Oneplus Invite *Read 1st post

yabadabado

Cocoon wrote: »

I gave in and bought an invite on ebay, you can take me off the list now. If I get the chance to share an invite I'll share them here... Thanks yabadabado..

its a pity oneplus cant release more shareable invites and people wouldnt have to buy off ebay or Chinese versions.
I really don't think oneplus fully thought through the idea of the invites.

PowerHouseDan

YanisK invited.

yannakis

PowerHouseDan wrote: »

YanisK invited.

Order has been placed! Many many thanks

christophicus

yabadabado wrote: »

its a pity oneplus cant release more shareable invites and people wouldnt have to buy off ebay or Chinese versions.
I really don't think oneplus fully thought through the idea of the invites.

Oh they certainly have....they're generating hype, desire and in turn a name that'll soon match up to HTC and Samsung by selling their products at a loss....but are' minimising that loss while reaping all of the rewards as far as growing their brand name recognition.

That's slightly off topic though.
Thanks again for all of the great work Yaba

PowerHouseDan

christophicus wrote: »

Oh they certainly have....they're generating hype, desire and in turn a name that'll soon match up to HTC and Samsung by selling their products at a loss....but are' minimising that loss while reaping all of the rewards as far as growing their brand name recognition.

That's slightly off topic though.
Thanks again for all of the great work Yaba

Fully agree with you. My only fear for them would be is the nexus 6 coming out (specs depending).. But I think while it's annoying it's semi genius

FourFourRED

Hurry on boys!

Shaun Plays Games

Okay so I bought the phone using my girlfriends invite but now ive got my own invite, its a 24 hour one and it will last until about 1 o clock tomorrow, the problem is that ive pm'ed michael999999 and he cant take the invite and im waiting on a reply from the next guy, ill be gone early tomorrow so I may not be able to share the invite, should I hold on for the other guy to reply or just give it away randomly tonight? I would hate it to go to waste since so many people are looking for one. Ill also have my 3 shareable invites soon hopefully.

gripcasey

Shaun Plays Games don't let invite go to waste. That would be sad

coldfire1x

Shaun Plays Games wrote: »

Okay so I bought the phone using my girlfriends invite but now ive got my own invite, its a 24 hour one and it will last until about 1 o clock tomorrow, the problem is that ive pm'ed michael999999 and he cant take the invite and im waiting on a reply from the next guy, ill be gone early tomorrow so I may not be able to share the invite, should I hold on for the other guy to reply or just give it away randomly tonight? I would hate it to go to waste since so many people are looking for one. Ill also have my 3 shareable invites soon hopefully.

If you dont get the reply soon then give it to someone else from the list. Check if anyone is online. Why waste an invite.

christophicus

coldfire1x wrote: »

If you dont get the reply soon then give it to someone else from the list. Check if anyone is online. Why waste an invite.

I'm sure that this is how anyone on the list (possibly other than the next guy :P), would feel.

Cold hard logic must win out here. The lads above me are right, it'd be a terrible thing to let the invite die.

gripcasey

I'm well down the list but im online. Cheeky I know

Shaun Plays Games

Iompair was the first person on the list to be online, he has been invited

daytob

Shaun Plays Games wrote: »

Okay so I bought the phone using my girlfriends invite but now ive got my own invite, its a 24 hour one and it will last until about 1 o clock tomorrow, the problem is that ive pm'ed michael999999 and he cant take the invite and im waiting on a reply from the next guy, ill be gone early tomorrow so I may not be able to share the invite, should I hold on for the other guy to reply or just give it away randomly tonight? I would hate it to go to waste since so many people are looking for one. Ill also have my 3 shareable invites soon hopefully.

if you cant get a reply send it on to yaba who will distribute it fairly. at least that way at nearly 12 no one will miss the invite because a few people were on line. thats just my reckoning and its certainly what i will be doing when i am sharing my invites. if you have given a certain time for someone to get back to you and they havent replied give it to the next person on the list or so on

Shaun Plays Games

Ill do that next time, just didnt want this invite to go to waste

Iompair

Jumped the queue a bit, have my phone ordered and will pass on what invites I get.

Can't wait to get my hands on it.

yabadabado

main thing is not to let invites go to waste.Is it used now if not PM me the code and I will pass it on asap.
imo the best thing to do with those invites that expire within a short space of time is PM the next in line and give them say 2 hrs to reply ,no reply then move on.
I also had to give some away to whoever was online at the time or they were lost.
It not ideal but what can we do really.

gripcasey

Yeah great it wasn't wasted. I will just have to be patience.

yabadabado

Big problem with the list,bar not enough invites, is the same people are getting first refusal and turning it down for one reason or another.Some people havent replied to PM's at all.

What ye folks think is a good and fair way to prevent this ?

TitianGerm

yabadabado wrote: »

Big problem with the list,bar not enough invites, is the same people are getting first refusal and turning it down for one reason or another.Some people havent replied to PM's at all.

What ye folks think is a good and fair way to prevent this ?

If somebody ignores a pm their name should be moved to the end of the list.
State in the OP that anybody who is pm regarding an invite and does not respond in two hours the invite will be offered to the next in line. If the boardsie does not acknowledge the PM within 24 hours they should then loose their place on the list and be moves to last place.

FourFourRED

Shaun Plays Games wrote: »

Iompair was the first person on the list to be online, he has been invited

I was online (post before yours) and I'm higher up the list!?

jozi

Of theres still invites going can i be added to the list?

PowerHouseDan

I think 24 hours is to long at the stage, I to be honest if I got more invites I wouldn't go through the list that way I have. I've one invite left and I'm just going to give it away to someone who is on the list and is active on oneplus thread.

gripcasey

Maybe , pm say ten people on the list at the same and the highest placed person on the list to reply within the given time frame get the invite. Seems fair and invite wouldn't go to waste.

god's toy

yabadabado wrote: »

its a pity oneplus cant release more shareable invites and people wouldnt have to buy off ebay or Chinese versions.
I really don't think oneplus fully thought through the idea of the invites.

I'm thinking they use the 'one' as a platform for oppo find 7, as in they are almost the same phone anyway so if you can't get one for us 'well there is always this one over here that's a little bit more expensive but still worth it...'

PowerHouseDan

What I'm doing next time is posting on here and asking people within 24 hours to post there number from the invite list who wants and is ready to buy at the end of 24 hours I'll invite lowest numbers. Think that's the easiest and fastest way.

daytob

@phd
and anyone that pms you doesnt even get the invite

yabadabado

So far no invites have been wasted but it could happen easily enough.If no reply is got to a PM within 24 hours isn't it fair enough to remove them from the list?
I'm not talking about someone unable to purchase that day just people who don't respond either way.
Maybe remove them from the list and they can be put back on at the bottom on request ?

daytob

I think if people have an issue with buying it they should just say it even by pm to you yaba or be moved down to when they can buy it. I would hate to have someone miss out on the invite.
But also with more and more invites coming this week and probably next people should check their pms. obviously work and holidays come into this factor but if people really want the phone and invite then to reply to a pm after a set time should be standard. what say 4 or 6 hours? so say I get an invite, I offer to someone on the list, after 4 or 6 hours if that person doesnt reply then i move onto the next one.

Ste05

emmetkenny wrote: »

If somebody ignores a pm their name should be moved to the end of the list.
State in the OP that anybody who is pm regarding an invite and does not respond in two hours the invite will be offered to the next in line. If the boardsie does not acknowledge the PM within 24 hours they should then loose their place on the list and be moves to last place.

I'd think something similar to this.

Send the PM, tell them they have X amount of time to respond depending on the length of time left on the invite. Maybe even PM 3 or 4, who ever gets back first or the lowest ranked in that period....

BUT, if someone doesn't get back to you at all within 24/48 hours, they lose their spot and go to the end of the line.

Seems fair and keeps the line moving.

Hogan1

I'm no.90 on the list but ready to order!

gripcasey

Number 91. Ready to order, just behind you. Look over your left shoulder.

keane2097

**** it, take me off the list just going to get a Moto G

jozi

jozi wrote: »

Of theres still invites going can i be added to the list?

Could someone add me to the list? I can't edit it and my internet in work to slow to download sheets

fixXxer

Weeee! Iv'e moved up three places

SteM

keane2097 wrote: »

**** it, take me off the list just going to get a Moto G

Would you not consider picking one up from oppomart? Not that much more expensive that from One Plus.

Hogan1

Any reason why people haven't been ordering from oppomart?

yoyo

SteM wrote: »

Would you not consider picking one up from oppomart? Not that much more expensive that from One Plus.

Whats the returns policy like for oppomart? Are they in the EU? Or could you be hit with customs charges?

Nick

PowerHouseDan

yoyo wrote: »

Whats the returns policy like for oppomart? Are they in the EU? Or could you be hit with customs charges?

Nick

Exactly all Of the above. Not covered under oneplus warranty. Customs charges also.

SteM

Not sure to be honest. The 64gb version is $479 which is close to it's price from One Plus and they have it in stock. Looks like they ship from Hong Kong so maybe get stung for customs charges. Not sure about warranty - will it be any worse than One Plus? They haven't really been tested when it comes to returns yet.

http://www.oppomart.com/phones/oneplus-one.html

heinervb

Hi, Just wondering are the invites for the 64gb version or the 16gb version or can you buy either phone with an invite ? Thanks!

yabadabado

heinervb wrote: »

Hi, Just wondering are the invites for the 64gb version or the 16gb version or can you buy either phone with an invite ? Thanks!

AFAIK all the ones passed on here have been 64.You don't get the option to choose ,the invite is for one or the other.

Duff

OnePlus have stopped producing the 16GB version for the time being to try and up production to meet the demand for the 64GB one.

digitaldr

According to their website Oppomart offer their own 2 year warranty (I think they've only been around for about 1 year) and say they will refund postage. There's no postal address (but there's mention of them being Hong Kong based) or phone number and a quick whois search reveals that site ownership is hidden. All in all I think I'd rather wait for an invite here!

Speaking of which to opo only give out one invite per phone purchased? How soon after ordering the phone is the invite sent out or does it depend on their stock levels?

Edit - just found this on the OPO forums:

Many of you who have already received invites have been asking when you’ll receive invites to share. Here’s an update: shareable invites will slowly begin to roll out next Monday (7/21). The invites will be distributed in chronological order to customers who have purchased the phone already, starting with the very first person who received an invite from us, and onward.

Please keep in mind that the Invite System has been designed to be dynamic. The amount and timing of the shareable invites given out will depend on different factors, such as availability, number of invites claimed, and time of your initial purchase. If you haven’t received your shareable invites, it most likely means there are still a number of people ahead of you on the list.

The invites will be valid for exactly 72 hours and expire immediately after. Please note that once the invites expire, they cannot be reactivated. So please don’t wait before it’s too late!

Big Nelly

Just seen this on web.....not sure if it will change your mind :-)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/netapp/2014/08/13/oneplus-one-bad-pr/

PowerHouseDan

Big Nelly wrote: »

Just seen this on web.....not sure if it will change your mind :-)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/netapp/2014/08/13/oneplus-one-bad-pr/

Look how much media attention they are getting for free, I bet they'd do it all over again!

heinervb

yabadabado wrote: »

AFAIK all the ones passed on here have been 64.You don't get the option to choose ,the invite is for one or the other.

So if i put down my name now ill get an invite for the 64gb version? Also how long til i get an invite? just making sure before i put down my name.. Thanks

PowerHouseDan

Right I'm giving up on pm people. I'm giving away my last invite in 10 min going to ask 3 questions first to answer all 3 right first gets the invite don't enter unless you can buy obviously.....

unklerosco

PowerHouseDan wrote: »

Right I'm giving up on pm people. I'm giving away my last invite in 10 min going to ask 3 questions first to answer all 3 right first gets the invite don't enter unless you can buy obviously.....

Do I need to pm you to get the questions or are you gonna stick them on the thread?

PowerHouseDan

To save the thread pm...

PowerHouseDan

Going to run this at 6 instead as the iPad is dying and so is the oneplus........ 6 on the dot.