Re: N900 UK Networks
 

Ironically it seems the N900 is harder to get now it is getting nearer to mainstream and launch. Simfree it's £499, 60% more money than the N800. The UK's best 3g network 3, currently has sims that don't work in it, the UK mobile shops don't know anything about it and the one place you could get it on a contract with a decent network has stopped selling it.

Frustratingly I had the cash to get it today from mobilephonesdirect, but they don't want my money. I was in touch with them on their webchat, they said they only had t-mobile as an option for 2 months only, hopefully there will be more options available soon rather than paying £499 or joining Vodafone.

Rich

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

richie, I'm not sure where you're getting the sim-free price of £499 from, but from mobilephonesdirect.co.uk the sim-free price is £449.99 (plus £4 p&p).

Regards,
Roger

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Having had a look there now I see no voda or tmob contracts listed, there is a low price voda where you pay over 300, this may be my bold being dodgy though!!

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T-Mobile N900 contracts are no longer available according to a chat assistant, because they have exceeded their preorder contract allocations.

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I was on about Nokia's shop price £499. However £450 is too much for me. I'll have to wait for the price to come down or for a network deal.

Rich

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it was my bold being dodgy, voda plans are there!! shame about tmob though!

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Superetrader have it for £437, but postage is £7.99

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

Hi Guys,

I received an email from Nokia Uk saying that there was a problem with my order and they need me to phone back to confirm it.

I must admit I was thinking oh oh.

Right it looks like they have cottoned on to the 3 voucher discount trick, I did try to profess my innocence in that I used 2 discount codes against the phone and the 3rd code was for the extra battery. Unfortunately Nokia have said they will only honour 30% off the phone and as a gesture of good will could knock off £5 for the battery.

I politely declined the battery discount but the N900 is now costing me £331.83 inc vat and free delivery.

i am not sure what this does to the topcashback offer as basically Nokia had to cancel the previous order and I have received an email from them confirming cancellation of my existing order but I have also received an email of confirmation for the new order it doesn't mention that it's a phone order the email starts "Thank you for your order at Nokia UK online shop".

I assume the 10% we initially got from Top Cashback will get rejected as the orders have been cancelled and resubmitted but you should be able to query it with them with your new order and fingers crossed they will pay.

I will keep an eye out on Top Cashback and submit a query once my cashback enquiry gets cancelled and will keep you updated of developments.

£331.80 is still not a bad price for a Nokia N900 although an extra £50 would be even nicer!

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

received this email from MPD about 5 minutes back:

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,

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According to my email from MPD I am at the top of the dispatch list too, I wonder how many people are at the top.

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I have had the same email from MPD
I'm holding off for the moment, but if anyone else gets a n900 in their hands before me, then Im emailing them straight back....

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Looks like we're all standing on the top!

/me holds onto the railing.... it's a long way down!

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Presumably as many as there are phones due in the initial shipment. I do remember reading on here that MPD told someone that they had had a lot of preorders, but that they would be able to fulfil them all at launch. It would be interesting to know if anyone got an email that didn't say they're at the top though?

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

Hi,

Thinking on going with MPD Vodafone as T-mobile contracts are no more available with them.

Anyone knows for sure (based on experience) what happens if you exceed the "unlimited" 500MB limit and what are the actual restrictions on using the Vodafone network (skype, etc.)? Do they notify you as soon as you are close to the 500MB and what happens next?

How is their 3G central London coverage?

Cheers

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

I also had to reconfirm, although as I only used the two legitimate vouchers they are still being accepted. But the order number has changed, and I'm sure TopCashback will register the original order as cancelled.

The corporation always seems to win against the individual. In this case, Nokia doesn't pay the legitimate negotiated rebate to TopCashback, and TopCashback doesn't pay the legitimate negotiated rebate to me. It sucks.

Regards,
Roger

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

Amazon.co.uk will be shipping the N900 on 2nd of November. Just days away. Did anyone order through Amazon ?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-N900-M...6831236&sr=8-1

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I'm really getting quite frustrated with all the to-ing and fro-ing over this n900.

I've wanted a new phone for quite a while now as my old contract finished last month, but have been holding back and waiting for the n900, only to keep reading about more delays.

And just as it seems we can 'expect' a mid November release date in the UK - the bloody t-mobile deals disappear!

:mad:

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

That's more than 30% off the original £499.99 price. Are you sure that is right?

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

The discounts codes were 15% each - the website had a 'Feature' until Nokia chnaged it that meant codes were applied cumulatively. Make sense?

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Maybe I'm being stupid, but I can't see how that makes it £331.83, it should be either £349.30 or £360.53 depending how you want to calculate it

Edit: Another thread has been started, was the £331.83 price a typo?

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...818#post360818

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

If you still want it with Tmobile, wait a little longer and most likely it will be available on Tmob through Expansys.

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

Hi Roger

Two vouchers still being accepted? Will they work for new orders? What are the codes?

Cheers
Rich

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

£331.83 inc vat and delivery was the price I was quoted, I even wrote it down on a piece of paper. I couldn't figure it out either as I was expecting him to quote me £349.03.

my card won't be debited until the 9th November which is when the phone comes out so I will keep an eye out on my online banking.

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

Ok guys I just logged into my my Nokia Uk. the total is actually 331.84, it shows 30% off the phone and then there's a 5% discount which is broken down as "UK Telesales Service to Sale Devices 5%" which knockas another £17.46 off the device.

The guy did mention a 5% discount off the battery if I wanted it because I told him that I used the 15% accessory voucher in good faith, so he quoted me a higher price for the N900 with the battery and I said no and stuck with the N900 minus any accessories.

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

I dont think they notify you, just start charging you a high amount per mega byte you go over. I would wait and try to go with TMobile if you need a contract. Or use an o2 iphone sim as there is no 'real' limit.

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

Nokia accepts the codes as valid, but you can't use them for new orders because the codes expired on October 21.

Regards,
Roger

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Looks like you got lucky with that one. Wish I had ordered a second battery now :)

Even if it is £349.30 I'll be happy. I haven't heard from them, so maybe I'm not on their radar, or more likely I'm just lower down the queue.

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I cant find the unlocked UK thread but heres a good deal on the N900.

£437 all in.

http://www.superetrader.co.uk/nokia-...ty-p-9711.html

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On O2 here :)

http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobil...a-N900/8,24196

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200mb limit on the o2 tariffs is very poor! careful you dont get charged when you go over that limit.

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Seems odd, as going directly through O2 unlimited data really is unlimited, this is from the web bolt on policy (I have this on SIM only, 800 mins/unltd text/unltd data £20)

# The Web Bolt On allows you unlimited use of Telefonica O2 UK Limited's Edge/GPRS/3G networks (as applicable to your handset), for personal internet use via your mobile phone. All usage must be for your private, personal and non-commercial purposes. You may not use your SIM Card:
* in, or connected to, any other device including modems;
* to allow the continuous streaming of any audio / video content, enable Voice over Internet (Voip), P2P or file sharing; or
* in such a way that adversely impacts the service to other O2 customers.
If O2 reasonably suspects you are not acting in accordance with this policy O2 reserves the right to impose further charges, impose network protection controls which may reduce your speed of transmission, remove the Web Bolt On from your account or disconnect your tariff at any time, having attempted to contact you first.

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Does anyone know how much O2 actually check for the above? That is, does anyone use the O2 Web bolt-on on another handset and regularly tether this to a computer, or do VoIP? Streaming audio/video (assuming they mean more than just the odd youtube clip), P2P or file-sharing aren't so important to me, but I would certainly like to use VoIP and tether occasionally.

I ask because I use O2 already for a GSM-only phone provided by my work, and it would be easier to stick with O2 if I upgrade to an N900.

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I have o2 unlimited web, it came free with my upgrade. I will be using it with the n900 when it arrives. On the bill it says my allowance is 2GB I have once gone over this and nothing happened. I have heard if you have persistently high usage they may have a go at you, but I haven't heard of anybody that this has happened to. Frankly I struggle to go over the limit in the month, and I do use it for youtube etc what stops me going over is when I am near free wifi e.g. at home I use wifi.

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

Vodafones new sim only deals.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/2930...riffs-revealed

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haven't got a calculator with me at present so will just explain the mechanism...

1st code = 15% off of full price of £499
2nd code = 15% off of price remaining after 1st discount
3rd code = 15% off of price remaining after 2nd discount code.

Some people got a cashback off in addition and finally fast shipping was an additional £9.99

Hope that helps some.

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I use it for my laptop and the N810 whilst on the train or at client sites. Never had a problems and I use WiFi too where I can to get the speed up. Other than central London being crippled speed due to flooded network traffic it seems fine. I suspect this clause is really only for the idiots that use it for their desktops instead of a fixed line.

Re: N900 UK Networks
 

You might want to get that calculator out ;)

The odd price was thanks to the customer rep including a battery discount

http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=224

I had used the 3 discounts too and was confused by the new price hass had after re-ordering.

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I read about people that had their orders reapplied and they simply added the discounts together and applied them in one fell swoop instead of cumulative - 3 codes would be 45%! :)

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Is that it for the deal, no other codes available?

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Last I heard you can't use multiple codes anymore. But I'm sure there must be a 15% code somewhere (I haven't been looking since I placed my order), and if you use it alongside a cash back site you can still make a decent saving.