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Bangalore - best store in town? |
theEND
Joined: Oct 26, 2002
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From: Bang - a - lore
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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? |
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kooki
Joined: Jul 13, 2004
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From: bangalore, india
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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 |
plasmadog
Joined: May 06, 2004
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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. |
kooki
Joined: Jul 13, 2004
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From: bangalore, india
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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 |
theEND
Joined: Oct 26, 2002
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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? |
plasmadog
Joined: May 06, 2004
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From: Beantown, India
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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.
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theEND
Joined: Oct 26, 2002
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Hahaha!
Fishy plasma... very fishy! |
plasmadog
Joined: May 06, 2004
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From: Beantown, India
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so its going to be the moto razr v3??
when u goin to pick it up. and do u know where that place is?
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theEND
Joined: Oct 26, 2002
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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!
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plasmadog
Joined: May 06, 2004
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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.
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k4m!k4ze
Joined: Oct 02, 2004
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From: CBE
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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.
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence of your attempt !! |
theEND
Joined: Oct 26, 2002
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From: Bang - a - lore
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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. |
plasmadog
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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... |
theEND
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how much did ur buddy pay for his P910? did he get a warranty? |
plasmadog
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he paid about 37k, with warranty i think.
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Posted: 2004-11-08 18:13
