[MrSuper]

Wow, Amazon UK have sold out of all of their stock for Nokia 808 Pureview in black and white and it only went on sale yesterday! That was quick!

[flagpole]

Originally Posted by MrSuper

Wow, Amazon UK have sold out of all of their stock for Nokia 808 Pureview in black and white and it only went on sale yesterday! That was quick!

that's interesting. i really do hope it sells well.

[dublin6]

Originally Posted by flagpole

that's interesting. i really do hope it sells well.

I think he was joking. It wasn't available yesterday, it was due today and has not yet appeared "in stock"

[clonmult]

Originally Posted by dublin6

I think he was joking. It wasn't available yesterday, it was due today and has not yet appeared "in stock"

He was definitely joking.

Amazon haven't had any stock in (at least in the UK), despite claiming availability from the 30th.

Definitely sticking with my Clove pre-order, they at least seem honest with dates (ie. don't know for certain), rather than making up dates at random without anything to back them up.

[dublin6]

Originally Posted by clonmult

He was definitely joking.

Amazon haven't had any stock in (at least in the UK), despite claiming availability from the 30th.

Definitely sticking with my Clove pre-order, they at least seem honest with dates (ie. don't know for certain), rather than making up dates at random without anything to back them up.

It's disappeared off Amazon UK altogether now!

[clonmult]

Originally Posted by dublin6

It's disappeared off Amazon UK altogether now!

Aye ... somewhat strange, especially as Amazon is where Nokias UK site links to for purchase.

I still have links to it on Amazon, no date listed at all. Play.com aren't listing a date either. Clove are still claiming mid-late July.

[fallyferres]

Originally Posted by dublin6

It's disappeared off Amazon UK altogether now!

Pureviewclub.com is reporting that it's a technical glitch that has made the Nokia 808 not appear on amazon's website and that amazon sold all it's stock already and is waiting for deliveries next week

full story here- http://pureviewclub.com/2012/2984

[MrSuper]

Originally Posted by fallyferres

Pureviewclub.com is reporting that it's a technical glitch that has made the Nokia 808 not appear on amazon's website and that amazon sold all it's stock already and is waiting for deliveries next week.

See, i told you so! I wasn't joking!

[alanwarwic]

Originally Posted by dublin6

It's disappeared off Amazon UK altogether now!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-PureVi...dp/B0080E5G9I/

£500 to you, and I did not need a fan site claiming that.

[dublin6]

Originally Posted by MrSuper

See, i told you so! I wasn't joking!

I take it all back and will wait for Clonmult to do so too

Originally Posted by clonmult

He was definitely joking.

Originally Posted by alanwarwic

£500 to you, and I did not need a fan site claiming that.

Yes, it is now back up on the site after a technical glitch. Not sure what you mean about a "fan site claiming that" though.

[alanwarwic]

Well next week arrived very very quick and exactly as Amazon had said.


The white one disappeared so maybe that is due next week.

[clonmult]

Originally Posted by dublin6

I take it all back and will wait for Clonmult to do so too

Yes, it is now back up on the site after a technical glitch. Not sure what you mean about a "fan site claiming that" though.

Take what back?

Don't even begin to believe their claims of a technical glitch totally removing something from their searches, they effectively pulled the phone from their listings, albeit for a brief period.

They didn't have any on their last claimed date (heck, all of their dates seem to have just been magicked out of thin air), not sure if this one is to be believed.

So still not sure if I'll try to order from Amazon, and tentatively keep my pre-order with Clove.

[dublin6]

Gone AGAIN off Amazon UK website. And today is the day it was supposed to be "in stock".

Unbelievable incompetence from Nokia that they can't get product in. This has to be losing potential sales for them - the people that want an 808 but not enough to wait for one this long and who are now going for an S3 etc.

[clonmult]

Originally Posted by dublin6

Gone AGAIN off Amazon UK website. And today is the day it was supposed to be "in stock".

Unbelievable incompetence from Nokia that they can't get product in. This has to be losing potential sales for them - the people that want an 808 but not enough to wait for one this long and who are now going for an S3 etc.

Not sure this is Nokia - the problem here appears to be from Amazon.

Its still on their pages (got it bookmarked), text is "sign up to be notified when available". Maybe they did have stock and they've all been allocated.

Play.com are listing the 11th, Clove still claiming mid/late this month. Expansys not giving a date (but they're bringing in imports for under £500)

And as for your last comment - thats a joke, isn't it? The majority of people wanting an 808 will be getting it for the camera. And the S3 isn't even at the same level as the old N8, let alone the 808.

So no-one in their right mind wanting an 808 would even begin to consider the S3, its got a joke of a camera in comparison to the 808.

[flagpole]

Originally Posted by dublin6

Gone AGAIN off Amazon UK website. And today is the day it was supposed to be "in stock".

Unbelievable incompetence from Nokia that they can't get product in. This has to be losing potential sales for them - the people that want an 808 but not enough to wait for one this long and who are now going for an S3 etc.

i'm not sure you can blame nokia for it not being released before the release date.

[clonmult]

Originally Posted by flagpole

i'm not sure you can blame nokia for it not being released before the release date.

Nokia haven't gone out of their way to issue a release date for the UK, Amazon have just kept on making a guess.

Aside from the N9, its the first major Nokia in years thats not going to be available via the operators. Maybe they have massively underestimated demand, and are having difficulties keeping up.

[dublin6]

Originally Posted by flagpole

i'm not sure you can blame nokia for it not being released before the release date.

I wasn't. I was blaming them for not getting enough product into Amazon in time for the release date

Originally Posted by dublin6

This has to be losing potential sales for them - the people that want an 808 but not enough to wait for one this long and who are now going for an S3 etc.

Originally Posted by clonmult

And as for your last comment - thats a joke, isn't it? The majority of people wanting an 808 will be getting it for the camera. And the S3 isn't even at the same level as the old N8, let alone the 808.

So no-one in their right mind wanting an 808 would even begin to consider the S3, its got a joke of a camera in comparison to the 808.

I don't disagree with you - for 90% of people. Absolutely no comparison between the 2 cameras - the 808 walks all over the S3 or the HTC One or the Iphone etc. I meant that there are some people out there that may have considered the 808 because they "heard it was a good camera" but aren't fussed enough to wait any longer and have settled back into "Sure I'm happy with an ordinary camera - I'll get that nice S3 with the big screen and loads of apps".



Now, let's get back to blaming either Amazon or Nokia. Cos it sure as hell ain't anyone else's fault. At the very least Amazon should leave the product up there when searched for and say "Sold out - Wow get your order in fast for the next bunch" - taking it down is mad. And Nokia should not be happy with this either - even if they are incapable of fulfilling demand (strange problem for a manufacturer that needs to sell more to survive - maybe they have begun to believe their own demise and have been caught out as clonmult says)

[MrSuper]

Customer comments from the Amazon webpage of the Nokia 808 Pureview:

Been on the blower to Amazon. The customer service guy put me on hold for 10 minutes and spoke with the fulfilment team, he then came back with chapter and verse.

They are expecting stock today (Thursday 5th July), he couldn't tell me how many phones for security reasons but it's a lot, they do have enough coming to fulfil pre orders. They will not despatch until tomorrow as they will be checking the product into warehouses today. They've taken it off the site as they can't meet demand, yes a Nokia phone that is popular, take that Symbian haters!

Due to their policy on delivery times etc they would rather not take orders than mess people about hence it's change of status on the site. Now he was very keen to stress that they do not have the phones yet but they have no reason to doubt their arrival today, he said he was told by fulfilment to manage expectations and not promise anything but that he could tell me they expect to have them today.

[dublin6]

Originally Posted by MrSuper

Customer comments from the Amazon webpage of the Nokia 808 Pureview:

Also from Amazon themselves:

"I’m also sorry that our previous email implied that we had already sold this item to customers that had placed an order prior to yours. I can confirm that we have not received any stock of this product due to a delay from our suppliers and we haven’t fulfilled any orders for it yet."

[dublin6]

available on amazon france and IN STOCK now.

[MrSuper]

Originally Posted by dublin6

available on amazon france and IN STOCK now.

How much is that in British pounds and is there a difference in the phone? Would it be the same one sold for the UK market or is there a separate 'European' version?

[dublin6]

Originally Posted by MrSuper

How much is that in British pounds and is there a difference in the phone? Would it be the same one sold for the UK market or is there a separate 'European' version?

About the same.

In stock freely at Amazon US - maybe all the UK one's got sent over there to cover the demand! Funny when the americans weren't getting this phone at all originally that they now get it before anyone else!

[dublin6]

Amazon have it back on the listings stating in stock from 11th July.

And they have UPPED the price to £520. Not purchasing this on principle now until it's back to a realistic level.

[clonmult]

Originally Posted by dublin6

Amazon have it back on the listings stating in stock from 11th July.

And they have UPPED the price to £520. Not purchasing this on principle now until it's back to a realistic level.

And £500 was more realistic?

Mine has now come through (sharp intake of breath on cost), but so far the camera is exceeding my expectations.

Shame that the weather here sucks, but I'm still intending to try and get some comparison shots between the 808, my aging DSLR (Sony A200, 50mm F1.8 lens), the N8 and my trusty panasonic compact (waterproof, FT1).

[flagpole]

good lad.