Anyplace in Vancouver selling v.60g?

[FP^.^]

Hi, I was wondering if there were any stores in Vancouver selling or planning on selling the v.60g. I heard that the SimPRO store in Richmond (besides Parker Place) is planning to carry it, but it'll cost over $1000!!! The Fido store at Parker Place might carry it as well...I heard that they are planning to sell it for $950. Can anyone confirm? Does anyone know of any other places that are planning to carry this phone? Preferably for a lower price??

[FP^.^]

Anyone???

[AccordCoupe99]

That seems to be the going price for V60g....

[whitetiger604]

telus will have the phone soon......i saw the demo already.....
i asked the sales rep, they said retail price is $850, and will be cheaper if signed on a contract....

[Bimmer]

No, Telus will not have the V60G because it has a CDMA network not GSM. The V60G is for GSM. Telus's V60 is the V60C which is a trimode CDMA model.

[whitetiger604]

oops sorry....my bad

[FP^.^]

Hmm...so no one knows if there are any places carrying the v.60g in Vancouver besides Parker Place and SimPRO?

[mastercell]

I found this ad from group googles alt fido Hi all,
Yes, Motorola V60 , V66 and Ericsson T39 GPRS GSM 900/1800/1900 TriBand
Phones are now all in stock for sale.
They are all brand new in box with everything it should be included.
Shipping & Handling: Within Greater Vancouver Canada local pick up, there
is no extra cost.
Anywhere outside greater
Vancouver area, shippment will be via courier express service with insurance
for $30.00
Payment Methods: International Money Order, Cashier Cheques or Verified
Paypal members via Payapl with conditions.
Contact email : markyeungcy@hotmail and my cell phone no. can be obtained
via email. Feel free to inquire any detail information.
MOTOROLA
V60 ----- US$650.00
V66 ----- US$550.00
Ericsson
T39 ----- US$330.00
Bluetooth wireless headset ----- US$200.00
Siemens
S40 ----- US$330.00
For any other make and model GSM cell phones, pls ask for quote.fido

[Bimmer]

The prices above are certainly over-priced. You can get the V66 from Fido for $650 CAD before taxes with activations. $550 USD for V66 is about $850 CAD (using a 1.55 exchange rate).

[FP^.^]

Originally posted by Bimmer
The prices above are certainly over-priced. You can get the V66 from Fido for $650 CAD before taxes with activations. $550 USD for V66 is about $850 CAD (using a 1.55 exchange rate).

Yeah, I know...but perhaps that is only for the v66? Cuz Fido will be getting the v66 soon, and the other places will not be able to put crazy markups on that phone anymore. But nobody is carrying the v60g... >.<
Will the v60g drop in price anytime soon?

[Bimmer]

First of all, there are always trade offs between waiting for the price to get lower and buying it now. One of the reasons why phone prices become lower is because there are newer toys. Also, it also has to do with the product life cycle. By the time the price of the V60g is lowered, you will end up getting an older toy. It is not necessarily old in an absolute sense but rather in a relative sense. If you always want the newest toy on the street, you need to pay the price.

However, another point that I should note is that Fido dones't usually drop the prices of their handset especailly the more expensive or better ones. Look at the prices for the Ericsson T28, Nokia 8890 and Nokia 6190, their prices either remained the same or rose before they discountinue them (8890 and 6190 are discontinued). If you plan to get a new toy from Fido, chances are that prices won't drop. In otehr words, get it as soon as possible.

[FP^.^]

Originally posted by Bimmer
First of all, there are always trade offs between waiting for the price to get lower and buying it now. One of the reasons why phone prices become lower is because there are newer toys. Also, it also has to do with the product life cycle. By the time the price of the V60g is lowered, you will end up getting an older toy. It is not necessarily old in an absolute sense but rather in a relative sense. If you always want the newest toy on the street, you need to pay the price.

However, another point that I should note is that Fido dones't usually drop the prices of their handset especailly the more expensive or better ones. Look at the prices for the Ericsson T28, Nokia 8890 and Nokia 6190, their prices either remained the same or rose before they discountinue them (8890 and 6190 are discontinued). If you plan to get a new toy from Fido, chances are that prices won't drop. In otehr words, get it as soon as possible.

Argh...you're right...
So tempting!!

[mdschmidt]

Here in the NYC area, I have seen the silver V60's but no V60g. Will this model have the color screen that I currently have on my Timeport 8767?

Thanks

Mike

[mastercell]

the screen should be like the V60c offered by verizon.

[FP^.^]

Hey guys...I heard that there was a software problem with the v.60g? Anybody know anything about this?