Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

Post by Oops »

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First of all, thanks for the info :bravo:

As for the firmware, that's normal, production starts very early so as not to run out of stock.
It might also be a little marketing trick... you receive your console with an old firmware, you're missing features, you do the UPDATE... advantage for bigN: your 3DS is set up for the connection, you get closer to the shop, maybe you'll get in the habit of doing updates and thus getting closer to the shop (once again :P)

I don't know this merchant site but if it's from the us or japan it's a minimum of 15 days from shipping ^^'
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Take the opportunity to NOT update your 3DS XL. Your linker might be functional on this version and you can update it more safely and then update your console. For shipping count around 15 days - 3 weeks.
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Ok thanks for all this info.

So I'm going to order it now.
My order will be processed monday and given the shipping time I'll normally be back from vacation otherwise it will stay at the post office for 1 week.

To do all the updates I'll take the time to read everything properly but if I've understood everything it's not complicated:

we copy the console's firmware onto the SD card
we copy the linker's file.
we plug the linker into the console
we update the linker
we update the console (here I have a doubt I think with the firmware we copied, or maybe it happens automatically when we do the linker's updates)
and we play :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

thanks again for taking the time to answer me

EDIT:

Sorry to bother you again but I wanted to place the order on the nds card site and paying by paypal it tells me this:
Dear friends,
Our PayPal account is "PayPal.payment.is.not.currently.available.Please.use.Western.Union.payment.option@sorry.com".
You can make an offline payment to this account.
Meanwhile can I ask you a favor?
When you pay, please just tell us your order number or nothing.
Please do not mention these words: for example: "R4, R4i, Acekard, DSTWO……" and so on.
Then our PayPal account may remain for a longer time.
We will find your order via your name, amount, email or address.
And send orders to you as soon as possible.
Thanks for your supporting and trusting.”。

As I don't really master english I wanted to know if this is just a problem or if I really can't pay by paypal at all. If I pay with western union do I need to pay in euros or dollars?
Otherwise do you have a site that accepts paypal or directly a CB thanks
I was thinking of this one https://www.nds-gear.com/checkout.php
but a bit more expensive

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Western Union should be avoided if you don't know the recipient. There you're taking the risk of never getting your linker and never seeing your money again.
Personally I'd look for another site using paypal.
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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I completely agree with you that's why I'd like a site with paypal and a site that doesn't sell linker copies. The top choice a site partnered with gbgame and paypal :D :D
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Try Chipspain, Lightake, Divineo, Ezflash.es...
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Thanks
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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I think I'm going to order it from ezflash.es or .fr even if it's more expensive but at least I can pay by CB because it always serves as proof of purchase ;)

I asked them the delivery time because if I receive it within the week I'll order it right away otherwise after my vacation :) :)
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Otherwise do you know this site is it reliable and are the linkers original :)

https://www.ndssell.fr

thanks
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Personally no I don't know this site.

Hors sujet
Otherwise is it risky to squat the eshop or online games when you have a linker?
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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apparently not ^^'
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Oops wrote:apparently not ^^'
Thanks for the info :D
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Thanks for your answer I'll wait and see if other people know or not

otherwise I have this one
https://m3r4dstt.com/

Because on corentin's sites that he pointed out to me above I found the dstwo on only one site but at 40 roros!!!!!!
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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On Chipspain it's 31€95 and according to Tgames ( HERE ) the parcels ship quickly.
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Hello thanks for the info. Well I think I've finally found the site where I'll buy it :) :) :) :)

I just asked them a question about the firmware because it says it's version 3.06

Thank you
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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I ordered my DSTwo from chipspain. I'll do a review for you ;)
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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shunite wrote:I ordered my DSTwo from chipspain. I'll do a review for you ;)
I'll order one too at the end of august I think, I'll do a test in the same style as the AK2i one :)
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Hello,

I ordered my DSTWO and should receive it monday.

I think I'll need to update the linker's firmware and then the 3DS :)

Just a question how do we know the linker's firmware.

Thank you
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Hello,

So there I received the card all nice and clean.

The card had the new 1.11 update but the firmware wasn't up to date.

I did the update with firmware 1.7 on my 3DS XL (v 3.1.06e)

the linker update went perfectly then I did the update of my 3DS XL with the game New Mario bros 2 (the brand new one :) ) The update was mandatory.

All the DS games work perfectly and the 3DS games too.

Thanks again for all this information and for guiding me toward my purchase and the buying site

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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If I knew how to do the tests I'd gladly do so.

In any case I find the card is well made


:D :D :D :D :D
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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mamule wrote:Look what our dear corenting cooked up for us aideds/mon-avis-sur-l-acekard-2i-t11588.html

Photos, comments... the point is to share your satisfaction with us ;)

Glad that you are.... (glad) :D

By the way I'll do a similar test next week on the DS2, which shouldn't stop armagad from doing another test :)
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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Modération — Ayatus
sorry mate, I don't approve of this kind of intervention.
mamule wrote:On amazon:

transcend 8Go + 2.79€ shipping

transcend 32Go no shipping :mrgreen:

Where's this great site then? :arff:
Yep Amazon I recommend for memory cards, it's really cheap, it's not some obscure site and shipping is fast :) Compared to in-store prices it's huge :D
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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I took the liberty of stepping in, meshellsha made a promotional post, I have nothing against it but if they want to promote their site and products, they need to negotiate the terms with the community.
No way they're going to make money off our backs.
Why 'they', they're not the first, there's legions of them and I really don't care for them, in the game of who's dumbest, I'M definitely the DUMBEST.
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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well spotted blind man ^^' :twisted: :bravo:
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Re: Advice for choosing a 3DS linker

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you haven't read the revised version of my post, more pointed...

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