Originally Posted by mcderment (Post 360716)

I've just received this from MPD:


Dear Customer

As you may have read in the press, we’re sorry to confirm that delivery of your new Nokia N900 stock has been delayed to mid November – Our N900 stock when it arrives will be the first in the UK and orders will be dispatched on a first ordered, first served basis directly from our Nokia stores. Be assured that you are top of the dispatch list for a new Nokia N900 and you will not get the N900 anywhere else before this date, which for the moment is exclusive to Nokia direct sales channels.

Please accept our sincere apologies for this short delay and we thank you for your patience. Having read several reviews and personally used a pre-production N900 running with Maemo 5 operating system, be assured that the new Nokia N900 will be very much worth the short wait.

If you would like to discuss your pending order please email us at webshop@mobilephonesdirect.co.uk. For more details of the Nokia N900 please visit our new Nokia Retail website www.nokiaretail.co.uk or our main website at www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk

Kind regards,

Originally Posted by ninjaboxergirl (Post 360722)

Yes, I've just had that as well:)

Originally Posted by jaark (Post 360730)

Don't Virgin just put you onto a rolling monthly charge at the end of the contractual period?

Originally Posted by ninjaboxergirl (Post 360714)

Don't get me wrong, I'm not moving from Virgin because I wasn't happy with their service- in fact I've been so happy with them I'm a bit edgey about moving- but my contract with them didn't include internet unless I paid 30p a day- and I wanted the phone on contract (ie didn't want to buy it outright). Seemed like TMobile would be the answer since Virgin don't do the N900- Virgin runs on TMobile anyway.

Originally Posted by ninjaboxergirl (Post 360742)

Mmm well maybe- but what's done is done now and I need to keep my phone number.

Originally Posted by w00t (Post 360759)

I've never - personally - bought or been a fan of "cheap" bundled contract based phones. You pay a hell of a lot more money than you would if you purchased the phone outright, and service separately.

Originally Posted by DaveP1 (Post 360766)

Actually that varies from country to country. In the US you are rarely offered a discount on a plan because you already have a phone so you pay more for a plan plus an unlocked phone than you pay for the same plan with a discounted, locked phone. Plus, as your plan's term draws close, you will normally be offered even greater discounts on newer phones as an option to renew the plan.

Originally Posted by w00t (Post 360759)

I've never - personally - bought or been a fan of "cheap" bundled contract based phones. You pay a hell of a lot more money than you would if you purchased the phone outright, and service separately. You also tend to get a bunch of weird and wonderful restrictions on how you can use the phone, and the service. I really find it amazing that a lot of people can't do the maths and realise this.

Originally Posted by sacha (Post 360847)

Hi there,

Just received this information:

We’ve been given a dispatch note from Nokia showing that they have sent the goods and they are due in to us tomorrow.

I still don't trust them.

Sacha

Originally Posted by sacha (Post 360847)

Hi there,

Just received this information:

We’ve been given a dispatch note from Nokia showing that they have sent the goods and they are due in to us tomorrow.

I still don't trust them.

Sacha

Originally Posted by ninjaboxergirl (Post 360729)

Yeah- but my question to them was what they could offer me in the interrim because my contract at Virgin (and more importantly, my PAC code 30 days) runs out on the 15th. If I don't receive the N900 til, say, 20th (or worse) then a) I don't have a working network to use and b) I lose my phone number.

Originally Posted by mcderment (Post 360861)

Vodafone told me that although my PAC code will run out on 12 November if it hasnt been used by then it will still be a valid vodafone number and i will just need to pay for another month, hopefully Virgin have the same sort of thing.

Colin

Originally Posted by ninjaboxergirl (Post 360869)

vegetarian bacon

Originally Posted by DaveP1 (Post 360878)

Now that just sounds nasty.

Originally Posted by Kieron (Post 360886)

It's actually quite nice.

http://www.ocado.com/webshop/product...shers/47791011

Originally Posted by jaark (Post 360806)

People can do the maths, and there are some good deals to be gotten out there.

Originally Posted by draco.bdn (Post 360889)

sure o.o

meat replacement from mold fungus :confused::eek:

Originally Posted by les_garten (Post 360900)

I Say MOAR PIG!!

Originally Posted by w00t (Post 360898)

Sure. Don't get me wrong, I'm by no means saying that there aren't, but the vast majority of people I know seem to be under the mistaken impression that any contract saves them money, which is a load of crap. The majority of them *don't* unless you manage to find some kind of special deal. Kind of to be expected, given that the phone company expects to - and will - make money off you, phone inclusive or exclusive..

Originally Posted by ninjaboxergirl (Post 360869)

Oh,thank you, Colin- I'll look into that tomorrow. That might have saved my vegetarian bacon

Originally Posted by osfight.de (Post 360956)

Price now at $ $582.99 via Amazon only (look here). On the other hand, the Nokia Preorder store claims availability for End October, can this taken seriously after all announcements? (I guess they wanna challenge the Droid release?)

Originally Posted by RevdKathy (Post 360958)

Amazon UK apparently no longer sell the n900... but my order for one appears unchanged. I think it may have fallen through a hole in the space-time continuum.

Originally Posted by w00t (Post 360898)

Sure. Don't get me wrong, I'm by no means saying that there aren't, but the vast majority of people I know seem to be under the mistaken impression that any contract saves them money, which is a load of crap. The majority of them *don't* unless you manage to find some kind of special deal. Kind of to be expected, given that the phone company expects to - and will - make money off you, phone inclusive or exclusive.

I'm personally not in the market for a contract, but the above isn't the only reason why: my expenses are paid by my employer, so I've no need for one.

Originally Posted by pr0xyfl00d3r (Post 360973)

They mite have reached the order quota!!

Originally Posted by les_garten (Post 360969)

I called Nokia USA today to cancel. I asked them about the release date and they said Mid Nov. They wanted to know why I was canceling, and I told them I had waited since Sept. so a little more wait was fine to save $130 from another retailer now that I'm not in a Lather.

Originally Posted by les_garten (Post 360969)

I called Nokia USA today to cancel. I asked them about the release date and they said Mid Nov. They wanted to know why I was canceling, and I told them I had waited since Sept. so a little more wait was fine to save $130 from another retailer now that I'm not in a Lather.