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ricksanchez · 21-06-2017 11:57AM

Honorbuy shipped my phone this morning - odds I have it by Friday?

Edit - If it matters - DHL Express, from EU warehouse.

fixXxer · 21-06-2017 11:59AM

ricksanchez wrote: »

Honorbuy shipped my phone this morning - odds I have it by Friday?

Edit - If it matters - DHL Express, from EU warehouse.

Pretty good I'd say, once the tracking number is active. What does it say on the DHL site?

ricksanchez · 21-06-2017 12:03PM

fixxxer wrote: »

Pretty good I'd say, once the tracking number is active. What does it say on the DHL site?

Not up on DHL yet unfortunately. The shipping e-mail says

"Normally, it will be available to tracked in 24 hours.but now, it is Delivery peak,1-3 days delay is allowed. Thank you for shopping with HonorBuy Mobile Shop!"

EDIT It's up now

"Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Location Time Piece
1 Shipment information received TRIESTE - ITALY"

Berberis · 21-06-2017 09:53PM

ricksanchez wrote: »

Not up on DHL yet unfortunately. The shipping e-mail says

"Normally, it will be available to tracked in 24 hours.but now, it is Delivery peak,1-3 days delay is allowed. Thank you for shopping with HonorBuy Mobile Shop!"

EDIT It's up now

"Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Location Time Piece
1 Shipment information received TRIESTE - ITALY"

You might have it tommorow then.
I ordered mine late on a Wednesday night. On Thursday afternoon I got a text from DHL to say i would have a delivery next day. The tracking number showed it was where yours is but yet on honorbuy they showed it was still being processed.
Anyway throughout the thursday it went to venice then to germany then by 06:30 friday morning it was in dublin then to Athlone and i took delivery at 12:30pm Friday.

abarkie · 21-06-2017 10:26PM

What about this phone due soon:

http://www.gizchina.com/2017/06/20/lenovo-zuk-z3-max-specs-appear-comes-snapdragon-836-8gb-ram/

copeyhagen · 22-06-2017 09:17AM

abarkie wrote: »

What about this phone due soon:

http://www.gizchina.com/2017/06/20/lenovo-zuk-z3-max-specs-appear-comes-snapdragon-836-8gb-ram/

that article says it could be fake.

GBX · 22-06-2017 09:21AM

No the article says that the 2nd pic is believed to be fake, not so much the actual device.
I'd imagine its in the pipeline and more info will follow.

corwill · 24-06-2017 08:43AM

How are Xiaomi-owning boardsies finding MiUi these days?

My last experience was on a Mi3, and I found its RAM management too aggressive, killing apps in the background too vigorously, resulting in not getting notifications, etc. It struggled with basic multitasking, too, didn't like a music player operating while web browsing on Chrome, for instance.

Are there reliable work-arounds in MiUi these days? Or is it even a factor any more?

Or maybe there are custom ROMS which have successfully imported the stock camera app, in which case, I'd be happy enough to root and flash.

RossieMan · 24-06-2017 10:03AM

got my Redmi Note 4 today, no customs so a toal of 144 for the 4gb ram 64gb storage version.

Took over 2 weeks from order to delivery. Pretty happy with that.

Setting up the phone now, feels so much better than the note 2 in the hand.

X6.430macman · 24-06-2017 01:49PM

RossieMan wrote:

got my Redmi Note 4 today, no customs so a toal of 144 for the 4gb ram 64gb storage version.

Wow what website you get it off for that price and how much was postage?

RossieMan · 24-06-2017 03:52PM

Geekbuying.

Postage was free as i opted of snail mail delivered to PM.

Its a risk getting it delivered that way, but its always worked for me so far.

X6.430macman · 24-06-2017 07:58PM

Wow that seems like really Good value

horse7 · 25-06-2017 09:26AM

X6.430macman wrote: »

Wow that seems like really Good value

Went with geek buying also,snail mail,took 4 weeks,and had to pay customs.

Catmologen · 25-06-2017 10:26AM

corwill wrote: »

How are Xiaomi-owning boardsies finding MiUi these days?

My last experience was on a Mi3, and I found its RAM management too aggressive, killing apps in the background too vigorously, resulting in not getting notifications, etc. It struggled with basic multitasking, too, didn't like a music player operating while web browsing on Chrome, for instance.

Are there reliable work-arounds in MiUi these days? Or is it even a factor any more?

Or maybe there are custom ROMS which have successfully imported the stock camera app, in which case, I'd be happy enough to root and flash.

I replaced miui with a lineage OS nougat ROM last week on my redmi 3 pro.I'm really impressed with the stability and performance. I didn't need to root the phone either, just unlocked the bootloader before flashing.

corwill · 25-06-2017 10:32AM

Catmologen wrote: »

I replaced miui with a lineage OS nougat ROM last week on my redmi 3 pro.I'm really impressed with the stability and performance. I didn't need to root the phone either, just unlocked the bootloader before flashing.

Back on my Mi3, I put on a AOSP ROM that worked really well, with the exception of the camera, which wasn't a patch on stock. How are you finding the camera on yours with Lineage?

RossieMan · 25-06-2017 10:58AM

horse7 wrote:

Went with geek buying also,snail mail,took 4 weeks,and had to pay customs.

Difference is I used PM. Well worth the extra 4 euro for the time alone.

abarkie · 25-06-2017 03:03PM

RossieMan wrote: »

got my Redmi Note 4 today, no customs so a toal of 144 for the 4gb ram 64gb storage version.

Took over 2 weeks from order to delivery. Pretty happy with that.

Setting up the phone now, feels so much better than the note 2 in the hand.

Hi

I got the a Redmi Note 4 Global version with Band 20, (4GB/64GB) for GBP £137 on Aliexpress with a silicone case

Order Sun 4th June Arrived Thursday 15th June

No customs

Took best part of a day to set up with apps etc

Need to work out how I can get my micro sd & 2 sims working now (as my adaptor doesn't seem to be working), but got plenty of memory so will be fine for a bit.

Feels better than my Note 3, so far, so good

mikeybrennan · 25-06-2017 03:06PM

RossieMan wrote: »

Difference is I used PM. Well worth the extra 4 euro for the time alone.

Do PM reject it if theres customs?

Catmologen · 25-06-2017 03:22PM

corwill wrote: »

Back on my Mi3, I put on a AOSP ROM that worked really well, with the exception of the camera, which wasn't a patch on stock. How are you finding the camera on yours with Lineage?

Camera is working fine and the UI is similar to stock android. It seems to be a really stable build so far. Fingerprint sensor seems to work better than with Miui 8 as well, I was surprised by that!

melekalikimaka · 25-06-2017 03:41PM

just ordered https://www.tinydeal.com/lenovo-p2-snapdragon-625-octa-core-55-fhd-android-60-4g-phone-p-164874.html

looking at website reviews am now a little concerned. what are they like as a company, anyone ordered fro them before?

bidiots · 25-06-2017 06:32PM

Catmologen wrote: »

I replaced miui with a lineage OS nougat ROM last week on my redmi 3 pro.I'm really impressed with the stability and performance. I didn't need to root the phone either, just unlocked the bootloader before flashing.

For the past few years, I've been out of the loop so to speak with regards flashing, can you list the process you used for the redmi, I need to sort mine out, cheers

jozi · 25-06-2017 06:40PM

I've been running Lineage on my Mi5 since the first official release, I've had no issues what so ever!

If there's no guide/tutorial on the Lineage site then you'll find a good one on Reddit in the Xiaomi sub Wiki

bazwaldo · 25-06-2017 07:39PM

Which seller and did you use free post?

abarkie wrote: »

Hi

I got the a Redmi Note 4 Global version with Band 20, (4GB/64GB) for GBP £137 on Aliexpress with a silicone case

Order Sun 4th June Arrived Thursday 15th June

No customs

Took best part of a day to set up with apps etc

Need to work out how I can get my micro sd & 2 sims working now (as my adaptor doesn't seem to be working), but got plenty of memory so will be fine for a bit.

Feels better than my Note 3, so far, so good

Catmologen · 25-06-2017 07:56PM

bidiots wrote: »

For the past few years, I've been out of the loop so to speak with regards flashing, can you list the process you used for the redmi, I need to sort mine out, cheers

1. Request permission to unlock the bootloader from http://en.miui.com/unlock/
2. Xiaomi will send you an unlock code a few days later.
3. Log in to http://en.miui.com/ and download the Mi Unlock Program and unlock the phone.
4. Download and install TWRP recovery and LineAge OS 14.1 and GAAPS. You can follow the tutorial here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYcXlmGMCKY&t=555s

pcuser · 25-06-2017 08:40PM

I requested the unlock code from Xiaomi a few days back and had it with 3 minutes, Hopefully it will be just as quick for you.

abarkie · 26-06-2017 12:34AM

bazwaldo wrote: »

Which seller and did you use free post?

https://xiaomionline.aliexpress.com/store/2178148

Used free post after selecting USA then UK

Wombatman · 26-06-2017 09:51AM

Are people not concerned that many apps won't work now on rooted phones because of SafetyNet (Android Pay, Pokémon GO, Snapchat, Netflix)?

kiddums · 26-06-2017 01:08PM

Sorry it this is wrong to post.
I'm looking for some with my options.
Other than spend £25 on parts and try to fix my Sony Xperia Z3 myself, I could buy a new phone.
Looking at a minimum of similar performance/specs to what I have, if not better.

1. Cubot Max
2. Motorola Moto G4 Plus
3. Cubot Cheetah 2
4. Wileyfox Storm

Have I missed any similar phones? I'm aiming to be under €200, but I can go a bit over.

Dual sim is not a requirement. Expandable memory minimum 128GB. Waterproof (just so it will survive being in a pocket in Irish rain for extended durations) is desirable.

fixXxer · 26-06-2017 01:21PM

kiddums wrote: »

Sorry it this is wrong to post.
I'm looking for some with my options.
Other than spend £25 on parts and try to fix my Sony Xperia Z3 myself, I could buy a new phone.
Looking at a minimum of similar performance/specs to what I have, if not better.

1. Cubot Max
2. Motorola Moto G4 Plus
3. Cubot Cheetah 2
4. Wileyfox Storm

Have I missed any similar phones? I'm aiming to be under €200, but I can go a bit over.

Dual sim is not a requirement. Expandable memory minimum 128GB. Waterproof (just so it will survive being in a pocket in Irish rain for extended durations) is desirable.

Put your requirements in here www.kimovil.com and see what comes up.

Wombatman · 26-06-2017 02:51PM

kiddums wrote: »

Sorry it this is wrong to post.
I'm looking for some with my options.
Other than spend £25 on parts and try to fix my Sony Xperia Z3 myself, I could buy a new phone.
Looking at a minimum of similar performance/specs to what I have, if not better.

1. Cubot Max
2. Motorola Moto G4 Plus
3. Cubot Cheetah 2
4. Wileyfox Storm

Have I missed any similar phones? I'm aiming to be under €200, but I can go a bit over.

Dual sim is not a requirement. Expandable memory minimum 128GB. Waterproof (just so it will survive being in a pocket in Irish rain for extended durations) is desirable.

The Z3 was ahead of its time and still a great phone bar the battery. Better than that lot anyway. Get a couple of quotes on repair from repair shops. If less than €80- fix and stick with the Z3 for another while.

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