Hi.I have some doubts about where to buy this faboulous device... safest for me is directly from nokia uk,cheapest from amazon and others...pls advice.

I would go on amazon since it's the cheapest. Amazon is a reliable store and my experience with them is good.

what about the warranty? sometimes cheap item has no warranty

You can also try from Dell.com in USA. They are NOKIA authorized seller and today there is a deal going on. It is only $399.

1. Go to Dell.com ( link)
2. Add to Shopping cart for $599
3. At Checkout Apply $200 off Coupon Code: JFRPKFQ9WHT01G [Exp. 06/20/2010 5PM CT OR After 1500 uses]
4. Final Price: $599 - $200 coupon = $399 + Free Shipping + State Tax may apply

Reference : www.deals2buy.com

Hope this might help.

RR

rrdbala, i think he wants to buy it in the UK, and dell wont ship it to UK.

thanks rrdbala,yea I'm looking in the uk ....btw thank you rrdbala

I bought mine from amazon and it was fine. It's still crazy to see the phone going for +400 plus after I paid about 530 a couple months ago

Sorry, I know that you are in the UK (and I am in the US), but I would only buy from reputable shops like Nokia, Amazon, Dell, etc. Among them, who has the best price and shipping time? Return policy?

I would not go really cheap (ebay, some Chinese website, etc), as there is way too much risk involved. Risk to get a KIRF, damaged device, used not new, etc. etc.

UK: Did you look if a subsidized phone bought via a provider is more beneficial bottom line?

Hi.

I got mine here:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/buy...00-PAGCN-WEB10

I chose the Black Clearance option and got the phone for £255.95 + £10 Top Up
I also went through Quidco and am tracking a £5 rebate.
So in essence it is costing me £260.95

The phones are classed as refurbished but when they arrive they are as new. Others on another forum (http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/68895...k-clearance-25) who purchased them also report the condition of the phone as being "as new".
They are unlocked, come in a generic white box with charger, USB cable, instructions and battery.
They do not come with earphones (bought my WH-205's for 99p on eBay) or a TV out cable.

Of course Carphone Warehouse is a reputable company.

I hope this helps.

I would argue that cheapest doesn't have to be much less safe than the safest. It often is, but the right carefulness off-sets this.

Before buying my N900 second-hand off eBay (I would've gone with Dell had I known of the coupons they regularly have at the time though) I learned what distinctive features could be determined from just the pictures of the phone, that could determined if it's fake or not. I mainly used the letters: The N900's J does a 90 degree turn. So if you start from the top it goes down and then turns left. The fake's keyboard letters have a font that make the J start going down, but then the curled part turns all the way around and up. The Q in the N900 has the little stick start from the circle and go out; the fake's Q intersects the circle of the Q. The real's M has the bottom of the middle part of the M end higher than the two outside ends; the fake has the M's middle part reach all the way down to the same height as the other parts of it are.

I also immediately discounted any N900 that was being sold without obviously unique pictures. If it used the stock images that you'd see on adds or the sites advertising it or other official stores' product images, I wasn't willing to risk them. (I also made sure the 'unique' pictures didn't come up for other N900s sold by different sellers)

That said, an enterprising scammer could still scam you, but it's harder at that point. If you can get Dell's offer to work for you in the UK, do it. So far, the cheapest, even cheaper than most used ones, are the dell ones when you apply coupon. Even a 50$ one would save you enough money to make it cheaper than most final selling prices on eBay, and last I checked dell's normal price for them was cheaper than Amazon's or Nokia's.