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    #92
    Dowling_04
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭Dowling_04


    Anyone get an invite? Been dying to get rid of my galaxy fame for ages :(


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    #93
    Dowling_04
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭Dowling_04


    Anyone get an invite? Been dying to get rid of my galaxy fame for ages :(


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    #94
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Dowling_04 wrote: »
    Anyone get an invite? Been dying to get rid of my galaxy fame for ages :(

    I'm afraid you might be waiting a while. They gave out 2,000 invites yesterday to their earliest forum members but there's 80,000 members in total now. You might want to join and keep an eye on their forums and also set up a OnePlus account.


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    #95
    emo72
    Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭emo72


    i just set up an account with them, but they dont ship to ireland. so id imagine parcel motel will be the way for us guys south of the border to go.


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    #96
    heebusjeebus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭heebusjeebus


    emo72 wrote: »
    i just set up an account with them, but they dont ship to ireland. so id imagine parcel motel will be the way for us guys south of the border to go.

    Set your country to UK in your Oneplus account and just get it delivered via Parcel Motel.


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    #97
    fionny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭fionny


    Still waiting on an invite... feeling it will be a long time coming.


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    #98
    Mezcita
    Registered Users Posts: 2,328 ✭✭✭Mezcita


    I've been keeping an eye on this. They are getting a huge amount of flak via their Facebook page for the delays in rolling out the invites. Strange business model where demand is insanely high for the product but they don't seem ready to supply in the quantities required.


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    #99
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Mezcita wrote: »
    I've been keeping an eye on this. They are getting a huge amount of flak via their Facebook page for the delays in rolling out the invites. Strange business model where demand is insanely high for the product but they don't seem ready to supply in the quantities required.

    They had some last minute unexpected software issues which I'm told Cyanogen have finally sorted out. They posted a picture somewhere of their warehouse of phones waiting to be flashed.


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    #100
    emo72
    Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭emo72


    i have registered, but not sure about going on a waiting list for the phone. they have a load of different threads going on their forums, everyone saying "me please".


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    #101
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    emo72 wrote: »
    they have a load of different threads going on their forums, everyone saying "me please".

    Yeah trust me that won't get them anywhere, most of those posts get deleted.


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    #102
    umop.episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,009 ✭✭✭umop.episdn


    Yeah I registered with them 3 weeks ago, saw all those whiney begging posts & just turned off my laptop.
    Nice product, good spec, but the bs they are putting people thru to try & get one is not a good marketing campaign imo.
    It hasn't heightened product awareness with the general public one bit imo


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    #103
    emo72
    Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭emo72


    umop.episdn wrote: »
    It hasn't heightened product awareness with the general public one bit imo

    probably for the best. if this got into mainstream demand it would collapse them:pac:


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    #104
    Hoser
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭Hoser


    One of smash the past winners here....yea i know were lucky. Had the phone for the last month and honestly best smartphone i have ever had the please of using. Only thing is the companies ways are abit off but they are doing their best as a startup. Have my 64gb version being shipped at the moment really exited to upgrade. :)

    invites are all promised, if I get one later ill spread it here ;)

    I posted photos with the camera [OnePlus One] "One" Photography


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    #105
    fionny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭fionny


    Lucky git :)


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    #106
    BionicRasher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,791 ✭✭✭BionicRasher


    Mezcita wrote: »
    I've been keeping an eye on this. They are getting a huge amount of flak via their Facebook page for the delays in rolling out the invites. Strange business model where demand is insanely high for the product but they don't seem ready to supply in the quantities required.

    Seems like the marketing has worked. A bit like Gmail invite set up a few years ago and also like the way Apple started marketing the iPhone.
    Make people think that supply is limited (maybe it really is limited) so demand sky rockets. Reverse psychology kinda.
    Now people are fit to almost kill to get their hands on the phone


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    #107
    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    BionicRasher wrote: »
    Seems like the marketing has worked. A bit like Gmail invite set up a few years ago and also like the way Apple started marketing the iPhone.
    Make people think that supply is limited (maybe it really is limited) so demand sky rockets. Reverse psychology kinda.
    Now people are fit to almost kill to get their hands on the phone

    True but I've yet to see a bad review, anywhere


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    #108
    umop.episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,009 ✭✭✭umop.episdn


    same ol sh1te wrote: »
    True but I've yet to see a bad review, anywhere

    I've yet to see anyone I trust review it up until now


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    #109
    Dowling_04
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭Dowling_04


    If anyone has a spare invite ill be up for paying for one...I have to get rid of my samsung galaxy fame...pm me anyway


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    #110
    harney
    Registered Users Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭harney


    Hoser wrote: »
    One of smash the past winners here....yea i know were lucky. Had the phone for the last month and honestly best smartphone i have ever had the please of using. Only thing is the companies ways are abit off but they are doing their best as a startup. Have my 64gb version being shipped at the moment really exited to upgrade. :)

    invites are all promised, if I get one later ill spread it here ;)

    I posted photos with the camera [OnePlus One] "One" Photography

    Which phone is the closest in size, I'd like to pop into a phone shop and get an idea of how big it is. I've a Nexus 4 at the moment, which is fine. My gf has the Note 2 which is quite big, but I guess I could live with it.

    Is there HDMI out on the phone?


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    #111
    corwill
    Registered Users Posts: 3,799 ✭✭✭corwill


    harney wrote: »
    Which phone is the closest in size, I'd like to pop into a phone shop and get an idea of how big it is. I've a Nexus 4 at the moment, which is fine. My gf has the Note 2 which is quite big, but I guess I could live with it.

    Look up the specs for it on gsmarenaDOTcom and use the compare function, you'll be able to look at dimensions for it and whichever phone you want to compare it to, side by side. There are probably other sites with similar functions.


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    #112
    Rucking_Fetard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Rucking_Fetard


    corwill wrote: »
    Look up the specs for it on gsmarenaDOTcom and use the compare function, you'll be able to look at dimensions for it and whichever phone you want to compare it to, side by side. There are probably other sites with similar functions.
    Versus.com


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    #113
    fionny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭fionny


    I THINK (just hope really) I might have nagged an invite in today's "Race". Don't know when they are annoucing the winners.


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    #114
    Dowling_04
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭Dowling_04


    fionny wrote: »
    I THINK (just hope really) I might have nagged an invite in today's "Race". Don't know when they are annoucing the winners.
    Well done man! So disappointing seeing them put up the race at uk/european times been checking the fourms constantly just to see that they have posted all the contests in the middle of the night here in the US >:(


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    #115
    fionny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭fionny


    Dowling_04 wrote: »
    Well done man! So disappointing seeing them put up the race at uk/european times been checking the fourms constantly just to see that they have posted all the contests in the middle of the night here in the US >:(

    Im just being ambitious here... I dont think they are saying who got them until the end of the 5 days...

    It is a bummer to be in different times zones... its kinda spot on for work with me as I had the forums open and refreshing them now and again...

    Anyway I could be wrong :(


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    #116
    Dowling_04
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭Dowling_04


    fionny wrote: »
    Im just being ambitious here... I dont think they are saying who got them until the end of the 5 days...

    It is a bummer to be in different times zones... its kinda spot on for work with me as I had the forums open and refreshing them now and again...

    Anyway I could be wrong :(
    Ta the winners are announced Monday.Think they mentioned the will have something for us fans soon..otherwise damm you J1 :P


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    #117
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    I got the notification on facebook and immediately entered the draw, however I noticed the post on the forum itself had been posted about 40 mins before that! So that was pretty pointless. I'm getting an invite soon anyway, but just trying to get what I can to pass around.

    Most invites will last for 24 hours only, so to avoid a last minute panic if you do get one, set up your forum account and more importantly your OnePlus account fully. On the forums, identify yourself to the other Irish lads as they'll be forming little groups to share invites. On the OnePlus account fill in your billing address as normal, but your shipping address set it to UK and enter your Parcel Motel address.


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    #118
    Mezcita
    Registered Users Posts: 2,328 ✭✭✭Mezcita


    BionicRasher wrote: »
    Seems like the marketing has worked. A bit like Gmail invite set up a few years ago and also like the way Apple started marketing the iPhone.
    Make people think that supply is limited (maybe it really is limited) so demand sky rockets. Reverse psychology kinda.
    Now people are fit to almost kill to get their hands on the phone

    I'd agree that they have created a huge interest in the product but think that their time frame is limited in terms of actually capitalising on it. Literally every single update on Facebook from them is littered with comments about people being arsey about not being able to get the phone. In the mean time other companies have launched phones were are of similar specs but are actually available. So the longer the issue about lack of supply remains, the more it will harm their sales as people will just buy something else.

    The HTC One E8 looks particularly good in terms of being a decent spec at a potentially low price. Especially if the size of the OnePlus coudl be an issue.


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    #119
    ectoraige
    Registered Users Posts: 2,100 ✭✭✭ectoraige


    Mezcita wrote: »
    In the mean time other companies have launched phones were are of similar specs but are actually available.

    Which ones?


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    #120
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Mezcita wrote: »
    In the mean time other companies have launched phones were are of similar specs but are actually available.

    Similar specs but twice the price.


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    #121
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,626 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    I see this flopping, due to a lack of MicroSD


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