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[Galaxy Note5 General] nijinski:
Hi all. Anyone have experience with Fonis? It's another one of the UAE websites. I ordered a N920C 64gb pearl white last Monday. Paid with PayPal and money has been taken. I received no confirmation email nor a tracking number. I raised a ticket on their support website but no response. No one picks up their phone line and I left a voice mail message. Getting worried! It seemed a legit company. Loads of reviews. Somebody please reassure me!!
[Galaxy Note5 General] 1980aksoy:
If you are ordered on Friday

You will not get any contacts

Because in United Arab Emirates Friday's public and government holiday like good Friday

Be patient you will be contacted first thing on Monday

I ordered my device on Thursday after working hours from mygsm website and I didn't get any response from them then I complained about that they have mailed me to let me know that Friday and weekends no one will be there to help me

So Monday I get confirmation about my order and received my device on Saturday with DHL

Don't worry you will be in touch first thing on Monday
[Galaxy Note5 General] nijinski:
Thanks 1980aksoy. Believe it or not, I just got a response from them. They told me there were public holidays in dubai so there was no one in their office over last 2 days. They said my phone will be dispatched today and I'll get tracking info later. What a relief!

I think my gripe will be that almost every order I have ever made online usually generates an automated email confirmation. I didn't even get that from Fonis. I had the best part of a week not knowing where my money had gone and didn't even have an order reference to quote.

Hopefully all will be fine now.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy Note5 General] bonerp:
I contacted them a couple of times but their response was poor or didn't respond at all so never went with them sorry. Hope it arrives soon.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Mideon:
Ordered Saturday and it arrived the following Thursday
[Galaxy Note5 General] nijinski:
I'll let you know how it all turns out. I see someone else on this forum has posted a good experience with Fonis. Just hoping it will all be OK in the end.
[Galaxy Note5 General] teedee29:
3 network settings

Morning people. I received my silver 920c yesterday but can't seem to connect to the 3 network. I've checked the network settings and followed the instructions on their website but have had no joy. Any ideas?
[Galaxy Note5 General] nikzDHD:
Mine worked straight away without having to do anything. These are my settings by default.
[Galaxy Note5 General] teedee29:
Thanks, i've got the same settings but no connection, scratching my head at the mo.
[Galaxy Note5 General] markyboy81:
Can you connect with any sim card? Do you have signal for calls but not data? Could try calling Three and giving them the imei to make sure it's not blocked.
[Galaxy Note5 General] teedee29:
Got it working, i had 3 Internet in the 'Name' section instead of just 3, restarted and all is fine now. Thanks for yours and nikzDHD's help. Just waiting on my case and screen protector delivery this morning.
[Galaxy Note5 General] nikzDHD:
Excellent enjoy the phone it's a beast.
[Galaxy Note5 General] markyboy81:
Yep enjoy it I've had mine for several weeks now and the novelty still hasn't worn off!
[Galaxy Note5 General] dcsworld:
Just ordered a 64gb 920C white from from.ae, chose the default EMS delivery, total after conversion came to £444. Looking to use on O2, will report back once I receive it
[Galaxy Note5 General] flintston314:
Where the heck did you get a 64gb c version for 444? Is it the black one? Also, 444 after taxes?
[Galaxy Note5 General] dcsworld:
https://from.ae/en/samsung-galaxy-note-5-n920c-4g-lte-64gb-white-pearl

Came to 650 usd with delivery, I used my travelex supercard which charged me £444. Will find out if it gets charged at customs in a few days!

Also just noticed that reduced the price of the gold 64gb, was $726 yesterday, it's now $679.
[Galaxy Note5 General] TROYBOY79:
trying to shift inventory now Samsung has said the note 5 is coming to Europe?
[Galaxy Note5 General] flintston314:
Oh cheers - uck...white. Well, I tried to get the black one for 2 months and 2 weeks ago gave up and took the black 32gb one. So far I can live with 32gb, I just removed all the old photos and got down to 25gb.

Anyhow, I´d assume 20% vat to get on top of that, at leas thats the price one should think of if ordering - and not the 444 ;)

[MENTION=7113580]TROYBOY79[/MENTION]

Don´t think so - prices were fluctuating all the time. You can get a N920t from the US for 500$ new. So, I´d say the 600$ are still quite high. If the device hits europe - which I highly doubt, it would cost 700€ at least.
[Galaxy Note5 General] hieu2504:
I plan to order Note 5 on ebay with the seller called imobile_uk. This is my very first time to buy a expensive device through ebay, have anyone buy N5 from this seller before :D

Regards
[Galaxy Note5 General] Lobo02:
I bought from t-dimension10

Wysłane z mojego SM-N920C przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Galaxy Note5 General] TROYBOY79:
orderd mine off from.ae yesterday, 64gb gold
[Galaxy Note5 General] jrisch:
I got my 920C 64GB from them. Like others have said, quickly got a tracking code that wasn't recognised till the day of the delivery, 6 days after ordering. Very pleased with the device. Box had been opened, contained UK fast charger. Main concern is the lack of warranty, but knew that when I ordered.
[Galaxy Note5 General] hieu2504:
Hmmm just 679$ for N920C 64gb at from.ae. Does anyone have experienced about this website? Seem legit...how long for delivery and any customs charge? tax/vat?
[Galaxy Note5 General] TROYBOY79:
Earlier in the thread someone said 5 days
[Galaxy Note5 General] hieu2504:
Hope the silver one will be restock soon ???
[Galaxy Note5 General] nikzDHD:
I got my first one from them but had a defective screen the return procedure was simple and refunded within 48 hours of sending it back. Recommend them. Got my 2nd unit from MyGsm as they offer the 2 year UAE warranty but have to send it back to them where as I mobile only offers 30 days warranty.
[Galaxy Note5 General] flintston314:
I did not order - I would recommend fonis however - they confirm on their homepage that no additional tax will add. I would assume that if it isn´t stated in clear wording on their site - vat will add.
[Galaxy Note5 General] riz157:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Warning-buy-with-caution-from-imobile-uk-/10000000205368565/g.html

found this feedback on ebay, hopefully its a one off.

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I've ordered from them no customs as delivery is from their uk warehouse However customer services aren't great but the prices are good.

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also simply electronics are good and customer services are better then eglobal, cheapest 64gb I've seen. Delivery usually within 10 days and no customs.

http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=33453
[Galaxy Note5 General] jah:
The feedback on imobile_uk is a generic issue as only a few models cover Band 20 LTE. I found imobile_uk to be fine.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Bigbottomend:
No problems here with imobile_uk, in fact it was a very quick delivery and included a Sammy UK charger :good:
[Galaxy Note5 General] K.D.Y:
Personally i wouldn't use simply electronics. Originally I was going to buy it from either simply electronics or gadget monocle but the sites seemed to good to be true for the 64 GB model plus they don't sell it in the c variant if that is a factor for you. So in the end i went with imobile and ordered the 32 GB model on Thursday morning and it has arrived today ahead of schedule (meant to arrive thursday) I didn't receive any duty fees or tax. The only downside really is the 64 GB model ( black or titanium) isn't in stock and you only get 30 days warranty. but i would order again if the 64 model comes back into stock
[Galaxy Note5 General] nikzDHD:
All the C models from UAE will have a UK plug as they use the same standard. I mobile open the package to do an inspection before sending out.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Mitha88:
Not always? My order from imobile came fully sealed (i.e. none of the samsung seals were broken etc). The UK plug was also inside the same box as the phone. :good:
[Galaxy Note5 General] nikzDHD:
Hmm the one I ordered was opened for inspection and had their seal on the box. But it was a brand new device regardless.
[Galaxy Note5 General] nijinski:
Just an update... I finally got my n920c from Fonis. It took 8 days since order but may have been delayed due to Public Holidays in Dubai. Also very little communication from Fonis and I didn't even get an acknowledgement of my order initially. Having said that, the phone is good. No customs worries, still sealed and well packaged. Great phone!

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A quick question... I had a software update as soon as I booted up my new n920c. But now when I check for software updates, it tells me that my phone has been updated in an unauthorised manner and I can't do OTAs any more. I've not rooted or flashed anything. Should I be worried?
[Galaxy Note5 General] jrisch:
Where does that message appear? My 920C from imobile updated OTA as soon as I got it. It's a UAE device but nothing to indicate it won't get future updates. With Samsung doing monthly security updates now, it would give me concern if I had to sideloaded updates.
[Galaxy Note5 General] nijinski:
When I go through the settings menu and "Check for updates" I get a pop-up. I'll upload a screenshot when I get home. Just worried there's something unofficial on the phone sending all my details to some disreputable person!
[Galaxy Note5 General] nickbarbs:
Means your phone was rooted.

Download Samsung Phone Info from the play store and check for knox status on general tab 0x0
[Galaxy Note5 General] bonerp:
its not a region lock issue is it? I've had no such problems with my N920c from Axiomtelecom.com. Maybe they unlocked it rather than it being a factory unlock? I'd drop them an email and ask why...
[Galaxy Note5 General] nijinski:
Thanks for the advice. I'm not using the new phone yet and left it at home. I'll investigate further this evening.
[Galaxy Note5 General] TROYBOY79:
My phones just landed in coventry. not bad so far......
[Galaxy Note5 General] nijinski:
Weird... I've been messing around with my n920c since the above responses. It initially said "status: custom" in the device info menu and did that thing where it said I couldn't get ota updates. I went in to odin mode and didn't do anything. Restarted. Now it says "status: official" and the ota updates will work again! There's no updates currently though. All very strange.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Super Chimp:
Had a weird issue come up on my Note 5 I recently changed my Yahoo Mail password & even though I keep inputing the new password the email keeps saying it will not log into my account.
[Galaxy Note5 General] TROYBOY79:
Note 5 arrived yesterday afternoon but was out so picking up tomorrow morning, not sure if i have to pay customs/vat but hopefully not as nothing was mentioned on the 'while you were out' card. Quick turn over considering I placed the order at 6pm saturday...
[Galaxy Note5 General] doubleluckstur:
Purchased my phone on Friday from t-dimension10 over on eBay and got it delivered today via DPD. Haven't opened it yet since it's an Xmas present, but it's fully sealed using the original Samsung stickers. Cannot wait now!
[Galaxy Note5 General] cavags5:
Hi friend, can you see in your phone it brings Portuguese language, ?

Regards
[Galaxy Note5 General] 1980aksoy:
920C has Portuguese Lang
[Galaxy Note5 General] hieu2504:
Your order from UAE (from.ae) right? im waiting for 920c silver titan 64gb restock :(
[Galaxy Note5 General] 1980aksoy:
It's from united Arab Emirates

Mygsm
[Galaxy Note5 General] flintston314:
I assume you had no SIM in the card when the status was custom, right? Because OTA might failed if the phone has not been activated with a SIM, at least this was a problem I faced. After inserting a SIM everything worked perfectly. n920c aswell.
[Galaxy Note5 General] nijinski:
Hi flinston314. You might be right. I still haven't managed to get a nanosim yet! Will have it sorted later today though!
[Galaxy Note5 General] markyboy81:
So I enjoyed the note 5 for the first 6 weeks and now it's developed a problem with the bluetooth - the range is seriously bad now (was great) so it's useless with my smartwatch or bluetooth speakers and headphones. This won't worry a lot of people but to me it's a big deal. I thought it must be a software issue but factory reset made no difference. After a bit of research it seems quite a few people have the same issue and it *seems* it may be hardware related. Great shame as it's a fantastic phone, but I don't think I'm going to take a risk on it again, especially as my only option is to import.

I think I'll go back to the Note 4 - although the note 5 has a better camera and better manual mode (especially in stock camera app)there isn't that much between the two, and obviously the note 4 has a few perks.

Or do I go for the s6 edge+ that is available in the UK?
[Galaxy Note5 General] TROYBOY79:
Picked up my note yesterday from the post office and had no extra vat/customs charges so very happy. Four days from the shop to my doorstep is very impressive by from.ae, highly recommended
[Galaxy Note5 General] jrisch:
Sorry to hear that. I've not experienced any Bluetooth issues myself and I use Bluetooth headset and a 1st gen galaxy gear watch extensively.

If it's hardware, wouldn't it affect the S6 Edge + too?
[Galaxy Note5 General] Kaleidgalaxy:
You ordered from mygsm.me?
[Galaxy Note5 General] markyboy81:
I'm not sure to be honest. I'm only thinking it's a hardware problem as 2 factory reset haven't solved it and it wasn't directly after any software update. Having said that it's weird that it still works but with a massively reduced range. It also worked great for the first 6 weeks. It's possible that a software update could fix it but I wouldn't hold out on samsung doing this quickly.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Kaleidgalaxy:
How much did you pay with shippment?
[Galaxy Note5 General] TROYBOY79:
£479 for the 64gb in gold.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Bilhouse:
Damn it. There is no stock anywhere of the N920C 64GB in Titanium Silver. I bought the last one from imobile and there was a dead zone on the screen where the SPEN didn't work. Now I have been waiting 2 weeks and no one has restocked it, not even the sites in Dubai.
[Galaxy Note5 General] dcsworld:
I received my 64gb white from from.ae today having ordered it on Sat 5th. I would have received it last thurs if it wasnt because i got stung by customs and it was held up!! In the end i paid around £530 for it including the customs charge, not happy about that at all, but oh well took a risk.

Have connected to O2 and 4G is working fine. Also working with the new GearVR which is surprisingly good, so not all bad!
[Galaxy Note5 General] jah:
Please remind us, this is the 920c? A lot of peeps here ask about LTE and O2 and I believe the 920c is one of the few that works on O2 over LTE.
[Galaxy Note5 General] dcsworld:
Yes 920c.

4G worked right away. Also O2 just auto sent some other Internet and MMS settings through which I didn't expect
[Galaxy Note5 General] cornelito:
Have u ever tried GearVR with Note 4?

If yes what is your impression comparing Note 4 and Note 5 ?
[Galaxy Note5 General] hieu2504:
Yup, i've been waiting this one for 2 weeks, love this color
[Galaxy Note5 General] markyboy81:
So the note 5 has gone back and picked up another note 4 with UK warranty. This one works much much better with bluetooth. Bit of shame overall as the Note 5 was probably the best phone I've ever owned, but I can't take a risk when there's no official warranty.

Best of luck to anyone else buying a Note 5.
[Galaxy Note5 General] umbrokhan:
is Note 5 coming to UK or Europe?

I heard Note 4 lags with Lollipop update.
[Galaxy Note5 General] jrisch:
Plenty of rumours that the Note 5 is coming to Europe in the new year but nothing official from Samsung.
[Galaxy Note5 General] markyboy81:
I thought that would be the case so held off from updating immediately. However, I was having a few issues with kitkat and thought sod it - it's actually a lot smoother with lollipop and there are a few added features that are good such as support for h.265 files on the stock video app. (for my nx1)
[Galaxy Note5 General] kedge:
Going to be selling my Note 5 32gb n920c in black, fully boxed as new with unused accessories if anyone wants before xmas?
[Galaxy Note5 General] @home:
Why & How much?
[Galaxy Note5 General] kedge:
After a iPhone now and looking for £390 delivered or £380 collect, also comes with a Nillkin glass protector and Samsung s view case.
[Galaxy Note5 General] @home:
Did you not like the Note 5?

Why the jump to iphone?
[Galaxy Note5 General] kedge:
Smaller phone wanted and I like the apple watch so going over to the dark side :)

The note 5 is an amazing phone but don't use half of its features (s pen)
[Galaxy Note5 General] bingbings:
Delivery to France possible?
[Galaxy Note5 General] kedge:
Rather stick to Uk, sorry.
[Galaxy Note5 General] dark_fighter:
Does anybody knows if it's possible to register the note 5 in the UK? just for warranty reasons.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Lobo02:
You can just buy insurance.

Wysłane z mojego SM-N920C przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Galaxy Note5 General] hieu2504:
Black N5 64gb already restock in from.ae and mygsm with acceptable price for anybody who didn't know this information.

Im still waiting silver one T_T
[Galaxy Note5 General] dark_fighter:
I'm not on contract, and I think it be nice to have the warranty. Other than that, what I actually asked was if I can register my device, I already know that I can by insurance :)
[Galaxy Note5 General] Lobo02:
You cannot register in Europe. Warranty is working only in Asia. Just in case you need contact with seller.

You don't need be on contract to buy insurance. I bought from bank.

Wysłane z mojego SM-N920C przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Galaxy Note5 General] TechAnimal:
128GB note 5 to be released for Korean market. And takers?
[Galaxy Note5 General] jah:
Why do Samsung dislike us in Europe? Why can't we have the Note 5!
[Galaxy Note5 General] TROYBOY79:
Gonna cost a pretty penny for 128gb.....
[Galaxy Note5 General] TechAnimal:
850 US dollars apparently....
[Galaxy Note5 General] nickbarbs:
I'd pay 850 in a heartbeat for 128. I have confirmed with carphone warehouse today that they are expecting a European Note 5 early next year.
[Galaxy Note5 General] paulrgod:
Hi All,

I just wanted to follow up to this. Recently my phone developed a fault with Bluetooth range - the phone literally had to be next to a bluetooth device to connect and work with it. Googling it seems this may be a common issue with the Note 5 and seems to be a hardware issue as factory reset etc had no effect .

Concerned about Warranty arrangements with this being an import I emailed the ebay seller to see if they could initiate warranty for me but after attempting to troubleshoot the issue they offered to replace the handset! It's taken nearly 2 weeks but surely enough they replaced it for me. As an added bonus it's been replaced with the n920c which is supposed to be better for the 3uk network.

Amazing and unexpected follow up service from the eBay seller - especially considering i've had the phone for over 3 months! Very well done s38ecommerce! Highly recommended seller.

Cheers

Paul
[Galaxy Note5 General] jrisch:
Too late, though.
[Galaxy Note5 General] markyboy81:
I had the same problem as you. It seems weird to me that it's hardware related, as like you say it still works as long as the phone is close by. But after a factory reset the problem still persisted.

Luckily for me the eBay seller was also helpful and refunded me even though I'd had it for 6 weeks.

I wonder if Samsung will ever acknowledge this is a problem?
[Galaxy Note5 General] guaneet:
Samsung uk is letting people beta test marshmallow for them here is the link

http://www.sammobile.com/2015/12/22...a-testers-for-android-6-0-marshmallow-update/
[Galaxy Note5 General] biliskner:
Had my Note 5 for 3 weeks now, great phone, love it. Imported from eglobal. First one was faulty, only the SPen worked, no recognition from fingers, needless to say, that sucked and it sounds like quality control is pretty much nonexistent from this thread (made in Vietnam?).

EGlobal paid for pickup of first phone, since DOA. Took 2 days to RMA, then 2 days for TNT paperwork etc. They confirmed DOA within 24 hours but to send out another, it took 7 days, and that was after I replied and said "it's been 2.5 weeks and no phone, can I get a refund", and 'lo and behold tracking number was sent and parcel was picked up (in Surrey!) and delivered the next day. Not sure how that works but asking for refunds always speed things up.

Nothing wrong with phone yet, works on EE 4G no issues, on BT headphones 2-3 hours per day etc. Battery life is even not bad - no root though, don't want to gimp Samsung Pay when it arrives here.

Got the 9200C.
[Galaxy Note5 General] jah:
Happy holidays to all the peeps here who have contributed here to help each other with the Note 5 import and use on UK networks.
[Galaxy Note5 General] @home:
Here Here.

Have a great day:good::good::good:
[Galaxy Note5 General] Super Chimp:
My blasted SPen has gone missing. It just seems to have dropped out of the phone somewhere, annoying that it could disappear so easily. I've seen official replacement ones on Amazon but they are £50.
[Galaxy Note5 General] nickbarbs:
Check ebay! 15£ max
[Galaxy Note5 General] jah:
The cheapest I can find but I've previously bought one for £15

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=331715737527&alt=web
[Galaxy Note5 General] mys3:
My apologies but I can't find a definitive answer as to which model will work with 02 4g network here in the uk?
[Galaxy Note5 General] marvi0:
Hello were abouts in the UK are you?
[Galaxy Note5 General] hieu2504:
Just ordered black saphire 64gb n920c from UAE, £440 for phone and £16 for shipment. I'll update once the phone arrive.
[Galaxy Note5 General] superkeeper90:
Where abouts did you order this from? Been trying find a 64gb one but struggling
[Galaxy Note5 General] erahk64:
mygsm.me has black N920C 64GB in stock, link http://www.mygsm.me/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-5-64gb-price-dubai.html

I ordered one 2 weeks ago and it was delivered in 3 days.
[Galaxy Note5 General] kedge:
Sorry this is now sold.
[Galaxy Note5 General] hieu2504:
From.ae or mygsm.me, both of them is fine, the black one from from.ae cheaper than mygsm, and they still available in gold.

Update: got tracking number, now mine phone in transit.
[Galaxy Note5 General] superkeeper90:
When did you order it? Just I'm impatient and curious how long delivery would be. First time importing a phone so don't really know what to expect
[Galaxy Note5 General] 1980aksoy:
I got my phone from mygsm' ordered on Monday get delivered on Saturday with DHL
[Galaxy Note5 General] superkeeper90:
Well that's my n9020c ordered from from.ae fingers crossed I have no problems. Thanks for the help
[Galaxy Note5 General] Babychan:
I am thinking of getting the note 5 when I go Hong Kong in a few weeks. Few questions anyone know if there is region lock on it? And has anyone managed to get it covered on insurance? I broke my note 4 screen once and worried about to do if I did it to the 5
[Galaxy Note5 General] jah:
Not region lock on the N920C and N9208 I've had. If it does it will state that on the outside of the box so you can check when you buy.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Babychan:
Fab thanks
[Galaxy Note5 General] jadaress1:
Is it possible to insure a phone in the UK that was bought abroad
[Galaxy Note5 General] Lobo02:
I did it

Wysłane z mojego SM-N920C przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Galaxy Note5 General] jadaress1:
Carphonewarehouse wouldnt insure my phone bought from Hong Kong
[Galaxy Note5 General] Babychan:
I spoke to my insurance who is thru Halifax and they said they will insure my note 5 if I was to buy it abroad