N-Gage 99 euros in Xtra-vision

RasTa

My shop has sold out of them and i dunno if any still have them left but ring around if you want one. Not to bad for 99 quid
Xboxs droped down to 100 quid aswell but my manager never told me or any of the staff and i think that offer is over now

RobertFoster

ooo - €100 was my the amount I decided to wait for to get an Xbox at...

kaisersose77

looks like you were right, pity they seem to be sold out everywhere

yellum

There's a new N-Gage on it's way so Nokia is trying to dump the current one before July. I guess that's why it's so low.

wolfman

That 99 euro offer for the n-gage is subject to a contract??? Is it not?? I was told 199 was the cheapest simfree!

duridian

There must be a catch like that somehow. There might be a newer model on the way but I doubt they're gonna just throw away the older N-gage that cheaply.

sirlinux

Anyone know what the story on this is? is it a contract or prepaid

Creamy Goodness

guess you havn't seen the new n-gage yet

kaisersose77

there was an xtravision add in the sunday world, it only mentioned a contract when it says u can get fifa 2004 for free(had a * beside fifa and then mentioned contract at the bottom), They were sold out all over the midlands before 2pm( rang up my local branch and was told that), and i doubt that would be the case if they were contract phones. Id say most stores had none and it was just to get people in to xtravision. The offer was an ngage, 70 euros credit, 50 euros xtravision vouchers all for 99 euros. Even if its **** 4 games, that offer would be a very good bargain. And considering there 379 euros in the argos catalogue!

begbie

Ah, well. I can forget bout getting one then. Must have been a catch somehwere. Its like they were paying you to buy the phone.:dunno:

s8n

anyone know where I can get one??

begbie

I was thinking of checking out xtravision in carlow to see if they have it.

seanok

Sent an e-mail to XtraVision here is the response.

Hi Seán,

Yes we are currently selling the NGage for €99 (While stocks last.)

It is a reday to go phone, games console, MP3 player etc..

It is available in O2 or SIM Free format, whereby you use your own SIM card with the NGage. You also receive a free FIFA game with the phone when you buy it.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.


With best reagrds,

Kate Mcgowan,
Customer Services Dept.

kaisersose77

pity they advertised in the paper when there was none left!

s8n

just rang the head office. they are gone everywhere.

parsi

Just rang my local branch - they said they only had 1 (just like every branch) and its sold long ago..

begbie

So, it was all a big marketing ploy.:(

kaisersose77

and i wonder who bought the one they had, could an employee have bought it or informed a friend.............

s8n

normally the way these things work.

seamus

Is it actually any good as a phone, or are you paying silly amounts of money for a substandard games console?

begbie

I just wanted it more so as a games console that i could play. It had the upside of being a phone too.:D

seanok

After doing some ringing around I sent this e-mail



Hi Kate,



I rang, would you believe, all of your Xtravision outlets in Cork (15 of them), and even left my name and number with most.



Some were unsure about the offer and fobbed me off saying to ring back later in the week, in the hope that they might come back in stock.



Those that were informed told me that they had only 1 in stock for each outlet, with one (Ballincollig) having still theirs but it was being kept for someone.



Can you shed any light as to whether any N-Gage consoles have been sold at all to the general public, and if so are any still available and where?

I believe they are on your computer systems as NG01 and this could be verified quite easily.



I wanted to verify as I have heard similar stories around the country from online forums.



Best Regards

Sean

father_ted9t9

Whats the email to send to, we should all do same to back you up!

blorg

This sounds like one for advertising standards.

Jorinn

Yeah, wouldn't mind the eamil addy too if you don't mind.

kaisersose77

@seanok

U might be lucky and they get one for you just to shut you up, might send them an email myself

Id say theres an email address on their website www.xtravision.ie


If I was a staff member of xtravison, id definitely buy it myself or inform a friend, cause your bascially gettin the fone for free when u take into account the 70 euros credit and 50 euro xtra vision vouchers. I doubt vodafone stores are gonna half the price to 99 euros too. Does anyone know when the offer actually started? I wonder how many xtra dvds etc that were rented out in there stores yesterday


dont think the email address is gonna be any help its iinfo@blockbuster.com(yes 2 i's) , blockbuster being the uk equivalent of xtravision and owners it seems.

seanok

Sorry, I could not post until now.
Just checked my e-mails and it looks positive. The lady said that she sourced one for me. The only thing is when I get in touch with her tomorrow it might already be gone.

Here's hoping.

I was going to buy one when they were in Argos for 349Euros.

Ebonyks

Originally posted by seamus
Is it actually any good as a phone, or are you paying silly amounts of money for a substandard games console?

Used a friends and i thought it was like talking into a taco.

Played Pandemonium on it...brought me back...games good.

RobertFoster

yeah, it looked like a direct port of the PS version...so 3D ish, somewhat nicer than a GBA.

father_ted9t9

Got a friend of a friend to do some lookin in to this for me, and found out there will be 300 more available around ireland on thursday, so if ya know anyone in Xtravision, get them to hold it for ya!!

kaisersose77

i wouldnt be surprised, and i wouldnt be surprised if there sold out again b4 they go on sale

seanok

Well I got mine last night from Michelstown.
They have one left, from what I understand, although it is an O2 one and not a Sim free. But it has 70 Euro's call credit and vouchers to boot.

Great gaming console, although as a phone its just to big and weird.

Great deal

sirlinux

seanok: is there xtra vision vouchers with the phones or not? i dont see any mention of them in the poster or on the pigsback ad, did you get some? By the way it takes two seconds to unlock those phones if you end with an O2 one.

tk123

Originally posted by RobertFoster
ooo - €100 was my the amount I decided to wait for to get an Xbox at...

I think the Xbox is €100 if you sign up for Eircom BroadBand - thats the offer they have in Smyths in Jervis St....

kaisersose77

well i emailed xtravision and they said "Hope and expect another 300 in for restock for next week and offer will continue". So hopefully each store gets there fair share and not 99% of them going to dublin stores!

patch

Hmmm....must take a walk down to my mate in Xtravision.
There's a decent gameboy colour emulator for these as well.

seanok

Yes there were 50Euros worth of Xtravision vouchers included.

The o2 version included 70Euro call credit to boot and Fifa 2004 and 50Euro vouchers

The one I got had no call credit and the game was Tony Hawks ProSKater.

Not that it matters in anycase as you can get all the games on the net, if you know where to get them. (Not that you should do this though!!!)



Wouldnt mind a Nokia 6600 instead though, if anyone was insane enough to swap.

seanok

The N-Gage is also available in GamesWorld.

Was in Douglas Court in Cork yesterday and they have reduced their console to 100Euros with Fifa 2004 thrown in.

Gamesworld Distribution Ltd Unit 1 Douglas Court S.C Douglas Co Cork
(021) 4364160


Also called GameStop with loacations all over the country (I think)

http://216.39.86.54/
or
[url]Http://www.gamesworld.ie[/url]

embraer170

That one in GamesWorld, does it come with O2 call credit?

How does one get to that one in Douglas?

Cheeky monkey

i was looking around and their getting a few in xtra vision around the weekend. in balbriggan. well thats what they told me.

s8n

Picked one up in the new store in Malahide yesterday evening. Got the one with €70 call credit. Should I have got vouchers with that as well??

It won't accept my existing 02 sim, how can I make it simfree. Also It's not recognising the phone as been connected to the pc over usb (don't have a bluetooth card). Any ideas what might be causing this??

Help

sirlinux

s8n: mailed you details on how to do it, your pm box is full.

s8n

Thanks a million for that. much appreciated.

sirlinux

As for the USB it should just appear as an extra drive, what OS are you running?

tw0nk

I just got mine for 99 euros in xtravision in the parkway limerick, its amazing value,got 70euro cred (02) and fifa2004, the only thing wrong was that the radio wouldnt work but i found out the code to get it working from a nokia forum, go get one now!

qBot

Originally posted by tw0nk
I just got mine for 99 euros in xtravision in the parkway limerick, its amazing value,got 70euro cred (02) and fifa2004, the only thing wrong was that the radio wouldnt work but i found out the code to get it working from a nokia forum, go get one now!

Anymore of em left in parkway tw0nk.. I could do with a new phone and a change from meteor to 02...

EDIT: do they include a sim card too?

kaisersose77

yes got an email from xtravision and they confirmed stock hitting SOME stores today, just booked mine now so im off 2 get it, ring your local store b4 u go there as they might not have any stock or might be sold out.

ps: did anyone get xtravision vouchers with it?

tw0nk

Originally posted by qBot
Anymore of em left in parkway tw0nk.. I could do with a new phone and a change from meteor to 02...

EDIT: do they include a sim card too?

Yup they include o2 simcard with 70euro credit and there are some left in parkway, i didnt get any xtravision vouchers though

oneweb

What's the transceiver that comes with it? Is it a bluetooth adaptor for the PC or what?

tw0nk

Originally posted by oneweb
What's the transceiver that comes with it? Is it a bluetooth adaptor for the PC or what?

It comes with a usb cable, but the phone itself is bluetooth too, so if you have bluetooth on your pc you can transfer files that way.

qBot

Originally posted by tw0nk
Yup they include o2 simcard with 70euro credit and there are some left in parkway, i didnt get any xtravision vouchers though

Sweeet.