Samsung Galaxy S

Thanks for the detailed post, Tim182 :)
I looked up some pics of the UK charger, looks like the plug is built into the charger unit so I can't just cut it off and add an SA plug on. Oh well, not a big deal.
 
Monkey101 said:
This is the Charger adapter i got with mine. Seems like a good solution...
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Yea guess I'll buy myself an adapter then. At least it can charge from the PC so I don't need to rush out to get one.

Anyway, I have placed my order with Handtec :D
They didn't seem to include any VAT though, only been charged R4500 through the credit card. So how will the VAT be handled now?

Can't wait :D
 
Tim182 said:
There are very few GPS solutions for the Wave at this point either. Google maps is there but it has no turn by turn navigation in SA yet.
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In case no one has mentioned this yet, there is the hacked version of Google Navigation http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887
In the settings you can cache map tiles. The navigation mode uses vector maps so those don't cache but I haven't found data usage to be excessive...
 
So far so good. Not put my Sim Card in yet as i have a bit of work to do. But the screen is something worth drooling over. Will post back once i get home this evening.
 
duncan1a said:
ah, just realised the Wave isn't android. One reason not to go Wave?
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Indeed. The Wave is the first phone with Bada, so it will need some time to catch up with Android. It will take a lot of effort from Samsung for that to happen though.
VOIP on Bada is banned, and I think apps can only be installed from the Samsung app store. Maybe someone will correct me on that though.

Maybe it will be hacked some day and people will be able to run Android on it, it is Linux based.
 
Maddmatt said:
Yea guess I'll buy myself an adapter then. At least it can charge from the PC so I don't need to rush out to get one.

Anyway, I have placed my order with Handtec :D
They didn't seem to include any VAT though, only been charged R4500 through the credit card. So how will the VAT be handled now?

Can't wait :D
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Lucky you! :)

Was that R4500 including shipping?

Also the price on the German site is way above 384 Euros, even after subtracting 19% German VAT...
 
Xanthus said:
Lucky you! :)

Was that R4500 including shipping?
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Yes. £348.49 for the phone without VAT, £39.90 for shipping. For shipping I chose "Rest of world (UPS/Fedex)". So who actually delivers it, I don't know.
I don't know how the VAT will work though. Were they supposed to charge me when I ordered it? Hope so haha.
 
Maddmatt said:
Yes. £348.49 for the phone without VAT, £39.90 for shipping. For shipping I chose "Rest of world (UPS/Fedex)". So who actually delivers it, I don't know.
I don't know how the VAT will work though. Were they supposed to charge me when I ordered it? Hope so haha.
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If you are buying the phone on a UK website, they wont charge you VAT as you are not a UK resident. You will, however be charged VAT in South Africa when the phone goes through customs, plus an extra import fee. It was mentioned earlier somewhere in the thread that you need to add on 15,4% (or thereabouts) to the price you paid, so in your case its R4500 x 15,4% = R693. So you looking at a total of approx R5193. Obviously you will then pay for the courier fee on top of that.
 
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PaulZA said:
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Thanks. I've never imported anything into SA before so I don't know exactly how this works.
The website charged a delivery fee when I chose the "Fedex/UPS" option, so will there still be a courier fee on top of that?
 
Maddmatt said:
Yes. £348.49 for the phone without VAT, £39.90 for shipping. For shipping I chose "Rest of world (UPS/Fedex)". So who actually delivers it, I don't know.
I don't know how the VAT will work though. Were they supposed to charge me when I ordered it? Hope so haha.
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Did you use paypal, or a regular credit card?
 
I got my phone today, what an amazing device! Little warning for those ordering from overseas, there seems to be a new customs duty on phones, busy trying to look into it. 14% VAT on 110% value plus an additional 7%!!! Not sure where that came from, I paid a total customs + VAt of about R900...

Will keep you updated
 
This is strange. Why do they need this? I've never had this issue using a credit card before.
Shouldn't they contact Mastercard themselves for that authorization number?

Order number: XXXXXXX

Thank you for placing your first order with Handtec. As this is your first order the following information is required for us to securely process your order.

a) We can ship to a recognised place of work (nationally or internationally known) just reply back to this email address with your workplace details - If accepted your goods will be delivered to your workplace.

or

b) Please contact your card issuer/Bank for the Bank Authorisation Code (or Bank Transaction Code) relating to the Handtec Order. This is a unique code for this order and your card issuer will only give this information to the card holder. You can confirm the code to us via email (reply to this email), phone or fax.

Or

c) Please send us a Photocopy of your Passport and Credit Card Statement – this can be emailed to [email protected] us or fax to 0044870 135 4026

Note: If you have paid using paypal, please only send the information requested in option A or C

If you decide to fax any information please reply back to this email to confirm you have done so

Once we have the above we will inform you if further information is required.

Thank you for shopping with Handtec and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Kind regards


GPSK Ltd
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Maddmatt said:
This is strange. Why do they need this? I've never had this issue using a credit card before.
Shouldn't they contact Mastercard themselves for that authorization number?
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To prevent fraud... its normal for many international orders
 
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