E72 unlocked for €199

positron

This is probably a bad/wrong question - but how is MaxRoam managing to sell E72 at €199? Nokia's own retail price is higher than that in Europe and even in Asia. I am not suggesting anything, but I am just really (and kinda pleasantly, even if I bought an N72 just weeks ago for a lot more money ) surpirsed how MaxRoam is able to sell them at this price.

kingaaa

Dec4 wrote: »

Well a day and a half and 200 posts later, all about something as inconsequential as a mobile phone...
Surely to God ye all have one that makes calls and sends texts?
My advice, get a life...

Here we go again, another internet agony aunt with his 2 cents worth stating the obvious i.e. how many posts...how long its been going.....and then the big finale.......................................................get a life!!!!!!! brilliant.

Look, you might not agree with what a lot of us are saying here and thats your right, but if your going to join the discussion at least contribute something a bit more substantial than a couple of stats and a punchline.

repeating yorself - boring.........getting told your a moaner........annoying..............knowing your right?........priceless!!!!!!

See Dec, its been done before:D:D:D:D:D:D

kingaaa

basquille wrote: »

Christ.. I was away for one day and the amount of goddamn moaning on this thread is unbelievable!

Cop the feck on people!

I would interperit this as stop moaning and shut up.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I didn't see any moaning here - I saw people voicing their dissapointment which is a totally different thing. The reason this thread has gone on so long is that myself and others have had to reply to other posters accusing us of giving out too much. I only made a one-line comment - everything else was a reply to somebody jumping on their soapbox and immediatley shooting me down. I never used abusive or threatening language just tried to get my point of view accross but I've been told to "kop on" "get a life" and had the obvious and lots af analagies thrown at me.

I'll keep replying trying to defend my point of view, so if you want this thread to end just dont jump on the ban wagon asking "if pixmania hiked up the prices at 12am on the 12th day of a 12 day sale"....and so on.

Basq

kingaaa wrote: »

I would interperit this as stop moaning and shut up.

But it's your interpretation.. NOT FACT!

There's a difference.. you accused us of telling people "critising this to be quiet".. we would have simply locked this thread if we wanted this.

We welcome discussion.. the majority of people here just don't understand the big deal with you (and others) missing a Bargain Alert, and getting hung up on it!

kingaaa wrote: »

I'll keep replying trying to defend my point of view, so if you want this thread to end just dont jump on the ban wagon asking "if pixmania hiked up the prices at 12am on the 12th day of a 12 day sale"....and so on.

Keep hammering your same point home if you wish..

.. but the difference is less and less people will listen as your tired POV becomes more and more repetitive!

I'm not discussing this any further though!

Raiser

Wherever I may MaxRoam

Wherever I May MaxRoam
...and the road becomes my bride
I have stripped of all but pride
so in her I do confide
and she keeps me satisfied
Doesn't give me all I need

I've lost that lovin Phelan

I've lost that lovin' Phelan
Wo-oh that lovin' Phelan
I've lost that lovin' Phelan
Now it's gone...gone...gone...woooooah


To be honest there are some very valid points on both sides of this argument. It should at this stage be obvious to Mr. Phelan that coming on here offering 'bargains' to Board.ie's is akin to standing in front of a pack of wild-eyed, scavenging, ravenous Jackals and throwing rotten meat from a bucket - You had better not run out or they'll stop being your friend very suddenly and will attack in a frenzied Mob and rip your throat out!!!!

It is also true from where I am sitting that Mr. Phelan had subsequent to carrying out all calculations and overheads decided that €99 was a viable price for the Samsung Jet and had he resisted the base urge to profiteer from his sudden increase in popularity he might just have cultivated a strong Customer base from which to climb onwards and upwards.

- In my opinion he just showed himself in a bad light and has earned a reputation to accompany his Business practices - with this reputation depending entirely on the opinion each of us has of that particular manner of handling your Customer Service and dealing with People.

Personally I'll be shopping elsewhere.

Soarer

@ kingaaa: Let it go, will ya? It's beyond tedious at this stage. We know your opinion on what's happened, and if you truly believe you're right, you shouldn't have to keep repeating yourself.

Take the higher moral ground, and let it rest.

Darragh

Folks, this is gone WAY out of hand. Temp locking this pending discussion.

There's a bigger discussion to be had here with a lot of members, it seems.

Darragh

Bozacke

OK, the original thread about Maxroam has been locked because of everyone crying about how they missed out on the €99 deal. Well they may have done you a favour. I ordered a Samsung Jet yesterday morning and according to Pat Phelan I should have received it the following day - Today, and yes, it hasn't arrived yet.

Maybe I'm overreacting, it's only a day late, but I wanted to see if anyone else is in the same situation, but the Mods locked the thread. I know maybe I should post this somewhere else, but this is where I got the heads up about the phone and here many said they had also ordered it. So has anyone received or not received their Samsung Jet yet?

Here's the original post:
*******************************************************
E72 unlocked for €199
I'm in the market for a phone and was doing some checking and quite liking the E72 so debating buying it

http://www.maxroam.com/Shop/Product/...?ProductId=770

Its €199 and unlocked with MaxRoam ... and its €319.99 online with Vodafone prepay ...

Dav

Right, I've re-opened this thread to allow the discussion to carry on. I would hope that people behave.

Bozacke, I've merged your post in here too to keep everything in one place, but I would suggest you contact Pat / MaxRoam directly for details.

Dav

neonitrix

[QUOTE=Originally Posted by Maxroam: Pat
if ordered today, it will leave Dublin this evening for Irish delivery tomorrow

cool thanks for that

Neonitrix [/QUOTE]

Same query as above really, ordered yesterday morning under the impression that courier would deliver today as per Pats post answering about same, no courier has arrived.

contacted sales and they said it was sent out with courier offer 2/3 days delivery service.

Neonitrix

shuyin1

neonitrix wrote: »

Same query as above really, ordered yesterday morning under the impression that courier would deliver today as per Pats post answering about same, no courier has arrived.

contacted sales and they said it was sent out with courier offer 2/3 days delivery service.

Neonitrix

Same jist here, ordered yesterday and no show today. CS have no tracking number, only a referral number. Anyone have any idea what thats used for? Haven't got a clue what courier they're using either.

alastair_doom

Bozacke wrote: »

...
Maybe I'm overreacting, it's only a day late, but I wanted to see if anyone else is in the same situation, but the Mods locked the thread. I know maybe I should post this somewhere else, but this is where I got the heads up about the phone and here many said they had also ordered it. So has anyone received or not received their Samsung Jet yet?

...

Nope. Ordered 2, E71 for myself, Jet for the mother. Neither delivered yet.

youcancallmeal

Same here. Ordered the Sony X10 yesterday and was told it would be delivered today, hoping it arrives tomorrow

airetam_storm

Gah, i ordered last night thinking i'd have it by friday. I'll be waiting until monday now?

Maxroam: Pat

Most of our phones have been delivered already
http://twitter.com/murrion/status/12639295476
I expect the remainder will be delivered on Friday morning
Apologies on the delay

baldshin

No sign of mine either. hope someone's at home to sign if it comes tomorrow,otherwise i'll have to wait till monday.

CH3OH

Why all the glum faces:(?
I ordered the Jet first thing yesterday. Considering the price of €99 and that the delivery price was significantly reduced to €12.50, I will be more than happy to get it, even if it arrives next week.
I would expect that they got a lot more orders than expected and combined with a new delivery method, there was bound to be some delays.

Relax .. it's not a life support machine;)

shuyin1

CH3OH wrote: »

Why all the glum faces:(?
I ordered the Jet first thing yesterday. Considering the price of €99 and that the delivery price was significantly reduced to €12.50, I will be more than happy to get it, even if it arrives next week.
I would expect that they got a lot more orders than expected and combined with a new delivery method, there was bound to be some delays.

Relax .. it's not a life support machine;)

Its all about advertised service.Fair enough 1 day short is no bother,it'll arrive tomorrow. Express post means jack all if you leave out express. Just for future references, status updates doesn't make us into moaners. People just love to gloat, can't relax if im already lying down>_<

CH3OH

Shuyin1

Maxroam: Pat wrote: »

Hi Guys

we have updated the postage rate to €12.50 for Ireland
this is a signed for delivery
we dont have a tracker ability yet as its a new courier and the integration will take a little bit but the package is fully tracked

As above, Pat never said that the package would have a tracking number.


and did I mention anything about moaners?;)

mark renton

LOL E72 now 259 - this is getting funny

kearneybobs

Those phones are no longer at the price they were at.
E71 is up to €179
E72 is uo to €259
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is up to €400.

Davy

Their stock is probably nearly gone, so they have to order more and being asked for a higher price perhaps

mark renton

Davy wrote: »

Their stock is probably nearly gone, so they have to order more and being asked for a higher price perhaps

Yea - i'd imagine Samsung and Nokia have now put in orders

Basq

Balls.. should have ordered the E72 when I had the chance!

Here's hoping it'll be on special again!

mark renton

Fantastic advertisement - this thread has had 18k hits, and phones are still cheaper than anywhere else even though the prices are going up

richardw001

Ordered an e72 today from them - will post back when (hopefully) I receive it etc.
I suspect that they have been deluged with orders - and from what I can see the mobile sale side of the business is new for them. Thats just my impression from the website and automated emails etc.

Perhaps if they are checking this thread - they might consider updating the faq etc. on the site to address mobile questions such as warranty etc.

anyway this looks to be a great bargain - maybe there should be two threads one for the e72 and whether people have recieved the handsets and are happy with the bargain in question - i.e. the e72 for 199 and a separate thread for a samsung jet (for 150 :-))

Just a suggestion !

Soarer

So let me get this right....

MaxRoam had excellent prices on 3 or 4 phones, which were "specials" even though they weren't marked as such.
Traffic to MaxRoam picked up massively from this thread, a few people got deals (I wonder what the numbers are), and prices subsequently rose.
At this stage pretty much all the "good" deals have expired, without warning, and despite Pat saying there are always specials available, the only one now on the site is the Motorola for €20?

Now I don't know much about much, but if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck....

mark renton

Soarer wrote: »

So let me get this right....

MaxRoam had excellent prices on 3 or 4 phones, which were "specials" even though they weren't marked as such.
Traffic to MaxRoam picked up massively from this thread, a few people got deals (I wonder what the numbers are), and prices subsequently rose.
At this stage pretty much all the "good" deals have expired, without warning, and despite Pat saying there are always specials available, the only one now on the site is the Motorola for €20?

Now I don't know much about much, but if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck....

Would you not call a Samsung Jet for 150 a bargain ? show me where to get one cheaper

Soarer

john47832 wrote: »

Would you not call a Samsung Jet for 150 a bargain ? show me where to get one cheaper

Haven't a clue. I'm not in the market for a phone, so I don't know the going rate.
I'm just going by what I'm reading on this thread. If it is a bargain, I don't understand why there are so many complaints.

Basq

Soarer wrote: »

Haven't a clue. I'm not in the market for a phone, so I don't know the going rate.
I'm just going by what I'm reading on this thread. If it is a bargain, I don't understand why there are so many complaints.

Let's not get into this again please..!

mark renton

Soarer wrote: »

Haven't a clue. I'm not in the market for a phone, so I don't know the going rate.
I'm just going by what I'm reading on this thread. If it is a bargain, I don't understand why there are so many complaints.

There are so many complaints because some people on here think this dude is supposed to be a samaratin, not realising he is trying to run a business - and they have missed out, including myself, I bought a Jet for 150 but I still see it as cheap - aslo I'm a born sceptic, however there are many Mods here who have and are still standing by this guy as a genuine bloke

ntlbell

john47832 wrote: »

Would you not call a Samsung Jet for 150 a bargain ? show me where to get one cheaper

I don't think people have been complaining about if it's a bargain or not.

There's a way to do business, there's a way to build trust and a good relationship, especially on boards.

look at blacknight for example richer sounds etc, they get the good reputation because there's no nonsense and NO BS.

That's what people want I don't think Pat did a whole lot wrong, but it certainly doesn't look very good and with friends of his including Darragh who should have made it his business to stay impartial here made a dogs of it IMO.

I like what Pat does but this was a bit of a disaster.

JAMM222

cant believe the price of the xperia has gone up to 400 i rang them yesterday telling them that i was planning on buying this phone on friday when i get paid and they assured me that the price wouldnt go up..... very dissapointed to say the least:mad:

mark renton

ntlbell wrote: »

look at blacknight for example richer sounds etc, they get the good reputation because there's no nonsense and NO BS.

.

no nonsense and no BS - also no products 75% cheaper than everywhere else - hey, bottom line the dude is in it to make a dollar, whatever way he goes about it is his own business

ntlbell

john47832 wrote: »

no nonsense and no BS - also no products 75% cheaper than everywhere else - hey, bottom line the dude is in it to make a dollar, whatever way he goes about it is his own business

Oh absolutely he can do it anyway he likes.

richardw001

Just looking at the prices that are there now the samsung jet is about the only bargain there now - and maybe the X10 (but only just) - everything else there can be bought cheaper elsewhere I would think. It would be interesting to know how many were sold at the cheaper prices - I imagine no matter what the stock levels were - they would have gone pretty quickly.
Maybe a quantity left display would be a good addition to the site :-)
- might mean at least that people would have been less disgruntled.
Just based on the fact that I managed to order an e72 today at lunch time - I imagine that they had a fair amount of stock at the really good prices.

kingaaa

JAMM222 wrote: »

cant believe the price of the xperia has gone up to 400 i rang them yesterday telling them that i was planning on buying this phone on friday when i get paid and they assured me that the price wouldnt go up..... very dissapointed to say the least:mad:

HOW DARE YOU SAY YOUR DISSAPOINTED!!!!! you should be happy you got to speak to sombody on the phone and seen a picture of the xperia at the price you thought you would pay for it!!!:eek::eek::eek:

Mate I would'nt bother posting here unless your going to throw roses at the seller, otherwise the cyber watchdogs will turn what you said into a hanging offence and pick your bones clean!!! Sure by the end of the thread you'll be posting money to MaxRoam for the privelige of viewing the site!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:

Disclaimer: I was only messing, please dont reply, I've had enough!!

coldfire1x

Glad I put my order in today for E72 before the prices went up. Looking forward to getting it soon.

To be fair, the price for E72 was there at the bargain price for nearly 2 days.

It wasnt supposed to last forever.

PS - I am not making any comments about Samsung Jet

JAMM222

ll i think i have every right to be disappointed i was told that the price would remain at 360 and they lied....... i really hope they will resolve this was really looking forward to getting the xperia

maidhc

I'm very surprised at the attitude of people on this thread. It is distasteful to say the least.

Maxroam were selling phones at what what many would regard as "misprice" prices. They appear to be honouring all the sales from what I can see. This forum is called "bargain alerts", and like any scarce commodity you need to be quick to get a bargain.

Being a private company Maxroam are under no obligation to feed the poor with smart phones. Buy if you like the price, otherwise put up and shut up.

Btw I saw the Jet for €99 with 12.50 postage and passed it up. Got an e71 THERE AND THEN instead for my mother which I reckon is a superior phone and was a fantastic bargain.

Thanks Pat and Maxroam, you did a great job and f*** the begruders.

Bozacke

I know it's not a life support machine and I'm in no hurry, if I don't get it until Friday or even Monday it's not the end of the world, but I was told I'd get it today. I also paid 12.50 for shipping via a supposed one day courier, OK a lot less than the original 35E shipping, but at 12.50E for shipping it should be pretty fast. If they had a less expensive option for shipping I probably would have selected it. It's all based on expectations, I was told 1-day and I didn't get it, just like others assumed the sale prices wouldn't go up since the website didn't say limited quantity or have an expiration date. If you hesitated to buy and later found it said out of stock, I think most people would have understood it was a good deal and they weren't quick enough, but the fact Maxroam was still selling them at a higher price and initially it didn't say "Limited time only" or "limited quantity at these prices" or just had an expiration date, is what people have found frustrating.

I've purchased many things on-line and it's rare to get something the next day, but in the past I've purchased phones from Vodafone, O2 & Meteor and they have all arrived via courier within one day, if ordered before noon the day before, so the expectation for 1-day delivery is there with mobiles and they don't charge for delivery, although the prices of their phones are a lot higher then what I paid to Maxroam, even when including the delivery charge.

As far as attracting the attention of potential customers, Maxroam has done that, but they haven't set adequate expectations and because of this, the customer experience isn't too good.

I guess my biggest concern is, is this a scam and will I get my phone and if I do, will it be a cheap knock-off? The original prices were far cheaper than anywhere else and my usual experience is, if something is too good to be true, it usually isn't true. Time will tell, I'll keep you all posted.

JAMM222

maidhc wrote: »

I'm very surprised at the attitude of people on this thread. It is distasteful to say the least.

Maxroam were selling phones at what what many would regard as "misprice" prices. They appear to be honouring all the sales from what I can see. This forum is called "bargain alerts", and like any scarce commodity you need to be quick to get a bargain.

Being a private company Maxroam are under no obligation to feed the poor with smart phones. Buy if you like the price, otherwise put up and shut up.

Btw I saw the Jet for €99 with 12.50 postage and passed it up. Got an e71 THERE AND THEN instead for my mother which I reckon is a superior phone and was a fantastic bargain.

Thanks Pat and Maxroam, you did a great job and f*** the begruders.

i have to disagree as they have lied to me simple as that

maidhc

JAMM222 wrote: »

i have to disagree as they have lied to me simple as that

awww.

Johner

basquille wrote: »

Balls.. should have ordered the E72 when I had the chance!

Here's hoping it'll be on special again!

Same here! Was thinking about it all day, had the credit card out and all but was in no rush. Gutted. Only myself to blame though.

nxbyveromdwjpg

I wanted the e71 at 120, but now its gone up. HANG THE SELLER!

Oh no wait, thats perfectly normal. I should have been quicker.

cruizer22b

coldfire1x wrote: »

Glad I put my order in today for E72 before the prices went up. Looking forward to getting it soon.

To be fair, the price for E72 was there at the bargain price for nearly 2 days.

It wasnt supposed to last forever.

PS - I am not making any comments about Samsung Jet

Great phone, I got one a few weeks ago.

JAMM222

Bozacke wrote: »

I know it's not a life support machine and I'm in no hurry, if I don't get it until Friday or even Monday it's not the end of the world, but I was told I'd get it today. I also paid 12.50 for shipping via a supposed one day courier, OK a lot less than the original 35E shipping, but at 12.50E for shipping it should be pretty fast. If they had a less expensive option for shipping I probably would have selected it. It's all based on expectations, I was told 1-day and I didn't get it, just like others assumed the sale prices wouldn't go up since the website didn't say limited quantity or have an expiration date.

As far as attracting the attention of potential customers, Maxroam has done that, but they haven't set adequate expectations and because of this, the customer experience isn't too good.

I guess my biggest concern is, is this a scam and will I get my phone and if I do, will it be a cheap knock-off? The original prices were far cheaper than anywhere else and my usual experience is, if something is too good to be true, it usually isn't true. Time will tell, I'll keep you all posted.

+1

ntlbell

maidhc wrote: »

I'm very surprised at the attitude of people on this thread. It is distasteful to say the least.

Maxroam were selling phones at what what many would regard as "misprice" prices. They appear to be honouring all the sales from what I can see. This forum is called "bargain alerts", and like any scarce commodity you need to be quick to get a bargain.

Being a private company Maxroam are under no obligation to feed the poor with smart phones. Buy if you like the price, otherwise put up and shut up.

Btw I saw the Jet for €99 with 12.50 postage and passed it up. Got an e71 THERE AND THEN instead for my mother which I reckon is a superior phone and was a fantastic bargain.

Thanks Pat and Maxroam, you did a great job and f*** the begruders.

A lot of people out of the wood from cork supporting Pat, he wouldnt be from Cork would he

Goldenquick

Bozacke wrote: »

I know it's not a life support machine and I'm in no hurry, if I don't get it until Friday or even Monday it's not the end of the world, but I was told I'd get it today. I also paid 12.50 for shipping via a supposed one day courier, OK a lot less than the original 35E shipping, but at 12.50E for shipping it should be pretty fast. If they had a less expensive option for shipping I probably would have selected it. It's all based on expectations, I was told 1-day and I didn't get it, just like others assumed the sale prices wouldn't go up since the website didn't say limited quantity or have an expiration date.

As far as attracting the attention of potential customers, Maxroam has done that, but they haven't set adequate expectations and because of this, the customer experience isn't too good.

I guess my biggest concern is, is this a scam and will I get my phone and if I do, will it be a cheap knock-off? The original prices were far cheaper than anywhere else and my usual experience is, if something is too good to be true, it usually isn't true. Time will tell, I'll keep you all posted.

To be honest, if I thought something was a scam, I would run a mile from it & would not have placed an order.

Thirdfox

maidhc wrote: »

awww.

What's your problem?

This thread is quickly going back to the antagonistic one of yore. Shouldn't it be for the people who actually put in a delivery and want to comment on that?