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No N9 in UK, FR, IT, NL, ES and D?
Hi!
Found this article (in german) which says that they got confirmation that the N9 wont sell in 6 european countrys (UK, FR, IT, NL, ES and D)... If this is true, i will be really pissed *sorry for bad words* i will try to find more sources and a translation or something like this http://www.mobiflip.de/2011/06/exklu...windows-phone/ EDIT: "Die Niederlande wird, zusammen mit 5 anderen Ländern, eines der ersten Länder sein, in denen Nokia erstes Windows Phone anbieten möchte." "the netherlands, together with 5 other countrys, will be on of the the first countrys where nokia will sell their first wp7 phone" EDIT2: here is another article in english http://recombu.com/news/nokia-n9-not...pe_M14553.html |
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It's fascinating watching a company like Nokia slowly implode from consistant corporate stupidity.
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Seems the N9 will be available through 3rd party sellers in strong WP carrier markets, Expansys and others claim they will offer it for sale.
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Nokia not selling phones directly in a market does not necessarily equal Nokia phones not being available for sale in that market. |
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This article is mainly conjecture, which goes like this:
"Nokia Windows Phone will first be offered in country X, Y and Z. Country X, Y and Z are not in the drop-down list for the N9. We don't think it would make sense for Nokia to sell two flagships in one country. Ergo: No N9 in country X, Y and Z." The only information the author got he claims is from "two independent sources", of which one's credibility is the prediction of the Juli 21 release (but then, who didn't predict that?), so I guess the other source is even less credible. Then he also said that this source claims that as of today "Nokia itself isn't even sure about it yet". Also, how would that be compatible with this? http://www.journalism.co.uk/press-re...9/s66/a544877/ I highly doubt that Nokia is going to go around saying "sorry, you can't have it" to third party distributors or operators, though I wouldn't be surprised if they will focus their marketing on one or the other based on region. |
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but we still have no confirmation that we will see the N9 in these countrys... so i still expect the worst... |
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I would expect to see the N9 from all carriers who had the N900 (which doesn't necessarily help me, no carriers in South Africa offered it, but some service providers did it on carrier contracts). |
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N900 was a grey market import for everyone living in Canada, but it didn't stop people enjoying it. Worry less and look forward to the N9, despite Nokia's apparent inability to make the most of the [non-WP] opportunities in front of it. Quote:
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it would be very bad if the N9 will not -officially- be sold in the listed european countrys because its possible that it will be the only phone with meego/harmattan for the next time... though i dont think that they will do it that way :)
@Brock: greetings to you as a almost-neighbour :D (im from Göttingen...) |
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@Frickelson: schöne Grüße zurück aus Garbsen ;) |
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N9 will be available in those countries just like all other nokia phones. |
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Who can you believe about all this?
TBH, You're better off waiting to see what other manufacturers will do with MeeGo rather than wait for Nokia/MS to come clean and tell us what the colour of the sky is. |
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They are overpriced netstores not even directly operated by Nokia. Even in countries where Nokia sells, like Finland they are shutting the store down, while the just as overpriced Nokia flagship store stays because of the Russian tourists. ;) Though i have to say i could see Nokia not selling N9 in countries like UK, mainly because of WP. But then if N900 was selling almost everywhere in a way or another i'm sure N9 will find it's way somehow while that might not be a carrier. |
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Hahahahahaha, Nokia really know what they're doing these days!
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There is NO OFFICIAL WORD on release date yet, nor availability, except that obscure drop-down list. They only said it will come this year. There are rumours it will be available in august or september. The fact nokia has not announced a date yet kind of indicates that they have not yet decided what to do with the n9. Make it a success (and support it), or use it as a small experiment on selected markets.
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Well I'm sorry to say, but it kind of makes sense to focus on offering the WP7 in DE, UK, ES etc. because all the services that come with the WP7 phones don't work in other countries. Try using BING search for restaurants and whatnot in Romania (where I'm from) and you'll realize the results are thin.
So, even if the primary focus will be on the N9 or the WP7, depending on the country, I'm sure you can still get either of them. Just not through Nokia, but, as someone pointed out, Nokia is on the route to closing down its Nokia stores because they are just not profitable. Again, I have the example of Romania. Nokia stores here are closing one by one because they just can't compete with carriers and distributors. A N900 used to cost a small fortune at the Nokia store, and it "went" with almost half the price @ carriers. So... |
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Now I had to register just to end all this foolish speculation.
A dropdown list on Nokias webpage is not the end-all gospel regarding availability. Especially when the dev-page for the N9 states. "Regional Availability:Global " http://www.developer.nokia.com/Devic...ifications/N9/ - General tab It doesn't say excluding UK, FR, IT, NL or any other WP launch countries, global means global. Second, the dropdown list is completely bogus, here in Denmark we have 2 carriers confirming they'll stock the N9 upon release, one more stating they'll only carry the 16 GB version, and another carrier stating they'll wait and see how it's received. All 4 of them though acknowledging that it will in fact be released in DK - Even though we aren't in the dropdown list. |
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1, Places like expansys and play have listed them (a couple more have them listed at £499, but I don't know if these are legitimate sites). 2, UK magazines like Techradar and T3 have been allowed to review it. Why send a phone out for review in a territory you don't intend to distribute the phone in. Off course Nokia could make matters clearer by talking to their consumers, but that sounds too easy. |
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Of course it will be available in most countries. A quick search has the UK covered anyways by a few independants.
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/nokia-...e-p-12773.html More will follow. The only reason the N9 WP might not launch with some carriers is Skype. But as seen with the Indian versian of N900 they can disable it by firmware region, which can be got around anyway. By the way just come across this webpage, has a lot of information on N9. http://www.n9fanclub.com/ |
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i'd like some confirmation that uk carriers will be able to put the n9 on contract......... |
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Nokia N9 to miss on some major markets; Western Europa / North America!
Are they looking to actually release N950 then ?!
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I call bull crap. In fact I was thinking that more than likely the carriers will end up renaming the N9 to something lame like "the Nokia MoFo." Because Nokia is planning on Fo'ing your Mo'.
It's like the C7 is called the Nokia Astound on T-Mobile here. Anyhow, doesn't really matter, since it supports both the T-Mobile and AT&T frequencies here in the USA, so even if they don't sell it here, doesn't mean we can't import it, right? slaapliedje |
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Lets hope that is a mistake or a joke or both. Because otherwise this will kill n9 sales. I'm sure carriers in the countries left out (at least the european ones) are currently putting pressure on nokia to supply them with the n9. Nokia currently needs some serious kick in the *** from carriers. I'm sure they're not excited about having more wp7 handsets which don't sell.
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This is true.
Elop is planning on manufacting just under a 100k n9's. So it is expected that it's availability won't be too broad. And it means you will probably not be able to import it, because of a limited amount of devices. I suspect the N9 will find it's way to ebay for upwards of U$1000,00 since it will be so rare. |
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I think the main reason Elop has decided that he doesn't want to release the N9 globally is that he doesn't want it to eclipse the WP7 phones coming out late this year and next year. So note that the US, Canada and the UK are left out of the release countries - I am guessing these are countries where Nokia really wants to focus on helping out Microsoft build market share. |
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Lol still based on the list from the first day. It's been discussed so much. Nobody knows, especially not eldar, and this list means no-thing. So yes it can be true (or not), but if I flip a coin, it can also be head (or tails), if you see what I mean.
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I work for Nokia, and have been told that the N9 will be available in those markets, via on-line partners. This is still subject to change, but I believe the sales teams have heard about the interest in the N9 and are planning how to sell them.
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For Europe I do not have so much problems: It is sold in Austria, Finland... So then: Buy it in Austria or Finland if you live in EU. You have the same online rights as in every other EU state (e.g 2 weeks send back...). There is not every thing bad in EU. If you really want the N9, so what...
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