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Where are the phones?????

The situation with WP7 is embarrassing.
Here in Italy HTC is doing a bad impression. I ordered the HD7 eXpansys up two weeks ago and every day, every day I say, they change the date of delivery.
Even today the new availability date is December 4.
December 4?? But are they crazy?? How MS is hoping to succeed if they do not leave the phones?
I have a P3600, a TYTNII, a Diamond and HD2, but At this point I think my next phone will be a Nokia N8.
Frankly I feel cheated. And bored.

There are 10 different devices and tons of carriers.
I really don't see your logic of hating on the devices and WP7 just because you are being screwed by whoever you ordered it from.
You only have that company to blame for the shipping delays.
I walked in to a Best Buy here in the US on launch day and picked up a Surround.

teoami said:
There are 10 different devices and tons of carriers.
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Here in Italy only 1 phone: LG Optimus (do not ever buy).
teoami said:
I walked in to a Best Buy here in the US on launch day and picked up a Surround.
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Here in Italy on the launch day there was no WP7 phones in stores.
And every day all the stores change the availability day: said yesterday that it would be available on 29th november, and today the 4th of december. Two days ago they said it would be available in 4 days...ALL the stores, not one.

But, from my experience, this is the case of all new release highend smartphones. The Desire HD changed from incoming week 45 to "longer delivery time" in week 45, and my Omnia 7 have changed from week 44, to week 45 and they're saying week 46 right now.

Just be patient, hardware is obviously selling through and that is a good thing!

I can't wait....

yes, this situation is horrible.. i am in Slovakia, waiting for my Omnia 7!!!!!!!! No phones at all here, I checked online stores in Czech republic - the same...Its more than a month after official release.

Expansys USA has Unlocked Samsung Focus and HTC HD7 in stock and ready for shipment for 599 and 699 USD respectively..
Edit: They also have almost every other phone from WP7 Unlocked and ships within 3 days..

The irony is that although Europe had the first launch 2 weeks in advance it's still under US when it comes to availability. To get my HD7 I surfed 3 weeks like crazy on eBay to get a good deal (eventually made it) and when I asked all my country's carriers about WP7 they were like "What's up with that?!" so going-randomly-in-a-shop-to-pic-a-WP7 will happen mostly in late December/January.
Maybe some sort of "conspiracy" for the Early '11 update

This is the answer from HTC:
Recently you wrote about the release date of HD 6, but here we inform that the terminal should be in business, then I suggest you start to do the check with our resellers: http://www.htc.com/it/ where_to_buy.aspx
FIRST: I wrote about HD7, not HD6...what the hell is the HD6?
and SECOND: No! I checked all the on-line store (and in some cases I went in the store of my town) and the HD7 is not available....maybe I should ask the HD6?

HD7
Hi,
here in Czech Republic, you can buy only HTC Trophy...
Nobody has the clue when will other phones arrive

[Q] What happend to freedom of choice?[Samsung]

The world has become smaller, company's greedier and the choice to buy the product you want controlled buy a few greedy tel-cos.
Forgive my rant, But I find it unacceptable that a tel-co company in Germany has sole rights to sell the 16 GB Omnia 7.
Then you have the focus that is only available in the USA.[ I would grab one now if only it was available outside the USA]
What does a person need to do to get his hands on a WP7 he likes.
I am assuming Samsung is to blame for this as they are the company that has stitched up the deals with the tel-cos. [At what cost Samsung I am not the only one looking for a 16 GB Omnia 7.]
Looks like it,s back to waiting for me. no smartphone till next year.

agp64 said:
The world has become smaller, company's greedier and the choice to buy the product you want controlled buy a few greedy tel-cos.
Forgive my rant, But I find it unacceptable that a tel-co company in Germany has sole rights to sell the 16 GB Omnia 7.
Then you have the focus that is only available in the USA.[ I would grab one now if only it was available outside the USA]
What does a person need to do to get his hands on a WP7 he likes.
I am assuming Samsung is to blame for this as they are the company that has stitched up the deals with the tel-cos. [At what cost Samsung I am not the only one looking for a 16 GB Omnia 7.]
Looks like it,s back to waiting for me. no smartphone till next year.
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Buy the Focus unlocked then?

yeah it was Samsung's choice to make the phone available to whoever they want.
if you want to get a phone you like switch carriers.

Just give it time and surely all models will become available in stores, with no carrier lock.

either that as the manufacters see them as profitable they'll release more and more different ones. it will be like what happened with the galaxy S, just a few variations and a release on a different carrier.

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Buy the Focus unlocked then?
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Easy for those that are in USA but what about the rest of the world?
I am living in Thailand at the moment and feel the manufactures have missed the huge phone market here with no mention of WP7 at all. The average Thai will purchase a new phone every 4 months from what I have seen.
Out of the 40+ in the office I am the only one with a phone older then 8 months.

cloudpost said:
yeah it was Samsung's choice to make the phone available to whoever they want.
if you want to get a phone you like switch carriers.
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I am sorry but how is that even possible when one is in Germany the Other in the USA and I live in Asia.
I can understand the carries having it tied up in there respective countries but to not have these phones available in other continents is plain stupid.

Cant you buy an unlocked one online and use it on your carrier then? Or can you not do that in thailand for some reason?

Nokia Lumia 900 not coming to UK (Europe)?

So far there are no signs at all that the Lumia is coming to the UK, which so far means that there is no true 2nd gen device coming from nokia. I dont count the Lumia 800 as a 2nd gen device, it dosnt even have a front facing camera!!! I suspect that the HTC Titan 2 wont be coming to the UK either..... thanks for leaving your most loyal countries out nokia.

There was a map on the nokia website detailing what phones were goign where. Basically in the UK we are only getting the 710 and 800.
It is disappointing as I am due an upgrade in April and whilst the 800 seems the most likely upgrade prospect there is nothing that really stands head and shoulders above my Omnia (considering there is an 18 month time period between there is no massive advancement).
I'm torn about what to do. I need to upgrade as the Omnia hasn't worked right since Mango with data connection problems. No carriers in the UK even offer the HTC Titan... the only choices on Orange currently are the 800, radar or mozart.
It is frustrating that there is such a high end Nokia handset out there, but we are only offered the mid and low range.

its not high end. tegra 3 is high end...

XxAndrexX said:
its not high end. tegra 3 is high end...
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Too bad Android takes the high out of high-end.

This is exactly the kind of complaining you heard in the US last fall when the 800 was released to Europe, but not to the States.
Don't worry! Nokia is steadily designing and releasing phones - Europe will get its 900 level flagship phone. Keep in mind that Nokia just released the N9 last September. It has a lot of holes in it's lineup to refresh before it gets back to addressing the top. When it does, and Europe has the bright, shiny new Super Lumia, you will once again here the whining masses from the US curse their fate and complain that they "only" have a Lumia 900.

DoogieDC said:
This is exactly the kind of complaining you heard in the US last fall when the 800 was released to Europe, but not to the States.
Don't worry! Nokia is steadily designing and releasing phones - Europe will get its 900 level flagship phone. Keep in mind that Nokia just released the N9 last September. It has a lot of holes in it's lineup to refresh before it gets back to addressing the top. When it does, and Europe has the bright, shiny new Super Lumia, you will once again here the whining masses from the US curse their fate and complain that they "only" have a Lumia 900.
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Haha this is so true I just hope it appears before my contract renewal

That's the phone Elop meant when he spoke about the Lumia 1000 not launching in the US - only Europe in March. Mmmmm - 64GB of goodness....

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its not high end. tegra 3 is high end...
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troll troll

I am not sure if I am going to regret it but I am up for renewal and getting a 800 this Sunday.
I really hope Nokia does not come up with some ass kicking phone in another 6 months

Not sure it will come as it designed to have lte centric hardware

AT&T In Store Lumia Promotions?

Just got back from the AT&T store and had a chance to play with the 900 while I was there. Spoke with the manager for a few minutes who mentioned that there 'may' possibly be some sort sales promotion for the 900 that will soon be announced at all AT&T stores. Seemed like he knew what it was, but wasn't giving up the goods. Also he alluded to an earlier than April 8th release date.
Just throwing it out there.

Well, for what it's worth, if you go to the Nokia site they have a countdown clock. The clock points to Friday, not Sunday.
Nokia supposedly booked times square for a release party on Friday at 7pm.

For what it's worth, I stopped by two ATT stores on the way home:
One swore the launch was the 14th, and if I preordered, I'd be able to pick it up that day.
The second said if I preordered now, my phone would be available in 14-21 days according to their system.
Figure I'll just stop by on Monday and pick one up from one of the worthless ATT stores in my area. May have to stop by on Friday/Saturday as well as see what's going on, as a launch on the 8th when the stores are closed has all the employees baffled.

Promotions
My Understanding is only "Corporate" Stores are going to get the device early. I tried to preorder The Lumia 900 online as an upgrade. I could not do it online and was directed by customer care to go to one of 3 Corporate stores in my area (Fresno, Ca)On 3-30-12 to complete the order. One of the reps I know there said Nokia is pulling all the stops. All the reps in store have Lumia's, some black ones, some Cyan ones. A rep from Nokia actually came to FRESNO to train and show the features of the phone and share marketing tactics. The rep said that this was a first as all the training for other phones, including the I Phone took place at out of town meetings. He said the Nokia is going first class all the way and the promotion in store will be substantial, and was confident they would have product in store by Easter Weekend.

CrownSeven said:
Just got back from the AT&T store and had a chance to play with the 900 while I was there. Spoke with the manager for a few minutes who mentioned that there 'may' possibly be some sort sales promotion for the 900 that will soon be announced at all AT&T stores. Seemed like he knew what it was, but wasn't giving up the goods. Also he alluded to an earlier than April 8th release date.
Just throwing it out there.
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Is the promo free phone on new plan ? That is already known. Also Amazon has the phone for a penny. If they have something else as a promo beyond this, that would be pretty amazing.

PaullikesWINMO said:
Is the promo free phone on new plan ? That is already known. Also Amazon has the phone for a penny. If they have something else as a promo beyond this, that would be pretty amazing.
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Wish I knew, but he wouldn't say. Just said to keep my ears open as it would be announced soon. I'm hoping its something good, and not just an accessory or two thrown in.

If you wait until it's available at Costco, they usually throw in a car charger and case and tax is only charged on the price that you pay, not the retail price of the phone.
Not sure if it's going to be available at Costco on launch date though. A few days wait might be worth it though to save some extra cash and get some freebies.

Any word on the promo ?

Haven't heard anything on my end. Plan on stopping by the local att store after work to see if I can prod more info out of them.

I'll take some nifty new Nokia Lumia 900 accessories like a case or bumper.

$50.00 with 2 year contract at all corporate stores in New England (including upgrade, which I did)...
Even though their price tags say $100 (or $99.99, whatever)
[edit] http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/10/nokia-makes-lumia-900-free-to-all-att-customers/

The AT&T promo for launch day is......(Glad I canceled my pre-order ;) )

Nokia Lumia 900 for $99.99 for the phone and you get $100.00 in accessories for free.
Maybe no $36 upgrade charge either; (not confirmed)
So if you haven't received your shipping info for a pre-order I would cancel and enjoy the promotion on Monday's launch.
I expect this to be confirmed at 7pm tonight via Nokia Times Square launch party, followed by $100 million TV barrage to batter the USA for the next 4-6weeks.
P.S> accessories must be compatible with the Nokia Lumia 900, Headphones....

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Nokia Lumia 900 for $99.99 for the phone and you get $100.00 in accessories for free.
Maybe no $36 upgrade charge either; (not confirmed)
So if you haven't received your shipping info for a pre-order I would cancel and enjoy the promotion on Monday's launch.
I expect this to be confirmed at 7pm tonight via Nokia Times Square launch party, followed by $100 million TV barrage to batter the USA for the next 4-6weeks.
P.S> accessories must be compatible with the Nokia Lumia 900, Headphones....
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source...?

Seed 2.0 said:
Nokia Lumia 900 for $99.99 for the phone and you get $100.00 in accessories for free.
Maybe no $36 upgrade charge either; (not confirmed)
So if you haven't received your shipping info for a pre-order I would cancel and enjoy the promotion on Monday's launch.
I expect this to be confirmed at 7pm tonight via Nokia Times Square launch party, followed by $100 million TV barrage to batter the USA for the next 4-6weeks.
P.S> accessories must be compatible with the Nokia Lumia 900, Headphones....
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This means you need to buy it at an AT&T store right? And is it only good on launch day or for a limited time from launch day on?

Hoping the Microsoft store matches the promotion, if not ATT HERE I COME!

Not sure how long the accessory promotion is, the source is a rep. I can only speculate on the length of the promotion, but I would think it would last more then a day. The source didn't specify if the $100 had to be used the same day or if it was a gift card or in store credit. The only thing that was specifically mentioned was the accessories had to be Nokia Lumia 900 compatible.
If you go to at$t web site and look at the Lumia 900 "compatible accessories" I count 29 items. However at least 1 item, the alarm dock would appear to not be compatible; its the " iHome iP18 Color Changing Alarm Clock Speaker "
The source also mentioned that $100 mill was being spent in the first 4-6 weeks on promotion, and another $100 mill after, but not sure how long it was to last.
On Monday, when I pick up my phone at a corporate At$t store for $106.74 after tax, I was promised $100 in free accessories and no upgrade fee. This is what I know.
I can only imagine the offers getting better now till Monday not a retraction.

If this is the case though, does that mean those who pre-ordered don't get the $100 in accessories? That would piss me off if I didn't get this deal if I was one of the first who ordered.

uptempo777 said:
If this is the case though, does that mean those who pre-ordered don't get the $100 in accessories? That would piss me off if I didn't get this deal if I was one of the first who ordered.
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I hope you who pre-ordered it do get it. Id rather be pissed I didn't get my phone early, apposed to not getting it early for $99 for $236+ tax in goods, just to wait two days.
My experience with customer service is as long as you don't stop complaining and continually state your case in a calm professional manor and keep working your way up the food chain you will get what you want, with in reason.

According to a post on WPCentral, those who pre-ordered using an upgrade or new contract are eligible (at least for the North Central region).
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velglarn said:
According to a post on WPCentral, those who pre-ordered using an upgrade or new contract are eligible (at least for the North Central region).
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Very interesting. Are there even $100 in accessories available yet that are compatible with the Nokia Lumia 900? Seems like you'd be buying a bunch of cases when you only really need 1.

Nice!!! glad to see. Those details match the description my source gave me. Nice find uptempo777.
Beats Audio headphones are $99 and are Nokia Lumia 900 compatible.
Also, portable back up batteries are available for ~$35 and ~$40. That may be a good pick up since the battery is not removable. I think two battery back ups and a Gel case for $100 sounds good.

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Nice!!! glad to see. Those details match the description my source gave me. Nice find uptempo777.
Beats Audio headphones are $99 and are Nokia Lumia 900 compatible.
Also, portable back up batteries are available for ~$35 and ~$40. That may be a good pick up since the battery is not removable. I think two battery back ups and a Gel case for $100 sounds good.
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Beats audio headphones are included? That's pretty cool! I hope you can order things that are not in-stock as well.

They are listed under compatible accessories on the Nokia Lumia 900 page at Att.com

Do you know if this will be all week? I need to wait till the end of the week (till I get paid) to buy it off contract, hoping I can get this deal too.

revxx14 said:
Do you know if this will be all week? I need to wait till the end of the week (till I get paid) to buy it off contract, hoping I can get this deal too.
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What's the price off-contract again?

No Commitment Pricing $449.99 -att.com

Seed 2.0 said:
Nokia Lumia 900 for $99.99 for the phone and you get $100.00 in accessories for free.
Maybe no $36 upgrade charge either; (not confirmed)
So if you haven't received your shipping info for a pre-order I would cancel and enjoy the promotion on Monday's launch.
I expect this to be confirmed at 7pm tonight via Nokia Times Square launch party, followed by $100 million TV barrage to batter the USA for the next 4-6weeks.
P.S> accessories must be compatible with the Nokia Lumia 900, Headphones....
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Preorderers get this offer also my rep told me and im going in to get my $100 worth of accessories tomorrow
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If this is the case though, does that mean those who pre-ordered don't get the $100 in accessories? That would piss me off if I didn't get this deal if I was one of the first who ordered.
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While texting my rep back and forth earlier because of some data issues, he explained to me that preorderers get the $100 towards accessories

I called 2 AT&T Stores and asked if they would have any special promotion to buy the Nokia Lumia 900 on launch date and they said they didn't know of any. They said they'll have a Nokia rep on-site that may possibly offer anything but they didn't know of anything for sure.
Any idea if they are playing dumb, are dumb, or just really don't know?

Has anyone confirmed that this is for the entire US, or only the North Central Region as originally noted? BTW, for pre-order customers (like me) you can go into a store and tell them to use "Manager Override Reason Code - LP10". That will get you the $100 credit.

Here is a copy of the store memo from WPCentral.com forums.
It looks to me that you have to sign a contract to get the promotion.
Effective April 6, 2012, customers in the North Central Region who purchase a Nokia Lumia 900 can receive a discount up to $100 to be used toward Nokia Lumia 900 compatible accessories
Minimum $50 accessory purchase required.
Offer requires a new or upgrade Nokia Lumia 900 on a two-year commitment.
Accessories must be purchased in the same transaction as the Nokia Lumia 900 purchase.
If a customer purchased a pre-order Nokia Lumia (between March 30, 2012, and April 8, 2012), the customer is eligible for up to $100 in accessory credit. The credit should be done with a manager override, discount reason code LP10.
The discount is taken off of the device (great for APO.)
The discount requires at least one compatible Nokia Lumia 900 accessory SKU and the Nokia Lumia 900 SKU (65367, 65375, 65511) to be included in the cart.
Five unique barcodes are used to issue the discount:
$60 discount barcode applies to accessories totaling $49.95 - $60.00
$70 discount barcode applies to accessories totaling $60.01 - $70.00
$80 discount barcode applies to accessories totaling $70.01 - $80.00
$90 discount barcode applies to accessories totaling $80.01 - $90.00
$100 discount barcode applies to accessories totaling $90.01 and above
The customer receives up to $100 in credit toward their accessory purchase (no cash back value if the purchase totals less than $100.)
Apple branded accessories, gift cards and iTunes cards are excluded.
The $100 accessory offer applies to Nokia Lumia 900 compatible accessories only.
This offer applies to COR only.
Merchandising
An exclusive price card backer and in-store flyer is being used to promote the $100 Accessory Credit. COR locations are scheduled to receive these price card backers to display the week of April 8, 2012.
FAQs
How long will this offer be available?
This offer will be available for a limited time only.
If my customer purchases $85 in accessories, which barcode should I use?
In the scenario, the customer is eligible for a $90 discount. Use the barcode that will discount the device $90.
If my customer purchases $45 in accessories, which barcode should I use?
There is a minimum purchase of at least $50 ($49.95) in accessories to be eligible for this offer.
If my customer purchases half of his accessories from in-stock quantities and the other half through DF, will the barcode still discount the cart?
Yes. The barcode will recognize the accessories in the cart whether they are in your store or available through DF.
Is my customer eligible for a $15 refund if he purchases $85 in accessories?
No. In order to take advantage of the full $100 credit, the customer must have at least $90.01 in accessories in his cart.
Is there merchandising to support this offer?
Yes. A Price Card backer and in-store flyer will be available to support this in-store offer.
How should we position this offer in store?
Purchase a Nokia Lumia Windows Phone and get up to $100 in free accessories.
Are pre-sales eligible to take advantage of this offer?
Pre-sales are eligible but a manager override needs to be used since the phone was purchased in a different transaction. Use reason code LP10.
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I used the promo yesterday. Got a screen protector and jawbone headset which is for sale. I already ordered the gel case when I preordered and that came in yesterday. Glad I did because they didn't have much of a variety of lumia 900 specific accessories.
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