Re: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet @ Dell Canada for $199
 

A friend of mine took advantage of this deal. I've never held an N800 before, it'd be nice. :)

Re: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet @ Dell Canada for $199
 

Very, very funny Bun. I love that. LOL :D

Re: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet @ Dell Canada for $199
 

Hey, you should buy one, you're going to like it! I was holding onto my 770 for a long time before deciding on a N800. True, the 770 can do a lot of thing, but the N800 is a calibre different. You goin to like it, trust me. I am lookin for my 2nd and 3rd N800 in the next couple of month for my family. I want to wait till the dust are all settle after the launch of the N810. BTW, I should say I manage a N800, I do not have one. I bought the N800, my wife snatched it from me and left me with the 770. True, the 770 can do what I need, but the N800 is more fun. And my computer iliterate wife took it, says how 'sexy' is the N800.


bun

Re: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet @ Dell Canada for $199
 

Whoa, Dell is an American company with a branch plant in Canada. Dell Canada's prices have usually been much higher in absolute terms than Dell US prices, but lately the special deals have been pretty good.

There is a delicious irony in your question as most Canadians have been trying to figure how to buy from American companies that only ship to the US. I am currently waiting for a delivery from Amazon.com to the UPS Store in Ogdensburg, NY. This involves driving to/from NY, going through customs twice and paying the bridge toll twice. It is still a good deal.

We have UPS Stores in Canada, maybe they will do the same deal that the US UPS Stores do, $5.00 to use their address and hold it for you. Got a passport? You will need it to get back into the States:)

Re: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet @ Dell Canada for $199
 

Delicious eh? ;) Well we wouldn't need to ship to UPS. We do have relatives in Canada.( Victoria) My wife doesn't want to bother with that though. I'd just have to lure them down here with something to get the Nokia from them I guess. I suppose the question is whether I would also need to use a Canadian credit card or a card that has that Canadian address I use. Sorry, I'm a bit ignorant about all that. With the size of credit card companies these days, I suppose credit card companies are somewhat international. But I have no experience with that. So when you do find a USA company willing to ship to Canada, I guess maybe there are extra taxes and other fees? How smoothly does it go?

NS

Re: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet @ Dell Canada for $199
 

I have in the past added the 'ship to' address as an alternate with my credit card company. In terms of extra fees... gst and duty if the parcel crosses the border. And if a courier is involved, a hefty brokerage fee.

Re: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet @ Dell Canada for $199
 

First of all, it was a one day deal and the prices are back to roughly the same as Dell US prices - which are not that bad, not great, but not bad.

I don't know, but I have never had a US company refuse my Cdn credit card even if they refuse to ship to Canada. I don't suppose Cdn companies would have a problem either. I just specify a different billing address to my shipping address.

The real killer is brokerage fees charged by the courier companies. They are usurious, and you usually have no idea what they will be until they show up at your door with the parcel. USPS-->Canada Post is ok, I think it is $5.00 now (used to be $2.00) but I have been charged a significant percentage (40%) of the value shipment by courier companies. They are crooks, all of them.

As far as taxes are concerned, if shipped from US to Canada then I pay Canadian taxes and I guess the reverse is true. If shipped to a US mailing address then I pay state staxes if applicable and then Canadian taxes when I bring it across the border. Still better, much better, than feeding the courier companies.

Re: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet @ Dell Canada for $199
 

OP neglected to mention it was a one-day-only sale on the 3rd. It was mentioned in the other 2 threads about this though.

Re: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet @ Dell Canada for $199
 

WoW, WoW, WoW, this is totally off topic, but I just cannot help to wow it. Both the quoted post (thread #17) and the one immediately below (thread #18) are talking about exactly the same topic and the same idea with even the same wording, the word 'one'. So I looked at the header, both are stamped 9:35 pm, umm, the difference is less than seconds, but still, one of you did not SEARCH before posting,............., bend over........now.


bun

Re: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet @ Dell Canada for $199
 

har har ;)