yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
Handtec apparently has stock next week and will ship the day after. Is this really, really legit? They previously emailed me saying they expected them in mid-May. Hmm.....

Any chance Clove can follow suit? I pre-ordered with them and am praying they ship out earlier than their 3 May date.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Offhand is any of these retailers trustworthy to ship to the US?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyef:
Got the same message from them, was a bit funny that cos they said it was delayed but the delivery date was a day earlier
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
I haven't had experience with them buy reviews suggest they're pretty good.

If you're still uncertain and can wait it out I think MobileCityOnline and NegriElectronics will have them sometime in May. Expansys is prolly on the same boat
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersh:
Someone said earlier that Gum mobile will ship 26 27 and now handtec.

Im going to wait because of price, I dont want to pay 40 more pounds for one week.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omar.abbas:
im gona get it no matter what it costs, coz i jacked my girl for this beauty XD
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cturbos:
this site has them in stock?

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/ba...ODUCT#17648329#PART#SAMSGHGLXYS2BLA#COL#BLACK
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chilledbud:
Stock is marked as Back Order.

I'm quickly considering cancelling the CPW one as their emails are horrendous. Not only does their email address in the initial email not work, on answering via a web ticket I've been advised the date of release on the site is obvious under coming soon section. Either five geeks have totally missed it or their sadly mistaken. On asking again they won't give me a date as it's clearly shown on the site. Cancelled order coming soon.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jazazze:
I'm still somewhat confused about Phones 4 U and their "we only sell new phones on contract" thing they have going on.

I just popped into my local store, the guy told me "contract only" etc etc and then told me the price for the phone sim-free. :confused: Also wouldn't budge on details like stock numbers or demo units, but did say, they'd probably crack open a box and use that.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shaady:
Just pre-orderd on the phone at phones4u. Delivery was marked as the 27th/28th so fingers crossed!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cCeT:
Im thinking of buying one from there too.but not sure of that coz its review rate is very low. besides do you think they can offer something different than from their website such as minutes or data allowance.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shaady:
I got the same deal as on the net over the phone.

Tbh it was a really nice sale, no pressure selling to make me go on a higher plan etc, she even said that they could increase my data allowance (for a cost) but that it probs wasnt worth it.

Not sure about the reviews, in reality its just them sticking it in the post and thats it. Once i have the phone i dont intend on having any more contact with them. They have publicized that fact that there getting it early a lot, so it would be a catastrophe to botch it now.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
phones4u not have sim-free like CPW? my guess cpw wont have any till early may
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shorty083:
Pre ordered mine at bol.com for 529 euros, delivery date is the 17th of may.

Don't mind the slightly higher pricetag then in some other dutch webshops, since I´ve never had any warranty service troubles with them.

Better safe than sorry.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] virussnake:
buywhere its cheaper and for warranty go directly to samsung.... why people return to the shop they bought the device from only to leave it there for them to send it to samsung is beyond me...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chainfire:
Because if Samsung doesn't want to fix it for "silly reason X", in several European countries the store is still legally required to fix or replace the faulty device. The warranty laws the stores fall under are much stricter than those of the manufacturer. Not to mention the store will often pay to have it sent to Samsung and back, instead of you paying for that yourself.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shorty083:
Thank you, that's exactly the reason.

Burned my hands one too many times by not going through the shop I bought it from first for warranty issues.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
Which is one of the many reasons why I purchase this type of hardware from Clove Tech.

I know:-

1. They have a very good communication with Samsung.

2. If any problems should arise Clove are quick to sort out the problem.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticc:
Onestopphone shop (carphone warehouse subsidiary) doing excellent talkmobile offers which include their totally unlimited data. Talkmobile piggy back vodafone network.

300mins + 1000 texts 24m for £18 pm + £219.99 handset (effective per month = £27; total ownership cost £652)

OR

300mins + 1000 texts 12m for £25 pm + £269.99 (effective per month = £47.50; total ownership cost £570)

http://www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk/m...=talkmobile&tariffcode=P30TEAPR10#tariffs12_1

I found their website was struggling with credit card verification because they don't do that Visa secure thing - but you can call 08715211412, mention that Kim knows the deal (it's not on their system yet but they are honouring the booking) and optionally give them my name Chris Dack so I get a small bung ;)

That phone no. is 10ppm but only took me 3 mins tops to go through the contracting.

Happy shopping.

Chris

update: added the spreadsheet I used to calc costs.

p.s

I settled with the 24m as I did 18 with my magic only to come out of contract just before xmas when the phone manu's just beginning to leak their wares !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mansoorkasmi:
I have ordered my sgs2 from handtec.co.uk der site mentions -

"Stock Updates:

1) Stock expected 27th April - Shipping 28th April.

2) Stock from first batch still available"

does anyone think they are true about the stock,

coz i have preordered it on friday & i hope them to ship it according to schedule so i can get it by 4th or 5th May..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] virussnake:
theres people that ordered on 4th of april... hopefully its true but for me it seems very unlikely...

give them a chance wait until the 28th and if they don't ship cancel the order. ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amireshan:
I order my baby yesterday from expansys, I hope they will deliver it by 5 may. Beacuse they stock is arriving in next 9 days. Hope this is true.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vickysud:
Hello Vivek,

Thank you for your e-mail.

We regret to inform you that we are unable to commit an exact date for the availability for "Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100". We request you to kindly visit our website periodically to check the availability. We request your kind patience in this regards.

Please write back or call our customer support on 080 - 4352 6600 for any assistance.

Regards,

Pradeep. R

Flipkart Customer Support

www.flipkart.com

The store at your door

dats da response i got someone said may1st n now unavailable date...dis sux
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mansoorkasmi:
My cusion's friend work at samsung......he sai dmay end or july for India...So i ordered it from UK
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mansoorkasmi:
Yup i too hope they have sufficient stock, or else they would not have written "Stock from first batch still available"

anyways....if they dont ship, i will cancel my order :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blueflash:
free then £30 pm and 1gb of internet

free then £30 pm and 1gb of internet

http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobi.../3/�30-Text-900-(24mths)/9770455,0,1865688803

seem good
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chintz:
As mentioned before, Carphone Warehouse are showing it in stock for £494.95. Does anyone know if this is right? I have been told to call back tomorrow to speak to the sales team to find out more information.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] touness69:
Available "in stock" at Expansys france !!

Delivery is said to begin in nine days, I don't know what to do I already have ordered at a seller on amazon.de for almost the same price :(

http://www.expansys.fr/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-eu-black-16gb-209416/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarfreak26:
I got an email from phones4u saying my delivery has been moved from the 27th to the 26th..

I emailed them and they said it is true but if theres any alterations they will let me know..

How can it be delivered the day after easter monday? Do couriers collect or something?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OHDUSER:
LOL shut up and dont complain!

its like you actually complain for might be getting it a day earlier!

I wish I could have gotten it so soon! ><
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shaady:
When I ordered this morning they said they only use royal mail, so I guess they may operate on the bank holiday?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarfreak26:
Nah im definitely not complaining lol

Just curious how it could be delivered etc..

Was funny though the message said we are sorry your item has had its delivery date moved due to unforseen circumstances bla bla, then it said its moved from 27th to 26th

i was like

:D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OHDUSER:
LOL just hope for you its not 27 april>>>may 26 XDDDDDDDDDD
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarfreak26:
Due to an unforeseen processing problem, there has been a delay in despatching your order. Your delivery has been changed from 27 April 2011, to 26 April 2011. If you are not in when the courier calls they will leave a card explaining how to arrange a collection or delivery of your package. We apologise for this delay and any inconvenience caused. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Phew.. made me check then :P
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OHDUSER:
LOL

DELAY my ass.. XD
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bart1981:
Wondering what they will do here in the Netherlands if it comes to shipping the phones....

I hope it will be about the same as the UK, etc. End of april. But I'm afraid it will be the beginning of may.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] golf2vr6:
For the non-Dutch: Typhone (Dutch e-shop) expects the SGS2 for week17 :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarfreak26:
Further to our recent communication, we regret to inform you that we are still experiencing delays in processing your order. Your new delivery date is 26 April 2011.If you are not available to take delivery on this date the courier, normally Royal Mail, will leave a card explaining how to arrange a collection or re delivery of the package. Please accept our sincere apologies for this delay and any inconvenience caused. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jthornton71707:
Hey all!. Im using am atrix but have lost interest and am frankly disappointed. I want a sgs2. Will the handtec version work on at&t 3g or" 4g"? Also when will they ne delivered? It says on the listing" ships in 10 days" so has anyone gotten theirs? Am I better off just waiting for the att version? Im a hacker and love running different roms so if I order this one will the dev community be any different such as the bell atrix vs att atrix?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyef:
Does your order status also say ATP Failed?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
I'm a bit disappointed. Handtec is now shipping their S II on the 28th of April and at a cheaper price. I ordered through Clove only because they had a definite ETA. Handtec has been pretty unclear about their stock date until recently.

How can Handtec ship their devices nearly a week before Clove? I thought these guys were on a pretty much level playing field.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkym0nkey:
Seeing is believing. Let's see what happens. If P.O are closed how do u expect that even handtec actuallly physically ship out the goods. It's easy to create electronic shipment and pass it to customers as tracking no ;)

Magically posted from thin air!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maddy1213:
how much tax will I pay in indian customs if they ship it from UK

I am planning to order it from handtech. I live in india. Will there any tax that needs to paid before it is delivered to me. If so what is the percentage.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mujja:
You'll have to pay whatever import tax your country charges. Check an offical website.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mujja:
I may be wrong but wasn't Handtec one of the many retailers who had massive delays when the Desire HD was released. And they charged peoples card early too. Sorry if Handtec wasn't one of them. Would be wise to check their history with previous big releases though.

That's why I'm keeping my order with Amazon UK, money only taken when order it ready to be dispacthed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkym0nkey:
Yes. You will need to pay customs and any local municipal taxes like octroi. DHL will take care of item clearance and collect the duty in cash at the time of delivery..

Magically posted from thin air!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkym0nkey:
Everyone had delays with DHD. Even clove had delays. HTC ran into production issues that time.

Magically posted from thin air!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarsh11:
Aren't mobile phones exempt from customs in India? Also I was wondering, would the phone's warranty still be valid if I ordered from any of those online shops like expansys or handtec? I contacted handtec and they say I should ask my local retailer, and I am probably sure he'll give me a blank look.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mansoorkasmi:
no mobiles are not exempted.. generally they are charged around 6.5% from customs.. but that is also not fix, i had a talk with dhl people & they said it depends on custom & sometimes they charge sometimes they dont & u r right ur retaler will give u a blank look & then say no.....I ahve ordered from handtec & i hope they ship it on 28th as they have promised on website....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
Just spoke to Samsung guy in UAE, he said price will be roughly 2500 Dirhams ( 417 pounds) and they will get stocks end of this week early next week. He didn't confirmed Release date but he said "It can be 1st week of May 2011"

Will call him back in few days to check is it the International version or a stripped down (LCD+1.0/1.2 GHz Tegra 2+no NFC)?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarfreak26:
Yes ATP failed means no stock. I did wonder how they would post Ipif the post office was shut so I emailed them and they said it's down for 26th if it changes they will inform me

Odd lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrFelicity:
Does anyone know, when the 32GB version is available? And is everyone getting the 16GB version then? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joolz03:
Will the galaxy s2 come to Singapore next weekend?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
I am going for 16 GB, I think its enough for a mobile.. you can always use external memory card (upto 32 GB). I guess majority will go for 16GB as this is enough for a normal phone user having reasonable pictures/games/songs etc.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
The best is to ask your local dealer, I think if you call them they can give you rough idea
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoonRaven:
Ehr you mean up to 32 GB of external memory. MicroSDHC.

There has been no sign of a MicroSDXC SGS II as far as I know. Only the 2 fake accounts mentioned it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
I guess it will be many years before we even see a 1tb sd card! 16gb is enough but for those like me who would load movies and music for on the go its a tad low!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarfreak26:
I did didn't get a choice? Presume it's the 16gb lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Most will be who knows if the 32gb version will ever appear on the market.

Swyped from my Desire HD using XDA App
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
Any 1 no when carphone warehouse will have this phone in stock, they just state back order at £494.95
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chintz:
I placed an order last night when it was showing in stock, I spoke to them this afternoon and they said that it was a glitch in their system and they don't have stock yet. But they are expecting it end of next week.

I have a pre-order with Play.com and Carphone Warehouse. Let's see who can send it out first and the other order will be cancelled.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
Well i just orderd mine from there (CPW), was debateing on waiting instore at phones4u on the 27th but i dont think they are selling it sim free yet as theres nothing on there site so i take it its contract only, also was going to order from gum mobile as they state instock on the 28th but with the bank hols i dont think no1 would receive till 3rd may.

I noticed they havent took money from my bank yet so im guessing i can cancell anytime? ifso how?

I have requested it to be deliverd to my nearest store as i thought this maybe a quick option?? as i can keep ringing the store next week :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shaady:
I assume its the 16GB one, I even forgot there was another version when I ordered!

I think thats enough anyway, I paid the extra for a 32GB iphone, and regret it, as even when it was new and i had all the stuff i wanted on it it wasnt full
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
yes 16gb is plenty enough for most users esp when you can add a sd card of which i have a spare 8gb card, I only brought the 8gb (2g,3g) and 16gb (3gs,4) iphones as i find the 32gb are well overpriced.

Samsung has done good to introduce a sd card slot on top of 16gb internel
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticc:
Per my other post, onestopphoneshop are CPW subsiduary, cheaper and are taking advance orders on all networks, incl talkmobile (which CPW aren't yet doing on their own network)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjun90:
Hoping this phone has NFC regardless of region-based specifications, lol.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brandenk0:
Yes the SGS2 is fully compatible with At&T's network. Where does it say ships in 10 days? The earliest date that we have is April 28th. To me I won't wait for the At&t version because 1) they will add their own bloatware 2) I can't wait a few more months for this phone xD. The SGS2 will have an open bootloader so expect there to be a lot of development for this phone. As for the Bell vs At&t I'm not sure.

Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jthornton71707:
Thank you for your response. Where is a trusted and cheapest source to buy? Seen one on ebay for 1,000. Seems a bit high.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mujja:
Phones4U didn't. They had them a week before everyone else and was where I bought mine. A month after I had the DHD lots of online sites still hadn't sent out orders even though they had taken money and promised release day deliveries.

It's best to have a preorder in more than one place if you want to make sure you get the phone next week.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mujja:
Delivery to store is 48 hours. Delivery to home is nextday. Both free.

Also, being CPW I wouldn't be suprised if the store sells your sim free handset to someone taking out a contract and telling you it hasn't arrived :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
haha thats just the online service;) They once gave me a phone cover that was held for someone else to sell me a contract, lol

Saying that Phones4U are much more underhanded... I bought a a desire HD offline and it was faulty due to proximity sensor issues, tried to return it and they had 5 in stock and they would not issue a refund as they said the phones was for contract only... disgustng... in the end i had to phone customer services to get them to authorise the exchange... freaking scandal!

Phones 4u = Charlatans

CPW = freaking angels in comparison, the place where i buy all my phones;)

JD
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankydu:
The galaxy s2 was due for launch in korea on the 25th of april, i.e., today. Can anybody from korea confirm ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
Searched on Korean website and newspapers, couldnt find any thing about, if it is released today or not?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
Jennifer says SGS2 will release on 29th in South Korea, no idea if it is correct

http://twitter.com/#!/blueberryvery
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
List of countries for Galaxy S2 April release:

South Korea, India, Singapore, UK and Germany.

http://www.gadgetsreview.eu/2011/04/samsung-galaxy-s2-coming-singapore.html

Nice summary on pre-orders

http://samsunggalaxys2review.org/samsung-galaxy-s2s-list-of-pre-orders-updated
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjun90:
The official date of Samsung Galaxy S2 II will be releasing on the 29th April 2011 in South Korea according to Google Sources.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joolz03:
Just had a call from a singtel marketing executive and she is not aware of the release date in singapore. According to her, singtel does lot have the phone yet. Fingers crossed for the galaxy s2 release this weekend before the April dateline.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
Any Link bro?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
Look!!!

India & Singapore are Shyt Out of Luck until there is Samsung Confirmation. If you recall, these 2 countries were among the FIRST to get them.

So many here kept insisting that "India" is the first, if you recall last year, India was the first for Samsung and Sony Ericsson. I laugh at those *****s now since its completely the other way around.

My suggestion, Sit Tight and Wait till there is official news. Dont feed the rumor mill without sufficient proof.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Banner:
Agreed; I can still totally recall android_master boasting and bragging about how India will get it first. That's why it's best to wait for facts instead of getting into speculations.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mansoorkasmi:
How did ur meeting went @ sgs2..?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkym0nkey:
Only select few got lucky when it comes to DHD.

The stock were trickling in. Only Orange Branded DHD was available radially in initial weeks.

Most of the people who had ordered from clove and handtec wanted sim free unbranded piece. Those were shipped out with upto 1 month delay. I was one of the few who had preordered it long back and got mine in second batch. But others were not as lucky.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] extrememonkey:
Slight UK High Street update -

Vodafone shop end of May due to releasing htc Sensation first and giving it two weeks grace.

Orange Shop - not sure if they are going to stock it they will find out Wednesday (store managers quarterly meeting, which is also being attended by Samsung and Motorola reps).

O2 shop - definately stocking but not before 3rd May.

Carphone Warehouse expecting stock Wednesday/Thursday - but not selling until Sunday/Monday/Tuesday (store dependent) - and then maybe only sim free not contract.

All found out from visiting local stores earlier today..... Honestly only the Vodafone guy sounded as if he knew what he was talking about
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aejt:
Was just about to say this. Haven't seen many posts by him lately.