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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
Peeps,

Lets not name names of who said what and what not...

I am very excited that the UK guys are getting the device soon and am glad that there will some support when it comes out in India. In other words, we will get a device with more support when we get it.

I look forward to joining you guys soon :)

Irrespective to that, my meeting went....

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13185146&postcount=376
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjun90:
Here you go, http://androidos.in/2011/04/samsung-galaxy-s2-released-in-korea-galaxy-tab-10-1v-in-portugal/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mansoorkasmi:
thanks for the info!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
Sure no problem, more details will be given to me perhaps tomorrow once they call up a few other distributors.

All I can say is that they are quite keen on providing solid info as more that 30K Euro sale is being discussed with them for other matters.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] horusray:
I think Handtec and Clove Technology just changed their price overnight...

Hantac: 429.99 -> 479.99 (exc. VAT)

Clove: 459.99 -> 510.00 (exc. VAT)

Only unlocked-mobiles hasn't changed their price yet...

What's going on...? o.O They are receiving massive pre-orders, and that's why they're bumping up the prices?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgkahn:
havent got an email from handtec so i assume the are going to honor the price i ordered it at and what was charged through to my card..

but yes my guess is they are receiving massive pre-orders and are getting greedy.. supply and demand you know.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] virussnake:
not going to honor your preorder? thats BS! arent they obligated to?

its friday today i would wait till monday and then get on the phone with them...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobloblawsum:
haha £1242 for the 16gb version? You'd need your head looked at if you paid that price.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobloblawsum:
It will most likely come to canada, Bell have the atrix so maybe rogers will get the sgs2? Maybe the same thing will happen as with the sgs and bell will get the international version and rogers will get a modified at&t version.

In a perfect world T-mobile US will get an international version with aws so i can use it with mobilicity, unlimited data!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgkahn:
i didnt say they wouldnt i said i assume they will honor it!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
that is insane!!! at £1242.00 that's like $1600

not even Expansive is that expensive at least they only have it for £700 roughly $1000
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madpete:
I saw this 2 weeks ago, they claimed it was in stock then too.

Personally I dont think they have it guys, certainly not 2 weeks ago.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] virussnake:
omg :D

sorry my bad
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vido.ardes:
Anyone assuming any price now is real is kidding themselves. You haven't paid any money, they don't have to honour anything. All they will do is email you when confirmed pricing comes out and ask if you still want it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgkahn:
yes i did when i ordreed it the authorization went through on my cc.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] virussnake:
well the authorization process is automated and always occurs after ordering. Your cc history may show that you purchased something from handtec.co.uk with that amount of money but in reality handtec (or their system) has just "checked" if that amount of money is available...

ANYWAY i am with you on this one naming prices and then asking the customers if they still want the item with an increased price is just silly talk...

From my single experience(Htc Desire) with them i find that they are doing serious business.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobloblawsum:
I think i'll just be putting a shiny new rom on my sgs and making do for a few more months ;) I'd maybe push to $600, anything above that for this kind of device is just too cost prohibitive for me
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javier flecha:
Price € 750 for March 31

http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...=all products&searchsource=0&urlrefer=search
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] virussnake:
the play.com price is outrageous.... like they always are :P
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsamac:
I hope that the release date doesn't get pushed out beyond end of April. I am in Hong Kong over Easter through to early May and I am hoping to pick this up (and probably the Tab 10.1).

The pre-order prices are usually just feelers to gauge what people are willing to pay. If memory serves me right, the HTC Desire was on pre-order at between £ 429 and £510 before settling to £385 - £429 in the week before delivery of the initial shipments.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paz9:
I remember the price for the iPhones before they came out, was absurdly high, by time it dropped, and surely the SGS2 will drop with the release of the iPhone 5 (expected july)

so ill wait then :P probably get the SGS2 as a birthday prezzie, currently have SGS(I9000) really good, tho dual cpu would be AWESOMELY fast.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Locster126:
I'm probably getting it as well and going to dump my htc desire hd for it. Was waiting for a replacement that had the same screen size as my dhd. Hopefully it has better battery life then the dhd

Swyped from my sexy galaxy tab
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kailkti:
Hope it doesn't go way beyond 700. >.>
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
Who did you order it through?

Clove's Pre-Ordering does not debit your card until the phones are actually in stock or ready for immediate shipment.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndnesh:
Thanks Dhruv! ( I tried to thank you and the browser threw an error! Sorry! Will try again tomorrow)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
No Probs!.

By The Way, I just received another email from Flipkart, they said that they will be checking with Samsung once again by the end of this week to see whats up.

Due to them receiving conflicting news, they are also awaiting the details. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnDoe01:
ANy news concerning the 32GB version ? Samsung is mum about it or I missed it. I backordered one through Expansys, I have no idea when I will get it and no one seems to know...

Any info would be welcome, merci par avance.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Death666Angel:
Just ordered at amazon.de (for the third time) but this time through hardwareversand.de, since they claimed to have 2 phones in stock, like they did a few tens of pages ago, 575€, 30 more than amazon.de. :) Hardwareversand.de is usually a pretty cheap, but reliable shop, my brother bought PC equiment worth about 900€ from them. My account says 27th to 30th is delivery date. Will keep you posted.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ph00ny:
i want to pre-order through uk but i'm not sure which version i'm going to end up with
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndnesh:
Ah Cool!! :) News such as these stoke the fires in our hearts more. It would have been much more simpler if Samsung had announced proper dates. This is a risk that Samsung is taking, its like walking on a thin ledge. Samsung can get many fans for its devices like this, but there will always be those who are turned away by so much waiting and decide to buy something else. If only Samsung would have announced a specific date and stuck to it, people would have calmly waited.

Oh well, i guess we can't have everything!

Cheers!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndnesh:
Cool! We are all waiting for more personal reviews. Most of us are waiting for some information on Enterprise Support. Even I plan to use it for Exchange Accounts to sync my office mail on the go :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTC_Spree:
I'll use it with the exchangeserver of my company too! So it would be great if any early bird could check that!!

TIA
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
I used Exchange server on my SGS, for sure SGS 2 will have this.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] touness69:
What ? are you sure they was not refering to the "Estimated ship date" rather than delivery ? If so what is your Estimated ship date ? thanks for clarification

Because I am the guy that pre ordered from them ten pages ago and they say 2nd to 20th (may) delivery date and 21st to 26th (april) ship date

EDIT : Do you live in germany ? Maybe that's becasue I live in france :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Death666Angel:
Germany, aye. :)

"Lieferung voraussichtlich: 27. April 2011 - 30. April 2011

Voraussichtlicher Versand dieser Artikel: 26. April 2011 - 27. April 2011 "

Translation: they are going to ship it on the 26/27 and it should arrive on the 27th-30th.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omar.abbas:
CAN anyone please tell me that will this mobile also be available in the mobile retailer shops in UK as a simfree unlocked phone? or is it just going to be available online? Any news on the exact release date in UK?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weldsmoke:
i cant wait
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maddy1213:
May 1st is the exact release date of UK. They have at least started advertising it in samsung site (uk site) though minus the release date. But I am 99% sure that it is 1st of may.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maddy1213:
http://www.samsung.com/uk/galaxys2/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrDpak:
Available for pre-order in India - Premium prices

Just saw a post that the Galaxy S II is available for pre-order via shop your world.

Looking at the prices, think i'll have to be patient till the official release, or sell a kidney:

16 GB: 39,900 INR ~ 899 $ US

32 GB: 51,900 INR ~ 1,169 $ US

shopyourworld.com/samsungGalaxySII/samsungGalaxySII.htm

looking at the prices and their MO, it looks like they are going to order it from some other pre-order site and ship it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omar.abbas:
thats what i've concluded too after doing all the research, that it will firstly launch in UK then in other countries, if im not wrong.. cant wait for it.. i live in saudi arabia but have my friends in UK. but my question still remains that whether one can only buy it online in UK or will it also be available as an unlocked sim-free mobile in the mobile shops on that date?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maddy1213:
Yes if you buy in one of these stores where they sell all kinds of phones locked and unlocked. Generally phones that come with attached services also come with their name printed and their junk s/w. But at the same time you can also find sgII with out all that junk
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omar.abbas:
seems like you're in Uk too?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maddy1213:
no i just came to know about these i was researching about buying a unlocked one from uk
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techno79:
May 1St is a Sunday which seems like an off day for release. Anyone know which shops are scheduled to have them in store on release day? I'll try phones4u and carphone warehouse first unless there are any better suggestions.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omar.abbas:
a century of pages completed waiting for the beast! come on release it already!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turt:
But when did you order?

My order was made on April 5 and the shipping date is May 10...

Edit: okay I see, you haven't ordered from Amazon.de but from the Marketplace... Seems fishy though!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madpete:
Handtec have adjusted their stock status to: expected 3rd May.....Doh!

http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/4203/samsung-galaxy-s-ii--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rons_sacramental:
The price is way too much.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
Does not surprise me Pete.

I don't know how many times I have said handtec are very good at this....

They advertise they can get the phones to you earlier than anyone else, take your money there and then and BANG.... alter the date of delivery.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Death666Angel:
Not to me. It's a reputable site with 30k positive feedbacks. Even if it falls through, I will always be able to get my money back one way or another. :-)

Best case scenario: I get the phone neary 4 weeks earlier for 30€ more.

Worst case scenario: I get the phone on the same day I would have before for the same price, except I will have to write an couple of mails and maybe talk to my bank.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turt:
Well, you won't get it 4 weeks before anyone else... That's why I say it's a bit fishy.

I know hardwareversand is a reputable retailer, but on their own website they say it will be available on 12.05.2011 (since ages). Do you really think they had just 2 units before anyone else and sold these on the Amazon Marketplace?

I think it's more likely that they have messed up when they put up the Amazon Marketplace offer, and wrongly set it to "In stock" instead of putting the date of release...

By the way you can purchase it from hardwareversand for around 530€ via idealo.de :o
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] virussnake:
it's a real shame they won't ship earlier as promised but then again their price is still better than clove's and they gave me a free dedex international shipping option as a returning customer ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asad510:
Handtec

Just spoken to them and they state they will get the biggest allocation from all online retailers. If this is the same case such as the HTC desire HD than Handtec will have the biggest allocation of stock as they always seem to do.

If you need a new phone and need it fast then buy from handtec.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] recklesslife:
Just received an email from Expansys UK saying they will receive the phone this Friday and will be sent out Saturday but cause of the Monday bank holiday I wont receive the handset until late next week.. :-/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OHDUSER:
what is this 20% VAT.. it appears not all need to pay that.. O_O

473 british pound for a sgs2... omfg O-O?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndnesh:
Ah! Console yourself with the new review thats come out. And know that when you do receive the phone, you will be receiving a slice of awesomeness!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
And you actually believe that!

They have told that many porkies I am thinking of changing their name to Bacon.

Look at what they are now saying over the phone to get out of the date change... They are blaming Samsung for changing the date!!! Oh come on, we have known it has been the 1st May for ages.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
Beards, people are hypnotized by this phone, they will believe anything they are told.

In other news, Brooklyn Bridge is for sale, PM for a quote.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chainfire:
People from the EU need to pay it, people from outside the EU don't.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
Brits also pay it I believe. But I am from the US.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squallkns:
everyday open the thread,every hours refresh the page.nothing news about Sg= ="
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Salvador:
That's correct. UK has VAT too.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turt:
Believe it or not, UK is part of the EU :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
yep sorry , they kept the pound and it always confuses me :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OHDUSER:
so because Im from Israel I dont need to pay it right?

then again, there are many times in which Israel is (stranglely btw) accounted as Europe.. believe or not its true..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EleCtrOx666:
Never saw that. And I'm european.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
I think mostly sports events - if IL is made a part of Asian divisions, it would have to compete with teams/players from Arab/Muslim states, and the tensions there are not only sports related.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OHDUSER:
Actually Israel never takes part of arab sports..

Israel DO participate the eurovision.. thats why I'm asking if I have a VAT or not...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
What Arab sports? I meant sports like Soccer competitions. I do not know of any sports that are Arab-exclusive. May be that sport where horse riders try to catch a sheep with bare hands in a field, but that is not Arab I think, just Asian. :)

Well most people HERE would not know about IL VAT - ask some Israelis. Or go through the check out process until it gives you final amount to pay. that process will tell you tax/shipping/vat expenses. Do not complete the transaction by accident, stop right after the final amount is given and before order confirmation is required. :)

Eurovision sucks nothing personal. I mean it could probably compete with soccer in suckiness.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chilledbud:
Some Phones4U store have gone live, and people can pick up a phone in the next hour.

Not purchasing from them myself but will keep this thread update with any details as they get picked up and unboxed :cool:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zxz0O0:
Is it delayed? My local store just changed the date from 28.04 to 20.05
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
This is already posted in "Review" thread, a guy got it from phone4u.. thanks though
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sixstring:
There is a seller on Amazon.de Marketplace who claims to have stock (and it is even the cheapest offer).

I ordered out of curiosity and the order confirmation sais I'm supposed to receive it April 28th - May 2nd. :D

Wonder if this is for real. :cool:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjun90:
India,

Is this a reliable source?

1.2 GHz Dual-core Samsung Orion Processor.

1GB of RAM and 16GB/32GB internal storage (expandable by 32GB via micro sd card).

4.3” Super AMOLED Plus display.

8 MP camera rear facing and 2 MP front facing camera

Comes Gingerbread (2.3) and Touchwiz 4.0

Full HDMI playback and recording

Gyroscope, Accelerometer, GPS, digital compass, NFC.

WiFi b/g/n bluetooth 3.0

Gprs, EDGE, 3G.

HDMI TV out

1650mAh battery ( upto 7Hrs talktime)

This superphone will be available by the end of May everywhere in India and is expected to cost between Rs 30,000/- and Rs35,000/-

http://www.pluggd.in/samsung-galaxy...+(pluGGd.in)&utm_content=Google+International
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mansoorkasmi:
can anyone tell me where can i buy a sim free handset in uk.. i mean London specifically...not online......from a store physically...please let me know
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
Those specs are standard, although it doesn't have HDMI Out specifically via a HDMI Port but uses MHL. Even he mentions that the device will be available by the end of May, so we are starting to see the affects of the news spread trickle down.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sixstring:
Just got a call from the seller:

They do not have stock !!! They say it is an Amazon error.. :mad:

Well. Now they have one more cancelled order. :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] touness69:
I'll also call my seller on Amazon.de since they said estimated ship date will be yesterday at max and they didn't do anything

Expansys france say to begin shipping on may second , might switch order to them

Farkin' charlatans
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tintol:
I tried to pre-order from the amazon Marketplace from "seller-to-you" and "HTM", and before confirmation they both say it will ship between 26 May - 2 Jun.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sixstring:
Well, my confirmation from seller-to-you said delivered from April 28th - May 2nd.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kayodot:
just got off the phone from T-Mobile upgrades department, they said it won't be available from them until 13th May. Boooooo!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrYiff:
Bugger, was planning to call them later today and see what they could offer, now its even harder for me to decide between staying with T-Mobile and seeing if they can do me a decent deal or going with the pretty good 3 £30/month, 900min, 1GB data plan on BuyMobilePhones, both of which could be delayed a week or so it seems (the 3 plan is listed as Pre-Order with no ETA yet :()
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjun90:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=13253830#post13253830

Cheers!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tintol:
The guys from UK area already enjoying the beast, but anyone has news about the preorders from other countries?

Amazon.de is cheaper than UK, but almost every seller shows me 3-5 weeks before deliver. Except "Protect AG" that is listing it as "in stock" with a 57000€ price tag.

What about dutch/belgian sellers?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turt:
Should be there in week 19 or 20. Germany is week 20 also.

So at least two more weeks... :o
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tintol:
The waiting is killing me. I already sold my SGS1 and regressed to symbian.

The worst thing is that I didn't saw any announcement regarding Portugal, Spain, France...

I would save a few € if I could by it locked to a network and then unlocked it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] golf2vr6:
I pre-orded by algebeld.nl (dutch web-shop) and status is:

"Verwachte verzenddatum: 06-05-2011"

(expated shipping date: 06 -05 2011)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turt:
Well they expect it on May 6, but for example Coolblue expect it on May 20. And they are usually amongst firsts to deliver in NL. So no guarantee there...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] golf2vr6:
You're are right no guarantee, but i bought 2 pre-release phones at algebeld before (N95 and N97) and both where shipped on expected date.

/me hopes 3th time will be ok again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
Arjun,

While I am glad that you are super duper excited over the release of this device, we have no word on India. Please dont take the Korea release as ANY indication that India is next in line. Just sit tight and wait for confirmations rather then speculating based upon rumors.

"The Mother Of All Evil Is Speculation" - Gordon Gekko
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkym0nkey:
clove sending out the emails to the preorder customers.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
Good, so you have ordered it via Clove? Do let us know when you get it in. It should be around the 12th of May with Transit time and clearing customs.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bart1981:
Same here. 06-05-2011 (6th of may)

Also by mail they told me the first week of may.

Wel let's hope so.... Waiting takes soooooooo long! ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdy2go:
Preordered from Clove in February :))

Waiting is so painful :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrDpak:
Yeah waiting is painful, stressful even..

Call me retarded but, think i'll make a cardboard cutout of the Samsung Galaxy S II and placebo the b*tch.. :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdy2go:
You know it's them who should beg us to buy their new product. :))
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] touness69:
After saying me on April 20th they had stock, I ordered straight and received a mail from them today

Charlatans !! :(

Ordered from a seller at Amazon.de and now it even say : "We are preparing these items just for shipping, so it is not possible to cancel that portion of your order or to change"

Whaaa ? WTFFFF
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
noooooo, they got you where they want u!!! ill email and demand a refund lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersey:
Here's mine :p