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Awesome, but god so much work to get a damn phone.

It would be worth it for some people to just pay the premium.

epic journey nonetheless

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That's great news! Would you mind sharing how you handled shipping? (Which courier, whether you bought insurance, customs etc). I'm trying to get one shipped from Dubai as well.

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ohhh do let us know if this one does come available and for what price :)

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expansys has the cyan:

http://www.expansys-usa.com/nokia-n9...n-16gb-220312/

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Well, we went three different routes on this one from Dubai - we had 4 different phones coming in from there.

One was sent from there, via FedEx. I have an account for FedEx, so I gave him my account number and it was sent that way. No matter what though, I believe that FedEx only pays like $100 on this kind of stuff unless you state the proper price and pay the extra.

DHL is a no-go. You can't do it. No matter what. They will not ship out electronics from Dubai.

One went to London, was sent from there. That was the fastest route. But it was because that person was on travel to London, so the coincidence was in our favor.

And one is in New York now... like right now. That contact was in Dubai, now is in New York, but got delayed on their trip by a couple of days... but will be sending it via my FedEx account again to me directly.

I know you can drop ship or use air mail, but no tracking number scares the hell out of me.

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Oh man... I remember when the PC Engine Super Grafx wasn't coming to the States and I couldn't locate a importer and I had JUST left Japan a few weeks prior. I had to locate a store that had one in stock - calling around Akihibara and speaking horrific Japanese, then give my card number to a friend that was still there, they then took their sweet time to send it to me, then finally I got the damn thing only to notice that I also needed games too... the "bundle" I paid for was an extra controller and a carry bag for the system.

It's quite unusual for me to be totally "screw you, I'll get it by hook or by crook" type of mode, but when I do get there, I get it.

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BTW Negri electronics have confirmed having 16gb in stock and ready to ship if anyone wants to bite. $689.50

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I'm willing to bite. Anyone have any reviews of Negri electronics? A cursory Google seems to show mostly positive reviews as well as decent customer support. Their purchases seem to happen using my Amazon account, which probably indicates that they're legit.

Thoughts?

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I've booked a black 16GB n9 from Negri electronics. Total cost is $689.50 including shipping. Lets see how this goes.

@gerbick: I might not require the 64GB one that I requested.

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Guys, check this place out. They're about 10 mins drive away from me and I've bought number of phones from them in the past. I called them yesterday and the guy I spoke with confirmed that they have them in stock and ready for pick up...not sure which ones they have as I didn't bother asking.

A few days before knowing that they would have the N9 in stock this week, I had bought a black one, 16Gb through my cousin in New Zealand. He's got it in his hands and to my dismay, he's taking his sweet time sending it to me. Cost was secondary to me as I want this phone so badly.....my debit card was charged $723.84 for it plus I sent him $172(fees included) for shipping via Western Union....totaling $895.84....ouch....but it's still cheaper that the one available locally.

I have yet to get a confirmation from my cousin that he's shipped my N9...that is very unlikely as it is the weekend there and I'm sure no shipping place is open. But i'm keeping myself optimistic that I will have it in my hands by next week at this time...we shall see.....

If any of you guys interested on knowing what they have, call them up and let me know what I can do to help.

http://www.welectronics.com/gsm/Noki...6GB-Black.HTML

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expansys usa is less than 800, and they have it in stock

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My first question would be what is their return policy. if no returns, i wouldnt trust them, and where was the phone made

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They do have a return policy.
It may not be as good as amazon, but there is a return policy.

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We should just hold an unofficial meego convention in Australia and use it as a tax write off.
64GB is still in stock at Harvey Norman for $786 and $71 of that will be refunded when you leave the country, as long as you take it with you and have the "tax invoice". Their dollar is pretty much the same as ours.

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Phone arrived yesterday from Singapore while I was on call. Nice gift from the wife. Have set it up, dev mode, etc. Gerbick et all, when you guys get the phones confirm with me about WiFi hotspot, whenever I activate it, it says 'Wireless network not allowed'. Really pissing me off, joiku for n900 let me do whatever I wanted on T-Mobile...this version is crippled? Must be a way to deactivate restriction via terminal...otherwise this phone is really nice, great ue...no widgets though...and us n900 guys love us the widgets...great phone, glad I opted for the 64 gb.

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Gerbick,
how much did your friends have to pay as customs tax?

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How will we get, illegals by NOKIA standards, get updates if we reside in the USA?

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You should still be able to get OTA updates, as Nokia use the product code of the device to determine whether to make the update available. There should also be the option to flash the latest firmware, as per N900.

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Are updates based on your IMEI? My N8, bought in USA, still does not have Anna update. so you are saying if i buy a phone from Dubai, I will get an update when everyone in Dubai gets it?? Isnt it also carrier dependent? Just curious about the logistics of how its done. We in the UsA were always the last to get NOKIA updates, and with Windows phones coming now, I am worried that USA will be turned off the grid for non- Windows phones

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The updates are based on the product code. The reason many USA N8s don't have the Anna update is that Nokia have not pushed out the update for N8s with USA product codes. There is probably also some inertia on the part of the USA carriers, with whom Nokia do not have a great relationship. The updates are only carrier-dependent if your device has a carrier-specific product code. If your device is sim-free, you will not have this problem.

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If I remember rightly, we in the USA were, by no means, the last to get N900 updates. I seem to recall the UK having more problems (delays) with at least one of the PR 1.? updates.

I imagine my Danish N9 will get updates as and when other Danish ones do.

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Pretty much right. I've been doing the update dance with Nokia in the USA for a long time. Ended up flashing my 5800 to some other kind of region (whatever fell in the RM-428 line) to get updates.
I think my N9 was flashed to the global image in order to get PR 1.3 quicker as well.

Pretty ridiculous if you ask me.

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Sorry guys if already posted:

http://www.worldwidevoltage.com/nokia-n9.html

Has someone bought anything in that site?

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Do they have a return policy???

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That would be a yes...

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Ignore my rant here... but it belonged nowhere else but here.

So since Friday, my N9 has been in NY with a person that came in from Dubai. They just now called me and said that they will be traveling again very soon (tomorrow afternoon) and wanted to schedule a pickup.

No call/answers on Friday. No call all day on Saturday. Now. On Saturday ****ing night... I get a call. It's gonna have to be left at the concierge desk, picked up via FedEx on Monday and hopefully it will not disappear before pickup.

Seriously?

This damn phone does not want to be in my hands.

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Elop needs to fit into this conspiracy somehow.

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thinking about ordering from them, and the gentlemen I called there claims they have them in stock. Still really want the 64GB version, but if I have to I will jump on their 16GB.

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Elop used to work for Macromedia, who got bought by Adobe; FedEx as well as the people that make Smirnoff vodka uses Adobe PostScript capable printers and thus it all goes back to Elop and thus the delays in me receiving my Nokia N9.

Bam

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God, anyone of you have the cyan version already? Where in the hell can I buy one cyan N9 right now? (european version, no weird US power plugs, please)
I dont care about the price, my N8 broke last night and now i'm without phone. And I need it.

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I have found a store in Vietnam which is very reputable and they do have 64GB Black in stock. and the price is the lowest I can find, its only US $701, as of today's exchange rate.
http://www.thegioididong.com/sieu-th...a-n9-64gb.aspx
This is a confirmed reputable store, my gf is from vietnam and she knows the store personally.
She doesnot know anyone in the town who could just get the phone and ship it right now, but she is going back for xmas and will be back in January, so if anyone has any other contact in vietnam who can get it from the store and ship it will be great.

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I pulled the trigger on a 64GB from whymobile.com (singapore). It came to 800 bucks including shipping to the US, insurance, and paypal fees. Best price I've found so far from a .com who will ship internationally, and a google search for reviews of the place say it's a brick and mortar with honest practices (haven't found a negative opinion at least). I'll confirm back if the transaction goes smoothly or not. I gave up on my principle$ and being patient, but will quickly forget all that if this goes smoothly.

only problem is they didn't say what color, but DID label the 16GB versiojn as blue so I'm hoping lack of explicit indication is black at least (and the pic was black). living dangerously (and doing mad-rationalizing) lol :o

gerbick, I'll keep my spot on your list until I know if I got burnt or not (or if you say it's time to ish or get off the pot on the group buy). Will let you know for sure either way.

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awesome job with the why mobile. thanks for taking the plunge on that one, I am about to do the same in a few hours i think. I was debating, and wanting the 64gb, so looks like i will be jumping in with you.

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well if we both get burnt, we can throw a kick-*** pity party for ourselves and any TMO girls who value "fast living" internet consumption over savvy and sane spending discretion.

miketheangrycomputer will host.

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Wow... more connections about where it can be bought from and at lower prices. Awesome.

There's some new announcements coming out very soon about where some 64gb Black one's will be coming out and the price and availability.

With that said... mine from Dubai will be here Wednesday 'cuz FedEx tracking says so...

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Look into getting one from the Australia...

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I bought mine from Australia, 64GB Black, it showed up asap. I know that I was happiest buying it from the AUS because I have a friend there and wanted the warranty to be active, to me it made sense to actually buy it from there.

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Where are you located?

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a specific store there that you can point us to?

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I have a friend that can source them, buy them and have them shipped, that is if people are interested... They aren't cheap, but I can collect the funds, send them to him and of course, have you shipped your phone in the end, if that is what seems to be logical.

Edit: this is of course with his approval that he'd go through all this trouble...