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Nokia N900 to be Vodafone exclusive?

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Posted 12th November 2009 at 4:02pm by Jonathan Leggett

NOKIA N900

The release date of Nokia's N900 phone is drawing ever-closer and speculation is heating up online as to which UK network will be the first to supply the supremely powerful handset.

O2 has declared itself out of the running at the early stages after announcing that it did not have any plans to offer the N900 to customers in the near future.

3 has also been ruled out, but because of a technical issue rather than a commercial one.

It is alleged that the N900 is incompatible with 3 SIM cards at the time of writing, but that a software update will address this problem.

The indications are that Vodafone may well be the first UK network to offer the phone on a monthly contract to its eager customers. Evidence gathered from Vodafone forums, on which Vodafone representatives urge customers to keep a close eye on its 'coming soon' page, strongly hints at an imminent announcement.

News from Vodafone Ireland, which has already confirmed the N900 for its customers, makes the rumours doubly persuasive.

A relationship between Vodafone and the N900 has also been inferred from the Linux-based Maemo OS which it utilises, similar to the software used in Vodafone's 360 handsets.

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  • Will, 13th November 2009.

    Are you kidding me? I keep hearing/reading about different carriers offering the Nokia n900 for free or minimal hardware costs with 2 year service contracts!!! This is insane! You know how HOT this phone would be if this is truly the case? What about the U.S.?

    There's been no word that I've seen that select carriers will offer similar deals. In fact we still pay about 50-75% of the full cost of phones when we sign up for 2 year agreements. Why is the U.S. so bad when it comes to making new technologies accessible to John Q. Public.

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  • Mark, 13th November 2009.

    does anyone know yet if orange network are going to be getting the nokia n900 ,,,it look s like the best phone ever released ,,,it looks a beast of a phone and its already on my xmas shopping list xxxx come on orange hurry up ,,,,

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  • Jk, 16th November 2009.

    I've just spoken to Orange and they've said they are definatley getting the n900 but have no date of when they will be offering it. they said to try again in a week or two....

    The release of this handset has already been put back twice (i think) and i've been waiting for it for 3 months!!

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