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Done. £419 for a phone that good, that I only need a screen and a keyboard for to turn into a mobile workstation. Fingers crossed that enough people find this a

Done. £419 for a phone that good, that I only need a screen and a keyboard for to turn into a mobile workstation. Fingers crossed that enough people find this as compelling as I do and sign up!

dan1234 13y ago
Slightly OT, but do you know where you stand from an import duty/VAT standpoint? A quick google suggests you could be liable for around £90 in duty & VAT[1] [1]http://www.dutycalculator.com/popular-import-items/import-duty-and-taxes-for-smartphone/ http://www.dutycalculator.com/popular-import-items/import-du...
- RobAley 13y ago
  Its says free shipping in the US and UK, so I'm guessing, as Canonical is based in London, they'll do the importing and deal with duty, so the price you see is the price you pay! I'm guessing.
  - dan1234 13y ago
    Ah, I never knew they were headquartered in the UK!
    - miga 13y ago
      And thus all EU countries should have it without duty.
  - rgbrenner 13y ago
    But that would mean that they are charging everyone -- including those not subject to VAT -- a 20% surcharge for VAT. That seems really unlikely
- boothead 13y ago
  Good question. No idea! If I get charged the VAT and duty, I think I might be able to make up the £90 by charging the other geeks in my office a "fondle fee". We're all forced to use windows, I might even be able to make a profit :-)
- ZeroGravitas 13y ago
  There appears to be some confusion on the matter: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/07/ubuntu-edge-uk-tax-position-confusing-backers http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/07/ubuntu-edge-uk-tax-positi... Note the comments where someone claims Canonical responded to a query by saying it includes VAT. Seems almost too good to be true though.