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[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Provided the item is in stock it is shipped immediately, not at the end of the working day.

Once the item has left the UK, overseas orders are then governed by how your carrier supports delivery.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Handtec live support confirmed that they've received stock and will be shipping all orders placed before 17 June today. More stock due on Monday.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
thanks for that news :D Wonder how much they have received :/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AudiS2:
I received an email from fedex about 1,5h ago that they have received my phone from handtec and I'll be getting it on tuesday (Finland).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Didn't think to ask, but as long as you ordered before yesterday then they say it'll be shipped today :D

Bought an InvisibleShield for it and according to the instructions you're supposed to leave the phone switched off for 12 - 24hrs after application before turning it back on. Hmm, dunno about that!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rodh257:
me too, mine should arrive Wednesday. Can't wait!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
I got a fedex email as well. Says I should have my phone by 10:30am Monday June 21st. Thinking of coming into work late...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
yay me too from Handtec and Fedex, shipping today, and estimated delivery is monday at 12pm :D:D

edit: I'm in Canada so that's fast shipping, I guess they'll ship during weekends n_n
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Sim-1:
Got mine from Unlocked Mobiles yesterday! Great phone!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lgkahn:
fedex from handtec here in the u.s. monday morn by 10:30
[Galaxy S I9000 General] INeedYourHelp:
Their website still says "pre-order". Do they have them in stock?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
They are probably getting more on Monday. My order from handtec was *just* picked up by FedEx!

WOOT!

It's officially coming to me. I saw the dispatch info and I was thinking I was going to get beat on it.

But, sure enough, the i9000 is bundled up nicely heading my way.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] INeedYourHelp:
Is it the 8GB or 16GB?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
Handtec only offers 8gb for now. (even though you see the 16 gb they don't yet offer it)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Still waiting on a confirmation of my dispatch :rolleyes: I'm in the UK though, so another couple of hours til I start panicking ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
YAY order status changed to picked up :D

Picked up

WELLINGBOROUGH GB

now gotta wait :D

I'm still wondering why receive stock on friday and not monday or tuesday of this week :/ making us wait all weekend xD
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MAJED.y:
Finally received email from UPS "handtec"

my eye on 21/6 - my First Android experience... :D comes from SE P1i.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] darksnarfer:
Anybody knows if DHL delivers on weekends? Expansys just sent my order (it still doesn't shows up at DHL tracking website) and I was wondering if I'll receive mine tomorrow or monday.

I can't wait anymore!!! :p:p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Finally!! Just received my email from Handtec - will be with me some time tomorrow :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wascaa:
@Nicolopolus When did you place your order?

I ordered mine just yesterday hoping it be shipped today...

Wasca
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
my order from Handtec and fedex was updated to "in transit" youpii :D it left fedex place. (I ordered Wednesday last week)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
I ordered on the 27th May, so been waiting a while! :rolleyes: I'm guessing that if you haven't received a dispatch email yet then it's likely it'll be shipped Monday when they get more stock in.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lgkahn:
where did you hear this.. i ordered the 16gb version and paid extra and it shows shipped to me.. it better be the 16gb or i will not pay shipping back to them..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
that's strange because a few pages back there was someone who bought the 16gb and they told him they won't be selling it yet, he must buy a 8gb...

that's very strange.. i really hope you receive a 16gb though maybe they'll give you a 8gb plus 8gb microsd .. but that's too expensive .. call them!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
Ugh, Just had to fill out a customs form. Hold that didn't hold back anything.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
If you receive from handtec a 16GB model Unlocked and SIM free I'll eat my Galaxy S.

I've been saying all along the advertisement at handtec is wrong.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] NickeMan:
Wooo hooooo!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lgkahn:
yes you are correct i emailed them and got a response back that it was an error and the warehouse shipped the wrong one.. they gave me the choice to refuse it. and wait for the 16gb or they would give me a credit (which they already did) plus ship me a 8gb card for free..

decided to take this because dont know how long b4 they get the 16gb version..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MarvinTheAndroid:
By way of an update on my 8Gb - when it should have been a 16Gb.

e2save have said there was a mistake on their website, and were very apologetic. I said I'd heard that their sister site were offering customers free 8Gb SD cards, so they're sending me an 8Gb card. :D

I decided not to push for the 16Gb model, since I seriously doubt that anyone will be getting sim-free 16Gb versions. My 8Gb is sim-free, so I'm happy with that.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
I had ordered a 16GB from Handtec but cancelled the order after 9 days, Handtec kept avoiding answering my question regarding the availability of a 16GB galaxy S but I was able to extract an answer from their live support before I cancel the order saying that they won't receive any 16GB soon!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
Guys, I've ordered from Clove yesterday morning, at noon they deduct the amount from my master card and since then there was no update on my order statues, the galaxy S is in stock there!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
.

If its in stock and they've debited your account then it's my guess your order is being processed.

Why not send them an email asking if your order is ready for dispatch?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
I have sent them an email 5 min. ago, waiting for their reply!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
What answer did you receive?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
I got an email back from clove that says :

Thank you for your order and email - payment has now been processed. Very sorry but we have tried to contact your bank and unfortunately are unable to verify your details.

As this is your first purchase from Clove Technology, for security purposes please could you select one of the following options to enable dispatch of your goods.

A) Please contact your card issuer for the Authorisation Code (or Transaction Code) relating to the payment. There is a unique code for every card transaction (as appears at the bottom of a store receipt) and your card issuer will only give this information to the card holder. When you confirm that code to us via email, phone or fax, your order will be cleared to ship.

OR

B) You can email or fax a copy (photo, scan or pdf) of your passport, or any official document showing the registered card holder's name and address (such as a driving license or bank statement or other utility bill).

If sending a credit card statement, we understand that you may wish to conceal certain pieces of information, this is fine, providing we can at least see your name, address and the last 4 digits of the credit/debit card number. If the statement is in another language (not English) we can still accept this.

Your co-operation with this security procedure is appreciated as our intention is to prevent unauthorised card transactions and dispatch orders as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Now if they are unable to verify my details then why do they charge me!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Have you actually checked your credit card that the payment has been accepted?

Quite often what happens is a seller initiates the sale details and on some cases it gets refused due to various reasons, one being the method Clove mentions.

However, what I have sometimes found is the credit card company with reasons known only by themselves to then later change their mind and accept the purchase details without informing the seller.

My recommendation is if the credit card company has debited your card then email clove tomorrow and explain exactly what has happened.

To be honest and in no way am I defending clove but Chril Love and his team are to me without question very high on my integrity list.

I've known them for nigh on 20yrs and if I had a gripe to pass with them 20yrs or no 20yrs I would let them know my displeasure..... but no, they have always come through with their main priority being customer satisfaction.

It's my thought this is either a ****-up with your credit card company or clove have made an error which should be easily rectified. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
OK I'm sending them an image of my credit card showing the last 4 digits and name, also an image of some official document that shows my name.

Hope this works!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Okay... but have you contacted your credit card to ascertain if a security code is still needed.

I would ask them two questions:-

1. If they initially refused the transaction, then why have they now allowed it?

2. Do you still need authorization from the credit card company.

Clove may still come back and say to you ~ although we have your details for card payment until the authorization from the credit card has been accepted we can not send the goods.

Hope this makes sense. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] DeathJester:
I would recommend getting the authorisation code from your bank instead. I've no idea who the company are, but there's a lot of information which can be used in identify theft on bank statements or passports.

Consider: If you forget your password, they ask you about the available balance, overdraft limit, recent transactions... All available from a bank statement. I'm not saying that these guys are doing that, just that you should be VERY careful with that information.

FWIW, I have every bank statement for the past two years in a file, and older than 2 years get confetti shredded and they used as tinder for summer BBQs :p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
:D

Today is thursday which is the weekend, it's like Saturday where you guys live!

So calling them is impossible for the next 48 hours!

Any way, Colve sent me an email saying my order will be shipped tomorrow.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
If it is being shipped tomorrow then all appears well. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
This is annoying, according to clove email, my phone should have been shipped today, but still not shipped :mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Have you asked them.

It could have been shipped but the sales email may have not yet gone out.

The only way you are going to know for sure is by asking them if it has been posted.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
Do they work on saturday ?!?!?!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Unfortunately no... but I would still send off a message just in case Chris logs in at home to check for any messages. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
I did, I hope I'll get some info soon !
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Do you mind if I ask what country you are sending the phone to?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
Saudi Arabia, I'm a Foreigner in this country, have been living there for the past 4 years, and never had an issue ordering online !!!!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Okay... let's see what happens on Monday when they get back to you.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Huck33:
is there any french customer there that bought a galaxy from UK website?

any issue with using the phone in France

regards
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
Shipment picked by DHL, I should get it in 2 to 5 days.....:o
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Excellent.

Let me know when you get it :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
I GOT IT :D:D:D:D:D

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet...........

Let me tell you one thing.... Samsung Galaxy S is the Android Porn :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
You received it.... GREAT.

Surprising what a little kick can do. I'll get back to them and let them know you've received it. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
where can I get updates for the mobile ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Techno79:
Just noticed that the 8GB version has come down in price. Handtec are now selling this for £414.76. Play.com have reduced it down to £439.99 (4% cash back with http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ bringing price to £422.39). Even expansys has dropped their price to £449.99 (although they've always been the most expensive).

Wonder how long before we see a sub £400 price.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ukemaxxer:
Hi

Anyone heard of this place, price looks too good to be true.

http://www.affordablemobiles.co.uk/simfree///samsung/i9000/5051495114029.html
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Techno79:
If you do a google search "link:http://www.affordablemobiles.co.uk" it will do search for websites that have a link to that website. You can also do a normal google search for affordablemobiles.co.uk which may also find stuff. Here's a few things I found which might help:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/mobile-phones-pdas/725457-affordablemobiles-co-uk.html

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews-all-168317.html

A quick skim read seems to show they are not a good company but it's your decision as I don't have any first hand experience.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wliu88:
thanks for your explaination.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wliu88:
android support multilanguage originated, so don't worry about it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Huck33:
thanks

i will probably pre order it at Clove

edit :

price of hanetc is low compared to others
[Galaxy S I9000 General] nCoder:
free insurance on unlocked-mobiles.com

I just noticed than unlocked-mobiles.com offers free insurance! looks like the best value deal now. :)

Do you have any negative feedback about this store?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
I ordered from them two days ago. Their customer service has replied to every email very quickly, but they don't have the smoothest system. For example, I didn't even get an order confirmation when I ordered outside of office hours (that had me worried for a bit).

Also, I didn't create an account (just went straight to checkout), and now I can't see my detailed invoice (there is a link in the email that just takes me to the account sign in page). I wanted the insurance, but my emailed invoice doesn't state that I have it, and I can't see any other. I have emailed them about it, but I got a response back saying that they are closed until Tuesday. However, they have been good enough so far that I suspect things to be sorted out first thing Tuesday morning.

If you want, you can hold out a little bit, and I will let you know how reliable they are for me. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wliu88:
I'm also prefer to order from unlocked-mobiles, but I still didn't got their email reply since now. May I waiting to Tuesday?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ferdimage:
i ordered from unlocked-mobiles, and i received an email invoice straight away, when i log in on my account on the site, it says its still processing..

also someone from Singapore is the first to receive their retail 16gb Galaxy S..

im jealous :(

hehe

its ok if unlocked-mobiles do get the phone 2/june im happy with that...

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2708011
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
It took them a while to send me mine. If you haven't got it on Tuesday give them an email, they reply very quickly :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
Yes please report back if it gets shipped 2nd june :D then I would get it from unlocked if i can figure out how to pay directly to bank account.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
Guys, there's also this website that is selling it but can't purchase it yet.

it seems like 500 USD, that's very cheap! maybe like 520 Canadian,

without shipping. But I do not know how reliable that website is, I did find good reviews online though.

http://www.auroracell.com/samsung-i9000-galaxy-s-8gb.html
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
Should I had this to the opening post? I am reluctant as they don't have an estimated shipping date. I this the US prices will be cheaper than the UK ones, when they come out, so $500 isn't unbelievable. Just look at the ipad:

http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/british-bought-ipads-are-costliest-in-world-693178

Tech is always expensive here... :(

Edit: just read the comments to that article. Looks like they didn't take account of sales tax/etc, so maybe they aren't to be trusted. Nevermind. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
I find tech in US is cheaper than canada, it's usually 100$ more here, so we buy from US because of the great exchange rate hehe, almost same price, especially when the dollar is equal or near equal.

i find australian tech can be also cheap. I was going to get the desire before I found this phone, and australia shopbot.com.au had cheap prices when changing currency to CAD or US.

but 500 US dollars is very cheap for that new phone, but I do not know how much is shipping and tax, etc.. so you could post it but put a note explaining the situation..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
Done. I have also edited in the urls for the current list, and highlighted the prices/dates for easier reading. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
I just tested the website auroracell. I added HTC Legend to cart which is same price as sammy. and shipping to canada is 27$. Same with HTC Desire, 27$ so 27$ shipping..

so far it's 526.89$ and it says incl. Tax!

so i'm guessing it will be the same with sammy. but maybe there will be duties to pay hmm. let's say 40-70 $ duty from US to Canada. so about 580$ let's say. or max 600. which is still cheaper than from UK to canada (all because of duties, which raise the price :( )
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Funk2641:
Can someone tell me if it really has the 1900 Mhz 3G band?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
http://galaxys.samsungmobile.com/specification/spec.html

"Network

HSUPA 900/1900/2100

EDGE/GPRS 850/ 900/1800/1900"

I guess so?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wliu88:
when will launch in US?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
I just ordered one from HandTec, the 16GB will cost me £484.88 with shipping to the Mid. East!

That's the same price I would pay for a locally obtained Xperia X10 ! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Huck33:
someone has a voucher code for hantec or clove?

regards

edit :

the only difference between 16 & 8 Go is the quantity of memory or the 16Go version has some specific features?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
this is confusing,

unlocked-mobiles still has it for 2nd june.. arg.. I really wish there was a way of officially finding out if they're actually still getting it tomorrow or next week.

The people that ordered from unlocked-mobiles, can you post here to tell us if it ships for you tomorrow?

thank you !
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Will.1:
I'm very curious to know this as well. Why would they have it before every one else? I'm hoping they're not going to BS you with lines like "there's been a slight problem with our suppliers, we'll ship them out next week, in the meantime let us invest your upfront cash" ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
So many bad reviews of Royal Mail also lol... and I'm not willing to pay 50 GBP to use their UPS/fedex service just to get it this week when I can pay ~17 pounds from handtec next week and use Fedex.. I'm scared that Royal Mail may lose the package lol.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
If it's Recorded Delivery which I'm sure it will be you will be able to use the Royal Mail Tracking service.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ClownShoes:
The date on Unlocked has been changed to 7/6
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Adriaaaaan:
yeah.... they just emailed me
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
roar ! thought so!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ferdimage:
yeah it hurts got the email too...

but hey we knew it was coming .. Clove/Handtec already had the 07/06 dates...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Was just confirming my order with Handtec, was advised that there's a rumour it's been delayed til the 14/15th in UK (they're sticking til 7th unless they hear otherwise). Perhaps that could be the global launch date?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wliu88:
the different from clove others is there 8G card included,

What's in the box of Samsung Galaxy S I9000 (8GB)

Samsung Galaxy S I9000

Battery

UK AC Adapter

8GB MicroSD card
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
wliu88 did you add that last line lol?

this is what I have on clove.co.uk

What's in the box of Samsung Galaxy S I9000 (8GB)

* Samsung Galaxy S I9000

* Battery

* UK AC Adapter

may be good that it's delayed.. there is a bug in the camera that is not letting it launch

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2781948&page=11

2 people are having that error.

and it's sad, someone pointed out there are no led notification lights for missed calls/sms/email :( but they're new to android so I hope they are mistaken..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hassan:
Clove now stating 14th. :mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Yes, you can read all about it in their Blog here.

The good news though is that they will ship (at their own cost) an 8GB MicroSD Card with the phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] darksnarfer:
Just found this (sorry can't post links): phandroid.com/2010/06/02/samsung-galaxy-s-launches-in-europe-us-and-rest-of-world-follow-in-2010/

I like the part where it says: "Available across Europe at launch, the Galaxy S will roll out to the rest of the world including the US later this year."

I know it will be available at launch, I just don't know when the launch will hapen!! :confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
oh yay

guess it was true wliu :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] bajica:
Some lucky guys allready got there phone :)

forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showpost.php?p=46170108&postcount=1293

edit:

also there is vid here:

youtube.com/watch?v=_OD_EUE95LU
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
very nice :D obviously it will be better in day time. but it's very smooth and there was no stuttering.

can't wait to get this phone, it may not be the best 720p but it's great to have that in a phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Silverdragondk:
According to Samsung Denmark we're apparently getting the phone on 28 june, so I wouldn't get too annoyed if you're having your release date pushed a week or so. It's still "much" earlier than us in Denmark! grr I say!

Regards
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wliu88:
I'm sure clove modified their website now. I think they find this mistake.

I wonder if someone order before tomorrow can ask them to provide this 8G SDcard?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Wazco:
Hmm but I wonder if that applies to those who pre ordered? Clove currently have two entires on their site now for the Galaxy S, one with a free 8gb card and one without. As I pre ordered the one without a week ago, will I get it?

It might just be a case of them not replacing the old entry for the Galaxy S with the new one yet.

Im really gutted about this delay though and am considering changing my order to the Desire, damn my impatience.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
There is no way Clove or any retailer can sell an item at the same price one with the card and one without.

Rest assured, any i9000 previously pre-ordered will have the same box contents including accessories provided.

It would be customer melt-down if they offered it only to new pre-orders.

But for total peace of mind send Clove an email and come back here to let the guys know how you got on.

As to the delay, yes it's sad but that's life. We get ups and downs all the time, that's what makes us what we are. :)