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2010-01-12
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That depends on the deal. Most people are going to get a voice + data contract anyway, so why not get a little something for it? I got ~13% off the phone only for signing up for a 24 month contract with the carrier I was going with anyway, no extra fees.
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2010-01-12
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Originally Posted by rapante
i find this quite amusing, I work for the Carphone Warehouse, and statements like that are actually quite the norm,
which means you have to essentially fork out the same amount of money, but in a longer span...
I want a ______ phone
ok then its £___ to buy
oh no I want it free
ok then its £___ per month for ___ months and you get ____ minutes and _____ texts and _____ internets
oh no im not signing a contract, I want a free _____ phone
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it happens ALL THE TIME its quite funny
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2010-01-12
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@ Mountain View (CA, USA)
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Originally Posted by samdennison7
So it looks that after all you want to test for free an N900 with Maemo 5 (five)?
I would like to become a tester of the new Maemo 6 system - from a users perspective.
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2010-01-12
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Originally Posted by floffe
I came to hate mobile phone plans with a longer run time than 1 month (my o2 plan with 5gb data has a 4 week canceling period, no additional after) and I am in an industry where I just can't have 24 (not even 12) month plans.
That depends on the deal. Most people are going to get a voice + data contract anyway, so why not get a little something for it? I got ~13% off the phone only for signing up for a 24 month contract with the carrier I was going with anyway, no extra fees.
I had to move countries twice in the last 2 years, and depending on the laws in the country you lived in you might be forced to pay your plan for the remaining time (without being able to use it), which is why I hate plans with a fixed amount of month.
So I just started calculating and came to the conclusion that contracts with subsidised phones are more expensive in 99% of the cases, so I never bother thinking about getting my phone with a monthly plan.
You always end up paying more than you actually thought in the beginning.
Originally Posted by starman
people who think they'll get anything for free in live these days are just completely nuts and/or stupid
oh no im not signing a contract, I want a free _____ phone
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2010-01-12
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@ England
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Originally Posted by qgil
Yeah basically that what it comes down to!
So it looks that after all you want to test for free an N900 with Maemo 5 (five)?
You don't ask you don't get!
Or as I suspect you do ask and you still don't get!
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2010-01-12
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Originally Posted by samdennison7
i got my n900 unlocked for around $400usd boxed etc. valid imei nothing dodgy...
Fair point -in that case does anyone know where to get hold of a Nokia N900 without paying £350?
cant pm (private message) you though...try to pm me
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2010-01-12
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@ Mountain View (CA, USA)
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Originally Posted by samdennison7
Then if you want to test Maemo 5 ask for Maemo 5, not 6.
Yeah basically that what it comes down to!
You don't ask you don't get!
Or as I suspect you do ask and you still don't get!
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2010-01-12
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@ Cornwall, UK
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Originally Posted by samdennison7
Attend the next Maemo community event and mug someone?
Fair point -in that case does anyone know where to get hold of a Nokia N900 without paying £350?
Of course, there'd be the cost of attending the event, and the risks involved in any crime. Not to mention the damage other Maemo-people might do to you if they catch you.
BTW, where can you get one for £350? I paid a lot more than that (and it was worth every penny).
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2010-01-13
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@ UK
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Nokia do run public trials. You find out about this at http://www.nokia.com/pilots to date i have mostly just been spammed with questionnaires about different services and device form factors. However the FAQ does state:
If you are really interested in helping Nokia test stuff it might be worth a go but i'd say that even with putting a lot of effort your chances of getting a Maemo 6 device out of this are near zero. You would be better off getting into the development side of things in the maemo community and seeing what bones Nokia throws out.
Nice blag attempt though, good luck with that.
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Nice blag attempt though, good luck with that.
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2010-01-13
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@ England
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Originally Posted by RevdKathy
I found it online in the states for $459/$499 dollars and did the conversion on which ever one comes up as £350.
Attend the next Maemo community event and mug someone?
Of course, there'd be the cost of attending the event, and the risks involved in any crime. Not to mention the damage other Maemo-people might do to you if they catch you.
BTW, where can you get one for £350? I paid a lot more than that (and it was worth every penny).
I currently have a Nokia 5800 and although the phone is OK everytime I get a new firmware update of App that I think solves it's down falls it throws up another problem.
E.G. I use it attached to a Nokia Car Kit and since downloading latest firmware when it hooks up to the in car kit it wipes any alarms I have set - annoying when you need it to get up for work.