Lpc2000

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "bigakisgr" <bigakisgr@y...> wrote:
> I received my sample today. I took only 4 days to arrive to 
Greece!!!
> I never got any sample from a local distributor. They think that 
you
> must first order (or give a promise to order) some billions of 
pieces
> to be granted the right to take one sample.
> The only drawback, is that i only received only the 2138. I already
> bought some of them. I did not received the 2148 i requested. Do
> anyone knows why? 
> Thank you Phillips. 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "seangra" <sgraham@o...> wrote:
> > --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, various people wrote:
> > 
> > > My samples arrived today ( Sept 15 / 2005 ) 6 days ( 4 working 
> > > days ) from time I have ordered them . Shipped from Hong-Kong 
to 
> > > Western Canada . Everything was free of charge including 
shipping
> > > by Fedex.  Thank you Phillips - good service - keep it up !!!
> > 
> > > Just a "me too" to say mine have arrived today (Monday) 7 days 
(5
> > > working days). I ordered 2xLPC2138 and 2xLPC2148. Only the 
2138s
> > > arrived though. 2 chips, in strange (but secure) square chip 
> > > holders, inside an antistatic bag, inside a cardboard box, 
> > > inside a jiffy bag, inside a FedEx Tyvek bag. All the way from 
> > > Hong Kong!   Good speed, but must have cost a fortune with all
> > > that packing, and all the way from HK.
> > 
> > > What a dream... to Brazil (my country) nobody sends samples. 
> > > Sometimes Texas send some, but with a lot of restrictions. I 
> > > allways have to buy some on Farnell to start working. It is 
> > > possible to get samples from local distributors, but if you 
are a 
> > > small design center (like me) it's very hard to obtain 
samples...
> > 
> > > I ordered some LPC213x.Shipped from Hong Kong to Brazil via 
Fedex.
> > > You need to wait 2 weeks. Thank you Philips.
> > 
> > 
> > Just another Me Too as well, I asked for 2x2438, 2x2338 and 
2x2292 
> > (not sure which route I wanted to go), and 4 business days later 
I 
> > received 2x2338 the same, in static bag, in box, in bubble 
envelope, 
> > in fedex envelope, from Honk Kong.  I figured that because I 
asked 
> > for too many (even though it clearly says on the website that 6 
is 
> > the "respectable" limit) that they only send me 2.  So I put in 
a 
> > request for 2x2438 (can't even buy those locally), but then the 
next 
> > day I got another shipment with 2x2292, same packaging, same 
> > source.  I wonder why they didn't ship them all at the same time?
> > 
> > I also put in a samples request from Atmel (SAM7S series) and 
got a 
> > phone call from All American wanting to talk about volumes, 
etc.  
> > Philips just sent them without any trouble at all.  Thanks 
Philips!

They may come later . Mine have come in two shippments within 2 days 
apart.