Comments on: Nokia N97 headed to TIM for a bazillion Euros

By: Ivan de la Jara

Ivan de la Jara — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:47:29 +0000

Peoples’s fault becasue bought the iphone as expensive as is with such specifications…

By: FlamingCowboy

FlamingCowboy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:08:30 +0000

Yeah um those prices, they’re roughly the same as what we pay in Australia for a typical mid-range cell phone, with high-end cell phones (such as a lot of the Windows Mobile devices) costing $1500-2000!

By: BlackberryMAX

BlackberryMAX — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:55:05 +0000

The muthatruckin forman grill.

By: CT

CT — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:20:49 +0000

As gokmengs said, in Europe it works totally different and I can’t believe that someone who works at BGR would even mention “From a carrier!”… as something negative because carriers in Europe will sell you the phones as you would buy it from the store. It is also stupid to do an exchange rate with the US dollar, because in Europe they get paid with… DUH! Euros, so when you get say 1500 dollars, and a N97 costs 599 dollars, because it costs that much if not more… it is the same thing when you get paid 1500 Euros and you buy the N97 for 599 Euros. Smarten up people. PS: Price might very well change once the product its actually out, I’ve seen it happen.

By: Hmmmm.

Hmmmm. — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:47:13 +0000

the pizza sclicer wheelie thing…. pizza cutter?

By: chancellor

chancellor — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:41:31 +0000

A loaf of bread, duh!

By: eric in beijing

eric in beijing — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:54:15 +0000

that’s off contract price. Voda uk will charge 50 on 18 month. Diff county diff customs!

By: cgibin

cgibin — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:04:13 +0000

Ooh…Oooooh!! I know, David! Sliced Cheese!!!

By: David Thande

David Thande — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:01:15 +0000

What was the best thing before sliced bread?

By: Joshua M

Joshua M — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:34:32 +0000

looks like i did well getting my 5800. Now I only wish I had waited a month later to get it for 300 instead of 4 !!

By: damiaking

damiaking — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:39:36 +0000

wtf is this 800 $ damm i wish the us version would be as cheap as 5800

By: gokmengs

gokmengs — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:06:13 +0000

The pricing in europe is much different compared to US, most EU carriers have plans that chartge you by the minute and you don’t sign a contract that requires a termination fee fo jumping carriers, all phones work on all carriers. In the US however you are locked into a contract for $49($59-$99 whatever it is for at least a year) so knowing that they will get a minimum amount for 24 months the carriers can afford to discount the phones, to attract new customers, grow revenue etc. I don’t know why its a shock that the phone prices are higher in EU carriers. Having said that new monthly plans are popping up everywhere in EU following the US model, where you guarantee a certain amount of talk(hence $) and they give a discount on the phone.
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By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:34:34 +0000

Yeah I don’t understand TIM’s pricing. They have the G1 for like €499 or something like that…

By: Wobbly

Wobbly — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:32:57 +0000

with Symbian^2 coming out by the end of the year, prices on the N97 will drop like a rock by then … who will pay that much when we know the OS will be outdated in a matter of months?