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HI,
SOME GOOD NEWS. I HAVE HEARD FROM RELIABLE SOURCES THAT ERICSSON WILL BE EXPANDING PRODUCTION OF THE T68 BY 250%! THAT MEANS MANY MORE T68S IN SUPPLY AND PRICES ARE LIKELY TO FALL TO SATISFY THIS EXCESS SUPLLY.
AS THE T68 IS IS IN ITS SECOND QUARTER OF SALES, PRICES WILL FALL AS ERICSSON CONCENTRATE ON MORE PRICE SENSITIVE CONSUMER GROUPS WORLWIDE - MOST OF THE CONSUMERS IN THIS FORUM ARE IN CONSUMER GROUP 1, WHICH WERE PRICE INSENSITIVE FOR THE T68 AND GOT THEIRS FIRST.
ERICSSON HAS ESTABLISHED THAT GROUP 1 DEMAND HAS BEEN ALMOST SATISFIED TO EXPECT A PRICE DROP IN FEBRUARY. I WOULD SAY 10-15%
THIS MEANS THAT DISTRIBUTERS AND RETAIL CHANNELS SUCH AS PHONES4U AND CARPHONEWRAEHOUSE WILL HAVE A MUCH GREATER SUPPLY OF PHONES AVAILABLE FOR THE T68. THIS WILL FORCE THEM TO LOWER THE PRICE TO AVOID INVENTORY ACCUMILATION.
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Posted: 2002-01-31 15:17:00
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ohh no
I bought it 2 weeks ago
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Posted: 2002-01-31 17:35:00
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On 2002-01-31 15:17, ben82 wrote:
HI,
SOME GOOD NEWS. I HAVE HEARD FROM RELIABLE SOURCES THAT ERICSSON WILL BE EXPANDING PRODUCTION OF THE T68 BY 250%! THAT MEANS MANY MORE T68S IN SUPPLY AND PRICES ARE LIKELY TO FALL TO SATISFY THIS EXCESS SUPLLY.
AS THE T68 IS IS IN ITS SECOND QUARTER OF SALES, PRICES WILL FALL AS ERICSSON CONCENTRATE ON MORE PRICE SENSITIVE CONSUMER GROUPS WORLWIDE - MOST OF THE CONSUMERS IN THIS FORUM ARE IN CONSUMER GROUP 1, WHICH WERE PRICE INSENSITIVE FOR THE T68 AND GOT THEIRS FIRST.
ERICSSON HAS ESTABLISHED THAT GROUP 1 DEMAND HAS BEEN ALMOST SATISFIED TO EXPECT A PRICE DROP IN FEBRUARY. I WOULD SAY 10-15%
THIS MEANS THAT DISTRIBUTERS AND RETAIL CHANNELS SUCH AS PHONES4U AND CARPHONEWRAEHOUSE WILL HAVE A MUCH GREATER SUPPLY OF PHONES AVAILABLE FOR THE T68. THIS WILL FORCE THEM TO LOWER THE PRICE TO AVOID INVENTORY ACCUMILATION.
Why are you screaming?
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Posted: 2002-01-31 19:20:00
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Hi!
eventhough I bought my phone 5 weeks ago I am quite happy about the price drop as I will get the difference to the price I paid, from the carphonewarehouse. it's their price promise
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Posted: 2002-01-31 19:28:00
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Ive been waiting AGES for this phone! I dont wanna buy it from ORANGE SHOP-cuz i feel they r chargin more than i wanna pay for it. Ive already pre-ordred it from buzz-mobile, but no1 seems sure when stores will be gettin em in! BASTARDS (tho that is ORANGES fault-them BASTARDS)
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Posted: 2002-02-01 12:23:00
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Yeah I've had a preorder in with smalltalk.co.uk for ages. Still no idea when the phone will be in - I wonder if Orange are waiting for the MMS software - it would make sense. If they delivered the phones now and then a month later MMS comes out.....
Also, I reserved my T68 with Smalltalk on talk60 for 79.99 and I see today the price has gone up to 99.99 !!!
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Posted: 2002-02-01 12:39:00
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On 2002-02-01 12:23, brownface wrote:
Ive been waiting AGES for this phone! I dont wanna buy it from ORANGE SHOP-cuz i feel they r chargin more than i wanna pay for it. Ive already pre-ordred it from buzz-mobile, but no1 seems sure when stores will be gettin em in! BASTARDS (tho that is ORANGES fault-them BASTARDS)
The reason Orange take so long in releasing phones is because the phones they sell undergo certain sets of testing.
From all phones reported faulty, I believe Orange handsets are one of the least likely to be problematic.
One of the best things to do when buying from the UK is to search for phones on the net and then take em to a shop that will be willing to match the price. That way you can get it there and then in the shop, at the price you want to pay.
Cheers
Ed
[ This Message was edited by: ed4mon on 2002-02-01 12:43 ]
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Posted: 2002-02-01 12:42:00
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Yeah-i emailed ORANGE a while ago about the phone, and as u said, they were saying that the phones undergo testing from them in-house.
But the comment u mad bout orange waitin for the MMS version is quite intriguin....HMMMMM shall i wait a bit longer....
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Posted: 2002-02-01 12:58:00
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Well I'm waiting for smalltalk.co.uk to tell me the phone is finally in. If it doesn't have the MMS software I won't take it unless I get a guarantee that it can be upgraded.
It's painful waiting though.
I'm tempted to wait for the 7650 but it'll be another 6 months and is also rather big and heavy in comparison. I have a Nokia 8210 and I don't want anything much bigger.
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Posted: 2002-02-01 13:23:00
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I don´t like this price fall because it will mean that more people will have a T68 like mine, and I like to be diferent, and that I paid more and if I knew this I would´ve wait because I used to have a T39 that has baseclly the same software but is less designfull! I bought my T68 looking for the MMS upgrade and know they´re cheaper and maybe already with the MMS!
I´m pissed off
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Posted: 2002-02-01 13:26:00
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