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Nokia Lumia 920 ships today as EE exclusive: Bad for WP8?

Nokia's first Windows Phone 8 smart phones, the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, are winging their way to buyers today, the Finnish phone-maker has confirmed. You'll only be able to get your paws on the Lumia 920 if you opt for the UK's first -- very expensive -- 4G network, however.

Update: EE has confirmed the Lumia 920 will also be available on Orange and T-Mobile (which, rather confusingly, are part of EE), which means you'll probably be able to get hold of the Lumia 920 without paying the high prices that 4G demands. Vodafone, O2 and Three customers are still out of luck for now though. The original story follows:

That could be a significant blow to Windows Phone 8's success, at least at launch. I can't see many people opting for EE's expensive new network to start with, and even then anyone who decides to pay the extra cash for 4G speeds will also be tempted by smart phone delights like the Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE.

EE exclusivity doesn't exactly make Nokia's new flagship available to as many people as possible, and as the Lumia 920 will be one of the most tempting Windows Phone 8 mobiles around, the deal could hurt the uptake of the operating system.

If you want to buy the Lumia 920 you can also get it from Phones 4U, though you'll only be able to buy it on an EE contract. While Nokia tells me pre-order smart phones are winging their way to customers today, those looking to buy the Lumia 920 right now will still have to wait a few days -- early November is when we should see the 4.7-inch mobile on sale.

That's also when we'll see the smaller Lumia 820 on sale. There aren't any exclusivity deals surrounding this 4.3-inch little brother -- O2, Carphone Warehouse and Tesco's Phone Shop are all in line to flog this mid-range blower. Phones 4u has exclusive rights to sell the 'full colour range', however, so you may need to shop around if you want a phone in a particular hue.

Will you buy a Lumia 920 or 820? Or would you rather own a Nexus 4? Tell me in the comments or on our Facebook wall.

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georg55 29 October, 2012 18:04

I have already registered on play store for an unlocked nexus 4, so will preorder as soon as am able to.will keep my nokia lumina till next years upgrade,nexus 4 1280x768,quad core cpu ,sweet

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 18:08

This article is misleading. When they say exclusive to EE, it is actually available on 3 networks: EE 4G, Orange, T-Mobile. They're rebranding all T-Mobile & Orange stores to 'EE' from 30 October. Hence all the confusion!

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Mark Anderson 29 October, 2012 18:14

Dumb move. Really dumb.

I'll get one unlocked if at all.

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John Lee Griffin 29 October, 2012 18:19

when will the nokia lumia get updated to 7.8?

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 18:22

I'm not sure whether its a good move or not. When iPhone came out in the UK they were exclusive to O2 and it didn't do anything to hinder their popularity. But at that time there were no other phones like it. Lumia 920 however is coming into a very competitive market, more or less saturated, and there are plenty of more than viable alternatives - so it probably could ruin their launch a bit.

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 18:27

It's a terrible move by Nokia having it as an exclusive, EE has been heavily slated for their pathetic data limits and extortionate prices, it will only hurt sales something I'm not sure Nokia want or can afford.

The only redeeming quality is if it also available sim free which is how I buy all my phones, but if it's only available with an EE contract they can forget it.

I'm more than a little disappointed in Nokia's business decisions.

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 18:27

It's a terrible move by Nokia having it as an exclusive, EE has been heavily slated for their pathetic data limits and extortionate prices, it will only hurt sales something I'm not sure Nokia want or can afford.

The only redeeming quality is if it also available sim free which is how I buy all my phones, but if it's only available with an EE contract they can forget it.

I'm more than a little disappointed in Nokia's business decisions.

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 18:39

Lumia 920 for me!

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 18:41

Stupid stupid decision by Nokia, and by extension Microsoft. We've moved all our company phones from EE because their network can't handle phone calls never mind data around us - Croydon, hardly the sticks. Just seen the 4G data prices. If it was on 3 I would be cheers leading the w8 wp8 combo to every client.

I don't now see myself getting a wp8 until the exclusivity wears off. Dumb dumb dumb.

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 18:43

No wonder Nokia is failing....they just don't "get it", do they? For the first time, they have a debatable competitor to the behemoth of the iPhone and they are already limiting it to one network? Even if they wanted to keep it exclusive, 4G isn't exactly a feature people are craving for in the UK anyway. They should have gone with Vodafone or O2 which are established players and ALREADY have a huge customer base.

This is simply nuts. I just hope they can offer a SIM free and like the others said, if its only available with EE contract then these phones are dead in the water. Hope Nokia understands this and changes their mind

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 19:18

Seriously!? Exclusivity for one of the worst performing Phone OS's around?! They finally have an offering I'm interested in and they go and tie it into a network!!! Okay, iPhone 5 it is then.

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 19:22

Boooo hissssss. Up yours Nokia - been waiting an age for what looks like a great phone then you stuff it up by making it exclusive with the network that wants to screw the customer with expensive tariffs but less data (which you tear through in half the time) and the retailer that's synonymous with sharp practice.

Bye bye windows phone and bye bye Nokia.

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 19:38

Lumia for me

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 19:55

I waited and waited for the Lumia 900 to be launched where I live (Turkey) but it never came. I then decided to see what Nokia would bring next, so I asked about the 920 and when it would come here....apparently not until mid 2013. I got myself a Note instead. For a company losing money hand over fist Nokia are making it very hard to buy their products.

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 19:56

Can only echo the sentiments above. I have been looking for a phone for 6 months. Coming from an old HTC desire. I rarely used Nokia phones in the past but the Lumia 920 has looked a really exciting phone since it was announced.

However anyone switching from iOS or Android will be wary of switching to WP8. I would consider it a risk worth taking if I could get it on 3s One plan and use it to tether to my soon to be bought 32GB nexus 7. I have been repeatedly ripped off by Orange and cannot wait to get away from them, so no chance of me going with the ridiculously expensive EE.

For a company apparently on its knee’s, Nokia’s decision to freeze out thousands of customers in the UK, and millions worldwide with similar carrier exclusives could well prove fatal.

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 19:56

This article is wrong, the Lumia 920 will also be available at Phones4U (I assume on other carriers)

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 20:08

Bad Bad BAD move - the one network that I would never buy a phone on. I've been repeatedly shafted by Orange and I would never move to them, plus the EE data plans are expensive and they are still part of Orange and thus rip off artists!

I hope there will be a way of buying this some other way in the UK but the Omens are not good

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 21:12

Why oh why oh why? I'm currently on O2 and can only be on O2 currently due to coverage in my surrounding area and would love to have this on my upgrade but NOOO! Come on Nokia would never go with EE

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 21:22

Such a bad move by Nokia ! I personally was Gunna move from ios to wp8 and have been waiting for lumia 920 to go on sale , narrowing your customer base to a single ( very exspensive and poor) network carrier during a recession and close to Christmas is such silly thing to do. I can understand what Nokia is trying to achieve by doing this but it's almost certain it's Gunna hinder the lumia 920 sales rather than help them .

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 21:38

Really frustrated by this exclusivity deal, as will those of my friends who have been interested in getting this phone. I'm not really fussed about 4g yet, amd as someone above said, would want it on 3's One Plan or on O2. Hopefully it'll be available sim free, but have doubts about that in the short term.

I think they've shot their self in the foot with this, being too greedy and only thinking about the short term.

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 22:10

Really bad move I was seriously contemplating buying the 920 but not interested in 4G with fast (expensive) and limited download ceilings. It now means I will be one of many potential switchers from Android and IOS who probably give it a miss this time around and maybe forever. I hope Steve Ballmer does not lose any more hair over a partner who make big mistake like this. Its iPhone or Galaxy for me……..

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 22:10

that cant be right iv just ordered mine from vodafone

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anonymous 29 October, 2012 23:22

Ordered mine sim-free from gsmnation.com in the USA. Even got to choose the colour.

Nokia will be but a memory if they carry on doing stupid things like this.

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 06:21

Nokia Lumia is not the only WP8 phone. Their [Nokia's] stupid strategy will move the others to accelerate their entry into the market. Personally, very interested in what Sony may come up with at some stage - it should be a matter of a few months. Apart from Samsung, Sony is the name to fear by Nokia, I believe.

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Richard Alpagot 30 October, 2012 09:19

What an insane move. I hope EE are paying them well cause Nokia could really do with their flagship getting into as many hands as possible.

Their market share is what needs to increase at the moment!

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 09:34

Why?? What a silly silly move.

I buy my phones SIM free nowadays as I am fed up with the rip off tarrifs. The advantage of going with a non sim free is that you get a cheaper phone. But that does not seem to be the case. It is much cheaper going SIM free, you don't get loads of crap installed with the phone, you get updates immediately, you can swap between networks as you wish and you're not stuck with it for 24 months.

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 10:27

Nokia 920 black, not £19 one off fee and £36 a month. now £19 and £46 NO WAY!
the 820 is nice but no HD screen, so off to samsung or HTC, no more money from me for 2 years, very good move No Kia well done and good luck

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 10:32

Really really want a 920, but now nokia have limited it to EE, orange or t mobile. I may now just go for the HTC 8x as i want a WP8 phone, as mentioned above Nokia have a really good oppertunity here to grab a massive share of the market but they are shooting themselves in the foot

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 10:36

Stupid move, since the world would have to come to an end for me to go back to Orange. I was hoping to buy the phone sim free. Oh well looks like it will be a Windows 8 Samsung then!!

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 10:36

Lumia or top of the range Android (Nexus 4)? No contest, no brainer. Android, Nexus 4. App choice, open system, ease of use, great hardware, interoperability, leading manufacturer.

Nokia blew it when they partnered with Microsoft. They further alienated network operators in the last few years. Exclusive deals like this will only serve to sweeten some carriers at the expense of winding others up even more. Their strategic thinking is unfathonamable, inexplicable, insane.

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 11:09

you dont like EE, then just buy it unlocked we're not a usa for god sake to complain about it

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 11:17

Its not ONLY available from EE it is also available from phones4u soooooo calmmm down Geezz and it is only one windows phone the 820 is available everywhere pretty much and there are the HTC phones and Samsung Windows phones. Remember a certain other mobile brand only being available from 02 ??? short memories very short memories :-) and that device is doing so badly now isn't it.

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1000105421 30 October, 2012 11:19

Erm... I'm confused. It appears the L920 is available off contract and even on Vodafone too...

http://www.digital-phone.co.uk/product/nokia-lumia-920-black.aspx#tariffs

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 11:26

All you have do is wait a couple of months and then you will be able to get it elsewhere. Unless you want an iphone or S3...INHO no comparision.

It is the way it is done in the states, Nokia must know what they are doing we do have access to any of their sales data.

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 11:31

Just got off the phone from EE - they aren't rolling T-Mob and Orange into one immediately as they seem to think that each will have a different offer from 9th November - EE will offer only on 4G plans but Orange (and possibly T-Mob) MAY offer on 3G - not very joined up or definite - Agree with main point of article - bad thing for Nokia and WP 8 - who's going to pay for something (4G) that the majority of the UK won't have at least until the middle of next year? Not me....

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 12:15

It is a terrible decision by Nokia. I was really interested in giving Windows Phone 8 a chance with the Lumia 920 however I would never go with EE. They simply have no network coverage in large parts on Northern Ireland.

However to complicate things further I am confused to see a retailer selling it on Vodafone?

http://www.digital-phone.co.uk/product/nokia-lumia-920-yellow.aspx

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 12:23

To the last anonymous, basically what they do is buy the phones sim free and then bundle a sim only contract with it, they get a percentage from the network for every person they tie into a contract. I will probably be buying from something like that if I can get it on three.

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 12:34

I actually paid £300 a couple of years ago to get off an Orange contract, as their network was terrible and I constantly missed calls due to no coverage - in the middle of London. Among other things they told me to turn 3G off, and it was the phone (iphone 3g). They also have the worst customer service I've ever experienced from ANY company, both on call centre lines and in store.

I'm keen for a 920, but I will never ever go on EE, they're that bad. If I can buy outright elsewhere on another network then I will, perhaps I'll have to order from abroad...

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 12:49

This deal with EE ( AKA ORANGE TMOBILE) IS exclusive just for 6 months , same with AT&T In USA , then come March / April 2013 , all other UK NETWORKS AND ALL OTHER USA NETWORKS will have the beast of a phone ( nokia 920) for sale and it will be available SIM-FREE from late november 2012 in UK. Also if your with ORANGE AND TMOBIILE you can get a upgrade from them ( if your upgrade is due) at a minimal cost.

Your all fools complaining like babies! wake up to reality!

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 12:50

I just wanna buy an unlocked 920 in red, from the article, Nokia are making this soooo hard... even EE who now show the phone for sale under contract on their web site, only seem to supply it in white and black... duh!!! Colours please! or was that not one of the phones unique selling points.

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 12:52

EE will only have black or white for sale , their not aware that everybody buys colour TVS not B/W tvs ! lol! In phones4u they will have all colours of the rainbow in stock! so will all microsoft (tm) stores !

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 12:58

the phone is available SIM-FREE @ http://www.clove.co.uk/nokia-lumia-920

STOP CRYING YOU BABIES!

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 14:01

yeah really bad move, was really looking forward to get this phone on t-mobile contract, but because they are restricting it to 4g EE ones (which cost a fortune) il probs have to give it a miss. Maybe it will see a wider release in a few months but iv been waiting for this fr months since its announcement already, i cant wait half a year for a phone.

They really risk losing momentum with this. Bad move.

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 15:19

Nokia are going to pay for this bad decision, same all over the net, many want the phone although non of them want to move to EE. Not sure what idiot at Nokia thought it was a great idea to make a great phone but limit availability.

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 16:34

your all FOOLS!! THE phone is AVAILABLE IN UK ON THE FOLLWING NETWORKS :-

ee 4g

orange uk

t mobile uk

nuff said you stupid fickos!!

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 16:38

Everything Everywhere launches its new 4G service today and the Lumia 920 will be exclusive to EE and Phones 4u in the UK. Also “Phones 4u will exclusively stock the full colour range for both the Lumia 820 and 920, with red, black, white and yellow versions available.” Other places that will sell the Lumia 820 include O2, CPW and Tesco Phone Shop from early November. There are expected to be other networks and retailers announced later. orange and t mobile are part of EE , ALL threre stores will be rebranded EE , eventually EE will gobble up the oranmge and tmobile websites theereby savings many costs. the future is NOT orange the Future is EE!

GET USED to it you MUPPETS!

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 16:46

All this bigging up of the Lumia 920 when they have priced it out of most peoples budgets. I just want to vent my frustratiuon at how Nokia are hell bent on destroying themselves. I have always been a loyal Symbian owner but seeing as Nokia has destroyed the on going progression of Symbian i have been forced to look at their new high end phones without Symbian. The main reason for this is the brilliant Nokia Maps. So i was looking forward to trying out the new Nokia Lumia 920 because of the maps mostly. Well i've just found out they have made it exclusive to EE and it will only be on a 4G network, 3G is fast enough for me. And the monthly rates are absolutely stupid as you have to pay 49 pound up front then pay 41 pounds a month for only 1 gigs of data when you can get a Galaxy S3 with unlimited data for 31 pounds a month without any upfront fee and the hardware specs are perhaps even slightly better albeit for the camera. So why are Nokia pricing themselves out of most peoples budgets surely to god they should be discounting this hugrly to try and sell a few phones, but no they have almost gone out of their way to make this phone not sell at all. I really am starting to think there is sabotage going on. Add to the fact it has no SD card expansion, no native Divx,Xvid playback, things the S3 has. Why are they trying to emasculate themselves when over 2 years ago they made a phone with HDMI connection,Divx,Xvid playback,SD card expansion the Nokia N8, now their new flagship phone lacks all these. Angry i'm livid :(

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 17:50

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MUPPETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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anonymous 30 October, 2012 17:57

FOLKS , LADIES AND BOYS AND GIRLS , GET THIS PHONE , I WORK FOR GOOGLE AND THE MORE PPL BUY THIS THE MORE SHARES I GET!

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_16gb

the NEXUS 4 16 GB ---- THE WORLD'S FASTEST SMARTPHONE -------

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anonymous 30 October, 2012 18:03

http://shop.ee.co.uk/nokia-lumia-920-black/pay-monthly/mobile-tariffs/

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Glenn Wood 30 October, 2012 18:09

EE's own website says the WHITE version is their exclusive - it doesn't claim to have the phone as an exclusive - just one colour option.

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timbo1234 30 October, 2012 20:24

I was looking forward to getting a new Nokia Lumia 920. But no way will I get it on the EE networks.

I will now be getting the Samsung ...good bye Nokia. Dont think you will be here in a year or so with such a poor business plan!

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anonymous 31 October, 2012 02:49

****************************** FOR ALL THOSE MUPPETS WHO WANT A NOKIA 920 ********
******************************PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY ************************
Official availability of the 920 will be from the 2nd of November and available in Black, White, Red & Yellow options. It is an EE exclusive which means you can have it on either Orange or T mobile tariffs if the deals on the brand new 4g tariffs are not to your liking. EE Stores & Phones 4u will be serving them up, in fact we already reported Phones 4u were getting things ready.

We have been advised that EE have the exclusive until the end of the year and it will not be possible to buy the handsets offline (without a contract) while this is in place, apart from Phones4u where it'll be available for £459 (according to promotion material). Nokia have indicated that may extend the exclusive may be extended. Nokia advised they are concerned with “best execution” which likely means they are seeking to place the 920 into stores that can provide a premium retail experience.

READ FULL ARTICLE ON THIS LINX :-

http://www.wpcentral.com/uk-availability-dates-nokia-lumia-920-and-820

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anonymous 31 October, 2012 07:02

I went yesterday to Phones 4u and they will have 920 in couple of weeks on any network, price starting £31 per month.

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anonymous 31 October, 2012 14:02

I really wanted to purchase this but won't be purchasing via EE or their sub brands...come on 3 get your act together and get this phone!

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anonymous 31 October, 2012 16:20

I'm feeling the same as a lot of others on here. I've been following all the updates for the past few months and have been looking forward to the 920 being released as my contract was up in September.

However, I don't want 4G yet so i'm not prepared to pay EE's tariff prices.

Bad news for Nokia, as i'm not going to wait much longer to upgrade (my HTC is old and struggles now) so i'll be looking at the other windows phones.

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anonymous 1 November, 2012 16:45

They are so thick..... yeah a great phone.... but worth the hastle of a network change for most... not likely... especially not to EE?!?!?! I've been after getting it SIM free but can't see any details at the moment... I'll give it till next week, if I can't find it I'll leave it till crimbo... shame really at least the rest of europe seems to eating up the phone.

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anonymous 2 November, 2012 14:59

Lunatics at Nokia who want to destroy themselves have made this phone priced out of most peoples budgets. Sticking it exclusively with EE so you have to still pay 149 pounds up front to just get it for 36 pounds a month and thats only with 1 gigs of data. What are these imbeciles playing at practically making the phone a niche product when they are trying to keep afloat. Do they enjoy hurting themselves because this makes no sense whatsoevr when you can get a free Galaxy S3 with unlimited data and 5000 mins of call time and 5000 texts for only 29 pounds a month. Rip in peace Nokia you muppets.

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anonymous 2 November, 2012 15:07

And you can get a Nexus 4 which essentially has similar or superior hardware for £239 unlocked. That is a huge price difference and one hell of a premium Nokia are commanding for the 'privilege' of their 'flagship Windows 8 handset'. Yes it's a very nice phone and certainly one I was looking forward to owning. But I have no interest whatsoever in switching over to EE and paying them a fortune to do so when the Nexus 4 offers a much more compelling and affordable alternative. The big decider for me (OS doesn't bother me that much) other than price was going to be the hyped camera of the Lumia... After reading CNET's review it seems you could get a Nexus 4 and a much better standalone compact or super-compact for a lot less than the Nokia in the UK.

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anonymous 5 November, 2012 10:16

Got what I think is a cracking deal on the new 920 over the weekend. £49 for the phone and £30 per month with unlimited cals, texts and data. How is that pricing it out of the market???
I've ordered two!

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anonymous 6 November, 2012 11:23

Contrary to what everyone else is saying, I actually think that Nokia giving exclusivity to EE is a great idea.

Lol, jk, its the worst idea I've ever heard.

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anonymous 6 November, 2012 12:14

GREED again. I hope EE do badly as this will teach the greedy businesses a lesson. Do you also know that our leaders might build homes from the 4G revenue...ridiculous or what? Don't be stupid guys let those companies go down on their knees and beg for customers.

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anonymous 6 November, 2012 12:24

I have never know a company where people have actually wanted to see them rise again but they do everything possible to keep themselves down. This is Nokia...I think we should all give up with them and move on. Nokia I waited for Windows 8 phone for the last many months. Well now I see your sale plan I wish you rot in hell. GOODBYE NOKIA

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anonymous 6 November, 2012 23:14

My company wants to buy 6 Lumina 920 phones, but we can't because we use O2 and we have no intentions of moving to EE. Nokia, what are you playing at? Digging your own grave!

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anonymous 7 November, 2012 16:15

Nokia have blown it.

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anonymous 8 November, 2012 21:40

this is really bad since i wanted to replace my s3 with the 920 but its on ee!

But i can solve the problem. I will pay for a SIM-only deal, buy a payg 920, unlock it and use that sim!

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anonymous 12 November, 2012 19:29

Phoned today to ask about the Lumia 920 on Orange (3G only) Cheapest I was offered was £36 per month and £40 for the phone. I've been a customer for 2 years and I canceled on the spot.

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anonymous 12 November, 2012 19:37

Sorry guys, I couldn't bare the hideousness of trying to get a 920 on my network. There is no way I would leave my £5 a month virgin contract for a £36 a month contract with orange let alone the £41 EE contract.

I have today bought the new iPhone. I had high hopes for Nokia and I was keen to try it Windows Phone but you just made it impossible for me :(

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anonymous 19 November, 2012 22:34

I was interested in the 920 because of the decent camera mainly, but I wouldn't want to go on an Orange/T-Mob/EE contract at any price. I have just ordered another phone and will look at Nokia's offerings in a couple of years time - if they are still in business.

It's a shame that they won't exactly be helping the W8 cause either as W8 could be a contender (and might still be) in spite of Nokia's sales prevention strategy.

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anonymous 21 November, 2012 16:04

I've been waiting for the Lumia 920 for the past 6 months and I am really disappointed that Nokia decided for an exclusivity deal EE.

EE are the parent company of both T-Mobile and Orange but EE 4G is a new carrier on a new network with patchy coverage at best in the urban areas and no previous 4G customer base. This, from a manufacturer that is struggling to gain traction in the smartphone market, Nokia has completely shot itself in the foot.

How did they think this was going to play out? Did they and EE seriously believe that the suggested increase in data speeds would be enough to tempt people away from their existing carriers/contracts?

I'm with O2 and for all their faults, I have no intention of leaving them for EE. Those 4G price plans are ludicrous. I'll probably get the HTC 8X now rather than wait 3-6 months for the Lumia 920 to come out of exclusivity. Since I've already got a HD7, I won't need a different charger for the car etc.

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anonymous 5 December, 2012 14:42

Really stupid idea to lock phone to completely new, unknown and ridiculously expensive network. Now its the same situation when windows 7 had been launched. No decent phone available.
Sorry I will not wait untill its unlocked. there is plenty of android phones to buy. Maybe I will try to get windows phone 15 :) they should learn something untill that time.

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anonymous 5 December, 2012 19:12

i've been waiting for the 920 to appear on vodofone and now i find out i've been wasting my time.. GRRRRRR... I going to buy an iPhone 5 tomorrow!!!

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