Vodafone launch the SE 700i

r00t69

Yes eventually Vodafone decide to bring this phone to Ireland. They launched April 7th, so off I trot in to the two Vodafone shops in Grafton street and ask for a nice new S700i. The sales people stare back blankly! I inform them that their company have just launched the phone today. I get fobbed off with it should be sometime the next week before they actually get any in stock. I try my look at another shop and same thing.

So....I waited a week and went in yesterday and now I get informed that they received an email, presumably from the handset division to say they will have them April 25th. I confirmed this in a couple of shops.

So Vodafone’s marketing department launch a product, make sure the websites updated, and make sure their shop staff and customer care are also informed of the launch date but it appears they forgot to actually get any of the phones into the shops. Is this a joke or a common occurrence with Vodafone?

Hmm O2's S700i is looking very attractive.

Mezon

Same thing happened to me... went into the henry street store last week and they told me it would be out on the 14th... rang a few shops today and got different dates .. one said they'd have it by wednesday and another said its not availible for another few weeks....

lomb

order online..........

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I find this really funny that people will go into one Vodafone store and they will be informed that vodafone do not sell that phone , but yet they go into another 2!!!! vodafone stores to check this out

Vodafone retail is nationwide lads if we dont sell it in one shop we dont sell it at all

Guy:Incognito

It's available from the 25th, surely a week won't kill anyone.

PhoenixRising

Do you realise that the phone will be ruined with that awful Vodafone Live software?

Vodafone in the UK limited some of the phones capabilities when they released it, like not allowing mp3's to be used as ringtones unless you download them from Vodafone Live. They'll also plaster a few Vodafone logo's on the phone's exterior. They also hijack one of the soft keys and the WAP button and hardcode them to bring you to Vodafone Live when pressed. All the Vodafone themes and screensavers etc. can't be deleted by the user, so they consume memory which could be used for more useful stuff.

Spend an extra €50-100 and get a brand new sim free S700i with the original Sony Ericsson software on it. I really hate the way Vodafone destroy so many good phones with their over-zealous branding. It's like putting a Lada engine in a Porsche 911.

anton

PhoenixRising wrote:

Do you realise that the phone will be ruined with that awful Vodafone Live software?

......

Spend an extra €50-100 and get a brand new sim free S700i with the original Sony Ericsson software on it. I really hate the way Vodafone destroy so many good phones with their over-zealous branding. It's like putting a Lada engine in a Porsche 911.

Sure thing. Not to mention that you'd probably won't be able to load firmware updates from SE, and would have to wait for Vodafone-specific releases.

r00t69

Stekelly wrote:

It's available from the 25th, surely a week won't kill anyone.

My issue is not with the wait it was the fact that they launch on the 7th but only have stock by the 25th. This is very poor marketing IMO.

PhoenixRising wrote:

Spend an extra €50-100 and get a brand new sim free S700i with the original Sony Ericsson software on it.

As Vodafones prices the S700i at €249 where can you get a new one for €300 ~ €350?

PhoenixRising

r00t69 wrote:

My issue is not with the wait it was the fact that they launch on the 7th but only have stock by the 25th. This is very poor marketing IMO.



As Vodafones prices the S700i at €249 where can you get a new one for €300 ~ €350?

Yeah, €249 on bill, €349 on Ready to Go.

Live Telecom are selling them for £274.99, which is approx €400, just €50 dearer than the RTG price. Mphone are also selling them for £279.

mobileplaza

humm. im still debating wheter or not to give up my nokia 6600 for this phone. i love my symbain phone..

Mezon

I find this really funny that people will go into one Vodafone store and they will be informed that vodafone do not sell that phone , but yet they go into another 2!!!! vodafone stores to check this out

Sarge 1. they do sell it

Vodafone retail is nationwide lads if we dont sell it in one shop we dont sell it at all

2. Not all shops get there stock on the release date so its a better idea to ring them aint it?

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Vodafone retail do not sell this phone yet mezon !

Mike Tyson

Is the April 24th date accurate? I was in grafton street yesterday and was told theyl have them in May, but when I rang vodafone they told me they were in the shops ? ? ? ?

r00t69

Mike Tyson wrote:

Is the April 24th date accurate? I was in grafton street yesterday and was told theyl have them in May, but when I rang vodafone they told me they were in the shops ? ? ? ?

Vodafone have told me after April 25th...leaving it nice and loose :rolleyes:

mobileplaza

we should be getting them on the 29th.

Mike Tyson

Do all Vodafone stores get them on the same day?

wolfman

Looks like its going to be from next Monday that they'll be in the shops

Mike Tyson

Any news boyos.

Guy:Incognito

They are available to buy off the vodafone site. A mate in work ordered one yesterday bout 4 and it arrived this morning.

Mezon

The RTG S700 has been availible of the site for a while i think. Still cant upgrade to a S700 on bill yet it still says its out of stock...

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Right lads have the exact date for you guys now ok

the crack is next saturday its been released in the store but the store can ONLY get them on special order so therefore they will have to order them thursday for the customer to have it for saturday

hope this clears it up for you

Mike Tyson

Another week, as in saturday the 7th?

Will no shops get them in before that, seeing as you can buy them over the internet and get it the next day ? ?

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Mike Tyson wrote:

Another week, as in saturday the 7th?

Will no shops get them in before that, seeing as you can buy them over the internet and get it the next day ? ?

as my post said

Mike Tyson

Cool, Sarge. How can I go about ordering one? i.e from any Vodafone store?

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go into the vodafone store of your choice and ask can they special order one in for you on saturday if they say no they are lieing and post back and let me know

Mike Tyson

I'll do that tomoro. How do you have such knowledge. Its amazing.

Guy:Incognito

before he ordered online, the guy in my jobrang the vodafone store in tallaght, only to be told by a girl that it wasnt coming out till September, he rang again and got a guy who said july, then just for good measure one of the others in the shopwent up in person only to be told thats its never coming out on rtg. So he just went ahead and ordered online.

Mike Tyson

If anyone manages to get it on bill/upgrade let us know. I dont know why they wont make it a bit easier to shell out our hard earned money.

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Stekelly wrote:

before he ordered online, the guy in my jobrang the vodafone store in tallaght, only to be told by a girl that it wasnt coming out till September, he rang again and got a guy who said july, then just for good measure one of the others in the shopwent up in person only to be told thats its never coming out on rtg. So he just went ahead and ordered online.

All phones are currently available on RTg except 3g(watch this space) so the s700i will defo be on RTG , the girl / guy sounded very unhelpful but then again to be honest the people in teh shop are always the last to know , strange but true
like i said next saturday on special order

Mike Tyson wrote:

If anyone manages to get it on bill/upgrade let us know. I dont know why they wont make it a bit easier to shell out our hard earned money.

as my post said to you if you want it on bill and arent buying online then read me post

Mike Tyson

Can I order a bill upgrade online, Sarge?

embee

Will be getting my own on Tuesday, Vodafone Staff offer

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yes you certainly can upgrade online

r00t69

Popped into the voda shop in Grafton Street today and got dismissed with some mention of May...yep that was as much info as I got.

Anyway just ordered mine online from Nomatica for €391 + shipping. Not in stock yet but there's no way I am giving Vodafone any money for the phone.

Mike Tyson

Stekelly wrote:

They are available to buy off the vodafone site. A mate in work ordered one yesterday bout 4 and it arrived this morning.

Would a bill paying upgrade come as fast as that?

Guy:Incognito

r00t69 wrote:

Popped into the voda shop in Grafton Street today and got dismissed with some mention of May...yep that was as much info as I got.

Anyway just ordered mine online from Nomatica for €391 + shipping. Not in stock yet but there's no way I am giving Vodafone any money for the phone.

Dont think i'd put my hatred of a company ahead of saving €130 ( its €349 with €80 credit.) I like the €130 in my pocket where it is.

Mitch Connor

PhoenixRising wrote:

Yeah, €249 on bill, €349 on Ready to Go.

Live Telecom are selling them for £274.99, which is approx €400, just €50 dearer than the RTG price. Mphone are also selling them for £279.

Hmmmmmmmm, i like the look of the samsung d500, and its a nice price on mPhone. Is it a trustworthy site?

PhoenixRising

Tauren wrote:

Hmmmmmmmm, i like the look of the samsung d500, and its a nice price on mPhone. Is it a trustworthy site?

Yeah, very much so. I've bought my last 3 phones off them. In each case I had the phone at my door with Fedex in 48hrs. Very professional service.

Mike Tyson

They're still out of stock on the Vodafone website as an upgrade. Absolute state of them.

Pythia

It's very odd that Vodafone are out of them on bill pay only. As under the new one pack system, you use the same pack for both RTG and billpay. The only logical reason, therefore, that they couldn't sell the bill pay one is if they are out of the upgrade equipment packs, which would mean they couldn't sell any bill pay phones. hhhmmm....

Mike Tyson

Can someone just clear this up for good. Vodafone dont seem to have an idea about whats going on.

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Mike Tyson wrote:

Can someone just clear this up for good. Vodafone dont seem to have an idea about whats going on.

How many times do you want this "cleared up" for you read my post answer is there :eek:

Doublezero8

Sarge wrote:

How many times do you want this "cleared up" for you read my post answer is there :eek:

I take it the reason people are reposting is because what you are telling them is not what the agents are doing.

From talking to agent support most agents are telling customer they are not in stock and won't be for another month i presume this is what is causing the confusion !!

Mike Tyson

Ye. I rang Vodafone, they said the phones are in the shops and gave me the number of the shop to ring: the shop then tells me they dont have them and some shops said june.

Il try Sarges method tomorrow, but I don't see how the ordinary consumer could find out about this special order malark. How did you find out, Sarge

KillerShamrock

For any one who cares the CPW are selling it for €379 sim free now according to their magazine. I would get it but the k750i is to close to being released

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Mike Tyson wrote:

Ye. I rang Vodafone, they said the phones are in the shops and gave me the number of the shop to ring: the shop then tells me they dont have them and some shops said june.

Il try Sarges method tomorrow, but I don't see how the ordinary consumer could find out about this special order malark. How did you find out, Sarge

Let me know how you get on with that , the people selling the phones in the store are the last to know about the release date and also the price so its not their fault :cool:

Mike Tyson

Got an email today from Vodafone.

I'll have it tomorrow, in my pocket.

Lovely.

Mezon

Yeah got mine in naas today. wayhey

MiCr0

what do you think of it?
[3 more weeks until my upgrade kicks in]

Mezon

yeah i like it . its a big step up from a 6220 still trying to get used to the ui and texting as the keypad is v shaped... but overall two thumbs up!!!

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smaller Vodafone stores wont be getting any this weekend only the bigger stores and even then its only 1 for the bigger store , Vodafone retail got TEN only for this weekend for all of ireland :eek:

chicken_food

My dad picked one of these up today. He works up in Naas and rang to tell them he would be picking one up-'they said theres a waiting list yada yada' He complained-said hed like to port to o2 and they quickly changed there tune. He picked up the phone complete with a car kit and care package for free. The phone is amazing!