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10123
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On 2009-10-20 19:33:00, Bonovox wrote:
I think the w995 will be around for sometime yet. Its been far more stable than the c905 plus its selling well. The w910 is still around so why not the w995? It will eventually be down to £99 one day  we hope. I seen a w910 still selling for £99 which is stupid. The w995 will still be going strong in a years time i predict same as some of their earlier successful models. C905 was not really what i would call a success.
You can really tell which models were failures as the likes of the w910 are still selling and the C905 is no longer available, W910 is only £69 which is pretty cheap and costs less than the W395, the C902 is only £129 as well.
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Bonovox
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Yes i recently got a new c902 from CPWH for £129 no problems. So far  But look how long the k800i lasted and CPWH still sell it online. By the way what happened to Bargain Phone Thread? This report on the w995 should have been in there. Everyone has stopped the Bargain Phone Thread.
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etaab
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Maybe SE are cutting the price of their phones and their own RRP due to poor sales this year ?
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Bonovox
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Maybe but is'nt the price down to the store?
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Rookwise
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On 2009-10-20 18:05:48, 10123 wrote:
The C905 went ages ago, i think it went in May, orange, 02, 3, t-mobile, phones4u no longer sell the C905, and haven't done so for a long time, voadafone and CPW will be selling old stock. It is likley to very much be the case with the W995 as well, just wait and see...
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I'd only consider the C905 as discontinued once its been removed from the SE online store (currently available for £359.99) as that is usually the case. Plus its only recently been released in some countries so I'd certainly say its not discontinued just yet.
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Just because a retail outlet no longer supplies a product certainly doesn't mean its no longer being manufactured. Usually a phones manufacture life is 24months from the date of release. Sometimes slightly longer (eg K850 has only recently been discontinued from being manufactured after just over 2 years being available). The C905 has only been around for 12 months and the W995 half of that so I certainly doubt they will be discontinuing them anytime soon. Price drop yes but nothing more.
Just to keep on topic. The W995 is still available at £359.99 on online store so going the retail route will certainly grab you a bargin. Even moreso if the phone is sim free and not branded.
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Bonovox
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True words indeed. I still think its over priced with the original price. I have seen the k800i online still @ Carphone but i wonder if its refurbished models now though. W995 will be around for ages yet because if the rubbish w910 is still around now then no way are they discontinuing the w995 
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Rookwise
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The K800's at CPW certainly are refurbs mate. The phones that get traded in also get refurbed if they're not in too bad a state and then sold at just under their actual retail price.
Oh and I only got my Bronze C905 very recently at £205 brand new and sim free 
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Bonovox
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The w595 is now in a nice gold colour @ Carphone looks nice.
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tranced
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Ive nothing to worry about. It just landed here like 2 weeks ago.
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vegetaleb
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The thing is that SE overpriced the W995, I mean instead selling it at 590$ first week and now 350$ just 3 months later they could have begin with 450$...
Now with a Satio sold sometimes at 800$ (600$ for omnia hd) the drop would take a little time but it will hurt! Imagine it at 600$ 2 months later and 500$ after 3 months 
The SE marketing as Eldar M said is verry crappy in term of pricing and distribution,nokio is way better in that particular field
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That's not exactly the case everywhere, too. Satio is the same price as OmniaHD here and mostly it takes some time before SE phones get a major price cut
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etaab
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On 2009-10-20 21:15:00, Bonovox wrote:
Maybe but is'nt the price down to the store?
Yes and no. It depends on the deal in which the retailer buys the products from the manufacturer, or the recommended retail price the supplier/manufacturer issues to the retailer. Theres many other reasons too, such as competition from umm.. competitor devices such as Nokia. Or it could simply be the retailer bought too large an allocation of stock which are firm sale (not returnable) and is struggling to shift enough units at the current price.
My guess would be on Phones4U getting more profit by selling many more phones at a lower price coupled with the compulsory airtime. The commission they gain by getting more people to start new PAYG sims with the networks than simply selling less units at a higher margin probably makes it more worthwhile.
I love the W995, but unfortunately when phones like the Satio are around they're nothing but a missed opportunity for me, since i cant live my life carrying round one of everything ! 
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fairen
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Maybe due to the high demands of the w995 in the market that's why the price remains as what it was when it was first released. Basically, price drops so companies can keep abreast among its many competitors. In this case since the phone still sells like hotcakes they don't feel the need to drop the price just yet. I think the phone is great. I am very satisfied with its performance from the day i bought it at timtechs. It's a whole package, the camera, the music, especially the style of the phone. |
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I still waiting w995 for price drop down here but still not even AINO is nearly arrival
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santo911
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In Dubai, both Aino and W995 are at the same price (567usd) |
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