OnePlus One - $300 killer Android phone

[Cowboy619]

Mine finally arrived

 

[ahoudet]

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Mine finally arrived

Oh wow

 

[Tman*]

via stackry, does "DHL Global Mail Priority" go via SAPO?

 

[Bryn]

via stackry, does "DHL Global Mail Priority" go via SAPO?

Never heard of that, although I'm only familiar with MyUS. I used DHL Express to get my OPO to me and it was as fast as you could expect. I think any shipping option that isn't suspiciously cheap and says up to 4 days delivery time should be good.

 

[Jola]

via stackry, does "DHL Global Mail Priority" go via SAPO?

I think so, arrives here via EMS which is no good.

You have to use DHL Express, FedEx or UPS.

With Stackry you pretty much have to use FedEx Economy.

 

[jarrodr]

I'm using Stackry. Is FedEx Economy the best? What should I declare it as to provide crazy taxes?

Sorry I know this has been asked before.

 

[Tman*]

I think so, arrives here via EMS which is no good.

You have to use DHL Express, FedEx or UPS.

With Stackry you pretty much have to use FedEx Economy.

DHL Global Mail Priority $13

FedEx Intl Economy $58

eish. But then again, with the DHL option, Ill probably never see my package.

 

[Jola]

I'm using Stackry. Is FedEx Economy the best? What should I declare it as to provide crazy taxes?

Sorry I know this has been asked before.

I declared mine as is, and the taxes were outrageous. About 35%. Including R250 clearing fees.

Others suggested that you declared the charger at USD50 (comes in separate box, and taxes are lower on charger), and the the phone at a somewhat lower price.

 

[saguran]

Need Lollipop!

 

[jman]

Need Lollipop!

+1

 

[Tman*]

Does anyone have a Stackry promotional code I can use for a discount? Pretty please with sugar on top

 

[Cowboy619]

Really enjoying my new phone. Can anybody recommend some good games and apps for me? Moved from IOS

 

[roldstar]

Does anyone have a Stackry promotional code I can use for a discount? Pretty please with sugar on top

refer someone to stackry and both of you will receive $10 credit..it's free to set up so maybe use a secondary email address?

 

[roldstar]

Need Lollipop!

just got lollipop on my Nexus 5..the animations make me feel a little dizzy but otherwise i'm loving how clean it is!!!

 

[jman]

Does anyone have a Stackry promotional code I can use for a discount? Pretty please with sugar on top

You getting another OPO? :wtf:

 

[wez1007]

I declared mine as is, and the taxes were outrageous. About 35%. Including R250 clearing fees.

Others suggested that you declared the charger at USD50 (comes in separate box, and taxes are lower on charger), and the the phone at a somewhat lower price.

Ah Sh*t*****... I hope you just got a unhappy customs official... My declaration was as follows:

Item Description - Quantity - Unit Price

OnePlus One Smartphone - 1 - $300
Charger - 1 - $49
protector - 1 - $6.84
cover - 1 - $12.99

Total comes to $368.83

Does anyone have a Stackry promotional code I can use for a discount? Pretty please with sugar on top

If you still need one pm me with your email Addy and ill send you one.

 

[roldstar]

SIGH!!it seems the phone gods dislike me...

so I'm in a bit of a conundrum..until 30 minutes ago, I was happy with getting the OPO instead of the Nexus 6 for a number of reasons:

- more reasonable size
- wayyyy more reasonable price
- better battery life

but now that the Nexus 6 is on pre-order in India, and I'll be going to India in december, and flipkart.com offer an exchange programme, getting the Nexus 6 doesn't seem so unreasonable anymore..trading in my Nexus 5, I can get the 32GB Nexus 6 for around R6000.

So now I shall have to do some solid reading (and soul searching) and decide which phone I REALLY want! Any thoughts/comments would be much appreciated!

 

[Bryn]

I'm using Stackry. Is FedEx Economy the best? What should I declare it as to provide crazy taxes?

Sorry I know this has been asked before.

Don't use cheap shipping. I've heard of people losing items because they were handed to the Post Office by the courier to get to a different city, and thanks to the current state of the Post Office that means you likely never see your item.

I declared mine as is, and the taxes were outrageous. About 35%. Including R250 clearing fees.

Others suggested that you declared the charger at USD50 (comes in separate box, and taxes are lower on charger), and the the phone at a somewhat lower price.

Did you use FedEx? Never use couriers that charge crazy customs handling fees.

The rates payable for cellphones are set in stone - 14% import duty and 14% VAT. I'm not sure how you got 35%. What was the invoice breakdown? How much did you value the charger?

SIGH!!it seems the phone gods dislike me...

so I'm in a bit of a conundrum..until 30 minutes ago, I was happy with getting the OPO instead of the Nexus 6 for a number of reasons:

- more reasonable size
- wayyyy more reasonable price
- better battery life

but now that the Nexus 6 is on pre-order in India, and I'll be going to India in december, and flipkart.com offer an exchange programme, getting the Nexus 6 doesn't seem so unreasonable anymore..trading in my Nexus 5, I can get the 32GB Nexus 6 for around R6000.

So now I shall have to do some solid reading (and soul searching) and decide which phone I REALLY want! Any thoughts/comments would be much appreciated!

The only concern with the Nexus 6 is the size. Check out size comparisons on Phone Arena and watch MKBHD's Youtube review. You shouldn't need much more info than that.

 

[jarrodr]

Thanks Bryn26. What shipping did you with Stackry?

 

[Bryn]

Thanks Bryn26. What shipping did you with Stackry?

I don't use Stackry. I've always kept to MyUS and DHL Express and never had an issue. MyUS have a special going where they calculate your shipping based on weight and not dimensions. It drastically reduces the shipping charge.

As a general rule, any shipping that isn't suspiciously cheap is probably fine.