I am sure there are some of you guys who are hesitant to dish out 700-800 dollars to a non-corporation company that sells electronics through ebay or amazon. (... at least I was)
I just bought mine off of ebay from Techno Trading House. They also have an Amazon store and exist on facebook as well. Great reviews on both sites. They do have their own website too. (I forgot add: These guys are from USA.)
If you were leaning one way or another and was unsure, try these guys out. I looked around on other forums and people have been satisfied by what they get from them.
Just a little info about what I got.
The box was sealed (with the stickers) and apparently, I got the Hong Kong version because the website on the box was samsung.com/hk and there was initially some Chinese language when setting up the phone. There were two manuals ... one in English and the other in Chinese.
They threw in a US adaptor for free and they do have free shipping as well.
After downloading the new software (firmware) and rebooting, I was able to get 3G/HSPA+ signal. Before that, I was only getting phone capabilities and wifi. Freaked me out but it turned out fine.
I emailed them two or three times and they gave me a response every time within 12-24 hours. Not bad.
Most importantly, I ordered mine Saturday night and received it promptly on Wednesday afternoon, which was also the "estimated shipping date" that they put out so they were on-time.
I will update if I encounter any issues.
I just bought mine off of ebay from Techno Trading House. They also have an Amazon store and exist on facebook as well. Great reviews on both sites. They do have their own website too. (I forgot add: These guys are from USA.)
If you were leaning one way or another and was unsure, try these guys out. I looked around on other forums and people have been satisfied by what they get from them.
Just a little info about what I got.
The box was sealed (with the stickers) and apparently, I got the Hong Kong version because the website on the box was samsung.com/hk and there was initially some Chinese language when setting up the phone. There were two manuals ... one in English and the other in Chinese.
They threw in a US adaptor for free and they do have free shipping as well.
After downloading the new software (firmware) and rebooting, I was able to get 3G/HSPA+ signal. Before that, I was only getting phone capabilities and wifi. Freaked me out but it turned out fine.
I emailed them two or three times and they gave me a response every time within 12-24 hours. Not bad.
Most importantly, I ordered mine Saturday night and received it promptly on Wednesday afternoon, which was also the "estimated shipping date" that they put out so they were on-time.
I will update if I encounter any issues.