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I saw that this morning as well. Hopefully some Christmas cheer in EIPI-land next week !

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hahaha I can't believe they're only mentioning the n900... :D

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Wind making SIM Cards available for sale next week :D

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I got a call from WIND this morning, saying that they are working on getting the SIM card 'soon'. The guy at the WIND kiosk I visited yesterday was blown away by the N900 as well ;)

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Sadly, it doesn't really "work", it limps along. I was so hopeful for something better...

I don't see that happening for me, since Wind isn't offering anything cheaper than Fido ATM. The best I can hope for is more "included" items in my package, such as caller ID etc.

It seems to me that Wind is not trying to offer the cheapest plans, they're offering simple, no-contract, "unlimited" plans with lots of features.

I prefer "cheap" over "unlimited".

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qole, I am with Fido on their cheapest service. I pay $15 for 50 minutes of voice, plus $25 for the 500 MB data plan. At WIND, I am going to go for the $15 plan (100 minutes) plus $35 for their unlimited data. So that is an extra $10 + taxes over what I pay for at Fido. And for that, I am expecting to be able to use my Gizmo SIP in lieu of cellular for my outgoing calls.

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Mobilecity have some n900 in stock now.

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wire...roductid=25125

It's your chance!

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will the mail-in rebate work even if we're in canada?

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No, in the terms and condition its says that you need to be a us resident to have the rebate.

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Well, thank you very much for the information, but 629 + gst and stuffs from duties etc... will make the price go nearly 800$ i think :(
I'll wait until newegg has it in stock (if they get it back in stock)
I'm wondering if those microphone problems are solved on the new shipments of N900

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I was confused. But now I realize that you were confused over the pricing. It will be $10 more over what we are both paying on Fido currently. If VoIP works flawlessly, I will switch.

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Hey guys, before reading this discussion, I've called Fido and they told me, don't worry your Nokia N900 will work fine with our 3G network, even that it's a black market unlocked phone. Lady told me the reason why it doesn't work now, is that I am using an old SIM card and that it'll work as soon as I buy a new 3G Sim. I was stupid to believe them and went and got myself a new 3G Fido sim card. Of course, it didn't work.
So I've called fido again and told them about it. They said, well, it doesn't work and lady I spoke to had made a mistake. So they've credited me back for this $40 expense, but problem of not being able to access 3g remains.

Anyhow, I am about to cancel my 3 year old plan with FIDO and switch to WIND Mobile, as I am honestly sick and tired of them.
Just as an example, I needed a data plan this summer, which would give me an internet access while travelling through Europe.
They've signed me up on some plan and when I came back I had $1600 owing on my account. They've told me, they've forgot to activate it - which cost me $1600..ufff.
They said, well, we just charge you 160, because we forgot to activate it. Later they said, well, we do not even have such plan :)
Can you believe it? :)
Caused me a major headache.

Well, my question is simple, if I switch to WIND, will my Nokia N900 work on 3G?
Is anyone here who bought his Nokia N900 in USA (I did through Amazon) and can confirm it works?
And what is your download speed, when testing through: http://www.dslreports.com/mspeed?jisok=1 ???

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http://forums.crackberry.com/f74/com...launch-387840/

Apparently good news for people within WIND's reach, the n900 is apparently coming :-)

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This is precisely what I'm planning on doing as well.

}:^)~

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Well, I made an offer to a small shop near my hometown for a N900, if it's accepted I'm getting it in 1 week :D

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Well, I'm actively searching for somewhere to buy an N900. The two places that have them in stock right now are expansys.ca ($799 CDN) and mobilecityonline ($629 US). It seems like mobilecityonline is the better deal, but perhaps with all of the shipping, taxes, duties and so on it may not be.

What does everyone think? Which is the better option right now? Or would it be even better to go with amazon.com (or some other place that won't ship to Canada) and use shipito.com?

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In which city do you live?

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@nobodysbusiness pls check you pm

thank you

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@gtessier00: In the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Just far enough from Toronto to make a drive there annoying, but I suppose I could make it out there if needed.

@frankie: Thanks for the PM, I'll consider it as an option.

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I'm from Kitchener as well.
I ended up cancelling my amazon.com order and buying it for $600 USD on eBay (free shipping, no tax)

Picked it up from NY state!

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Thanks man, I just ordered from them ;) Priority shipping since I can't wait ti receive this.

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I ordered mine from jr.com $650 usd and had to pay $88 tax when it was delivered. I Did not regret a thing! If wind delivers on the 3g I will switch over... my fido agreement is up in a few months! Even though I am paying $30 for the 6gb data plan it is impossible to use that much data on with edge in a month.

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what about this place looks like they ship to canada

http://www.adorama.com/NON900.html

$549.99usd

not bad wonder what the total cost is to canada... i might just wait untill newegg.ca has stock again.

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Well, first of all a canadian can't redeem the 50$ back, so you must assume it's 599$. You WILL get charged 12.5% taxes so total cost including tax would be about 735$ can assuming you pay 20$ (because free shipping is only in USA).
Concerning newegg, I contacted them once and the lady told me that habitually, items that were ''deactivated'' would not come back. Assuming to the posts of ppl here, a good option is mobile city online, who sell the N900 for 629$ + 30$ for regular shipping or 60$ for express. Some people get charged 80$ for taxes, some don't, it's a dice roll. Anyway, I ordered mine yesterday night from mobile city online, they called me today to confirm and I will get my tracking number very soon. I took the express shipping:)
Good luck in getting yours!! Post when you order it, and where you ordered!

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Well, maybe the best option would be to order from internet... There are many places where it's in stock right now... Jr.com, mobilecityonline.com, ca-united.com will have it soon, newegg.com we can't be sure they will get some back... Just check, but expect to pay 750$ can tx in including shipping for it

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I ultimately have decided to go with mobilecityonline and priority ($59.95) shipping. The grand total is supposed to be $689.94, but I'll let everyone know what the final cost ends up being.

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We'll wait together ;) The status of mine is ''ready to ship''

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Status update for me: N900 has been picked up and will arrive tomorrow not later than 17h00 pm :D

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Fedex is lightning fast... Picked up from mobile city online at 19h30, leaved new york at 21h30 and arrived at montreal at 22h30 :o

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Just got mine from Amazon.com - $549 + tax = 596 minus $50 rebate = US$546.
Don’t know how much will show on my credit card, expecting bellow $600 cad.
Rebate can be claimed using US shipping facility address, for the phone I used “TBS Shipping Plus” in Point Robert for $3 (I live in Vancouver, Point Roberts is 45 min driving, no waiting on the border during day time).
Ordered on Dec 12, got it today. Absolutely amazing device, totally worth the money.

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yayyyy... clearance delay ... I pay for priority shipping and now it's on clearance delay... wow . wow. wow.

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I got my $50 refunded from Amazon directly, when I told them I couldn't get the Nokia refund.

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I got mine a few days ago, and I love it. No reboots, its quick, and responsive and amazing,

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Rockk onnnnn
Received my N900 today. Battery seems to last long enough and the microphone is in perfect shape. I love it

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@gtessier00: So, did you have to pay a bunch of extra taxes? Mines been shipped now by FedEx, and I keep thinking that if I end up paying US$689.94 plus $100 taxes, I'm going to feel dumb for not ordering from expansys.ca.

Well, next up is ordering a screen protector. I'm going with Clarivue, if they ship to Canada.

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clear protector from ebay worked perfectly, applied easy, no problems at all.

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Well, yes, I paid 92$ and I ordered and the exact same time than you :P You should expect it now ... BUT when you will use you will tell you oh f*ck the 92$ it is GREAT little thing. Unbelievable.

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I'm wondering how fragile to scratch the screen is

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How much did you pay total then? including shipp / taxes/ brokerage, I'm thinking of getting one for my lady friend, but not sure if I should get it shipped states side or get it shipped to my place.

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TOTAL is 819$ can.
689$US + 92$CAN
;)