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ambyzown
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We really do not have to wait for too long to lay hands on the K800/K790 as they were announced this week, and should be available in shops in less than twelve weeks. Its the P990 that's been on the coming soon list for far too long. |
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PeterKay
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Quite true, the P990i is and will be there for quite some time under the Coming Soon section.
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Wuz
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I'm all for notification as early as possible that a phone is being developed - it serves a dual purpose, which is create interest and pave the way for greater sales and for the consumer it helps keep them in touch with the brand.
But... and its a biggy... I think it totally wrong to have one simple label for these phones called 'coming soon'. This is misleading and cynical by the manufacturer. It also is a massive own goal as the consumer becomes cyncial by the process as they are kept waiting, sometimes for months on end.
The manufacturer should simply instigate a system whereby new phones that are in development are called just that. Then, when testing is drawing to a close and a release date is known, they switch (fairly late in the process) to 'coming soon'.
Easy!
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SLY21
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yes you are rite about the lenth of time it takes to get them out on the shelves but also its the network as well !!!!!!!!!!!!! |
mrMobile
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Well I think SE doing well, never in its history showed so many phones. Most phones get release on time, they said W810 will be out in Q2 we are still in 1Q. Most phones they announce last afew weeks will come out in Q2 so its quick. Both SE and operators have to test the phones before releasing so it takes time.
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Aivar
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From the past: it was maybe 7-9 years ago when I read one news about Nokia. I remember one sentence, where was told that Nokia plans to introduce at least one mobile phone per year. Good old days! 
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upper
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On 2006-03-02 10:07:43, axxxr wrote:
It would be nice if  were like Apple and release their products following the annoucement.
But i agree with some of the comments,its taking far to long for the phones to come into the market....Im getting tired of waiting for the P990 now...I checked with CPW yesterday and they told me that the release date has been pushed yet further.
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realisticly the actual problem is that they show there upcoming phones very early, i mean imagine if you never saw the spy pictures of the upcoming phones or ever heard of any announcements of new phones coming from SE then this will never happen about people complaining about how long it is taking them. I agree with axxxr, they should do like what apple are doing is to make the phone, test it and so on and when the company (SE) thinks its ok for it to be released on the market then they should publish the pics everywhere on the net as it is happening now except in tihs case the phones are not ready to be released yet.
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p900 lover
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upper you are spot on, we hear about the phones even b4 they are anounced, then it seems like they take forever to come out |
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The only reason the p990 was released so early, apart from the delays, is that the pictures for it were leaked by certain people when it was in it's early stages, so SE had no choice but to release it. Same probably goes for some of the other phones on the coming soon list.
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S4k1s
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At least we know the phones will come out ...
Also it is only a good thing that can widen it's product range... |
$m@rtph0ne
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
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last year se announced the p990 but before it saw the light of day o2 made the atom with almost identical features & released it. the atom is a sell out in some places. o2's gain is se's loss. se is desperately trying to beat nokia at the number game, who has more handset models. a dumb move i say. |
Viking_40
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It is a pain to wait but I think I have settled for W810 and no other company will deter me. I have always had Nokias but I think I am ready to change now, too many creaky handsets and slow smartphones, i want a phone that feels good and is easy to use. |
vrl29
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waiting for announced phones to be released in the market is like waiting for a baby to be born: it gets announced as soon as its conceived, then you have to wait for a long time (i.e. 9 months) before you see it!
but i think it's well worth the wait...
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Miss UK
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that SE site makes me cry everytime I see the P990i it makes me overwhelmed into wanting it more.. darmmmm I wish it would come out before June 
btw that W810 is growing on me, it looks more expensive looking than my plasticy D750i 
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$m@rtph0ne
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@vrl, lol, in that case the p990 has gone way beyond it's incubation period. |
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