mzn wrote: » Hey Guys i've visited Pcworld and was looking for Tablet/Ipad with both wifi+4G I found huawai one on display and its display shows that the tablet has wifi and accepts 4G/LTE sim cards .(so the tablet model comes with sim and like mobilephones you expect to open sim cover and insert your sim) . However, the salesman told me that the SIM Card room has disabled even if specifications tells you that it must capable to have sim. The sim cover is there, but its disabled ! WTH!!!! The salesman told me that its according to irish policy Tablets are not allowed to have 4G ! And he was surprised when he came from Croatia ! So isit irish policy that states or isit PCworld policy ?? By the way i didnt feel that PCworld is good choice to buy any electronics and the staff at customer service are very terrible.
listermint wrote: » The sales person didn't want a clue what he's talking about. Simple as that.
mzn wrote: » Whats this input !!! What do you mean ?
L1011 wrote: » The salesman was making stuff up because he didn't know. He was lying.
mzn wrote: » So isit irish policy that states or isit PCworld policy ??
mzn wrote: » By the way i didnt feel that PCworld is good choice to buy any electronics and the staff at customer service are very terrible.
mzn wrote: » But all their Tablets that should come with Sim cards have been disabled ! how do you explain that ?
wordofwarning wrote: » I imagine it is because they only produce one line of tablets. It is cheaper and more efficient to produce/test/market/design/transport etc one type of tablet. You can then use software to alter features. Tesla one type of each version. They use software to change the range of the batteries, speed etc. It is cheaper to mass produce one type, than several types of the same product
muffler wrote: » Have you contacted Pc World management and asked what their policy is? Have you made a written complaint to management about this terrible service? I think that should be your first port of call rather than randomly posting on a social media site.
mzn wrote: Please understand the post, its harware issue NOT software one. The products have retail display that shows sim card is there and i looked at the tablet and the sim input is there but you cant open its cover because its disabled . The sales person asked his mates and he came with same reply . As per irish policy regulations we dont import tablets with sim feature, whether 3G or 4G . We only import tablets and ipads with wifi feature . In fact it dosnt worth buying a tablet without SIM feature for +300 € . I need to surf internet and make calls when wifi network is not provided.
peteb2 wrote: » Then just tether your phone to the tablet. It's not a big deal.
tricky D wrote: » Not relevant to Dublin City, moved to Tablets.
28064212 wrote: » What tablet was it? It's entirely possible that it doesn't have support for Irish 4G bands
mzn wrote: » it happened in the city
Slippin Jimmy wrote: » If you are more specific, I'm sure we could move it to a more suitable forum.
[Deleted User] wrote: » I would say few people who are knowledgeable about technology buy their stuff in PC World, its generally quite expensive compared to online. PC World therefore cater to people who don't really know all the ins and outs. Were PC World to stock tablets with SIMs and without, most people when shown two identical tablets one 20 quid more expensive would buy the cheaper option so they;d be left with a loud of tablets and tablets lose value very quickly. I honestly doubt its anything to do with Irish state legislation, more likely that the market in Ireland for tablets with SIMs is so small its not worth PC Worlds time or money to offer both models. Incidentally my tablet is wifi only even though it has the slot for a SIM card. The restriction was done by the manufacturer. As another poster said its cheaper for them to make a run of thousands of the same case all with a slot for both sim and SD card, and then block the slots for the cases which will be wifi only, than it is to do two runs of cases one with SIM slot one without.
mzn wrote: » What about the salesperson giving misleading info. if you are right !
mzn wrote: » See attached photo
Sarn wrote: » They just want you to buy what they have in stock. Easier for them to tell you what you want doesn't exist in order to encourage you to buy from them and get the sale.
Deleted User wrote: » Well as I said most people who are tech savvy don't shop in PC World, so the sales guy is used to making up rubbish on the spot to answers questions. Which anwers makes him seem more knowledgeable: "Its Irish policy not to import tablets that have SIM cards." Or "Dunno. Huh, never thought of that before..."
TheChizler wrote: » If he told you it could use 4G and you bought it on that basis then no the product would have been missold. However he's telling you it doesn't have this feature and just spoofing when telling you the reason why. Nothing wrong with that.
mzn wrote: » As you can use your eyes to see attached photo (just example) or visit them to get idea that their retail demo is showing 4G + Wifi for some brands, but they come disabled !
Deleted User wrote: » I would say few people who are knowledgeable about technology buy their stuff in PC World, its generally quite expensive compared to online. PC World therefore cater to people who don't really know all the ins and outs. Were PC World to stock tablets with SIMs and without, most people when shown two identical tablets one 20 quid more expensive would buy the cheaper option so they;d be left with a loud of tablets and tablets lose value very quickly. I honestly doubt its anything to do with Irish state legislation, more likely that the market in Ireland for tablets with SIMs is so small its not worth PC Worlds time or money to offer both models. Incidentally my tablet is wifi only even though it has the slot for a SIM card. The restriction was done by the manufacturer. As another poster said its cheaper for them to make a run of thousands of the same case all with a slot for both sim and SD card, and then block the slots for the cases which will be wifi only, than it is to do two runs of cases one with SIM slot one without.
TheChizler wrote: » I can use my eyes perfectly fine thank you very much, I was responding to your question about whether the salesman talking bollocks was legal or not. Maybe he was just trying to get rid of you quickly. The built in Huawei demo advertises LTE but PcWorld and the salesman say the model they stock doesn't. They don't have to tell you the reason they don't stock the LTE version so the salesman just made up something.
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