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I rang the Nokia flagship store in London earlier and spoke to a guy who said that they would be getting the n900 in on Thurs, but by Fri at the very latest.
Managed to get myself all excited and rushed down there to sign up as waiting until the 3rd is driving me up the wall.
Got in there and the guy doing contracts (Jon) is a MPD employee :-(
I did have an interesting conversation with him though - unless you have ordered a sim free handset from Nokia directly, then NO-ONE will have a n900 before MPD in the UK.
He was absolutely adamant about that, and was sure that MPD would be getting the n900 at exactly the same time that the London flagship store would be.
They are hoping for delivery this week (Thurs/Fri) but it isn't certain at the moment - its just hoping based on what Nokia are saying, but they have already delayed it once and he said it's possible that they might again.
One interesting thing he said was that if the Nokia store get them in and MPD haven't, then I could go see him and I might be able to switch my order and they would try and price match it. But he did again state that the moment the NFS had them, MPD would as well, apparently Nokia have a legal obligation to ensure that MPD are the first...
He also reckoned that the 3rd was a conservative estimate - take that as you will?!?

I want my bloody phone - Im 38 and behaving like a 6yr old on xmas eve :confused:

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Me too (thought not 38)!!

I have read so much stuff now I'm just gonna assume I'll get it by the 3rd, if it comes earlier then it's a bonus. I too have read somewhere that MPD were expecting them Thursday and be ready to dispatch by Mon 30th. God knows how reliable that is and I can't even remember where I read/heard that, so don't take it as fact!

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Hehe i'm holding out home for postage on the 4th, if not, the 7th :( - an xtra few days - but if i prepare myself by drinking all weekend (5th/6th), it will fly by! :)

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Conservative?? Jesus Christ, If I haven't got mine by next Friday at the very latest I'm going to make one hell of a bl00dy nuisance of myself and then threaten them with watchdog. Anything beyond there will be seriously taking the biscuit.

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If mine doesn't arrive by mid-afternoon on Dec 4th I will NOT be impressed!! I'm off from then for then next week! Won't be home, my OH will be on Mon 7th, I could get to her to repost it next day to where I'll be but that could be a tad excessive, no?

I really hope that the 3rd Dec was a conservative estimate and that I'll have it all charged and active on my T-Mobile account by the time the 3rd Dec dawns upon the world (in the UK - just to be clear! lol)

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Haha thats what ive been doing, creating loopable wallpapers

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Yeah me too

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I think it works out at valentines day..... the date we could have been conceived

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bet you we will all have to wait till next year for the phone i need it bad as im using an old sony v600i and most bottons dont work

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I've got a pre-ordered N900 18 month T-Mob 30 + web n walk, want to change to 12 month version is it possible at this stage? Struggling to get through to them and they haven't replied to my emails :-/

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[QUOTE=edgedemon;388237]For those that have stopped watching the UK thread through jealousy at all the people getting their shipping mails, this was posted on page 51

I work at the Nokia Retail Store (Guildford), we have been informed that it will have it in our stocks on Thursday morning (means extra shift) and dispatch will start on Monday (30th November). We have been under lots of stress from the phone calls we received, but please do not hesitate to contact (01483 303071).

Steve, Guildford, Nokia Retail Store worker.





The strange thing is that I called this shop and they have never heard of a Steve!!

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i got the same how come you want to change

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Just want to pay less overall, 12 months and 300 minutes on reflection is a better idea for me than 18 months 700 minutes, as I don't seem to make that many calls now and want to move more to voip. £465.11 against £665.56.

And if the phone disappoints I'll be eBaying it and getting a Droid (Moto Milestone) on the 7th Dec with the proceeds SIM free... so I can still spread the cost.

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Do you need to use strength to take off the back of your N900?

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I wish MPD would take down the bloody 'delivery during late November' sign from the N900 page. I mean, for God's sake, you've gone to great pains to inform everyone that it won't be delivered until the 3rd December, but you are still advertising a November delivery....aargh, they make me mad :(

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[QUOTE=alexf;389429]LOL- yes, this was said on another thread as well __might have been you I guess- but had it crossed your mind he might have used an alias, for obvious reasons? Hmm? Hmm :D

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TomRaider- try their web chat- see if that's working

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Tried it a few times, it either just hung up or said they were only open in office hours (that was at 4pm ish though!)

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Grr not sure then. How about ringing T Mobile- see if they can shed any light?

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I was presuming that it being a pre-order and not having a SIM set up yet that there wouldn't be an active contract yet, I don't have an active account with T-Mobile at the moment.
The question was whether I could amend my pre-order when the T-Mobile orders are (presumed) out of quota.

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When I asked MPD about the credit check they told me once that is done (which is done immediately upon ordering) the contract is assigned, just not activated until shipped.

Also someone else has tried to change and were told its a no-go, you can only change by cancelling and re-ordering a currently listed contract.

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Oh that's a pain, hmmmm :(

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Right guys we've got nothing to do till 3rd Dec. If we start reading other threads we'll either get pissed off or convince ourselves that the N900 is full of bugs.

So I'll start


I spy with my little eye, something beginning with.........................N

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Not an n900.......

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not my poor f5 key either..
I know nothing has changed, but Im still on these forums..
Interesting to read some of the first impressions threads, can't wait to get mine,,

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Correct!

Your turn.

PS who cares if it's off thread we havent got anything on thread to talk about for a bloody week yet.

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[QUOTE=ninjaboxergirl;389511]


Yeah, I suppose I would have done the same in his shoes. Either way, I spoke to someone who was equally as helpful

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Yeah that was me. I was told you could cancel and reorder but as they weren't accepting any new T-Mobile contract orders I'd have to wait until t-mobile started playing ball again.

I was trying to add web'n'talk to my order which wasn't available when I first ordered - so I was actually trying to upgrade my package but still a no go. I'm going to see if they'll let me add it on when I activate otherwise it's going back and I'll rethink the whole thing.

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Yeah I'm sure you can add web'n'walk on to any existing t-mobile contract, standard, plus or max levels, through the t-mobile website or customer services.

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Once you have the phone/contract, just register your number/name on T-Mobiles site. On there you can add the web n walk to your contract for £5 extra a month. I believe the MPD WnW prices where just £5 more and the phone cost the same as the non WnW deal. If you do it with T-Mobile this way, you should be able to remove it later.

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Ok, here's a little game to pass the time - since the N900 can take a 16G microSD card, let's see who can find the cheapest source. Rules are:

1. Online retailers only, so if you find some in your local 99p shop,. that doesn't count

2. You have to include the cost of next business day delivery

3. UK based suppliers only

4. Memory cards must be new, i.e. no tat from fleabay

Ready, steady, GO.....

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Morning, still nothing but tumbleweed in here then?

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Should also add what class the card is as that has a bearing on price

Im too busy sulking at all the UPS tracking mails flying around

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So, what is the status of the stock that should be coming to MPD? Is this going to be coming from the Netherlands like the stock for those who pre-ordered from Nokia? Any idea when it will be arriving at their offices?

Basically, anyone know when we should start bugging the hell out of MPD again?

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Im suspecting Fri

Based on the conversation I had with the MPD guy at the NFS in London, MPD will get their stock the same time it hits the Nokia retail shops.
The moment it get there, Im on the phone to MPD and maybe cancelling my order and buying in store..

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I've been posting in the other UK thread but have been equally dismayed by UPS tracking notification, with peoples' N900s being no more than 4 miles from their homes! Think I'll switch to this one seeing as I'm also an MPD customer...

Just to add what MPD have told me (think I posted a webchat in the other thread), T-Mobile contracts will be honoured but you can't change anything unless you want to change to a Voda contract. They're essentially selling us a SIM-free phone with a contract from a company that they take commission on, so don't see why they wouldn't honour it.

When I asked them about delivery yesterday, they still told me the 3rd, as with the emails they sent out, but said it was possible they would come earlier...

I'd assume that the MPD batch are also on their way to the UK, but instead of being sent straight to us, they're going to be sent to the stores and then re-packaged and shipped out. Bearing in mind that no contracts have been activated for us yet, and that they have over 500 preorders, I can see how it might take them a while to get all these phones out...

Grr...

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Here is a chat log message when I contacted them today at 9:20amGMT

Hope this releases some stress, but also made me angry for another week :P

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I'll play.

Moby Memory have them for £47

http://www.mobymemory.com/products/S...CARD-ONLY).asp

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£36.45 inc insured delivery, not next day though.

http://www.purelygadgets.co.uk/prodi...p?prodid=29530

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£32.95 + £1.97 shipping

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dane-Elec-16...9144462&sr=8-8