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[Galaxy S I9000 General] Silverdragondk:
Can I just say, I hope some of you remember to make some lovely unboxing videos! I want my unboxing fix on youtube, thank you very much!

Regards
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MarvinTheAndroid:
Mine's on it's way. :cool:

Tracking it's progress on the DHL website!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Gonna have to stop reading this thread now as I'm getting quite jealous :p

Will be trying to change my Handtec order to a saturday delivery when it gets to Friday! :rolleyes: (worryingly the guy I spoke to today said to wait til Friday to do this, just in case they don't actually get any delivered! Umm...)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
Curses Handtec!

I sent an email to Clove asking about shipping to US and how much they charge for shipping.

I'll let you guys know.

If Handtec doesn't get the phone in by Friday, I'm going to flip out on those guys.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Maybe they've been getting a bit peeved with Samsung shifting dates too, so aren't announcing they're defo getting the handsets until they actually have them (or perhaps they're just a bit clueless, or both)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
The messed up thing is the time difference. When it's 2PM where I am, they are already closed down.

sigh, guess I will just have to wait. Don't really feel like spending more money.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sundip:
u lucky people no sleep for you tonight! lol

cpw wouldnt open sealed box didnt have demo unit yet!

can someone do a video of the Qik video chat please?

cheers
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hassan:
Ok royal mail has my phone now, thanks to Clove. :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
Sigh, Seriously kicking myself for not going with Clove.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] NickeMan:
God damnit, if Unlocked-mobiles doesn't manage to ship my device tomorrow I'm going with Clove instead.

Vote with your wallets gentlemen!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
I was in "Security check" for a while. Have they taken the money from your account, yet? Give them an email if you haven't had a dispatch notice by tomorrow morning. They usually reply within a few hours.

:)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tissotti:
Anybody here ordered from Amazon.de?

Wondering why their expected delivery is early next month...

Oh and one more joining to the Android side. ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
I would have loved to Silverdragondk... Unfortunately I'll be away when my phone arrives and as I have a tight schedule coming up I've already left instructions to my wife to un-box, assemble and charge the phone ready for me to pick up when I get back tomorrow evening.... before rapidly shooting off again. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hotboy:
i got mine today better then nexus one i had feelsgreatinhand but nexus one seems more heavy inhand.

screen is fantastic sound isbest ive seen in a phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ferdimage:
Your package is on time with a scheduled delivery date of 21/06/2010.

just checked UPS Tracking, looks like its gonna be a sad weekend for me...

Enjoy your units today UK peeps :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hassan:
Just got mine deliverd 8.00AM GMT. Charging right now. :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] NZtechfreak:
C'mon hassan, cough up your initial impressions!!!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
My wife has just phoned me...... mine too has arrived.

Got to wait until later tonight though before I get to see & use it.

At least my good lady will un-box, assemble and charge it ready for when I pop back home... all for 30mins before flying off again.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Still waiting for mine, one eye on the driveway...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Keep hoping Handtec get a few handsets in today, but I know that's unlikely. Need to try and time it right tomorrow to get delivery address and method changed so I can get it sent home for Saturday. Probably go horribly wrong and they'll cancel my order or something!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] powlesY:
Anyone recieved the phone from mobiles.co.uk? I heard on another forum that somebody got a delivery from carpohonewarehouse on Vodafone and it was only the 8GB model.

Best deal for me seems to be the £25/month Orange. 300 mins, unlimited texts, 500mb data usage. £19.99 for the phone.

None of the vodaphone tariffs with net usage look good to me. How have mobiles.co.uk got Orange tariffs when it hasn't even been announced on Orange yet?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Adriaaaaan:
Wooo got mine!

Its very fast and smooth, with a crazy bright screen it almost doesn't look real (i.e. printed on)

My only minor gripe is that you can tell the screen is pen tile matrix but you wouldn't notice unlesss you were looking for it everything is very clear and sharp.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Mmm the price should now be set.

Just so long as you are happy that's all that counts.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
i was hoping it would be released next week :'( lol

i wonder why they pushed it further. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm more optimizations maybe, that would be good.

Froyo? hehe just a dream xD
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
I have edited the OP to include the new prices and confirmed dates. Should I put the vat-free prices in there as well?

edit: Also, does anyone know if prices for phones drop very quickly after release? I mean, if I hang on for two weeks -month (probably the longest I could manage!)will I be able to get it cheaper? Or do they stay the same for while (eg. until the pro version is released or another phone announced)?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
Thank you for the updates =D wow I did not know that on some websites it's due 10-17 June.

is the date for unlocked-mobiles sure? of 2nd June

prices without VAT would be appreciated as many are not in the UK.

thank you either way!

i'll contact unlocked-mobiles to know of their shipment date.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
They emailed me last week (or start of this one, I forget) saying that was what they expected. It is worth asking them if you want to, as it looks like Samsung have delayed the shipment for clove.co.uk (to the 7th of June), so maybe they have for everyone?

I have put the VAT-free prices in the first post for you now, and will try to keep it updated! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jasonfreeman27:
get free plus 7 months free

i you go on mobiles.co.uk you can get an 8gb one for £35 pounds and you get 7 months free by redemption and the website is part of carphone warehouse
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
To be honest, I want to avoid Vodafone, and would pay more to do so. Once O2 or t-mobile start offering contracts I will consider them, but Vodafone has let me down on more than one occasion.

For example, they started charging me for all my texts, even though I was well below my allowance. It took me four phone calls over three months to sort it out. Their customer service is horrible (when you eventually get through), and they only offer 500mb internet allowance, which I can use in a week, if I am not careful. A month or so ago, I got a flat tire on the way to work, and I couldn't make any phone calls with my Vodafone sim. Apparently I had full bars, but every time I tried to make a call, it just cut off. I reset my phone, etc and it didn't work. I swapped it out for my Orange sim card, and it worked perfectly (so not a problem with the phone). When I was trying to make a call that would save my job (as this meant I was running late), Vodafone let me down. So they will not be getting any more of my money. :p

Anyway, I have added mobiles.co.uk to the original post.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
The reason the UK dates were put back is because Samsung decided the first area that would receive the phone would be Singapore Asia.

This was announced at the Singapore Live Show a couple of days back (I was on the live blog talking with a few others).

Singapore's official date is the 5th June with Europe said to be the following week.

That is why everyone should now have altered their expected dates to reflect this news:)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wliu88:
It's seems handtec is lowest preorder price till now.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wliu88:
could you indicate why "Actually it seems complicated to order internationally with unlocked-mobiles"

because I also intend to place order for international delivery on unlocked-mobiles or handtec
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Dogmann:
Hi all,

Just a quick note to say that i believe the Data allowance form VodaFone is now 1GB FUP not 500mb well that's what i ahve seen when checking price plans on their website. Now whilst we all have our preferred Networks for what ever reasons personally the only Network i would just never sign up to is 02 as i couldn't care how great their customer services are they throttle and have the worst Data speeds of any UK network. So connecting a Data centric device to them just seems silly to me as doesn't allow your device to operate to it's full potential.

Marc
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Just over a week left to go. mobiles.co.uk are still saying they expect their shipment to arrive with them on the 4th which is the Friday. So I'm still hopeful mine with arrive on the 7th.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Chris Love of Clove have Samsung UK's Product Manager coming down to see him on the 7th June when they showcase the i9000 to Smartphone Essentials.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
What are t-mobile like? I am leaning heavily towards them at the moment, Orange seem a bit expensive, but I have a PAYG account with them anyway that I could turn into a monthly one if their internet allowance is big enough.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Are you talking of T-Mobile UK?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
Yes, sorry for the confusion.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
Taken from unlocked-mobiles.com terms & conditions:

Overseas orders:

We are a UK company supplying UK customers. With the exception of certain accessories, the vast majority of products we sell are only available for delivery to the UK mainland and Ireland. See below for SIM free sales.

SIM free:

We are now able to supply our SIM free stock overseas but, to protect genuine card holders, we will not accept card payments or COD for overseas orders under any circumstances. The only payment option for genuine overseas customers wishing to order SIM free goods is by depositing cleared funds directly into our bank account. Please contact the Solihull office for our bank details.

see it is complicated to me because I don't know how to directly send to their bank account.. whereas Handtec I think we just purchase normally online, pay by paypal also!! and they ship with fedex 2-4 day shipping, and cheap also. Also Handtec is a few dollars cheaper. I also prefer fedex over Royal Mail. and Paypal seals the deal, making the process faster, safer.

the only reason I wanted unlocked-mobiles is because it may come on the 2nd June, but I doubt it honestly since all changed to 7th +.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
Yeah, I don't think they will get it that early. I have ordered from them now, so I will let you know what they tell me. So far, I'm a bit annoyed that the invoice they have emailed me doesn't have any details on it (eg. mentioning the free insurance they are offering). I am happy that they assured me I can cancel and get a full refund quickly if i change my mind, so I may do that and go with handtec if the date changes as radically as expansys (who are expecting it on the 17th).

edit: the invoice does say that I paid for next day by courier, though (although I didn't get any choice):

UK - Next Day Delivery via Courier (UPS / City Link) – (Signed For). (): £5.99

So not Royal Mail, apparently.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
I've been using T-Mobile for some years now.

I like their web services and care should I need it.

Coverage does depend on where you use it but overall I'm happy.

I'm on one of their Solo 12 month packages with free bolt on's and can't complain. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Huck33:
i never used and android phone so my question is probably stupid, but if i buy a galaxy S, is it possible to have the interface (settings, widgets..) in french?

the galaxi cheaper at clove (even with fedex shipment)

regards
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sundip:
they buy direct and then sell on any network they want.

have a look at the best selling voda deal, you can add internet for £5/month works out better.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Toss3:
So the pixels are visible huh? :( How about reading web-pages without zooming in(like this thread for example)?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
Its so beautiful...:d
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Adriaaaaan:
You can't quite read bbc news at full page but you dont have to zoom in much before its all very readable. The pixels are only slightly fuzzy when its white on black anything else is perfect.

The viewing angles are insane never seen a screen that has flawless colour reproduction like this at all angles:)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Highl1:
That's my main concern as well..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] powlesY:
The thing is i don't need any more than 300 minutes. Also it means messing about with cashback. I like the £25/month deal 'cause that's probably the most i can afford without me having to be careful that i've got money in the bank.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Toss3:
Can you read this thread without zooming in? :) Does the bbc-page scale so that you see the whole page in the android broswer or do you only see a part of it?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] latraviata:
You could get the phone SIM free or on pay as you go and then get a separate SIM only deal and use that SIM instead of the PAYG one. They start from £10 @ month, plus £5 extra for internet.

http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/sim-only-plans/all-sim-plans
[Galaxy S I9000 General] powlesY:
Sim-free would cost towards £500 and then £10-15/month adds £120-180 a year so it'd work out i'd be spending a lot more as opposed to getting it on contract.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Adriaaaaan:
you only see part of it, its very fast though even with a poor signal 3g connection i have here.

can't read this site orange says "this site is only suitable for over 18s" apparently xda = porn.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Well, it's arrived :-) The phone is charging right now. It's very light weight even with the battery installed, and feels good in the hand. As the reviews have mentioned, the back cover is very thin plastic. I cant help thinking its too thin and people are going to snap it, so do be careful when removing it for the first time.

One negative point is the usb charging point is on the top of the phone, which is kinda daft as it tends to limit any cradles, docks, car kits etc to being in landscape, other than that, just waiting for the first charge to complete before having a play.

Just a quick note, as soon as the screen lights up, you can instantly tell its something special :cool:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Adriaaaaan:
How rediculously fast does it start up! I swear it wasnt even 10 seconds.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] darksnarfer:
Some users on the singapur forum have stated that the phone usually lags when starting apps for the first time (I mean, first time after the phone has booted), can you confirm this? Maybe after you have installed some apps from the market this starts to happen...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Just had my first quick play, Oh... My... Gawwd! it is super quick! And the touch keyboard is so responsive! Not seen any lag launching stuff yet, but only launched a few of the pre-installed apps. Google maps got a GPS fix in a matter of seconds, market place, mail, all launched pretty much instantly, but will keep playing....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Would be interested to hear what the sms tool is like. Any need to use Handcent? If so, how well does it integrate? (I'm thinking of the swipe to text feature here).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kirandeep:
Ok got mine today, but at work at the moment so like others will have to wait til i get home.

I didnt think i was going to get it, mobiles.co.uk cancelled my order i placed on 24th May, for 12 month contract on Vodafone, when I asked them why they said Vodafone had refused due to credit rating.

I promptly checked my credit rating and its good, I then re-ordered on 18 month contract and order was accepted and despatched within the hour.

I went from being totally gutted to elation, I did question mobiles.co.uk about why they really refused my initial order they just said they cant answer my question, just very fishy if they dont want to offer 12 month contracts they should not have had them on the website.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
I'm glad you got it sorted, and only one day lost. Now we have to cancel those silly help line and insurance services they sign us up to!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] powlesY:
Are the vodafone phones from mobiles.co.uk the 16GB version?

Think i'm gonna settle on the vodafone £25/month, 300 minutes, unlimited texts, 500mb net usage, £79.99 for phone tariff.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] FrezoreR:
Now mine is sent as well =) *eagerly waiting!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Toss3:
Someone ought to start an official *Just got my Samsung Galaxy S* - thread! Don't forget to add lots of pics and vids if you have the time! :) Some camera samples and HD vid samples would be nice as well!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
Damn man.

Just got back from Handtec and they said they are 98% sure they will receive stock in tomorrow.

I will pray to night sky that they actually do get stock in.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] NickeMan:
"Dear Customer

As you are aware, we recently received our first delivery of the Samsung Galaxy S.

We have been working through back orders the past two days and have now released all stock currently held.

Your order is confirmed within the next batch of handsets, due in to us on Monday.

We apologise for these continuing delays. However, we will ship your product as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please do email us.

Kind Regards

The Unlocked Mobiles.com Team"

God damn it :(

Anyone know if Clove's 200 stock coming in tomorrow is already sold out or should I try my luck there before accepting this BS delay? :/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ferdimage:
for the guys already rollin with the "S", what firmware do you guys have?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Live support at 12pm today (uk time) said they were expecting stock anytime within the next 24hrs and would be shipping tomorrow. I really hope so as I've changed my delivery address and shipping method to get it Saturday!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
2.1-update1
[Galaxy S I9000 General] BuddyLee:
Tomorrow will be a good day

:)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
Hey Buddy, where did you order from?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] BuddyLee:
expansys yesterday
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MAJED.y:
Errr Handtec, :p

have to wait,, better for them to dispatch it tomorrow :mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] OrionTC:
They got these in my local cfw for 450 sim free i had a play with one and it was pretty nice i have to say. Couldnt test the players tho as for some reason they had no sample data. It was light and im nt sure how i feel about the build of it...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] darksnarfer:
Just one day to deliver an international order? :eek:

Did you ask them to ship with fedex or is it standard when they send to US?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
Oof. I want the phone badly. But not $100 more badly.

Guess I will just have to wait. Here's hoping handtec gets it in tomorrow.

@Darksnarfer

they only have one shipping option to US. 2-3 FedEx
[Galaxy S I9000 General] BuddyLee:
its standard
[Galaxy S I9000 General] xspyda:
well said that man!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Adriaaaaan:
Yes you can read the forum without zoom, typing this with swype it kicks ass.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MarvinTheAndroid:
Mine arrived about 5 mins ago.

I've put it on to charge, but I've got to go out now to collect another package for my wife.

More laters. :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Toss3:
Could you perhaps be kind enough to provide us with some pics? :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Adriaaaaan:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sred...3505&authkey=Gv1sRgCLCAwLiQjvPFwgE&feat=email

Uploaded directly from the phone so not sure of quality.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Well Handtec have finally updated their website to say: 'Orders placed before 17 June will be shipped 18 June'. Hope that means they've actually just received them!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Toss3:
Thanks! Doesn't seem to fare that well in low-light conditions, but the pic of the Galaxy S box for instance looks pretty good. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Mithent:
Yay. It is PenTile. I can't contain my joy.

I'd be interested to see close-up shots of text on the Galaxy S compared to a TFT phone, and shots of htc.com to check for the pink problem?

I fear I'm just going to have to live with PenTile, though, as much as I hate to have something which makes text less sharp - don't really care if it's great at showing photos etc., the majority of what I do on my phone is read text. Unfortunately, in the UK, it seems the only options for 3.7"+ 1Ghz high-end phones are the Desire (PenTile), Galaxy S (PenTile) and Xperia X10 (not PenTile but running Android 1.6 without multitouch). I really want a UK EVO 4G.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Adriaaaaan:
The sound quality is excellent I'm just listening to some music now through my speakers (proper ones) and the quality is very good. My previous phone (htc touch hd) sounded really poor but this phone puts out some really high quality sound. :D

gonna try streaming some vids through windows media player straight to the phone if i can
[Galaxy S I9000 General] powlesY:
Does anybody know if the vodafone phones on mobiles.co.uk are 16GB?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
Thank you for that update. That puts my mind at ease. And I am very happy with the price from them. So I can afford to wait 4-5 days.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
Same here.. Best price so far. The reviews I read about them are nearly all 5 stars so that's why I went with them... but the price of unlocked-mobiles is nearly the same just the shipping method didn't please me too well..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MarvinTheAndroid:
Really pleased with the phone. Got mine from e2save.com on a 12 month contract with vodafone. However it isn't sim locked at all. My number hasn't ported across yet so I put my t-mobile sim in and it works fine. :D

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[Galaxy S I9000 General] powlesY:
Marvin, did e2save give you the 16GB version?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hotboy:
yes they are i have one
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MarvinTheAndroid:
No, it's the 8Gb one. I'm going to phone them later on today about it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Airwave:
I just order it from Clove... First order for me but I read only good things about this shop!

And I've never been so happy to live outside the EU (and not pay VAT) :D

Is this shop fast to ship?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] 1nfern0:
I took delivery from Mobiles.co.uk yesterday and they shipped an 8Gb version. This was also vodaphone. I can remember whether they specified originally on the site but they are now showing only 8gb for Sale. Is it worth chasing up with them?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] powlesY:
Going to a CarphoneWarehouse and a Vodafone store today. Gonna see if either of them can offer a deal similar to one on mobiles.co.uk.. or even if they've got them in stock.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MaNIaCv1:
I too have just received my phone from Mobiles.co.uk with only 8GB. Wasn’t best pleased as the site specifies 16GB

http://www.mobiles.co.uk/vodafone-samsung-galaxy-s.html

I’ve emailed them asking them to send me the correct model, and await their response.

Very pleased with the phone itself, I’m moving from Win mobile HTC HD so android is new to me, but so far I’m quite impressed, fast and configurable, it'll be even better when it’s rooted.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] 1nfern0:
The URL that you've linked now says 8Gb. That said, I phoned this morning and they appologised. However they had no 16Gb in stock and only offered to send another 8Gb SD or a full refund. I'm pushing for a 16gb SD now.