Samsung Galaxy S II, Who's interested?

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#463761 29-Apr-2011 16:05

freitasm: Calm down everyone... Just go this from the PR company:

"Apologies for the correction - the Galaxy S II launch date for NZ is still TBC, not May as earlier stated."

I can see bodies raining down from high rise buildings :)

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#463762 29-Apr-2011 16:07

Samsung don't give a crap about NZ

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#463765 29-Apr-2011 16:13

lokhor: Samsung don't give a crap about NZ

Try buying the latest HTC here.

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#463812 29-Apr-2011 19:05

I saw on a site that I was looking at today that gave out when various regions are getting this fone. I seem to remember that Europe was first may 2011 and AU was getting it 3rd Q 2011.. Can't find the site again..

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#463899 30-Apr-2011 09:00

Woot, SGSII already Rooted, thanks to Chainfire:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056334

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#463998 30-Apr-2011 19:01

Its also possible through Gingerbreak afaik.

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#464014 30-Apr-2011 20:13

It's not just Samsung that don't give a crap about NZ as a market, almost no large companies do, including the ones who operate and sell here :)

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#464049 30-Apr-2011 23:58

Ambrose_1: Its also possible through Gingerbreak afaik.

It's been tried, but Samsung have patched up the security hole that Gingerbreak needs to work. Unless another hole is found, the only way to root is to flash a new kernel.

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#464101 1-May-2011 10:35

Rooted already, will give that a try on mine later t.onight. Have not had much time to play yet, wil give the gps a bit more of a whirl tomorrow and post feed back if people are interested

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#464103 1-May-2011 10:40

When I ordered my Galaxy S from mobicity last year, it cost around $910 nzd after credit card fees, and I didnt get charged any GST or duty. I wonder if I'd get lucky again?

I might give it a month for things to die down. The prices came down by a hundred or two pretty fast last time (with the original Galaxy S).

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#464162 1-May-2011 13:22

If you purchase from mobocity.co.nz, the price includes the GST.

jahc

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#464280 1-May-2011 21:39

I was expecting to be stung by customs I guess. But I wasnt. :) I hope I'm lucky a second time around.

nzgeek

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#464289 1-May-2011 21:50

jahc: I was expecting to be stung by customs I guess. But I wasnt. :) I hope I'm lucky a second time around.

According to Mobicity's site, packages to NZ customers come from Sydney warehouse, are sent to either Auckland or Wellington, and then on to customers. You'll never get a separate GST bill because someone else in NZ is being sent it before you get it.

The only time you should get a GST bill is if you're being sent the phone directly from overseas, and the seller hasn't pre-paid the GST. The seller should tell you (or at least have something in their FAQ) if you need to pay GST yourself.

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#464350 2-May-2011 06:43

According to the package I received, it came from Hong Kong.

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#464365 2-May-2011 08:50

jahc: According to the package I received, it came from Hong Kong.

That's right, they use drop shipping. What did the customs declaration say? Did it say something like "Galaxy Spica $350NZD" or there abouts?

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