Any success getting a mini 5 pro into the US and how?

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Is this being discussed in another thread? Point me there.

Are there fellow USA members that have successfully obtained an M5P?

As many others, I want to get my hands on one, replace my Mini 4P.

Thanks, gang.

 

[mavic3usa]

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where to buy mini 5 pro from korea

Saturday at 10:37 PM

Hey looking for a reliable seller that someone has bought the mini 5 pro (from Korea because USA prices are crazy) from and got for good price in addition to there being no problems with it in the USA.

Thnx in advance!!

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[msinger]

The price isn't great, but there are some available on eBay too.

 

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Thanks @msinger. Those prices are hard to swallow, but I can recoup a little of that selling the Mini 4P which will become all but worthless to me gathering dust after I have an M5P, similar to the Mini 3P I need to get off my lazy butt and sell on eBay.

The M5P seems to really be in the sweet spot.

 

[Ken Schmidt]

Is this being discussed in another thread? Point me there.

Are there fellow USA members that have successfully obtained an M5P?

As many others, I want to get my hands on one, replace my Mini 4P.

Thanks, gang.

I ordered one on ebay from Korea. It arrived to Hawaii in 5 days.

 

[YorksPhotos]

I have had 6 drones successfully delivered from Korea and 1 from Japan since July. The most recent was purchased on 9/24. I am not as confident today as I was then.

 

[Ken Schmidt]

I have had 6 drones successfully delivered from Korea and 1 from Japan since July. The most recent was purchased on 9/24. I am not as confident today as I was then.

Really? I thought I overpaid. But the cost of shipping I paid and the seller took care of the Tariff and duties I thought I did pretty good?

 

[YorksPhotos]

Really? I thought I overpaid. But the cost of shipping I paid and the seller took care of the Tariff and duties I thought I did pretty good?

Yes, all good. One of the M5P's I bought had $130 in shipping but a lower price overall.

 

[PAW]

Purchased on eBay via the 102_store
Price included any additional tariff charges

Mini 5 Pro combo
Ordered 9/20 Arrived 9/25

RC Pro 2
Ordered 9/25 Arrived 9/29

 

[a2tomm]

went thru ebay from korea from 102_store00 turn around was only 3 days amazing ,I am totaly happy
DJI care fresh NOT AVAILABLE but even if purchased in the USA still NOT able to buy ,however STATE FARM offers coverage for 45 bucks a year

 

[russellg]

I have ordered and received two Mini 5 Pros from ebay (seller with_us), takes about 6-7 days and they ship Fedex.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Heads up:

Before you decide to replace your Mini 4 Pro with the Mini 5 Pro, you should be aware that the Mini 5 Pro, despite DJI's User Manual and Support claims to the contrary, is still broadcasting RID with the Mini 5 Pro Regular battery in the U.S..

The Mini 4 Pro is properly configured so that it will not broadcast RID when flown with the Mini 4 Pro Regular battery, but it will broadcast RID when flown with the Mini 4 Pro Plus battery, so you still have full user control over RID broadcasting.

Whether this issue with the Mini 5 Pro Regular batteries can be fixed with a FW update remains to be seen. Getting DJI to accept that it is STILL broadcasting RID with the Regular battery is the first challenge. I have just reported the issue and asked that it be escalated, as they still deny being aware of the problem. What happens from here is up to them.

If control over RID broadcasting is important to you, I would not buy a Mini 5 Pro until this issue has been resolved. Had I known about it beforehand, I certainly would not have bought mine, until I knew RID properly operated as advertised.

Mine was bought as a Regular battery Combo from Korea, and the drone serial number begins with 1581F and the batteries are all labeled as 2788 mAh, so it is not that I was shipped the Plus version by mistake. All available updates have been installed as of this morning before definitive testing with a $1100 Dronetag RIDER, not just a free phone app. It is clearly still broadcasting RID, and no other batteries have ever been used in it: only the Mini 5 Pro Regular batteries. I also tested it with all 4 batteries, as I also separately purchased a 4th Regular battery.

If more Mini 5 Pro owners with Regular batteries can report this to DJI, DJI may finally accept that there is a problem and choose to fix it with a FW update to properly detect the Regular batteries, so RID is disabled.

 

[mavic3usa]

Heads up:

Before you decide to replace your Mini 4 Pro with the Mini 5 Pro, you should be aware that the Mini 5 Pro, despite DJI's User Manual and Support claims to the contrary, is still broadcasting RID with the Mini 5 Pro Regular battery in the U.S..

The Mini 4 Pro is properly configured so that it will not broadcast RID when flown with the Mini 4 Pro Regular battery, but it will broadcast RID when flown with the Mini 4 Pro Plus battery, so you still have full user control over RID broadcasting.

Whether this issue with the Mini 5 Pro Regular batteries can be fixed with a FW update remains to be seen. Getting DJI to accept that it is STILL broadcasting RID with the Regular battery is the first challenge. I have just reported the issue and asked that it be escalated, as they still deny being aware of the problem. What happens from here is up to them.

If control over RID broadcasting is important to you, I would not buy a Mini 5 Pro until this issue has been resolved. Had I known about it beforehand, I certainly would not have bought mine, until I knew RID properly operated as advertised.

Mine was bought as a Regular battery Combo from Korea, and the drone serial number begins with 1581F and the batteries are all labeled as 2788 mAh, so it is not that I was shipped the Plus version by mistake. All available updates have been installed as of this morning before definitive testing with a $1100 Dronetag RIDER, not just a free phone app. It is clearly still broadcasting RID, and no other batteries have ever been used in it: only the Mini 5 Pro Regular batteries. I also tested it with all 4 batteries, as I also separately purchased a 4th Regular battery.

If more Mini 5 Pro owners with Regular batteries can report this to DJI, DJI may finally accept that there is a problem and choose to fix it with a FW update to properly detect the Regular batteries, so RID is disabled.

Thanks for checking. My M5P is with Plus batteries only so I wouldn't be able to test even if I were actively using it. I'm the opposite, I didn't mind having RID so I'll register and go from there. I guess that's another screw up for the M5P launch.....

 

[GadgetGuy]

Thanks for checking. My M5P is with Plus batteries only so I wouldn't be able to test even if I were actively using it. I'm the opposite, I didn't mind having RID so I'll register and go from there. I guess that's another screw up for the M5P launch.....

I blame you for quoting the User Manual, and myself for foolishly relying upon the User Manual! LOL!

At least now, DJI isn't telling me it is intentionally always broadcasting RID because they can no longer guarantee the weight is below 250g. They are still maintaining that it isn't intended to be broadcasting RID with the Regular battery. Hopefully, they don't change their minds, and decide that it was a mistake, but a good mistake, so they won't fix it!

 

[mavic3usa]

I blame you for quoting the User Manual, and myself for foolishly relying upon the User Manual! LOL!

At least now, DJI isn't telling me it is intentionally always broadcasting RID because they can no longer guarantee the weight is below 250g. They are still maintaining that it isn't intended to be broadcasting RID with the Regular battery. Hopefully, they don't change their minds, and decide that it was a mistake, but a good mistake, so they won't fix it!

To be fair, I don't think we can necessarily rely on the user guide for the M5P to be applicable for the US since no official market launch in our country. It does make sense to have the M5P perform the same as the M4P but I guess we now know that isn't the case. There will certainly be new sw versions coming soon so this will need to be checked to see if anything changes (or the release notes). However, if DJI never really intended to launch in the US ever, why would they ever fix this? So great! The Mini series has gone from a stealth, sub-250g drone to an overweight, always-broadcasting RID "ordinary" drone....where's the draw?

 

[GadgetGuy]

To be fair, I don't think we can necessarily rely on the user guide for the M5P to be applicable for the US since no official market launch in our country. It does make sense to have the M5P perform the same as the M4P but I guess we now know that isn't the case. There will certainly be new sw versions coming soon so this will need to be checked to see if anything changes (or the release notes). However, if DJI never really intended to launch in the US ever, why would they ever fix this? So great! The Mini series has gone from a stealth, sub-250g drone to an overweight, always-broadcasting RID "ordinary" drone....where's the draw?

Well, they went to the trouble of getting it approved by the FCC and making it RID capable. No reason why it should perform differently in the U.S. than elsewhere with the Regular battery, especially in terms of broadcasting when it shouldn’t, and their U.S. based tech support claim it is supposed to work as the user manual states. I don't think it is a GPS based broadcast. It should be based off recognizing whether the Regular battery is inserted, and then not broadcast RID, just like the Mini 4 Pro, irrespective of location and country.

Otherwise, why even have a Mini 5 Pro, if you have to register it because it’s obese, and it still broadcasts RID, even when it isn't? Might as well get the Mavic 4 Pro, if you are going to be broadcasting RID anyway, and have three cameras instead of one.

 

[YorksPhotos]

I think I am in the minority. I bought it for its size and I chose the plus combo. I frequently fly off a boat and this one will be much easier and safer to catch.