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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeterHook:
You cannot sell what I already own! It is mine!

PS

Any news regarding US tmo release?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkStone1337:
http://shop.o2.co.uk/mobile_phone/pay_and_go/init/Samsung/Galaxy_S_II

£399!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersey:
Just spoke to a very helpful scottish gentleman called Alexander on the phone, have ordered on pay as you go for delivery on tuesday.

The phone may be locked to O2 but is unbranded.

An amazing deal for £100 less then elsewhere.

Now to cancel my other order with Gum Mobile before they ship it :D.

Am well pleased, cheers Darkstone for the link
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersh:
Insta ordering from O2!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sherwood W:
Does anyone know when Three.co.uk will release the phone to order?

I rang a few times last week but they say, they can't say anything untill it's released =/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
£399.99 !!!! thats amazing price!, im on t-mobile so wouldnt work, although id say they are unlocked. So they have them instock?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilboa1:
people say in the other thread that the 400GBP o2 is locked for 12 month =/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
i dont understand why they are selling them so cheap, theres at least £100 differance, maybe there too overpriced to start with!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinokirk:
You could always use a Rebel SimCard to get it on the network of your choice. It isn't perfect....but if needs must n all that.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersey:
The operator I spoke to was unaware how expensive it is elsewhere but stated the phone is mine to do with as I wish for £399. There is no commitment to actually use an O2 sim in it (other than the fact it's probably locked down)

You can probably get it unlocked (probably not by O2 though) and use any sim and the best news it IS in stock, I should recieve it on tuesday (damn Royal Wedding :mad:).

He said it's a web exclusive for now and won't be hitting the O2 shops for a few weeks.

I'm on Giff Gaff at the moment which runs on the O2 network so no issues for me...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersh:
They only ship through Royal mail? Because I will be on vacations since 30th and If I purchase now, maybe RM dont hold the phone until the 17, but if I wait that price will be out.

****
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilboa1:
would be nice if they could confirm if its actually unlocked or not - cause we might not get simunlock before a week or so :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersey:
No it's coming from DHL but will be delivered by a local courier :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersey:
Will let you guys know when it arrives as I've got a Orange contract sim too which i'll try ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xspyda:
I take it there was no word on their unlocking policy? Seems to be some confusion as to whether buyers have to wait 12 months for unlocking at the moment?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersey:
Just had an email from Gum Mobile, my order has been dispatched :(. I guess they are too efficient for my own good :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
YESSSSSS i new they could deliver!!!! clove and hantec are well behind, wats your order status say on your account? Great news
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fornowagain:
http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI...0000003051905293,K=1269,Sxi=5,Case=obj(14790)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersey:
Taken from the O2 website : "If you're a Pay & Go customer, your O2 mobile can be unlocked 12 months after purchase for a one-off £15 fee which we'll deduct from your airtime balance".
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xspyda:
Thanks for that... I know that's standard O2 policy but the mixed answers were leading to confusion.

Locked to O2 is no good to me as I have a cracking T-Mobile contract.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsaad1:
anyone know of a store that will overnight one to the U.S.?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
Try Gum Mobile
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsaad1:
just emailed them. Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
I tried to checkout with them and the VAT wasn't removed (I'm from USA). What's the total cost for an over-nighter? Are these guys reputable?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master05:
goddamnit still no official word about the release date in germany :mad:

some pages tell us it's 2nd of may but then again they don't give us any sources or just that stupid "everything will go as planned"-twitter post... :mad:

I want this phone so bad that it makes me :mad:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
yeah i brought a handset some time ago, was nice quick order, there also on facebook lol, These seem to be having more luck with stock than the rest and also going out there way to ship asap which they will be shiiped via TNT saturday for tuesday delivery for the UK, I guess tomorow will give us better idea as thats why they are instock. You should email them regarding shipment
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kayodot:
anyone heard more from T-Mobile yet? Upgrades department said 13th May when I spoke to them yesterday, but when I went in store today, the staff didn't seem to have any idea when it would be due.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Death666Angel:
What payment options does Gum Mobile offer? If I go through their process, the confirmation is before the payment and I'm not so sure I want to confirm just yet. ^^
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
For those in the UK, are all the shops closed tomorrow?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
same problem here, in Dubai.. no VAT applicable but still shows in as payable
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
i would of thought some would be open but not 100%
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Just noticed been charged £499.99 by GUM today so delivery expected for next week I guess no dispatch yet! Time to cancel Expansys order, but dang £100 saving from o2 is a scorcher deal!

On a side note I've terminated my o2 simplicity contract with 4 months remaining after they screwed my account on 2 occasions in the space of a week!!!! Was an o2 customer for nearly 12 years, oh well ported my number to GiffGaff! (GG web speeds are now back to normal for how long we shall see)!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paulshields:
Has anyone had any luck running a sim unlock like this? I'd be tempted to get one of the O2 deals if I can be sure it can quickly and cheaply (ideally freely :P) unlocked (on Orange atm).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
You should be able to unlock it for less than £20 on the interwebs!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paulshields:
Yeah, I'm sure that's the case :). Would need it doing pretty quickly though as it's a work phone/SIM. I'd be willing to pay the extra 15 quid if there's nothing else currently around...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TMaLuST:
Hey guys, I got some problems with amazon.co.uk and my credit card. They deleted my account without motivations and even deleted my orders (not only for the GS2).

Would you recommend me a site where I can actually preorder/buy the phone and get it sent to Italy, with high chances of being in the first bulk of preorders?

Tyvm
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndnesh:
Is the Sim unlock legit? and would it void the warranty in any way??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkStone1337:
Hey guys,

I ordered the phone from O2, but I never got an email from O2 confirming the order. Has anyone else had the same problem?

Apart from that, I've spoken to O2 customer services to confirm if my order went though. Good news is that it did! Bad news is that it seems like I ordered the phone just as it went out of stock! Apparently O2 will have the phone in stock beginning on the 1st of May. This'll probably mean that my phone will ship out on Tuesday if I take bank holidays into account...

I'm not too bothered, I'm so glad I found the O2 link. I was searching all over the town shopping center in Glasgow in Phones4U stores and checking if they had it available SIM-Free.

Luckily they didn't ;) Paying £400 for a phone is better than paying £530!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
as far as i no there still shipping saturday by TNT for tuesday delivery
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
What's TNT?

Just to be certain, Gum has the factory unlock, right?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsaad1:
I took a risk and just ordered off GUMS ebay listing, I will let you guys know when it arrives here in Texas.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
GumMobile.com Orders are being picked, packed and labelled ready for collection/dispatch on Saturday so you may start see a notification come through.

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
ha that u on facebook?

im tony who has also been asking them questions on facebook :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
You should of used website its cheaper
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
TNT are a delivery company, they have made a deal with Gum Mobile to dispatch saturday and make delivery tuesday, which is fantastic as its bank hols
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Yeah that was me hah!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Death666Angel:
Ordered from gun mobile as well. Pretty big plunge for just getting it about 3 weeks early... Hope everything works out well, paid with paypal with shipping to Germany.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
So I suppose only UK folks are lucky enough to take advantage of this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsaad1:
They both seem to be at 519, am I missing something?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
You've just missed out, was £499.99 only a short while ago now price increase!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
Yes your like 5mins toooo late!! been £499.99 past few week, i check the site every hour and i checked 5 mins ago and was still £499.99 they have just changed the price!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
well no i think all will gain from this as depends what shipping they offer you to your country?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsaad1:
Oddly enough international shipping was 5 GBD less on ebay, so at least I got 5 GBD back ;) .
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
That seems to be the price with VAT. You're in the states, right? That shouldn't apply. You got hosed
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D4rK.F0rcE:
Amazon added NFC in the product headline: amazon.de/gp/product/B004Q3QSWQ/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1W1QJ3272DHP89J09RTW&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463375173&pf_rd_i=301128

Maybe it will be released with NFC in germany... hopefully!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
naaa he aint they refund the VAT upon dispatch of the phone
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xspyda:
Those that have ordered from O2 online for 399.99 payg, can you check for me please if you have an option to cancel your order should you want to? Obviously no money should be taken before dispatch so you should have this option I would think.

Considering placing an order but need to be sure I can cancel if necessary.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocketpaul:
I also ordered but the transaction got cancel due to me wanting it delivered elsewhere. They have taken out the money and they said it will take 48hr to get it back. So yes money is taken out before dispatch.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StarmanUK:
xspyda, O2 have already taken the money at my end and I've not had any confirmation of dispatch as of yet (CPW do the same).

O2 have a 14 day return/refund policy so you should be fine if for some reason you dislike any branding and/or SIM lock.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xspyda:
Thanks guys, I find it cheeky that they are taking payment before dispatch, I didn't even think that was allowed.

Presume you ordered at the time it stated 5 days delivery as it does right now - not earlier when they may have had stock and therefore been entitled to take payment as they readied your parcel for dispatch?

I don't think the sim lock should be an issue, there are already ebayers offering up unlock codes for the standard £15 - £20.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
With all these phones that are returned, what to the stores do with them?

I'm talking about all stores in general. I rarely see open box specials
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StarmanUK:
I ordered just before 3pm yesterday afternoon and I believe at that time it stated in stock but as its a long Bank Holiday weekend I can't see many dispatches taking place until Tuesday for a Wednesday delivery which for me personally is fine as someone will be home then to accept delivery :)

As for the SIM lock - it's not an issue for me as I use giffgaff which is a MVNO on the o2 network. The only major issue for myself will be any extreme branding.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xspyda:
Thanks, that might explain the immediate debiting of your account as they assigned stock to orders?

I'm sure any branding won't be an issue for long with the dev support this handset will undoubtedly receive!

Would love to hear from anyone that ordered when the status said upto 5days delivery - has your money been taken and do you have an option to cancel?

Anyone ordered today from o2?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wizardofoz85:
What are the chances of there being a large price drop in the next month? The last phone I bought dropped by about £50 which I didn't mind but with the phone being sold by O2 for £399 on PAYG is it likely to drop to that much in a month?

I don't remember about the Galaxy S when it was released and I think the nexus S dropped by a bit but I think that was before release.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
carnt see any branding on it tbh but ya never no, find it hard to find they are going to be network locked this earlier after release, i think they be unlocked personally
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] touness69:
Hi ! How will you cancel your amazon.de order lol as they say to me that it is impossible because shipping is close when it is in reallity very far (May 12th)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Death666Angel:
My hardwareversand.de order via the marketplace got cancelled via email. They claimed to have it in stock and ship 26/27 and when nothing happened until the 28 I sent them an email asking about it, they said it got delayed to the 12th and if I wanted to cancel. I replied with the request to cancel and they did just that. The amazon.de order I just cancelled through my account.

If that isn't an option for you, just write an email, I don't think there will be any issue with it. :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] touness69:
Thanks ! I just send them an email requesting them to cancel my order
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asad510:
Has anyone received any confirmation from TNT that gum have shipped today or are they pulling a fast one
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Apparently they are shipping on Saturday? so no idea why people have had dispatch notices...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
i had email from gum saying dispatching,

i think they sent it bit early tbh but they pritty much Guaranteed it be sent on sat by tnt for tuesday delivery. ive emailed them with no reply... ya just neva nooo :|
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kayodot:
it would help if network providers actually kept their staff informed. phoned up t-mobile upgrades department a few days ago, they said 13th May. went in to one of the t-mobile shop's today, they said they haven't been given a date, went in to a different t-mobile shop and they said 1st May.

what is this i don't even.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lhrrob:
superetrader co.uk has it in stock for 499,99GBP

"IN STOCK SHIPPING NOW, UK CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE ON TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK"

They says it has the NFC chip...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] touness69:
...and 1MB of RAM x_x
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shreyskywalker:
Damn the wait! I can't take it!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
Give them a call or write to them about NFC, they might not know it...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rooster19:
All countries will have it by early June, the latest is the end of June, so June is the month for the majority of countries.

If you don't get it by then, you need help
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaBlo:
Don't know if it's been posted, but it's available in Norway from the carrier NetCom for pre order. Delivery 18th May, for 1200 NOK with 439,- per month contract. 400 min, 200 sms, 600 mb data included. Obviously 12 months contract, as we don't have anything else here :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zxz0O0:
http://samsunggalaxys2review.org/samsung-galaxy-s2-release-dates
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blasla:
does anybody know release date for Italy? I want to buy it not online but from retail sellers.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
It didnt released today in France and UAE Samsung said min. 2 works for stock..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manuvaidya:
hi nasgilani, i hope u r also waiting for this beauty to buy it in UAE... i am also in same condition....

do you know where to buy it in UAE ? if its released in UAE, will it be available in Abudhabi ????

samsunggalaxyreview site updated the UAE launch date from 2nd may to 4th may.... lets see it on 4th.... if its not released on 4th, then i am ordering from UK....

what r u going to do ??? when r u planning to buy & from where ???? any idea about the cost if its available in UAE ????:confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
You will be able to buy it from Eros Electronics with a rough price tag of 2999/- I spoke to a insider, he said They might get stock around 16th May and release around 1st week June.. this is just unofficial info.. Officially No news (as he said) :)

I am buying online.. expecting delivery next week.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] georgios29:
Sent an email to amazon.co.uk to verify that they can ship to Greece.

Along with the answer they said that the release date has been moved to 6th May :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SonicSpinner:
hey guys, im in dubai on vacation untill monday 9th may.

any chance ill be able to get my hands on sgs2 somewhere ?

i asked soo many places, people barely heard of it here.lol

cheers
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] virussnake:
ας το παιρνες απο το handtec...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
Eros Electronics hands Samsung here in UAE and within their head/technical office, very few people know about SGS2. I will try to get some more info today to find out if there is any change or update.

I dont think you can get it by 9th but lets hope
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SonicSpinner:
ah okey thanx bro.

its no harm i guess, im going back to denmark on monday, and thats the rls date there also. hehe.

but i was hoping to buy it in uae.. every year im here im always changing phones :P
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
Spoke to the guy in Eros, he said he will be attending a internal meeting on coming Sunday/Monday and asked me to call him then.. as of now, no change in status (No new news).

In DK you have to pay Tax, gosh you reminded me of my stay in Denmark. lovely place, have good memories of København
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] revaz:
Hi!

Also extremely interested to buy it in UAE, spend a lot of around! If any news by 10th of May will be happy!!!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uncanny:
Still no sign of S2 in UAE! The review website now shows release date as 'May' only.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomhoward:
£499.99 at play.com with £17.65 cashback from topcashback.co.uk/play/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nakiboi:
Where are you going to buy online? Also in UAE waiting for this to arrive. Asked this weekend in all shops in Mall of the Emirates, none of the shops had any idea about it including Eros.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] revaz:
forget about UAE until EROS won't get it to, cause it is only official distributor dor UAE. and no one will export it in gray way.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohanlon07:
I was surprised at O2 getting it so quickly. They had stated on their coming soon that it would not be available until June. It became available in AUgust though which was a nice surprise.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uncanny:
Spoke to Samsung UAE today and the lady knew all about SG2's. She said it was "supposed" to release this week but it's been delayed till end of May/1st week of June. I said I'll not hang up the phone until you tell me the reason for delay because it's been released in other countries without any problems. She said may be Samsung wants to release this beast with Dubai Summer Surprises. :p I know, Lame!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nakiboi:
UAE 19th May?

samsunggalaxys2 website has release date for the UAE updated to the 19th May.

This sounds like what others have been saying here. ideas? Was going to order online but says 10 day wait so would be after the 19th.......... what to do what to do.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amireshan:
I received my Samsung G S2 1 week ago. hooray. I'm happy :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] revaz:
It is unreal IMHO for example in Russia release date is May 18 and info at official samsung site came month before. and on samsung UAE - nothing! no one word. it means that it will be not erlier than 1,5 month more:mad:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjunanand1:
I've been calling Eros every week since the past 3 weeks and they are still unsure when it comes out, as of today's call. The situation of electronic devices is pathetic here. I called up Sharaf DG to see if they had a clue, only to be asked what the "Galaxy S 2" is ? :confused:

Anyway, the lady who answered at Eros said its coming "soon".
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ring_GT:
does anyone know if i can use unlock SGS2 with softbank japan? like just insert sim then use it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masaeed13:
Definitely it should work.:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uncanny:
UAE release delayed again!! What's happening? Why Samsung is silent? Utter nonsense, is it too hard to make an official statement about release dates for different regions??

As soon as 9th May approached, it was pushed back to 21st May,yesterday UAE release date was 21st May and now it shows Q2-Q3. Every time this so called release date approaches, a day before it gets pushed back. This is bogus website with bogus auto updates.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjunanand1:
The expansys website shows that it is in stock, I have no idea how because the phone is not released in UAE yet. I called Eros again on Thursday and this time they said "either in June or July". It seems pointless following this up any more :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhiru1602:
I have been trying hard to buy a SGS II in UAE. Seems like I have to wait a long time for it to arrive. If it doesn't release by the end of May, I am getting a Nexus S :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uncanny:
It's a UK version and ships from there with 110 AED shipping charge. Also, wait couple of days and you will see it will change to "no stock"