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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
Samsung direct with student discount and trade in old phone, I can get Ultra 256 for £790. Just hovering over the "purchase" button.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] orbital247:
Samsung UK Direct and they force you to pick a delivery slot via DPD on the 29th Jan. Interestingly though Three UK show delivery as 26th Jan and indicators from people in the US are that people have tracking info already and are expecting delivery 26/27th Jan. Will be super miffed if Samsung Direct ship after Three UK!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] craftycarper1:
I noticed on my order it says delivery BY 29th Jan, confirmation email states "current expected delivery date 29th", and follow up email states "Once stock has arrived at warehouse, orders will be dispatched asap"
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] orbital247:
Yeah it says BY the 29th on Samsung, but then proceeds to make you chose the 29th as your actual delivery date with DPD. So even if it is available on the 26th, my delivery slot is the 29th.... maybe I'm missing something!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] CorvusFox:
Ordered directly from Samsung as soon as the upgrade link became available, and it's saying 4 to 5 weeks because I chose the brown one rather than black or white. I'm guessing it'll still ship for the 29th however. At least, I hope so
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lawtq:
Well... My order just changed to dispatched. S21 ultra silver. From Samsung UK.

Anyone else? Be so nice if it came tomorrow. I have another one, s21 standard, for the gf that states its preparing to dispatch. 🤷🏾‍♂️
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] orbital247:
Wow that would be amazing, no change for mine this morning, same S21 Ultra Silver Samsung UK. When you ordered did it make you pick the 29th on the delivery section (DPD slot)?.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lawtq:
It did make me pick 29th. And this morning there is no active delivery. Strange one.

Are dpd gonna hold onto it till the 29th? It's deffo getting lost then
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tim84us:
amazon - and wont ship till 30th...those buying from samsung direct might get a few days earlier - the lucky ones - but with everything going on atm in the world - who knows
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] CorvusFox:
Nah, DPD are good at not losing things thankfully. They're about the only courier I trust as they've never let me down.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] rocku_dj2000:
No movement on mine yet..Still in preparing to dispatch status..ordered on 16th Jan
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Ryya:
Same here, bought on the 16th. I opted for the 256gb Ultra model.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
Ordered mine from Samsung Ireland in the 15th , still saying it's being processed
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] jayjay2244:
Ordered my 256gb Ultra with Three during lunch. Staying with unlimited data ect for £79 a month (first 6 half price) Contract wasn't up for renewal till April but they only charged £90 for the early cancellation so see that as a result. Currently a £170 extra trade in deal right now too so, selling the buds on top not bad to say the least.

Read people are having Klarna/finance declined so saves that hassle of going through Samsung direct.

They told me it would arrive by Tuesday at the latest.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mtm1401:
Worth checking the non-student price - you get a better trade in value (£350 Vs £210 for an S10+) so it was actually slightly cheaper for me
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
This Tuesday coming?? That would be sweet
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
Yeah, I checked. They gave me a better price for the 8pro but it was still £10 more expensive. Maybe there's a bottom limit they'll sell it for.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Frostfree:
Ordered mine from Samsung for delivery on the 29th. The status is on 'Preparing Dispatch'. Samsung have always been reliable in the past.

FF
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] JonSlater:
Silver 512Gb from Amazon, delivery stated as due on the 30th. Had over £900 in Amazon vouchers, or would have gone direct from Samsung for huge trade-in on aging but serviceable 256Gb S9+. Instead that's probably going on eBay, with loads of extras.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] craftycarper1:
How the hell you end up with £900 amazon vouchers?:D
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tim84us:
same here

let me know when u get yours!!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] heartyparty:
Three UK, ordered on the 15th and due to be delivered tomorrow 26th apparently!

Not had a tracking number but customer services have advised me that I'll get a text with the details tomorrow morning.

Fingers crossed!

Cheers.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
Mines on the way too, deleted
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] bomp306:
Lots of personal info there mate, I'd never give up all my info on a forum 😳
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mayaneire:
I happened to see your address, not far from me 😁 When did you order? I didnt even get confirmation email 🤔
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] bomp306:
My orders on preparing dispatch, hoping it releases later tonight for delivery tomorrow morning 🤞
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
Yeah I'm in Dublin, I ordered on the 15th, I'm actually surprised and happy to be getting it 3 days early, hopefully my case comes as well from Amazon but it's going through all customs now with all that Brexit lark lol
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lawtq:
You had tracking number? I've seen nothing from three UK, not even email confirmation. Now three say 29th in their site.

Did they make a mistake with that 26th delivery date? 🤔
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lawtq:
From three UK?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] rocku_dj2000:
Good luck guys. Samsung website still says preparing dispatch. Was hoping for an early surprise but I think it will be 29th Jan..Well cant blame Samsung for sticking to the date :P
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mayaneire:
I can't even see my order on Samsung website 😒 So no tracking progress etc. Frustrating!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mattybuk1:
I got the Navy Ultra from Samsung and it still says customising 😭 I hope it gets delivered on the 29th? Anyone else's updated with a custom colour?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] bomp306:
Samsung UK
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lawtq:
Was his order from three UK?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
No it's defo coming
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lawtq:
You had confirmation it seems. I missed your revealing post lol. I'm glad for you
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mikey_sk:
ordered the 16/512 black on 15 jan. tracking still says 'shipment requested' despite my confirmation email saying ships by 28 jan... super annoying!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tfn:
Ordered the s21 ultra 512gb (went a bit crazy when I normally go for the 128gb phones, although I was looking at the 256gb ) from the samsung website.

I got option for paypal credit (didn't see klarna) so did it for 12 months @100 per month no interest (upto 36 months was available)

Got the phone through employee portal so cost me around the £1200 mark.

Hoping to get it on the 31st so fingers crossed.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lawtq:
So, who has tracking from three UK?

I don't. Micheeew!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] jbpf77:
Pre-ordered from Vodafone and mine is out for delivery this morning. I went for the 256gb, £56 per month with S10+ traded in, unlimited "fastest" data and Spotify, which is £1 less than I was paying for the Upgrade Programme and a Sim Only deal so I'm quite happy with that.

Tbh I was considering cancelling my order after seeing the Exynos test results (I did that last year with my S20U preorder) so them sending it out early has probably saved them a sale!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
Only ordered my S21 Ultra yesterday via Samsung.

Did it via a ‘perks at work’ page which gave me 15% off the total cost which was pretty sweet.

It isn’t delivering until Sunday which is good for me. Guessing the blasted through their Friday / Saturday delivery allocation slots!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] heartyparty:
Email just came in from three with dpd delivery details for today. Phew!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] orbital247:
Genuinely happy for you, but boy does this p*** me off. @jbpf77 ordered from Vodafone and it is also being delivered today. I ordered straight when presales opened at Samsung UK, and I get naff all, I have to wait till Friday by the look of it. It's a joke.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Frostfree:
I don't think Samsung should be criticised for sticking to their original delivery date. Some folk would always be lucky with early deliveries :)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] orbital247:
Yeah they haven't gone back on there delivery commitment (yet, although recent form with the Fold2), that's not the issue.

But the very British side of me is kicking in, I've made the effort to get up early to get to the front of the queue of the chocolate factory's own store, I've been patiently waiting for my new special edition chocolate bar and someone walks past the queue scoffing on theirs that they got from the corner shop down the road..... I'm like WTF, why did they get theirs before me, how is that brand loyalty ?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
Arrived just there with all the goodies
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
I thought that carrier / network purchases got the free gifts via redemption?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tim84us:
i agree with people - samsung needs to get their ***** together - for so long they have treated these phone releases like some freaking lottery - why cant they do it like everyone else??? if you launch a phone on Jan 29th then LAUNCH it on 29th and send it on 29th - not a week before for some and 2 months later for others

Is just cruel and demeaning to everyone who worked hard to save money to get a new phone and they're then treated like cattles in a ranch - humiliating each other over who's got it first

Stop this and send the phone on the day it launches - like every others do OR make sure everyone who preordered gets theirs early
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] jcurran.jc:
I agree

I just complained to the facebook Samsung page, got a response too
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] orbital247:
I'm assuming it's the standard 'DM us your order details and we'll look into it' response for starters? Be good to hear what they have to say when you get into it.

I've tweeted SamsungUK also so will see if I get a response (there is no way to contact them otherwise within the ordering website). I know this all sounds a little petty to some people but there is a matter of principle here.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
I did a chat through their webchat on the website and they told me to phone them 😏
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] jcurran.jc:
Basically said no network should be sending out phones before Friday and it will be fed to the relevant department 😒
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tim84us:
there is an email the CEO feature - dont think it goes to their CEO but worth using it

Email the CEO | Samsung UK

Email the CEO

www.samsung.com
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lawtq:
Aww man. You just ruined it for everyone else to get theirs early lol
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] CorvusFox:
Yeah, I got the brown one and it's still stuck at customising. I reckon it'll be another couple of weeks :/
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Ceza21:
Just got my despatched email from very.co.uk..
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] bomp306:
Samsung usually send dispatched emails around 10pm and DPD tracking goes live circa 1am.

🤞
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mr.vladis:
I've ordered Ultra 256GB from Samsung with O2 contract.

£179 +60pm with Unlimited Data.

Carphone has the best deal for Vodafone. Just £79 and 51pm with 100GB data. If only I would have Vodafone reception at home...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
Got another update
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
Is anyone having trouble setting up revolut with the s21 I can't get in, it's saying invalid number and code and it's the same number I've always had
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tani786:
Ordered mine on reveal day in the uk. phantom navy and still customizing 2-4 weeks. Yet buds and cases are shipping by 28th. 29th was the only date pickable at time of purchase (dpd). Big jump from Note 8 so very pleased with waiting for when it finally arrives.

Quick ? Single sim or dual sim for UK???
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mattybuk1:
I am in the same boat with the navy! I am praying it comes all together as one! 👏
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Tmel14:
Same here with the navy! Had my heart set on it but hadn't got round to pre-ordering and then went OOS but thankfully was restocked his morning so I have now pre-ordered. Have you found any nice cases to compliment the navy?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mayaneire:
:D

ordered on 21 Jan - Samsung Ireland
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] jcurran.jc:
If s

got my dpd email through 10 mins ago

Delivery tomorrow

Samsung’s website hasn’t updated
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mr.vladis:
Same here. DPD promises delivery tomorrow.

Detailes says that they didn't yet pick up the parcel though :)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] orbital247:
Same here, DPD mail through for delivery tomorrow no update on Samsung website though.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tani786:
Navy colour ordered between 14-18 will be delivered 29. Ordered after 18 and will take around a month for delivery (earliest around feb 12 onwards) as per samsung representative telephone call this evening and apparently navy and titanium sold out. Leather case and wireless charger sold out also.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] CorvusFox:
Fingers crossed it's the same for the brown one I ordered on the 14th, still says customising on Samsung's system.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mattybuk1:
This is giving me hope for a day one delivery
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] westeight:
Out for Delivery today with DPD... :cool:

£730.00 for the 512GB Ultra + Buds + Tag + Case with S Pen.

BARGAIN
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mankvl:
what device was for trade in?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lawtq:
My other one is out for delivery too from Samsung.

The three UK one came on the 26th. Overheating madness. Cpu hovers at around 65c wuth camera app open. Even just using the amazon app it gets hot! Ffs
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
What?! Any temp tests I've seen it runs around 40 😱😱
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] westeight:
I'm still deciding ... :LOL:

The trade-in + a 10% Samsung discount made the price crazy low. After I sell the Buds Pro for £150 and my S20 512GB for £850, that will leave almost a £300 profit. Happy days.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Neo_Sk8eR:
I hesitated to order so mine won't be here until Monday :(
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
Haha same as me. Mine is saying Sunday delivery though.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Tmel14:
Pre-ordered navy yesterday and showing as 2-4 weeks for me at the moment. You found any nice cases to compliment the navy?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
Same but I'm thinking it might come a day or two early. My order changed to preparing for despatch last night so I'm hoping it gets despatched today.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
Ah nice, that’s good to know. I can only check my status when logged in on my work laptop as I got mine via a perks at work portal (15% off) and been mad busy so I haven’t had chance to look since placing the order. Will check now.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
Ah yes, ‘Preparing Dispatch’. Good news! Hopefully it doesn’t take 3 days to prepare and it arrives before Sunday! Be good to have a weekend setting up rather than around work!

I’m most excited about the buds. My AirPods (OG) have broken and I’m really missing having some wireless headphones!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Neo_Sk8eR:
Mine also went to preparing last night, fingers crossed :)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] JonSlater:
Partly presents (had my 50th recently), partly saving up vouchers earned through a cashback website (bought a Galaxy Active 2 watch last year with free Samsung double wireless pad and £100 cash back - bargain!) and partly thanks to the Office of National Statistics paying volunteers for volunteers in Amazon vouchers.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
Is the case free? I only got the buds and tag when i pre ordered from Samsung?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mayaneire:
No I paid 13 euro, they were "on offer".
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tani786:
I'll be honest I got the black leather case for £15 and silicon case with s pen case for £23 at time of preorder. These have doubled tripled in price somehow so may sell these.

But i fancy a UAG pathfinder or sup case the ub pro due to work conditions.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Giomi:
Carphonewarehouse Vodafone contrat, pre-ordered on the 21th Jan, receiving today the S21 Ultra 128gb black. Just received DPD confirmation message!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] CorvusFox:
Welp, I've got nothing from DPD scheduled for today, and my order is still at "customising" on Samsung's site so it looks like the rep was talking nonsense. Ordered on the 14th the second it became available.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] craftycarper1:
CPW delivery today via DPD, Lee is currently making delivery number 7 i am delivery number 75....put your foot down Lee!!:LOL::LOL:
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mancuk010972:
I have a DPD notification however I’m still shown on Samsung as preparing for dispatch

I have two seeprate orders one for phone and one for case so I don’t know which is coming today

I did email Samsung to ask them to join my orders together and when I track the case order it now says the order number is invalid so no idea whatDPD will deliver hopefully the phone 🙏
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Neo_Sk8eR:
Same boat, ordered a watch and the ultra, both showing preparing for dispatch but something is coming today

Not due to arrive until Monday
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
I’ve had a DPD notification saying they have my parcel but the email I just had from Samsung says it will be delivered 31st (Sunday) which to be fair is what they told me upon order.

I was late deciding whether to order or not hence the delay from launch day delivery!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Neo_Sk8eR:
Does your actual order tracking still say preparing for dispatch?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
It does indeed. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mattybuk1:
Non of my orders say 'on the way' but I have a parcel with DPD so who knows what is arriving
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
I probably wasn’t clear... DPD app has updated to say they have details of a parcel, but I’m not scheduled a delivery or anything. :)

So the Sunday delivery looks to be correct. Just FYI for anyone else in the same boat!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mancuk010972:
Well my phone still shows as preparing for dispatch however it is in my hands after DPD delivered it - would be hilarious if I got a second handset on Monday when my handset should have been delivered .... just need my case now
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mattybuk1:
DPD just came the parcel just had the case inside no phone or buds even though I selected a delivery date for them?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Neo_Sk8eR:
dang, was just the watch
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] CorvusFox:
I'm in the same boat. Ordered the phone on the 14th, chose today for the delivery of the buds, but nothing has shipped and the phone still shows as "customising" on Samsung's site. I'm getting fed up ordering direct from Samsung, everyone else gets it first.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tani786:
Cant agree with you more.

Fail to prepare , prepare to fail

Also all exclusive colours are gonnnneeeee.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] CorvusFox:
I ordered one of the exclusive colours on day 1, and it showed as delivering on the 29th. A few minutes after my order it was updated to show four to five weeks 🙄 Is it really so hard for Samsung to glue a different coloured glass back onto a phone that it takes an extra three weeks? Especially when you give them two weeks notice, and they put it up for pre-order? Last year I got the S20 Ultra and it was DOA, it took them six weeks to get me a replacement because they don't account or prepare for any percentage of failure. For the S21 it appears the haven't even accounted for people ordering them.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mancuk010972:
Believe me you guys want to wait - there is a massive issue where the phone won't configure UK network and you end up with a EUX CSC which means no updates and no Samsung pay I got mine today and am so upset we have paid a fortune let's hope Samsung sort this **** up out ... Italy had the same issue 🤦
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tani786:
Just got off the phone and samsung rep has raised incident number and to get back to me within 48 hours. Rep mentions shortage of stock and allocating issues of stock from devices to accessories. Mines still stuck on customising 2-4 weeks since reveal day. Rep advised all orders have to be sent altogether thus the allocation issue.

Maybe this is an excuse for the above problem & come to know from my provider that devices have not come and are offering £££ credit towards next months bill.

Well glad to know we will/should be first to get hold.

Has any1 got an exclusive colour yet???
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
???? What network?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
Why do people expect to receive exclusive colours? Didn’t it say on the website since day 1 that xlcusive colours will add 4 weeks onto order times?

it was the same for exclusive Fold 2 hinges.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mattybuk1:
It said 2-4 weeks so it has already been 2 weeks but the buds and tag said 29th so I think it was a reasonable assumption with maybe a bit of wishful thinking!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
ohh ok. I presumed it would be 2-4 weeks from launch. But I guess you would think it would be from order. They could do with being clearer!

That brown one was mighty fine i have to say.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] shem2409:
I wanted to be fancy and ordered the 256gb Phantom Brown. Looks like it might be extra 4weeks for me, hope it will be worth it though.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] speedyjay:
Got mine from Vodafone UK. It came this morning and I switched from the Oppo Find X2 Pro. I couldn't get on with ColorOS and Oppo's heavy restriction on unlocking the bootloader.

I'm liking the S21 Ultra a lot so far! Much better than the S20 Ultra...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] jbpf77:
I've had mine since Tuesday lunchtime via Vodafone, it's updated twice since then and Samsung Pay works fine (not that I use it, I use Google pay but I've just installed it to check it works).

Only managed to claim my free buds yesterday, approved today, 45 days! for delivery..

It's a nice phone but now I've got it in hand I've realised I really didn't need to upgrade my S10+
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
My Sunday delivery S21 Ultra has shipped. DPD app says the parcel is on the way to my depot. Shame they won’t deliver it tomorrow!

I had a look to see if I could upgrade my delivery to tomorrow, but no joy!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
Same but they might deliver it tomorrow. I'd keep an eye on the tracking.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Frostfree:
The samsung site stated custom colours would take 4 weeks delay, and the earliest delivery was 14th Feb. They're also non-refundable and the reason why I changed my order back to a standard colour
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mikey_sk:
mine was eux then i received a 'carrier update please restart phone' prompt today and when i restarted showed btu/btu,btu/eux/btu
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] speedyjay:
Mine is EUX across the board. Would flashing BTU via Odin resolve the issue?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Neo_Sk8eR:
Oh man, the Mrs and I ordered at the same time for Monday delivery, her s21 is arriving today, no word on my ultra.

woe is me
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
Mine was quoted as Sunday delivery and my DPD just got updated saying it’s coming today. Keep the faith, you may still get something!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
Mine isn't at local DPD depot yet, I paid for before 11am delivery though, I guess it might come on Sunday now 🤷
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Aneres11:
I didn’t get a choice to upgrade mine. Just chose the day.

annoying thing is I need to go and get my car now(it had a service yesterday) and I’ll be cutting it fine for my one hour window lol.

Will be really annoyed if I miss it!