Xiaomi Mi Drone 4k - 393 euro including delivery

EireCelt · 22-10-2017 12:41am

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

No update at all. Just says "Sorry, your shipping information has not updated yet!" from date of shipping.

It seems the best accessory is a spare battery. I don't know for certain if spare props are included in the package, but tedpan would be in a much better position to answer those questions.

Click into the link above that and you'll have an idea of where it's at right now if i'm correct.

JabbaTheHut · 22-10-2017 12:47am

EireCelt wrote: »

Click into the link above that and you'll have an idea of where it's at right now if i'm correct.

Nothing. Just reloads the same page. If I click on IEEXP it bring me here http://www.faryaa.com/user/index/package-refer/type/track and says the order does not exist

I've tried the tracking number in aftership also with no joy

tedpan · 22-10-2017 12:58am

JabbaTheHut wrote:

It seems the best accessory is a spare battery. I don't know for certain if spare props are included in the package, but tedpan would be in a much better position to answer those questions.

There's spare props included, although I'd recommend buying another set for around 10euro. I got a spare battery too which was pricey but worth it for around 80euro.

The drone itself ships with the controller, battery, extra set of props, charger, USB cable and EITHER a WiFi dongle or prop guards. I got the WiFi dongle, others got the prop guards. I've never used the WiFi dongle, just the included usb cable(the controller charges your phone while flying to ensure you don't lose connection). The prop guards get in the way of the cam on windy days, so was happy with what I got.

I watched lots of YouTube tutorial videos to calibrate the drone and cam correctly.

Hope I haven't missed anything, best of luck!

EireCelt · 22-10-2017 1:00am

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

Nothing. Just reloads the same page. If I click on IEEXP it bring me here http://www.faryaa.com/user/index/package-refer/type/track and says the order does not exist

I've tried the tracking number in aftership also with no joy

Really, that's weird. Have you talked to gearbest on live support? Do they know about this?

tedpan · 22-10-2017 1:01am

JabbaTheHut wrote:

I've tried the tracking number in aftership also with no joy

Yeah, seems they've changed the tracking system. The CE********IE tracking number only works when it reaches the UK/Ireland. They used to provide another tracking number that worked on the Faryaa website. It's missing from my android box shipment too. Really annoying to have no visibility.

JabbaTheHut · 22-10-2017 1:04am

EireCelt wrote: »

Really, that's weird. Have you talked to gearbest on live support? Do they know about this?

Not on the live chat, but on the messaging system. Wrote about it a few posts back, and it doesn't make for good reading. Not too worried just yet though

tedpan wrote: »

Yeah, seems they've changed the tracking system. The CE********IE tracking number only works when it reaches the UK/Ireland. They used to provide another tracking number that worked on the Faryaa website. It's missing from my android box shipment too. Really annoying to have no visibility.

Yep. That's the worst. Not knowing if €330 worth of stuff is coming or not.

Although I still would be surprised if it never arrived at all

EireCelt · 22-10-2017 1:10am

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

Not on the live chat, but on the messaging system. Wrote about it a few posts back, and it doesn't make for good reading. Not too worried just yet though

Yep. That's the worst. Not knowing if €330 worth of stuff is coming or not.

Although I still would be surprised if it never arrived at all

Maybe chat on live support to them, mine was in London after a week but it took 3 1/2 weeks to get from London to me due to customs...I found live support good to deal with, just surprised http://www.faryaa.com/user/index/pac...fer/type/track hasn't updated you with anything, i'd get on to live support just to make them aware, would do no harm me thinks.

JabbaTheHut · 22-10-2017 1:15am

EireCelt wrote: »

Maybe chat on live support to them, mine was in London after a week but it took 3 1/2 weeks to get from London to me due to customs...I found live support good to deal with, just surprised http://www.faryaa.com/user/index/pac...fer/type/track hasn't updated you with anything, i'd get on to live support just to make them aware, would do no harm me thinks.

You could be right. As I said before, I don't mind waiting. But I don't have a lot of faith in live support helping me much.

Edit. Just reread your post. I have no tracking info at all to say where it is. It may have been in London as yours was, or perhaps (and I suspect) it is still on it's way to Europe. Either way, I suppose I'm better off waiting till the end of the week which will be 4 weeks from shipping and go from there.

Myself and logistic are in the same boat. We'll have to stick it out

ibrahimovic · 23-10-2017 6:05pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35846SVdWRk

This fella says you can't use a drone in any public areas like beaches or parks, i brought one at the weekend, where am i gonna fly it then lol!

tedpan · 23-10-2017 8:07pm

ibrahimovic wrote:

This fella says you can't use a drone in any public areas like beaches or parks, i brought one at the weekend, where am i gonna fly it then lol!

Hahaha, they're the only places I fly!

Vidcon · 23-10-2017 11:17pm

Get this drone for €335 with code '11nov348'
Valid till 1st Nov
Use topcashback site to get a few % back too.

https://www.gearbest.com/rc-quadcopters/pp_728058.html?wid=21

tedpan · 24-10-2017 12:03am

Vidcon wrote:

Get this drone for â‚¬335 with code '11nov348' Valid till 1st Nov Use topcashback site to get a few % back too.

Could you let us know which site???

Vidcon · 24-10-2017 12:43am

Sorry, same as in OP .... Gearbest
https://www.gearbest.com/rc-quadcopters/pp_728058.html?wid=21

tedpan · 24-10-2017 5:47am

Vidcon wrote:

Sorry, same as in OP .... Gearbest

Nice one, thanks!

logistic · 25-10-2017 9:14am

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

Got it from Gearbest as per tedpans op. It's a Chinese site, so it is liable for customs. It seems they use the UK as a "proxy" so it looks like it comes from the EU, thereby not incurring any charges. Or so I understand. But nothing is for certain with customs

I'm one day ahead of you, so it'll be interesting to see the progress. However, I also ordered another item from China the same day, with the same shipping date, with no update on it's progress, so it looks like just waiting it out.

How’s your tracking this morning? I can now see my delivery on the anpost tracking site.

tedpan · 25-10-2017 9:27am

logistic wrote:

Howâ€™s your tracking this morning? I can now see my delivery on the anpost tracking site.

Nice one, you should have it today or tomorrow!

tedpan · 25-10-2017 9:44am

So it took 21 working days logistic? Not the worst, but with no tracking not fun either. Anyway, have fun with it!

JabbaTheHut · 25-10-2017 12:36pm

logistic wrote: »

How’s your tracking this morning? I can now see my delivery on the anpost tracking site.

Checked yesterday morning, and no change, so didn't try since.

So got a surprise when it got delivered this morning. About 5 weeks from ordering. Did yours arrive?

JabbaTheHut · 25-10-2017 12:38pm

tedpan wrote: »

So it took 21 working days logistic? Not the worst, but with no tracking not fun either. Anyway, have fun with it!

No. Not the worst. Just not knowing anything about it's whereabouts was a pain.

Anyways, for €334, I'm impressed with it so far, and I'm only charging the battery

tedpan · 25-10-2017 12:58pm

JabbaTheHut wrote:

Anyways, for â‚¬334, I'm impressed with it so far, and I'm only charging the battery

Won't take long!

logistic · 25-10-2017 2:06pm

tedpan wrote: »

So it took 21 working days logistic? Not the worst, but with no tracking not fun either. Anyway, have fun with it!

Was shipped on 30th. I got word it was delivered this morning

logistic · 25-10-2017 2:08pm

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

Checked yesterday morning, and no change, so didn't try since.

So got a surprise when it got delivered this morning. About 5 weeks from ordering. Did yours arrive?

Yup it arrived this morning. Shame I’m away until Friday. The girlfriend says it’s hers

JabbaTheHut · 25-10-2017 3:16pm

tedpan wrote: »

Won't take long!

The controller took a while. But I've waited weeks to get this far, another hour or two won't make any difference

logistic wrote: »

Yup it arrived this morning. Shame I’m away until Friday. The girlfriend says it’s hers

Great to hear it got to you. I hope to give mine a go a bit later.

tedpan · 25-10-2017 4:56pm

logistic wrote:

Yup it arrived this morning. Shame Iâ€™m away until Friday. The girlfriend says itâ€™s hers

JabbaTheHut wrote:

The controller took a while. But I've waited weeks to get this far, another hour or two won't make any difference

JabbaTheHut wrote:

Great to hear it got to you. I hope to give mine a go a bit later.

Nice one lads! Great, no customs as expected too! Let us know how you get on!

JabbaTheHut · 25-10-2017 5:38pm

Gave it a test run, and it works perfect. Easy to fly too. And as you say, tedpan, no customs. Reckoned it'b be close to €100 more if it did.

tedpan · 25-10-2017 8:16pm

JabbaTheHut wrote:

Gave it a test run, and it works perfect. Easy to fly too. And as you say, tedpan, no customs. Reckoned it'b be close to â‚¬100 more if it did.

Enjoy, can't believe it's dropped 90 euro since I bought it though..!

25-10-2017 9:00pm

Came back to the thread with the idea of purchasing it, but see it has hopped up to about 480 or so. I'll hold off and see if a sale price occurs again.

SteM · 25-10-2017 9:21pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Came back to the thread with the idea of purchasing it, but see it has hopped up to about 480 or so. I'll hold off and see if a sale price occurs again.

Still coming up as €335 for me per Vidcon's post above.

tedpan · 25-10-2017 9:28pm

Deleted User wrote:

Came back to the thread with the idea of purchasing it, but see it has hopped up to about 480 or so. I'll hold off and see if a sale price occurs again.

Yep still on sale, sometimes gearbest have two listings of the same product. Vidcon's link on the previous page and use the code.

26-10-2017 6:03pm

I didn't see the post about getting it for €335.

Needless to say, it's ordered now. Hopefully be half as good as I hope. If it is, I'll likely get another as a backup (assuming the price remains the same/similar).

Cheers for the heads up on this, folks

26-10-2017 6:05pm

Also folks, mine says 'US Plug - White', do i need to pick up a plug adaptor somewhere in the mean time?

tedpan · 26-10-2017 6:45pm

Deleted User wrote:

Also folks, mine says 'US Plug - White', do i need to pick up a plug adaptor somewhere in the mean time?

Nope, it includes an adapter. It's 100-240v so can be used worldwide with an adapter of course.

Ardennes1944 · 26-10-2017 6:52pm

I had a Yuneec Typhoon H that I sold after the controller died at 41% (had to wait 21mins for it to come down praying that it would land safely alone) as I couldnt bear to have something worth so much money floating and me powerless to stop it. I have been watching this thread since the start and I have added this drone to the basket about 5 times already, still restraining myself :pac:

tedpan · 26-10-2017 6:57pm

Ardennes1944 wrote:

I had a Yuneec Typhoon H that I sold after the controller died at 41% (had to wait 21mins for it to come down praying that it would land safely alone) as I couldnt bear to have something worth so much money floating and me powerless to stop it. I have been watching this thread since the start and I have added this drone to the basket about 5 times already, still restraining myself

Hahaha, it'll happen one day, once you see more boardsies' reports and reviews

26-10-2017 7:43pm

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

I had a Yuneec Typhoon H that I sold after the controller died at 41% (had to wait 21mins for it to come down praying that it would land safely alone) as I couldnt bear to have something worth so much money floating and me powerless to stop it. I have been watching this thread since the start and I have added this drone to the basket about 5 times already, still restraining myself :pac:

I have a Bebop drone that i've used a good bit. Photographing houses for sale. Sometimes rural, sometimes urban, and the few times it loses connection are the longest seconds of your life.

Thankfully, I've never crashlanded in a place I couldn't get it, but i have had to climb a few trees and shrubs and thorny bushes over the last 2 years or so.

One time, in Carlingford, the sterling exchange rate must have just dropped, cos the drone headed for the north and was not coming back. I still often wonder where or how it landed.

So yeah.. it does happen, unfortunately. TedPan's videos here show him using this drone in ways I'd never dare use the Bebop, so hopefully this Xiaomi one is actually better... though I presume line-of-sight is still a requirement at all times.

tedpan · 26-10-2017 7:53pm

Deleted User wrote:

So yeah.. it does happen, unfortunately. TedPan's videos here show him using this drone in ways I'd never dare use the Bebop, so hopefully this Xiaomi one is actually better... though I presume line-of-sight is still a requirement at all times.

Yep, has to be in line of sight. It really is the easiest drone I've ever flown and have flown a mavic. Simple controls and stops dead in the air when you let go of the remote. Return to home accuracy is unreal too. you'll love it!

26-10-2017 10:00pm

tedpan wrote: »

Yep, has to be in line of sight. It really is the easiest drone I've ever flown and have flown a mavic. Simple controls and stops dead in the air when you let go of the remote. Return to home accuracy is unreal too. you'll love it!

Hope so.. I'll race ya around Mornington in 3 weeks!

JabbaTheHut · 26-10-2017 10:43pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I have a Bebop drone that i've used a good bit. Photographing houses for sale. Sometimes rural, sometimes urban, and the few times it loses connection are the longest seconds of your life.

Thankfully, I've never crashlanded in a place I couldn't get it, but i have had to climb a few trees and shrubs and thorny bushes over the last 2 years or so.

One time, in Carlingford, the sterling exchange rate must have just dropped, cos the drone headed for the north and was not coming back. I still often wonder where or how it landed.

So yeah.. it does happen, unfortunately. TedPan's videos here show him using this drone in ways I'd never dare use the Bebop, so hopefully this Xiaomi one is actually better... though I presume line-of-sight is still a requirement at all times.

tedpan wrote: »

Yep, has to be in line of sight. It really is the easiest drone I've ever flown and have flown a mavic. Simple controls and stops dead in the air when you let go of the remote. Return to home accuracy is unreal too. you'll love it!

As tedpan says, good line of sight works best. Was flying today, and it lost contact, but got a message on the tablet to say it was returning home, and it did. And to within about 2 feet of where it took off. Amazing piece of equipment really.

Deleted User wrote: »

Hope so.. I'll race ya around Mornington in 3 weeks!

I hope it does arrive in 3 weeks, but mine took 5. The tracking number meant nought, until it arrived in Portlaoise.

tedpan · 26-10-2017 10:43pm

Deleted User wrote:

Hope so.. I'll race ya around Mornington in 3 weeks!

Oh yeah, forgot you were local!

Fanny Wank · 27-10-2017 2:39pm

November is bonus month and I'd my mind set on a Mavic Pro. Simply struggling to justify the price difference vs the Mi Drone at this stage however

tedpan · 27-10-2017 4:01pm

Fanny **** wrote:

November is bonus month and I'd my mind set on a Mavic Pro. Simply struggling to justify the price difference vs the Mi Drone at this stage however

Hmmm, it's all about the portability plus nice DJI functions like follow me mode which I'm not looking for anyway. There's not a lot different with the rest of the specs. My mate says the mi drone copes better on windy conditions than his mavic, so was chuffed!

logistic · 27-10-2017 9:29pm

Got around to setting mine up today and took it for a quick night flight. Wow great bit of kit. So easy to fly. Looking forward to taking it out for a day flight. Think I’ll order the second battery

tedpan · 27-10-2017 10:06pm

logistic wrote:

Got around to setting mine up today and took it for a quick night flight. Wow great bit of kit. So easy to fly. Looking forward to taking it out for a day flight. Think Iâ€™ll order the second battery

Awesome mate, glad you're happy! It was a perfect evening too. Have fun tomorrow!

28-10-2017 9:01pm

Tell the truth Tedpan.. are you getting commission :P

Jlayay · 28-10-2017 9:11pm

Never understood the VLOS rules for drone-flying. With FPV, you've got an inside look into what the drone is actually seeing and you can easily control it since you know the camera is facing to the front. Makes it much easier to set up good looking photos as well and videos.

With VLOS, at 300 feet, you're pretty much looking at a dot in the sky and it can be hard to orientate yourself especially if your eyesight is poor. Plus there are enough safety features built into these drones (auto-land with low-battery, return home when signal lost, etc) that makes their risk approach zero.

Not encouraging anyone break the law but my 2 cents.

28-10-2017 11:33pm

Jlayay wrote: »

Never understood the VLOS rules for drone-flying. With FPV, you've got an inside look into what the drone is actually seeing and you can easily control it since you know the camera is facing to the front. Makes it much easier to set up good looking photos as well and videos.

With VLOS, at 300 feet, you're pretty much looking at a dot in the sky and it can be hard to orientate yourself especially if your eyesight is poor. Plus there are enough safety features built into these drones (auto-land with low-battery, return home when signal lost, etc) that makes their risk approach zero.

Not encouraging anyone break the law but my 2 cents.

Well I fly the drone in random areas, and often they are built up and have telephone lines, trees, etc. overhead, so I generally am constantly flipping between staring at the phone to make sure my shots are lined up properly, and staring at the drone itself.

So I can kind of understand it in that regard.

That said, my bebop would rarely get 300-400meters away before cutting out. It would rarely need to go any further in fairness, but apparently the drone here can reach 4km (which I am confident is a massive exaggeration) so if you were out at the coast or something like that, i could understand not needing to see the drone itself.

tedpan · 29-10-2017 12:47am

Deleted User wrote:

Tell the truth Tedpan.. are you getting commission

Haha, no just like to give advice! I wish I got commission.. I'm technical support for family and the majority of my friends!

tedpan · 30-10-2017 3:21pm

Deleted User wrote:

That said, my bebop would rarely get 300-400meters away before cutting out. It would rarely need to go any further in fairness, but apparently the drone here can reach 4km (which I am confident is a massive exaggeration) so if you were out at the coast or something like that, i could understand not needing to see the drone itself.

Take it down the beach, easily gets to 2km. Got nervous, so turned around

Standard Toaster · 31-10-2017 12:06am

Any other coupon codes? The Nov one has expired.

EireCelt · 31-10-2017 5:36pm

Bought a battery off Tomtop last month for €67 quid, not bad value until this morning that was, customs are looking for €25

Xiaomi Mi Drone 4k - 393 euro including delivery

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