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http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=131162
£244.95 plus postage or collect from Manchester Science Park in Hulme. 900 or so in stock last I saw. Still no pink ones though  Richard This post has been edited by fluffcat1: Jul 26 2006, 18:18 -------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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QUOTE(fluffcat1 @ Jul 23 2006, 18:15)  http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=131162 £244.95 plus postage or collect from Manchester Science Park in Hulme. 900 or so in stock last I saw. Still no pink ones though Richard thats the quickest I've seen a smartphone fall in price. At least if I break mine getting a new one won't be as expensive ... every cloud and all that 
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Jul 23 2006, 21:16
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 The artist formerly known as Peekie Group: Posters Posts: 1,858 Joined: 26th October 2003 Member No.: 19,316 Device(s): HTC Diamond / Iphone 3g |
still hunting for that pink one then richard
it will come
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Jul 23 2006, 21:33
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Hardcore Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others... |
QUOTE(peekie @ Jul 23 2006, 22:16) still hunting for that pink one then richard it will comeIt's,er, not for me, honest....  I've already dissassembled my manly black one....  Richard -------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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Jul 23 2006, 21:55
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 The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,598 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Pretty tempting that! :|
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Jul 23 2006, 22:36
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The pink one appears to be £40 more expensive - http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=136129
But I agree the black one is a tempting buy  Now, how to earn £200  ?
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Jul 23 2006, 22:42
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Hardcore Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others... |
QUOTE(w411y @ Jul 23 2006, 23:36) The pink one appears to be £40 more expensive - http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=136129 Nah it's the price the black one was before it came into stock in large numbers - it'll fall as well once they get some methinks. Richard -------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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Jul 24 2006, 08:42
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Addict Group: Posters Posts: 735 Joined: 13th January 2005 From: Eire Member No.: 105,252 Device(s): HTC S620 |
No sign of a silver version to hit the market yet? wonder if we'll ever see it........
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Jul 24 2006, 08:53
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Hardcore Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others... |
QUOTE(gerryr @ Jul 24 2006, 09:42) No sign of a silver version to hit the market yet? wonder if we'll ever see it........ I don't think 'all silver' would work well with the different materials in the casing. The colouring would be off between the rubber, metal and plastic . I think we'll see silver metal plates on a black chassis similar to the pink version. In whch case I may well just make my own by spraying the parts of a black one when I'm bored of it. Richard -------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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Jul 26 2006, 18:09
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Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 1,495 Joined: 6th August 2005 From: Pontypridd, Wales Member No.: 143,011 Device(s): SPV M1500 & SPV C550 |
HOLY CRAP
 £209 on expansys now http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=131162
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Jul 26 2006, 18:17
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Hardcore Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others... |
QUOTE(w411y @ Jul 26 2006, 19:09) HOLY CRAP £209 on expansys now http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=131162WOW  Richard -------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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Jul 26 2006, 20:16
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That's an incredible reduction for such a brand spanking new device, especially given the good reviews it's been getting. Could it have something to do with the apparent missed calls problem where in standby it diverts all calls to voicemail and fails to alert that a message was left? Given there's no such reports on other versions of the device I wouldn't have said that warranted such a drastic price reduction!
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Jul 26 2006, 20:20
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,598 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
That's insane!
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Jul 26 2006, 20:25
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Hardcore Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others... |
QUOTE(Pondrew @ Jul 26 2006, 21:16) That's an incredible reduction for such a brand spanking new device, especially given the good reviews it's been getting. Could it have something to do with the apparent missed calls problem where in standby it diverts all calls to voicemail and fails to alert that a message was left? Given there's no such reports on other versions of the device I wouldn't have said that warranted such a drastic price reduction! I doubt it. I haven't checked expansys' forum but I haven't had the missed call problem and my rom will be the same ( although german sourced) as they'll all have come from brightpoint / dangaard - it may be the US rom that's iffy? I think they've either got a very good deal or have milked the pre-orders and this is the more relasitic pricepoint for a wm5 smartphone without wifi. It'll kick the f600's ass in terms of sales - I can't see that being justifiable as anything other than free at launch now as the 8500 is 'free' plus a 4gb ipod nano on 18 month contracts from expansys! edit - from when I first noticed the drop until the latest drop stock level has only gone down 15 units according to my web cache... maybe it's selling too slowly? Richard This post has been edited by fluffcat1: Jul 26 2006, 20:27 -------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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Jul 26 2006, 20:30
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Hardcore Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others... |
I'd love to see the figures behind this chart. The 8500 has 34% of sales yet would appear a slow seller and hasn't been out a full month...!
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Jul 26 2006, 20:34
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,598 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Where's that chart from?
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Hardcore Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others... |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Jul 26 2006, 21:34) Where's that chart from? P Sorry, http://www.expansys.com/other.asp?cat=WINPHONE expansys's sales figures - I guess sales of windows phones are slow if approx. 100 X 8500's in a 20 day period is 35% of monthly sales :-( Richard -------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,598 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Who says they haven't had another (or several) other shipments!
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Jul 26 2006, 21:20
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Hardcore Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others... |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Jul 26 2006, 21:58) Who says they haven't had another (or several) other shipments! P An 'unamed source' when I queried the original £50 price fall a few days ago at a bar on the Stretford Road 500 yds from Manchester Science Park on 'jam night' ;) Richard -------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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Seeing as Mobileplanet (Expansys USA) has withdrawn the 8500 from sale (understandably), they could well be trying to dump stock before HTC brings out a "fixed" version. A ROM boost to 128MB would be nice too. Even with all 3rd party apps installed to the SD card, mine still only has ~3MB free.
Edit: I notice this is actually the "Deal of the Day" for the 26th only, so best act quick if you want one! They had the Mio A701 down from £404 to £329 inc on Monday, so one to keep an eye on.. This post has been edited by Metoo: Jul 26 2006, 22:39 |
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