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of course the same can be said!
as i said "you get what you pay for"
you dont expect a £10k and a £100k car to be comparble on any level, take your hair for example, i pay £x to get my hair but, ive tried paying less than £x but paying £a just doesnt cut the mustard.
at the end of the day you paying for exclisivity.
we are all in the same trap people and those of you that say you are not are lying through your front teeth, everyone is this world is materialistic is someway or another. just some people express it in different ways.
fatreg
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Posted: 2006-04-20 23:12:50
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I hate it when people slag off the 8800 for poor features, that's just not what it's about. Fatreg is right, Nokia have found a niche in the market, and are the only ones actually supplying the product that a select few want... form over function, beauty over brains etc.
The reason I have one is the looks and build quality, you hold it against a k750i or w900i (I have both) and when compared they feel like toys, plasticy and horrible. With the 8800, its materials and sheer weight alone let you know you've got what you paid for.
It's a phone after all; it makes calls, why would it need anything else? If you want to take decent pictures, buy a camera, play games? Then buy a gameboy.
The fact is some people want a basic phone that looks and feels the part, and for them the 8800 is best suited. Others want a feature packed phone, and for them the likes of k750i’s or the p910i maybe best.
If you don't like it then don't buy it or waste time with it, sure you can complain it's over priced or whatever but it doesn't matter, the fact remains that enough people will buy it at the retailed price, and therefore there is no reason at all for shops to charge any less for it.
Personally I hope phones like this continue to keep a high price, so they don't become so common
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Posted: 2006-04-28 23:14:05
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On 2006-04-28 23:14:05, kk.226 wrote:
I hate it when people slag off the 8800 for poor features, that's just not what it's about. Fatreg is right, Nokia have found a niche in the market, and are the only ones actually supplying the product that a select few want... form over function, beauty over brains etc.
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I think my argument about this is that if I want a good looking phone with poor features I should not be expected to pay £500+ (normal retail) or £300+ (mates rates/ebay etc) for it.
IMHO my V3 is still a great looker and is easily available for £100
btw, I am even more dissapointed that Nokia should try to make the exclusive 8800 even more exclusive by bringing out the limited black version (which I personally have seen and really don't like).
They are just trying to rub existing owners up the wrong way who were promised exclusivity with the 8800.
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Posted: 2006-04-28 23:22:15
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A battery that lasts a day...exclusivity? They can whistle. Only a mug would buy that shite. Sorry if i've offended anyone, but my nokia 3100 battery lasts for a week, and i got it for free...ok it doesnt have a camera but it does just about everything else the 8800 does.
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Posted: 2006-05-08 11:53:56
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Hi all i think the 8800 was a proof of concept phone and the concept it proves is that a fool and his money are soon parted.
Apologies to any 8800 owners just my sense of humour and funnily enough on an SE forum not a Nokia fan in the slightest.
Marc
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Posted: 2006-05-12 07:53:15
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LOL, as of today, mobilefun have dropped the £950-odd price tag on the black 8800 by a whopping £250!
Yours for (cough..) £699.95; that's now £100-odd cheaper than the Nokia online shop's current price.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/10227.htm
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Posted: 2006-05-16 18:32:04
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