On the UK's most expensive network
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/nokia-lumia-800
I was hoping to get it on T-Mob/Orange but they have no mention of it
Can't believe they've not put a FFC on it. Every other manufacturer is releasing mango phones specifically with FFC, and Nokia, who everyone's been waiting on for a beautiful phone, drop a bollock. Really stupid move.
If all Orange are going to stock is the Mozart and Radar I will be switching network at the start of next year. Two fairly low-end devices.
Its available on clove now http://bit.ly/vuyU06
I have been showing some pics of the Lumia 800 to the wife, she wants one - NOW - she has been using my HD7 for the last couple of weeks and loves WP7, but the design of the Lumia has totally wowed her, she wants the blue one!!!
O2 willl deffo have it i have been talking to them this morning but fell out before we talked price due to not doing early upgrades anymore less you on over £36 a month (idiots).
T-mobile have said they cant confirm or deny and to check back later but have told electricpig they will stock it along with three orange and vodafone
http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2011/10/26/nokia-lumia-800-windows-phone-official-plastic-fantastic/
I think its comming to all the only issue is colours prices etc i well want blue but will not go to O2.
lumpaywk said:
O2 willl deffo have it i have been talking to them this morning but fell out before we talked price due to not doing early upgrades anymore less you on over £36 a month (idiots).
T-mobile have said they cant confirm or deny and to check back later but have told electricpig they will stock it along with three orange and vodafone
http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2011/10/26/nokia-lumia-800-windows-phone-official-plastic-fantastic/
I think its comming to all the only issue is colours prices etc i well want blue but will not go to O2.
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Great news, I know there was a leaked roadmap for Orange France that showed the 800 so i guessed it may be the same across the other european arms too..
Does anyone know where the blue is going?
Phones 4 U have an awesome deal considering it's a brand new phone (Preorder). Free Phone, 600 Mins 3000 Texts, 1GB Data £28 a month free phone.
They only have it in black though and I want the blue asked the support and they said they don't know if or when they will get the blue version
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Does anyone know where the blue is going?
Phones 4 U have an awesome deal considering it's a brand new phone (Preorder). Free Phone, 600 Mins 3000 Texts, 1GB Data £28 a month free phone.
They only have it in black though and I want the blue asked the support and they said they don't know if or when they will get the blue version
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hmmm it is 2 year but tbh for that deal its worth it, but i to am in the same boat i want the blue. Black one is lush but i have had black phones for what seems an eternity and im loving bright colours. Lets hope tmobile get blue as im due an upgrade from them and can dump my o2 contract
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hmmm it is 2 year but tbh for that deal its worth it, but i to am in the same boat i want the blue. Black one is lush but i have had black phones for what seems an eternity and im loving bright colours. Lets hope tmobile get blue as im due an upgrade from them and can dump my o2 contract
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I'm thinking of just waiting tbh.
My T-Mobile contract is up this February and I already have a Samsung Omnia 7. I could then just get a Blue Nokia Lumia 800 in February (This is me assuming that the blue version is going to have a delay).
The other possibility I've come to is that the Blue Lumia is exclusive to Vodafone. This is because, Three, Phones4U and CarPhoneWarehouse all display the black phone. If you go on Vodafone's site they show the Black AND Blue model (although don't have their tarrifs or preorder information up).
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I'm thinking of just waiting tbh.
My T-Mobile contract is up this February and I already have a Samsung Omnia 7. I could then just get a Blue Nokia Lumia 800 in February (This is me assuming that the blue version is going to have a delay).
The other possibility I've come to is that the Blue Lumia is exclusive to Vodafone. This is because, Three, Phones4U and CarPhoneWarehouse all display the black phone. If you go on Vodafone's site they show the Black AND Blue model (although don't have their tarrifs or preorder information up).
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the current tarrifs are on the nokia website.
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the current tarrifs are on the nokia website.
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Yeah but these Tariffs either link to three.co.uk (which shows a coming soon page) vodaphone, carphone warehouse or phones 4 u.
Carphone warehouse clearly states they only have black, Phones 4 U have told me they only have black and Three only display the black phone.
Also on a side note, why do Americans say No-Kia and not Nokia?
3 will be doing the Blue. I just saw them on a video telling me so
goo gl / H9OCS
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3 will be doing the Blue. I just saw them on a video telling me so
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well if 3 is doing blue i wouldnt of thought it would be locked to a specific currier as (i may be mistaken but from what i have seen) they never get exclusives like that. If it was orange or O2 i would thnk game over. Vodafone has a countdown to preorder at 7 days and i am guessing that in order for one not to complain about the other they will all go live at the same time otherwise they would be capturing the early birds. I think black is just unlocked models they are selling with contracts.
Gave my details to three instore today to ask about the Blue version, they said they didn't know yet. Orange store said they would know on Monday about prices and what colours they're getting - They also said the free Xbox deal was for everyone who gets the device on launch, not just upgrades... it just so happens that the device is being offered to upgrades first
Also, for anyone thinking of getting the device all the stores told me that the phone is proving to be VERY popular and they're anticipating iPhone like queues and sellouts so if you're thinking of getting one make sure you preorder.
Oh this is great news think i might pop to the orange store in my local town yay new xbox my old one can go in the bedroom lol. Best not sell out beforei get one though but then i dont think anyone in the world is as obssessed by it as me so i stand a good chance lol
Wow... well that's encouraging.
Whislt there is nothing really wrong with my Omnia 7 ... the 800 just looks lovely Bah months to go till i upgrade though...
I need one in blue and it needs to be on O2, hopefully car phone warehouse can sort me out alternately it's off to clove for an unlocked one, assuming they have blue
Cheapest/Best deal I've seen so far on orange:
http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobi...utm_campaign=Lumia800PreOrder&adnetwork=email
Free phone, 200 minutes, unlim texts, 750mb internet and free BT Openzone access £26 p/m.
Phoned them up, they're only getting the black.
Related
Seems like they now have the S2 in stock, going to give them a call later to see what they will offer me...
Just looked at their online prices
yes they do just orderd mine for my upgrade on flex 35i and had to pay £10 for the phone. should have it on thursday
Mine's coming today/tomorrow, got it £30pm over 18 months plus £60 upfront. Deal includes £180 of credit a month, equivalent to 900 minutes or 1800 texts. They wanted me back
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Have you got a link?
Still says coming soon from what I can see.
Just buy from chitterchatter? Authorised tmob seller at far better prices..
Also there phones are unlocked and unbranded.. Its a no brainer....
Got my upgrade through them 2 weeks ago and I was well pleased..
25 quid a month
600 mins
Unltd texts
Unltd internet
Unltd landline (free bolt on)
Phone for free
Well impressed..only thing was took over a week to sort delivery.. But at that price I was happy to wait
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/pay-monthly/samsung-galaxy-s-ii/mobile-tariffs/
Here.
Just Orange left to release it now....... getting impatient...
Chivalryyyy said:
Just buy from chitterchatter? Authorised tmob seller at far better prices..
Also there phones are unlocked and unbranded.. Its a no brainer....
Got my upgrade through them 2 weeks ago and I was well pleased..
25 quid a month
600 mins
Unltd texts
Unltd internet
Unltd landline (free bolt on)
Phone for free
Well impressed..only thing was took over a week to sort delivery.. But at that price I was happy to wait
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Do you have full speed internet or throttled?
How long for that contract?
How much for the handset?
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Do you have full speed internet or throttled?
How long for that contract?
How much for the handset?
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Was for 24 months... Phone was given free of charge..and a they are an autherised tmob reseller, you get the same internet as if you had purchased from tmobile directly...unlike buying from a 3rd party reseller...
Link to there current deal for new contracts...though you may get better as an upgrade as i did
http://www.chitterchatter.co.uk/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-new-pd-74.php
Awesome, i think will give them a bell when i get home and see what they offer me.
Just had a look at my t-mobile and i can get the handset for £180 if i stay on my current £20.56 a month contracts (for another 18 months)... tempting
Lagu said:
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/pay-monthly/samsung-galaxy-s-ii/mobile-tariffs/
Here.
Just Orange left to release it now....... getting impatient...
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Why wait for orange?
If you're with orange and due an upgrade phones4u will do it. As far as i'm aware it's the same as upgrading through orange except phones4u get a cut.
I got the standard pack through from orange thanking me for staying with them, kept the same number etc......
Plus now i've got a nice unbranded phone without all the "lovely" orange extras.
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Managed to get a Samsung Galaxy S 2 for £9 for the handset and Flex 35 over 18 months
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Seems like they now have the S2 in stock, going to give them a call later to see what they will offer me...
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WHATTTTT??? WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS????
I called and spoke to some really nice woman and she checked on their internal "coming soon" list and said that, she can see the GSII will be coming but no date. (This is in spite of the fact the "consumer" websites says June)
So where did you see that you can get it from them direct?
(My contract is such, that I could only do a straight call-up and delivery (regular) upgrade.)
I first saw it as an option when i logged into t-mobile.
Called them literally 2 hours ago and they were offering some horrendous £35 plus contracts for the handset...
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I first saw it as an option when i logged into t-mobile.
Called them literally 2 hours ago and they were offering some horrendous £35 plus contracts for the handset...
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Sorry to be so immature BUT OMG!!! Things must have changed since literally a few days ago!
I'm going to try and log in now. (I'm on my dad's business contract so hopefully it will cover it )
And as for the price, it is indeed a very expensive phone.
I've phoned T-Mobile up twice and both times, I've been told they're stocking them, but their internal "coming soon" doesn't actually have a release date!
However the GSII, is on their website.
So if anyone orders from T-Mobile directly, could they please inform us, and when it actually gets delivered??
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Why wait for orange?
If you're with orange and due an upgrade phones4u will do it. As far as i'm aware it's the same as upgrading through orange except phones4u get a cut.
I got the standard pack through from orange thanking me for staying with them, kept the same number etc......
Plus now i've got a nice unbranded phone without all the "lovely" orange extras.
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I did try, but the shop here couldn't process the order.
I phoned on Saturday, they said they'd got a shipment that very morning. Mine should arrive tomorrow; I'll be happy to answer any questions
Worth noting that if you order online or over the phone, you get a 7 day cooling off period, so if you don't like T-Mobile, or your contract, or the phone, or your cat's reaction to the phone or anything else, you can send it back and the contract goes away
Source:
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/common/returns_policy.html
From what I've read, this does not apply instore. When I first signed up with T-Mobile 18 months ago in a brick-and-mortar store, I asked about this.
Me: "Do you have a cool-off policy?"
Sales guy: "Yes, we have a policy, and that policy is that we have no cool-off period."
Xero Xenith said:
I phoned on Saturday, they said they'd got a shipment that very morning. Mine should arrive tomorrow; I'll be happy to answer any questions
Worth noting that if you order online or over the phone, you get a 7 day cooling off period, so if you don't like T-Mobile, or your contract, or the phone, or your cat's reaction to the phone or anything else, you can send it back and the contract goes away
Source:
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/common/returns_policy.html
From what I've read, this does not apply instore. When I first signed up with T-Mobile 18 months ago in a brick-and-mortar store, I asked about this.
Me: "Do you have a cool-off policy?"
Sales guy: "Yes, we have a policy, and that policy is that we have no cool-off period."
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Its not specific to T-mobile. Its a statutory protection offered in the distance selling regulations and applies to all distance sales.
I had my T-Mobile SGS2 delivered this morning.
I phoned T-Mobile up on Friday evening and they said they have just got in a delivery of SGS2's so I upgraded to it.
It has got the T-Mobile logo on boot. Havn't tried any other sim cards but I am quite sure it will be locked.
Anything anybody wants me to check?
This is my first android phone so nothing too complicated lol, but Ive been doing a lot of reading about android so am not a total n00b
Im looking to upgrade to the HTC Titan from the HD2 and using Quidco i get a nice £50 cashback deal if i get it from the Carphone Warehouse website. But, for at least the last week its constantly said Out Of Stock.
Does anyone know (perhaps an insider) if and when stock may become available again, or are they flying off the shelves as soon as stock is available?
Steve
LessThanSte said:
Im looking to upgrade to the HTC Titan from the HD2 and using Quidco i get a nice £50 cashback deal if i get it from the Carphone Warehouse website. But, for at least the last week its constantly said Out Of Stock.
Does anyone know (perhaps an insider) if and when stock may become available again, or are they flying off the shelves as soon as stock is available?
Steve
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I dont think their ordering too many of them. Generally any Windows Phone they seem to store sweet **** all of them, even the Lumia's are hard to come by...
It seems to be in stock on their website - can't you order and have it delivered to your home or local store?
Hmmm, it hasnt been anytime i have looked. Just checked again now.
Though i do wonder if they have 1 or 2 in stock at a time which then get snapped up almost instantly, so maybe i just need to catch it at the right time.
Seems though though i could get either lumia or the radar straight away. But i want the titan, sigh. This trusty old Touch Diamond is starting to grate now :\
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Hmmm, it hasnt been anytime i have looked. Just checked again now.
Though i do wonder if they have 1 or 2 in stock at a time which then get snapped up almost instantly, so maybe i just need to catch it at the right time.
Seems though though i could get either lumia or the radar straight away. But i want the titan, sigh. This trusty old Touch Diamond is starting to grate now :\
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I wouldnt recommend the Radar. Its not a bad phone for the price. But the screen on it is not great, only way to use the Radar is with a white theme as the blacks are washed out as hell on that.
Lumia 800, HTC Titan, Samsung Omnia W are probably the best WP7 handsets out.
Samsung Omnia W is probably the best of the whole lot cause it has all the good specs for a cheaper price. Unless you need 16GB of storage which leaves you out to the Lumia and the Titan.
Got mine free on a 12 month contract with dial.a.phone and unlimited everything basically. Carphone warehouse had no stock and kept trying sell me a blackberry lol.
Hmm so an update, i decided to click through the carphone warehouse website and picked the upgrade deal i wanted and it decided to let me proceed to checkout (it said stop because of no stock when i tried that last a couple of weeks ago). All has now gone through and i should have something to play with tomorrow or Thursday!
So it seems that the Out of Stock note on the Carphone Warehouse website is actually a bit of a fib. Nevermind, the £50 cashback they give Quidco to give to me will be quite nice
I hope you like your Titan when it arrives, was you running Windows Mobile / Android or Windows Phone on your HD2?
Not bad, ordered at 6pm, confirmed at 7pm, it arrived at 12pm
Its very nice actually. Ive been on Windows 6.5 (not an Android fan!) but it is a bt of a change
Well firrst Titan I bought in 2 january it was in the stock, and when I bought second Titan, as well was in stock. I don't seen any problem bought from CW.
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You have received via pre-order or from a retail outlet a Full Retail Pebble Blue Unit.
I think we need to ascertain if there are any at all.
I have emailed CPW to try and get info on my pre order (pebble blue) as I haven't heard anything from them and got an automated reply saying that they would be in touch within 4 days Whats that all about?
Hey guys just read this. Bad news
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18250210
(posted this as I thought it may be relevant)
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sean2476 said:
I have emailed CPW to try and get info on my pre order (pebble blue) as I haven't heard anything from them and got an automated reply saying that they would be in touch within 4 days Whats that all about?
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As I mentioned on another post I actually called CPW this morning and they confirmed my Blue one was ok for delivery tomorrow morning.
I then saw the announcement on their website and there is now after talking to them ZERO chance of seeing it for many weeks.
Really unimpressed with them.
it seems the white one is available may have to go for that.
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it seems the white one is available may have to go for that.
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If you pre-ordered I doubt you will be able to get a white one, I went into the Vodafone shop today to ask the same thing, and they said the only way they could do it is if I set up a whole new contract for a white one then refused the delivery of my blue one.
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If you pre-ordered I doubt you will be able to get a white one, I went into the Vodafone shop today to ask the same thing, and they said the only way they could do it is if I set up a whole new contract for a white one then refused the delivery of my blue one.
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to be fair they did offer a white one straight away for delivery tomorrow
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to be fair they did offer a white one straight away for delivery tomorrow
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You are lucky then, Vodafone wouldn't budge at all for me, so I have no choice but to wait. It's annoying as my sister is waiting for my old phone as well, so she is going to nag and moan to me every day until it arrives and then I am going to have to book another day off work short notice to collect it.
handtec gave me the option for a white one as well, that will ship today hopefully
Damn, I just started a thread about this.
I changed to white with the CPW today. My current contract terminates on the 6th, so can't wait to get my new contract. Plus I'm an impatient child.
The guy at CPW did say that the few blue units they received seemed fine and is not sure what the defect is.
He was surprised when I said I heard about it as a rumour some weeks ago through XDA. He didn't know what XDA was and insisted they only found out there COULD be a problem earlier this week.
My argument was that he indicated they lacked supplies of the blue model, so wouldn't have been able to deliver on their promise anyway and asked if they where never going to have enough blue models then why, even up to yesterday, they told me its all good?
No comment from the guy other than, your change to the white model has been processed and SHOULD be with you by Thursday.
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Hello all,
My Lumia 800 has began to develop a screen issue. Just wanted to see if anyone else has had a similar experience.
I've been noticing that when my screen displays red or blue on medium and low brightness settings, there are lines that run across the screen. They seem like discolored pixels.
I'll post pictures once my roommate gets back. I have to borrow his computer to use his SD card reader. I put Windows 8 on my Vaio Z and the SD card reader won't work anymore...
[UPDATE] Photos
Anyone know if this is normal for AMOLED screens?
Probably your unit has some issues...I only get a similar issue (not as apparent tho) when on a white screen, and this is due to the pentile matrix, but those colours should should be fine on AMOLEDs. I also just tried an orange wallpaper and I don't get any lines whatsoever. The only behaviour I'd call normal on AMOLED panels will have to be the spots of light you see on a black screen and the whites looking dirt from time to time , but I've never seen one doing that. Maybe you should sent it for repair.
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vnvman said:
Probably your unit has some issues...I only get a similar issue (not as apparent tho) when on a white screen, and this is due to the pentile matrix, but those colours should should be fine on AMOLEDs. I also just tried an orange wallpaper and I don't get any lines whatsoever. The only behaviour I'd call normal on AMOLED panels will have to be the spots of light you see on a black screen and the whites looking dirt from time to time , but I've never seen one doing that. Maybe you should sent it for repair.
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Darn. Unfortunately, I live in the United States and my phone (Puerto Rico Variant) is not covered under warranty as far as I know. Is there an international warranty? Mine is unlocked and unbranded.
I can perform the repair myself by ordering a screen off Amazon ($120).
Or this can be an excuse to jump to a Lumia 920
hawc1506 said:
Darn. Unfortunately, I live in the United States and my phone (Puerto Rico Variant) is not covered under warranty as far as I know. Is there an international warranty? Mine is unlocked and unbranded.
I can perform the repair myself by ordering a screen off Amazon ($120).
Or this can be an excuse to jump to a Lumia 920
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Make the jump :laugh:
Succes,
hawc1506 said:
Darn. Unfortunately, I live in the United States and my phone (Puerto Rico Variant) is not covered under warranty as far as I know. Is there an international warranty? Mine is unlocked and unbranded.
I can perform the repair myself by ordering a screen off Amazon ($120).
Or this can be an excuse to jump to a Lumia 920
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Well, switching to the 920 is probably the best option however replacing a screen on a 800 is easy as pie. I did it for a friend of mine a while ago and it took like 5 minutes, you just gotta be a little careful not to mark the case in the process.
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vnvman said:
Well, switching to the 920 is probably the best option however replacing a screen on a 800 is easy as pie. I did it for a friend of mine a while ago and it took like 5 minutes, you just gotta be a little careful not to mark the case in the process.
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There's a screen on sale on Amazon for about $120. Are there other places to get it for cheaper? Thanks!
A quick update...
I contacted Amazon and told them that my 8-month old phone was defective. To my surprise, they are giving me a full refund ($600)!!!
I've never seen customer service like this before. I must've gotten real lucky this time. I don't know how or why, but they offered me a full refund. I felt bad at first and told them I'd be happy with just $200 credit, but they couldn't do that for whatever reason.
Anyway, my Lumia 800 is sad now and it's going home in a box. I'm going to use the refund to buy a 920, but I'm having a hard time parting with the 800...Maybe I'll get another 800 once the price comes down as a souvenir.
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A quick update...
I contacted Amazon and told them that my 8-month old phone was defective. To my surprise, they are giving me a full refund ($600)!!!
I've never seen customer service like this before. I must've gotten real lucky this time. I don't know how or why, but they offered me a full refund. I felt bad at first and told them I'd be happy with just $200 credit, but they couldn't do that for whatever reason.
Anyway, my Lumia 800 is sad now and it's going home in a box. I'm going to use the refund to buy a 920, but I'm having a hard time parting with the 800...Maybe I'll get another 800 once the price comes down as a souvenir.
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Don't be sad, you're actually lucky as hell...free upgrade, wohoo! I wish I could have that too :\
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Don't be sad, you're actually lucky as hell...free upgrade, wohoo! I wish I could have that too :\
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Yeah very lucky...I'll cross my fingers for you!
i've checked with custom service ,they said it is a common issue after u use a amoled screen for a while
fengjch127 said:
i've checked with custom service ,they said it is a common issue after u use a amoled screen for a while
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Hmmm that's not very good longevity for the Amoled screen then. I returned the phone and got $500 back (after a $110 restocking fee). I'm back to using my HTC HD2 and I miss my Lumia's responsiveness.
But I'm using WP 7.8 on my HD2
I checked all pre-orders available... No freaking black anywhere in Canada?!? Lilac and grey only??? Did I miss something here?
Who the hell does that Samsung....... :silly:
That's messed up. I personally would of gone grey but black will do for me at least here in the states.
Yup. I wanted the grey one so it turned out perfect but more color options would have been nice. As far as why Samsung? They've always treated Canada like a 3rd world country tbh. It terms of revenue we sort of are. We're more or less Apple country if you look at the numbers. That's why they stopped giving us the Exynos variant after the s7. Why ship different variants to the same continent. We just don't buy enough to matter. Why bother giving us the color that sells the most...
if you want the black colour for s9, you can get it from pdaplaza.ca ...the have it in black but the price is about 100 more, but the internal memory is 128gb, unlike the standard 64g...who knows, maybe samsung will release the black colour after the preorder phase........i know, its so stupid how samsung wont offer standard black colour........
I emailed Samsung about this also. One issue is warranty. If you buy from the USA (they have midnight black), then good luck getting warranty if you are in Canada. I sure hope Samsung makes the black version available to Canada - soon.
Samsung doesn't treat the USA any better... Yes - we get three colors. But where is 128GB or 256GB options for the USA?!?! And no preorder bonus gifts? Come on Sammy! You can do better!
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They've always treated Canada like a 3rd world country tbh. It terms of revenue we sort of are. We're more or less Apple country if you look at the numbers. That's why they stopped giving us the Exynos variant after the s7. Why ship different variants to the same continent. We just don't buy enough to matter. Why bother giving us the color that sells the most...
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I agree we are a small market by any metric, but wouldn't black make a hell of a lot more sense? It's neutral, common and easy to sell off IMO. That being said, I thought I saw the S9 was going back to Exynos for W8..? Did I goof up? If not then my decision is getting easier.
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if you want the black colour for s9, you can get it from pdaplaza.ca ...the have it in black but the price is about 100 more, but the internal memory is 128gb, unlike the standard 64g...who knows, maybe samsung will release the black colour after the preorder phase........i know, its so stupid how samsung wont offer standard black colour........
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Thanks I'll look it up but I was hoping to get it on my tab to save some cash this time around. Plus there's the issues that come with getting an international version...
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I emailed Samsung about this also. One issue is warranty. If you buy from the USA (they have midnight black), then good luck getting warranty if you are in Canada. I sure hope Samsung makes the black version available to Canada - soon.
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Like I said above, thought I read W8 was going back to Exynos, so US models would have SD. But you're bang on about the warranty; I've had a Duos S6 and it went kaput, never got any kind of support from Sam, which is totally messed up, against most Consumer Protection Acts in the Country and is just horrible business. Look at how easy it is to get Apple to cover their devices...
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Samsung doesn't treat the USA any better... Yes - we get three colors. But where is 128GB or 256GB options for the USA?!?! And no preorder bonus gifts? Come on Sammy! You can do better!
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They know Apple is still too strong I think...
Edit: I guess it is a Snapdragon in Canada according to Rogers anyway. But every other source I've seen lists it as Exynos... weird.
Josh LaCelle said:
Samsung doesn't treat the USA any better... Yes - we get three colors. But where is 128GB or 256GB options for the USA?!?! And no preorder bonus gifts? Come on Sammy! You can do better!
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You get $150 off if you trade in any junk phone, its something. The s9 is $810 after trade in, when was the last time a galaxy phone was this cheap?
Yeap I've been pissed off about this since the announcement.. I messaged Samsung Canada on Facebook just *****ing about it and the reply I got about 10 days later (so just a couple days ago) was: "Don't worry. You'll get your black"... So I don't know wtf that means I messaged back saying I hope that doesn't mean in 6 months when they need a sales boost bcuz I'll just wait for the S10 if that's the case and I got no response after that, which I bet that's what they meant bcuz that's the kinda **** Samsung pulls... I've also been tweeting Samsung Canada and Samsung Mobile about this repeatedly. Such BS. Whoever's idea this was should be fired or punched in face, one or the other.