Nokia 7210 on vodafone

Moriarty

Lo,

Anyone know when the 7210 is going to be released on vodafone billpay? Im looking to get it ASAP, i heard rumors that it was due around now... Can anyone shed some light on the subject?

WhiteWashMan

have just pre-ordered it as an upgrade.
due out nearer the end of the month.

you can check it out on carphone warehouse web site.

Moriarty

Dont suppose car phone warehouse have an irish site...?

Krusty_Clown

They used to have one at carphonewarehouse.ie, but I guess the Irish market isn't important enough to them, so they no longer host it..

Moriarty

Just to add an update...

I phoned vodafone yesterday about when the 7210 will be available from them here. Girl on the other end of the phone said 'err... probably christmas. Maybe later.'. I pestered her to check if there was a firmer date available, apparently there isnt...

So then.. does anyone know just when vodafone plan to release the damned thing?

seamus

Drop 'em an E:
care@vodafone.ie

I'll have a look later, but I probably can;t find out.

Moriarty

Way ahead of ya seamus.. I emailed em once i got off the phone, here was the response..

Dear Mr. XXXXXXXXX,

Thank you for contacting Vodafone with your query. Please accept my apologies for the delay in dealing with your request.

Unfortunately, we have no information on when the 7210 will be available for purchase.
Your local Vodafone agent may be able to supply you with some more information, however. They will also be able to tell you how to migrate to a Postpay account.

Thank you for contacting us via e-mail, if you require further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us on readytogo@Vodafone.ie or call save 1850 20 87 87 between 8am-10pm.


Kind regards,
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX,
Ready To Go Admin,
Vodafone Customer Care Team.

Ho hum :rolleyes:

segadreamcast

Any sign of this yet? :rolleyes:

Moriarty

Not that i can see..

Chips Lovell

I know last week that O2 in the UK announced they were delaying its launch due to software issues encountered in testing. This may or may not be the reason for the delay here too.

segadreamcast

As you'd say - ho hum

v10

I have one about 2 weeks now. I bought it sim free though (For €555). I have a mate in a phone shop, reckons at least a month to 6 weeks after Nokia releases them here which would make it early to mid December, but vodafone rarely introduce phones mid-month (might make execption for xmas though).

As they don't have in built camera - they won't be part of the vodafone live range so he estimates price at about €339 - €379 with contract, and apparently they're down to €539 sim free now.

Some Bad points :

No email client (no pop mail feature).
Can't include sound in MMS ! and only 1 picture.
64kb limit for apps, so some games aren't suitable.
No voice recorder.
New pop-port connector, so it's not compatible with standard nokia headsets, and they one that comes with it has the mic about 2 foot down the cable which I thought was a bit silly.

Also I've heard that the camera doesn't display an image on the phone until after you take the picture which is a bit of a bummer, but I'll confirm this when I get my camera (b4 the weekend I hope).

eh, otherwise I like it, and it looks cool !

V10

rabbitinlights

They are available to buy sim freenow in the carphone warehouse,
539Euros.
Very nice looking phone, just about the perfect size.
the first nokia fashion colour phone. ( for all you man-tarts) (joke)
Buttons are a bit strange to get used to though!!
njoy

geo

even with its bad points is it still worth getting? compared to other phones on the market tbh it looks 10 times better then the 7650 even if its got less functions

brophy

What i found about the 7210
Removal of Nokia 7210 Handset.

With immediate effect T-Mobile UK is withdrawing the Nokia 7210 from sale.

T-Mobile UK has withdrawn the Nokia 7210 from sale due to continued instability of the handset.

Technical reasons for withdrawal of the Nokia 7210 are as follows:
· Radio interface freeze where the handset appears to be functioning normally but cannot receive or make calls (particularly noticeable when GPRS is activated)
· Intermittent software crashes
· High level of picture message delivery failures

Customers experiencing the above issues may return their units back to the point of purchase, where they should be managed under the standard returns procedure.


T-Mobile will review a re-launch of this product in January subject to the satisfactory solution of the technical issues.

Nietzschean

Originally posted by brophy
What i found about the 7210
Removal of Nokia 7210 Handset.

With immediate effect T-Mobile UK is withdrawing the Nokia 7210 from sale.

T-Mobile UK has withdrawn the Nokia 7210 from sale due to continued instability of the handset.

Technical reasons for withdrawal of the Nokia 7210 are as follows:
· Radio interface freeze where the handset appears to be functioning normally but cannot receive or make calls (particularly noticeable when GPRS is activated)
· Intermittent software crashes
· High level of picture message delivery failures

Customers experiencing the above issues may return their units back to the point of purchase, where they should be managed under the standard returns procedure.


T-Mobile will review a re-launch of this product in January subject to the satisfactory solution of the technical issues.

that sounds exactly the same as my 7650... :rolleyes:

v10

Other than it's lack of features and high price, I have no complaints.

No faults or bugs to report. Although the picture quality with the camera is just absolute crap.

DO NOT buy this phone if it's for it's camera feature.


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geo

tbh the 7210 does not have a camra built into the phone so are you talking about the 7250 or the external camra u can get with the 7210

v10

tbh the 7210 does not have a camra built in

I'm talking about the 7210 with the camera accessory.

I have the phone about 4 weeks now, and got the camera a couple of weeks ago. I like the phone but the camera was a bad buy.

As I said : Do not buy this phone for taking pictures

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