specs it says "4G (LTE Cat.4 150 / 50 Mbps) or 4G (LTE Cat.6 300 / 50 Mbps) * May differ by country and carrier", and doesn't list any bands. But I used to live in the Middle East before and I know that they use 800 a lot, so this could most probably be the SM-910C variant that supposedly is best of both worlds.

Anyway, it seems you've sorted yourself out already! Good luck with EE :good:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] LoverOfTech:
The news below proves Samsung wasn't being truthful in regards UK launch.

Samsung has delayed the Australian launch of the Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge smartphones, with the devices now available one week later than originally planned. The Galaxy Note 4 will be available on November 5, while the Galaxy Note Edge will be available on November 12.

Not a good look for Samsung, will they claim "high demand" again. They need to start thinking about customer service.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Broomfundel:
Set for disappointment

My early Amazon direct order has had an estimated delivery date of the 15th. Looking just now it still does. So today, I'll get the shipping email, or the email detailing the revised date. I'm expecting the latter, but who knows.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] s.morris:
mine to.

But have been looking round to see if I can get a deal with some form of contract.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] eddhard:
Bosh. Ee 20gig black note 4. Ordered. Should be here on Friday. ?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] s.morris:
Ok just place my order with Carphone warehouse online

The contract was with o2 and was unlimited minutes and text and 1 gig of data £28 month £150 upfront 24 month contract. this make it round £822 for the contract subject to price increase

They said would get Friday but have my doubts place order at this late stage
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lawtq:
Got exactly the same deal as you with 02 from e2save but no upfront phone cost, free! :D

E2save have changed the deal now. All the above, unlimited text, calls, 1gb data, free phone but £38 a month instead of £28 which I got. Best deal I've seen anywhere
[Galaxy Note 4 General] badwolf94:
Clove just delayed to the 24th
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
That's an incredible deal. If only o2 had a decent signal in my area..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] tomqin:
Yep, just received an email from Clove, Thank you Samsung :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] @home:
Same here - I do hope it's worth the wait.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lawtq:
Just got email from mobile phones direct telling me Samsung have delayed the handset launch to lol. Laughable if true! Pathetic even. Ordered from them too. Now instead of 17th it's a 2-3 week delay they say

Let's see if e2save say same thing. Anyone else getting same kind of emails? And yes that e2save deal was superb!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] l3uddz:
Seriously what the hell is Samsung playing at?? 24th is a joke surely lol... I ordered from unlocked-mobiles and now fully expect them to delay AGAIN.... Ill just cancel my preorder if they do that too...

What reason did clove give you for the delay?

Nexus 6 will be out at this rate before we get our Note 4's... And t-mobile USA have been shipping since last Friday.....
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jonstatt:
I called Samsung e-store and got yet another story. There are no delays for Black/White ones ordered from them directly, with the shipping date either Thursday or Friday.

However the Gold ones are more popular than anticipated and they won't ship any of them, no matter how early you ordered, until Monday the 20th!

So weird and nonsensical.....rediculous
[Galaxy Note 4 General] captainbirdseye86:
I am afraid it appears true that ALL models of Galaxy note 4 are delayed in the UK until 24th October. I hope i am wrong, but why would Samsung be telling retailers to change their dates? I am sure they are not just doing it for the hell of it.

Carphone Warehouse state on their mobile website that it is expected by 24th October, however on their main website it still says 17th, but i imagine that is because they have not been arsed to update it yet (which would be typical of a lazy and useless company like CPW.

Here is the blog update from Clove stating the delay http://blog.clove.co.uk/2014/10/14/samsung-galaxy-note-4-stock-delayed-24th-october/

Unfortunately i think i will be cancelling my pre-order and looking for another phone, simply because the incompetence of this company is making me nervous about the quality of the product and future support.

To delay a week when the launch is only a little over two days away is laughable and very bad PR.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] prophet42:
Fraid so! Had my clove email today :

Thank you for your order for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

The Note 4 is a fantastic smartphone and is already proving to be one of the most talked about and demanded handsets of 2014.

We have today received confirmation from Samsung distribution that the first stock of the SIM free units will now be made available to us on the 24th October, not the 17th October as previously advertised.

As such, there will be a 1 week delay in the dispatch of your order.

We will hold your order and dispatch it at the earliest possible opportunity, once the first stock arrives.

Notification of dispatch of your order will be sent by email.

We appreciate your patience.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lawtq:
Haha Sammy are acting like beginners here. But this could be for sim free models only? Maybe contracts where they make the real money will still be 17th?

Rang e2save to confirm my order to be told they've had reassurance from Sammy that they'll get their delivery on Thursday for Friday customer deliveries. CPW telling me the same, they're the same company so no surprise there, so Yeah yeah. Let's all get ready for the 24th....maybe
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jayjay2244:
Now i wish that i didn't order from Clove since i am going to Florida on the 25th in the morning.

The annoying thing is they are a 5 min drive from where i live and they will not allow me to pick the device up on the Friday.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] l3uddz:
Totally agree mate, had enough of Samsungs laughable incompetence when it comes to this release... Any ideas when the nexus 6 is launching?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] geovass:
Its still the 17th on Sammy's website for both black/white.

For the gold the date has changed to the 20th.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] captainbirdseye86:
I will place a bet that it will be 24th October, they may just not of updated their website. Why would retailers be postponing, obviously samsung has said something to them.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] clax6:
I've ordered the same deal one in white for the wife too.

Let me know if you get yours
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ShadowFlare:
Probably the strategy is, to let Samsung Experience Stores to release the phones and also have them available over the counter before (r)etailers can release them. I kinda suspected earlier on that Clove would have to push it back even more.

Funny enough, I have cancelled my Note 4 from Clove this morning and received the refund soon after. This news about further delay is like 6 hours later.

If anything Samsung needs to learn from Apple, it would be their punctual releases.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lawtq:
Ok I'll post here any updates. Don't hold your breath though. When did you order? I only did yesterday, my birthday.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ant78:
After reading the last few posts i rang CPW about my pre order and she told me that contract note 4s have also been delayed till the 24th too:crying:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] rahularora1:
I might just go for the exynos version that someone bought her. Im on ee so the frequency doesn't bother me..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] JCM800:
Wtf? Am I reading this right? I'm looking forward to going to Carphone Warehouse to buy one on Friday morning.. Isn't this happening now? Not fkn impressed Samsung?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] captainbirdseye86:
http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Dev...te_4?featuretab=Screen&memory=32&colour=White

Three also have it down for Fri 24th, however good luck actually getting the phone on the 24th, i reckon come 22nd they will postpone it to 31st October, given that they clearly do not know much about their own supply lines.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dwj:
This is really disappointing. Had to sell previous phone to buy a note 4 so I'll have another 2 weeks of making do with my Nokia 1303...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ant78:
i wouldnt have a problem if the phone was delayed 3 weeks before launch but 3 days!!!! This takes the piss:mad: I would love to know the reason why?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] clax6:
Yes mate I will like wise . I ordered one on Saturday and one on Monday
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ant78:
im in completely the same boat mate! Its going to be a long wait till the 24th:(
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
Just waiting for the email from samsung to let me know of the delay from the estore then :(
[Galaxy Note 4 General] LoverOfTech:
Told you. I

I this is true I'm going to get a refund ASAP and forget the Note 4. This is ridiculous. Apple should fire back with an advert. Funny enough my Samsung experience store order has changed to "order received '.

They have until Thursday 16 Oct to deliver as stated by the manager in the store or it's my money back.

Changing dates days before launch is comical.

Clearly nothing to do with "high demand" as I stated this morning.

---------- Post added at 08:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:17 PM ----------

FYI only gold is delayed on CPW mobile site to 24th. Rest still says 17th.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] oawalker:
everywhere seems to be getting delayed not sure where to order mine from i am debating EE and CPW. EE are confident it will arrive on the 17th but i am not sure
[Galaxy Note 4 General] eddhard:
I ordered mine from ee this afternoon. They have the stock and I should see it Thursday or Friday. £52 PM share plan with broadband as well. 40gb data ?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bronx:
Hurr... durr.... I hate you Samsung! I HATE YOU YOU HEARME BASTARDS!!!!!!!!1!!!ONE? xD

Gents, calm down. It's only a phone. Even two weeks of a delay won't change your life. How about you walk outside, stand on grass with bare feet and try to live?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lawtq:
We actually can't live without it. It does everything. It's not just a phone. Now stop trolling troll lol.

Actually you're right. But I think we're just venting at the shambles if true.

I think it'll be 17th
[Galaxy Note 4 General] rahularora1:
Hi squidgy. Did you have to pay any customs charge?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Joey2o11:
Not according to the website.....

http://www.eglobalcentral.com/shipping-and-insurance-en.html

Personally i have my doubts and lets face it after they get your money do they really care if you get stung for custom charges at a later date.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] rahularora1:
Thanks joey, however that's the US site. The . co.UK site doesn't mention this at all..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] SquidgyB:
Nope, which surprised me.

I did contact their support staff during the order process, this is what they told me:

Mine came through customs with no delay (ordered late on Thursday, arrived the following Monday, using the insured quickest delivery). I was very impressed by the delivery time - I've ordered many many things from HK and China - I've never had anything turn up this fast. Shipped by DHL, and tracking was kept updated throughout the delivery.

I think there were some people on trustpilot who had been stung for VAT, do a lookup on eGlobal on there for some reviews. Most people who order from them seem quite happy.

e: oh, and if it wasn't a sunday, I think they could have delivered a day earlier, according to the tracking.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] apprentice:
I just checked... Clove do have the Bronze colour listed with the same expected date and price.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jah:
Sorry my bad.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] gavinfabl:
Jah, have you seen any of the finishes in real life. Out of the 4, I was looking at white, black and maybe gold. White seems to look the most dramatic with silver and white together, while black looks business like but lacks the excitement and I just cannot work out what gold will look like, hence why I asked. It looks like one of the finishes that could be super cool...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jah:
No. No Note 4 devices at the Samsung Experience Store. I suspect we'll need to wait till 9th October.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] gavinfabl:
That's really rotten :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] skibadee:
Amazon UK have it on pre order £599
[Galaxy Note 4 General] gavinfabl:
Excellent find. Black too.

Just realised they had white too. Never mind.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] :
I suspect UK prices may stay higher longer because Phones4u are no longer in the market and they were the ones that were aggressive pricing wise and forcing Carphone to discount, now they have a monopoly say I think they will stay close to the networks
[Galaxy Note 4 General] gavinfabl:
Probably but this is first day/week pricing. In two weeks £50 will come off.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RCJ89:
Funny you should say that as I was talking to someone in a local carphone warehouse about why they were selling the note 3 for 660 which is more than when the phone even came out, it was more than samsung themselves sell it for and not only that but phones 4 u were selling it for 490 (480 two days before they went into administration). The response I got was good now they are gone then as we have wont have competition for prices on the high street for sim free phones, how about that. Disgusting attitude.

I always prefered phones 4 u, i found there customer service better, sim free and contract deals better plus they did contract buy out so say u had two months left on your contract and had to wait one month to upgrade, they would pay that say £84 and get u a new contract, they also gave cashback if you gave them an old phone.

Maybe it is just me but I found their phones more reliable than carphone.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] s.morris:
Thanks,

Just preordered mine and the good thing is if the price does go down whilst you have it on preorder you will pay the reduced price and card not debited until the are ready to ship.

I must admit that I like Amazon and they have lockers at location around the country where you can have your goods delivered and pick them up at your convenience and next day to the locker is only £2 :good:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kelumnk:
note 4 in bronze gold

Does anyone know where to pre order bronze gold phone from?

Iv looked at mobicity,unlocked mobiles,clove but the company reviews are not that great.

Would have preferred Amazon but they don't seem to have the gold one.

thanks a lot in advance
[Galaxy Note 4 General] skibadee:
They have a great return policy too.

My first note 3 had an issue with lines appearing during video recording. I bought it at launch price in October around £550. Amazon offered me a refund or replacement in April.

I took the refund (the full £550!) and bought another £150 cheaper :D
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jah:
Gold at Amazon - well it was on the site when viewed using the Android Amazon store app but now I can't find it!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kelumnk:
Was it available on the app today?

I just looked, but only says 2 colours.(black, white)

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 4 General] apprentice:
This is always the major problem with pre-ordering or buying online even... which colour?!!

I have in the past gone for black because I think the screen content (especially video) looks better with black bezels. The white Note 4 looks nice but I always worry that over time the back will start to show dirt or discolour especially as it has a textured back cover.

I went for a black Note 3 and always thought it looked more premium. On this basis I am getting a black Note 4.

As for the bronze ... well it's different from the rest I personally don't like it, but you cannot really tell until you see one in the flesh so to speak. Something you can't do when buying online or pre-ordering! One bonus about buying direct from Samsung online, is they do allow you to return an item if you change your mind within 4 weeks. But they are more expensive.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] s.morris:
I am sorry but I just don't like that brown colour at all, I have the Samsung Tab S and that is what they call bronze with a gold colour outer trim, surprised Samsung didn't go for that colour.

Me I played it safe and went with charcoal and like as been said it looks business like
[Galaxy Note 4 General] apprentice:
I agree, they really would be on to a winner if they made it in the same bronze colour as the Galaxy Tab S series. I have one of those in that colour, it looks classy and it really suits it. The gold colour of the Note 4 is not very attractive and I definitely do not like the pink! it cheapens it a lot, but each to their own. For me charcoal black is a clear winner.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kelumnk:
Amazon missing

Did anyone note that the note 4 does not appear on amazon uk anymore?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Broomfundel:
It's still on amazon, but now says unavailable. My pre order is still showing est delivery of the 15th.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] rahularora1:
Awesome thanks for your reply. Are you happy with the exynos version?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] apprentice:
My order direct from Samsung still shows preparing for dispatch and you can still buy one from the eStore with a shipping date of the 17th in black or white. I am confident I will be getting mine on Friday or Saturday.

I have learnt my lesson in regards to pre ordering from anywhere other than Samsung directly because of issues posted here. I may pay slightly more but you are unlikely to get one from a third party supplier before Samsung's eStore have started shipping unless you go for a grey import (never advisable in my opinion)

We will soon find out in 2 days time, I hope everyone here gets some good news.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] LoverOfTech:
Samsung were late to change the last delay date change. By the morning will know if it is really delayed till 24th. My SES store order kept saying out of stock, has now changed to "in stock, received order".

Maybe Samsung e-Store orders and SES orders are fine. Time will tell.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Batfink33:
What a mess of a launch. That'll be hitting 2 months from being announced soon if its the 24th. Terrible.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jayjay2244:
Does the U variant have access to all of Threes 3g/4g bands? very tempted by eglobalcentral
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jm89:
What irritates the most about delays is they announce it at the last moment. The place i preordered from still says 17th hopefully it stays that way.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RandyKaoss:
I will be disappointed if it is delayed until the 24th. When I pre-ordered on EE from BuyMobilePhones in the UK in late September the release date was 10/10.

TBH though, after seeing some of the deals that people have been getting I'm tempted to cancel my order and go with O2. I don't want to go to the back of the queue though! I did that 4 years ago with the Desire HD and waited 2 months for a handset *after* the release date....
[Galaxy Note 4 General] SquidgyB:
No, check posts earlier on a few pages back. Three iirc use 800 as well as 1800. 800 won't work with the eGlobal N910U, but 1800 will, so you'd probably have 4G reception in cities but not in rural areas.

I'm very much liking my exynos version, but I don't have anything to compare to really. The very fact that it's in my hands still astounds me. Other than having to swap from vodafone to EE to get 4G, I've had no issues with it - touch wood :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] gavinfabl:
Several possible reasons for the delays.

1) Samsung delaying deliberately third party online stores, so that its partner companies, selective networks and its own store can sell to as many desperate people at the higher launch price.

2) Delay is genuine over gap gate.

3) Delay is caused due to Apple hogging all the shipment slots

4) It was always going to be the 24th, just made out a bit earlier to create some buzz.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Batfink33:
The Nexus 6 will be out before it (and a better deal) at this rate.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
But if you really wanted the nexus 6 you would never have preordered the note 4 would you? Note 4 will offer so much more IMO
[Galaxy Note 4 General] gavinfabl:
That's for sure. Worth waiting to compare the phones now.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] wizardofoz85:
If the Nexus 6 comes with decent onboard storage and a microsd slot I'd switch over; reports are that the announcement might be tomorrow. Apparently the Nexus 9 might have a microsd slot so maybe Google are loosening up on that stance.

Samsung are joke with this launch. I don't remember it being this bad when I got my Note 2.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] LoverOfTech:
I' s be shocked if the main e- store and SES stores do not release the phone this week. It will mean Samsung have no shame. From "high demand"to what now?

Can only assume this is for 3 party sites and non partners. If not just for the lies alone I'll get my money back. Changing a date two days before launch as it was 16th for SES orders is amateurish to say the least at means they don"t value their customers.

Yes it's only a phone, but you don"t take people money(full price) promise a date then constantly change it, if this news is true. It will be more transparent by tomorrow morning/afternoon. After the Phones4u fiasco I can't trust anyone with my money who can"t even give a solid date for a product launch especially one going through the horrible company CPW.