Vodafone in 3G handset Christmas attack

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Vodafone K.K. releases Vodafone 802N 3G
handset

Vodafone K.K. releases Vodafone 802N 3G
handset 02/05/2005 09:51 PM
SlashPhone Feb 4 2005 9:12PM GMT

New Vodafone 902SH 3G Handset

New Vodafone 902SH 3G Handset 12/28/2004 07:42 AM
3G Dec 28 2004 10:42AM GMT

Vodafone Launch New 3G Handset

Vodafone Launch New 3G Handset 11/13/2003 07:46 AM
3G Nov 13 2003 7:01AM ET

Vodafone Group Plc: New 3G Handset Range

Vodafone Group Plc: New 3G Handset Range 09/22/2004 04:42 AM
UK Wire Sep 22 2004 7:34AM GMT

Vodafone 902T 3G Handset Launch

Vodafone 902T 3G Handset Launch 03/17/2005 02:57 AM
3G Mar 17 2005 1:36AM GMT

Vodafone Announces New V801SA by Sanyo
3G Handset

Vodafone Announces New V801SA by Sanyo
3G Handset 11/14/2003 01:19 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Nov 14 2003 0:29AM ET

The Nokia 6630 selected by Vodafone to
its 3G handset portfolio

The Nokia 6630 selected by Vodafone to
its 3G handset portfolio 09/23/2004 01:18 AM
SymbianOne Sep 23 2004 5:47AM GMT

Vodafone plans 10 3G Christmas gifts

Vodafone plans 10 3G Christmas gifts 09/22/2004 02:23 PM
infoSync Sep 22 2004 6:38PM GMT

Vodafone pursues strategy of broad
handset range for 3G rollout

Vodafone pursues strategy of broad
handset range for 3G rollout 09/22/2004 12:47 PM
PMN Publications Sep 22 2004 5:17PM GMT

Vodafone to launch 3G handsets in time
for Christmas

Vodafone to launch 3G handsets in time
for Christmas 09/22/2004 12:47 PM
Servihoo.com Sep 22 2004 5:29PM GMT

Vodafone to launch 3G handsets in time
for Christmas (AFP)

Vodafone to launch 3G handsets in time
for Christmas (AFP) 09/22/2004 10:36 AM
AFP - British mobile telephone giant Vodafone said it would introduce a range of 10 third generation (3G) handsets for the Christmas period, in a long-awaited full launch for the new services.

European Handset Manufacturer Implements
Silicon Laboratories' Aero II
Transceiver Across GSM/GPRS Handset Pla

European Handset Manufacturer Implements
Silicon Laboratories' Aero II
Transceiver Across GSM/GPRS Handset Pla 03/23/2005 01:06 PM
dBusinessNews.com Mar 23 2005 2:51PM GMT

passing up an opportunity to go home for
Christmas, so that his colleague could
spend Christmas with his wife and child

passing up an opportunity to go home for
Christmas, so that his colleague could
spend Christmas with his wife and child 12/21/2003 08:35 AM
offers to stay there .. Home News Tribune .. feel good story

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Vodafone K.K. Releases Vodafone 902SH 3G
Mobile Phone from Sharp

Vodafone K.K. Releases Vodafone 902SH 3G
Mobile Phone from Sharp 12/29/2004 02:00 PM
SlashPhone Dec 29 2004 4:22PM GMT

Vodafone K.K. to offer Vodafone 902T 3G
Mobile Phone

Vodafone K.K. to offer Vodafone 902T 3G
Mobile Phone 03/19/2005 03:02 AM
SlashPhone Mar 18 2005 4:54PM GMT

New Sony Ericsson V800 for Vodafone 3G
(Vodafone 802SE)

New Sony Ericsson V800 for Vodafone 3G
(Vodafone 802SE) 09/22/2004 12:47 PM
SlashPhone Sep 22 2004 4:11PM GMT

""I am satisfied that I never saw any
intelligence that indicated there was
going to be an attack on America -- at a
time and a place, an attack." "

""I am satisfied that I never saw any
intelligence that indicated there was
going to be an attack on America -- at a
time and a place, an attack." " 04/13/2004 10:28 PM

NEC 3G Handset is Now Available in UK

NEC 3G Handset is Now Available in UK 08/12/2004 08:40 PM
PhysOrg.com Aug 12 2004 11:07PM GMT

NEC e228 3G Handset is Now Available in
UK

NEC e228 3G Handset is Now Available in
UK 08/13/2004 10:46 AM
PhysOrg.com Aug 13 2004 2:21PM GMT

3G Handset Recycling for 3

3G Handset Recycling for 3 06/08/2004 05:54 AM
3G Jun 8 2004 9:02AM GMT

Motorola handset

Motorola handset 06/07/2004 07:10 PM
The Hindu Jun 7 2004 10:20PM GMT

LG unveils 3G GSM handset

LG unveils 3G GSM handset 02/01/2005 09:37 PM
The Hindu Feb 1 2005 8:42PM GMT

Handset hullabaloo

Handset hullabaloo 06/08/2004 07:29 AM
USA Today Jun 8 2004 11:52AM GMT

New 3G FOMA Handset

New 3G FOMA Handset 02/01/2005 09:37 PM
3G Feb 1 2005 1:39PM GMT

Handset handoff

Handset handoff 09/13/2004 09:45 PM
USA Today Sep 14 2004 1:58AM GMT

3G Motorola C975 Handset

3G Motorola C975 Handset 08/02/2004 06:21 AM
3G Aug 2 2004 9:34AM GMT

SANYO's New 3G Handset Has Spatializer

SANYO's New 3G Handset Has Spatializer 04/21/2004 02:15 PM
3G Apr 21 2004 6:13PM GMT

hi,i want to buy a nokia handset ,i ve
decided to buy either

hi,i want to buy a nokia handset ,i ve
decided to buy either 08/19/2004 12:18 PM
TechTree Aug 19 2004 3:56PM GMT

New F901iC 3G FOMA Handset

New F901iC 3G FOMA Handset 12/22/2004 01:33 AM
3G Dec 21 2004 9:18AM GMT

First 3G Smart-Card Handset

First 3G Smart-Card Handset 08/04/2004 06:06 AM
3G Aug 4 2004 9:35AM GMT

New Nokia 3G UMTS Handset for AT@T

New Nokia 3G UMTS Handset for AT@T 07/21/2004 09:36 AM
3G Jul 21 2004 1:53PM GMT

handset prices in ireland

handset prices in ireland 01/07/2004 07:02 PM

A few months back I commente d on the user UNfriendly behavior of mobile operators in Ireland when it came to phone upgrades. I put an upgrade out of my mind for a while (since, quite simply, I couldn't afford it), but today as I passed by a carphonewarehouse store I saw that they had the SonyEricsson T610 at "only" Euro 139 with a contract with Vodafone. I thought "Hey, maybe prices have gone down for some mysterious reason" and I went into the store to check things out.

Long story short, I was wrong. Prices are still outrageous. Subsequent visits to O2 and Vodafone stores confirmed that this was indeed the case.

How outrageous? Consider, as just one example, the price for the Nokia 3650. Vodafone and O2 pricing is basically Euro 300 (= 380 USD, or 210 British Pounds). Both with contract, upgrade prices are exactly the same, although in some cases they might knock off Euro 10 of the price if a) you've been a customer for more than 2 years and b) you've spent more than Euro 1000 in calls during that period. As a comparison, the prices of carphonewarehouse UK for the Nokia 3660 starts at 80 GBP, that is, Euro 100. Pricing in the US is similar, as is in all other European countries that I could find. That is, price here is basically more than double (and depending on the contract, three times as much) as that of anywhere else. SIM-free phones are similarly more expensive than in other countries. The Nokia N-Gage (which is probably the most "consumerish" device you could find, a device that, given its target, cries out for a low price) is priced at Euro 300 here and found in other countries at half the price. Older handsets, like the Nokia 6310, still sell here at Euro 200 apiece with contract.

Even more, note that when I quoted the carphonewarehouse UK price it was for the Nokia 3660, not the 3650. Why? Because they don't even sell the 3650 anymore. So while the 3650 is already being phased out in some places, in Ireland they only started selling it less than two months ago.

The point of this rant: I wish that the much-vaunted European integration would take hold in the supposedly fluid and borderless market that is consumer electronics. Even if Ireland's market is too small to sustain low prices, Europe as a whole shouldn't be, and prices would be, if not the same, at least roughly equivalent across borders. Now, that's not much to ask for is it? :-)

Docomo To Cut 3g Handset Prices

Docomo To Cut 3g Handset Prices 02/05/2005 09:51 PM
ewirelessnews Feb 4 2005 11:07AM GMT

New Moto 3G UMTS Handset for AT@T

New Moto 3G UMTS Handset for AT@T 07/21/2004 09:36 AM
3G Jul 21 2004 1:54PM GMT

Vodafone's 902T 3G Handset

Vodafone's 902T 3G Handset 03/14/2005 06:28 PM
Wireless Watch Japan Mar 12 2005 10:31PM GMT

Nokia selected as the first 3G handset
par

Nokia selected as the first 3G handset
par 12/29/2004 02:00 PM
HardwareGeeks.com Dec 29 2004 4:52PM GMT

Handset bonanza from Motorola

Handset bonanza from Motorola 07/27/2004 09:40 AM
infoSync Jul 27 2004 2:16PM GMT

Orange and LG 3G Handset Deal

Orange and LG 3G Handset Deal 09/07/2004 10:43 AM
3G Sep 7 2004 2:14PM GMT

3G Motorola V975 Handset

3G Motorola V975 Handset 08/02/2004 06:21 AM
3G Aug 2 2004 9:34AM GMT
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