Digital World International (DWI)
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Avoid at all costs – Purchased a pair of headphones with a faulty cable that began to show exposed wires. Contacted DWI directly and they said that I had to pay for postage INTERNATIONALLY to China where they MAY send me a replacement. Item arrived in a semi functioning capacity to begin with; the fact that they have the sheer nerve to suggest that it may not be… Read more
replaced is dumbfounding!
Do not buy from these guys as you may receive a damaged item that they will not replace.
Illegal power converter sold with unit – According to AS/NZS 60950.1: Information technology equipment – Safety, it is illegal to sell within Australia a device that uses a power converter to make it work in Australia. While the price is good, and it was probably a grey import, Australian electrical standard still need to be met.
Battery damage – We bought two cell phones. Enter Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge G935FD 4G Dual Sim 32GB Gold and Silver. We haven't used the phone recently because the battery was constantly draining and it kept turning off. Apparently the phone's battery opened last week. Thank goodness no personal injury or property damage. We immediately got in touch with Samsung… Read more
Germany. According to a Samsung company employee, they couldn't help us because this phone is not approved for the European market. Seller does not report.
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Non reliable online purchase site – This site is not reliable for the peace of mind especially when you send the item for repairs, It doesn't have time frame. If it won't b repaired due to some reason, DWI offers scrap or refurbished one item. I'll never ever recommend to buy from this site. July 25th 2017 Update: unreliable online purchase website my experience is terrible with… Read more
product, they sold the product of ASUS ZENFONE for $212, which was used one, after one month it started fluctuating, when sent it back fore repairs they didn't repair nor they provided refund, on top they were asking to have deal with another used one crap phone. totally frustrated with this website. Guys please don't trust on this website as well as its products. the products may be good or in used condition.
September 13th 2019 Update: Beware of this scammer
Dear Australia residing guys, please dont buy anything from DWI Digital World International, as they are running overseas based online company which doesnt comply with Australian Consumer, especially after warranty claims. Some guys are defending these scam company. I have lost $298 last year. They neither replaced my mobile nor repaired. Ridiculous, they are offering used phone instead of refund. Plz have a look on their reply in an attachment.
Positive reviews
Happy customer 5 years on – I took a risk being in Australia and using this store. I am blessed to have taken that risk as all the kit I purchased was over $3500 ($1500 less of bought from Australia). Genuine, quick and till today the camera runs well.
Excellent serves – It's very easy to navigate the store and find what I want, I'm very satisfied with the range of products, and I'm satisfied were you with the quality of product(s) I bought it.
Digital product – I bought a Tamron lens from this website, The price is much cheap than other online digital shops, I order last Monday, I had received in a week. Cheap product, fast delivery.
Negative reviews
Sloooooooooooow delivery – I thought I would give DWI a go. I ordered a mobile phone in good faith from DWI over three weeks ago. I just received the dispatch confirmation today. Terribly poor delivery performance. They claim on their website they have been swamped with orders from Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales. My experience has been terrible. I have emailed them… Read more
several times only to get fobbed off from their inflexible customer support team. It was a planned Christmas present and it wont arrive in time. Next battle I will have with them is when I return it for a refund. Buyer beware!
Making a profit from excessive credit card surcharges – I was about to purchase a product valued at over $500 online when I noticed on the final screen a surcharge for paying by Mastercard that was 2.5 times more than the actual cost to the business of a credit card transaction. MasterCard / Visa is surcharge is 1-1.5% but DWI are charging over 3.4% of the total cost. I sent an email questioning this… Read more
and was it an error, after several emails later they eventually responded and stated it wasn't an error. Clearly its a company that doesn't play by the rules so I decided not to be stung and ended up paying a 'higher advertised' price elsewhere and no surcharge
DO NOT ORDER - SCAM SITE – Scam website. kept delaying my order. ordered start of december. got told on the 14th that there was going to be a minimum of another 4 days before it would be sent. Don't use website
Recent reviews
Deceitful – Add claimed features phone did not have. When phone returned, DWI demanded my pass word to google account to 'unlock'. As if anyone would provide that. Got refund after complaint to PayPal.
Risky – Not so hot. To many questionable reviews. Didnt have stock and got various excuses. Days before replies to emails. Got refund after complaint to Ppal
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Very poor after sales service – Purchased a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 which started having issues a few weeks before 12 month warranty expired (which is order date, not the date we received) Sent photos of problem with request for repair or replace. Received advice to return to Microsoft locally (Microsoft website stated warranty expired 6 months earlier!) Received email from DWI… Read more
on how to prepare device for return (Very confusing, related to mobile phone, not tablet) Finally requested advice on how to return only to be told "Sorry that as refer to the record, the warranty is passed. We suggest you to have it to inspection locally by your cost. Thank you." Purchased the same device from local retailer and have a 2 year warranty! Should have read the reviews 12 months ago :/
I have never been let down by this company – I've ordered 7-8 products including phones, cameras and laptops from DWI since around 2010. Their products have always arrived amazingly quickly, in perfect order. They are usually (but not always) the cheapest on the net. They have some fantastic offers if you happen to be looking at the right time. How they get goods door to door from Hong… Read more
Kong to the Blue Mountains NSW within 3 business days is unbelievable. I have read some very negative reviews about their carrier since it was merged into Toll (Toll-Ipec) but I have never had a problem, and I've lived in two different places since dealing with DWI. I agree with somebody further back saying he thinks they have improved: delivery times were still pretty quick at 5-6 days in the past, but they've now halved! A company I am very comfortable ordering from.
Pleseantly surprised by the service – DWI was really good considering that I had bitter experiences with HK based websites. DWI was professional, genuine and has provided me good quality product. Even standard shipping was fast. I would recommend purchasing from DWI. They provide the best rates around internet.
Enjoying the product,loving it! – The product i needed was easy to find with the reviews which helped me to buy the product. Very satisfied and highly recommended product.
Warranty non existing – Warranty non existing. Rude reply when asked for help. Lost $270. Never again. Don't get cheated like me. The warranty is non existing.
Excellent transaction; arrived in time in excellent condition. Recommed to all – 100% satisfied; goods arrived in time and was exactly same as was described.Will recommend to all; excellent seller; asset for online shopping.
If it wasn't for bad service by Toll delivery would have been 5 stars – DWI have good prices and easy to use web. But please stop using the horrible Toll for deliveries. They didn't update heir tracking page regularly and their delivery person didn't even knock my door while I was at home and had to pick it up personally from alternative pick up point.
Fantastic Service – The store is very easy to navigate and provides a broad range of products that are current. The products are good quality and quick, easy delivery and payment options make purchasing a breeze. Highly recommend the site.
Wonderful product and good service – It's very easy to navigate the website and find your products, there are a wide range selection and price is attractive.
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Excellent price and very fast delivery (within 2 days) – Excellent price and very fast delivery (within 2 days) I wasn't expecting it to arrive so quickly Very happy with the watch
Worst thing ever! – Bought a phone online and product arrived and looked great. Registered to China and can't change anything. My poor daughter saved hard for her phone only for this horrible company to take her for a ride. Scum!
Rip off totally – Poor value in comparison to Ted's Camera who offer a more modern 1500d compared to 1300d which Teds do not stock.18 compared to 24 megapixels Canon with same lenses with a little higher price. Also dodgy connectors for power supply and no Australian standards certification for safety. Also sold with missing adapter then do not get back to you with remedy. Rude and self deprecating - don't know what customer service is. Go elsewhere, anywhere.
Horrible customer support – Device was faulty (overheating, random shutdowns and not charging properly) and still under warranty so sent in at my cost (international shipping). To cut a long story short, between long breaks between replies and refusal to provide a phone number to talk about the product and cut and paste replies to almost all of my responses, it took over 9… Read more
months to get my faulty device back, with the only thing they could do being to waive the return postage fee as they "couldn't reproduce any issues during testing". They always ignored any questions about what testing was actually done as well as my requests to be put onto someone else and just provided the same cut and paste responses instead.
So if you never have any issues with the product then you may get a decent deal on the item, but if you ever have to deal with customer support then good luck. I would encourage you to take a look at all the reviews discussing any customer support before making your decision on where to purchase your goods from.
Great Online Experience – Best price I could find online. Product arrived in 2 days after order was placed. Goods arrived in perfect order & where well packed. Delivery is much faster than buying product within Australia. This is the 5th order to this company & all the goods where as described with no issue with any product.
Fake product, horrible customer service case support – Unacceptable, case support worse like crap, easily tell fake product so disappointed. No direct call to case support, they are such irresponsible.
Terrible service from start to finish – I bought Samsung Iconx 2018 earbuds, on arrival the earbuds had already been opened prior with the Samsung Seal already broken. I then could not connect to ear buds via bluetooth. I sent them an email explaining my issues and I got a rude and not helpful reply. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY.
Terrible service – I bought a Lg phone. Around 7 - 8 months later it’s out of order. It’s still in warranty, I tried to contact them but they didn't reply me until half month later. Then I need to send my phone back to HongKong to repair (as they said). They said it would be around 4 weeks to fix it. Now is in the sixth week and they never let me know how my phone… Read more
is and when I can receive it. I text them many times and they always reply “sorry, will double check”. They make me disappointed with terrible service. I’m waiting for my phone now. And I don’t know when I will receive my phone... my family, my relatives, my friends and I will never buy anything from this company again!
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Lol lost money as well as item... please DO NOT trust this site... its scam