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Where can I get a Pantech G510? NY Chinatown? Where?
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Posted by: dko3tgk

I was deciding between the Pantech G510 and Inno 89. But decided on the Pantech G510 because of the larger external screen and I prefer the stylng. However, I see plenty of G500 for sale. But that's Dual band for ASia/Europe. The G510 from what I read is dual band 900/1900. Which is great since I have T-Mobile and use mostly 900 mhz carriers in Asia. The G500 is useless in the US. Where are the G510?

Does anyone know where to get a Pantech G510? If its the internet please say where. And if you know a place in NY Chinatown or Flushing, please at least state the cross streets. Thanks for all of your help.

PS. Any idea when the Pantech G800 is coming out? If its soon I'll wait for it.

Posted by: braindead5400

i've been looking as well but I've had no luck

Posted by: dko3tgk

Does anyone even have one?

Were they released?

Sometimes companies plan to bring out a different configuration of a model and never release it. Is that the case here?

How about HK and Thailand? Anyone have a Pantech G510 or know where to get it? Mongkok? MBK?

Posted by: memoryboy

I'm from NYC, visiting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia right now. I was just shopping for a new phone today, saw a few Pantec phones. I would bet some of the places I looked have the G510. I could check for the G800 as well (actually that one looks pretty good to me also) If you want I can find out the prices for you... I have a verified PayPal business account, (and can provide payment protection) so if you're really hot for this phone I could help you out, no risk to you... I'm not in the business of hustling phones, btw, I'm a DJ working over here this weekend - just being a friendly stranger

Posted by: dko3tgk

Ok so after a little internet research, it seems that the Pantech G510 was released in Mexico. It has the nickname Fotorex. Offered by a carrier Telcel.

Ebay Mexico has a auction for a red one with a new service contract for about USD$100.

According to the Pantech website, it looks like it was only officially released in South America, and not Asia or Europe, which would make sense since they don't use 1900 mhz.

So this leads me to believe that the phone might be really hard to find in Asia or Europe. It might be found in a rare case as a grey market import, at maybe a cell phone flea market style mall like in MBK in Bangkok for example.

It seems as if South America, Mexico for certain, would be the place to acquire one. Unfortunately I don't have contacts in that part of the world.

Anyone else want to add any further info on this phone, so maybe we can find a way to get it for the HoFo members in North America.

Posted by: n3985

If the phone is available anywhere in the western hemisphere..count on seeing it on eBay soon. Also, I go to chinatown weekly...so I'll update if I do see it. But I doubt it though...Chinatown rarely sell small name companies like Inno, and Pantech..etc

Posted by: mycleo.com

i am also intrested but it is hard to find

Posted by: dko3tgk

I wrote to a few of the websites and Ebay sellers who carry the G500 and asked them if they would carry the G510 or could carry it since I think it would sell pretty well since people like the G500 and just can't use it here. Either they have no control over what they can stock or they just don't care. I'm not too sure how these places operate.

But all they seem to say is: We will carry it when it is released.

I don't know what that means since according to the articles on the internet, it was released in March in Mexico. And I showed them the link saying it was released in Mexico in March. They even auction it with service contract on Ebay Mexico.

So really, I can't get my hands on this phone.

Any new info from the HoFo masses?

PS. I was just in K-Town in manhattan and I was looking at the Innostream 89 and 90. I haven't tried Chinatown since there are so many stores it would take you days to look through all of them. They would have Inno and Pantech. My firend bought a Chinese market CDMA LG phone in CHinatown on Verizon and I also know they sell BenQ and Nixxo models at some places. So someone in CHinatown might carry the Pantech G510.

Posted by: amp711

Hi

Has one heard of the G650 there is one on ebay at mo but I cant find anything on the web about it. If it does exsit does anyone know if its better than the G500.

Someone please advise me

thanks

Posted by: Funmap

I would assume that the G650 is similar to the G600, which has just been released. It is basically a smaller sized G500/G510!

Posted by: amp711

hi

it doesnt look like either of them phone. I just wonder if anyone had or heard of it as there is one on ebay i might buy but cant find any info on it.

thanks