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Darkshine 2011-11-07 14:55

Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Only reliable people I see at the moment are Expansys, who have the 16GB up for £540. I think this is a bit steep - though I'd rather pay more and not be mucked about, I would've thought £500 would get me the 64GB version ;)

Anyone in the UK already bought one? Am I better off importing? taking a trip onto the continent?

Grazy 2011-11-07 15:14

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
I got mine from a denmark ebayer! but think that was a one off load. Have you considered using "quidco" in conjuction with buying online from say Expansys? you get a reasonable cash back amount at least. I did this with mine on ebay and got £15. Expansys would give about 6% i think! you have to wait a few months and there is a £5 a year that comes out of your earnings! you should have a read! :)

http://www.quidco.com/expansys-uk/

just had a look, you would get £27 back!

jalyst 2011-11-07 17:11

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkshine (Post 1119512)
Only reliable people I see at the moment are Expansys, who have the 16GB up for £540. I think this is a bit steep - though I'd rather pay more and not be mucked about, I would've thought £500 would get me the 64GB version ;)

Anyone in the UK already bought one? Am I better off importing? taking a trip onto the continent?

Please ask in this
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=78354
Or this thread...
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=78574
Or both....

jonquark 2011-11-07 18:18

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Jalyst: Is there a policy that says we should try and combine things in huge uber threads? Personally I prefer shorter, more tightly focussed threads, I can subscribe to the thread without getting lots of mildly related info.

e.g. in this case, the set of people who want to buy an N9 in the UK != set of people who want to buy it from a French retailer.

jonquark 2011-11-07 18:23

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkshine (Post 1119512)
Anyone in the UK already bought one? Am I better off importing? taking a trip onto the continent?

I bought one from Handtec:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php...locked--black-

It was faulty and I returned it (they've been very helpful so far and I'm waiting for a replacement).

Aside from Expansys:
http://www.expansys.com/nokia-n9-sma...k-16gb-219484/
(who currently the 16gb in stock but not 64gb)

There's also Purely Gadgets
http://www.purelygadgets.co.uk/Nokia.../view/34534-BK

http://www.purelygadgets.co.uk/Nokia.../view/34533-BL

I've not dealt with Purely Gadgets before, I have no idea how reliable they are.

jalyst 2011-11-07 19:59

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jonquark (Post 1119580)
Jalyst: Is there a policy that says we should try and combine things in huge uber threads? Personally I prefer shorter, more tightly focussed threads, I can subscribe to the thread without getting lots of mildly related info.
e.g. in this case, the set of people who want to buy an N9 in the UK != set of people who want to buy it from a French retailer.

The point of referring the OP to those threads...
Is that they're focused around his/her subject matter, & there's plenty of folks already subscribed, hence lotsa eyes.
Doesn't make sense to have a dozen or more threads of the same or very similar subjects.
Folks aren't going to subscribe to every single one of them etc.
If you search those threads (ideally skim-read much of it if you have time) for "UK" or similar key-words, you'll get lotsa ideas.

Yes of course there's no policy, you're most welcome to start a splinter thread.
But you can 'bet your bottom dollar' that what the OP's asking, has been discussed countless times in those threads.
And is constantly being re-defined, thanks to dialogue back & forth in them.

oZmo 2011-11-07 20:00

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Anyone had a good experience with www.ipmart.com? Seems far too cheap when I've done the google currency conversion, £365 including delivery..

Always think if something seems too cheap then its not worth the risk.

strongm 2011-11-07 22:22

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkshine (Post 1119512)
Only reliable people I see at the moment are Expansys, who have the 16GB up for £540. I think this is a bit steep - though I'd rather pay more and not be mucked about, I would've thought £500 would get me the 64GB version

Optimist. Mind you, ex VAT Expansys and Handtec prices are below £500 for 64Gb model ...

TH3ORY 2011-11-08 00:20

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Try here simply electronics http://electronics.simplyelectronics...nokia+n9&asug=

luqysheesh 2011-11-08 14:28

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
on ebay theres a seller called personal digital, gt my cyan n9 from him for £440 delivered tax free.....result!....he sent it from australia so it took 4 days to come, but its the cheapest i could find anywhere

Darkshine 2011-11-10 13:11

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jalyst (Post 1119562)

No thanks - those are huge, unfocused threads which no-one has bothered to index. I don't see why there's this leaning towards huge threads - they're certainly not helpful.

Anyway, I'm starting to think Expansys is the only risk-free option. I've never heard of all these others..

m3topaz 2011-11-10 13:34

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
I just noticed that mobilefun dot co dot uk have Sim Free Nokia N9 16GB - Black at £519.95 (inc. VAT), 'In stock' as viewed at 13:30 today. Another seller to add to the list - which should now be increasing...
Hopefully somebody will sell the 64GB variant sometime soon. After the luxury of 40GB with the N900, going back down will be a chore for the 16GB device :)

jonquark 2011-11-11 17:10

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Handtec have a new batch of N9's 64GB coming in shortly:
https://twitter.com/#!/handtec/statu...91213783277568
available for pre-order now:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php...locked--black-

The first N9 64GB I received from them had the intermittent reboots fault and they were very helpful, quickly offering a full refund or a unit from the new batch due in shortly so I'd recommend them as a reputable company who seem to have good customer service*.

*= I guess I should really be reserving judgement until I do get a fully working unit from them..

csw43 2011-11-11 19:41

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Ordered my 16gb from theorder.co..uk on Wednesday and it was delivered yesterday....top service :)

siralien 2011-11-13 14:51

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Bought mine from microspot.ch in Switzerland. Got the 64GB version for less about £480. Had a friend deliver it to me to save myself £100 VAT.

mohi2k7 2012-01-01 03:49

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
i was wondering if its possible to order a n9 from amazon.de to deliver in the uk without paying damn VAT? or import fees? and is there a possible hidden banking fee?

p.s would it work out cheaper? thanks in advance for any advice

ibrakalifa 2012-01-01 05:44

Re: Where to buy the N9 in the UK
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by mohi2k7 (Post 1144094)
i was wondering if its possible to order a n9 from amazon.de to deliver in the uk without paying damn VAT? or import fees? and is there a possible hidden banking fee?

p.s would it work out cheaper? thanks in advance for any advice

order tru me if u wish, email me or add me thru facebook, ibra.kalifa@gmail.com:)


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