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rimaltd — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:28:47 -0700

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iPHONE 8GB……......$300USD
IPOD 32GB.........$350USD
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PS3 60GB……........$300USD
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Introducing the new iPhone 3G! 3G gives you fast access to the Internet and email over your cellular network. And 3G makes it easier to multitask: When connected via 3G, you can surf the web even while you’re on a call. An iPod, phone, and an internet mobile communicator in one device. 3.5 inch wide touchscreen display with multi-touch support. Comes with a 2 megapixel camera with 16 GB of storage. Runs Mac OS X. Service plan not included.

Features OS Mac OS X v10.4.10
Messaging SMS, Email
Browser HTML (Safari)
Games No
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB)
Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
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- A-GPS function
- Google Maps
- Widgets support
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Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 10 h .

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55 north cross raod
east dulwich
London
Uk
Tel: +447045728646

Nokia phones are the best

Douglas Brown — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:54:22 -0700

Nokia phones are the best phone investment that you could make. Year after year they have been providing quality phones for consumers. Unfortunately the new Nokia phones can cost you an arm and a leg, especially an unlocked Nokia 8800. I found a great site to find unlocked Nokia cell phones from auctions. I bought 2 Nokia 8800 cell phones for me and my wife, and we love them. Check them out at Unlocked Nokia Cell Phone Auctions. Just my 2 cents.

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Nokia N95 8gb...............$250
Nokia 8600 Luna.............$275
Nokia E90...................$400
Nokia 8800 Sirocco..........$325
Nokia 8800 Arte.............$445
Nokia 8800 Gold.............$395
Nokia 8800..................$259
Nokia 8800 diamond edition..$375
Nokia N95...................$225
Nokia N93i..................$195
Nokia E60...................$175
Nokia E61...................$189
Nokia 6630..................$139
Nokia 5300..................$125
Nokia 5700..................$145

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Sony Ericsson P910i..........$225
Sony Ericsson P900...........$205
Sony Ericsson W810i..........$145
Sony Ericsson W880i..........$155
Sony Ericsson W900i (White)..$165
Sony Ericsson W910 (Latest)..$185

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Motorola w395...............$300
Motorola w380...............$290
Motorola RIZR Z8............$300
Motorola KRKR K3............$300
Motorola Qqp................$200
Motorola w510...............$210
Motorola v8.................$180
Motorola v600...............$90
Motorola v3.................$150
Motorola rokr e1............$160

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Samsung G800.................$255
Samsung G600.................$205
Samsung P300.................$145
Samsung D600.................$199
Samsung Z500.................$149

Apple iPhone 8GB.........$200
Apple iPhone 16GB........$300
Aple Ipod 80Gb .........$205

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LG KU990 Viewty ...................$275
LG KS20............................$225

SIDEKICK 2 $120
SIDEKICK 3 $150
SIDEKICK 3 LRG$160

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Asus P535 $250
Asus P525 $240
Asus P505 $250
Asus Z810 $240
Asus V85 $220
Asus V75 $200

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HTC Advantage X7500 ..$400usd
HTC P4350 for .............$350usd
HTC X7501 For .............$410us
HTC S720 for .............$350us
HTC S710 for ...............$300usd

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ETEN glofiish M700 $300usd
ETEN glofiish X500 $280usd
ETEN glofiish X800 $295usd
ETEN M500 for .....$180usd
ETEN M550 for .....$200usd

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QTEK 8300 $200
Qtek 8310 $200
Qtek 8500 $210
Qtek 8600 $260
Qtek 9600 $320

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Treo 680 for .....$250usd
Treo 700wx for .....$170usd
Treo 650 for .$150usd
Treo 700w for .....$180usd
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Sony ericsson P1 for $240usd
Sony ericsson w888i $220usd

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i-mate Ultimate 8150 for $240usd
i-mate Ultimate 7150 for $230usd
i-mate Ultimate 6150 for $220usd
i-mate Ultimate 5150 for $210usd
I-mate JAMA for..$230usd
i-mate JASJAM for $230usd
i-mate JASJAR for $200usd
i-mate k-JAM for $180usd

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Side kick 2 for.. $160USD
Side kick 3 for.. $180USD

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blackberry 8300 curve $280usd
Blackberry Pearl 8100 for $260
blackberry 8300 world edition $260usd
blackberry 8800 $200usd

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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, 17.2 Megapixel SLR Digital
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Canon EOS-1D Mark III, 10 Megapixel SLR Digital
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Nikon D3X, 12.4 Megapixel, Digital SLR Camera -----$900
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, 21.1 Megapixel SLR Digital
Camera--$1300
Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 8.2 Megapixel; Interchangeable Lens
Professional SLR;
Digital Camera---- $800
Canon EOS-1D Mark II N, 8.2 Megapixel, SLR, Digital
Camera---- $600

GPS Navigator:

Garmin Street Pilot C530.............................$250usd
Garmin Street Pilot C550 ............................$300usd
Garmin Quest 2 Pocket GPS Navigator..........$150usd
Garmin nuvi 350 Portable............................$300usd
GARMIN StreetPilot 7200, North America GPS Navigator.$400usd
Garmin StreetPilot 2730 GPS Navigator.......$430usd
Garmin Street Pilot 2720.............................$300usd

Tomtom

Tomtom Go 300..............$165
Tomtom Go 500..............$175
Tomtom G0 700..............$245
Tomtom Go 910..............$325

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Pioneer DVD-630 Multi-disc DVD Player.........$200usd
Pioneer DVD-V555 DVD Player.......$350usd
Pioneer DV-285-S DVD Player........$50usd
Pioneer DVD-V7400 DVD Player.......$600usd
Pioneer DVD-V5000 Pro DVD Player.........$250usd
Pioneer DVR-RT500 DVD Recorder / VCR Combo....$120usd
Pioneer DV-45A DVD Player........$200usd
Pioneer PRV-9200 DVD Recorder...........$500usd
Pioneer DVR-530H-S DVD Player / HDD Recorder.....$350usd
Pioneer DVR-231......$120usd
Pioneer DVL-919 DVD Player.......$500usd
Pioneer Elite(R) DV-46AV DVD Player..$150usd
Pioneer PRV-LX1 DVD Recorder.....$800usd

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Gateway 42" Plasma TV 16 : 9 AT JUST $950
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Dell W5001C 50-inch High AT JUST $800
Samsung SPN4235 Widescreen AT JUST $900
Pioneer Plasma 61" HDTV AT JUST $1100
Pioneer PDP-5060HD Plasma tv AT JUST $850
Samsung SPN4235 Widescreen tv AT JUST $990
Sony FWD-50PX1 50" Plasma AT JUST $1300
Sony KDE-61XBR950 Plasma TV AT JUST $1,450

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Xbox 360 Core System $220
Xbox 360 Prenium pack --$260
Xbox 360 Platinum Bundle Console $240

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Apple MacBook (MB061LL/A) Mac Notebook.....$850usd
Apple MacBook Pro (MA610LL) Notebook...........$950usd
Apple MacBook (MB063LL/A) Mac Notebook......$1000usd
Apple MacBook Pro (MA897LL/A) Notebook........$800usd
Apple MacBook (MB062LL/A) Mac Notebook.......$920usd
Apple MacBook Pro (MA896LL) Notebook.............$1040usd
Apple MacBook (MA700LL/A) Mac Notebook........$700usd
Apple Powerbook G4 1.67ghz Drive Bluetooth 17"Screen..$850
Apple PowerBook G4 - PPC G4 1.5..$600
Apple Powerbook G4 1.5ghz ...$700
Apple iBook G4 - PPC G4 ..$700
Apple iBook Notebook M8861LL/A ..$620
APPLE G4 POWERBOOK 1.5GHZ SUPERDRIVE WITH 15 INCH
DISPLAY--$700
APPLE G5 POWERMAC 2.0GHZ DESKTOP COMPUTER-------------$700
APPLE G4 POWERBOOK 1.5GHZ SUPERDRIVE WITH 17 INCH
DISPLAY--$600
APPLE G5 POWERMAC 2.5GHZ DESKTOP COMPUTER---------$750

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Dell Latitude D500 $200
Dell Latitude D505 $340
Dell Latitude D610 $460
Toshiba Qosmio E10 $650
Toshiba Qosmio F20 $500
Toshiba Portege A200 $320

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Acer TravelMate 4060 US$470
Acer Aspire 5670 US$450
Acer TravelMate 4650 US$435
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Sony VAIO A170 Laptop Computer-----$570
Sony VAIO GRT250 Laptop Computer----$500
Sony VAIO V505DC1 Laptop Computer----$460
Sony VAIO GRT270 Laptop Computer------$600
Sony VAIO GRT100 Laptop Computer------$400

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Toshiba Satellite M45-S311 Laptop Computer---$470
Toshiba Satellite R15-S822 Laptop Computer---$720
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Toshiba Satellite A65-S126 Laptop Computer---$400
Toshiba Satellite P25-S526 Laptop Computer---$1000
Toshiba Satellite A45-S120 Laptop Computer---$400
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Pioneer DJ Effector - Red-----------$250.00
Pioneer Pro DJ Mixer----------------$300.00
Pioneer System Case (CA-CMX5).......$350.00
Pioneer CDJ-800MK2 Digital Vinyl Turntable=--$420.00
Pioneer Dual Rackmount CD Player--------$500.00
Pioneer Pro DJ Mixer (Black)-------------$620.00
Pioneer Rack mount pro DJ mixer---------$680.00
Pioneer Pro DJ Mixer (Silver)------------$600.00
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Pioneer Super DJ mixer - Pioneer DJM909------$900.00
Pioneer DJM-600-------------------------------$750.00
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Thats why you don't plan

overl0ad — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:46:53 -0700

Thats why you don't plan your life around a cell phone. Technology is not perfect and never will be, and the fact that people such as yourself put so much reliance on it is a joke.

I couldn't of said it better

overl0ad — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:44:18 -0700

I couldn't of said it better myself.

I got my iphone at 8:30 in

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:32:59 -0700

I got my iphone at 8:30 in the morning at my AT&T store i was number 14 in line and we got out of the store around 9ish i went home downloaded the new itunes, and pluged it in, it took about 3 hours for it to activate, but it wouldn't sync, it took another 3 hours to allow me to sync it.(not to sync my music but to allow me to)) THEN i finally got it up i love it!!it worried me though but its good now!! and there are still lines outside my local apple store!!

and how could it not crash there were so many phones being actived at one time!! you kinda have to espect that!!

All our product is brand new

mercelo — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:37:22 -0700

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BlackBerry 8700c ....$ 200
BlackBerry 8700g ....$ 210

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Ps3 ... $ 250
Ps1 ... $ 100

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Apple iPhone 16gb ..$ 350
Apple iPhone 8gb ...$ 300
Apple iPhone 4gb ...$ 250
Apple iPhone 2gb ...$ 230

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HTC Touch --$270USD
HTC S730 ---$200USD
HTC P6500 --$320USD
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HTC Advantage X7501 ---$500USD
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Qtek 9000 .$130
Qtek 8310 .$100
Qtek 8300 .$100
Qtek 9100 .$150
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Qtek s110 .$140
Qtek s100 .$100
Qtek 9090 .$130
Qtek 8020 .$140
Qtek 8010 .$160

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All our product is brand new

mercelo — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:35:10 -0700

All our product is brand new unlocked with complete accessories with one year international warranty ok

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Nokia n95 $ 300usd
Nokia n93 $ 230usd
Nokia n92 $ 200usd
Nokia n91 $ 190usd
Nokia 9300 $ 220usd
Nokia 8800 $ 220usd

Sony Ericsson:
Sony Ericsson k790A $ 230usd
Sony Ericsson Z710 $ 200usd
Sony Ericsson M600 $ 200usd
Sony Ericsson j100 $ 240usd

E-ten:
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Eten M500 ......$ 180usd
ETEN M600 ......$ 200usd

Nextel:
NEXTEL I930 ... $ 130USD
NEXTEL I870 ....$ 120USD
NEXTEL I860 ....$ 100USD
Sidekick:
T-Mobile sidekick 3 (III )...$ 200
Sidekick 2 (II ).......$ 150

Treo:
The Treo 700w ... $ 220
The Treo 650 ....$ 170
The Treo 700p ... $ 230

I-mate JAM 850 Mhz PDA phone ... $ 140
I-Mate K-JAM ... $ 270
I-MATE JASJAR .....$ 200

BlackBerry 8700r ....$ 200
BlackBerry 8700c ....$ 200
BlackBerry 8700g ....$ 210

Video Game:
Xbox 360 premium package $ 200 ...

Psp (Play Station) .. $ 145
Ps2 ... $ 200
Ps3 ... $ 250
Ps1 ... $ 100

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Apple iPhone 16gb ..$ 350
Apple iPhone 8gb ...$ 300
Apple iPhone 4gb ...$ 250
Apple iPhone 2gb ...$ 230

HTC P3300 --$250USD
HTC Touch --$270USD
HTC S730 ---$200USD
HTC P6500 --$320USD
HTC SHIFT Tiny-Laptop-Computers Nov-07 --$400USD
HTC Advantage X7501 ---$500USD
HTC TyTN ---$430USD

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Qtek 9000 .$130
Qtek 8310 .$100
Qtek 8300 .$100
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I was at the Clarendon store

john or — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:03:19 -0700

I was at the Clarendon store yesterday, and could not have had a better experience with the staff. They worked with patience and positive energy, even though some of the customer were tired and not unfairly stressed by the experience of waiting in line for the phone, and in some cases not even getting one. Several times while I was there, staff members made announcements to keep people from wasting their time (like if they had to go to AT&T store for a purchase, based on AT&T's contract rules).

Other than walking in and out with a phone in 10 minutes, what did you expect? When demand is that high, there's only so much that can be done, and cell phone contracts suck no matter what you do...

This is EXACTLY what

silverado — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:30:12 -0700

This is EXACTLY what happened with the release of the first iPhone. I bought it on day one and could not use it until 24 hours later. It's amazing everyone forgot. What's more amazing is that Apple didn't fix the problem (albeit with far more people hitting the servers today than the first release).

Still not luck here. I have

MM — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:23:00 -0700

Still not luck here. I have been trying since 9:30am (EST) this morning. I keep getting the error -4 message. There is absolutely no improvement that I can see.

Still not luck here. I have

MM — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:04:07 -0700

Still not luck here. I have been trying since 9:30am (EST) this morning. I keep getting the error -4 message. There is absolutely no improvement that I can see.

HAHAHAHA I think Apple just

niki C — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:02:55 -0700

HAHAHAHA I think Apple just heard me.... its activating now! and restoring from my old iPhone backup :P

now i still have to go through this activation hell for my wife's iPhone but at least im 1/2 done !

SHAME ON APPLE for nation

Niki C — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:58:34 -0700

SHAME ON APPLE for nation wide outages with millions of people without phone service and not even a bloody announcement on apology on their website!

It's 12:58 PST. I just

nate koechley — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:58:27 -0700

It's 12:58 PST. I just successfully upgraded iTunes. Can't upgrade my orig iPhone's software yet thought. (Checking for upgrade says 1.4 is still latest.)

Breaking: iPhone 3G launch turns into a disaster

Jordan Golson — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:21:03 -0700

Customers trying to buy 3G iPhones on launch day are running into a litany of problems activating their phones.

iTunes activations are completely offline -- a result of a "global" server crash according to former PC World editor Harry McCracken, who overheard an Apple employee at the Stonestown Mall Apple Store in San Francisco.

Gizmodo's Benny Goldman estimates the crash started around 9:45 am.

According to blogger Cali Lewis, speaking on TWiT Live, if store employees think you have any sense of technical knowledge, they're sending you home with the phone to activate at home. If you don't, they're keeping you around to try to activate in store.

Jamie Diamond, an iPhone customer at the Freehold Raceway Mall store in Freehold, NJ told me the store manager told anyone who was waiting longer than a few minutes for activation to go home and try from there. He told me that when he asked for a paper printout of the contract he had just signed, the store couldn't manage that seemingly simple task. An Apple employee tried to call AT&T, but the mobile provider required store passwords that "nobody seemed to have" before talking to anyone.

Harry McCracken spent a long time with a salesperson who "seemed pretty close to clueless... Rep seems like someone Macy's brings in at Xmas without sufficient training." McCracken was sent home with a sealed iPhone box -- but wasn't told that he had to plug the phone into his Mac to activate it. He was also given no information about swapping the SIM card from his old AT&T phone and simply incorrect information about incoming and outgoing calls once the phone was set up.

Further complicating issues is the main iTunes download link is currently disabled. Users must have iTunes 7.7 to activate new iPhones -- but if they didn't download it yesterday, they are currently out of luck. Even if the activations server worked, not having the proper version of iTunes leaves users out in the cold.

An AT&T spokesperson told me that customers at AT&T stores are being sent home and told to "synch the device later at home while Apple works hard to resolve issues affecting its iTunes software."

One commenter on my earlier story about Apple VP Phil Schiller's comments on the activation process had some harsh words about his purchasing experience. "When I finally got inside I weathered 2 hours of being talked down to by the 'geniuses' while they assured me that it as AT&T that was at fault, not Apple. Nice partnership. What a disaster. I am home now trying to active on iTunes and it still doesnt work. I want a refund."

There are also scattered reports of some stores not getting ANY iPhone shipments at all -- leaving folks who spent the night in line with nothing to show for their efforts.

Did you try to buy an iPhone today? How did you fare? Leave comments below, or let me know.

UPDATE - 1:30PM EDT: There are some reports that people are able to activate their iPhones through iTunes, but all commenters on that thread up to 1:58 pm say they still can't do it.

UPDATE 2 - 2:30PM EDT: Two commenters on the other thread reported connectivity starting six minutes ago, but one of the respondents says still no luck.

UPDATE 3 - 3:26PM EDT: Lots of commenters are saying that things are slowly getting back to normal.

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