got my PB from the first sales today...

seems a bit tight trying to connect the cable to PB and also phone.

my other stuffs... even new also... dun recall so difficult to plug in the cables. at one stage, i was worried i might break it.

otherwise, it seems good.

packaging is simple. the way i like it.

if anyone us curious (since i could not find the details on their site), the output is 2A.

if use PayPal, means must have $$$ in PayPal, right? sorry if this sounds silly. what i mean... coz i have added CC to PayPal... will it charge my card that is attached to PP? if this way works, will there also be a usd1 charge?

today, i used the same as the first time, which is direct CC. so end up i get charged usd1.

curious... may i know what is in the mi3 box? does it come with charger.

surprisingly, i'm short on chargers. the few i have... slowly breaking down on me. was hoping to buy from Mi but they don't list chargers as being for sale.

so i wonder if it ships with one.

i had this surcharge and called my bank to ask why...

background:
for safety purpose, i now use KWIK card for online transactions. it's a 'card' from CIMB (you can actually opt not to get physical card).

CIMB explained that mastercard charges up to 1% for foreign based transactions. in my case, i was charged something like 0.8% (or was it 0.08%). seems the mi server is based on SG, so, considered foreign.

and if use credit card to pay, PayPal will charge you usd1 for transaction fee (no need to create PayPal account). but i'm not sure if you if will still get charged usd1 if you login to paypal and pay with the credit card you attached to PayPal (note this is different -- this one means you login to PayPal).

it depends. CIMB said this is the surcharge by Mastercard. it could be just something attached to KWIK card.

sounds like my case. which, according to CIMB, is charged by mastercard for 'overseas' transactions. as i shared earlier, CIMB said this Mi transaction is done via server in Singapore. so, its overseas and get charged.

maybe debit and credit card different gua...

anyway, it's a small amount. i think came up to just a few sen. at first, its more out of curiousity since i had just recently started using KWIK. worried KWIK/ CIMB was charging me. so, called them to confirm.


sorry about

for the power bank...

from xiaomi website:
http://www.mi.com/en/mipowerbank


errr... what sort of unstable environment?!? should i be worried?

errr... sounds dangerous... i mean... how we'd know its unstable? when it fries our phone? by then... reset PB also pointless... heh heh...

just i find it funny to have this. i was charging phone and pressed on it. seems like phone was still charging. so, not really sure how useful is this.

possibly units for telco, reviews, contests, etc...

This post has been edited by mydragoon: May 28 2014, 05:15 PM

no offence taken...

wait... actually got... heh heh... coz website i chinese. can help translate? i know Google also can translate... but...

am i right to say... someone's PB somehow exploded or sth?!? and it a Mi PB?

what happened?

actually, now also worried... coz if PB explode, XiaoMi can say we used lousy charger, etc... after all, they din bundle with charger...

This post has been edited by mydragoon: May 28 2014, 05:17 PM

not sure if this is old news or not. I just read in another forum...seems mi3 price dropped in Hong Kong.

ah, must be that extra 1000 units that someone said xiaomi had sent to Malaysia..