Re: n900 preorder on Nokia USA
 

hey everyone :) .. i just wanted to ask u some strange question i want to pre-order the N900 but am just wondering will this version be made in China as what happened in US in the N97 and in europ only made in Finland or in all countries from Finland.. thank you

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Order placed. I figure I used to spend 4-8 bucks a day on coffee but since Ive started making my own I spend maybe 30cents. The excitement about getting a n900 has to equal at least a couple of dozen coffees ..... wait I forgot where I was going with this.

ANYWAY WHOOO Oct Roll on.

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Maybe you were going to...do a little development work for Maemo apps? (Hint...VNC...poke poke)

It's a race...I ordered mine yesterday...I'd better get it before you!

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im assuming when you pre-order they take the full amount immediately right?

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Yes, the only thing Nokia loves more than revenue is unearned revenue. All the money and none of the work. ;) They took it all out my account the day after my pre-order.

I want my tablet/mobile computer/phone thingy right now!!

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lol okay time to sell me a touch pro 2 and order it next we schwing!! :D:D:D:D:D:D

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Yeah Definitely will be developing for maemo. Will be a relief to get off of android were the API, the docs and real life seem to differ daily.

There were so many things that annoyed me about android it amazes me I coded the 6 apps I did

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I pre-ordered mine about five minutes ago. The more I thought about it, the more the phone looked like the one I've wanted for about five years: WIFI, mobile broadband, lots of internal storage that I can add to, built-in GPS, decent screen and keyboard, pocket sized. Yay Nokia!

---- EDIT: 9/16/2009 ----

After 40 minutes on the telephone with Nokia USA, I canceled my pre-order because Nokia's billing software is broken. When I placed the order, Nokia placed a pre-authorization hold for the total on my credit card. That's fair. When the hold expired today, Nokia placed another pre-authorization hold for a new amount: the original plus sales tax. The problem is that the original amount already included sales tax. This new hold, which my bank rejected, would deny me the use of some of my credit. Nokia USA told me that they cannot do anything about it. I have to accept this higher pre-authorization hold or cancel my order. So I canceled my order. I might order from Amazon, which has it for much less than Nokia.

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how bad is BH-703 (being offered with N900)..I wonder if there is a way to pay the difference and upgrade to a better unit like BH -804

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http://www.symbian-guru.com/welcome/...03-review.html

Seems decent...:)

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A list of worldwide 3G carrier frequencies, to see how much this 1700 vs 1900 mhz thing matters to you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UMTS_networks

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please can anyone tell me the manufacturing place if it is from finland or china i had some bad experience with chinese N95 thats why am worried so plz help :confused::confused::confused:

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That info is not the info you want to use. As has been said before, AWS band will be common in the Americas within the next few years. Here is the 3rd hit on a Google search for "AWS Americas"

http://www.gsmworld.com/newsroom/pre.../2009/3448.htm

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Can anyone from Nokia explain why i can't order from Canada and get it shipped here? :-(

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the RX-51 is with AWS only, and only in the US, from the looks of it. You'll have to order from NokiaUSA.com and have shipped to you. Is that what you've tried?

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wait, if i I live in a country listed in the previous link with a carrier that'ss 2100mhz compatible (ie: singapore), doesn't that mean that N900 will work fine here?

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It should, at least for voice and probably for data too. T-mobile USA phones with the 1700/2100 band have been able to leverage the 2100 band for calls in places like Japan, that use the 2100 band.

I assume that it means that it will work where 2100 is used for 3G, but I don't know for sure.

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It says the 3G data uses wcmda, and there are 3 bands listed\used: 900/1700/2100.

So I assume from the previous list of worldwide UMTS frequency deployment, if your carrier uses any one of the 3 supported wcdma frequencies, you'll get 3G data?

What frequency does 2.5G use? Doesn't that make use of the EGSM frequencies than the wcdma ones?

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Depends. For T-mobile in the US, you need both the 1700 & the 2100 bands, since one is used for uploads and the other is used for downloads. I think that just having the 2100 band may be sufficient in other countries that use the 2100 band--NOKIA has released n-series smartphones with just the 2100 3g band, in the past, so I'm guessing that is all that is necessary in some countries.

UMTS (faster than edge but slower than HSDPA) uses the same bands as HSDPA.

EDGE & GPRS use the standard GSM cellular bands (850, 900, 1800, or 1900--depending on your network and country)

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The Nokia N900 is being released in various areas of the world ("in selected markets" ) with one model only (as apples to the GSM radio frequencies.) Those frequencies are stated in the specs, and are also stated in this and several other threads here at talk.maemo.
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I'm curious. Do you ever read any of the replies here? It strikes me that for a tech journalist / blogger, there often seems to be a high level of incorrect information in your posts.

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To get back to the subject of pre-orders from Nokia USA...I just got a phone call from Nokia to verify the charges on my credit card. Seems my N900 will be shipped in a day or two. So I should actually have it my grubby fist sometime next week!

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I really hope that is true. If so I'm ordering mine ASAP! :D

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Damn - where is my phonecall.

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I would NOT pull everyone's chain about a thing like that. Of course, I'll post again when it actually arrives with some first impressions.

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Oh. I believe you, just hoping someone at Nokia didn't make a mistake. Is this the usual method, call to verify CC info then ship a few days later? Anyone else getting phone calls to verify no mistakes on Nokia's end?

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Did Nokia actually say they would be shipping it soon? They already charged my credit card - well actually Brightpoint NA charged it immediately upon placing the preorder. I still am under the impression that orders won't be shipped out until mid-October.

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Not sure if it's the usual method, but for high value purchases I've noticed that either the credit card company or the seller will call the buyer to make sure everything checks out or is valid.

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I received a phone call also but they did not promise a ship date, only a "you will know when it ships when you receive a tracking number from the shipper".

One could hope for earlier, but my sense is that early October is really when we will be seeing it.

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Could be, just have to see what happens. But...when I asked the Nokia rep when it would be shipped she said it "would take a day or two." So I said then I likely would have it next week and she answered that with 3-day shipping I should. She said they were "working through the first round of orders."

Also, I got an email notice of the charges from Nokia which said I would get an another email notice when the item was actually shipped. I didn't expect to get it for at least a month but now, even if I don't get it next week it probably won't be a friggin' month either. Clearly the unit hasn't actually left the building yet, but I'm gettin' a positive vibe about this.

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Are you guys serious? i've been putting off my N900 order cause the expected ship date is still more than a month away (from previous rumors). Any updates from those who got called today?

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Ysss and others,

Unfortunately, I got a call too and when he said "It will ship tomorrow or the next day" I asked him to verify that. Then he looked at the order and said "Oh you just have a pre-order. No, that will ship when it's ready." I asked "do you have any idea when that will be?" "With the N900s and phone like that they don't tell us" Blah blah blah.

So, sadly, it was probably just a mistake made from the operators saying the same thing over and over all day long.

There's always hope though!

Bruce

BTW for those who haven't pre-ordered yet, the call is because the order is over $500.

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@BruceL: Ahhh ok..
Well, I'm placing my preorder today anyway :D

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I pre-ordered it. I'm locked in a T-mob contract, so I'll just relocate the SIM and sell my G1.

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Wifes getting my G1. Keeping tmobile though

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hey i'm not sure which place most ppl are use to pre-order but i found a site that the same policy as exspansys but has the n900 going for 498.88 ... i placed my order:rolleyes:

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Of course sharing the site with the community might be too much to ask??? :confused:

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here i found it for you

http://celluloco.com/nokia-n900-netb...l-pr-2419.html


seriously though, thats an ******* move not mentioning the website


never ordered from celluloco before, website looks like a mess, makes me hesitant, always see their youtube videos though ;p

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So the price I buy it at stays the same, even if Nokia changes the price when it becomes in stock? If so I may be in. Gotta check this dealer out a little before I order.:)

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Note this under the "Package Includes" tab on that page:

I'm not sure how concerned U.S. buyers should be about the sourcing from different countries.

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Doesnt look good...especially for high end nokia phones....

http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Celluloco#reviews