Samsung Galaxy S I9000

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644 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 342912 18-Jun-2010 10:28
NZtechfreak: Mine shipped today, turned out stock arrived sooner than anticipated, so I'll have my filthy mits on one next week (Monday I would think, Tuesday at the outside). Regards the graphics cred of this handset - check out this vid of Nova running on the Galaxy S: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ4N7QAlHd4 Oh yeah... Mine did not make the first delivery of stock and is now not scheduled to ship until Monday/Tuesday in the UK :-( Would be very lucky to get it next week :-(( [DesperatePretence]Oh well I wasn't in any hurry anyway, there are more important things in life than a new phone.[/DesperatePretence] HTC One X (AOKP Jelly Bean), on 2degrees

NZtechfreak

3683 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Reply # 343620 21-Jun-2010 07:58
Woohoo! Got mine now! Twitter: @nztechfreak Blogs: AndroidNZ.net

n4

644 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 343672 21-Jun-2010 10:17
NZtechfreak: Woohoo! Got mine now! Awesome - no issues with customs duty? Look forward to your usual feedback in due course (ie lunchtime at the latest) :-) HTC One X (AOKP Jelly Bean), on 2degrees

nofam

825 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 343681 21-Jun-2010 10:35
NZtechfreak: Woohoo! Got mine now! So jealous right now I could cry Life is mostly froth and bubble, two things stand like stone - kindness in another's trouble, courage in your own. SGSIII ROM: WanamLite v1.3 Kernel: Ninphetamine v1.1.0 Modem: DXLEA SGSII (Now belongs to SWMBO) ROM: WanamLite v12 Kernel: Siyah v3.3.2 Modem: BVLPB SGS (Cat's chew toy) If you need a download-mode jig ASAP, you're welcome to borrow mine! Works with SGS I/II/III. I also have a SIM cutter available (Dunedin) - happy to post either to you at your cost.

n4

644 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 343994 21-Jun-2010 23:36
Unlocked Mobiles: Order dispatched Finally. Now really wishing I had coughed up for Fedex instead of Royal Mail. HTC One X (AOKP Jelly Bean), on 2degrees

eracode

781 posts

Ultimate Geek

Subscriber

Reply # 344008 22-Jun-2010 02:41
Received this message from Clove timed at 12.30 pm Monday Southampton time: "We are pleased to inform you that your order (Ref: CLOVE1008368B9) has been dispatched. Your order was dispatched by DHL Int Courier (1-5 Days)." So it may be here by the weekend.

nofam

825 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 344029 22-Jun-2010 08:18
Excellent guys - will wait for several review in due course!! Would love to hear who got pinged for GST as well; still seems amazing to me that this is pretty much a craps shoot. Life is mostly froth and bubble, two things stand like stone - kindness in another's trouble, courage in your own. SGSIII ROM: WanamLite v1.3 Kernel: Ninphetamine v1.1.0 Modem: DXLEA SGSII (Now belongs to SWMBO) ROM: WanamLite v12 Kernel: Siyah v3.3.2 Modem: BVLPB SGS (Cat's chew toy) If you need a download-mode jig ASAP, you're welcome to borrow mine! Works with SGS I/II/III. I also have a SIM cutter available (Dunedin) - happy to post either to you at your cost.

Benoire

220 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 344034 22-Jun-2010 08:33
How can you get stung for GST when according to the customs website mobile phones have a 0% surcharge on them?

lanks

68 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 344044 22-Jun-2010 09:14
Benoire: How can you get stung for GST when according to the customs website mobile phones have a 0% surcharge on them? Show us.

Benoire

220 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 344045 22-Jun-2010 09:21
Sorry my fault. I was looking at Private imports, being English and having family still in the UK, I was looking at this option. If purchasing in the UK for example, you should be able to buy the item without the V.A.T. added on (17.5%) and then only pay the current 12.5% GST, as VAT is only for European Countries... Unless that is what you guys do anyway?

nofam

825 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 344046 22-Jun-2010 09:29
Benoire: Sorry my fault. I was looking at Private imports, being English and having family still in the UK, I was looking at this option. If purchasing in the UK for example, you should be able to buy the item without the V.A.T. added on (17.5%) and then only pay the current 12.5% GST, as VAT is only for European Countries... Unless that is what you guys do anyway? We definitely don't pay VAT as you say, but IIRC, some people got charged GST, and other didn't, when importing handsets; I don't want to belabour the point, but it would be good to know why some don't. Life is mostly froth and bubble, two things stand like stone - kindness in another's trouble, courage in your own. SGSIII ROM: WanamLite v1.3 Kernel: Ninphetamine v1.1.0 Modem: DXLEA SGSII (Now belongs to SWMBO) ROM: WanamLite v12 Kernel: Siyah v3.3.2 Modem: BVLPB SGS (Cat's chew toy) If you need a download-mode jig ASAP, you're welcome to borrow mine! Works with SGS I/II/III. I also have a SIM cutter available (Dunedin) - happy to post either to you at your cost.

Benoire

220 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 344048 22-Jun-2010 09:32
nofam: We definitely don't pay VAT as you say, but IIRC, some people got charged GST, and other didn't, when importing handsets; I don't want to belabour the point, but it would be good to know why some don't. Unless they where sent via friends? Also I know that in the UK there are several companies that exist outside of the UK VAT system which send out items marked as gifts. Generally gifts end up being free of duty on the whole... www.play.com for example does this. Perhaps this is why? /EDIT: Play.com was a bad example as they do not ship things like mobile phones overseas.

sonmica

60 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 344078 22-Jun-2010 10:53
I didn't get taxed gst from customs when I bought a phone from Clove. I was told by other people that sometimes they charge you the gst after it arrives, but it's been about a couple of weeks already.

eracode

781 posts

Ultimate Geek

Subscriber

Reply # 344086 22-Jun-2010 11:16
NZtechfreak: Woohoo! Got mine now! Watzit like? Watzit like, man?

sonmica

60 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 344093 22-Jun-2010 11:26
sonmica: I didn't get taxed gst from customs when I bought a phone from Clove. I was told by other people that sometimes they charge you the gst after it arrives, but it's been about a couple of weeks already. (couldn't find the edit button) wanted to add that I used Airsure Tracked Mail option (£24) and that the description they wrote on the customs declaration was "hand-held computer".

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