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Chinese Android Phones 2 - Read First Post!
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Wouldn't get your hopes up dealing with gearbest,probably the worst seller.I have ordered from Gearbest on a few occasions, I know there was the problem with shilling - maybe I'm lucky - but never had a single issue
Shilling isn't the only problem with them. When buying from Gearbest, even if the item arrives dead (DOA), you will be lucky to get a voucher from them for 50% of the value of the item.
It's all in their t&c.
You will have a choice. Ship it back to them and pay for shipping or take a gearbest voucher for 50% of the item value.
Shipping to China can be expensive unless you are creative with the packaging.
But it also takes ages to get it all sorted even after they get the item back.
It is doable, but it's a sh*tload of hassle that you shouldn't have to go through.
I avoid any store owned by Shenzhen Globalegrow E-Commerce who own them, as they have terrible policies, and try to abuse loopholes in EU Law and in Paypal. It can be like getting blood from a stone, but the worst part is the frustration when dealing with them.
(on a side note, their trademark was refused
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You're way better off wading through the cr*p on Aliexpress. You are more protected. A lot/most of the sellers are College students abusing the prices that Westerners will pay, but you can dig deeper and find decent prices.
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The reason I came here is because of this:
Xiaomi Sale Starts Tomorrow on Aliexpress
The Xiaomi Note 2 is a great price at €110 (TDD Version)
Install this version Rom (You can get all the links here but it is a French Forum Use Google Chrome or translate)
I think that's a great price - and a known seller.0 -
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Shilling isn't the only problem with them. When buying from Gearbest, even if the item arrives dead (DOA), you will be lucky to get a voucher from them for 50% of the value of the item.
It's all in their t&c.
You will have a choice. Ship it back to them and pay for shipping or take a gearbest voucher for 50% of the item value.
Shipping to China can be expensive unless you are creative with the packaging.
But it also takes ages to get it all sorted even after they get the item back.
It is doable, but it's a sh*tload of hassle that you shouldn't have to go through.
I avoid any store owned by Shenzhen Globalegrow E-Commerce who own them, as they have terrible policies, and try to abuse loopholes in EU Law and in Paypal. It can be like getting blood from a stone, but the worst part is the frustration when dealing with them.
(on a side note, their trademark was refused)
You're way better off wading through the cr*p on Aliexpress. You are more protected. A lot/most of the sellers are College students abusing the prices that Westerners will pay, but you can dig deeper and find decent prices.
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The reason I came here is because of this:
Xiaomi Sale Starts Tomorrow on Aliexpress
The Xiaomi Note 2 is a great price at €110 (TDD Version)
Install this version Rom (You can get all the links here but it is a French Forum Use Google Chrome or translate)
I think that's a great price - and a known seller.
It's a brill price. I paid 145 for mine on 11/11/15. The Redmi 3 is just 150 dollar tomorrow too:
http://brands.aliexpress.com/en?spm=2114.11010108.24.1.L0uSAc#g09e29b0 -
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Not if you are going to hold me responsible :eek: lol
I never needed a separate root app on any xiaomi phone I have owned,but i also wouldnt worry about kingroot as by its nature will show up as some kind of malware,it is trying to access system files etc after all
No, I wont hold you responsible - as long as I can fix it after if something goes wrong
I read this about Kingroot:
The app reported the device IEMI back to a server in China, which is a very obvious security concern for one thing. There's also the matter of it (a) insisting that its own SU manager is the only choice, and (b) installing other associated apps which then prove difficult to remove.
So thought there is no point keeping it if my phone works without it.
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No, I wont hold you responsible - as long as I can fix it after if something goes wrong
I read this about Kingroot:
The app reported the device IEMI back to a server in China, which is a very obvious security concern for one thing. There's also the matter of it (a) insisting that its own SU manager is the only choice, and (b) installing other associated apps which then prove difficult to remove.
So thought there is no point keeping it if my phone works without it.
Cheers
If it was me I would remove it m80 -
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spongerobinson wrote: »Can get it for €151.72 from this seller which is recommend on the OP. They claim there is no customs via DHL.
So your price is slightly better, but potentially a wait for China post. If you managed to get it through without getting stung by customs though, the price is very good.
I agree, totally.
€110 isn't that great at all when shipping is from China. I don't know what way I was thinking, but I had something in my head that made me think it was a decent price. 0 -
I agree, totally.
€110 isn't that great at all when shipping is from China. I don't know what way I was thinking, but I had something in my head that made me think it was a decent price.
Not to worry...I think the seller I've linked to seems to be quite good...they are mentioned in the OP and one of the best prices I can seem to find for EU shipping. I've not bought anything off them so can't speak from experience.
I'm still trying to decide whether to pull the trigger or not...I've an aging Galaxy S3, that I could do with upgrading. Trying to decide between the Note 2 or Note 3 at this stage...by the time I make a decision the Note 4 will probably be out!0 -
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