Nokia 770 Now Available in Europe [Archive] - maemo.org

andymulhearn

11-03-2005, 04:29 PM

I'd caution buying it from EU if you're from overseas like I am (Canada). The duty on something that expensive is likely to be pretty hefty.

If anyone gave in (and believe me, I'm tempted right now), can you tell me how much the duty came to? (US or Canada, I just want to get a rough idea)

Don't forget the price you see includes VAT at 17.5% - the unit price is close to £208. If there's some way you can reclaim that, it may make the cost somewhat less unpleasant.

fpp

11-03-2005, 05:13 PM

Actually it doesn't seem to be available in all 12 european countries listed on that page : Austria, Germany and France have the "not in stock" mention. And of course I live in one of those :-)

Mike Cane

11-03-2005, 08:11 PM

So, the feeding frenzy begins. At least overseas.

At the moment, I could use a 770. Am at CompUSA accessing the net on one of their AOL demo notebooks! I could've been relaxing in Bryant Park doing this (which is where I was an hour ago, WiFi-less & 770-less!).

Ah well. Maybe next time!

Hedgecore

11-03-2005, 11:43 PM

Andy: Another slight kink - - the country seems to be hardcoded. Looks like no shipping outside designated areas.

Also, what's up with the UK price? Once currency conversion is done it's a tonne more.

andymulhearn

11-04-2005, 03:21 AM

Andy: Another slight kink - - the country seems to be hardcoded. Looks like no shipping outside designated areas.

Bummer :(

Also, what's up with the UK price? Once currency conversion is done it's a tonne more.

The UK Price includes VAT at 17.5%. COnversion to Euro (1.479 to the £) is about right and the Tax free price converts to just over 365USD and just under 440CND.

Is that the price you get, pre tax?

martymcr

11-04-2005, 03:43 AM

Wow I wasn't expecting this news when I got to work and checked ITT as usual!

Having tried to get to the order site from nokia.com or nokia.co.uk I realised I had to read the posting properly and followed the link to Nokia direct.

It's slightly more expensive than I was hoping for £200 would have been a lot better, but hey the anticipation is almost unbearable and I've placed my order with express delivery of course - patience is an alien concept.

Look forward to receiving it soon - I guess that as express states 1 day delivery it means I won't get it until Monday - it almost makes me want to take the day off work to play!

I'll post pictures when I get it.

BTW to check order status, use the order link in the original post and the order tracking link is at the top right of the ordering page - enter your email address and order number to check.

gadget1974

11-04-2005, 06:30 AM

Loving it! Loving it!

What a nice way to brighten up a dull day. All ordered, I hope it arrives tomorrow but I am betting that it will take some time.

Let the race begin to upload those photos!!!!

pytey

11-04-2005, 06:45 AM

Have you ordered the 770 from the Nokia site? I really want to order one of these units ;)

Ooops, just found the link :)

martymcr

11-04-2005, 07:23 AM

Also ordered a 512MB RS-MMC card from www.expansys.com - they do next day delivery for £2.95.

The card costs about £27

1GB cards are 3 times this price which seems rather unfair.

andymulhearn

11-04-2005, 07:40 AM

Also ordered a 512MB RS-MMC card from www.expansys.com - they do next day delivery for £2.95.

The card costs about £27

Those seems very cheap don't they. I've been holding off buying a 1gig mmc card to watch some larger films on my Ipaq because RS-MMC looks about half the price.

Oktobr

11-04-2005, 08:14 AM

Yes, I have to admit this is slightly more expensive than I expected. Still ordering one though ;)

BLC

11-04-2005, 08:24 AM

What do you think about a price drop in a few months?

I'm very interested on buy one, but for us, spaniards, 349€ is much money.

Our average salary is about 1500€/month, much less than UK, Germany & almost all rich EU countries. Actually, my salary is less than the half of that as computer technician.
I think Nokia & most multinationals must consider that.

I'm thinking on wait to the release on United States to buy one for 350 "bucks" as $350 = 290€

PD: Anyone has a job for me on a "real" EU country?

andymulhearn

11-04-2005, 08:43 AM

Well it's been shipped. :)

RogerS

11-04-2005, 08:55 AM

Well it's been shipped. :)
I wonder -- will you be the first non-developer customer who writes here to receive a Nokia 770?

andymulhearn

11-04-2005, 08:57 AM

I wonder -- will you be the first non-developer customer who writes here to receive a Nokia 770?

I'm not counting on that. I went for the slower shipping, because I guess there's no satiurday deliveries and then no one will be home when it comes next week so I probably won't see it until next saturday
:(

Hedgecore

11-04-2005, 10:17 AM

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I just want to confirm because I know Nokia sells RSMMC cards - - any RSMMC cards will work, they're not proprietary right?

Hedgecore

11-04-2005, 10:42 AM

For anyone outside of Europe or the US - - we're out of luck. I guess due to the nature of cellular phones, Nokia's locked down all the shipping to the countries specified.

aflegg

11-04-2005, 11:57 AM

Well it's been shipped. :)

Ditto. Not showing up on the UPS tracker yet though.

Checked on the UPS website for the guaranteed dates for the "UPS Express Saver" and it's guaranteed delivery before close-of-business on Monday.

I'll be in the office... uh-oh, just realised the reason I was coming in to the office has been cancelled. Hmm.

Damn.

Will have to try and swing by to pick it up! :-/

andymulhearn

11-04-2005, 01:26 PM

Ditto. Not showing up on the UPS tracker yet though.

Mine neither :(

Checked on the UPS website for the guaranteed dates for the "UPS Express Saver" and it's guaranteed delivery before close-of-business on Monday.

I'll be in the office... uh-oh, just realised the reason I was coming in to the office has been cancelled. Hmm.

Damn.

Will have to try and swing by to pick it up! :-/

Still on for next saturday for me. Unless I luck out and the wife's at home. Then I have to explain the parcel to her :rolleyes:

RogerS

11-04-2005, 01:54 PM

Unless I luck out and the wife's at home. Then I have to explain the parcel to her :rolleyes:
LOL. I had to promise ultimately to give the device to my wife and then buy a second one for myself when the money's there.

pycage

11-04-2005, 02:41 PM

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I just want to confirm because I know Nokia sells RSMMC cards - - any RSMMC cards will work, they're not proprietary right?

Any RS-MMC card will work. Not even the charger or the battery are specific to this device. :)

martymcr

11-04-2005, 03:35 PM

Well mine has shipped by UPS (to the UK) not sure where from (does anyone know?), and doubt it will arrive now until Monday.....

Seriously considering taking Monday off to get first play!!! ;)

aflegg

11-04-2005, 05:23 PM

Still on for next saturday for me. Unless I luck out and the wife's at home. Then I have to explain the parcel to her :rolleyes:

Good news everybody! I'm now in the office on Monday after all - another last minute change of change of plan.

Now received email confirmation from Nokia it's shipped and a PDF invoice.

RogerS

11-04-2005, 06:00 PM

"Shipped"! Oh, my! What a wonderful word.

I hope I become acquainted with that word soon.

aflegg

11-04-2005, 07:51 PM

...and now it's shown up on the UPS tracker as currently being in Belgium.

martymcr

11-06-2005, 08:13 AM

Hmm, UPS tracker hasn't moved since Friday night when it was scanned into customs - hope it's still going to get here tomorrow - has anyone's status changed to show the parcel in the UK?

andymulhearn

11-06-2005, 08:29 AM

Hmm, UPS tracker hasn't moved since Friday night when it was scanned into customs - hope it's still going to get here tomorrow - has anyone's status changed to show the parcel in the UK?

Nope, mine's still in Belgium :(

Tryky

11-06-2005, 11:09 AM

Doesn´t move but must be because nobady scan
on weekends.
:eek:

henry

11-06-2005, 11:37 AM

Mine too is still in Belgium :(

But according to my wife who works for a company that deals with UPS a lot, the next scan should be Monday morning at 9 am.

henry

11-07-2005, 01:48 AM

Nov 7, 2005 5:08 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY :D

martymcr

11-07-2005, 03:31 AM

Excellent - so's mine - booking afternoon off and partner waiting at home for package!!!

Thanks for the tip Henry - I'd have been climbing the walls wondering why it wasn't moving sooner!

The race is on to get the first 'non-discount' 770 pics on the gallery! (think I need to get out more!)

Mathieu

11-07-2005, 04:33 AM

Mine still have is status to "Open" :(
Pffff... I'm deseperated.

aflegg

11-07-2005, 04:44 AM

Nov 7, 2005 5:08 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY :D

6:21 London, GB - Out for Delivery :-)

andymulhearn

11-07-2005, 05:31 AM

6:21 London, GB - Out for Delivery :-)

Still in BE. Maybe I should have gone for the express after all :(

twohe

11-07-2005, 05:38 AM

Don't you just hate false alarms? Doorbell went, but it was something for the wife being delivered, not my 770.

christianhauck

11-07-2005, 05:56 AM

Just ordered it from Nokia.de . The system says that there is nothing in stock, but it accepted the order.

Smiley Dan

11-07-2005, 06:49 AM

Purchased mine on Friday afternoon, still reporting "open" :( How long before it ships, (London) I can't wait! :D

Mathieu

11-07-2005, 06:50 AM

Does any french people have their order status updated? Mine is still on open although I was one of the two who discovered the availability of the 770.
I phoned Nokia and the lady tells me that there is no more 770 for france until next week.

henry

11-07-2005, 07:08 AM

Just got a call from home. The package has been delivered! Now, i'm seriously considering taking the rest of the day off...

Smiley Dan

11-07-2005, 07:33 AM

Hurrah! Mine just changed to shipped :cool: Hopefully have it by Wednesday or so.

martymcr

11-07-2005, 08:47 AM

Just arrived (well a bit before 12pm) - posted quick photo to the Gallery - now off to play. Will provide more feedback later.

Manu

11-07-2005, 08:54 AM

Mine's been delivered at 12:27 at my wife's office. I can't wait to get back home. I ordered (normal delivery) the 770 thursday evening. I do live in Belgium though

fredoll

11-07-2005, 09:05 AM

no news (I know I bought it this morning ... but I want it now !)
Fred

domibont

11-07-2005, 09:15 AM

The online purchase experience with Nokia has been excellent. Ordered it Thursday evening, arrived today at 11! Also lots of feedback/confirmation of purchase/shipping/.... As for the device itself, it exceeds the expectations. Got it working within minutes. Browsing is quick, display is impressive, userfriendliness up to Nokia's standards,... I firmly believe this device will revolutionise the (mobile) internet experience... see my blog Nokia 770 (http://bonte.co.uk/myBlog/?cat=11)

buzzlightyear

11-07-2005, 09:16 AM

Both myself and my brother ordered from the UK site this morning and they are now showing as shipped - with UPS tracking numbers.

Cant wait

Buzz

twohe

11-07-2005, 09:19 AM

Both myself and my brother ordered from the UK site this morning and they are now showing as shipped - with UPS tracking numbers.

Cant wait

Buzz
You're going to have to!

The only slightly annoying thing about this is that Nokia aren't using a timed UPS delivery, so it's anytime between 9 and 5 unfortunately. I just wish there'd been an option to up the shipping charges for a pre-10am timeslot.

andymulhearn

11-07-2005, 09:22 AM

You're going to have to!

The only slightly annoying thing about this is that Nokia aren't using a timed UPS delivery, so it's anytime between 9 and 5 unfortunately. I just wish there'd been an option to up the shipping charges for a pre-10am timeslot.

I hate not being able to set the time. A few years go I ordered a new HP 546 (Shows how far back it was) and I had an option for between 6 and 8pm. Much more convenient.

twohe

11-07-2005, 09:31 AM

I kinda hoped that would swing it.

Just arrived :)

buzzlightyear

11-07-2005, 09:50 AM

You're going to have to!

The only slightly annoying thing about this is that Nokia aren't using a timed UPS delivery, so it's anytime between 9 and 5 unfortunately. I just wish there'd been an option to up the shipping charges for a pre-10am timeslot.

Not really worried as its being delivered to work so it'll go straight to the goods in place - trouble is I will then have to wait for the little chap to come round with his trolley :(

twohe

11-07-2005, 09:54 AM

Couple of pictures uploaded into the gallery (size comparisons).

The screen on this thing is astonishing.

buzzlightyear

11-07-2005, 10:22 AM

Couple of pictures uploaded into the gallery (size comparisons).

The screen on this thing is astonishing.

Right thats it - I WANT MINE NOW :D

Buzz

Tuxedosteve

11-07-2005, 10:33 AM

I ordered mine this morning before Nokia UK went out of stock. Do they send you an email when it ships?

twohe

11-07-2005, 10:36 AM

I ordered mine this morning before Nokia UK went out of stock. Do they send you an email when it ships?
They're out of stock already?

Smiley Dan

11-07-2005, 10:43 AM

Out of stock eh? Well that gives me some satisfaction :evil laugh: ;)

WillS

11-07-2005, 10:45 AM

Out of stock? Grrrrrr.

Saw the tablet at the Stuff Live/What Hi-Fi show in London at the weekend. The screen looked fantastic, pity that the sales reps on the stand were completely clueless about the device and its availability.

Why is it that all the gadgets I want today have just gone out of sotck (no iPod, no 770).

I'm feeling persecuted :-)

Reggie

11-07-2005, 10:53 AM

Couple of pictures uploaded into the gallery (size comparisons).

The screen on this thing is astonishing.

Nice! Any pic of the devices with their screens on? :D

buzzlightyear

11-07-2005, 10:57 AM

I ordered mine this morning before Nokia UK went out of stock. Do they send you an email when it ships?

Nope I didnt get one - just the original order confirmation so far.

Nothing showing on the UPS tracking site yet but I expected that

Buzz

andymulhearn

11-07-2005, 10:59 AM

Nope I didnt get one - just the original order confirmation so far.

Nothing showing on the UPS tracking site yet but I expected that

Buzz

I didn't get the billing and despatch information until quite a time after the original order. But then I did order after close of business thursday.

Andy

Tryky

11-07-2005, 02:13 PM

I place the order on Friday night and delivery status the same on transit (Spain ) :mad:

martymcr

11-07-2005, 02:27 PM

Nice! Any pic of the devices with their screens on? :D

We've tried to take some pictures of the device browsing ITT but they don't come out well. The screen is amazing, but needs some more zoom levels - 100% may be too small but the next size is 150% which is way too big.

Reggie

11-07-2005, 02:34 PM

We've tried to take some pictures of the device browsing ITT but they don't come out well. The screen is amazing, but needs some more zoom levels - 100% may be too small but the next size is 150% which is way too big.

Thanks for the effor martymcr. Here's a good screenshot of itT taken by twohe:

http://www.internettablettalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/41/

gadget1974

11-07-2005, 04:08 PM

OK,

Just spent some time playing with my new 770.

Initial impressions:

* It's small. Boy. None of the pictures on the Nokia website do it justice. It's got that 'wow factor' that the original iPod had. If anything, I think it is sexier than a Nano. I'll take it to work tomorrow and see what the general reaction is.
* YES - the screen is incredible. It needs a bit more of a flexible zoom but it really does have the wow factor.
* The screen has a soft cover (e.g. there is something in front of the glass, sorry not a technical explanation) which is very cool.
* Took me some time to work out where the MAC address was (I have a mac secured network at home) - it's on the box or behind the battery!
* Seems a bit sluggish, if I am honest. Later tonight I'll try updating the firmware with the files on the Nokia site. It's by no means 'slow' but doesn't knock my socks off yet. You have to wait for a full battery before you can update the firmware (actually I haven't checked if I have the latest or a newer firmware yet...)
* Converted an episode of the West Wing from my Tivo and uploaded it (quite slow, not full USB2 speeds). Very watchable!
* Web browser will take some getting used to, but its good. First time I've used a mobile Opera and it really does feel like the desktop version in a strange way
* Nothing quite describes the buzz you get when you load up the BBC website and connect to the live stream of Radio 1. Cool!!!
* Haven't installed Plucker but will be this evening. My favourite Palm app, so very happy to have it on the 770.
* Wireless reception so far is 'acceptable'.
* Unless I'm completely blind, it seems that you can't put the stylus in or out of the holder when the cover is over the unit.
* Newsreader doesn't have a method for importing OPML groups that I can find, so it will be a bit of a slug to import them all, but it's going to rock.

Overall, I'm pleased. Apart from a few niggles it has more than met my expectations so far.

Sorry, no photos because I managed to leave my digital camera at work - seems the other guys have got this covered though.

andymulhearn

11-07-2005, 04:23 PM

Mine's in Barking.

Tuxedosteve

11-07-2005, 04:43 PM

Mine shipped earlier today. The UPS tracking info doesn't work though so I can't tell where it is yet. It shouldn't matter though. I paid for next day

buzzlightyear

11-07-2005, 04:50 PM

Mine shipped earlier today. The UPS tracking info doesn't work though so I can't tell where it is yet. It shouldn't matter though. I paid for next day

UPS has just started showing mine - its in Belgium as of 8.45 - lets hope it can swim quick across the channel for tomorrow :D

Buzz

henry

11-07-2005, 04:51 PM

Thumbs up for Nokia! The device is really great. The screen is incredible. So Sharp! Wifi setup is very easy. The opera browser works great too. Renders most of the sites correctly.

The only complain I have so far is that the device is out of memory easily when opening large PDF files and it then gets a little slow. I'll try to install evince later and see if handles large files better.

henry

11-07-2005, 05:25 PM

Well... I manage to crash the device :( I opened a 4.7Mb PDF file and it worked. Although slow. But when I tried to open a second PDF file (of approx 3.5Mb) the device just hanged.

Kevint

11-07-2005, 06:15 PM

First post here, have kept an eye on the 770 for a few months and ordered mine last week, arrived lunch time today and been playing with it for a couple of hours. My impressions:

- it's small
- screen is fantastic, download some digital photos that I resized to 800 x 480, they look great
- very simple to setup wireless internet connection, took longer to reconfigure my router to allow another device than it did to configure the 770
- browser is very usable, reasonable speed, not as quick as IE or Firefox on my PC but pretty good
- simple connection to PC, appears as a storage device and hence easy to copy to/from
- the chess game plays at a good level, too good for me

Very happy with my purchase so far

Kevin

gadget1974

11-08-2005, 06:12 AM

Feeling of a bit of an idiot this morning, as the Nokia website doesn't have any updates yet - just the software that will enable updates in the future!

Anyhow - my 12 hour report is as follows:

* The Real player and mpeg support of is the 'hidden gem'. Real video streams perfectly at about 220kbps and using it as a portable radio is something that I hadn't thought I would do but I've done a lot already
*It is still a little sluggish. Especially when you have more than about 2 apps in memory, the keyboard takes a little time to appear and switching reminds me of Windows CE v1.1 on a Philips Velo. I am sure that this will improve with updates... and it's not too bad (don't want to sound like it is a real problem).
* The newsreader is good, but not great. Adding feeds takes time and I just can't seem to get on with it... sure there is something I'm not doing, does anybody have any tips?
* Mail is well implemented and works smoothly with IMAP
* As with all v1 Nokia products there are a few design niggles (steal some people from Apple, Nokia!!!) - mainly related to the cover. You can't take off the cover if the charger or USB cable are attached, you can't take out the stylus if the cover is on the unit. Turning over the unit in the cover feels clunky and needs two hands.
* Browsing on it is brilliant. It is the first ever handheld device that I have used for 'surfing' rather than 'looking at websites'.... to explain - it is not a restriction to follow interesting links or explore stories... something I have never done with a PocketPC / Clie or Palm
* Bluetooth connection via GPRS is good

henry

11-08-2005, 06:22 AM

* As with all v1 Nokia products there are a few design niggles (steal some people from Apple, Nokia!!!) - mainly related to the cover. You can't take off the cover if the charger or USB cable are attached, you can't take out the stylus if the cover is on the unit. Turning over the unit in the cover feels clunky and needs two hands.

Actually, you can't take off the cover completely but it is possible to turn over the cover even with charger or USB cable attached.

gadget1974

11-08-2005, 06:23 AM

Doh ;)

How stupid do I feel ?!?!?!?

andymulhearn

11-08-2005, 06:40 AM

Apprently mine was delivered today.

Signed for by someone called Beatrice and left at number 7.

Seeing a I live at no 7 and don't know anyone called Beatrice and none of our close neigbours are called Beatrice then clearly UPS have stuffed up :mad:

Smiley Dan

11-08-2005, 07:08 AM

Lucky Beatrice though!

Mine is on its way to London, checked into Brussels at 20:27 last night :cool:

Weavus

11-08-2005, 07:18 AM

Signed for by someone called Beatrice and left at number 7.
I've had ParcelFarce do that to be before with about £900's worth of computer equipment. Turned out the driver had delivered it with another box to a company a mile or so down the road. I'd call UPS asap and get them to sort it.

andymulhearn

11-08-2005, 07:29 AM

It went number 5, even though the driver wrote 7 on the form. When my wife checked with them the guy that answered the door denied all knowledge of a delivery which leaves me a little concerned.

UPS don't seem that bothered, the woman I spoke to said not to worry if it's lost it would be between UPS and the vendor to fund a replacement. OK but a) I've been waiting for some time of this and b) Nokia now have the UK out of stock so replacement is not going to be any time soon.

Smiley Dan, yes. Until I track her down.

Grrrrr :mad:

Mathieu

11-08-2005, 08:11 AM

Here the answer I just received from Nokia
Dear Sir,

Thank you for contacting Nokia Online Sales.

In fact, I saw that you were one of the first who placed the order. Due
to unprecedented demand for the product the delivery is slightly
delayed. Estimated time of delivery is end of November 2005.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Kind Regards

:,(

buzzlightyear

11-08-2005, 08:45 AM

Mines here - ordered yesterday morning and turned up 9.30 at work - then had to wait 2 long hours for the guy to bring it to my office building.

Just charging her up - hmmm - now that is a screen and a half

Buzz

gadget1974

11-08-2005, 09:56 AM

Actually, it's more like "half a screen and a screen..."!!!!

gadget1974

11-08-2005, 10:00 AM

Took my 770 out for lunch with some friends :)

It seems to have exactly the same kerb appeal that the first ipod had (before the concept of mp3 players was easily explained or understood) - people's reactions are:

"What's that"

.... you explain

"Why would you want one of those"

<look at the screen>

"Wow - that's amazing"

seindal

11-08-2005, 10:33 AM

:) l'm typing this with the handwriting recognition. lts much better than l expected . This is a great toy. l still haven't figured out how to have several mail profiles.

Rene'

martymcr

11-08-2005, 05:25 PM

Took mine to the Microsoft Visual Studio Launch event at the lCC in Birmingham. I found an open access point in the Atrium and it worked really well.

andymulhearn

11-09-2005, 05:30 AM

Well Beatrice knocked on my door yesterday evening and delivered unto me a Nokia 770. And very nice it is too :)

fredoll

11-09-2005, 05:48 AM

lucky you ! you get a 770 AND a new friend ;-)
O Fred

buzzlightyear

11-09-2005, 06:17 AM

Well Beatrice knocked on my door yesterday evening and delivered unto me a Nokia 770. And very nice it is too :)

So what number 7 did it goto then ?

And was Beatrice nice :D

Buzz

andymulhearn

11-09-2005, 07:43 AM

So what number 7 did it goto then ?

And was Beatrice nice :D

Buzz

It went to number 5, the house next door but I guess when the wife called she spoke to the husband not the wife, if you get my drift, and he'd been asleep when UPS called.

And yes, Beatrice is rather pleasant to the eye. In fact very ;)

gareth

11-09-2005, 10:20 AM

After going on about the 770 for weeks to various people I placed an order on Sunday night. The status is "out for delivery" at the local depot, I saw the UPS man go past the office in the morning but I am hoping it will be dropped off on that way back while he is making collections.

I am *hoping* that it will be able to run some kind of sat-nav or moving map software, I have various TIFF tiles of the local area and it would be a boon to have in the car. I have a laptop that could do that sort of thing but it is too bif and fragile to carry around. I think even GPSdrive will be good enough for me, but TomTom would be great too.

Gareth

Smiley Dan

11-09-2005, 10:50 AM

Got mine just before lunch, might get back to doing some work in a minute ;)

gareth

11-09-2005, 11:36 AM

Ok, arrived about 1/2hr ago!

First impressions: Feels very solid and of good quality, the sort of thing that I would expect to come from Nokia. I don't expect to drop it but I imagine it would fare quite well. MMC door was a bit stiff (had to use a pen top to prise it out), hopefully it might loosen up a bit. Screen is "wow" - my boss got a new Sony TX1XP yesterday (tiny w/s carbon fibre thing) and I was impressed with that, but this seems to be even higher res!

Darn, just realised I should have posted this from the 770 :mad:

edit: well I can edit from it anyway!

Gareth

Joohan

11-09-2005, 03:59 PM

Hello
As I understood from previous posts, do we who didn't get one in the first batch, have to wait until the end of november? My ordered version is labeled sv,fi,dk (as in three Nordic countries). Has anybody heard of delays with them?

-Johan

StevenS

11-09-2005, 08:13 PM

Rumors say Nokia collected devices from Nokia staff in order to have at least a couple of units in stock for launch on Monday. This is what they started with:

BE,NL = 23 units (out of stock now)
DK,SE,FI = 37 units (out of stock now)
AT,DE,FR = 0 units (nothing in stock at all)
IR,UK = 42 units (out of stock now)
ES,IT = 17 units (5 in stock left now)

Just give'em a StarTrek(TM) replicator :D
or wait forever ...

buzzlightyear

11-10-2005, 08:57 AM

I feel very lucky to have got one - those numbers are a joke - thats not a launch - I bet my brother feels lucky as well he um'ed and ar'ed for a good 30 minutes after me.

To sum up then myself and my brother own 2 of 42 or 4.76% of the UK and Ireland stock !! :eek:

Buzz

rolandrat

11-10-2005, 09:02 AM

StevenS

11-14-2005, 03:56 PM

Today I got an email from Nokia telling me that my order from Nov 4th has arrived and will be processed. "... due to the huge demand there will be a delay in delivery. Delivery is expected end of November".

At least there is a reaction from Nokia! Unfortunately they didn't mention the year ;)

Vielen dank für Ihren Auftrag vom 4. November für das neue Nokia 770.

Wir haben diesen Auftrag bekommen und bearbeiten ihn sofort.
Aufgrund einer unerwartet grossen Anfrage dieses Produktes, wird es jedoch leider zu einer verspäteten Lieferung kommen.
Voraussichtlicher Liefertermin wird Ende November sein.
Wir bitten um Ihr Verständnis und entschuldigen schon jetzt die Unannehmlichkeiten.
Bitte seien Sie versichert, dass Nokia Ihre Bestellung so schnell Wie möglich versenden wird.
Für weitere Fragen, wenden sie sich bitte an 0800 18 73 569 order an online-sales@nokia.com
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Nokia 770 Team

reini

11-18-2005, 06:59 PM

thats all i wanted to know - thx for information, so my order (11.11) will be delivered in 2007 :)

if someone getan 770 who ordered it on 04.11.05 or 11.11.05 should post it!

thx
reini

zuti

11-18-2005, 08:53 PM

Hurray! Now also on Nokia's eurostore:

"DUE TO HIGH DEMAND OF NOKIA 770 INTERNET TABLET WE ESTIMATE THAT DELIVERIES OF NEW ORDERS CAN ONLY START IN DECEMBER 2005. IF YOU WISH TO RESERVE A NOKIA 770 PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW. We will process the orders in the order they are received. Once the product you have ordered is available for delivery, we will charge your credit card and you will receive a Shipment Notification email, which will enable you to track your order"

Not too promising :| (but at least it's december 2005:)

konttori

11-19-2005, 06:42 AM

what order numbers did you guys have?

rok

11-19-2005, 10:34 AM

Finally my credit card has arrived and I placed my order 5 minutes ago.
My order number is 203300.

rok

rgbyhkr

11-20-2005, 12:08 PM

Just a heads up to folks on here. Dr. Ari Jaaksi works for Nokia and has been the front man for the 770. He happens to have a blog where he has discussed the 770 over the past few months. Not that I think he can do much about the availbility issue, but I have posted a comment on his most recent blog entry about the problem so at least he's aware of it. Here's a link to the blog:

http://jaaksi.blogspot.com/

And here's a link yo my comment:

http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16130344&postID=113242474042911468

If you'd like, you can post a comment as well.

Jeff

zuti

11-21-2005, 05:16 PM

OK, now we went from 2005 to 2006.

"Due to high demand of Nokia 770 Internet Tablet we estimate that deliveries of new orders can only start in January 2006"

StevenS

11-21-2005, 05:40 PM

OK, now we went from 2005 to 2006.

"Due to high demand of Nokia 770 Internet Tablet we estimate that deliveries of new orders can only start in January 2006"
Now it's obvious that Nokia has technical problems with production or a shortage in supply.
A lot of people here on itt -especially in the US- think that Nokia ships the N770 in Europe but this can't be true. They went out of stock 5-6 days after launch (Nov 3rd). The published order numbers in this forum show that they shipped some hundred devices (500-1000). That's it.

Has anyone in Europe received a device after let's say Nov 11th?

I ordered mine on Nov 4th from Germany and haven't received it yet. The order number is 200514, e.g. the 514th order in Europe :(

Milhouse

11-21-2005, 08:46 PM

I ordered mine Sunday 6 November @ 23:00 in the UK and had it in delivered to Central London from Belgium by lunchtime Wednesday 9 November, so Nokia were definately not sold out of UK/Ireland stock by Nov 3rd - it would seem that different countries had different allocations. My order number is 200886.

Nokia do appear to have executed this launch appalingly badly - at least now there is official notice that supply will not resume until Jan 2006, one can only assume the batch sent to the US will be their last for a while too. Bummer.

gareth

11-21-2005, 10:34 PM

Nokia do appear to have executed this launch appalingly badly - at least now there is official notice that supply will not resume until Jan 2006, one can only assume the batch sent to the US will be their last for a while too. Bummer.
I am surprised they went for a full public launch with so few stock available, perhaps they had production problems or maybe the production line was somewhat specialist and needed urgently for other products?

Maybe the units sold were scraped together so that they could claim a 2005 launch date and also get some more into the community and therefore get some demand for ported apps? This would mean that when production is in "full swing" there are even more apps available.

Gareth

WillS

11-22-2005, 08:29 AM

I ordered mine Sunday 6 November @ 23:00 in the UK and had it in delivered to Central London from Belgium by lunchtime Wednesday 9 November

Darn. I can't believe how close I came to getting one of the first batch. Perhaps if I hadn't been so hungover on Sunday I would have ordered in time instead of leaving it until Monday morning and missing the boat.

I'll never drink again (yeah, sure :)

What we haven't had from Nokia is any update on fullfilling orders already in the pipeline. Apart from the 'you should expect delivery at the end of November' email I've heard nothing, has anyone else?

WillS

gristle

11-22-2005, 08:46 AM

I am surprised they went for a full public launch with so few stock available, perhaps they had production problems or maybe the production line was somewhat specialist and needed urgently for other products?
Gareth

It could be something like mentioned in this thread..
http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=388

The last thing any manufacturer wants is a huge warranty case once they have shipped 100,000 units...

mika

11-23-2005, 05:51 AM

Okey...correct me if i am wrong about this....
New orders will be delivered in January, but old ones will be shipped in December. Production capacity seems to be very low....

tobi

11-24-2005, 05:17 PM

WillS

11-25-2005, 04:49 AM

Nokia just sent me an e-mail informing me, that the delivery of my German Nokia 770 will be delayed. Instead of at the end of November as stated before, I will now get it in December.
I really hope it's due to last-minute improvements on the device and not due to Nokia's inability to roll out a new product.

At the moment it looks like the later. I'm still being told I'll get mine here in the UK 'next week'. If that really is the case, the delays are due to production problems, not improvement related.

WillS

Kevint

11-25-2005, 12:44 PM

My hunch is that the delays are software related and they want to improve things before continuing shipping. If so, hopefully the new version today meets Nokia's quality requirements to roll out the product in volume.

Kevin

WillS

11-28-2005, 05:51 AM

So, last week I phoned Nokia about my UK order for a 770 (placed 7th November, 201095) and was told "it'll be with you by the end of November, next week"

This morning I make another call to get an update.....

"we still don't have news on any stock but we think it should be with you in December, probably the next 2 weeks"

:-(

I'm now guessing that I'll get my 770 2+ months after I placed the order, I've no confidence in the December date.

This is very poor stuff from Nokia, especially as I've had no update to the original order confirmation email that told me to expect delivery in November.

WillS

StevenS

11-28-2005, 01:29 PM

OK, now we went from 2005 to 2006.

"Due to high demand of Nokia 770 Internet Tablet we estimate that deliveries of new orders can only start in January 2006"
Ok, we're back in December 2005 :confused:
"Due to high demand of Nokia 770 Internet Tablet we estimate that deliveries of new orders can only start in December 2005."

satisam

11-28-2005, 02:38 PM

I ordered my Nokia 770 on the 7th of November and today the Nokia site has updated to say that it has been shipped :)

Hopefully everyone else will be getting their tablets soon as well!

tiggerboy0301

11-28-2005, 02:39 PM

My order placed on the 7th November is now on its way to me. Hopefully it will be here by Tuesday the 8th.

elwood

11-28-2005, 02:59 PM

I ordered on the 4th and still nothing.

zuti

11-28-2005, 03:34 PM

I ordered on the 7th as well, but still on backorder.

Last week I e-mailed Nokia's customer service, and they said orders placed before the 11th would be sent this week.

Fingers crossed :)

WillS

11-29-2005, 05:21 AM

I ordered on the 7th as well, but still on backorder.

Last week I e-mailed Nokia's customer service, and they said orders placed before the 11th would be sent this week.

Fingers crossed :)

After being told yesterday morning that mine (also ordered on the 7th) wouldn't be shipped until sometime next month, last night I got an email saying it has now been shipped.

This is great news for me personally but I'm still left wondering at the competance of Nokia's customer service operation.

WillS

Mathieu

11-29-2005, 07:22 AM

What is your country?
We may still have shortage for FR, DE, AT... no update on my order for the moment (FR - order #200062)
:(

WillS

11-29-2005, 08:02 AM

What is your country?
We may still have shortage for FR, DE, AT... no update on my order for the moment (FR - order #200062)
:(

UK

WillS

Plx

11-29-2005, 02:13 PM

SHIPPED !!! Finally ! :)

My Nokia 770 (FR, DE, AT) ordered on Nov 4th (#200558) has been shipped today.
I even have a UPS tracking number.

In the end, they managed to meet the "end of november" deadline (at least for shipping) !

I'm so excited after having waited so long :)

Mathieu

11-29-2005, 02:19 PM

Me too! :D

sebastien79

11-29-2005, 03:01 PM

And....me too !! :) :) (order 200874)

elwood

11-29-2005, 03:38 PM

Yes! They finally shipped it.

tiggerboy0301

11-29-2005, 05:52 PM

Mine arrived and its everything I wanted it to be!!

Concrete Donkey

11-29-2005, 06:49 PM

I ordered on the 22nd....

Does this mean I'm dead?

banux

11-29-2005, 07:56 PM

I order mine the 3 november from france.
He was shipped this evening. i hope received it tomorrow or in 2 days.

meshsmooth

11-29-2005, 08:16 PM

tiggerboy0301 what is your order number? (dont need to say the exzact number) mine is around the 1050 mark. From what i have heard the last orders to be sent were in the 700s

EDIT
Mine has just started its Journey to my sister who is in Scotland, then off to Australia. How big is the box it comes in? It will help in calculating the cost of shipping. I know it's .8Kg

Mathieu

11-30-2005, 10:11 AM

I just got mine!!!
Wuwu :)

joq100

12-06-2005, 07:10 AM

WTF is Nokia doing! Now they really pissed me off:
having ordered the 17th and left waiting, back then before putting my order I asked nokia twice (phone and email) about other means of distribution other than direct sales; after watching the CompUsa affair of our fellow Americans, I felt curious and went to kelkoo.es, just to see it listed at the same store I went the first time ever to ask about the product (elcorteingles.es) grrr. Today is a national holiday in Spain, so it is difficult to contact to check for actual availability.
The other thing I noticed is that the same store is listing a bundle of the n770 and an Internet Connection pack from wanadoo, which happens to be my own internet provoder. Back in october there was news about wanadoo subsidizing the n770 with the adsl connection in Spain, the only thing is that the subside seams pretty meagre now, because the price is a bit higher than the n770 alone. Anyway some folk said that that wasn't happening (the internet connection and n770 bundle) because wanadoo was leaving. If wanadoo hadn't the worst customer service ever (the second prize I would give to Nokia, right now) I would call to see if this was true and what about the hopes of giving away a n770 to a loyal customer :-), but I guess I'll have to wait, not much hope for getting mine this week either.