That's the number I tried however apparently no one is in on Saturday..
will try on Monday, thanks a lot though.

And apparently the 5 samples thing doesn't apply to all chips I think.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On
Behalf Of Jan-
> Erik Soderholm
> Sent: 13 November 2004 20:05
> To: piclist@mit.edu
> Subject: RE: [PIC] Microchip Samples
> 
> Daniel Chia wrote :
> 
> > Hey Guys,
> > Is it just me or has Microchip suddenly decided to ship samples
> > to the local office instead? Because the last two or so samples I
> > ordered weren't shipped to my doorstep anymore but seemingly
> > have been shipped to the local office (I'm from Singapore).
> 
> And Techy Fellow wrote :
> 
> > If you can let me know how things go and what number to call,
> >  that will be great...
> 
> A quote from the "Microchip Samples - Frequently Asked Questions" :
> 
> "12. Who should I contact if I have a problem or question?
>   For questions or technical support just e-mail us at
>   OnlineSampleOrderSupport@microchip.com or you can
>   contact your local sales office.  To determine the local sales
>   office information, visit the <Contact Us> page.
> 
> 
> I went to that page and entered "Singapore" as region and got :
> 
> " Based on your current profile, the nearest Microchip sales
>   office to contact for questions about samples is:
> 
>   ASEAN Regional Office
>   200 Middle Road
>   #07-02 Prime Centre
>   188980
>   Singapore
>   Phone: 65-6334-8870
>   FAX: 65-6334-5580"
> 
> 
> Why don't you guys just ask them directly ? I don't think
> I 've ever seen any official Microchip people on this list.
> 
> I made one sample order the 21 Oct. Shipped 1 Nov (due
> to a backorder of some of the chips, bormaly they ship
> in 1-2 days) and arrived a few days later.
> 
> And another order the 30 Oct. Shipped the 12 Nov (also
> due to an backorder of a dsPIC device, which was deleted
> from the order before shipping). I expect delivery later next week.
> 
> Arrives with registred mail so I have to sign it at
> the local post office. Which is just fine.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Jan-Erik.
> 
> PS:
> On my last order I saw that the amount of each device was 1-5, used
> to be 1-3. So we might soon expect the PIC-auctions on eBay
> to be "5 units" instead of the now more common "3 units" :-) :-)
> 
> 
> 
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