Easter Bunny
Expert Member
i call dibs!
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Question of the Day: If you were buying a TV today, which brand would you choose?
i call dibs!
Easter Bunny
Expert Member
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kingrob
Guest
I really hope you're right!
It should be, got my S4 from them and price was correct as given to me about 1 month before SA launch.
Also prices from them seems to be cheaper than networks or shops.
systemofpurplelimpminion
Senior Member
very nice device, my only problem is that I find less and less reason to upgrade, as there is little to no reason to replace my s3 with this
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kingrob
Guest
Very true, but the Note 3 does bring new features to the table.
systemofpurplelimpminion
Senior Member
True, but the changes are more incremental than anything else, might just forgo the upgrade and get a tablet for a toy
How do you buy directly from Samsung? or is this the Samsung stores you talking about that they have in certain major shopping malls like Gateway?
Easter Bunny
Expert Member
they should make like the apple stores. you can get a new contract or upgrade there. samsung could make a few extra bucks that way. show me a corporation that doesn't love extra money and i'll show you why zuma must have nkandla upgraded.
No thanks, if they were like Apple stores they wouldn't be in SA and would sell through 3rd parties that just jack up the prices. Samsung has a great presence in SA, they provide great warranty support, we get the stuff when the rest of the world does (mostly), hell their products even have proper Afrikaans support. Apple doesn't give 2 ****s about this country.
Easter Bunny
Expert Member
they should be like apple and also offer contracts, but everything else they should not do like apple. 
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kingrob
Guest
Looks like we won't have to wait much longer for the Vodacom pricing....not sure about the other service providers.
I spoke to Samsung in Canal walk. They will have stock the 26th but the price I was given was R12999. I was going to buy it cash but not at that price
Luckily my cellphone contract upgrade is the 1st of October so I will see what options vodacom give me.
Dom1n8tr1x
Expert Member
I spoke to Samsung in Canal walk. They will have stock the 26th but the price I was given was R12999. I was going to buy it cash but not at that price
Well this sucks because it will probably cost in the region of R500 or more per month on contract, seems like I will have to hold on to my Note 2 for a little while longer.
Well it depends if you subsidise your handset or not. I feel taking the one off hit is better than taking a small hit every month. Especially when you upgrade within a 24 month period and your still paying your last handset for 4 extra months.
I know the amount you pay in is dependant on your package (or spend) at vodacom. So You could have a R200 a month contract and pay in R6000 where someone that has a R500 a month contract pays in R2000. The cost of the handset overall is a bit lower since they recover costs through your package so you dont have a retail margin associated with it.
I have the Note 1 still
I wasn't sold on the 2 but I definitely want the 3. The S View cover is what I am after
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kingrob
Guest
I spoke to Samsung in Canal walk. They will have stock the 26th but the price I was given was R12999. I was going to buy it cash but not at that price
It's actually not Samsung you spoke to, but AudioVision.
They run the "Samsung Shop" in Canal Walk & will charge you an arm and a leg!
So the price you heard, is a HUGELY inflated price. Just ignore.