Correct me if I'm wrong, but this seems a pretty good price for this phone. Not as good as the previous SS deal admittedly, but delivery time is quoted as 1-3 business days (versus >3weeks from SS).
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Package includes:
1 x Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
Mobile Phone
1 x Battery
1 x Charger
1 x Data Cable
1 x Stereo Handsfree
1 x User's Guide
1 x Screen Protector
Shipping (Fedex (1-3 business day delivery))
Note: this is a grey import phone (possibly from HK)
you should flash it with CyanogenMod, Miui or something else to make it the king of the beasts
is CM/MIUI out and stable for SGS II?
out and kinda stable for everyday usage
flashed it with KG3! rock solid!
wow…EPIC Fail..weight is 1 KG…..
yeah if it wasn't for the 1KG weight I'd get one ;)
it is 116 gram weight for the phone.
Ordered this last night. Hope it comes through. :O
Apparently it used to be cheaper (~$550) before they took advantage of the currency exchange fees.
Also heard the phone may not be sealed.
Anyone know anything about this company? What is the warranty for this and where is it from?
cheap though! but I ordered a Sharp phone last week :(
root the phone, remove bloatware = simple. Most Nexus owners would know how root a phone and be stoked with this phone. i think you should stick to a prepackaged iPhone and refrain from making ill informed statements.
PLANT (or PLANTONE on Whirlpool) is a troll. i had a Nexus One but the SGS II is better than it in nearly every way.
Has anyone checked their website. Says nothing about the business or who they are. I'll be a bit careful Don't need another Shopping Square repeat.
WARNING!
No ACN/ABN. In fact nothing about where this seller is actually located. Nothing about the required Electrical Safety certifications and the A-Tick certification.
The domain uses Privacy Protection to hide the whois details.
There is no T&C Telecom registered in Australia. However, I did find this.
http://whereisdarran.com/2009/05/the-7272wil-experience/
went to ebay and paypal..gave me these details
Customer Service Email: [email protected]
Customer Service Phone: + 61 98024738
tandomobile
Contact information for: pc Or
Email: [email protected]
User ID: tandomobile
City: Mong Kok
State: default
Country: Hong Kong
Phone: 85223837663
T&O Telecom Mr OR
PO Box 294
Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
ph 0298024738
7272wil mobile bazaar
Contact : Mr. William Tong
Street : Po Box 294
City : Strawberry Hills
Province : Nsw
Country : Australia
Zip : 2012
Telephone : more…
Fax : more…
Note that http://www.7272wil.com/ has the same logo as http://www.tandomobile.com/
All the recent S2 deals are gray imports, so all are from HK or there abouts. Being gray imports the 500-600 range would be the standard pricing, but somehow people still think they are a deal.
Indeed. Just putting it out there for those who might not be in the loop.
Yes. Most likely HK stock, but could be from anywhere and then shipped from HK.
At least two eBay accounts.
tandomobile and 7272wil
Recent (this year) Neg feedbacks include -
"Was sent Asian version. Can't even read manual. Firmware issues. Not impressed!"
"Misleading info, item in Hong Kong not in Sydney , tardy delivery"
"False advertisement, from hong kong not Aus."
"Stated item was in Sydney when in fact was in HKG. False customs declaration."
WARNING!
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Meh.
Ma.
I thought it was obvious, but yes, these look to be grey imports — I've made a note in the post to that effect. You won't find Australian stock close to this price (eg Mobicity $699 + delivery). There's always more risk buying overseas but the return is a significantly cheaper price.
You should really check out on the Blue Fly Mobile saga on whirlpool. The grey import seller literally took off with the money and went MIA.
That was mostly people who paid for things via bank transfer though. If you pay via Paypal or credit card you do have some recourse if the vendor goes bellyup or MIA. I would never buy anything using a direct bank transfer. Way too risky.
True enough, the focus was more on those people that tried to repair their malfunctioning phones under warranty after the merchant took off. If one's ready to take the gamble with warranty for gray imports, i suppose this is a fair go.
http://www.mobicity.com.au/about/our-stock.html
Mobicity is a grey importer selling "Majority international stock". Mobileciti on the other hand, is Aus-ticked Australian stock.
From my last experience with MobiCity, the support is just plain horrible with incompetent reps dealing with the missing item in my order.
WTF? 3 negatives?? Why are people so unkind… LOL
Seriously… please.. show me where you can get this phone cheaper than $569 landed.
from me.. hahahha
anyway.. anything wrong with grey imports?
That is because many whirlpool punter or ozbargainer are just naive or worse brain dead. People expect to peanuts and get a top of the range phone and with Australin warranty? What are you guys thinking
Costing for local stock from distrbutors already cost at least 550, and these people expect someone would sell a top of the line phone on $20 profit OMG.
If you want the Aus S2, just go through moneybackco and buy it on 12 month plan from vodafone. Price the plan at $10 a mnoth + the monybackco $84 cash back, you end up only pay $564 for the phone with Aus warranty. It doesn't take rocket science to work it out.
These are just a few reasons why people have negged it. I haven't negged, but close to.
hope this is genuine
can anyone confirm receiving the phone from here?
Got mine today. Ordered 28th. Received 31st. 4 days including weekend. Not bad.
Cool. Was the box sealed when you got it? Do you know which country it came from and which type of plug the wall charger has?
Lots more info on whirlpool: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1710364&p…
But in short: 1)No, Phone and everything else was sealed though. Opened to add the Aust adapter.
2)HK, came with Aust adapter.
awesome, thanks so much.
awesome phone! Got it last week and WOW its soo beastly!! Woo Off Iphone 5!