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OnePlus One availability detailed

I'm very surprised that OnePlus didn't have an ample supply of phones. While they'll be offering pre-order I believe they won't be able to fill those orders within either Q3 or Q4. They're behind the eight ball and it's going to get ugly, thousands of unhappy buyers will challenge their ability to survive. Potential buyers are out of patience and enthusiasm.
 
zipred said:
I'm very surprised that OnePlus didn't have an ample supply of phones. While they'll be offering pre-order I believe they won't be able to fill those orders within either Q3 or Q4. They're behind the eight ball and it's going to get ugly, thousands of unhappy buyers will challenge their ability to survive. Potential buyers are out of patience and enthusiasm.
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I think if they don't get anything generally available by Q4. We might might be saying "Anyone remember OnePlus?".

...anyone remember Fusion Garage?" LOL
 
more people have reported getting phones but it seems that in a rush to get phones out they have ignored a yellow screen issue. looks like the majority of the july batch has this in varying forms.
 
THE W said:
more people have reported getting phones but it seems that in a rush to get phones out they have ignored a yellow screen issue. looks like the majority of the july batch has this in varying forms.
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Below is a quote from David S. at OnePlus regarding the yellow screen issue:
There are three different types of 'yellow screen' issues.

One is where the screen is evenly tinted yellow - this is actually an intended effect as warmer screens offer more true-to-life colors than bluish screens. To adjust your screen hue manually, please go to Settings > (under Device) Display & Lights > (under Advanced Settings) Screen Color > Custom > Hue.

Another is a slightly yellowish band across the bottom of the screen when viewed from unconventional viewing angles at full brightness. Our screens are lit from the bottom instead of from underneath, and to minimize bezels we place the light sources very close to the edge of the screen. To prevent excessive light leakage, the bottom edge is designed to be slightly opaque, which is why it appears yellow from certain angles.

If your screen has yellow spots that appear to expand however, please send us a photo and we'll see whether it's a hardware issue.

You might have seen photos of these issues online - most were taken at extreme angles and 100% brightness, or even doctored to increase the contrast. Actual imperfections are usually very subtle and do not impact normal usage.
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Source: RE: Yellow Screen | OnePlus Forums
 
THE W said:
more people have reported getting phones but it seems that in a rush to get phones out they have ignored a yellow screen issue. looks like the majority of the july batch has this in varying forms.
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the aliens have still not landed and the new moto g/lte has been flawless.
 
I'm about done waiting.

I have an early five digit member number in the forum, along with regular participation, to my detriment, since I'd much rather spend my forum time here.

How much longer I will wait remains undetermined, but I've lost all enthusiasm, not a good sign. I'm so sick of their B.S. I may not even use the invite if one arrives.

Half the fun of buying lots of Android phones is l love the platform. Yet this experience that I was so enthused about at the start, has been damaged by the OnePlus attitude which strongly resembles the ever narcissistic Apple.

Oh well nothing ventured, nothing gained, or at least that's how the saying goes... :)
 
We're now well into July, and we still have to beg or fight for an invite to have a chance of even getting one of these? I've had the Oppo Find 7a almost 3 months now, and the OnePlus was one of the phones I was considering.
 
We're now halfway through July with no "general availability" in sight yet? Either that or I need one of the still extremely elusive invites.
 
ScottOhlms said:
We're now halfway through July with no "general availability" in sight yet? Either that or I need one of the still extremely elusive invites.
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they stated around the end of last month that this wasn't going to happen as they grossly underestimated demand in the beginning. as of right now they're giving out invites to early forum members as many on the forums are now receiving invites.

as far as being able to buy without invite they gave a very tentative Q3 estimate for the start of pre-orders.
 
there is a "shortage" of invites , yet there are plenty of units for sale on the net at higher prices and in retail stores in China. the exact opposite of lenovo/motorola phones which are built in china and sold all over this planet. i stopped drinking the kool aid last month.
 
mrnyjet said:
there is a "shortage" of invites , yet there are plenty of units for sale on the net at higher prices and in retail stores in China. the exact opposite of lenovo/motorola phones which are built in china and sold all over this planet. i stopped drinking the kool aid last month.
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With demand so much larger than supply, its not really surprising a secondary market has opened up with people trying to turn an easy profit.
 
mrnyjet said:
there is a "shortage" of invites , yet there are plenty of units for sale on the net at higher prices and in retail stores in China. the exact opposite of lenovo/motorola phones which are built in china and sold all over this planet. i stopped drinking the kool aid last month.
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there is indeed a shortage of the international version of the ONE with working radios. there's a lot more of the china ONE available.

motorola didnt come on the scene 6 months ago.
 
antelifeUK said:
I know the feeling, I have had enough myself. Curious, when did you join the forums?
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I joined first week of April, it's July 15 I've participated almost daily I have a very high post count, all for naught.

The roadblock to buy one is impenetrable.

Control freaks worse than Apple they're free to discriminate in handing out invites. Not exactly professional or impressive.
 
CafeKampuchia said:
OnePlus is now planning to take pre-orders with a target start in 3Q14. This is in response to the frustration caused by the invite system.

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Now a definite maybe...
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xdlas said:
How soon is the pre order available for user like me to pre order one?
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As you know, we are not very good at providing dates... We said we would try to have a pre-order system by the end of Q3, but no promises.
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Purchasing from their website without an invite is still a definite no.
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Rohit D said:
Carl, David, now that the invites are rolling out faster. At what point do you expect an end user to add the phone to shipping basket and buy?
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We don't have any plans for this yet.
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Source: AMAA with @Carl and @David - July 18, pages 13 & 4
 
antelifeUK said:
the whole OnePlus One saga, looks to me, more and more, like a fiasco. I think this will be their only One phone they will ever get to sell. On their website it says you can't buy it, but then all sorts of small online Chinese shops, sell the phone. How does that work?!? They sold the idea that this phone was built for and with Cyanogenmod, and then the majority of the phones built come with Oppo's ColorOS ?!?!
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It's all a bad experiment on their end, and a nightmare on ours. Three failed phones from them, here's the latest:

The dialog below sums up my half year long quest for a _working_ OnePlus One.

OnePlus One pre-orders now open for the next 60 minutes. [Update: link is down]

Hurry up boys and girls... Uh, oh wait!



http://m.androidcentral.com/oneplus-one-pre-orders-now-open-next-60-minutes
 
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