Nokia 5800 XpressMusic EUR429/279 price mystery resolved (flag)

www.unwiredview.com — As the shipping date for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone in select markets approaches, the handset started popping up on various sites for pre-order. And there was a huge outcry of disappointment when potential buyers saw the price of this trendy gadget. Which was more then EUR 429 in Spain - well ...

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Price confusion over Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mercifully ends (maybe)
Engadget — ... "each country" can bundle it with whatever they choose, thereby upping the overall price. Sounds fun, right? So, in Spain, they've kindly bundled the 5800 with a €100 Nokia Music Store voucher and a 3-month subscription to Nokia Maps Navigation service. Presumably other countries can follow suit -- though these moves are apparently only valid through the holiday season, because the 5800, all by its lonesome, goes on sale in January for... you guessed it: €279. [Via Unwired View] Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio Price confusion ...

Nokia XpressMusic 5800 pricing explained
Phones Review — ... but each individual country is free to tag on whatever bundles they wish, which obviously raises the price. So in the case of Spain, the Nokia XpressMusic 5800 is bundled with a 100 EUR voucher for music downloads; three months subscription to Nokia Maps Navigation service and several other goodies. However if you want the Nokia XpressMusic 5800 at the promised price of EUR 279 before taxes and unbundled it starts shipping worldwide early next year. Source – unwiredview ...

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Price Confusion
PR News: — ... EUR 279. So we are left with the question “Why a higher price.” Eldar Murtazin from Mobile Review has now resolved the mystery over the price confusion of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Murtazin has been speaking to his sources over at Nokia, where they state that the base price for the 5800 should still be EUR 279 before subsidies and tax. Nokia did add that each country is free to offer a number of bundle choices, which will affect the price of the handset. Read the full article