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[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
:D I thought about doing the same thing, I also considered the Nexus one. Then I considered waiting for another phone, then I got my mind straight again and realized "no! the i9000 has the most features, better camera, faster, wifi n, wireless tethering without root on 2.1, etc..."

Only thing I am not happy about is how I heard from those who got their phone that there is no Led notifications for missed calls/sms/email. ='(

(I hope that's wrong though)..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Impatient, nervous wrecks? :o

Carphone Warehouse (mobiles.co.uk) still saying they expect stock tomorrow.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dan 6a:
No free 8 Gig cards.

What has happend is that the 16 Gig version is only available through carriers , so to ammend the mistake of advertising the 16GB phone they have added a card.

Makes sense?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Delayed

Damn it! Hardly surprising, but mobiles have just updated their website with 'First stock expected to arrive in mid June!' :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Clove are pushing this phone WITH a free 8GB card and I commend them for shipping the phone with one (not much use to me though as I'll be using a 16GB class 6).

At least Clove never advertised the phone available in 16GB form.

In fact they were the one company who were being honest and up front... unlike others from the likes of handtec who advertise the 16GB model.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MarvinTheAndroid:
Same here. How stupid is that? This will be the first phone I've ever had where there is NO outward indication of sms / missed called until you bring the phone out of standby. What were Samsung thinking?

Is there absolutely no external indication of missed calls / sms on this thing? Previous phones (Nokia) have done this via the on-screen time / screen-saver feature.

Seriously thinking of cancelling my order over this.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Handtec have the Desire back in stock and I could conceivably have it tomorrow. Am reaaaally having to stay my hand! Feverishly looking at the first impressions to see if any dealbreakers with the Galaxy crop up!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Stay calm....

If you get the Desire yes it will be great for the first couple of weeks but then you'll regret it when you read all the comments from those that have got hold of the Galaxy S.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Thank you oh wise one ;) I shall leave the forums alone for a few days and obsess over something else ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
That's the spirit.

You know in the end the answer will be......
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
Ok! So I received 3 emails from unlocked-mobiles today, all 3 are the same emails (they're a newsletter.. I didn't know I signed up for that lol) indicating that the Samsung Galaxy si9000 is due in Next Week :D

so that gives me hope. I really hope it's true... (i somehow really doubt :'( )
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
any updates from unlocked-mobiles or hantec yet?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ferdimage:
i have an itch on my left nut that unlocked-mobiles will email me in about an hour saying next week for stock!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Just don't expect any members here to scratch it for you when you're still left waiting. :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] discophil:
handtec just change their expected stock date to week comencing 14th June.... booooo :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
As usual with handtec they are sloowwww at updating their info.

I expect they left it late to try and get as many pre-orders in as possible.

Unlike Clove who announced their date early last week.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wliu88:
waiting, waiting and waiting ......
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
...... Tell us about it.

But all good things come to those who wait.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Are we there yet?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
well they did take back the Singapore models to do an update so that's good.. I guess that's one reason why they're making us wait ><

it's coming it's coming hehe. imagine next week they tell us wait til 21 ._.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
So it's another week, then another 5 days for delivery.......... waiting is painful :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
5 days! Ouch. mobiles.co.uk do overnight delivery, so I'd like to see mine on the 15th.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
Saw this on another website, sent by unlocked-mobiles:

"We are still awaiting the Samsung galaxy to arrive in stock early this week.

Once arrived, it will be shipped.

If you require an order cancelation and refund prior to release please advise.

Regards

Unlocked-Mobiles.com"
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
Hmm.. Unlocked mobiles changed their date to 11 June lol...

http://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/sim...s-sim-free-unlocked-mobile-phone-p-60773.html

maybe that way they get pre-orders but either way they'll probably ship on monday 14th.. I don't know..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ferdimage:
yeah their just bull crapping on the date to get orders up, but really all UK ppl should know by now that UK stocks are in on the 14th,

Dear Customer

Samsung have advised that the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S will be further delayed. We anticipate the delivery date to be end of this week. Customers should expect dispatch on Monday 14th June.

We deeply apologise for the delay and trust you understand that we are held by Samsung on handset release dates.

As soon at the stock arrives, it will be immediately dispatched via a priority service for all pre-order customers.

The UK is the first country to receive the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S, so you are still guaranteed first receipt.

Should you wish to cancel your order, simply reply to this email.

Any questions regarding the delivery can also be sent in reply to this update.

Kind Regards

The Unlocked Mobiles.com Team

**Anyways wit all this gay delay, i hope Samsung fixes those issues addressed by the Singapore users, i guess they were Samsungs guinea pigs lol**
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Didn't the guys from Clove say they had some people from Samsung stopping by yesterday to demo the phone for them? Perhaps they might have some news re stock dates?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Yes, that was me who posted the information.

I received a message from Chris Love of Clove answering my questions with which one of them was the date.

It is still W/C 14 June.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Ah cool :) Any other interesting info revealed? Anything about sms/charging notifications?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Funnily enough I did ask about this and whether or not a Desk Stand is included within the box contents.

Unfortunately the Production Manager only had with him an unboxed i9000.

He did not know about the Desk Stand nor could he answer the question on LED notification.

He will let Clove know as soon as he can.

However, Clove feel as the phone should be with them next week this will probably the quickest method in obtaining the information.

He also did a presentation to the UK magazine staff of Smartphone Essential who were there at the time.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Thanks Beards. Shame the production manager couldn't even answer basic questions about his own product!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
I know.... unfortunately it's the same with most 'Office Staff'.

They prep themselves to talk ONLY of what they are there for..... Anything out of the box (pun not intended) is of alien form and intelligence. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
mobiles.co.uk have updated their Galaxy page as of today and are now saying they expect stock on Friday the 11th.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
Does that mean they had 14th and then changed it to the 11th? Unlocked mobiles also say the 11th, so maybe that is the date Samsung have quoted. Or maybe these guys are just wanting to get more pre-orders because they can use the weekend as an excuse not to send out any devices... :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
..........Cunning but Oh so correct.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
It better not. They do overnight delivery, so it should be delivered on Saturday if they're telling the truth.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
.........believe it and there'll be tears before bedtime.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Aye, well I wont be holding me breath.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zkillers:
To anyone wondering, the stocks for Singapore has already arrived. So hopefully it won't be long before you guys receive your phones.:)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
So, here we are again, a day before launch. I just heard from doped that his supplier in the Netherlands has delayed until the 28th. Anyone here in the UK been delayed again yet? mobiles.co.uk still says tomorrow, but they were saying the same this time last week.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Knobibrot:
Amazon Germany say June 25th and they updated the price.

It's down to 489€
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
All signs still point to early next week, including Clove who seem to have been on the ball so far. Man, I hope it is early next week - delays getting tiresome now!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ferdimage:
Yeah if there is no update from Clove by tomorrow, then were looking at a happy Monday to start the week of happy "S" owners!! cant wait ..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Delayed, again.

And here we go..... I have just received an email from mobiles.co.uk that the Galaxy S has been delayed and they dont expect stock until next Tuesday now.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Well the other sites shouldn't need to update their dates as they've been saying w/c 14th, so technically that could be up to Fri 18th.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Okay... just heard from Clove.

They have had official confirmation from Samsung. It's been delayed another week.

Samsung are keeping a tight lip on why there is a delay.

New expected date for the UK is now W/C 21st June. :(

EDITED:

Just as I went to print on this, Wardy from Clove sent me the latest Blog on this.

You can read it here including my comment at the foot.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MarvinTheAndroid:
Thanks for the update Beards - guess the same goes for all the other suppliers in the UK.

Just hope I get mine before my PAC expires.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ferdimage:
really frustrated with this sh*t from Samsung, are they that retarted that they cant just have one set date! instead of announcing delays on a weekly basis... im sure many people that have pre ordered are feeling pretty annoyed...

So pissed i just sold my Omnia II today thinking that it was really 14th the official date...

my fault though but still Samsung shouldnt f*ck around so much...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Well, it sucks, but what can you do. I waited this long, kinda commited now. :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] v1rtu4l:
why the bashing ... i don't know how old you are but it does make sense to me.

now you are asking me "what makes sense here" ?

if you grow up you hopefully will gain the ability to see the motivation and reasons behind the actions of business companies.

so what if they just gave us a release date which is so far in the future that they would easily comply with it ?

i tell you what happens:

all the undecided buyers would say "f*ck you, i wont wait so long, gonna get the iphone 4, because i can get it earlier" ...

you can substitute "iphone 4" with any desireable phone out there ...

samsung plays it smart and deliberately claims the samsung galaxy to be available earlier than the iphone:

this way the users are hoping for the phone every day and are kept "hot" for it...

with this strategy perhaps even people that would have gotten the iphone or the galaxy s depending on what is available earlier will by the galaxy even if it is effectively available a few weeks later than the iphone.

by postponing the release day step by step the people will already have pre-ordered it and thus not buy the iphone (even if it was available by now) ...

if you don't see and understand this simple tactic behind it, you know why you are the "stupid customer" that gets fooled and why the guy from the marketing department of samsung got the job and just grins, when he sees how the stupid folks fall for that.

please notice that i do not want to bash samsung here ! its a tactic many (if not all) companies use ... falling for it is ... your own fault ...

you know the saying "fool me once, shame on you ... fool me twice, shame on me"
[Galaxy S I9000 General] v1rtu4l:
i do not want to bash anyone and i wont tell anyone that they are stupid ...

but this here is the perfect example of the tactic and its effect

he probably would not have waited for it, if samsung said it would be available in september
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Danne736:
The thing is that it´s already released in Singapore, so whats taking so long.:confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Wazco:
Well its more than frustrating that they keep delaying it a week, thats now the third delay and the final straw, looks like im getting a Desire then.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] v1rtu4l:
same thing that does take longer, if an european update comes out later than the asian one ... most of the time localizations, widgets that are country specific ... and i read somewhere that even the handsets in singapore were recalled to get a fix/update or something ...

so perhaps they started to sell it in singapore and some users reported a serious bug, so instead of selling it here and recall it later, they prefer to fix it before letting it out to the wide audience and perhaps get a bad reputation for the phone
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MarvinTheAndroid:
........ or maybe we're getting froyo! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wliu88:
Due for release week commencing 21st June.

from clove
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Old news I'm afraid. Already been reported earlier.

See here.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] OrionTC:
Engadget report:

Samsung Galaxy S taking UK pre-orders, Vodafone promises June 15 delivery

.....

Whats the deal here? :P i can't post the link due to account restrictions.

Also vodaphone report: Direct camera key	Yes
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Vodafone have a UK exclusive on the 16GB versions so its not surprising that they might get theirs a little earlier than the rest.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Er, this is weird. After yesterdays delay to the 15th, mobiles.co.uk are now saying stock expected today. I'm pretty sure the must be a web-site versioning ****-up, and not an improved delivery date.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
Well let's hope it's not a mistake! Really it seems that Clove are the only ones to believe right now.

Someone on the androidforums reconfirmed with a samsung rep that stock had been shipped to european, but that could of course be the carrier models. And they'll need time to customize them surely?

These delays are made worse by the fact that handtec have had my money for several weeks now (if only Clove had been cheaper)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
This is another reason to shop with Clove.

They ONLY take you money when the item is shipped, period.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
play.com are going quite conservatively with a new date of 28th June!

That HTC Desire is looking better and better...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
No, waited this long. Must hold out just a little longer....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nicolopolus:
I know, I know - everytime I think of the Desire I just imagine the screen size difference being too much compared to my Hd2.

Personally I think this delay is all down to this stupid 110 country release. A problem with supply in one country and they surely have to push back all the others. And like others have said, all these estimated dates certainly get the orders in.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] v1rtu4l:
i just read in those singapore forums and it seems the initial release of the galaxy s had multitasking problems making the phone sluggish when many applications are run simultaniously... the latest update did fix this problem but has other side effects, so it is pretty probable that this is the cause for the delay
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
I don't think software updates are holding back the delivery to UK.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Adriaaaaan:
Its clearly delayed, the fact that we've header nothing suggests they want to give us the bad news before going home for the weekend
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
It would be different if Samsung came out and said why there is a delay.

Although it may not be good news, by being honest & open would retain a lot of customer confidence.

This quiet approach only serves a meal of distrust and uncertainty.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
We still have until Tuesday before we know for sure if it's cancelled or not
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Don't even dwell for one second on that...

There is absolutely no way whatsoever we will see the Galaxy S in UK waters by then.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Dark Sector:
I think this is a positive thing because with this way Samsung will be in so much pressure do to the fact of the release date delays and that will make them work hard and fast on the software fixes + arrange a nice number of products so we don't constantley face "out of stock"

If they rushed with release date you will hate GS because of the bugs and the delay of the software updates .
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thephawx:
More than likely, you're correct and I am setting myself up for a world of hurt come next week.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] OrionTC:
Whats the best deals people have found?

mobiles.co.uk/vodafone-samsung-galaxy-s.html

these seem to do some pretty nice offers on vodaphone. im not sure any other carrier has been announced.

i see a lot of you are buying sim free versions, whats your reasoning behind this? to expand on this, you buy the phone for £400-500 sim free, then you have to get a sim-only contract or pay-as-you-go sim, which will cost you at least 15-25 a month for mobile internet + a decent call/sms set. that ends up costing quite a bit more than a contract. on the positive side at least the phone is yours to switch between networks should anything change a few months in, and i guess if you plan to sell it in 6 months for a newer phone you can get a decent amount for it?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
its pretty much the same price over 18/24 months if you get a good sim only deal, especially with quidco cashbacks. plus you can choose your network, you don't have branding, and you are not tied in to a contract period.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] OrionTC:
fair points. never really looked into quidco cashbacks, i shall have a look!

would be nice to hear about good sim-only deals other than o2 simplicity.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hashfoo:
that depends on what you want. I personally want lots of internet without restrictions and land line minutes. I only use about 50 texts a month.

t-mobile have flexible boosters and 1gb internet. they allow everything but tethering. o2 don't state their fair use policy gb limit, but won't even allow streaming video. I don't think they are the best for internet, but they do get good coverage. 3 is good for internet, but I don't like them.bad personal experience. vodafone are really expensive for what I want (am using them now and paying 30 a month.) their customer service is pretty poor. orange are also expensive, especially for internet. I havent looked into virgin.

personally, I have gone for tmobile £10 a month with internet. I have added unlimited landline as a £5 booster and so will pay £15 a month for exactly what I need. £80 quidco cashback and excellent coverage ( I think orange and tmobile have teamed up now, too). £400 - £430 for the phone. (carphone warehouse payg or unlocked-mobiles) and its not too bad compared to contracts.only 8gb phone, but ill give up the 16gb to avoid vodafone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] OrionTC:
Not sure how trustworthy coverage maps are but the tmobile one isnt as good as the others for my area. good deals though on the SIM never saw those before.

im also curious about this quidco cashback, how does that work?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
There is no way whatsoever I would purchase a mobile tied to a carrier under contract.

I don't like my phones plastered in carrier software material which often restricts the end user.

I've been using the T-Mobile Solo since it was first announced and have changed my plan several times over the course of using it with my phones.

When I get the Galaxy S all I'll do is take the SIM from my HD2 and transfer it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
That's why I buy mine from mobiles.co.uk, you get the discounted contracts, but also get the raw, unmodified, unlocked and unlogo'd :p phone. Of course, it'd be nice if they actually had one to send to me.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] OrionTC:
ive only ever had 1 contract phone and thats been my Iphone for 2 years. It had no corporate software on it so never experienced that.

i believe i should be able to cancel my contract and sell my iphone 3g for like £170 to a recycle company. thats a fair way to buying a new phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
No corporate software but one heck of a corporate company controlling it. :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dupel:
Both vodafone and carwarehouse are absolutely convinced on monday-tuesday next week.

So, i think only somethng drastic like war can delay it now...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] OrionTC:
so very true:P. think its time to part with my iphone 3g.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Check again..... It's on back-order only
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Silverdragondk:
It says it's in stock online? I'm not British so am I missing/overlooking something?

Regards
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Knobibrot:
It changed! When I watch at 8 o'clock it said "back-order only" but now it says "in stock". Great!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
It was on 'Back Order' earlier this evening but yes you are correct it has indeed changed.

Thank you Knobibrot, for a second I wondered if I were going mad. :)

EDITED:

Just checked again this morning and it's once again on 'Back Orders'.

Personally, with all this changing In/Out/, In/Out, Shake it all about... there is more going on here than people simply taking all stock..... The system which checks stock levels is having a really bad weekend. :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jUsT2eXy:
24 month contract is crazy!

18month is bad enough.... I really want this phone but my contract does not expire till December...

decisions decisions :p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MarvinTheAndroid:
How odd, their sister site e2save.com are still showing "out of stock" :confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
To be honest chaps, until I actually hear from a member announcing they have received their phone I am still taking these web exclusives with a pinch of salt.

Maybe Vodaphone have sorted some form of 'agreement of exclusivity' with Samsung....... but in the meantime it's all rumors and I don't feed off the rumor mill. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
Vodafone do have an exclusive agreement with Samsung. You can only get the 16Gb version on Vodafone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Just checked again the Vodaphone offer on Carphone Warehouse this morning and guess what.. it's once again on 'Back Orders'.

Personally, with all this changing In/Out/, In/Out, Shake it all about... there is more going on here than people simply taking all stock..... The system which checks stock levels is having a really bad weekend. :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Dark Sector:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_arrives_at_vodafone_uk_on_15_june-news-1730.php

expansys is also pointing at June 15 as release date and it still haven't changed it !
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hassan:
Well if expansys get it tomorrow or tuesday then i'll just order one from there and cancle my order from clove.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dupel:
I spoke to sales people in both companies. Both have confirmed that they have the stock and that sales are to start early next week. So yeah, I am still convinced =)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hmj2k3:
OK this is becoming really annoying, first I preordered Galaxy S 16GB from Handtec, Vodafone says they are getting an exclusive deal with the 16GB version of the phone, delays after delays after delays!

So what's the deal !!! :confused::rolleyes: