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Cheapest U.S. price for Artemis (HTC P3300)?

Hi everyone,
Whats the cheapest price for the Artemis? I've seen it for $699 as a pre-order. Is this the best U.S. price?
Thanks,
GP

Hey where can i buy an Artemis in US.

dont think its available in US yet as i believe Artemis will b released in europe 1st before it hit your shores n my shore (Asia)

You can purchase it online at www.smart-mobile-gadgets.com. That's where I got mine. Mad Monkey Boy from Howard Forums has them, as well, I believe.
Last I checked on that site, it is $609 today.

NutritionN said:
You can purchase it online at www.smart-mobile-gadgets.com. That's where I got mine. Mad Monkey Boy from Howard Forums has them, as well, I believe.
Last I checked on that site, it is $609 today.
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PhoneSource is quoting US$599. (in stock) http://www.phonesource-usa.com/

How much do they charge for shipping generally at smartmobilegadgets. I feel cheesed that I bought mine for $770 CAD

I originally purchased through SMG when the price was at $639. With 2-day shipping, the finally tally was $670.
When mine was ready to ship, his price went down to $619. This was on a Friday; so instead of refunding me $20, he upgraded my shipping to overnight with Saturday delivery.
Exact shipping costs I can't recall, but he was very fair to work with. And his communication was great.

currently available on singapore's yahoo! auctions at sgd1250 which is around usd799

Desire availabilty in Hong Kong?

Is the HTC Desire available in HK. I will be there from 12-14th of April and Im really hoping to get it then. The legend is already available but no news about the Desire.

Not sure but try either the top floor (entry level) of Wan Chai Computer centre or the places around Sham Shui Po. If you have never bought electronics from HK, you need to be aware that there are two prices - one for HK stock (usually pricer) and the other for grey imports from China and Japan. Warranty coverage for the latter is done by the shop, so if you have a problem you will have to send it back to that shop. That being said, HTC probably wont provide warranty coverage outside of the country of purchase (according to one of the other threads).

Thanks for the advice. My iPhone was bought in Shenzhen so no worries about warranty. I have been coming to HK since last 7 years on business. Buying most of my gadgets there. I was only concerned regarding availability of the phone in HK as cant see it mentioned anywhere in any of the forums or Google.

I've checked out WanChai just last night actually and there's no sign of the Desire.
Good news is, because of the current favorable exchange rate with the GBP, you can just do what I do. Order overseas from Clove! I'm expecting mine to arrive in HK on Monday. And even with shipping, it's cheaper than it would be when it goes on sale in HK.

A friend was 4 days ago in HKG and he found it somewhere in Kowloon.
Sorry, i've no more details and no price tag...

zedeff said:
Is the HTC Desire available in HK. I will be there from 12-14th of April and Im really hoping to get it then. The legend is already available but no news about the Desire.
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I will try to the same as I will be in Hong Kong a couple of days after you.
I have bought HTC devices several times in Hong Kong and never had any problems.
The computer stores in Wan Chai and Mongkok are your best bet. Look around though do a bit of bargaining.
keep us inforned.

ohyeahar said:
I've checked out WanChai just last night actually and there's no sign of the Desire.
Good news is, because of the current favorable exchange rate with the GBP, you can just do what I do. Order overseas from Clove! I'm expecting mine to arrive in HK on Monday. And even with shipping, it's cheaper than it would be when it goes on sale in HK.
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I cant order it to HK as I will be there only for 3 days and also cant order to India as then too expensive after paying import taxes. N1 is around 4500HKD in Mong Kok if Desire is same price or lower it will be ideal. I will look around Mong Kok and Sham Shui PO. Also Kowloon ( Thanks to Atomicman). If found and bought I will inform on this forum immediately.

I've been looking around for the Desire in HK too, so far nothing. Most of the shops either say they don't know the release date, or "maybe next week", which is the typical answer when they have no idea.
The latest from the HK forums (using google translate) is that HTC HK has said they're not sure of an exact date, maybe in June. The consensus is that they want to give the Legend (out March 31st) some time to sell before releasing the Desire. I'm sure grey imports from the UK will start to show up soon, but at a premium.
Not sure if it'll be cheaper than the Nexus One, since you can get an N1 directly from Google for less than $4500, so their price in Mongkok just includes a small mark-up. The Legend is $4180, down to $3980 in some places, so I reckon the Desire will be at least $6-800 more than that to set it apart.
Based on all that info, I also ordered from Clove today.
@ohyeahar: when did you order yours? Do you have a DHL tracking number for it already?

sickboy888 said:
@ohyeahar: when did you order yours? Do you have a DHL tracking number for it already?
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Ordered on March 8. Already shipping. Expecting it on Monday.

So slim to zero chance of getting a desire in HK before 14th April? So what do you suggest I do buy the Legend or N1? Please advise as Im quite eager to buy an android phone now. I will be able to change it only after 6 months so have to live with whichever phone I buy till then.
ohyeahar if you feel like selling your Desire let me know ;-)

@sickboy888
I got your PM and was trying to reply, but you've disabled receiving of PM's. You might want to look into that.

Finally bought the Nexus One as couldn't find the desire and cant with for an android phone any longer. I'm in HK till 15th Morning so if any one knows of a definite place where desire is available here do let me know. I don't mind buying that as well. Can always sell my N1 on Ebay in India.

I bought my HTC Desire (UK) version at a shop in Tsuen Wan. It mainly deals online shopping for customers from mainland china but they also sell phones there. I just got mine there yesterday. See if they have any stocks left and you can get one there. The contact information below:
Rm2412, 24/F, Wing Hing Ind Building
83-93 Chai Wan Kok Street, Tsuen Wan
Tel:3583 2773
Rmb to mentioned I introduce you there hehe, as I will get extra discount when I buy ipad there next time.

lesliekkwu said:
I bought my HTC Desire (UK) version at a shop in Tsuen Wan...
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Congrats! How much did you get it for?

$4380
Well to TBH you can buy it at Clove at a cheaper price...but what happens if your phone breaks down ? You won't be buying a round trip ticket to UK to just fix your phone... (Rmb the warranty for HTC UK is 2 years !!)
They include a one time FREE deliver service to UK center to repair the machine...and afterwards they charge you $200 only.
Just like ordinary HKers time is important...hehe

lesliekkwu said:
$4380
Well to TBH you can buy it at Clove at a cheaper price...but what happens if your phone breaks down ? You won't be buying a round trip ticket to UK to just fix your phone... (Rmb the warranty for HTC UK is 2 years !!)
They include a one time FREE deliver service to UK center to repair the machine...and afterwards they charge you $200 only.
Just like ordinary HKers time is important...hehe
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That's a good price actually. If you consider the price difference between the Legend and Desire in UK and that the Legend's retail price in HK is 4199, I'd expect the Desire to cost about 4389.

That is a good price considering the phone isn't available in the usual shops in HK.
Regarding the warranty, according to the spec on Clove the phone comes with a 2 year International warranty, so if anything goes wrong you should be able to get HTC HK to take care of it, right?

Best Retailer?

I'm buying the phone in a few days and need advice. What is the best online retailer for buying this phone in the US? The ones I know about are: expansys, negri-electronics, ebay, amazon, and craigslist. I wanted to make sure I got the Taiwan build since a lot of people have given positive feedback on Taiwan builds. Does anyone expect HTC to fix some of the build issues under-the-radar or is it mostly software related. Let me know, thanks.

can't vouch for best. i first ordered from negri last weekend and never received a responding confirmation. i emailed and they said they had no stock and didn't know when new stock would arrive. then i cancelled and they tried to call me to say oh, heavens, they had one, but their free shipping offer did not apply to hawaii, so they would need to charge me $32 more. i said thanks but no thanks. went to expansys and ordered. order got held up a bit because i ordered some items not immediately available. it got straightened out and my order arrived within the week in great condition.
the phone from expansys comes out of taiwan. there's a rumor that the taiwan phones are not exhibiting the same build issues as those from china. i can't say my copy is perfect, because the previous android i had was not very sophisticated, and neither am i when it comes to android. but it doesn't seem to be exhibiting any serious problems . i bought an att micro-sim card off amazon and signed up for att prepaid $2/day unlimited talk/text and added a data package. seems to work in general, but i haven't used it extensively. by the way, the expansys htc came with a sim-card tray opener pin. the amazon micro-sim sold by abe 1-2-3 is a true micro-sim - does not require any cutting down.

I always find the cheapest to be ebay from Hong Kong sellers, can get for $650 AUD
I'm currently visiting Singapore and just picked one up at Sim Lim Square for $722 SGD which is about $600 AUD which in tern is about $600 US?

Thanks guys for the advice. By the way, do you know if it would be cheaper to have it imported from Singapore?

[Q] [UK] Cheapest Place to get the Galaxy Nexus Sim Free

Hi guys,
I'm looking at buying a Galaxy Nexus sim free soon and was wondering if anyone knew of any deals around now.
At the minute I have found the cheapest to be Play.com at £340.
Using a website called TopCashBack I am able to get 4.04% back on my purchase which would make the total cost of the phone a little over £326.
Although I have found better deals on eBay and Amazon merchants, a lot of these seem to ship from Hong Kong which is something that I would like to avoid at all costs.
Thanks for any replies or help with this matter.
Mike.

MikeyUK said:
Hi guys,
I'm looking at buying a Galaxy Nexus sim free soon and was wondering if anyone knew of any deals around now.
At the minute I have found the cheapest to be Play.com at £340.
Using a website called TopCashBack I am able to get 4.04% back on my purchase which would make the total cost of the phone a little over £326.
Although I have found better deals on eBay and Amazon merchants, a lot of these seem to ship from Hong Kong which is something that I would like to avoid at all costs.
Thanks for any replies or help with this matter.
Mike.
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That looks like a bargain off of play.com for a new UK phone from a reputable seller. I just got mine last week and ended up buying a used one off ebay for £220. I didn't see any that were new from the UK that would beat £326 when I was looking. The £330 ones off of amazon marketplace seem to be asian devices.

rogersnm said:
That looks like a bargain off of play.com for a new UK phone from a reputable seller. I just got mine last week and ended up buying a used one off ebay for £220. I didn't see any that were new from the UK that would beat £326 when I was looking. The £330 ones off of amazon marketplace seem to be asian devices.
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Thanks, don't fancy buying a second had phone so it looks like I will be going ahead with Play.com.
Looked at ebuyer.com on friday and the price was £329. Today it's £389!!

It was £278 delivered TO UK on amazon.de this week, also £284 HERE
http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=15615&setcurrency=gbp#specialdeals
May be able to find discount codes for this site. See hotukdeals for up to date offers.

ddee said:
It was £278 delivered TO UK on amazon.de this week, also £284 HERE
http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=15615&setcurrency=gbp#specialdeals
May be able to find discount codes for this site. See hotukdeals for up to date offers.
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Simply Electronics Ltd is a leading international retailer serving customers in the UK, Europe, US, and Australia from our headquarters in Hong Kong.
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I have seen their website before but don't like the fact that they operate from Hong Kong.
Although their prices are cheaper I have read enough reviews to make me order from Play.com
Thanks for the suggestion though

ddee said:
It was £278 delivered TO UK on amazon.de this week, also £284 HERE
http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=15615&setcurrency=gbp#specialdeals
May be able to find discount codes for this site. See hotukdeals for up to date offers.
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The amazon.de offer was more like £300 after delivery costs and you have the disadvantage of dealing with a foreign retailer (the UK site won't support the purchase).

[Q] Thinking of buying from B&H...

Hi guys.. I know B&H is legit, but has anyone here ordered from them shipped to California? Im getting the 32gb one and they're going for retail with free shipping and no tax shipped to california. I would just like to know your experience in buying from them.
Thanks!

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Hi guys.. I know B&H is legit, but has anyone here ordered from them shipped to California? Im getting the 32gb one and they're going for retail with free shipping and no tax shipped to california. I would just like to know your experience in buying from them.
Thanks!
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B&H is a well-known and recognized internet retailer. They ship almost everywhere. I have purchased thousands of dollars of professional camera equipment from them without any problems. I would have no hesitancy buying anything from them and having it shipped to my location. It is a no brainer.

jhom52 said:
B&H is a well-known and recognized internet retailer. They ship almost everywhere. I have purchased thousands of dollars of professional camera equipment from them without any problems. I would have no hesitancy buying anything from them and having it shipped to my location. It is a no brainer.
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thanks for this.. im not hesitating though, just wanted to hear the experiences of people who have purchased the N7 2013 from them. I think retail plus no tax shipped free to Cali is too good of a deal to pass. will probably order this weekend.