Nokia NZ tweet about special deals for Lumias only available in Aus?

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GregV

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#136305 22-Nov-2013 14:01

https://twitter.com/NokiaNZ/status/403676542582022144

Went to those NZ retailers, looking for a good deal. Normal pricing, but on the other side of the ditch, there are some good prices to be had.

Original text of tweet:
"Check out the great #Lumia 520, 625, 925 and 1020 offer at Dick Smith, Good Guys, Harvey Norman, Big-W and Kmart today only!"

I wonder if they used the wrong Twitter account to post this, or whether NZ retailers missed a memo :)

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#939084 22-Nov-2013 15:03

Sounds like they're doing a Google . kiwis need not apply..

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#939101 22-Nov-2013 15:22

Awesome... Just bought a lumia 520 for $99.. Just wait for the click and collect confirmation now. (I'm in Oz)

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#939125 22-Nov-2013 16:10

How the mighty have fallen... now not only do they make crap phones, they make false promo claims. Awesome.

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#939130 22-Nov-2013 16:16

They've deleted the tweet and replaced it with "Oh no! We hit send too soon. Sorry guys, our tweet was wrong about the special offer. Hope you can forgive our Friday brain #sadpanda"

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#939136 22-Nov-2013 16:22

Inphinity: How the mighty have fallen... now not only do they make crap phones, they make false promo claims. Awesome.

Not wrong about crap phone... I can't believe you cant turn on wifi during setup to enter your account!

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#939140 22-Nov-2013 16:30

Inphinity: How the mighty have fallen... now not only do they make crap phones, they make false promo claims. Awesome.

doubt it, mistakes happen.

And the Nokia phones I have experienced are very good.

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#939225 22-Nov-2013 19:13

Inphinity: How the mighty have fallen... now not only do they make crap phones, they make false promo claims. Awesome.

Into sick burns, huh? This is how your S4 would end up if it had wheels

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#939231 22-Nov-2013 19:19

KiwiNZ:
Inphinity: How the mighty have fallen... now not only do they make crap phones, they make false promo claims. Awesome.

doubt it, mistakes happen.

And the Nokia phones I have experienced are very good.

But like Google they treat us like the poor Australian cousins that don't count..

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#939235 22-Nov-2013 19:33

Inphinity: How the mighty have fallen... now not only do they make crap phones, they make false promo claims. Awesome.

They're good phones. I have a 825, 1020 and used to have a 800 and 900 before that. I also have the HTC One and HTC One Mini. Those are the only Android phones I really like - and they're beautiful.

As for using WiFi during setup, never had a problem. I used WiFi for setup - I wouldn't dare do my initial sync over mobile network, too large.

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#939248 22-Nov-2013 19:36

old3eyes:
KiwiNZ:
Inphinity: How the mighty have fallen... now not only do they make crap phones, they make false promo claims. Awesome.

doubt it, mistakes happen.

And the Nokia phones I have experienced are very good.

But like Google they treat us like the poor Australian cousins that don't count..

The reality is NZ is a rounding error on the global market place

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#939250 22-Nov-2013 19:38

compost:
Inphinity: How the mighty have fallen... now not only do they make crap phones, they make false promo claims. Awesome.

Into sick burns, huh? This is how your S4 would end up if it had wheels

Sorry don't get it, so if you hade wheels on your phone and it went on an element taht was hot it would burn?? or only if its an s4.

maybe I'm missing something here :)

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#939271 22-Nov-2013 20:28

freitasm:
As for using WiFi during setup, never had a problem. I used WiFi for setup - I wouldn't dare do my initial sync over mobile network, too large.

Wouldn't let me, only gave me the option of turning on mobile data when it asked to sign into Microsoft account. Must be a 520 issue.

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#939277 22-Nov-2013 20:37

freitasm:
Inphinity: How the mighty have fallen... now not only do they make crap phones, they make false promo claims. Awesome.

They're good phones. I have a 825, 1020 and used to have a 800 and 900 before that. I also have the HTC One and HTC One Mini. Those are the only Android phones I really like - and they're beautiful.

As for using WiFi during setup, never had a problem. I used WiFi for setup - I wouldn't dare do my initial sync over mobile network, too large.

Welp, maybe we have 4 duds, but in a mixed environment with S3's and S4's, iPhone 4S and 5's, and some Lumia 720 and 800s, the Lumias have had the worst feedback across the board from all users, and have had the highest requirement of support. Anyway, sorry, didn't mean to derail the thread, just disappointed at where Nokia have ended up, having been a big fan for a decade or so.

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#939292 22-Nov-2013 21:25

That's ok. You can tell your corporate users Instagram is on Windows Phone now too...

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#939309 22-Nov-2013 22:17

blakamin:
Inphinity: How the mighty have fallen... now not only do they make crap phones, they make false promo claims. Awesome.

Not wrong about crap phone... I can't believe you cant turn on wifi during setup to enter your account!

Yes this is true, however all existing and upcoming windows phone 8 devices will get this feature when gdr3 rolls out.

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