PinePhone KDE Community Edition shipping update thread.

[Ozwald1]

Now I'm a bit worried... I ordered the 2021/01/09, and haven't received any tracking info... Do you think this is normal or should I be even more worried ?

Well, I made my orded at 2020/12/04 and no single mail after that, no code, nothing... 

[dekeonus]

jbloodwo

Welp, like a few others, the tracking number status was updated this morning to reflect DHL received the package from Pine64  (yay!)

BUT about an hour later I received a notification from DHL now saying the "Shipment [is] on hold"

More waiting. 

The same thing happened for me, but the expected arrival date hasn't changed at all, so perhaps it will be a short-lived hold?

From reading the hold notice, I am guessing that DHL has the hold in place to fill a cargo plane my ETA appers to be Thursday


I also had a hold notice, which has just been updated to returning to shipper. I did have a ticket with DHL, I was waiting for a call back from a local DHL agent (after they had heard from DHL Hong Kong).
I called them just now and apparently the issue is the battery label was bent and needs to be repackaged. FFS

[sandspur]

This new message from DHL is disturbing.  My package was returned to the shipper (Pine64) in Hong Kong:

Waybill: 9502905790
Returned to shipper
Get Proof of Delivery
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 12:20 PM (GMT +8)
Origin Service Area:
HONG KONG - TUEN MUN - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA
Destination Service Area:
HONG KONG - PANAMA CITY BEACH - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

No explanation from DHL.

[dekeonus]

This new message from DHL is disturbing.  My package was returned to the shipper (Pinephone) in Hong Kong:

Waybill: 9502905790
Returned to shipper
Get Proof of Delivery
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 12:20 PM (GMT +8)
Origin Service Area:
HONG KONG - TUEN MUN - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA
Destination Service Area:
HONG KONG - PANAMA CITY BEACH - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

No explanation from DHL.

just a heads up: you should not include the Waybill number - it is all that is needed to alter final delivery instructions (day / signature or not / with a neighbour / leave in specific location etc). At the very least redact the last several digits.

[philbieford]

At the risk of generating envy, I was very surprised to get my PinePhone (in Australia) more quickly than DHL estimated - Fri 22nd versus eta Thurs 28th!

Aside from needing to use a No.0 Phillips head driver to release the battery, the device is working nicely on Wifi. Plasma is much snappier after the ~1GB update, albeit not really on par with a modern big-brand smartphone (as expected). Haven't attempted to use modem yet.

Thank you to the Pine Team and community - very excited to see what I can do with this lovely new device.

Mine is yet to be ship . Was due 22nd but yet to be shipped I'm in n.s.w

[awuji]

This new message from DHL is disturbing.  My package was returned to the shipper (Pinephone) in Hong Kong:

Waybill: 9502905790
Returned to shipper
Get Proof of Delivery
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 12:20 PM (GMT +8)
Origin Service Area:
HONG KONG - TUEN MUN - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA
Destination Service Area:
HONG KONG - PANAMA CITY BEACH - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

No explanation from DHL.

I got the same message today. I am quite worried as well.

[philbieford]

So what's going on .... DHL say's it's returned to shipper ?

[ridecar2]

This new message from DHL is disturbing.  My package was returned to the shipper (Pine64) in Hong Kong:

Waybill: XXXXXXXXXX
Returned to shipper
Get Proof of Delivery
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 12:20 PM (GMT +8)
Origin Service Area:
HONG KONG - TUEN MUN - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA
Destination Service Area:
HONG KONG - PANAMA CITY BEACH - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

No explanation from DHL.

I'm getting the same message, however when I phoned DHL up they told me that the shipper had requested the package back. No refund of handling charges nor VAT was mentioned.

[RichPine]

Me too - returned to shipper.

[Practice]

My phone was also returned to the shipper. I called DHL, and they said for whatever reason, the request was made from the shipper to be returned. So I think it's up to Pine64 to explain this.