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Re: So is N900 availeable on contract/subsidized anywhere else besides Finland?

subsidized by mobitel in Slovenia 420 eur or so for a basic 2 year contract down to 350 with a 77eur/month contract iirc

Re: So is N900 availeable on contract/subsidized anywhere else besides Finland?

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Originally Posted by ruskie (Post 447772)

subsidized by mobitel in Slovenia 420 eur or so for a basic 2 year contract down to 350 with a 77eur/month contract iirc

77 euro a month and 350 euros to buy it? holy hell thats expensive!!

i'm on a £35 a month contract for 18 months with a free phone... (Unlimited texts, internet and 600 minutes)

Re: So is N900 availeable on contract/subsidized anywhere else besides Finland?

Well I think they give you some free stuff... I wouldn't know... not even sure about the price. Could be wrong.

Ok went to their site and checked:
Povezani 44/77: 44/77eur/mont and 329 for the phone
Povezani 33/55: 33/55eur/month and 389 for the phone
Generic subsidy: 429 - i.e. take any contract for 2 years
Full price: 619

Code:

Monthly    | 33€     | 44€     | 55€     | 77€

Vid calls  | 1000min | 1000min | unlimi  | unlim

Other nets | 33min   | 44min   | 100min  | 200mi

Landlines  | 333min  | 444min  | 1000min | unlim

SMS        | 33      | 88      | 55      | unlim

MMS        | 33      | 88      | 55      | unlim

Data       | 1 GB    | 1 GB    | 5 GB    | unlim

The folowing are some extra services I have no clue what they are about but for the 77/month they are free some are even free for lower priced ones.
M:Stik/M:Povsod Integral Integral Poslovni BlackBerry BIS
BlackBerry BES BlackBerry BES+BIS

I use Si.Mobil - a Vodafone partner - always have and probably always will - bought my N900 at the local Nokia store for 619eur and pay 4eur/month for cell service and 18eur/month for 20gb data service.

Re: So is N900 availeable on contract/subsidized anywhere else besides Finland?

did any of those networks so far do anythihg nasty to the OS or install useless software etc?

Re: So is N900 availeable on contract/subsidized anywhere else besides Finland?

Didn't Finland use to have a law against "subsidizing" phones, or was it just against locking them to an operator?

If so, can they lock the phone to an operator now?

(or did I dream it?)

Re: So is N900 availeable on contract/subsidized anywhere else besides Finland?

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Originally Posted by mannakiosk (Post 447918)

Didn't Finland use to have a law against "subsidizing" phones, or was it just against locking them to an operator?

If so, can they lock the phone to an operator now?

(or did I dream it?)

I know there is law against subsidizing non 3G phones or locking them down, but not really relevant anymore. Operators can lock the phones, but i have no idea how common that is as all my phones have been unlocked.