Well...in fact, a couple of questions somewhat related...

1) When will 6600 be available in Spain? And how much will it cost?
2) If I buy a 6600 for example in another country, can I use it in
Spain?
3) I have seen some posts where people got a brand new 3650 at $50
aprox., but here this same phone is almost $350...why is the difference?

Thanks!
Silov.-

"news user" <silov@phreaker.net> wrote in message
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> Well...in fact, a couple of questions somewhat related...
>
> 1) When will 6600 be available in Spain? And how much will it cost?

Nokia Website says 4th quarter 2003 - so expect it early 2004

> 2) If I buy a 6600 for example in another country, can I use it in
> Spain?

yes

> 3) I have seen some posts where people got a brand new 3650 at $50
> aprox., but here this same phone is almost $350...why is the difference?

with / without contract??

> > Well...in fact, a couple of questions somewhat related...
> >
> > 1) When will 6600 be available in Spain? And how much will it cost?
>
> Nokia Website says 4th quarter 2003 - so expect it early 2004

This is in Finland I suppose...I don't understand why it takes
some months to arrive to Spain then, given that according to what
you state bellow, it's the same phone...

> > 2) If I buy a 6600 for example in another country, can I use it in
> > Spain?
>
> yes

And is this advisable? That is, is there any place where I can get
the phone cheaper than here? Any disavantages?

> > 3) I have seen some posts where people got a brand new 3650 at $50
> > aprox., but here this same phone is almost $350...why is the difference?
>
> with / without contract??

Without contract...actually, was with a card...
The thing is that I always heard that having contract was a big
sort of ripoff... it is always more convenient to buy a card...I don't
know... BTW, one silly question about this, with contract, I
have to consume a determinate amount of credits per month...but
this lasts for 2 years for example...then after that time, do I
own the phone for myself?

(Sorry for the newbie questions...)

Regards,
Silov.-

"news user" <silov@phreaker.net> wrote in message
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> > > Well...in fact, a couple of questions somewhat related...
> > >
> > > 1) When will 6600 be available in Spain? And how much will it cost?
> >
> > Nokia Website says 4th quarter 2003 - so expect it early 2004
>
> This is in Finland I suppose...I don't understand why it takes
> some months to arrive to Spain then, given that according to what
> you state bellow, it's the same phone...

Partly distribution times, partly the networks waiting, holding on to it for
some time for no reason.

>
> > > 2) If I buy a 6600 for example in another country, can I use it in
> > > Spain?
> >
> > yes
>
> And is this advisable? That is, is there any place where I can get
> the phone cheaper than here? Any disavantages?

No idea on where to buy in spain, only disadvantage is you may need to get
it unlocked, but that isn't a problem, and is very cheap.

> > > 3) I have seen some posts where people got a brand new 3650 at $50
> > > aprox., but here this same phone is almost $350...why is the
difference?
> >
> > with / without contract??
>
> Without contract...actually, was with a card...
> The thing is that I always heard that having contract was a big
> sort of ripoff... it is always more convenient to buy a card...I don't
> know... BTW, one silly question about this, with contract, I
> have to consume a determinate amount of credits per month...but
> this lasts for 2 years for example...then after that time, do I
> own the phone for myself?

Depends on the netwrok - normally prepay can be much more expensive, unless
you make less than 10 minutes worth of calls a month. I don't know of any
contracts where there is a minimum usage limit, the only people who can
really advise you on tarrifs and call charges are the networks. with most of
them, the phone is yours once the contract ends.

Martin Crosbie