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On 2008-11-10 20:41:33, Arne Anka wrote:
Not sure if one should only blame SE for the prices or their distributors and retailers as well (I'm sure they add to the price). At least in Sweden you can find C905 for around $590 and Innova for around $790 in stores.
[ This Message was edited by: Arne Anka on 2008-11-10 19:42 ]
In the states you can get the c905 for $509.
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Posted: 2008-11-10 20:52:13
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In the states you don't have to pay 25% VAT. With that in consideration I think $590 is actually not that bad.
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Posted: 2008-11-10 22:33:30
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Here in portugal you can find innovate 8gb for 690 (considering its features its not bad at all) ... and w980 for a ridiculous 540eur!!! (Now this is what i call overpriced!!) No C905 yet but considering w980 price it will be no less than 550eur. SE better learn with they rivals nokia and samsung cause only fools buy these phones with that price :S
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Posted: 2008-11-10 22:48:23
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On 2008-11-10 22:48:23, miguel82 wrote:
Here in portugal you can find innovate 8gb for 690 (considering its features its not bad at all) ... and w980 for a ridiculous 540eur!!! (Now this is what i call overpriced!!) No C905 yet but considering w980 price it will be no less than 550eur. SE better learn with they rivals nokia and samsung cause only fools buy these phones with that price :S
i think SE are probably over-relying on brand strength of cybershot/walkman to sell their phone. someone should tell SE that it only works like that in the real world if the image matches the reality. sadly for SE, it doesn't. and joe-knows-nowt-about-mobiles is waking up to this.
[ This Message was edited by: Brightspark on 2008-11-10 23:21 ]
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Posted: 2008-11-11 00:20:04
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You can find w980 for like €345 in Sweden, €300 in Germany and €345 in France. Not sure what is going on in Portugal, but a difference of around €200 seems a bit strange, but everything is possible.
Sources:
http://www.pricerunner.se/cl/1/Mobiltelefoner?man_id=2843
http://www.pricerunner.de/cl/1/Handys?man_id=2843
http://www.pricerunner.fr/cl/1/Telephones-portables?man_id=2843
[ This Message was edited by: Arne Anka on 2008-11-11 01:02 ]
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Posted: 2008-11-11 01:52:44
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get one in the UK they are all free
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Posted: 2008-11-11 02:00:29
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In NZ where "official"
phones are only available from Vodafone, the prices are worse. Lower mid-range prices are competitive though, due to competition from grey importers.
C902 on NZ release: NZ$ 899 (US$ 524.94)
C702 on NZ release: NZ$ 599 (US$ 349.81)
W910 on NZ release: NZ$ 799 (US$ 466.56)
W910 now selling at NZ$ 399 (US$ 233)
X1 at an importer (not officialy released yet) NZ$1,741.80 (US$ 1,017.12)
W980 at an importer (official release delayed) NZ$ 764 (US$ 446.11)
C905 (not available anywhere - importer or official) expected to be NZ$ 1,300 (US$ 759.27)
We sometimes get 30 - 50% discount when we sign up to a 2 yr plan, but we never get free phones as an inducement to resign. Only corporate customers get free phones...
NZ dollar is at its lowest level against the greenback for 5 yrs. Currently NZ$1 = 58.38c US, last year it was at 88c US and we were sitting pretty.
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Posted: 2008-11-11 04:37:51
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Fanofmodi, you paid the price didn't you. Considering free market values a product isn't overpriced if the customer is willing to pay. Also will you pay a lot if you want the newest immediately. If you're willing to pay, what's the problem?
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Posted: 2008-11-15 23:18:55
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W980 costs 21k here..approx 400$.
C905 is alomost 600$.Any idea if the price is going to go down any soon??
Even C902 costs 350$ now.
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Posted: 2008-11-16 03:20:23
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Has anyone bought the C905 yet in India?? I am thinking of getting the C902 or the g705 and buy the C905 at a later date.Too damn expensive.
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Posted: 2008-11-16 15:59:39
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