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[Redmi Note 2 General] Sandeep78@2015:
Did anyone ordered Redmi note 2 from India and did u have to pay any extra import duty
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
Yeah, GearBest is extremely frustrating at the moment. I pre-ordered a Prime version on 2 Sep, and then my credit card was charged on 14 Sep. After charging the card, they sent a note saying they would send ship the order in 3-5 business days. It is now almost a month later, and my order is still in the processing stage. I've been patient, and asked for a status update every week, and they kept saying they would ship it in 3-5 business days from the point at which I asked. Finally, they fessed up to the problem a couple of days ago. They said they were out of stock, and were expecting to receive new stock on 15 Oct. This is regarding the 32GB Prime version so maybe it is different for the 16GB version. One of the frustrating things is they are still selling it with no indication whatsoever that it is out of stock! Similarly, the special preorder price of $179.99 has already been beat by their current sale price of $178.99, and they still haven't shipped orders from more than one month ago! But it is a great price for the Prime model, and I really want it so I am being patient. For all those who ordered this from GearBest, and are still waiting, I'm sure there are many that share the pain!
[Redmi Note 2 General] fossean:
Yup, I'm sharing the pain here. Ordered on the 3rd Oct, which isn't long ago compared to others. But reading the last few comments is a bit disheartening :(

I was reassuring myself that it was still 'processing' due to the holidays, but now I'm worriied they don't have stock. If they hadn't already charged the credit card, I'd consider trying elsewhere...
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
Well, the bright side of things is that MIUI 7 will be ever more mature and ready for loading by the time GB ships!
[Redmi Note 2 General] fossean:
Very true. Just need to find something else to obsess about instead of constantly pressing F5 on Gearbest.

Re. MIUI7; I've already cooked a rom in the kitchen (http://www.smiui.net/redminote2_hermes.php) — latest is based on 5.10.8.
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
That looks like a great resource, and I'm anxious to try it out. I'm going to wait to build a ROM, though, because they could be up to the 5.11.x series or later by the time GB delivers!!!
[Redmi Note 2 General] gnazio:
Do you mean that going to the order page on their website there is still no photo of the parcel?

I ordered mine on Sep. 26th and since Sep. 29th the status is "shipped out".

But it seems that they only have sent the parcel data to the courier to get the tracking number but they are still holding the parcel.

It could be that they doesn't ships daily, so they waited one day and then their holidays started.

At least I hope so...unless they just get the tracking no. and placed it on a fake package to show me that they got their part of the job done and that they're not responsible for the delay.
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow425:
They told me in a message through Facebook that they have the white 32gb so I have asked to change to that to see if anything starts moving. I'll just have to struggle on using my moto g that had only 8gb of storage ?
[Redmi Note 2 General] gnazio:
But...no one in those who are waiting can see the photo of the package in the order page?

No one have it marked as shipped?

Am I just lucky or are they bull****ting me?
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
There is definitely no photo of the parcel on my order page, and it still shows the order in "Processing" stage, not the "Product Dispatch" stage yet. This is for a black, 32GB Prime model--maybe the white version, and the 16GB versions are available. But if somebody ordered a black, 32GB Prime model at some point after 2 Sep, and it has already been shipped out, gosh, I would sure like to hear about it! Did you order the black, 32GB version, or something else?

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If you actually see the picture of the package, you are way ahead of us! It's easy to be skeptical, but if they do show you the package, I'm sure that's what stage it is at. It seems crazy that it would take so long to go from the packaged stage (with picture evidence) to actually being in transit, but they must ship out thousands of packages every day so hiccups are not surprising esp. with the Chinese holiday.
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow425:
Message just received, can I wait 3-7 business days for item to come into stock. GAH!! Don't use gearbest.com if you don't like being messed around! What a joke company!
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow425:
Another message saying black now back in stock do I want them to ship my order. Although the tempered glass screen protector is out of stock. Lol ?
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
So I got another message from GearBest, and again, they said they expected to have the 32GB black model in stock by 15 Oct, but that they can't promise it. They said that I should write them on 16 Oct, and if they haven't shipped it out by then, they will cancel the order. This would be spectacular--preordering it on 2 Sep, waiting 1.5 months, and then having them cancel it on me... Just kidding--that would be another kick in the pants!

I had asked them why that had not put up an out of stock message for the phone, and they said is was due to the holiday from 1-7 Oct, and that the responsible department didn't get to it in time. But I'm not sure I believe them at this point because the holiday finished several days ago, and this model is still being advertised. In fact, they recently had the $178.99USD price which as $1USD cheaper than the preorder price, and right now it is listed as $189.75 with no indication it is out of stock.
[Redmi Note 2 General] fossean:
I've raised a couple of tickets on their support page but haven't had any reply - how are you managing to contact them?

I'm considering canceling my order. Unfortunately, they charged my credit card on the 3rd Oct when the order was placed, so I'd need to sort out a refund. With the difficulties up to this point I'm worried how long that could take.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jack_21:
I was very lucky... I ordered it from Oppomart on 16/09 and it arrived 9 days later at my home!

However try to hold on! I understand that 1 month is too much, after 6 days from my order i was desperated!!
[Redmi Note 2 General] fossean:
I think some of these resellers have quite an 'old school' approach to customer service. But if you keep customers informed, it keeps them happy.

On the other hand, Xiaomi keep costs down by building stock as required which must make it awkward for resellers. It's probably inevitable with this supply model that resellers will try to get lots of pre-orders before they get the stock.

In other words, I've somehow persuaded myself to wait a few more days and see what happens :eek:
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
All my exchanges with them are via their online customer service portal. When they respond, I get a note by e-mail with a link back to the site. After sending a comment, sometimes they have responded in as short as 6 hours, but other times it has taken up to 2 days. I'm going to keep waiting for mine, too, and cross my fingers they get in stock soon. I think you are right about your just-in-time inventory comment below--they probably don't have a huge warehouse, but ship stuff out almost as fast as they get it in from the manufacturer.
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
Just a note, but on one of their blogs, GearBest says they have been moving their warehouse over the last few days, and that has been the reason for some of the delays. Link to the posting is:

http://gearbestreview.blogspot.com/2015/10/explanation-about-normal-delivery-of.html
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow425:
Just wish they could send a link to that themselves. It's the lack of information that winds people up. All the messages they have sent to me have been 'just wait. So sorry' and now I've not had any response to my ticket since Friday. They usually respond in the early hours UK.
[Redmi Note 2 General] fossean:
This morning Gearbest replied to both my outstanding support tickets. A different customer service agent replied to each ticket, but they both said that I will receive shipping confirmation in three days (apparently it's being processed through quality control at the moment).

The blog post mentioning the warehouse move could account for some delay, so I'm still hopeful.
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
Woo-hoo, if they are going to send yours out in three days, it sounds like they have them in stock. Err, well, at least whatever model you ordered. I'm hoping its the black 32GB Prime model because that is what I am waiting for.
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow425:
I have had a message saying my 32gb black will ship soon.
[Redmi Note 2 General] fossean:
Yes, I ordered the black 32GB Prime model.
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
Great, glad to hear this! Here's to imminent shipping!
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow425:
My prime 32gb has been shipped, it's on its way to the UK. ??
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
maow425, from the last few days of postings, my understanding is that you ordered a black 32GB Prime on 30 Sep, right? And now it has shipped?!?!? I preordered the same thing myself on 2 Sep, and they charged my credit card on 14 Sep saying they would ship it in 3-5 days at that point. But my order is still in the processing stage!!! This would be extraordinarily frustrating if this is the case! Nothing against you, but darn, they should be filling the orders in the order which they were received!!! Uggh.
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow42501:
Yes, I totally understand. I did indeed order a black 32gb prime on the 30th September. I gave them a week with the order showing as 'Processing' and have then messaged through the ticket system and Facebook page. Also using Facebook to comment on some of their advertising posts they make.

I hope you do get a shipping confirmation soon. I will now spend the next week watching my DHL tracking page until it is in my hand.
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
Thanks for confirming this. They told me to check in with them on 16 Sep so that's what I'll do, and hope for the best.
[Redmi Note 2 General] fossean:
Good news! Package posted this morning from Gearbest. Received email at 11.30am (their time) with a photo of the package on scales with address label on it. Quite relieved as the last support ticket response said it would be sent yesterday. Assumed it would get sent next week sometime, but apparently Gearbest work at the weekend! :good:
[Redmi Note 2 General] eugeniobal:
It's possible than now gearbest have in stock in EU(UK) WareHouse the white version ?
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
So fossean, you also ordered the black 32GB on 3 Oct, and it has shipped, too. I'm glad to hear this for you, but sadly, mine is in the processing stage still. I wrote them a message yesterday like I had agreed on with the last customer service agent, and they have not responded yet. Anybody else out there who made an early preorder on Gearbest like me (mine was on 2 Sep!!!), and not have it shipped yet?
[Redmi Note 2 General] fossean:
It does seem ridiculously unfair that they're not shipping in chronological order.

Did you have anything else bundled with your order? I also ordered a case and screen protector; on the day before it was shipped I posted a support ticket to ask that the order be split if one or more items were out of stock. I don't know whether this has been implemented or not, as I didn't receive a reply.
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
Nothing extra in my order--just the phone. Both you and maow425 are in the UK, and I am in the US--that shouldn't have anything to do with it, but who knows.
[Redmi Note 2 General] maitrot:
Yes, there is one : customs.

I bought through the aliexpress vendor which imports through UK, which takes 1 extra day to arrive but saved me like 40 euros in the customs gambling game.

And 156.-€ was ALMOST as cheap as it can get, too

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Total time from HongKong was 7 days, so no need to order from anybody domestic for utopic prices
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow425:
I'm still waiting for the package to be received by DHL. I've had a shipment email from gearbest but this did not contain any photos. My DHL tracking number just says 'shipping information received' I have spoken to DHL who say they have not yet received the package. Gearbest say it was shipped on 15th October.
[Redmi Note 2 General] geco4u:
Very likely GB uses local shipping agents that collect the parcel in mainland China and later bring all the parcel to the official DHL agent in Hong Kong. This means that for the first couple of days the shipment is not trackable, just because officially DHL didn't receive the package yet. This happens very often when dealing with southern China sellers because is a common trick to save on shipping rates and avoid issues with customs. Don't worry.
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow425:
It has now been tracked at DHL as shipment picked up. So it should start moving, I might have it in my hand during this coming week :)
[Redmi Note 2 General] geco4u:
Scanned in HK? :)
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow425:
DHL Singapore
[Redmi Note 2 General] geco4u:
Wow, they sent it even more far away!

No wonder about this, probably they got even better fares or maybe shipping from SG is safer when clearing the Customs once in UK.
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow425:
I guess this is why it has taken some time. I have an estimated delivery of Thursday 22 October. We shall see what happens with customs :)
[Redmi Note 2 General] Or3:
Something that bothers me a lot is the charger having the Chinese plug. It doesn't matter that the seller usually bundles an adapter, it's a piss poor fix.

Mine is attached with a rubber band (the one for the USB cable is perfect).
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow425:
So my phone is here!!! £22 customs charge making a total of £160 ish. Not bad at all for a 32gb phone :) Even delivered a day before the expected delivery by DHL :)

Now off to try it :)
[Redmi Note 2 General] fourlans:
My Note 2 Prime arrived (UK) this morning from GeekBuyer, 13 days after placing the order. Didn't have to pay any Customs duty nor VAT so only £126 . :o
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
I am getting close to canceling my order with GearBest--the black 32GB one I preordered on 3 Sep, and that they charged my credit card for on 14 Sep. It is still in processing stage, and they can provide no information whatsoever about when they expect it to ship. In fact, they can provide almost no information whatsoever. For example, I have asked them repeatedly if I am at the top or bottom of the waiting list for backorders, but they simply reply every time that they will ship it out as soon as possible, and will send me an e-mail notification at that point. So frustrating.
[Redmi Note 2 General] maow42501:
I would cancel. Get your money back and try elsewhere.

My wife is after a new phone and after the way my order proceeded, I doubt I'll be using gearbest again.
[Redmi Note 2 General] fossean:
My RN2 Prime has just cleared customs, so with luck it might arrive sometime in the next two weeks. I ordered on 3/10/15 and chose flat rate shipping, so I expected it to be slow.

[MENTION=5987871]verbage[/MENTION], I think you've been unbelievably patient so far. You ordered a month earlier than me, so it's ridiculous to send my order first. I suspect they're just chaotic rather than dishonest, but their shambolic approach and poor communication isn't good for business. Have to agree with maow42501 that I would think twice before using Gearbest again.
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
Woo-hoo, I have finally been advised by GearBest that my order will ship out within three days. Even if it doesn't ship in three days, and takes a few days longer, I am happy because it is the first different thing I have heard after more than a month of completely generic and unhelpful "as soon as possibles". The bright side, well, more time for MIUI to mature. Thanks, fossean and maow42501 for the moral support, and looking forward to hearing your opinions of the RN2!
[Redmi Note 2 General] felix168:
Just ordered one from Everbuying.net, got the link from one of the YouTube reviewers. His phone didn't have any bloatware reported. Hope mine won't come with bloatware.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Marmanvii:
I bought mine from aliexpress and it came with a lot of bloatware, but it took me ~7-8 minutes to change the ROM to the DEV version, now it´s bloatware free and with MIUI7 it´s a lot faster as well, and about taxes, at least in my country if it costs more than $30 USD I have to pay taxes, so my seller told me that he would put in the package that the content is a MP5 and that it costs $20, didn´t have to pay any taxes or shipping :D
[Redmi Note 2 General] rajkumar85:
I have bought redmi note 2 16 GB version through aliexpress, I selected the cheapest shipping method Singapore post which costs 354 Indian rupees, my total cost of phone is Rs 11600. it arrived me after 20 days of purchase, though the seller labeled as gift item and declared valu $ 20, but the postman collected a custom tax of Rs 1800. anyway I paid that amount to avoid hassles. phone is OK , but I am waiting for a good custom ROM to install.
[Redmi Note 2 General] prem84:
Has any one import redmi note 2 prime in india and if so what are the cost you have paid and from which website u have import
[Redmi Note 2 General] smartwinner:
What is the best price??:o
[Redmi Note 2 General] dabas.naveen:
Redmi Note 2 from gearbest

i bought redmi note 2 from gearbest. working fine. either choose fast shipping for ndia or they take a whole month for shipping. it has a few apps lke themes in chinese and a few more apps like app store also in chinese. no solution available for them. but unfortunately i deleted a few apps and now phone is not rebooting. no solution available, tried to download fastboot rom but no help, it gets downloaded but shows error while extracting. otherwise phone was fine while it was working
[Redmi Note 2 General] JazonZ:
I can help you. do u have telegram?
[Redmi Note 2 General] INFIN1TY-:
Gearbest is good until you actually need their help.. They are so bad handling tickets/reply to questions and problems. Sigh. They come with a clean rom tho.
[Redmi Note 2 General] morningster:
Redmi Note 2 Screen Defect... Anyone Else?

Anyone else experience this LED pressure stain problem? See dropshots dot com slash tariqs for videos of my problem. Bought 3 phones from GearBest, same problem every time. Either GearBest is selling seconds or Xiaomi has poor QA/QC - latter possibility more likely, I think.

You need a solid, light-coloured desktop background to test for this issue. There is an app called "Colours" in Google Play that allows you to do this easily. Tilt to a an acute angle and see if you get the same as I do.
[Redmi Note 2 General] j.ketsetzoglou:
Look my Review at Gearbest...

i had no problems at all buying (during paypal payment) from gearbest! my Redmi note 2 was in Stock in europe shop (ordered from germany) and came after 8 days. the rom look to me as a noob clean and good translated no chinese apps, no nags, good for all people, dont wanna flash root custom roms etc...

how ever, i flashed twrp and su via fastboot and after this a smui rom wihtout problems, so bootloader was unlooked...

all in all i recommended buying at gearbest, the price and the taxfree shipping from europe was the most important to me, payment via paypal makes buying very safe!
[Redmi Note 2 General] vickdu31:
I got mine from gearbest Europe, i don't know how the taxes works in india but there are no taxes inside europe. So it cost 140€ including DHL shipping, gearbest was a bit slow to send it but i received in 6 days.

The rom was MIUI 7.0 with some ****ty apps and very bad translation, no OTA available so from the phone I just download official stable version and go through updater and select zip :) After first boot on the new rom I did factory reset and it was perfect.

Now im running CM12.1 which is good but not as good as stable as original MIUI rom.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Aziz_T:
Hi,

I live in Europe (Bosnia) and I bought mine Redmi Note 2 about 6 months ago from GearBest.

Since Bosnia isn't in the EU they've sent it to me directly from China warehouse instead of European warehouse and the phone arrived after 19 days.

I suggest you pay the additional insurance which is around $10, otherwise they are sending it the regular way and the phone could arrive up to 2 months.

I didn't pay any additional costs here in Bosnia like the VAT, or the customs. I just paid around 2€ at the post office even though on the package was written "mobile phone". :) I guess I was lucky.

Best of luck!
[Galaxy Tab 4 Accessories] OS2Tech:
Review of the ROOCase Executive Folio model.

I received the rooCase Executive Portfolio for the Galaxy Tab IV 10.1 on Monday, 20 July. Upon receipt I opened the box, and removed the case; I was quite pleasantly surprised at the quality of the case. When I initially saw the case, I was reminded of the leather Day-Runner I used to carry; it was equally well-made, with close saddle stitching securing the leather pieces. The Tab IV 10.1 fit securely into the folder, with all controls exposed and unfettered access to the SD card slot and the IR blaster.

After having used the case for a while now, I have been extremely pleased with the Executive Folio. The tablet is held securely in the case, and can be utilized directly as either in the portrait mode or in the landscape mode. With a Bluetooth keyboard, the tablet serves as a virtual NetBook, and can do virtually anything that a laptop or desktop computer could do, perhaps with the exception of downloading files. If you are looking for a useful case at a reasonable price, this is certainly one to consider.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bob_janes:
I have Google Nexus Player now for a day. I have not connected any mouse, just using remote. Downloaded ES File Explorer from Google Play on nexus player. It seems to be OK, except one big problem. With my nexus remote, I can not tell what is highlighted, I see only white background with folders in Blue in right panel, and other menu items on left. When I use the remote to go up and down with arrows or left an right and click OK, I have no idea what is selected. Can someone PLEASE help, I am giving up. How do I use ES File explorer? I did once able to get some folders to open an navigate to find some apk file and install it, but it took for ever.

Some other questions if someone can help, I really appreciate.

Wifi seems to randomly drop, and I have to reenter the password.

I have connected the player to hdmi on denon amp with denon out to tv. I let nexus player run ( there is no way to shut it down, can I?), but turn of the denon, and tv when done. When I turn on the denon and tv, there is no picture, looks like nexus went to sleep. Only way to awake is to take out and plug back the hdmi port. Pushing the button on base of the player did not work.

Is there some way to put nexus remote codes in Acoustic Reseach Universal remote? Any other suggestions to use this player will be really appreciated. I really not want to return it , since kodi works fine on it.

Talking about kodi, is there some way to passthrough DTS-HD Master or TrueHD Audio. I can do that on my linux machine running Ubuntu.

Thanks for help.