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Originally Posted by somedude
go to discover card home and search for their partner amazon is listed and buy it through there 10% cash back wippieee.[/QUOTE]
So if I register at Bing.com, besides Newegg, is Amazon.com also on MS partner retailers?
EDIT: Do I need a coupon from Microsoft / Bing for this registration to get the discount, or anybody who registers gets the coupon after the registration?
No coupons required. You need to have a live.com account, paypal (for the cashback). Search for an item from the bing.com page and if you see a "bing cashback" sort of tag, click that and just follow the instructions. That link generally appears at the top itself.
I have a Sony Play Station Card ($100 cashback if you buy worth $400 from sonystyle) from quite some time (dec 2008) but never used it. I didn't want a PS3 or a Sony product but still I applied for the card as people were reporting that, they were getting that $100 cashback inspite of wherever you purchase. I used the same card (for the first time) for my N900 order with amazon. I hope they give me that cashback! Anyone have any idea on this?
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2009-09-19
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Originally Posted by Dead1nside
I heard a very interesting story on NPR this week about how people are beginning to ignore voice mail. The interviewee said basically that we would much rather use texting and email over voice, and that it takes about 70 seconds to read a transcript of a 7 minute voice message.
I also agree with you when you say that they could've added telephony in the N810 but instead I think they could've upped the integration in this device, although I won't know until I use it, it seems as if telephony is second fiddle. However that could be just in relative order to the good web experience you'll have on the device.
If Nokia gets the word out, this could be as much a game changer for personal phones as the Blackberry was for work phones.
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2009-09-19
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My dream is a world where everyone has all of the IM protocols on their Internet-enabled mobile devices, and I can just IM with people and never ever have to actually talk to anyone who isn't in the room with me... 
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2009-09-19
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Originally Posted by Eric G
I have to agree with that assessment.
I heard a very interesting story on NPR this week about how people are beginning to ignore voice mail. The interviewee said basically that we would much rather use texting and email over voice, and that it takes about 70 seconds to read a transcript of a 7 minute voice message.
If Nokia gets the word out, this could be as much a game changer for personal phones as the Blackberry was for work phones.
On a related note, I'm very impressed with Google Voice's voice-to-text transcription service. 100% accurate for me so far. THAT opens up possibilities...
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2009-09-19
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Originally Posted by Texrat
Yeah, that one is impressive. Unfortunately it seems to fall on its face for names, though.
On a related note, I'm very impressed with Google Voice's voice-to-text transcription service. 100% accurate for me so far. THAT opens up possibilities...
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Haha you have Google 411 and other Google Voice users to thank for its accuracy. More samples from all different ethnicities, and regions the more accurate it gets. Kinda scary how it's a self-feeding monster..
Though I think there's still a place for voicemail. For casual business or "hey where you at" there's SMS/IM. But for a heart endearing message I'll always take hearing "I love you" or "I'm sorry" over voice then in SMS/IM. But ideally in person would be the best.
Though I think there's still a place for voicemail. For casual business or "hey where you at" there's SMS/IM. But for a heart endearing message I'll always take hearing "I love you" or "I'm sorry" over voice then in SMS/IM. But ideally in person would be the best.
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They're maemo and MeeGo...
"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...
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2009-09-19
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Originally Posted by pycage
I'm curious about the total cost of the T-Mobile data plan plus €1, compared to the price of the N900 unlocked and the plan you need.
Yes, but if you take it with an expensive data plan from T-Mobile, you'll get it for 1 €, and that's what most people do.
Really paying 1000 € for a phone is beyond any sanity IMHO.
Personally, all things being equal, I'd prefer to just get a loan for the €1000 than commit to a contract with a carrier, so I'm wondering what the incentive is. I have heard that they make the data plan less expensive if you take a contract that includes the phone (or more expensive if you don't), but I have yet to see a direct comparison. This would be needed in order to compare the costs of the alternative (the interest on a loan, for example).
Care to give us some of your figures?
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2009-09-19
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Originally Posted by Architengi
I'm confused... why is T-Mobile the only one who can carry it?
The problem is in USA where there is no operator for N900, and actually only T-Mobile can carry it, but it didn't seem to want it.
(Are you trying to make me cry? I've been dreaming of the day I can drop T-Mobile because of how they treat the SideKick (and their customers)).
Sorry if this has been discussed... I don't even try to keep up with the discussions that run over 100 posts/day.
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Originally Posted by davidmaxwaterman
From the latest Telekom Shop News flyer, the iPhone 3GS with 16 GB is 1 € with one of those plans:
I'm curious about the total cost of the T-Mobile data plan plus €1, compared to the price of the N900 unlocked and the plan you need.
Personally, all things being equal, I'd prefer to just get a loan for the €1000 than commit to a contract with a carrier, so I'm wondering what the incentive is. I have heard that they make the data plan less expensive if you take a contract that includes the phone (or more expensive if you don't), but I have yet to see a direct comparison. This would be needed in order to compare the costs of the alternative (the interest on a loan, for example).
Care to give us some of your figures?
- Complete L: 119.95 €/month, full phone flat for calls within Germany, data flat reduced to 64 kbit/s after 5 GB transfer
- Complete 240: 69.95 €/month, 240 free minutes for calls within Germany, then 0.29 €/min for calls within Germany, weekend phone flat (to land line and T-Mobile only), data flat reduced to 64 kbit/s after 1 GB transfer
- Complete 1200: 89.95 €/month, 1200 free minutes for calls within Germany, then 0.29 €/min for calls within Germany, weekend phone flat (to land line and T-Mobile only), data flat reduced to 64 kbit/s after 5 GB transfer
They are milking iPhone fanboys like cows. I can remember that the plans for the normal iPhone 3G were not that high, but those are obviously not available anymore.
Oh, and all plans run for at least 24 months.
And remember that the iPhone is not really 1000 €. There is only the T-Mobile locked iPhone available in Germany. What you see on Amazon.de for 1000 € are expensive imports from countries where the law prohibits phone locking.
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