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2010-11-26
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Originally Posted by lunat
i dont know where u live , but here in greece no provider offered the N900 , it wasnt even on thier lists .
maybe you should go somewhere else ...
others don't have your problems.
EDIT: i would certainly not recommend your shop ...
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the n900 WASNT advertized , WASNT on shops ( at least the first 2-3 mounths ) the only way to get it was/is nokia stores and they even got it in limited numbers .
the only advert i ever saw was the one on utube . i learned bout the phone from this forum , and i fell in love with it , i had to preorder one from a nokia shop , and got it 3 days after it was released ( they had 10 n900 available for sale ) .
ps : " free" phones from providers are not so " free " , how can it be free when u make a 24 - 36 mounth contract ( thats 2 - 3 years ) with a provider and pay mounthly fees !!!
just to give an idea , i have pre paid card ( from wind ) i have 1500 min talk time 1500 sms ( for wind same provider usage ) and 1.5GB data per mounth FOR FREE , i never paid 1 sent ( well i bought the sim for 5 $ ) , THATS FREE , not 20-50 $ contract per mounth + call + data .
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2010-11-26
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#153
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Originally Posted by benny1967
Huh? If a customer can simply walk out of a contract then it's not a contract, or the operator isn't doing enough to enforce it? All contracts for "free" phones that I've seen work something like this:
If a consumer who pays, say, €50-€70 per months could simply change his sim card, they'd be left with a monthly bill of €20 and another carrier would earn the remaining €30-€50.
You agree to a monthly fee of $XX for a period of YY months. In return you'll get the phone for "free" and NN "free" minutes of talk time and MM "free" SMS etc. Once you've committed to the contract then you have to pay up whether or not you use the phone and/or sim (operator couldn't care less) until contract period is up.
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2010-11-26
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Originally Posted by kureyon
u are right , but the thing is that not all countries have same laws . so different countries different operators = differrent contracts .
Huh? If a customer can simply walk out of a contract then it's not a contract, or the operator isn't doing enough to enforce it? All contracts for "free" phones that I've seen work something like this:
Now tell me again why should the operator care what sim you use in the phone?
where i live there are no 24-36 mounth contracts , u only make a 1 year contract .
so most of the ops give u choises like get the phone with 250$ and a 12 mounth contract of 25$/mounth , or get it free and a contract of 70-80/ mounth .
now if u get a 24 or 36 mouth contract for 10$ lets say the op get 1/2 the device price so they see to get the money from ur usage of thier network .
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2010-11-26
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Originally Posted by Joseph.skb
my point was there wasn't any trace of xterm usage and any other geeky functionality on the ad like modding. and for some normal people like me, we actually rely on ads for a lasting impression.
You could shoot pics anywhere with the N900. Check out really nice collection here http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...=show+pictures
TV ads just try to sell a feature. If shooting pics at a club party is what most consumers expect to use a phone, then the TV ads just focus on that. 15 sec of airtime is NOT enough to sell all the N900 features and ways to use it!
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I have an N900, N8 & iphone4 (all without contracts). but I'm not a "fan" of them. they're just for communication and fun. nothing more...
I don't need a phone to feel special. And I don't "love" my phone, I love my wife. We use the word "love" in a different and more appropriate context.
I have an N900, N8 & iphone4 (all without contracts). but I'm not a "fan" of them. they're just for communication and fun. nothing more...
I don't need a phone to feel special. And I don't "love" my phone, I love my wife. We use the word "love" in a different and more appropriate context.
Last edited by shockgiga; 2010-11-26 at 12:01.
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2010-11-26
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#156
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Originally Posted by kureyon
You don't "walk out" of the contract. You continue paying €20/month or whatever it is until the contract ends. But because you use a different SIM-card, everything you pay on top of these €20,- (which is usually more than half of the monthly bill) you pay to a different carrier (who may have introduced better prices for your needs after you signed the original contract).
Huh? If a customer can simply walk out of a contract then it's not a contract, or the operator isn't doing enough to enforce it?
I really don't see what's so hard to understand here.
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2010-11-26
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Originally Posted by shockgiga
u should always do a little search on something b4 u buy it ..
my point was there wasn't any trace of xterm usage and any other geeky functionality on the ad like modding. and for some normal people like me, we actually rely on ads for a lasting impression.
no company on earth focoses on their products " weak points " they always try to show/ advert the " high lights " of a product , u should look for an intensive review/preview of the product b4 the purchase.
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2010-11-26
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Originally Posted by shockgiga
Well Shockgiga, I had to pay MYR 1,600 for my N900 (the prices here are d@mn stupid). That's like USD 500 or 266 Big Macs. So normally I would do more purchase research rather than just rely on ads.
my point was there wasn't any trace of xterm usage and any other geeky functionality on the ad like modding. and for some normal people like me, we actually rely on ads for a lasting impression.
FYI, I was using the E65 which broke and I was comparing the N900 with N97 mini, E72 (or iPhone) less geeky devices. Even the Nokia sales tried to persuade me to get the N97 mini, but I just felt the N900 was better. I'm glad I made the choice!
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2010-11-26
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Originally Posted by on3st4b
yeah. will surely do that next time.
u should always do a little search on something b4 u buy it ..
no company on earth focoses on their products " weak points " they always try to show/ advert the " high lights " of a product , u should look for an intensive review/preview of the product b4 the purchase.
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I have an N900, N8 & iphone4 (all without contracts). but I'm not a "fan" of them. they're just for communication and fun. nothing more...
I don't need a phone to feel special. And I don't "love" my phone, I love my wife. We use the word "love" in a different and more appropriate context.
I have an N900, N8 & iphone4 (all without contracts). but I'm not a "fan" of them. they're just for communication and fun. nothing more...
I don't need a phone to feel special. And I don't "love" my phone, I love my wife. We use the word "love" in a different and more appropriate context.
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2010-11-26
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Originally Posted by Joseph.skb
thing is. i didnt mind spending 550usd thinking that it would bring me the same satisfaction like what my past Nseries handhelds gave me.
Well Shockgiga, I had to pay MYR 1,600 for my N900 (the prices here are d@mn stupid). That's like USD 500 or 266 Big Macs. So normally I would do more purchase research rather than just rely on ads.
FYI, I was using the E65 which broke and I was comparing the N900 with N97 mini, E72 (or iPhone) less geeky devices. Even the Nokia sales tried to persuade me to get the N97 mini, but I just felt the N900 was better. I'm glad I made the choice!
now im just sad that im stuck with this one for a long time coz it will deppreciate a lot if i sell it and i'll end up adding another $200 at the least to change handsets.
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I have an N900, N8 & iphone4 (all without contracts). but I'm not a "fan" of them. they're just for communication and fun. nothing more...
I don't need a phone to feel special. And I don't "love" my phone, I love my wife. We use the word "love" in a different and more appropriate context.
I have an N900, N8 & iphone4 (all without contracts). but I'm not a "fan" of them. they're just for communication and fun. nothing more...
I don't need a phone to feel special. And I don't "love" my phone, I love my wife. We use the word "love" in a different and more appropriate context.
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