Hacking Cheapest Gateway 3DS

[Pox]

My Gateway card arrived ( at least to my local Post office, still haven't picked it up).

So my result from Eachmall is like this:
Ordered 4Oct, one week of hassle with them to ship,they shipped on 11Oct, and now its here in Stockholm (25Oct), which means the transit time was 2 weeks plus 1 week of dragging with their customer support ( 3 weeks in total).

Overall, its not completely bad, I would even say its good, considering 2 weeks are good result for China-Sweden package transit time. But that first week left a bad impression for me.

 

[Huntereb]

Roughly a week and a half ago, and used their standard mail option, which didn't cost me any extra.

It's gonna take a while with that shipping option. I live on the US East Coast, and it took almost 3 months for my card to arrive from Hong Kong.

 

[Bryght]

Just to give my feedback for yeahgeek.com;
- I ordered my gateway on Oct 4th for $65.51
- It actually charged $67.15 to my bank
- It arrived at my doorstep in the US on Oct 23rd

Everything worked well, got GW3D 9.X running in about 10 minutes with no hassle.
So yeah, the conversion fees didn't really effect me much, +1.64 is cheaper than any of the other options I could have taken (Although I would prefer PayPal). I kinda wish it arrived quicker than 2 1/2 weeks, but that's just me being greedy.

Hi, I also ordered a gateway from yeahgeek.com, on October 21st , shipped very fast.
Could you copy-paste the tracking messages from the tracing website please? So I can know what to expect

So far I've had :

Spoiler

2014-10-21 11:34 Electronic Information added by sender @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-21 11:48 Electronic Information confirmed by sender @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-21 19:51 Scanned by Espeed Post @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-21 22:45 Being processed by Espeed Post @ SHEN ZHEN

2014-10-22 14:40 Handed over to Swiss Post @ SINGAPORE
2014-10-23 00:00 Départ @ CH

2014-10-23 10:07 ITM_EXP_10 Mailed @ Asendia Asia
2014-10-23 10:07 ITM_EXP_20 Arrival at border point of origin country @ Asendia Asia
2014-10-23 10:07 ITM_EXP_60 Departure from border point of origin country @ Asendia Asia

Thanks

 

[Realus]

Hi, I also ordered a gateway from yeahgeek.com. I ordered on October 21st , shipped very fast.
Could you copy-paste the tracking messages from the tracing website please? So I can know what to expect

Sure, but edited to remove identifying information obviously.

Spoiler

Speedpost:
2014-10-04 16:15 Electronic Information added by sender @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-05 11:20 Electronic Information confirmed by sender @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-05 15:45 Scanned by Espeed Post @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-06 00:20 Being processed by Espeed Post @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-06 16:45 Handed over to Singapore Post @ SINGAPORE

Singapore Post:
2014-10-07 06:15 Information Received
2014-10-13 13:20 Despatched to overseas

USPS:
2014-10-20 03:15 Origin Post is Preparing Shipment
2014-10-20 03:20 Arrived at USPS Facility
2014-10-20 10:05 Departed USPS Facility
2014-10-22 05:20 Arrived at USPS Facility
2014-10-22 05:35 Departed USPS Facility
2014-10-22 10:20 Arrived at Unit
2014-10-23 08:05 Sorting Complete
2014-10-23 08:20 Out for Delivery
2014-10-23 15:05 Delivered

When it was stuck at the 2014-10-13 date for awhile, I was worried because no updates had come in awhile.
So I plugged my Singapore Post tracking number into http://www.17track.net/en/ and I saw that it eventually went to USPS. I think an update on Sinpapore Post should have reflected this transfer. *Shrug*

Since our destinations (US vs France) are different, I wouldn't be surprised if the time and couriers the package takes to reach you differs.

 

[loco365]

It's gonna take a while with that shipping option. I live on the US East Coast, and it took almost 3 months for my card to arrive from Hong Kong.

I've never had to wait that long from them, ever. Never more than 3 weeks.

 

[Huntereb]

I've never had to wait that long from them, ever. Never more than 3 weeks.

Meh, I dunno. Maybe mine got lost on the way? All I'm saying is that the free option from Hong Kong takes aaaaages. I pretty much gave up on my order, but I was pleasantly surprised when I found it in the mailbox.

 

[masterzero]

Sure, but edited to remove identifying information obviously.

Spoiler

Speedpost:
2014-10-04 16:15 Electronic Information added by sender @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-05 11:20 Electronic Information confirmed by sender @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-05 15:45 Scanned by Espeed Post @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-06 00:20 Being processed by Espeed Post @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-06 16:45 Handed over to Singapore Post @ SINGAPORE

Singapore Post:
2014-10-07 06:15 Information Received
2014-10-13 13:20 Despatched to overseas

USPS:
2014-10-20 03:15 Origin Post is Preparing Shipment
2014-10-20 03:20 Arrived at USPS Facility
2014-10-20 10:05 Departed USPS Facility
2014-10-22 05:20 Arrived at USPS Facility
2014-10-22 05:35 Departed USPS Facility
2014-10-22 10:20 Arrived at Unit
2014-10-23 08:05 Sorting Complete
2014-10-23 08:20 Out for Delivery
2014-10-23 15:05 Delivered

When it was stuck at the 2014-10-13 date for awhile, I was worried because no updates had come in awhile.
So I plugged my Singapore Post tracking number into http://www.17track.net/en/ and I saw that it eventually went to USPS. I think an update on Sinpapore Post should have reflected this transfer. *Shrug*

Since our destinations (US vs France) are different, I wouldn't be surprised if the time and couriers the package takes to reach you differs.

Welp , I would have preferred no update at all in 7 days than just having a wrong tracker and telling me my packet was going to greece LOL

 

[Kurt117]

does yeahgeek ship flash cards/shipments from china?

 

[Pox]

Yup, all is shipped from China, no doubt about that.

 

[satel]

does yeahgeek ship flash cards/shipments from china?

they use swiss speed post in singapore which handles their international shipments. i got my 1st order in 12 days so i'm expecting the 2nd order next week.

here is my 2nd order tracking:

Detailed Tracking History
Date and time Status
2014-10-21 12:45 Electronic Information added by sender @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-21 12:45 Electronic Information confirmed by sender @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-21 19:51 Scanned by Espeed Post @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-21 22:45 Being processed by Espeed Post @ SHEN ZHEN
2014-10-22 14:44 Handed over to Swiss Post @ SINGAPORE
2014-10-23 10:08 ITM_EXP_10 Mailed @ Asendia Asia
2014-10-23 10:08 ITM_EXP_20 Arrival at border point of origin country @ Asendia Asia
2014-10-23 10:08 ITM_EXP_60 Departure from border point of origin country @ Asendia Asia

 

[Bryght]

Hah funny how your order departed like 1 minute after mine :>
Also I want to thank you; your messages in this thread convinced me to choose Yeahgeek for my gateway

 

[Kurt117]

is there a website that accepts webmoney?
(i'm want to buy a dstwo)

 

[satel]

Hah funny how your order departed like 1 minute after mine :>
Also I want to thank you; your messages in this thread convinced me to choose Yeahgeek for my gateway

you are welcome & by the way according to online tracking my parcel is due for delivery today that's a new record 9 day delivery (1st order took 12 days to arrive). how about your order ?

 

[satel]

i just received mine funny how the 1st card came updated with the FPGA update but the one arrived today needed updating.

 

[Bryght]

Mine arrived this morning ! 9 days total ! This is unbelievable !



I'll have lunch first then try it

EDIT : setup went smoothly, confirmed 100% legit, I am playing right now

 

[Pox]

Yeahgeek is indeed fast, I just wish they support Mastercard or PayPal

 

[Nirmonculus]

From the previous post, I'm assuming that yeahgeek ships from China, particularly from Shen Zhen or is that just the info that comes up with the credit card statement and has nothing to do with shipping?
I'm going to buy one online if the local game pirate stores don't have them on stock here in Manila. They have r4i Gold but I think I'm going for Gateway instead.

 

[SunTea07]

From the previous post, I'm assuming that yeahgeek ships from China, particularly from Shen Zhen or is that just the info that comes up with the credit card statement and has nothing to do with shipping?
I'm going to buy one online if the local game pirate stores don't have them on stock here in Manila. They have r4i Gold but I think I'm going for Gateway instead.

hey man im from ph too what store are you talking about? im planning to buy a gateway here in ph too but cant find any.

 

[Nirmonculus]

Last week, I checked at V Mall and they don't have it they told me to just order online. You can try Star Mall in Alabang because there I saw r4i Gold deluxe and Gateway a few months ago but didn't buy it because I don't have a 3ds xl then. They have 2nd hand ones there and brand new sometimes but be prepared to cash out more than you would if you buy online. GW will not go down P4,500 I think which in my opinion is too much of a hassle for something that's over my budget. I'd rather pay online and wait for it to arrive. If yeahgeek ships from China, then it should arrive sooner here than in the US.

 

[SunTea07]

Last week, I checked at V Mall and they don't have it they told me to just order online. You can try Star Mall in Alabang because there I saw r4i Gold deluxe and Gateway a few months ago but didn't buy it because I don't have a 3ds xl then. They have 2nd hand ones there and brand new sometimes but be prepared to cash out more than you would if you buy online. GW will not go down P4,500 I think which in my opinion is too much of a hassle for something that's over my budget. I'd rather pay online and wait for it to arrive. If yeahgeek ships from China, then it should arrive sooner here than in the US.

my problem is i cant order online cause im still a teenager so yeah.