Posted by theEND
I'm relatively new to Bangalore, and was wondering which are the best stores in town to buy phones from, officially or gray-market.
Which ones have the best prices? Which ones have the best service and after sales support?
If you bought your phone(/s) in Bangalore, which store did you get it from and what was your experience?
Posted by kooki
hey
plasmadog and i baught ours from mahaveer electrotel
a small shop in shadashiv nagar
if u want grey market stuff, go to national market
cheers
Posted by plasmadog
hi,
as far as the stores go, u get similar service from all places. because the guarantee/insurance is provided by the handset manufacturer. so it's pretty much the same when it comes to buying phones with a bill. the only difference between legit dealers is the price. if u enquire and bargain u might be able to get a phone with bill for cheaper. usually big chains like sangeethas and vivek's and global access charge more than the others.
one place where i have found some good deals are at mahaveer electrotel in bashyam circle. kooki can back me up on this.
as far as grey market goes, national market is the best.
Posted by kooki
bargain like crazy at mahaveer
he tries to cheat ppl easily
be careful
do it properly and u cant get more than a 1000 bucks off
Posted by theEND
Looks like its gonna be Mahaveer for me. Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll find out what the big stores are charging and make sure he gives it to me for less.
Do you know if Mahaveer takes Visa?
Posted by plasmadog
yeah... he takes credit cards.
but they usually charge about 2%extra for credit card transactions. if u are using an icici bank card... u can get 5% cash back...or if u have an hdfc card.. and make a billing of more than 16k... u get a holiday!!
DISCLAIMER: i do NOT work for any credit card co.
EDIT: its 16k and not 14k.
[ This Message was edited by: plasmadog on 2004-11-10 18:53 ]
Posted by theEND
Hahaha!
Fishy plasma... very fishy!
Posted by plasmadog
so its going to be the moto razr v3??
when u goin to pick it up. and do u know where that place is?
Posted by theEND
Yeah I'm pretty much set on the Razr. It just got into Bangalore last week, so I'm hoping in another week most of the stores should have it. I'll probably buy it on the 21st or 22nd. Maybe the price will also dip a bit by then.
I had a chance to play with one on Sunday - at Sangeetha at Forum - and it feels like a very well thought out phone, although the features are only ordinary. But it's unbelievably thin!
[ This Message was edited by: theEND on 2004-11-10 14:13 ]
Posted by plasmadog
yeah... the moto razr looks really really distinctive.. excellent styling.
oh.. u can also enquire at this place in jayanagar called channel9... my friend bought a p910 for a real reasonable rate there... 26654443 or 26347568.
Posted by k4m!k4ze
I dont mean to discourage you but isnt the Razr v3 overpriced ? I mean it has the same features as K700 but its thinner and at least 6K more.
Posted by theEND
thanks plasma, I'll give them a call.
@kllr: You're very right, the phone is way too expensive, but for some strange reason I really want it. Maybe I'll get back to my normal rational self and buy a K700, but its quite unlikely.
Posted by plasmadog
if you're really sure about the moto, go for it!! better buy some phone that u like, rather than a great phone that is not u...
Posted by theEND
how much did ur buddy pay for his P910? did he get a warranty?
Posted by plasmadog
he paid about 37k, with warranty i think.
Posted by theEND
I guess all these places also buy back old phones right? I have a couple of phones and a BT headset to swap!
(and I dont seem to ever run out of questions!)
oh and... Happy Diwali!
Posted by kooki
most of the places do have buy backs
not sure about the bt headset
Posted by ninja0903
Any idea where I can get a DSS 20 or DSS 25 for my K700 in BANGALORE ? been trying mobile stores, and most of them look at me as though I've come from Mars when I ask them... is there no justice in the world
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Posted by plasmadog
hi,
u can try accel on cunningham road... they have a fairly large selection of accessories.
btw, welcome to esato!!!
Posted by plasmadog
BUMP!!!
