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there are several stores in germany which sell the device with contracts, expes. with upgrades that meens that the customers have a mobile and gget the device cheaper.</font><font face="Sans" size=3><BR>
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Von: <<a href="mailto:Jakub.Pavelek@nokia.com">Jakub.Pavelek@nokia.com</a>><BR>
An: <<a href="mailto:maemo-users@maemo.org">maemo-users@maemo.org</a>><BR>
Gesendet: Mo., 4. Dez. 2006 12:24:05 CET<BR>
Betreff: RE: [maemo-users] 770 on the way<BR>
> That was sort of my *point* :-)<BR>
><BR>
> I was attempting (badly!) to make the point that the usual product<BR>
> pattern for Nokia/SE/whoever - where they release some new, <BR>
> interesting device and then release incremental/facelift upgrades<BR>
> that'll support themselves through the artificially buoyed up market<BR>
> of telco contracts - may not be very well suited to the full-price, <BR>
> no-contract-available 770 upgrade.<BR>
<BR>
Are you from US? Because most people around me (and I guess generally in<BR>
Europe) buy their phones themselves and not from mobile operator.<BR>
Operators offer phones too, yes, but they are generally overpriced, <BR>
outdated and the choice is limited. Maybe companies use this but for<BR>
average person it does not make sense. Phones and cellular operators are<BR>
different things. Or do you buy TV from your cable/TV operator? Also<BR>
majority of people here (70%) use prepaid cards without contract and<BR>
even have more such cards from different operators and swap them in one<BR>
phone. Maybe mobile market is more competitive in Europe (or in my<BR>
country)? I remember phones bought from operators were blocked in <BR>
firmware to prevent using with other cellular networks but this is<BR>
history too (maybe noone bought such phones?).<BR>
<BR>
So to sum it up I don't think such artifical market exist here or is too<BR>
important and manufacturers can produce crappy phones because of this. <BR>
<BR>
Frantisek<BR>
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<BR>
As far as I know, here, in France, most of the phones are sold<BR>
by operators with contracts.<BR>
<BR>
Well, I guess the N770, since it can't be sold with contracts,<BR>
doesn't fit their needs. <BR>
Anyway It would be cool if it could be sold in stores instead of<BR>
nokia's internet shop only. If people could try it before buying it,<BR>
there'd be many more sales. Everybody who put a hand on mine felt in<BR>
love with it.<BR>
<BR>
Joel <BR>
<BR>
Hi there,<BR>
<BR>
The internet shop is not the only point of sale. Nokia 770 does sell in<BR>
several retail chains, for example El Corte Ingles used to have them,<BR>
CompUSA seems to have them too and I even saw them on sale at airport in<BR>
Venice;-) However they are not on offer in the usual mobile operator<BR>
stores, with the notable exception of the Nokia Flagship Stores (AFAIK).<BR>
<BR>
Br,<BR>
<BR>
--jakub<BR>
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