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Rumor Control: Nokia N-Gage Not Being Pulled From Stores







Rumor Control: Nokia N-Gage Not Being
Pulled From Stores

Rumor Control: Nokia N-Gage Not Being
Pulled From Stores
08/04/2004 09:57 AM

http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/images/ngage_qd1.jpg imageSo a rumor has been going around that Electronics Boutique had been instructed to pull the Nokia N-Gage QD, the updated version of the ill-fated original N-Gage. Shipping units back to the factory is never good; however, it's not nearly as bad as some are letting on (N-Gage being pulled completely from market entirely, etc.). According to our sources inside EB (the guy I called and asked), the first shipment of N-Gage QDs with T-Mobile service had a somewhat convoluted sign-up process on the phone -- convoluted enough that many people couldn't get their accounts activated. The first batch was shipped back, updated with easier sign-up software (like later models already had), and shipped back to the ElBos for sale.

So yeah, not the end of the world. I'm sort of disappointed, too. (Not that I hate the QD -- it's actually sort of nice -- but I lament any lost opportunity to pick on N-Gage.)

Related
Nokia N-Gage QD Review [Gizmodo]
Nokia Pushes N-Gage QD For Cheap [Gizmodo]




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