The gold and silver international editions are available for this price - a lot of phone for not a lot of money!
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wenttoabetterplace
7 Nov 164#209
Snapdragon 615 + 2GB RAM vs 650 & 3GB RAM.
Just go down the spec sheet and compare.
lianne21
4 Nov 163#141
Women don't keep a phone in their pocket :smiley:
CantGetNoSleep
4 Nov 163#138
Looks cool but no need for a new phone ... it's on the way
lianne21
4 Nov 163#101
Its the massive screen that makes it so wonderful lol
I bet in 2 years time a 6.5 inch phone is normal especially now the mix has done it without the big bezels. I can't tell you how many people bought my Samsung mega phone after having a try of it, its not as big as you think and fantastic for watching catch up tv games etc.
Just go for it. You won't be sorry. Worth every penny
moon_dashing
3 Nov 162#3
bought!
tranceazure
3 Nov 16#4
seems very decent indeed
finnmaccool
3 Nov 16#5
This is a great bit of kit.
go to phone arena and. compare the size to a galaxy note 4 before you buy.
lukewalker48
3 Nov 16#6
Reviews online suggest Google play stuff and DRM protected content might not work? Anyone got any experience of this?
Spark to lukewalker48
4 Nov 161#16
All that stuff is fine as long as you use an international rom.
ClotBot to lukewalker48
4 Nov 161#22
I have the silver international version of the phone. No issue with the play store and Google Play Music works fine with this phone.
moon_dashing
3 Nov 16#8
Cheers
tranceazure
3 Nov 16#9
wonder if it has gorilla glass don't think the note 3 has it
lianne21 to tranceazure
3 Nov 16#10
Pretty sure it has.
Spark to tranceazure
4 Nov 161#13
It does. I have this phone and I'm using it to type this. Simply, I love it. It scared the hell out of me when I unboxed it for the first time and its occasionally cumbersome, especially with a case but I don't think I could ever go back to a smaller one now.
wenttoabetterplace to tranceazure
4 Nov 16#27
I wouldn't necessarily say that the lack of Gorilla Glass on the Note 3 is a drawback...
ordered it see what its like I have had an xiaomi before the mi4 it was decent,if you get these phones for right price you can sell them on eBay and make your money back if you don't like them for some reason,but I'm confident I will like this phone especially as its international edition for less than 150
rev6
4 Nov 161#14
At this price, for such a beast.
It's humongous :smile:
Spark
4 Nov 16#15
It is and it doesn't help that I use an aluminium case and that increases the size slightly.
danielson1978
4 Nov 16#17
What's the camera like? I couldn't keep my redmi note 3 as the camera was so poor
PlayerTwo
4 Nov 16#18
Ordered... Any good cases or wallets?
HKNinja168
4 Nov 16#19
Decent price of kit.... would recommend It..... bigger than my Samsung Note 2.....!
ukez
4 Nov 163#20
That's what she said..
ikramhussain
4 Nov 16#21
Does this have band 20 LTE on the international ROM? I can't seem to find it in any literature.
kalico
4 Nov 16#23
Might you have a link to the case, assuming you'd rate it?
exsportssci
4 Nov 161#24
I have this its a great phone for the price. It wont work on o2 giff gaff or tescos bands, you will need to be a little tech savvy to put google play on so non chinese apps run. There is a static noise on these sometimes when playing video etc a well known hardware fault and navigation is a bit funky the first time a tried it. Camera is good in decent light terrible in the dark. However the screen is great and the 3 day battery outstanding.
The Lone Ranger to exsportssci
4 Nov 16#29
I was pondering whether to buy this as an upgrade over my OnePlus One, but if no Tesco support, I'm out.
hcc27 to exsportssci
4 Nov 16#39
Doesn't the international version come with the Global ROM, with GApps built in etc??
Duvenel
4 Nov 16#25
I've never bought from geekbuying before, just paid with Paypal. Here's hoping it'll arrive here in one piece.
wpj to Duvenel
4 Nov 161#37
I buy from Geekbuying a lot, but they can be a bit slow. I didn't know we were allowed to post deals from them on here. Pity I have just bought my son a Note 3 Pro International edition (to replace the one he dropped!) as this would be perfect for his 6ft 3inches (that's his height not his hand size, by the way)
InAFalsetto
4 Nov 16#26
Geek buying is a legit store. Just takes a while for items to turn up as it's coming from Asia.
Bought a £300 camera from them 3 months ago.
Ogre
4 Nov 163#28
Been running this phone for a week now.
Battery life is stunning
No chinese apps were insytalled on the international rom
It updated to Miui upon first switch on
I run Nova Launcher so it looks and runs exactly as my old Nexus 5
Camera in normal light is good, in daker situations its grainy.
No problems running Navigon as my SatNav, locks on and runs fine
Play store runs fine.
Recommended.
Pspvita
4 Nov 16#30
I have gone for the Mi Mix 6gb ram 256gb.
shaft
4 Nov 161#31
anyone know if this supports 4G on three network?
davenhaze to shaft
4 Nov 16#32
I'd very much like to know this as well before I consider buying.
wpj to shaft
4 Nov 16#35
It's only band 20 (800Mhz) which is normally missing and which is used by O2 in the main (though others use it in rural locations as it carries the signal further).
losdamianos
4 Nov 161#33
its pretty much xiaomi redmi note pro 3 with bigger screen
uzyg
4 Nov 16#34
Which one should I go for?
- International edition 3gb 32gb silver
- International edition Package B Silver
What is the difference other than the price? They both show as Hong King stock.
Zenin
4 Nov 16#36
its such a shame the MIX doesn't fully support 4G in the UK :disappointed: the max is fine however but no where near as awesome
steve1221
4 Nov 16#38
For anyone that wants more in death info or thinking of flashing with custom roms, there a whole section on XDA about the Mi Max.
The Mi Mix launches today in China/HK. I'm told that the lines are already forming outside the Xiami stores!!
uzyg
4 Nov 16#41
Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to get the best out of this phone if I am on Three network?
Will I need a ROM for the 32GB international phone? If so, any idea which one would be best? There are a few different ones out there.
Thanks in advance.
godzillafan
4 Nov 16#42
Hell, I paid 215 for mine last week from a ebayshop seller in London, but came fully setup and with a years warranty.
Great phone and 4G was working on Three in the town of Cardiff. But no 4G cover were we are, typical.
Slight bigger than my original Huawei Mate (6.0/6.1inch) size wise.
Good upgrade for me as the mate was showing its age and the 1G was struggling.
fullmoon
4 Nov 16#43
Could anyone tell me how long does it take to deliver to UK with free standard shipping?
Do we need to pay extra import tax on top of the listed price?
thanks v much in advance.
fullmoon
4 Nov 16#44
Could anyone tell me how long does it take to deliver to UK with free standard shipping?
Do we need to pay extra import tax on top of the listed price?
thanks v much in advance.
efem
4 Nov 16#45
I got mine (64gb) from gearbest about 3 months now, using it on three
Able to get 7h+ SOC and 60mb+ on 4g and same on wifi AC
When I got the device nothing was chinese, was able to select english and using it since with no issues.
Didn't see any problem accessing google play, however some apps claiming not compatible with this device ( like amazon and prime now )
just get the apk from the web, and will work without any issues.
Using it with BT headphones ( Jaybird X2, and sony 770 and 1ABT ) no hissing or any other issues there
Can't comment on 3.5 jack, not using it.
No overheating or any issues I can recall, but do like to be rebooted every week or two for clearing off the memory.
Using Nova Launcher on it, if anyone missing app drawer - also easily can fit 8x8 icons easily on a single screen.
Any question let me know, happy to help
( PS, coming from Note3 after 3 years of using it and note1 before )
Spark
4 Nov 16#46
I can 100% confirm that it does. I use it every day.
Spark
4 Nov 16#47
Those apps seem to think this phone is a tablet and won't install from Google Play because they're designed for phones only. In most cases you can just install them from the Amazon app store itself.
Spark
4 Nov 16#48
In most cases it will have the International ROM pre-installed now but if you do want to reinstall it yourself then it's here.
Argh. i got the 16gb Xiaomi Mi Max delivered for £136 last week from Gear Best. If only i had hung on. Anyway, I am hugely impressed. I had HTC One Max before - the Mi Max is lighter and thinner and although very big fits into jeans and suit jacket pockets fine. The MIUI operating system feels like IOS and google play was on it so i have uploaded all my apps without problems. Only issue i have had is I cant get vodafone 4g on it. When i do a network search is shows 4g for T Mobile and Three (not sure though if its the network/phone or if there is something i can do on the phone to resolve this). That said I am getting H+ and it is uploading internet v quick. Overall, this phone is awesome - it was at 100% battery yesterday morning and having been on it a fair bit yesterday i still have 28% available 27 hours later. I havent seen any UK phone which comes near this for specs for the price.
Duvenel
4 Nov 16#50
Would you say the Mi Max is the better phone? I was eying up the Note 3 Pro a few weeks ago but decided to go with this instead.
Spark
4 Nov 161#51
They're pretty much the same aside from the bigger screen on the Max.
Spark
4 Nov 16#52
The battery life is insane. I take mine off charge when I leave for work in the morning and use it throughout the day. I have never seen the battery level below 80% when I've returned home in the evening.
Ordered.
Its down another £2 today guys and only £146 if you buy today :smiley:
fishmaster
4 Nov 16#57
Great spec for the money, but 6.44" is stupid, I hate the original Nexus 6 and that's a monster phone, too big. Anyway it's about choice and I bet there's a few people that like phones this big.
doggboy10
4 Nov 16#58
I fancy a phone like this as an all round alternative to my regular phone for sat nav, kids tablet on car journeys etc... but the thought of rooting and adding roms is beyond me.
is there not a setup ready for UK version?
damadgeruk
4 Nov 16#59
This is ready for UK use.
wenttoabetterplace
4 Nov 16#60
Apart from the lack of 4G bands for some networks...
damadgeruk
4 Nov 161#61
Taking my answer out of context and covering well trodden ground. Correct, phone is missing band 20.
aquarium
4 Nov 161#62
Hi there. Just to clarify I can take this out of box put in my 3 sim and it will work.
Does it come with the google play app on? If not can it be downloaded. Sorry if I'm going over old questions it's just the thought of putting new software on that's putting me off. Thanks again
doggboy10
4 Nov 16#63
I'm tempted to buy this phone but like this user I to am not in the loop when it comes to import phones at all, so for us thickos a little basic clarification would be appreciated lol
So the playstore will work out of the box but some 4G networks wont?
Will the gps/sat nav capabilities work the same as a phones would over here? (I currently have a note 3)
dezontk
4 Nov 16#64
Mrs already got 7" will she notice much difference swapping to 6.44 inch?
tomkirky
4 Nov 16#65
Currently own the Redmi Note 3 and am tempted by this phone, looks great for the price my only concern is the size of it, to those who do own it do you find it fits fine in your jean pockets for example, just have a feeling that getting this would be really impractical to carry around even though I would prefer to have a larger screen, any insight would be good.
wenttoabetterplace
4 Nov 16#66
I was simply highlighting that the phone is only ready for UK use if you are on the right network (or have no need for 4G).
alexanderthenotsogreat
4 Nov 16#67
This is an awesome phone! I have one and it's well worth it!
alexanderthenotsogreat
4 Nov 161#68
It might hurt a little going in
Adrianko
4 Nov 16#69
m2
lianne21
4 Nov 16#70
My oh had my Samsung mega for a while last year which is same size as this and even in my bulky baseus case it still went in all his pockets no problem. That was inside suit jacket pocket and jeans and suit trouser pockets.
obkso
4 Nov 16#71
Will 4g work with EE? Really tempted to get this!
lianne21
4 Nov 16#72
This is the international version not the Chinese one so everything should work as it does in your present phone. It updates to the new 8 OS when booted aswell.
lianne21
4 Nov 16#73
I'm with EE and yes it does. Think its O2 that doesn't if I remember correctly.
aquarium
4 Nov 16#74
So to push this but will the above be correct. And is this what's meant by international rom. All I need to do is switch it on. Thanks again
aquarium
4 Nov 16#75
Thanks noticed above answer whilst typing
aquarium
4 Nov 16#76
Wow big phone. Anyone recomend similar phone but one same sixze as Samsung 7
StillTheFlyest
4 Nov 16#77
I'd like to know this too. How long does delivery to the uk take?
And import tax due?
Crossbow
4 Nov 16#78
I would like to see proof of that please when it arrives (not that I don't believe you or anything).
Swf77MiUk
4 Nov 16#79
quote=aquarium]Hi there. Just to clarify I can take this out of box put in my 3 sim and it will work.
Does it come with the google play app on? If not can it be downloaded. Sorry if I'm going over old questions it's just the thought of putting new software on that's putting me off. Thanks again[/quote]
For you Id say pay more get it all set up I have one I may sell but be 190ish there's no UK local and a lot come with spyware and the sellers ROMs
lianne21
4 Nov 161#80
Huh? I am female.
Swf77MiUk
4 Nov 16#81
PS
Any one been hit from import tax from that website?
lianne21
4 Nov 161#82
It's never a set delivery time but I'd say around 2 weeks . They usually send it as a gift and lower value so you can avoid customs.
Crossbow
4 Nov 161#83
Oops, sorry - missed the 'oh' & 'his' :stuck_out_tongue:
obkso
4 Nov 16#84
What's the difference between the 3gb 32gb Silver and the Package B one? Is it exactly the same phone just with a case and screen protector?
lianne21
4 Nov 16#85
Yes.
Sandy1012
4 Nov 16#86
Is it better to order via credit card or paypal?
craigward1
4 Nov 16#87
Hi with the Package B it comes with a protective case and a toughened glass screen protector.
lianne21
4 Nov 16#88
I was going to use cc but decided I didn't want them knowing my card details so paid with PayPal as that's safer.
uzyg
4 Nov 161#89
Thanks OP, voted hot and bought. Just hope I can get used to the large size.
Reading around it seems that only a standard charger is supplied with the phone, although it is capable of fast charging by using a fast charger. I've not got a fast charger and was wondering if I need to look for a particular brand / type / rating for this phone? How much should I look to pay for a fast charger?
craigward1
4 Nov 16#90
Hi you could look at the Xiaomi Note 2 or the Elephone S7
Me too. Can anyone recommend one at a decent price please?
wenttoabetterplace
4 Nov 16#93
Is the Mi Max actual able to fast charge? I have the Note 3 (same hardware aside from screen) - and Qualcomm Quickcharge is disabled (presumably due to licensing costs).
Installing a custom firmware does allow for quickcharge though...
lianne21
4 Nov 16#94
I would avoid the Anker one as the quality of recent Anker stuff seems to be really dire. Check out the reviews for the Anker and a guy has posted a picture of his falling to bits as he tried to unplug it after a couple of uses!
Shocking and dangerous too.
lianne21
4 Nov 16#95
The reviews I watched said it did support fast but I didn't realise you had to install anything. Are you sure?
wpj
4 Nov 16#96
No, the Note pro is excellent; it's just that my son has big hands!
Having read a little about them now, none of the fast/quick-chargers are really safe to be honest.
wenttoabetterplace
4 Nov 16#99
It may support fascharge. The processor/chipset certainly does. But the only reason I am suggesting it might not is because Xiaomi seem to disable it on all their lower priced phones...and have definitely disabled it on the same spec Redmi Note 3 Pro (presumably due to the licencing costs from Qualcomm).
(I'm not 100% one way or the other :smiley: )
Edit - looks like it definitely is QC 3.0 compatible. That makes it a really good buy for the money. Just a shame it's such a massive screen!
lianne21
4 Nov 16#100
Ok thanks.
Was just coming back to say the same lol. Think I might stick with normal charging until the fast chargers are a bit better quality.
lianne21
4 Nov 163#101
Its the massive screen that makes it so wonderful lol
I bet in 2 years time a 6.5 inch phone is normal especially now the mix has done it without the big bezels. I can't tell you how many people bought my Samsung mega phone after having a try of it, its not as big as you think and fantastic for watching catch up tv games etc.
wenttoabetterplace
4 Nov 161#102
Different strokes for differently folks I guess. Probably easier for you girls with your hand bags....but a 6.44" screen phone and a normal pocket do not 'mix' :smiley:
Note 3 Pro is more the big enough for me.
jeffjack
4 Nov 16#103
so close to buying but no NFC and no wireless charging =\
wenttoabetterplace
4 Nov 161#104
NFC...understandable. But wireless charging....on a phone with QC3.0 & 4850Mah battery? Yes, it would be nice. But it is hardly necessary.
efem
4 Nov 16#105
Nfc... Had a phone before for 3 years yes it has had nfc, never used it... Have a mi max for over 3 months, never needed. With 7hour+ screen time you can easily use this phone for 2days, don't see the fuss about quick charge either?
wenttoabetterplace
4 Nov 16#106
If you live in London, NFC is very useful (for Android Pay on TFL services).
Elsewhere, not so much.
I would still sooner have NFC than not have it - but it's certainly not a deal breaker.
balmots
4 Nov 16#107
Does anyone know whether this phone will work on Portugal Vodafone for a cellular sim.
steve1221
4 Nov 16#108
I've had 2 phones with NFC and have also never used it.
Also wireless charging is just a waste. Is it really so hard to plug a usb cable in??
lianne21
4 Nov 16#109
Can you tell us how long it takes to charge the max normally, say from 20% to full? Thanks :smiley:
lianne21
4 Nov 16#110
What are tfl services?
entourage94
4 Nov 161#111
It's transport for london. Tubes, buses etc.
bogrole
4 Nov 16#112
doesn't support O2 (800) for 4g. Shame great piece of kit otherwise.
arjun311
4 Nov 16#113
No infrared to use as a remote :disappointed:
aztech
4 Nov 161#114
Very happy with mine. Managed to put two sims and an SD card in - there are YouTube vids explaining how. You'll need to be Ok with trimming away the chip from the SIM card.
As others have said battery is great.
Can use a contactless credit card for tfl and keep in the back of the phone case if you really want it.
TomT
4 Nov 16#115
Ohh... this or the OnePlus 3T when it's released.
This is nearly as big as my face !
arjun311
4 Nov 16#116
Oneplus 3t but it won't be £150
arjun311
4 Nov 161#117
I lie, it's in the title
Cantona007
4 Nov 16#118
How does this compare to Galaxy S6? What if something goes wrong with the phone?
wenttoabetterplace
4 Nov 16#119
That's a neat hack. I'm going to try the same thing with my Note 3 Pro.
David23
4 Nov 161#120
Had this phone for about a month now (32gb Global) and overall i'm pleased with it. The large screen is great for media consumption the battery life is truly insane, can last like 2-3 days with a lot of use.
The only thing that's annoying me is the sound quality from the headphone jack. I wasn't expecting perfection but it's pretty poor for a Qualcomm DAC. The volume is very low and the sound is just poor quality. Apparently it's a bug with the global ROM which still hasn't been solved (see MIUI forums).
Has anyone else managed to get better sound out of the Mi Max? Is there a fix? I am using Poweramp as my player.
balmots
4 Nov 16#121
You mention that the sound is poor quality which is odd. I saw VOLTE in the blurb of specs on the sellers website. That means good quality sound, perhaps it did not refer to this particular model ?
Cantona007
4 Nov 16#122
How does it compare to this spec wise also? I really need new phone. My S6 is broke and love that phone to death but everywhere I go seems to be having trouble getting a black screen.
VOLTE is voice over LTE...which basically means your voice calls are enhanced. It has nothing to do with the quality of the sound playing through your earphones.
wenttoabetterplace
4 Nov 16#124
This Xiaomi has better specs all round. The Snapdragon 650 is 20,000 points better on the Antutu benchmark vs the Kirin 650. It also had double the internal storage (32GB vs 16GB), and a 1,800 Mah bigger battery.
Not really sure why you are comparing the two phones though. One has a 5.2" screen - the other, a 6.44"!!
rand0m
4 Nov 16#125
I misread the title and peed in my pants (not really, just an expression)
My other phone is much bigger than my face at 8 inches. At least I think it is but I've never actually measured my face lol :smile:
David23
4 Nov 16#130
Yes it does, I have used it with my tv a few times. It's not as sensitive as a normal remote but gets the job done and it's something quite neat at this price point.
steve1221
4 Nov 16#131
Unless you work for the government, big deal, that was over a year ago and on a very old Xiaomi model. There's been none found on any since then.
MagazineBrian
4 Nov 161#132
It does.
shariifi
4 Nov 16#133
Very good specs for the price but it's just too big for me and camera is not very good.
See here 3 reasons not to buy.
londonerish
4 Nov 161#134
Evening all. May I ask a question of those who've had this phone a while? A year or two back I invested in a 7" phablet, which I put my 3 sim in and it was great for 3months. I don't see well - moving up from the tiny screen on my iPhone was a revelation.
But three months in, a shirty message from 3 popped up to the effect of 'looks like you're using your phone sim in something that ain't a phone; stop it'. And it cut off my giant phone there and then.
So my question is just, is that going to happen with this, or does the mi max pass whatever the test is they use to distinguish between phones and things that are not phones
wenttoabetterplace
4 Nov 16#135
The camera isn't that great. But the second point isn't entirely true. You can actually install 2x sim cards AND an SD card. But it does require a little DIY (check on YouTube for fitting 2x Sims and SD card in the Mi Max)
Swf77MiUk
4 Nov 16#136
No this will be fine as three cut you off as your phone tab didn't use 3g or 4g this has both
Hope that helps
efem
4 Nov 16#137
same here, been using for over 3 months - no issues. Also used three on roaming in europe, no issues there. ( have the unlimited data package, and easily using over 20gb a month )
CantGetNoSleep
4 Nov 163#138
Looks cool but no need for a new phone ... it's on the way
twist
4 Nov 16#139
8" phone, must have big pockets :confused:
n3m3s1s
4 Nov 16#140
That's funny .. my missus said the same thing after we met ...:laughing:
lianne21
4 Nov 163#141
Women don't keep a phone in their pocket :smiley:
deany76
5 Nov 16#142
List of the 4g UK bands:
EE: B3: 1800 / B7:2600
Vodafone: B20: 800 / B7:2600
O2:B20: 800
Three: B20: 800 / B3: 1800
........
this phone
4G FDD-LTE: 1800/2100/2600MHz, TDD-LTE (B38/B39/B40/B41MHz)
So it appears it will work on all networks except O2
EE the best as it covers both bands
bro631
5 Nov 16#143
Custom charge
Spark
5 Nov 161#144
It will become normal soon enough. I had the original Galaxy Note and received a lot of comments about its size because it had a 5.2" screen. Now most people will think nothing of carrying around a 5.5" model.
ps
Anyone thinking about 5" plus phone should pop into a UK store and check if they are okay with the size before buying from China
Spark
5 Nov 16#146
I had no idea that 3 did that. I always thought that if it could make and receive calls directly over radio then its a phone, pure and simple.
Spark
5 Nov 16#147
The sound is fine for me. I just use the Google and Amazon players with Sennheiser earphones.
doggboy10
5 Nov 16#148
Would the sat nav/GPS facility work as normal on this?
need a new sat nav and this would seem a more versatile option to go for.
deany76
5 Nov 16#149
EE should be the best network as BOTH EE bands are covered.
O2 will will not work EXCEPT on 3g
VodaFone and Three will work but signal strengh may vary in say rural locations-
"As a rule of thumb the lower frequencies are better at travelling long distances so are more suitable for rural areas where there are fewer masts. They also travel through walls better so provide decent indoor coverage."
Depends if you travel in rural location on VodaFone and Three maybe not idea.
Its finding a decent stand for the vehicle with a phone this size.
if it doesn't work with o2, means it won't run on gift gaff?
deany76
5 Nov 16#151
Hi
As giffgaff piggyback off O2 it 100% wont work on 4g
It will work on 3g if 4g isn't important
3g phone supports: 3G WCDMA: 850/900/1900/2100MHz
Giffgaff (O2): 900MHz & 2100MHz
Maybe look at the new Xiaomi launched yesterday, but you may want a larger screen.
Cheers
lyngeorge
5 Nov 16#152
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Just need to check . Im in the uk and want to buy this one .. Am I right in going for the bottom international version ? Im not understanding the 4GB, 2 GB etc , would appreciate your advice pls before i click the buy button.. ?
SilverBlack
5 Nov 16#153
It will still work on 3G/H+ which is more than fast enough for me 7MB download speeds.
Sometimes i get better speeds on H+ than i do on 4G IT ALL DEPENDS ON LOCATION.
deany76
5 Nov 16#154
What network are you on?
Have you tried / held a phone this size before?
deany76
5 Nov 16#155
If O2 3g works well then great! but O2 folks should be aware this phone will never work on the latest tech - 4g on O2 or giff gaff or Tesco Mobile
steve1221
5 Nov 16#156
Only if you use a carrier, in which case. Yes. If you use China post 99% of items get through with no changes as they put 'MP3 player, $18' on the info slip. So unless they open it at the post of entry you're clear.
SilverBlack
5 Nov 16#157
Latest tech is not always better tho in the case of 4G, at home on H+ i was getting 30MB download speeds.
At work on 4G i was getting 11MB download speeds.This is on the Three network.
3G/H+ is more than fast enough for most people.
steve1221
5 Nov 161#158
The network servers read the IMEI every time you connect. The IMEI tell them the make and model of whatever you're using. As long as that reads as a phone and not a tablet you'll be fine.
Lots of people are using them in the UK on lots of networks, so they must be reading as phones.
deany76
5 Nov 16#159
I think it depends on so many variables for me - EE at home 4 to 5mb download 3g 25 to 30mb download 4g indoors, rural, wifi modem.
Outside the house on 4g iPhone up to 80mb DL
Office indoors and outdoors 90 mb download
But if you find O2 network with 3g works better overall for you I'm made up for you.
hcc27
5 Nov 16#160
Agree. Xiaomi has to make savings somewhere to offer this behemoth at this price. A cheaper DAC may be one of them, though the Mi Note Pro was released with a Sabre DAC. Or it could be the headphones.
jasgrat
5 Nov 16#161
miui 8 update?
Ogre
5 Nov 16#162
Mine took 10 days to arrive and no import duty.
Has anyone who has this phone gotten around the Amazon store app defaulting to the country you set the Locale to? You cant change the default country from within Amazon app either
UK isn't in the list of Locale options and i can't find the Amazon app to download and sideload. Installing from the playstore auto sets up to the default Locale
wenttoabetterplace
5 Nov 16#163
Have you tried installing things via Amazon Undeground?
That worked for me when I wanted to watch some Amazon Prime video stuff...
David23
5 Nov 16#164
The Mi Max doesn't have a dedicated DAC like the Note Pro did although the Sabre in that one was so terribly implemented that it sounded no different to a stock DAC. The Mi Max has whatever is built into the Snapdragon chip but again poor software has messed with the output.
YouTube can be listened to at full volume and it's not even loud. Also system sounds have crackling static before and after they play when you hear them through headphones. Music isn't as clear as it should be and the in built audio functions have issues such as the eq crashing in MIUI 7 and the sound enhancer making it sound even worse.
Everything about this phone is great apart from the audio issues which could be resolved if they just did some bug fixing. I had no idea before buying that Xiaomi has a reputation for messing up the audio on nearly every phone they release.
kalico
5 Nov 16#165
I disagree. It's just personal preference. I use a Lumia 1320 which is 6inch and I love it. But then, I'm a big guy, big fingers etc. It is a joy to use such a large screen.
deany76
5 Nov 16#166
Someone here mentioned as 'China Post' had a hub in Europe it by passes the VAT and £8.00 post office admin charge.
I thought this as odd as I would have thought its the country of origin that matter ie China.
Some seller on ali seem to put gift
steve1221
5 Nov 16#167
You only get charged if the item value is more than £30. That's why they list phones as mp3 players with a low value :wink:
Anything over £30 and, yes, you get hit with VAT and a service change from whichever carrier delivers as (as they pay HMRC on your behalf before they deliver it). PO is £8, some like DHL can change up to £12.
PrinceRules64
5 Nov 16#168
I'm tempted by a Redmi 4 Prime vs. a Redmi 3S Prime 'International Edition' (both 5"), and this retailer is my current top option in either case (have learned a lot from these hukd threads). The main deterrent at this point is whether getting the International Edition is necessary from a software side.
I use T-Mobile which I could swap to EE so I'm not worried about the network, but this talk about the difference in google play store and so on is a little worrying. I've never owned a smartphone before and I want it to just work for a variety of things without installing unofficial back end software or unofficial alternative apps. I don't know one iota of Chinese, either...
wenttoabetterplace
5 Nov 161#169
Get the international version of any Xiaomi phone. You'll get normal OTA updates direct from Xiaomi...and also be updated to MIUI 8 etc. Oh, and Google Play services are all preinstalled.
(I say this as the owner of a Note 3 Pro Prime).
bluemariner
5 Nov 16#170
Is the Huawei Note 8 worth the extra ya reckon?
finnmaccool
5 Nov 161#171
Google it, research it and come back and let us know.
Gareth79
5 Nov 162#172
I have bought a few phones from GearBest and when you select the faster option (still free or literally a few pence charge) it seems to get shipped consolidated to a warehouse in the UK. Interestingly the photo of the item being packed shows the Yodel sticker is printed in China. It would presumably be cleared through customs by their UK shipping partner - how they do that is anyone's guess!
This is seems to be a good case for the Mi Max with great cut-outs. There are a few Youtube video's reviewing this case and it looks good. £3.39 was cheapest price I could find for this model. Its from china so will take approx two weeks for delivery.
Thought it might be helpful for others.
bear807
5 Nov 16#174
wanted the 652 version of this shown 179.99 but not an international rom?
The 650/652 is equivalent to last year flagship 808/810
deany76
5 Nov 16#175
I'm interested in the cost, reviews and availability of the Redmi 4 Prime launched yesterday.
steve1221
5 Nov 16#176
Anyone thinking of getting the Mi Mix, there's a review just posted on YouTube where they've badly cracked the screen after 2 days!! That bezelless design might have a few issues.
Websites reporting 7th Nov launch and $133 price tag so under £150 if you can snag it.
Been really impressed with my gfs redmi 3 I got her so this with 1080p and fingerprint reader is a nice jump from my moto x play for me.
Wanting to go back to 5", so much more easier to use.
deany76
5 Nov 16#178
Hi
My brother has just got http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32685219502/32685219502.html
I wondering is he should have got the 616 processor because in Chrome on a 30 mb DL bbc.co.uk the images take a few seconds to populate.
It was myself that got him the phone and so I feel responsible. The Redmi range seem so confusing is like the old processor (616) was better than newer phone with the (430).
My 25 month old iPhone 6 is nearly instant say .25 second for images to appear in a side by side test.
Very happy overall with app speed opening etc just chrome (have cleared cashe).
How do you find scrolling on the bbc site on the redmi 3?
Yep I think those Redmi 4 Primes will fly off the shelves. At sub £150 thats a great price.
doncoop
5 Nov 161#179
The gf has it not me but when seeing her use it see fine. The 430 is more of an entry level chip so jot surprised its not as snappy.
I have the 615 in my moto x play and it's not the best tbh. The 616 came out shortly after so wouldn't be shocked if it's because of something not right on mine and the 616 was better.
I imagine the 625 in the 4 pro will be a good upgrade and the extra gig along with 32gb storage means a good upgrade from my x play.
I have that case on my Note 3 Pro, the colour has worn through in the 4 months I've had it, also the back is not very grippy. I wouldn't buy another (though I am still using it).
lyngeorge
5 Nov 16#182
Im on 3 for now... for 4 years. Due an upgrade . Have went to a monthly Sim only as was waiting on the galaxy Note 7 , now waiting on Note 8 next year. I'm willing to change net work Which Im learning here would be EE .. Im still on my Samsung S5... Have been following this thread to learn and loving the sound of the screen size.. It wouldn't be the size that would put me off but the camera.. I use that daily...
deany76
5 Nov 161#183
Hi
EE are great if you have good coverage at home and work.
You would get both bands on this phone with EE 4G.
Perhaps someone can comment on camera and photo quality of this deal?
I have been using one for a month now. Lovely phone.
lianne21
5 Nov 16#189
Thanks Sandy, they've got the lovely pink one aswell :smiley:
CantGetNoSleep
5 Nov 16#190
Anyone found a good car holder for this? Ideally an air vent / not a windscreen one
steve1221
5 Nov 16#191
I'm going to wait to see more user reviews first (he's not due back until Christmas). It'll be interesting to see what case's come out for it and if they offer any real protection.
His local Xiaomi store in HK sold 2500 on the first day, so he's going be asking around to see how people find them.
David23
5 Nov 16#192
Look at the Mi5 bend test on Youtube, broke like a biscuit. These phones have a great bang for your buck but you do have to be extra careful with them. The Mi Mix is very fragile especially with that screen and as it's basically a concept phone there will likely be some issues. I can imagine that piezoelectric vibrating ceramic earpiece is going to go wrong pretty quick!
steve1221
5 Nov 16#193
Och! That bend test is brutal!
I'm in two minds now... It looks amazing, but if the screen is that fragile it's not going be usable. I'll see what feedback I get from HK and play it from that.
doncoop
5 Nov 161#194
Yep and she has no complaints. She previously had my Nexus 5 so noticed going from 1080p to 720p (thought the screen is still very good) but noticed nothing regarding performance.
Most of that stuff is ROM dependant. The international version just adds band 20 support to allow for those few yank and European networks that are trying to do 4G on the cheap by using a lower than standard frequency band. Other than that both versions are identical.
TheShadowWalker
6 Nov 16#197
i cant decide whether to get this Mi Max or a Used Samsung Note 3. Any thoughts?
Jackfrostsfinger
6 Nov 16#198
Thanks. Op might have a dabble as son has bought one & loves it
deany76
6 Nov 16#199
Hi
Glad your gfs happy.
I should have researched more, but as I said confusing or what, you'd expect a newer generation phone would have at least as good or better processor ie 616 or better.
Still my brother is happy its me that isn't as I wanted the best for him.
I guess he can use it a year and get another one at these prices.
I'll be more diligent with Xiaomi in future.
Cheers
Is this any good for an upgrade from the Vodaphone Smart Ultra 6?
westonborn
6 Nov 16#204
Is Hong king an Asian bathing establishment? :-)
DweebDude
6 Nov 16#205
Some of it, but Three have excellent 3G coverage anyway so it's no problem for internet use
Spark
7 Nov 16#206
Yes.
Taz1529
7 Nov 161#207
Thanks OP. Ordered to replace my rubbish Moto X Play.
RyanHough
7 Nov 16#208
how so?
wenttoabetterplace
7 Nov 164#209
Snapdragon 615 + 2GB RAM vs 650 & 3GB RAM.
Just go down the spec sheet and compare.
RyanHough
7 Nov 16#210
That doesn't seem a big upgrade? or am i wrong? and the camera?
wildecat
7 Nov 16#211
Vodafone uses band 20 extensively too, 3 for 4G voice and EE is about to switch it on apparently . I would personally avoid buying any phone without it.
deany76
7 Nov 16#212
Hi
Will EE band 20 (800Mhz) be data as well? I live in a rural area and rely on EE 4g for the internet
thanks
Gentle_Giant
7 Nov 16#213
No, Xiaomi havent made a phone with Band 20 yet (which is a pisser).
WARNING, they sometimes make mistakes, although as the phone was launched in May, any mistakes should have been corrected by now.
Spark
7 Nov 16#214
The camera on this is fine, honestly. I'm not really a photography person but I do use the camera occasionally and it takes pretty good quality shots as far as I can see.
doncoop
7 Nov 161#215
I THINK there was a redmi note 3 international version which came with band 20. Think it was posted on here a while back.
But mostly they don't sadly. I'm still considering the redmi 4 pro as I'm on three so not a huge concern.
pantaiema
7 Nov 16#216
Love this phone due to the huge screen. I am about to buy it. But I am quite worry about the compatility with all UK networks. In the meanwhile, the discussion about UK All major networks seems to be inconclusive.
People who know this phone well, could this phone be used to any UK 3G and 4G networks ??
e.g 3G and 4G could work using Three, Vodafone, O2, EE
Any info will be very much appreciated ....
wenttoabetterplace
7 Nov 162#217
Vodafone and O2 are not going to work properly on 4G.
Three and EE will (AFAIK).
Unless you have unlimited internet, I wouldn't get too hung up about the lack of 4G bands...3G is blazing fast anyway!
shariifi
7 Nov 16#218
Is there a difference between MI MAX and MI MIX over £700 ebay. Found reviews MI MIX gsmarena, it looks 4K version.
Still a great price, just goes to show much we overpay for the more known brands in our region of the world and the huge margins for these companies.
Taz1529
7 Nov 16#222
I firstly cannot believe how good that review is! And the comments either confirm or improve on what has been said.
If this phone is genuinely as good as people say I don't think I'll ever go back to mainstream brands. THIS is what the Nexus line should have been.
wenttoabetterplace
7 Nov 16#223
So the poor build quality doesn't put you off?
deany76
7 Nov 16#224
I've just pressed the button on a 5" Redmi 4 Prime 3GB RAM 32 GB expandable, only lauched last Friday.
This has a Snapdragon 625 which I'm hoping wont produce lag in Chrome with images - I'm sure it will be perfect.
Run Play Store Norton anti virus after switching on. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32762528511/32762528511.html
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 16#225
Even the 650 on the Note 3 Prime lags sometimes when in Chrome...
deany76
8 Nov 16#226
Hi
Thanks for the reply.
On bbc.co.uk/news with only a few tabs open when you scroll down in Chrome do the images populate the screen straight away or say under 1/4 seconds.
Or is there a nearly 2 second delay
(assuming internet 20mb DL plus).
thanks in advance
MiaBrown
8 Nov 16#227
nice
steve1221
8 Nov 16#228
The Mix is a concept phone,almost all screen and cutting edge tech! The screen res is 1080 x 2040, so not 4k. But even on a 6.4 screen you don't need 4k! And it improves battery life.
But a price of over £700 is mad, the street price in China/HK is less than £400. The Ebay sellers are taking the P royally, as are some of the guys on Ali.
mr_spatel
8 Nov 16#229
ordered, selected DHL delivery which costs about £3 - and the option with a case
steve1221
8 Nov 16#230
You realize that using DHL will mean you'll get hit for tax and handling when it gets to you?
CantGetNoSleep
8 Nov 16#231
Anyone get shipping notification yet?
mattmerch
8 Nov 16#232
oh dear :disappointed:
mr_spatel
8 Nov 16#233
it was that or 15-30days whats the tax going to be?
Crossbow
8 Nov 16#234
VAT + courier handling fee will be around £40-45 I think.
mr_spatel
8 Nov 161#235
oh well, its okay still a cheap handset
rdellamuro
8 Nov 16#236
Hi
Will this defantely not work with o2 network?
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 16#237
Just opened an incognito tab on my phone (Note 3 Pro Prime). The website opened quickly. There is about a .3 second delay on photos becoming visible - but that is likely more to do with the plugins BBC are using to keep the site loading on demand rather than all at once...
The Verge on the other hand can be a bit choppy if you try to scroll straight to the bottom before things have loaded.
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 16#238
It will work...you just won't get 4G.
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 161#239
I've ordered 4x phones from China now. Always done it via the cheapest postage method...and never been charged extra.
If you use DHL etc, then you will definitely pay extra.
mr_spatel
8 Nov 16#240
its my first one from china, just wanted it quick. but its fine next time i know to just order default free option.
this a good site i guess?
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 162#241
Yep, Geekbuying is decent.
I have also used AliExpress and BangGood (the latter being pretty rubbish!).
I doubt I'll ever buy a UK phone again. These Chinese phones are just too good for the money (although I would prefer them to come with stock Android as an option. MIUI is a bit annoying in some ways - such as with the notification window...)
Still, I am more than happy with my Redmi Note 3 Pro Prime (especially after doing the 2x sim cards AND SD card hack)
mr_spatel
8 Nov 16#242
Cool, is warranty etc okay? I have decided chinese phones as the Nexus is no more and prices for Pixel/S7 etc are well high.
I just need decent screen, 32GB on phone is fine as can add a 128GB SD card. But also the battery and screen size. replaces the need for a tablet and phone. can use for both - need my TV shows and movies.
Spark
8 Nov 16#243
There are builds of CyanogenMod for this. As long as you stick with SnapDragon chipsets then you can easily ditch MIUI if you want to. Personally I just installed Google Now over the standard international ROM on this phone and very rarely notice any difference. There's a slightly weird bug in that I can't assign a custom wallpaper (seriously, wtf?) but apart from that everything is fine.
Spark
8 Nov 162#244
If you buy the phone from a premium AliExpress seller then you get a full UK and international warranty.
If you buy it from GeekBuying, BangGood etc then it's usually an RTB warranty with China.
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 16#245
To be honest, it's been so long since I unlocked bootloaders, flashed roms etc....and it's just more daunting with not enough upsides!
I do actually like some aspects of MIUI...such as the scrolling screenshot function, and the rather pretty messaging, weather, calculator, clock apps etc. But I also really dislike how Xiaomi have got such great battery life (by heavily restricting background tasks etc).
& the notification window just isn't nearly as good as AOSP.
If the cusom rom process was easy, I would do it in a heartbeat. But it isn't, so I persist :smiley:
mr_spatel
8 Nov 16#246
i just hope the phones comes and works not DOA, and in good condition. RTB warranty sucks though.
Spark
8 Nov 16#247
I unlocked the bootloader on my Mi Max because I was having some issues with flashing it (related to the fact that I'm a knob and I was doing it wrong rather than any sort of fault with the phone).
Unlocking the bootloader was simple. I just filled out a form online and they enabled it at their end within a couple of days, similarly to how Apple handle network unlocks on iPhones.
Spark
8 Nov 16#248
Even though it was slightly more expensive, I opted for AliExpress when I bought mine over the likes of GearBest, GeekBuying etc because I had dealt with those websites in the past and they tend to be extremely slow to send things and offer no local warranties. AliExpress was slightly more expensive but seemed like a better investment in the long-term. Buying it from AliExpress also meant that I had the phone in my hands within 1 week of ordering it.
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 16#249
So did you flash your phone to a new kernel/ROM?
Crossbow
8 Nov 16#250
Well, mr_spatel possibly as a newbie to these kinds of deals, & who didn't read similar past threads either, wouldn't be aware of this.
I think it should always be mentioned in the initial deal post.
Spark
8 Nov 16#251
Just the standard official global ROM. I could technically flash anything I like to it now but I've never really been into custom ROM's personally and tend to avoid them whenever I can.
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 16#252
So with an unlocked bootloader, I can install Cyanogen directly over the top of the ROM on my phone...with no need to install a different kernel?
mattmerch
8 Nov 162#253
if you are in a rush and happy to pay more ebay may have been better more protection when buying from uk reseller :smiley:
Ogre
8 Nov 16#254
Installed Nova Launcher and run that on my Mi Max, didn't even bother with miui.
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 16#255
MIUI goes so much deeper than just a launcher. It affects everything...(and not in a good way when it comes to background task management or notifications)
Spark
8 Nov 16#256
Yeah, you would just reflash it. You can actually do it without a BL unlock as well if you want to. You put the phone into a kind of debug mode using the power and volume rockers and that temporarily disables the BL protection.
obkso
8 Nov 16#257
I'm in the same boat, wanted it quick didn't realise I'd be getting charged extra! Nevermind, not got the shipping notification yet however
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 16#258
Cancel and rebook.
doncoop
8 Nov 16#259
I've seen first hand it's aggressive on task management etc.
What's your thinking on the negatives of this? I know not either way so curious.
Cause I think MOST normal people wouldn't notice / be affected and the launcher is the real (especially visually) difference to stock android people will notice / want and need to change
obkso
8 Nov 16#260
Any idea how? Do I need to email them?
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 16#261
I have found that some apps stop notifying me of things - and I specifically have to authorise some widget based apps to load on startup (otherwise they never autostart...and the links remain broken. BBC Weather and iPlayer buttons being a perfect example).
I think MIUI only keeps a max of 4 apps loaded in the background...all others get closed. So it isn't fluid when switching to older opened apps. Oh, and the RAM usage is extraordinarily high (1.5GB on idle - more than my Windows PC!)
The other problem is that when playing iPlayer Radio, the notification in the notification pane is just a narrow horizontal bar - rather than the much more elegant iPlayer box that says the artist/coverart etc).
Basically, MIUI just makes the phone feel less smart. & if I could get my head around flashing things without wiping IMEI numbers etc, I'd definitely do it.
(P.S. there is an option in settings to disable all MIUI background task handling. But I still have notification issues with some apps)
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 16#262
I've never bought through them. I just remember with AliExpress that you could quite easily cancel orders via the account page (the same way you can with Amazon)
mattmerch
8 Nov 16#263
Get Into Handy Contact with GeekBuying.com
Customer Service Centre
Email Email us
Please feel free to contact us by the right mail box regarding to different issues and our service team will get back to you within 24-48 hours normally. For peak times or busy season, live chat or calling will be more helpful because the email reply may have some delay.
You can create per-app exceptions. Go to the "Security" app > "Permissions" > "Autostart" then go to town, select all the apps you want to allow running in the background.
I had a problem with HD Widgets freezing, not good when it's supposed to be telling the time! The method above fixed it completely.
wenttoabetterplace
8 Nov 16#265
Kind of annoying though, don't you think - especially when Android does it perfectly already...
deany76
8 Nov 16#266
Hi
Thank you for taking the time and trouble to write your helpful post.
I have cancelled my 5" Redmi 4 Prime 3GB RAM 32 GB 625 snapdragon for now.
I think this snapdragon 800 maybe better speed, I still find the Xiaomi range fascinating but very confusing.
Cheers
feeder
8 Nov 16#267
Indeed, I didn't even have to consider this with my old OnePlus One, but now I sorta like having a bit of control. So, my Twitter app doesn't run in the background because I don't want it to (I hardly use Twitter, only for DMs). I like that I can do that now. :smirk:
deany76
8 Nov 16#268
I cancelled an order I placed last night if you haven't had shipped e-mail. Quickly cancel and reorder with "normal" post.
Hope they haven't shipped yet
Cheers
obkso
8 Nov 16#269
Did you just send them an email? I'm waiting for someone on live chat to get back to me
Spark
8 Nov 161#270
The biggest bugbear for me is that apps2SD doesn't work even though it is built into Marshmallow. MIUI removes that feature.
obkso
8 Nov 161#271
Just spoke to live chat, got my delivery changed. Said they'll be shipping them out on the 10th and air mail is going to be 15 - 30 days
deany76
8 Nov 16#272
Flippin' brilliant, made up for you.
£30 odd quid VAT and £8.00 post office admin is a lot.
Cheers
ps
have you had an e-mail confirming the live chat and Postal status change of order or a screen shot of live chat?
obkso
8 Nov 16#273
Didn't take a screenshot stupidly sorry!
deany76
8 Nov 16#274
I'd live chat again and ask/
Please can you confirm my order number xyz is now being sent by China post (standard, gift).
Cheers
lianne21
8 Nov 16#275
Who is the warranty with from Ali express, do you not have to return it to China for repair?
lianne21
8 Nov 16#276
Anyone had a dispatch mail? Bought last Friday and not even posted yet, they take their time don't they !
lianne21
8 Nov 16#277
I'm sure there is plenty time to cancel and reorder as I bought last Friday and mine isn't even posted yet!
Would save yourself £40 by doing so.
Midway
8 Nov 16#278
Nothing for me still shows processing from Friday.although a poster said they were due for dispatch 10th with 15 to 30 days shipping.
wenttoabetterplace
9 Nov 16#279
Nope, they outsource it to some EU/possibly UK based repairs company. It's basically an additional insurance thing rather than an AliExpress/Xiaomi warranty service
dreadzone101
9 Nov 161#280
Do you get "Can't load image" when you try to set wallpaper? Try reverting to system launcher, then back to Google launcher. It should allow you to set wallpaper again. You can also set wallpaper whilst in System launcher and once you switch back to Google launcher, the wallpaper should stick. Switch launcher via: Settings > Installed apps > Defaults (cog icon at bottom) > Launcher.
Setting wallpaper via gallery or MIUI settings, seems to affect all custom launchers. I assume it's because whatever needs to be running, in order to apply wallpapers on MIUI is within the system launcher. Switching to system launcher and then back to custom launcher must activate it again and applying of wallpapers works as it should. However, if you restart your phone or if a long time has passed, then I think trying to apply wallpaper will get "Can't load image" again.
christopherreese818
9 Nov 16#281
This phone is the dogz bz had it jusr over a month paid £160 from ali express. Its absolutely faultless, amazing value amazing quality im converted anyway. Recommended
mr_spatel
9 Nov 16#282
Yup thats what im doing
mr_spatel
9 Nov 16#283
did a LiveChat, they changed delivery to AirMail and have refunded me for DHL delivery.
So far the service is good. Lets see once the process is complete. I told them, get it right I will do more business with them.
fairenough786
9 Nov 16#284
....does anyone know if this phone has a built in Qi (i think thats what its called) receiver ?.....sorry i amy be using the wrong terms, but, does it have a built in wireless receiver so that it can be charged via a wireless charger ?...thanks
Spark
9 Nov 16#285
Thanks but it was tricky enough to get Google Now running on this thing in the first place. I'm trying not to mess with it as much as I can. :smiley:
Spark
9 Nov 16#286
It has no NFC.
obkso
9 Nov 16#287
Thank you for your order from Geekbuying.
We are sorry to tell you that the item you ordered is too popular to meet all the demands ,
it is estimated that it will be in stock within this week .
please don't worry ,once it is in stock ,
we will ship it out ASAP. and will send you a message with the tracking number.
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.
dreadzone101
9 Nov 161#288
Switching back and forth between launchers won't reset your Google Now launcher settings but if you're worried about messing it up, try long pressing a blank part of the screen. A 'wallpapers' option will appear at the bottom. If you select the wallpaper using that option, it should work fine (assuming that beforehand you were trying to set it via MIUI settings or gallery app).
steve1221
9 Nov 16#289
I'm 99% sure it doesn't have wireless charging.
smellycomputers
9 Nov 16#290
Bought one of these during the summer form Banggood.
Great phone but they had a ROM installed that had loads of malware.
Was a disaster trying to get google services etc working properly.#
Make sure it has the correct rom loaded or it is nothing but hassle
Spark
9 Nov 16#291
I was actually trying to do it by pressing down on the Home screen as that's always how I have changed the wallpaper on Android. Both ways seem to produce the same error though.
dreadzone101
9 Nov 16#292
In that case switching back to system launcher might be the only way to change it. For me, setting it via long press on custom launcher works fine, although I have another Xiaomi phone so perhaps the cause of the error isn't the same.
lianne21
9 Nov 16#293
That's great, no point throwing 40 quid away.
Can't believe it takes them so long to post stuff, no excuse for that.
CantGetNoSleep
9 Nov 16#294
Still no shipping notification since Friday...
lianne21
9 Nov 16#295
Have you had stuff you've bought repaired under warranty then?
lianne21
9 Nov 16#296
Was it the Chinese one you bought then?
lianne21
9 Nov 16#297
Me neither, it takes long enough to get stuff from China as it is, never mind them taking a week to even post it.
You can make an account with them so you can log in to see the status of your order.
Spark
9 Nov 161#298
Are you on MIUI 8? When I looked on the MIUI forums people generally said that this was far less of a problem MIUI 7.
Spark
9 Nov 16#299
This is why I don't use the likes of GeekBuying or BangGood to order phones. AliExpress is usually the much faster way to go because the seller doesn't get paid until you have the phone in your hands and have confirmed that it is OK. Your money is held in Escrow until then.
lianne21
9 Nov 16#300
I didn't know this, that's a good system. Will keep this in mind for future purchases.
Spark
9 Nov 16#301
No problem. I learned the hard way myself last year.
lianne21
9 Nov 16#302
I wouldnt be too concerned about that as I actually think that may well be the case for all our orders as we ordered 5 days ago and they haven't shipped either.
obkso
9 Nov 16#303
They said it should be shipped tomorrow take a look at some of my previous replies
Spark
9 Nov 16#304
Lesson I learned with this lot; believe it only when you see it.
bear807
9 Nov 16#305
lol yea order take too long probably phone is not even built yet still in the form of pieces.
dreadzone101
9 Nov 16#306
Yeah, on MIUI 8, although this bug was present for me in MIUI 7 too. Now that I think of it though, I've been using an unofficial Xiaomi.eu MIUI rom rather than the official Xiaomi global rom, so that's perhaps the reason for the slight difference in the bug.
rhough
9 Nov 16#307
Will i be taxed with priority direct mail?
lianne21
9 Nov 16#308
NOTE: For these type of deals from the Far East, always choose the free / cheapest delivery method to drastically reduce the chance of getting stung by VAT & courier handling fees.
shariifi
9 Nov 16#309
Which color gold or silver? Not sure. Any comments appreciated.
lianne21
9 Nov 16#310
Whatever floats your boat, for me it's silver :smiley:
steve1221
9 Nov 16#311
Put it in a case, it won't matter then. . .
steve1221
9 Nov 16#312
I've just been reminded that 11.11 is a BIG sale day over in China/HK (and I mean B I G).
So anyone thinking of getting this or another phone (or anything) from over there might want to hold off until Friday so to see if there's a flash sale on the 'thing' you want...
Taz1529
9 Nov 16#313
When did they mention NFC?..........
You can buy cheap Qi charger stickers and retrofit the feature.
Taz1529
9 Nov 16#314
On another note, what a positively pleasant thread. Glad to see SOMETHING is right in the world.
Spark
10 Nov 16#315
Qi is a function of NFC isn't it? Tbh I haven't used it since I had a Nexus 4 and I've had 3 other phones since then.
Pspvita
10 Nov 16#316
ordered nice phones anyone know what build quality is like.
obkso
10 Nov 16#317
It's known to be a bit ****
CantGetNoSleep
10 Nov 16#318
Asked them to cancel mine if it isn't posted today
CantGetNoSleep
10 Nov 16#319
"To be honest,Geekbuying Hk warehouse were full of packages and we are hiring more staff for work as the rapid growing orders in recent days We are located in shenzhen but only the HK citizen can work in HK warehouse permanently as the immigration limitation. So we can only arrange our shenzhen labors to HK 3 times a week"
steve1221
10 Nov 16#320
Can you post a link to a review to back that up, because all the one's I've read say how good the build is?
lianne21
10 Nov 16#321
Where's that from?
lyngeorge
10 Nov 16#322
whats the camera like ? thanks
CantGetNoSleep
10 Nov 16#323
Their online chat. They also told me that it ships from Shenzhen to Hong Kong first (but they haven't sent it yet, they will do this next week) and that it wasn't in stock
"On the product page it states, "Item will ship in 3-7 days" and this is why. At any given time, we have over 20,000 line items in stock in our physical warehouse. In addition to that, we have 90,000 items in stock locally at various factories that we have a direct relationship with. The inventory on our site is real-time availability of stock to purchase. Once per week, we send a courier to each factory to pick up current orders and then ship them out from our facility. This always gives us the added benefit of purchasing only authentic goods direct from the maker and the ability to inspect the quality of what we're buying before it is released to the customer."
- so when they say in stock on the website, it is not necessarily true
What a cheek misleading people like this!
So are they not being posted today then?
lianne21
10 Nov 16#326
POSITIVES
- Good display
- Smooth performance
- Fairly fast fingerprint reader
- Good sound quality
- Excellent battery life
- Good camera for the price
- MIUI is enjoyable to use once you get used to it
NEGATIVES
- No U.S. availability
- Lack of U.S. 4G LTE support
- Shockingly poor build quality
- Less than average sunlight readability
- Quick Charge 3.0 charger not included in the box
- Image processing has some minor quirks like oversharpening
- Hellish bootloader unlocking process
- Potential Google apps and DRM-related issues on imported units
I knew the build quality was known to be a bit rubbish Steve but you can't expect iPhone quality at budget price I guess. I have seen a few reviews saying that it's fine too so maybe it's just opinion at the end of the day.
Well, yes, expecting iPhone quality from a China phone is going to be disappointing :smiley:
I read most Android Authority reviews, don't know how I missed that one? The lack of US 4g support & availability is nit picking. 99% of China phone's aren't available direct in the US, the same as here. The camera can be sorted with a better app, and not everyone wants to unlock their bootloader. But it's a mostly fair review, it still gets 8.3 out of 10!
My son's working in HK and a few of his friends have Mi Max and they love them. It depends on what you want out of a phone? If it's just something to use day to day it'll be fine. If you want to load custom roms and you're new to that side of things, then it might not be the best model to start with. . .
CantGetNoSleep
10 Nov 16#328
They are being sent to Hong Kong today apparently (although I do not believe them on this, they would have already been sent).
"tomorrow it wil come to hk
and we do not work on the weekend
and next week can ship
before monday or tuesday we wuil ship"
lianne21
10 Nov 16#329
Annoyed that they dont even bother to mail you with this information, especially when they took the money double quick! Have just had a look on Aliexpress to see if they have stock of the International version but they don't. Was going to cancel and order from them if they did.
mr_spatel
10 Nov 16#330
yup dispatch time is way toooo long
obkso
10 Nov 16#331
I wouldn't stress about dispatch seeing as delivery is 15 - 30 days?
qwerta369
10 Nov 16#332
Well, it turns out that Geekbuying is run buy ****.
I ordered this on 07/11 @ 00:30, so 08:30 Monday morning in China. Today is Thursday and well gone 9pm in China, and over these past 4 working days they've done ...nothing. Order still "processing".
I've been emailing them everyday for an ETA and they've not bothered to reply at all. I opted for the more expensive DHL delivery as I need this on 15/11 ideally for a present. Even with DHL it might not arrive but I thought that if they ship it one day after I order it, so on the 8th, it's got a week to be DHL'd to me, so I was hopeful. Being as they've not even bothered to dispatch it and the week is nearly at the end, I can forget receiving it on the 15th (if I even receive it at all).
CantGetNoSleep
10 Nov 16#333
You will get someone on the livechat eventually - but if you look at my messages above, they will tell you it is almost ready to be sent then make up a load of excuses.
steve1221
10 Nov 161#334
It is a fact that all the sellers in China have a very laid back attitude to customer service. If anyone is expecting the level we get from say Amazon here in the UK they're are going be sadly disappointed.
It's just one of the things you have to consider before ordering.
It's never bothered me, but I'm never in a rush for anything I order from over there...
Sandy1012
10 Nov 16#335
Mine also, I ordered on friday order still says processing
Mine also, I ordered on friday order still says processing
damadgeruk
10 Nov 16#336
My 64Gb Max shipped today (ordered Sunday).
lianne21
10 Nov 161#337
LOL Steve, there's laid back and there's "couldn't give a stuff as I've got your money" and the latter seems to be their attitude :smiley:
I bet if their policy meant that money wasn't taken till dispatch, they wouldn't be so bloody horizontal !!
Shame Ali didn't have stock as I really want to cancel on principle but I guess I'll just need to wait ......sigh.
bear807
10 Nov 16#338
Ordered Saturday nothing is shipped I have mailed them say they are very busy ATM so there is delay in shipping out....
steve1221
10 Nov 16#339
I can see that international diplomacy really isn't your game :smiley:
But, yes, you are right. But that's how it is over there. And they are servicing a market that's many times larger than ours over there (not an excuse just an observation)...
Seven days and I've heard nothing are they ever going to post?
Sandy1012
11 Nov 16#343
Ok mine shipped this morning (ordered last friday)
uzyg
11 Nov 16#344
Ordered Friday and only just received this email at 2.40am this morning;
Dear ......
Thank for your patient waiting ,
we are glad that the items you ordered are currently in our warehouse. they are being tested now ,
Please don’t worry. Once it passes our strict quality testing, we will send it out as soon as possible.
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.If you have any questions, feel free to contact us .
Sincere regards,
Sweety
....Hmm....well could be worse, they could have been called sweaty
qwerta369
11 Nov 16#345
You realise that message is total bullship? Why would a retailer employ warehouse staff to test the items? It's wrong on so many levels.
I'd sooner they just be honest and say: "We don't ship immediately when you order, or the next day, or day after that or even the day after that. We wait until the end of the week and bulk ship all your orders at the same time. It's cheaper for us that way and that's why we can sell our items a bit cheaper than our competitors.".
lianne21
11 Nov 161#346
Spot on !! I'm not an unreasonable person, I'm happy to wait if I'm told the situation from the start, my biggest hate in life is liars, if you lie to me I will never trust you again. Surely being straight and honest will earn you respect and gain your repeat custom.
I got a despatch email this morning but I have no idea if it's bs or not.
lianne21
11 Nov 16#347
Lol :smiley:
My OH was speaking to a bloke in Penang last week called Ooh Ah :laughing::laughing:
lju
11 Nov 16#348
mines shipped.
Kigo1
11 Nov 16#349
Shipped as well!! FINALLY
hoobieyoo
11 Nov 16#350
Im still waiting for mine to ship (ordered on the 5th)
Midway
11 Nov 16#351
Yes finally shipped after a week.
PlayerTwo
11 Nov 16#352
Still nothing time to complain
CantGetNoSleep
11 Nov 16#353
Mines on the way and I'm frothing at the gash
lianne21
11 Nov 161#354
:confused:
moon_dashing
11 Nov 16#355
mine hasn't shipped yet!!!
Suzuha
12 Nov 16#356
Marked price of £144.57 now. If the dollar keeps falling like this the phone's going to be free very soon.
christobal
12 Nov 16#357
Ordered yesterday morning for a total of £147 odd including insurance and express shipping (the cheap one), excellent price. I am just hoping that it isn't too big for me to get used to. I am also worried that I may look foolish using it in work, time will tell.
lianne21
12 Nov 161#358
Did you not read the thread about shipping?
Why would you look foolish looking at a phone that's 3cms bigger than everyone elses??
lianne21
12 Nov 161#359
If the phone arrives damaged or not as described then you have the same protection with PayPal as you have with ali express as they will refund you. We are aware that when you buy a phone front China you have no warranty, so it's a risk you take. I wish Xiaomi and Huawei would offer European warranty over here on items bought in China as they literally sell thousands more phones..
dreadzone101
12 Nov 161#360
Aliexpress is not the same as those other sites you mentioned. The others are a separate retailer/company. Aliexpress is a marketplace. The experience in regards to receiving damaged goods and having to deal with customer support in the first place is dependant on the seller that you buy from regardless of Aliexpress infrastructure. The ironic thing is that on the on that Site Jabber that you linked, Aliexpress is one of the next lowest with 22% and over a thousand 1 star reviews which is 20 times more than Geekbuying. Their percentage of 1 star reviews to total reviews is a bit lower but if they had separate sections for each seller/company on Aliexpress some might be even worse. Gearbest gets the highest ratings of the bunch with 66% and 1602 5 star reviews, which is funny because they're perhaps the most highly criticised site on here for bad service. Providing a service, albeit a bad one doesn't mean they are a "scam". With pretty much every retailer, you'll get people who have bad experiences. A website with 60 total reviews is not a good basis to determine that the site "should be avoided at all times" since you have no idea how many successful transactions they have. When people buy something online, they expect them to arrive hitch free. When that happens, they aren't exactly going to be thinking "I should leave a positive review" since it isn't out of the ordinary. However, if it doesn't go as expected, most of them would want their bad experience to be known.
shariifi
12 Nov 16#361
Never had a problem China phones and Gearbest. Bought 3 phones (MI Redmi Note 2, ZTE Blade 6 and Infocus M560), they are running and like new after 2 years (kids playing games everyday and no issues with the phones).
Not sure about Aliexpress, I have never dealt with them.
sslesar
13 Nov 16#362
I ordered 4th November and still processing until 12th November. Now my item is shipping from Hong Kong. Estimated Delivery Time showing 3-5 days. It is more than 10-12 days as showed on website about delivery.
obkso
13 Nov 161#363
Yeah same I'm just going to wait, should be here by the end of the month!
christobal
13 Nov 16#364
I read the thread about shipping and believe that the cheap express shipping (ie not DHL etc) will not encounter a problem. The details on the Geekbuying site suggest this also.
Its not looking at the phone that I am worried about - its holding it up to my head!
lianne21
13 Nov 16#365
OK hope that's the case then as if not you may get tax added.
I have an 8 inch phone and I walk around speaking into it everywhere and no one has ever batted an eyelid. Even if they did, why do you care ? Surely it's only kids who would make silly comments as if workmates did then they are making themselves look more foolish due to their lack of maturity, are they not? Loads of people have a 6 inch phone now so they would need to be looking very closely to notice that extra .44 of an inch!
nsansari
13 Nov 16#366
Ordered this last week. Then after reading the comments I contacted them to change delivery from DHL to standard which they acknowledged and I also got a refund for the extra shipment payment. However today I have got an email telling me its been shipped and it says via DHL and includes a tracking number. Worried now that I may get charged the full tax.
CantGetNoSleep
13 Nov 16#367
If it is with DHL then unfortunately yes you will. And if you complain to Geekbuying they won't care. Continue complaining and they will give you 5$ off your next order of 70$ or more
joecrowther
14 Nov 16#368
Great bit of kit. Been running Xiaomi phones for a few years, highly rate them.
mr_spatel
14 Nov 16#369
lol i bet it is, but need is dispatched first
whoop_de_do_basil
14 Nov 161#370
Wow, this is like backing a kickstarter, not buying from a company.
damadgeruk
15 Nov 16#371
My supposedly shipped phone shows this tracking info...
2016-11-10 18:47 Information Received (This is not an acknowledgment of the physical receipt of the stated Registered Article)
Has anyone received any proof of tracking or are geekbuying stalling?
qwerta369
15 Nov 16#372
My DHL tracking shows exactly the same. Unless I'm mistaken, what that means is that on 10th November (last Thursday!) Geekbuying booked the courier. It's now 08:35 AM on Tuesday 15th November in China and, accordingly to the tracking, as of now nothing further has happened. That is, aside from booking the courier, the item is still in Geekbuying's possession.
Absolutely shower of a company.
Kigo1
15 Nov 16#373
... and thanks to singles day it will now take even longer for our phones to be delivered as all the planes will be packed :X
lianne21
15 Nov 16#374
Just tracked mine and says the same thing. Absolute bunch of liars as it would be in transit if courier had it.
My case for phone from Ali express bought a couple of days later still hasn't shipped either and my account says they still have 7 days to post it, so they are just as bad.
Read up reviews of Ali, geek and gearbest etc at the weekend and they are all as bad as each other and lie through their teeth about supposed warranties and refunds etc. I guess the moral of the story is to trust none of them!
mr_spatel
15 Nov 16#375
you think its worth doing a pay pal dispute? i placed order on 8th Nov - on page says shipping 2-7 bussiness days?
Polax
15 Nov 16#376
Mine is with DHL Hong Kong, should hopefully get it by the end of this week or early next!
Will give you guys feedback once i have it...
Polax
15 Nov 16#377
Get a bluetooth Headset from a reputed brand with the money you have saved :wink: It is what i am planning to do.
bear807
15 Nov 16#378
im on DHL as well but it is only tracking information received since the 10th! means the parcel is not handed to DHL!
CantGetNoSleep
15 Nov 16#379
I'm going to annoy them on chat again and ask when they actually plan to hand it to the courier
Kigo1
15 Nov 16#380
I asked them in the chat and "magically" just at that moment my status changed to:
2016-11-15 21:05 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:05 Received from Customer
lianne21
15 Nov 16#381
You should go onto live chat and get your shipping costs refunded, don't let them away with that !
lianne21
15 Nov 16#382
Just looked at mine and still no update. Confused about the blue line along the top though as it says "in transit" on it, not sure if it's blue it means it's actually in the air.
lianne21
15 Nov 16#383
I'm not sure what paypal would do at this stage? They may just ask you to wait if the seller tells them it's in transit and has a tracking number.
lianne21
15 Nov 16#384
Mine now updated.
Singapore(Singapore Post)
United Kingdom(Royal Mail)
Latest Event -- 2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
Destination Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:07
Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:06
2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:11 Received from Customer
lianne21
15 Nov 16#385
At this rate Santa Claus would have been faster !
damadgeruk
15 Nov 16#386
Looks like mine has actually been dispatched, nine days after ordering. Not sure if I need it now. :wink:
so I has a live chat with them today, they said that phone is in high demand and will be posted next week when they get stock. I said would a refund be easier for them. They said we will send next week.
Im now not worried, will raise a dispute with PayPal.
Cant believe the page they have the phone on is misleading, shows stock and also 5-7 business day shipment.
bear807
16 Nov 16#390
Going to do the same as well! Not giving them excuse anymore!!!! wouldn't recommend or buying anything from Geek buying anymore!
mr_spatel
16 Nov 16#391
I have raised a dispute with PayPal - going for misleading on site, been told item is not in stock today and will be next week - site shows 2-7 business day shippping, my item has not shipped. once recived going to have to try find another phone supplier
Ogre
16 Nov 16#392
Found a flaw with this phone. Been using it for 2 weeks now, Miui8 installed with Nova Launcher as main launcher.
It doesn't record videos. Looking online the fix seems to be turning off "OK Google"... but I use that every day.
Anyone else have this problem?
Doesn't work on any camera apps i install
mr_spatel
16 Nov 16#393
where did you order yours from? worth getting one from ebay? cost a bit more on ebay. also easy to install international rom?
lianne21
16 Nov 16#394
Just be sure you definitely want refund spatel as you won't find the phone for a better price that's why I'm sticking with them. You will definitely still get the phone as they are aware you can just ask paypal for refund so if you don't mind waiting you will get it probably a few days later than mine.
You can cancel a paypal claim if you change your mind.
mr_spatel
16 Nov 16#395
Thanks, but been reading about the phone - may look for 64gb or 128gb one. Global ROM's are available for them now also.
lianne21
16 Nov 16#396
No worries just wanted you to be sure. I order loads of low value stuff from China from Amazon and ebay and I often wait up to 3 weeks so I only order stuff I don't want in a hurry. Desperate to get this dual phone so I can stop carrying 2 phones around !
lianne21
16 Nov 16#397
Just stop talking to your phone then as you can get locked up for doing strange things like that anyway :smiley:
christobal
16 Nov 16#398
Ordered the Mi Max from Geekbuying on 11.11.2016 and the status is still at "processing"
I have messaged them to ask when it will ship but they are choosing to ignore me so far.
Pspvita
16 Nov 16#399
Thats normal for them.
Ogre
17 Nov 16#400
This is with the international rom
Kigo1
17 Nov 16#401
You have to write them in the livechat, they don't read mails :/
... Be patient ... it takes around 20 minutes until somebody is actually available :X
christobal
17 Nov 16#402
Thanks for the tip Kigo - I'll try them again today
CantGetNoSleep
17 Nov 16#403
For those who had it posted in the first batch on 11 November - what do you think are the chances of having it in hand by next weekend?
obkso
17 Nov 16#404
0%? It's 15-30 days isn't it? Meaning 28th at the earliest
Pspvita
17 Nov 16#405
I am having problems they said it was sent Monday gave me a tracking number that don't work when i told them it don't work they said sorry your parcel had to be transferred now we will send you the new tracking number.To be honest i am fed up with the lies and opened a PayPal dispute.
CantGetNoSleep
17 Nov 16#406
Well they also say 2-7 days to dispatch and it seems to have taken 9 minimum
qwerta369
17 Nov 16#407
Geekbuying just lie. Nothing they say is truthful. I'd have more respect for them if they said sorry, due to our cheap prices we've had an influx of orders and we can't cope, everything is delayed. The lies are what riles me.
lianne21
17 Nov 16#408
Very slim indeed. This is Singapore post which is painfully slow. They can't send China post which would have only taken a week because they won't accept the battery.
For comparison I ordered something using China small packet 2 weeks ago and I had it in 8 days.
lianne21
17 Nov 16#409
You not asking for postage costs back?
lianne21
17 Nov 16#410
Why didn't you just ask for refund?
Pspvita
17 Nov 16#411
Because i still want what i paid for.
lianne21
17 Nov 16#412
If you still want what you paid for why are you asking paypal for a refund?
Ogre
17 Nov 16#413
Anyone managed to install Google Assistant on their Mi Max?
Pspvita
17 Nov 16#414
I am not asking for a refund i have not escilated it to a claim i just want them to give me a working tracking number when i get my phone i will cancel the case simple.
lianne21
17 Nov 16#415
They already said they are going to update your tracking number so I just don't get what you're doing with PayPal, makes no sense.
bear807
17 Nov 16#416
so after some fuss i wrote a email say if it doesn't send by Friday i will file a dispute yesterday. Finally they get the DHL man to pick it up! Madness!
qwerta369
17 Nov 16#417
I just went on Geekbuying live chat. Complained the DHL status has been sitting at "shipping information received" for 7 days, meaning package is actually still physically in Geekbuying's possession. 2 minutes later I get a text message from DHL, package on the way. Refresh the DHL webpage, package collected by DHL. Something fishy is going on with this company.
bear807
17 Nov 16#418
Exactly! Will see how long it will get stuck in this stage
Pspvita
17 Nov 16#419
That's just it you dont get it.
shariifi
17 Nov 16#420
I have ordered £142.61 via paypal here is the tracking Info:
2016-11-11 20:42:00 Order placed British priority mail
2016-11-12 15:31:25 Parcel Data received-Manifest Generate
2016-11-14 00:00:00 ARRIVED IN UK
2016-11-17 16:31:25 AT YODEL DEPOT
NEXT status: With COURIER estimated delivery on or before 21 Nov 2016
lianne21
17 Nov 16#421
What postage option was that?
Surely if with Yodel you should get it before the 21st, maybe tomorrow :smiley:
shariifi
17 Nov 16#422
Shipping method: British Express £0.21
pineapplebitch
17 Nov 16#423
Will be getting this hopefully it turns out to be great
lianne21
17 Nov 16#424
You paid 21p delivery and phone got here in 6 days?
I can't find that option on Geekbuying. Sure you didn't order from Gearbest?
christobal
17 Nov 16#425
I paid for "EU express shipping" on the 11/11 and mine still hasn't been despatched! :-/
It is a great phone, apart from the fact you can't record videos if you have "OK Google" activated....
Kigo1
18 Nov 16#428
It was 100% Gearbest, if you do Priority shipping (which is often free) they already print the yodel label in china. The item arrives in around a week :O ... Geekbuying never again :/ ... I already wanted to cancel my order to get the phone from gearbest on the 11/11 sale... but until this day I did not receive any reply to my cancellation request :O
sslesar
18 Nov 16#429
Ordered 4 November
Printed DHL label with track 11 November (I believe that parcel kept in geekbuying)
DHL got parcel from the geekbuying 17 November to Hong Kong
DHL got parcel in Hong Kong 18 November and processing to GB.
This is not expres delivery. I will stop to buy it from geekbuying and I wish hotukdeals ban geekbuying deals!
Update : 18 November DHL sent me a text for charge £17. Why I should to charge it? I paid express and insurance delivery.
obkso
18 Nov 16#430
Tax?
qwerta369
18 Nov 16#431
Same here, exactly same tracking information and exactly same £17 text message. I paid it, no choice. I called DHL for a breakdown. They said Geekbuying declared the value as £32.53. So £6.50 is VAT and £10.50 is the DHL handling fee (extortionate).
The item is physically in a plane en route to the UK as we speak, so I asked how does HMRC know how much to charge before they've even received the item? DHL told me that these days they go by the commercial invoice on the package. DHL in HK advise HMRC in the UK of the incoming package, HMRC tell DHL how much to charge, DHL charge us and there you have it, it's all done and paid for before the item hits UK shores and so no delays on arrival. Seems smart enough, and thanks to Geekbuying for declaring well below the actual value paid (at least they're not completely useless). DHL's £10.50 fee though? That's about 10 times what I would consider reasonable.
sslesar
18 Nov 16#432
I have chatted with slowly customer service at geekbuying and explained that: But I ordered before 11 November and lies everything. Do you know many sales at 11.11?
However, geekbuying offer me refund = $6. I am not happy that. Shall we to stop deals here from geekbuying?
qwerta369
18 Nov 161#433
Yup, that's total tripe. I ordered on 06/11 (07/11 morning in China). They told me all sorts of crap. One time their excuse was that the warehouse in HK can only have those with HK ID cards working there and they have a staff shortage. It's just bullship after bullship..
And here's another thing. The company is in China. The items they sell are made in China. Why don't they just ship them to us from China? Oh, I know, it's because it's cheaper to take them over the boarder to HK and ship with DHL HK rather than with DHL China.
lianne21
18 Nov 16#434
You are lucky it's only £17 as it should be much more than that. Insurance has nothing to do with tax. The thread mentions numerous times that if you choose DHL you will be charged. Some people called and changed from DHL to standard shipping to avoid these charges.
mr_spatel
18 Nov 16#435
hi guys here is what I got today - phone ordered on 8th November:
Dear Sir or Madam
This is the customer service from Geekbuying,thanks for your order .
We are sorry to tell you that we just got the information from factory ,
the item you ordered “ geekbuying
” is too popular to meet all the demands ,
we just need to get them from the factory again .
it is estimated that it will be in stock next week.
please don't worry ,once it is in stock , we will ship it out ASAP.
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Best regards,
Janice
KIND NOTICE : Please send or reply email under the same topic( the first topic we talk) or else we may not solve the problem for you in time.
this is not promising, why let me buy the item if they have no physical stock.
Infiltrator
18 Nov 161#436
This appears to be how the Chinese manufacturers and retailers work when new models are launched, when I ordered my Elephone p7000 last year I ended up ordering 1 from gearbest and 1 from aliexpress, the aliexpress one was dispatched about two weeks after the 'official' launch date, but it was weeks and weeks before gearbest had any stock available - I cancelled the gearbest order.
My advice to folk ordering a newly launched model from china is to order it and forget about it, it'll arrive eventually - or wait a couple of months till supply and demand settles down, then order.
I'm waiting for the Elephone R9 presale to be announced so I can go though the fun all over again.
All the posts above about no tracking number, wrong tracking number, etc are all very familiar, just seems to be how the process works.
Mind you, this phone looks interesting too...
lianne21
18 Nov 16#437
Like I said via your pm Spatel, you will get the phone eventually its just whether you are willing to wait or not. You can cancel if you prefer.
Like Infiltrator says, best to expect it in a month's time and be pleased if it comes earlier. Im still waiting on my phone case even being posted by Ali !!
Someone was saying earlier that he got his really fast from Gearbest so if they still have stock, I don't know if they do, you could reply to the Geek email asking to cancel and order from Gearbest but don't buy until paypal have confirmed your money refund.
mr_spatel
18 Nov 16#438
im just gonna leave it and wait till it delivers.
rhough
18 Nov 16#439
dear sir, sorry for the delay , because it is too popular , we need a few more days to get enough to meet all the demands
06:39 PM
now your order has been packed well , we will ship out in this weekend or early of next week
Crossbow
18 Nov 16#440
Ok, I see. No fix so far apparently apart from disabling the "OK Google" feature. Hopefully they'll issue a fix with future updates.
Swf77MiUk
19 Nov 16#441
Put development rom on it works with google ok fine also better layout and weekly updates
qwerta369
19 Nov 161#442
Mine has just landed in East Mids airport, having been to Germany before then.
Ogre
19 Nov 161#443
Miui 8 update tonight fixed the vidoe proble
BM999
19 Nov 16#444
Anoying! Ordered on 11/11 and still not shipped - just pending. However I do notice that they say on the listing that orders will be shiped in 2-7 business days - which is another way of saying 9 normal days. So even a 'normal' order would not necessarily have shiped yet. Given what's said I do expect more delay. But this is an amazing deal and expecting great service is bound to lead to frustration.
qwerta369
19 Nov 16#445
I don't think anybody expected great service. I expected them to dispatch the item when I bought it. That is all.
macIII
19 Nov 16#446
ordered 13/11 (1 week ago) and still they haven't dispatched .
damadgeruk
19 Nov 161#447
Though broke auto-correct? :wink:
lianne21
19 Nov 161#448
You can't win lol :smiley:
Suzuha
19 Nov 16#449
Same boat. Ordered 11/11, still not shipped.
As long as I get it before 21/12, I'm happy. It's replacing a Motorola Atrix owned since its release in 2011. Just can't wait.
Statoman
19 Nov 16#450
I ordered mine on the 5th. Still not dispatched. I paid extra for dhl. Getting rather annoyed now.
Pspvita
19 Nov 16#451
Thats wierd I ordered on 9th despatched on 14th
BM999
19 Nov 161#452
Forgive me, but they didn't offer to dispatch it when you bought it. As fas as I can see it says upfront that they will dispatch 2-7 working days after order. And then you have to add in the "it's China and different" factor.
sslesar
19 Nov 16#453
If chose express delivery DHL and you pay extra about £1.25 plus fee £17. So this is not express delivery 2-7 business day. Because they kept parcel in warehouse and DHL not picked up more than 5-7 working days. I belive geekbuying tried to save money for multi parcels and average weight for delivery. So that why geekbuying have many deals.
I recommend use gearbest and they are motivates and fast dispatching than geekbuying.
qwerta369
19 Nov 16#454
You're right, and if they'd have shipped it within 2-7 days I'd have no reason to complain. Unfortunately, they took 11 days just to dispatch it. :confused:
Pspvita
20 Nov 16#455
I cant even get a working tracking number out of them apparently my parcel had to be transfered.
PlayerTwo
21 Nov 16#456
Processed at EAST MIDLANDS - UK
lianne21
21 Nov 16#457
Whoopee bloody doo, Ali Express finally dispatched my phone case after 2 weeks. Ali Express give them 2 weeks to post the item or the order is cancelled which is a far too long imo as the item is in stock so why does it take a fortnight to stick it in an envelope. Not a single email of communication from them and thats a seller with loads of feedback aswell. I wonder which I will receive first, the phone or the case.
I bought this case as it wakes and sleeps the phone, I buy this for every phone I own as can't be bothered to press buttons, I like instant access as I open the phone.
lianne21
21 Nov 16#458
You should get it tomorrow then hopefully :smiley:
sslesar
21 Nov 161#459
Received today (21 November) by DHL. Happy with a phone but one little problem this phone does not have list region the UK. Anyway, I put Russia version and Russia region (gifted to my mum). Over total 17 days for dispatch/delivery.
Next time does not pick express delivery, just pick "free delivery" and do no pay for fee/custom/vat from delivery.
Have good day.
Dima
lianne21
21 Nov 161#460
Awww you bought it for your mum, thats lovely. Glad you finally got it, hope it was worth the wait and your mum loves it :smiley:
PlayerTwo
21 Nov 16#461
Received today time too play.
bear807
21 Nov 16#462
receive it today and locale doesnt have Uk so need to read it! But still we have to go over this much trouble to chase them up!
lianne21
21 Nov 16#463
Someone said earlier in thread which region to use but I can't remember, hopefully someone else can help you.
CantGetNoSleep
22 Nov 16#464
Mine hasn't updated at all since it left Singapore on the 15 - anyone else have this?
obkso
22 Nov 16#465
Is that just normal mail? Mines still "Latest Event -- 2016-11-17 21:23 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)"
lianne21
22 Nov 16#466
Sometimes the tracking never updates and it just arrives.
lianne21
22 Nov 16#467
Did you manage to find out which region to use bear as I notice no one helped you here?
Kigo1
22 Nov 16#468
Same here...
uzyg
22 Nov 16#469
Slightly concerned...does this mean it will need tweaking rather than working right out of the box?
Would be greatful if anyone could shed some light on this or post a step by step guide for users who may not know how to install other ROMs like myself :disappointed:
steve1221
22 Nov 16#470
From what I've read, it doesn't matter what area you pick. The only thing it might affect is the time, which you can adjust anyway.
bear807
22 Nov 16#471
just change it manually by putting locale to HK and switch off automatic timezone. Did anyone manage to change screen grid size 4 x 5 is little too big 5 x 6 would be good. And the lock screen wouldnt display notification?
Swf77MiUk
22 Nov 16#472
Use ggogle now or nova if you want to have a non miui looking phone
Ogre
22 Nov 161#473
I've had mine on India Locale for 2 weeks now even though i'm in the UK - Only problem I have is the Amazon store App defaults to Amazon.IN and you can't change it. Loading Amazon through Amazon Underground sort this out though.
Using Nova as my launcher lets me adjust screen grid size with no problem.
Progressismade
23 Nov 16#474
So basically don't buy this phone if you want it to arrive?
Polax
23 Nov 16#475
Mine is out for Delivery by DHL - should get it sometime today hopefully.
christobal
23 Nov 16#476
ordered on the 11.11.2016 and mine still hasn't been despatched! I have asked when it will be in stock and when it will be despatched but have yet to receive a response. Thinking of cancelling of something doesn't happen soon.
Pspvita
23 Nov 16#477
i am in the same boat since ordering on 9th nov no tracking updates nothing its a joke.
obkso
23 Nov 16#478
Well if it still hasn't dispatched it's still going to take 15-30 days! Hope it isn't a Christmas present!
Kigo1
23 Nov 16#479
Check your status guys!
2016-11-23 04:27 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)
2016-11-23 02:38 Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB)
... seems like it will legitimately arrive soon :O
obkso
23 Nov 16#480
When was yours dispatched? Mines not changed yet
Suzuha
23 Nov 16#481
Just checked emails, I actually ordered on the 9th. 14 days just to despatch, and another 15-30 to ship? :disappointed:
2016-11-23 17:44 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-21 17:44 Received from Customer
lianne21
23 Nov 16#482
Mine in UK now too. Those saying theydidn't buy till 9th etc, people have already said that they have no stock after so many ordered on the 4th here. So you have no updates because there's nothing to update. They will contact you with tracking number when they get stock.
Now we need to see if customs decide to keep them for a couple of weeks. Oh joy lol
Kigo1
23 Nov 16#483
Aren't they through customs already?
Kigo1
23 Nov 16#484
13th I think
Pspvita
23 Nov 16#485
what tracking site are you guys using? can you link me here.
steve1221
23 Nov 16#486
No, just don't buy it from Geekbuying. All Dealers in China take a while to ship, but these guys seem to be going for the record!
GearBest, AliExpress even Banggood would have shipped by now, most would have had the phone in the hands of the buyers days ago!
Kigo1
23 Nov 16#487
17track.net
lianne21
23 Nov 16#488
Steve I bought my phone case 2 days after buying phone and it has just been dispatched so Ali is no better.
I think the current problem has been created by Chinese black Friday so we bought at a bad time..
lianne21
23 Nov 16#489
You can also check on Singapore direct tracking site and a few others.
lianne21
23 Nov 16#490
Afraid not, this is parcel just arriving in UK so now we are at the mercy of UK customs who have been known to take anything from 2 days to 6 weeks to decide whether your parcel is going through or not. Geek have no control over this so any delays now are not their fault. Lets hope the guys at HM are in a good mood :smiley:
Polax
23 Nov 16#491
Okay - the Phone was delivered today, looks lovely. Makes my Note 3 look like a baby brother.
Does not support UK as a Locale ... wierd?!! Hope to get that sorted, will look up XDAForums for an answer. Packaging and finish is good.
DHL got it on Sunday (Nov 20) and it got delivered today (Nov 21).
What really galls me is that Geekbuying got the order on the 4th of November and it took them this long to ship!! There was some talk about the parcel coming from Hongkong as one of the things I had ordered had to come from the HK warehouse.
Frankly the support from Geekbuying is not at all impressive. Will I use them again? Don't know!
I got this for my Dad and hope he likes it.
lianne21
23 Nov 16#492
Remember you can track using Royal Mail once in UK guys, will say this (see below).
Date Time Status Track point
23/11/16 04:32 ARRIVED IN THE UK HEATHROW WORLDWIDE DC
steve1221
23 Nov 16#493
Yeah, good point the 11/11 'event' will have slowed them down even more.
And while we talking about event's in China. Everyone should be aware of the New Year over there (end of Jan). When the whole country closed down for two weeks. Nothing gets shipped but the websites keep taking orders, so when they do start back they have a HUGE backlog that takes them a month to clear.
shariifi
23 Nov 16#494
Ordered on 12 Nov via HK Warhehouse
Arrived on 18 Nov via Yodel
Paid £142.60 and no Import duty.
First impressions (used few days):
Good Camera
Beautiful screen
Excellent Battery
32GB RAM
Very Fast
Bad Points:
Heavy to carry around (Mainly used at home using WIFI)
One issue:
Left running youtube video, phone slept after 2 minutes
When the phone woke up, there was a load sound/noise.
Switched off the phone and no issues since then.
lianne21
23 Nov 16#495
You need to get to the gym :wink:
damadgeruk
24 Nov 16#496
My 64Gb arrived today, so far refusing to accept miui 8 global. Anyone else in the same boat?
Kigo1
24 Nov 16#497
When did they ship the 64gb version ?
Pspvita
24 Nov 16#498
Just look at the crap i am getting this is the 3rd delay now for me 3 excuse from them below.
Dear Sir
The tracking information of EU Priority Mail (Tax included ) packages have been delayed for about a week time , and we got the news from the couriers that EU customs are now very strictly checking all the packages from abroad for the declare value . And they will severely charge tax if they found out the low declaration of Smartphones or some other categories. This afternoon , our manager had an urgent meeting with the shipping courier and told us that all packages will have online tracking information in 3 business days.
Really apologize for this unpredictable situation and curently all shipping channels are all very slow even for DHL, TNT, etc. We will keep looking at your package movement.From what we assume , the custom may charge tax from our customers, but please dont worry that we will not let customers pay tax and we will keep our promise well.
So if you have been charged by your custom office finally, do remember to send us pics about the billing receipt and the related amount of refund will be returned to your paypal/credit card (depending on your payment method).
Thanks for your patience and trust.
Regard
Susan
lianne21
24 Nov 161#499
That's great, you must be relieved.
Sandy1012
24 Nov 16#500
Just received mine, Brand new & sealed
lju
24 Nov 16#501
Mine arrived this morning.
lianne21
24 Nov 16#502
Brilliant !! :smile: When did yours arrive in UK ?
lju
24 Nov 16#503
Yesterday morning.
lianne21
24 Nov 16#504
Yes !!! Hopefully the rest of us will get ours tomorrow then :smiley:
mr_spatel
24 Nov 16#505
Nice, im still waiting for a dispatch - I ordered 8th November.
Monday they said will be packed and shipped in 3 days, Messaged them today the response was will be packed and shipped in 3 days..... loooooooooooool
Kigo1
24 Nov 16#506
Via DHL or free??
Duvenel
24 Nov 16#507
Mine arrived in the UK yesterday morning via free shipping. I ordered on the 4th November. Hoping that it might arrive tomorrow but not holding out, more likely it'll arrive sometime next week.
Also to anyone looking to change the locale setting of your phone try and see if there's a setting for the Falkland Islands(locale doesn't really matter too much though).
CantGetNoSleep
24 Nov 16#508
I don't get this - they never promised no duty from what I see?
If the customs value declarations are low, surely that is Geekbuying's fault? I never asked them to declare it as a lower value
lianne21
24 Nov 16#509
:disappointed: ((((((HUG))))))) Good things come to those who wait :smiley:
lianne21
24 Nov 16#510
We all know they do this so we don't get charged, would you rather pay the tax ?
I think it's great that they've offered to pay if he gets charged.
CantGetNoSleep
24 Nov 16#511
But I think they are making this up as another bullsh1t excuse for not even dispatching his package yet?
I very much doubt if all of us get caught for tax that they will do anything about it.
lju
24 Nov 161#512
free, delivered by royal mail signed for.
lianne21
24 Nov 16#513
Maybe but at least he has it on his email account that they have said if he gets charged they will pay it.
I know its really frustrating but they did tell everyone they are waiting for stock as they cant keep up with demand so if people want to cancel, they can as they have no dispatch date or tracking number yet.
obkso
24 Nov 16#514
Has it updated on 17track? Ordered on the 4th as well but still in transit apparently
CantGetNoSleep
24 Nov 16#515
They only told people they are waiting for stock after they complained when it still hasn't been sent 10 days later
CantGetNoSleep
24 Nov 16#516
Mine updated on my local post service before 17 track
Duvenel
24 Nov 16#517
Yeah it's been updated as of yesterday but I don't have a tracking number available yet from royal mail, not even sure if I'll get one.
2016-11-23 04:32 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)
2016-11-23 03:33 Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB)
sajsaj
24 Nov 16#518
I got mine this morning. Checked for many days and seemed like Web server was down. Got charged $188 was supposed to get a leather case and tempered glass screen protector but instead of leather I got a piece of flimsy plastic. Definitely won't be buying again
lianne21
24 Nov 16#519
I know, I agree that was out of order. However you can still cancel. Have you got yours yet?
lianne21
24 Nov 16#520
Can you post a pic of the flimsy case?
obkso
24 Nov 16#521
Ah **** mines still at
2016-11-17 21:23 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
Fingers crossed it'll be here soon
Suzuha
24 Nov 16#522
updated 26/11 Name, Date Ordered, Updates______________
Pspvita 9/11
mr_spatel 8/11
obkso ??, 17/11 "Despatched to overseas"
qwerta369 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 19/11 East Mids airport
uzyg 4/11
hoobieyoo 5/11
Midway 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email
christolbal 11/11
rhough 10/11,
BM999 11/11,
Suzuha 9/11, 23/11 "Despatched to overseas"
---maclll 13/11, 26/11 Order cancelled by buyer and refunded---
Statoman 5/11 DHL
Have received:
***Polax ?? DHL, 21/11 RECEIVED
***sajsaj ??, 24/11 RECEIVED
***Can'tGetNoSleep 4/11, 15/11 Singapore, 25/11 RECEIVED
***Sandy1012 4/11 , 11/11 Despatch email, 24/11 RECEIVED
***damadgeruk 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 24/11 RECEIVED
***bear807 5/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***PlayerTwo 4/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***(shariifi 12/11, 18/11 RECEIVED delivery within a week apparently not with Geekbuying)
***sslesar 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 21/11 RECEIVED
***lju ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 23/11 RECEIVED
***Kigo1 ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***Duvenel 4/11, 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***lianne21 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 in UK, 26/11 RECEIVED
lianne21
24 Nov 16#523
Thanks for your time and energy Suzuha, that's very helpful :smiley:
JackG4
24 Nov 16#524
Mine arrived this afternoon. Everything is perfect, India locale worked fine, didn't need to change the time. What a STUNNING phone! Very happy with it and excited to use it. I bought this case from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01JA13VJ6/ref=pe_385721_37038051_TE_3p_dp_1 fits perfectly but does make the phone heavier and bulkier. Feels rock solid though. Dowloading MIUI8 now
Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-24 14:30
2016-11-23 04:04 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)
2016-11-23 02:38 Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB)
2016-11-15 21:05 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:05 Received from Customer
Pspvita
24 Nov 16#525
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THEY HAVE CHANGED MY TRACKING NUMBER WHAT A f..... JOKE.
lianne21
24 Nov 16#526
Excellent, can't wait to get mine :smiley:
tomhood98
25 Nov 16#527
nice looking case. do you know of any way to cover the white bezels to make them black? like a screen protector or something
CantGetNoSleep
25 Nov 16#528
Mine just arrived today - feels huge even though I'm coming from a 5.5" phone
Kigo1
25 Nov 16#529
Mine too!
mr_spatel
25 Nov 16#530
boo hoo, here is my latest: - they are soooooooooooo slow
Dear sir,
Thank for your patient waiting ,
we are glad that the items you ordered are currently in our warehouse. they are being tested now , Please don't worry. Once it passes our strict quality testing, we will send it out as soon as possible. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.If you have any questions, feel free to contact us .
Sincere regards,
Janice
lianne21
25 Nov 16#531
Did your tracking on Royal mail update to say it was out for delivery today?
lianne21
25 Nov 16#532
You've got to laugh at the British names they choose lol. No way is her name Janice :smiley:
CantGetNoSleep
25 Nov 161#533
I live abroad so not Royal Mail - but my local mail tracking still says "we have received your registered letter and will give it to your postman. The postman will deliver it to the address you specified."
Kigo1
25 Nov 161#534
No update since Heathrow (y)
Duvenel
25 Nov 161#535
Phone just arrived, tracking still says that it's at the Processing Center though. Opened up the package and it had a sealed and boxed phone box with a travel adapter.
Just for anyone interested here is a photo of the phone unboxed next to my old red note which I think is 5.5 inches, this mi max is huge.
qwerta369
25 Nov 16#536
Why would you say that? It's not uncommon for a Chinese person to also have an English name.
Suzuha
25 Nov 16#537
Aww, I can't see the photo. I thought I was smart when I worked out you put IMG around the link, but it gives Error 403 Forbidden.
lianne21
25 Nov 161#538
Let's just say 99% of Chinese have Chinese names.
Suzuha
25 Nov 16#539
About Chinese names, it is supposed to make it easier for people who have trouble pronouncing their real names correctly. They pick names or even just words that sound pleasing to Chinese ears/ with a meaning they like/ has a similar sound to their real name (which unfortunately occasionally ends up being an old-lady name or a "trashy" name). It's between having people potentially avoid them because they fear mispronouncing their name + suffer hearing their name mispronounced, and being judged for not using their real name. edit: Janice is fine imo. I've seen MUCH worse. xD
Duvenel
25 Nov 16#540
Didn't realise it wasn't working, fixed now :smiley:
qwerta369
25 Nov 16#541
You can say anything you like. Her name might be Janice, it might be on her passport, or it might just be a pseudonym that she uses for work. Either might be true. If you didn't know that many Chinese people also have English names, you've just learnt something. Hopefully. :smiley:
lianne21
25 Nov 16#542
No they don't they have Chinese names but use British names because we can't pronounce them. Considering I took approx 60 -100 calls per day for 11 years from Chinese people I feel better qualified than you to comment.
Hopefully you have learned something today, maybe to learn a less condescending manner . Hopefully :smiley:
lianne21
25 Nov 16#543
Spot on. It's so if we need to return their call we can actually pronounce it and say who we spoke to. It works very well and makes life much easier for both of us.
lianne21
25 Nov 16#544
Lol I should take a pic when mine arrives as it will be the other way round for me . My phone is 8 inches :smiley:
Did it arrive with the battery charged or was it pretty flat?
Duvenel
25 Nov 161#545
Mine came precharged, not entirely sure how much it had when I turned it on though. I've left it to charge for about an hour and using an old phone charger and a decent charge cable and the charge led has gone from yellow to green.
On my red note yellow is between 20% and 89% charge.
oom
25 Nov 16#546
when did you order
qwerta369
25 Nov 16#547
Wow. Just wow.
mr_spatel
25 Nov 16#548
drum roll the .......... 8th Nov 2016
JackG4
25 Nov 161#549
Not that I know of at this stage, sorry! The case I linked helps with grip so much though. The phone by itself is slippery, definitely need to add some extra grip with a case
lianne21
25 Nov 16#550
Waited in all day for nothing, didn't come. I need to go out tomorrow and I bet it comes and no one is here to sign for it. Then of course the sorting office is closed till Monday.......... sigh
obkso
25 Nov 16#551
Just checked up on 17track and it's gone from in transit to not found?
macIII
26 Nov 16#552
I cancelled my order and got refund through PayPal. I won't be using the vendor again.
lianne21
26 Nov 161#553
On my new phone at last :smiley:
lianne21
26 Nov 16#554
Love it. For those worried about setting it up, it's fine and does it all for you. It will take around an hour to download mui 8 and as long as you have Google all synced then it does everything else too so basically just switch it on and let it do its stuff. I'm on it now and the screen is lovely, just wish it was 8 inches lol. Will check back later and see if anyone else got theirs today too.
By the way don't worry if you're not home as I didn't have to sign for it either.
obkso
26 Nov 16#555
Glad to hear it's easy to set up! Good luck with it!
Got my fingers crossed for monday
CantGetNoSleep
26 Nov 16#556
Has anyone bought a Qualcomm Quick Charge charger for this?
Pspvita
26 Nov 16#557
They still dont know where mine is yet as i chose eu priority mail what a mistake never again 2 tracking numbers no joyb tracking it i have really had enough now bought a LG G5 now.
ktown
26 Nov 16#558
I was gonna get this phone but with all the drama on this thread got the G5 too! Should be worth it, just comparing my old Sony z2 to a couple of Chinese devices I bought shows the difference. G5 is at a good price too.
Kigo1
27 Nov 16#559
Yes.. Slashes charging time by more than half!
lianne21
27 Nov 16#560
It's worth the wait it's a fantastic phone.
lianne21
27 Nov 16#561
Do you have a link to one kigo? Just took me 3 hours to charge from 25% to full with a top quality 2amp charger so would be great to get a faster one.
Regarding fastchargers- they heat up the phone and will cut battery life in the long term by a lot so use sparingly
lianne21
27 Nov 16#564
Aw damn do they? I was worried that might be the case and it's not a removable battery in this phone so I don't want that to happen. Just read the thread and one guy said his phone almost caught fire using it too. Don't think I'll bother then as I've seen first hand what a house fire does!
Thanks anyway kigo :smiley:
lianne21
27 Nov 16#565
Trying to move all my app icons into the order I want them on my home page and every time I go to move one they all bloody move!! What's that about, anyone know how to stop this happening please ?
macIII
27 Nov 16#566
any recommendations for cases ?
lianne21
27 Nov 16#567
Yes if you read the thread you'll see a few that people have bought :smiley:
CantGetNoSleep
27 Nov 16#568
Try installing Nova Launcher. I just couldn't organise them the way I wanted using the MIUI interface. I've had the icons in the same spots for the last 5 years
lianne21
27 Nov 16#569
Me too lol you get so used to where everything is dont you. Turns out it's a feature of marshmallow as oh decided to finally put marshmallow on his Sony phone and now his is doing it too and he's not happy lol. I've removed the time and date feature from my home screen and they now seem to be doing what I want them to do but if they start doing it again I'll definitely try Nova as others have said to try it too, seems quite popular.
Are you going to try the fast charger?
oom
27 Nov 16#570
they emailed me that's its out of stock but no refund
Pspvita
27 Nov 16#571
Anyone else select eu priority mail and got delayed now mines seen no movement since 14/11/16
obkso
28 Nov 16#572
Mines not moved since the 17th saying it's been dispatched, I'm just leaving it for "It'll arrive when it arrives" I don't need the phone it was just an impulse buy thankfully. Hopefully it'll be here soon. I'll update this page if/when it arrives
mr_spatel
28 Nov 16#573
contacted them today 8th Nov order. They said its packed and waiting to be dispatched, same answer as last week.
lianne21
28 Nov 16#574
That's the best attitude, I'm doing the same with my phone case even though it means I can't take my phone out until I get it or it will get scratched in my bag. It's such a shame that postal services stopped taking stuff with batteries as you can check where stuff is a lot better. For example my tracking for my case has just told me it cleared HK customs on the 24th. I regularly wait approx 3 weeks for stuff but it gets here in the end :smiley:
Pspvita
28 Nov 16#575
Thats bad takes them a month just to pack i thought i was having a bad issue.
Nipper
28 Nov 16#576
Ordered on the 10/11/2016, status still "Processing", have had one email from them with out prompting on the 21/11/2016 "Dear Sir or Madam
Thank you for your order from Geekbuying.
We are sorry to tell you that the item you ordered " Xiaomi Mi Max " is too popular to meet all the demands ,
we just need to get them from the factory .it is estimated that it will be in stock within next week .
please don't worry ,once it is in stock , we will ship it out ASAP. and will send you a message with the tracking number.
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Best regards
Grace"
mr_spatel
29 Nov 16#577
so people I got the email that my item has been sent out, 8th Nov order.
I also changed my order frmo DHL to standard. is RF tracking number Royal Mail?
As the order says shipped via DHL
lju
29 Nov 16#578
My tracking was RF..... and was Royal Mail.
obkso
29 Nov 16#579
"2016-11-28 20:33 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)"
Should be with me by the end of the week hopefully
mr_spatel
29 Nov 16#580
ta wonder how long that takes now lol
mr_spatel
29 Nov 16#581
btw those of you have recieved the phone, its either 2 nano sims or 1 nano sim and 1 micro sd card?
if you are using a micro sd got any recommendations?
lju
29 Nov 16#582
Yes it is, 2 sims or 1 sim and SD.
CantGetNoSleep
29 Nov 16#583
I have one nano SIM and one micro SIM in mine
Pateo
29 Nov 16#584
Hey guys, did your package fit through standard letter box . Also how accurate was the tracking Chinese and royal mail? Thanks
mr_spatel
29 Nov 16#585
still waiting for the tracking to register, will let forum post know once if get it lol
mr_spatel
29 Nov 16#586
micro sd card recommendations?
Pspvita
29 Nov 16#587
I have has 3 different tracking numbers from them now can you believe that?
lianne21
29 Nov 16#588
Yahhhhhhhh at last !! :smile:
Does the tracking end in SG?
Pateo
29 Nov 16#589
Mine end's in SG, What does that mean? Also did your package go through letter box and how accurate was tracking up until you took delivery? Thanks
mr_spatel
29 Nov 16#590
has SG baby at the end, that good???
lianne21
29 Nov 16#591
Yip same as mine then stands for Singapore, all good then :smiley:
My tracking STILL hasn't updated from arrived in GB at customs so seems once it gets to UK, royal mail don't bother to update and it just arrives to your door either next day for some people or like me 3 days. Some people said they had to sign for theirs but I didn't. Not sure if postie would put it through letterbox as he handed mine to me.
steve1221
29 Nov 16#592
If you're feeling very brave, you can get 2 sims AND an SD card in there. But you have to be fearless!!!
If any of you aren't familiar with MIUI there's a "one-handed mode" feature which you can enter by swiping across, below the screen, from the centre home button out towards the right or left.
Also, in the recent apps menu (bottom left key) if you're seeing just the program icons, you can pinch zoom in to give you a nicer preview window look instead. MIUI 8 added a shortcut to switch the views (top right).
lianne21
29 Nov 161#595
I like Miui so far. The three finger screenshot is pretty nice too isn't it.
lianne21
29 Nov 16#596
So how brave were you Steve, have you tried it? :smiley:
steve1221
29 Nov 16#597
Hell, no! Sim's are in that cardboard for a reason!
ktown
29 Nov 16#598
Hmm, so my flubit offer for g5 got cancelled - surprise, surprise so decided to offer one of these from aliexpress - works out to around 137 pounds because quidco have 8.8% cashback offer on at the moment
Pateo
29 Nov 16#599
so do you think it would fit through letter box? Thanks
lianne21
29 Nov 16#600
Not sure. Hang on I'll go get the box and try. Brb
lianne21
29 Nov 161#601
No it doesn't fit so you will need to be home unless you leave a note asking them to leave it with a neighbour.
JackG4
29 Nov 16#602
I'd say no to fitting through a letterbox. Mine was left outside my door, no knock, just put outside on the doormat
Pateo
29 Nov 16#603
Cheers for reply, was it Royal mail who delivered, also how accurate was the Chinese and royal mail tracking, did it come via registered airmail Singapore? Thanks again
TheShadowWalker
29 Nov 16#604
Anyone know how to install Shadowgun Deadzone on this phone? It's not showing up on the Play store. Tried to install via browser it says the app is not compatible with this phone.
mr_spatel
30 Nov 16#605
how long did it take for the tracking to update singapore end?
lianne21
30 Nov 16#606
They said they posted it on the 11th but nothing appeared on tracking page until the 15th even though it says received 13th. So 4 days until anything appeared.
Singapore(Singapore Post)
United Kingdom(Royal Mail)
Latest Event -- 2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
Destination Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:07
Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:06
2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:11 Received from Customer
Suzuha
30 Nov 161#607
My order arrived last night. Ordered 9/11, chose cheapest (free) delivery.
Here's an image taken with my Moto E 2ndGen (whose camera is even worse than my other half's 6-years-old Motorola Atrix 4g the Mi Max is replacing): Slipped inside a cheap gold-coloured plastic case from Ebay. Updated to Miui8 and installed the free Nova Launcher with zero issues. Updated the already installed Google apps. No more Gingerbread (might even be Froyo) for him...
>Pateo
The packet does have a Singapore address on it. 17track has not updated for a while for me so it was useless.
>TheShadowWalker
That sucks. Try installing it via the APK? Edit: No idea why it would not be supported.
lianne21
30 Nov 16#608
Lol the difference in size is so funny :smile:
How come it came at night, was it not royal mail?
Pspvita
30 Nov 16#609
Please someone tell me when mines will arrive lol.
Pateo
30 Nov 16#610
Thanks for your reply, did package go through letter box
Suzuha
30 Nov 16#611
Sorry, I wasn't being too helpful. It was Royal Mail apparently. Came in the afternoon and had to be signed for. Too big for letterbox.
Pateo
30 Nov 16#612
RM signed, and you didn't get clobbered customs vat, no extra charges, was it free registered airmail? Thanks again
lianne21
30 Nov 162#613
Suzuha very kindly done this below Patel so we could see all this info at a glance.
Name, Date Ordered, Updates______________
Pspvita 9/11
mr_spatel 8/11
obkso ??, 17/11 "Despatched to overseas"
qwerta369 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 19/11 East Mids airport
uzyg 4/11
hoobieyoo 5/11
Midway 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email
christolbal 11/11
rhough 10/11,
BM999 11/11,
Suzuha 9/11, 23/11 "Despatched to overseas"
---maclll 13/11, 26/11 Order cancelled by buyer and refunded---
Statoman 5/11 DHL
Have received:
***Polax ?? DHL, 21/11 RECEIVED
***sajsaj ??, 24/11 RECEIVED
***Can'tGetNoSleep 4/11, 15/11 Singapore, 25/11 RECEIVED
***Sandy1012 4/11 , 11/11 Despatch email, 24/11 RECEIVED
***damadgeruk 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 24/11 RECEIVED
***bear807 5/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***PlayerTwo 4/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***(shariifi 12/11, 18/11 RECEIVED delivery within a week apparently not with Geekbuying)
***sslesar 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 21/11 RECEIVED
***lju ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 23/11 RECEIVED
***Kigo1 ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***Duvenel 4/11, 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***lianne21 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 in UK, 26/11 RECEIVED
mr_spatel
30 Nov 16#614
nice one
Mirola
30 Nov 16#615
Holy feck, does it come with wheels? Getting way too big.
lianne21
30 Nov 16#616
My God the battery on this phone just goes on forever doesn't it. Fantastic !!
daveeatspies
30 Nov 16#617
Hey could someone confirm, to use an sd card is it micro sim and sd or nano sim and sd? Some of the comments I've read here/elsewhere seem to have conflicting information
lju
30 Nov 16#618
micro SIM and sd
CantGetNoSleep
1 Dec 16#619
Mine has been off charge since before 6am yesterday, heavy use with a lot of long calls and internet use. Still at 41%
Pspvita
1 Dec 16#620
Mine is still stuck somewhere in Europe :disappointed:
obkso
1 Dec 16#621
How longs it been stuck? Mines not arrived today fingers crossed for tomorrow
"2016-11-28 20:33 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)"
Pspvita
1 Dec 16#622
I ordered on 9/11/16 then dispatched 14/11/16 delayed till 23/11/16 dispatched again 23/11/16 says in transit at the moment to final destination of country.
Pspvita
1 Dec 16#623
Name, Date Ordered, Updates______________
Pspvita Ordered 9/11/16-Status 23/11/16 says in transit at the moment to final destination of country
mr_spatel 8/11
obkso ??, 17/11 "Despatched to overseas"
qwerta369 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 19/11 East Mids airport
uzyg 4/11
hoobieyoo 5/11
Midway 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email
christolbal 11/11
rhough 10/11,
BM999 11/11,
Suzuha 9/11, 23/11 "Despatched to overseas"
---maclll 13/11, 26/11 Order cancelled by buyer and refunded---
Statoman 5/11 DHL
Have received:
***Polax ?? DHL, 21/11 RECEIVED
***sajsaj ??, 24/11 RECEIVED
***Can'tGetNoSleep 4/11, 15/11 Singapore, 25/11 RECEIVED
***Sandy1012 4/11 , 11/11 Despatch email, 24/11 RECEIVED
***damadgeruk 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 24/11 RECEIVED
***bear807 5/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***PlayerTwo 4/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***(shariifi 12/11, 18/11 RECEIVED delivery within a week apparently not with Geekbuying)
***sslesar 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 21/11 RECEIVED
***lju ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 23/11 RECEIVED
***Kigo1 ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***Duvenel 4/11, 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***lianne21 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 in UK, 26/11 RECEIVED
lju
1 Dec 16#624
I ordered on the 5/11
lianne21
1 Dec 16#625
Downloading major update again just now. Been at it for 20 mins and only half way there. Didn't expect another so soon.
mr_spatel
1 Dec 16#626
ohhhh i wonder what will happen today, paypal will decide on the claim.
I still have not recieved the item, the tracking was provided to paypal and does not register yet......
4 weeks 2 days i placed the order for my phone - have even cleared the credit card balanace.
lianne21
1 Dec 16#627
Awww are you asking for refund after all. Thought you were going to wait?
mr_spatel
1 Dec 16#628
i am nice told PayPal to wait few more days
andymac66
1 Dec 16#629
Beware, your phone may not have an official Xaiomi ROM. I ordered mine from the Geekbuying Spanish warehouse and it arrived this week with a non update-able Chinese ROM, made to look like the international ROM. They installed Google services and even changed the name of the ROM to show "global" in the title but it's definitely a vendor ROM, presumably installed by Geekbuying and passed off as a genuine Xiaomi international version phone.
Pateo
1 Dec 16#630
I'm not very savvy when it comes to the nitty gritty details of tech stuff! So what information under this phone's specifications screen should I be seeing to show I've got the correct ROM etc? That's to any of you techies? Thanks
andymac66
1 Dec 161#631
The fact that I couldn't update the ROM using the onboard Xiaomi updater made me suspicious so I Googled the ROM name (which can be found in "Settings" - "About Phone" - "MIUI Version" The consensus on the forums was that the ROM was a vendor ROM not genuine Xaiomi.
lianne21
1 Dec 16#632
So what version do you have?
lianne21
1 Dec 161#633
Don't worry ours are fine and have updated no problem.
andymac66
1 Dec 16#634
It came with "miui global 7.3 stable 7.3.11.0 (0mbccndc)" installed. After a lot of faffing around I've managed to get a genuine version of MIUI8 installed via the updater on Xaiomi PC Suite. I had to install Google services manually because as far as Xaiomi is concerned, it's a Chinese phone.
lianne21
1 Dec 16#635
Are you on 8.1 now?
How much did it cost you from EU warehouse?
andymac66
1 Dec 16#636
Yes, I'm on 8.1 now and feeling more relaxed that I have an official ROM! It was $209 from the EU warehouse. Obviously I could have got it cheaper buying from the China warehouse (and ironically I probably would have got an international version phone from China). I needed it quickly as I was without a phone and didn't want to wait weeks for it to come from China. The extra was less than the potential cost of VAT - though it seems most people didn't pay VAT on the non EU phones anyway.
lianne21
1 Dec 16#637
I see, glad you got it sorted now. Yeah the value on them was put @ $20 so no one paid vat.
Great phone isn't it :smiley:
andymac66
1 Dec 16#638
Yeah, the screen and battery life are amazing. You can pretty much forget about ever running out of power, whatever you do with it - within reason. I'm on 80% now (at 11.42pm) after a long day with lots of use.
obkso
2 Dec 16#639
Stuck on "2016-11-28 20:33 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)"
Nothing arrived today
Pateo
2 Dec 16#640
What was the date showing before that? Thanks
Just checked my tracking it's now gone to
"Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-12-02 10:52"
Wonder if that actually means it's entered the UK!
mr_spatel
2 Dec 16#641
My current shipment
Number:RFxxxxxxxxxG
Transit (1Days)
Destination Country - Not Found
Origin Country - Singapore
2016-12-02 07:56, Information Received (This is not an acknowledgment of the physical receipt of the stated Registered Article), -
======================================
Power by http://www.trackingmore.com
obkso
2 Dec 161#642
"Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)
2016-11-17 21:23 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-15 21:23 Received from Customer"
Bought it 4 weeks ago
uzyg
2 Dec 16#643
Mine arrived a few days ago, long wait but well worth it. Loving the phone.
Quick question....the 3 buttons at the bottom (home menu and back) are very dim when lit up. I cant seem to find a way to brighten these. You can either have on or off.
Can others who have the phone let me know if their phone bottom keys are also dim and not very well litt up? Not sure if its a fault or just the way it is.
The screen itself is very impressive, great battery and quick performance.
I even prefer the standard MIUI and standard launcher. The only bit I would change is the option to resize the app icons.
Oh and the call volume could be a little louder.
lianne21
2 Dec 16#644
Did you see you can also change the order of the three bottom keys too which I thought was great as some people are used to having the back button on the left, nice to have the option.
I wouldn't say mine were very dim, not super bright either, just about right I'd say.
Yeah noticed the call volume was tad low when talking yesterday, shame you can't turn that up isn't it.
great-deals
3 Dec 16#645
issues - can anyone help?
- put existing SIM in and it works but my contacts in phonebook have been exported to SIM don't show / appear on this phone - how can I get them there or to show?
- SD card put in SIM slot 2 as don't have 2 sims - put in correctly but phone does not show it in storage option
lju
3 Dec 16#646
Try cleaning sd card, mine was the same the phone couldn't see it.
dreadzone101
3 Dec 161#647
When you're in 'Contacts' long press the menu button (bottom left capacitive button). It should bring up contact settings. There should be 'Display preferences'. In there should be a toggle setting for 'Show SIM contacts' which is probably currently disabled for you.
If you plugged in microSD card whilst phone was switched on, you need to reboot. If it was switched off and still isn't showing, try the suggestion above and ensure it's clean.
Infiltrator
3 Dec 16#648
Ordered one from aliexpress £138 with standard delivery ($10 new customer discount code) and there's 9.6% quidco today so potentially £125 or thereabouts. Although quidco is tracking £17.65 - which is 9.6% of the $175.99 price but quidco seems to be confused about the currency?
Was waiting for Elephone to launch the R9, there's a message appeared today that its about to go on presale (again...) - might still go for one then decide between the R9 and the Mi max, or maybe I'll wait for feedback on the Elephone S7 that's been shipped - similar spec to the R9, so if the S7 gets poor reviews I'll give the R9 a miss.
P.s. If ordering fro aliexpress, change shipping destination to USA to avoid the extra warranty charge, the change back when in the shopping cart.
great-deals
4 Dec 16#649
SD CARD still an issue but works perfectly fine in current phone... phone just not picking it up that it's in the slot...
mr_spatel
5 Dec 16#650
hi how do you run dual whatsapp? btw not recieved my phone yet. want to try on my oneplus 2
CantGetNoSleep
5 Dec 16#651
It is a feature of the MIUI 8 OS on Xiaomi phones, not sure if OnePlus has it
obkso
5 Dec 16#652
Still stuck on "2016-11-28 20:33 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)"
How long did it take for everyone else?
oscar72
5 Dec 16#653
Wish I hadn't ordered from these jokers, still not dispatched ordered on 11/11/2016, they keep saying stock will be in soon. I think I'm cancelling and getting it from Aliexpress.
macIII
5 Dec 16#654
Same here
SilverBlack
5 Dec 16#655
I would cancel you wont get it this year now.
£30 more but topone have them should get it before xmas and no taxes to worry about.https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Original-XIoami-Mi-MAX-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-650-Hexa-Core-3GB-RAM-32GB-ROM-6-44/342812_32664288571.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.Dfg4c9
CantGetNoSleep
5 Dec 16#656
I'm using Google clock but for some reason the alarm won't update on the widget - always shows 00.00 - anyone know how to fix this?
Is anyone using a magnetic car holder while not using a case? Did you manage to fit the small magnet that comes with it underneath the back cover by any chance?
lianne21
5 Dec 16#657
Finally got my phone case, it just arrived! What a cracking quality case it is too, wakes and sleeps my phone too, I LOVE it !! :smiley:
From arriving at GB to delivery took 4 days so I thought your phone would have arrived today tbh. It's often the luck of the draw with customs and I've seen one person who ordered the same as the rest of us on a forum had theirs delayed as that's the one customs decided to hold back, probably to check it out for value or drugs reasons etc so possibly you've been the unlucky one on this occasion and it's been delayed a few days, who knows. Hope it comes soon for you as it's so frustrating waiting on something you're dying to get your hands on isn't it.
obkso
5 Dec 161#658
Yeah it's killing me a little bit, was hoping to get it today - fingers crossed I'll get it in the next couple of days
lianne21
5 Dec 16#659
Don't assume Ali express will be faster as I just received my phone case an hour ago. Ordered from a top rated seller on Ali and it's just taken 4 weeks to get to me. Black Friday has caused massive delays for everyone I'm afraid.
Best quality case I've had so far and I had 12 covers for my last phone lol. Magnet to hold it closed so it doesn't open in my bag too. I always buy the case that wakes and sleeps the phone as I cant be bothered faffing about with fingerprint scanners and buttons etc. Even the stitching on this is immaculate ! I'm off to order another one in a different colour now :smiley:
oscar72
5 Dec 16#663
2-4 weeks is normal to get stuff from china/aliexpress, geekbuying can't dispatch within 4 weeks, still taking orders I see and promising shipping in 4 days.
Also with Aliexpress you do have some redress if the phone isn't what you ordered/or broken, the seller doesn't get paid until you've got the phone and are happy with it.
Ogre
5 Dec 16#664
Its a nice case but I didn't buy a new phone with a fingerprint scanner so I could not use the scanner :-)
dreadzone101
5 Dec 161#665
I think the listing just has the wrong product images. The one in the pictures is a Mi5, which has its fingerprint sensor at the front and a physical button whereas Mi Max has 3 capacitive buttons. Here's another listing of the same case with the correct product images. It doesn't cover up the fingerprint sensor. A case made for a specific phone wouldn't be designed like that.
Ogre
5 Dec 16#666
Ah, that makes more sense.
lianne21
5 Dec 16#667
It doesn't cover any of the buttons scanner or ports. The pictures should show this so you can still use your fingerprint scanner. I'm not interested in the scanner I think it's a bloke thing as I've never met a woman who wants a phone with one :smiley:
Normally yes but I'm just pre warning you that due to black Friday you will wait longer until the postal service has caught up. I just waited 4 weeks and if you order now with Xmas you will wait even longer. If you do a bit of research you will see there are just as many complaints about Ali express as everywhere else so they are no better.
lianne21
5 Dec 16#668
Ah now I understand what Ogre was talking about. Yes that's the correct images you have posted dreadzone, thanks. I hadn't even noticed the images were wrong.
Ogre
6 Dec 16#669
OK google is not working as it should.
If you say "ok Google, call xxxxxxx mobile" or "Ok Google, run xxx app" or any other ok Google command it just tells you it cant do it as the device is locked, when it clearly isn't locked. I used to use that all the time to make my calls. Searching online it seems this has been a bug in MIUI since 2014. Even using Nova launcher doesn't help.
pantaiema
6 Dec 16#670
This really puts me off. For some people, spending time hours just try set up, rooting or flashing, it is not worthy at all, even for 1 penny
I understand this is international version, so no Chinese apps, no set up and should work to any UK LTE mobile frequency. But it might be a different version as this one is specifically spelled out that it is an int version.
Could anyone who has bought this specific version to shed the light about this ??
Could this one be used straightly out of the box, no set up, no flashing, no rooting is needeed, no Chinese bloatware, apps/characters ??
Thanks
Ogre
6 Dec 161#671
Used mine straight out of the box. It updated to MiUi 8 almost immediatley and I have had 2 further updates so far. No Chinese bloatware was installed on my International rom.
bonos
6 Dec 16#672
will it work in U.K.4g
Ogre
6 Dec 16#673
4g working fine on EE
fleebleflam
6 Dec 16#674
Google play works perfectly, i purchased mine from geekbuying, never got stung with any duty costs, brilliant phone for the price, and there are custom Roms available for it on XDA! A must buy! :smile:
bear807
6 Dec 16#675
been using it for nearly 2 weeks! it has been good so far! Battery life is amazing 1 day standby 2 hours screen on i still have 66% or so. the thing that annoys me is the notifications never shows on lock screens only with icon on status bar, other then that a good phone! For cases i bought the xiaomi original tpu case for it the one comes with it is horrible.
If you wanna run 4g pre paid probably asda mobile is to go
lianne21
6 Dec 16#676
I just solved that problem by telling autokill to allow these apps to run in the background. My notification in calendar now pops up on lock screen :smiley:
lianne21
6 Dec 16#677
Do you not feel embarrassed talking to a phone anyway lol :smile:
tyk00n
6 Dec 16#678
@lianne21 Can I ask how long it takes to charge the Mi Max please?
bilaldude33
6 Dec 16#679
I Just got this phone and I am very impressed. much bigger than I thought it was haha
It said it worked on 02 4g but not giff gaff 4g, which i thoguth was odd, but mine picks up 4g fine on giff gaff, I have a sd card in there too and battery life is nice
lianne21
6 Dec 161#680
It takes 4 hours from 0 to full with phone on and WiFi off. Or 3 hours with phone turned off.
This is with a blackberry 2a charger which is the best charger I've had. Cheaper chargers will probably take longer. Hope this helps.
christobal
6 Dec 16#681
I ordered from Geekbuying on the 11.11.2016, the stated despatch was 2-7 days. The item has also been on 'presale' in the mean time with a stated dispatch a few days ago - this has also passed without despatch. I still have not got a despatch date from customer services, they tried to offer me a $5 credit to make up for the delay but forgot to mention that this had a $100 minimum spend! I would advise anyone not to buy from GeekBuying - I certainly won't be again!
Infiltrator
6 Dec 16#682
Use aliexpress next time. I order a mi max on Saturday night, dispatched this morning, and it was much cheaper than geekbuying thanks to quidco an a new customer $10 discount - also see above posts for how to avoid the U.K. Warranty charge - unless you want the warranty.
Aliexpress are a marketplace, not a retailer. I ordered my phone via aliexpress and the seller was Mc - mart. Aliexpress immediately kick off their buyer protection and if the seller doesn't dispatch within 5 days they cancel the order and refund your money automatically - although there is an option on their app for the buyer to extend this period.
Not only that, but the seller doesn't get paid till you receive, and are happy, with your delivery. Aliexpress hold the money till you confirm everything was ok.
Plus 9 or so % quidco.
Their app is really good and has all the tracking info and links - whether they work or not remains to be seen.
As with all phones ordered from china on standard delivery, best thing is to order and once you have dispatch notification then forget about it and it'll turn up one day so point panicking that you can't find tracking or dispatch advice, etc.
Why use anyone else? (No doubt someone will be along shortly to highlight all the aliexpress pitfalls...)
P.s. My previous phone was a presale Elephone p7000 via aliexpress, I received it weeks before most other retailers had stock.
oscar72
6 Dec 16#683
Agreed. I've cancelled my order, now let's see how long it takes them to refund. I reordered from Aliexpress yesterday and already dispatched. I appreciate postal services are busy at this time of year but if its not dispatched then it's never going to arrive.
lianne21
6 Dec 16#684
Nonsense about the 5 days. They gave my last 2 sellers 15 days to despatch my stuff and they despatched 2 hours before the order was to be cancelled.
Yes we all know they hold the money blah blah but there are reviews from people saying their seller was paid even though they complained.
There are plenty negative reviews of them online.
I've been ordering from China for nearly 12 years and have never waited 2 weeks to have an item despatched so Ali hold my record for slowest service .
Infiltrator
6 Dec 16#685
'Note to self' - stop trying to be helpful....
lianne21
6 Dec 161#686
Nothing wrong with being helpful but people need the truth to be able to make an informed decision.
antellis1
6 Dec 16#687
Same here ordered 13.11.16 from geekbuying.com. Four livechats later all they can say is we will ship next week and it's on pre sale. I've been offered a gift?? How about the bloody phone shipping or am I asking for too much. Just started a claim via PayPal, I'm patient but this company is shocking......
motherfunk
6 Dec 161#688
ordered 10.11.16, lost my patience, just started a PayPal chargeback, not even giving them the respect of asking them to cancel it. Don't use geekbuying.
Nipper
6 Dec 16#689
Still holding out, ordered on the 10.11.16 but no dispatch notice yet :disappointed:
obkso
7 Dec 16#690
That sucks! Ordered on the 4.11.16 and I'm still waiting for it,
It's apparently in a processing center in the UK which it's been in since 28.11.16 so I can only wait
mr_spatel
7 Dec 16#691
morning status of mine, how long in transit were the other buyers?
Number:RFxxxxxxxxxSG
Transit (5Days)
Destination Country - Not Found
Origin Country - Singapore
2016-12-02 07:56, Information Received (This is not an acknowledgment of the physical receipt of the stated Registered Article), -
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Ogre
7 Dec 161#692
I use a quick charge 3 charger and it goes from 20% to full in under an hour
obkso
7 Dec 16#693
I've finally got it! It's huge!! Time to set it up, the tempered glass I ordered with has arrived smashed though
lianne21
7 Dec 16#694
Yes we know this but folks saying it ruins your battery and since it's not removable I don't think it's a good idea so I don't recommend in my posts. Wouldn't like to be responsible for someones phone being ruined or worse like someone else on here bursting into flames :confused:
lianne21
7 Dec 16#695
Hurray :smiley::laughing::smile::sunglasses::man:
Just email about broken item and they send another or refund. :smiley:
lianne21
7 Dec 16#696
Was 8 days for ours from despatch to arriving ay Heathrow.
Pateo
7 Dec 16#697
Did the tracking change/update via 17track.net from first showing "Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)" what was the last date showing before you received your new mobile? Also did the Royal mail tracking show anything? Thanks
mr_spatel
7 Dec 16#698
Ta so wait and see
lianne21
7 Dec 161#699
After arriving Heathrow there was no more tracking whatsoever. Royal mail didn't bother their backside and gave no tracking. Some got theirs next day after arrival GB , others like me waited 3 or 4 days.
tyk00n
7 Dec 16#700
@ogre mind if I ask which brand of charger did you use please and any specs would be helpful as I'm not patient enough to wait 4 hours! thanks in advance
lianne21
7 Dec 16#701
People were saying recently that they've been finding this one half price in Aldi stores in the clearance section. Found them in my store also but line I said I won't use. Hope this helps.
hawayman
7 Dec 16#702
did you get the RAM 2 and 16 ROM or did you manage to up grade as all i can see on Ali is ram2
Ordered 3 days ago but after seeing all the headache with getting the phone from these guys I've emailed to cancel the order and I'll buy from aliexpress, anyone know if they're okay cancelling it before dispatch?
lianne21
7 Dec 16#706
Wouldn't imagine it to be a problem if they haven't despatched but I haven't cancelled so I couldn't honestly say tbh. Says on listing they are posting all orders in one day and 6 hours so you could always hang on another day and see, if it saves you any hassle. Hope that helps a bit anyway.
Did your tracking information change from Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB) to Arrival to overseas (Country code: GB)
Swf77MiUk
9 Dec 16#709
How can somebody unsubscribe to this offer. I keep getting emails for replys but i dont care for it anymore
Pateo
12 Dec 16#710
My tracking now updated to "Latest Event -- 2016-12-11 11:07 Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB)" anyone verify how many days after that they received their phone? Thanks
Update. I've just checked royal mail tracking but it says wrong or incorrect tracking number! Then I clicked on "where's my item been" and this shows up "Where has my item been?
Date: 11/12/16
Time: 15:46
Status: ARRIVED IN THE UK
Track point: HEATHROW WORLDWIDE DC"
anthony212
12 Dec 16#711
I already have a Anker Quick Charge 2.0 charger, should I buy a 3.0 one or am I alright charging with my current one?
christobal
12 Dec 16#712
Ordered on the 11.11.2016 - still not dispatched after countless emails to inquire and complain. The listing has been on "pre sale" multiple times now with xx days until shipping coming and going each time without my phone being shipped - i can only assume that this is also the case for all the other customers who have ordered since i did.
I am seriously considering contacting my CC company to request a charge back.
Update 13.12.2016 - item status has now changed to 'shipped' - i will update everyone when it arrives.
Nipper
13 Dec 16#713
I was considering asking for a refund, have you tried this yet? I was considering asking for a refund, have you tried this yet?
bilaldude33
13 Dec 16#714
everything is great but dont drop it. my screen has a big crack in it now lol
Pateo
13 Dec 16#715
Finally received my phone about hour ago model number on leaflet shows 2015161 on box says Redmi note 3 but is it supposed to say "pro" ?
Hi Nipper: My order has now gone to "shipped" as of today. I did not ask for a refund but you should be able to just ask for this via email - i'd wait until they confirm before ordering elsewhere though!
Nipper
13 Dec 16#721
I ordered on the 10.11.2016, did you choose airmail? You seem to have ordered after me and shipped before me.
I contacted them on live chat today.. it went like this:
Agent Simon has joined the chat.
[03:37:06] Simon: Big promotion, never miss it! http://www.geekbuying.com/special_clearance_sale Welcome to Geekbuying. May I help you?
[03:37:21] Me: Can I cancel this order (*******) please, and have a full refund.
[03:39:33] Simon: Can you please tell me why you want to cancel you order and i can make a note here , sir. Or if you want to change item, i can help you also.
[03:41:31] Me: I ordered the item’s over a month ago, and I still haven't received them, that is the reason for cancelling.
[03:43:51] Simon: but I checked the xiaomi max can be in stock this weekend, we can ship it out to you next week, would you mind waiting for it? Or how about we offer you a gift for compensation?
[03:47:01] Me: I am happy to wait, but if the items are not dispatched next week I will be looking to cancel this order. Yes a gift for compensation would be kindly received.
[03:50:41] Simon: thanks for your kind patience
[03:51:08] Me: What are you offering as compensation?
It’s been a while since your last response. Please respond within the next few minutes or this chat will be ended.
[04:07:04] Me: What are you offering as compensation?
[04:12:16] Simon: 6 in 1 Mobile Phone Accessories gift
[04:13:18] Me: OK, thanks.
[04:16:25] Simon: you are welcome, and thank you again
So i still await my phone and my Free gift :smiley:
Good to hear yours has shipped. I cant be far behind.
Pateo
14 Dec 16#722
Hey, did you get a supplied two pin power supply adapter with a 2 to 3 pin convertor plug ? I hope they are safe as it seemed to get quite hot to the touch in a very short time !
lianne21
14 Dec 16#723
He hasn't been back on since he git his phone so probably won't reply.
Why are using it? You not already got a charger?
I wouldn't use it, not worth the risk, I buy UK chargers. Better to be safe Pateo.
lianne21
14 Dec 16#724
Lol you jammy sod. Hope it's a nice case or something :smile:
beatbbqdub
14 Dec 16#725
Will this work on 4g on 3 network (Ireland)?
Pateo
14 Dec 16#726
I used once but I think I will get more reliable UK charger, as don't think it's worth the risk!
spideyguy21
15 Dec 16#727
Ordered 11/12/2016 and still hasn't dispatched. They say next week every time I try contact them. I'm usually very patient but this is far :smirk:
BM999
15 Dec 16#728
Well I ordered mine on 11 November and its still marked as 'Processing' - so not sent. I've contacted them 3 times and the first 2 times it was said to be shipped the following week. Todays reply:
"Dear friend ,
Thank you for your order from Geekbuying , we appreciate for your patient waiting.
we know you have ordered the item " phone "
here we are sorry that the phone did not arrive on time for lacking of some special materials , the available time is postponed to this month around 16th Dec. for this case , do you mind waiting for more days ?
please do not worry. Once it's available, we will ship it to you as soon as possible.and will send you a message with the tracking number.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused.
Cordially,
Sweety"
For what its worth I selected "EU Priority Mail - Tax included" when I ordered and I don't know if that causes more of a problem given earlier comments in this thread about UK customs and shipping items with false values. Given the post option I selected they cover the customs cost.
At the moment I'm waiting - its a good price at £149 landed. But I think if its still no ship by Xmas I will recover money from Paypal
obkso
15 Dec 16#729
I got the converter - Please do not use it!
It's not UK certified and you can tell, it's cheap very very cheap - buy a different charger from amazon or something.
If you take the screws off the converter you'll see there's no fuse - Please stop using it!
lianne21
15 Dec 16#730
You don't need to recover the money from Paypal, just ask them for a refund.
lianne21
15 Dec 16#731
Why not just get a refund and buy from somewhere with stock?
Pateo
15 Dec 16#732
Yeah I thought it was dodgy looking especially after it started getting hot, thanks for the advice I will bin it get quality UK charger!
mr_spatel
15 Dec 16#733
well i ordered 8th November and the current staus is - paypal refunded me, they said geekbuying communication poor. Also the order status is as follows:
Number:RFxxxxxxxxxSG
Transit (7Days)
Destination Country - United Kingdom
Origin Country - Singapore
2016-12-10 09:16, Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB), -
2016-12-08 09:16, Received from Customer, -
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lianne21
15 Dec 16#734
So you getting the phone for free then?
mr_spatel
15 Dec 16#735
depends if it actually turns up
lianne21
15 Dec 16#736
It will turn up so looks like you got a free phone, you lucky sod !!
anthony212
16 Dec 16#737
won't they block the imei number?
mr_spatel
16 Dec 16#738
updated today, lucky mmmmmm
Number:RFxxxxxxxxxSG
Transit (9Days)
Destination Country - United Kingdom
Origin Country - Singapore
2016-12-16, ARRIVED IN THE UK, HEATHROW WORLDWIDE DC
2016-12-15 19:35, Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB), -
2016-12-15 16:06, Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB), -
2016-12-10 09:16, Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB), -
2016-12-08 09:16, Received from Customer, -
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Spark
16 Dec 16#739
Just to say that this case is awesome. I've been using it for well over a month now and it doesn't have a scratch on it whereas all the cheaper cases I had before it cracked within weeks. It's pricey by Chinese case standards but worth it IMHO.
Spark
16 Dec 16#740
IMEI number bans are per-country IIRC so they would need to have access to the UK database to do that and that database is owned by the cops. I doubt the likes of GeekBuying would have the means to do it tbh.
Spark
16 Dec 161#741
There's an £8 QuickCharge 3.0 charger on Amazon that I use and it seems to do the job quite well. I never use the chargers that come with Chinese phones. Safety first and all that.
lianne21
16 Dec 16#742
Told you. You should have it in couple days.
lianne21
16 Dec 16#743
You not worried about ruining your battery as it's not removable? I really wish they weren't allowed to make phones like this as surely everything battery operated needs new batteries!
Dbag
16 Dec 16#744
Nightmare. They don't have the phone in stock now refuse to refund me. I was that they will get more stock in very soon (for two weeks now). Any suggestions on how to claim me refund? Tia.
Spark
16 Dec 16#745
I think the battery is removable on this but tbh I'm more worried about a fire or an explosion really.
Spark
16 Dec 16#746
PayPal.
lianne21
16 Dec 16#747
I have no idea if they could do this. I personally could not do that , I'm just too honest. I had a digital clock that I thought had went missing from China and seller refunded me, but it turned up a few days later so I messaged them and paid again even though it was only £8 lol
lianne21
16 Dec 16#748
Is it removable? That's great I assumed it wasn't.
I've warned Pepe on this site dozens of times now not to leave a phone charging unattended but no one listens. Maybe you need to have a house fire or know someone who has before some people take heed. Horse has bolted then though hasn't it.
mr_spatel
16 Dec 16#749
I am going to pay when I get the phone.
I ordered the phone with tempered glass and the slicone case - any issues i will need geekbuy to help.
Also warranty purposes.
lianne21
16 Dec 16#750
I've never had a chinese seller not offer to refund me. Just tell them you will claim Paypal if they don't. They should give you it then.
lianne21
16 Dec 161#751
You can't remove battery or you void your warranty. Just looked it up.
lianne21
16 Dec 16#752
Don't expect a warranty, there is none unless you pay 60 quid to return it and wait months to get it back. Or wait months and be told it's gone missing ! That's the usual scenario if you look on here I'm afraid. Fingers crossed nothing goes wrong!
Spark
16 Dec 16#753
Worth knowing, thank you.
lianne21
16 Dec 16#754
Oh the joys of ordering from overseas. 4 things I ordered end of November for my oh Xmas have an expected delivery date of 17th -29th January :disappointed:
Would anyone mind if I delayed Xmas till the end of January ?
mr_spatel
16 Dec 16#755
ah thats not good
lianne21
16 Dec 16#756
Another update today guys, now on MUIU 8.1.4.
Anyone else got it yet and noticed what changes have been made?
lianne21
16 Dec 16#757
I know, luckily I've got him other stuff !
You might get your phone tomorrow, come on and let us know if you get it. :smiley:
Never had a Lenovo but I believe Motorola now own them. All I can tell you is this is a brilliant phone, fast, cracking screen, great features and battery life is superb. If I lost it, I'd replace it with exactly the same one without bothering to even look at other models. You should buy one :smiley:
pantaiema
16 Dec 16#760
Do you mena I should buy Lenovo or Xionmi ??
I believe Motorola is now owned by Lenovo not the other way around ..
The Xiomi one has a larger screen which I prefer as I will also by using it as a tablet ...
dreadzone101
16 Dec 161#761
The Lenovo K5 Note is more of a rival towards the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. However, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 has better specs in pretty much every aspect. The Mi Max in this deal is essentially a larger Redmi Note 3 with bigger battery. Lenovo are releasing a K6 Note soon but only in India I think. It'd be a closer rival in terms of specs but I'd still say the Xiaomi ones are better equipped. So if you wanted the larger screen, get this deal and if you wanted a size like the K5 Note, get the Redmi Note 3 instead.
lianne21
16 Dec 162#762
Yes that's why I bought it as I've now abandoned my 8 inch for this one which is easier to hold and use. This is a lot of phone for the money and browsing is great on it, haven't encountered any problems at all. You will love it :smiley:
Pateo
16 Dec 16#763
I seem to remember that Google owned Motorola and IBM Lenovo!
It is lost making business as they cannot compete with chinese brand.
christobal
17 Dec 16#765
ordered 11.11.2016
shipped 13.12.2016
the tracking number I have been provided is still not working - is this normal after this amount of time?
update 20.12.2016
tracking has updated and states that the item has reached Fuzhou and has now been exported from Fuzhou as of 19.12.2016. Just waiting on Royal Mail updating when it arrives on these shores I managed to badger them for a free phone case for it - will have to see if they have actually included it when the phone arrives.
lianne21
17 Dec 16#766
Yes, normally take at least 5 days. Will probably show Mon or Tues but may well be delayed by the Xmas rush.
christobal
17 Dec 16#767
Thanks for the info Lianne
mr_spatel
17 Dec 16#768
so it was delivered today, but I was out lol
so it's collection on Monday at my sorting office
My Aliexpress order status reckons it's reached these shores already after ordering on the 6th December. I have no particular allegiance to Aliexpress but stories of people ordering for the same price on Geekbuying a month ago and not getting a dispatch notification sounds ridiculous.
I have been coming back to this thread for impressions while I've been waiting for delivery and it's been a bit sparse of information! I hope everyone is enjoying their new super big phone! :smiley:
anthony212
17 Dec 16#771
i paid £160 for mine from eBay, sold by eglobal central and shipped from france. used the quidco cashback, worked out at £8 cb plus £5 bonus. I ordered on 11 Dec, dispatched on 13 Dec, reached my local DPD depot on 15 Dec. Will be delivered coming Monday.
lianne21
17 Dec 16#772
Yeah your lucky they have the grey in UK , it's the only colour they have in Amazon. All the other colours come from China so I'd no choice but to get another from aliexpress as I'm getting pink this time. Didn't want to order from them as 2 weeks to ship something in stock is ridiculous but hoping this one comes a bit faster. It's a great case, protects phone really well and the wake sleep function works flawlessly.
Let us know your thoughts on phone on Monday :smiley:
lianne21
17 Dec 16#773
Aliexpress took 2 weeks to despatch my last 2 orders.
lianne21
17 Dec 16#774
That's a fantastic price you got from Europe! You sure it's same spec, got a link?
noh
17 Dec 16#775
I ordered via Aliexpess from the Xiaomi store on the 8th December it was despatced on the 11th December. The one I ordered from geekbuying on 16th November has not yet been despatched.
£136 via aliexpress with discount coupon for new customer using their app.
lianne21
17 Dec 16#776
Why are you buying 2?
noh
17 Dec 16#777
I didn't intend to buy two. I got fed up waiting for geekbuying to despatch. If the one from Aliexpress gets here before the geekbuying one is despatched I will cancel the geekbuying one. If I end up with two one will be a present for my wife. If she doesn't want it I will sell on ebay.
lianne21
17 Dec 16#778
Thought about getting one for my oh too but he loves his Sony so I doubt he'd use it. If your Ali one is already despatched so you know it's on its way, would you not be better cancelling geek now before it gets despatched? As geek one isn't going to get here faster than Ali if it's on its way.
limp_biccies
17 Dec 16#779
I'd take 2 weeks over a month and a bit. My experience with Aliexpress has been quick so far but I'm judging on shipping status updates rather than holding it in my hand. I'll post on the thread when it arrives :smiley: Hope you get your phone soon Leanne and let us know what you think! :smile:
lianne21
17 Dec 16#780
I got my phone 2 weeks ago. If you read the thread you will find mine and others views on the phone that you're looking for. :smiley:
limp_biccies
17 Dec 16#781
As evidenced in my past post my ability to process thread information is temporarily inhibited..
"Edited By: limp_biccies on Dec 17, 2016 19:33: spelling - shouldn't drunk post"
I'll scroll back through tomorrow morning and check out the "lianne low down" while I'm sat idly at work at 8am.
What is it the kids say?... Oh yeah, "FML"
Infiltrator
17 Dec 161#782
Aliexpress - standard delivery, ordered 3rd December, dispatched 6th December, arrived in U.K. today, fingers crossed it'll appear sometime next week.
32 gb model, $165.99 after $10 new customer discount, and no warranty charge. If I remember $165.99 was about £134 - and there's quidco of 9% so possibly something close to £120 delivered.
Aliexpress android app is pretty good for tracking and updates.
it's the Chinese version, but installing the global rom should be pips, right?
oscar72
17 Dec 16#784
Same here ordered from Aliexpress late on 5th Dec, dispatched on the 7th arrived in the UK today. Mean while geekbuying still haven't processed the refund, cancelled on the 6th, paypal say to give them 30 days.
lianne21
18 Dec 161#785
Shouldn't be a problem if you're reasonably savvy. Any problems go to XDA developers and I'm sure you will find any info you need.
C0mm0n_Sense
18 Dec 16#786
I have the Note 3 and i can confirm that it does have gorilla glass.
Edit, didn't realise that there was a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, so not sure about that.
C0mm0n_Sense
18 Dec 16#787
I really don't understand all the fuss about the size of this phone, when people happily carry around tablets ranging from 7 to 10 inches AND a smartphone without any complaints, if anything, this size of phone is a good solution for carrying one device that more or less meets the demands of two devices and it's associated costs.
And before anybody mentions looking ridiculous holding a 6.44 inch phone to your head, there are bluetooth headsets, in fact holding a phone to your head is a 20th century habit which is not necessary anymore.
mr_spatel
19 Dec 16#788
so picked up phone 7.05am from sorting office
package had 8gb gift micro sd card, UK adapter, tempered glass - bit small, silicone case and sealed mi max phone
updating phonw now
ordered case
phone is fantastic
lianne21
19 Dec 16#789
Yay ...... :smiley::smile:. :laughing::man:
Nice you got a free SD too !
JamesBonds
20 Dec 16#790
I purchased mine on 29th Novemeber from Geekbuying not been posted waste of time making a claim for refund now, is this a scam ?
mr_spatel
20 Dec 16#791
it will come, it is a waiting game really. but xiaomi is now my new Nexus replacement moving forward
christobal
20 Dec 16#792
Hi JB - I think you have a while to wait yet. I ordered on the 11th Nov and my item has just tracked as having been despatched from China.
JamesBonds
20 Dec 16#793
shouldn't take this amount of time to dispatch it means they don't have no stock
JamesBonds
20 Dec 16#794
alright wow thats a long to wait geekbuying advertise a 5 day dispatch time but take ages, i've noticed people buying from Ali Expree getting dispatch time of a couple days.
splat250
20 Dec 16#795
Cancelled my order with geekbuying (which was pretty straightforward via email) and recieved a timely refund. Ordered with aliexpress on the 10th instead and that was on a plane out of hong kong on the 17th. Just waiting on further tracking updates now but hopefully shouldnt be too long!
mr_spatel
20 Dec 16#796
the case lianne recommend is awesome also. only one issue headphones with vlc player is low
ktown
20 Dec 16#797
Aliexpress...dispatched day after order. Took about 18 days in total. Great phone!! Oh and the seller threw in a case, protector and sim tool. Great buy for 135
limp_biccies
22 Dec 16#798
I ordered mine from Aliexpress on the 6th December and it arrived yesterday. What a great device. The battery is absolutely unreal. Had a few issues
with Pokemon Go being temperamental but for 140 quid it's an unbelievable piece of kit. It's got a real "wow factor" and is a very attractive bit of hardware. It will be interesting to see how it holds up as a main phone device but it feels like a huge upgrade from my aging galaxy note 3 for speed and build quality.
My home and lock screens :smile:
Infiltrator
22 Dec 16#799
Mine has arrived at home this morning from Aliexpress.
Standard free delivery.
Ordered 3rd Dec, dispatched 6th Dec, left China on the 14th, arrived UK 17th, delivered 22nd - no tracking available once in the UK till delivered as it's Royal Mail signed for service.
Ordered without UK warranty charge, plus Aliexpress $10 discount coupon, 9% Quidco, no import charges, so somewhere close to £120 delivered.
Will update with feedback on device once I get a chance to try it out.
splat250
22 Dec 16#800
@limp_biccies
Thats good to hear, as mine will be replacing a galaxy note 3 also.
mr_spatel
22 Dec 161#801
ash vs evil dead is awesome
limp_biccies
22 Dec 16#802
It really is, isn't it! :smile:
This phone is reminding me of the exciting days when the HTC Desire first came out and the screen reminds me of how revelatory the Galaxy Note 1 size was at the time! Miui 8/Marshmallow feels like something new with lots of options to explore and master. I've decided to leave my home screen free of clutter and have set up the "quick ball" option which is hidden in the Additional Settings menu. It's a great feature where you have a small circle which is constantly present on a selected part of the screen which will link to an app of feature of your choosing. You can also turn it off for selected apps so you're not accidentally pressing it playing Pokemon Go etc.
I'm using this case from Aliexpress which only took about 10 days to arrive with standard shipping. It's certainly is detrimental to the sleek aesthetics of the phone and the tempered glass is ill fitting but the back of the Mi Max sure is shiny... and I sure am clumsy! It's a good trade off/
Nipper
22 Dec 16#803
Is there any one else still awaiting their phone to be dispatched?
Last week i was promised the weekend for dispatch, today i am promised dispatch in the next 3 days and i'm told i cant cancel now? Has any one successfully cancelled their order by going though Geekbuy? I can follow this up with paypal but was hoping i could of cancelled it though Geekbuy with out a problem.
Chat log below:
[03:19:30] Simon: Big promotion, never miss it! http://www.geekbuying.com/special_clearance_sale Welcome to Geekbuying. May I help you?
[03:19:43] Me: I would like to cancel my order please
[03:21:35] Simon: Can you please tell me why you want to cancel you order and i can make a note here , sir. Or if you want to change item, i can help you also.
[03:23:24] Me: I placed my order well over a month ago and have been promised it will be shipped soon but it hasn’t so I now want to cancel my order.
[03:26:27] Simon: hi sir, we apologize for the inconvenience, here I checked your order is being packed now, we will ship it out soon, and we cannot cancel it any more.
[03:27:10] Me: When will it be shipped?
[03:29:06] Simon: within 3 days
[03:29:40] Me: Both parts of the order will be shipped within 3 days?
[03:30:02] Simon: whole order
[03:34:06] Me: OK, i look forward to my items being dispatched, will this include the 6 in 1 Mobile Phone Accessories gift promised as compensation?
[03:36:14] Simon: yes
[03:40:03] Me: Simon why has it taken so long for the order to ship?
[03:42:24] Simon: the phone is so popular, and many people ordered it, we need time to process them one by one
[03:45:12] Me: OK, thanks Simon.
[03:45:19] Me: Bye Bye
[03:46:07] Simon: see you :smiley:
mr_spatel
23 Dec 16#804
definatley reminds me of when I got my HTC desire, its very good piece of kit. Coming from Nexus all stock - i do like MIUI 8, fav feature is the auto turn off and on. perfect for night time. def need a solid case for the massive screen, which makes for perfect streaming.
BM999
23 Dec 16#805
Well its 6 weeks today since I ordered on 11 Nov and it is still not dispatched. I wont wait more and have cancelled the order by email and demanded my money back soonest. They usually seem to take a 1-2 days to respond to email and I'll report back how it goes.
I didn't expect normal levels of service from them but 6 weeks to do nothing is ridiculous. I think others ordered after the 11 Nov and have seen their phones dispatched and it may be that the postage option I choose, which nominally seemed to have them responsible for any customs costs, is a problem to them now - there as an earlier post which seemed to imply that they had got caught out not paying proper costs. Whatever I'm out and I don't think I'll be ordering from them again soon.
Infiltrator
23 Dec 16#806
Worth ordering from somewhere else, I've had mine 2 days now and for £120 delivered its a real bargain, even the build quality is top notch.
Previously I've had Samsung, LG, Huawei, and an Elephone p7000 - build quality of the mi max is up there with the best I've owned.
Only missing is you have to choose between a second sim or sad card, I've seen there are ways to have both so I'll maybe investigate and see how good I am with a razor blade..
noh
23 Dec 16#807
Mine ordered 16 November has just been despatched got email at 7.16pm
MRR_ltd
23 Dec 16#808
Offer no longer available at this price I'm guessing?
Nipper
24 Dec 161#809
I would avoid even if it was. Due to geekbuys poor service.
My order has finally changed status to shipped today it has taken 43 days..
christobal
24 Dec 16#810
anyone else had their order shipped from France?
BM999
27 Dec 16#811
Having emailed to cancel the order the next thing I got was an email from them saying they had shipped.
The email gives a courier link with the text "EU Priority Mail - Tax included" and clicking on it takes you to the following site: http://www.chronopost.fr/fr
They say that delivery takes 7-15 Business Days and tracking information wont update for 3-5 business days. At the moment visiting the French site just returns "We don't have any information related to this shipment number. Please check your shipment number on your shipping note."
So what I think is happening is that they are shipping themselves to EU/France and then Chronopost take over and get it to me. Of course it might not actually have been shipped at all - no way of telling really until the Chronopost site says something.
I think the above email was kicked out by their system automatically. I got another email (just after) which was meant as a response to my email cancelling the order, but said the phone was all packed "We are glad to tell you that the order has been packed and we will send it out. When sending out, you will get a tracking number." And I suppose that happened at the same time.
So it looks like I will get a phone, though goodness knows when!
Has anybody else seen shipping in this way?
JamesBonds
27 Dec 16#812
mine got shipped after more 30 days of waiting, i would avoid Geekbuying! goto Ali Express they seem to have better controls max dispatch time of 7 days for sellers on the platform.
mine is coming via Singapore when i checked the tracking, what a mess!! this company is a total joke i've made a claim via paypal just hoping i get the phone or money back.
lianne21
27 Dec 16#813
Why have you made a PayPal claim if it has been shipped and you have a tracking number?
lianne21
27 Dec 16#814
I think it is but check if they have stock first if you don't want to wait. Don't listen to everyone saying Ali express is faster as I got my phone from Geekbuying in 21 days which is exactly the same length of time those who ordered from Aliexpress waited. Those having a problem are due to geek not having stock and they couldn't seem to source stock for ages either. If geek is in stock you will get it just as fast as Ali.
I was waiting on 5 parcels from various sellers for Xmas presents and all but the one from Ali turned up on time and my item from Ali as ordered on 26th November!! I still don't have it.
It's a great phone wherever you decide to buy from :smiley:
JamesBonds
27 Dec 16#815
made the claim before it was dispatched, worst company i have ever delt with it
BM999
28 Dec 16#816
Amazing - just got an email from Paypal saying GeekBuying had sent me a full refund. No email from GeekBuying on this and when I visit their site to check the order status it shows refunded but still with a tracking number. They really are hopeless. Should a phone arrive I will let you know...
Ordered from geekbuying.com on 26th of November. Got a "shipped" email on 23rd of December. DHL actually got it on the 26th of December and it was in Heathrow on the 26th. Due to the holiday period they delivered it on the 29th of December. All in all I think paying 17 pounds to not wait another 2 weeks for delivery was worth it. The phone is amazing and has very good build quality (coming from Nexus 5 I think it's similar or better). Also my unit came with MIUI 8 preinstalled (maybe new batch?). Can anyone recommend any good screen protector? The one I ordered on amazon does not fit properly due to the curved edges. Also for people who like darker themes I recommend this one: http://zhuti.xiaomi.com/detail/2146fa9e-518c-48cc-8a30-8ad67c356e53
lju
2 Jan 17#819
Search on eBay for this: New Premium 3D Curve Full Cover Tempered Glass Screen Protector Guard Film For Xiaomi Max 6.44 Inch. £1.69 and fits perfectly.
rhough
2 Jan 17#820
two problems firstly i cannot find United Kingdom as region? and secondly facebook wont upload videos? anyone any ideaS?
Infiltrator
2 Jan 17#821
Select Ghana for a region, makes no difference, no idea about facebook, not tried uploading a video.
rhough
2 Jan 17#822
Also found when i do send videos over fb it makes them skip?
Infiltrator
2 Jan 17#823
Xiaomi recently started selling a screen protector for the mi max but I can only find it on their Chinese website at the moment
got my phone delivered today from geekbuying the phone is amazing the build quality is great! i was using a google nexus 6 before and this phone is half the price and tons better build and to use. I am well pleased with the phone.
mr_spatel
3 Jan 17#826
yup sure is, my nexus 6 and oneplus 2 are now backup phones
harrow2004
3 Jan 17#827
Bought a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro a few months ago. Generally happy with its battery life and 5.5 inch screen and the MUI operating system. However the front and rear cameras on it are almost useless in poor lighting conditions. Unless you take photos in sunlight or extremely bright indoor lighting be prepared to be very, very disappointed with the picture and video quality. In a couple of instances when taking photos indoors, the built in camera app has crashed needing a couple of reboots before it started working again. I had bought this phone mainly for its screen size and its picture/video facilities and am very disappointed. Rest of the features seem to work OK though. Will stick to Samsungs or Sonys now as they have far superior cameras. Pointless having a mobile phone nowadays if it can't take decent photos and videos. Oh almost forgot, when transferring photos and videos onto a 64 gb MicroSD card which I have within it, it sometimes freezes and takes almost 5 minutes to transfer stuff back and forth.
noh
3 Jan 17#828
Mine from geekbuying arrived today. Ordered 16th November. Left China on 24th December.
The one I ordered via Aliexpress left China on the 20th December and according to the tracking has not landed anywhere!
MRR_ltd
3 Jan 17#829
Wrong thread? Why you writing a review for a completely different phone to the one posted - Mi Max? Unless you wanted to state your opinion on that other device, confused.
christobal
3 Jan 17#830
Ordered my Mi Max from GeekBuying on the 11.11.2016
Item left Fuzhou on the 19.12.2016
Additional tracking (Chronopost added 24.12.2016)
absolutely no sign of my delivery
- last tracking on 17 track shows export on 19.12
- no tracking info at all on Chronopost
getting worried now!
Infiltrator
3 Jan 17#831
Have you tracked your order using the android aliexpress app? I found the tracking on the app was excellent - only point it disappeared while on the move was when Royal Mail had it - the aliexpress standard delivery in the U.K. is sign for on delivery only.
P.s aliexpress standard delivery is 18 or 19 days according to my experience and someone on an earlier post.
Nipper
3 Jan 17#832
Received my Mi Max today from Geekbuying, whoop whoop.
noh
3 Jan 17#833
Yes the Aliexpress tracking shows it leaving
China by air on 20th December then nothing. It is unlikely to be still in the air!
Pateo
3 Jan 17#834
anyone have u any idea how i transfer via usb music files onto this phone external micro sd, this is using windows 10 laptop. thanks, couldnt see anything obvious to activate via phone for usb transfer and nothin showing on laptop when connected via usb!!!
trivster
4 Jan 17#835
Ordered mine Wed 28 December, delivered one week later by DHL - tracked from point of collection until delivery - had to pay £17 import duty, so not bad at all. Very well packaged. Phone is great, really nice software combined with Android 6.0. Bright and sharp screen - brilliant for movies etc, no lag or performance issues. Coming from a OnePlus One which is a hard phone to beat, it is easily as good as that. No build quality issues, it is really well made. Not as big as you think - I had a Sony Xperia Z Ultra back along and because of the curved design and smaller bezel it feels and looks much smaller than that. Highly recommended.
trivster
4 Jan 17#836
Swipe the screen down on the phone and there will be options to choose 'file transfer' etc
harrow2004
4 Jan 17#837
=======================
I reported the problem because as you and I know, both models use the same 5mp Camera in the front and the same 16mp Camera at the back. Consequently anyone who buys this newer model will face the same problem when it comes to taking photos and videos. You seem to be taking this very personally even though you are not the seller in this instance? Confused.
MRR_ltd
4 Jan 17#838
Lol apologises if my comment came across the wrong way, it wasn't intended to. Having watched a few vids on this particular handset I can confirm what you're saying is true, the drawback being with the camera. But apart from that, this is smoking. Kind of have to weigh the pros and cons - can't have it all at such ridiculous price point.
Pateo
6 Jan 17#839
I received my new plusnet Sim today calls and texts working fine but Data not working I got APN settings from plusnet basically there same as EE network but still no data, plus net said there is known connection issues for my postcode, plus net going to send me another Sim! Anyone know if the ID mobile 4g using three network would be any better with this phone? Thanks
christobal
6 Jan 17#840
Hi Pateo,
I have also ordered a Plusnet sim to use with my Mi Max - although I haven't received the phone yet! I would be very interested to hear if you manage to get the data issue resolved.
The last thread link stated their problem ended up being due to a faulty sim so if your replacement sim doesn't fix it, then the problem is elsewhere.
jimlad21
8 Jan 17#842
ordered on friday - says dispatched today
CantGetNoSleep
9 Jan 17#843
Anyone else getting fed up of the large size?
JamesBonds
9 Jan 17#844
nope... this is the main reason i bought the phone because of its screen size, i love the phone best phone i was using a google nexus 6 before this one, and this is miles better
Infiltrator
9 Jan 17#845
Loving the size and brightness of the screen, battery life is amazing and the build quality is surprisingly good. Only gripe is the shared second sim/sd card, but there are ways around this if you can be bothered.
CantGetNoSleep
9 Jan 17#846
I was the same in the beginning but the size started to annoy me after a while, going to switch to something I can use one handed like a Zuk Z2 or a Xiaomi Mi5
k123456
10 Jan 17#847
Could someone post a link please to this phone Xiaomi Mi Max 3GB 32GB international edition on ALiExpress. I have checked Ali and it seems to be approx the same price as Geekbuying. Am I correct in saying the Xiaomi Mi Max 3GB 32GB international edition can be bought for less on Ali,
Arrived at heathrow within 11 days of ordering however since there has been no sign of it, I'm guessing royal mail have lost it. Unfortunately with aliexpress you have to allow 60 days from the order date before you can request a refund.
Infiltrator
11 Jan 17#849
When did it arrive in the U.K.?
I had no tracking updates after arrival at heathrow until it was delivered, this is because the standard delivery uses Royal Mail signed for which only updates after delivery has been signed for. It took my phone 5 days after arrival at heathrow to be delivered.
oscar72
11 Jan 17#850
ordered 5th Dec, arrived at Heathrow on the 17th of Dec since then no updates. Even Royal Mail aren't this slow so I'm guessing they've lost it.
Infiltrator
11 Jan 17#851
Same batch as mine, mine arrived in Heathrow on the 17th and was delivered on the 22nd. Good old royal mail, it made it half way around the world ok and gets lost once it arrives in the UK.
christobal
12 Jan 17#852
I ordered on the 11th November and still have not received the phone - all three of the tracking numbers (including Chronopost in France) are now not working. Geekbuying support are now ignoring my emails. I am going to have to go through my creditcard company to get a refund!
jaybizzle
13 Jan 17#853
If my order goes missing in the post like some others have, will I have any problems getting a refund via PayPal? (Purchased on Geekbuying)
CantGetNoSleep
16 Jan 171#854
No you should be ok - although my order arrived weeks ago and still says processing on the tracking, wonder what would happen if I told them i never received it
jaybizzle
16 Jan 17#855
Did you ever check the tracking to see where it supposedly is?
CantGetNoSleep
16 Jan 17#856
I don't live in UK - on 17track it says "Awaiting presentation to Customs" - on the local post company tracking it says "We have received your registered letter and will give it to your postman. The postman will deliver it to the address you specified."
jaybizzle
16 Jan 17#857
Weird. Did anyone sign for it?
CantGetNoSleep
16 Jan 17#858
Don't think so - was just left with a bunch of letters in the reception of my office (no receptionist)
noh
17 Jan 17#859
Neither of the two I bought were sent signed for. One from geekbuying and the other via Aliexpress.
The last tracking point for both was Heathrow distribution centre.
The postman just handed them over with the rest of the mail.
jaybizzle
17 Jan 17#860
Madness. Whats to stop people just opening up a dispute with PayPal
CantGetNoSleep
19 Jan 17#861
In my case honesty - but I've been screwed by some of these Chinese retailers in the past so was tempted but never had a huge issue with GeekBuying.
If it had been Gearbest though...
Vistrix
20 Jan 17#862
Is there any Xiaomi phone that has a camera equivalent to a Galaxy S6 / 7?
I keep reading about these cheap phones but when I look at the camera, it always seems to be disappointing...
I'd pay more a good quality camera phone.
Infiltrator
21 Jan 17#863
Best camera on an Xiaomi phone appears to be the one on the Mi5s, I'm very impressed with the Mi Max, can't fault it, wasn't expecting too much from the camera so I'm pleasantly surprised given the price. Looking for a G4 replacement as well just now so might give the Mi5s plus a try - was interested in the Lenovo P2 but the camera isn't good enough to live with the other issues that folk are reporting.
Pateo
21 Jan 17#864
If you put the tracking number into royal mail website it will probably as mine did show error message or nothing, but then just under the information there should be a section which says "where has my item been" when I hit that it showed the last location being in my case Heathrow airport! So be careful, if the sender finds this information I'm sure they would apply to royal mail to investigate, be warned!!!
limp_biccies
22 Jan 171#865
I couldn't be happier with my Mi Max. The Niece decided to order one from Aliexpress after seeing my phone and is equally delighted with her giant, monolithic phablet. The exchange rate must have been better when my Niece ordered hers because it came to 130 odd quid! Mad price. She visited yesterday brandishing her shiny new silver Mi Max and grinning because the battery was still on 75% at 16:30pm after some heavy use. She proceeded to show me her neatly organised folders to compensate for lack of app drawer, Marvel themed hd wallpaper and apps she'd assigned to the quick ball. Takes after her uncle obvs!
I've had a couple of comments from managers and work colleagues like, "thats absolutely massive!" when the phone has been laid on my desk. I've not had any banter about the size though, just people being curious if it's a phone or a tablet then the talk turns to how nice the screen is.
Just having a slow Sunday in work with live football playing via the Sky Sports Go app and the Mi Max propped up on my desk like a big, giant flat screen TV phablet mother****er. I regret nothing :smiley:
mr_spatel
23 Jan 171#866
I know how you feel, love mine. - thing is if i look for another phone in the future, i need a battery this bad ass.
no more worries about charging the phone contantly. camera is okay for mobility. but i use an SLR for photos anyway.
wivite
1 Feb 17#867
this phone thats what i need..after all note 2. note 4..note 5 ..all other premium phones... my battery problem sorted
limp_biccies
3 Feb 17#868
The battery is second to none. I came from a Galaxy Note 3 and it's night and day, the battery is a total beast. The camera and specs may feel a step down from a Note 5 though.
Good luck with your decision!
jig
5 Feb 17#869
If you fed up and want to sell for a fair price and its the global edition please let me know
Thanks
jig
5 Feb 17#870
or anyone else?!
JamesBonds
5 Feb 17#871
the screen size is main reason for getting this phone 6.44ich's is good size my wife has told me :stuck_out_tongue:
CantGetNoSleep
5 Feb 17#872
I don't live in the UK unfortunately
Pateo
15 Mar 17#873
Has anyone had a auto firmware update today or in last few days? mine did update today and now its been auto factory reset what a pain in the butt, it stated just before or during update that everything would be backed up to google cloud or something but im unsure if that actually happened as i was out n about with no strong internet/data at the time of update!! anyone know if there is a way to recover what i had b4 update, as everything has been wiped now!!!
Infiltrator
15 Mar 17#874
I've never seen an update which forced a factory reset (wipe everything) before? Which version firmware are you on now? I'm on 8.2.1.0 and have been for a few weeks now, updated fine but that was on wifi.
Pateo
15 Mar 17#875
Same as yours go figure!!!! I've lost everything i had setup plus photos music etc etc what a PITA!!
Infiltrator
15 Mar 17#876
You haven't accidentally selected the second space? (in settings)
Pateo
15 Mar 17#877
What does that mean? as far as im aware it just popped up on screen update available so i accepted and let it download, actually this happened whilst i was connected to MacDonalds WiFi! im just hoping i wasn't hacked/duped etc
Infiltrator
16 Mar 17#878
Second space is like having a fresh install of the system and you can select it if you want to lend the phone to someone then they can't access your files or muck up your settings - but you need to set it up in the first place in settings. Bit of a long shot if you've never set it up, but it would look like everything had been reset.
Pateo
16 Mar 17#879
Yeah, I've resigned myself to that fact now! So do you recommend that I setup second space, I take that's best option to backup everything on my phone if it should factory reset again? Or is there a way to backup via Google or mini.com or whatever you recommend I would appreciate your tips! Thanks again
Ogre
16 Mar 17#880
I think what Infiltrator means is have you accidently selected Second Space and loaded it? I think he's suggesting that 'maybe' your stuff is all there in the normal log in (First Space?). Worth a look.
Pateo
16 Mar 17#881
Okay thanks I will have a look but I'm sure I would of rembered if I had!
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First time I have seen this phone for under £150.
The gold and silver international editions are available for this price - a lot of phone for not a lot of money!
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Just go down the spec sheet and compare.
I bet in 2 years time a 6.5 inch phone is normal especially now the mix has done it without the big bezels. I can't tell you how many people bought my Samsung mega phone after having a try of it, its not as big as you think and fantastic for watching catch up tv games etc.
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Thoughts after using it for a week; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQqWqk75g74
go to phone arena and. compare the size to a galaxy note 4 before you buy.
https://youtu.be/1s6fDsvgmQc
It's humongous :smile:
Bought a £300 camera from them 3 months ago.
Battery life is stunning
No chinese apps were insytalled on the international rom
It updated to Miui upon first switch on
I run Nova Launcher so it looks and runs exactly as my old Nexus 5
Camera in normal light is good, in daker situations its grainy.
No problems running Navigon as my SatNav, locks on and runs fine
Play store runs fine.
Recommended.
- International edition 3gb 32gb silver
- International edition Package B Silver
What is the difference other than the price? They both show as Hong King stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max
Will I need a ROM for the 32GB international phone? If so, any idea which one would be best? There are a few different ones out there.
Thanks in advance.
Great phone and 4G was working on Three in the town of Cardiff. But no 4G cover were we are, typical.
Slight bigger than my original Huawei Mate (6.0/6.1inch) size wise.
Good upgrade for me as the mate was showing its age and the 1G was struggling.
Do we need to pay extra import tax on top of the listed price?
thanks v much in advance.
Do we need to pay extra import tax on top of the listed price?
thanks v much in advance.
Able to get 7h+ SOC and 60mb+ on 4g and same on wifi AC
When I got the device nothing was chinese, was able to select english and using it since with no issues.
Didn't see any problem accessing google play, however some apps claiming not compatible with this device ( like amazon and prime now )
just get the apk from the web, and will work without any issues.
Using it with BT headphones ( Jaybird X2, and sony 770 and 1ABT ) no hissing or any other issues there
Can't comment on 3.5 jack, not using it.
No overheating or any issues I can recall, but do like to be rebooted every week or two for clearing off the memory.
Using Nova Launcher on it, if anyone missing app drawer - also easily can fit 8x8 icons easily on a single screen.
Any question let me know, happy to help
( PS, coming from Note3 after 3 years of using it and note1 before )
http://en.miui.com/download-302.html
Its down another £2 today guys and only £146 if you buy today :smiley:
is there not a setup ready for UK version?
Does it come with the google play app on? If not can it be downloaded. Sorry if I'm going over old questions it's just the thought of putting new software on that's putting me off. Thanks again
So the playstore will work out of the box but some 4G networks wont?
Will the gps/sat nav capabilities work the same as a phones would over here? (I currently have a note 3)
And import tax due?
Does it come with the google play app on? If not can it be downloaded. Sorry if I'm going over old questions it's just the thought of putting new software on that's putting me off. Thanks again[/quote]
For you Id say pay more get it all set up I have one I may sell but be 190ish there's no UK local and a lot come with spyware and the sellers ROMs
Any one been hit from import tax from that website?
Reading around it seems that only a standard charger is supplied with the phone, although it is capable of fast charging by using a fast charger. I've not got a fast charger and was wondering if I need to look for a particular brand / type / rating for this phone? How much should I look to pay for a fast charger?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Charge-Anker-Charger-PowerPort-Technology/dp/B017VXARME/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1478271627&sr=1-9&keywords=anker+charger
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quick-Charge-3-0-USB-Charger/dp/B01A42R46G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1478271659&sr=8-3&keywords=aukey+charger
Installing a custom firmware does allow for quickcharge though...
Shocking and dangerous too.
Maxtek Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 40w 5 port USB charger £7.99 @ Aldi
Qualcomm Quick Charge support list to see if your device is QC supported - the Mi Max is:
https://www.qualcomm.com/media/documents/files/quick-charge-device-list.pdf
40W 5 Port USB Charger with 1x Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Port - £9.99 @ Aldi (instore)
Having read a little about them now, none of the fast/quick-chargers are really safe to be honest.
(I'm not 100% one way or the other :smiley: )
Edit - looks like it definitely is QC 3.0 compatible. That makes it a really good buy for the money. Just a shame it's such a massive screen!
Was just coming back to say the same lol. Think I might stick with normal charging until the fast chargers are a bit better quality.
I bet in 2 years time a 6.5 inch phone is normal especially now the mix has done it without the big bezels. I can't tell you how many people bought my Samsung mega phone after having a try of it, its not as big as you think and fantastic for watching catch up tv games etc.
Note 3 Pro is more the big enough for me.
Elsewhere, not so much.
I would still sooner have NFC than not have it - but it's certainly not a deal breaker.
Also wireless charging is just a waste. Is it really so hard to plug a usb cable in??
As others have said battery is great.
Can use a contactless credit card for tfl and keep in the back of the phone case if you really want it.
This is nearly as big as my face !
The only thing that's annoying me is the sound quality from the headphone jack. I wasn't expecting perfection but it's pretty poor for a Qualcomm DAC. The volume is very low and the sound is just poor quality. Apparently it's a bug with the global ROM which still hasn't been solved (see MIUI forums).
Has anyone else managed to get better sound out of the Mi Max? Is there a fix? I am using Poweramp as my player.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/huawei-p9-lite-gold-black-beats-ep-headphones-was-169-99-now-179-99-minimum-top-2540114
Not really sure why you are comparing the two phones though. One has a 5.2" screen - the other, a 6.44"!!
I thought this was about Xiaomi Mi Mix
See here 3 reasons not to buy.
But three months in, a shirty message from 3 popped up to the effect of 'looks like you're using your phone sim in something that ain't a phone; stop it'. And it cut off my giant phone there and then.
So my question is just, is that going to happen with this, or does the mi max pass whatever the test is they use to distinguish between phones and things that are not phones
Hope that helps
EE: B3: 1800 / B7:2600
Vodafone: B20: 800 / B7:2600
O2:B20: 800
Three: B20: 800 / B3: 1800
........
this phone
4G FDD-LTE: 1800/2100/2600MHz, TDD-LTE (B38/B39/B40/B41MHz)
So it appears it will work on all networks except O2
EE the best as it covers both bands
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Redmi-3S-Pro-3GB-RAM-32GB-ROM-Prime-Mobile-Phone-4100mAh-Fingerprint-ID-Snapdragon/32685219502.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.qIMIp6
Those who want a smaller display from Xiaomi they launched two new phones yesterday http://gadgets.ndtv.com/xiaomi-redmi-4-prime-3870
Xiaomi seem like a decent company and were (last year) the 4th largest smartphone manufacture in the world with a multi billion dollar turnover. Very popular in Asia esp. China and India.
ps
Anyone thinking about 5" plus phone should pop into a UK store and check if they are okay with the size before buying from China
need a new sat nav and this would seem a more versatile option to go for.
O2 will will not work EXCEPT on 3g
VodaFone and Three will work but signal strengh may vary in say rural locations-
"As a rule of thumb the lower frequencies are better at travelling long distances so are more suitable for rural areas where there are fewer masts. They also travel through walls better so provide decent indoor coverage."
Depends if you travel in rural location on VodaFone and Three maybe not idea.
Its finding a decent stand for the vehicle with a phone this size.
This stand will fit https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Universal-Car-Phone-Holder-Windshield-Mount-Mobile-Phone-Holder-Stand-For-iPhone-5-6-Plus-Galaxy/32432257253.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.OJQjI9
As giffgaff piggyback off O2 it 100% wont work on 4g
It will work on 3g if 4g isn't important
3g phone supports: 3G WCDMA: 850/900/1900/2100MHz
Giffgaff (O2): 900MHz & 2100MHz
Maybe look at the new Xiaomi launched yesterday, but you may want a larger screen.
Cheers
Just need to check . Im in the uk and want to buy this one .. Am I right in going for the bottom international version ? Im not understanding the 4GB, 2 GB etc , would appreciate your advice pls before i click the buy button.. ?
Sometimes i get better speeds on H+ than i do on 4G IT ALL DEPENDS ON LOCATION.
Have you tried / held a phone this size before?
At work on 4G i was getting 11MB download speeds.This is on the Three network.
3G/H+ is more than fast enough for most people.
Lots of people are using them in the UK on lots of networks, so they must be reading as phones.
Outside the house on 4g iPhone up to 80mb DL
Office indoors and outdoors 90 mb download
But if you find O2 network with 3g works better overall for you I'm made up for you.
Has anyone who has this phone gotten around the Amazon store app defaulting to the country you set the Locale to? You cant change the default country from within Amazon app either
UK isn't in the list of Locale options and i can't find the Amazon app to download and sideload. Installing from the playstore auto sets up to the default Locale
https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/get/android/ref=get_appstore?ie=UTF8&ref_=mas_rw_ldg
That worked for me when I wanted to watch some Amazon Prime video stuff...
YouTube can be listened to at full volume and it's not even loud. Also system sounds have crackling static before and after they play when you hear them through headphones. Music isn't as clear as it should be and the in built audio functions have issues such as the eq crashing in MIUI 7 and the sound enhancer making it sound even worse.
Everything about this phone is great apart from the audio issues which could be resolved if they just did some bug fixing. I had no idea before buying that Xiaomi has a reputation for messing up the audio on nearly every phone they release.
I thought this as odd as I would have thought its the country of origin that matter ie China.
Some seller on ali seem to put gift
Anything over £30 and, yes, you get hit with VAT and a service change from whichever carrier delivers as (as they pay HMRC on your behalf before they deliver it). PO is £8, some like DHL can change up to £12.
I use T-Mobile which I could swap to EE so I'm not worried about the network, but this talk about the difference in google play store and so on is a little worrying. I've never owned a smartphone before and I want it to just work for a variety of things without installing unofficial back end software or unofficial alternative apps. I don't know one iota of Chinese, either...
(I say this as the owner of a Note 3 Pro Prime).
This is seems to be a good case for the Mi Max with great cut-outs. There are a few Youtube video's reviewing this case and it looks good. £3.39 was cheapest price I could find for this model. Its from china so will take approx two weeks for delivery.
Thought it might be helpful for others.
The 650/652 is equivalent to last year flagship 808/810
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP-sRfIrte0
Been really impressed with my gfs redmi 3 I got her so this with 1080p and fingerprint reader is a nice jump from my moto x play for me.
Wanting to go back to 5", so much more easier to use.
My brother has just got
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32685219502/32685219502.html
I wondering is he should have got the 616 processor because in Chrome on a 30 mb DL bbc.co.uk the images take a few seconds to populate.
It was myself that got him the phone and so I feel responsible. The Redmi range seem so confusing is like the old processor (616) was better than newer phone with the (430).
My 25 month old iPhone 6 is nearly instant say .25 second for images to appear in a side by side test.
Very happy overall with app speed opening etc just chrome (have cleared cashe).
How do you find scrolling on the bbc site on the redmi 3?
Yep I think those Redmi 4 Primes will fly off the shelves. At sub £150 thats a great price.
I have the 615 in my moto x play and it's not the best tbh. The 616 came out shortly after so wouldn't be shocked if it's because of something not right on mine and the 616 was better.
I imagine the 625 in the 4 pro will be a good upgrade and the extra gig along with 32gb storage means a good upgrade from my x play.
Has your gfs Redmi 3 got the 616? with 2GB RAM?
http://m.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_3-7862.php
EE are great if you have good coverage at home and work.
You would get both bands on this phone with EE 4G.
Perhaps someone can comment on camera and photo quality of this deal?
You telling your son not to bother bringing one then?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Xiaomi-Mi-Max-Leather-Case-Original-ALIVO-High-Quality-PU-Leather-View-Window-Flip-Cover/32704933525.html?spm=2114.30010308.3.204.M7TKyB&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10091_10090_10088_10089,searchweb201603_1&btsid=b9e4420c-5b01-4be8-bcf5-6fd3c095adab
His local Xiaomi store in HK sold 2500 on the first day, so he's going be asking around to see how people find them.
I'm in two minds now... It looks amazing, but if the screen is that fragile it's not going be usable. I'll see what feedback I get from HK and play it from that.
http://www.cdslotmount.com/
Glad your gfs happy.
I should have researched more, but as I said confusing or what, you'd expect a newer generation phone would have at least as good or better processor ie 616 or better.
Still my brother is happy its me that isn't as I wanted the best for him.
I guess he can use it a year and get another one at these prices.
I'll be more diligent with Xiaomi in future.
Cheers
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/features/xiaomi-redmi-4-vs-redmi-3s-and-xiaomi-redmi-4-prime-vs-redmi-3s-prime-whats-new-and-different-1621770
Cheers
Just go down the spec sheet and compare.
Will EE band 20 (800Mhz) be data as well? I live in a rural area and rely on EE 4g for the internet
thanks
GSMArena specs here http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_max-8057.php#
WARNING, they sometimes make mistakes, although as the phone was launched in May, any mistakes should have been corrected by now.
But mostly they don't sadly. I'm still considering the redmi 4 pro as I'm on three so not a huge concern.
People who know this phone well, could this phone be used to any UK 3G and 4G networks ??
e.g 3G and 4G could work using Three, Vodafone, O2, EE
Any info will be very much appreciated ....
Three and EE will (AFAIK).
Unless you have unlimited internet, I wouldn't get too hung up about the lack of 4G bands...3G is blazing fast anyway!
Still a great price, just goes to show much we overpay for the more known brands in our region of the world and the huge margins for these companies.
If this phone is genuinely as good as people say I don't think I'll ever go back to mainstream brands. THIS is what the Nexus line should have been.
This has a Snapdragon 625 which I'm hoping wont produce lag in Chrome with images - I'm sure it will be perfect.
Run Play Store Norton anti virus after switching on.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32762528511/32762528511.html
Thanks for the reply.
On bbc.co.uk/news with only a few tabs open when you scroll down in Chrome do the images populate the screen straight away or say under 1/4 seconds.
Or is there a nearly 2 second delay
(assuming internet 20mb DL plus).
thanks in advance
But a price of over £700 is mad, the street price in China/HK is less than £400. The Ebay sellers are taking the P royally, as are some of the guys on Ali.
Will this defantely not work with o2 network?
The Verge on the other hand can be a bit choppy if you try to scroll straight to the bottom before things have loaded.
I've ordered 4x phones from China now. Always done it via the cheapest postage method...and never been charged extra.
If you use DHL etc, then you will definitely pay extra.
this a good site i guess?
I have also used AliExpress and BangGood (the latter being pretty rubbish!).
I doubt I'll ever buy a UK phone again. These Chinese phones are just too good for the money (although I would prefer them to come with stock Android as an option. MIUI is a bit annoying in some ways - such as with the notification window...)
Still, I am more than happy with my Redmi Note 3 Pro Prime (especially after doing the 2x sim cards AND SD card hack)
I just need decent screen, 32GB on phone is fine as can add a 128GB SD card. But also the battery and screen size. replaces the need for a tablet and phone. can use for both - need my TV shows and movies.
If you buy it from GeekBuying, BangGood etc then it's usually an RTB warranty with China.
I do actually like some aspects of MIUI...such as the scrolling screenshot function, and the rather pretty messaging, weather, calculator, clock apps etc. But I also really dislike how Xiaomi have got such great battery life (by heavily restricting background tasks etc).
& the notification window just isn't nearly as good as AOSP.
If the cusom rom process was easy, I would do it in a heartbeat. But it isn't, so I persist :smiley:
Unlocking the bootloader was simple. I just filled out a form online and they enabled it at their end within a couple of days, similarly to how Apple handle network unlocks on iPhones.
I think it should always be mentioned in the initial deal post.
What's your thinking on the negatives of this? I know not either way so curious.
Cause I think MOST normal people wouldn't notice / be affected and the launcher is the real (especially visually) difference to stock android people will notice / want and need to change
I think MIUI only keeps a max of 4 apps loaded in the background...all others get closed. So it isn't fluid when switching to older opened apps. Oh, and the RAM usage is extraordinarily high (1.5GB on idle - more than my Windows PC!)
The other problem is that when playing iPlayer Radio, the notification in the notification pane is just a narrow horizontal bar - rather than the much more elegant iPlayer box that says the artist/coverart etc).
Basically, MIUI just makes the phone feel less smart. & if I could get my head around flashing things without wiping IMEI numbers etc, I'd definitely do it.
(P.S. there is an option in settings to disable all MIUI background task handling. But I still have notification issues with some apps)
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I had a problem with HD Widgets freezing, not good when it's supposed to be telling the time! The method above fixed it completely.
Thank you for taking the time and trouble to write your helpful post.
I have cancelled my 5" Redmi 4 Prime 3GB RAM 32 GB 625 snapdragon for now.
I think this snapdragon 800 maybe better speed, I still find the Xiaomi range fascinating but very confusing.
Cheers
Hope they haven't shipped yet
Cheers
£30 odd quid VAT and £8.00 post office admin is a lot.
Cheers
ps
have you had an e-mail confirming the live chat and Postal status change of order or a screen shot of live chat?
Please can you confirm my order number xyz is now being sent by China post (standard, gift).
Cheers
Would save yourself £40 by doing so.
Setting wallpaper via gallery or MIUI settings, seems to affect all custom launchers. I assume it's because whatever needs to be running, in order to apply wallpapers on MIUI is within the system launcher. Switching to system launcher and then back to custom launcher must activate it again and applying of wallpapers works as it should. However, if you restart your phone or if a long time has passed, then I think trying to apply wallpaper will get "Can't load image" again.
So far the service is good. Lets see once the process is complete. I told them, get it right I will do more business with them.
We are sorry to tell you that the item you ordered is too popular to meet all the demands ,
it is estimated that it will be in stock within this week .
please don't worry ,once it is in stock ,
we will ship it out ASAP. and will send you a message with the tracking number.
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Great phone but they had a ROM installed that had loads of malware.
Was a disaster trying to get google services etc working properly.#
Make sure it has the correct rom loaded or it is nothing but hassle
Can't believe it takes them so long to post stuff, no excuse for that.
You can make an account with them so you can log in to see the status of your order.
So anyone thinking of getting this or another phone (or anything) from over there might want to hold off until Friday so to see if there's a flash sale on the 'thing' you want...
You can buy cheap Qi charger stickers and retrofit the feature.
"On the product page it states, "Item will ship in 3-7 days" and this is why. At any given time, we have over 20,000 line items in stock in our physical warehouse. In addition to that, we have 90,000 items in stock locally at various factories that we have a direct relationship with. The inventory on our site is real-time availability of stock to purchase. Once per week, we send a courier to each factory to pick up current orders and then ship them out from our facility. This always gives us the added benefit of purchasing only authentic goods direct from the maker and the ability to inspect the quality of what we're buying before it is released to the customer."
- so when they say in stock on the website, it is not necessarily true
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy0V9EpHhIc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HrCUJct8Ek
So are they not being posted today then?
- Good display
- Smooth performance
- Fairly fast fingerprint reader
- Good sound quality
- Excellent battery life
- Good camera for the price
- MIUI is enjoyable to use once you get used to it
NEGATIVES
- No U.S. availability
- Lack of U.S. 4G LTE support
- Shockingly poor build quality
- Less than average sunlight readability
- Quick Charge 3.0 charger not included in the box
- Image processing has some minor quirks like oversharpening
- Hellish bootloader unlocking process
- Potential Google apps and DRM-related issues on imported units
I knew the build quality was known to be a bit rubbish Steve but you can't expect iPhone quality at budget price I guess. I have seen a few reviews saying that it's fine too so maybe it's just opinion at the end of the day.
Here is full review
I read most Android Authority reviews, don't know how I missed that one? The lack of US 4g support & availability is nit picking. 99% of China phone's aren't available direct in the US, the same as here. The camera can be sorted with a better app, and not everyone wants to unlock their bootloader. But it's a mostly fair review, it still gets 8.3 out of 10!
My son's working in HK and a few of his friends have Mi Max and they love them. It depends on what you want out of a phone? If it's just something to use day to day it'll be fine. If you want to load custom roms and you're new to that side of things, then it might not be the best model to start with. . .
"tomorrow it wil come to hk
and we do not work on the weekend
and next week can ship
before monday or tuesday we wuil ship"
I ordered this on 07/11 @ 00:30, so 08:30 Monday morning in China. Today is Thursday and well gone 9pm in China, and over these past 4 working days they've done ...nothing. Order still "processing".
I've been emailing them everyday for an ETA and they've not bothered to reply at all. I opted for the more expensive DHL delivery as I need this on 15/11 ideally for a present. Even with DHL it might not arrive but I thought that if they ship it one day after I order it, so on the 8th, it's got a week to be DHL'd to me, so I was hopeful. Being as they've not even bothered to dispatch it and the week is nearly at the end, I can forget receiving it on the 15th (if I even receive it at all).
It's just one of the things you have to consider before ordering.
It's never bothered me, but I'm never in a rush for anything I order from over there...
Mine also, I ordered on friday order still says processing
I bet if their policy meant that money wasn't taken till dispatch, they wouldn't be so bloody horizontal !!
Shame Ali didn't have stock as I really want to cancel on principle but I guess I'll just need to wait ......sigh.
But, yes, you are right. But that's how it is over there. And they are servicing a market that's many times larger than ours over there (not an excuse just an observation)...
Dear ......
Thank for your patient waiting ,
we are glad that the items you ordered are currently in our warehouse. they are being tested now ,
Please don’t worry. Once it passes our strict quality testing, we will send it out as soon as possible.
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.If you have any questions, feel free to contact us .
Sincere regards,
Sweety
....Hmm....well could be worse, they could have been called sweaty
I'd sooner they just be honest and say: "We don't ship immediately when you order, or the next day, or day after that or even the day after that. We wait until the end of the week and bulk ship all your orders at the same time. It's cheaper for us that way and that's why we can sell our items a bit cheaper than our competitors.".
I got a despatch email this morning but I have no idea if it's bs or not.
My OH was speaking to a bloke in Penang last week called Ooh Ah :laughing::laughing:
Why would you look foolish looking at a phone that's 3cms bigger than everyone elses??
Not sure about Aliexpress, I have never dealt with them.
Its not looking at the phone that I am worried about - its holding it up to my head!
I have an 8 inch phone and I walk around speaking into it everywhere and no one has ever batted an eyelid. Even if they did, why do you care ? Surely it's only kids who would make silly comments as if workmates did then they are making themselves look more foolish due to their lack of maturity, are they not? Loads of people have a 6 inch phone now so they would need to be looking very closely to notice that extra .44 of an inch!
2016-11-10 18:47 Information Received (This is not an acknowledgment of the physical receipt of the stated Registered Article)
Has anyone received any proof of tracking or are geekbuying stalling?
Absolutely shower of a company.
My case for phone from Ali express bought a couple of days later still hasn't shipped either and my account says they still have 7 days to post it, so they are just as bad.
Read up reviews of Ali, geek and gearbest etc at the weekend and they are all as bad as each other and lie through their teeth about supposed warranties and refunds etc. I guess the moral of the story is to trust none of them!
Will give you guys feedback once i have it...
2016-11-15 21:05 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:05 Received from Customer
Singapore(Singapore Post)
United Kingdom(Royal Mail)
Latest Event -- 2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
Destination Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:07
Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:06
2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:11 Received from Customer
GBP 151.18 ExpressCheckout
Payment Confirmed
(Processing) 11/10/2016
Im now not worried, will raise a dispute with PayPal.
Cant believe the page they have the phone on is misleading, shows stock and also 5-7 business day shipment.
It doesn't record videos. Looking online the fix seems to be turning off "OK Google"... but I use that every day.
Anyone else have this problem?
Doesn't work on any camera apps i install
You can cancel a paypal claim if you change your mind.
I have messaged them to ask when it will ship but they are choosing to ignore me so far.
... Be patient ... it takes around 20 minutes until somebody is actually available :X
For comparison I ordered something using China small packet 2 weeks ago and I had it in 8 days.
2016-11-11 20:42:00 Order placed British priority mail
2016-11-12 15:31:25 Parcel Data received-Manifest Generate
2016-11-14 00:00:00 ARRIVED IN UK
2016-11-17 16:31:25 AT YODEL DEPOT
NEXT status: With COURIER estimated delivery on or before 21 Nov 2016
Surely if with Yodel you should get it before the 21st, maybe tomorrow :smiley:
I can't find that option on Geekbuying. Sure you didn't order from Gearbest?
Full review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8RBH2MqS68
Thoughts after using it for a week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQqWqk75g74
Printed DHL label with track 11 November (I believe that parcel kept in geekbuying)
DHL got parcel from the geekbuying 17 November to Hong Kong
DHL got parcel in Hong Kong 18 November and processing to GB.
This is not expres delivery. I will stop to buy it from geekbuying and I wish hotukdeals ban geekbuying deals!
Update : 18 November DHL sent me a text for charge £17. Why I should to charge it? I paid express and insurance delivery.
The item is physically in a plane en route to the UK as we speak, so I asked how does HMRC know how much to charge before they've even received the item? DHL told me that these days they go by the commercial invoice on the package. DHL in HK advise HMRC in the UK of the incoming package, HMRC tell DHL how much to charge, DHL charge us and there you have it, it's all done and paid for before the item hits UK shores and so no delays on arrival. Seems smart enough, and thanks to Geekbuying for declaring well below the actual value paid (at least they're not completely useless). DHL's £10.50 fee though? That's about 10 times what I would consider reasonable.
But I ordered before 11 November and lies everything. Do you know many sales at 11.11?
However, geekbuying offer me refund = $6. I am not happy that. Shall we to stop deals here from geekbuying?
And here's another thing. The company is in China. The items they sell are made in China. Why don't they just ship them to us from China? Oh, I know, it's because it's cheaper to take them over the boarder to HK and ship with DHL HK rather than with DHL China.
Dear Sir or Madam
This is the customer service from Geekbuying,thanks for your order .
We are sorry to tell you that we just got the information from factory ,
the item you ordered “ geekbuying
” is too popular to meet all the demands ,
we just need to get them from the factory again .
it is estimated that it will be in stock next week.
please don't worry ,once it is in stock , we will ship it out ASAP.
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Best regards,
Janice
KIND NOTICE : Please send or reply email under the same topic( the first topic we talk) or else we may not solve the problem for you in time.
this is not promising, why let me buy the item if they have no physical stock.
My advice to folk ordering a newly launched model from china is to order it and forget about it, it'll arrive eventually - or wait a couple of months till supply and demand settles down, then order.
I'm waiting for the Elephone R9 presale to be announced so I can go though the fun all over again.
All the posts above about no tracking number, wrong tracking number, etc are all very familiar, just seems to be how the process works.
Mind you, this phone looks interesting too...
Like Infiltrator says, best to expect it in a month's time and be pleased if it comes earlier. Im still waiting on my phone case even being posted by Ali !!
Someone was saying earlier that he got his really fast from Gearbest so if they still have stock, I don't know if they do, you could reply to the Geek email asking to cancel and order from Gearbest but don't buy until paypal have confirmed your money refund.
06:39 PM
now your order has been packed well , we will ship out in this weekend or early of next week
As long as I get it before 21/12, I'm happy. It's replacing a Motorola Atrix owned since its release in 2011. Just can't wait.
I recommend use gearbest and they are motivates and fast dispatching than geekbuying.
I bought this case as it wakes and sleeps the phone, I buy this for every phone I own as can't be bothered to press buttons, I like instant access as I open the phone.
Next time does not pick express delivery, just pick "free delivery" and do no pay for fee/custom/vat from delivery.
Have good day.
Dima
Would be greatful if anyone could shed some light on this or post a step by step guide for users who may not know how to install other ROMs like myself :disappointed:
Using Nova as my launcher lets me adjust screen grid size with no problem.
2016-11-23 04:27 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)
2016-11-23 02:38 Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB)
... seems like it will legitimately arrive soon :O
2016-11-23 17:44 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-21 17:44 Received from Customer
Now we need to see if customs decide to keep them for a couple of weeks. Oh joy lol
GearBest, AliExpress even Banggood would have shipped by now, most would have had the phone in the hands of the buyers days ago!
I think the current problem has been created by Chinese black Friday so we bought at a bad time..
Does not support UK as a Locale ... wierd?!! Hope to get that sorted, will look up XDAForums for an answer. Packaging and finish is good.
DHL got it on Sunday (Nov 20) and it got delivered today (Nov 21).
What really galls me is that Geekbuying got the order on the 4th of November and it took them this long to ship!! There was some talk about the parcel coming from Hongkong as one of the things I had ordered had to come from the HK warehouse.
Frankly the support from Geekbuying is not at all impressive. Will I use them again? Don't know!
I got this for my Dad and hope he likes it.
Date Time Status Track point
23/11/16 04:32 ARRIVED IN THE UK HEATHROW WORLDWIDE DC
And while we talking about event's in China. Everyone should be aware of the New Year over there (end of Jan). When the whole country closed down for two weeks. Nothing gets shipped but the websites keep taking orders, so when they do start back they have a HUGE backlog that takes them a month to clear.
Arrived on 18 Nov via Yodel
Paid £142.60 and no Import duty.
First impressions (used few days):
Good Camera
Beautiful screen
Excellent Battery
32GB RAM
Very Fast
Bad Points:
Heavy to carry around (Mainly used at home using WIFI)
One issue:
Left running youtube video, phone slept after 2 minutes
When the phone woke up, there was a load sound/noise.
Switched off the phone and no issues since then.
Dear Sir
The tracking information of EU Priority Mail (Tax included ) packages have been delayed for about a week time , and we got the news from the couriers that EU customs are now very strictly checking all the packages from abroad for the declare value . And they will severely charge tax if they found out the low declaration of Smartphones or some other categories. This afternoon , our manager had an urgent meeting with the shipping courier and told us that all packages will have online tracking information in 3 business days.
Really apologize for this unpredictable situation and curently all shipping channels are all very slow even for DHL, TNT, etc. We will keep looking at your package movement.From what we assume , the custom may charge tax from our customers, but please dont worry that we will not let customers pay tax and we will keep our promise well.
So if you have been charged by your custom office finally, do remember to send us pics about the billing receipt and the related amount of refund will be returned to your paypal/credit card (depending on your payment method).
Thanks for your patience and trust.
Regard
Susan
Brilliant !! :smile: When did yours arrive in UK ?
Monday they said will be packed and shipped in 3 days, Messaged them today the response was will be packed and shipped in 3 days..... loooooooooooool
Also to anyone looking to change the locale setting of your phone try and see if there's a setting for the Falkland Islands(locale doesn't really matter too much though).
If the customs value declarations are low, surely that is Geekbuying's fault? I never asked them to declare it as a lower value
I think it's great that they've offered to pay if he gets charged.
I very much doubt if all of us get caught for tax that they will do anything about it.
I know its really frustrating but they did tell everyone they are waiting for stock as they cant keep up with demand so if people want to cancel, they can as they have no dispatch date or tracking number yet.
2016-11-23 04:32 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)
2016-11-23 03:33 Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB)
2016-11-17 21:23 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
Fingers crossed it'll be here soon
Name, Date Ordered, Updates______________
Pspvita 9/11
mr_spatel 8/11
obkso ??, 17/11 "Despatched to overseas"
qwerta369 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 19/11 East Mids airport
uzyg 4/11
hoobieyoo 5/11
Midway 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email
christolbal 11/11
rhough 10/11,
BM999 11/11,
Suzuha 9/11, 23/11 "Despatched to overseas"
---maclll 13/11, 26/11 Order cancelled by buyer and refunded---
Statoman 5/11 DHL
Have received:
***Polax ?? DHL, 21/11 RECEIVED
***sajsaj ??, 24/11 RECEIVED
***Can'tGetNoSleep 4/11, 15/11 Singapore, 25/11 RECEIVED
***Sandy1012 4/11 , 11/11 Despatch email, 24/11 RECEIVED
***damadgeruk 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 24/11 RECEIVED
***bear807 5/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***PlayerTwo 4/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***(shariifi 12/11, 18/11 RECEIVED delivery within a week apparently not with Geekbuying)
***sslesar 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 21/11 RECEIVED
***lju ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 23/11 RECEIVED
***Kigo1 ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***Duvenel 4/11, 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***lianne21 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 in UK, 26/11 RECEIVED
Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-24 14:30
2016-11-23 04:04 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)
2016-11-23 02:38 Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB)
2016-11-15 21:05 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:05 Received from Customer
Dear sir,
Thank for your patient waiting ,
we are glad that the items you ordered are currently in our warehouse. they are being tested now , Please don't worry. Once it passes our strict quality testing, we will send it out as soon as possible. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.If you have any questions, feel free to contact us .
Sincere regards,
Janice
Did your tracking on Royal mail update to say it was out for delivery today?
Just for anyone interested here is a photo of the phone unboxed next to my old red note which I think is 5.5 inches, this mi max is huge.
Hopefully you have learned something today, maybe to learn a less condescending manner . Hopefully :smiley:
Did it arrive with the battery charged or was it pretty flat?
On my red note yellow is between 20% and 89% charge.
By the way don't worry if you're not home as I didn't have to sign for it either.
Got my fingers crossed for monday
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/aldi-maxtek-40w-usb-3-0-quick-charge-hub-4-99-instore-aldi-2551639
Thanks anyway kigo :smiley:
Are you going to try the fast charger?
Thank you for your order from Geekbuying.
We are sorry to tell you that the item you ordered " Xiaomi Mi Max " is too popular to meet all the demands ,
we just need to get them from the factory .it is estimated that it will be in stock within next week .
please don't worry ,once it is in stock , we will ship it out ASAP. and will send you a message with the tracking number.
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Best regards
Grace"
I also changed my order frmo DHL to standard. is RF tracking number Royal Mail?
As the order says shipped via DHL
Should be with me by the end of the week hopefully
if you are using a micro sd got any recommendations?
Hey guys, did your package fit through standard letter box . Also how accurate was the tracking Chinese and royal mail? Thanks
Does the tracking end in SG?
My tracking STILL hasn't updated from arrived in GB at customs so seems once it gets to UK, royal mail don't bother to update and it just arrives to your door either next day for some people or like me 3 days. Some people said they had to sign for theirs but I didn't. Not sure if postie would put it through letterbox as he handed mine to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm6yVIp2yyM
Also, in the recent apps menu (bottom left key) if you're seeing just the program icons, you can pinch zoom in to give you a nicer preview window look instead. MIUI 8 added a shortcut to switch the views (top right).
Singapore(Singapore Post)
United Kingdom(Royal Mail)
Latest Event -- 2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
Destination Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:07
Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-11-15 18:06
2016-11-15 21:11 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-13 21:11 Received from Customer
Here's an image taken with my Moto E 2ndGen (whose camera is even worse than my other half's 6-years-old Motorola Atrix 4g the Mi Max is replacing):
>Pateo
The packet does have a Singapore address on it. 17track has not updated for a while for me so it was useless.
>TheShadowWalker
That sucks. Try installing it via the APK? Edit: No idea why it would not be supported.
How come it came at night, was it not royal mail?
Name, Date Ordered, Updates______________
Pspvita 9/11
mr_spatel 8/11
obkso ??, 17/11 "Despatched to overseas"
qwerta369 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 19/11 East Mids airport
uzyg 4/11
hoobieyoo 5/11
Midway 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email
christolbal 11/11
rhough 10/11,
BM999 11/11,
Suzuha 9/11, 23/11 "Despatched to overseas"
---maclll 13/11, 26/11 Order cancelled by buyer and refunded---
Statoman 5/11 DHL
Have received:
***Polax ?? DHL, 21/11 RECEIVED
***sajsaj ??, 24/11 RECEIVED
***Can'tGetNoSleep 4/11, 15/11 Singapore, 25/11 RECEIVED
***Sandy1012 4/11 , 11/11 Despatch email, 24/11 RECEIVED
***damadgeruk 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 24/11 RECEIVED
***bear807 5/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***PlayerTwo 4/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***(shariifi 12/11, 18/11 RECEIVED delivery within a week apparently not with Geekbuying)
***sslesar 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 21/11 RECEIVED
***lju ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 23/11 RECEIVED
***Kigo1 ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***Duvenel 4/11, 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***lianne21 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 in UK, 26/11 RECEIVED
"2016-11-28 20:33 Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB)"
Pspvita Ordered 9/11/16-Status 23/11/16 says in transit at the moment to final destination of country
mr_spatel 8/11
obkso ??, 17/11 "Despatched to overseas"
qwerta369 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 19/11 East Mids airport
uzyg 4/11
hoobieyoo 5/11
Midway 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email
christolbal 11/11
rhough 10/11,
BM999 11/11,
Suzuha 9/11, 23/11 "Despatched to overseas"
---maclll 13/11, 26/11 Order cancelled by buyer and refunded---
Statoman 5/11 DHL
Have received:
***Polax ?? DHL, 21/11 RECEIVED
***sajsaj ??, 24/11 RECEIVED
***Can'tGetNoSleep 4/11, 15/11 Singapore, 25/11 RECEIVED
***Sandy1012 4/11 , 11/11 Despatch email, 24/11 RECEIVED
***damadgeruk 6/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 24/11 RECEIVED
***bear807 5/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***PlayerTwo 4/11, 21/11 RECEIVED
***(shariifi 12/11, 18/11 RECEIVED delivery within a week apparently not with Geekbuying)
***sslesar 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 18/11 processing to GB, DHL £17 charge, 21/11 RECEIVED
***lju ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 23/11 RECEIVED
***Kigo1 ??, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***Duvenel 4/11, 23/11 "Arrival at Processing Center GB" 25/11 RECEIVED
***lianne21 4/11, 11/11 Despatch email, 15/11 "Despatched to overseas", 23/11 in UK, 26/11 RECEIVED
I still have not recieved the item, the tracking was provided to paypal and does not register yet......
4 weeks 2 days i placed the order for my phone - have even cleared the credit card balanace.
How much did it cost you from EU warehouse?
Great phone isn't it :smiley:
Nothing arrived today
Just checked my tracking it's now gone to
"Origin Country - Cache Time: 2016-12-02 10:52"
Wonder if that actually means it's entered the UK!
Number:RFxxxxxxxxxG
Transit (1Days)
Destination Country - Not Found
Origin Country - Singapore
2016-12-02 07:56, Information Received (This is not an acknowledgment of the physical receipt of the stated Registered Article), -
======================================
Power by http://www.trackingmore.com
2016-11-17 21:23 Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB)
2016-11-15 21:23 Received from Customer"
Bought it 4 weeks ago
Quick question....the 3 buttons at the bottom (home menu and back) are very dim when lit up. I cant seem to find a way to brighten these. You can either have on or off.
Can others who have the phone let me know if their phone bottom keys are also dim and not very well litt up? Not sure if its a fault or just the way it is.
The screen itself is very impressive, great battery and quick performance.
I even prefer the standard MIUI and standard launcher. The only bit I would change is the option to resize the app icons.
Oh and the call volume could be a little louder.
I wouldn't say mine were very dim, not super bright either, just about right I'd say.
Yeah noticed the call volume was tad low when talking yesterday, shame you can't turn that up isn't it.
- put existing SIM in and it works but my contacts in phonebook have been exported to SIM don't show / appear on this phone - how can I get them there or to show?
- SD card put in SIM slot 2 as don't have 2 sims - put in correctly but phone does not show it in storage option
If you plugged in microSD card whilst phone was switched on, you need to reboot. If it was switched off and still isn't showing, try the suggestion above and ensure it's clean.
Was waiting for Elephone to launch the R9, there's a message appeared today that its about to go on presale (again...) - might still go for one then decide between the R9 and the Mi max, or maybe I'll wait for feedback on the Elephone S7 that's been shipped - similar spec to the R9, so if the S7 gets poor reviews I'll give the R9 a miss.
P.s. If ordering fro aliexpress, change shipping destination to USA to avoid the extra warranty charge, the change back when in the shopping cart.
How long did it take for everyone else?
I would cancel you wont get it this year now.
£30 more but topone have them should get it before xmas and no taxes to worry about.https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Original-XIoami-Mi-MAX-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-650-Hexa-Core-3GB-RAM-32GB-ROM-6-44/342812_32664288571.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.Dfg4c9
Is anyone using a magnetic car holder while not using a case? Did you manage to fit the small magnet that comes with it underneath the back cover by any chance?
From arriving at GB to delivery took 4 days so I thought your phone would have arrived today tbh. It's often the luck of the draw with customs and I've seen one person who ordered the same as the rest of us on a forum had theirs delayed as that's the one customs decided to hold back, probably to check it out for value or drugs reasons etc so possibly you've been the unlucky one on this occasion and it's been delayed a few days, who knows. Hope it comes soon for you as it's so frustrating waiting on something you're dying to get your hands on isn't it.
My case
Best quality case I've had so far and I had 12 covers for my last phone lol. Magnet to hold it closed so it doesn't open in my bag too. I always buy the case that wakes and sleeps the phone as I cant be bothered faffing about with fingerprint scanners and buttons etc. Even the stitching on this is immaculate ! I'm off to order another one in a different colour now :smiley:
Also with Aliexpress you do have some redress if the phone isn't what you ordered/or broken, the seller doesn't get paid until you've got the phone and are happy with it.
Normally yes but I'm just pre warning you that due to black Friday you will wait longer until the postal service has caught up. I just waited 4 weeks and if you order now with Xmas you will wait even longer. If you do a bit of research you will see there are just as many complaints about Ali express as everywhere else so they are no better.
If you say "ok Google, call xxxxxxx mobile" or "Ok Google, run xxx app" or any other ok Google command it just tells you it cant do it as the device is locked, when it clearly isn't locked. I used to use that all the time to make my calls. Searching online it seems this has been a bug in MIUI since 2014. Even using Nova launcher doesn't help.
I understand this is international version, so no Chinese apps, no set up and should work to any UK LTE mobile frequency. But it might be a different version as this one is specifically spelled out that it is an int version.
Could anyone who has bought this specific version to shed the light about this ??
Could this one be used straightly out of the box, no set up, no flashing, no rooting is needeed, no Chinese bloatware, apps/characters ??
Thanks
If you wanna run 4g pre paid probably asda mobile is to go
It said it worked on 02 4g but not giff gaff 4g, which i thoguth was odd, but mine picks up 4g fine on giff gaff, I have a sd card in there too and battery life is nice
This is with a blackberry 2a charger which is the best charger I've had. Cheaper chargers will probably take longer. Hope this helps.
Aliexpress are a marketplace, not a retailer. I ordered my phone via aliexpress and the seller was Mc - mart. Aliexpress immediately kick off their buyer protection and if the seller doesn't dispatch within 5 days they cancel the order and refund your money automatically - although there is an option on their app for the buyer to extend this period.
Not only that, but the seller doesn't get paid till you receive, and are happy, with your delivery. Aliexpress hold the money till you confirm everything was ok.
Plus 9 or so % quidco.
Their app is really good and has all the tracking info and links - whether they work or not remains to be seen.
As with all phones ordered from china on standard delivery, best thing is to order and once you have dispatch notification then forget about it and it'll turn up one day so point panicking that you can't find tracking or dispatch advice, etc.
Why use anyone else? (No doubt someone will be along shortly to highlight all the aliexpress pitfalls...)
P.s. My previous phone was a presale Elephone p7000 via aliexpress, I received it weeks before most other retailers had stock.
Yes we all know they hold the money blah blah but there are reviews from people saying their seller was paid even though they complained.
There are plenty negative reviews of them online.
I've been ordering from China for nearly 12 years and have never waited 2 weeks to have an item despatched so Ali hold my record for slowest service .
It's apparently in a processing center in the UK which it's been in since 28.11.16 so I can only wait
Number:RFxxxxxxxxxSG
Transit (5Days)
Destination Country - Not Found
Origin Country - Singapore
2016-12-02 07:56, Information Received (This is not an acknowledgment of the physical receipt of the stated Registered Article), -
======================================
Power by http://www.trackingmore.com
Just email about broken item and they send another or refund. :smiley:
Update. I've just checked royal mail tracking but it says wrong or incorrect tracking number! Then I clicked on "where's my item been" and this shows up "Where has my item been?
Date: 11/12/16
Time: 15:46
Status: ARRIVED IN THE UK
Track point: HEATHROW WORLDWIDE DC"
I am seriously considering contacting my CC company to request a charge back.
Update 13.12.2016 - item status has now changed to 'shipped' - i will update everyone when it arrives.
I was considering asking for a refund, have you tried this yet?
I contacted them on live chat today.. it went like this:
Agent Simon has joined the chat.
[03:37:06] Simon: Big promotion, never miss it! http://www.geekbuying.com/special_clearance_sale Welcome to Geekbuying. May I help you?
[03:37:21] Me: Can I cancel this order (*******) please, and have a full refund.
[03:39:33] Simon: Can you please tell me why you want to cancel you order and i can make a note here , sir. Or if you want to change item, i can help you also.
[03:41:31] Me: I ordered the item’s over a month ago, and I still haven't received them, that is the reason for cancelling.
[03:43:51] Simon: but I checked the xiaomi max can be in stock this weekend, we can ship it out to you next week, would you mind waiting for it? Or how about we offer you a gift for compensation?
[03:47:01] Me: I am happy to wait, but if the items are not dispatched next week I will be looking to cancel this order. Yes a gift for compensation would be kindly received.
[03:50:41] Simon: thanks for your kind patience
[03:51:08] Me: What are you offering as compensation?
It’s been a while since your last response. Please respond within the next few minutes or this chat will be ended.
[04:07:04] Me: What are you offering as compensation?
[04:12:16] Simon: 6 in 1 Mobile Phone Accessories gift
[04:13:18] Me: OK, thanks.
[04:16:25] Simon: you are welcome, and thank you again
So i still await my phone and my Free gift :smiley:
Good to hear yours has shipped. I cant be far behind.
Why are using it? You not already got a charger?
I wouldn't use it, not worth the risk, I buy UK chargers. Better to be safe Pateo.
"Dear friend ,
Thank you for your order from Geekbuying , we appreciate for your patient waiting.
we know you have ordered the item " phone "
here we are sorry that the phone did not arrive on time for lacking of some special materials , the available time is postponed to this month around 16th Dec. for this case , do you mind waiting for more days ?
please do not worry. Once it's available, we will ship it to you as soon as possible.and will send you a message with the tracking number.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused.
Cordially,
Sweety"
For what its worth I selected "EU Priority Mail - Tax included" when I ordered and I don't know if that causes more of a problem given earlier comments in this thread about UK customs and shipping items with false values. Given the post option I selected they cover the customs cost.
At the moment I'm waiting - its a good price at £149 landed. But I think if its still no ship by Xmas I will recover money from Paypal
It's not UK certified and you can tell, it's cheap very very cheap - buy a different charger from amazon or something.
If you take the screws off the converter you'll see there's no fuse - Please stop using it!
Number:RFxxxxxxxxxSG
Transit (7Days)
Destination Country - United Kingdom
Origin Country - Singapore
2016-12-10 09:16, Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB), -
2016-12-08 09:16, Received from Customer, -
======================================
Powered by http://www.trackingmore.com
Number:RFxxxxxxxxxSG
Transit (9Days)
Destination Country - United Kingdom
Origin Country - Singapore
2016-12-16, ARRIVED IN THE UK, HEATHROW WORLDWIDE DC
2016-12-15 19:35, Arrival at Processing Center (Country code: GB), -
2016-12-15 16:06, Arrival at Destination Post (Country: GB), -
2016-12-10 09:16, Despatched to overseas (Country code: GB), -
2016-12-08 09:16, Received from Customer, -
======================================
Powered by http://www.trackingmore.com
I've warned Pepe on this site dozens of times now not to leave a phone charging unattended but no one listens. Maybe you need to have a house fire or know someone who has before some people take heed. Horse has bolted then though hasn't it.
I ordered the phone with tempered glass and the slicone case - any issues i will need geekbuy to help.
Also warranty purposes.
Would anyone mind if I delayed Xmas till the end of January ?
Anyone else got it yet and noticed what changes have been made?
You might get your phone tomorrow, come on and let us know if you get it. :smiley:
This Xiomi or this one Lenove K5
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Lenovo-K5-Note-Prime-K52E78-3GB-32GB-Smartphone---Gold-370942.html
What about brand name Xiomi or Lenovo ??
165.99 USD = GBP 132.96
I believe Motorola is now owned by Lenovo not the other way around ..
The Xiomi one has a larger screen which I prefer as I will also by using it as a tablet ...
http://news.lenovo.com/news-releases/lenovo-completes-acquisition-motorola-mobility-from-google.htm
It is lost making business as they cannot compete with chinese brand.
shipped 13.12.2016
the tracking number I have been provided is still not working - is this normal after this amount of time?
update 20.12.2016
tracking has updated and states that the item has reached Fuzhou and has now been exported from Fuzhou as of 19.12.2016. Just waiting on Royal Mail updating when it arrives on these shores I managed to badger them for a free phone case for it - will have to see if they have actually included it when the phone arrives.
so it's collection on Monday at my sorting office
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01HI80G9Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482001508&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=xiaomi+mi+max+case&dpPl=1&dpID=51wCnVeQRqL&ref=plSrch#immersive-view_1482001691467
I got prime so del will be quicker then from China lol
Official Global Version Xiaomi Mi Max 6.44" Mobile Phone Snapdragon 650 Hexa Core 1080P 16MP 3GB RAM 32GB Fingerprint ID MIUI8
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32679569550/32679569550.html
My Aliexpress order status reckons it's reached these shores already after ordering on the 6th December. I have no particular allegiance to Aliexpress but stories of people ordering for the same price on Geekbuying a month ago and not getting a dispatch notification sounds ridiculous.
I have been coming back to this thread for impressions while I've been waiting for delivery and it's been a bit sparse of information! I hope everyone is enjoying their new super big phone! :smiley:
Let us know your thoughts on phone on Monday :smiley:
£136 via aliexpress with discount coupon for new customer using their app.
"Edited By: limp_biccies on Dec 17, 2016 19:33: spelling - shouldn't drunk post"
I'll scroll back through tomorrow morning and check out the "lianne low down" while I'm sat idly at work at 8am.
What is it the kids say?... Oh yeah, "FML"
32 gb model, $165.99 after $10 new customer discount, and no warranty charge. If I remember $165.99 was about £134 - and there's quidco of 9% so possibly something close to £120 delivered.
Aliexpress android app is pretty good for tracking and updates.
the gold is£4 extra at 164
it's the Chinese version, but installing the global rom should be pips, right?
Edit, didn't realise that there was a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, so not sure about that.
And before anybody mentions looking ridiculous holding a 6.44 inch phone to your head, there are bluetooth headsets, in fact holding a phone to your head is a 20th century habit which is not necessary anymore.
package had 8gb gift micro sd card, UK adapter, tempered glass - bit small, silicone case and sealed mi max phone
updating phonw now
ordered case
phone is fantastic
Nice you got a free SD too !
with Pokemon Go being temperamental but for 140 quid it's an unbelievable piece of kit. It's got a real "wow factor" and is a very attractive bit of hardware. It will be interesting to see how it holds up as a main phone device but it feels like a huge upgrade from my aging galaxy note 3 for speed and build quality.
My home and lock screens :smile:
Standard free delivery.
Ordered 3rd Dec, dispatched 6th Dec, left China on the 14th, arrived UK 17th, delivered 22nd - no tracking available once in the UK till delivered as it's Royal Mail signed for service.
Ordered without UK warranty charge, plus Aliexpress $10 discount coupon, 9% Quidco, no import charges, so somewhere close to £120 delivered.
Will update with feedback on device once I get a chance to try it out.
Thats good to hear, as mine will be replacing a galaxy note 3 also.
This phone is reminding me of the exciting days when the HTC Desire first came out and the screen reminds me of how revelatory the Galaxy Note 1 size was at the time! Miui 8/Marshmallow feels like something new with lots of options to explore and master. I've decided to leave my home screen free of clutter and have set up the "quick ball" option which is hidden in the Additional Settings menu. It's a great feature where you have a small circle which is constantly present on a selected part of the screen which will link to an app of feature of your choosing. You can also turn it off for selected apps so you're not accidentally pressing it playing Pokemon Go etc.
I'm using this case from Aliexpress which only took about 10 days to arrive with standard shipping. It's certainly is detrimental to the sleek aesthetics of the phone and the tempered glass is ill fitting but the back of the Mi Max sure is shiny... and I sure am clumsy! It's a good trade off/
Last week i was promised the weekend for dispatch, today i am promised dispatch in the next 3 days and i'm told i cant cancel now? Has any one successfully cancelled their order by going though Geekbuy? I can follow this up with paypal but was hoping i could of cancelled it though Geekbuy with out a problem.
Chat log below:
[03:19:30] Simon: Big promotion, never miss it! http://www.geekbuying.com/special_clearance_sale Welcome to Geekbuying. May I help you?
[03:19:43] Me: I would like to cancel my order please
[03:21:35] Simon: Can you please tell me why you want to cancel you order and i can make a note here , sir. Or if you want to change item, i can help you also.
[03:23:24] Me: I placed my order well over a month ago and have been promised it will be shipped soon but it hasn’t so I now want to cancel my order.
[03:26:27] Simon: hi sir, we apologize for the inconvenience, here I checked your order is being packed now, we will ship it out soon, and we cannot cancel it any more.
[03:27:10] Me: When will it be shipped?
[03:29:06] Simon: within 3 days
[03:29:40] Me: Both parts of the order will be shipped within 3 days?
[03:30:02] Simon: whole order
[03:34:06] Me: OK, i look forward to my items being dispatched, will this include the 6 in 1 Mobile Phone Accessories gift promised as compensation?
[03:36:14] Simon: yes
[03:40:03] Me: Simon why has it taken so long for the order to ship?
[03:42:24] Simon: the phone is so popular, and many people ordered it, we need time to process them one by one
[03:45:12] Me: OK, thanks Simon.
[03:45:19] Me: Bye Bye
[03:46:07] Simon: see you :smiley:
I didn't expect normal levels of service from them but 6 weeks to do nothing is ridiculous. I think others ordered after the 11 Nov and have seen their phones dispatched and it may be that the postage option I choose, which nominally seemed to have them responsible for any customs costs, is a problem to them now - there as an earlier post which seemed to imply that they had got caught out not paying proper costs. Whatever I'm out and I don't think I'll be ordering from them again soon.
Previously I've had Samsung, LG, Huawei, and an Elephone p7000 - build quality of the mi max is up there with the best I've owned.
Only missing is you have to choose between a second sim or sad card, I've seen there are ways to have both so I'll maybe investigate and see how good I am with a razor blade..
My order has finally changed status to shipped today it has taken 43 days..
The email gives a courier link with the text "EU Priority Mail - Tax included" and clicking on it takes you to the following site:
http://www.chronopost.fr/fr
They say that delivery takes 7-15 Business Days and tracking information wont update for 3-5 business days. At the moment visiting the French site just returns "We don't have any information related to this shipment number. Please check your shipment number on your shipping note."
So what I think is happening is that they are shipping themselves to EU/France and then Chronopost take over and get it to me. Of course it might not actually have been shipped at all - no way of telling really until the Chronopost site says something.
I think the above email was kicked out by their system automatically. I got another email (just after) which was meant as a response to my email cancelling the order, but said the phone was all packed "We are glad to tell you that the order has been packed and we will send it out. When sending out, you will get a tracking number." And I suppose that happened at the same time.
So it looks like I will get a phone, though goodness knows when!
Has anybody else seen shipping in this way?
mine is coming via Singapore when i checked the tracking, what a mess!! this company is a total joke i've made a claim via paypal just hoping i get the phone or money back.
I was waiting on 5 parcels from various sellers for Xmas presents and all but the one from Ali turned up on time and my item from Ali as ordered on 26th November!! I still don't have it.
It's a great phone wherever you decide to buy from :smiley:
http://zhuti.xiaomi.com/detail/2146fa9e-518c-48cc-8a30-8ad67c356e53
http://m.mi.com/#/product/view?product_id=1161600005
The one I ordered via Aliexpress left China on the 20th December and according to the tracking has not landed anywhere!
Item left Fuzhou on the 19.12.2016
Additional tracking (Chronopost added 24.12.2016)
absolutely no sign of my delivery
- last tracking on 17 track shows export on 19.12
- no tracking info at all on Chronopost
getting worried now!
P.s aliexpress standard delivery is 18 or 19 days according to my experience and someone on an earlier post.
China by air on 20th December then nothing. It is unlikely to be still in the air!
I reported the problem because as you and I know, both models use the same 5mp Camera in the front and the same 16mp Camera at the back. Consequently anyone who buys this newer model will face the same problem when it comes to taking photos and videos. You seem to be taking this very personally even though you are not the seller in this instance? Confused.
I have also ordered a Plusnet sim to use with my Mi Max - although I haven't received the phone yet! I would be very interested to hear if you manage to get the data issue resolved.
Has anyone else got experience of this issue?
https://community.plus.net/t5/Mobile/NO-DATA-no-access-to-APN-settings-on-iphone/td-p/1400224
https://community.plus.net/t5/Mobile/No-data-connection/m-p/1401689
https://community.plus.net/t5/Mobile/No-Data-Android/m-p/1401858
https://community.plus.net/t5/Mobile/Re-No-data-connection/m-p/1399078#M1432
The last thread link stated their problem ended up being due to a faulty sim so if your replacement sim doesn't fix it, then the problem is elsewhere.
Arrived at heathrow within 11 days of ordering however since there has been no sign of it, I'm guessing royal mail have lost it. Unfortunately with aliexpress you have to allow 60 days from the order date before you can request a refund.
I had no tracking updates after arrival at heathrow until it was delivered, this is because the standard delivery uses Royal Mail signed for which only updates after delivery has been signed for. It took my phone 5 days after arrival at heathrow to be delivered.
The last tracking point for both was Heathrow distribution centre.
The postman just handed them over with the rest of the mail.
If it had been Gearbest though...
I keep reading about these cheap phones but when I look at the camera, it always seems to be disappointing...
I'd pay more a good quality camera phone.
I've had a couple of comments from managers and work colleagues like, "thats absolutely massive!" when the phone has been laid on my desk. I've not had any banter about the size though, just people being curious if it's a phone or a tablet then the talk turns to how nice the screen is.
Just having a slow Sunday in work with live football playing via the Sky Sports Go app and the Mi Max propped up on my desk like a big, giant flat screen TV phablet mother****er. I regret nothing :smiley:
no more worries about charging the phone contantly. camera is okay for mobility. but i use an SLR for photos anyway.
Good luck with your decision!
Thanks