Well, u guys are waiting for GN to release while I'm still waiting for SME to bring in GS2 LTE which comes with NFC Battery and NFC enabled phone.

lol, you can't expect SME to fulfil your 1 person's need, or the minority, and face losses for the rest of the unsold stock, right?

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Added on December 7, 2011, 8:39 amAnalogy doesn't quite apply to our scenario here, as competing motor insurance prices are controlled. It's your choice to pick the insurance company. For your accessories case, original accessories by Samsung definitely cost more than other ciplak brand.

For your case, a couple of item probably doesn't hit the taxable value.

As for eBay, you will have Paypal to protect you.

While I believe Close has original accessories for your phone, right? I didn't check though.

I still won't know if SME would bring in GNex original accessories or not, until the phone is official launched here.

This post has been edited by Harddisk: Dec 7 2011, 08:39 AM

there are some members here selling already right? no warranty though

Any shops in LYP actually selling this phone? I wanna look at the actual physical unit before deciding on the purchase. Don't feel like making a trip to Subang.

are you sure there is compatible telco support LTE in Malaysia on smartphone?
maybe not for now, future?

+1
Although we all also hope that we can see the accessories locally too, but Business is Business, personal preference or small group interest hardly change their mind. Let's hope GNex will have good sales result when available in Malaysia, so that many accessories can offer in market.

GS2 LTE support both GSM/LTE services. And if u did some googling, DiGi and Maxis has been mentioned that they are testing LTE on some report.

After nearly half day playing with the GNex, I still find my SGNote is still the best smartphone for me so far.....

I've been playing with my colleague's Note but for some reasons I find the phone a tad slow.. compared to my previous Galaxy SII and also my current 4S. Animations are just not as fluid...well, at least for me.

Did you experience any lag on your GNote as claimed by some? reason why nexus not as good as Note?

This post has been edited by MaxReddevil: Dec 7 2011, 11:35 AM

that's great for DiGi testing on LTE, hopefully there is great plan in future.
but GNex LTE i515 don't have GSM support or hybrid, not interested on S2.

Yes, i know GNex comes with individual version for GSM and LTE separately.

Was all set to grab one from the shop in Subang (you all know who) when when I call them up to ask if they have any stock, just the tone from who ever picked up the call is enough to turn me off. Needless to say, I'll think I'll get it when Maxis releases the official unit here.

I don't mind spending the money but I hate to be treated rudely.

Then just wait for Official GNex from Maxis. Wonder if the VIP Plan will be available to bundle with GNex? I'm worry GNex will not be available with VIP Plan but others.

heard some rumor said that samsung already terminated contract with m telco, so maybe no GNex from them. Anyway, I don't care m telco but the yellow color in our forum background hopefully our interest reach DiGi.....

How about Umobile. lately they launch many Samsung android with decent price package and rebate.

Adoi, how to explain to a "less business sense" people like you?



My brain hurts. IQ and brain cell count drops just to accommodate you. There are a group of us, not just me, that think official cases are the MINIMUM option to protect your expensive investment of a phone. Yet we're only present with ciplak jely2 case. So a group of us ends up carrying them naked until we either find a proper 3rd party solution or Samsung bring theirs in, which should be the case in the first. The end. Nice onot the story?

Ni lagi satu. Read the context of which my post was written in the case of HTC and Rezound, it was a one-shot case, to cater to this question of yours:-

Period. Full stop. If you're insinuating anything more, then that answer wasn't the reply for those insinuations, if any.

And yes, that Rezound case does make it during its American launch.

The point here is, original manufacturer's accessories should be a part of the launch. If not to cover the needs of the buyer during launch, at least to give the impression that the device they're launching comes with some sort of accessory lineup. Samsung, in the case of Galaxy Note, does not. Therefore pushing their buyer's needs to protect their phones to shoddy third party options.

FINALLY someone who understand what I'm trying to say here. Nothing to do with ego, nothing to do with vanity, nothing. Full stop. Everything to do with QUALITY.

First of all. It may seem like I'm the only one here harping much on this, but now at least I know there's two. Look at the post above this quoted post. Secondly, the others who aren't enthused to buy shoddy third party alternatives, resorted to buying them online, risking postal malfunctions, delays and customs. As yes, my Desktop Dock for the Note I've just received as well the SGP stand for the Nexus was initially slapped with customs tax, but I had to make a few phone calls to explain what it was, before they impose tax on those items. It got off scott free, but not without intervention from me. If that official desktop dock was available locally, I don't have to deal with calling up customs to explain what it was and eliminating tax.

Thirdly, nobody's refuting the fact that if the phone isn't officially launched here (with the exception of iPhones (not fruit)), you will be having a hard time looking for original accessories, just like the case of the GNex. I accepted that fact, went scouring LYP yesterday to look for third party options that aren't shoddy or poorly made, and there are none. But I was referring to the already launched Note and its paltry selection of accessories from Samsung, forcing buyers to look at shoddy third party options. These buyers fall into two categories: the ones who buys anything that is cheap but "good enough" to them to protect, and those who prefer original accessories because they know Samsung made them and it should be tailor-made to protect their devices better than third party options. I desperately hope the group described formerly are not the majority, otherwise the latter group will be forced into the situation where only shoddy third party options are their ONLY option. Which is what it is starting to look like now.

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Added on December 7, 2011, 1:11 pmDepending on your area, I personally think Umobile is a poor choice. I am using their RM28 prepaid mobile data option, and the Galaxy Nexus I'm using, either by the fault of their mobile network, or the fault of the phone itself, have a hard time auto-switching between Umobile's 2G network and their 3G line. On my Galaxy Nexus, often I had to manually switch between their "UMobile" which is their 3G line and "UMobile 2G". Often when the phone latches on to the "UMobile 2G" line, it does not auto-switch to "UMobile" 3G connection, I had to do a manual switch by letting the phone look for the network and register for it.

Thank God this is a test run, I'm switching to something else after the credits on this UMobile prepaid card runs out.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Dec 7 2011, 01:18 PM

I agree with string on lack of available quality cases...i got a freaking dent on my note bezel waiting for a bloody good case.I have used many phones before but i find the build quality of samsung really poor.A 1 ft drop and a dent for a Rm 2k and above phone is ridiculous.Manufactures should give each handset bought with a real good quality case in the box,not a freakin flip case...haish

Any particular reason?

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Added on December 7, 2011, 3:05 pmToo slow to pick up. Wait another 3 months after all telco sold all the hot cakes?

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Added on December 7, 2011, 3:14 pmYou can keep ranting on this, but the figure just not attractive enough for SME to put their money in, unfortunately.

OTOH, in case you decided to delve into this business of providing original accessories for phones (if not just Samsung), we would be more than happy to source it from you.

Oh ya, aside from that. Buying expensive original case which also means 1 thing. You might have to protect the case too, cause it's expensive. Imagine you might not willing to left it on the table, if it was damped or has some stain, as opposed to using cheap cheap case.

As for your dock, how much did you pay for that 1 item + shipping?

This post has been edited by Harddisk: Dec 7 2011, 03:14 PM

Expensive here is subjective. Like I mentioned it before, one of the forum member here mentioned the official leather pouch for the Galaxy Note priced at USD25 as "expensive". Not to me, at that price, if I get it dirty , then so be it. I'd rather have that pouch dirty than a scuffed and scratched Galaxy Note.

I'm not looking for a freaking RM300 case here glittered with Swarovski crystals, I'm looking for a freaking GBP20 official leather pouch that is supposed to be here when Samsung released the Galaxy Note. Is that too much to ask? Are Malaysians that cheap?

The official desktop dock for the Note however is an acquired taste. If you leave your phone lying around to charge then it doesn't make sense to get one. Hence you don't see me ranting about it not available here, I went online and got it without a single peep. The leather pouch however, isn't available here, even though it made logical sense to include it as part of the accessories available for the Note at launch here.

Err first thing first, do you have to use that condemning tone of yours to get your point across? What's up with that?
If you're resorting to that I could easily outdo you.

I'm not insinuating anything here. You were saying why isn't the case/accessories (particularly quality ones) available immediately/before a phone (particularly GNex and Note, or Samsung's part) is made available.

The sample case you've given was like what? One out of ten phones that have been launched recently? If that's the case, its not the norm anymore. Why would you use an exception case like that to prove your point?

Plus, when I said available locally, I mean Malaysia, not America. If you're talking about America, they ALREADY HAVE GNex accessories for sale in their Verizon store, yes even before their GNex is launched.

Then that brings me to this point again, if every other regions have gotten their share of accessories sold locally, wouldn't that means Malaysia's the problem here, and not Samsung?

For whatever reason that is the case, I'm not arguing on that, because I do agree Malaysia too should have the cases sold locally, but it is not happening. At best, resellers are importing them to sell it locally. If you're going to improve on that with action, I'm more than happy to support you.

This post has been edited by phantomash: Dec 7 2011, 03:54 PM