On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Russell Coker
<russell@coker.com.au> wrote:
> The other concern with non AU stock (grey imports) is that the software
> on the phone itself could be a problem,
That's not a problem if you plan to re-flash the phone yourself.
I have an S3 from Kogan, The software is fine and it works with the Telstra Network no problems although haven't tried 4G as yet as I am in a rural town with no 4G coverage and rarely come in to Melbourne. It is unbranded and unlocked and now it is rooted therefore negating my warranty anyway :)
Can you suggest a good Australian supplier who has a price similar to the $499
for a Galaxy S3 from Kogan?
http://www.mobicity.com.au/phones/smartphones/android.html
Mobicity has the Galaxy S3 for $799 and the Galaxy Nexus for $389. Paying an
extra $50 for the Galaxy Nexus might be a reasonable investment, but an extra
$300 for the Galaxy S3 seems like a bad deal.
http://www.mobicity.com.au/samsung-galaxy-s3-i9305-16gb.html
Mobicity's Galaxy S3 supports Telstra LTE. But an extra $300 for the phone
and extra expense for the Telstra network is going to cost too much for most
people.
Mobicity also sells grey imports the difference is they are not selling them direct from an office in Hong Kong as Kogan does. Therefore Mobicity has to charge GST and duty to the customer as the stock is here in Australia already, the phones from mobicity are exactly the same phone as Kogan sells, I found this out when I emailed mobicity to query why the S3 they sold had a 12 month warranty when in OS samsung offers 2 years. I was told that samsung dont do the warranty as it is a grey import. Mobicity may be better to deal with for a claim the Kogan but I don't know.
Kogan has a registered business presence in China negating the need to charge GST and Duty as long as the order is under $1000 including postage
All Apple/Samsung etc products sold by kogan are grey imports from china only the Kogan branded products are kept in stock in Oz